Posted: 6 months ago

Long before my bionic knees I visited the Phantom Ranch on a mule.  It was sunny descending to the Ranch but snowing the next day about halfway out of the Canyon. I loved that trip and continue to enjoy staying at the El Tovar waking up to stand on the edge of the canyon at sunrise.

Posted: 6 months ago

On June 1, 2006, I did the Rim-to-Rim hike with a college buddy.  It was 120 degrees at the bottom of the canyon and we could only hike from 4am until about 8:30am.  We would find shade for most of the middle of the day and then resume hiking about 7pm until dark.  While we were on the river, I took a photo that made it to the cover of the US Power Squadron Magazine.  The following link will take you to the photo.

http://coloradorivermag.shutterfly.com/pictures#n_5

Posted: 6 months ago

From Jananese tea(s), American, English, Scottish of Celtic-traditional and Iberian origin, to weight control, exercise and walking the USA grand canyon...WHERE have I been? Only here in Pennsylvania - no world traveler since 2009 when I assisted in a medical clinic in the mountains of Nepal. Ummmm curried rice and Dahl Batt, YUM. That was before the Montreal Rotary Convention.  I have seen so many of you on FB, and the club page! This REALLY makes you more REAL to me..Thank you!

  How excited I am to learn of you "divers", cinematographers, and tea (& whiskey) officianado's too - among the other multi-talented skills of Rotarians. I am again, over-whelmed at how minute my skills and knowledge are coming into this eClub last year, and how just reading has been an "AH-HA" at every time.   Salvation Army Bell Ringing and distributing Rotary dictionaries for a local Rotary just seem to pale in all of your accomplishments! 

 I am a "Red Hat" tea lady and love going to [American-style] teas - I even drag [albeit willingly] my husband along and all the ladies LOVE that he comes to the teas.  Hiro and Bill and all you Japanese tea experts, I have only experienced Japanese Tea in a tea house that served the powdered green tea, whisked to perfection and served with jellied desserts while I sat on my shins from the tea master.  GRUNTING after I had to shimmy my body thru the small door into the tea house... what was that about exercise! Ahhhh yes, DO IT!

  In Scotland prior to the Birmingham Convention we did not visit any tea houses, only the whiskey ones (ha ha) - but next time?.   Thank you so much for this club... the artists - of all types -  the devotion to the improvement of mankind and the documentation of life in Podunk to each of your countries, prevention of illness, dental or ortho surgeries, and drinking tea... what an awesome combination only to mention a few!

Yours in Service, Namaste' & Blessings, Sandy

Posted: 5 months ago

This TEA ROOM forum has 17 pages! That means we talk a lot here in this room! Did you cook good recipes for Christmas? We did...foie gras, oysters, pasta with truffles...and good french wines, of course! But the best part of a meal is...the people with whom we share it! Isn't it? This year, we have innovated : all the Xmas tree decorations were edible: sweeties, pieces of candy, chocolates, marshmallow garlands...delicious! Hope you are all doing well! 

Posted: 5 months ago

Oh Francoise!

Wish I could have been there!!! Possibly a duplicate me! Our member Kim invited me to share an evening of food, drinking and Christmas tree decorating.  So many new people and wonderful conversation. Kin's husband Alan makes a fruitcake and I did not even get to try it.  Kim made three wonderful soups and friends filled her kitchen with food.  Jalapeno poppers, stuffed mushrooms and a pumpkin roll made by one of Kim's teacher friends came close to stealing the show.  Luminarias lined the streets in the nieghborhood, a beautiful Christmas eve tradition here in New Mexico.  Happy New Year to all. ...Frances

Posted: 4 months ago

I write on this forum to contact as many of you...could you, please, send some wonderful recipes, specific recipes of your country, the national dish or dessert...with pictures, if you want ...Thank you very much! See you soon!

Posted: 4 months ago

My country is now Southern Arizona but I cook with many influences.  I found a very good way, by experimenting, to cook eggplant.  Cut the eggplant to several cm thickness (about 1/4" to 1/2").  In a fry pan put some olive oil and some NAM PLA (Thai Fish Sauce) but don't use too much due to it's salty taste.  Cook on both sides until slightly brown or to the tenderness you like.  Place on a dish and use El Pato Salsa Picante or some other spicy sauce you like.  I recommend eating with Japanese rice because it not only cleans the palate it balances the stronger taste of whatever main dish you prepare.

My one rule in cooking....EXPERIMENT!  Happy cooking.

Bill

Posted: 4 months ago

My food is not really great stuff but since I am not doing anything for the next 2 minutes I decided to write another simple one.  

In olive oil (always cook with olive oil - help the Greek and Italian economies and good for you too - and tastes good too) start cooking some well marbled (maybe rib) beef and then use a lot of Kikoman Teriyaki sauce to cook until fairly well done.  Chop into small pieces and put in a salad.  I recommend using some small amount of the remaining juices in the salad as well.  Spices up a nice morning salad, which I recommend for us folks trying to lose weight.

Bill

Posted: 3 months ago

Thank you Bill for this recipe! As you know, I am in Singapore right now and tasting all the asian foods! Tell you soon what is my favorite! May be the Corean one...so good! I will visit the oldest Rotary club in Singapore at noon...See you soon! F.

Posted: 2 months ago

Well! The TEA ROOM, the place to be, is empty...Hello guys! Does anybody want a cup of tea, a beer, a whisky, a cocktail..? or some glass of CHAMPAGNE to drink to our President Carol's birthday!

Happy Birthday Carol!

Jim, I read your comment this week...so,  do you try out  the new recipe every week? You are very consciencious! Are you collecting all these recipes to make a book? 

Bill, are you in Japan or AZ? Chris, where are you? In what ocean, in what country are you shooting?

Ryofu, is your pilgrimage done! Hiro do you have an original rice recipe to share with us?

Terri, you are always doing very interesting things, but those who don't connect to FB, will never know how exciting is your life! Pity!

Sam, Jim, Neil, Thomas, Donna, Fernando, Michael, Richard, Ken, Joe, Allen, the new ones and all of you... come on in the tea room and share a good moment with us..

Posted: 2 months ago

I just had a wonderful cup of tea here in my windowless office, here at the Veterans Hospital, which is a good safe place. If we have a hurricane I get to live here and care for our patients.  With full service electric generators, water wells, we will have air conditioning, food and water if the hurricane comes.  I got on this subject, admiring my bare bones civil servant office because we have had incredible thunder and lightening storms here today, the same weather front going through here that caused all the tornados in Dallas TX.  No tornado warnings here however.  I am a native of Seattle where it rains 32 inches per year.  Here in Biloxi there is average rainfall of over 70 inches.  I think we had most of it last night as rain, thunder and lightening lasted all night, great show. 

Posted: 2 months ago

 Hello John! We heard of the tornados in Texas and we thought of our friends in this country...Hope you take wonderful pics of thunder and lights:) Take care and be safe!

Posted: 2 months ago

Don't do photos when pouring rain and very dark.  Did have our neighborhood spring flowing well this morning about 2 foot wide stream between houses heading to street.  Also a large tortoise in yard probably because of all the water.  Weekend is supposed to be good and should be able to get in a good beach walk.