Mga of the Week : August 10, 2010
Vocabulary :
subterfuge - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity.
Quote :
Some people never grow old enough to be mature.
Are you confident? Do you see yourself as somebody who could do anything at hand? What does self-confidence mean?
I ponder on this question because I've seen people who are exuding an aura of pure confidence. I have also seen people who seem to have the character to be confident and yet they don;t show it. Others have the guts to call themselves confident but uh-oh, they stumble like dominoes.
Confidence is defined as the belief in one's self and ability. It's supposed to be a freedom from doubt. Does anybody really do get a good grade on having no doubts on himself?
As I looked at people, there seem to be a relationship between confidence and open-mindedness. The ability to entertain other forms of ideas is a sign of confidence. Being able to grasp things which are new or which are given a new definition is a true measure of confidence. You can be confident in what you do but then again if you stick with it in this dynamic world of changes, you will soon lose that confidence. Being open to whatever, however, drives people to assess things as they come, using experience and informed judgment to be confident in the things that they do.
This topic on self-confidence and open-mindedness will stick a long time in my mind as I gather more information and observe real-life experiences along my life.
My confidence is surely high that I can stumble on good and real meaning of self-confidence.
This is just a thought a minute before lunch time. But I'm confident this is not a result of hunger. But I'm open to the possibility that this is just an illusion. Somehow, I can realize what is real and what is just a perception...
This special sauce can go geat with any dish that needs sawsawan.
This is great for grilled pork, beef, etc and for wrapped foods such as siomai, lumpia, empanada.
Just mix the following ingredients in equal amounts
Oyster Sauce (preferably Garlic) - I prefer Mama Sita
Soy sauce - I prefer Silver Swan
Chilli Sauce - I prefer silver Swan
Hot vinegar - I prefer Pinakurat
Ordinary vinegar - I prefer Datu Puti
That's it!!
Enjoy your dippings!!!
This is a requested recipe. I hope you will like this.
Ingredients:
1/2 kg Ubod
1/4 kg ground Pork
1 sayote
1 box cheese
onion, finely sliced
garlic, minched
bell pepper, finely sliced
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp soysauce
1 tbsp sugar
salt to taste
100 pcs lumpia wrapper
A. Cooking the filling
1. Saute garlic until brown. Add onion then bell pepper.
2. Add the ground pork, mix well.
3. Add the vinegar and soysauce. Mix well. Simmer for at least 1 minute.
4. Add the Ubod and mix well.
5. Cook for about 10 minutes, intermittently mixing every minute.
6. Add sayote and mix.
7. Add sugar.
8. Add salt to taste.
9. Cook for another 3-4 minutes with occasional mixing.
10. Remove from stove and cool. Tilt while storing to remove excess water and oil.
B. Slice the cheese into 100 sticks
1. Slice about 3 mm thick cheese.
2. Divide this slice into four.
3. Slice the remaining cheese following steps 1 and 2.
C. Wrapping
1. Spread a single wrapper in a clean dry plate
2. Put enough filling (about 1 tbsp) into the wrapper, near the edge.
3. Put 1 slice cheese on top of the filling.
4. Roll the wrapper ensuring that the filling is fully covered.
5. Seal the rooled lumpia with water.
D. Frying
1. Heat an adequate cooking oil.
2. Fry the lumpia until brown.
3. Serve hot with sauce....
There is a special sauce that would go great with this. Hehehe...
