Rainy Tuvalu

   Rainy Tuvalu

Be trapped in Lan Gi Hotel, thanks to the heavy rain that I can face the sea with peacefulness.

Such beautiful raindrops slide down from the leaves.

The drops are dancing on the floor.

           

After the heavy raining, the court become the children's surfing paradise

                            

Nothing better than the wooden surfing board !

Even my nose is runny, I'm still surfing!

So Cool!! The surfing boys!

8th fia fia cooking--the Bottle Gourd Pancake (2012/03/23)

8th Fia Fia Cooking in Vaiaku Maneapa

 <To Eat is To Be Healthy>  

TODAY SPECIAL: Bottle Gourd Pancake  (5 Servings)

  

       RECIPE 

Ingredient	Condiment
500g Bottle gourd	Salt
200g carrot	Black pepper
Spring onion	Soy sauce
2 bowls of flour	Oyster oil
2 cloves of garlic	Tomato sauce
2 bowls of water	Vinegar
½ bowl of corn flour or cassava powder	Sugar
1 egg
Chili

photo by Jancsi

        DIRECTION:

1.     Peel and grate the bottle gourd and the carrot.

2.     Wash some spring onions, and shred them.

3.     Add some salt into the shredded bottle gourd and carrot to marinate for 10 minutes.

4.     Squeeze the shredded bottle gourd and carrot.

5.     Sift the plain flour.

6.     Mix 2 bowls of flour, ½ bowl of cassava powder, 1 egg, and 2 bowls of cool water, blend all the ingredients until becoming to the paste.

7.     Peel the garlic and chop them finely.

8.     Quickly stir-fry the garlic and the shredded bottle gourd and carrot, and put some salt, oyster oil, soy sauce, and black pepper to taste.

9.     Put all the ingredients into the paste and mix them well.

10. Pour the paste in the pan, fry it over low heat until the both sides become golden brown.

11. Make the dip:

a.     Mix some ground garlic, soy sauce, chili, few drops of sesame oil.

b.     Tomato sauce. （You can also add some chili, sugar, vinegar, and put some dissolved corn flour to boil to make it sticky.）

photo by Jancsi

photo by Tracy

photo by Tracy

Why the Bottle Gourd is Good For You?

• Bottle gourd is an excellent vegetable for hypertension patients.
• It is a suitable vegetable for light, low-cal diets as well as for children, people with digestive problems, diabetics and convalescents.
• High in water content, calabash gourd is cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest.
• The vegetable is very effective in treating constipation and other digestive disorders.
• It helps in treating urinary disorders.
• Drinking a glass of bottle gourd juice once in the early morning helps in treating grey hair.
• Mixing the juice with sesame oil provides an effective medicine for insomnia. Massage the scalp with this preparation every night.
• Bottle gourd juice is very helpful in treating epilepsy, stomach acidity, indigestion, ulcers and other nervous diseases.
• A glass of bottle gourd juice, mixed with a little salt, helps in preventing excessive loss of sodium from the body. It quenches thirst, prevents fatigue and keeps one refreshed during summers.
• Bottle gourd juice is also very useful for shedding extra calories and maintaining optimum health.

7th World Water Day--3 Simple Veggie Dishes & Water C (2012/03/22)

         World Water Day--the Cooking  Work Shop & Competition     

                                                                                                              Photos by Jancsi

          TODAY SPECIAL 1: Stir-Fry Water Spinach (20 Servings)

          RECIPE

Ingredient	Condiment
Water spinach	4-6 teaspoons of salt
6 cloves of garlic	Sugar
2 chili	Soybean oil
	Vinegar or lemon juice

           

            

          

           DIRECTION:

1.     Wash and trim the water spinach.

2.     Slice the garlic and chili.

3.     Pour some oil and quickly stir-fry the garlic and chili.

4.     Put the water spinach into the frying pan, and add some water if necessary.

TIPS: add some drops of vinegar or lemon juice to keep the water spinach green.  

5.     Add some salt and sugar to taste and be ready to serve.

   TODAY SPECIAL 2: Colorful Soup (20 Servings)

           RECIPE:

Ingredient	Condiment
Chinese cabbage	4-6 teaspoons of salt
3 cloves of garlic	Sugar
3 spring onions	Black pepper
Tomato
6 eggs
2 L water