The cost of missing a quality range in a restaurant

Restaurant and Food  service

Most of people think that quality ranges are set where they are, because of the guests experiences. Thats not the whole picture. There is a couple of different points that i would share.

1. Food safety
The first point that is the true cost of missing quality range is about food safety. It seems kinda obvious when we receive products in the back of house of restaurant there are many things we are going to do to control our food safety. We're gonna look at cooking temperature, far time, far termperaturem grill temperature. But if we receive products that doesnt meet ouf quality ranges.

HACCP in food processing

Ok now we're talking about HACCP in food processing. First of all, we have to know about the definition HACCP.

HACCP is an abbrevation that stands for Hazard Analtical and critical control point.
HACCP is systematic preventive approach to food safety and biological, chemical and phisical hazards in production process that can cause  finished product to be unsafe and design measurement that can reduce the risks in to a save level.

Running like a Champ!

Today is my second day i start running with nike pro app. It is nice and motivating -- the app i mean lol. Running is my new activity since i realize my stamina is decreasing. How do i know that? Last sunday, I had a basketball game. My performance was good even better than usual - it might be because i ve got no job recently that i do only going to gym and playing basketball. But at second quarter i felt like my body was so heavy and i cant barely move my body. At the moment i thougth that my stamina was decreasing very badly.
In order to bring back my stamina to the max, i start to run, download di app and excute!

My first run took place at an unused area next to my house. It is a field with flat ground and dominated with white sand - it might kinda chalk or something. It was 6:20 am when i started.

My second day of running was done on 9am (it was hot), I dont know why on earth i would run in that hot weather. But i guess breaking the record is the answer Lol. Anyway my second day of running was a tiring activity today. Moreover I had a basketball training a night before. Breaking the record was very fun. Ive done 3.03 miles of running. It means i ran 0.63 miles further than the day before.

Batam Basketball League

Batam Basketball League 2014 begins. The annual games for all basketball club in batam island. Our first match was yesterday, sunday evening (May 5th). For the record, I am a member of Banas -- one of basketball club in batam. Our opponent in first match was Boomerz.

Banas with white jersey versus Boomerz

It was a hot night, the temperature was so hot. Moreover, members of both teams know each other. It raises the sense of competitiveness. Their defence was so tight, they has got so much energy. Vice versa, we seems to be so tired. Maybe it because we dont have enough conditioning before the match. As the result is their team penetrated our defence easily. Luckly we have a good coach, Lolo. His decision helps us to organize our both our defense and offense. 

Coach Lolo in action

In first quarter, the score was tied. I think both of teams were nervous. We had our first time out after we had left 6-0 in the first 2 minutes. If im not mistaken, i scored 4 points in this quarter. The second quarter we played well. But in the third quarter, we were tired, so many turnover was done, I believe this was our worst quarter of the game. In quarter 4, we played well but they played better. The final score was 49-29. I scored 13 points, 7 points in the first half, 6 points in the second half.

Me posed after the match

Me posed after the match

I start reading the bible from Genesis to Revealation

Today is the third day i read the Bible. My first day plan was to finish reading bible from genesis to revealation. But i got bored and many verse was skipped until i reached the book of Deutronomy. I read every verses from the book of Deutronomy.

When i am writting this post, i have just read Deutronomy verse 21-25. There are a couple of special chapters since i read the book of Deutronomy. 

Deutronomy 8:1

"He humbled you, coausing you to hunger and feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of ELOHIM" 

I remembered the last sentence of this chapter. I was said by Yeshua when He was tempted by devil in the dessert. The devil tempted Him to change a stone into a bread. At that time, Yeshua was on 40 days 40 nigts fasting and He was very hungry. At the end of the first temptation, Yeshua use the word of God to encounter the devil. He said "there is written that human doesnt live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of Elohim. At the moment i read that verse, i was wondering, where exactly in the bible Yeshua quote the written words from. Eventually, i found it when i read the book of deutronomy. Hmm, I am wondering what else can i get by continuing reading the bible. Thanks God.

Deutronomy 12:23
"But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat"

This verse reminded me about couple years ago when i was in bataknese traditional ceremony. It was a feast and the host started to share the meat. The meat which was pork, was shared in to 2 type; with blood (margota) and blood free (na so margota). The blood free meat was for the guest from baptist church denomination. I heard that they dont eat blood. I was wondering why they dont eat blood and what chapter used from the bible. Now i know why they did it. Thanks God.

Deuteronomy 26:1
"When you have entered the land the Elohim your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land Elohim your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place Elohim your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name; YHWH."

It was like Elohim talks to me about the land He promised. I believe the land is Kuwait, the land where i have prayed for a year.  Now, I am waiting my visa to Kuwait (where also my wife has been working there for almost 4 years). But the point that come to be the highlight is the firstfruit. It was like Elohim reminds me from this chapter that the time i get there (the promised land - Kuwait), i have to remember to give back the firstfruit. The firstfruit talks about the first salary i get from the promised land, Kuwait. I will pray Elohim to give me the power to do what Elohim has taught me from this chapter, HaleluYAH.

Deuteronomy 23:14
"For Elohim your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that Elohim will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you."

This verse taught me about how i have to be holy. Camp means what is inside my heart. If i dont take care my heart, it is hard for Elohim to come in to and bless my life. I remember a verse from new testament that said "be holy because Elohim is holy. I realize that i have to guard my heart, fix my life, and be holy. Thx Lord.

Glossary in Bakery (in cheesecake specifically)

1. ICING - FROSTING

Icing is also called frosting in US. It is sweet, creamy glazed made of sugar with a liquid. Liquid can be water or milk and sometimes enriched with butter, cream cheese, egg white or flavorings. It is used to cover or decorate baked goods such as cookies or cakes.
The simplest icing is glace icing which contains powdered sugar and water. This can coloured or flavored as desired for example using lemon juice in place of the water.

2. MOUSSE 
Mousse is prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give light and airy texture. Dessert mousse are typically made with whipped egg whites or whipped cream and flavored with chocolate or fruit puree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJAfLkhoZJ8

French Chocolate Mousse

3. GANACHE
Ganache is glaze, icing, sauce or filling for pastries made from chocolate and cream. Ganache normally made by heating cream and pouring it in to chopped chocolate.
The ratio chocolate to cream is vary. Two part of chocolate to one part of cream is used for making chocolate truffle. While one to one ratio is used to make glaze.

Chocolate Ganache Tart

4. STREUSEL

Streusel is a crumbly topping of flour, butter, sugar that is baked on top of breads, muffins, pies and cakes.

I am on OCD (Obsessive Corbuzier Diet)

I wanna share about my latest diet. I started my diet program on 15th of march 2014. The program was adopted from OCD book which i read in Gramedia book store. Actually, I've tried this program in November 2013 for 21 days. But in the wrong way, i guess.

The program is pretty simple. What i need to do is eating only in a certain range of time in daily basis. The range of time is called eating window. Eating window could be 4, 6 or 8 hours. It means that i only allow my self to eat between the range of time which has been determined. I choose 4 hours eating windows. Usually I start to eat on 10 am in the morning and stop on 2 pm in the afternoon. 

For the record, I was 97 kg prior to the program. I heighs 177 cm and it obviously won't change at all in my age now, lol. This is how i look like before the program.

Prior to OCD program (97 kg)

The program said that I only able to start eating 3 hours after waking up. I usually wakes up on 5 am in the morning. I start to begin "4 hours eating window" on 9 or 10 am. Sometimes I start my "eating window" on 12 o'clock and end it on 4 pm in the afternoon. I do it because i need more energy left in the evening during my basketball training or late night gym.

I also go to the gym almost everyday. One thing that i learn from the OCD guideline book is that abdoment practise is prohibited. The reason is logic. Abdoment practise - such as sit up - will enlarge abdoment muscle. Since my abdoment muscle is layered with belly fat, so my stomach will get bigger and it will get me frustrated. Abdoment practise only allowed when i have removed my belly fat. Instead of doing sit up, doing leg or chess practise is more recommended. As the chest or calf or leg getting bigger, the belly fat will be gradually reduced. So i started to practise my leg muscle and chest.

OCD day 21 - 93,5 kg

After 21 days, the result was good. My weight was 93,5 kg. I was 3,5 kg lighter and the muscle appeared more obvious than before. But i was not satisfied because OCD is more than a program, it's a lifestyle. I continue my program until i write this article. Though it seem like my stomach is flat, the belly fat is still there. It will push my thight shirt out everytime i sit :p

Now my target is not only about what it looks on the scale, but how my belly fat dissapear. When it disseappear, it would be easy for me to enlarge my six pack. FYI evereybody has sixpack but it is covered with bellyfat. Once the belly fat dissapear, the six pack will be seen easily :D

To make my self in a great form, i need more sacrifice. I started eating oat in my "eating window" and stopped eating rice at all. It is now my 23 days without rice. I also added my meal value to the clean level with only eat for boiled meat. The last one I still struggling to do it consistenly =p

My Meal - Eat Clean is the hardest part!

How i work out? I work out almost everyday. I dont have much time left everyday. I usualy go to the gym on 9 pm in the morning. I work out for 1 and half hour (until the gym is closed, lol). So, going to the gym is not a matter of time but a matter of motivation. Some people call it the power of will. Hmm.

Me at the Gym - It was saturday, my off day

Today, I am still on OCD diet program. A life stlye that i choose. Now, I weigh 89 kg with a lighter and healthier body :D