During the Max’s Media Event last May 4, they have unveiled the ultimate Mother’s Day treat for our moms on their special day:

Max’s has teamed up with The Body Shop, and for the family members who will be celebrating Mother’s Day at Max’s Restaurant with a minimum spend of PhP 1,300, you will be receiving a luxurious bottle of Body Shop’s Shower Gel – soap-free, lather-rich and fruit-infused! It’s the perfect gift to pamper MOM on her special day.

Isn’t this the most wonderful treat ever? A scrumptious meal at Max’s served with your family favorites, and a lush treat for mom with the Body Shop shower gel. So don’t just sit there and stare at this post. Gather everyone and head on over to Max’s! This is available in all Max’s restaurant branches nationwide, and is available from May 7-13, 2012.

What is 4 Sharing Meals? Pretty simple. Just as the name suggests, these are meals perfect for groups of 4 people (or less if you have 2x the stomach capacity). Of course, it comes with the Max’s signature whole fried chicken, 4 servings of rice, 4 glasses of iced tea, and your choice of sinigang: Sinigang na Baboy, Sinigang na Tyan ng Bangus, Sinigang na Hipon, or Sinigang na Tyan at Ulo ng Salmon. All for a very affordable price of P799.

But wait! There’s more. To make this promo even more exciting, Max’s will be raffling off 4 iPhone 4S units each week for 8 consecutive weeks. Yes, that’s right. Not only will you be saving your hard-earned moolah through this promo, you get a chance to win an iPhone 4S too!

So starting April 15, bring 3 of your friends, or your relatives to Max’s and try the 4 Sharing Meals. Who knows, you might even be the lucky winner of an iPhone 4S cellphone.

Max’s 4Sharing Group Meal offering will be available for dine-in, delivery and take-out, from April 15 to June 10, 2012 in all of Max’s branches nationwide.

Learn more about Max’s 4Sharing Meals by logging on to www.maxschicken.com. Visit www.facebook.com/maxsrestaurant and be the first to know about the coolest offerings from the Filipino’s most loved brand.

I’ve been trying different recipes and basically just starting a home bakeshop. I love baking, and it’s something I know I could do even 30 years from now. And I’m so happy that with a small oven and some supplies from Quiapo, Landmark and SM, I am slowly building my own business.

So far, my bestsellers are these wonderfully moist and yummy pineapple carrot cupcakes topped with rich but not too sweet cream cheese frosting:

I also have these delish red velvet cupcakes:

Still working on a few more recipes, and hoping to be able to get more orders in the next few months.

For now, if you do have time, do drop by my home bakeshop‘s Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/MySugarKitchen888.

I love my Nutella spread on Gardenia white bread. YUM! But for some reason, I can’t eat it on its own. My little boy loves licking the spoon clean but that’s a bit much for me. I just spread some on my bread and give him the remainder in the spoon. Makes us both happy. Sugar high!

This, this one right here is our absolute favorite! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Beef strips in yummy “bistek” (beef steak) sauce. Not too salty, with a hint of spice. The strips of meat are oh so tender, juicy and so flavorful! I can’t get enough of these. Each order costs P80. Price is just right as the servings are generous and really, the taste is just oh so worth it!

Up next are my cousins’ favorites, the bopis and the laing. Now, I don’t eat these so I don’t much about how they taste, but according to my cousin, the laing is cooked just right, and tastes really good. Coming from a good cook like her, I’d take her word for it. The bopis is quite spicy, but that’s how it’s supposed to taste, right?

Here’s the laing:

And this one here is the bopis:

I just remembered posting about these as I took Sanjo with me to the market earlier and passed by the carinderia here in Valenzuela. Too bad none of them seem to be like Roadside.