#4 Thursday Theme Song "Filipino Delite"- The Coconut Nut

The Coconut Nut

By Smokey Mountain

The coconut nut is a giant nut
If you eat too much, you'll get very fat
Now, the coconut nut is a big, big nut
But its delicious nut is not a nut

It's the coco fruit (it's the coco fruit)
Of the coco tree (of the coco tree)
From the coco palm family

The coconut nut is a giant nut
If you eat too much, you'll get very fat
Now, the coconut nut is a big, big nut
But its delicious nut is not a nut

It's the coco fruit (it's the coco fruit)
Of the coco tree (of the coco tree)
From the coco palm family

There are so many uses of the coconut tree
You can build a big house for the family
All you need is to find a coconut man
If he catch the tree, he gets the fruit free

The coconut bark for the kitchen floor
If you save some of it, you can build the door
Now, the coconut trunk, do not throw this junk
If you save some of it, you'll have a second floor

The coconut wood is very good
It can stand 20 years if you create (?) wood
Now, the coconut fruit, to tell you the truth
You can probe it or use it as firewood

The coconut leaves could shade it gives
For the roof, for the walls up against the eaves
Now, the coconut fruit, say my relatives
Make good cannonballs up against the eaves

Olé! 

Mammy and Madi with Hotin Anni invites everyone to join Thursday Theme Song. Sing you best song through your favorite picture and link to:

HOTTIN' ANNI is giving a treat check it out!

My Memoir as a Teacher

I am a teacher.
Teaching runs in my blood
 I was born in family of Educators.
 It is a Mission not a Profession!

Teachers 

Teachers are heroes of today

Molding young generation in every way

To be independent free from slavery

And be a strong pillar for their country.

Teacher are fiends, a mother so true

Teaching the children to read and write too

Number counting. problem solving

Making every lesson fun and interesting.

Distributing goodies to the children during Christmas Party 2009. Learning should  be fun through incentives and rewards not through punishment!

As a coach, Posing with our trophy we are again the Division School Press Conference Champion 2009

Learning should be fun. I make sure that learning is not only within the four corners of the classroom. I give them the idea and guidance to creatively initiate the activity. I just suggest we gonna have "parade of flags"  as a culminating activity for the United Nations Celebrations. I am a subject teacher of HE-Heograpiya, KA-Kasaysayan at SI- Sibika. They responded creatively. I was surprise they wore their colorful costume. Not only that, they prepared yells and cheers for their continent! Education should not only teach them to eat fish but to teach them how to catch a big fish!

As Facilitator, Teacher is generous, willing to share her ideas to other teacher. Guiding participants in the Seminar.

Being a teacher is a noble task. It requires patience, endurance, and commitment. It is just fitting to honor teachers. Good that the World recognizes through Celebrating "World Teacher"s Day- My Teacher,My Hero!"

I am linking this to: Blue Monday, Blue Thursday,    

My Yummy Sunday KFC Fried Chicken

Our Tatay Tony when he visited Philippines last June 29, brought his grandchildren and my brother JD to

KFC, he ordered 3 buckets. In his 3 weeks of stay in CDO he had visted KFC Lim Ket Kai and SM branch five times. The kids were delighted to eat "finger licking good" to their stomach content. It was a festivity with KFC.

That is why Tatay Tony e-mailed to us this KFC Copycat  fried Chicken recipe. He knows how his "apos" love it. A copycat if you want but better go to KFC outlet right away!

A copycat recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken

Chicken
6 pieces chicken-cleaned and trimmed of excess fat

Brine
Water to cover chicken
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 teaspoon MSG (optional)

Flour
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour (If you don't have self-raising flour just add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the flour)

Egg Wash
2 eggs-beaten
1/3 cup milk

Kentucky Fried Chicken Spice
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon oregano leaves
1 tablespoon powdered sage
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons onion salt
1 teaspoon accent or msg (OPTIONAL)

Add 2-3 Tablespoons mix to every 1 1/2 cup of flour for coating chicken.


OIL
6-8 cups Crisco (this can be any solid shortening) shortening - This will depend on your deep fryer

Directions
Place all those 11 herbs and spices ingredients in a grinder or in a blender and pulse for 3-4 minutes to pulverize. Store in an airtight container. Once ground spices will lose their flavor faster than when they are whole. This makes about 3/4 cup. (If you don't have a blender or food processor then put the herbs and spices in a towel, roll it up, and beat it with a hammer.)

Flour
Add 2-3 tablespoons of the spice mixture to flour whisking well. Remove 1/2 cup flour/spice mixture and place in bowl or a plastic or paper sack for first coating of chicken. Add the remaining 1 cup flour/spice mixture in 2nd bowl or sack.

Egg Wash
Mix together in medium bowl for dipping chicken pieces.

Let's get started.
Chicken - Step 1
In a large bowl place cleaned chicken in salted (1 Tablespoon salt + 1 teaspoon MSG, still optional) water to cover chicken. Let soak at least 2 hours in refrigerator.
Step 2
Dry chicken with paper (doesn't have to be paper)( laugh! remember when I bought the paper towels last year? Everyone laughed becoz you use real towels not paper. It was funny!) towels. Dredge in 1/2 cup of the flour mixture, shaking off excess. Do all pieces of chicken, one at a time and set on rack until next step. If you have any remaining flour mixture from this 1/2 cup portion add to 2nd sack.
Step 3
Dip into egg/water mixture, allowing excess to drip off.
Step 4
Add any left over flour from the 1/2 cup used for the first coating step into bag with the 1 cup flour/seasoning mixture. Place chicken pieces one at a time, in bag with flour mixture and shake to coat well. Arrange chicken pieces on rack over large cookie sheet and let dry up to 30 minutes.

For extra crispy coating, repeat egg wash and flour mixture.

Frying
Add FRESH Crisco to the deep fryer (or pressure fryer). Heat oil 350 degrees, gently add chicken to oil, 1piece at a time. Do not add more than 3 pieces to each batch. Fry 12-15 minutes, until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Drain chicken and keep in warm oven while frying remaining chicken. Cooking time may vary especially if using a pressure fryer.

Cebu Pacific FAs dancing

Cebu Pacific Economy Minded Airline, Danced

One of our flight, upon arrival Cagayan de Oro Lumbia Airport! Feb. 2006

  I've ride this plane for many time already. I even won prize from the game they hosted during flights the "Show me or Bring me game" It was really fun riding this airline. They do not offer sale seat only but they also give great services with very accommodating crews. This is an airline that will bring you to your destination on your expected time or before your expected time of arrival. They also have International flights so if your considering to travel try your book or visit Cebu Pacific Air. Great surprises are waiting for you!

My First Friday Fill In

Thanks to my Aunt Grace  of Gracia Fashionista . I am able to participate with daily memes as a new blogger I have to visit her blog so I will know what to join and I learned this Friday Fill In meme.

1. My back is painful after  waging war against mountain of laundries
2. I  hope to receive wet n  wild products specifically a lipstick this Christmas.

3. Leaves are falling all around, and we have to sweep them all tomorrow.

4. I should get a remedy for my  forgetfulness.

5. Healing is coming very fast.

6. Blogging is what I've been up to lately!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to have our Bible Study with the Jose's family, tomorrow my plans include change the curtains and Sunday, I want to celebrate God's goodness with my brethren !