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Chef Roberto Cimmino, an Italian Chef de Cuisine at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel’s Paparazzi will visit The Maya Kitchen on May 5, 2012, Saturday, 9am – 1pm.

Chef Roberto Cimmino will prepare a complete course featuring:

• Zuppa Minestrone
• Italian Vegetable Stew with Prosciutto and Parmesan
• Insalata Rughetta
• Aragula Salad with Shaved Parmesan
• Risotto alla Parmigiana
• Pan-seared black Lapu-lapu with broccoli mas, capers, nuts and a touch of anchovies
• Tiramisu “as Roby likes it”

Chef Robert was Chef de Cuisine of an Italian restaurant, Bene at Suzhou Sheraton Hotel and Towers and at the Italian restaurant Danieli’s at St. Regis Hotel in Shanghai.

Other course offering for the summer are:

• The Summer Culinary Workshops for Kids and Teens continue this month of May. The Junior Culinary Workshop for 6-12 years old is from May 8-11, 8:30am-12:30pm. Kids learn something different each day with the following themes: Breakfast Surprise, Fine Dining in Italy, Modern Mexican and Jazzed-Up Kiddie Food.

• For teens 13 years old and up, classes are from May 15-18, 9am-1pm. Daily themes include: Party Fare, Pie Day, Italian Yummies and Decadent Fun Desserts and Food Truck.

• International Breads is on May 19, 1:30-6pm. Certificate Courses with Hands-On include: Cake Decorating (Basic and Advanced), May 2-4,10am-3pm; Fundamentals of Bakery Production, May 2-5, 9am-2pm and May 15-17 and 19, 1:30-6pm; Basic Culinary, May 7-10, 1:30-6pm and May 22-25, 9am-3pm; and Catering May 25-26, 9am-5pm.

For more information, log on to www.themayakitchen.com or e-mail contactus@themayakitchen.com
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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Most schools have their music rooms where a variety of musical instruments are found: piano, drums, guitars, wind instruments, “sound systems” and even Behringer keyboards.

With High School Musical and GLEE, I am sure a lot of students dream of being in their school’s music room and belting out songs or playing musical instruments to accompany the singers.

One thing that is missing here in our country, we don’t have marching bands in schools like some have in other countries. Now that would be a good addition to the extra-curricular activities for the students. being in one also teaches them to have lots of patience, discipline and perseverance 🙂

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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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Who wants colorful flowers for Mother’s Day? Who wants sweet doughnuts for Mother’s Day?

Now you can have both when you buy Krispy Kreme Day Flower Doughnuts flowery treats for mom:

I am sure a lot of moms (and non-moms too!) would love to try these sweet treats. I know I do.

I will see if I can drop by Krispy Kreme tomorrow after I canvass prices and styles of industrial shelving for my newly-renovated little classroom. Last week I got rivet beams but I don’t know where I will put these, lol.

Krispy Kreme’s flower-shaped Mother’s Day doughnuts are only available from April 13 to May 31, 2012. So hurry and go to a store near you. Grab a bouquet before they wither away.

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We love playing Draw Something! Add me!  account name is TreasureJar 😉

I am not really good with drawing so I mostly use colors from my color palette. Here is an octopus I drew. Kraken!

Here is a colorful sunset I “drew”

I’ve drawn picnic, Rihanna, Jordan, fireball, wildfire, golf club, golf ball logo, party hats, seashore, starfish, Ireland among others.

Even the children have fun drawing and if the words are easy enough, they get to draw too. My son even made an account using the hubby’s phone and we exchange drawings.

This is a good way to exercise those creative streaks we have long “hidden” because we are too busy with mundane work.

Now, I still have to buy a stylus for my tablet for better details, 😀

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