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Are you a food traveler? Do you feature your food excursions on a blog or in a diary? If so, taking photos of your meals and sharing them with your blog readers, friends or family is a great way to show them the foods you have enjoyed during your travels. There are a few things to keep in mind when taking pictures of food. Done the wrong way, the dish can look unappetizing and misleading. Done the right way, the dish can look so good you can taste it! Listed below are a few tips for taking great photos of food: 1. Focus: It is very important to keep every part of the food in focus and to shoot your photo at close range. You want the dish to look as realistic as possible, so if any part of the meal is out of focus, adjust the lighting and camera range until you get a good shot. If you have a digital SLR camera, and you really want to impress; turn off the automatic exposure setting on your camera and use a faster shutter speed (1/60th or 1/200th) coupled with a larger aperture (f/2 or...

I had fun recently making Peanut Butter Millionaire Shortbread , and since my girlfriend Mairi loves peanut butter I was keen to try out something else (any excuse to treat her!). I had the idea of doing a creme brulee, with jam set in the bottom of the ramekin. The result was fantastic! Here's the recipe: Heat about 300g of strawberry or redcurrant jam in a saucepan until it melts. Strain through a fine sieve then pour into the bottom of 6 or 7 ramekins, depending on their size. Place in the fridge to set. Crush some salted peanuts into small crumbs and toast in a frying pan until golden. Set aside. Put 200ml of double cream, 200ml of milk and 120g of peanut butter into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring with a whisk to incorporate the peanut butter. Set aside. Place 5 large egg yolks and 50g of caster sugar in a metal

How can a traveler navigate the Aussie city’s myriad Asian cuisines? Often mistaken for the country’s capital – a title which in fact belongs to Canberra – Sydney is the most popular urban destination in Australia . What’s more, with flight prices falling (you can pick up a cheap flight to Sydney for less than £650 with dialaflight.com), it has become one of the world’s favourite tourist spots. And it isn’t simply a big draw because of the stunning architecture and elegant sails of Sydney Opera House . Nor is it solely due to the 30-plus beaches which are nestled around this harbour town. Alongside culture, landscape and weather, Sydney is now a foodie destination. And with a history of increased immigration from South East Asian countries – and other cultures further afield – Sydney now boasts one of the most diverse and experimental Asian food scenes in the world. So where to go? And what to taste? Sydney’s Chinatown Any gastronomic trip through Sydney’s Chinatowns mus...

When you’re deciding on a holiday destination, sometimes it’s better to lead with your stomach rather than your brain. Culinary tourism is growing in popularity as cheap flights become more common. Here’s a quick start guide for the ultimate European foodie destinations. Gelato making in Italy Primary designed for entrepreneurs wishing to make their own luxury ice creams, the Carpigiani Gelato University is an international school with a primary base in Bologna. This is an intensive course and not for the faint of heart; a semester at the school covers everything from how to make gelato to how to market it. Tasting pastries in Paris French food is famed for being intricate, and Parisian pastry chefs are widely regarded as some of the best in the world. A visit to Paris would not be complete without a visit to a patisserie. The sheer number of café’s may be overwhelming for a new tourist, but why not work your way through this guide to the top 38 cakes in the city of love ? Fo...

November is Prematurity Awareness Month, we'd like to share our new challenge of being a Preemie parent to our baby boy, Liam Jace who was born last October 30, 2011 at 3:10 am via c-section, I had severe preeclampsia, pneumonia and asthma. My OB, Dra. Domingo said he cried right away when they got him. He's premature at 32 weeks, he needs to be in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit)  for I don't know how many days. Hopefully he recovers fast so we can bring him home. God is so good to us because He saved us both, the cord was already tied up and Drs. said he might not survive if he stayed longer in my womb. A miracle indeed! Baby Liam Jace :) he's strong and a fighter! He will make it with God's help! Please pray for baby Liam too for his quick recovery.

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Obsess over the contents of every meal? Is the biggest stressor of your day the decision of where to get dinner? Do your friends roll their eyes at you when you talk about eating? If you answer these questions in the affirmative, then you likely consider yourself a foodie: a person driven by a passion for all things in the culinary arts. Foodies scour their local communities for edible gems found in restaurants and markets often located well off the well beaten path of popular food culture. Ardent foodies venture into the edible unknown, leaving behind “normal” food venues in search of more interesting and fulfilling eats. Most people don’t spend too much time thinking about where or what they’re going to eat. So as the “lone wolves” of dining, foodies often find themselves without friends to share in their culinary explorations. If you find yourself frequently eating at restaurants or sampling new market wares by yourself, I have a suggestion for you to reach out to

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Leave it to Beyoncé to steal the spotlight at Sunday's Video Music Awards. But it wasn't one of the pop diva's signature show-stopping performances that had people talking. Instead, it was Beyoncé's burgeoning baby bump, swathed in an orange gown. Beyoncé, 29, posed for photos with her hands cradling her belly, teasing, "I have a surprise!" "I'm happy to say it's true," her rep confirms to PEOPLE. "They told friends in the last month," a source tells PEOPLE. "She's never been happier. Seriously it's all she's been

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We were so excited to share our baby news here in our blog. I am 5 months pregnant and we are having a boy! In My Womb has a promo for Fetal Biometry with 3D for only P1800, inclusive of fetal biometry report, 5 B/W pics and 5 colored pics of your baby in 3D. We availed this promo last Friday and it was reassuring to see our baby moving and hearing his heartbeat. I love to stay in the room for the whole day and just watch what he's doing inside me.

We celebrated our 8th year Anniversary at Basix, Dusit Thani in Makati last month. We used our CashCashPinoy vouchers which we posted in this blog about their promo 50% OFF! Dusit Thani Manila . As you enter Basix, you'll be amazed on their huge dessert station. So don't forget to leave room for their wide selection of desserts. They have different panna cottas, 3 flavors of ice cream, cakes, halo-halo, chocolate fondue for marshmallows and fruits. They also have Crepe station which you can choose from a variety of fillings. Halo-halo Station Chocolate Fondue (fresh strawberries at the back of marshmallows)

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Our 1 week Hong Kong trip was short but worth it. We were so lucky to experience the Hong Kong Flower Show presented by the Department of Leisure and Cultural Services at Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park. The show exhibits beautiful flower arrangements, potted plants and landscape displays of thousands of vividly colored flowers. This Hong Kong flower show is annually and this year’s the theme flower was Primula and the theme was Symphony of Spring Flowers. We enjoyed floral giant musical instruments and those cute animals in concert. Feast your eyes for more pictures inside

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