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Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Nang Humiga ang Hipon sa Tinapay...Gamberetti Bruschetta.  Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic, halved 1 pc Baguette, 1/2" thick slice 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 pc onion, minced 125grams shrimp, chopped 2 tsp, lemon juice 1 tsp parsley, chopped 2 tsp basil leaves, copped 1 1/2 tbsp cream 2 tsp butter 4 pcs sundried tomatoes, sliced salt to taste white pepper to taste Prodecure 1. drizzle the bread sliced with olive oil and grill or heat in a pan 2. saute onion, garlic, and shrimp in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper 3. add lemon juice, parsley, basil, cream and butter 4. spread 1-2 teaspoons of the cream shrimp on the baguette slice and top with sundried tomatoes

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Beef Tenderloin with Hollandaise Sauce and Cauliflower Puree. Ingredients: 250 grams, Beef tenderloin 1/2 cup butter, clarified 1pc egg yolk 1.2 pc lemon, juiced hot sauce to taste worcestershire sauce to taste Procedure: 1. season beef with salt and pepper 2. heat olive oil in a pan. add the beef and sear for 2-3 minutes per side. For the Hollandaise Sauce: 1. whisk egg yolk with 1 tbsp hot water until pale and double in volume 2. in a double boiler, place the bowl of egg yolk on top and add in some lemon juice 3. slowlly stream in the butter. thin out with lemon juice if too thick 4. add worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. season with salt and pepper. 5. serve with cauliflower puree and asparagus.

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- MATAMIS NA MANGGA SA BASO (Mango Trifle). Mango Trifle Ingredients: 10-12 pcs ladyfingers or broas 3 pcs ripe mango 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup mango sauce orjam optional: pastry cream Procedure: 1. using a melon baller, prepare mango balls 2. if using pastry cream, lighten it by mincing together half of with with half of the whipping cream 3. to assemble, place a layer of broas at the bottom of a glass, followed by the pastry cream, mango balls, repeat the process. 4. finish with whipped cream and mango sauce or jam. chill before serving.

Watch Chef Boy Logro Life Story in 'Wagas" on GMA News TV. CHEF BOY LOGRO- Mr.Pingpingping and our favorite Kusina Master has not only recipes but a LOVE STORY to share! From a mere dishwasher to the celebrated chef that he is today, one woman stuck by his side... in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer. ABANGAN Sa WAGAS... ngayong FEB9 na, Sabado 7PM sa GMANEWSTV... Coming Very Soon!

Watch Del Monte Kitchenomics New Season starts on February 13, 2013 onj GMA Network Award-winning actress Eugene Domingo and Chef Dino Ferrari, the hosts for the latest season of Del Monte Kitchenomics, met with the press recently. Check out what they prepared in this exclusive gallery. The new season will start on February 13 only on GMA 7.

Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Jocelyn Batoon-Garcia gave an interview on Philippine cuisines to the Gate to ASEAN program of the ASEAN News Section of the Thai News Agency, MCOT Company Limited last January 22. During the interview, Ambassador Batoon-Garcia discussed Philippine cuisine—especially the most common ones such as adobo, pansit, and lechon—its flavors and influences. Following the interview, Ms. Aida Panchamnong, a long-time resident of Thailand, gave the cooking demonstration of adobo and pansit. source: DFA

Kapamilya teen heartthrob Daniel Padilla is the latest KFC Streetwise endorser. Meanwhile, Danile Padilla's“Nasa Iyo Na Ang Lahat” is one of the original Filipino compositions competing for the title Himig Handog P-Pop 2013 Grand Winner.

Watch Yum Ramen Yum in Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho on January 27, 2013 episode. "Mga Kapuso, narito na ang isa sa mga istoryang inyong aabangan sa KMJS: Perfect ngayong malamig na panahon ang Ramen! At hindi na natin kailangan pang pumunta sa Japan para matikman ang original Ramen dahil nagsulputan na ngayon sa ating bansa ang mga Ramen House na magpapainit sa ating mga sikmura. Handa na ba kayong tikman ang masarap na pagkaing ito? Abangan ang Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho ngayong Linggo, 7:45 PM sa GMA-7!" Video replay embed only from YouTube. Credit to KMJS.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 77- Jan. 20, 2013- SIZZLING BALUT ALA POBRE. Ingredients: 8 pcs. balut, cooked 1 cup flour oil for deep frying 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup all-purpose cream 1 1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup chicken stock 1 tbsp. butter 2 tbsps. olive oil salt and pepper to taste 2 sprigs spring onion, sliced 3"-long ½ tsp. fried garlic, browned 1 pack frozen mixed vegetables (carrot, peas and corn), thawed Procedure: 1. Coat balut in flour, then deep fry and set aside.  2. In a pan, saute garlic in oil and butter, then add a little flour to make a roux. 3. Add in the cream and worcesterhire sauce. Add a little stock to thin out the sauce. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Place fried balut in sizzling plate and pour sauce over and garnish with spring onion and fried garlic.  5. Serve with mixed vegetable on the side.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 77- Jan. 20, TUYO RICE TOPPING WITH CUCUMBER ENSALADA. Ingredients: 2 tbsp. oil 2 tbsp. onion 2 cloves garlic 400g tuyo (200g flaked and 200g whole) 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1-2 pcs. finger chili 1 pc. egg 2 cups cooked rice salt and pepper to taste 1 pc. cucumber, julienned ½ red onion, diced 2 pcs. tomato, diced ½ green mango, julliened ¼ cup spring onion, chopped salt and pepper to taste bunch of cilantro  Procedure: 1. Saute onion, garlic and finger chili. Add tuyo flakes and cook for a bit. 2. Add rice and the rest of the ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Cook until mixed well, set aside. 3. For the salsa, chop all and combine everything in a bowl and serve with tuyo rice and whole fried tuyo.

Jollibee Group Foundation, Inc. is now the Official Name of Jollibee Foundation!  "Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) announces the renaming of its corporate foundation beginning 2013.  Making itself more representative of the various business units of JFC, which includes Jollibee, Greenwich, Chowking, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal and Burger King in the Philippines, Jollibee Foundation has formally changed its name to Jollibee Group Foundation, Inc. or JGF.  The tweaking of Foundation name also seeks to serve more communities through its development programs. “The Board of Trustees of the Foundation adopted the new name to fully represent the Foundation’s greater commitment to provide more impactful service to the communities it works with. Other than the change in name, everything else in the Foundation’s mission, programs, and structure will remain the same,” said JGF President Grace Tan Caktiong in her statement. “Our flagship programs, the Busog, Lusog, Talino (BLT

Watch John Gokongwei interview with Channel News Asia. Channel News Asia interviews JG Summit's founding chairman Mr. John Gokongwei on how he started and continues to maintain his multi-billion dollar conglomerate.

Join Street Food Tycoon and Mikael Daez Contest to Win iPad Mini Mikael made a promise on Twitter that he would eventually giveaway an iPad Mini on his blog ! Daez will post the contest details on his blog on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 8pm! Mikael has this to say on his blog: Oh yes, my blog is collaborating with none other than the sequel to the hottest mobile game from the Philippines, Streetfood Tycoon: World Tour!!! Straight from Kuyi Mobile, what better way to promote a great Filipino game than by giving others a chance to play it on a brand new iPad Mini!! So how does that sound?! Basically, the iPad Mini we will be giving away will have Streetfood Tycoon: World Tour preinstalled as well as the original game Now, on to the important part– the mechanics! I will post the contest details here on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 8pm! Remember that date and time! Don’t forget to visit this site. Btw, the 24th is also the worldwide release date of Streetfood Tycoon: World Tou

Here are the 5 Major Tips on Starting a Business as enumerated by Wilson Lee Flores from PhilStar . 2013, Year of the Water Snake is said to be a good year to start a business. According to Mr. Wilson he just recently I bought a new book by self-made British billionaire Richard Branson titled Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School at Hudson News inside Singapore’s Changi Airport. In the first chapter of this interesting, pragmatic and candid book, Branson shares five secrets to starting a business: 1. If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. Business requires a lot of time and hard work, so enjoy it and love your business. 2. Be innovative. Create something different whether it’s a product, service or brand. 3. Pride of association works wonders. People or employees are your firm’s biggest assets — make people proud and happy to be associated with your business. 4. Lead by listening. Be a good listener, no one has a monopoly on good ideas or

How to vote and win on Palmolive Color Pop Idol Promo. Vote for your favorite Color Pop Idol, guys and girls! Punta na sa Palmolive Naturals Facebook page masubaybayan ang paborito mong Color Pop Idol! Get a chance to win exciting prizes just by voting! Brought to you by new Palmolive Naturals Vibrant Color : )

Jollibee Food Corporation celebrates 35 Years- Come join the Fun! Jollibee Foods Corporation abbreviated as JFC and popularly known as Jollibee (PSE: JFC) is a Filipino multinational chain offast food restaurants headquartered in Pasig City, Philippines. It is the parent of Jollibee, the country's leading fast-food chain brand. Among its licensed brands are Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal and Burger King Philippines. Since its inception, JFC expanded and to date, it has a total of 2,510 stores worldwide with a system wide retail sales totaling to 82.1 billion pesos for the fiscal year 2011. Sometime in 1978, Caktiong and his brothers and sisters engaged the services of a management consultant, Manuel C. Lumba. Lumba shifted the business focus from ice cream to hotdogs, after his studies showed that a much larger market was waiting to be served. Lumba became Caktiong's last business and management mentor. Text credit: wikipedia

Watch Vicky Belo on Sarap Diva- January 19, 2013 Episode. This Saturday (January 19) in Sarap Diva, Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid welcomes into her kitchen Dr. Vicki Belo, ex-husband Atom Henares and their daughter Cristalle. Regine's guilty pleasure is special baked ribs. The Belo's will prepare their special chocolate chip cookies which they share as gifts with celebrity friends. More than the recipes, secrets about their unusual and modern family set-up will be revealed. How do Vicky and Cristalle bond despite their different views especially on each other's lovelife? How has the former couple Vicky and Atom maintained a special kind of relationship through the years? It's another Saturday morning filled with good food, talk and music in Sarap Diva, 9:45am on GMA.

Learn DOH “Belly Gud for Health” Dance Move. Press Release / 14 January 2012: Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona encourages the Department of Health (DOH) executives to lead a healthy lifestyle and undergo a weight loss program called “Belly Gud for Health.” “Stress that comes with management work can lead to binge eating and lack of physical activity that may result to overnutrition. We don’t want our health executives to suffer the consequences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), thus we are offering our undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, division chiefs and program managers a light and enjoyable challenge to be fit by attaining and maintaining a desirable waist circumference,” Secretary Ona said. Waist circumference is a simple and easy measure of central obesity which is the amount of visceral fat (the fat that surrounds the inner organs) among adults and a significant indicator of risk for NCDs particularly heart disease and stroke. The desirable waist circ

How to get McDonald's Free McCafe every Monday! Every Monday, McDonald’s will make you say “Hooray for Mondays” by giving customers a free cup of McCafe Premium Roast Coffee at ALL McDonald’s breakfast stores nationwide! All you have to do is visit any McDonald’s store nationwide every Friday to Sunday to get your free coffee coupons. Present your coupons at any McDonald’s breakfast store on all Mondays of January and February from 4:00am to 10:30am to enjoy your free cup either dine-in, take out, or drive thru.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 76 / Jan. 6- MACARONI CASSEROLE WITH BEEF AND MUSHROOMS. Ingredients: 400g left over macaroni, cooked 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups left over spaghetti sauce with beef 1 big white onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 4 to 6 ounces sliced mushrooms 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) cream of mushroom soup 4 loaves of left over bread salt and pepper, to taste 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese fresh basil for garnish image and recipe credit idolsakusinafacebookpage Preparation: Grease a baking pan and preheat the oven on 350 F. In a large pan, Saute onion, green pepper, and mushrooms and then add the left over spaghetti meat sauce.  Stir in cream of mushroom soup, and diced tomatoes. Cook and simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Spread the pasta in the prepared baking dish. Spoon the sauce over the pasta, then top with torn left over bread and then the cheddar cheese.  Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until ho

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 76 / Jan. 6- LECHON WITH LIVER SAUCE PASTA. Ingredients: 1 big white onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 stalk lemongrass, (white part only) chopped 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp oil 1 cup left over liver sauce 1 cup all purpose cream 250g mushroom, sliced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 500g spaghetti, cooked  300g left over lechon meat image and recipe credit:idolsakusinafacebookpage Procedure: 1. Place onion, garlic and lemongrass in a blender. Add little oil to have a smooth paste. 2. Saute the vegetables and lechon. 3. Add the cream and lechon sauce and simmer. 4. Toss cooked pasta and serve.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe 2013- HAM AND QUEZO DE BOLA SANDWICH.  Ingredients: 1 baguette 3 tbsp. mustard 2 tbsp. honey 300g left over ham slices 150g left over quezo de bola, grated 150g mozzarella cheese, grated 2 pcs tomatoes, sliced 1 big white onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 head romaine lettuce, sliced thinly Procedure: 1. In a bowl, combine mustard and honey. Spread on the baguette and top with ham, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper and mozzarella cheese. 2. Bake in the oven until cheese melts. 3. Lastly top with fresh lettuce and add the grated quezo de bola to finish. EGG SALAD WITH APPLE AND CASTAÑAS SANDWICH Ingredients: 1 baguette 8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced ½ cup celery, chopped ½ cup carrots, diced 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup left over castanas, roughly chopped 1 red onion, diced 2 tsps. lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 6 cheese slices/singles parsley for garnish paprika for garnish (opt

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 75 / Dec. 23- FRUITY LECHE FLAN. Ingredients: 10 egg yolks,beaten 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup condensed milk 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 lyanera containers 3/4 cup water cinnamon for sprinkling Assorted Fruits: peaches grapes strawberries oranges cherry Procedure: 1. Mix water and sugar in a pan and boil in very low fire until it turns brown and sticky.  2. Pour into lyanera and set aside. In a bowl, mix the following ingredients: egg yolks, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and vanilla.  Pour the mixture in the moulds and cover with foil. Steam for 15 - 20 minutes. Remove from the steamer and cool.  Top the leche flan with assorted fruits and sprinkle with a little cinnamon.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 75 / Dec. 23- GOURMET SAVORY BIBINGKA. Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 4 tsps. baking powder, sifted 2 cups coconut milk Banana leaves, wilted 300g pork adobo, chunks 150g kesong puti 2 pcs tomato, sliced 2 salted eggs, peeled and sliced Procedure: 1. Beat eggs until light and creamy. 2. Add sugar gradually. 3. Beat dry ingredients alternately with coconut milk. 4. Pour batter into cake pans (10-12”) that have been greased and lined with wilted banana leaves. 5. Bake for 30 minutes in a microwave on high setting. 6. Brush with margarine while baking. 7. When almost done, top with adobo, kesong puti, salted egg and tomato slices

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe- MAGIC GOURMET CHICKEN RELLENO.  Ingredients: 1 whole or 1.3 to 1.5 kg. chicken, deboned  For Marinade: 3 8-gram sachets MAGGI MAGIC SARAP 1 tsp. black pepper 2 tbsp. kecap manis or dark sweet soy sauce ½ lemon, juiced For Stuffing, combine the following in a bowl and mix well: 2 pcs. fresh pork sausage 15 pcs. hard-boiled quail eggs 1 cup grated Mozzarella ½ chorizo Pamplona, cut into strips 6 pcs. cornichons (small pickles) 4 slices honeyed ham  Procedure: 1. Season chicken with marinade ingredients for at least 4 hours. 2. Layer stuffing ingredients inside chicken in the sequence stated above. Truss chicken and place in a roasting pan. Cover in foil and bake in a pre-heated 350⁰F oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and brush with olive oil. Continue baking until golden brown, around 45-60 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before carving. SWEETENED ONION SIDE DISH: Ingredients: 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup sli

Here's the Department of Health (DOH) advisory for the Black Nazarene devotees. Meanwhile as of this posting, thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene formed a line stretching more than one kilometer at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila as the traditional "pahalik" started Tuesday afternoon. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority traffic discipline office head Yves Gonzalez said that as of 1:53 p.m., the line was about 1.45 km long. DOH strongly urge the devotees to adopt prudent measures, such as bringing their own water and enough food, to avoid any untoward incidents during the yearly procession. “It would be more practical and healthy for devotees to bring their own food and snacks to the procession and avoid street foods as these are exposed to dust particles and other pollutants in the streets and are sometimes unsanitary,” Secretary of Health Enrique T. Ona said, adding they should also prevent dehydration by bringing their drinking water. D

Catch McDonald's Mighty Chicken Wings now available in Chicago.  Report from the Associated Press says McDonald's chicken wings are being sold in servings of three, five or ten pieces with prices starting at $3. It is being offered with the default creamy ranch sauce. The test has been expanded in at least 500 restaurants in Chicago, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, after a successful run in Atlanta in 2012, the report said. McDonald’s, the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, could be adding “Mighty Wings” to its chicken menu once the test in Chicago yields successful results.

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- LASAGNA WITH SPICY WALNUT SPINACH PESTO AND PUMPKIN PUREE. Ingredients: 6-8 sheets organic lasagna 1 cup olive oil 2 cups spinach leaves 1 cup basil leaves 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted 2 cups pumpkin or kalabasa, pureed 1 cup cottage cheese 1 cup mozarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, as desired pinch of cayenne pepper Procedure: 1. pre-heat oven at 350F 2. For the pesto sauce, place spinach, basil, walnuts and cayenne pepper in a food processor or blender. Slowly add olive oil and mix until well blended. Set aside. 3. Spread 1/2 cup pumpkin puree in a baking dish and top with a layer of lasagna sheets, followed by a layer of pesto. 4. Repeat the process, ending with the pumpkin puree. Sprinkle with grated mozarella cheese, parmesan, and cottage cheese. 5. Bake in pre-heated over for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

Watch KUSINA MASTER - January 7, 2013 Episode. Today's Kusina Master celebrity guest is Aicelle Santos of La Diva. Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master is a 15-minute cooking show that features a step-by-step cooking guide and unfold excellent kitchen skills and unravel secrets to make cooking and food preparation effortless and fun. Every week, there will be a celebrity guest co-host that will assist Chef Boy in preparing different dishes. At the end of everyepisode, Chef Boy will give an assignment to viewers on what they need to buy or prepare for next episode. Video embed only from YouTube. Credit to GMA and the uploader.

Watch MasterChef Pinoy Edition - 07 January 2013 Episode. MasterChef Pinoy Edition is a Philippine competitive cooking game show featuring Filipino contestants from ages 18 to 50 years old. It is an adaptation of the British show MasterChef. The said show will air on November 12, 2012. MasterChef is back and ready to test the skills and recipes of amateur cooks in the Philippines.This is not your ordinary cooking show, as 1 million Pesos will be waiting for the lucky home cook. Who will be the first Pinoy Masterchef? Video embed only from Dailymotion. Credit to ABS-CBN and the uploader. guypoliuty by dm_50ea36d68bfdc

Here's a 'PinoySuperKitchenMasterchef' health fact for you today! You might also want to share this important information with your friends. 1. Avocado 2. Ginger 3. Cruciferous Vegetables 4. Whole Meal Pasta and Rice 5. Soya 6. GArlic 7. Nuts 8. Berries 9. Water 10. Watermelon

Watch Idol sa Kusina- January 6, 2013 Episode with Kris Bernal.  Do you still have a lot of leftovers from your abundant Christmas dinner? No worries! Here comes Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro, with a little help from Kris Bernal, showing you how to make totally restyled dishes from what remained after the holiday parties.

Watch Taste Buddies January 5, 2013 Episode with Sandy Daza. Ang sarap at ang dali gawin ng TINAPA RICE lalo pag si Sandy Daza ang nagturo! This Saturday Jan 5. Meanwhile here's an Easy Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe from Taste Buddies. Ingredients: 200 g pork loin (sliced) salt and pepper (pinch) 1 tbsp rice wine t tsp sesame oil 4 tbsp cornstarch 1 clove garlic (minced) 1 small red bell pepper (diced) 1 small green bell pepper (diced) 1/2 pc carrot (sliced) 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp rice vinegar 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp tomato sauce 1 pc mango (diced) water oil spring onions (for garnish) cornstarch 1 tbsp ketchup image and recipe credit: Taste Buddies Procedure: Combine the pork,salt and pepper,rice wine,sesame oil and cornstarch. Set aside for 1o minutes. Combine soy sauce,rice vinegar,sugar and tomato sauce. Stir fry garlic and add the pork. Stir fry the bell peppers,onion and carrots. Add the sauce and some water. Add salt and pepper as nee

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Roasted Pork with Mango Salsa.  Ingredients: 4 pcs pork chops (boneless) 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp coriander (ground) cayenne (pinch) 1 pc mango (diced) 1 pc tomato (diced) 1/2 pc green bell pepper (diced) 1/2 pc red onion (diced) 2 tbsp spring onion lime (as needed) salt and pepper (to taste) oil image and recipe credit: taste buddies Procedure: Preheat oven at 400 F. Combine garlic powder,cumin,cayenne and coriander. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Sprinkle the spice over the pork. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Sear both sides of the pork, about a minute each side. Finish cooking the pork in the oven until internal temperature reaches 63 C or 145 F. For the salsa, combine the mango,tomato,bell pepper,onion,spring onion,salt,pepper and lime juice. Allow to sit for 30 minutes.