PIZZA MONKEY BREAD RECIPE FOR TODAY

PIZZA MONKEY BREAD

Ingredients

2 Cans of Pizza Dough or Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
2 cups Kraft Mozzarella cheese (or your favorite cheese)
2 tablespoons McCormick Italian seasoning (link in post) or parsley flakes
⅓ cup Bertolli olive oil
1 – 8 oz package of Hormel pepperoni (we used the turkey)
1 cup Kraft Parmesean cheese
Optional: Add a ½ teaspoon of fresh garlic or McCormick garlic powder (it’s amazing)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cut pizza dough or biscuits into quarters.

Cut the pepperoni into small pieces.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and toss so that the oil is spread evenly on each piece of dough.

Bake for about 30 minutes TIP: Be sure to check it in the middle before you pull it out. If the middle is still not cooked thoroughly leave it in another 5 minutes at a time until it’s done.

Flip over on to a plate while it’s still hot.

Sweet Honey Corn Pudding {gluten free option} RECIPE FOR TODAY

Sweet Honey Corn Pudding {gluten free option}

Ingredients

• 2 cups (292 grams) Homemade Sweet Cornbread Mix recipe by Wicked Good Kitchen™ ( ON NEXT POST)
• ½ cup (1 stick or 113 grams) unsalted butter, melted & cooled slightly
• 2 large eggs (mine weighed 105 grams w/o shells), lightly beaten
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, such as Del Monte®, drained
• 1 (14.75 ounce) can creamed corn, such as Del Monte®
• 1 cup (240 grams) dairy sour cream, such as Daisy® Brand
• 1 to 2 tablespoons (21 to 42 grams) honey

Preparation

Arrange oven rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350º F. Grease 9x9-inch baking dish.

In a large bowl, combine Homemade Sweet Cornbread Mix, butter, eggs, whole and creamed corn, sour cream and honey. Mix until well blended. With rubber spatula, scrape mixture into prepared baking dish. Smooth top with spatula.

Bake in preheated oven until the pudding is set and top is light golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Notes

Tips:

When measuring Homemade Sweet Cornbread Mix by Wicked Good Kitchen™, spoon the mix into cup and level off. Do not pack firmly or this will cause over-measuring.

To substitute canned whole kernel corn, use 1½ cups frozen whole kernel corn.

For Gluten-Free Option: Prepare Homemade Sweet Cornbread Mix by Wicked Good Kitchen™ and substitute 1½ cups (192 grams) Cup4Cup (C4C) Gluten-Free Flour, available at Williams-Sonoma, or your favorite gluten-free flour blend measured cup for cup or by grams, in place of the all-purpose wheat flour called for in recipe.

Recipe Source: WickedGoodKitchen.com

GREEN CORN PUDDING RECIPE FOR TODAY

Pumpkin Pone RECIPE FOR TODAY

Pumpkin Pone

Ingredients

1 lb pumpkin
1 small dried coconut
1 cup cornmeal
2 oz margarine
2 – 3 oz sugar
1 cup water
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Grated nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp essence

Preparation

• Peel, wash and grate the pumpkin and coconut. Add the cornmeal and work the margarine in with a fork.
• Add the sugar and water to make a soft dropping consistency.
• Add the essence, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, mixing well. Pour into a greased dripping pan. The mixture should be 1 – 1½ inches thick.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) until crisp and brown. Cool, and cut into 2 inch squares before serving.

Potato Balls RECIPE FOR TODAY

Potato Balls

Ingredients

1 lb potatoes, medium size
1 small onion, chopped finely
½ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
½ tsp chili powder, optional
¼ cup flour
Oil for deep frying

Batter

½ cup dry ground yellow split peas
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Water

Preparation

• Boil the potatoes in their skins. When the skins split, remove from heat and drain.
• Peel off the skin carefully. Crush the pulp until the texture is like a smooth pastry dough.
• Add the seasonings, mix thoroughly and shape into balls.
• Combine all the dry batter ingredients. Add just enough water to make the batter a semi-soft consistency, like thick cream.
• Roll each ball in dry flour,then dip into the prepared batter.
• Heat the oil to 365°F (185°C). Deep fry the balls in the hot oil until golden brown.
• Serve hot, as an appetizer or a snack. Makes 16 – 18 balls.

SEMANA DE ENFERMERAS EN BELICE

NURSES’ WEEK OBSERVED

May 12, 2008
This week is also being observed as Nurses’ Week. With over three hundred registered nurses and midwives serving the country, President of the Nurses’ Association, Isabel Bennett, says it is important to recognize the importance of this group of healthcare providers.

Nurse Isabel Bennett, President of Belize Nurses Association
“Nurses are the backbone of the health system in any country that you go. This year we are celebrating under the theme “Delivering quality, serving community – nurses leading primary health care”. The whole concept of primary health care was started some 50 years back worldwide. The focus shifted from primary health care which is basically prevention to curative. An assessment evaluation of health system in the world has given an indication that we have to go back to the basics, primary health care prevention. We do a lot of health education, stop smoking cigarettes, stop the drinking of excessive alcohol, being able to monitor your stress, being able to handle the care of homeless people etcetera. So the thrust now for nurses and we have been doing this for a while now, is to actually cement our focus on having to prevent illness rather than have to reach to that stage of prescribing medication and monitoring the patients when they are sick.”
Bennett told us nurses are involved in several programs that care for the health of Belizeans, such as the immunization campaign but she would also like to see other programs started. Some of these include more nurses in the healthcare system as they face a shortage and also nurses going to schools to assist with health education. In order to make the work of nurses easier in Belize Bennett says they also need some attention in key areas.

Nurse Isabel Bennett, President of Belize Nurses Association
“Definitely opportunities for continued education, that has always been our thrust and it will continue to be. In the Caribbean right now a nurse has to have a Bachelor’s Degree to be able to qualify to work in any given institution. Nurses in Belize have done three years of study and now they need the opportunity to be able to be able to obtain their Bachelor’s Degree. In some Caribbean countries you would have completion courses which would run roughly about two years so all the studies that have been done by the registered nurses over the first three years they would be able to pass those over to the continuing programme and be able to certify to get their bachelor’s; at this point in time Belize is not there so that is education. Another thing definitely is to improve the working conditions; you would find some hospitals within the region there are really nice lounge, eating area for our nurses. In a lot of the district branches and health centers that is very lacking; to touch on that as well as, the human aspect as well as the equipment that is needed to carry the work.”
Bennett told us that they are presently working along with the Minister of Health to have these addressed, as well as working on a proposal to have salaries for nurses raised. Bennett said she would want for her colleagues to know that their work is important and should be appreciated.

Nurse Isabel Bennett, President of Belize Nurses Association
“I would tell them, say to my colleagues, keep up the hard work. Nurses have always been the pioneer for health, they are the backbone, we are at the forefront. It is not easy, but because of the love and the trust that the society has given to us, we continue to push forward. I would like to say to my colleagues happy nurses week, keep up the good work and become a more active part of your professional organization, it will make a big difference because we can continue to influence policies; not just health policies but political policies, social polities that impact because those policies, once they are established can help to provide us a better workplace to give the care with the little that we have.”
Activities for nurses’ week are being held across the country. Some of these include free testing at health centers, sporting activities, and student nurses awarding their mentors who are nurses. In Punta Gorda a female football marathon will be held in the memory of Nurse Dorothy Avilez and Isabel Palmer, two nurses who were dedicated to their career especially in the immunization program. Today is also being celebrated as International Nurses Day which has been celebrated since 19-65.

BECOME NEW BELIZEAN PATRIOTS

By Brenda Aurora Ysaguirre

Run, run and set your soul free,

Be my Belize, what you want to be.

From the light of day to the dark of night,

Be patriotic Belizean with all your might.

Salute the great blue, white and red,

Salute past patriots who this country led,

Through times of hardships to new beginnings,

So we could live in Belize’s beautiful surroundings.

True Belizeans we should all be,

What becomes of our country is up to you and me.

So wave the flag and march as all Belizeans should,

And sing with a passion as only real Belizeans would!

We are 100 percent pure and true,

And as patriotic Belizeans we will surely do,

What our ancestors started in their days,

For we can be patriotic in so many ways.

So take up the challenge and say it out loud,

I am Belizean, of it I am proud!

This is home for you and me,

Home of the brave, this land of the free!



September 18th., 2005

PICTURES OF BELIZE

Some highlights of Belize



Life at the Belize Zoo

The Belizean National Bird - the TOUCAN

One of the many Maya Monument in Belize

The Two Dollar Bill of Belize

A Scene from the air of the Barrier Reef

Placencia Beach

LA CONSTITUCION DE BELICE - REVOCACIONES

SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONSTITUTION
REVOCATIONS
Ordinances Revoked
References
British Honduras Constitution Ordinance,1963.
No. 33/1963
British Honduras Constitution (Amendement) Ordinance, 1966
No. 23/1966
British Honduras Constitution (Amendement) Ordinance, 1970
No. 9/1970