I figured going back to baking and eating and smelling the food I love would be a wonderful way to get back on track. There’s just too much going on and I don’t know where to start! In addition, I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed about everything that’s been going on in my life right now. I promise to play with it in the coming days.

I’ve a new kitchen playmate - the Breville Multi Chef– which I’ve been itching to use the moment I received it. Alam nyo naman, second job ko ang pagiging family driver.ehem. I’ve been a bit busy chauffeur-ing them around Manila I missed wearing these new accessories I got from a brilliant designer. Sis has a guest from another country who arrived on the 20th. I will tell you all about it in my upcoming posts and, of course, at The Wandering Peach. We went to Estrellas de Mendoza in San Juan, Batangas. Instead of our usual themed parties, we decided to give it a rest and just go on a staycation. Ykaie celebrated her 6th Birthday last Nov 19. So I chose not to post anything and not to go online except when I needed to.

It was hard to remain positive reading all those negativity. There were too many different opinions and a lot of them felt negative. Donating felt really good but going online and reading people’s different opinions about what should you do and what you should not do, didn’t. Our family were able to put up 7 big bags of old clothes and boxes of bottled water, noodles, cookies and canned goods which I took to McDonalds MCU because they were accepting donations in partnership with DSWD and ABS-CBN. Some offered their prayers, other donated food, clothings and other needs. Everyone did their job in helping the victims. Typhoon Yolanda hit the country last week and it resulted in a devastating, sad, and traumatic experience. So many things have happened and life just became too busy.

I know this post should start with my love for Fall, the season of spices, and of course this P um pki n P ie Oa tm ea l R ai si n C oo ki es but somehow I feel like there’s a lot I have to say because I haven’t been posting much the past week.

Mcdonalds oatmeal raisin cookie recipe