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Beef Chow Mein

Ingredients

For the beef

• 1/2 pound flank steak thinly sliced

• 1/4 teaspoon sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

For the chow mein

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 6 ounces dry chow mein noodles

• 1/2 cup yellow onion thinly sliced

• 1/2 cup carrots shredded or julienned

• 1/4 cup celery thinly sliced

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 1 cup shredded cabbage

• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

• 1/4 cup low sodium beef broth

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1/4 cup sliced green onion tops (only the dark green part)

• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For the beef

1. Place the flank steak, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and cornstarch in a bowl. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.

For the chow mein

1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil; add the chow mein noodles and cook according to package instructions.

2. Preheat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.

3. Add the steak in a single layer. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until browned.

4. Remove the steak from the pan and cover to keep warm. Add the onions, carrots and celery to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or until just softened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

5. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

6. Add the beef, noodles and cabbage to the pan. Toss to combine.

7. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sugar, beef broth, cornstarch and sesame oil. Add the sauce to the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 minute.

8. Stir until sauce evenly coats the noodles. Add the green onion tops and cook for 1-2 more minutes, until green onions and cabbage are wilted. Serve immediately.

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King & His Servant

    

King & His Servant

The late king of a known Kingdom had ten wild dogs.

He used them to torture and eat any of his servants who made a mistake.

One of the servants gave an opinion which was wrong, and the king didn't like it at all.

So he ordered that the servant be thrown to the dogs.

The servant said, “I served you for ten years, and you do this to me? Please give me ten days before throwing me to those dogs!” The king agreed.

In those ten days, the servant went to the guard who looks after the dogs and told him he would like to serve the dogs for the next ten days.

The guard was baffled but agreed, and the servant started feeding the dogs, cleaning for them, bathing them, and providing all sorts of comfort for them.

When the ten days were over, the king ordered that the servant be thrown to the dogs for his punishment.

When he was thrown in, we were all amazed to see the ravenous dogs only licking the feet of the servant!

The king, baffled at what he was seeing, said, ”What has happened to my dogs?”

The servant replied, “I served the dogs for only ten days, and they didn't forget my service

Yet I served you for a whole ten years and you forgot all, at my first mistake!”

The king realised his mistake and ordered the servant to be set free.

Moral of the story: message to all those who forget the good things a person did for them as soon as the person makes a mistake towards them.

Don't put out the history that is filled with good because of a mistake you don't like.

Hope I made sense?

Food for thought!

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Iconic Dresses on Display

The Lobster-dress (1937)
Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli with the Lobster-motif by Salvador Dali. On the right the infamous Wallis Simpson wearing the dress

Wallis in another Schiaparelli design from the summer of 1937.

Balenciaga is inspired by the 'Portrait of Maria del Rosario de Silva

 and Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba', Painted by Ignacio Zuloaga.

Yves Saint Laurent

House of Balenciaga

Grace Kelly

House of Chanel

                                          Charles James' "Butterfly" dress, 1955

“Simplicity carried to an extreme, becomes elegance.” – Jon Franklin

 

“Elegance is not being noticed, it’s about being remembered.” – Giorgio Armani

“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.” – Coco Chanel

“Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. It’s how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.” – Carolina Herrera

“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland

“Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.” – Paulo Coelho

“True elegance becomes more so as it approaches simplicity.” – Henry Ward Beecher

Nana Mouskouri: Even now

As we pass the halfway mark of our lives,