Edition 13, May 2010

Hi, dear guests of De Suikertuin, This is a combined April/May Newsletter for a reason: we have a lot of activities coming up and a few of them are still in April. To begin with, there is Anton Isaak’s follow-up to his lecture about the differences between women and men in handling stress: this will be held on Wednesday, April 28, starting at 7.30 pm… Those of you who were present at his previous fun lecture are invited to come again and resume the lively discussion of a few weeks ago. And then there will be our special `Koninginnedag’ event on April 30th. Called `We go Rosé on an Orange Day’, this is a super deal to let you get better acquainted with three of the Arion Wine Company’s excellent rosé’s, tapas and meet new friends. For just AWG. 15,– you will get a glass of sweet or dry rosé or a glass of White Zinfandel with two tapas that enhance the taste of your personally selected rosé. A varied menu of tapas is available as well, so order as many as you want: their price is AWG. 3,– each. No reservations are needed for the Arion/De Suikertuin event on the 30th. By the way, De Suikertuin is open for business as usual on Friday (30) and on Saturday (May 1). Expect coffee or tea with cake as an extra daily special; in the afternoon you can make a toast to the Queen’s health with a glass of wine and a slice of quiche. Judging from reactions, our new breakfast specials are a big hit, so start adding a weekly breakfast outing to your schedules! Especially the `verwen’ breakfast is irresistible. Maybe a good idea for May 1st, when you are recovering from our Go Rosé happening? Starting today you can participate in a contest: tell us what kind of plant or flower this is and you might win a free lunch for two. The contest runs until the day that the bulb will burst in bloom, so don’t wait too long to put your name down. The plant/flower is gracing the long table to your left when you enter De Suikertuin in case you wish to see it `live’. E-mail us the answer (or come by). Our next charity for our quarterly Special for a Cause will be the Red Cross of Aruba. Part of the proceeds of the Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay or the Southern Hills Cabernet Sauvignon (both AWG. 9,50 per glass) and of the daily Suikertuin Special goes towards this organization, which helps people in need. Your donation will go to the people of Haiti, who are still living in terrible circumstances after the earthquake. So by ordering our daily special with a glass of wine, you are killing two birds with one stone. In this Newsletter, we also wish to announce our upcoming Mother’s Day happening: De Suikertuin will be open from 9 am until 3 pm and Mothers will be in the spotlight the entire day from breakfast to tea time. For our special Mother’s Day menus, please view them on our website www.desuikertuin.aw. Reservations are required. Last but not least is here the recipe for an outstanding risotto. Although the perfect risotto is often thought to be difficult to achieve, Chef Margery explains that it is all in the stirring: “Don’t leave a risotto to bubble away on its own; you have to stand guard and keep on stirring,’’ she says. The recipe is as follows: ingredients are 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, butter, sundried tomatoes, oregano, basil, a glass of white wine, one carton of risotto rice, Parmesan cheese and a beef cube. Fry the onion and the garlic in butter until glassy, then fry the uncooked rice for a few moments before adding the dissolved beef cube in hot water. Add the wine together with the sundried tomatoes and constantly add water so that the rice remains smooth. Cook on low gas, keep adding liquid until the rice is completely done. Add the basil and oregano and serve with Parmesan cheese on top. Phew, I wanted to tell you about a number of upcoming activities at De Suikertuin, but I believe that this is good enough for now. I’ll keep you posted of new happenings. I hope to see you on April 28, 30, May 1 and May 9 or any time in between. Best wishes, Willeke Volgers De Suikertuin