More Sole

Pan-fried sole with onion, salt, pepper and basil, a squeeze of lemon and some cilantro.
Brown rice
Romaine lettuce lightly stir-fried.



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Rice Noodle & Chicken Stir-fry

Rice Noodle Stir-fry, with baby bok choy, onions and chicken, sea salt, pepper and a bit of sesame oil.



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An Apple

I read this from Borra's e-world blog and thought I'd share it with you.

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Arnav asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, “Four!”

The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen properly,” she thought. She repeated, “Arnav, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacher’s face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four…”

The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. She remembered that Arnav liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn’t like apples and that is making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”

Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, “Three?”

The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”

Promptly Arnav answered, “Four!”

The teacher was aghast. “How Arnav, how?” she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.

In a voice that was low and hesitating young Arnav replied, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.”

“When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect. Don’t think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen with a predetermined notion.”

Tom yum sole

Made by my husband~

Tom yum: lime, tomato, onion, chilli powder, ginger, garlic, lemon
Sole
Bok Choy
Brown Rice






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Club for five

Here is an awesome a capella group from Finland.
http://www.clubforfive.fi/eng/

Sort-of Pizza

I really wanted pizza, but couldn't have dough with gluten, wheat, eggs or yeast or cheese.
What can one do? My husband and I tried to make our own dough.

Dough: Used rice flour, water, salt, yeast substitute (baking soda and lemon juice), and egg substitute (ground flax seeds and water).
Toppings: Tomato paste mixed with oregano, rosemary, thyme, stevia (natural sweetener), olives, onions, chicken and some cilantro. Yes, we love cilantro^^



The outcome? The crust was on the chewy side, but not bad for a 2nd attempt. My first attempt produced a crust that was hard and bitter. I didn't use any yeast or egg substitute then.
Pizza is never really pizza without the cheese, but I'm content for now.


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Sweet Chicken

This dish was also made by my husband^^

Chicken: Seasoned with ginger, green onion, pepper, and agave nectar.
Brown rice
Romaine lettuce




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