Saturday, March 24, 2012

Two-bedroom Penthouse in Hong Kong for Sell

Hong Kong is a beautiful place to live in. It has elegant houses and apartment, some of them with panoramic views. One of those residences is a two-bedroom penthouse that offers beautiful views of the Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbor. The penthouse has been renovated only a year ago, now featuring a stylish modern interior.







The living room is spacious and includes a home theater system. Moreover, on one of the walls there’s a giant light box which can be used to display any image at the owner's choice. All the furniture included in the price tag. This penthouse is available for the price of $1.7 million (HK$13.5 million) as in today's date.

Small Apartment Interior Design in Singapore

Just because an apartment in small this doesn’t mean you have to give up style and fun. Of course, you’ll have to take into consideration some limits but you can feel free to use your imagination and creativity to come up with an original interior design. Let’s take a look at this beautiful apartment in Singapore. It could be used as inspiration by all those who feel limited by the dimensions of their apartments.










DIY Photo Lamps That Preserves Memories And Light Up Your Home

Do you want to preserve some memories of your travels abroad in a cute way? If so, then these table-top lamps is a perfect solution for you. Of course you can also make similar lamps with great images from internet but they will turn out much better with your own taste. On the second picture you can find what you need to complete this project. Have fun!

Amazing DIY Lamp Of A Waste Bin

 Amazing lamp of a waste bin done with your own hands? Of course, it’s possible.

Wire Waste Basket
You’ll need a wire waste basket, scrapes of fabric of beautiful color and pattern, a “hemma” cord set from Ikea. You can do it very easily: snip out a space to feed the cord through.















Cut strips of fabric to weave and wrap around basket. Weave fabric strip through basket about every 6 inches.

“Hemma” Cord Set from Ikea
Gives of a pinky glow and some pretty shadows. That should scare away any monsters. I can’t imagine a simpler lamp to craft and a thing that would be easier to create.

Have fun!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Nasi Lemak


Nasi lemak is a dish that’s beloved by all. The simplicity of fragrant coconut cream rice with a good spicy-sweet sambal is the basis of great enjoyment that transcends race. Nasi lemak is a malay name of "spicy coconut rice". There is even a movie in Malaysia that’s chosen Nasi Lemak 2.0 as its name, and it speaks about uniting cultures. “Individually they are peanuts, anchovies and boil eggs, put all together they make nasi lemak,” said one actress.

Nasi lemak "Malay Style": the malays used to be a breakfast ritual for the Malays, but is now eaten even for lunch and supper. The Malay style remains simple and uncluttered. The rice can be very humble local broken rice, but the coconut fragrance and spicy sambal tumis more than make up for it. The supporting cast of crispy anchovies, peanuts, fried or boiled egg, fried ikan kuning and cucumber also help to make it stellar. Some Malay or Indonesian stalls may amp it up with fried chicken wings, achar (pickles), and sweet-and-spicy mermaid fish, but the general version just has the few regular ingredients.

Nasi lemak "Chinese Style": the chinese have adopted nasi lemak with great passion, but have practically turned it into a variant of “chye peng” (rice with dishes). At Chinese stalls, you’ll often see a mind-boggling array of side dishes. Fried slices of luncheon meat, sausages, fish cake, fried eggs with runny yolks, stir-fried vegetables, otah, sambal squid/prawns and even curries. Everything goes with coconut rice!

However, the coconut rice tends to be less or “lemak” or rich, and the sambal leans towards sweet rather than spicy. While both Malays and Chinese like a certain sweetness in their sambal, the Chinese in general have a lower tolerance for chili heat. So the Chinese sambal tends not to be as spicy as the traditional ones cooked by Malay families.

Well, such cultural variations only spice up our enjoyment of this dish. Whether it is simply packed in banana leaf, or sold with an entire entourage of side dishes, there’s no denying that as a cheap and tasty meal, nasi lemak is here to stay.

Tomato Salad

Here is a recipe for one of the tastiest tomato salads around and easy to make. I recommend honey tomatoes as they are sweet, juicy and totally yummy. If you can’t find them, cherry tomatoes also work well with this salad. The ideal tomato for this salad is sweet and very ripe!



What you need:

  • One handful of red honey tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
  • One handful of golden honey tomatoes or golden cherry tomatoes
  • Two cloves of garlic – grated
  • Handful of sweet basil leaves (Italian not Thai)
  • A very generous pouring of good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt (Available at Cold Storage or at Supermarkets)
  • Black pepper
This salad can be prepared in under 10 minutes, from worktop to table. It can also be made a few hours ahead, if you do this and place the salad in the fridge make sure to serve it at room temperature – not cold.
The quality of the extra virgin olive oil is very important, and the olive oils does lend a lot to the salad in terms of taste. There are some great Italian and Spanish olive oils available, try to chose an olive oil that is rich in colour and looks thick in the bottle – do not go for a pale and watery version for this salad. The olive oil I use has a greenish tone, a rich and slightly peppery taste and smells delicious.

Method
  • Wash the tomatoes and chop in half the larger ones, no need to chop all of them up! Wash and roughly chop the basil – do not include the stems, mainly for aesthetic purposes. Place into bowl with the tomatoes, peel and grate the two clove of garlic and add.
  • Next pour over a generous amount of the olive oil, this is not an exact science and is best judged by eye. Make sure the tomatoes are coated, so the whole bowl of tomato salad is glistening with the oil. Glistening, but not drowning in it!
  • Finally sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and the sea salt. Have a little taste and add more as required.
This is a salad that works really well as a side dish or as a stand-alone meal. For a side dish you could pair it with grilled chicken or fish. Enjoy!