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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Turkey, Ham and Swiss Pockets
My mom gets these really cool recipe card things at least once a month and tonight I made one of the recipes. It was very simple and quick and most importantly, yummy!
Turkey, Ham and Swiss Pockets
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from 17.3-ounce box), thawed
4 tsp honey mustard or Dijon-style mustard
4 thin slices deli turkey
4 thin slices deli ham
4 thin slices Swiss cheese
Makes 4 pockets
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out puff pastry on lightly flowered surface to 12-inch square. Cut into four 6-inch squares.
Spread each pastry square with 1 tsp mustard. Fold turkey, ham and cheese into triangles. Layer triangles of turkey, ham and cheese on one half of each pastry square. Fold pastry over filling; press edges with a fork to seal. Place on baking sheet.
Bake pockets until golden, about 20 minutes. Serve pocket sandwiches with additional mustard if desired.
**April's notes: The pastry is nearly 12 inches square when you unfold it so you only have to roll it a little flatter. I used packaged turkey and ham and it was perfect. I also used the Dijon mustard because we didn't have honey mustard but you don't really taste it once the sandwich is baked. It is also super-easy to double since there are 2 pastries in the box.
Enjoy!
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Empower Your Trainees
“As trainees, you are supposed to interrupt me if you don’t understand something. You are supposed to ask questions. But you are not to go ahead of where we are in the class. All of the sections will be covered in due time.”
As a trainee, I could not have agreed more with Rizal. He made an impact on me. He was one of the best trainers I have ever known. What made him a great trainer was that he loved his career. (Notice I didn’t say job.) I knew he viewed his classroom as more than just a place to go to work everyday.
As a trainer, what are YOU doing to enhance the spirit of your trainees?
One great tactic that worked for me happened when I was a restaurant manager. When I would train employees, I would purposely ask them questions that were contradictory. For example, I would ask, “This order is to go, right?” When the trainees answered yes or no, I always asked them why they gave their answer. I wanted them to discover for themselves what should and should not be.
The tactic worked because they learned to rely and trust their own reasoning. Their productivity rose as a result. They were empowered to decide what actions needed to be done, and they took the necessary steps that generated results.
Are you letting your trainees know that you are open to ALL questions? Are you asking yourself what you need to do to ask great questions? Are you wondering how you can get your trainees to be comfortable with you so they can get the most of their training?
Here’s Some Steps To Show You How:
1. Be up front with your trainees. Let them know that there is NO such thing as a dumb question and that the ONLY stupid questions are the ones not asked.
2. Tell them that they can discuss questions offline if they are not comfortable asking a question in front of others.
3. If someone asks a great question, acknowledge him or her right away.
4. If a trainee asks a question which emits discontent among other trainees, let the classroom know that they are in class to learn and that even the most seemingly silly question could help reinforce answers to other questions. Remind them that no one knows everything, and the moment they stop learning, is the moment they stop growing.
Great trainers are great because they listen. They know that the material they are teaching is new to each person in the room, and they take their time making sure that every person understands it. They have patience and persistence. They are grateful for being able to make a difference in the lives of the people they train. Inside of you is the same greatness. Use it to empower your trainees.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Life In Ocean & Sea for Your Desktop
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thank You
Thank you
Too often we underestimate the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
~ Leo Buscaglia
photo: Linda, Jackie, Barbara and Myles
Classmates in Tucson, AZ.
Technical Difficulties
We are experiencing slight technical difficulties, hence the posting lull over the past few days. This lull is entirely due to the fact that I've somehow misplaced my brain and cannot find it anywhere. Yes, yes, it's that bad. Remember the line from Toy Story -- "Oh, it's gone, bye bye, woo, see ya!" That's me! I lost the battery charger to my new camera, so I'm out of commission until my new charger arrives within the next week. My husband just bought me this fantastic new camera for my birthday/Christmas present. I've had it all of 2 weeks, and I've already misplaced the charger. As he so lovingly put it this morning, I now have an $800 paper weight. ;)
Have no fear -- there will be a plethora of new recipes coming very soon! Thanks for your patience! (And if you see my brain, please expedite it back to me ASAP! K, thanks!)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Chinese New Year Sunday 25th
Sums up the scene as I saw it:
Main Stage with an Ox, a tent with lanterns, a big tree, a fancy electric bike stall and a couple of sketchy loking Dubliners sitting on a bench. Oh and the odd bouncy ball..