My family loves stew. Beef stew, chicken stew, cream stew, tomato stew- any stew!
But I worry about using bought roux.
Have you read the ingredients on a packet of roux?
It's not very healthy.
So yesterday I tried making home made cream stew.
It was delicious!
So I thought I'd share the recipe with you.
Chicken cream stew:
2 chicken fillets
1 onion
1 slice bacon
1 Tablespoon oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups of vegetables (I used mushroom, pumpkin, beans, carrot and potato)
2 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 Tablespoons flour
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 cup milk
1 laurel leaf
1. Slice the chicken into cubes, dice the bacon and onion.
2. In a big pot heat the oil and saute the chicken, onion and bacon until chicken is browned well.
3. Cut the remaining vegetables into cubes. The larger the pieces the longer it will take to cook.
3. Add the vegetables to the pot and stir over medium heat until al dente.
4. Season with salt and pepper and add butter.
5. When butter has melted sprinkle flour in and stir constantly over low heat until the mixture is gluey and not dry.
6. Add white wine abd water and stir until mixed in.
7. Add laurel leaf and return to the boil.
8. Add milk and soysauce and simmer over low heat until sauce thickens.
9. Serve with rice and a salad and enjoy!
*yummy is a cute way of saying delicious. Mostly used by children and young women(and me!) :)
2008年9月16日火曜日
2008年8月26日火曜日
Salt Lake City
Here's your Salt Lake City quiz! :)
1. Salt Lake City is the capital of:
A:Utah
B:Wyoming
C:Idaho
2. Salt Lake City has a population of just over:
A: 180,000 people
B: 1,800,000 people
C: 18,000,000 people
3. Salt Lake City and Matsumoto have been sister cities for:
A: 5 years
B: 15 years
C: 50 years
4. Salt Lake City is
A: Twice as high as Matsumoto
B: Half as high as Matsumoto
C: About the same height as Matsumoto
5: Salt Lake City has a basketball team in the NBA. They are called:
A: Chicago Bulls
B: Salt Lake City Jazz
C: Utah Jazz
Ready for the answers?
1. A. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.
2. A. Salt Lake City's population is 180,651.
3. C. 2008 is the 50th year that Matsumoto and Salt Lake City have been sister cities.
4. A. Salt Lake City is twice as high as Matsumoto. Salt Lake City is 1288m above sea level. Matsumoto is 660m above sea level.
5. C. Salt Lake City's NBA team is the Utah Jazz.
How did you go?
I didn't know anything about Salt Lake City before Sunday's event. I hope to see you at a future sister cities event!
1. Salt Lake City is the capital of:
A:Utah
B:Wyoming
C:Idaho
2. Salt Lake City has a population of just over:
A: 180,000 people
B: 1,800,000 people
C: 18,000,000 people
3. Salt Lake City and Matsumoto have been sister cities for:
A: 5 years
B: 15 years
C: 50 years
4. Salt Lake City is
A: Twice as high as Matsumoto
B: Half as high as Matsumoto
C: About the same height as Matsumoto
5: Salt Lake City has a basketball team in the NBA. They are called:
A: Chicago Bulls
B: Salt Lake City Jazz
C: Utah Jazz
Ready for the answers?
1. A. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.
2. A. Salt Lake City's population is 180,651.
3. C. 2008 is the 50th year that Matsumoto and Salt Lake City have been sister cities.
4. A. Salt Lake City is twice as high as Matsumoto. Salt Lake City is 1288m above sea level. Matsumoto is 660m above sea level.
5. C. Salt Lake City's NBA team is the Utah Jazz.
How did you go?
I didn't know anything about Salt Lake City before Sunday's event. I hope to see you at a future sister cities event!
We`re famous!!
Did you watch the SBC news on Sunday night?
No?
You should have!!
If you had watched the SBC news you would have seen Richard!
And if you have very good eyesight you would have seen Heather, too!
Why?
Richard, Kanae, Bree and Heather were part of the "Great Salt Lake City Day" event at M-Wing on Sunday.
Did you know it's the 50th year that Matsumoto and Salt Lake City have been sister cities?
No?
Neither did I.
I learnt a lot about Salt Lake City on Sunday.
I'm going to make a quiz so you can learn about it, too. :)
But first here's a link to the news piece with Richard in it.
Look out for Heather, too! ;)
Great Salt Lake City Day
No?
You should have!!
If you had watched the SBC news you would have seen Richard!
And if you have very good eyesight you would have seen Heather, too!
Why?
Richard, Kanae, Bree and Heather were part of the "Great Salt Lake City Day" event at M-Wing on Sunday.
Did you know it's the 50th year that Matsumoto and Salt Lake City have been sister cities?
No?
Neither did I.
I learnt a lot about Salt Lake City on Sunday.
I'm going to make a quiz so you can learn about it, too. :)
But first here's a link to the news piece with Richard in it.
Look out for Heather, too! ;)
Great Salt Lake City Day
2008年8月21日木曜日
more hamburgers
Yes, I'm still thinking about hamburgers. :P
What do you like to put on a hamburger?
I made my daughters hamburgers for dinner tonight.
My oldest daughter complained when she saw her meat pattie in a bread roll.
'That's not a real hamburger. I want rice and no bread.'
Ahhhhhh. 'You want a Japanese hamburg'. :(
There are so many variations on hamburgers.
In Australia we eat an Aussie Burger.
Sesame bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, hamburger pattie...
No different from Richard right?
Well then we add a slice of ham, a fried egg, a slice of tinned pineapple, and some pickled beetroot.
Sound weird? No way!
If you ever go to Australia you've got to try it.
It's so good.
Maybe even as good as Richard's... ;)
Here's a picture for you.
See how the cheese is turning pink? That's beetroot juice.
Yum!
What do you like to put on a hamburger?
I made my daughters hamburgers for dinner tonight.
My oldest daughter complained when she saw her meat pattie in a bread roll.
'That's not a real hamburger. I want rice and no bread.'
Ahhhhhh. 'You want a Japanese hamburg'. :(
There are so many variations on hamburgers.
In Australia we eat an Aussie Burger.
Sesame bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, hamburger pattie...
No different from Richard right?
Well then we add a slice of ham, a fried egg, a slice of tinned pineapple, and some pickled beetroot.
Sound weird? No way!
If you ever go to Australia you've got to try it.
It's so good.
Maybe even as good as Richard's... ;)
Here's a picture for you.
See how the cheese is turning pink? That's beetroot juice.
Yum!
hamburgers
mmmm hamburgers.
REES ran the First Annual Matsumoto English Summer Camp a couple of weeks ago.
At the end of the camp we gave the campers a survey.
One of the questions was 'what was your favourite meal?'
Over 90% of the campers answered 'hamburgers'.
Or rather 'Richard's special American style hamburgers'.
They were good.
Really good.
A sesame bun with mustard on the top and Richard's secret special sauce on the bottom.
Add lettuce, tomato and fried onion.
Add a huge hamburger patty (another Richard's secret special recipe) topped with melted cheese.
Put the lid on and bite into that yummy goodness.
Feeling hungry?
Like to try one for yourself?
Tell Richard!!
Let's see if we can convince Richard to make burgers for the adult REES students too!
A picture of one of Richard's extremely talented burger assistants hard at work. ;)
OK, it's me. :)
REES ran the First Annual Matsumoto English Summer Camp a couple of weeks ago.
At the end of the camp we gave the campers a survey.
One of the questions was 'what was your favourite meal?'
Over 90% of the campers answered 'hamburgers'.
Or rather 'Richard's special American style hamburgers'.
They were good.
Really good.
A sesame bun with mustard on the top and Richard's secret special sauce on the bottom.
Add lettuce, tomato and fried onion.
Add a huge hamburger patty (another Richard's secret special recipe) topped with melted cheese.
Put the lid on and bite into that yummy goodness.
Feeling hungry?
Like to try one for yourself?
Tell Richard!!
Let's see if we can convince Richard to make burgers for the adult REES students too!
A picture of one of Richard's extremely talented burger assistants hard at work. ;)
OK, it's me. :)
2008年7月29日火曜日
Northstar Lodge
Did you hear REES is organising a funfilled English camp for kids?
Did you think 'Wow, wish I was eleven years old so I could go too!'?
Well, you don't have to go too far to have a great time relaxing and enjoying the outdoors and practise your English at the same time.
Last weekend I stayed at Northstar Lodge in Norikura.
The lodge is run by an American Daniel Junker and his family.
Daniel was born and raised right here in Matsumoto.
The staff at the lodge come from all over the world. I spoke to some Americans, a Canadian and a Swedish guy, too- plenty of opportunity to practise English!
But, like the REES kids' camp you want to have some fun while you're there too, right?
Northstar has plenty to do indoors and out and all year round. Check out the website for more details:
http://www.ridenorthstar.com/
Here's some pictures of us having fun there:
Did you think 'Wow, wish I was eleven years old so I could go too!'?
Well, you don't have to go too far to have a great time relaxing and enjoying the outdoors and practise your English at the same time.
Last weekend I stayed at Northstar Lodge in Norikura.
The lodge is run by an American Daniel Junker and his family.
Daniel was born and raised right here in Matsumoto.
The staff at the lodge come from all over the world. I spoke to some Americans, a Canadian and a Swedish guy, too- plenty of opportunity to practise English!
But, like the REES kids' camp you want to have some fun while you're there too, right?
Northstar has plenty to do indoors and out and all year round. Check out the website for more details:
http://www.ridenorthstar.com/
Here's some pictures of us having fun there:
2008年7月7日月曜日
rain rain rain
The rain yesterday was amazing wasn't it?
I was out for a walk when all of a sudden it started raining.
I'm from Australia.
It really doesn't rain very much in Australia.
The average annual rainfall where I`m from is about 500mm
In Matsumoto the average is 1018 mm a year.
That's over double!!
But it's not the highest rainfall at all.
The highest average annual rainfall is in Hawaii.
Mt. Waialeale, on the island Kauai in Hawaii, receives an average of 12,039 mm of rain a year.
Wow. That's a lot of rain!!
I was out for a walk when all of a sudden it started raining.
I'm from Australia.
It really doesn't rain very much in Australia.
The average annual rainfall where I`m from is about 500mm
In Matsumoto the average is 1018 mm a year.
That's over double!!
But it's not the highest rainfall at all.
The highest average annual rainfall is in Hawaii.
Mt. Waialeale, on the island Kauai in Hawaii, receives an average of 12,039 mm of rain a year.
Wow. That's a lot of rain!!
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