BPO SUMMIT PHILIPPINES

BPO SUMMIT PHILIPPINES
Crown Plaza Galleria, Pasig City
December 2-3, 2008

BPO Summit Philippines is the major annual event of the Philippine non-voice outsourcing industry. It’s a multi-format industry event with concurrent sub-sector events covering back office processing, software development, transcription, digital animation, and game development.

Where can you find six of the outsourcing industry’s industry associations in a show of force for the biggest non-voice outsourcing conference, exposition, job fair, and special events? It’s only at the BPO Summit Philippines 2008, the major annual event of the Philippine non-voice outsourcing industry, which will be held on December 2-3, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila and Holiday Inn Galleria Manila in Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

Who's my mooncheese?

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Trip to a Noodle Factory.. Lucky Me!

Students of Smart Kids Learning Center, Mandaluyong City held an educational field trip last Oct. 23, 2008. One of the places they visited is the Lucky Me Noodle Factory.

Recent Food Craving

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

INGREDIENTS

• 2 slices bacon
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced 3
• cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
3. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
4. Drain, crumble and set aside.
5. In a large pot with boiling salted water cook pasta until al dente. Drain.
6. In a medium skillet saute the chopped onion, and minced garlic.
7. Take off heat and add chopped cooked bacon and set aside.
8. To make the sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the butter or margarine over low heat.
9. Once melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Gradually add milk and continue stirring until thickened. Stir in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar cheese and stir until melted. Combine cooked pasta, sauteed vegetables and sauce.
10. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish.
11. Add the last cup of grated Cheddar cheese to top of mixture.
12. Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese on top is melted and brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.