QTV shows

I have taken up the habit of watching MOMS and The Sweet Life on QTV. MOMS is okay though Manilyn is too saccharine for comfort sometimes (my sister thinks all the time), not only in her tone of voice but in the way she moves her head and body. But what really amused/annoyed me once was her closing spiel in one of the shows. She said, "Please give your message to your children telling them that you'll support them no matter what." What a host. She even tells her guests what to say. Otherwise, however,the show is interesting because of the topics and the guests. Showtime is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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The Sweet Life with Lucy Torres and Wilma Doesnt is a riot. Lucy constantly ribs Lucy about her color and Wilma sometimes acts like she's hurt but only briefly. When Lucy does her bit she doesn't sound insulting. It's more like carino brutal and she's so sweet in the first place so that I don't think Wilma is truly offended. More often than not Lucy teases Wilma about her color, her single parenthood, her failed love life, etc. The show is also worth watching because it has a cooking portion and a project portion. The effort to make the show interesting is apparent and makes the show work very well. I feel a bit sad that I didn't discover the show earlier. Show is scheduled at 6:30 to 7:30, Monday to Friday.

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Ka-Toque. Yes, it's a cooking show that's on every Saturday morning, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The hosts are young chefs, very good-looking and animated. They have a whole menu -- from appetizer, to soup, to the main course, to dessert/desserts. And they usually have a featured guest. Two weeks ago, it was Cindy Kurleto. Last Saturday it was Tessa Prieto-Valdez, who it seems felt like an alien in the kitchen. She was frank. While she praised the first entree, after she tasted the second, she said, "This is better than the first." And she said that with a straight face. One good thing about Ka-Toque is that it keeps it word. Before the show ends, the hosts give their email address and invite viewers to email them for the recipes. Twice I did, and each time they sent me the recipes. This is not true with some other cooking shows that promise to send you back recipes but don't. I can't remember now, but one show asked viewers to text them for the recipe. Yes, they also sent the recipe back via text which felt a bit weird because a cell phone's screen can only accommodate so many words. Ka-Toque's email address is katoque@gmanetwork.com. Their recipes are a bit fancy so I haven't tried any.