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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.