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Catch "Sarap Diva" on GMA with Host Regine Velasquez! Asia's songbird, Regine Velasquez turns into a cooking diva in GMA-7's newest cooking show entitled "Sarap Diva". Every week, Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid will share her most fascinating recipes and will cook them right infront of your television set with the help of some celebrities, her son Nate and pet dog George.  Directed by Treb Monteras, Sarap Diva premieres October 6 and will air every Saturday morning before "Eat Bulaga". Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid shows off cooking skills via SARAP DIVA Beginning October 6, join Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid as she shows off her culinary expertise and whips up delightful dishes via her newest cooking talk show, Sarap Diva. While Regine displays her singing prowess in Party Pilipinas and dabbles in hosting her first magazine talk show HOT T.V., she now takes a new challenge as a homemaker and food l

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 62- Sept. 16- GRILLED AND FRIED CHICKEN TERIYAKI. Ingredients: 1kg. chicken breasts (cut into chunks) salt and pepper to taste ½ cup cornstarch 500 g. onion leeks, white part only (cut into 1 inch long) ½ cup teriyaki sauce Oil for deep frying 1kg. chicken thigh, deboned salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup sesame seeds ½ cup teriyaki sauce 2 tbsp. spring onions for garnish Procedure: 1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and dredge in cornstarch. Thread on bamboo skewers alternating chicken breasts and leeks, 3 pieces each stick, and set aside. 2. Season chicken thigh with salt and pepper, and set aside 3. Deep fry chicken skewers until cooked. Drizzle or brush with teriyaki sauce. 4. Pan grill chicken thigh until done; brush with teriyaki sauce while grilling. 5. Place on plate the fried and grilled chicken and garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions. For Teriyaki Sauce: 1 cup. Japanese soy sauce 1

Chef Sau Del Rosario speaks at Learniversity being held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Sau del Rosario is one of the country's most well-loved chefs. French-trained Sau del Rosario was born and raised in the center of Philippine gastronomy, Pampanga. He studied in UP Diliman with a degree in Hotel Management. Sau took his professional training in Nice, South of France under the guidance of Michelin Chef Christian Plumail of Restaurant L'univers. Here are some life experiences and salient points shared by Chef Sau Del Rosaario. Tweet feeds from Gma News. Del Rosario: In college, 'di ako marunong magluto. I come from a family of chefs but didn't want to be one Chef Sau said he could relate to Linguini of Pixar's Ratatouille. He said the movie makes him cry.  Del Rosario worked in Paris, studied to be a chef at the same time despite the difficulty, language barrier  Del Rosario: Nag simula ako na nagkakaliskis ng isda,pagkatapos ng 5 yrs hindi

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 62- Sept. 16- LYCHEE DRINK. Ingredients: 150 ml. syrup from the canned lychee 50 ml. ice cold water 1 Lime juice 6 lychees mint leaves for garnish Lemongrass as toothpick for lychees Procedure: 1. Combine all ingredients and mix. 2. Skewer lychee with lemongrass and serve   image and recipe credit:idolsakusina 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 I

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 62- Sept. 16- TEMPURA WITH SESAME SOBA NOODLE. Ingredients: For Tempura: 1 kg. squid with ink cut into crisscut cuts For Tempura Batter: 700 g Showa flour 5 pcs. egg yolk 1 ½ cups ice cold water 250 g cube ice ¼ -1/3 cup squid ink Procedure: 1. Have ready mixing bowl. Combine all ingredients, showa, egg yolk, squid ink, water and mix well. Then add the ice cube. 2. Dredge squid into corn starch, then dip into tempura batter. 3. Have ready heated oil, deep-fry the squid until crispy, and set aside. 4. Place on the bowl sesame soba noodles. Top with squid tempura. To Prepare Sesame Soba Noodles: Ingredients: 1kg. dried soba (buckwheat) noodles - cooked 1½-inch.ginger, thin match sticks and blanched 1 medium carrot, thin match sticks and blanched 4 spring onions, chopped For Sauce: 1½ cups instant dashi stock ½ cup Japanese soy sauce 1/3 cup mirin good pinch each salt and pepper For Garnish: Pickled ginger

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 62- Sept. 16-  SPICED CHORIZO AND CRAB WITH DINNER ROLL. Ingredients: 4 pcs. fresh crab 2 tbsp. cooking oil 6 small shallots, diced 6-8 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp. minced ginger 1 red finger length chili, deseeded and sliced 3 cups chicken stock 4 tbsp. black bean paste 4 tbsp. bottled sweet chili sauce ½ cup bottled sweet tomato ketchup 1 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. rice wine 2 tbsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 2 tbsp. corn starch mixed with 3 tbsp. water 2 eggs lightly beaten 2 sprigs coriander leaves (cilantro), to garnish 2 springs onion, to garnish 12 pcs. soft dinner roll 2 pcs. Lucban chorizo 2 pcs. Vigan chorizo 2 pcs. adobo chorizo 2 pcs. spicy longganisa For Chili Ginger Sauce: 5-6 red finger length chilies, deseeded 6 cloves garlic, peeled chopped 4 slices fresh ginger chopped 2 tsp. sugar ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. rice vinegar 1tbsp. water Procedure: 1. If the crabs are still alive, put them in the freezer for 15

Idol sa Kusina on DVD now available on your favorite record store. Watch your favorite cooking show on DVD over and over again. Idol sa Kusina as on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro gives 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.