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Velvet Apple

Mabolo or Velvet apple seems to be a rare fruit these days.

velvet apple

Mabolo tastes like apple, only softer and fleshier.I remember eating this as a child because our neighbor had a tree and under it was a bench where we (my neighbor friends and I) could sit and eat mabolo.

For more info on mabolo or velvet apple, click here and here.

Posted by Treasure Jar on Oct 24th 2010 | Filed in Blast from the Past,Fresh Produce,introspection,Plateful of Fun | Comments (0)

Vote For Your Town, Vote for Iba Zambales

Mango Cheese Muffins from Iba, Zambales, an entry for Kraft Eden Cheese World’s Longest Christmas Celebration with a Cheesy Twist. This contest features 100 unique cheese-based specialties of 100 towns nationwide to celebrate 100 Days of Christmas.

Iba, (my hometown, yipee! ) is the birthplace of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. The town has several kilometers of clean gray sandy beach and lovely sunset views.

People from Iba, Zambales are wonderful and I say that not because I am from the place but because it is true. We are sweet too, as sweet as the luscious mangoes that delight people who have tasted these. Iba, Zambales has a long stretch of sea that has a wide array of fresh catch, rice fields, and rolling majestic mountain range and yes (one more time), the sweetest mangoes you have ever tasted.

Mechanics for VOTE FOR YOUR TOWN: Continue Reading »

Posted by Treasure Jar on Oct 6th 2010 | Filed in From the Admin's Desk,FYI,Plateful of Fun,Socials,Trivia,Visual Delights | Comments (4)

Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta

Chef Golda Liamzon of the Dona Elena Cuisinera Club whipped up another yummy and nutritious food just perfect to serve for Halloween parties because the end result has yellow-y sauce: Squash Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta. FYI, Squash was used instead of pumpkin.

Dona Elena Sausage Pasta

Squash is rich in carotene and the richer the color, the more concentration there is in the nutrients. Squash is also a good source of folic acid, fiber, vitamins B1 and C.

Ingredients: Continue Reading »

Oreo Snack Pack for 5 Pesos

Yes, Oreo Snack pack can now be bought for suggested retail price/SRP of PhP5.00

OREO snack pack

The Oreo Snack Packs (two pieces of OREO in the pack) are available in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry fillings.

Play the OREO Twist, Lick and Dunk game to win tickets to the OREO Get Dunked! event at TriNoma on Sunday, September 12, 2010.

Jell-O No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

So I make cheesecake at home. From a ready-made box that we love: Jell-O No Bake cherry cheesecake. I made a strawberry cheesecake here  😀

Cherry

My children love it and a cheesecake doesn’t last long.When I did this last week, I was doing some online research about construction and didn’t noticed the kids were “devouring” the cheesecake. They left a wee slice for me though.

I got these boxes from a duty-free store and they want me to look for boxes in nearby supermarkets. I already did and these stores don’t have these products. Where I got it from was more than a hundred kilometers away from home, argh.

I may have to learn how to make a “real” cheesecake the hard way. I hope I am up to it 😉

Join Palamantasan ng Sarap Sustansya at Saya and Win Kraft Gift Packs

PALAMANTASAN is Kraft Foods’ extended project about Nutrition in the recently concluded July Nutrition Month celebration.

Palamantasan aims to give importance to proper nutrition and incorporating this concept to the educational programs not just during Nutrition Month but all year round.

In this regard, Palamantasan and Kraft is launching a contest where those who will join will pledge  to do something to help improve the health and nutrition of their loved ones and themselves too. Winners get to win a Kraft gift pack too! How cool is that?

Promo Requirements:

  • Facebook page

Promo Mechanics:

1.       Go to the Facebook Page of  Palamantasan ng Sarap, Sustansya at Saya and add yourself as a fan

2.       On your Facebook Wall, share with us your pledge on how to fight malnutrition by tagging us in . Example: “@Palamantasan ng Sarap, Sustansya at Saya I promise to include vegetables in my daily meals”. To  tag, type in the “@” symbol then follow it with the world “Palamantasan” This will prompt a drop-down menu box which will present you “Palamantasan ng Sarap, Sustansya at Saya”. Click that and you should see the “Palamantasan ng Sarap, Sustansya at Saya” become a blue link.

3.       After writing your pledge, click the attach link icon and paste the URL of this post.

4.       Afterwards, change the privacy restriction of this post to “Everyone” by clicking on the lock icon just left of the “Share” button.

5.       ONE PERSON ONE ENTRY ONLY

6.       See if your entry is valid by checking my page and the Palamantasan fanpage.

7.       I will choose the most creative answer of the lot

8.       Prize can be claimed at the GeiserMaclang office by contacting Sam Sanchez (I will give Sam’s contact details for the winners)

9.       Winners will also be announced by me in this post.

Promo Period: September 01 to September 15

Announcement of winners: September 18

Claiming Period: September 20 – 30

Promo Prize: 10 winners will receive a Kraft gift pack each

Posted by Treasure Jar on Sep 1st 2010 | Filed in From the Admin's Desk,FYI,Plateful of Fun,Tagged, You're It! | Comments (17)

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