4 Chinese Recipes Made Easy

4 Chinese Recipes Made Easy Why Is Learning To Make Chinese Food Worth The Effort? ChaptersPopular Chinese Cooking Techniques For Chinese RecipesThe Essential Chinese Food  Ingredient ListPopular Items On The Chinese Food Menu.Easy Chinese Recipes You Can Make At HomeFaster Than Calling Your Local Chinese Food TakeawayFocused on minimal fuzz and maximum impact, all Chinese recipes incorporate seasonal and fresh vegetables, fish/meats, rice, and noodles. The result is perfectly balanced, flavourful, delicious, fragrant and wholesome meals, which keep you coming back for more, no matter how many times you have eaten it.It is for this reason that the popularity of Chinese food has spread rapidly worldwide. With the Chinese takeaway being the ethnic staple on the high streets of cities internationally.So when you pick up the phone, to call your local Chinese restaurant, with your stomach rumbling and preparing for the joys of the meal to follow, it is unlikely that you think about when the dish was invented.Much of China's cuisine has been cultivated over thousands of years and has now created a melting pot of cooking styles, techniques, and flavours.Steaming; which is considered to be an extremely healthy way to cook is used in many recipes such as Dim Sum.Boiling; which is one of the simplest ways to cook creates dishes such as Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce.Deep frying; is the key to tasty and crispy textures and creates dishes like spring rolls stuffed with veggies or fried noodles.Roasted meats; done over a hot fire or in the oven reveal crispy skin and soft succulent meat beneath such as the famous Peking duck.Fast Chinese food ready in minutes. Photo source Unsplash.The Essential Chinese Food  Ingredient ListChinese cuisine is full of a diverse collection of unique flavours, which blend together and enhance each other to create the delicious Chinese recipes that we have come to know and love. When eating Chinese food you may not always recognise the different tastes but some of the essential ingredients are:Essential Chinese Ingredient s:Dark Soy sauce, which has a slightly sweeter and less salty taste than other kinds of soy sauce. Made from soybeans.Fresh Ginger adds heat to your dish, tenderises meat and deodorises fish.Chilli sauce, adds a spicy kick to your meal.Toasted sesame oil is the key flavour of many dishes most commonly drizzled sparingly to garnish a dish.Black Vinegar which has a colour close to that of soy sauce but it has a woody, malty and pungent flavour.Oyster sauce is a popular Chinese sauce that has unique fragrant flavour enhancing properties, used often in marinades.Chinese Five-spice powder has a powerful flavour.Monosodium glutamate a natural flavour enhancer.Ingredients for Chinese cookingThe rich flavours in Chinese food recipes which were once a mystery, difficult to buy and intimidating to cook, are no longer restricted to just to the Chinese restaurant, takeout or kitchen. You can now buy previously top-secret ingredients at your local supermarket. Chinese pre-prepared meals and off the shelf products are fast and make it easy to recreate the takeaway experience at home.A favourite on the Chinese food Menu. Photo source Pixabay.My parents were much more experimental. They would order lots of new things from the menu like flavourful black bean duck, roasted crab, Chinese fried rice and there were always cashews, veggies like bok choy, cabbage, broccoli, chestnuts and bamboo shoots. Not to mention the different kinds of sticky rice, sweet and savoury.The taste of the red glistening sweet and sour sauce covering Chinese, makes my mouth water even now, it could perhaps be my favourite Chinese sauce. I always took hours to eat my saucy chicken, and taste every last drop. 4The interesting thing is that when I went to my friends or families house’s, I noticed that when they ordered Chinese food, they always ordered similar items to my family.Chinese restaurants have filled our bellies with delicious Chinese food for centuries. Photo source Pixabay.There was always t he fried rice dish like egg or chicken fried rice, the fried noodle dish like prawn chow mein, the starter like spring rolls, the saucy dish like sweet and sour pork or prawns, and who can forget the thick chicken and corn soup. My mouth is watering again just thinking about it.Learn more thanks to  cooking courses London.Chinese menus are full of delicious selections. The mix of diverse ingredients being turned into any number of new dishes has secured the flavourful Chinese food menu, as a firm favourite on the tables of people worldwide.Easy Chinese Recipes You Can Make At HomeEven if you are not a confident cook, these recipes are easy quick and taste great. All of the ingredients will be available at your local supermarket or your local Asian supermarket and after you have made it once you will be able to gain confidence to make it time and time again. You will be the talking point of every dinner party when people taste your authentic Chinese food flavours and want to know you r 'secret'.If you enjoy these recipes and want to try even more Chinese food recipes, visit the BBC, They offer Chinese recipes  that you can try at home.Recipe for Chinese Chicken And Sweetcorn Soup1/2 a boiled or steamed chicken breast1 can of  green giant sweetcorn1 beaten egg with a pinch of salt300ml water1/4 cup of cornstarchSalt, pepper and/or MSG to tasteOptional: Garnish with Spring onions (scallions) and toasted sesame oilOptional: Add some rice noodles to have more of a noodle soupCooking Time: Less than 10 minutesServes 2 peopleCooking Instructions for Chicken And Sweetcorn SoupAdd a tablespoon of oil to a hot wok or frying pan over a high heat.The chicken should be stir fried but not browned.Add the water to make a broth.Add the sweetcorn and the seasoning then Boil for 3-5 minutes.Add the cornstarch very slowly until it becomes a loose thick paste.  Stir well.Add the egg bit by bit, stirring infrequently until egg ribbons are formed.Remove from the fire.Top with sprin g onions (scallions) and drizzle a few drops of sesame oil on top.You will now enjoy one of the most satisfying textured Chinese soups. If you want to be creative you could also use this as a Chinese sauce for veggies or rice.Simple Chinese recipe ready in less than 15 minutes. Photo source Pixabay.Recipe for Chicken Chow Mein (Fried Noodles)400g cooked egg noodles or rice noodles1/2 small white onionChop a vegetable or two (optional)1 boiled or steamed chicken breast1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon of MSG (or 1 small spoon of light soy sauce)A hand full of bean sproutsVegetable oilChilli flakes to garnishCooking Time: Less than 30 minutesServes 2 peopleCooking Instructions for  Chicken Chow MeinAdd oil to a hot wok or frying pan over a high heat.When you have hot oil add the onion and make sure it is stir fried well.Add the chicken. Fry for 2-3 minutes.Add the salt and the noodles. Fry for a few minutes until loose.Add soy sauce or MSG and the bean sprout s.Garnish with spring onions.Another easy chicken dish, these chicken noodles will have you wanting seconds so double the recipe so you don’t miss out.How can you resist trying to make Chinese food recipes. Photo source Pixabay.Recipe for Sweet and Sour  Chinese PorkPork Marinade - Prepare the Pork 1 day before250 grams of your favourite cut of pork1 tbsp of dark soy sauce1/4 tsp of salt1/2 tsp of baking powderFor the stir-fried ingredients2 Eggs1/2 cup of plain flour1 tbsp of garlic1 cup of your chosen vegetable2 cups of a colourful bell pepper2 cups of pineappleSweet and sour Chinese Sauce1/4 cup of ketchup1/4 cup of water1/4 cup of sugar1/4 cup of vinegar2 tbsp of plum sauce1 tbsp of cornstarchPinch of salt or to tasteIf you like it spicy you can add some chilliCooking Time: Less than 10 minutesServes 2 peopleTip: If you want to replace the Pork and make sweet and sour chicken you need to follow the same process.Cooking Instructions for Sweet and Sour Chinese PorkCut the pork i nto small cubes and add to a bowl.Add 1 tbsp soy sauce. 1/4 tsp of salt. 1/4 tsp of baking soda.Mix and let it marinade overnight to make it tender.Whisk 2 eggs. Dip each piece of tender pork cube into the egg and then coat it with flour, do this twice.Heat the oil in the deep fryer (preferable) Wok or Frying pan to 350 Degrees until you have very hot oil.Deep fry your pork twice.Remove from the fire.Add all of the ingredients for the sauce to a pan.Cook on medium heat whilst stirring.Once it is bubbling, turn the heat to low, until it feels sticky.Remove from the fire.Heat up your wok (Frying Pan).Add 1 tbsp of oil, and 1 tbsp of garlic.Add the bell peppers and pineapple. Stir for 3 minutes.Add the pork and the sauce.Mix well and remove from the fire.Your Chinese pork dish is servedA popular Chinese pork recipe is sweet and sour Pork. Photo source Pixabay.Recipe for Vegetarian Egg Stir Fried Rice250g of Leftover riceDark Soy SauceYour choice of chopped vegetableAn EggTofu (optional )Salt, pepper and/or MSG to tasteCooking Time: Less than 10 minutesServes 2 peopleCooking Instructions for Egg Stir Fried RiceAdd some dark soy sauce to your day old rice.Mix very well until all of the leftover rice is coated.Whisk your egg.Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a hot wok (frying pan) over a high heat.The pan needs to be extremely hot for best results.Add the egg and scramble it quickly. Add your rice and chosen veggies.Must be stir fried energetically for 5 minutes, make sure all of the rice gets heated by moving it actively in the pan.Remove from the fire.A flavourful Chinese dishPerfectly balanced Chinese food - Egg fried rice. Photo source Pixabay.Faster Than Calling Your Local Chinese Food TakeawayMany of the Chinese dishes and recipes can be made in less than 20 minutes, so it is perfect for a treat after a hard day at work  because it is so easy. Or why not surprise your family or friends, no matter what the occasion. Have a look around your local supermarket for some of the ingredients listed above, experiment with texture â€" crispy, crunchy, Chinese sauce, dried ingredients, toss in nuts like peanuts and cashews, go with what you find, taste everything and enjoy the journey.All you need is a love for food, confidence that anything you make will be great and the assurance that you will get better with practice.  With this mindset, you cannot fail to create delicious and authentic better than takeout Chinese recipes.For a truly authentic experience eat your meal with chopsticks.It’s time for a feastEnjoy!Learn more about Asian Cooking with our guide.Panorama of Asian cuisine  The best Asian food blogs  Easy Asian recipes  Asian Cooking in a Wok  Why is Asian cooking different to Western cooking?

Setting Language Learning Goals

Setting Language Learning Goals Why You Need Language Learning Goals ChaptersThe Difference Between Goals and DreamsGoals Make It Easy to Get StartedGoals Help You Take ControlIncrease Your Focus With GoalsGoals Help You Monitor Your ProgressGoals Maximize Your ResultsGoals Define Your ProcessGoals Protect You From ProcrastinationGoals Hold You AccountableGoals Keep You Motivated and Provide MomentumGoals Minimize Your FrustrationLanguage-Learning Goals Guide You to SuccessDo you really need goals if you want to learn a new language? It can seem excessive if you’re just starting out on your path to reach fluency. Why waste time planning out a language learning strategy when you can just download an app and start taking lessons, right? The truth is that setting goals is the first (and most crucial) step to achieving fluency in any foreign language.PixabayGoals Make It Easy to Get StartedSometimes, all we need in life is a little extra push to get started. Language learning goals can do just that. When you sit down to put those ideas on paper, so to s peak, you’re making them real. Tangible. The process of setting up goals, especially S.M.A.R.T. goals, requires you to really think out your language-learning. After working to set up your language goals, you’ll know exactly how to begin and where to begin. And that makes getting started much, much easier.Goals Help You Take ControlWithout language-learning goals, your efforts won’t get you very far. One day you may feel like reading in your target language for 10 minutes, the next day, you may want to try speaking the language. Some days you’ll put in 20 minutes, others an hour, others, not at all. Sadly, these inconsistent efforts won’t lead to much. You’ll just end up spinning your wheels, wasting time.Having language learning goals puts you in control. They give you something to work towards. And every time you make progress and accomplish one of those goals, you’ll feel successful. That feeling helps you take control and continue to push forward because you’ll f eel more responsible for your own success.Increase Your Focus With GoalsIf you imagine that learning a language is kind of like climbing a mountain, then goals function as the path for you to walk on to reach the summit. Do you need a path to reach the top? Not necessarily. But having one keeps you from getting lost, or worse, having to turn back along the way. With goals, you can focus on the steps you need to take to reach fluency, saving you time and money in the process while increasing the likelihood of success in the end.Goals Help You Monitor Your ProgressGoals don’t just function as a path to guide you to fluency in a foreign language, they also serve as goal posts along the way. If you’ve ever gone on a challenging hike, you know that when the terrain gets tough, you pause every so often along the way to catch your breath. In those moments, you gaze back the way you came, seeing how far you’ve progressed.Language-learning goals allow you to do the same. Each and every day that you spend learning your target language moves you closer to the fluency’s summit. But each day is also a small step forward. These days build on top of each other. And before long, you can stop, look back, and see how far you’ve come.English has a whole host of words that can be very funny. Photo Source: Unsplash JulianESOL (English) Teacher 4.00 (1) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors EugeneESOL (English) Teacher 4.90 (58) £22/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors HelenESOL (English) Teacher 5.00 (20) £32/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SuzanneESOL (English) Teacher 5.00 (2) £45/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors NatashaESOL (English) Teacher 5.00 (8) £55/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SamuelESOL (English) Teacher 4.83 (41) £15/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors JoanneESOL (English) Teacher 5.00 (43) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MarkESOL (English) Teacher 4.76 (17) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsGoals Maximize Your ResultsSuccessful people tend to have goals. That’s because success feels good. And when you accomplish a goal, you want to recreate that feeling, and so you go after another goal. This continuous process of setting out and achieving to recreate that feeling fuels progress.The same is true for success in language-learning. With clear goals in mind, you won’t simply stand around waiting for something to happen. You’ll get out there and make it happen. It will feel good. So, you’ll want to keep making that happen, pushing yourself forward to conquer new goals.Goals Define Your ProcessHow you learn a new language matters just as much as the tools you use to achieve it. When you have your process clearly lined out: you’ll know what to study, when, and how. This means you won’t be wasting time when you sit down to learn a new language. Instead, you’ll get right to it, achieving results faster.Goals Protect You From ProcrastinationThere are a lot of reasons people procrastinate. But you can avoid that mindset with clear goals in mind. When you’re dreaming of learning a new language, you never really take a step forward to make it happen. Instead, it just sits on the back burner of your mind. Waiting. But once you put those goals into writing and define your process, you begin moving towards the goal of eventually achieving fluency. You stop procrastinating and start making it happen.It’s important to note, though, that long-term language-learning goals can lead to procrastination. It’s much easier to push efforts down the road when we think we have more time. If you think you have 1 year to learn a language, for instance, you may be more willing to procrastinate. That’s why it’s important to set both short and long-term goals.Goals Hold You AccountableOnce you make language-learning goals, you have to deal with the psychological impact of failure. Saying, “I’m going to reach an A2 Level of Spanish in 3 m onths” means that if 3 months pass and you’re not at A1, you will have failed to reach your goal. People don’t like a failure. We don’t like letting ourselves down.Having goals in place keep us accountable, driving us to spend time practising our foreign languages. You clearly know when you fail to reach what you set out to do. So, even if you’re not in the mood to study or practice speaking in your target language, your desire to achieve your goals can move you to make those lessons happen. After all, we want to feel good about our progress, not frustrated.Often the way people speak in English is not the same as what is taught in class. Photo Source: UnsplashGoals Keep You Motivated and Provide MomentumWhen you know where you’re heading and what you need to do to get there, it’s easier to sit down and make it happen. Deadlines push people to get work done. And with clearly defined language-learning goals, you’ll know where you need to be and how you’ll plan on get ting there.If you miss a language-learning lesson, you’ll know that you’re behind. That thought will linger in the back of your mind until you make the effort to catch back up. And with each small win, you’ll gain momentum. Momentum builds on momentum. So, with clear language-learning goals in place, you’ll make increasingly greater progress over time.Goals Minimize Your FrustrationWe all have weaknesses. And the longer we have to deal with them, the more difficult it is to move past them. Often, frustrations that linger can tear us down. When you set language-learning goals, however, you can target your weaknesses, rapidly improving your abilities.Let’s say you have anxiety about speaking a foreign language. You can read and write well, and you listen with decent understanding. But when it comes to speaking, you freeze. As a solution, try creating a goal around it. Each day you start working towards improving that skill, slowly progressing towards your goal. In time, youâ €™ll improve, leaving you feeling less frustrated.Language-Learning Goals Guide You to SuccessAny time we work toward trying to achieve something incredible and challenging, we need goals. When the journey is long and complex, it’s easy to end up floating along without a clear vision of what we want to achieve. Language-learning goals make that happen. They push you forward and keep you on track so you can rapidly achieve fluency in any foreign language.On a final note, nothing works unless you put the effort into it. Language learning goals will help reach fluency faster. But at the end of the day, you’ll still need to put in the hours to make it happen.

12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English - English Lesson via Skype

12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English - English Lesson via Skype Here I will give you 12 other ways to ask for help in English.  Avoid using the same words and phrases over and over again, increase your English vocabulary and speak better English. 12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English Hi there. This is Harry. And welcome back to our English lessons. Were going to talk to you today about the word help and look at different ways in which you can ask for help.But before I get onto that, just want to remind you all to subscribe to my channel as always. And if you want to keep up with news, then you should join me on www.englishlessonviaskype.com with, theres lots of helpful information, online English courses and everything that can  help you improve your English.Lets look at the ways in which we can say or ask for help.Help is the very short word and we can just say help. Somebody would come running or somebody would  say: ‘Whats wrong, whats wrong?’Just very simply to say Help.Just put a little bit of stress on it to show that you need some help. Either youre going to drop something or youve tripped or fallen or something like that.So instead of just screaming out, what other ways to ask for help in English you can use? We can just simply say to somebody:Can you help me,  please?Very simple. And instead of can, you can replace it with one of the other modal verbs.Could you help me,  please?Will you help me,  please?Exactly the same meaning, but just different ways to to, to express it.I need some assistance.A little bit more form. It could be in an office situation. The bosss struggling. He said:I think I need some assistance with this problem or this spreadsheet or my computer. Somethings happened so I need some assistance.Could you give me a hand?It means will you please help me?This is heavy. Could you give me a hand?I need to shift the bed so I can hoover, could you give me a hand?I need to move the TV into the other corner to put the Christmas tree. Could you give me a hand?So just different ways to ask for help. 12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English Help other students to improve English Could you hold  that?This is another way to express it. You have something that you you have  in your hands and you want to do  something elseso you  say:Could you hold  that,  please?Meaning could you help me? Just hold that while I work out this  other problem or  while I pay. Hold my bag or hold my  coat or hold something. Could you hold  that?  I need your supportAgain  another way to ask for help.  Perhaps theres a vote coming up  and youre involved in the vote youre  standing for election to a little group  or a committee or something more  important and you ask somebody for the  help:I need your support. Will you vote for me? Will you get your friends to vote for  me?Would you mind helping me,  please?Again a little bit more formal.  It is a  bit more polite.  Adding would or could in front of is making it less direct and more  polite. Another one  isCould you do me a favour?Will you do me a  favour?Can you do  me a favour?  Could you pick up my laundry  when youre going past the shop?Could you do me  a favour  asking for somebody to give you  a little bit of help.  Something a little  less formal and even less informal bit  of slang:Could you give me a digout?Very British English.  To dig out  means  to help literally when you dig a hole is  to take somebody out of a problem.Could  you give me a digout meaning could you  help me with this.  Often that is used  when somebody wants to perhaps borrow  some money from you. Could you lend me a hand?Meaning just help  me for a few minutes or 20 minutes or  whatever it might be,  lend me a hand.Or you could just simply say without asking  a question:I need a helping handI need somebody to  come into the kitchen and help me with  this dinner.And then finallyCould someone help me, please?  So lots and lots of different ways  in which you can ask for help.Let me  just give them to you again:Help the simple scream for helpCould/can/will  you help me, please?  I need  some assistanceCould you give me a hand  Could you lend me a handCould you hold  thatI need your supportWould you mind  helping me?  Could you do me a favour?Could  you give me a digout?I need a helping handCould  someone help me,  please  Okay.  Join me again soon.  Thanks  

Dont be so sluggish that you dont learn what sluggish means - Private Tutoring

Dont be so sluggish that you dont learn what sluggish means BobbiM May 23, 2014 Do you feel tranquil today?  How about boisterous, sluggish, blatant, or fractious?  Let someone know! Sluggish; adj. Displaying little growth or movement; not making progress; seeming to be bottle necked or clogged to prevent advancement. The traffic was so sluggish because of the accident that I was late for work. Tranquility; n. Harmony; silence; quiet serenity; Undisturbed and peaceful. I find such tranquility at the lake that I go there all the time. Blatant; adj. Unpleasantly loud; irritatingly showy or obvious. I blatantly disobeyed my mother and yelled at the mean man. Boisterous; adj. Rowdy, rambunctious, and possibly out of control. After having so much cake, the toddlers were boisterous. Brattle; n. A rattling and crashing sound. The brattle of metal clashing with metal is all I heard during the fight. Brawl; v, n. Verb: To have a loud and boisterous disagreement, possibly even a fight, but more likely just upsetting the calm and quiet. I was suspended after I brawled on the playground when I was a child. Noun: A loud, boisterous disagreement. A brawl erupted at the bar, people fighting over a girl. Adjective: brawling or brawly The brawling crowd disturbed everyone trying to attend the ball. Din; n. Disorder and noise; tumult and confusion. The din at the even was so loud I couldnt hear my friends talk. Discordant; adj. Clashing in ideas or sound or philosophies; harsh with conflict. The beautiful sound coming from the piano made the man scream in agony. Fractious; adj. Unruly and noisy. The fractious toddlers needed someone to guide them to be quiet. Cranky or peevish. I turn fractious if I dont get a good nights sleep. Hubbub; n. An upset or vehement protest or discontent; sometimes a loud, sustained noise. The soccer victory created such a hubbub that the police were called. Obstreperous; adj. Noisy and boisterous; sometimes even aggressive of defiant. Her behavior became obstreperous when her boyfriend disappointed her. Ostentatious; adj. Showy; characterized by a need to be noticed, not always favorably. I admit I am ostentatious sometimes, wanting the press to notice me at the red carpets I am invited to. Strident; adj. Loud and harsh; often grating and discordant; hard on the ears. The strident hurricane alarm alerted everyone of impending danger. Truculent; adj. Tending to argue and disagree, often vehemently and with great noise and commotion. I become truculent when it comes to selling my stuffed animals at a good price. Turbulent; adj. Violently upset or disturbed. After the tornado the creek was turbulent and swept tree limbs away. Having a restless or even revolutionary character. The government climate was turbulent and so people were often afraid to leave the city. Vociferous; adj. Offensively loud and often given to demonstration of agitated emotions or agitated outcry. The lawyer vociferously spoke for the accused and everyone was nervous. Budding; adj. Having to do with new or developing circumstances or abilities. I am a budding trapeze artist and I am excited for my first circus performance. Burgeoning; adj. Growing or developing; blossoming or flourishing. My burgeoning clothing business is very special to me. Embryonic; adj. Of or belonging to an embryo; early beginning; not yet formed or matured; rudimentary. The bird died in its embryonic stage while still in the egg. Fledgling; adj. New or immature; not yet out of the nest; not experienced; rudimentary. The fledging baby bird longed to fly away. Incipient; adj. Beginning to exist or appear; early in developmental stage. My building plans are still in their incipient stage. Initiate; n, v. Noun: One who is being or has been initiated; one who has been introduced to or has attained knowledge in a particular field. Verb: To begin or start a process; to get things going. The initiate met the visitors at the door, ready to initiate them into the world of art. Innovation; n. The act of introducing something or someone; something newly introduced. My innovation is so creative I cannot wait to show my team at work. Nascent; adj. Coming into existence, emerging. I have several nascent ideas that might work in the future of my business.

What Not to Do When Applying for Scholarships

What Not to Do When Applying for Scholarships Photo courtesy of pixabay.com If you want to earn a little extra cash to pay off that hefty college tuition, scholarships are a great way to do it. The problem is, they are the method most people go for when trying to offset costs. If you want to make sure you get the money over others, take a look at the mistakes many other people make when applying. Then, make sure you dont do the same! Heres what not to do: 1. Be bland and give up early There are many ways to win scholarships, you just have to motivate yourself to be continuously looking and to complete the applications. While private scholarships are common (think: hometown organizations), there are many school and federal scholarships as well. Dont count these out. They can be great additions if the private scholarships get taken. With fewer people thinking about these options, fewer people will apply, giving you a better chance for success. Additionally, dont be afraid to think outside the box a bit. Look for scholarships that relate to your hobbies, passions, and even what you think you may want to major in. These scholarships will have a smaller school of applicants due to the specificity, and you will be able to make your case more easily since it is a topic you enjoy and are knowledgeable about. Dont stop after just a few, keep Google-searching scholarships regularly because you never know what new option may pop up each day. Just because one scholarships timeline ends doesnt mean another wont begin soon. 2. Procrastinate Just like you dont want to wait until the last minute to complete a school assignment, you also dont want to wait until the last minute to complete a scholarship application. The judges will be able to tell if you rushed through it, and chances are, you wont be able to get all the ideas you once had for the application down on paper in time. Procrastination is also relevant in terms of searching for scholarships and why you should always be looking. The last thing you want is to find a really great scholarship you think you deserve, but the deadline is in an hour. Trying to submit an application late will get you nowhere, either. Even if the committee accepts it, they are going to look it over with an extra-careful eye, even more so than before. 3.  Be careless Carelessness will immediately knock you out of the scholarship running. Judges read hundreds of applications, and the last thing they want is to read one with spelling and grammar mistakes all throughout it. Take the time to proofread your papers just as you would a school paper. Even more importantly, make sure you read the directions to the scholarship application. Reading an essay that does not answer the question being asked is definitely not something a judge wants to do. If you are applying for a lot of scholarships, keep yourself organized as to which asks for what. 4. Be lazy Do your own work, do it well, and be creative. Dont use the same essay for five different applications. Judges can tell when only a name has been changed in an essay, and they wont like it. If you really want the scholarship, then take the time to write why. Additionally, make sure it is you that is writing the essay. Dont send the application off to your parent to complete. Judges can tell that too. A 50-year-olds writing tone is different than a 20-year-olds, and only you can really write about yourself. 5. Pay to apply If you are asking for money, dont choose a scholarship that requires an application fee. There are plenty others out there that do not, and you should choose those first because then you will not lose any money in the process. You dont want to work backward in the process. 6.  Refusing to submit a recommendation A recommendation goes a lot farther than you may think. Having someone else write positive notes about you says a lot, even more than you can say about yourself. If an application leaves a space for an optional recommendation, put one in. Its the little extra something that shows you went through the entire application, that you care enough to go out of your way for the additional materials, that you have a good reputation it could be that little extra something to make you win. While no one wants to fill out another application after completing all of the college applications, scholarships can serve as a nice way to take the edge off of the daunting price tag, and they can allow you to have some extra money to participate in other activities campus has to offer. But if you are going to even bother applying, you mind as well do it the right way first. So, take yourself to a coffee shop, sit down, and dedicate a few hours to researching scholarships and organizing them by what they require and when they are due. Then, step away for a day, and come back to start the applications. Dont be one of the people listed above. Plenty of people will make those mistakes, and you can beat them all. Good luck!

Sprucing up Meals on a Budget

Sprucing up Meals on a Budget Image via pexels.com Grilled Cheese A grilled cheese sandwich is one of the simplest meals you can make without breaking your bank; all you really need is two slices of bread and cheese. The simple recipe of bread and cheese gets old after a few tries, and there are various ways to make your grilled cheeses look and taste like something you could pay money for at a restaurant. Adding meat like grilled chicken breast or honey baked ham to the sandwich makes the meal more filling and adds protein that college students tend to skimp out on. The cheese often melts faster than the meat can thoroughly warm up, so try heating the precooked meat in the microwave before adding it to the sandwich. If you love barbecue, try slathering the meat with barbecue sauce, fusing a grilled cheese and BBQ pulled pork sandwich. Another more vegetarian-friendly option is to change up the butter and/or spreads you use in your grilled cheese. Instead of using regular butter on your bread to give the sandwich a golden crispiness, try adding herb-infused spreads, such as apricot garlic butter. Consider adding basil pesto to the inside of the grilled cheese, adding more flavor to each bite. Ramen Ramen is the infamous g0-to option for inexpensive and convenient dining for college students. Add hot water, wait a few minutes, and you have something to hold you over until your next meal. However, after multiple meals consisting of ramen out of a package, the single packet of seasoning will get boring. The best option to making ramen more filling is to add protein, whether it be chicken breast, beef, or an egg. Make the unhealthy meal a little more healthy by adding fresh vegetables to the ramen; just use whatever is in season or cheapest, like mushrooms, spinach, or green onions. Enhance the seasoning packets or forgo them altogether by adding your own seasonings. For a spicy kick, theres gochujang, red chili flakes, sriracha, or Tapatío. For a more savory flavor, there is Japanese curry powder, miso paste, or fish sauce. Theres also the option to skip out on the traditional ramen preparation method by using the packaged noodles for a variety of recipes, including pad thai. Image via pixabay.com Potatoes Potatoes are a personal favorite and staple to a grocery shopping list. They can be bought in bulk and can be prepared in various ways. Dice potatoes and toss them in vegetable/olive oil and a mix of garlic salt and pepper, and leave them to bake in the oven. These are an easy side to baked/grilled chicken and steamed vegetables. Avoid dropping a few dollars on fries; several visits add up and leave you unaware of how much money youre putting aside for something as simple as an order of fast food fries. Instead of dicing your potatoes, slice them to your preferred length and width to make french fries. Trying picking up chorizo during your next shopping trip to make papas con chorizo. Complete the quick meal with a sunny-side-up egg and a tortilla. Spam Meat packaged in a can may be suspicious at first glance, but the price and the convenience are enough to overcome any beginning suspicions. The precooked and preserved meat is easier on a college budget as it can be bought in bulk and used over an extended period of time due to the prolonged expiration date. One of the most common ways of incorporating Spam into a meal is making spam musubi   a slice of spam, rice, and sauce wrapped in seaweed. Spam musubi is convenient for students that are on the go; make it in bulk and you will be set for several meals and be able to take said meals to class, study sessions, or work. Another way to add Spam into your meals is to replace it with other forms of meat, which are often more expensive. Add diced Spam into your scrambled eggs or omelets, or use it as another ingredient for your fried rice.

Colegio Bilingüe Santa Marta

Colegio Bilingüe Santa Marta Colegio Bilingüe Santa Marta In 1983 four local families, inspired by the citys need for a bilingual school, and driven by their great philanthropic spirit, founded the Corporación Educativa Bilingüe de Santa Marta, which then led to the device of the Colegio Bilingüe Santa Marta CBSM that same year. CBSM is a private, non-profit, co-educational institution, calendar B (from August to June) which, so far, has seen graduate 851 students distributed in 26 promotions. Aware of the need to train new generations to develop the city and the country, CBSM frames its philosophy in the search for integral education, developing in students the maximum potential in the ethical, spiritual, intellectual, artistic and physical dimensions, based on Christian Catholic values, without detriment to the freedom of worship enshrined in the constitution of our country. To cultivate our students with open mindsets and the ability to problem solve, we build and create our curriculum keeping in mind Colombian basic standards as well as international standards such as Common Core, Californias and Chiles standards, among others. Our curriculum takes into consideration diverse ways of learning and to accomplish it; as a framework for our curriculum development, we have adopted the Teaching for Understanding methodology in the classrooms and Understanding by Design like planning style. With these frameworks, we look forward to better the learning of each student and provide the teachers with resources that respond to the 21st-century students learning needs. Currently, the school holds an ISO9001-2015 Quality System Accreditation Certification and the IQNET certification which was renewed in April 2017. The school is recently accredited as well as International School by AdvancED; this accreditation was granted to CBSM on January 2019.