Being Ready

With the disasters coming every now and then, the city government has launched an emergency evacuation program in case of calamities. Since they can not gather everyone around, they made a lot of flyers and local TV advertisement. Also they conduct short seminars on weekends. Everyone is invited to attend. My parents attended the last week’s seminar and the shared with us some of the things they learned. I am thinking of attending this weekend. I am just glad we have these things in our place.

Mexico Better Eyesight

We were at the hospital visiting my aunt who has undergone lasik surgery Mexico for her astigmatism. She was informed by a friend about this 15 minute surgery and she was brave enough to go for it because her eyes were letting her down for a long time now. She got home yesterday. We are all hoping for a better sight for her since we are told this procedure is a breakthrough in the medical world.

Tomato biscuits

Prep: 12 min
Cook: 12 min

You Will Need
1 medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped scallion
1 tablespoon finely chopped sun-dried tomato

What to Do
1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Lightly coat baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Drain chopped fresh tomato on paper towels.

2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In small bowl combine yogurt and oil and stir into flour mixture until evenly moistened.

3. Stir fresh tomato, scallion, and sun-dried tomato into flour mixture. Drop dough, 1/4 cup at a time, onto prepared baking sheet, for total of 12 biscuits. 4. Bake until tops are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Serve warm.

Serves 12

Nutrition Information
Per biscuit 145 calories, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 111 mg sodium.

Fresh Ideas
Baking powder, vegetable oil, and yogurt are the ingredients that produce a tender, flaky biscuit. For browner tops, brush the biscuits with milk or oil before baking. For more flavor, add a couple of tablespoons of finely chopped ham, chives, or mild chile peppers to your biscuit batter.

photo & recipe from http://www.rd.com