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In celebration of the National Cheesecake Day on July 30, Peteet’s Famous Cheesecakes will offer free slices to the first 100 customers and 20% off any purchase throughout the day. In 2010, the Peteet Family took a beloved family cheesecake recipe and transformed it into a delicious new business. Every cheesecake - they make 90 varieties - is made from scratch daily with fresh, premium ingredients. The result is a rich and creamy, flavorful, signature two-layer cheesecake. Peteet’s signature flavors include sweet potato cheesecake, peach cobblercheesecake, Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake and red velvet cheesecake. Peteet’s Famous Cheesecakes, located at 13835 Nine Mile Road in Oak Park, is open 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For more information, visit peteetscheesecakes.com .

Here's a recipe from Idol sa Kusina, EPISODE 4/JULY 24- HERB SEAFOOD CREPE CASSEROLE. image and recipe courtesy of Idol sa Kusina Ingredients: 3 pcs. herb crepe 150 grms. fish fillet chunks 150 grms. squid ring cuts 150 grms. peeled and deveined shrimp 2 cups béchamel sauce 1 cup tomato sauce 300 grms. quickmelt cheese 200 grms. mozzarella cheese 100 grms. parmesan cheese 4 pcs. bread sticks 50 grms softened butter ¼ cup olive oil 50 grms. fresh basil leaves 1 tbspn. French mustard 1 tspn. salt 1 tspn. crushed peppercorn 1 jigger white wine 25 grms. chopped parsley Procedure: • Marinate all seafoods with olive oil, chopped basil leaves, mustard, salt and pepper and white wine. • Put marinated seafoods into triangle-folded herb crepes; and place them into casserole dish with béchamel and totato sauce. • Cover with grated quickmelt cheese and mozzarella cheese then baked in oven for 30 minutes or until done. Then sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley

Here's a recipe from Idol sa Kusina EPISODE 4/JULY 24- CRISPY CHICKEN CHOW MEIN. image and recipe courtesy of Idol sa Kusina Ingredients: 500 grms. julienned chicken breasts 50 grms. cafrots 50 grms. red and green bell peppers 50 grms. celery 50 grms. kinchay 50 grms. white onion 50 grms. cabbage 50 grms. leeks 50 grms. shiitake mushrooms 50 grms. snowpeas 50 grms. pureed garlic 50 grms. pureed ginger 1 jigger Chinese wine 100 grms. cornstarch 2 tbspns. chicken powder 2 cups chicken stock 50 grms. spring onion 500 grms. canton noodles 1 liter cooking oil 1 tspn. salt & pepper Procedure: • Deep fry the canton noodles until crispy and set aside. • Sauté in wok puree of ginger and garlic, flambé with Chinese wine, chicken and all vegetables. Add in chicken stock, salt and chicken powder. Allow to boil then thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Simmer for a while. • Bed plates with crispy noodles over the top with stir fry chicken and vegetables. Garnish

Just received this information from my Yahoo Inbox. A forwarded message from a good friend and just want to share here. CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS: Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments. How are we going to do this? It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool. Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination. Also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before. Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

Super-size your weekend with another funtastic episode of Idol sa Kusina. I ♥ big food! Do you? Watch Idol sa Kusina july 31, 2011 Episode. Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special techniques in cooking taught with a dose of humor and a sprinkling of lessons in life. IDOL SA KUSINA has all the right ingredients for a show that's both informative and highly entertaining. The Americans have such a huge influence over us Filipinos that even our preference for food is somehow swayed by them. Like, we do like it big. And not just big – incredibly big; as in, supersized servings and helpings of whatever we shovel into our mouths. Figure-conscious Heart Evangelista gasps as Executive Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro presents to her his OVERSIZED BURGER – 12-inch high, 10-inch wide with two 1-inch thick patties! Yes, this young actress is able to nibble on just a fraction of this humongous treat; but those naturally endowed with a big appetite should have

Slat and Pepper Spare Ribs- Duday Recipe in Amazing Cooking Kids. image and recipe credit:amazingcookingkids

What is Cohen diet? In a span of four months, teleserye queen, Judy Ann Santos lose almost 27 lbs. according to her. Judy Ann's secret is healthy living and the fad now, Cohen diet. "Gusto mo nang bumalik sa dati mong itsura, makapagdamit ng maayos. And at the same time bilang asawa di ba? you owe it also to your partner to look good." Judy Ann said as the reason for her wanting to be fit again. The word Cohen was derived from the name of the Doctor who implemented Cohen diet. Dr. Cohen is dedicated to making each of us real pros in nutrition. His method is a combination of two points: -a balanced diet, respecting the eating needs of people. To do this, three criteria must be met: eathealthy food, respect the pleasure of eating and its conviviality. -The doctor insists on the challenge represented by the long term diet, as a result, he tries to find solutions to deal with it Specifically, how can you lose weight with the diet Cohen? Almost all kinds of food are

Spicy Chao Fan- Budik Recipe in Amazing Cooking Kids. image and recipe credit: amazingcookingkids

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Idol sa Kusina Recipe EPISODE 3/JULY 17- PAELLA VALENCIANA. image and recipre credit:IdolsaKusina Ingredients: 30 grms. bacon macedon 50 grms. brunoise white onion 30 grms. brunoise peeled garlic 100 nl. olive oil 100 grms. chicken chunks 100 grms. pork chunks 150 ml. tomato sauce 5 grms. paprika 5 grms. saffron 1 kg. calrose rice 200 grms. squid rings 10 pcs. mussels 3 100-gram pcs. crabs cut into 4 10 pcs. clams 10 pcs. shrimps with shell 50 grms. red and green bell pepper batonnets 1 50-gram pc. chorizo de bilbao 50 grms. blanched and frozen green peas 2 pcs. hard-boiled eggs cut into wedges 2 pcs. lemon wedges 10 pcs. asparagus spears 10 grms. bouquet of parsley Procedure: 1. Over paella pan on open top burner, put bacon and stir from time to time for 3 minutes. Then add in onion, garlic, olive oil. 2. Sauté the chicken and pork. Add tomato sauce. Sprinkle with paprika, saffron, calrose rice. Then pour everything over the rice paella soup stock. 3.

Idol sa Kusina Recipe, EPISODE 3/JULY 17] BEEF SALPICADO Y PICANTE. image and recipe credit:IdolsaKusina Ingredients: 500 grms. beef tenderloin chunks 100 grms. chopped garlic 50 grms. white onion 50 grms. celery 2 jiggers red wine 1 tspn. paprika ¼ cup soy sauce 1 tspn. chicken powder 2 jiggers brandy 500 grms. mashed potato 1 tspn. salt 50 grms. chopped parsley 1 tspn. crushed peppercorn 1 cupped olive oil 50 grms. green chilli Bruschetta as many as needed Procedure: 1. Marinate for 10 minutes the beef tenderloin chunks together with garlic, paprika, soy sauce liquid seasoning, red wine, salt, pepper and olive oil. 2. Sauté the garlic in olive oil, celery, onion and green chilli. Flambé with brandy the marinated beef until done. 3. Have ready mashed potato on plate filled with sautéed beef salpicado. Garnish with crispy garlic chips and pair off with bruschetta. Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special techniques in co

Watch the Second SONA of His Excellency President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III live stream online. The State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2011 will be delivered by "PNoy" on Monday, July 25, 2011, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City at around 3:00 PM or 4:00 pm. There will be a live coverage from different TV Station in the Philippines. Here you can find a live stream link and or embed Live Stream as being made available from a third party source. So keep on visiting this page for the SONA Update. The full transcript of PNoy's SONA 2011 speech will be posted here soon as it becomes available online. UPDATE: Pnoy SONA has been concluded, click here to read the full transcript.

Idol sa Kusina Recipe on EPISODE 3/JULY 17- GAMBAS AL AJILLO. image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Ingredients: 500 grms. tiger prawns, peeled and deveined 1 tspn. paprika ¼ cup calamansi juice 100 grms. chopped garlic ¼ cup olive oil 50 grms. chopped parsley 2 jiggers brandy 2 pcs. green chilli 30 grms. garlic chips 100 grms. banana leaves (round cut) 1 pc. white onion 30 grms. finely julienned pumpkin 30 grms. finely julienned carrots 1 tspn. crushed peppercorn To serve with 2 cups cooked rice Procedure: 1. Marinate for 10 minutes peeled shrimps in paprika, calamansi juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. 2. Sauté chopped garlic in hot olive oil. Add in shrimp and flambé with brandy. 3. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Have ready heated sizzling plate, brush with onion and oil. Bed with banana leaf. 5. Arrange Gambas Al Ajillo and cooked rice on sizzling plate. Garnish on top with julienned carrots and pumpkin. Sprinkle with crispy garlic chips and chopped par

Watch Idol Sa Kusina Episode 4-July 24 with celebrity guest Mark Herras and Kris Bernal stars of 'Time of Your Life'. Fiesta fare does not necessarily mean difficult to spread. This Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro emphatically proves to "Time of My Life" lovebirds Kris Bernal and Mark Herras when they visited the Idol saKusina executive kitchen. First course is CRISPY CHICKEN CHOW MEIN. The secret is to serve it right away so that the nest of fried noodles loses none of its delectable crispiness and crunch. Very filling and fulfilling, this Chinese staple is quite a treat, indeed. Then comes HERB SEAFOOD CREPE CASSEROLE which ups the ante in culinary skill and savvy. Kris and Mark are utterly floored by the cooking methods employed by Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro for this utterly divine masterpiece. Every juicy morsel leaves a memory in the tongue where one desires to chew endlessly, unwilling to finally swallow as it will cut short the astounding culinary e

McDonald's reported higher than expected earnings for its second quarter, driven by strong global growth. Comparable sales and store traffic increased across all segments, the fast-food giant said. Shares jumped 2.7% as a result. Net profit was $1.4 billion, or $1.35 per share, up from $1.2 billion or $1.13 per share in the year-ago quarter. Sales increased 16% to $6.9 billion during the quarter, as global comparablesales increased 5.6%. Analysts were expecting profit of $1.28 per share on revenue of $6.6 billion. Operating income grew 34% in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa segment, led by strong sales in China. Robust performance in France, the U.K. and Russia led to a 24% increase in Europe (19% excluding currency impacts), and in the U.S. operating income grew 6%. New items like the strawberry lemonade and fruit andmaple oatmeal were among the most successful in terms of domestic sales, the company said, along with McDonald's core products, the Big Mac andt

Here is the recipe for Idol sa Kusina EPISODE 2/JULY 10- ENSALADANG HIPON AT SUHA IN MANGO SALSA. ' recipe and image credit to:IdolsaKusina Ingredients: 500 grms. peeled shrimps (blanched in wine and water) 6 pcs. tiger prawns in bamboo skewers 50 grms. pickle relish 50 grms. canned pimiento (or red bell pepper brunoise) 50 grms. celery stalk brunoise 2 tbspn. hot sauce 500 grms. pomelo wedges 300 grms. Lolo Rosso lettuce 200 Romaine lettuce 3 pcs. foot-long bread 50 grms. fresh peeled tomatoes brunoise 50 grms. spring onion brunoise 2 pcs. pureed ripe mango 1 cup olive oil ¼ cup lemon juice 300 grms. walnuts 1 tspn. Salt 1 tspn. white pepper 2 jiggers white wine 50 grms. Leeks (green part only) 50 grms. celery leaves 1 liter water Procedure: • Remove the vein of shrimp by using bamboo sticks, then skewer each piece without head. • Have ready water and white wine into the pot with lemon slice and leeks, celery leaves. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove from boil

Watch The Learning Annex presents Cocktail Reception Live Stream Online with Shawn RabideauStarts at 07/21/2011 3:40 AM GST. For cooking events, tips and everthing about cooking please 'Like' us on Facebook for the latest cooking updates! You are free to share your recipe and cooking tips as well. Live broadcasting by Ustream

here is Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 1/JULY 3 CRISPY CHICKEN IN PEKING SAUCE. recipe and image credit: IdolsaKusina Ingredients: 1 whole approx. 1 kilo chicken 1 tsp Dark mushroom soy sauce 1 tsp Oyster sauce ½ tsp Japanese soy sauce ½ tsp Sesame oil 5 pcs Star Anise 50 grms Mirepoix 1 cup White sugar 50 grms Cornstarch 1 liter Water ½ tsp Salt 5 pcs Black pepper (whole) 1 pc Bay leaf Procedure: 1.Have ready deep stock pot. Pour water, Kikkoman, dark mushroom soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, star anise, mirepoix, white sugar, salt, black pepper and bay leaf. 2. Add the chicken, simmer for 1 hour, remove from stock pot, then hang and drain until the water completely drains out. 3. Have ready fat heated oil then deep fry the chicken until crispy. 4. Caramelize the sugar. The remaining peking stock may be added, then thicken with cornstarch. Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special techniques in cooking taught with a do

Here is the Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 1/JULY 3- STIR-FRY SEAFOOD WITH VEGETABLES IN CRYSTAL NOODLE BASKET. recipe and image credit:idolsakusina Ingredients: 500 grms tiger prawns 300 grms scallops 300 grms fish fillet 80 grms Chinese cabbage strips 20 grms Ginger and Garlic puree 1 jigger Chinese wine 2 grms White pepper 2 grms Salt 5 grms Chicken powder 50 grms Cornstarch 1 cup Chicken stock 1 tsp Sesame oil 5 grms Sesame seeds ½ tsp Sodium bicarbonate 10 grms Sugar 1 pc White egg 2 liters Cooking oil 100 grms Sotanghon 100 grms Broccoli 100 grms Taiwan pechay (Bokchoy) 50 grms Coriander leaves 100 grms Fresh shiitake mushroom Procedure: 1. Remove cut into strips debone chicken, marinate seafood in in sodium bicarbonate, Ajinomoto, salt, white egg, Chinese wine, and cornstarch. Mix well for 10 minutes. 2. Pour on top the cooking oil then set aside and keep in chiller for 2 hours. 3. Cut the crystal noodles into 5-inch strips. Place it on perforat

Congratulations to Angela Rosales for being the Grand Winner of the very first 'Amazing Cooking Kids'. She bested Ronin Leviste and Duday Reyes which are both equally good for the title. Angela say thanks to all her supporters: Thank you po sa lahat ng sumuporta. I thank God for this wonderful blessing. To my parents & relatives for their love and prayers. I also thank my mentors- my mommy(of corz), Ate Kit, Chef Jay, Chef Ann, Chef Eric, Nang Jane & our judges- Chef Gb, Chef Rosebud , Chef Jackie, Chef Jill. I also wanna thank Ate Carmina and ACK production staff. For their support and prayers my VCF family, my school- St Joseph, my ACK frenz Duday, Ronin, Nica, Tasha, Tarah,Pat, Budik, Xymon, Pau, Ice,Dingdong. I wanna share my happiness with all of you. I love u all. Amazing Cooking kids Grand Finalists Duday, Angela and Ronin with show -host Ms. Carmina Villaroel Legazpi photo credit:amazing cooking kids fp

Watch Idol sa Kusina July 17, 2011 episode. "The slim silhouette of "In the Limelight" actress Rhian Ramos gets its biggest challenge when the young star guests in Idol sa Kusina and Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro enthralls her with food so delectable she can't help but indulge herself to the max and seriously forget her diet plan, if only for a while. It's Spanish cuisine which spins off with PAELLA VALENCIANA. The way Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro does it, the dish is so rich it overwhelms way beyond any food lover's expectations. Yes, this is a complete meal - with chicken, pork, assorted seafoods and saffron. And the glutinous rice used is Calrose, which is not only tender but also quite aromatic. Following closely is GAMBAS AL AJILLO, which tickles pink and crimson Rhian's huge appetite for the hot and spicy. She swears her heart sings as she sinks her teeth on every delicate morsel of the prawn; and she demolishes it all with a smack.

Here Idol sa Kusina recipe for EPISODE 1/JULY 3, STEAMED LAPULAPU with Leeks. image credit: IdolsaKusina Ingredients: 1 whole approx. 2 k fresh lapulapu 50 ml oyster sauce 50 ml Japanese soy sauce 50 ml dark mushroom soy sauce 1 jigger Chinese wine 300 grms julienne onion leeks 20 grms coriander leaves 50 grms thinly sliced ginger 50 ml cooking oil 2 grms salt 50 grms sugar 1 grm white ground pepper 1 cup chicken stock 2 big plum tomatoes 1 cucumber Procedure: 1. Blanch the head of lapulapu to open, then sprinkle with salt. 2. Bed with green part of leeks into steamer then place the lapulapu, pour on top the Chinese wine, oyster sauce, Kikkoman, dark mushroom soy sauce, sugar, salt, and chicken stock. 3. Steam for 30 minutes, then remove from steamer. Place it in oval plates, then debone the lapulapu, by using serving spoon and fork. 4. Garnish with julienned leeks (white part only) on top of lapulapu. 5. Have ready over-heated cooking oil and pour on top just

Idol Sa Kusina [EPISODE 2/JULY 10] PINAKBET WITH LECHON CARAJAY. image and recipe  credit : idolsakusina LECHON CARAJAY Ingredients: 4 k Pork belly 100 grms. Rock salt 400 grms. Mirepoix 3 gal. Water 1 gal. cooking oil Procedure: • Boil the pork belly in water with mirepoix until very tender. • Remove the rib bones from belly and skewer over the top into the skin by using fork. Then scrub with rock salt. • Place pork belly on wok the and pour oil to the level of pork belly. Cover wok and cook. • After 30 minutes, pour over remaining oil in wok to the pork belly. • Turn once slowly. Then sprinkle with ¼ cup of water to become crunchy and crispy. • Remove from wok and prepare to serve. PINAKBET WITH CRISPY LECHON CARAJAY Ingredients: 250 grms. lechon carajay 300 grms. pumpkin tourney 300 grms. blanched okra 300 grms. blanched ampalaya 300 grms. eggplant 300 grms. string beans 1 pc. minced red onion 50 grms. chopped garlic 2 pcs. sliced tomatoes ¼ cup achue

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Idol sa Kusina [EPISODE 2/JULY 10] KINULOT NA PLAPLA. image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Ingredients: 500 grms plapla 100 grms lemon grass ¼ cup lemon juice or kalamansi juice 100 grms pureed coriander leaves 50 grms pureed garlic 50 grms pureed ginger 4 pcs. pureed green chilli 1 tspn. paprika 100 grms.cornstarch 100 grms. all-purpose flour 1 cup coconut milk 2 liters cooking oil 1 tspn. salt 1 tspn. crushed peppercorn 1 jigger brandy Procedure: • Fillet the plapla and cut into portion sizes. Season with puree of garlic, ginger, coriander leaves, chili, paprika and salt. • Dredge into cornstarch and flour. Have ready fat heated oil and deep fried until crispy. Set aside. • Thread with lemon grass remaining plapla bones from gills to the tail to create curly form. • Season with pureed ginger, garlic, coriander leaves, chilli, paprika and salt. • Also dredge this into cornstarch and flour. Have ready fat heated oil and deep fried until crispy. Set aside. • St

Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special techniques in cooking taught with a dose of humor and a sprinkling of lessons in life. IDOL SA KUSINA has all the right ingredients for a show that's both informative and highly entertaining. Host Master Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro and his celebrity guests will have viewers savoring sumptuous dishes and learning how to create these themselves. Recently seen as the head judge of GMA 7’s Kitchen Superstar, Chef Boy Logro is a master chef in Oriental, Mediterranean and Western cuisine. He finished international culinary training in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Turkey, Singapore and Japan. Chef Boy Logro's exceptional cooking skills helped him rule the royal kitchen of the Sultan of Oman. He also holds the distinction of being the first Filipino to be named as an executive chef of a 5-star hotel in the country. He is currently the president of the Hotel and Restaurant Chefs Association of th

Amazing Cooking Kids Top 3 are Angela Ronin and Duday. Who do you think will become the very first "Amazing Cooking Kids" Grand Winner? Final cook-off na sa Saturday! Goodluck to the Amazing 3: Angela, Ronin, and Duday! You're all winners! Congrats! 1. Angela Rosales 2. Ronin Leviste 2. Duday Reyes The Amazing Trio gain amazing support from Gov. Vilma Santos and Cong. Manny Pacquiao! video credit:amazingcookingkidsfp