苺のリゾット Strawberry Risotto

イタリアンパーティーで苺のリゾットを作ってみました。
苺のリゾット？？？味の想像がつかないでしょう？
甘くないよ。普通に苺の味とリゾットの味よ。

ピンク色で、春の味がします♪

★Here is the recipe de Risotto alle fragole!　（Strawberry Risotto)

・Strawberry 300g (usually one pack is fine, cut in small small)
・Rice 500g（not sticky Japanese rice)
・1/2 onion (Chop chop)
・White wine 1/2 cup
・Vegetable soup stock 1L
・Olive oil
・Butter
・Parsley

①Heat olive oil and put chopped onion and make it transparent slowly.
②Add rice and butter till rice get transparent.
③Add white wine
④As the alcohol evaporates, add one cup of soup stock. Stir and make sure rice doesn't get burn.
⑤As the soup are absorbed, add one cup of soup stock. (repeat till the rice gets soft and flavored)
⑥Add strawberries when the rice gets half way soft.
⑦When the rice became al dente, add butter. (If you like you can also put Parmesan cheese and heavy cream!)
⑧Sprinkle fresh parsley on top.

It's pink and taste very fresh spring!!!

Enjoy with your love one!!
Me? with white wine ;P

Smile :D

Italian Party Menu :D

Hello, good friends!

As I informed some of you casually before, my housemate Soenke and Iwill have Pizza party on this coming Sunday, 25th.
Now we are confirmed to have an Italian friend coming so, we can evenexaggerate to pronounce that's Italian party!

25th supposed to be the day for Chinese to have Chinese new year evedinner with family.Since we all are expats and far away from family, why not get ustogether? (Well, most of people are not following Chinese culture buthey let's just celebrate and enjoy!)
Menu is below, if you have any request for dishes, let me know as soon as possible!

Otherwise, I hope to see you around 5pm on Sunday 25th at our place. (5mins walking distance from MRT station. Recommended to give me acall when you arrived MRT station)

For some folks who thinks it's too far to get to Pasir Ris, I won'tmake you regret to enjoy parks, fishing pond, mangroves, hoses, andPasir Ris quiet beaches!Just come for good time! OK?
Let us know who can make it, so we gonna have enough good Italian food :D

Ciao,Naomi

●Insalatata Caprese （Mozzarella & Tomato)
●Cozze all' aglio e olio （Mussel with Garlic source)
●Non Solo insalata ma.... （Something not usual salad) or Italian Caesar Salad （Something very popular salad)
●Homemade Pizza!!!! （Thin crust)
●Tiramisu（Soenke's special)
●Risotto alle fragole　（Strawberry Risotto) *If I had time...

I hope to see your smile on 25th!

By Aura Imaging, Redwood city, CA USA

Believe or not... I did this aura imaging photo shooting with my colleague.

My future: It supposed to be left side of me=the diagnosis said it's gold!!!

Gold left: In the near future you will have opportunities to be an inspiration to many people. You glow with a beautiful inner light that people instantly recognize and respond to. You are full of hope, inspiration, utopian ideals, and zeal. You easily inspire others with your optimism and excitement with new ideas. You have a quick, curious mind always happy and hungry for new learning. You are happy to be just who you are and you feel the confidence to accomplish anything you want.

REMEMBER???
A guy I met at Narita airport said I have a heart of Gold!
It was true!

Who wouldn't feel good being told you have blight future anyway :D
It's worth S$5!!! ;P Hahaha-!

Let go of ego and desire

People say “I want peace.” If you remove I(ego), and your want(desire), you are left with peace.

Your “I” is a kind of queen bee.
The queen is the center of her hive, and your ego makes you feel that you’re the center of your universe.
That continual self-focus/self-absorption not only gets you into trouble by creating negative emotions like hatred and jealousy, but keeps you from developing spiritually.
Desire-the continual “I want” –fuels your queen-bee mind.

Try to lessen your focus on yourself and on your restless, insatiable desires.
Do this by thinking of others more than yourself, and by being satisfied with what you have in the moment.

01/01/2009

1st of Jan. is like Christmas day for Japanese.

Family get together, have big meal together, and have good conversation.
My family and friends called me.

It's nice to feel being part of family.
It's nice to feel someone is thinking of me.

Thank you for being there!!

Resolutions 2009

Happy New Year to you all!

I started to take a walk as the first sun of 2009 started to shining...
I walked towards beach, along the way there was mangrove swamp and small jungle.
Trees and bushes smelled nice, birds were making strange sounds and bugs were singing like symphony, wet and little cool breeze were touching my skin...
It was good idea that I took a walk this morning, starting 2009 from nature walk.
I forgot to bring my camera, next time I will put some pictures!

Anyway, being the nature gave me a time to think of my resolutions 2009 below.
If you can't read Japanese, you have to drop me a line and ask ;P



あけましておめでとうございます！
２００９年の抱負です。

①軽量化　－いろんな意味があります。心、身体、物、想いなどなど、常に身の回りを見直し、棚卸し。。。次に動くため、フットワークを軽くします。

②支出は賢く、Keep Saving! ―自分で目標数字を立てます。数字が苦手な私に数字。。。がんばるよ！

③行動する前にあきらめない！－リスクは覚悟する！そしてあきらめず何度もチャレンジする！結構へたれな私は、あきらめます。弱音言っちゃいます。でも、今年は腹くくります。

大きなくくりではこの３つ位にしておきます。
他には、簡単で達成しやすいちっちゃめの目標設定もしています。
それは別途。

関係ないけれど、私の隣のデスクの人の昨年の目標は、
「ほくろ除去、避妊、貯金」でした。

やっぱり口にすると叶いやすいんでしょうねー！