Food has always been a big part of every celebration. As Filipinos are known for having the grandest Christmas celebration in the world, there will surely be tables filled with unique and festive dishes to match the season’s merriments. Now, to help you get into the Holiday spirit, Solane, the leading LPG brand in the country, shares how to put appetizing and creative twists on some classic Filipino Christmas dishes to level up your Noche Buena.
Glazed Christmas Ham.
A Christmas ham certainly completes a Noche Buena table. But instead of just taking it out of the box and putting it on a plate, make it more flavorful and enjoyable. First, place your ham on a roasting pan lined with foil then score it vertically. In a saucepan over low heat, make your glaze by melting a stick of unsalted butter then mixing in one cup of brown sugar, half a cup of orange juice, half a cup of honey, and two tablespoons of Dijon mustard. Once the sugar has dissolved and the glaze has thickened, pour half of it over your scored ham. Put the ham in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes per pound. Make sure to baste the ham with your remaining glaze halfway through.
Crispy Lechon Roll.
lechon belly roll photo credit to knorr.com/ph
Lechon is another Holiday favorite among Filipinos. First, get a slab of pork belly and lay it flat on a surface. Rub it with salt and pepper and let it rest for 15 to 30 minutes. Next, arrange a pile of lemongrass, scallions, garlic, and red onions on top of the pork belly, and then roll it until it forms a spiral shape. Use kitchen twine to tie the meat and brush the outside with annatto oil. Place it on a roasting pan with a rack, then put it in a preheated oven at 350°F for two hours or until the meat is tender and the skin is crispy.
Extra Meaty Spaghetti.
meaty longganisa spaghetti photo credit to knorr.com/ph
No matter what the occasion, Filipino-style spaghetti will always be present! So take it to the next level by adding a surprise ingredient – longganisa! In a pan, start by sautéing minced garlic and onions before adding the ground beef. You can also add finely diced carrots to up the health factor. Once the beef has turned brown, mix in your longganisa and hotdogs. Then, add salt and pepper to taste. Pour in the Filipino-style spaghetti sauce of your choice then let it simmer. Now, pour it over your cooked pasta noodles, grate some cheese, and enjoy!
Decadent Queso de Bola Cheesecake.
After a hearty meal, your guests will surely crave dessert. So why not make another Christmas staple with a fun twist — queso de bola cheesecake? In a bowl, start by mixing one cup of crushed graham crackers, sugar, and a quarter cup of melted butter. Once combined, press it down to the bottom of a springform pan then chill. For the cheesecake filling, mix three packs of softened cream cheese and sugar before adding your special ingredient – a cup and a half of finely grated queso de bola. Next, beat in three eggs then pour over the chilled graham crust. Simply bake it for around 40 minutes or until the filling has set. You may also serve it with mangoes or blueberries for added sweetness.
If you want to prepare all those dishes and more, Solane can help you have a stress-free experience in the kitchen with its quality and safe LPG that you can now order online. For more information, visit www.solane.com.ph and https://www.facebook.com/solane.ph/.
Kojie-san has always been committed to making its products better than ever. After introducing the newest kojic acid skin lightening innovation called Zero Pigment Light, this brand is once again pushing itself further to Go Beyond Ordinary with its improved line of lotions.
Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Lotion with HydroMoist and Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Lotion SPF25 with HydroMoist are now infused with the Zero Pigment Light technology. Its latest Kojic Acid skin lightening innovation that zeroes in on your dark spots, age spots, scars, melasma, and hyperpigmentation giving you a lighter even skin tone.
Moisturizing the skin is an important step in keeping it soft, radiant, and healthy-looking all day long. Both Kojie-san’s lotions contain HydroMoist, a new formulation that gives hydration to your skin while locking in the moisture. Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Lotion with HydroMoist has a light, non-greasy formula that’s easily absorbed to help restore and strengthen your skin barrier and minimize the appearance of rough skin and stretch marks.
Kojie-san Body Lotion
What’s more, it delivers on a unique 72-hour moisture lock that keeps skin soft and smooth longer. Meanwhile, Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Lotion SPF25 with HydroMoist also contains UVA/UVB filters to protect your skin from harsh environmental factors that can lead to skin damage and hasten the onset of wrinkles and other signs of skin aging. Plus, both lotion variants are dermatologically tested, hypoallergenic, and paraben-free.
To achieve the full benefits of Kojie-san’s carefully formulated products, it’s best to use either of these lotions with popular soap variants Kojie-san Skin Lightening Classic Soap and Kojie-san Skin Lightening HydroMoist Soap for a softer and more even-toned complexion.
Why settle for something less when you can Go Beyond Ordinary? With Kojie-san’s improved skin lightening body lotions, you can achieve a healthier glow while addressing your specific skin concerns.
Get exciting updates and information at @Kojie-sanPH on Facebook and Instagram at www.kojiesan.com. Kojie-san is available at all leading supermarkets and drugstores nationwide, as well as Kojie-san’s official LazMall on Lazada and Beauty MNL.
Kojie-san may be the country’s number one kojic acid soap, but that doesn’t mean that it’s done changing the beauty landscape. The brand is always evolving and seeking ways to help women Command Beauty by offering high-quality products that give you the power to decide how you want to look.
This is why Kojie-san has created the latest kojic acid innovation, the Zero Pigment Light, that lets you go “all the way light” and achieve an even complexion. This new skin lightening innovation is a powerful mode of action that takes the amazing lightening benefits of kojic acid up a notch by zeroing in on your dark spots, age spots, scars, melasma, and hyperpigmentation for a lighter even skin tone.
You can now experience this new and improved kojic acid with Kojie-san’s dermatologically tested and paraben-free line of soaps Kojie-san Skin Lightening Classic Soap and Kojie-san Skin Lightening HydroMoist Soap, and the new body wash variant Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Wash with HydroMoist.
With Zero Pigment Light, the brand has made its famed Kojie-san Skin Lightening Classic Soap even better. Clinically proven to lighten skin in as fast as 7 days, this Classic Soap continues to be one of the best lightening soaps in the market, as proven by its loyal following.
If you have dry skin, try Kojie-san’s newest soap variant that combines the skin lightening power of Zero Pigment Light and moisturizing benefits of its latest HydroMoist formula. Kojie-san Skin Lightening HydroMoist Soap helps keep your skin moisturized and well-hydrated for up to 24 hours so it stays soft and smooth all day.
Kojie-san’s new Zero Pigment Light is also infused in Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Wash with HydroMoist to help eliminate dark spots and uneven skin tone, and keep skin soft, smooth, and moisturized. With HydroMoist, this bodywash deeply nourishes and hydrates skin for up to 24 hours. Dermatologically tested and paraben-free, it gently cleanses and helps protect the skin’s external layers from losing moisture, and leaves you feeling cool and refreshed after.
Kojie-san’s Zero Pigment Light innovation goes with its Command Beauty campaign that helps you shun restrictive beauty standards and embrace your own meaning of beauty. Kojie-san’s highly effective products with Zero Pigment Light give you more confidence to fearlessly pursue your own beauty goals and take charge of how you want to look and to live your life.
Get exciting updates and information at @Kojie-sanPH on Facebook and Instagram and www.kojiesan.com. Kojie-san is available at all leading supermarkets and drugstores nationwide, as well as Kojie-san’s official LazMall on Lazada and Beauty MNL.
A Writerpreneur, a portmanteau of the words — writer and entrepreneur, is more than just a writer who makes money online through writing. A writerpreneur is a writer who has a mind of a businessperson.
Jonah Chipeco, the Chief Trainer and Founder of Writing Hacks Academy, is the epitome of this word. Hence, in the Philippine freelancing world, she is known as Asia’s Writerpreneur.
Jonah uses her creative gifts to form income-generating opportunities as an entrepreneur. She utilizes the power of writing as her foundation in solving her clients’ and students’ problems. Her writing skills are the building blocks of her business. As a Writerpreneur, she combined her passion for writing and entrepreneurship to produce and deliver information products that clients can study, use, or sell.
Jonah helps her clients and students promote their brand by teaching writing. She believes that content drives today’s digital age. She emphasizes that writing and content marketing are the keys to promote one’s business and services online. Jonah is the go-to person of the Filipinos who wants to begin with their writing journey. She empowers coaches, consultants, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and working professionals, unleash the potential of writing to elevate their authority in their chosen industry and attract clients.
Jonah Chipeco’s Story
Jonah Chipeco
Jonah’s story as an entrepreneur began in 2011. She did multiple side-income projects in freelance writing, event organizing, and selling branded bags on top of her day job as a marketing manager. A life-changing accident in 2015 made her acknowledged her dream of becoming a resource speaker. She desired to coach people and write books.
In 2016, she crafted her path to achieving her dream of becoming a global speaker after recovering from the accident by starting as a freelance writer and trainer in the Philippines. Jonah eventually founded Writing Hacks Academy — an online school where she launched her workshops, ebooks, and online courses to help entrepreneurs and freelancers use their writing skills in realizing their personal and business goals.
Indeed, Jonah Chipeco proves that you can be who you want to become in today’s digital age. Being transparent and honest about what you want in life while taking action is worth it. Your passion can be your profession once you exert efforts to look at how you can serve through your skills. She is undeniably the one and only Asia’s Writerpreneur.
Pepsi Cola Product Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) — the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages and snacks in the country — strengthened its commitment to support the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2020 Brigada Eskwela to ensure that quality basic education will continue despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
PCPPI recently organized a Brigada Eskwela donation drive to raise material resources to help students and teachers adapt to new modes of blended learning during these challenging times.
Vivian Cheong, PCPPI’s SVP for HR and Corporate Affairs
“PCPPI has always been fully supportive of DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela initiatives since 2015. And now, as the shift to remote learning was implemented across the country, schools need our help all the more to provide them with tools to facilitate online teaching and ensure continuity of education. Under any circumstance, no students shall be left behind,” said Vivian Cheong, PCPPI’s SVP for HR and Corporate Affairs.
PCPPI was able to gather materials for module production, printers, and equipment for connectivity. This is to ensure that the learning delivery modalities are effectively implemented and education remains accessible to all.
The donations were turned over to PCPPI plants’ adopted schools in different communities all over the Philippines last October, just in time for the opening of classes. Beneficiary schools include 18 Elementary and High Schools across the country which belong to communities that host PCPPI’s various manufacturing plants and offices.
With Zero Pigment Light, the brand has made its famed Kojie-san Skin Lightening Classic Soap even better. Clinically proven to lighten skin in as fast as 7 days, this Classic Soap continues to be one of the best lightening soaps in the market, as proven by its loyal following.
If you have dry skin, try Kojie-san’s newest soap variant that combines the skin lightening power of Zero Pigment Light and moisturizing benefits of its latest HydroMoist formula. Kojie-san Skin Lightening HydroMoist Soap helps keep your skin moisturized and well-hydrated for up to 24 hours so it stays soft and smooth all day.
Kojie-san’s new Zero Pigment Light is also infused in Kojie-san Skin Lightening Body Wash with HydroMoist to help eliminate dark spots and uneven skin tone, and keep skin soft, smooth, and moisturized. With HydroMoist, this bodywash deeply nourishes and hydrates skin for up to 24 hours. Dermatologically tested and paraben-free, it gently cleanses and helps protect the skin’s external layers from losing moisture, and leaves you feeling cool and refreshed after.
Pepsi Cola Product Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) — the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages and snacks in the country — strengthened its commitment to support the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 2020 Brigada Eskwela to ensure that quality basic education will continue despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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