Today's recipe

Sweet, Sweet Mango Rice


If you can’t manage the cruise to Barbados this year, this is a great way to bring a little warmth of the ‘Islands’ to your table. It may be tricky to find ripe mangoes in the middle of winter, but well worth the bribes and risk of dysentery. This dish will become a weekend favorite!

2 cups sweet rice
1 can coconut milk
1/4 c sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 mangos, peeled and sliced

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Soak the rice for 4 hours in water. Discard water and rinse rice well. Steam rice for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile bring the coconut milk to a low boil. Add sugar, simmer and stir until fully dissolved. Stir in the salt and remove from heat.

As soon as the rice is steamed place it in a serving bowl and stir in half of the coconut milk sauce, (keep the other half warm).
Let rice stand for 15 minutes to absorb the coconut milk sauce, then spoon rice onto serving plates. Top with mango slices and the spoon warm coconut milk sauce over the top. Ideally, serves 8.


Note: increased consumption of coconut milk may result in rapid weight gain, and in some cases, mild anal leakage.

The missing links

To those of you who have taken the time to respond to my sinus-related questions, I offer my sincere thanks. (I have not actually gone to the doctor yet, however.)

To those of you (and we both know who you are) who have given my new blog only a cursory glance, may I suggest that you read a little more carefully? I have taken great pains and huge blocks of time out of my day to encode a number of useful links within my posts, because I thought that you would find these resources interesting, if not helpful. As of yet, I haven't received any comments about them. So, when you have time, please go through each post and explore the link that may be included there. The longer you wait, the more time it will take for you to do this later, as I plan on including at least one link in nearly every post I make from this day forward (and I've already retro-linked several of my previous blog entries).

Oh yes, here is one more site that I strongly suggest you visit for your own good, and I believe you won't be disappointed. Just click on the following purple link.
It's that easy!


PS: BTW, I'm an INFP!

Today's Recipe: Thank you, Louise Veronica Ciccone-Richie!

Today's recipe satisfies the two most important needs of 'with it' young women in 2005: carb-conscious eating, and looking cool. Some people might say that the bhindi craze began and ended with Madonna, but this delicious recipe will make you think again. (Men, you'll just have to wait for yours!)

FYI- watch out, Guy Richie! Madonna: Guy Richie 'threatens Rabbi'

BTW, I don't actually know the carbohydrate content of this dish, but for the seriously carb-concerned, I would suggest eliminating the rice, okra, and tomatoes.
Enjoy!
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Bhindi Masala

1 half cup okra
2 tsp oil
1 half cup chopped onions
1 half cup chopped tomatoes
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 half tsp turmeric powder
1 half tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 salt to taste
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp split black gram (lentils)

Cut okra to 1/2inch pieces and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Fry all the ingredients of seasoning. add onions,ginger garlic paste and cook for 5minutes. add okra pieces, tomato pieces, turmeric powder, salt, chili powder. Add 1/4cup water. Cook until okra is soft. Add garam masala powder and cook for 5 minutes.

Carefully place the bhindi on forehead, between eyes, and serve with basmati rice and your fave chutney or pickle.

For more cool tips, check this out:
Abroad at home: how to appropriate other cultures without having to leave the U.S.A

Please help!

Can you help me?
Originally uploaded by Lisa H..

Does anyone know how to get rid of a sinus infection?
Thanking you for your comments in advance,

Lisa


Even Hello Kitty is helping the tsunami victims. You can, too! To find out more, click on the link below.
The Happy Times

Today's recipe

Originally uploaded by Lisa H..

Following in the footsteps of Kant, I think I finally figured out how to harness the amazing power of blogging for the greater good.

Check out this frittata!

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Veggie Frittata

About 8 oz/250 g baby spinach, or small head of broccoli, chopped up into small pieces
3-4 eggs
½ onion
2 scallions (optional)
1 ½ tsp olive oil
2 tbsp grated parmesan or other hard cheese
salt and pepper


Chop onion and scallion into small pieces.

Boil a pan of water, drop in spinach or broccoli.

Spinach: Wilt (about 30 seconds), drain in colander. Squeeze out excess water, then chop.
Broccoli: Cook until soft but still bright green, about 3-5 minutes, drain well.
Put cooked veggies in a bowl.
Heat half of the oil in a small skillet. Cook onion until soft, about 10 minutes.
Tip onion into bowl of spinach, but don't drain pan. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Beat eggs together, add grated cheese, then stir into veggies.

Pour rest of oil into skillet over med heat. When hot, add egg mixture, as soon as it begins to set, loosen the edges. When set, invert onto a plate, then slide frittata back into the pan, cook for another 3 minutes.

Serve.

In Cold Blood

Originally uploaded by Lisa H..

I took this myself! Just for my new blog! Does it look like I'm smiling at my good friend taking the picture? I'm really proud of the casual elegance I managed to affect for this photo.

PS If you really want to 'get' what this blog is going to be all about, I suggest you take this quiz:
Personality Survey

Mind the humped zebras

Originally uploaded by Lisa H..

I recently returned from the UK, where I read a conference paper about necrophilia, and developed a chronic sinus infection. Perhaps this is a sign. Does God want me to talk about necrophilia?

Have you seen my cat?

Have you seen my cat?
Originally uploaded by Lisa H..

This is a very tiny photograph of my cat, Alice. I like it because it looks kind of like Vermeer could have painted it, if Vermeer had painted cats. It's the light.