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S&R Shopping With Honest Bee

Aside from my social media pages and email, one of my most used app on my iPhone is Honest Bee. Read about my very honest review of Honest Bee here: Honest Bee Philippines Review.

Honest Bee is an online delivery of not just grocery but a lot more. Basically, it is must app not only for introverts but for everyone who wants convenience in their lives. Here, sign up here to fully expereince the benefits of this app.

And if you are still not convinced, maybe the Saikoro Cubes from S&R can convince you. Yes, shopping at S&R is now possible through Honest Bee even though you are not a member!

Wag naman magalit ang mga members because for non members shoppers, there’s a 5% fee. And if you are a member, just put your S&R membership number on the form that can be found inside Honest Bee and the 5% fee is waived.

What are you waiting for? Download the app and start buzzing with Honest Bee!

5 Tips To Keeping Your Home Clean

For someone who lives a busy life and spends his or her time working, cleaning might be the least exciting activity in the world. It’s boring, dirty, and not to mention, very time-consuming. Moreover, even when you have done a spring cleaning for a whole day, you won’t believe how much dust your house accumulates for just a few days. The next thing you knew, you’re rearranging your sofa again and wiping every piece of an appliance in your kitchen. Be that as it may, cleaning is something that you have to include in your routine not just for your physical health but also for your mental and emotional well-being. When everything is organized and clean, you’ll feel comfortable and relaxed in your own home without worrying about cobwebs, and unwashed dishes piling up. Here are five simple things that you can do to keep your home clean.

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1. Divide and Conquer

Cleaning is a never-ending task, and the sooner you find an efficient way to manage it, the better. Doing everything at once on your own is not the smartest things to do. Instead, you can create a cleaning schedule and list what you need to do for a particular day. For instance, you can vacuum the house every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and wipe all the furniture every Tuesday and Thursday.

2. Do Something Easy Daily

There is nothing more stressful than waiting around for six straight days knowing that you’ll have to spend an entire day cleaning your house and be left feeling exhausted. As a workaround, why not do something easy and fast every day? This can be as easy as making your bed for two minutes after waking up or taking out the trash on your way out.

3. Multi-Tasking

No one expects you to do everything your own in a perfect manner. However, there are ways to keep your home clean without wasting time. For instance, while you’re waiting for your food to cook, then you can spend the time cleaning your kitchen counter and washing the dishes. Right after taking a bath, you can spend a few minutes cleaning the floor or wiping the mirror. While doing a load of laundry, fold and hang your clean clothes.

4. Hire a Professional Cleaning Service

Even with a lot of planning and time management, there are always days when you want to take a break from doing anything. That doesn’t mean that you have to forego cleaning and leave a mess around. In this case, you can always hire a professional cleaner to do the house cleaning for you. If you are looking for house cleaners who know what they’re doing for an affordable price in Australia, then feel free to check out Maid2Match Brisbane to get an instant quote and learn more about the services available.

5. Clean as You Go

Cleaning after yourself is not just a great technique to save time but also hygienic. If you wash the dishes right after dinner, then there is less chance to attract flies or insects. The same goes when you disinfect your kitchen counter and dining table as soon as you finish cooking. Once you are finished washing your face and brushing your teeth, you can wipe the sink.

Cheesy Microwave Meals Recipes

Whoever started the thing that you have to say CHEESE when you are being photographed must be a real cheese lover! Because saying cheese does not just fake a smile, it can really put a smile to anyone’s face! Cheese is life mga momsh kaya naman I’m sharing with you my favorite Cheesy Microwave Meals Recipes.

Let’s talk about cheese first. What is your most favorite cheese? I’d go for Mozzarella any given day. It’s a must in our grocery list, we can’t have a month without mozarella. And all along, I though it was the only cheese that we need until I discovered Jalapeño Jack cheese.

It’s the perfect cheese for us because we love anything spicy! What’s the best Jalapeño Jack cheese brand? Always look for the Real California Cheese or Milk seal. That’s my guide ever since because with that seal, I know that that the cheese product is certified having been made with 100% Real California Milk from Real California Dairy families.

Why California? California leads the U.S. as a producer of milk, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey protein concentrate and is the second largest producer of cheese and yogurt.

Cheesy Microwave Meals Recipes

Cheesy Microwave Spicy Mac and Cheese Recipe

Marius is a real cheese lover and his favorite is mac and cheese! Sya lang naman may gusto nyan so sometimes I feel like it’s a burden to cook mac and cheese. So when I learned that I can actually do mac and cheese in a very short time using the microwave, aba, ina araw araw na ang mac and cheese.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup elbow macaroni
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup Raw California Jalapeño Jack

How to prepare:

Put macaroni in a microwaveable mug and water.
Microwave for 1 minutes and repeat 6-8 times (depends on your macaroni brand, some cooks faster, some takes 8 minutes)
Put milk and cheese, mix then microwave for 30 seconds.
ENJOY!

And with the use of Jalapeño Jack cheese, my older kids are now mac and cheese lovers too!

Cheesy Microwave Egg Omelette

Now this meal is for me. Actually for all the busy moms out there. This meal is super easy and super fast to prepare. Perfect na breakfast sa ating mga momsh!

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1 tbsp diced tomato
1 tbsp diced bell pepper
1 tbsp diced white onion
1 tbsp mushroom
1 tbsp raw sharp California cheddar
salt for seasoning

How to prepare:

Beat 2 eggs in amicrowaveable mug
Put bell pepper, tomato, and onion
Microwave for 1 minute then stir.
Microwave for another minute and enjoy!

Just add a toast and you’re ready to go with the cheesy Microwave Egg Omelette.

Hawaiian Pizza In A Mug

Pineapple on pizza is my thing and I know a lot of you love your pizza that way too! This is a fun and healthy snack for kids (and for adults hahaha). Pwede din pang breakfast because it is easy to prepare and at the same time, complete meal na sya. Carbohydrates from the pizza crust, fiber from pineapple and vegetables tapos protein from cheese.

Ingredients:

4tbsp flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp baking powder
pinch of baking soda
3-5 tablespoon of Real California Milk
1 tbsp of olive oil
Ham, Pineapply, bell pepper, white onion for toppings
1/4 cup California Mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp pizza sauce or sweet spaghetti sauce
italian seasoning

How to cook microwave pizza in a mug:

Mix flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a microwaveable mug.
Add 3 tablespoon of milk first, if the mixture is still dry and not dough like, add more milk.
Add your sauce. Add your toppings then cheese on top. I love adding a few bell pepper on top.
Microwave for 1 minute then stop then microwave for another minute.
EAT it while it’s hot!

Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

Here’s another use for Jalapeño Jack cheese. Sobrang perfect nung kick ng anghang nya for chicken Quesadillas. Another cheese recipe that is super easy to make and at the same time perfect meryenda ng kids. What I like most about this meal is na co conceal ng sarap ng cheese yung bell pepper, they do not like eating bell pepper. Try nyo ito mga momsh para mapakain nyo ng gulay mga bagets ninyo.

Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas Ingredients:

Tortillas
1 cup Cooked chicken fillet (shred ng kaunti)
2 tbsp Taco mixture
1 green bell pepper, cut into small dice
1 tomato (without seeds) cut into small dice
California Mozzarella cheese
California Jalapeño Jack Cheese

How to cook:

Mix the chicken, tacos mixture, green bell pepper, and tomatoes in a microwaveable bowl and microwave for 1 minute.
Place 2 tortillas in a microwaveable plate and microwave for 30 seconds
Put the chicken mixture on one of the tortillas, add Jalapeño Jack Cheese and mozarella cheese.
Place the other tortilla on top and microwave for 1 minute.

ENJOY!! After preparing this, get ready to prepare more! WINNER NA WINNER SA MGA KIDS!

Chili Con Chicken Carne

What I love most about the chicken mixture I did for the Chicken Quesadilla is I can use it to create a rice meal. Though my video suggested other wise haha I use the same mixture for my Chili Con Chicken Carne. Add corn lang and rice and of course cheese! Microwave for 1 minute and ready to eat!

So you can actually prepare a big batch of the chicken mixture and put the mixture on your fridge and use it whenever the kids asked for meryenda.

Just make sure that when you buy cheese to use for Cheesy Microwave Meals Recipes, look for the Real California Cheese Seal or Real California Milk Seal to ensure that the cheese you’re enjoying is real food made by real families.

California dairy products are available at the following membership shopping outlets and grocery stores in the Philippines: