Treasure Jar

The different Fujidenzo cooking ranges as seen from Exatech online site offers a wide array of cooking ranges according to one’s needs, budget and kitchen space.

The Fujidenzo Cooking Ranges have an extensive line-up from high-priced range to low-priced range.

More than the prices, it is important to note that Fujidenzo Cooking Ranges have the following features:

1. Energy Efficient due to the double glass door oven and precision burner holes.
2. Safety Convenience with full electric ignition and spill guard.
3. Practical and Hygienic because of stainless steel cooktop, splashback feature.
4. Use of high grade stainless steel
5. The Fujidenzo Cooking Ranges are available in 50cm, 60cm and 90cm.

With over 100 service centers nationwide and 2 years warranty on parts, these European-made Fujidenzo Cooking Ranges are definitely worth every penny you have saved.

The following are models available models under Php40,000:

If you want to know more about Fujidenzo Cooking Ranges, click here -> EXATECH

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One of the best ways to drink a teaspoon or a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar is to mix this with your regular drink of juice or water. In fact, one of the instructions to having this regularly is to drink a glass of warm water with a T of Apple Cider Vinegar. You can add honey to make the mix sweeter and easier to drink.

Photo posted here.

This is my way of having a tablespoon or sometimes more, of Bragg’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar: mix with CarbTrim and add a slice of lemon or navel orange. TIP: slice a lemon or navel orange and put these in the freezer so you do not need to slice every time you need to make these drinks.

CarbTrim is a carb-blocking product in a refreshing iced tea drink.  It contains Phase 2 white kidney bean, a natural extract clinically-proven to block up to 66% of carbs you eat. ~source

Two of the many benefits of Bragg’s Organic Apple Cider Vinegar are the following: (Source)

• Helps control weight
• Promotes digestion & ph Balance

Now these two would be great together in losing the weight. We need to remember though to moderate food intake and take one or two kinds of exercise to help lose the unwanted pounds.

By the way, I won TEN BOXES of CarbTrim through this photo, so go follow CarbTrim on Twitter and who knows, you might also win boxes of CarbTrim like me 😀

Here are the boxes.

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I’d like to think that I am a practical person, at least most of the time (at least most of the time? errr…).

How and why?

I’d rather bring packed food than buy whenever we are going somewhere.

I’d rather school children do “textbook rental” than buy 6-8 books that will just gather dust after the school year is over. If it was me, I’d rather they use digital books than real books because I am an early adapter for reading ebooks way back when I still use a Palm Pilot. Yeah,  like circa very 2000’s.

I’d rather learn to cook recipes that catch the fancy of the family than dine out to order.

For example: A pack of these green chili fingers costs around Php10-15 and it has around 15 pieces. It doesn’t take a lot of cheese to put inside the chili. It doesn’t take a lot of “lumpia” wrapper to wrap each chili. At the nearby restaurant, these Cheese Sticks Dynamite are Php85/5 pieces. Now, why would I buy when I can make it at home? The practical thing here is to make these in big batches and freeze so you can just get some to fry if you want to have them.

I’d rather spend a great deal of time taking care of the laundry and folding carefully the clothes rather than have these ironed at the laundry shop. If the clothes are well cared for, these can be given to others who might need them. Is it practical for me to have the clothes brought to the laundry shop for ironing? I think so because I am not fond of the task and second, we don’t pay too much which saves me time and effort to do other things. We don’t add electricity to the cost too.

Anyway…

For school supplies, we have two big plastic boxes for school supplies where the children can “shop” for unexpected things like folder, art paper, illustration boards, paint brush, envelopes, bond paper, pens, pencils, erasers, among other things.

I don’t want to ask the hubby or make myself go to the nearest bookstore for a 1/8 illustration board.

Are you a practical person?

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The Maya Kitchen will feature Sandy Daza on November 24, 2012. He will be sharing his home cooked favorite recipes as the guest chef.

The following recipes will be featured:

• Shepherd’s Pie
• Crispy Fish with Garlic Sauce
• Shrimp Puttanesca
• Spam Fried Rice
• Coq Au Vin
• Bread Pudding

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Chef Hasset Desserts to Go! at The Maya Kitchen

On July 7, 2012, Chef Hasset Go, one of the youngest baking prodigies will share his baking skills at The Maya Kitchen.

Learn how to make the following:

• Energy Mug Cake
• Coconut Calamansi Squares
• Banana Jubilee Crepe
• Pastel Tres Leches
• Pandan-White Chocolate Mango Cake
• Low Sugar Citrus Cupcake Crème Brûlée
• Custard Spring Rolls.

A native of Misamis, Occidental where he learned how to bake from his mother, Hasset skipped college to right away train under some of the country’s premier pastry chefs. He used to sell yema, pastillas and brownies to his classmates and is now the co-owner of MedChef Homemade Cakes, Pastries and Desserts. The business supplies cakes and other baked goods to institutional clients.

Chef Hasset is now also a food stylist, chef instructor and consultant to food establishments. A book of his unique creations is also in the works.

But wait… there’s more!

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth And Win A Chance To Learn Dessert Secrets From Celebrity Chef Hasset Go!

Prize:
1 (one) Gift Certificate to Desserts to Go! By Chef  Hasset (Featured Lifestyle course) on July 7, 2012. (valued at P1,500) fully-transferable; non-refundable

The Mechanics are simple:
1. Like The Maya Kitchen on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MayaKitchen)
2. Choose your favorite dessert (from article above) to be made by Chef Hasset Go, fill in the blank, and post this on your facebook status (Don’t forget to tag The Maya Kitchen!)

“I want to attend @The Maya Kitchen’s Desserts To Go short course with celebrity Chef Hasset Go on July 7! Can’t wait to try the ______.”

Leave a comment on this blog post ONLY ONCE with your Name and Email address

Deadline is 11:59PM on Thursday, July 5. Winners will be selected at random via electronic raffle and will receive email notification from The Maya Kitchen.

Announcement of lucky winner is on July 6 (Friday). Good luck!

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  For more information, log on to www.themayakitchen.com or e-mailcontactus@themayakitchen.com   or visit The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center every Tuesday to Saturday at 8F  Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City or call 8921185 / 892-5011 local 108.

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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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