Egypt, Cairo 2012

We went back to Egypt, cairo for 2 weeks. We enjoyed the pool, the sun and most relaxing days we had there. I on the other hand love the gym. I went there and start my training after breakfast and spent an hr or 2 before I head to the pool. Its was indeed a very nice relaxing holiday.
Peter went to visit different factories somedays, for a couple of hours. If he works, Gabriel and I went to the gym n pool together.

During the night, we usually go out for dinner at different river nile restaurant Food were great, price were so cheap but sadly everywhere in cairo seems to be very quiet after the revolution. There are no tourist and restaurant are suffering. Anyhow we don't get depress for the emptiness of the restaurant. We enjoyed each other company, we joke and laugh all the time.

Another surprising thing that I got from my husband, The latest model of "Ipad". I was very happy of course. Peter knows that I could use it by the pool everyday instead of surfing from my iphone..

There are plenty of colourful boat on the river Nile which gos around for tourist. Somehow when we were sitting by the Nilve in the restaurant, I have been observing that most of the boat are not as full with people as it was years before when we lived in cairo back in 2007. This was the first hotel we stayed when we arrived in Cairo. It was a nice hotel next to the Phyramid but the hotel was so quiet that I thought would be nice to move to a more nice place where at least the restaurant in the hotel are fill with people.

The second hotel we moved to Barcelo Hotel, was not so much different as it was in all other hotel, I started realizing that now.

Kuah Satay (Peanut Sauce) Asian Style

Ingredients:
1/2 kg of peanuts .. fried .. remove the skin .. blended


1/2 cup tamarind juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
salt to taste

Ingredients to be blended:

5 tablespoons chili paste
4 stalks lemongrass
1 inch of ginger
1/2 inch ginger
8 shallots
4 cloves of garlic
2 pieces of hard


Methods:
1. Saute the ingredients  with oil until fragance.
2. When oil rises enter the tamarind juice and nuts. Add a little water if it is too thick.
3. Add sugar and salt to taste. Cook over low heat until the oil rises.

Summer 2012

Family Holiday photos

Sambal Goreng

Recipe for Sambal Goreng

Ingredients:

• red chilli (Use 5 to 10 is you like spicy)
• onion – 1 
• garlic – 2 cloves
• lemon grass – Chop into 2-3 parts.
• Shrimp Paste – 1/4 tsp
• tomato paste – 1 tbsp
• sugar – ¾ tbsp
• salt – ½ tsp
• long beans – cut into 1-inch lengths
• prawns – shelled and deveined, each divided into 3 chunks
• firm tofu (beancurd) – 1 block, cut into 1-cm cubes 
• Soya (tempeh) – 1 piece, cut into small cubes
• vegetable oil
• water

Method:

Blend the first 4 ingredients with some water to form a chilli paste.

Heat up some vegetable oil in a heated non-stick pan and beancurd and tempeh cubes. Remove from pan and set aside.

Add 1 tbsp oil and stir fry the chilli paste until fragrant. Add shrimp paste, tomato paste, sugar and salt.

Add long beans and stir fry in the chilli paste until cooked. Add some water in the cooking of beans. 

Add prawns, the fried beancurd and tempeh cubes to the long beans and stir to combine well. Once the prawns are cooked, dish up and serve with steamed white rice.