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What if a simple TikTok find could make your Christmas extra magical? Discover the surprise that Carmina uncovered!

Christmas to other people may seem faraway yet in Carmina's world it comes early preparing ahead of time. Carmina had received her boxes that she had shipped out from her California vacation. Carmina's family had given her some stuff to give away for Christmas. Carmina started thinking how she would like to pack her upcoming Christmas gifts. I wanted to do something different this coming year rather wrap it up wanted to make look special. Long time ago Carmina use to make loot bags when came home from vacation giving my co-workers and friends some goodies. I felt can do the same thing just for Christmas any age would appreciate my gift coming from me. Over the weekend just stayed home trying to figure how I can do it began looking online at the TikTok Shop. I had to measure to see which would fit the item that going to give out. I came across from Christmas loot bags from  Little Emily Shop  TikTok Shop. I had asked the seller if you can pick the color and design was told it i...

Filipino Beef Nilagang Recipe

There are so many choices of Filipino soup we eat and when we need more filling in our stomach, we want to eat with iron to build our strength together why not try our beef nilagang soup the Filipino way. Beef Nilagang Soup Recipe Ingredients : 1/2 Kilo Beef (cut in cubes) or Beef Briskets 1 - Onion (quartered) 2 - Pieces Garlic (chopped) 2 - Potato (quartered) 1 - Tsp Peppercorns 4 - Tbs Patis (fish sauce) 1 - Small cabbage (quartered) 4 - Cup water or beef stock 1 - Beef cube  Small amount cooking oil Medium Pot Step 1: Cooking Instructions: In a medium pot add small amount cooking oil in medium heat Add onion, garlic and fish sauce to sauté Add beef and peppercorn Add four 4 water or beef stock Add potato and cabbage Let it cook for one hour in low heat. Taste it and you can add salt to your taste. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

Filipino Chicken Tinola Recipe

This is a favorite dish I love my mom to cook for me when I was young and now being cooked through Manang V once a week as we have our daily Filipino dishes cooked at our home. Chicken Tinola Recipe: Ingredients: 1 - Whole chicken (slice per parts) or 1 pack of choice of chicken parts 1 - Small piece fresh ginger (peel and slice matchbox size) 1 - chicken broth cubes or 1- can chicken stock 4 Tbs - Patis (fish sauce) 1 - Vegetable choice of green papaya or chayote (peel and sliced) 1 - Cup Spinach leaves or malunggay leaves 2 cloves - Garlic (chopped) 1/2 onion (chopped) Small amount cooking oil Medium Pot Step 1: Add small amount cooking oil in hot pot add onions, garlic, ginger and patis mix together Add sliced chicken Add water and chicken stock  Add papaya or chayote Cook for 25 minutes Add spinach or malunggay  Cook another 5 minutes and it is fully cooked. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel ...

Let's travel along Korea with recipes to fill you up!

Travel recipes to all is what I will talk about while we are experience the travel ban and the fear of catching is everyone seems to talk about as we hear the news and from our friends in different country. Our ears gets all filled up and the only way we can picture in our heads to be more relax why not experience cooking a meal somewhere like Korea just imagines yourself eating at a authentic Korean restaurant. I've experience traveling to Korea with my family. I have also cooked Koren dishes at home and I will share you links to find recipes I have cooked at home. Kimchi :  https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2020/01/homemade-kimchi-recipe.html Bulgogi:   https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/korean-bulgogi-recipe.html Japchae:   https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2019/10/korean-japchae-or-potato-noodles-recipe.html Unwind with a meal of Korea and watch a Korean television series and have some flavored soju. Enjoy!