Mark did a sweet gesture on my birthday. He woke me up at exactly 12 midnight and we both welcomed my birthday with these two cakes. :D

Easy and Light Chicken Salad  - www.mysuburbankitchen.com

Today's Food Friday feature is Easy and Light Chicken Salad by Shannah of My Suburban Kitchen. Chicken salads are versatile. It's a complete meal on its own, with protein and veggies in one dish. It can be eaten as is but it also makes for a perfect sandwich filling. Oh, reminds me of my dad. He loves chicken (salad) sandwiches! :D

How many of you have already witnessed the Burj Khalifa fireworks up close? Oh, I see a lot of hands. I just did for the first time just last New Year's Eve! So how was it, you may ask. It. Was. Amazing!

Just like during Christmas Eve when Mark and I didn't really have a plan, our New Year's Eve was also the same. You see, both our schedules are crazy.  Even if we were meaning to book ahead for NYE, it just won't work. When our schedules finally met, every place that we eyed was already fully booked.

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After shopping for Mark's birthday gift for me, with the shop-hopping, non-stop walks, and all, we were both ready for some hearty feast. Chili's was where our grumbling tummies led us.

Carrot Apple Oat Cookies - cuddlesandcrumbs.com

The 3rd year Communication and Multimedia Arts students of Southville International School and Colleges, Las Pinas City, will conduct a theater stage workshop entitled “Exploring the Art of Performance”.

Oh behalf of the students, Sweet Nothings would like to invite you to attend the said event to be held in Luxembourg Hall of Southville International School and Colleges, Las Pinas City on January 14, Saturday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Strawberry Chia Pudding with Almonds and Banana

by Sweet Nothings | kriskamarie.com

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: No-cook

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

• 1 120g Yoplait lowfat strawberry yogurt
• 1/4 cup low-fat strawberry milk
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1 small banana, sliced
• 2 tablespoons almonds, chopped

Instructions

1. In a mason jar or covered glass container, pour in the yogurt and milk and mix well.

2. Add in the chia seeds and stir until well incorporated.

3. Keep in the refrigerator overnight.

4. Transfer chia pudding on a clean bowl and top with almonds and bananas.

5. Server and enjoy!

Happy New Year! I hope you had a blast on NYE and I wish you have a blessed and prosperous year ahead! To kick-off this year, I decided to host our very first Food Friday link up party!

Well, it's actually not a new thing for me as I've been joining the Food Friday link ups before, which was originally hosted by Maiylah and was eventually taken over by Nicholas.

During times when my mind's creative juices are at their lowest and I can't formulate just even a single sentence, instead of forcing myself to write, what I do is I hop on blogs or brainstorm ideas with some low cost SEO services providers. I enjoy reading other blogs as much as I enjoy drooling over their yummy food photos. I'd just usually search for food blogs on Google, until Food Friday came in handy.