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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!

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

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

Watch Baby Gangnam Style- Baby doesn't like to eat with Gangnam Video! According to the uploader of the video, the Baby's Father: Benjamin (10 months old) from London was a very fussy eater until he discovered Gangnam Style. If you decide to write about this story, please link to this original video and not any of the other copies floating around. If you saw the video on TV, leave a comment and tell us where and when you saw it! If anyone can find or send me a copy of any live TV broadcast I would be very grateful.

Leave it to the good folks at Fox News to find the humor in trying to survive off food stamps. Stuart Varney brought up the subject after Newark Mayor Cory Booker accepted a challenge to live off food stamps for one week. When host Stuart Varney asked her if she coud live off $133 to spend on food monthly, Tantaros replied, "I should try it because do you know how fabulous I’d look?" Tantaros continued, "I’d be so skinny. I mean, the camera adds ten pounds, it really does. I’d be looking great." Varney seemed fairly amused by her answer. Video embed only from Youtube.

Here's Turkey Thanksgiving Recipes! Thankgiving day is on November 22, 2012, Thursday. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Because of the longstanding traditions of the holiday, the celebration often extends to the weekend that falls closest to the day it is celebrated. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Historically, Thanksgiving had roots in religious and cultural tradition. Today, Thanksgiving is primarily celebrated as a secular holiday. Victoria Paikin pleased to present this forth recipe video of thanksgiving easy recipes about how to make Turkey Stuffing.

Here's how to make a Browned Butter Sea Salt Nutella Cookie by Erwan Heussaff Dry: mix together, 2 1/4 cup of sieved flour,1 tsp baking soda, 1/4tsp of salt. Borwn 1 cup of butter on low heat, you'll see the butter get brown as you tend to it with a spoon. Wet: 1/4 c brown sugar, 1/4c. white sugar, 1 egg, 1 yolk, 1 tbsb of sour cream (or greek yogurt). Put in mixer. Mix. Add brown butter. Fold in Dry mix. Mix in 1 cup of mixed milk and dark chocolate chips. Put in the fridge for about 30mins - 1hour. Form some balls with your hand about 2inches thick. Flatten them out, put a tbsp of nutella in the middle and fold the bal over again. Place on parchment paper. Bake at 350 farenheit for 15mins or until desired texture is achieved. Shorter times for chewy gooey cookies. Full time for nice hard cookies. When done, cool them on a rack with some sea salt flakes on top. Enjoy with a tall glass of milk. image screen captured only To watch Erwan

Many are talking about the guesting of comedian Allan K. and John Lapus on "Sarap Diva", where the three of them including Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez made a "dance Craze". Meanwhile Regine Velasquez, earlier mentions on interview and on her Twitter account that she will do a repeat of her "Silver" concert for free after the diva wasn't able to complete her performance and has to stop her concert due to viral infection. Video embed only from YouTube

Brooke Burke-Charvet gets real about cancer and her thyroid diagnosis. Brooke Burke Charvet, co-host of “Dancing With the Stars,” announced in a video Thursday, November 8, that she has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery soon. The good thing is Brooke thinks and feels very optimistic about everything during this trying time in her life. “Here's the way I see it...I’m just going to make a positive out of this negative thing and I’m going to be a really good patient and I’m going to do everything that I need to do...and I’ve booked my surgery,” she said in the video. "Brooke, I had thyroid cancer when I was 25,I am now 56, I honestly have never considered my self a cancer survivor since I just had to do what I had to do.I had a 1 yr old daughter. The scar can be hidden with a good surgeon.My does not even show. Yes its scary,but its true if your going to get cancer,thyroids the one to get. The biggest downside is the fatigue.Stay strong and good luck...&qu

Watch Coca-Cola Christmas Carol- Video! Despite a challenging year, our country remains resilient and hopeful as ever. Our nation's collective happiness continues to shine, brighter than ever. On the 100th Christmas of Coca-Cola in the Philippines, Coca-Cola inspires, reminds and provokes the Filipinos - that despite all the challenges and hardships, there are still more reasons to be thankful and be happy, especially this magical season of Christmas. Maligayang Pasko, Pilipinas.

How to audtion and join Kusina Master Cook-Alike Challenge? Kusina Master fans here's your chance to seen on TV and cook side by side with the Kusina Master himself, Chef Boy Logro. From Kusina Master Facebook page: Kaya mo bang makipagsabayan sa galing sa pagluluto ni Master? Mag-audition na sa Cook-alike challenge! Video embed only credit to Kusina Master

Watch Michael V, Aki Torio and Jaco Benin for Mister Donut Chunky Bavarians “The Chunks” TV Commercial. Mister Donut has a released their latest television commercial that stars its long-time endorser Michael V, as well as Hideaki “Aki” Torio and Jaco Benin.

Here's  Crab Caviche Cocktail by Christine Ha. Ha, landed a spot in the coveted top 18 on Fox’s Masterchef, becoming the show’s first blind contestant. With the help of an assistant who carries her dishes to the judges, gathers ingredients she requests from the pantry, and assists her in walking from point A to B, Christine has proven herself to be a serious contender on the show and someone her competitors should both fear and respect. Christine Ha eventually won the title of Masterchef USA Season 3.

Catch Christine Ha as she prepares a  Classic American Pie! Christine Ha's story is such inspiring and motivating. Christine admitted she was not a baker, and felt fully prepared to go home after this pressure cooker challenge, not knowing what she pulled out of the oven until she placed it before judge Gordon Ramsay for tasting. In a pretty remarkable moment, as far as cooking competitions go, he scrapes the top of her pie with a knife for her to hear how her crust came out before he tastes. Check out the clip to watch Gordon restore Christine's confidence in a tearfully inspirational momen t. Text and Video credit akie0107

CHRISTINE HA is the Grand Winner of  Masterchef Season 3! Christine Ha, the modest Vietnamese-American cook who’s been turning out stunning dishes despite being legally blind won the Season 3 of Masterchef  USA. In an interview with HA,  “Winning MASTERCHEF is the biggest accomplishment of my life,” said Christine Ha. “It has taught me to believe in myself and trust my intuition. I am incredibly humbled to have shared this experience with all the other talented home cooks who tried out, especially those in the Top 18 who cooked alongside me for so many challenges.” image credit:AFB.org

Here's Asian Health-General-Everywhere Course Video Demo! this course of hands tsubo is very easy and you can do it everywhere. The Hegu is an all-around accu-pressure point. The Yanglao is a rejuvenation accu-pressure point. It speeds up the metabolism.Stimulating the point leads to relief mental tension.

Here's Asian Health Fleck and Sag Course Video Demo. A Program to feel younger by stimulating the tsubo related to wrinkles. The stimulating prevent line of between eyebrows. The stimulation prevent looseness under the eyes. Here's a video capture during our run of the Android Application.

Catch Asian Health- Diet Course Video Demo. This is a program to build  a body more prone to loose weight. The Yanglao is a rejuvenation accu-pressure point. It seeds up the metabolism. The Xuehai facilitates excretion of waste products and fat. And the tsubo improves blood circulation.The Shuifen adjust metabolism of moisture. Catch as we capture the video during our run of the Android Application.

Here's Asian Health- Eat in Moderation Course Video Demo. This program reduces hunger by stimulating the tsubo on an empty stomach or 10 to 15 minutes before eating. Stimulating it has the effect of reducing extreme appetite. How to stimulate the tsubo?  Pinch or stimulate strongly the area as shown on the video. If your stimulation is too soft your appetite will increase. 

Here's Asian Health- Feeling of Cold Course Video Demo. Stimulating these points restores the balance of the autonomous nerves and improves blood circulation. The jingxue normalizes automatic nerves and facilitates the flow of blood of the whole body. Stimulating this points improves excessive sensitivity to cold. The Yongquan is an all around accu-pressure point. It increases stamina and energy.