Cook Magazine, the only monthly magazine dedicated to food and cooking, just concluded
another successful run of their Barangay Home Cook Pa More! events.
In partnership
with Petron Gasul and Silka, Cook Magazine livened up barangay halls
with cooking demos, product promos, exciting activities, educational talks,
zumba and, of course, lots of raffle prizes made possible by the following
sponsors: Athena, El Real, Nissin Ramen, Fujidenzo, Biogenic Alcohol, Mega
Prime, Masflex, King Sue, Hunts, Neu Bake by Gardenia, Snackeroo’s Bits n’
Chips, Cracker Juan, Heartsies, Khong Guan Sultana Biscuits, Iced Gem, Choco
Iced Gem, Rich Garden’s Cracker Juan, Mini Boy, Butter Stick, Aging’s Food
Delight, Fit Bar, Quaker Oats, Moringa Vita, Mangus10, Turcumin, Diana Stalder,
Dermablend, Oraherb and Maxi Atletika.
Long lines of
people from all walks of life are often present as early as 8 a.m. The events
start with a bang with Bingo, except the columns spell ‘c-o-o-k’. In between these fun games of Cook
Bingo and raffle prizes are guest speakers and chefs who demonstrate recipe
ideas to an enthusiastic crowd.
In the
Marikina edition of Home Cook Pa More! Chef Julia Los Banos regaled everyone
with her easy, but scrumptious, breakfast recipe, Spicy Omelette Sandwich.
Using Gardenia’s Neu Bake Super Slice bread, Chef Julia cooked up an amazing
breakfast baon with volunteer moms from the crowd. Aside from a
delicious sandwich recipe, Chef Julia also gave away Gardenia loot bags to the
most attentive people in the crowd.
Nurse Isabel
Ferrer, who spoke at all three barangay events, is from the Rhodesian Co.
distributor of mangosteen and moringa herbal food supplements. She talked to
moms of all ages about the benefits of malunggay. As a mom herself,
Nurse Isabel spoke about the importance of malunggay in breastfeeding
and in the health of both mother and child.
Petron Gasul’s
Safety Engr. Ric Alvin Estacio showed the crowds in Marikina, Pasay and Pasig
how to properly assemble an LPG tank. He also shared home safety tips on how to
properly handle LPG tanks and the differences between deroscas (screw
on) and desalpak (snap on) tanks.
Chef
PepeEspenida prepared Picadillo, Tuna Burger and AglioOglio using Mega products
for all the barangays. Chef Pepe’s enthusiastic vibe and informative approach
in preparing the dishes found the crowds laughing and learning along while making
the recipe. For his picadillo, Chef Pepe used Mega Prime Green Peas and Mega
Prime Mushroom. The tuna burger is a mix of Mega Prime Tuna’s various flavors.
Mega Creations’s Spanish Style Sardines are already appetizing, but elevates
itself in the AglioOglio, which makes
for a delectable serving fit for celebrations. Chef Pepe’s menu proved just how
flexible Mega’s products are turning simple meals into memorable ones.
In between
demos and raffle prizes, Brian Sanipa also leads a Zumba dance-off for moms,
which ups the energy of the crowd.
Chef Greggie of Aging’s Food
Delight would chose three volunteers from the
crowds to recreate his carbonara and empanada recipes. The three
volunteers would cook these recipes with King Sue’s Meat Products using Masflex’s
kitchenware over Petron Gasul’sgasulette. While each contestant would have
their own process of cooking the dish and their own signature style, Chef
Greggie always guided them in the step-by-step process, and taught them how to
plate the dishes.
A blackout
Cook Bingo closes off the event and the crowd really gets into it, especially
as the final numbers are blacked out and a winner is announced. It’s always a
day of fun and prizes, and almost everyone goes home with a loot bag of food,
kitchen and some beauty products.
Barangay Home
Cook Pa More! will return next year with even bigger surprises for everyone.
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