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In celebration of the National Cheesecake Day on July 30, Peteet’s Famous Cheesecakes will offer free slices to the first 100 customers and 20% off any purchase throughout the day. In 2010, the Peteet Family took a beloved family cheesecake recipe and transformed it into a delicious new business. Every cheesecake - they make 90 varieties - is made from scratch daily with fresh, premium ingredients. The result is a rich and creamy, flavorful, signature two-layer cheesecake. Peteet’s signature flavors include sweet potato cheesecake, peach cobblercheesecake, Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake and red velvet cheesecake. Peteet’s Famous Cheesecakes, located at 13835 Nine Mile Road in Oak Park, is open 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For more information, visit peteetscheesecakes.com .

Here's a recipe from Idol sa Kusina, EPISODE 4/JULY 24- HERB SEAFOOD CREPE CASSEROLE. image and recipe courtesy of Idol sa Kusina Ingredients: 3 pcs. herb crepe 150 grms. fish fillet chunks 150 grms. squid ring cuts 150 grms. peeled and deveined shrimp 2 cups béchamel sauce 1 cup tomato sauce 300 grms. quickmelt cheese 200 grms. mozzarella cheese 100 grms. parmesan cheese 4 pcs. bread sticks 50 grms softened butter ¼ cup olive oil 50 grms. fresh basil leaves 1 tbspn. French mustard 1 tspn. salt 1 tspn. crushed peppercorn 1 jigger white wine 25 grms. chopped parsley Procedure: • Marinate all seafoods with olive oil, chopped basil leaves, mustard, salt and pepper and white wine. • Put marinated seafoods into triangle-folded herb crepes; and place them into casserole dish with béchamel and totato sauce. • Cover with grated quickmelt cheese and mozzarella cheese then baked in oven for 30 minutes or until done. Then sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley

Here's a recipe from Idol sa Kusina EPISODE 4/JULY 24- CRISPY CHICKEN CHOW MEIN. image and recipe courtesy of Idol sa Kusina Ingredients: 500 grms. julienned chicken breasts 50 grms. cafrots 50 grms. red and green bell peppers 50 grms. celery 50 grms. kinchay 50 grms. white onion 50 grms. cabbage 50 grms. leeks 50 grms. shiitake mushrooms 50 grms. snowpeas 50 grms. pureed garlic 50 grms. pureed ginger 1 jigger Chinese wine 100 grms. cornstarch 2 tbspns. chicken powder 2 cups chicken stock 50 grms. spring onion 500 grms. canton noodles 1 liter cooking oil 1 tspn. salt & pepper Procedure: • Deep fry the canton noodles until crispy and set aside. • Sauté in wok puree of ginger and garlic, flambé with Chinese wine, chicken and all vegetables. Add in chicken stock, salt and chicken powder. Allow to boil then thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Simmer for a while. • Bed plates with crispy noodles over the top with stir fry chicken and vegetables. Garnish

Just received this information from my Yahoo Inbox. A forwarded message from a good friend and just want to share here. CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS: Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments. How are we going to do this? It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool. Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination. Also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before. Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

Super-size your weekend with another funtastic episode of Idol sa Kusina. I ♥ big food! Do you? Watch Idol sa Kusina july 31, 2011 Episode. 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. The Americans have such a huge influence over us Filipinos that even our preference for food is somehow swayed by them. Like, we do like it big. And not just big – incredibly big; as in, supersized servings and helpings of whatever we shovel into our mouths. Figure-conscious Heart Evangelista gasps as Executive Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro presents to her his OVERSIZED BURGER – 12-inch high, 10-inch wide with two 1-inch thick patties! Yes, this young actress is able to nibble on just a fraction of this humongous treat; but those naturally endowed with a big appetite should have

Slat and Pepper Spare Ribs- Duday Recipe in Amazing Cooking Kids. image and recipe credit:amazingcookingkids

What is Cohen diet? In a span of four months, teleserye queen, Judy Ann Santos lose almost 27 lbs. according to her. Judy Ann's secret is healthy living and the fad now, Cohen diet. "Gusto mo nang bumalik sa dati mong itsura, makapagdamit ng maayos. And at the same time bilang asawa di ba? you owe it also to your partner to look good." Judy Ann said as the reason for her wanting to be fit again. The word Cohen was derived from the name of the Doctor who implemented Cohen diet. Dr. Cohen is dedicated to making each of us real pros in nutrition. His method is a combination of two points: -a balanced diet, respecting the eating needs of people. To do this, three criteria must be met: eathealthy food, respect the pleasure of eating and its conviviality. -The doctor insists on the challenge represented by the long term diet, as a result, he tries to find solutions to deal with it Specifically, how can you lose weight with the diet Cohen? Almost all kinds of food are