When we crave for tilapia, we usually buy the fillet ones because they are much much cheaper than fresh tilapia here.

Here is what I usually do. Simple mix.

Grab a cup of bread crumbs. Then Fry!
Garnish with tomatoes and red eggs!

Yum fix!

Anyways, what do you think about these coffee makers.

As promised, despite my need to check on this auto insurance quote a friend sent me, I am going to post 3 recipes before the week ends and here is the 2nd recipe of the week. To pair with the Smokey Chili with Pasta, here's a recipe of red velvet cake. A friend in Facebook has been craving for a velvet cake many weeks now. So this is for you, A :).

Red Velvet Cake Ingredients
1/2 cup(1 stick)butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
2 Tablespoons (1-ounce bottle) Red food color
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Cocoa
1 teaspon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 can (16 ounces) ready to spread vanilla frosting
Mini chips semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate chips

1. Heat Oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 13X9X2-inch baking pan.
2. Beat Butter and sugar in a large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together buttermilk and food color. Stir together flour, cocoa, and salt. Add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wine rack. Frost; garnish with chocolate chips, if desired.

I want 5 whole cakes tomorrow for a small gathering of friends hahah. Okay, okay, I have not been eating any sweets the past week and it's payback time. Although my friends have been telling me they might bring in some best weight loss pills right after our small tea party. Tee hee!

Anyway, here's something that I'm sure would lite up your baking prowess. Whoever is behind fredandfriends.com is a genius! I love it. And yes, I miss posting some neat finds from their site.

PEACE of CAKE™
make cake, not war

Everybody knows if we made more cake and less war the world would be a happier place. But it takes more than cake, so Fred is contributing a portion of the proceeds from this product to organizations dedicated to peaceful resolution of conflict, justice for all, and respect for human rights. Peace of Cake is pure food- grade silicone, handsomely packaged in a recycled window box.

Design: Paul Hendrikx
©2008 FRED

This week's recipe is inspired by my craving with Wendy's baked potatoes! YUM! Hubby's Aunt taught me an easy way to bake potatoes but they cannot compare with the yumminess that Wendy's has. Anyhow, I hope this recipe which I got from mom would at least resemble to Wendy's yummy baked potatoes meals. Although, I must admit that this is calorie-packed and you might consider taking weight loss supplements after making and eating them, it is good to indulge from time to time.

GIANT BAKED POTATOES WITH MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH TOPPINGS

* Wash, scrub and dry 20 big potatoes. Place in a pan sprinkle with cooking oil and bake in pre heated 400F oven 1 hour and 30 minute or until tender. Cut off a little from the top of potatoes and put a dollop of garlic butter mixture, then top with your favorite topping. Return to oven and bake 15 minute more, or microwave 2 minutes.

A) Garlic butter mixture – beat with mixer until blended: 1 cup buttercup or margarine, 1 tbsp McCormick garlic powder, 2 tbsps chopped parsley.

B) Double cheese topping: Spread on top of potato Anchor cheesedale, then top with grated cheese ( not quick melt). Bake 15 minute.

C) Bacon and cheese: Cook 1 pkg bacon until crispy. Chop bacon. Spread Anchor cheesedale. Top with Bacon and bake 15 minute.

D) Sour cream and chives: Spoon sour cream on top of potatoes. Top with chives. Bake in 15 minute.

E) Broccoli and cheese: Cut off flowerets from 2 stalk broccoli Dip in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and set aside. Spread anchor cheese whiz on potato. Arrange broccoli on top. Bake 15 minute.

F) Chili and cheese: Spread anchor cheese pimiento on potato. Top with chili con carne. Bake 15 minute.

WEEE Weekend!
And just as I thought that this is going to be a lazy weekend once again, work poured in, I meant my sideline blessings have poured in, thanks to my angels :P. So before we go and have our little boy's bi-annual dental check up (which reminds me to check this charlotte cosmetic dentist), here I am trying to finish at least half of the blessings I got last Friday haha!.

Oh and yes, a friend shared this in Facebook and thought you might find it informative as well. Sadly though, 4 of my favorite comfort foods made it to the list yikes! So what are the Foods to Never Eat!:

1. Canned Soups (lucky me, good riddance!)
   
2. Processed Meats (aka hotdogs, vienna sausage, spam...all these are my faves!)
3. Sugary Cereals (watch out kids!)
   
4. Oscar Mayer's lunchables (and so I thought, all OM's are healthy tsk tsk!)
5. Fried Chicken! (especially fastfood ones, buh-bye Popeye's yay!)
6. Cheeseburger and Fries! (Mc D's...)
7. Doughnuts (oh, I don't eat 'em)

Tomorrow, I am going to wear one of these long skirts, a pretty top, accessorize and doll up myself a little. And for the first time this year, I would binge on these dishes. Also, a first time for me to eat in this resto highly recommended by an online friend. Can you guess where it is?

I will let you know of my review next week :). Have an awesome and blessed Weekend everyone! Cheers!

I have experienced how it is to lose weight drastically when I did my spiritual fasting. While this is not advisable by Doctors, some celebrities would do whatever they could to fit into a role given to them, losing or even gaining weight. Some would work out, starve themselves and take the best supplements for weight loss, while others would binge, binge and binge just to be big enough for the role. Here's sharing some photos of the 10 Most Shocking Celebrities that Gain and Lost Weight.

Stars That Gained Weight

Renee Zellweger: She gained 30 pounds in 2001 to play the part of Bridget Jones in both Bridget Jones’s Diary and again for the 2004 sequel, yet somehow she was able to take it all back off after filming–twice.

Christian Bale: He lost a stunning 63 pounds in order to gain the lead role in The Machinist.

Charlize Theron: She gained 30 pounds for the role of a serial killer for the movie Monster and even won an Academy Award for the role.

Robert De Niro: He played boxer Jake La Motta in the 1980 Raging Bull and gained a staggering 60 pounds for the part.

George Clooney: Although, it is unclear exactly how much weight he gained, he gained quite a bit to play the role of a terrorist in the 2005 Syriana.

Stars That Lost Weight

50 Cent: He reduced his weight by 54 pounds, losing that ripped image just to play the part of a sickly man in Things Fall Apart.

Matt Damon: He was said to have lost 40 pounds to get the role of a Gulf War vetern in Courage Under Fire. Incidentally, he’s also gained weight for a 2009 movie role in The Informant.

Tom Hanks: He had to lose weight for his role as the lead character in the 2000 film Castaway. Stranded far from society, his character’s phisique obviously changed throughout his ordeal.

Beyonce: She had to lose 20 pounds to play the role she had in Dreamgirls.

Colin Farrell: He played a photo journalist in the 2009 film Triage, losing weight for the part.

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I promised myself this year that before I turn 32, I would achieve a certain weight goal. Even if 115 is still 5 lbs more than my pre-wedding weight (which is my main goal), I think I'd be fine by it. Guess what, a day before I turn a year older, I am down to the last pound! What a great way to start my new year. I may be a little impatient to shed off this one last pound and would be tempted to take these Rapid weight loss pills, but if I continue to do what I am doing now, I guess I'd reach my pre-wedding weight in no time.

If most of us are trying to lose those unwanted flabs and fats, I have a friend who is trying her very best to gain weight! She is 5'4" and only 90 lbs. She has been a healthy eater most of her life and yes, plays a lot of sports, which explains his good metabolism rate. No matter how big her meals are, her weight is constant. I wonder if she would still have a problem gaining weight if all she does is sit on the couch, play playstation 3 and eat this recently-launched Burger King NY Pizza Burger with a whopping 2530 Calories per serving!!! YAY!

Diameter: 9 1/2″
Prime Ingredients: 4 quarter pounds of patties, pepperoni, mozzarella, marinara, and Tuscan Sauce served on a 9 1/2″ sesame bun.
Calories: 2530 calories
Total Fat: 144 g
Sodium: 1810 mg
Protein: 41 g
Sugar: 12 g
Price: $12.99

I know I should be researching on these male enhancement products even if I dread to do it. But before that, let me share with you this online contest my good friend Faye launched. She just celebrated her birthday last August 8th and wants to share her blessings through this online contest – checkout these mechanics here to know more!

Here is what you can win!

1st price – Ladies Chronograph (big face) watch

2nd price – Kate Spade kikay kit (orange)

3rd price – Kate Spade kikay kit (floral)

DH finds it very strange that I would rather invest on bags over watches. He just could not understand that I treat watches as accessories rather than investments. That is the reason why I go for watch design and style over its brands, the cheaper the better. While he clearly sees them as investment and do not mind spending more on watches. I am amazed by how expensive watches can be these days. Take a look at this Ulysse Nardin Macho Palladium. To be honest, I have not heard of the IWC Watches brand yet or am I too ignorant on watch brands. But as I was lurking at this designer watch online site, Lussori.com, I cannot help but wonder that a lot of people may be investing on designer watches, after all they could resell them and that the prices do not depreciate. If you are a designer watch collector, you might want to visit the site. They offer a lot of discounts and they have a wide collection of watches.

I have finally found the time to upload photos in my Flickr account, hence this post. Since the day I can now eat meat, I have been pigging out on this new meal from Taco Bell. And hubby is very thoughtful to be bringing me this meal every single night. Our son is after the rice and soda, and you know who eats the rest lol. And yes, as a reward for my discipline and determination in dieting, dear hubby is thinking of purchasing these lady gaga concert tickets as he knows how much I want to watch Lady Gaga performs live.

Also, I whipped this pasta with red wine some days ago and I just think I poured in a little more red wine than what is required because as soon as hubby and I finished eating this pasta, we were sleepy and dizzy lol!

again, pasta recipe to follow :)