Platter and Paper – Beyond Food and Art

Platter and Paper – Recipes, Art and More “Cooking is an art and patience a virtue…

Positive Thinking And Its Effect On Your Health

by: Greg Riley The first situation to consider is the relationship between thoughts and conditions

Turon (Banana Spring Roll)

Ingredients : 1/2 dozen ripe saba (banana plantain) 1 cup chopped langka (jackfruit) 1/2 cup bro

 

Platter and Paper – Beyond Food and Art

October 12, 2011 in About the Site, Posts

Platter and Paper – Recipes, Art and More “Cooking is an art and patience a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing – love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an [...]

Positive Thinking And Its Effect On Your Health

February 27, 2012 in food for the mind, Health and Nutrition, Keys to Happiness, Posts, Uplifting Words

by: Greg Riley The first situation to consider is the relationship between thoughts and conditions like depression and stress. A crucial question is whether the person’s thoughts are creating the physical depression or the physical depression is creating the negative thinking. When it comes to how you can use your mind to help, this can be [...]

The 100/0 Principle

February 8, 2012 in food for the mind, Inspirational Video, Posts, Uplifting Words

0

Turon (Banana Spring Roll)

January 26, 2012 in Dessert, Filipino Cuisine, Posts

Ingredients : 1/2 dozen ripe saba (banana plantain) 1 cup chopped langka (jackfruit) 1/2 cup brown sugar lumpia (spring roll) wrappers oil, enough for deep frying Cooking Procedures : Cut banana in half, and cut each half into 3 pieces. Roll slightly each banana piece in sugar. Place coated bananas on top of eachlumpia wrapper (this will depend to your liking [...]

Time: Don’t Manage it – Channel it

January 20, 2012 in food for the mind, Keys to Success, Posts

Time may be the ultimate illusion but in the final analysis it’s is all we have. Consider that without it there literally is nothing else, not within our perceivable, physical realm. And with it, seemingly all possibilities exist. Yet how people “manage”  their time is ultimately what separates those who achieve their ideal future – their success, and [...]

Courage Does Not Always Roar by Bobi Seredich

January 19, 2012 in food for the mind, Inspirational Video, Keys to Happiness, Keys to Success, Posts, Soul Food, Uplifting Words

0

Warning! Lack Of Exercise Could Be Harmful To Your Health

January 17, 2012 in Health and Nutrition, Posts

Warning! Lack Of Exercise Could Be Harmful To Your Health   By Laura M. Turner, M.Sc. CNHP   You know it’s bad when the Surgeon General issues a warning that lack of exercise is hazardous to your health. And that was back in ’96. Since then, the stats haven’t improved much, either: 25% of the American [...]

Personal Alchemy: Three Steps to Positive Transformation

January 17, 2012 in food for the mind, Keys to Happiness, Keys to Success, Posts, Soul Food

Personal Alchemy: Three Steps to Positive Transformation  By Laura M. Turner, M.Sc. CNHP Lately, I’ve become intrigued by the idea or process of “alchemy.” Funk & Wagnall tells me alchemy is a transformation, “a change in nature, form or quality.” Wikipedia describes alchemy as “something to prevent human beings’ bodies from becoming old.” So how to take [...]

Yema Ball (Masapan)

January 1, 2012 in Dessert, Filipino Cuisine, Posts, Recipes

Ellen at Tulane Commencement 2009

January 1, 2012 in Inspirational Video, Life Changing Individuals, Posts, Uplifting Words

Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests – you know who you are, honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher. And thank you to all the graduating class of 2009, I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and haven’t slept since Fat Tuesday, but you can’t graduate ’til [...]

Celebrating Chinese New Year 2012

January 1, 2012 in food for the mind, Holidays, Posts

By Peter Allsop   Celebrating Chinese New Year ‘Fu’ or Good Luck’ The ‘Fu’ or ‘Good Luck!’ Symbol is always conspicuously displayed during the Chinese New Year Period. Intriguingly, ‘Fu’ has two different meanings, depending on which way up you view it, both together mean ‘Happy New Year!’ A different character from Kung Fu it shows a woman [...]