These photos of the new Porsche were found on the web today.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Spanish and Western influences in Cuban dishes
The Star's article on Chef Pedro
This article is from The Star Online
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Tuesday June 14, 2005
Spanish and Western influences in Cuban dishes
Story and photos by SALINA KHALID
KITES RESTAURANT
Pan Pacific Glenmarie Kuala Lumpur
1 Jalan Usahawan U1/8
Seksyen U1
Shah Alam
Tel: 03-7803 1000 ext 7321
Business Hours: Daily, 6.30am-midnight
The Cuban cuisine promotion ends on June 17
OTHER than its seductive Latin dances and the aromatic cigar, Cuba is also known for its cuisine.
However, when compared with Mexican cuisines, Cuban dishes are comparatively mild.
"We do not use a lot of chilli and spices in our dishes compared with Mexican food", said guest chef Pedro Manuel Reyes Corona. "Since the country is surrounded by water, we use a lot of seafood in our dishes complemented with tomatoes", he added.
The 63-year-old chef will be promoting Cuban cuisine at the hotel until June 17. The food promotion is part of the Festival Cubano, which is a nationwide event celebrated in Cuba.
Corona will feature some of his favourite
Cuban recipes during the promotion
Other than food, the promotion also features cigar-rolling demonstrations and Cuban wines.
Corona hails from Havana, Cuba, and has 30 years of culinary experience. He has worked with many hotels in his home country as well as abroad and has also written a book on Cuban cuisine entitled Nuestra Cocina.
Corona said Cuban cuisine was strongly influenced by its history and so the Spanish and Western influences in its recipes.
"We also eat a lot of Italian dishes like pasta and pizza", Corona said.
Cuban cuisine has many recipes for appetisers.
This dish combines chicken with mayonnaise.
The standard lunch is normally a combination of three to four dishes comprising soup, main dish and dessert. Rice, other than bread, is a staple.
One of the more interesting dishes was the Moros y Cristianos, which is rice mixed with black beans.
The beans have to be boiled for a few hours before they are cooked with the rice.
Spices like cumin and garlic as well as olive oil are included for added flavour, and the olive oil prevents the rice from sticking together.
Also served during the food review was the Creiollo Fried Chicken, which had marinated chicken cuts coated with special ingredients and deep-fried until golden.
Coppelia, which is a Cuban ice-cream brand, is also featured during the promotion, which will highlight different sets of menus.
Cuban icecream Coppelia
The promotion, which is priced at RM50++ per person, is available for dinner only.
This article is from The Star Online
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday June 14, 2005
Spanish and Western influences in Cuban dishes
Story and photos by SALINA KHALID
KITES RESTAURANT
Pan Pacific Glenmarie Kuala Lumpur
1 Jalan Usahawan U1/8
Seksyen U1
Shah Alam
Tel: 03-7803 1000 ext 7321
Business Hours: Daily, 6.30am-midnight
The Cuban cuisine promotion ends on June 17
OTHER than its seductive Latin dances and the aromatic cigar, Cuba is also known for its cuisine.
However, when compared with Mexican cuisines, Cuban dishes are comparatively mild.
"We do not use a lot of chilli and spices in our dishes compared with Mexican food", said guest chef Pedro Manuel Reyes Corona. "Since the country is surrounded by water, we use a lot of seafood in our dishes complemented with tomatoes", he added.
The 63-year-old chef will be promoting Cuban cuisine at the hotel until June 17. The food promotion is part of the Festival Cubano, which is a nationwide event celebrated in Cuba.
Corona will feature some of his favourite
Cuban recipes during the promotion
Other than food, the promotion also features cigar-rolling demonstrations and Cuban wines.
Corona hails from Havana, Cuba, and has 30 years of culinary experience. He has worked with many hotels in his home country as well as abroad and has also written a book on Cuban cuisine entitled Nuestra Cocina.
Corona said Cuban cuisine was strongly influenced by its history and so the Spanish and Western influences in its recipes.
"We also eat a lot of Italian dishes like pasta and pizza", Corona said.
Cuban cuisine has many recipes for appetisers.
This dish combines chicken with mayonnaise.
The standard lunch is normally a combination of three to four dishes comprising soup, main dish and dessert. Rice, other than bread, is a staple.
One of the more interesting dishes was the Moros y Cristianos, which is rice mixed with black beans.
The beans have to be boiled for a few hours before they are cooked with the rice.
Spices like cumin and garlic as well as olive oil are included for added flavour, and the olive oil prevents the rice from sticking together.
Also served during the food review was the Creiollo Fried Chicken, which had marinated chicken cuts coated with special ingredients and deep-fried until golden.
Coppelia, which is a Cuban ice-cream brand, is also featured during the promotion, which will highlight different sets of menus.
Cuban icecream Coppelia
The promotion, which is priced at RM50++ per person, is available for dinner only.
Master Chef Pedro Reyes Corona
The Star's article on Chef Pedro
Corona will feature some of his favourite
Cuban recipes during the promotion
Cuban icecream Coppelia
Cuban cuisine has many recipes for appetisers.
This dish combines chicken with mayonnaise.
Corona will feature some of his favourite
Cuban recipes during the promotion
Cuban icecream Coppelia
Cuban cuisine has many recipes for appetisers.
This dish combines chicken with mayonnaise.
Monday, June 13, 2005
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June 11, 2005
Heaven's Asphalt
Heaven's Asphalt
Read: Revelation 21:14-21
The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. —Revelation 21:21
Revelation 21:14-21 (New International Version)
14The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a]in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits[b] thick,[c] by man's measurement, which the angel was using. 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
The story is told about a miner who struck gold and carried his bag of nuggets with him everywhere. One day he died and went to heaven, still carrying his precious nuggets. When he arrived, an angel asked him why he was carrying asphalt. "This isn't asphalt," he explained, "it's gold." To which the angel replied, "On earth it's called gold, but here in heaven we use it to pave our streets."
Granted, this is just a funny story. But it prompts us to think about what we consider valuable—and what is truly valuable to God.
What impresses me most about Revelation 21 is the description of heaven's street: It is "pure gold, like transparent glass" (v.21). We value gold as being the most precious of metals, and we use it to make our most prized possessions. In heaven it will be what we walk on. What a reversal!
The things we prize here on earth will not be so highly valued in heaven—the unnecessary things we buy and collect, stock portfolios and bank accounts, admiration and fame. When the time comes to bid earth goodbye, what value will they have?
Earthly possessions are temporary. Remember, our true wealth is in heaven. —Vernon Grounds
The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. —Revelation 21:21
Revelation 21:14-21 (New International Version)
14The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a]in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits[b] thick,[c] by man's measurement, which the angel was using. 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
The story is told about a miner who struck gold and carried his bag of nuggets with him everywhere. One day he died and went to heaven, still carrying his precious nuggets. When he arrived, an angel asked him why he was carrying asphalt. "This isn't asphalt," he explained, "it's gold." To which the angel replied, "On earth it's called gold, but here in heaven we use it to pave our streets."
Granted, this is just a funny story. But it prompts us to think about what we consider valuable—and what is truly valuable to God.
What impresses me most about Revelation 21 is the description of heaven's street: It is "pure gold, like transparent glass" (v.21). We value gold as being the most precious of metals, and we use it to make our most prized possessions. In heaven it will be what we walk on. What a reversal!
The things we prize here on earth will not be so highly valued in heaven—the unnecessary things we buy and collect, stock portfolios and bank accounts, admiration and fame. When the time comes to bid earth goodbye, what value will they have?
Earthly possessions are temporary. Remember, our true wealth is in heaven. —Vernon Grounds
The way into heaven could not thus be bought;
The blood of the cross is my only foundation,
The death of my Savior redemption hath wrought. —Gray
Those who lay up treasures in heaven are the richest people on earth
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Kuala Lumpur - Briefly
Kuala Lumpur - the capital of Malaysia, is a city with a population of about 3 million people.
In Malay, "kuala" means "confluence of two rivers" and "lumpur" means "muddy". The city started in 1857 when 87 miners came here in search of tin. With the discovery of this metal, immigrants from the surrounding areas flooded to the new mining town and settlements were quickly set up. Two distinct parts of the city can be seen till today: the European part (with its organised and costlier setup) and the Oriental part (largely congested and haphazardly built, consisting of Chinatown and Little India).
Kuala Lumpur: "Muddy River Confluence"
Sultan Abdul Samad Building: "Present day Palace of Justice"
From a mining settlement, Kuala Lumpur rapidly grew till today it is the location of the tallest twin buildings in the world (the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 metres high). Tin was eventually replaced by petroleum as an important revenue earner of the country starting in the 1980s.
Petronas Twin Towers: "The Most Prominent Building of Malaysia"
In Malay, "kuala" means "confluence of two rivers" and "lumpur" means "muddy". The city started in 1857 when 87 miners came here in search of tin. With the discovery of this metal, immigrants from the surrounding areas flooded to the new mining town and settlements were quickly set up. Two distinct parts of the city can be seen till today: the European part (with its organised and costlier setup) and the Oriental part (largely congested and haphazardly built, consisting of Chinatown and Little India).
Kuala Lumpur: "Muddy River Confluence"
Sultan Abdul Samad Building: "Present day Palace of Justice"
From a mining settlement, Kuala Lumpur rapidly grew till today it is the location of the tallest twin buildings in the world (the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 metres high). Tin was eventually replaced by petroleum as an important revenue earner of the country starting in the 1980s.
Petronas Twin Towers: "The Most Prominent Building of Malaysia"
Monday, June 06, 2005
KL Twin Towers
KL Twin Towers
Photo taken of the Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur today 06 June, 2005 at about 1800 hrs.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Opening Ceremony of Paintings Exhibition
An official opening ceremony for the exhibiting of Cuban paintings was held on the early evening of 01 June, 2005 at the 1 Utama Shopping Complex in Bandar Utama, Kuala Lumpur.
Dato' G Palanivel, the deputy minister in the Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development who spoke 'off the cuff' at the event was the Guest of Honour. Also present among the number of distinguished guests were the Crown Prince of Negri Sembilan, His Highness Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Ambassador of Cuba to Malaysia, HE Pedro Munzon Barata and a Minister from Cuba, HE Bernand who is on a working visit to Malaysia.
The exhibition is to showcase a number of paintings by a renowned Cuban artist, Gilberto Frometa. The exhibition, open to the public, will be from the 01 to 08 June, 2005.
see photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/herbwong
Dato' G Palanivel, the deputy minister in the Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development who spoke 'off the cuff' at the event was the Guest of Honour. Also present among the number of distinguished guests were the Crown Prince of Negri Sembilan, His Highness Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Ambassador of Cuba to Malaysia, HE Pedro Munzon Barata and a Minister from Cuba, HE Bernand who is on a working visit to Malaysia.
The exhibition is to showcase a number of paintings by a renowned Cuban artist, Gilberto Frometa. The exhibition, open to the public, will be from the 01 to 08 June, 2005.
see photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/herbwong
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Cocktail from Cuba
Cocktail de Don Pedro
- 10 egg yolks
2 cans (12 oz.) evaporated milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 bottle Cuban rum
3 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Mix all the ingredients together, then chill overnight
Cuban Cooking
La Cocina Cubana
http://www.salsa-in-cuba.com/images/fotos/varios/cocina_cuba.jpg
http://www.salsa-in-cuba.com/images/fotos/varios/cocina_cuba.jpg
Mucha de la cocina cubana se apoya sobre algunos ingredientes básicos. Una base de salsa de tomate, los frijoles negros, los tubérculos (algunos tan exóticos como la yuca, la malanga o el ñame) y el sofrito conforman la base sobre la que se construye la cocina cubana. El sofrito es una fritura rápida de cebolla, pimiento verde, ajo, oregano y pimienta en aceite de oliva, y lo que da el sabor típico a muchos platos cubanos.
A pesar de que los cubanos están habituados a una mesa pantagruélica, ésta es una cocina saludable, en la que las frituras y las salsas cremosas y pesadas ocupan un lugar secundario. Un desayuno cubano típico consiste en rodajas de pan mojadas en café con leche, una combinación de café fuerte y leche tibia. Las dos comidas del día, el almuerzo y la cena, están compuestas por una mesa llena de comida, generalmente con platos en que se combinan arroz blanco, frijoles y otras legumbres, carnes y ensaladas.
Aquí encontrará un pequeño recetario de comidas cubanas, con algunos de los más sabrosos platos de esta gastronomía caribeña:
* Entradas
* Carnes
* Postres
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