Category: BUSINESS

You can be Rich !

You can be Rich.

I have read some books about getting rich and most of them say the same thing just in different style. So, I would like to summarize them here.

First, It is not how much you earn that counts but it is how much you save. Let’s say you earn 12, 000 pesos per month net, the question is how much do you allot for savings, emergency fund, funds for everyday needs and funds for things you want/leisure fund.

Savings, should be the first priority. Usually, what we do is that savings is the least priority. Earnings minus everyday fund = savings, this is the usual set up. But the ideal set up is Earnings – savings= everyday fund. How much savings do we need to save? Atleast 20% of our earnings. Continue reading “You can be Rich !”

Flour from Squash -Harina mula sa kalabasa

Flour from Squash -Harina mula sa kalabasa

Due to the increasing price of flour in the world market price of local bread is also increasing. Because we are not self sustaining in terms flour we cannot go against the flow of the world market. But in one article I have read we could use squash as an alternative source of flour. Here’s the article i am taking about: Continue reading “Flour from Squash -Harina mula sa kalabasa”

How to make Squash Catsup/ ketsup

How to make Squash Catsup

We all have heard of banana catsup which is very popular in the Philippines. Well, have you heard of squash catsup? This only show how health conscious we are. We are trying to incorporate vegetable in our diet in every possible ways we can. We all know catsup is usually used with meat products. And by using a vegetable as a base of catsup we can then intake vegetables with our favorite meat dishes. Here’s how they do this trick:

SQUASH CATSUP

Ingredients:

4 cups squash, pureed

1 c red sweet pepper, chopped

1/3 c onions, chopped

1 tbsp. garlic, chopped

2½ c vinegar

3 c sugar

3 tbsp. salt

2 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp. water and boiled

2 tsp. grand black pepper ½ strawberry red coloring dissolved in 1/4 c water, 12 drops allspice solution

12 drops cinnamon solution

4 drops paprika solution

2 drops hot pepper extract Utensils:

household cups funnel

teaspoon ladle

tablespoon

knife steamer strainer or cheesecloth

aluminum tray or any wide container

wide-mouthed deep cooking pot

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How to make a tomato paste

How to make a tomato paste

Tomato paste is somewhat seminar with tomato catsup they only differ in their consistency. The catsup is somewhat more fluid/liquid in nature while tomato paste is more of paste like / solid like in consistency. If you are cooking spaghetti and you need a tomato paste don’t rush to the grocery to buy one. You can make your own . Here’s how: Continue reading “How to make a tomato paste”