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It’s A 50 Shades Valentines at Marriott Manila

As the whole world celebrates love this Valentine’s Day, yours should uniquely standout like the most controversial romance of Christian Grey and Anastacia Steele. Marriott Manila brilliantly adapted the best-selling novel trilogy by E.L. James into their Valentine specials to give you that daring, intimate and memorable affair.   Dinner for two with a view at The Deck, rooftop pool bar of  Marriott West Wing Dinner For Two Like a true Mr. Grey, be on top of your game on a date under the stars at the hotel’s rooftop pool bar, The Deck. For Php 3,500++, have the most romantic 5-course dinner with a breathtaking cityscape view as your backdrop. Be ready to hear your own Ana Steele gush all night on every dish from appetizer to the main course – that has a meat or seafood option, and until the dessert. It’s an absolute picture-perfect moment seen in movies.                            U.S. Certified Angus Prime Ribeye with side dish at Cru Steakhouse  

Wyeth Nutrition Promotes Healthier Living with Promil Organic

According to surveys, the global organic food and beverage market is expected to reach USD 211.44 billion by 2020. More people are realizing the benefits of organic consumption and that they can still meet their daily dietary needs. With this being said, It's no surprise that going organic has multiple benefits that help us lead more healthy lives. Taking the more natural approach or 'going green' has even been proven to help conserve the environment and improve the lives of farmers. Indeed, the organic lifestyle is steadily increasing in popularity among more Filipinos. With the wide variety of organic produce, you can buy products from rice to dairy that has been produced in an organic way. With the recent launch of an organic milk brand in the market, Filipino moms now have the option to provide their children with better nutrition that will help develop their minds and bodies. Just recently Wyeth debuted the new Promil Organic in a fun-filled and informa

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Shangri-La Finest Chinese Cuisine

When I was still working in Hong Kong, one of my favorite holidays is the Chinese New Year. aside from the fact that it was an additional off from work for me, it was also an opportunity for me to enjoy a wide variety Chinese Delicacies. This is one of the happiest days of the year were in we family gather together and enjoy a scrumptious meal. Now that Chinese New Year is just around the corner, I've been trying to find a place that offers authentic Chinese Cuisine for me and my family to share this coming Chinese New Year. After some suggestions and word of mouth, my journey brought me to a Chinese fine dining restaurant located in Times St. Quezon City, a well managed and established restaurant operating around 35 years now and the name of the restaurant is Shangri-La. Shangri-La Finest Chinese Cuisine captures the rich heritage of food as exemplified in this special occasion.  With 35 years of exceptional food and excellent service, Shangri-La continu

Ever Bilena Supports Binibining Pilipinas 2018

The beauty of the Filipina will definitely shine with the all-out support from Ever Bilena , the country’s leading cosmetics brand Ever Bilena. CEO Dioceldo Sy assured Binibining Pilipinas Charities president Stella Marquez Araneta that all candidates will look their best throughout the pageant season. The official makeup sponsor of 2018 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant, the Ever Bilena team will create picture-perfect looks for all 40 candidates for their pre-pageant events, charity visits and coronation night. For more of The Kitchen Mom adventure, you can visit my Instagram account  @thekitchenmom   and Facebook Page  @TheKitchenMom  and please do always visit my blog for more of my featured restaurants, new products, health, adventures and more at  www.thekitchenmombydhess.com -lhourdesmercadero

REAP: Developing the Skills of 21st Century Filipino Educators

In this generation where most of the kids are technologically advanced, information is readily available for them in few taps on their mobile devices. to get at par with this, educators also need to evolve and use a more appropriate approach that would be effective in providing quality and effective ways of learning for this generation. Developing the skills of 21st-century Filipino educators like the English Tutor is one of the main goals of REAP. I can still remember my school days,where I need to write everything my teacher wrote on the board so that I can read through it when I get home for me to make sure that I understood our lesson for that day, pretty tiring but I know this is one of  the ways that I can catch up on our lesson as our ratio in our school is 1:45 students which make our room a bit crowded and just mere listening is hard due to noise being  created by your chatting seatmates and  most of us don't want to end up getting in the legendary "

Gold Seas Tuna Shepherd's Pie

Shepherds Pie is one of my favorite. It is one of the easy dishes that I can prepare for my family. The original recipe uses ground beef and vegetable but some people don't like meat in their food, just like my grandma, she only eats fish, fruits, and vegetables. Any kind of red meat is a nono for her. In this Shepherd's Pie, we replaced the ground beef with Tuna. Check out the complete recipe below. For sure not only your old lady will like this but also the whole family. Yield: 1 9-inch pie pan Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Tuna Filling Ingredients: 2 185g cans Gold Seas Yellowfin Tuna Chunks in Olive Oil 2 medium size onions (diced) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 medium-sized carrot (diced) 1 tsp paprika ½ tsp cayenne pepper 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 can diced tomato 1 tbsp oil Salt Pepper Mashed Potato Ingredients: 3 Large Potatoes (peeled) ½ cup butter ¼ cup milk ¼ cup sour cream Salt Pepper   Tuna Filling

Four Safety Tips during Disasters

Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption, Flood and Fire, these are some of the usual disasters that we've seen on the news recently, with our country being prone of almost all natural and man-made disaster, being prepared is our best weapon to keep ourselves and our family safe during these times. Natural disasters can neither be controlled nor predicted. But while they can leave catastrophic damages, everyone can take precautionary steps to mitigate its adverse effects. Solane , the country’s leading LPG solutions provider, reiterates its Dapat Lang advocacy campaign – emphasizing the importance of doing the right thing for the family, for others, and society as a whole – through these tips to ensure everyone’s safety during natural disasters: Prepare an emergency kit An important step in preparing for unforeseen events is having an emergency kit ready for you and your family. Basic supplies kit should include: a gallon of water per person per day for the next three day