Food Trip Friday: Chicken Curry

It's Friday once again, and it is foods time! Here is my entry for this week's Friday Food Trip; a Chicken Curry and Fish Cake!

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Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific

Whether you are a retiree or a person who loves to travel around the world, but never been to the countries in Asia Pacific, now is the time to go visit some of the best tourist's destinations in Asia such as Thailand, Korea, China, Japan, Hongkong, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, and Bali. If you want to save while having fun, then you should avail of the special offer or promotion online, just like the Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific. This super sale by the way is only good from October 27 to 29. So, you better hurry, before the sale ends. But if for some reason you missed to take this special promo or offer, there is a 24 hour extension on the night of the 29th.

This super sale coincides with record-low air fares across the Asia Pacific region thus, allowing travelers to enjoy some of the world's most exciting cities at bargain rates; plus over one million hotel rooms are on sale, with rates starting at a low price of only $30 per night. Accor offers their clients an expertise in dealing two core businesses which are hotels to stay and the best services for over 40 years. So wait no longer, book your travel and holidays between October 27-30, 2009 for your stay between December 2009 to April 2010. It is indeed an amazing sale compared to the rates of other hotels around!

Carving A Pumpkin with Daddy

Finally, Jacob's much awaited carving of pumpkin has come. He didn't like to do it with Daddy because he didn't like the smell of it. So, Matt ended up doing it himself, while Jake was waiting and playing. Of course, Jake loves the Jack-O-Lantern after it was carved.

Waste Management Software

Most country has one problem in common and that is solid waste. Many companies don't know what to do with their waste or where to dispose them, so they ended up disposing chemicals and toxic wastes in such a way that harms the environment as well as its people's health. This is not good; we can't afford to risk our lives because of bad waste management. To help eliminate the problem, Waste Edge offers a Waste Management Software that will help industries managing their wastes the safe and better way. To make it accessible online to all who need it, they are offering the software for a low price for automatic invoicing and scheduling. To learn more about it, visit wastedge.com for more info.

CookingTips and Quick Substitutions

Substitutions:
1 cup buttermilk: 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice (not in raw applications, like buttermilk dressing)
1 teaspoon baking powder: ¼ teaspoon baking soda + ½ teaspoon cream of tartar, OR ¼ teaspoon baking soda + ½ cup buttermilk, sour cream or yogurt (for ½ cup of liquid in recipe)
1 cup heavy cream: 1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup brown sugar: 1 cup granulated sugar + 1 ½ tablespoons molasses, OR ½ cup dark brown sugar + ½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup sour cream: 1 cup yogurt (low-fat or regular)
1 cup cake flour: 1 tablespoon corn starch + 1 cup (minus 1 tablespoon) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar: 3 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar (for meringue or similar), OR 2 teaspoons baking powder (for tartar and 1 teaspoon baking soda)

“Band-aids”:
Too salty: add small amounts of vinegar (any kind) until the salty taste dies down
Stale: add a piece of bread to the package (works especially well for old brown sugar)
Dry turkey: as you carve it, spray the turkey with warm chicken stock
Lumpy gravy: puree gravy in a blender (make sure to secure the lid so you don’t burn yourself!)