Fabulous Weekend

 Saturday morning, woke up to a beautiful sunrise.  This is the view from our bedroom window!  The view is overlooking an artificial park with lots of rose bushes and  coniferous trees.

 I woke up early,so  I had some time to spare. I fixed french toast for the family.  Since there were so much bread accumulated during the week, I decided to put the bread and some eggs to good use.  I used farm fresh eggs given to us by Ana´s uncle who likes to buy ecofresh eggs.  With three eggs, some milk and a pinch of salt, the mixture was ready for some bread dunking.  I had the frying pan warmed up with a few drops of vegetable oil and within a few minutes, I had a batch of french toast for breakfast.  We used imitation maple syrup for the topping.  Those of you who are lucky, there is nothing like Aunt Jemima´s syrup.  I went to work this morning with a smile on my face and greeting the morning with a yelp of joy!

Sunday dinner was a simple affair with Broccoli and chicken.  Since we had some left over bamboo shoots from the other dinner, I threw everything into the mix.  But first, I marinated the chicken with oyster sauce, ginger, garlic, wine and some sesame oil.  Next I heat the wok and add two tablespoons of peanut cooking oil.  The best cooking oil in the world.  For the sauce, I added a cube of Avecrem and a teaspoon of cornstarch.

Curry Singapore Style

This is what´s left from last night´s dinner with the missionaries.  We were able to feed four missionaries with huge appetites and a family of five.  All the ingredients were gathered from local stores and supermarkets.  This time Ana and I went all out to get the ingredients to fix an authentic curry Singapore style.  She bought a whole chicken, potatoes, carrots and onions.  I went to the local Chinese store and picked up some curry powder, red chilli powder and a can of coconut.  Interestingly enough, Ana also bought a can of coconut milk from a German Supermarket.  So, I used her´s to try it out.  BTW it was both imported from Thailand.
Prepared the potatoes first by peeling them and cutting them into chunks.  Next I added 300gms of sunflower seed oil and fried the potatoes.  When the potatoes turned slightly brown I set them aside.  Next I fried the chicken which was cut into parts by the butcher.  I cooked the chicken till it all turned white.  With a clean wok, I stir fried, garlic, shallots and onions then I quickly added three tablespoons of Madras curry powder and a teaspoon of red chilli powder.  The fragrance of the curry powder enveloped the whole kitchen which means time to add the coconut milk.  Furthermore, I added two more "cans" of water with a chicken stock thrown in.  The liquid should be plentiful, so add some milk and additional water if necessary. Finally, I added the cooked potatoes and let the curry cover the chicken and potatoes.  Allow twenty minutes to cook all the ingredients and there you have it: Curry Singapore style!  I serve with hot bread.

I have created a monster!

Today is Monday 7th of May and I am heading back to work.  Some people might call it a grind or  aday void of challenges,or some are just happy to go back to work.  For me Mondays and Saturdays are not happening days.  Days that are challenging for me are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  On these days, I get to fix appetizers, sandwiches and salads for the clients.  I have a fan club that adores my creations.  Well, at about half past twelve till one o´clock, I serve appetizers, light healthy snacks.  For spring and summer, I prepare lots of fruits and juices.  For most of these tentalizing treats, I use fresh fruits and fruits that are in season.  Like for spring I use a lot of strawberries.
This past week,  I built a monster sandwich.  Some of you might be familiar with  those humongous hamburgers or sandwiches, but my boss haven´t heard of it.  Anyway, this is how it all began.
My colleague asked me to fix her a whopping sandwich.  She was hungry and she had a verocious appetite.  So  I took three slices of bread, prepared a tuna mixed with mayonaise, cut up a hard boiled egg and shredded some lettuce.  All three slices of bread have a coat of mayonaise, the first layer has lettuce, then I topped it with tuna mix.  On the second slice of bread, I added the two slices of ham or turkey and topped it with four slices of hard boiled egg.  (The slices have a round shape so it is easy to sit on the sandwich) I interweaved the ham with slices of cheddar cheese. The last layer of bread is to "seal the sandwich."  The option here is to add a slice of fresh green tomato, the kind you use for salads.  And there you have it a whopping Triple!  This is the code word from my colleagues.  "Jeff fix me a "triple."
So my boss walked into the kitchen felt hungry and asked me, Whose sandwich is this?"  I said, "It is for Maria!"  He asked if he could have it.  I said go ahead.  He ate the sandwich in two seconds or shall I say two mouthful or bites.  He asked me what do you call this sandwich?  "It is very good."  I said,  "It is a monster sandwich!"  Will attach a photo soon.  Have a great day!