Ingredients:
1 kg. ground pork
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped onions
3 pieces chorizo de bilbao, chopped
2 tbsp. pickle relish
3 8g. MAGGI Magic Sarap
1 tsp. salt
1 loaf bread soaked in
1 378g. CARNATION Evap
2 eggs
1/2 cup sliced cheese
1/2 cup cubed butter
Procedure:
1. Combine pork, bell pepper, onions, chorizo de bilbao and pickles in a bowl. Mix well.
2. Season with MAGGI Magic Sarap and salt. Add soaked bread and eggs. Continue mixing until fully incorporated and mixture can be formed into a log.
3. Cut a square aluminum foil and put 1-1 1/2 cups of prepared mixture into the middle portion of the foil. Insert slices of cheese and butter into the middle of the pork log. Roll foil while securing sides properly.
4. Steam for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remote from the steamer and let rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Freeze leftover embutido and thaw in the microwave for future use.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
24,000 refinery workers Strike
A strike by some 24,000 refinery workers was averted, at least for now, as both sides agreed to extend negotiations for at least 24 hours. Refiners already cutting back production and industry experts are divided over whether a strike would hit the pocketbooks of motorists.
Job numbers are in free fall, which has led to unprecedented declines in miles driven by Americans.
New Orleans, Houston refinery workers at strike, will show up for scheduled shift monday, negotiators will be back at the table for talks on Sunday. They made progress that there no strike at midnight, spokeswoman for the United Steelworkers said, which members more than 30,000 nationwide. But there are still issues that need to be worked out and strike notice could be given any time if talks stalls.
union negotiators turned down the most recent offer of a 2.5 percent wage increase for each of the next three years, in addition to changes in medical coverage.
Refiner cutbacks and the threat of a strike pushed gasoline futures up throughout the week on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The union agreed to a rolling 24-hour extension, which allows the union to give the required one-day notice to strike. The strike would affect 60 producers.
Shell Oil Co., the lead negotiator for the industry, along with Exxon Mobil Corp., said its refineries would continue to make gasoline, diesel and other fuels using nonunion or replacement workers.
Chemical refiners would also be affected. LyondellBassell Industries said it was bringing in managers from locations not involved in contract negotiations to keep refineries going.
The nation's biggest refiner, Valero Energy Corp., said it would shut down some facilities if workers walk out. So did European oil company BP PLC.
With refiners turning away oil shipments, crude storage levels have risen by about 20 million barrels in the past month, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Antoine Halff, an analyst with Newedge Group, said workers may actually be doing the industry a favor by going on strike with demand for gasoline so low.
Many of the refineries are on the Gulf Coast, near Houston and New Orleans. There are about 4,000 refinery workers in Houston alone. But the strike would reach into states like California and Tennessee, which also have refineries with labor contracts expiring.
Valero told employees Friday that it would close its facilities in Delaware City, Del., and Memphis, Tenn., if there is a strike.
The company said it would keep its Port Arthur, Texas, plant open with a contingency work force that is being trained.
"We would rather reach an agreement without a work stoppage at all," said spokesman Bill Day.
Exxon Mobil said plants would remain operational until a collective bargaining agreement was reached.
Job numbers are in free fall, which has led to unprecedented declines in miles driven by Americans.
New Orleans, Houston refinery workers at strike, will show up for scheduled shift monday, negotiators will be back at the table for talks on Sunday. They made progress that there no strike at midnight, spokeswoman for the United Steelworkers said, which members more than 30,000 nationwide. But there are still issues that need to be worked out and strike notice could be given any time if talks stalls.
union negotiators turned down the most recent offer of a 2.5 percent wage increase for each of the next three years, in addition to changes in medical coverage.
Refiner cutbacks and the threat of a strike pushed gasoline futures up throughout the week on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The union agreed to a rolling 24-hour extension, which allows the union to give the required one-day notice to strike. The strike would affect 60 producers.
Shell Oil Co., the lead negotiator for the industry, along with Exxon Mobil Corp., said its refineries would continue to make gasoline, diesel and other fuels using nonunion or replacement workers.
Chemical refiners would also be affected. LyondellBassell Industries said it was bringing in managers from locations not involved in contract negotiations to keep refineries going.
The nation's biggest refiner, Valero Energy Corp., said it would shut down some facilities if workers walk out. So did European oil company BP PLC.
With refiners turning away oil shipments, crude storage levels have risen by about 20 million barrels in the past month, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Antoine Halff, an analyst with Newedge Group, said workers may actually be doing the industry a favor by going on strike with demand for gasoline so low.
Many of the refineries are on the Gulf Coast, near Houston and New Orleans. There are about 4,000 refinery workers in Houston alone. But the strike would reach into states like California and Tennessee, which also have refineries with labor contracts expiring.
Valero told employees Friday that it would close its facilities in Delaware City, Del., and Memphis, Tenn., if there is a strike.
The company said it would keep its Port Arthur, Texas, plant open with a contingency work force that is being trained.
"We would rather reach an agreement without a work stoppage at all," said spokesman Bill Day.
Exxon Mobil said plants would remain operational until a collective bargaining agreement was reached.
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