Thursday, May 31, 2012

Filipino Recipes - Pork Tocino - Pinoy Food

Tocino is a very popular processed food originating from the province of Pampanga. It is a very delicious recipe that you can prepare on any given day. The sweet and salty taste makes this recipe a favorite for kids. My son, for one, loves the pork tocino so much. Not only Filipinos find this dish delectable. Some foreigners have also come to love the taste after being introduced to it.

This cured meat product is a native Filipino delicacy. It is comparable to the ham and bacon prepared in western countries. The name tocino is a Spanish word and is used to describe cured meat or bacon. If you are a business-minded type of person, you can make this recipe and sell your finished product so that you can earn extra money.

Food And Drink

Ingredients:

Filipino Recipes - Pork Tocino - Pinoy Food

4 kilos of pork round or shoulder butt (pigue or kasim) 1 cup pineapple juice 3 cups sugar 1 cup water 2 teaspoons of curing salt 4 teaspoons of phosphate 2 tablets ascorbic acid (crushed) 1/2 cup anisado wine 1/4 cup crushed garlic 1/2 cup rock salt red food color (optional)

Cooking Procedure:

Across the grain, slice the pork into 1/4 inch thick cuts then place inside the refrigerator. Mix water and phosphate. Using a non-reactive bowl, mix the phosphate solution, curing salt, and rock salt. Stir well then coat the meat completely by tossing. Pour in the remaining ingredients and mix well. Cure for 8-10 hours at room temperature or 1-2 days inside the refrigerator. Place inside polyethylene bags. For this preparation, you can have 10 packs with 1/2 kilo each. Keep frozen if necessary.

Filipino Recipes - Pork Tocino - Pinoy Food

Jasmine is a native Filipino with a passion for cooking and gardening. Her love of Pinoy food has lead her to create a website to share her favorite Filipino recipes with the world. Come and explore and enjoy a true taste of the Philippines with these authentic Pinoy recipes and stories of the Philippine culture.

watch cell phone Best Price 36 Sampson Grate For 121 44 Save On Surgex Sx1115 Rt Surge Eliminator And Buy Extra Containment Receiver For Ef 3000

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Water Fun Facts - Interesting Water Facts for Kids

Leonardo da Vinci (the famous Italian Renaissance artist and inventor) knew a thing or two as you probably know, but did you know that he wrote this? "Water is the driving force of all nature." It certainly is, as an adult's body is 70% water and our brain consists of around 75% of water, so when we sweat and urinate we lose water which needs to be replaced so that our bodies function as they should. Without water we would die, and it has been estimated that we could only live for a week without water, but could live without food for a month.

Our planet consists of more water (around 77%) than land, but unfortunately for us most of that is undrinkable as it is found in oceans seas and geysers and so on. Fresh water makes up about 1 % of all water on Earth, and yet we waste it every day. We use hoses to wash our vehicles instead of buckets of water and take baths instead of showers. We often leave dripping taps to drip without bothering to fix them and we use a lot of water when we flush toilets, although now there are short flush options available.

Food And Drink

"All the water that will ever be is, right now." (National Geographic 1993) This means that the water molecules we drink has perhaps been through the systems of dinosaurs and other long-extinct creatures, as the world's water supply is the same as it always has been, because of the hydrologic cycle. We can only get more drinking water if we have more desalination plants that can turn salt water from seas into drinking water.

Water Fun Facts - Interesting Water Facts for Kids

97 per cent of water on the planet cannot be drunk for the reasons mentioned above, while 2 percent is locked away in glaciers and ice caps. That means we have only one percent of fresh water for industrial and agricultural purposes and for our personal use. Icebergs are made up of fresh water (which is why they don't sink but float) and they are made when ice breaks off from glaciers and ice shelves in the Arctic and Antarctica. They are subjected to wave movements and tides, and so smaller icebergs break off from the huge ones, in a process called 'calving.' If the ice at the Poles melts very rapidly this will cause some of the world's major cities to flood, including London (which is why there is a flood barrier), New York, Sydney and Karachi the main port in Pakistan, which is a megacity.

We need to have around eight cups of water a day, although w get this from all the drinks we consume as well as all the food we eat as water is in nearly everything we consume. Water isn't always in liquid form.

While I was researching for this article I discovered that in Candy, on the island of Sri Lanka there are public baths with a difference; they have a bath for elephants which really appreciated a daily swim and rub down at the baths!

Water Fun Facts - Interesting Water Facts for Kids

http://www.herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.com This site has lots of pictures of the food we eat and the plants an use for health. It should be used under parental supervision however as some information may not be age-appropriate for young children. However there are recipes which are different and easy to follow and information about such exotic items as the snake fruit. Why not click on the link and decide for yourself if it is a good site or not?

watch mobile phone Best Offer Cane Creek 110 Zerostack Headset Best Buy Hobo Icu2T Timber Duck Calls Cheap

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Sinuses - Despite Some Debate As to It's Impact, What We Eat Does Matter

To what extent the food we eat affects our sinuses has been an ongoing debate for sometime. But rather than getting involved into the theoretical, allow me to tell you about my experience, which probably is not unique. Other people I have known with sinus pressure and related problems seem to agree with the basic conclusion I have arrived at. This is based on several years of observing the effect that food has had on my sinus.

There is an awareness, like never before, of the importance that nutrition plays in a person's health. What someone wrote many years ago that "we are what we eat" seems to be gaining relevance as nutritional research probes deeper into the correlation between health and the food we eat. Manufacturers of foods are very conscious of this awareness by the way they label their products. Foods containing low or unsaturated fat, natural ingredients, low or no sugar added, low cholesterol,etc., are conspicuously labeled this way.

Food And Drink

It should not come as a surprise to many if I were to tell you that what I eat does affect the condition of my sinuses. Let me be blunt: If I want to have a sinus headache and/or post nasal drip (PND) I can have one anytime I so desire. All I have to do is have some foods and that's it !

Sinuses - Despite Some Debate As to It's Impact, What We Eat Does Matter

Research has shown again and again the correlation between a diet containing certain foods and the incidence of certain other health problems such as heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, etc. This relationship is accepted by almost everyone. And the reverse is also becoming common knowledge, too: The lack of certain nutritional elements can also bring about unwanted health results. And so with sinus health. I believe that wrong eating has more to do with sinus pressure and other sinus ailments than many would had imagined.

Without meaning to get religious, it is interesting to note that modern nutritional research science seems to corroborate what the Bible Book of Genesis states about the original diet our Maker gave humankind--which some would say is still the best for us: Grains, fruits, nuts and vegetables(Genesis Chapter 1, verse 11; Chapter 2, verse 9; and Chapter 3, verse 18.) Research has also shown that when one adheres to a diet that contains primarily these natural foods a person lives longer and is healthier (e.g., Loma Linda University-Adventist Health Studies Number 1 and 2; 1974-1988; 2002 - present, respectively.)

In conclusion, those of us who suffer or have suffered from sinus pressure and other related sinus ailments would do well to consider the impact of certain foods on our sinus conditions . Plain common sense tell some of us to avoid them as much as possible. If we want the joy of having clear sinuses, freedom from PND, no more sinus headaches, etc., re-considering what we eat is a step in the right direction.

Sinuses - Despite Some Debate As to It's Impact, What We Eat Does Matter

Paul Sanchez is a retired ordained minister who, since early childhood, had suffered from sinus problems. Two years ago he became free from all his sinus miseries. He owns and operates http://www.mysinustory.com and http://www.mysinustory.com/drainage.html which provide information, help and support for those who are interested in finding out how he did it.

watch cell phone Best Price 36 Sampson Grate For 121 44 Best Buy Hobo Icu2T Timber Duck Calls Cheap Best Offer Lufkin Cn1295Sme590 13 Milimeter 1 2

Friday, May 18, 2012

Circling the Globe From New Zealand Back to Brighton

It's on the high seas somewhere. What is left of my household goods, chattels, bits and pieces, my sentimental clobber. I'm back from seven weeks travelling the globe to sort my 'stuff'. My belongings, thrown into Unit 17 have been languishing in the Waiheke Safe Storage, Ship's Chandlery and Lawnmower Repair Shop in New Zealand, for the past 3 years.

There was some concern, communicated via lugubrious Shane of, the Waiheke Safe etc, that mice may have taken a liking to my favourite armchair, nibbled their way through my books and nested in my carefully selected clothes, which I had folded, lined with tissue paper and tucked into a wooden chest. That's what made me return in person to New Zealand.
Deciding that a New Zealand address would no longer be my primary address was not easy. There is so much about the Land of the Long White Cloud to celebrate. New Zealand offers space, beautiful bush, a laid-back lifestyle, stunning beaches and a hard-wired pioneer 'can do' spirit. It's a fun place to live and I've loved my time there - but I'm moving on to a new phase, a new business. I need to shift my cabin to a stonier beach.

It's been a great trip. Great in every sense of the word - a not inconsiderable amount of time, an awesome holiday and a huge letting go of most of my belongings. I managed to halve the number of items to be shipped back to Brighton. Kettles, lamps, bookshelves, vacuum cleaners, sheets and towels marched up the drive of a friend's house, carried by happy buyers who really hadn't expected quite such a bargain. It all had to go and what was left was donated to the local community hall's fund-raising campaign. It's comforting to think my kitchenware is responsible for a new tea-urn.

Now I'm back after side-visits to Los Angeles and San Francisco on the way. My first morning back I walk up to the greengrocer's in Kemptown. I bump into familiar faces.

"Hello, I didn't know you were back. How was your trip?" from Anna outside Lloyds Bank.

"So pleased to see you again," a hug from Catherine outside the Kemptown Trading Post and Coffee Shop. "We must catch up."

Friendship happens anywhere in the world. I have left behind some wonderful kiwi friends - and I will see them again at some point in the future. I am blessed with wonderful friends on this side of the globe too. Whatever misgivings I might have about making the decision to transfer permanently from one side of the world to the other, dissipate in the morning sunshine and smiles of Kemptonians. Brighton opens its arms and says 'Welcome Home Penelope'.

If you would like support to move from your existing location to a new location whether or not that means travelling from one country to another, please contact me at: penelope.young@gmail.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/7010617