Monthly Archives: March 2013

Honey Lemon Tea and Lemons

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Det served us this yummy honey lemon tea which is supposedly good for digestion and for cough and cold

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I guess you can either make it fresh or buy the ones that come in bottles.  Det got hers from a Korean store and it comes like a jam and you scoop a teaspoon or two and add to hot water

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Det got hers here off Burgos Circle – I went to visit to buy some for the house

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They did not have stock of the Honey lemon, but they had honey ginger which is like salabat 🙂

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Benefits Of Drinking Warm Lemon Water

Start the day out with a mug of warm water and the juice of half a lemon.

It’s so simple and the benefits are just too good to ignore. Warm water with lemon:

1. Boosts you’re immune system

Lemons are high in Vitamin C and potassium. Vitamin C is great for fighting colds and potassium stimulates brain & nerve function and helps control blood pressure.

2. Balances pH

Lemons are an incredibly alkaline food, believe it or not. Yes, they are acidic on their own, but inside our bodies they’re alkaline (the citric acid does not createacidity in the body once metabolized). As you wellness warriors know, an alkaline body is really the key to good health.

3. Helps with weight loss

Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which helps fight hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet lose weight faster. And, my experience is that when I start the day off right, it’s easier to make the best choices for myself the rest of the day.

4. Aids digestion

The warm water serves to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and peristalsis?he waves of muscle contractions within the intestinal walls that keep things moving. Lemons and limes are also high in minerals and vitamins and help loosen ama, or toxins, in the digestive tract.

5. Acts as a gentle, natural diuretic

Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials because lemons increase the rate of urination in the body. Toxins are, therefore, released at a faster rate which helps keep your urinary tract healthy.

6. Clears skin

The vitamin C helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes. Lemon water purges toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear as well.

7. Hydrates the lymph system —

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FREEZING LEMONS – WHO KNEW

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Amazing frozen lemons. All it is…..is a frozen lemon.

Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?

Simple.. place the washed lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods.

Sprinkle it to your vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, cereals, noodles, spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fish dishes, whisky…. the list is endless.

All of the foods will unexpectedly have a wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before. Most likely, you only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. Not anymore.

Now that you’ve learned this lemon secret, you can use lemon even in instant cup noodles.

What’s the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing waste and adding new taste to your dishes?

Well, you see lemon peels contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself. And yes, that’s what you’ve been wasting.

But from now on, by following this simple procedure of freezing the whole lemon, then grating it on top of your dishes, you can consume all of those nutrients and get even healthier.

It’s also good that lemon peels are health rejuvenators in eradicating toxic elements in the body.

So place your washed lemon in your freezer, and then grate it on your meal every day. It is a key to make your foods tastier and you get to live healthier and longer! That’s the lemon secret! Better late than never, right? The surprising benefits of lemon! Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.

Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits.

You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy.

How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires large corporations?

As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes.

You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc. It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors.

This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders.

The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas. The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells.

And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells.

So, give those lemons a good wash, freeze them and grate them. Your whole body will love you for it!!!!! 

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By Elmer and Det de Leon

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Thank you Elmer and Det for sharing their beautiful home with and at Heart2Heart 🙂  Elmer is into the construction business and Det told me that he is very meticulous about the details that went into building his own home     

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Their front door is an art piece.  The shell used is the same shell used in Rolex watches

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by Agi Pagkatipunan

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You will see many more beautiful artworks around their home.  Det used to be a Merchandise Manager at Rustan’s and handled the Home division, so you will see her creative talent being used in her house since she did all the interiors of her house

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You will see several Arturo Luz paintings in the house – some of which H2H helped her get as she visited Arturo Luz himself 🙂 Thank you Randy Young for helping Det get her paintings

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Den

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Guest bathroom

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Living room

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Dining room

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Lanai

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Main kitchen which is so neat!!

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Going upstairs and seeing the tall chandelier going down the living room

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Master bedroom

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Loel’s room which he designed himself!

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Bea’s room

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Guest room

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Rosemarie’s

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Det served us yummy desserts.  The last two are from a baker in the neighborhood and it was really really good- red velvet cupcakes and chocolate chunk cookies

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Det also gave us some to take home!!! 1 box each of the delicious Chocolate Chunk cookies!! YUM YUM!

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Rosemarie’s has many other pastries and cakes, I pulled out some photos from her facebook page

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Best to visit her facebook page- check out all her wonderful creations

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Lunch at Det’s

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Our sexy and blooming host, Det, greeting us as we arrive at her home!  We drove quite far to get here but we love her so we don’t mind! 🙂

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Cebu lechon, Majestic ham, cheese platter and paella made by her son, Loel

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Det’s son, Loel, prepared our lunch!!! He is like my Chef Javs who loves to experiment and cook 🙂

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Our lunch table

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The buffet spread by Loel

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Baked labahita in Tamarin sauce – super sarap!

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Vietnamese spring rolls

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Pasta Vongole

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And shrimp tempura – everything was very good!!

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Desserts all ordered from neighbors! 🙂  Await separate feature on this

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The BFFS- Beautiful Friends Forever – Luzanne, Det, Lucille, Brenda and I.  And Det we don’t mind coming again if you prepare for us haha! Thank you for a wonderful time and for your friendship

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Longchamp Spring 2013

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 JEREMY SCOTT FOR LONGCHAMP 

“LEOPARD FLOURISH”

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 Eccentric, extravagant, extraordinary… Everything Jeremy Scott does, he does with a flourish. And he’s certainly surpassed himself for Spring 2013 with Leopard Flourish, his new limited-edition design for Longchamp’s legendary Le Pliage® holdall.

 Leopard spots, baroque swirls, the unmistakable typography of the US dollar… An eclectic mix of prints, bound together by a bold gold colour scheme. It’s fun, it’s fashionable with its fine-quality cotton canvas trimmed with dark brown cowhide leather.

LONGCHAMP 3D

SUPER-STYLISH FROM EVERY ANGLE

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Emblematic of the architectural inspiration of Longchamp’s Spring 2013 collection, the Longchamp 3D line gives the season’s geometric spirit a whole new dimension of fun and fashion appeal with its playful “pop-up” details.

 

Embellishing the line’s casual chic totes and duffle bag, two vertical bands of leather are joined together by a horizontal label discreetly embossed with the Longchamp signature. This graphic motif stands out from the bag, creating a striking 3D effect, which is accentuated by outsize black nickel eyelets.

 

The “pop-up” apart, Longchamp 3D is a study in design purity, with the clean lines of the bags complemented by the beauty of their leather: finest quality young bull hide with its unique natural grain and creases. Exquisitely soft, exceptionally supple, it balances the line’s graphic shapes with its sensual, touch-me texture.

 

The tightly edited colour palette comprises three chic neutrals: warm Honey, pale Ecru and Black (which, in association with the creased leather and black nickel hardware, exudes an urban rock ‘n’ roll vibe). The real standout, however, is Lime, a stunning acid bright that is bang on summer’s bold colour trend.

 

The Longchamp 3D line encompasses two roomy totes, both with handles and a removable shoulder strap, and a maxi hand-held duffle bag. Combining function with fashion, all feature multiple interior pockets and a jacquard lining with Longchamp’s legendary racehorse motif. Last but not least, a small cylindrical pochette can either be carried as a clutch or used to stash away personal essentials.

 

Longchamp 3D. Whichever way you look at it, a new dimension of style.

FINCA LUISA BY LONGCHAMP:

THE STATEMENT PRINT OF SPRING 2013 COLLECTION

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Saturated shades, structured shapes, a striking architectural vision – Spring 2013 at Longchamp is a vibrant statement of modernity, epitomized by the collection’s standout print: Finca Luisa. Exclusively created for Longchamp, this graphic motif was inspired by the houses characteristic of South American estates (finca in Spanish) and is a playful tribute to the Mexican architect Luis Barragán, celebrated for his use of bold block colour.

 

Bringing together the season’s key shades, from indigo blue and vermilion red to ecru and sunshine yellow, Finca Luisa runs like a leitmotif through Longchamp’s Spring 2013 collection. In leather goods, its intense, sun-soaked hues translate beautifully to canvas in the shape of two totes, a hobo bag and a clutch, all trimmed with natural calfskin for a subtly sophisticated finish in keeping with the collection’s focus on elegant essentials.

 

As an ultimate detail, the Finca Luisa print is precisely placed on the handbags so each side reveals a different design and colour palette: one side shows the house’s roof and windows in indigo and ecru accented with vibrant vermilion; the other features a detail of stone steps in sun-baked shades of paprika and sunshine yellow; Two distinct looks to suit different outfits or different moments.

 

Bright, bold, beautiful. Capture the spirit of Spring 2013 collection with Finca Luisa by Longchamp. Available at Rustan’s Makati and Shangri-la Plaza.

 

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