Christmas Greetings!

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas!

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Delightful Noche Buena additions

Two baked goods that make delightful Noche Buena additions: 

Brazo de Mercedes and Stollen bread.

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The birth of Jesus

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

                                                                                         Matthew 1:20-21 

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Photo Essay: Gearing up for the holiday festivities

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Going home for Christmas

For all those heading back home this Christmas, wishing you all a safe and pleasant journey.  May you all be filled with love and the wondrous joys of this holiday season.

And here's a lovely soundtrack to complete your journey back home:

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What I want for Christmas

Limited Edition Paul Smith for Leica X2 Camera

The Paul Smith for Leica collaboration brings together the technical excellence that is synonymous with Leica and the vivid visual appeal of Paul’s designs.

This limited edition of the Leica X2 has a bright orange top plate and an engraved light bulb image, hand drawn by Paul, reflecting the unusual pop-up flash on the top of the camera. The main body of the camera is wrapped in lovely racing green cowhide leather and the bottom plate of the camera is in contrasting vivid yellow. Each camera has its own unique limited edition serial number and comes with a great, expertly moulded camera protector and carrying strap in taupe leather.

Like other X2’s, the camera features an APS-C-format, professional CMOS image sensor with 16.5 megapixels (effective 16.2 MP). This is combined with a high-performance Leica Elmarit 24 mm f/2.8 ASPH lens which guarantees maximum image quality and superbly brilliant exposures. In other words, the camera is perfect for discerning photographers who want to take beautiful true-to-life images.

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Madelicious: Hot pandesal right off the oven

The manager told me that they churn out approximately 4,000 pieces of pandesal a day.

What’s unusual about this bake shop is that they constantly fill their pandesal bin with this hot-right-off-the-oven Pinoy favorite bread, because, as if non-stop, people buy them throughout the entire course of a 24-hour period.

What I often do is grab a seat in one of the three tables inside the shop and order two pieces at a time as each new batch of steaming hot pandesal are placed on the trays.  And they are incredibly delectable hot!  I would also bring along some cheese as filling.

Madelicious Bakeshop is located in Gallares Street in Tagbilaran.  And from what I learned online, Madelicious started operation in July 1998 in the City of Iligan by Mr. Marianito Dumadag Alemania and Mrs. Madel Penaso Alemania. They now have 44 branches and outlets all over Mindanao, Tagbilaran City, and in Metro Manila. 

Suggested read:

POC: Mga paboritong tinapay Pinoy

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