Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Chicken torta

Chicken Torta

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken (lean meat)      2 bars kraft sliced cheese
1/2 teaspoon paste garlic          a pinch of pepper
1 1/2cubes of chicken broth cubes
1cup milk                                 4 eggs
1cup flour                                 1tbsp. baking powder   
1/4 cup of water                       1tbsp. mayonaise
a pinch of salt                            1/2 maizena (cornstarch)
1 cup cooking oil


For the chicken :
  • In a pan put the chicken,pinch of salt,pepper,1/2 cube chicken broth,1/2 tsp paste garlic and 1/4 cup of water.
  • Bring to boil and let it cook for 5mins,then set aside to cool
Preparation :
  1. In a mixer put the 4 eggs ,1 chicken broth cube,1/2cup maizena,1cup milk,1cup flour , 1 cup of oil ,1 tbspn  baking powder and mix slowly,make sure that it is well mixed....
  2. Prepare your oven to 180 degree Celsius for 30-35 mins.
  3. Shred the boiled chicken and mix the mayonnaise.
  4. Grease a baking pan and whisk some flour .
  5. Pour half of the egg mixture  in the grease pan and put the sliced cheese ,then followed by the mixed shredded chicken and  lastly the remaining egg mixture.
  6. Bake for 30-35 mins.
Hint :  Put the cheese and shredded chicken evenly...


Happy cooking!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Active and Passive Verb Forms

Active and Passive Verb Forms

Sentences can be active or passive.Therefore,tenses also have "active forms" and "passive forms".
You must learn to recognize the difference to successfully speak English.

Active Form
In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence. and the thing
receiving the action is the object.Most sentences are active.

[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]

Examples:

The professor         teaches       the student.
      subject                 verb              object
doing action                                receving action

John            washes           the dishes.
 subject             verb               object



Passive Form
In passive sentences,the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence
and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence.
You can also use the passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is
more important or should be emphasized.You can also used the passive form if
you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not want to mention who is
doing the action.

[thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [thing doing action]

Examples:

The student        are taught           by the professor.
      subject           passive               doing action
receiving action      verb                                          .

The dishes              are washed       by John.
   subject                   passive           doing action