Treasure Jar

Support our Pambansang Kamao and wear your Philippine pride through the special edition Aray Mo, Galing Natin Pilipinas shirts by Alaxan FR. You can get one of these shirts simply by joining my promo and following these rules:

1. Show your support for Manny by taking a photo greeting for him for his upcoming fight against Timothy Bradley on June 10. Hold a placard, a board, or a paper with your one-liner message and don’t forget to include “Aray Mo, Galing Natin Pilipinas!”

2. Send the photo to pacquiaobradley@gmail.com. State your name, contact number, and for tracking purposes, also state my blog’s name: TREASURE JAR

3. Like the Alaxan FR Official Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/AlaxanFastRelease

Alaxan FR will be giving away 100 special edition Pacman shirts to the first users who send in their photo greetings.

The promo will run from May 23, 2012 and ends on June 5, 2012. Winners of the promo will be announced on June 6, 2012. Join now!

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From May 30 to June 5, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf gives photography and art aficionados a real treat as it lets everyone marvel at Tom Epperson’s latest works in a special art show that will be held in Greenbelt 5. Entitled “Brewfinder: Enthusiasm Over Coffee at the CBTL,” the weeklong exhibition highlights the artist’s photographic prowess with a set that revolves around the concept of finding beauty in just about everything.

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Fettucine, fresh homemade Pasta with Classical Tomato and Basil Sauce

Pasta dough

400 gm Maya all purpose flour

100 gm semolina flour (optional)

4 medium eggs plus 1 yolk if necessary

A dash of salt and extra virgin olive oil

Pasta Sauce:

Tomato sauce 2 small can of canned peeled tomato sauce,

crushed with a fork Half garlic head, peeled and crushed

A handful of fresh basil

Extra virgin olive oil

Rock salt and pepper

Handful of parmesan

Method For the pasta dough:

• Mix well the 2 flour, put on the table and make a well in the center, add the egg, the salt and the extra virgin olive oil.
• With a fork, incorporate the egg into the flour beginning from the center, when possible, start to work with the hand in the classical way, work on the table for about 10 minutes.
• Cover with a towel and let rest, prepare the tomato sauce in the meantime.
• In a pot add a good amount of extra virgin olive oil, add the garlic and the basil, add the tomato and put on medium high heat, simmer, once start simmering, cook for 10 minutes and take off the heat. Cool down and season to taste.
• Take the pasta dough, it can be worked well with a roller or a pasta machine, fettuccine should be about 2.5 cm wide and 0.3 mm thick.
• Cook in boiling salty water and toss in tomato sauce. Sprinkle with a good handful of parmesan and basil.



Cooked by Chef Robert Cimmino who recently visited The Maya Kitchen.

Recipe serves 4

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Are you ready for the Unilab’s 2012 Run United 2 on June 17, 2012? The 2012 Run United 2 will be at the SM Mall of Asia grounds.

Here are the different categories:

Ceelin 500 meter dash for children 5 – 12 years old

3k, 5k and 10k run singlet

21k category. The 21km runners will run the Bonifacio Global City to Mall of Asia race route. Shuttle service will be provided from MOA as pick-up point for 21km runners who has to go there if they have family members and friends running at the MOA.

Visit Active Health for more information.

“Active Health delivers Unilab’s vision of providing active health solutions for Filipino families,” Unilab Active Health Head Alex Panlilio said. “We encourage families to start or continue leading active lives through our events like Run United“.

There will also be a Team Bike Boutique, the official merchandise partner of Ironman races worldwide, to organize the Run United Race Expo happening on June 13-16, 2012 at the BGC Grounds near Mercato. This four-day race expo will have fitness and athletic brands showcase their services and latest products like gadgets and running gear.

According to Coach Rio de la Cruz, “Major international marathons like the ING New York Marathon and Chicago Marathon hold their own expos days before the event. Together with UNILAB Active Health, we look at some of the best practices from international races, and apply them to the Run United Series to further enhance the race experience of the Filipino running community.”

Registered participants of 500-meter dash, 3km, 5km, and 10km will receive their singlet upon registration.

The Active Health race belt bag, bib with timing chip, and Riovana 10% discount stub can be claimed during the 1st ever Run United race expo scheduled on June 13-16, 2012 at BGC Grounds near Mercato from 12nn to 8pm.

IMPORTANT: 2012 Run United 2 singlet size availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early to get the singlet size that fits you perfectly.

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Expo Mom 2012 is on! Be there at the Rockwell Tent on May 5-6 Saturday and Sunday and experience what is Modern Motherhood.

“Being a mom today is so different from what it was before. For starters, we have access to all this information. We now know that caring for our children starts from Day 1 of our pregnancy. We now know that the best way to take care of our family is to take care of ourselves first. We also know that technology, while allowing us to make full use of our time, is a double-edged sword as it has exposed our children to materials that they may not yet be ready to see,” observes Janice Villanueva-Crisostomo, founder of Mommy Mundo, a dynamic organization devoted to empowering and engaging mothers through unique concept events and publications. Mommy Mundo has been organizing Expo Mom since 2008.

She adds, “These are some of the issues that the modern mom faces every day. Expo Mom hopes to answer some of these concerns by showcasing the latest tools that can help us save time and make tasks easier, so that we can devote more of our efforts into becoming better moms.”

What kind of mom are you? Me, I am a Hands-On Mom. No live-in househelp for almost a decade makes me a hands-on mom, right?

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Expo Mom 2012 is co-presented by Shop Mommy Matters, Philippine Association of Childbirth Educators (PACE), GlaxoSmithKline, Anmum, Sweet Baby Diapers and Goldilocks. Sponsors include CordLife Philippines, Cycles Mild Detergent, Cradles, Samsung, Havaianas and PLDT. Also supported by Crystal Clear, Tiny Buds, Lactacyd Baby Bath. Media Partners include Manila Bulletin, Sense & Style Magazine, Style Weekend, Working Mom Magazine, Lifestyle Network, Smart Parenting, Breakfast Magazine, Multiply.com, Crossover 105.1 FM, Urban Mom Magazine and Mommy Pages.

For more info visit www.expomom.com.

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World Book and Copyright Day happens every April 23.

The National Book Development Board, the Quezon City Government and IPO Philippines  will celebrate World Book and Copyright Day  at the Quezon City Memorial Circle:

This is a timely event especially during summer break because children nowadays are not really into reading. Included in the day’s events are storytelling, poetry-reading and picture taking with different characters like a “pirate” symbolizing the pirate of piracy, a crime that is punishable by law.

So, put on your running shoes and ready your bike racks behind your cars and head over to QCMC on Sunday. You can run or walk or bike before or after you visit these activities at the Planas Garden.

April 22 is Earth Day too 🙂

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