my 30th birthday menu

I would be turning 30 this year, 2009. Wow, ang tanda ko na. Thank God for a wonderful and blessed life He have given me.

I am planning to have a celebration on our apartment for my birthday, but before I'll tell you my birthday menu I just want to share to you why do I want to have a celebration:
1. This year is my breakthrough. No more apartment rental fees because we will be moving into our own house at Pag-asa, Quezon City.
2. This year takes only one more year and I'll be out in the calendar.
3. This year I have experienced victorious life that God has given me and I am very much thankful with it.

Actually, I have plans to cook this menu on Christmas Eve, but I have come to realized that it would be good if I cook it first for few people so that if it turns out to be a disaster, few comments will do and at least I've learned my mistakes on kitchen experience. Here is my menu:

1. Chicken Cordon Bleu (sounds inferior and intriguing but its quite easy to cook.)
2. Meatball Spaghettie in white sauce (ala "Chef D Angelo" i'll use flatten noodles)
3. Corn Dogs (daddy's favorite and wishlist... heheheh)
4. Banana Toffee Blast (coz' I wanna try something new for the dessert)

Let me share to you my story. On my early years of marriage, I really don't know how to cook. So we had an agreement, my husband and I, that if it passes through the fire, it's cooked. No more comments, no more reactions, just eat it as long as it is edible. One time, a friend visited our house. He is one of our closest friends and our marriage counselor, and He asks me "What's the menu for the day?". I just smiled and did not answer because I'm too shy to tell him that I tried cooking Chao Fan "ala Chowking style - rice topped with beef and some spices" which turns out not to be good. This friend of mine, immediately open the cover of the wok, and laugh out loud. And I just laugh too just not to be ashamed or felt embarassed, anyway its my first time to cook. Hahahahh.

But now, things change. I am the Chef Master of the House - Chef Rhea Bonifacio, a chef mom who had passion for cooking. It was then that time that I started surfing the net, looking for simple to complicated recipes to try. Sometimes, it is a bad experience, the taste is not good but there are times, the taste was great though I have made some variations to the original ingredients and surprisingly it turned out to be of "quality taste of excellence". Hahah, it really helps if you try and apply the things you have learned. If you fail, its alright. You've got nothing to lose, but you'll gain more experience, wisdom and it will make you a better person.

Though it would be a month advance, I would like to greet myself.

"Happy Birthday, Rhea... "You're doing great, keep up the good work. Keep on and continue to reach for your goals. No matter how hard it is, sige lang later on, you'll never know, these challenges will make you a winner and an overcomer. Syempre, dyan si God hindi ka iiwan, nakita mo naman kung paano ka Niya tinulungan. He is just on time because He makes all things beautiful in His time."

Glory to God!

See you all in heaven!

(Please read this post during my burial, but please dont cry because I am with my Lord, Maker my Creator, my Bestfriend - Jesus Christ...)