Quail in Rose Petal Sauce

the simple truth is that the truth does not exist; it all depends on a person's point of view - Gertrudis, Like Water for Chocolate : L.E.

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Quail in Rose Petal Sauce

2 cups water, plus 1 cup
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon aniseed
12 red or pink roses with open blooms, petals removed
1 pitaya , skinned
12 fresh chestnuts
2 tablespoons honey
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 boneless fresh quail
Olive oil

• Heat the water to boiling.

• Meanwhile, melt the butter in large skillet, cook the garlic and aniseed for 5 minutes, and set aside.

• Put the rose petals and cactus fruit in a blender and puree until smooth and set aside.

• Cut an "x" over the flat ends of the chestnuts with a knife. Toast the chestnuts in a hot cast iron skillet for 5 minutes. When the shells open, add the chestnuts to the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Drain thechestnuts and allow them to cool. Peel the chestnuts, add them to the rose petal mixture, and puree while adding the remaining cup of water, slowly.
  

• Reheat the skillet with garlic butter mixture and add the rose petals puree. Simmer for 10 minutes then whisk in the honey, salt, and pepper.

• Push the sauce through a sieve, into a clean pan, pressing on the solids to extract the juice and some chestnut pulp. Keep the sauce warm.

• Preheat a grill or grill pan.

• Drizzle the quails with olive oil and season with salt. Grill the quails until they are medium rare, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with the Rose Petal Sauce.

I'll try this recipe one day. And I almost lost interest because how and where the sugat would i get pitaya? Buti na lang may google at wikipedia. Nalaman kong ang pitaya ay yung dragon fruit. Yehey, problema ko na lang ay saan kukuha ng rose petals na walang spray ng chemicals? Hehehe..

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P is a good friend, and like before, we chat about anything, mga chismis at iba pang mga kaganapan. Pero lately, na-focus sa trabaho, and how a person be transformed/transmogrified into 'alipin ng dinero'. Hahaha...

Sad but true.

And, Unless we have to outline a definite plan why we work so hard and where to use those hard-earned money all this time, then I say everything will be lost in futility.

1) Para san pa at kumikita ka nga ng malaki kung hindi ka naman nakakapag- enjoy?
2) Kelan ka pa mag-eenjoy? Kayod ka ngayon ng kayod... hindi nakakapag unwind... Then dumating ka sa point na nag decide kang marami ka ng pera.. tama na yun. Saka mo mapagtatanto at sasambulat sa mukha mo na wlaa ka ng kasamang makipagsayahan. Kasi lahat ng kabarkada mo ay lumagay na sa tahimik. Lipas na sa kanila ang buhay binata/dalaga. Nagsisimula na silang magpamilya. Hala -- The world came crushing.... you are suck in a whirlpool with you at the center, and you are swirling alone, not even dust and leaves cared to join you in that miserable moment where you finally realized how alone you've become...

More money and no friends....

3) Simply put, above-average salary, stressful worklife, toxic workplace, insufferable officemates should not dictate how we would like to live our lives.

We always have a choice :

• Above average salary in exchange for the stressful worklife, toxic workplace, and insufferable officemates? Or

• Resign! be happy, merry, and broke? Or

• Above average salary and balance work and personal life? Yes the keyword is BALANCE....

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Everybody's into evaluating their worklife... and I saw this link from my former officemate's blog. Hehe.. t-in-ry kong sagutan yung evaluation form online. At totoo naman yung asessment na nakuha ko.

You scored 68 out of a possible 147.

Scores here represent a healthy level of commitment and motivation. Although there may be many things about your work you would like to change, in general, you seem to have found a career that provides ample psychic income. You've also most likely been able to strike a healthy balance between your work and personal life.

Although you may feel totally involved in your work, you are not over-involved. You relate well to what you do and to the people who work with or for you. You have a high energy level and can easily marshal extra energy for handling occasional overload situations. You tend not to react to pressure by being driven and aggressive.