DC Area Visit ..FOOD!!

Me..dolled up like usual and ready for the DC area! 

Yes..i'm pretty sure i've gained weight but I am working on it..  Chik fil A on the road!

Panda crackers for Keenan..I don't eat these much but these definitely kept him busy.

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Viet Bistro at Eden Center.. I had the combination clay pot.  It was a little salty but still good.

Egg rolls I didn't get a chance to eat but they looked good!

Dessert afterwards!  This is vietnamese jello.. The texture is definitely different from regular jello but it's good once it grows on you.

Zesty Tortilla Wrap - A healthy low calorie meal!

I have found a new love for..whole wheat tortillas! This wrap is super easy to make and it tastes great!

Ingredients used: La Tortilla Factory whole wheat tortillas (only 80 calories per wrap!)

-Hellman's Light mayo

-Sams Club canned chicken breast

-Spinach

-Tomatoes

-Taco Seasoning
-Cilantro

-First you will want to put half a tablespoon of mayo in a small bowl and mix about a teaspoon of taco seasoning into the mayo and stir it well. This gives it that zesty flavor instead of having to use ranch or other dressings, and it sticks.

-Take one of the wraps and place it on a plate, then spread the mayo. Afterwards add the chicken breasts on there (i open a can and use my hands to break the chicken into shredded pieces).

-Add tomatoes, spinach, and cilantro afterwards and wrap it! The cilantro gives it a mexican-dish flavor that pairs up with the taco seasoned mayo.

If you want to make it a meal, pair it up with Lay's light chips that are only 70 calories for each serving. The average chips are 150 + calories per serving. Then drink some crystal light with your meal. (..yes i am a calorie counter)

Usually one makes me full but feel free to have 2 if you'd like. ..and I usually eat this for lunch. It is about 300 calories depending on how many chips I munch on. Crystal light packets have been a staple in my diet since forever. They are low calorie and besides that, I can't even stand drinking soda. It burns my throat so i'm really sensitive to it and I don't like the feeling it leaves on my teeth afterwards.

Have a happy healthy day! =)

Seoul Garden serves some of the best Korean Food!

We love this place because of their service and great tasting food! We've been to a number of Korean restaurants and this one by far serves the best bulgogi.

You can click to enlarge. My husband usually orders the chicken bulgogi and it always looks perfect everytime we order!

I usually love eating their BiBimBap but I decided to try this. I think it was called Sup Kup Chae, can't remember but it was a spicy soup with seafood and tofu. It was pretty good.

and my favorites..banchan! I usually just love going here because of the side dishes. I can eat them alone with rice. My favorite one if usually the kimchee cucumbers.

Not just "any" cupcake!

German chocolate super moist cupcake with whipped milk chocolate frosting and decorative snowflakes...

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...with NUTELLA filling!!!!!!

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lol. most of the lovely ladies said they love to eat nutella with their crepes/waffles/pancakes..but Lulu mentioned something about dropping some nutella inside the middle of the cupcakes and having it taste like hot lava cake! OOOH yes it does, even better. thanks again ladies!

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i can assure you that these cupcakes will be done soon. i've had a few of them already, i'm indulging as much as i can before i give birth because i'm so going back to my health nut ways afterwards. i had my cervix checked this morning and they said that i am 3cm dilate on the outside but they couldn't reach it any further. i am so anxious/nervous. we'll see what will happen. bye for now! <3

Sonia Kashuk Dual Coverage Powder + Nutella

My first SK product letdown. BOOHOO.

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I really wanted to just look for something quick to swipe on my face for my lazy-ass days esp. being pregnant and soon to be mom, babies will get to you. I remember when I took care of my nephew when he was 1 years old running around, waking up super early in the morning. He'd come knock on my door and want me to feed him or play with him, so i'd have to quickly put my face on for the day. (i mean quickly, my nephew is a hyped up little kid that causes trouble every second)

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Anyways, I found this at target and since it said "Dual Coverage", I was like hrmm okay. I have been happy with the products that I have tried from her, esp. her brushes too. I didn't think..this would let me down.

See that slightly lighter shade on my backhand? That's the powder.

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Okay honestly, this is more of a setting powder, not a foundation! It really doesn't even stick onto your face unless you have a good oily moisturizer on. I tried this using a buffer brush, fluffy brush, applying it wet (which looked super cakey), and no good results.

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However, I did try it on top of my revlon/mac sff today and it definitely did set the foundation well!

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So SK, you should probably change this products title having something with Setting Powder in the name.
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Nutella, has anyone else tried this? I like it, not love it. I know in other countries they eat this with a lot of stuff. It reminds me of peanut butter chocolate, but I know this has hazelnuts in it.
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I have yet to try it on other things, i've only tried it on toast and it was pretty good, but I think I need something more solid to eat with this stuff.
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If you are a chocolate lover, you'll most likely love this stuff. :)

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If you guys have any recipe suggestions, holla! lol

LOTD and Sushi

Simple smokey. :) excuse the veins, i never get enough sleep.

Dressed up just a little to go out to the new sushi place...

So I found my NYX lipgloss favorite in French Kiss in our guest bathroom. lol man have I missed it. It's on my lips)

Bonsai hibachi & sushi. I ordered the chicken tempura, which was pretty good. I love tempura on veggies too! I ate them before the chicken.

Our sushi we ordered. We tried the "Nini" and it was delish! it's smoked salmon, crab, and cream cheese deep fried!! It's so funny because I call my husband "nee nee" and he loved the sushi roll. Also the caterpillar roll (one of my faves) in the middle.

The waitress was like, are you pregnant? She was wondering why we didn't eat the raw one lol. Like yeah! don't i look pregnant to you?

Hello Kitty Cupcakes and random

My attempt to make hello kitty cupcakes :P I really could have done a great job at these IF my stupid gel icing thingy had a better squeez tube. BUT i managed to sorta do okay. They are YUMMY! Strawberry cupcakes with whipped strawberry icing. mMMmm.

In the car with Nee, back from grocery shopping. I'm obsessed with hearts. I really am actually. It's not overload scary but I just love hearts, even my diamond on my wedding ring is a heart.

My husband and I are running a website called www.happyprofile.com and i've designed a bunch of backgrounds and graphics on there! Some are just photoshop brushes used but I have taken my time to contribute to the website. Check it out!

I have about a month and a half left til my little guy gets here! I can't wait.

Hamburger Cupcakes and Fingernails

Yes, that's a cupcake! I made this because I was so excited from looking at yummy pancakes version of these! NEE is a hamburger fan and I made him smile and giggle making these :) I made some for the girlies for when we meet on Tuesday. Hopefully all things go planned.

I did a sloppy job but they're something to look at. I'm starting to get into doing my nails..how scary. Nails are a whole 'nother branch of beauty. I keep my nails short and trimmed because they grow super fast (due to the prenatal pills) and I just can't stand clipping them when they're long.

Before heading out to Elizabeth's new place. The big eyes* lol. I haven't worn my hair split for such a long time!

I'm sOOo in love with her dog Mia. When we got there Mia was pawing at me and she was such a cutie. A good doggy who is in love with her mama. I thought it was so cute when she was growling because she's possesive of eliz*. lol ..makes me want a dog :(

Barbie Circle Lens + Food :)

I love green apples, mostly due to the fact that they don't turn brown as fast and because they're sour. :)

I made these because I had leftover chocolate dipping. Mmm

I received my barbie circle lens today in the mail! They make my eyes look bigger!! The pictures don't show how pretty they are in real life. The comfortability of them are pretty good. No problems so far. I can't wait to try out other colors and stuff. I swear I can wear just a tinted moisturizer and mascara with these contacts and i'm good to go.

my favorite look is gold and purple eyeshadow.

nee says: you look so beautiful right now.
me: *warm feeling* hehe

Better Than Sex Cake -0h yeah

I honestly love baking, it takes patience to do so. These are the ingredients you will be needing (excluding the 1 egg, 2 tablespoon of olive oil, and 3/4 cup of water). The can on the left corner is sweetened condensed milk, and that is caramel syrup. The recipe calls for caramel ice cream topping which is probably thicker, but I wanted to do the squeezy thing at the end.

1. mix your cake and bake it the way it is directed. i used half a package so all of the ingredients are cut in half.

2. poke holes to make sure the cake is thoroughly baked (of course).

3. take a knife and cut slits but not all the way to the bottom of the cake.

4. pour a quarter of the condensed milk into a small pot on low heat. add the caramel to it, (however much you desire, you can keep tasting it) and stir. the syrup does not have to be hot, just get the ingredients to warm up.

5. after the cake has cooled down just a bit, pour the syrup into the slits. i actually made too much..but kept scooping it into the slits.

6. pour the heath chunks all over the cake.

7. let the cake cool completely, then top it off with thawed cool whip all over. take more heath chunks and sprinkle all over, then add caramel swirls!

8. FREEZE IT! it says to refrigerate it, but i found that it tasted so much better when i froze it because the cool whip thickened back up and the cake wasn't so soft...giving it some texture sorta like ice cream cake since the syrup kept it moist.

cake says: "mmmm..yes come taste me." :P

yummy oohey crunchy sweet whipped cake mmMm.
take your time and don't rush it (lol).

gimme cake now!

here's my yummy yellow cake (from the package) with cream filling. i poked a few holes inside the cake and filled it with the frosting using a butter knife and plastic spatula thing.

Don't forget the strawberries. I chose the darker ones because they're sweeter obviously!

After some intense cool whip, I got a little design-ish :P I'm an artist after all aren't i?

all mine. the cake itself is very moist and sweet. the batter smelled so yummy when i was mixing it. i bought the reduced sugar package by pilsbury i think. whatever, MMmmm.

I am going to color my hair back to jet black again this weekend. I also need a refill on my beauty supplies.

Late Night SWEETS!

We bought a box of corn chex yesterday from Wal-mart and here is what it is now :)
I didn't put too much powdered sugar because I didn't want it to be extra sugary!

Recipe: (you can alter it to however you'd like)

3 cups of corn chex

3/4 cup of peanut butter

1 teaspoon butter

1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolates
2 cups of powdered sugar

Pour the corn chex into a big mixing bowl. Melt the pb, butter, and semi-sweets together in microwave. I put mine in for 30 seconds. Afterwards quickly take it out and stir, make sure to scrape the bottom to get everybit of chocolate mixed in. Pour the mix onto the chex cereal and keep mixing all of it together til all the pieces are covered up. After everything is mixed well, keep sprinkling the powdered sugar on the covered cereal until it's evenly distributed.

Afterwards, you can let it sit, or just pop em' in ur mouth! :)

My husband first made this for me, then I got hooked. I am a steak and sweet craving pregnant woman!