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Do you used to wear aprons whenever you start to cook? Well, wearing an apron when you want to prepare and cooking food is definitely important. Recently I have the habit of wearing an apron whenever I start to prepare food. It can save your time from reaching for a towel to dry wet hands rather than drying them on your dress. Wearing an apron also will safe you from splattering or staining your dress or blouse. I always remind my daughters to wear apron whenever they come to help me in the kitchen. They always refuse to wear and my advise to them is wearing an apron is an essential part of cooking. Hygiene is part of proper food preparation.

Pears are fruits with natural sweeteners as they have high level of fruit sugars and making them

yummy to eat. They are great in desserts, salads and in stir-fried dishes. Do try this stir-

fried chicken with pear.

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, skinned, deboned and cubed
1 pear, cut into cubes
1 large onion, cubed
1 small green pepper, cubed
1 small red pepper, cubed
1/2 cup canned pineapple, cubed
4 button mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic anf ginger
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 teaspoon rice wine
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon cooking oil

For sauce:
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon tomato
2 tablespoon light soya sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with a little water

Method:

Marinate chicken meat with soya sauce, rice wine, pepper and cornflour. Set aside for 30 minutes
Heat a non-stick wok and stir-fry chicken cubes for 3 minutes. Dish out and set aside. Heat the

remaining oil in the wok, fry garlic and ginger. Stir-fry onion until tender. Add red and green

pepper, pear, mushrooms and pineapple and add chicken and mix well. Mix sauce together and pour

into the chicken. Simmer until sauce thicken. Serve hot.

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Many people take for granted that food and meat are stored in the refrigerator, they

remain fresh and safe for consumption. This is not quite so as food is not stored at the

correct temperture or has remained in the refrigerator for too long. Many people fail to notice

how important is food storage with correct refrigerator temperature. The correct running

temperature is between 0 degree C and 5 degrees C. Above this limit, bacteria starts to

multibly quickily.

One such bacteria is the salmonella, a well known food-poisoning organism. Salmonella is

also found in poultry and eggs and in red meat which are not stored at right temperature

and not cooked thoroughly. When salmonella develops in these meat and consumed, food

poisoning can occur with symptons such as diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps and fever.

Once chilled food is out of the fridge, eat it as quickly as you can. Allow hot food to

cool before putting them. Throw out left food regularly. Do not let ice build up in your

refrigerator, defrost it often. These are some of the tips for a good and healthy refrigerator.

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