Saturday, November 7, 2009

Good News

Who among you needs eyeglasses? There is nothing to fret because I have good news to all of you. I found out that Zenni Optical offers cheap eyeglasses for as low as $8 Prescription Zenni Glasses. Holiday is fast approaching so they offer Holiday Fun Eyeglasses for you to choose from. New Arrivals found in their website at www.zennioptical.com.

What are you waiting for? Visit www.zennioptical.com for more info and inquiries.

Chicken Pastel

Ingredients:

*One 1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut in pieces
*One can (14 ounces) Vienna sausage, sliced
*3 potatoes, diced
*1 carrot, diced
*1 up mushrooms, cut in half
*1 green bell pepper, sliced in strips
*1/2 cup sweet peas
*1 onion, minced
*1/4 cup grated cheese
*1 cup margarine
*2 cups chicken stock (broth)
*1/2 cup evaporated milk
*4 tablespoons soy sauce
*1 lemon extract (juice)
*1 egg, beaten
*Salt and pepper to taste

Pie Crust

*2 cups flour
*1/2 cup corn oil or vegetable oil
*1 teaspoon salt
*1/4 cup of water

Chicken Pastel Cooking Instructions:

*In a bowl, marinate chicken lemon juice and soy sauce for an hour.
*In a skillet, melt margarine and brown chicken, set aside.
*Sauté onion, bell pepper an mushrooms then add chicken broth. Simmer for 15 minutes then add potatoes, carrots, sweet peas, sausages, grated cheese and milk. Continue cooking for 10 minutes. Salt to taste.
*Transfer to a baking dish.
*Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
*On a bowl, combine the flour, salt, cold water and oil. Mix into a ball.
*On a flat surface, roll flat the pastry and cover the chicken pastel mixture and seal the sides by pressing on the edges. Remove excess pastry.
*Punch small holes on the pastry to let out steam during baking then brush with beaten egg.
*Bake until golden brown (about 15 minutes).

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Eyeglasses for me!

Sometimes I am having headache after facing the monitor in a few hours. I am sleepy and I am dizzy. I am far sighted. Mom told me to go to an optical clinic for eye check up. I think mom is right I need an eyeglasses. While I was surfing in the net, I found out that Zenni Optical in the New York Times?! The New York Times featured Zenni Optical in their new post Seeing Straight Without Breaking Bank as the cheapest eyeglasses online because you can buy prescription eyeglasses for only $8! That’s amazing huh..
I like this one because it fits to my eyes.

Mango Float


Ingredients:
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, chilled
1/2 cup mashed ripe mango
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Thin slices of ripe mangoes
Graham Crackers or Slices of Chiffon cake

Garnish: (optional)
Mango slices
Cashew nuts or any chopped nuts you may prefer to use
Maraschino cherries

Instructions:
1. Blend cream and sweetened condensed milk together. Add mashed mango. Add vanilla. Set aside, preferably keeping it chilled until needed. (You may opt to use more sweetened condensed milk for a sweeter taste).

2. In a square 9 x 9-inch or a rectangular 9 x 13-inch Pyrex or any transparent dish, assemble graham crackers and cream mixture by arranging the crackers on the bottom of the dish.

3. Spread one third of the cream mixture, arrange some mango slices, then put another layer of the crackers. Repeat the process, ending with the cream mixture on top.

4. Sprinkle with chopped nuts (optional). Garnish with more slices of mangoes or maraschino cherries for a more festive appeal.

5. Chill before serving.

I prepare this recipe last Christmas because this is one of my hubby’s favorite desert.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

SpitzTunes Without a Cause

Spitz speaks ... start over, satisfy, ideas, rebellion, smokin' guitars ... who the heck knew that Red Hot Chill Peppers are a bunch of light bulbs!?

Engage With Grace

In Alexandra Drane's words, we need to "start talking. Engage With Grace: The One Slide Project was designed with one simple goal: to help get the conversation about end of life experience started. The idea is simple: Create a tool to help get people talking. One Slide, with just five questions on it. Five questions designed to help get us talking with each other, with our loved ones, about our preferences."

Sunday, November 30, 2008

About You ... dNeero-ites

This convo is specifically about you ... remember when you joined dNeero we presented you with the "Get it going with dNeero" convo ... users asked many wonderful questions, so the following convo is an extension of that convo that includes many of the user questions ... and to qualify for this convo, you must have already joined 15 others ... keep asking those great user questions that challenge your fellow dNeero-ites to exclaim "I hadn't thought about that!"

Hot and Sour Prawn Soup

Ingredients

1 11g MAGGI Shrimp Broth Cube dissolved in
8 cups water
1 thumbsize ginger, crushed
2 pieces tanglad leaves (lemongrass) tied to a knot
3 pieces finger chilies, sliced thinly diagonally
1/2 cup taingang daga (or black woodear fungus), soaked
1 1/2 cups tofu, cut into cubes
1/2 cup thinly sliced cucumber
1/4 kg medium prawns, peeled & deveined, tails intact
2 bunches mustasa leaves
1 25 g. pack MAGGI Sinigang sa Sampalok with Gabi
patis to taste
wansoy leaves to garnish

Procedure

1. Bring broth to boil; add ginger, tanglad leaves, and chilies.
2. Simmer about 15 minutes then discard ginger and tanglad.
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients and simmer until shrimps change color.
4. Stir in MAGGI Sinigang sa Sampalok Mix and bring to boil. Remove from fire.
5. Season to taste and top with wansoy leaves.

Source: www.Nestle.com

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Sports Clothing - Where? When?

A more sporty, casual approach to clothing is permeating our lives ... remember when athletic shoes, were for, well, athletics? ... did you ever wear Chick Taylor's outside of the gym ... then came the sports shoe craze ... is high-performance fitness/sports clothing going to follow? Seems to be making some in roads.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

My Classmate's Daughter

I just transferred my computer table in our room, and after doing it I found out that I need to buy a new ergonomic chair. This afternoon we headed to an office supply depot and look for that chair. Incidentally, my classmate together with his family is also looking for a computer set. While talking to my classmate, I noticed that her daughter has a poor eye sight because she read the price tags so close to her face. I told my classmate to bring her daughter to an optical clinic and have an eye checkup for her daughter.

Zenni Optical was on FOX news!, this is one of the many reasons why I trust Zenni Optical and recommended it to my classmate. Great Eyeglasses For Less is waiting to every client of Zenni Optical. After our conversation, my friend is so convinced about Zenni and thanked me for that. Me for one is planning to have a Variable Dimension Frames From Zenni. I wish I could have this before this year ends.


Don’t forget to also check Zenni on Fox.

Apricot-Chicken Pot Stickers


Ingredients:
2 cups plus 1 tablespoon water, divided
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 8 ounces)
2 cups chopped finely shredded cabbage
1/2 cup apricot fruit spread
2 green onions with tops, finely chopped
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
30 (3-inch) wonton wrappers
Prepared sweet-and-sour sauce (optional)

Preparation:
1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add chicken. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Set aside chicken; drain saucepan.
2. Add cabbage and remaining 1 tablespoon water to saucepan. Cook over high heat 1 to 2 minutes or until water evaporates, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
3. Finely chop chicken. Add to saucepan along with preserves, green onions, soy sauce, ginger and pepper; mix well.
4. To assemble pot stickers, remove 3 wonton wrappers at a time from package. Spoon slightly rounded tablespoonful chicken mixture onto center of each wrapper; brush edges of wrapper with water. Bring 4 corners together; press to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
5. Spray steamer with nonstick cooking spray. Assemble steamer so that water is 1/2 inch below steamer basket. Fill steamer basket with pot stickers, leaving enough space between them to prevent sticking. Cover; steam 5 minutes. Transfer pot stickers to serving plate. Serve with prepared sweet-and-sour sauce, if desired.

Source: www.recipe.com

Zoo - You're animals!

In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach.

Friday, October 3, 2008

U.S. Presidential Politics ... OMG!



McCain and Obama clashed over taxes, war and the economy in the first of three debates. The financial crisis shifted the initial focus from foreign to domestic issues.

Almond Chicken Cups

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
2/3 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
1/2 cup chopped almonds
2 tablespoons soy sauce
6 (6- to 7-inch) flour tortillas

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in small skillet over medium heat until hot. Add bell pepper and onion. Cook and stir 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
2. Combine vegetable mixture, chicken, sweet-and-sour sauce, almonds and soy sauce in medium bowl; mix until well blended.
3. Cut each tortilla in half. Place each half in 2-3/4-inch muffin cup. Fill each with about 1/4 cup chicken mixture.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until tortilla edges are crisp and filling is hot. Remove muffin pan to cooling rack. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Source: Recipe.com

Friday, September 26, 2008

Windy Alternative

One of the fastest growing segments of the power sector, wind generation capacity is expected to more than double between 2006 and 2011 worldwide

Run for the Impressions!

A Visual Talking "Run for the Impressions!" bonus ... $1,000 total ... we want you to be one of the lucky ones!!

Florns' Chinese Steamed Fish


INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 pound red snapper fillets
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 tomato, quartered
  • 1/2 fresh red chile pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Bring about 1 1/2 inches of water to boil in a steamer fitted with a basket large enough for the snapper to lie flat. Season snapper with salt and pepper, and place in the steamer basket. Top fish with ginger, and drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil. Place shiitake mushrooms, tomato, and red chile pepper in the steamer basket.
  2. Steam fish 15 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Source: allrecipes.com

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Stand for the Truth!

Church is composed of believers that believe in God and worship Him in spirit and in truth. In the Roman Catholic Church they have priest and in born again Christians they have pastor who priest the gospel of word. They use Bible as the final authority which means they follow the Bible. In the Horizon Fellowship they tackle about Emerging Dangers of the Emergent Church. The Emergent Church movement is the newest attack on church that came from within. Pastor Bob is brave enough to expose the faulty doctrine of the Emergent church leaders; he calls them out by name, quoting their own words so also comparing the weaknesses of their thoughts in the word of God.


I Want a Better Marriage dot com sermon series is providing a video for you to understand what marriage is. This site want you know God’s plan and purposes for marriage. Marriage is now not a Holy Sacrament to all foreign countries due to their fleshy lust. They are not obeying God’s word. If you are looking for a church that stands for truth in the name of God, I urge you to visit the Horizon Fellowship Church which you can find a Church in Rancho Santa Fe. They work for God’s word to reach the lost souls and innocent people.

Friday, September 12, 2008

In the News January 29


Here are some things that are in the news ... are they worthy of your attention?

dNeero-ites want to know!



Questions in this convo come from the User Questions asked in our last five convos. Our peeps continue to amaze us with their insight into the core of dNeero conversations ... keep it going!!