Papa's Homemade Pizza

For my husband, pizza delivery is a strange word. And frozen pizza, though acceptable, is still not acceptable.

He goes for homemade, therefore, when it's pizza time -- it's Papa's kitchen time!

Papa's Homemade Pizza Recipe

Ingredients for the pizza dough:

500 g flour
250 g warm water
2 tbs olive oil
20 g yeast
7 g salt

Pizza Toppings:
salami
paprika Slices

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients and knead until creamy. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Then spinkle with flour and roll into a greased baking tin. Then add the pizza toppings: first the grated cheese then the salami and paprika slices.

Bake around 30-45 minutes.


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Skipping Rope

I love skipping rope.

I skipped rope when I was a kid. Now, I use skipping rope as a part of an exercise regime.

Because I skip rope, my girls noticed -- the girls wanted to learn how to skip rope, too.

They started learning how to skip rope in kindergarten. With one end of the rope tied to a tree and a teacher holding the other side. It is easier to learn that way, to feel the rhythmn.

And of course, they would continue learning how to skip rope at home.

I told them to first adjust the rope so that it would not be too long for them. Then to try it slowly, by not jumping but simply stepping over the rope. So they started with the simple act of stepping over the rope over and over, until they have the confidence to jump over the rope.

Well, it took time but they finally got the gist of it because they practiced. And now? They are trying out different combinations with the skipping ropes, too.




But the highlight of their skipping rope days are those that we do as partners. I would be holding the rope, one of my girls stands in front of me, and we would both be jumping ropes together. Now the girls are doing the partner skip together. Way to go, girls!

It's fun and exhilirating! Try it.

My Girls and Jollibee

My girls are Jollibee crazy.

Even though they grew up in Germany where there's no Jollibee branch; in fact, there is no Jollibee anywhere in Europe at all. Only the golden arch, which we don't visit frequently. (We are not fastfood fans, at least, when we are in Germany :-D.)

The girls got the Jollibee buzz because everytime we are on vacation in the Philippines, a Jollibee party always awaits them. For us, a Jollibee party means a chance to meet most family and friends in one room, at one time! It is fun and affordable. Yes, we don't miss the chance to play games with the Jollibee mascot.

Of course, we had to organize everything before we leave Germany. It goes to say that the girls are frequent visitors to Jollibee's website. They choose the party theme, they click on all other party accessories. The Jollibee party is always a highlight of our Philippine vacation.

Reservations are done much, much earlier. Most of the time, they check out the menu list; including the Jollibee Kids Meal Rewards Promo. Giving their appetite a kick, but are realistic enough to know that they had to wait until we are back again in the Philippines.

Their favorite meals? Chicken Joy, Burger Steak, and Lumpiang Shanghai. Now I could add Jollibee Spaghetti, too. Before they find the Jollibee spaghetti too sweet as compared to the Italian recipe; but in our recent visits, they seem to love it!

Also, the girls are allowed to surf the site and play some games. We impose a time limit, of course. That is why discovering Jollitown is an exciting surprise to them. Plus, they love their avatars!

Oh, and my girls can't wait for the best news: a Jollibee in Germany :-D