Second Villa.
The 2nd week we moved next door, literally. While Villa Pantai was not as beautiful as Villa Shanti, it had some advantages: it was closer to the beach, and had Made, the wonderful, creative cook that takes care of renters. As it often is the case in Bali, you give her some money, and she buys what's needed and cooks for you, Balinese and Indonesian food. Every night was a feast! We just told her: “We want fish” or “We want chicken satay”, and she would cook it, accompanied by delicious salads or different varieties of rice, etc. And once we told her we wanted to be surprised, and we were flabbergasted with the number of dishes and the variety of textures and flavours she prepared!
Villa seen from the sea. This part of
Bali (Lovina beach) has long rows of large villas with direct access
to the black sand beach.
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This speck is Carlos, in the water right in front of the villa |
Marie spent most of her afternoons
reading in front of the beach, where we could hear the small waves.
The sea in this part of Bali is pretty tame, very safe for kids.
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What we saw from the kitchen
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... and from the table outside, for
breakfast
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November: a bad month to do so much
mortifying school work!... Neither my experience in South America
(almost summer, classrooms could get very hot) nor in Canada (the
most depressing month, cold, dark and wet, before the snow clears
things up) remotely compares with this type of schooling...
Lidiando con la escuela... |
We had to clean the pool several times per day, so many flowers would fall into it |
We saw this guy several times, chasing
insects around the house. This time, he had caught a moth, I believe
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FOOD!...
Nous avons
passé notre deuxième semaine à Bali dans la Villa Pantai (pantai
voulant dire plage). Étant donné la lourdeur et la lenteur du
trafic, plus le fait que les filles avaient besoin de s'avancer dans
leurs études, que la maison avait accès et vue directs sur la mer,
et que Made est une cuisinière exceptionnelle, nous avons passé
cette deuxième semaine essentiellement à la maison. Carlos et Marie
ne sont sortis que 2 ou 3 fois en scooter pour aller faire des
achats.
Made nous a préparé le souper à
chaque jour (sauf dimanche, son jour de congé, mais elle avait prévu
le coup et avait cuisiné doublement le samedi sans que nous ne lui
demandions). Voici quelques exemples de mets que Made nous a
cuisinés, pour vous donner une idée à quel point nous nous sommes
régalés:
Soto Ikan (soupe de poisson) contenant
crevettes, thon, calmar, citronnelle, gingembre, tomate et ail;
Sate (brochettes) de thon, de porc, de
poulet (avec sauce aux arachides);
Karedok (salade de germes de soja avec
sauce aux arachides), recette javanaise;
Crevettes panées;
Rouleaux de printemps aux légumes et
au poulet avec sauce aigre-douce;
Bœuf au plat, légèrement piquant;
Nouilles frites aux légumes;
Calamars et crevettes dans une sauce
aux tomates épicée;
Poulet pané;
Tempeh frit (le tempeh est un produit
alimentaire à base de soja fermenté);
Ayam betutu (préparation de poulet
haché avec noix de coco, citronnelle, etc. enveloppée dans des
feuilles de bananier et cuite à la vapeur)
Plusieurs plats d'accompagnement à
base d'haricots verts.
Bintang Beer. It accompanied most of
Carlos' meals in Bali. A delicious pilsener, it goes well with spicy
dishes. Bintang means star, brilliant.
Arroz con leche a la balinesa: arroz negro, se sirve con leche de coco salada. A nosotros nos gusta acompañarlo con mangos (que en Bali son perfectos, y cuestan... 10 centavos cada uno...)
At restaurant (warung) "Dedari": delicious chicken with peanuts |
Chapcay tahu: wok-tossed mixed vegetables with tofu |
Tami goreng |
Karedok |
Brochettes (satay) de thon |
Ayam betutu wrapped |
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Fried Tempeh |
Dear Carlos, thank you so much for your wonderful pictures and stories! They lighten up the cold and rather dark winter month in Vienna. Love to hear from you and your family! Merry Christmas, Ingrid :)
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