Cookies for Every Occasion

Baking is like the ultimate family bonding activity. It’s such a fun and fulfilling learning experience and it’s so easy to do that even the kids will love it. Okay maybe not too easy, but there are some easy recipes to get you started which are all kid-friendly, like baking cookies for example. Cookies make great gifts, snacks and their smell is absolutely heavenly. This would make the entire family flock over to the kitchen because of that sweet burnt aroma from freshly baked cookies. They also come in different flavors and sizes that fit every occasion! From light and crisp to chewy and fudgy, here are the most common types of cookies you can try baking:

Chocolate Chip Cookies - among all the popular cookies, the chocolate chip was the happiest accident. In 1930, Ruth Graves Wakefield ran out of baker’s chocolate and substituted it with Nestle’s semi-sweet chocolate. Then came the birth of chocolate chip cookies that everyone still loves until today!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - underrated but very healthy! Try this one out and feel very nostalgic of that Sunday afternoons at your grandma's house.

Crinkles - chocolate addicts raise your hands! Fudgy and chewy on the inside, powdery sugary on the outside. Baking this one might be a little tough because your patience will be tested. But it’s very worth it once you pull out the powdery cookies fresh out of the oven and enjoy the fudgy center peeking through the cracks.

Double Dark Cookies - Just imagine the gooey inside oozing through the crack of that first bite. This type of cookie is indeed the perfect symbol for your love for dark chocolate. It’s very indulgent and you will feel less guilty eating it because it uses dark chocolate, which is healthier than other kinds of chocolate.

Whatever cookie you can come up with, there are other types also you might want to try like fortune cookies, macaroons, butterscotch cookies, and more! If you want more chocolatey flavor, then start typing where to buy chocolate ingredients for baking now. Davao Chocolate is simply the best as proven by the Malagos brand, an internationally awarded brand that now also offers baking supplies in Davao. They now have baking kits too! You can check out their products at www.malagoshomegrownproduce.com.

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Kadayawan sa Dabaw 2012

The term "Kadayawan" is come from the Mandaya word “madayaw”, a warm and friendly greeting used to explain a thing that is valuable, superior, beautiful, good, or profitable. Manadaya is a native tribe of Davao Region. At 1988 Mayor Rudy Duterte create this festival as “Kadayaw sa Dabaw”.A festival of all festivals, every third week of August celebrating the blessings of God upon the people of the land, the

wealth of culture and the serenity of life. The whole city turns out to join in this fun. And Visitors coming from different part of the world are welcome to join the festival of all festival the “Kadayawan sa Dabaw”.

Here’s the complete Kadayawan Festival 2012 schedule:

August 3 -  People’s Park: Kadayawan Festival 2012 Opening Ceremonies @ Rizal Park Davao City

August 3 – Sept. 7 -  Museo Dabawenyo: Hulagway sa Kadayawan Photo Contest (open for every Body)

August 6 – 21 -  People’s Park: Lumadnong Gama (Lumad Indigenous Crafts Fair) & Dayaw Market (Exposure)

August 10 – 11 -  NCCC Mall: Tunog Mindanaw (Featuring all native songs)

August 11 – 16 -  People’s Park, Rizal Park, SM City Davao, NCCC Mall, Abreeza Mall, Gaisano Mall: Lumadnong Bantawan

August 14 – 16 -  SM City Davao: Sayaw Mindanaw (street dance)

August 15 -  Gaisano Mall: Hiyas sa Kadayawan Talent Night (Almindras Gym)

August 17 -  Davao City Recreational Center: Hiyas sa Kadayawan Finals (Coronation Night)

August 18 – Davao City Recreational Center: Indigenous Peoples Grand Performance/Lumadnong Pasundayag

August 18 -  Streets of Davao City: Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan (start at 7:00 am)

August 19 -  Streets of Davao City: Pamulak Kadayawan (Floral Float Parade)

August 19 – Rizal Park: Pahalipay Concert ni Mayor Inday ug Vice Mayor Rody

August 19 – Around Davao City: Mayor Inday Sara Duterte 27th Kadayawan Sportsfest

Come and Enjoy the beauty of Davao City.

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