Posts Tagged 'fish'
Living Social’s $3bn valuation – profiting from the growth of social
Living Social , the daily deals service that claims to have popularised the fish pedicure in the UK, has been valued at more than $3bn in a new round of funding that raises an additional $400m for the site. Photo by Sébastien Michel on Flickr. Some rights reserved As sharply observed by All Things Digital reporter Kara Swisher at SXSW , “There’s not enough rat holes to stuff all the money from …
Satori: Congolese Tilapia Fillet
Satori: Congolese Tilapia Fillet In this Congolese cuisine satori, an attempt at duplicating a famous dish of the Lokele fishermen of Kisangani, I used the following ingredients: 0.86 lb of farm raised Tilapia Fillet (this would serve at the most 2 people; and before anything, fry the fish–after rubbing it with the HerbSalt mentioned below–and put it in a container, while saving the oil used for the main cooking event) Olive oil (I can't find palm oil); Chopped onions, fresh red and green peppers; Tomato paste; One Plantain (you could also get a manioc at the nearest tropical food store); Chopped carrots and mushrooms; Pepitas seeds (to pan-fry and ground to flour in a small marble mortar; this is the closest you can get to gourd seeds unavailable in the US, to my knowledge); HerbSalt blend for Seafood and Vegetables (to rub on the fish before frying it: having used it, you don't need to add salt); Crushed Red Pepper; Thyme; Garlic Herb; Marjoram. This is all the stuff you need. I also showed a tube of precooked Polenta, which in the USA, is as close as you can get to the Congolese Chikwangue (just slice the Polenta and microwave it for 1 minute to obtain a good ersatz of our beloved Kwanga). Oh, I forgot: you first need to get a connection to Radio Okapi on the net, then hook it up onto your stereo system, and let good Congolese music blast through while you start your operations as Zika looks on. This dish is best consumed with a cold beer, here a Samuel Adams would do as subsitute for cold Primus or … From: debulamb Views: 11128 8 ratings Time: 08:15 More in Travel & Events
ABC unveils new cast of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (USA Today)
For fans, one of the allures of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars is tracking the fish-out-of-water element among celebrity contestants. And of course, the transformation by entertainers, athletes and business tycoons from tangle foot to ballroom hoofer. Heading into its ninth season, the show is about to test the boundaries of both celebrity and dancing ability.
