Recipe ~ Sweet Sour Fish

Ingredients

• 1 pound halibut
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 cups oil for deep frying
•  
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Cut halibut into bite-size pieces. Place in a mixing bowl and combine with soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of flour. Let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oil in deep-fryer or heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Deep fry halibut pieces until golden brown. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
3. For the Sauce, saute green pepper, onion and pineapple in a medium skillet for 1 minute. Stir in reserved pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, water, remaining 2 teaspoons of flour, sesame oil, and salt to taste. Cook until thickened, stirring occasionally.
4. Serve, by dipping fried halibut pieces into sauce, or pour the sauce over the fish.

Footnotes

• Editor's Note 
• We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used. 

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 435 | Total Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 48mg

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Sweet and Sour Fish Recipe

December 14, 2008 | By Bobby In Recipes |  Print This Post

Are you getting tired of the same old sweet and sour chicken or pork? If so you might want to give this recipe for sweet and sour fish a try. Sweet and sour fish is breaded fish in a delicious sweet and sour sauce with an assortment of fruits and vegetables. You can basically use any kind of white fish for this recipe such as tilapia, halibut, bass, cod, ect. It is always good to try and find nice meaty fillets if possible. I would recommend frying the fish in a deep fryer because in my opinion they just come out better than pan frying. However, if you do not have a deep fryer, feel free to give it a try in the wok. The fruits and vegetables going into this dish include pineapple, tomatoes, green peppers and onions. If you are in a rush and would prefer to use store bought sweet and sour sauce that would work as well. Serve on top of white rice. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
2lbs tilapia, cod, halibut or any other whitefish (cut into 1” chunks)
1 large green pepper (cut into 1” chunks)
1 large tomato (cut into 1” chunks)
1 large onion (cut into 1” chunks)
1 can pineapple chunks (with juice)
Oil (for deep frying)
Breading-
¼ cup cornstarch
2 cups flour
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 cups water
Sweet and Sour Sauce-
½ cup vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons cornstarch 

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Toss fish with cornstarch in a bowl and coat well. In another bowl whisk together flour, 6 tablespoons of oil, baking powder, seasoning salt, and cayenne pepper. A little at a time, add 2 cups of water whisking until the batter has become smooth. Pour batter over the coated fish pieces and stir to coat.  
Step 2: In a deep frying fry fish pieces in batches for 4 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and keep warm in the oven.

Step 3: In a wok heat a tiny bit of oil. Stir fry green pepper and onions for 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
Step 4: To make sweet and sour sauce – In the wok mix vinegar, sugar, salt, orange juice, pineapple juice and ketchup. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/8 cup of juice, pour into the sauce and stir until sauce has thickened.  Add tomatoes and pineapple chunks to the sauce and heat.
Step 5: In a large serving dish mix fish pieces, sauce and green pepper and onions. Serve with white rice.
(Makes 6 Servings)

http://blogchef.net/sweet-and-sour-fish-recipe/

FISH SLICES WITH GINGER AND SPRING ONION

http://www.deliciousasianfood.com/2007/11/05/stir-fried-fish-slices-with-ginger-and-spring-onions/

Stir Fried Fish Slices with Ginger and Spring Onions

Fish November 5th, 2007

Stir fried fish slices with ginger and spring onions (scallions) is a simple yet delicious dish to prepare. You can use fresh fish or frozen fish such as dory for this dish. White fish is preferred. The key to this dish is having a stove with really hot flame so that you can cook this dish fast. Cook it a little longer and it will turn a tad too soggy.

There is essentially two parts to cooking this dish. Firstly, to marinade and lightly fry the fish till it’s cooked or almost cooked. Secondly, to cook it with ginger and spring onions. Though it is usually found in commercial eateries, you can try it at home just like what I did.

This is my recipe for Stir Fried Fish Slices with Ginger and Spring Onion

Ingredients

• 200 grammes white fish (sliced to not more than 1 cm thick, marinade lightly with salt for 10 minutes and dust with corn flour)
• 5 cm ginger (sliced thinly)
• 3 stalks spring onions (cut to about 5cm lengths)
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
• 150 ml hot water
• corn starch (prepare by mixing 1 teaspoon corn flour with 3 tablespoons water)
• 200 ml cooking oil (palm oil preferred)

Seasoning

• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
• a pinch of msg
• ¾ tablespoon of Chinese cooking wine
• a couple of dashes of white pepper powder

Method

Heat oil in wok till smoking hot. Fry fish slices for about 30 seconds on each side taking care not to break them. Remove fried fish slices and set aside.

Remove oil, leaving approximately 1 tablespoon or lesser in the wok. Saute garlic and ginger till aromatic. Add spring onions next. Stir evenly before adding fried fish slices and hot water.

Add seasoning followed by a teaspoon or two of corn starch to thicken the gravy.

Dish out and serve hot with steamed white rice.

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/sweet_and_sour_chicken/

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/poultrysweetsour/r/sweetsourchick2.htm

http://www.grouprecipes.com/11923/fish-fillet-with-ginger-and-spring-onion.html/print

Fish Fillet With Ginger And Spring Onion

• Time 20 minutes
• Serves 4

Ingredients

• 500ml oil
• 50g sliced ginger
• 300g fish fillet, sliced
• 3 stalks spring onion, cut into 3cm length
• MARINATE:
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp corn flour
• dash of pepper and sesame oil
• SEASONING:
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp Chinese cooking wine (Shao Xing)
• 2 tbsp corn flour water for thickening
• dash of pepper and chicken stock granules

How to make it

• Mix fish fillet with marinade and season for at least 30 minutes.
• Deep-fry in hot oil for 1 minute.
• Dish and drain.
• Leave 1 tbsp oil in wok and saute ginger until fragrant.
• Add in spring onion, seasoning and fish fillet stir fry at high heat until well-mixed.
• Thicken with corn flour water and dish up.
• TIP: The Hoki fish fillet I'd use was a little soft so be careful while stir frying. Try to avoid breaking the fish into tiny pieces.

Recipe ~ Vietnamese

Vietnamese Grilled Shrimp on Rice Noodles

Ingredients:

1/4 cup bean sprouts

3 tbsp roasted crushed peanuts

3 Tbsp scallion oil

(In hot saucepan, add 1 to 2 tsp oil and chopped scallions. Cook until warm.

or In microwave, add scallions and 2 tbsp oil in a bowl and heat on medium for 1  to 2 min)

1/8 cup chopped mint and cilantro chopped

1 cup of boiled rice noodles

(In boiling water, add pinch of salt & dry rice noodles. Boil for 5-7min, strain with cold water and serve at room temperature)

1/8 cup sliced and chopped cucumbers

FISH LIME SAUCE (for 4-6 servings)

1/4 cup fish sauce

1 1/8 cup water or soda water

1/4 cup sugar

2/3 tbsp lime juice

Combine and add extra water and lime juice to taste.

1/8 cup julienned pickled carrot

4 poached shrimp - and grilled

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Vietnamese Shrimp Roll Ingredients

The rolls can be made with various proteins like duck, beef, but today I'm going to show you how to make shrimp rolls. To make the shrimp rolls you will need, for each roll:

• a leaf of lettuce, use Boston or green leaf
• about 4 poached shrimp, shelled and de-veined
• a toothpick to hold the roll together
• about 4-5 leaves of mint and cilantro

Prepare the Rice Noodles

• 1/8 cup of boiled rice noodles, you buy from any Asian grocery stores

Just like pasta, you bring to boil a big pot of water, add a little bit of salt into the water, put the noodles in, boil for about 5 to 7 minutes, poor the noodles out into a calendar, rinse the noodles out with cold water to stop the cooking, and leave it dry, and serve it at room temperature.

Slice the Cucumbers

• A slice of cucumber

To prepare the cucumbers, use a mandolin and slice like shown here.

Julienne and Pickle the Carrots

• 1/8 of a cup of carrot, julienned and pickled

To prepare the pickled carrots, first clean the carrot, us ea mandolin, julienne it, use salt, a bit of sugar, and vinegar, rice or white vinegar will work, and mix it all together. Leave the carrots to be pickled for about 10 to 15 minutes before using.

Vietnamese Spring Roll Peanut Sauce

To make the peanut sauce, for one cup of sauce, you need:

• 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
• 3-4 tbsp water

Put it in a sauce pan and bring to boil. Let it cool down before serving.

Serve the Vietnamese Spring Rolls

To serve, you can add toasted peanuts and a pinch of hot sauce. With the ingredients prepared, take the leaf of lettuce on a plate, put on the rice noodles, pickled carrots, mint and cilantro, shrimp, roll it up, then place the cucumber slice beneath the roll, rolling it again and put the tooth pick through the roll. And there you have the shrimp roll. You can use various other proteins, like grilled chicken, grilled beef, roasted duck breast, or even vegetarian. 

Grilled Shrimp and Noodles Ingredients

The boiled rice noodle dish is a very popular dish in Vietnam. For this you are going to need about:

• 1/4 cup bean sprouts
• 3 tbsp. roasted crushed peanuts

Make the Scallion Oil

• 3 tbsp. scallion oil

To make the scallion oil, use the green part of the scallion and chop them up. You can either heat up a saucepan until it is really hot, add a little bit of oil and then add the scallion, toss is quickly and take it off the stove - or you can put the chopped scallions into a bowl, add oil, and put it in the microwave for about a minute and a half to two, and you have scallion oil. 

You will also need about:

• 1/8 cup chopped mint and cilantro

Boil the Rice Noodles

• 1 cup of boiled rice noodles, you buy from any Asian grocery stores

Just like pasta, you bring to boil a big pot of water, add a little bit of salt into the water, put the noodles in, boil for about 5 to 7 minutes, poor the noodles out into a calendar, rinse the noodles out with cold water to stop the cooking, and leave it dry, and serve it at room temperature.

Slice the Cucumbers

• about 1/8 of a cup of cucumbers

To prepare the cucumbers, use a mandolin and slice like shown here.

Mix Fish Lime Sauce

To make the fish lime sauce you can buy the fish sauce from Asian grocery stores, and lime juice, bit of sugar, a bit of water, and mix all the ingredients together to make fish lime.

Prepare Pickled Carrots

• 1/8 of a cup of carrot, julienned and pickled

To prepare the pickled carrots, first clean the carrot, us ea mandolin, julienne it, use salt, a bit of sugar, and vinegar, rice or white vinegar will work, and mix it all together. Leave the carrots to be pickled for about 10 to 15 minutes before using.

Grill the Shrimp

You will also need about 4-5 poached, shelled shrimp. With the shrimp, put them on the grill for about a couple of minutes on each side, take them off and leave them aside.

Assemble the Grilled Shrimp Over Rice Noodles

To put the dish together, put the noodles in a bowl, adding sprouts, pickled carrots, cucumbers, mint and cilantro, sprinkle scallion oil on top of the noodles, place the shrimps on top and sprinkle the fish lime sauce and finally add the toasted peanuts. There you have the grilled shrimp on rice noodles. This dish can also be made using beef, chicken or any other topping that you would like. 

Vietnamese Salad Ingredients

• about 1/2 cup julienned carrots
• 1/4 cup of mushroom, you can either use canned mushroom or fresh shiitake mushrooms
• 4 tbsp toasted peanuts or sesame seeds depending on your taste
• 2 cups of julienned taro root
• 1 cake of tofu
• 1/2 cup watercress
• 1/2 cup bean sprouts
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• a bit of vinegar
• a pinch of sugar

Prepare the Vietnamese Salad

First of all to prepare the carrot you have to julienne the carrot. Use a mandolin and julienne the carrot and the taro. To prepare the tofu, slice it up, and put it on the sauce pan with oil, wait until its really hot, put the tofu in and cook until its yellow. Next add the mushroom, julienned taro and carrots to the tofu, just lightly cook the mixture. Take them off the stove, in a mixing bowl add bean sprouts, watercress, soy sauce, and toss it all up.

Serve the Vietnamese Salad

Sprinkle toasted peanuts or sesame depending on your taste. 

Recipe ~ Nasi Paprik

Recipe ~ Nasi Paprik

Serves 6
Ingredients:
Long beans, cauliflower, young corn, oil salt, 300g chicken (optional), 300g squid, 4 pips garlic, 5 lemon grass stem, 15 lime leaves, 5tb tomato sos, 1tb oyster sos, 4 tb dark sweet sos, chili api

1. heat oil, fry garlic, chilipadi
2. place chicken, sotong, soya sos, oyster sos, tomato sos
3. lemon grass (bashed) & lemon leafs
4. when meat is cooked, put in veg
5. salt pinches to taste

My Poem ~ Cherish, Honour, Respect

 

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This is my reflection on my view of being a woman in this century.

It is important to cherish, honour and respect oneself so that others will cherish, honour and respect us too.

Especially being a woman, and if you're living in a society that believes that women have a duty to fullfill as a homemaker to serve the family ONLY.

In the Asian mentality, it is still strong, as they will judge the women's ability and capability with how much housework she does, how well she does it and how well she takes care of the family and extended families stomachs!

This is a traditional way of thinking. This is not equal in rights, perspective and love. This is also not cherishing honouring and respecting women as a full human with their own potential. This is a mere tradition in which has been engrained into the belief system of Asian society's mentality.

And if you do not fare well in their judgement there will be critics and criticism as long as you're alive.

~
In my opinion:

It does not align to Empowerment
It does not align to Higher Love
It does not align to Expansion
It does not align to Inclusion which is a form of love

It is a forceful way although it is not spoken
It is a condescending perspective of preaching love with a one way mentality
It is an opinion and judgement in which is not agreed upon therefore,
It removes the confidence out of the woman's full potential
It does not expand but reduces a woman's full potential in mental, and spirit
It is a form of exclusion and unnecessary abuse (depending on how serious).

I believe in women's rights. I will stand for it.
I believe every woman have a right to education, to a career, to a choice, and can choose and is respected for that.

If you are a woman, don't ever give yourself away like that.

We all have a life, and a birthright. We all have one life and our life is just as worth standing up for as any other man's life.

Cherish Honour Respect.
It is not difficult, it is all about mentality. It is an old traditional mentality that should be abolished.
I am stepping away from this from now on.

Namaste.

Recipe ~ Lemon Grass

http://wokkingmum.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html

Heart to Heart ~ Teresa Hsu

My tribute to Teresa Hsu   

7 July 1898 - 7 Dec 2011 (Aged 113)

Shantou, Empire of China

Social worker, Yoga teacher, Nurse (retired)

Buddhist/Roman Catholic
'Mother Teresa' of Singapore

It was truly an honour to have not just been in her presence, but see her world from her eyes through her sittings, laughters, heartful outreach ~ humility, selflessness, detachment, mastery.

Studying nursing at 40s, meditates at 4am, practicing yoga from 60s till her last breathe. 

What a woman! A true quiet saint who worked with her will and manifestation.

She had a mission & she said she will not let anyone go hungry ~ in poverty, hunger, or warmth.

This was her promise. "As long as it's within my power, I will see that nobody should eat grass." 

~~~~

Heart to Heart  Announcement This is to inform all friends, supporters, donors, volunteers, and well-wishers of Heart To Heart that Sister Teresa passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday 7, December 2011.  In accordance with her wish to depart quietly and peacefully, and her instructions not to make any announcement in the news media, as well as not to conduct or perform any rituals or ceremonies that will cause disturbance and inconvenience to others, she was cremated on the same day.  She has further instructed that no claim be made of her ash by whosoever. I have duly carried out her instructions, and respected her wishes.  It is hoped that all friends, supporters, donors, volunteers, and well-wishers respect her wishes too, so that she can rest in peace. Sharana RAO

Her features:

National Library Singapore Infopedia

TedxWomen ~ Voices of the Ages: 

TEDxSingapore

Wikipedia

Yahoo! SIngapore ~ Inspiring People Column

Her homes and work:

Friends of the Needy, Hongkong, 1923

Welfare Resthome, 1965

Home for the Aged Sick

Heart to Heart

- Helps 13 single elderly folks and four needy families in Singapore. 

- Provides basic food and money for rent, utilities, travel and companionship.

- Donates money to help in the care of 47 visually-impaired children and teenagers in Ho Chi Minh.

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I like this excerpt sourced from yahoo: Yahoo! SIngapore ~ Inspiring People Column

Committed to serving others

Currently, she also travels overseas occasionally to share her experiences with others.

Rao, who has known Hsu for nearly 40 years since he first met her when he volunteered at her old folks' home in 1972, described Hsu as a "very loving, hearty and wise soul (with) an enormous amount of compassion and love for the poor and needy".

"Her heart always goes to the poor and suffering," he said. "It's a great blessing and joy to be in her presence and (I'm) always learning from her. (She has) so much experience, wisdom and always sharing her 'hahaha' recipe." (The recipe refers to Hsu's advice to people to lead a happy life.)

Teresa Hsu with friend and co-worker Sharana Rao, who is now a full-time volunteer with Heart-to-Heart. (Image …

After a lifetime of placing the needs of others before herself, is Hsu ever tempted to sit back and enjoy her golden years?

No, she stressed. "No temptation can come into my house. I have work to do, I am not diverted."

She hopes this is a lesson that future generations will learn and remember.

Her message to young people today: "Go all out to help those who don't have the basic needs. See that nobody needs to go hungry."

My Poem ~ Blessings for You

May you be revealed upon the joy of realisations
May you be blessed with a full state of mindfulness always
May you continue to be a witness of life unperturbed
May you be comforted by the layers of understanding
May you be showered with a great sense of compassion
May you cultivate good disciplines and pratices
May you shine in wisdom and truth
May you attain the ultimate mastery
May you be strong as a torch for those in need
May you over ride unforseen tidal waves of life
May you be well with a deep sense of happiness within
May you carry on your good deeds as you will
May you be fulfilled and free within and without.


composed in NOVEMBER 23, 2007

My business is to create... P.S. I Love You

A beautiful funny movie with an interesting approach in narration: 

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431308/

Trailer: http://youtu.be/roUFECeNJAA

The transcript is from the movie: P.S. I Love You. 

It serves as a reminder for me to remember what my purpose is... ; )

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In the scene where Jerry remembers his first meet with Holly in the green open pastures.

Gerry:

Life had changed as I knew it.

And now it's changed again, luv.

See, I don't worry about you remembering me...

...it's that girl on the road you keep forgetting.

"My business is to create. It doesn't even matter what you do. "  

You told me that, remember.

  

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In Gerry's letter:

All I know is, if you don't figure out the "something," you'll just stay ordinary.

And it doesn't matter if it's a work of art, or a taco, or a pair of socks.

Just create something new and there it is.  

And it's you, out in the world, outside of you.

And you can look at it, or hear it, or read it, or feel it...

...and you know a little bit more about you.

A little bit more than anybody else does.

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In the last scene where she get Gerry's last letter.

Holly's Mum:

You're alone no matter what. That's right.

So go home. Go find it.

Find that thing that makes you like nobody else.

Look for a sign.

..so all alone or not......you gotta walk ahead.

The thing to remember is......if we're all alone, then we're all together in that too.

It helps me sometimes.

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Steve Jobs 24 Feb 1955 - 6 Oct 2011

What an inspiring legend ~ thank you for living to the fullest Steve Jobs... R.I.P.

A legend passes and the world is moved. I would just like to consolidate some good reads in respect of knowing this legend more through some interesting posts that surrounds his name, spirit and life. So as we can all learn from his sharing.

~

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself.

Jobs in his Stanford University speech:

"...When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart...No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary..."

Source:

http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Full_Text_of_Jobs_Stanford_Speech_Stay_Hungry._Stay_Foolish/

~ 

9 things you didn’t know about the life of Steve Jobs

Source:  http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/8-things-didn-t-know-life-steve-jobs-172130955.html

Responding to Opportunity ~ All's Fair In Love and Start Ups

Posted by Josh Morgan

Source: http://www.respondingtoopportunity.com/alls-fair-in-love-and-startups/

Leadership & Intention

LEADERSHIP

Lead/Live/Teach by example

Be On Time

Keep my Word

Be Trust worthy

Be Kind

INTENTION

What is my Intention?

Be Clear

Be True

Be Honest

Be Selfless

~

this is for me to remind me of the important things

My Poem ~ I am not perfect

When i breathe out
I know
I can only let go

that I can only accept,
embrace
the beautiful mistakes in life

no matter how hard I try

or wished

I am far from perfect

life isn't perfect
no one is perfect
nothing is perfect

perhaps
that is how life is
meant to be