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Monday 24 March 2025

Fred de Jong presents the Aruba Frank Sinatra Show live at The Cinemas

(Oranjestad)—Take advantage of your chance for a charming evening of music and enter-
to lounge back and delight in the memorable tainment LIVE at The Cinemas!
melodies of one of the greatest entertainers of
all time, Frank Sinatra. Join fellow Sinatra fans Presented by tribute artist Fred de Jong, enjoy

his beautiful rendition of some of Sinatra’s best
hits, including fan favorites from the legend like
“Fly Me To The Moon”, “My Way”, “New York
– New York” and more! Sing along to some of
Sinatra’s rendition of classic Christmas songs
and take in the experience in The Cinemas VIP
lounging theater for only $40 per person.

De Jong invites you to be a part of a classy,
beautiful evening of jazzy swing classics each
Thursday from 7:30 PM to 9PM at The Cinemas
in Paseo Herencia. Seating is limited.

Book your seat now at arubasinatra.com/
book. Food and drink not included. q

A quick snack for the road: Learn how to make the Aruban Pastechi!

(Oranjestad)—If you ever been to Aruba be- know your dough is ready when it doesn’t stick Filling for the pastechis varies according to
fore, you probably heard of (and even tried) to your hands or the surface on which you’re your taste. The easiest and most common filling
the Aruban Pastechi. Beloved by young and kneading it. Let your dough rest covered for 15- you’ll find in Aruba is a simple cheese filling. For
old, this tasty treat is a staple for party snacks, a 20 minutes. this, we usually use shredded Gouda, but feel
quick lunch or even breakfast! free to use any cheese that melts well when fry-
After resting, divide your dough into approxi- ing the pastry.
Here’s how to make the Pastechi dough. mately 100 gram balls and roll it flat with a roll-
ing pin. The thickness of the pastechi depends Place the filling on your rolled out piece of
Ingredients: on your taste, but the average thinness would dough, fold it in half and pinch the sides shut
4 cups of wheat flour be around ¼ inch or so. with a fork. If you have a folding tool, feel free
1 tbsp baking powder (if using self-rising flour, to use it for this process. Your pastechi is ready
omit baking powder) for the fryer!
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar If you want to store some pastechis for later use,
0.5 cup of melted butter you can freeze them. A good tip is to place a
1 cup water piece of wax paper in between each pastechi
1 egg if you are to store them on top of one another.
This way the pastechis don’t stick to each other
Directions: when defrosting.
Sift your flour into a bowl and add all the dry
ingredients before giving it a quick mix. Next Here in Aruba we enjoy pastechi at any time of
add the butter, water and egg and mix un- the day, but it has become almost tradition to
til thoroughly combined. At this point, your eat pastechis for breakfast on the way to work.
dough will start to get sticky; time for an arm Many roadside snack trucks sell pastechi from
workout. Knead your dough into the bowl you early morning to noon, and offer a variety of fill-
are using or on a clean surface with some flour ings like cheese; ham and cheese; ground beef
lightly dusted until its surface is smooth. You'll and pulled chicken to name a few.q