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This was hubby’s work (not his job) he just love to cook and try to create his own recipe. This is the of his home-made longaniza or meat sausage. You can store it in the freezer for future use. No additives and preservatives. Carrot is used to make it healthier. Good for the kids’ school snacks/lunch.

• 1/2 kilo ground pork
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 carrot chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 stalk Chinese celery chopped finely
• thin layer of fat or panyo (handkerchief) use as casing

• Mixed all the ingredients except the fat casing.
• Put 2 tbsp. of the mixture to the fat casing and roll.
• Steam for 5 minutes to cook the meat and fry until golden brown.
• Serve with steamed rice or bread.

Serves 6-8

I’m blessed that I don’t have oily skin and didn’t experience acne and pimple problem on my face. I had a classmate in college, who was not as lucky as I am. Her face was covered with big red pimples and she was a constant client in a derm clinic. She had undergone different ways of treatment, the last time I saw her, her skin is looking great, all her pimples are gone and all she needs now is an acne scar removal to erase those black spots and scars left by her stubborn pimples. She also changes her diet, if before she loves to eat junk food, now she only eats healthy food.

I was cleaning my son’s room when I saw his book in Physiology, I flipped the pages out of curiosity, yup, sometimes I am, whenever I saw something interesting, like this one.
It landed on the process of human body development. From infancy to childhood, adulthood and then old age.
Do you know why we tend to be less active and have wrinkles when we aged? Because of the human growth hormone of the body. As we grow older the production of hormone decreases. Although there are available food supplement called human growth hormone enhancer, which says it slows down the process of aging and keep the body active. I think I’ll go for the natural food first before I try it. LOL..

Are you beauty conscious? If you are, then read this : Too much exposure to the sun, pollution, improper diet and unhealthy lifestyle can cause early aging of the skin.
Have you seen some age spots in your face lately? If not, then you have no problem. You are one of the diligent people who love to take care of their selves by living a healthy life.
Additional tips on how to keep looking young.

Best Anti-Aging Foods/Drinks:
Fish
Wine
Water
Dark Vegetables
Nuts

ingredients:

2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 clove garlic crushed
1/4 kilo asparagus1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup all purpose cream
1/2 kilo twisted pasta

Cook pasta according to package instructions, set aside. Saute all the vegetables, then add all-purpose cream then the grated Parmesan cheese. Simmer for 1 minute, season with salt and pepper. Toss with the cooked pasta.