Food for thought: Recipes to get you through a week of fasting and abstinence

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Holy Week calls for an entire week of fasting and abstinence. This means that your list of meal choices gets drastically trimmed down. But there are still plenty of meals you can whip up at home that are still scrumptious but guilt-free. Here are some great dishes with their corresponding recipes to try out courtesy of Philips.

Prepare a simple pasta dish with portabello mushrooms for the family this Holy Week and stay true to your fasting and abstinence duties. Usually an extender for meat dishes, the mushroom will surely provide a healthy alternative from the usual meaty pasta. Definitely this will be one of the go-to dishes for an entire week.

But just because you have to abstain from meat, doesn’t mean you have to forego nutrients. Seal in all the nutrients of all the ingredients of the pasta dish as well as every meal you wish to cook with the Philips Induction Cooker HD4932.

By utilizing 2100 W high power for fast heating, the Philips Induction Cooker HD4932 reduces 1/3 of your cooking time, which ultimately results in more nutrients sealed in your food. It quickly starts cooking at the touch of the start key and is also extra safe for children with its cool-to-touch surface.

Another great meal you can’t afford not to cook for the Holy Week is something freshly steamed. If you’re fond of steamed dishes, steamed lapu-lapu (grouper fish) might’ve instantly popped into your head already.

Fish in itself is already a healthy and delicious meal. But for it to be steamed instead of fried only makes it even more mouth-watering and rich with nutrients.

Boost the flavor of your steamed lapu-lapu with your own combination of herbs and spices using the Philips Food Steamer HD9140. Its Flavour Booster improves steamed food with delectable herbs and spices without doing anything more than popping herbs into the booster. The steamer requires little effort to operate with its digital timer and a Keep Warm function to keep food ready for serving all the time.

Finally, what’s a healthy Holy Week meal without the finest fruit juices? Make tasty and fresh fruit juices at home without any hassle using the Philips Juicer HR1871.

The Philips Juicer HR1871 features an extra large feeding tube that allows whole fruits and vegetables to be put in and juiced without pre-cutting or peeling. It is also easy to use and clean, and produces 10% more juice compared to other juicers. It can also juice up to 2.5 liters of juice in one go without having to empty the pulp container. A powerful 800 W motor ensures that you can juice even the toughest ingredients. Try mixing a unique recipe of organic pineapple, ginger and apple juice or mix and match your own fruits and veggies with the family.

Make abstinence and fasting something to look forward to with these healthy yet guilt-free recipes for the entire family. And amid all the vacation plans for the Holy Week, be sure to remind yourself that the Holy Week is also a time dedicated to reflection.

Philips Induction Cooker HD4932 Recipe

Baby Portabello Mushrooms and Conchiglie

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes (including boiling of pasta)

Ingredients

500 grams conchiglie

6 tablespoons olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

500g organic portabello mushrooms

1 red bell pepper, julienne

¼ cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Italian parsley, sliced

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

A cup of baby rocket

Salt and pepper, to taste

Procedure

1. Using Philips Induction Cooker HD4932, cook the pasta in boiling water until al dente. Drain.
2. Sauté garlic, mushrooms, bell pepper until soft.
3. Stir frequently.
4. Stir in red wine vinegar, parsley and parmesan cheese.
5. Toss rocket before serving. Serve with a slice of focaccia.

Philips Food Steamer HD9140 Recipe

Steamed baby lapu-lapu fillets with organic vegetables and sweet potato mashed

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients

4 pcs (150g each) baby lapu-lapu fillets

Salt and Pepper

Few branches of coriander

25g ginger, minced

50g red onions, minced

25g white stalk lemongrass, minced

50ml extra virgin olive oil

Banana leaf

200g sweet potato

Procedure

1. Pre-heat Philips Food Steamer HD9140
2. Season lapu-lapu with salt and pepper; add ginger, lemongrass, coriander, red onions and brush with olive oil
3. Wrap fish with banana leaf
4. Peel and cut potatoes into cube
5. Steam then serve

Philips Juicer HR1871 Recipe

Organic Pineapple, Ginger & Apple Juice

Preparation time: 10 -15minutes

Serves 4 persons

Ingredients

3 apples, cored

Half lime

¼ piece of fresh ginger

1 whole pineapple, cored

6 tbsp organic honey (optional)

4 strands mint leaves

Procedure

1. Extract apples, pineapples and ginger in the Philips Juicer HR1871
2. Add honey, ice and some lime juice
3. Garnish with mint leaves and a slice of lime
4. Add ice
5. Serve

"Giving Hope, Sharing Smiles", Lamoiyan kicks off advocacy program to mark 25 years in business

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Filipino-owned Lamoiyan Corporation kicks off advocacy program to mark 25 years in business.  

Dubbed “Project Silver” as part of its 25th anniversary celebration with the theme

“Giving Hope, Sharing Smiles.”

Last March 3 through Lamoiyan Corporation’s community project, “Adopt-a-Barangay,” hundreds of residents of Barangay 73 at the PNR Compound in Caloocan City received free medical and dental services which aims to increase the awareness in promoting proper oral care and in treating head lice.

“Starting this month, Lamoiyan Corporation is celebrating its 25th year in the business. Project Silver is actually one way of thanking our consumers for all the years they have been supporting our company. So it is but right that we do a medical-dental mission like this to really give back to them what we have received for the past years,” Lamoiyan Corporation Assistant Vice President for New Business Development Peter Paul Ang said in his message.

During the event held at the community's covered court, residents participated in the oral health education, diet counseling, lecture on head lice and tooth brushing drill led by teams from both Lamoiyan Corporation and the Kalookan City Dental Society.

The people also benefited with free distribution of toothbrush and toothpaste, fluoride application, tooth extraction, and anti-lice treatment and shampoo.

Based on the survey of the Department of Education, toothache and lice infestation are among the top three reasons why public school children absent themselves from their classes mainly because of ignorance or inability to buy toothpaste or anti-lice shampoo.

Given that these problems still exist, Lamoiyan Corporation, according to Ang, is firm in its resolve to find a solution to these problems through its very own products—the first Filipino-made toothpaste Hapee  and Licealiz shampoo—which are made affordable yet world class in quality.

Executives from Lamoiyan Corporation, members of Caloocan Dental Chapter and Fast Trax Corporation are shown in photo during the Caloocan medical-dental mission of Lamoiyan Corporation. Shown are (2nd from left)  Dr. Marie Cielo Cajiuat, President, Caloocan Dental Chapter; Edmundo Morales, Sales Director, Lamoiyan Corporation (3rd from left); Richard Lee, President, Fast Trax Corporation (5th from left, wearing red shirt); Frank Malamug, Professional Marketing Consultant, Lamoiyan Corporation (extreme right); Peter Paul Ang, Assistant Vice-President, Lamoiyan Corporation (2^nd from right); Dr. Ariel Go, Past President, Caloocan Dental Chapter (3^rd from right); Hon. Joven Llena, Brgy. Chairman of Brgy. 73, Caloocan City (4^th from right); Hon. Edgar Erice, Vice Mayor Caloocan City (5th from right); and James Lim, Customer Development Officer, Lamoiyan Corporation (6th from right). 

“We are very thankful to Lamoiyan Corporation for choosing our community as one of the beneficiaries for their anniversary outreach campaign. It's really a big help for my constituents. We are very happy indeed,” Brgy. 73 Chairman Joven Llena said.

For its part, as a trade partner of Lamoiyan Corporation and in helping select the community to adopt for Project Silver in their area of distribution, Fast Trax Corporation (FTC) Supervisor Hans Castro stressed: 

“We are also happy  to be part of this very meaningful and noble project. It’s really an honor for us to be a partner of Lamoiyan Corporation in its continued commitment of serving the Filipino people.”

FTC, being the exclusive distributor of Lamoiyan products in Metro Manila, and other 17 regional trade partners of the toothpaste manufacturer, are set to conduct other medical-dental missions in 24 more communities nationwide until June of this year.

“We are just beginning with a single step. Hopefully with this project, more and more people will become aware of proper hygiene, be it keeping their teeth or hair clean,” Ang said.

Everything for the Easter Egg Hunter! SM Supermalls Celebrates Easter with Carnival-themed Party

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Customers who will troop to any SM mall nationwide this coming Easter Sunday, March 31, will be treated to various fun activities for the whole family as SM Supermalls holds a grand celebration dubbed “Easter Carnival”. SM malls are especially decorated for sight-seeing and photo opportunities, with giant Easter installations available for the public to enjoy.

One of the highlights of the Easter Carnival includes “Circus Fun”, which features a circus show with magical acts and performances by clowns.

There will also be a grand parade of mascots and a costume contest where kids can play dress-up with their cutest, most colorful and wackiest Easter costumes to get a chance to win cool prizes.

Egg-hunting tradition will be held through “Eggstream Hunt” in select SM malls.

Another interesting event to watch out for is the “Easter Fair” where booths will be set up for fun activities and food that kids will enjoy, such as hotdogs, popcorn, ice cream, and many others. Activities include face painting, balloon twisting and egg painting.

For more information about SM Supermall Easter celebration schedule of activities, visit SM Supermalls facebook account at facebook.com/smsupermalls or www.smsupermalls.com , tweet via @smsupermalls, or call (02) 470-2222.

For the Graduates Reaping the Fruits of Hard Work : Philips tips its hat to the graduates

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Work hard and you will be able to reap the fruits of your labor in due time. Remember, there is no such thing as an easy way to success. Everything can be achieved through hard work and patience.

You can reap the fruit of all those pressures and celebrate the achievements of such hard work.

Especially, for the students,  graduation is the momentous event that marks both a bittersweet ending and a beautiful beginning. Everybody looks forward to the day they cross the finish line of a long, hard fought journey in education. It is a time to reflect and commend everything one has been through to get to that point.

For all the hard work and effort that the students of your family put in all these years, Philips offers these suggestions on how to reward them this graduation season:

For the little ones who are ready to be the big kids.

It’s always a beautiful sight to see your son, daughter, niece or nephew outgrow their baby steps and take a big kid’s step to their future. To make that moment even more special, why not reward the young ones with a big kid gadget? 

Philips GoGEAR SoundDOT

The Philips GoGEAR SoundDOT is ideal for introducing a whole new world of music to the kids. An mp3 player designed for convenience, it is equipped with LED and sound indicators for navigation. The player is a flash drive in itself that allows for easy file transfer without cables. It also includes a built-in clip for hands-free use, and will attract your kids’ curious eyes with its wide range of colors. Moreover, users can enjoy up to 6 hours of music playback.

For the fashion savvy graduate 

CitiScape Downtown 

CitiScape Shibuya 

CitiScape St. Germain 

For the fashion expert of the family feel, Philips offers its CitiScape Collection. Featuring unique fusions of fashionable design and high quality audio, CitiScape headphones come with 40mm drivers that deliver clear, natural and balanced sound all the time.

If the artsy graduate takes inspiration from the urban backdrop of New York City, Philips recommends the CitiScape Downtown. Meanwhile, the Philips CitiScape St. Germain is tailor-made for the romantic and chic daughter or niece. And for the anime-loving, J-Pop and J-Rock loyalists of the family, Philips offers the specially-designed CitiScape Shibuya.

For the budding adventurers waiting to see the world 

Philips Shoqbox

Whether your son or nephew is graduating from high school or college, their thirst for adventure and the outdoors is likely to be evident—especially during the summer right after graduation. Philips suggests a worthwhile companion for camping, hiking or casual beach trips with the Philips Shoqbox.

A small speaker packed with big sound, the Shoqbox is portable, splash-proof and drop-proof. It carries powerful twin speaker drivers that deliver big sound that doesn’t crack. Operating on Bluetooth technology, it allows users to stream music from any Bluetooth device. It is meant to withstand the roughness of the outdoors—a reliable travel buddy for budding adventurers.

For the sound aficionado about to bid school goodbye 

Fidelio L1 

Fidelio M1 

For the audiophile graduates who are very particular about sound, Philips has a ready suggestion: the high fidelity Philips Fidelio M1 and L1.

Powerful vented and pre-tilted neodymium drivers provide solid sound production for the L1, bringing a controlled bass and a transparent mid-range. Its semi-open back architecture also serves to provide more natural and uncolored sound that’s very close to the original source. Meanwhile, the M1, which is primarily intended for outdoor or on-the-go listening, provides comfort and an overall sophisticated flair in its design. Sound also resonates well from the M1 due to its acoustic seal that’s built into the internal chamber to preserve sound details.

For the laid back yet sophisticated homebody 

Philips SoundRing DS3880W

Almost every family has a resident homebody or all around laid back member that appreciates the art of staying home rather than a night out. That son or daughter poured in countless hours of studying and sleepless nights from the comfort of his or her bedroom without fail all these years. For your young homebody, Philips offers the Philips SoundRing DS3880W.

Within its bold, spherical design, the Philips SoundRing houses a technology that produces natural and immersive sound. It is also equipped with Apple's AirPlay, allowing users to wirelessly stream their iTunes collections straight to the SoundRing. Furthermore, users can also charge their Apple devices through the USB port located at the charging base.

On their Graduation Day, pay tribute to the family members whom you’ve seen grow to become marvelous and learned individuals over the years. As you do so, remember that seeing them walk on stage for that diploma is a triumph both on your part, as parents who have endured and sacrificed much for their education and for them who did just as much.

They too deserve to reap the fruits of their hard work.

Fun and Colorful Color Dash on May 11 @ The Fort BGC

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Color dash is the most colorful and a great fun 5k loop run on May 11, 2013 at Fort BGC!

Color dash support's Coca-Cola's Open Happiness "Sinong napasaya mo today?" #Napasayakotoday.

There will be dashing out colors of red (coke), green (sprite), orange (RTO), blue (sarsi), black (coke zero) on a silver/white shirt (coke light).

This supports the disaster program of Red Cross. Special thanks to Zoot, Otterbox, UA, The Old Spaghetti House.

Media partners are Multisports Magazine and Soul BGC. Our registration areas are at the Athlete's Foot (Two Parkade, High street); A Runner's Circle (Aloha Hotel, Roxas blvd); G Stop (Greenhills Shopping Center and ATC).

Register Now!

Whats in the kit?
1. Color Dash shirt
2. 10% off Otterbox
3. P100 GC The Old Spaghetti House
4. up to 40% off from Zoot
5. Free Shipping from www.buybranded.com.ph
6. Coca Cola Baller Bands
7. bib
8. map
9. Color Dash sticker
10. Exclusive ticket to the party
11. Raffle coupon (Awesome prizes awaits you!)

Online Registration from www.buybranded.com.ph

Enjoy raffle prizes and wait for the happy chopper that will dash out more color and prizes! 

Color dash is happening on May 11, 2013. 

Like FB page: Color Dash. Updates are also available here. Registration ongoing