Have A Pop-Pop-Popping Summer!

May 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for a summer treat for your next party or get together, check out the popcorn supplies at PopcornPopper.com. You’ll find everything you need to pop a flavorful snack that is sure to be a hit with your guests! PopcornPopper.com carries a wide range of items to get you started, including popcorn poppers, kernels, popping oil, and seasonings. They also sell popcorn bags and cones to dispense the popcorn after it has been prepared.

PopcornPopper.com also specializes in gift sets for special occasions. These sets contain stove top poppers, kernels, and special added bonuses such as favors and bags. Gift sets can be customized for special events such as graduations, baby showers, wedding receptions, and corporate events.

PopcornPopper.com began in White County, Indiana, which is the number one popcorn producing county in the state. Orders are shipped via ground shipping and are sent out within 24 to 48 hours of your order being placed. Next Day Air, 2nd Day Air, and 3rd Day Air shipping options are also available for expedited service. Sign up for their e-mail list to receive special coupon codes and discount codes that can be applied to your total order or your shipping costs.


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SUPERBOOK SUPERLAUNCH this Saturday!

May 24, 2013 by 9 Comments

Most kids are now looking forward to going back to school in a few weeks.  But there’s more to look forward to this June than school.  SUPERBOOK, reimagined for the new generation, is another thing we’ll all be looking forward to!  Come June, our lil kids can experience the greatest adventure ever written and told as Superbook airs on GMA News TV.

You really wouldn’t have to wait long to re-live your Superbook adventures of yore.   Bring your kids with you to the Robinsons Galleria Activity Area at 2pm this Saturday, May 25 and be a part of the Superbook SUPERLAUNCH.  Everyone is invited!

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Oodles of FUN, LEARNING, and GIVEAWAYS await your entire family so don’t dare miss this event!  There will be fun interactive games, presentations, photo booths and other exciting activities for everyone to enjoy.  You even get a chance to  meet Gizmo and other celebrity friends!

For more information, visit www.batangsuperbook.com or LIKE Batang Superbook on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BatangSuperbook.


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Healthy, Effortless Alternatives to Divorce

May 23, 2013 by 1 Comment

Divorce is now becoming an expensive, permanent decision to even the trivial issues that arise in marriages. Before making the abrupt decision to leave your marriage, one should consider the alternative to divorce. Of course, there are legal alternatives to divorce such as legal meditation, legal separation, litigated divorces, and more. However, prior to choosing these options one should examine whether they have exasperated all of the resources necessary to save their marriage. Most of the marriages were built on strong foundations and have children that can be impacted by the separation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there is a divorce every four minutes. There are cost effective solutions that may save your relationship, and ultimately your family.

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Regardless of your marital issues, counseling can assist in helping you save your marriage or find the most amicable method of divorce. There are various forms of counseling available through psychologists, religious leaders, or one could even confide in a mutual friend that can provide understanding for both sides. Sometimes, we get so involved in proving our own point; we don’t hear our significant others’ plight in the relationship. Simply listening to your partner can assist in stopping issues from escalating and becoming a deal breaker. Having an objective perspective on a topic can drastically aid in helping you understand one another. Even if counseling has been attempted before, try another method-such as a therapeutic vacation or a couples retreat. Going on a trip together and rekindling the passion is significantly cheaper than divorce and isn’t as tedious.

Another alternative to divorce is to begin doing what helped you fall in love. Most people fall in love, get involved in relationships, and their love for one another is overshadowed by the stress caused by finances, loved ones, distance, work, differing philosophies, and even children. As we develop, especially those who get married young, we have to remember why we fall in love with our significant other and take the time to discover the new person they are slowly becoming. Simply taking a day or two out of the week to date, sending romantic texts throughout the day, or even taking time out to talk- about nothing but each other, could improve the tone of the relationship.

While doing things that remind one another of why you are together, you should also create new, exciting memories together. One of the most vital things in marriage is to keep the flame between you two ignited. Therefore, it’s vital to continuously do spontaneous things and activities that assist in keeping your bond exciting. Whether it’s trying a new restaurant, skydiving, or changing the way you both approach intimacy, keeping your marriage unpredictable avoids having either of you becoming bored or looking for what you are missing elsewhere. Even if you have children, you can devote at least once a month to trying something new together. While doing so, you while learn about your counterpart, experience your best moments, and potentially face your worst fears together.

There are alternatives to divorce that span beyond the legal routes to ending amicably. There are ways to avoid divorce by simply spending time with one another. However, there are inexcusable cases, like domestic abuse, where divorce is necessary. Nonetheless, any other case may be able to be solved without separating and/or breaking up the family you spent time and devotion creating.

About the Author

David Cantor is a very well respected Divorce Lawyer in Phoenix, AZ. The Cantor Law Group has over 70 years combined experience in family law matters in Arizona.


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PAMORA FARM: Where Free-Range Chickens REALLY Roam Free and are Toxin-Free

May 21, 2013 by 13 Comments
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Mommies with the PA and MORA of PAMORA Farms, Mr. Gerard Papillon and Ms. Tina Morados. (photo courtesy of Mommy Jem of www.esupermommy.com)

A few weeks ago, we were treated to a fine lunch at Brasserie Ciçou in Annapolis Greenhills to sample the products of PAMORA Farm and to know more about their method of raising free-range chickens.  The pretty Sous Chef Summer prepared a menu that showcased the different products of PAMORA.

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Traditional Home-made Pâtés

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We started off with green salad drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette, pickles and mustard served with freshly baked bread and an assortment of PAMORA Pates.  These pates are manufactured the traditional way using old-fashioned recipes from the grandmother of Mr. Gerard Papillon.   Select parts of free-range chickens are seasoned with herbs, black pepper, and sea salt and blended into paste.  The paste is then sterilized in glass jars where it is preserved for a couple of years.  Pamora currently has six varieties of these home-made pates:  Chicken Liver Pâté, Chicken Breast & Liver Pâté, Chicken Gizzard Pâté, Chicken Liver & Gizzard Pâté, Chicken Breast Pâté, and Chicken Breast & Gizzard Pâté.  We were able to sample all six of them.  They all tasted great but, frankly, my untrained palate couldn’t distinguish the difference in their tastes.

The REAL Free-Range Chicken

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For our main course, we were served Roasted Coquelet with Mashed Potato.  The chicken meat was very tender and flavourful.  To preserve the natural taste of the PAMORA free-range spring chicken, Chef Summer used only rosemary, garlic, sea salt and pepper to season it.  The chicken was then slow-cooked for hours and then roasted to a perfect golden brown right before serving.  What’s great about this chicken dish is that it isn’t only delicious but is also very healthy with less fat content and absolutely none of the chemicals found in commercially raised chickens.

PAMORA prides itself in being the home of REAL FREE-RANGE chickens.  By REAL we mean that chickens roam freely in their natural environment and feed only milled yellow corn and whatever organic food they find in the field.  Unlike commercial broilers which are grown abnormally fast in 28-35 days, PAMORA free-range chickens are grown at a minimum of 70 days to optimize taste and meat quality.  To keep the chickens healthy, PAMORA farm uses herbal medicines formulated from oregano, chilli, garlic, ginger, guava leaves and other herbs.  Expert veterinary and technical consultants also regularly visit to ensure that farming methods are at par with international standards.

REAL Free-Range Chicken Eggs

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To cap off our lunch, we were served with a Trio of Creme Brulee consisting of Vanilla, Chocolate, and Green Tea.  I was about to dive into the Chocolate Creme Brulee when Mr. Papillon told us to start with the Green Tea, then the Vanilla, and save the Chocolate for last.  The Chocolate’s very strong taste would have drowned the taste of the other flavours.  The crème brulees were made from PAMORA’s free-range chicken eggs. These are REAL brown eggs laid by REAL free-range chickens.  I’m highlighting the word REAL due to the fact that some brown eggs sold by big brands are actually laid by commercial broilers whose feeds were infused with carotene to give their eggs that brown tinge.  Tsk, tsk!

With everything I learned over lunch about the difference between commercial broilers and free-range chickens, I’ll be feeding my family a lot less of the commercial ones and more of the chemical-free free-range ones.  Now I understand why my kids’ pediatrician recommends native chicken and brown eggs. Next time you go to the grocery, opt for the healthier choice and get free-range chicken instead.

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My own home-cooked meals using PAMORA Free-range Chicken: Chicken Tinola, Chicken Burger Steak with Mashed Potato, and Roasted Rosemary Chicken. (Recipes and cooking tips to be posted soon on www.foodiemomster.com.)

ABOUT PAMORA FARM

PAMORA Farm is a free-range chicken farm located in Barangay Garreta, Pidigan, Abra.  Established by the husband and wife team of Gerard PApillon and Tina MORAdos in March 2000, Pamora Farm now produces thousands of dressed free-range chicken each month to meet the demand of the growing market.  It has also become an Eco-Agri Tourism Destination that gives guests an authentic farm experience and that promotes Abra’s tourist sites.  Visit http://www.pamorafarm.com to know more about what PAMORA offers.

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WHERE TO BUY PAMORA PRODUCTS

Pamora Chickens, Eggs, & Pates are available at Santis delicatessen, Terry Selections, Rustan’s Supermarket, Shopwise, Metro Market!Market!, RFI Farm Outlet (Holy Spirit QC), Joji Berry (Crossroad 77 Mother Ignacia QC), NCCC – Davao, Champetre Restaurant (BGC), Brasserie Cicou (Greenhills), Resorts World Manila, Ilustrado Restaurant (Intramuros), El Nido Resorts, Amanpulo, Saturday Market, Ayala Alabang Village, and Golden Acres Farm, Inc.


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Meet and Greet SUPERBOOK’S GIZMO

May 20, 2013 by 7 Comments

If you’re the same generation as I am, you most likely grew up watching Superbook and Flying House.  Those were the days when you learn values from cartoons and not invective and bad behavior.  How very unfortunate that those cartoons were phased out.  But the good news is,  SUPERBOOK is back!  Now our li’l ones can go on wonderful Superbook adventures as well.

Here’s another great news!  You and your kids can get to see Gizmo live in action!  Just visit Superbook’s Super Photo Blast Corner at the Jumpstreet Activity Center in Robinson’s Galleria from May 18 to 24 and have your picture taken with Gizmo and your other favorite Superbook characters.  You can also watch trailers of the all-new Superbook episodes coming this June and learn more about the re-imagined Superbook.

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On May 25 from 2pm to 5pm, join all the Superbook characters to the Super Launch of Superbook at the Robinsons Activity Area.  This event is open to everyone so bring your entire family and your friends and celebrate with Chris, Joy, and Gizmo as they launch the all-new episodes of Superbook.

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