To all our frontline workers around the world: There is no greater sacrifice than the one you take on every day as you walk into the unknown, knowing what we know of the coronavirus, on behalf of all of us in the human race. Thank you for your unseen, unthanked, tireless work. We thank you.
Tom Hanks said “A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown”. I think a hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the known. All the people who are working at the frontlines, in the many aspects of healthcare and in the multitude of jobs that make it possible for life to still go on while most of the population are sheltering in place – transport, sanitation, public services and enforcement, grocery and food services, logistics and distribution. They are the heros.
Global Citizen produced One World: Together At Home, a global broadcast on April 18 EST to unify people around the world, highlight the valiant efforts of health workers, and support the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. If you missed it, you can watch it again here.
Sometimes all we want is a quick and easy dessert on a Sunday afternoon. I am not sure where this dessert originated from, nor what it is really called. Based on nyonya Bubur Cha Cha, all it really needs is 2 or 3 ingredients. I had a bunch of quickly ripening bananas beginning to turn a pretty reddish brown. There was also some coconut milk left over from making Coconut Rice. I guess I sort of made this one up, though if you know what it is called, please let me know in the comments below! Milk was added to thin out the coconut milk because I preferred a lighter syrup. This recipe is so easy to make, all done in less than 10 minutes and while watching the telly!
Tips:
- Use ripe or very ripe bananas. Smaller bananas (eg. Lady Finger Bananas/Pisang Mas, Apple Bananas, Pisang Raja) are good, they seem to have a more concentrated sweetness.
- Sugar or honey is optional, especially if the bananas are very sweet.
- Cinnamon is also optional but it adds a spicy, aromatic fragrance.
- 2 very ripe bananas, sliced
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup water
- 1 Tbsp honey or sugar (optional)
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Bring coconut milk, milk, water and salt to a simmer over medium heat.
- Melt honey or sugar in the milk, if using.
- Add bananas and cinnamon and cook till bananas are slightly softened but not mushy, about 1-2 minutes depending on the bananas.
- Serve warm or chilled.
Sugar or honey is optional, especially if the bananas are very sweet.
Cinnamon adds a spicy, aromatic fragrance but can be omitted.
On the bookshelf:
I have been saving Ysabel to savor Guy Gavriel Kay and finally picked it up. Would have loved to curl up with a cup of Golden Turmeric Milk and some Banana Walnut Bread but I don’t have an oven. Tigana was my first introduction to Kay and I could not put that book down! I still recommend it as the first of his books to read. Always enchanting, Kay continues to mesmerize with historical fantasies. I hope he never ceases to write.
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