Saturday, July 5, 2008

mundane

i wish i can express my opinions here about the happenings in the world.
but...
since the people i love and respect in life are always in the limelight,
i have to pretend to have a mundane and a two dimensional life only lah ah.

here it goes.

my week werent that great because i have been having headaches.
according to the health ref book, that is not a good sign.
i can barely keep the food i ate.
yups, one way in, two way out in just minutes.
worse was during the lunch i had with Bonda a week ago.
i had some prawns, some cabbage and rice.
regurgitate just minutes after i got up to wash my hands.

lost 2 kg in just a week.

due for a checkup in just weeks.
i am hoping for something positive.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

makan time

latest trial and error in the kitchen. the citrus prawn-courtesy of Mrs Martin, made it for dinner with the apple-tomato salad and the'diet' version of nasi minyak-less ghee, add raisins and sliced almonds.

Citrus Prawn
350gm prawns
1/2 tablespoon orange peel
1/2 tablespoon grapefruit peel
1/2 tablespoon lemon peel
4 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon fresh mint leaf
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt to taste

Marinate for 2 hours, preferably overnight.
Grill or pan-fried-make sure your pan is non-stick.
Yummy.
p.s: Use lime peel if grapefruit not available.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

makan time

one of those days recuperating from the fever, thus decided to spent the time watching talkshows from 9am till late afternoon...

this recipe from 0prah caught my attention. so, i decided to try it lah.
Art Smith's Goat Cheese Drop Biscuits



since i dont have the oven skillet. the muffin pan did the trick.
no buttermilk, i used yogurt. so, try it. have fun.

p.s: Buttermilk Substitutions
If you have no buttermilk, you can make your own substitute, but go for the real thing if you can. Yogurt may be substituted for buttermilk, volume for volume, meaning 1 cup of yogurt can be substituted for 1 cup of buttermilk. In the reverse, you can usually substitute buttermilk for yogurt or sour milk on a one to one basis.
Buttermilk Equivalents and Measures
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk PLUS 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice (let stand for 10 minutes before using in recipe)
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk PLUS 1-3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup water PLUS 4 Tbsp powdered buttermilk
(reconstitute before using or add dry to dry ingredients and wet to wet ingredients before mixing
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1/4 cup milk PLUS 3/4 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 8.5 ounces
• 1 cup buttermilk = 242 grams

Friday, June 13, 2008

just a note

Answer the questions below, do a Google Image Search with your answer, take a picture from the first page of results, do it with minimal words of explanation.

1. the age you'll be on your next birthday


2. a place you'd like to travel to


3. your favourite place


4. your favourite food


5. your favourite animal


6. your favourite colour


7. first name of your significant other or crush


8. the town in which you live in


9. your screen name/nickname


10. your first job


11. a bad habit you have


12. your worst fear



sono riconoscente per le cose nella mia vita...

Monday, June 9, 2008

la musica

"Bus stop, wet day, she's there I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus go, she stays love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella we employed it
By August she was mine"

(Bus Stop by Hollies)


sono riconoscente per le cose nella mia vita...