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Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- 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.

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.

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 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.

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Malunggay and Basil Pesto. What we need: 1 cup Malunggay/Basil 4 pcs, sun dried tomatoes 1/4 cup cashew nuts 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1 whole coconut/buko What to do: Clean basil and malunggay leaves. Drain sun-dried tomatoes. Process the basil leaves, sun-dried tomatoes and nuts. Add garlic and olive oil. Grate the flesh of the coconut/buko to resemble noodles. Mix pesto with the "noodles". recipe credit:taste buddies

Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Ampalaya Burger. What we need: 250g ground pork 1pc red onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp ampalaya, diced 1pc egg 1/2 cup all purpose flour salt and pepper to taste oil What to do: Combine everything in a bowl and mix well. Shape the mixture into patties. Pan fry the patties until cooked. recipe credit:taste buddies

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Here's Taste Buddies Recipe- Sansrival! No rival. Ingredients: 0-12 ocs graham crackers 1 cup toasted cashew nuts 1 bar buter 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tbsp milk Procedure: Prepare buttercream mixture by combining softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth with milk. Place a layer of crackers, then add a layer of the buttercream mixture. Top with some cashew nuts Repeat the layering twice. Chill the mixture for 2 hours and serve.

Watch Taste Buddies October 27 Episode with Mikael Daez and Betong!  Taste Buddies is a cooking show on GMA News TV hosted by Solenn and Isabelle. If Chef Boy Logro is "idol sa Kusina" Isabelle and Solenn are the "Kusina It Girls".

Watch Taste Buddies on GMA hosted by Solenn and Isabelle. If Chef Boy Logro is "idol sa Kusina" Isabelle and Solenn are the "Kusina It Girls". Cooking shows seems to be the trending shows locally with Chef Boy Logro having two shows, Kusina Master on GMA and Idol sa Kusina on GMA News TV, while Regine Velasquez has her own cooking show "Sarap Diva" every Saturday on GMA. Solenn Heussaff and Isabelle Daza personally invite you to watch out for the premiere of their new show 'Taste Buddies' this coming October 27!