Chicago, IL

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 Pretzel bread is so yummy!

 Hotel Sax in downtown Chicago, IL.

 Hotel is right on Riverfront. Two circular structures have parking a the bottom and condos above the parking. Traffic is bad in Chicago, so people try to live where they work - in downtown, hence condos abound and prices skyrocket.

 Famous Chicago icon, looks nice when lighted up at night.

Riverfront view outside hotel.

Harry Caray's Restaurant at Hotel Sax.

Chicago skyline in the evening.

NBC studios.

Many beautiful buildings.

Lots of sculptures everywhere.

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Material Girl - teenager clothing store opened by Madonna's daughter.

Michael Jordan Steakhouse Restaurant.  Lots of excellent restaurants and eateries in Chicago. 

Corner building is where Oprah Winfrey has 5,000 SF penthouse overlooking Lake Michigan.

Statue at hospital below.

Park with zoo, orchid garden, greenhouse - all free! Adjacent is a "farm" to show young children what a farm si like.

Venus fly trap.

Huge koi fish.

Chinatown.

House where Muhammad Ali used to live.

Cluster of wealthy homes.

President Obama's house, covered by trees, side street blocked off and guarded by SS.

U of Chicago's library.

U of Chicago - beautiful and very large campus.

Too bad, my camera ran of battery!

In-a-hurry Peanut Sauce

Bought some peanut chicken skewers from a warehouse store, cooked them, and found them to be quite tasteless.  I had to make a peanut sauce in a hurry to salvage the food.  Following is simple recipe I put together, that can also serve as a salad dressing, gado-gado salad sauce, satay sauce, noodle sauce, etc.

2 rounded tablespoons peanut butter
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic chilli sauce

Put in bowl and microwave 1 min.  Stir till smooth.
Adjust to taste.

Tomato Seafood Scrambled Eggs

Eggs are very versatile and you can add practically anything you want to it - vegetables, meat, seafood, mushrooms, etc.  You can steam it, bake it, fry it....the variations are endless.  This dish is usually made as Tomato Scrambled Eggs, or Seafood Scrambled Eggs, but I combined both here.

I package artificial crab meat.

6 eggs

3 tablespoons water

dash sesame oil

salt and white pepper

3 tomatoes, sliced

dash sugar

chopped green onions or cilantro

Beat eggs with waer, sesame oil and salt to season.

Heat some oil  in pan, fry tomatoes for few minutes with a little water and dash of sugar, covered.

Heat oil, stir fry crab meat 1-2 minutes in non-stick pan, add dash of white pepper and green onions or cilantro.

Add beaten eggs and fry till cooked.

Add cooked tomatoes and mix together and serve with rice.