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Spiced air-fried pork chops recipe

Ingredients

½ kg pork chops

½ cup vinegar

1 tbsp mixed spices

½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1 tsp oil

Method

1. Soak pork chops in vinegar then dry with paper towel.
2. Season the pork chops with mixed spices, rub in the seasoning.
3. Sprinkle some salt and pepper then spray/add oil
4. Air fry for 18 minutes till cooked.

*Serve warm

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Pat’s Cinnamon Recipes and Remedies is an essential home reference that gives great tips on how to maximize the use of cinnamon which is a highly beneficial spice. It includes simple home-made recipes and the various benefits of cinnamon spice for home use. This gives you fresh ideas to use cinnamon, one of the most delicious and heathiest spices in the world.

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Pats Make-up Tips & Bits provides basic tips on starting a make-up business and offers a rich beauty resource, derived from my personal experience as a Freelance Make-up Artist and Research Consultant, from experts and motivational speakers and so much more.

The first three chapters of this book provides TIPS on how to start and operate a make-up business and the subsequent chapters provides BITS on how to do the make-up. The BITS are a plus for the ‘DIYs’ – those who like “Do It Yourself” make-up at home and tips that Make-up artists can share with their clients.

The World Traveller

Pats Travel Tips – World Cities Tours is a good reference book that can be used when you are preparing to travel to different parts of the world. It gives great travel tips and travel preparation including visa preparation, fun things to do and safety tips when travelling.

For the All Seasons and Reasons Traveller

Pats All Seasons Travel It is a good reference book that can be used when you are preparing to travel for different reasons and seasons and it gives tips to the readers on travel preparations according to the occasion.

Travel Stories and Kenyan Travel Tips

Pats Kenyan eco-travel tips and stories is a good reference book that can be used when you are preparing to travel to Kenya.  It provides travel information about various travel destinations and it includes some travel tales with lessons.

TRAVEL TIPS FOR OUT OF TOWN TEAM BUILDING PARTICIPANTS

• Check the itinerary so that you wear the appropriate gear for the day.
• Pack clothes according to the activities for the day.
• Prepare your trip and carry clothes according to the weather and activities to be carried out.
• Be a good team player, participate in all activities and make the best out of the team building experience.

TRAVEL TIPS FOR TEAM BUILDING ORGANIZER

• Define the objective/goal for the team building activity.
• Prepare a checklist to include dates, program, participants, food, drinks, venue, accommodation and budget.
• Book the service providers early in advance, check their reviews to enable you to make an informed decision before you engage them.
• Prepare the activities according to the objective of the team building activity and have a team leader for each activity.
• Prepare appropriate prizes for winners of each activity.

There is this famous story about Gree, the greedy hyena who was invited to a party. On his way, he reached a junction. On the right side, there was an aroma of good food from the venue of the party where he was invited. On the left, there was also good food aroma from a neighbouring homestead. The hyena wanted to go to both places at the same time so he stretched his one foot on the left and the other foot on the right until he split himself into two.

As the Swahili saying goes, ‘mtaka vyote, hukosa vyote’, translated, ‘if you want it all you will loose it all’. Similarly, my Dad narrated a true incident of greedy hyenas that happened when he was growing up in the village. The hyenas terrorized the neighbours and laughed out loud at night. One day, the villagers decided to place some rocks covered with meat at the point where hyenas met that night. The hyenas greedily ate the stones covered with meat. The next morning, the villagers found dead hyenas in the farm. These two stories teach us to be grateful for what we have, not to keep wanting more and more.

Potluck (Bring Your Own Food) Travel tips

Potluck is an event to which each guest contributes a dish. It can be an out
of town get together or a social gathering of family and friends. It has also
been referred to as a Bring Your Own Food (BYOF) or Bring Your Own Dish (BYOD) event. The following are tips when travelling with potluck dishes:-

• If travelling with food bought from the store, leave it sealed until arrival to the potluck event.
• Use double wrapping of food containers to avoid spillage.
• Cushion fragile cutlery to avoid breakage.
• The use of containers which keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold is recommended.
• When serving food you are sampling for the first time, serve in small portions to avoid wastage incase you do not like the taste of the food and will not be able to finish eating the meal.

According to the Oxford dictionary, a pilgrim tour is a trip that involves a person/people journeying to a sacred place for religious reasons.  Pilgrims mostly travel long journeys. Most people prefer to travel as a group for example there are tours and travel companies that organize group tours for the Pilgrimage to Mecca or the Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.  The following are some travel tips when going on a pilgrimage: –

• Prepare your passport/visa early in advance.
• Check immunization requirements and receive your vaccinations early in advance.
• Research on what items are allowed in that country e.g. when travelling to Rwanda, no plastic bags are allowed.
• In some instances, when travelling on pilgrimage, you may be required to share rooms if the rooms are not enough so take care of your luggage.
• Carry only essential items, minimize your luggage, if possible only one suitcase and one hand luggage. Leave space in your bag for the spiritual items you may want to buy.
• Take care of your luggage especially your travel documents when you are visiting various places.  You may consider carrying a small and portable cross body bag.
• Some people travel with a group organized by the religious institution they attend, while others with a travel agent.  If using a travel agent for a spiritual mission, ask if they can connect you to a spiritual leader in order to accomplish your pilgrim purpose.

Lastly, remember what made you decide to go for the pilgrim. Take time to pray, reflect and make the best of your pilgrim.

Pilgrims at Ugandan Martyrs Catholic Shrine, Namugongo

Make-up Travel Tips

• Use a travel-size make-up set preferably a ‘one stop shop’ kit with make-up for eyes, cheeks and lips.
• Avoid bulky and fragile items to avoid breakage.
• Invest in a padded make-up bag. Alternatively wrap up your make-up with clothes to act as padding to avoid cracks in make-up palettes.
• Double wrap your liquid make-up and lotions to avoid spillage.
• Place cotton pads on your powder compacts.
• If you plan to use eyeshadow palettes, travel with a small one.
• Invest in a small good mirror and if possible, do your make-up where there is natural light to get good make-up results.

Honeymoon and Babymoon travel tips

After the wedding, most couples plan to celebrate their marriage by going for a getaway, for a honeymoon. Other couples decide to go for a getaway when pregnant to celebrate the forth-coming child, for a babymoon.  The following are travel tips for honeymoons and babymoons:-

Honeymoon travel tips:-

• Plan early and budget. Include contingencies in your budget.
• Book the trip (transport and accommodation) early in advance to avoid inconvenience.
• Choose a good time to travel when you are both available.  It does not have to be immediately after the wedding.
• Prepare an itinerary together to accommodate your preferred activities.
• Research and observe the culture of your honeymoon destination to avoid inconveniences.
• Plan some surprises for your spouse.

Babymoon travel tip: –

Travel light and wear comfortable clothes.

Choose a destination with accessible facilities and close to home or where you plan to have your baby just incase of emergency.

Dress up and look good.  When you look good, you feel good and have a memorable experience.