Sticky Rice with Mango
2 cups sticky rice, soaked overnight
2 cups coconut cream
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
2 mangoes, sliced into strips
sesame seeds, toasted
Steam rice for 15 minutes. Mix coconut cream and sugar until dissolved.
Stir half of the mixture into the sticky rice.
Scoop rice mixture onto dishes and top with sliced mangoes.
Garnish with sesame seeds.
Serve remaining coconut sauce on the side.
Makes 4.
Steve and I have just returned from a visit to one of our favorite places in the world. The Bay Area. Eight days of a break from the Midwestern heat, visiting with college friends some,we had not seen in almost 30 years, and spending the final days of our stay with Teddy and Gigi.
The only hiccup in our plans was the difficulty we experienced with airlines but I won't go into that. Needless to say, travelers these days experience a variety of situations related to getting to where they have to go.
Our stay in Salinas was filled with multicultural meals. Mexican, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and seafood. Hey, we were by the water, we HAD to have seafood. Reacquainting ourselves with Raja and Deanne ,who generously housed us during our stay, seeing Stella and getting to know her son, and of course,Carol, who has come to Galena to visit and naturally, it was good to see her. Of course, we thought of Liz and Charlie who were unable to join us due to family emergencies.
Our visit with our UP friends started out with shopping in Gilroy (the garlic capital- yes, the smell of garlic permeates all over). We even got to eat garlic ice cream; which was very good. Raja took us to Point Lobos and we walked along the coastal bluffs. Saw all sorts of sea and bird life. Then on to San Juan Bautista Mission. It had this wonderful old church that smelled like the churches in the Philippines when we were growing up. Some of the tiles on the floor had footprints of animals that had stepped in it when the tiles were formed all those years ago. The flowers in the gardens were beautiful and the cemetery in the back was intriguing. Along the back of this mission runs the San Andreas Fault.We also spend a whole day at the Monterey Aquarium. We saw all the various feedings throughout the day. We also observed Samuel (Stella's 11 year old son) enjoy his first scuba diving lesson in the tidal pool.
Raja graciously took us back to San Mateo so Steve and I could resume our visit with Teddy and Gigi.We had actually started out with them and Teddy (and Gigi) drove us to Gilroy. They took us around Half Moon Bay and there, I sat on the beach for maybe five minutes. (It was cold.)Then, we walked along very high cliffs overlooking the ocean where the trees are bent permanently in the direction of the wind. That was really cool.Gigi drove us to Pescadero, a small town they like very much. I liked it too with its off the beaten path feeling.
We took the train in to San Francisco and had a to-die-for meal of dimsum in Chinatown. I still dream of the shrimp dimsum. Chinatown was filled with people going about their daily lives. If I didn't know better, I would have thought we were in Hong Kong or China.
Our last night, Gigi cooked a delicious homemade soup along with a dish she created with orange chicken. Stephen Labrador joined us and we talked to Chesca via computer video.
Teddy, Gigi, and Steve had to test their patience while they waited for me to get some major dental work out of the way too. Thanks, Jit. I won't go into it. All I will say is: my lower teeth are beautiful!
On our last afternoon, Gigi took me to see her school. I think she and I were mentally preparing ourselves for school to start. Granted we work with different aged students, yet the mental preparation is the same for many of us educators. Her school has a lot of green space, something our school lacks partly because of our northern climate. Her classroom is large and open with lots of counter and storage space (is the grass greener on the other side?)I got to meet the librarians and one of the teachers she collaborates with. It was nice getting to see a California school.
Steve and I arrived back home to find our house still standing. Our son (left alone for the first time as a teenager) unharmed and unhurt from football. He had strong support people to rely on while we were gone.
California is lovely and I think I could live there if I could have a garden. In the mean time, I'll keep gardening where I am. Ok, I'll teach too.
2 cups coconut cream
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
2 mangoes, sliced into strips
sesame seeds, toasted
Steam rice for 15 minutes. Mix coconut cream and sugar until dissolved.
Stir half of the mixture into the sticky rice.
Scoop rice mixture onto dishes and top with sliced mangoes.
Garnish with sesame seeds.
Serve remaining coconut sauce on the side.
Makes 4.
Steve and I have just returned from a visit to one of our favorite places in the world. The Bay Area. Eight days of a break from the Midwestern heat, visiting with college friends some,we had not seen in almost 30 years, and spending the final days of our stay with Teddy and Gigi.
The only hiccup in our plans was the difficulty we experienced with airlines but I won't go into that. Needless to say, travelers these days experience a variety of situations related to getting to where they have to go.
Our stay in Salinas was filled with multicultural meals. Mexican, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and seafood. Hey, we were by the water, we HAD to have seafood. Reacquainting ourselves with Raja and Deanne ,who generously housed us during our stay, seeing Stella and getting to know her son, and of course,Carol, who has come to Galena to visit and naturally, it was good to see her. Of course, we thought of Liz and Charlie who were unable to join us due to family emergencies.
Our visit with our UP friends started out with shopping in Gilroy (the garlic capital- yes, the smell of garlic permeates all over). We even got to eat garlic ice cream; which was very good. Raja took us to Point Lobos and we walked along the coastal bluffs. Saw all sorts of sea and bird life. Then on to San Juan Bautista Mission. It had this wonderful old church that smelled like the churches in the Philippines when we were growing up. Some of the tiles on the floor had footprints of animals that had stepped in it when the tiles were formed all those years ago. The flowers in the gardens were beautiful and the cemetery in the back was intriguing. Along the back of this mission runs the San Andreas Fault.We also spend a whole day at the Monterey Aquarium. We saw all the various feedings throughout the day. We also observed Samuel (Stella's 11 year old son) enjoy his first scuba diving lesson in the tidal pool.
Raja graciously took us back to San Mateo so Steve and I could resume our visit with Teddy and Gigi.We had actually started out with them and Teddy (and Gigi) drove us to Gilroy. They took us around Half Moon Bay and there, I sat on the beach for maybe five minutes. (It was cold.)Then, we walked along very high cliffs overlooking the ocean where the trees are bent permanently in the direction of the wind. That was really cool.Gigi drove us to Pescadero, a small town they like very much. I liked it too with its off the beaten path feeling.
We took the train in to San Francisco and had a to-die-for meal of dimsum in Chinatown. I still dream of the shrimp dimsum. Chinatown was filled with people going about their daily lives. If I didn't know better, I would have thought we were in Hong Kong or China.
Our last night, Gigi cooked a delicious homemade soup along with a dish she created with orange chicken. Stephen Labrador joined us and we talked to Chesca via computer video.
Teddy, Gigi, and Steve had to test their patience while they waited for me to get some major dental work out of the way too. Thanks, Jit. I won't go into it. All I will say is: my lower teeth are beautiful!
On our last afternoon, Gigi took me to see her school. I think she and I were mentally preparing ourselves for school to start. Granted we work with different aged students, yet the mental preparation is the same for many of us educators. Her school has a lot of green space, something our school lacks partly because of our northern climate. Her classroom is large and open with lots of counter and storage space (is the grass greener on the other side?)I got to meet the librarians and one of the teachers she collaborates with. It was nice getting to see a California school.
Steve and I arrived back home to find our house still standing. Our son (left alone for the first time as a teenager) unharmed and unhurt from football. He had strong support people to rely on while we were gone.
California is lovely and I think I could live there if I could have a garden. In the mean time, I'll keep gardening where I am. Ok, I'll teach too.
posted by Charissa at 3:38 PM
4 Comments:
I will try this recipe...It sounds good...and because you talked abt seafood and dimsum, I think I will go out and look for some...Yum
Sounds like you had a great time.
Good for you.
I miss you!
You are welcome anytime! While our b&b is "quaint", you never are bored or hungry.
Good luck with the new school year.
it did sound like fun.
glad you and macalilif were able to get away together.
it hs been a long time since you've jammed with your college friends.
happy for you.
next year, i am in.
nice trip charissa, and happy you got to eat sleep be merry with your friends, family and squeeze in dental work too
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