• Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice part.1

    Challenge yourself and take a vacation off the beaten path and explore the home of a number of volcanic and thermally active sites…the land of fire & ice…ICELAND! Recently, I took an awe-inspiring trip to this northern European country and was inspired by nature at its finest. This is one trip where you’ll definitely want to bring your camera and a journal to capture all of what Mother Earth has in store for you. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to places like Argentina, the Galapagos Islands, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, but Iceland might take top prize for surprising the visitor at every turn.  The NY Times Travel…

  • Beauty Trend: Foil Nails

    Posted by Giovanna Recently, I’ve found out about nail foils (it’s not a “new” thing, I know!), and was curious to try it out. I am not a big enthusiast of nail decorations with all the designs and add-ons. I am more of a “traditional” clean, cut, file, nail polish girl (is this boring?), but the effect of mirrored finish nails really caught my attention. So, I looked it up online, and found many places that you can easily find this product. It is basically, a really thin foil (duhhh) strip. You also need a special glue that usually comes with the foil as a part of the kit. When…

  • Berry Layer Cake

    I found an alluring berry layer cake recipe here months ago and always wanted try it out. When my girlfriends came for our weekly luncheon recently, I decided to use them as my guinea pigs, instead of my usual guinea pig, my lovely husband, and tried the recipe on them. Yes, it was as good as it looks and we all LOVED it. I hope you will love it too. * I substituted the light cream cheese used in the original recipe for a fat free one, and it didn’t interfered with the delicious flavor. I also placed mint leaves on the outside to beautify the cake and add a fresh look.