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Each person has its own unique style of cooking. Some people might cook Menudo in other way but it is still a menudo. I exactly don’t know how to call this menu. Finally I decided to call it Pork Menudo Apritada. i guess this is one of my specialty as my family and friends really love this recipe of mine. love this food too..here is my own style of cooking it..

1 lb. pork loin, cut into strips
1 large onion, sliced
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 small ginger around 5 grams cut into small pieces
2 medium size carrots
2 medium sized potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 bell pepper
3 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
Salt & pepper to taste
1 pack mama sita menudo apritada mix sauce

Heat oil in a large pot and sautee garlic, onions, and ginger until wilted. Add the pork, let cook until the color changes and the edges are slightly browned. Add vinegar and soy sauce and let it boil for a few minutes, until it is reduced. Add potatoes and carrots. Add the water and simmer until pork and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Add mama sita menudo apritada sauce. Add water if needed. Add salt and pepper to taste. I also add the bell pepper when everything is cooked.

This is my own way of cooking it and I had great results of the food.

I usually prepare salad as part of our menu. Sometimes I prepare it around four to six times in a week. Sometimes everyday. This vegetable salad is consist of fresh bell pepper, tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber. I usually mix it with salad dressing or some salad mix. We love it.

Does anyone don’t eat bread over there? I guess nobody..whatever kind of bread, I believed that almost all people are eating any bread. I know you have some favorites like we do. here is the so-called Broetchen in German or simply a cob.

Cobs are common in Europe, especially in Germany and Austria. They are equally common in both Australia and New Zealand, and very common in Canada. The German name for cobs is Brötchen (Rhineland and Northern Germany), which is the diminutive of “Brot” (bread), Rundstück (in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)[1], Semmel (Bavaria, most parts of Saxony and Austria, from Latin similia wheat flour, originally from Assyrian samidu white flour), zsemle in Hungary, Schrippe (in Berlin and parts of Brandenburg), or Weck (especially in Baden-Württemberg, Franconia and Saarland). In Germany and Austria, there is a large variety of cobs, ranging from white cobs made with wheat flour, to dark rolls containing mostly rye flour. Many variants include spices, such as coriander and cumin, nuts, or seeds, such as sesame seeds, poppy seed or sunflower seeds.

An Italian form is a small loaf of ciabatta which can be used to make a panino (or panini). In Denmark cobs are called rundstykker (literally “round pieces”) and are comfort food eaten with butter for special weekend breakfasts; some like to put cheese, jam or salami on the rundstykker.

copyright photo by: Euronicsas the saying goes, “An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away”…so better eat apples!! it’s good for our health..I love apples too..these apples were given by our friend..they just have a lot in their garden that they can’t eat all..

Health benefit of apple
source: wikipedia

Apples, with skin (edible parts)
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 50 kcal 220 kJ
Carbohydrates 13.81 g
– Sugars 10.39 g
– Dietary fiber 2.4 g
Fat 0.17 g
Protein 0.26 g
Vitamin A equiv. 3 μg 0%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.017 mg 1%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.026 mg 2%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.091 mg 1%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.061 mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041 mg 3%
Folate (Vit. B9) 3 μg 1%
Vitamin C 4.6 mg 8%
Calcium 6 mg 1%
Iron 0.12 mg 1%
Magnesium 5 mg 1%
Phosphorus 11 mg 2%
Potassium 107 mg 2%
Zinc 0.04 mg 0%

Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database

LUBBOCK, Texas (UPI) — Women who are overweight or obese find accessing healthcare difficult and stressful, Texas researchers said.

Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center conducted in-depth interviews with women ages 20 and 61, after recruiting them through local advertisements placed in community agencies and a regional newspaper.

“The participants in our study described the experience of seeking healthcare as a constant battle and struggle and were upset by the reactions of healthcare staff,” lead author Emily Merrill said in a statement. “They told us that they felt even more uncomfortable with specialists than with their own family doctors and nurse practitioners.”

Women reported feeling shame and embarrassment because they did not fit into the normal healthcare environment because of their size and needing larger gowns, blood pressure cuffs, scales and chairs.

Women also reported feeling less than human because of their size, Merrill said.

The findings, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, said a doctor delivering a baby told one woman: “Just relax and just envision yourself on a beach like a big ole whale beached.”

The women who took part in the study had all dieted and felt defeated by their weight, their failed attempts to control their weight and being dismissed by healthcare professionals.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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Health and Beauty Tip

The tough skin on your feet benefits from the heavy moisturizing properties of lanolin. Whether you apply it during the day or under socks before you go to sleep, you’ll notice softer skin on your feet in no time!

copyright photo by: Euronicsup side down egg cooked by my wife..My wife usually cooks eggs during breakfast time. But she do it around three to four times in a month. Not really so often. She also cooks boiled eggs for sandwich making or cook it it mushrooms and vegetables like onions, bell pepper, tomatoes and garlic. I love it!! below is a Nutritional value fo eggs according to wikipedia..

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Eggs add protein to one’s diet, as well as various nutrients.

Chicken eggs are the most commonly eaten eggs. They supply all essential amino acids for humans, and provide several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. They are also an inexpensive single-food source of protein.

All of the egg’s vitamin A, D and E is in the egg yolk. The egg is one of the few foods which naturally contain Vitamin D. A large egg yolk contains approximately 60 Calories (250 kilojoules); the egg white contains about 15 Calories (60 kilojoules). A large yolk contains more than two-thirds of the recommended daily intake of 300 mg of cholesterol (although one study indicates that the human body may not absorb much cholesterol from eggs. The yolk makes up about 33% of the liquid weight of the egg. It contains all of the fat in the egg and slightly less than half of the protein and much of the nutrients. It also contains all of the choline, and one yolk contains approximately half of the recommended daily intake. Choline is an important nutrient for development of the brain, and is said to be important for pregnant and nursing women to ensure healthy fetal brain development.

Recently, chicken eggs that are especially high in Omega 3 fatty acids have come on the market. These eggs are made by feeding laying hens a diet containing polyunsaturated fats and kelp meal. Nutrition information on the packaging is different for each of the brands.

WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. manufacturers of children’s over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are voluntarily changing their labeling for treatment of young children.

Linda Suydam, president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, said while such medicines are safe and effective when used as directed, the manufacturers are changing the labeling of such preparations to warn “do not use” in children under 4 years of age. Currently, such medications caution about use in children less than 2 years old.

“Research shows that dosing errors and accidental ingestions — not the safety of the ingredients themselves when properly dosed — are the leading causes of rare adverse events in young children,” said Suydam in a statement. “As a result, the leading manufacturers of oral OTC pediatric cough and cold medicines are moving forward on both the design and implementation of initiatives aimed at encouraging the appropriate use of these medicines.”

The CHPA, which represents U.S. manufacturers and distributors of over-the-counter medicines and nutritional supplements, said products containing certain antihistamines are also being relabeled to warn against using antihistamines to sedate children. New, more child resistant packaging is also being adopted.

Adult cough and cold medicines aren’t affected by the labeling update.

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copyright photo by: Euronics My lunch plate during a lunch out in a Chinese restaurant..look and taste so yummy!! wanna try!!