Mothers Who Brunch, The Nawwty Edition

Last year, a month before the holidays, Mish and Sab invited me to their last Mothers Who Brunch for 2015! It was the same weekend as the Block Party that I had to do ingress first before going to the Viking Range Showroom. I was already running late and was thinking if I should skip na lang but I knew if I miss MWB's Holiday Edition, I will regret it later, most especially when the food was prepared by NawwTy's Kitchen! **All photos are by Jay Santos.

I was excited about the food and it didn't disappoint! I loved everything: the food, the company, the booze and chikahan! It was a much needed break even though R was with me that day. Haha!

Who here panic when you have to host a party at home or when you're asked to bring food to a party? Me!!! But you don't have to panic anymore because when you bring anything from NawwTy's Kitchen, you will be the star! Heehee! There were six dishes prepared: Prawn Farfalle Salad, Jalapeño Beef Fingers, Crab Fat Paella, Apple & Sausage Stuffed Turkey, Dulce de Leche plus Manila Belly's Lechon Belly!

Charcuterie and cheese plate which hindi ko na naabutan heehee! I heard that truffle honey was good! I'll try serve something like this at home and serve it when we have guests.

Prawn Farfalle Salad

Jalapeño Beef Fingers

This Mothers Who Brunch Holiday Potluck edition was one of my favorites for 2015! It was my first time to have Turkey! I always see it in movies and TV but never actually seen and tasted one and ohhhh I loved it! I love the stuffings and the sidings, that turkey made me so happy! This is a must-order from NawwTy's Kitchen!

Such a beauty!

Roasted Peppered Veggies

Making an appearance at Mothers Who Brunch was Sab's newest venture, Manila Belly! Bring this to your potluck party and I'm sure everyone will be happy!

Manila Belly in spicy and original. Crispy balat, juicy and tender meat makes the perfect lechon! We super loved the lechon bellies, we made an advance order for Christmas Eve! They also have truffle flavor na! I ordered that for Christmas and everyone was super happy!

 Dulce de Leche for dessert!

And more cakes for dessert from The Flour Girl! Most often than not, dessert is the last thing you think of to bring to a potluck. We always think of the main dish to serve. It happened to one of our parties last Christmas and we were so happy when one of our friends who were last to come brought cake! Next time, order a cake from The Flour Girl. Okay?

Thank you Trish for the memorable lunch... from the bottom of my tummy! Heehee! 

Thank you again Sab and Mish for inviting and congratulations as well for the success of Mothers Who Brunch! Attending the Mothers Who Brunch was one of my highlights for 2015! I can't wait what Sab and Mish will whip up this year. :)

And as always, we didn't go home empty handed! Mothers Who Brunch always put together a nice loot bag from MWB's sponsors.

 More Glad Kitchen stuff! I'm one glad momma. Heehee!

Handmade crochet coasters by none other than Mrs. C! Follow her @crochetbymrsc on Instagram!

 Cute Christmas Tags from @noteworthy_ph

Macadamia Natural Oil Hair Treatment

 So True Naturals Baby Cologne

Follow @candc.ph on Instagram!

I love the glass board from The Coolist! I've yet to use mine. I can't wait to move in to my new kitchen!

 Gift Wrappers from The Lunchbreak Project

 And more Pine-Sol goodies!

Thank you again Mothers Who Brunch for having me!

Savoring Me Time With Pine-Sol®!

I first knew about Pine-Sol through my mom who's very OC about everything. My parents would buy gallons and gallons of Pine-Sol from S&R and I would always find it funny. Heehee! But seriously, I haven't always liked the smell of the competing brand's lemon scent, masakit sa ilong, and it's one of the reasons why I wasn't using any cleaners in my kitchen or bathroom, just plain soap. Then one day my mom gave me a bottle of Pine-Sol to try and it changed my life. May ganong drama? Heehee!

This package came to my doorstep about a month ago! So much Pine-Sol goodness! I didn't know they have other variants. I am very excited to try the other variants especially Lavender.

Along with the bottles of Pine-sol was an invitation to spend a morning of health and wellness at Sofitel Manila. It was my first time to do yoga and I was nervous because it has been awhile since I did some exercise but I was also excited to try something new!

I came straight from taking Y to school. We all met at the Le Spa where we had a change of workout clothes then went straight to So Fit.

Before we began our yoga class, Tisha De Veyra, Director of Marketing for Clorox International Philippines Inc., welcomed us to our morning of health and wellness. I can feel that everybody in the room that morning was happy to break away from their daily routine and just spend time with fellow mommas.

Then Tisha asked us what do we do for our me time.

My me time is my sanity check. I don't get to have a lot of me times nowadays but I make the most out of it with short trips to the grocery, spending time (just like the Mothers Who Brunch last month) and eating out with friends or the 3 hours I spent in school everyday while waiting for Y and I really really savor my me-time!

Our Yoga Instructor was Joanne Santos. Teacher Jojo has been practicing yoga for more than 10 years. She started doing yoga as a way to lose her pregnancy weight.

  Ako kaya kelan papayat? Heehee! Most of us were beginners (and anxious at the same time haha) and assured us we won't be doing any complicated poses but only basic yoga.

 Stretch pa more.

I must say I really enjoyed the yoga class, reminds me very much of the warm-up exercises we do in my dance class in college. I can't say the same in terms of my flexibility. Haha! My muscles and joints are tight na. But I didn't feel any immediate pain after. Heck! I didn't even sweat. But lo and behold the next day, my leg muscles hurt! And I have to climb up and down four flight of stairs because we live on the 4th floor! Ouch!

But look how refreshed and recharged we looked. Bagay ang yoga sa atin. Haha! Thank you Pine-sol for our yoga me-time! It was one of the most quiet hour I have spent with myself. Namaste!

After our class, it was time for lunch! We went back to Le Spa to freshen up, had change of clothes, and fix ourselves then went to one of Sofitel's function room for lunch and to talk more about Pine-Sol.

Renelle Revilla Delos Santos, Brand Manager for Pine-Sol, told us more about the brand, its history and the many ways how we can use Pine-Sol in our homes.

Pine-Sol was created by chemist Harry A. Cole. He long knew that pine oil was a natural disinfectant and deodorizer. One day he decided to roll up his sleeves and created Pine-Sol® Brand Cleaner! The brand was later acquired by the Clorox Company in 1990. Today, Pine-Sol® All Purpose Cleaner comes in five scents: Original, Lemon Fresh, Orange Energy, Lavender Clean® and Sparkling Wave®.

For so long, I only thought Pine-Sol can only be used for cleaning the bathroom. Well, that's how we've been using it. Haha! Cai, kaya nga All Purpose Cleaner eh. Toink! So I was so amazed on the many ways on how we can Pine-Sol® in our homes! I'm sharing with you some of the How-Tos we can use Pine-Sol®! Just click on the photo to enlarge!

 

 

With Pine-Sol®, you don't need to buy separate cleaners for your furniture, floor, appliances, and counters. Pine-Sol® can fight dirt, germs, grime and greases, and deodorizes all of these surfaces. Talk about value for money, right?  Did you know (for general cleaning), a 500ml bottle gives you 8.3 gallons or 33 liters of cleaning power! Just add water and save! Ang galing diba? I am going to copy and Didi and put them in atomizers and put them in every room of the house! Easy, practical, and budget-friendly!

While having our healthy meal, talks about beauty, nutrition, and wellness were given by Nutritionist Agnes Tumaneng, RND and Dr. Jade Cada, Aesthetic Doctor at Vietura. We have to take care of ourselves so we can also take good care of our family too, right?

We had this super yummy lunch to go with the talks.

 Thank you Pine-Sol® for our pamper day! We all deserve it!

Each of us took home a tote bag with a bag tag with our initials and I loved everything inside: more Pine-Sol®, Aquazorb Towel, Klean Kanteen, notepad, and a Vietura GC! Thank you so so much Mish and Patty for inviting me!

How about you? Do you have a Pine-Sol® favorite? Pick your Pine-Sol®! For more information on Pine-Sol®, check out Pine-Sol Philippines!