Chocolates

I love chocolates. My husband loves it too! Check out photo below. See? He is enjoying the chocolate fountain. Did you know that Chocolates are made from plants? Does it mean chocolates contain many of the health benefits of dark vegetables? Yes! Chocolates provide flavonoids, which acts as antioxidants. These antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals. Free radicals can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Love your dark chocolates too. It helps relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide, and balance certain hormones in the body.

Versailles France

My nephew is now living in France. Anytime we wish to go there, we can stay in their house. Indeed, we are planning to visit them late next year. I want to visit Versailles France, the former de facto capital of the kingdom of France. Versailles is now a wealthy suburb of Paris.

My nephew sent me some photos of Versailles France. And I would like to share here in my blog. Next time, I will be sharing photos fresh from my camera.

Best Holidays For Teens

I just would like to share the best holidays for teens.

1. Sailing-Boat
Sailing is a fun getaway during summer. Why not at Lake Tahoe? Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in the United States. Its depth is 514 m making it America's second-deepest. The lake is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides.

2. Survivor Camp
Want fun and enjoyable summer try survivor camp? You can try Survivor Boot Camp in Canada or in Australia! They have certified trainers who are passionate about health and fitness. They are here to encourage and motivate you in a supportive small group setting. With personal attention, you will accelerate towards your personal goal! They keep you accountable throughout their 4 or 6 week Boot Camp Program and they encourage you to compete only against yourself.

3. Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a sailboard, usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. This is ideal for the people who love water. There are lots offering summer kids camp and for teens too. You can also try also North Beach Windsurfing School in Tampa Bay Florida that provides Tampa Bay Windsurfing Lessons, Tampa Bay Windsurfing Instruction and Tampa Bay Windsurfing Rentals for beginners, intermediates, up to advanced Windsurfers.

Japanese Ice Cream

We all know that ice cream is a frozen dessert that is loved by everybody. The image below is a Japanese ice cream I have eaten while I was in Japan before. Well Japan has a fine history of taking Western products and producing innovative new versions. Indeed, they have gone too far with ice cream.



Have you tried eating these ice creams, like abalone (shellfish), basashi (raw horse meat), brown rice, cherry blossom, curry, charcoal, chicken wings, deep sea water, dried kelp (seaweed), garlic, goat, lettuce, natto (fermented soy beans), noodle, oyster, persimmon, potato, red wine, sesame, shark fin, spinach, stout (beer), tulip, wasabi, whale, and wheat?

Tempura

Do you like crispy Tempura? Tempura is usually termed for the popular Japanese dish of deep fried battered meats, seafood, or vegetables. Shown below is my favorite tempura, deep fried seafood!



Well, it is not so hard to make delicious tempura at home. As a matter of fact, you can easily found all the ingredients at your grocery stores.

Here I want to share the basic steps for cooking tempura:

1. You must first prepare the ingredients you prefer like vegetable, seafood, banana or anything you like.
2. Make the tempura batter.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350F degree.
4. Lightly dip ingredients in batter and immediately fry them until crisp. Take note that it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood.
5. Drain tempura on a rack.
6. Serve right away with tempura dipping sauce, which is called tentsuyu, or salt.

Remember that tempura is best served when hot.