Oriental Beef with green beans



This week's recipe is taken from the American Academy International Cook Book, and was supplied by my very dear friend Debra Mc Kay.  Our Cook Book is due for release in September 2012.

Oriental Beef with green beans

Ingredients

500g Fillet of beef
2tbsp Oyster suce
1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
Splash Light Soy sauce
Pinch of sugar
Sea salt and black pepper
handful of green beans (blanched for 3 minutes)
1 Red chilli (deseeded and sliced)
2-3 small cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp Groundnut or sunflower oil

Method

1.  Marinade beef in 1 tbsp dark soy sauce and 1 tbsp of oyster sauce for 30minutes
2.  Heat wok until smoking hot - then add oil
3.  Add beef and stir fry for 1 minute
4.  Add garlic, chilli and blanched green beans
5.  Add remaining oyster sauce and a good splash of light soy sauce
6.  Stir fry for a further 5 minutes (don't over do it!!)

Serve with egg fried rice - delish!!


Egg fried rice

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 eggs
2spring onions, finely chopped
2 tsp soy sauce
100g rice, cooked according to packet instructions
1/2 tsp sesame oil


Method

1.  Heat the oil in a wok until smoking then add the eggs and cook them, stirring vigorously until they are set.
2.  Add spring onion and soy sauce and stir-fry for two minutes.
3.  Add the cooked rice and sesame oil, stir-fry for a further two minutes
4.  Place the egg-fried rice into a bowl and serve immediately


Enjoy!
Marilyn x

Just So Crafty Ladies Pottery Evening


Just So Crafty are pleased to announce that they are holding a Ladies Pottery Evening.

Date: Thursday 13th September
Time: 7.30pm

There will be Wine, Nibbles and Giggles supplied, just come along with a friend and spend an enjoyable evening painting your own pottery piece in the beautiful courtyard.

A fun relaxing evening for ladies only! booking essential....

Contact numbers: 24647750 / 96396784

Little Muse Theatre

When: Every fortnight

Where: 8 Markou Drakou Street, Larnaca (directly opposite American Academy Junior School)

Time: 9.30am-11am.


Storytelling theatre for young children and parents alike, bringing a treasure trove of stories to life with lots of improvisation songs and audience participation. There is also an art & craft activity based on theme of story.
The suitcase is waiting to be opened, all you need to bring is your imagination…
Little Antidote Theatre & Suitcase Full of Stories is also available for Birthday Bookings which includes:
• an oral telling of a story based on an agreed theme such as princesses, pirates, faeries, dragons, knights etc.
• the children then get the chance to enjoy a craft activity, making an item relevant to the story, for example a princess’ hat or a knight’s shield
• finally, we will act out the story again with lots of improvisation and participation from the children.
Such a session will typically last between 60-90 mins. Such parties would be suitable for children under 7yrs
If you are interested in more information about Suitcase full of Stories or booking a birthday party then please call Catherine on 96216435

Larnaka Municipality Press Release 6th -12th August 2012

This weekly press release is part of an effort to inform our citizens and the public in general about the activities of our Municipality.

Cultural Events

For more information call the Larnaca Municipality Cultural Department on 24657745 or 24629333

Construction work

The Department of Construction of the Municipality of Larnaca informs the public that between 06-31/08/2012, the following construction work will be in progress:

Works related to the ELDYK park.
Construction of a utility room, to be used by the road sweeper crew in the Municipal Market area.
Installation of photovoltaic system in the park on Telamonos street.
Cleaning of the canals on Oskioutar street and the sewers on Kamaron and Archiepiskopou Makariou streets.

The Department of Construction of the Municipality of Larnaca informs the public that since August is the month of the summer holidays, a special construction crew will be responsible for any problems that may arise during this period.
Administration
Larnaca Municipality Administration informs the public that the following contests are in progress:

Contest. No. 27/2012
Supply of a new 4x4 tractor
Submission deadline: 10/08/2012

Contest No. 28/2012
Supply of a lawnmower for mowing on the road separators and junctions.
Submission deadline: 10/08/2012

Finance Department
The Larnaca Municipality Finance Department informs the public that the Municipal Property Tax payment notifications for the year 2012 have been sent. Payments can be made at any Bank, Coop Bank or online via JCC.

As far as the Refuse Collection Tax, Corporate Tax and Business Premises Tax are concerned, the payment deadline has already passed and legal proceedings have begun.

The public should settle their payments to Larnaca Municipality on time and within the given deadlines to avoid added legal and court costs.


Visit the website: www.larnaka.com

Energy Team and Environmental Management Department: www.larnaka202020.eu

Contact: 24816559, 24816581/email: perivallon@larnaca.com

Translation kindly provided by
Eri Constantinou


Finger Puppet Theatre Craft

Here is a great craft which not only gives us the opportunity to be crafty, it also helps us be creative and theatrical. :)

finger puppet theater

What you'll need:
Cereal box
Paper (we used pink and purple)
Crepe paper (we used pink)
Glue 
Scissors
Pipe cleaners

Take an empty cereal box and cut out the middle for he stage. Also remove the flaps at the opening so that you have a straight bottom.  Cut out and glue colourful paper to the cereal box. We glued purple on the front and pink on all the other sides. 

Cut out some crepe paper and glue each one to the top of the opening of the stage.  Tie to the side using pipe cleaners.  For us the curtain is only attached at the top.  The rest is "flowing" freely. Let it dry and that's really all there is to it.  Emma loved her finger puppet theater.

You could also decorate the back of the stage by gluing your child's drawing to the back wall of the cereal box.  All you need now are some finger puppets and you're set!

Happy creating!

Vanja
Emma's Lunch

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