CCSF Women's Resource Center

  My hair care routine💇 Hello guys! Today I am writing this post to share how I usually do my hair care. To start, I wanted to share a bit about my personal experience dealing with my hair. When I was a little kid my hair was super curly (I miss that ☹ ), but I remember at certain point it started to get wavier which I hated. I think we all have/had that phase when you do not like your hair at all or the way it looks. So, for me it was always a struggle. My parents couldn’t afford good shampoos and hair care in general therefore for years that leaded me to low self-esteem. It took me many years and chemical products for hair care to have my hair in the way that I wanted and have self-esteem back so I wanted to share some of the products I use that might work for you as well. **Just a reminder I am not an expert and this post in not sponsored, keep that in mind. ** 😊   ⭐ For shampoo I usually like to have at least two different options, these below works best for m...

      In the past months we have been living stressful times and sometimes, to find a way to relive our frustrations and anxiety eating habits have changed.  I n this post, I  want to share a little bit of my personal experience and what I have done to improve things that got somehow out of control during quarantine.  Personally, I am a bit anxious and during this pandemic it got harder to have control on some things. I caught myself so many times eating lots of “trash food” or candy not just because I was hungry but frustrated. After some months and some weight gained, I decided that things needed to change. Here are some tips that I found helpful:  •  First thing I did since all the gyms were closed was buy an indoor bike (there are many other activities to do for free or cheaper) but for me it has been soooo good.  Our bodies need to  move ! T hat will help you so much in combination with good eating habits.  •  Cutting some...

We know that finals are starting by the end of this week, and that can be incredibly stressful times for many, even outside the stress that we are exposed to in our every day life at the moment. So we at the women's resource center wanted to share our favorite de-stress tips and recommendations.  - take a walk, we know it's easy to get stuck in school work and never-ending instagram scrolling, however, taking a walk outside can be great way to regroup and take a breather.  - take a nap, sleep, sleep is so so important for so many reasons.  - check in on family or friends, we know that isolation is a big issue now during covid, so take a break from studying and call a friend or family member you like.  - lastly have fun, listen to your body and take care of your self.  - and if you are looking for some community and fun, join us at our virtual women's resoruce center to play some games and watch a movie of Thursday (Dec 10th) between 2-4 PM on Zoom meeting ID: 67...

  Vietnamese Fried Rice Cake Ingredients: 2 tsp oil 4-5 eggs (you can use less or more) ½ cup of green onion  Rice cake (1 serving) Ingredients for the rice cake: 4 cups rice flour 1 cup tapioca flour (tapioca starch) 3 tsp oil 1 tsp salt 6 cups water  How to make it: In a large pot, combine rice flour, tapioca flour, water, salt and oil.  Whisk all the ingredients together very well until everything is completely combined.  Prepare a baking pan to be steamed by oiling it with 1 tsp of oil around the pan. Transfer the rice batter mixture to the baking pan.  Over medium heat, steam (covered) to cook the batter for 45 minutes-1 hour. Cook the cake through and wait until cool. Cover with Saran wrap and then refrigerate until the next morning.    How to f ried it: Slice the rice cake into small rectangular pieces. In a non stick pan, add oil and fry the rice cakes.   Cook rice cakes until each side is browned and crispy. Pour beaten eggs int...

  Banana Tapioca Pudding Ingredients: 5- 6 ripe bananas  1 can coconut milk 1 ½  cups small tapioca ½ cup roasted peanuts  2-3 cups water  ¼ tsp salt 3 tablespoons sugar (can add more to your taste) 1 small red yam (optional) How to prepare it: Soak tapioca pearls in water for an hour Peel and slice bananas in small pieces Cut yams in a small cubes Slightly crushed roasted peanuts How to cook it: Drain tapioca pearls. in a pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil, add in red yams and tapioca. Cook and stir frequently to prevent scorching until the yams are  soft and the tapioca pearls become clear. Add in coconut milk, sugar, and salt, bananas Stir gently and let the mixture simmer for 3-5 minutes until bananas  are slightly soft  Can add more sugar to your taste  Banana Tapioca Pudding Garnish dessert with toasted peanuts Enjoy!

  Sweet Sticky Pandan Rice  Vietnamese Xoi La Dua Ingredients: 2 cups of glutinous rice  A couple drops of green food color ¼ tsp of pan of pandan extract ½ of coconut milk 1 tsp of salt ¼ cup of sugar (can add more or less) ¼ cup of dried coconut   For Topping: Toasted peanut, toasted sesame, dried coconut, sugar, salt  How to make it: Soak glutinous rice in water overnight  Drain the rice in colander Add in pandan essence, sugar, salt, and food coloring Mix well until the grains have an even color Mixed glutinous rice  Seasoned glutinous rice How to cook glutinous rice: In a steam pot, bring water in the steamer to boil,  add the seasoned glutinous rice, and cover with lid  Steam until a grain of rice grain can be squished in your fingers,              but are still slightly firm About 15 minutes, add in coconut milk into the rice and continue  to cook for 10-15 minutes R...

  Home Make Lasagna   Ingredients 1lb ground beef 1 medium chopped onion 3 minced garlic cloves  15 oz tomato sauce 15 oz crushed tomatoes 7 oz tomato paste 2 tbsp sugar  2 tsp salt ½ cup water ½ tsp black pepper 1-2 tsp dried basil leaves 2 tsp dried parsley 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 15 oz ricotta cheese ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 2 medium eggs 12 oz lasagna noodles How to make the meat sauce:   Add ground beef to a large skillet over medium heat Add in onion, garlic and cooked until meat is browned Add in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar,  salt, water, 1 tsp basil, black pepper, 2 tsp parsley Stir until well combined, cover and let it simmer with low heat  for 30 minutes Tomato meat eat sauce How to make the ricotta cheese:  In a large bowl, add in the ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella,  ¼ parmesan, 2 tsps parsley, eggs, 1tsp salt and 2 tbsp basil Stir until well incorporated Ricotta cheese mixed   Cooked pa...