Saturday, 20 July 2013

Pancit Sotanghon Recipe | Healthy Pancit Recipe

Vegetarian Pancit Sotanghon Recipe

Pancit Sotanghon Recipe | Healthy Pancit RecipeIngredients
1/2 lb. vermicelli noodles
1 1/2 cup chopped celery stalk
1 medium yellow onion, sliced
2 cups chopped cabbage
1 large carrot, julienned
1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
2 teaspoons annatto powder mixed with 2 tbsp. water
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup vegetable broth
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
  • Soak the noodles in a bowl of water until tender, but not soggy. Drain the water and set the noodles aside. Heat oil in a pot.
  • Saute garlic, onion and celery
  • Once the onion is tender, pour in the vegetable broth and water achiote. Bring to a boil.
  • Add cabbage, carrot and parsley. cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Put the pasta in the pot. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with slices of lemon or calamansi.
Pancit Sotanghon Recipe | Healthy Pancit Recipe

Friday, 19 July 2013

Environmental

Environmental
Action for Mother Earth
Our children are the stewards of the Earth.

They are paying for the price of neglect and abuse of our and previous generations. A new breed old entrepreneurs have introduced products and services that help care for the environment. There are vast opportunities for our children in the field of environmental entrepreneurship, as citizen become aware of their habits and practices that harm the environment. We need to make our children aware that they have to actively reflect their care for the environment in the choices they make. Environmental stewardship will soon be a major component of businesses as part of their social responsibility. It will not be a choice but a way of life for the next generation.
ECO-Bags are fashionable
Fro the environment
I was pleasantly surprised by how parents and children worked together to create fashionable eco-friendly bags for the KIDS CAN! Bazaar. This was the first Christmas bazaar from which I brought home different versions of the eco-bag. I had 6th grades who painted over canvass bags. I had younger kids spray paint recycled tarpaulin bags. I had another group of students who asked for recycled flour bags and made them into eco-bags. These were only some of the innovative ways our young entrepreneurs chose to be “fashionable for the environment”.

ECHO Store (environment and
Community Hope Organization)
Reena Francisco, co-owner of ECHO Store, shares her motivation: “Environmental apathy in this day and age is borne out of simple ignorance. With political will of a strong and intelligent leadership, we can still reverse the damage. If everyone does their share, I believe the Philippines can someday be a nature haven.

Espousing a sustainable lifestyle, ECHO store was set-up to connect those who are seeking eco-friendly alternatives with providers from different provinces. The store carries organic and locally sourced products, in the process helping provide income to marginalized and indigenous communities.

Lettuce wrappers with shrimp

lettuce wrapper with shrimp

this impressive appetizer wraps hot and spicy shrimp in cool and crisp lettuce. save any leftovers for a light yet satisfying lunch the next day.

prep 15 minutes
cook about 7 minutes
makes 4 first course serving

ingredients:
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/2 kilo large shrimp, shelled, deveined, and chopped coarsely
2 medium celery stalks, chopped finely (1/2 cup)
1/4 cup water chestnuts, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon finely choopped peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy souce
1 tablespoon hoisin souce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
8 large boston lettuce leaves chooped roasted peanuts

procedure:
1 in nonstick 12 inch skillet or wok, heat oil over medium high heat untel very hot, add shrimp and cook 2 minutes or just until opaque throughout, stirring constantly. with slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to medium bowl.
2 to same skillet, add celery, water chestnuts, garlic, and ginger, and cook 2 minutes until celery is tender crisp, stirring. return shrimp to skillet; stir in hoisin souce, soy sauce, and vinegar, cook 1 minute or just until mixture is heated through. remove skillet from heat.
3 evenly divide shrimp mixture among lettuce leaves. sprinkle with peanuts. 

Mind of the Business: Think of Plan

Mind of the Business:
Think of Plan
To come up with a plan, encourage your child to come up with a concept and focus on the client or customer he wants to serve.


Concept: Recognize opportunities
Many business ideas were born out of frustration. Bill Gates, for example, saw how people were frustrated by computer software that was so difficult to use. He then solved this problem by developing program that ordinary people can use, thus the birth of Microsoft Corp.

Encourage children to look for opportunities. When they complain about something, challenge them to come up with solutions or ways to improve a product or service. Who knows, they might create the next Microsoft.

Another good example is the Water Lily bag I receive for my birthday. I have always been concerned about what can be done about the Pasig River. I never thought that water Isilies could be converted into an entrepreneurial endeavor. Whoever saw the opportunity to create something beautiful from something people normally discard has a good entrepreneurial mind.

4 Root of Entrepreneurial opportunity
(Council of Economic Education)

1. Problems: Can you create something that would solve a problem for your self or other people?
2. Charge: Any change can stir up new business opportunities. Read the newspapers! Look for changing laws situation or trends.

3. Inventions: Even if you don’t invent something. You might find a creative way to sell a new invention. Maybe you could be the first to bring a new invention to your community. Technology is developing at lightning speed. Read magazine that cover technologies that you find interesting, and think about how to create a business from these new advances.
4. Competition: If you can find a way to beat the competition, you can create a very successful business using an existing product or service. Look at the business in your community. Could you do a better job? Could you be faster, more reliable. Cheaper? If so, you may be looking at a business opportunity.


Client: know your market
Clients or customers play a big role in coming up with your business plan. Help your children determine who they want to sell their product or service to. They have to do a bit of market research. What do their clients need? Want? What will they pay for? How much will they pay for it? Are there other services or products that will compete with what you will offer? How will you differentiate yourself from them?


Not every idea is an opportunity if it does not meet the needs of your customers. Some people are so passionate about a hobby and think that other people will share their passion. They end up disappointed that no one wants to buy their product. Knowing your market is as important as coming up with an idea that you will love!


Get Wired got tangled
What started as a business idea among our grade school kids –beautiful murano-beaded utensils and napkin rings- evolved into a range of wired products that sold well within the school? This encouraged the kids, who name their business “Get Wired”. Excited, they imagined a concept store and assumed that their products would be a hit at the World Trade Center event. They made sure that their prices were competitive and lowered margins up to 50% off department store prices. To their surprise, despite their beautiful designs and competitive prices, no one seemed to want to buy their products. The crowd did not seem to understand what the napkin rings were for, nor did they appreciate the value of murano glass. The kids immediately said, “Teacher we have wrong market!” they went on an all out marketing campaign to educate people about the beauty and value of their products.

Lesson from youth entrepreneurs:
1.    know your market
2.    know your competitors
3.    educate your consumers

Attitude

Attitude
"Success is a matter of attitude"

Success attitude

Our attitude determines how we feel, think and act. for our kids to grow up with an entrepreneurial mindset, it is important to inculcate in their minds that elusive success attitude. The success attitude embodies

Positive thinking, Positive action and Positive persistence

The success attitude is a can do mindset that enables an individual to think of solutions and innovations, rather than dwell on the problem. it is not only about positive thinking and action, but more importantly, also about positive persistence, so that despite difficulty and hardship, a person will persevere and be resilient until he achieves success.

Sometimes, you have to try many businesses and ideas before you find the right one. To get that idea, you must not give up along the way.

Donald Trump, the billionaire real estate developer known for both his successful and unsuccessful ventures, speaks from his heart when he says, whether you're a kid starting your first business, or an adult still chasing success, the most important thing to remember is to never give up never, ever give up! if you have a dream that you believe in with your whole heart, you have to go after it. Even when others are telling you that you can't do it. If you give something your best effort, there is a very good chance that you will succeed. and even if you don't you will be able to say you gave it your all. that's what makes you a winner.

Parent, teachers, peers and society play important roles in the formation of attitudes of children. but sometimes, their influence may be diminished by other forces, such as peers and popular culture.

thus, at crucial points in a child's life, parents must make their voices louder if they want to be heard. it is crucial for parents to make sure that children adopt the right attitude because what they will embrace in their early years will most likely be the same attitudes they will embrace as adults.

since children and teens are growing up in a world where everything is instantly and teens are growing up in a world where everything is instantly available, they have learned to take the easy way out. Technology has tough our children to expect fast solutions and fast results. The cellular phone, the internet, social networks and search engines have raise a generation of children that no longer have the discipline to grapple with a problem and persist at a difficult task. if anything takes too long, they leave it because of the multitide of options available to them.

However, for children to develop an entrepreneurial mind, they have to possess the success attitude that will enable them to see possibilities, work hard and not lose courage when they do not immediately get positive results.

Success attitude builders

Train up a child in the way he should go, 
even when he is old he will not depart from it
Proverbs 22:6

significant people in the life of a child parent, teacher, grandparents role models contribute to building the success attitude to building the success attitude that will determine how he approaches life or deals with people. the good news is that it's never too early or too late to influence your child's attitude.

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Brew Express BEC-110BS 10-Cup Countertop Coffee System, Stainless/Black


Features
  • Auto-Fill: it's self-filling so there is no more water mess
  • Hot Water on Demand: means continuous brewing with no recovery time issues; Just keep brewing, there's no wait time for the water to heat up
  • 10-cup Thermal Carafe: Easy to clean, functional and beautiful, keeping beverages hot
  • Adjustable Cup Selector- Select from a single mug, half or a full carafe
  • Reliable: Designed to last for years; Tested for several thousand cycles and certified for commercial & residential use

List Price: $299.99
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Chocolate Fruit Cake

Chocolate Fruit Cake
Recipe by Norma chikiamco

Chocolate Fruit Cake
Chocolate Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
1 loaf fruitcake
8 ounce semisweet baking chocolate
1 cup all purpose cream
Rainbow sprinkles, optional

Procedures: 
Cut the fruitcake into 1 ½ x 1 ½ inch slices.

Line the jelly roll pan or baking tray with the waxed paper. Position the wire rack on jelly roll pan. Arrange fruitcake slices on top of the rack about 1 inch apart.

Put chocolate in a heat proof bowl.

In a saucepan, heat all purpose cream just until bubbles appear on the sides. Pour cream into the chocolate and cover bowl for about two mixture with a wooden spoon until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.

Pour chocolate over fruitcake slices, distributing evenly. Let the chocolate drip on the pan(the waxed paper will catch the drippings).

If desired, decorate with sprinkles. Let stand or chill in refrigerator until chocolate is set

To serve:
Transfer fruitcake slices into cupcake holders.