Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Four colors fried rice

Four colors fried rice

Shrimp paste fried rice (purple)Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice
1 tablespoon powdered dried shrimp
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg1/2 cup cooked sweet porkGarnish with coriander leaves chili, red onion (chopped fine)
1 piece of lime or lemonmethod

: Put the rice in a bowl. Add kappa, mix well. Heat frying pan, add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and cook chopped garlic until golden brown. Add rice and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and put into a small deep bowl. (Jello mold). Press down on the rice. Turn it over on serving plate. Top it with egg omelet, pounded dried shrimp, chopped red onion, pepper sliced thin; place cooked sweet pork to one side. Serve hot.fried rice with chili pepper (white)Ingredients:1/2 cup chicken breasts sliced thin3 chili peppers (remove seeds and cut in small pieces)10 leaves sweet basil or 1/2 cup sliced thin broccoli1 teaspoon chopped garlic2 tablespoons nampla (fish sauce)2 cups cooked rice3 tablespoons vegetable oilmethod: Heat frying pan and add the vegetable oil. Brown chopped garlic. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Add nampla, chili, rice. Cook for 3 more minutes; add sweet basil or broccoli and toss lightly. Serve hot.Shrimp fried rice (orange)Ingredients:1/2 cup shrimp shelled and cleaned (medium size)1 tablespoon of shrimp fat1 teaspoon chopped garlic1 tablespoon nampla (fish sauce)2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 tablespoon minced white onion2 cups cooked rice cucumbers, spring onion, coriander leaves (Garnish)method: Heat frying pan and add oil. Brown chopped garlic. Add shrimp, shrimp fat, chopped onion, nampla; cook for two minutes. Add rice; cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from heat and pour "Fried Rice" on a serving plate. Sprinkle with coriander. Garnish with cucumber and spring onions. Makes 2 servings.Chicken fried rice (yellow)Ingredients:1/2 cup chicken breast sliced thin1 tablespoon chopped onion1 tablespoon raisins1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon curry powder3 tablespoons vegetable oil2 cups cooked rice1 tomato and 1 piece of lemon so limemethod: Heat the frying pan, add chopped onion. Fry until light brown. Add chicken, salt, curry powder; cook for 2 minutes. Add rice. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes more. Add raisins. Remove from heat to serving plate. Decorate with tomato and lime.

Saturday, December 2, 2006

OTHER

Take photos with a regular camera. Disposable cameras are very wasteful and expensive. Buy rolls of film with 36 shots rather than 12 or 24. Packaging waste is reduced, and you'll save about 40%*.Write legibly on your film package. Kodak discards 400,000 rolls of film annually because the return address is illegible.* Expensive cosmetic bags are unnecessary and often do not prevent or control spills. Use zippable plastic bags for cosmetics. Separate bath needs and makeup needs. Rather than buying small size toothpaste tubes, squeeze some toothpaste into a clean contact lens case or contact lens cleaning capsule. These are also handy for carrying salves or pills. Be sure to mark appropriately. Give yourself a pat on the back for doing all you can to help protect the beautiful destinations we all love to visit and Mother Earth!

BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME

Turn water heater to "Vacation" or lowest setting. Turn off AC/heat or adjust the thermostat to protect plants, etc. Turn water off at outside connection (to prevent flooding should a pipe break while you're gone). When you return, turn on the water slowly and check for problems. Appliances, such as TVs and cable converter boxes, should be unplugged because they can draw or "leak" as much as 40 watts per hour even when they're off. Turn icemaker off (lift wire) to prevent flooding should it break while you're away. Lower the temperature of waterbed heaters at least ten degrees. Stop your newspaper. You may be able to donate it to a school.