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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Turkey, Ham and Swiss Pockets

Well I guess since Hillary and her camera and computer have been out of commission that I would post something delicious for you all to try. I hope you will enjoy it as much as her super-yummy recipes :)

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!


Find Inspiration


“As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration
instead of passively waiting for it to find me.”

~ Bebe Moore Campbell

Friday, January 30, 2009

Empower Your Trainees

One of the most memorable quotes that I heard from a trainer came from a man I knew named Rizal:

“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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Carl Jung thought about a benefit of being inspired that you may not have considered, "Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially their children than the unlived life of the parent.”

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so, da ich es so sehr vermisse, schreibe ich heute mal wieder in deutsch :)
because i miss it so much, i write in german today!

gestern gabs zeugnisse, bin im großen und ganzen zufrieden, mein ziel (ein einser-abi-durchschnitt) müsste noch zu schaffen sein *hoff*
nun habe ich bin zum 9. februar frei, lernfrei nennt sich das... den ersten freien tag habe ich heute erstmal zum shoppen genutzt, ein bisschen ablenkung muss ja auch mal sein :)
ich war sehr erfolgreich, bilder gibts in den nächsten tagen!
am 9.februar schreibe ich dann meine erste klausur... am 16. meine letzte.. puuuhhh...

auf den bildern seht ihr mein heutiges outfit, nichts besonders, einfach nur ziemlich bequem :)

so, jetzt wende ich mich mal meinen büchern zu, sonst verfolgt mich mein schlechtes gewissen wieder den ganzen tag *hihi*

kisses, hippiegirl♥

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EDIT: sorry, i uploaded too many pictures at photobucket! you will able to see my other pictures again in a few days!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Peace of mind




Set peace of mind as your highest goal,
and organize your life around it.
~ Brian Tracy

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Life In Ocean & Sea for Your Desktop

























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Monday, January 26, 2009

Thank You


Your support...
At times feels so undeserved.
Though it seems so inadequate to say,
I love you and I 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

Greetings, Delicious Dishes Followers --

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!)


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there will be my first exam in two weeks.
crazy.

on february 16th everything will be over :)
i'm really looking forward to this day.

peace!

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..

Longstone - Fireplace with a difference!


Unfinished Sketch - City Hall Sunday 18th