Archive for January, 2012
Hump Day $50 Giveaway–Group 1
It’s time for Hump Day $50 Giveaway and today’s event is for RSS and Email Subscriptions. But wait, this week, you can win $50 TWICE since there are 2 groups holding the giveaway! Group 1 is composed of the 27 wonderful blogs listed below so feel free to check them out after joining. A link to join Group 2′s giveaway is below the post so make sure you enter that as well when you’re done with Group 1.
There are 2 types of entries this week. You can follow a blog though it’s RSS link, which you can subscribe via a Reader or Email, or a link directly to their Email Subscription. For a short tutorial click here but be sure to come back to enter through this blog. A note though: You can only join this on one blog/page. There will be a maximum of 33 entries ONLY. If you have more than 33, I reserve the right to delete duplicate or fraudulent entries. May I request that you use only one name and email address for quicker validation of entries. On the first mandatory entry, please do not forget to write Life as a WAHM referred you since it is a mandatory entry. You must complete the first 2 tasks before the others are enabled, and for all your other entries to count. Thank you very much and good luck. By joining this giveaway, you agree to the Terms and Conditions on the bottom of the form. Contest is open all-day Wednesday, from January 25th, 12:01am EST to January 25th,11:59pm EST (January 25th, 1:01pm Philippine time to January 26th, 12:59pm Philippine time).
3rd Umami Culinary Challenge
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation is ushering the New Year with a grand culinary competition that will showcase the creativeness, innovativeness, culinary skills and mastery of over 300 aspiring Filipino chefs.
The Ajinomoto 3rd Umami Culinary Challenge (3Rd UCC) : The Battle for the Umami Bowl will be held on January 20, 2012 at the SMX Convention Center. It is an interschool, multi-category culinary competition that focuses on Umami, the 5th Basic Taste. Participants from 29 universities and colleges that offer HRM courses and from 5 prestigious culinary schools will complete in this year’s exciting culinary and non-culinary categories.
An impressive line up of judges from various fields related to food will pick out the best of the best. These renowned culinary luminaries include: Sandy Daza (Inquirer columnist and TV show host), Chef Babes Austria (Executive Chef of Taal Vista Hotel and former Executive Chef of Malacañang Palace), Chef James Antolin (Vice President of Pastry Alliance of the Philippines), Chef Day Salonga and Chef Mon Acosta (Chef Consultants for opening new restaurants), Nina Daza-Puyat (Editor in Chief, Appetite Magazine), Chef Seiji Kamura (Executive Chef and owner of Mogu Japanese Restaurant), Vicky Alejandrino, (Head of Quality Assurance and Commissary for the Pancake House Group), Chef Colin McKay (Executive Chef and owner of Sala Restaurant Group) and Tetta Arroyo (Travel and Food Writer) among others.
Seminars on new trends and techniques will also be held for the benefit of those who are interested in developing their culinary skills.
The Ajinomoto 3rd Umami Culinary Challenge is a collaboration of organizations which strongly support the development of the Philippine culinary scene, among them are Glutamate Association of the Philippines (GAP), Elba, Whirlpool/Fujidenzo, Masflex, PR Gaz, Meat and Livestock Australia, and Anvil Publishing and media partners GMA 7, Appetite Magazine, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer Libre and PR Moms Network.
