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Philips Twitter Party 16 December

This coming Tuesday 16^th December 2014, I will be co-hosting Philips Twitter Party #MakeItMagic along with two other bloggers Lilinha from Lilinha Angel’s World and Sabina from Mummy Matters to share our tips/moments on how light can be used to ignite children’s imaginations and how adding light to their play time can enhance it this Christmas.

Join the party on Twitter with Lilinha (main host) @LilinhaAngel, Sabina (co-host) @MummyMatters and me (co-host) at @etspeaksfrom from 7 pm to 8 pm where there will be some fab prizes to give away. Remember to tweet using #MakeItMagic hashtag to win some great prizes, so make sure your laptop, PC or smart device is ready to go as the party starts!

Philips My Den Competition & Hangout

Philips know lighting plays a vital role in creating spaces that feed their creativity hence they are all about encouraging kids’ imaginations through Imaginative Lighting.

The Philips and Disney Imaginative Lighting range is a simple, magical way to bring their environment and imagination alive. The range includes products that inspire them in their bedrooms whether playing, sleeping, or reading. Recently, Mr K received the Spider-Man’s reading light to go along with his Avengers Mural bedroom which helps create a magical atmosphere in his bedroom! He was so exhilarated by it!

Now Philips are inviting parents and their children to create #MyDen using the simplest tools like blankets, cardboard boxes, pillows, chairs, torches etc. You could video it, take a photo or even draw a den and post it via Twitter or Philips Facebook using the hashtag #MyDen to enter the competition. Read the terms and conditions here: http://philips.to/1olsVqR. There are a lot of fantastic prizes up for grabs!

Philips Marvel Spider-Man Table Light Review

Philips has created a range of lighting that brings children’s imaginations to life as they play and makes them feel safe as they sleep. From projectors to wall lights to flash lights with a range of Disney and Marvel themes like Monsters, Spider-Man, Princesses, Cars etc.

Mr K is a massive fan of Marvel comics and we had recently decorated his room with Dulux Marvel wallpaper. This Philips Marvel Spider-Man table lamp had come at the right time to add ambiance and adventure.

Philips Perfect Care Ironing Party

We were so lucky to get picked by Come Round to host Philips Perfect Care Ironing Party this weekend! There have been other ironing parties before but I have never hosted one and so was unsure what to do besides showing everyone my awesome Philips Azur Steam iron and Easy 8 ironing board!

Happily, there was a Balloon Challenge for my guests to Come Round! Each of them blew up their own balloon and used the Azur Steam to iron it! Yes, iron the inflated balloon! I have to be honest, I was really scared that it would burst each time! How is it possible that the iron won’t burst the balloons?

This is all of us testing it out!

Hosting Philips PerfectCare Azur

If you have followed me for a while, you may know that I follow Come Round and have applied to be their host. I am lucky to have been picked to host Philips PerfectCare Azur Iron party by Come Round. Do check out Come Round Facebook page for the next party!

Come Round with Philips – Lumea Precision Plus

Last month, I was lucky to be picked by Come Round to host a Philips beauty party with 9 of my friends. Philips had kindly sent me a Philips Lumea Precision Plus and a Philips Visapura for all of us to review. Rituals Cosmetics also sent us four of their products. Thanks to Come Round for organising yet another fantastic party!

Philips Fresh Cooks Party: HomeCooker

Philips HomeCooker is like a slow cooker but with many other functions. It is able to simmer (90ºC), boil (110ºC), steam (130ºC), fry (175ºC), keep the food warm (70ºC) and melt (40ºC). The temperature setting (max 250ºC) can also be set to turbo to heat up ingredients quickly or to roast large amounts of ingredients.

Philips HomeCooker: Fried Rice

Being Chinese, I always love to cook my own Chinese dishes. So I decided to cook fried rice using Philips HomeCooker with my own recipe. Firstly, I had cooked my rice using my rice cooker and set it aside to cool down. Make sure the stirrer attachment is in place in the pan, then set the temperature to 175°C. Once the pan has heated up, add oil, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen prawns, soya sauce and sesame oil. Set the timer for 15 minutes, so the food starts to cook. Reduce the temperature to 70°C and add the rice into the pot and let it stir for another 10 minutes. It was so delicious! We had finished it all too!

Spaghetti Alla Norma

Spaghetti Alla Norma is another dish that I had made for my Philips Fresh Cooks Party on 30 September 2012 using the Philips HomeCooker.

It took me 15 – 20 minutes to prepare the ingredients.

Crispy Rosemary Potatoes

For my Philips Fresh Cooks Party, I had decided to cook crispy rosemary potatoes from Jamie’s HomeCooker recipes (Page 50) using my Philips HomeCooker.

This is the video I made:

Philips Fresh Cooks Party

Today, I went to my Lichfield Waitrose which is 5 minutes away from my house to do the groceries in preparation for my Philips Fresh Cooks Party this Sunday 30 September.

Look at what I had bought using my £50 Waitrose voucher! Of course, I had spent more than £50 on this food.

Jamie Oliver HomeCooker

Today, I received my parcel for Philips Fresh Cooks Party organised by Come Round. Among the many goodies in the party pack is a Waitrose voucher so I can stock up on ingredients and prepare something at my party from the Jamie Oliver recipe book (supplied with the Philips HomeCooker).

These are my goodies; Philips HomeCooker, Philips High Tower, 10 Aprons, 10 Notepads, 10 Colourful Balloons, 2 CDs, Jamie Oliver poster, Jamie magazine, UNO, a list of party challenges and Wicked’s leaflets.