Monthly Archives: August 2009

Prosciutto Salad…A Versatile Recipe!

Posted by Toni on August 22, 2009 3 comments

I created this recipe 8 months ago.  I was inspired by the flavour of prosciutto and my favourite marinated artichoke hearts.  I know that the ingredients in this recipe are hard to find in Asian countries.  Thus, I have included alternative ingredients which I think will blend really well.Prosciutto Salad

Here are the ingredients.  You can put as much of each ingredients as you like:  Prosciutto; marinated artichoke hearts; iceberg, cos or romane lettuce, cubed tomatoes or cherry tomatoes.

Toss the ingredients.  Drizzle with dressing: olive oil, dijon mustard, salt and cracked pepper.

Alternate ingredients:  You can use thinly sliced of smoked ham.  I really think that the Filipino Purefoods Fiesta Ham is the most ideal alternative to prosciutto.  Artichoke hearts can be replaced by green or black pitted olives (vinegar-marinated) because of the similar tangy taste of marinated artichoke hearts.

Remember, you can experiment with other ingredients.  That’s what ‘food world’ is all about.  Bon apetit!

Interactive Spelling TV Show For Kids

Posted by Toni on August 2, 2009 4 comments

I am so delighted to share to all of you parents this wonderful educational show that I and my kids watch regularly.

Word World is an educational show in Play House Disney Channel.  It is very entertaining that even parents like me enjoy watching.  The main concept of the show is to put all the letters that constitute a word.  Those letters when put together form the thing that they refer to.  For example, the letters F-I-S-H were put together, side by side, and form into a fish shape.  Get it?  Thus, making the show more visual as well for kids to remember the word, the thing, and the correct spelling.

This is a very clever show.  Hope you all have access to this channel in your respective countries.  I record all the episodes so that my kids can watch them over and over again.  They love watching Word World which is good because they are having fun while at the same time they are learning.

My 2-year old Alvin can now spell the following words:  Guitar, drum, book, pig, lamp, horn, pie, rocket, cookie, moon,tuba, ant, star, slide, frog, dog…and he is learning more everyday.  My kids love Word World.  It is very educational and interactive as well.