Last spring break I went to
Europe with my school. We traveled to England, Spain, and
France. It was so much fun and we got to try tons of different kinds of food. One of my favorite was the “crepes”, from
Paris. Our first night in Madrid, we got to make our own food with actual chefs in a big university in
Madrid. Our group was separated and divided into beverage, dessert, and parts of the main dish. My friend and I decided to help with the dessert, which was “fried milk” or what they called “leche frita”, it was so much fun baking for everybody. At the beginning i thought we were making rice pudding which is really famous in the Mexican community and ancestor of Spanish people. Well, ever since I’ve come back I’ve made leche frita, its so good especially with this champagne that smells like oranges imported from
Spain, tastes good in it hate it alone. I haven’t tried making crepes, but I’m trying to get all the ingredients to make one. In
Madrid they gave us a pamphlet where the ingredients and instructions of our dinner. My project now is trying to make the perfect crepe, just like the one that I hate in
France!
I’ve found the instructions I’m going to follow to make my crepe. Actually, my kind of crepe is “Pineapple Upside-Down Crepes” I found this recipe in Food Network.com, I would encourage anyone to go there if you want a recipe of any kind of food. The recipe is pretty simple to follow, but first I have to get the ingredients which are:For the topping,
2 large pineapples, peeled, cored and cut lengthwise into quarters
6 tablespoons of butter, plus 3 teaspoons for greasing pan
1 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and coarsely ground
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cups heavy cream, or as needed
1/2 cup 151-proof rum
10 to 12 miniature scoops vanilla, buttermilk or coconut ice cream And the instructions are easy, I think let me try to make it past the ingredients. Here are the directions you should follow:Line large baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside. Slice pineapple quarters crosswise, 1/8-inch thick. In a 7-inch nonstick pan over medium heat, melt 1/4 teaspoon of butter, spreading with a spatula. Remove pan from heat and allow to cool slightly.
With pan off heat, ladle in about 3 tablespoons of batter and roll around pan until bottom is evenly coated. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of macadamia nuts. Return pan to medium heat. Just as crepe sets, but while it is still wet on top, remove pan from heat and arrange pineapple slices on an overlapping circular pattern, completely covering the surface of the crepe. Use a skewer or fork to arrange any of the pineapple slices that fall out of place. Shake crepe slightly to keep it from sticking to pan. Return pan to heat, sprinkle pineapple with 2 teaspoons of sugar and about 1/4 tablespoon of cold butter, cut into bits. Use a rubber spatula to loosen edge of crepe and check underside. When bottom is golden brown, loosen crepe by running a rubber spatula around edges and carefully flip crepe over in pan. Continue cooking until sugar underneath begins to turn a light caramel color. Add 1 tablespoon of cream around edges of crepe, and tilt pan so that cream blends with sugar and runs under edges of crepe. Spray a flat metal surface like gree oven until hot, about 4 minutes. Transfer to serving plates. Pour rum into small pitcher or gravy boat and set aflame. Top crepes with burning rum. Garnish each plate with a miniature scoop of ice cream.
All this is said to take about 25min of prep time and 1hour to cook. I’m going to try this recipe in the weekend and see if it comes out like the one in the picture.
In class yesterday we saw a video called “4 Generations: Water Buffalo” by Robert Thompson. Since we are working on improving our technology skills, we got into partners or groups and took notes on the video collaborating with each other. My partner for this activity is Noe which contributed in the notes.This video has an interesting background in how it got started. The beginning of this video started with a post written by Philip Greenspun, that wrote about his friend getting a crummy present for Christmas,a water buffalo. And was commented by Robert Thompson, this is what he had to say: “I’m an American living in China with my wife. I live in a small, mountainous town in Yunnan (southeastern province).
The only reason this is a crummy present is because (as you mention above) they don’t actually give anyone a water buffalo. I would puruse the links in your post now, but all outbound Internet from China is currently disrupted due to the earthquake in Taiwan. (Your page and Gmail are the only two exceptions to date.
After reading your blog I drove out to the fields and I asked local farmers (who are poor and the lowest class in China) whether a water buffalo would be a good gift or not. They said a water buffalo would be “zui hao de liwu”, or “the best gift” without hesitation.
When I asked why they gave a few reasons. Water buffalo are used to turn the soil in the fields. As adults, they can be sold for up to 4,000 RMB, or about $500 USD. 4,000 RMB is more than an average farmer makes here in a year in Yunnan, by about double (less the tobacco farmers, they make a little more.) Lastly, though their meat is not as good as the “hong niu”, or “red buffalos” here in China, water buffalo can be used as a food source for a very long time.As a Christmas present to someone in the US, yeah, maybe a gift card from B&H would have been a better choice. But if this charity actually bought water buffalos for the poor in China (and other parts of Asia) it seems like a good idea…” From then on it exploded. Thompson was also commented by Greenspun and asked, “… If I sent you some cash, do you think that you could find a water buffalo and give it away to a worthy family, then take pictures of them with said buffalo (might be best to get a young buffalo so that we can see him/her growing up)?” Thompson responded by,”… I asked my wife’s extended family (who are farmers) about purchasing a water buffalo. This is what I learned: Small buffalo sell between 1,000 - 2,000 RMB and are more difficult to buy because the “mai niu de” (or buffalo salespeople) would rather keep them and sell them for 4,000 or 5,000 when they’re adults. An adult female buffalo is a better choice as a gift because as an adult it is strong enough to work immediately, and it can produce offspring creating more wealth for the family in the future.Small buffalo cannot work for about two years. While I’m sure a family would be grateful for any gift, this would be one that would give back after about two years.
If you want to buy a water buffalo for a family in need here in Yunnan, China, we could easily help you. I could make a video and take pictures of the process for you…”After this Thompson did exactly what he said made a video that explain how much a water buffalo was worth to a family in China. This video was recognized around the network by Will Richardson and Karl Fisch. In a way this video was a good thing that the network can do, not just the pornography, and all the bad things people have said about the network. I think this is a great way to show how the network can be used not only for bad things but for good. Thompson and Greenspun did a great thing, that showed everyone the good in the network.
For my twenty percent time I tried a recipe I found online called “Blood Orange Salad with Shrimp”. It’s in it exactly what the name says. This blood orange salad with shrimp contains arugula, blood oranges, pomegranate seeds, red pepper, and shrimp marinated in olive oil, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, and a little hoisin sauce.YummyYumm.Caramela Pretzel-Nut Popcorn By:Gomela This recipe isn’t hard to follow but the ingredients are harder to find. I found this recipe in “allrecipes.com” where I also found other recipes for oven-peanut brittle, cookies, and “special popcorn“. Not only did I find different recipes but I got to learn about mixing food together and making a masterpiece. For example, the caramel pretzel nut popcron in it has popcorn, nuts, caramel, pretzel, syrup, and some other ingredients.
In class we saw the video “Blogs In Plain English” by Lee and Sachi LeFever that explained what “blogs” were and there history. During the 20th century blogs were only used in “professional” matter which were general and limited. While in the 21st century the blogs became both “professional” and “personal” which let anyone be a reporter for free. The definition of blogs is, websites that are organized by blog posts. Blogs posts can make up a conversation with people on the web, they are a two way streak. Also, in the video it said that there is online community of bloggers. In 2003 there were 70 million blogs created because of the 21st century that helped people like us get the power of media. This video was an excellent introduction and informer of what “blogs” do. This video was made by the common craft show you can visit there website at www.commoncraft.com/show for more information about blogs and this video.
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