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Pharmaceuticals company Pfizer announced on Tuesday via a press release that it will recall around one million birth control pills in the U.S. because they were packaged incorrectly and may not prevent pregnancy. Pfizer said the pills being recalled contain wrong amount of active ingredients to prevent pregnancy because of packaging mistake from the inspection department. Here is the statement from Pfizer: We have announced a voluntary recall of Lo/Ovral®-28 (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) and Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets (generic) birth control pills in the United States. “We understand that this news can be very concerning and confusing for any woman who takes birth control pills to protect against unintended pregnancies. “We share your concerns and want to provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate information. “Recently, it came to our attention that there may be an issue with the way some of these pills were packaged…and that the inactive or placebo p

Watch Kusina Master: February 2, 2012 episode as Kusina Master- Chef Boy Logro prepares Orange Porkloin with Mark Bautista. “Kusina Master” is a 15-minute cooking show in front of live audiences that will unravel the secrets in making everyday foodpreparation fun, easy and exciting. Hosted by Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro, the one and only “Idol sa Kusina,” will guide every viewer to a step-by-step food preparation with practical cooking tips added with special techniques in making everyday dishes with a “wow” factor. video credit:kusina master

Watch Kusina Master- Feb 1, 2012 Episode - Creamy Seafood Casserole. “Kusina Master” is a 15-minute cooking show in front of live audiences that will unravel the secrets in making everyday foodpreparation fun, easy and exciting. Hosted by Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro, the one and only “Idol sa Kusina,” will guide every viewer to a step-by-step food preparation with practical cooking tips added with special techniques in making everyday dishes with a “wow” factor.

Careers take-off and fly high in AXN Beyond’s jam-packed line-up of new shows this February! Feel the passion, adventure and espionage at 30,000 feet in PAN AM, a new drama series set in the 1960s, when Pan American World Airways led the energy and excitement of the Jet Age. In their individual quests for adventure, the “Pan Am” crew of pilots and stewardesses face both opportunity and peril, as they juggle their lives, loves, hopes and dreams while flying around the world to glamorous international cities like Paris, Berlin, Jakarta and Monte Carlo. Fasten your seat belts as the season premieres on February 11, 2012, airing every Saturday at 9:50 p.m., first and exclusively on AXN Beyond. Join psychotherapist Dr. Dani Santino as she balances her workload and the new demands of single motherhood in the drama series NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. When Dani’s perfect world begins to unravel after her husband’s infidelity, she becomes the most sought-after therapist, with high-profile clients f

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 30 / Jan. 29- BANGUS SISIG. Ingredients: 500 g. Boneless bangus, deep fried cut into chunks 30 g. Red onion chopped 30 g. Garlic chopped 30 g. Green chili chopped 1 tbsp. Calamansi juice 2 tbsp. Liquid seasoning 30 g. Green bell pepper 30 g. Red bell pepper 1 tbsp. Mayonnaise ¼ cup Corn oil 1 tbsp. Chicken powder 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. Pepper ¼ cup Chicken stock 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce Procedure: 1. Sauté onion, garlic, chili, red and green bell peppers then add chunks of crispy fried bangus. Add chicken stock, liquid seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and calamansi juice. 2. Off heat, toss bangus with Mayonnaise. 3. Pour in sizzling plate, garnish with julienne leeks, carrots and garnish with calamansi 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 KUSI

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 30 / Jan.29-SEAFOOD KARE-KARE. Ingredients: 100 g. Tunaloin chunks 4 pcs. Tiger prawn peeled but leave head & tail 2 pcs. Squid cut into ring 1 pc. Eggplant blanched 1 set Sitaw blanched 4 pcs. Native pechay blanched ½ kl. Banana blossom ( puso ng saging) blanched 50 g. Onion slices 30 g Garlic chopped 1 cup Peanut butter ¼ cup annatto oil 300 g. giniling na sinangag na bigas to become powdery ¼ cup Bagoong 1 pc. Mango green slice 1 tbsp. Salt and pepper 1 liter Seafood stock Procedure: 1. Boil the seafood stock then add annatto oil, peanut butter, giniling na sinangag na bigas. Stir quickly until thick. Set aside. 2. Sauté onion, garlic, tuna, prawns and squid in annatto oil for 2 minutes, you may add all vegetables. Add kare-kare sauce and season with salt. 3. Place in pot and serve with slices of green mango and bagoong. image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef B

Here's Idol sa Kusina recipe for Episode 30 / Jan. 29- MARINATED ROAST PORK LOMO WITH MASHED YELLOW PUMPKIN. Ingredients: 500g Pork lomo whole pieces 50 g. Garlic chopped puree 50 g. Onion puree ½ cup Olive oil 10 g. Rosemary leaves 1 tbsp. Mustard 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. Peppercorn crushed 500 g. Pumpkin 50 g Butter 1 cup evaporated milk image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Procedure: 1. Marinate lomo in garlic puree, onion, olive oil, mustard, rosemary leaves, salt and pepper for 1 hour. Pan sear in griddle for 2 minutes then place in oven until done. 2. Boil pumpkin until soft then mashed, and mix into pan. Add butter, milk, salt and pepper. 3. Have ready plate then bed with mashed pumpkin. Top with slices of lomo then serve hot. 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 bo