Bertrand Russell

"The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection."

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Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Eric Kaplan

"Ah! Memory impairment: the free prize at the bottom of every vodka bottle!"

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John Ruskin

"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."

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We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are

Đọc và học các câu nói hay từ người nổi tiếng là 1 cách nâng cao vốn từ vựng và mở rộng kiến thức.

Paul Fix

"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."


John Ruskin

"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package."


Peter Ustinov

"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."

Honore de Balzac

"Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other."


Jean-Paul Sartre

"We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact."


Albert Einstein

"To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself."


Fran Lebowitz

"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine."


Thomas H. Huxley "Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club."

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Paul Fix

"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."

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James Reston

"This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim."

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Honore de Balzac

"Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other."

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Cha Hue – Hue Style Vietnamese Ham

Guest Post from Ravenous Couple
Vietnamese hams, or chả is ubiquitous part of Vietnamese cuisine. But like many Vietnamese dishes, the people of each region add special touches to a dish and call it their own. And it’s no different with chả Huế, a relative unknown compared with chả lụa. This ham originates from Huế, the ancestral capital of Vietnam and is often eaten as a snack and as a meat topping to the classic bún bò Huế soup. In fact, we’re always a tad disappointed when we don’t get a nugget of chả Huế in our soup. Why so? Well, to the generically mild pork paste giò sống, a generous amount of minced garlic and cracked pepper corns are added, transforming a typically mild chả into one with a delicious kick.





You can make your own pork paste or buy them premade in the frozen or refrigerated section of your Vietnamese market. Individually wrapped and steamed in banana leaves, these make for great gifts when visiting friends or relatives, especially with the Lunar new year, Tet, right around the corner. Here’s a short video on how to roll chả Huế.



Chả Huế

Yield: 10
Ingredients:

• 1 lb raw pork paste (giò sống)
• 1 tbs of coarsely cracked white or black peppercorns
• 1 head of garlic finely minced
• 1/2 tbs sugar
• 1/2 ts fish sauce
• ~10-12 sheets of 4 x 6 inch banana leaves and thin 6x 1/4 inch banana leaf strips to tie

Directions:

Prepare your steamer. Combine all the ingredients into a mixing bowl until well incorporated. You can pinch off 1/2 ts and microwave it for about 30s and season to taste. Add more garlic and/or peppercorns if you like it more spicy.

Place about 1 heaping tbs of mixture onto one end of the banana leaf. Fold over the side edges and roll the pork mixture. Seal with the banana strip by giving it several twists and tuck the loose ends under. See video above.

Steam for 10 minutes, or until thoroughly cooked. Enjoyed immediately or at room temperature.

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