My Christmas Menu Is Ready

Monday, November 23, 2009

Freshly made pasta by moi will make our Christmas special this year.

We had to do our Christmas Menu early because we plan to purchase most of the dry ingredients as early as mid of this month. With the news that prices will go through the roof by December, definitely, it will triple the expenses. Considering the ongoing price freeze too. So wow! what a dilemma right? Crazy!

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Anyway, we were able to come up with simpler dishes for this holiday season. The menu will consist of dishes and goodies we missed eating and stuff we also enjoyed throughout the year.

Hors d'œuvres which I also call The Holiday Plate! fresh fruits, crackers and cheese and some cold cuts. If I could insert Caviar in the budget, why not!
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A pasta dish.

Mom's Carbonara! its my mom's specialty. Very meaty and saucy. It will have my touch because I will be making the pasta. The sauce, my mom's!

Liempo! We need some of that juicy meat. Yum!

Fresh Garden Salad! Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onion rings, croutons with special salad dressing.

Fruit Salad! Make that sugar free. Christmas will never be complete without a bowl of cold fruit salad. It's advisable to double the recipe, so you can have something to enjoy during the days between Christmas and New Year.

Cake from Red Ribbon! Winning the contest was just timely for the season to come. Must try their Sugar Free Mango Cake.

Lastly, a bottle of Franzia Red Wine and Baileys Mint Chocolate to complete everything...

Loving Your Body

Loving your body means investing on the right products. Things that we may think that cost so much. When it comes to taking care of our body, nothing is safer than relying on the most trusted and the most qualified. Especially when it comes to cosmetic surgery. Girls nowadays would prefer going under surgery to fix what they feel is needed to be improved. In this case, I noticed that mostly, goes with rhinoplasty or nose surgery. Our nose is a big factor for beauty. May I also emphasize that it is important to have proper research before going for it. Do not base any of your surgeries on cost. It's best to always rely and trust an experienced cosmetic surgeon. Rhinoplasty is one of the most demanding cosmetic procedures and requires an extremely skilled surgeon.

If you can afford it, clinics and more surgeons are available abroad. It is going to be cheaper. Don’t forget to add in your travel, transport and accommodation costs.

Rhinoplasty cost depending on the surgeon, clinic and location. There are surgeons and clinics with the lowest and highest costs for the procedure Rhinoplasty (Nose Job - Nose Surgery). Rhinoplasty surgery is almost like an art form; the surgeon must be able to visualize the new nose and carefully make the changes.

The Reward Given

Sunday, November 22, 2009

It's here! I got it early today from a nearby Red Ribbon Branch, and just in time for my birthday. I was already feeling a little sad over the weekend, because my birthday is just days away... I was really hoping to enjoy a Red Ribbon cake from the prize I won, on my Special Day. You know what I mean. But it goes to show that the blessing of being patient is very rewarding.

I got an email last night from one of Red Ribbon's contest organizers. (Hi Jon! ) He sent me a message that I can already get my gift certificates worth P3000 at the Red Ribbon Branch I chose. That email really made my weekend. Thank you, thank you Red Ribbon. It was a wonderful experience. Immediately, after getting my GCs, I treated my family to lunch! Ciao!

ActivTrak Value Companies

Friday, November 20, 2009

With the recent recession, companies everywhere are cutting back and laying off workers, and that means that the employees who are left will need to pick up their pace and be more productive. It can be very difficult for some to distinguish which workers are truly pulling their weight and which ones are just fooling around.

Having to measure if an employee is doing good or bad, productivity monitoring software can help. Using productivity monitoring software to monitor workers, members of management can easily see which workers are doing their job and those failing. This information can then be used to guide underperforming employees while rewarding the top notchers. Through this, you get to keep qualified workers, identify the best workers and you can keep top performers motivated and help them do an even more effective job. Productivity monitoring software can also be used to identify those workers who may need a bit of help to reach their full potential.

ActivTrak has benefits too. It makes it easier for the management team to enforce existing policies with regard to email, internet usage and other electronic communications. By installing productivity monitoring software employers can get an early earning that such dangerous activities are taking place.

Monggo With Alugbati Leaves

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Alugbati is one of my favorite green, leafy source. In terms of its nutritional content, I would consider that it is one of the most nutritious. Easy to cook, easy to grow.

Alugbati

A succulent, branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine, several meters in length. Stems are purplish or green.

Common market product, a popular leafy and stew vegetable, a good substitute for spinach.
The green and purple cultivated varieties are preferable to the wild ones.
Both the young shoots and stems are eaten.
Excellent source of calcium and iron; good source of vitamins A, B, and C, with a high roughage value.
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