Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Fried Mee
Well today i managed to try something different... since i have 2 packets of flat cintan noodles i decided to make use of them in todays' dish. Actually this is my own recipe and it turned out good and its fairly simple in preparing too...
Ingredients
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 red chilli padi
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1/2 cup Cabbage shredded
carrots julienned
capscium sliced
mushrooms
Bean sprouts
prawns deveined and shelled
Eggs
Flat noodle (cooked in warm water n drained)
Method
1. Blend the onion and garlic to form a paste
2.In a pan, heat oil and fry paste
3. Add prawns,stir til prawns are pinkish and cooked
4.Add mushrooms, cabbage, carrots,bean sprouts saute
5.Add
Friday, October 26, 2007
This week
Last friday we had a Birthday party to attend to... Rachelle, kimberly's daughter who lives just above me,turned 3... we went to get her a gift...ended up geting her a bicycle, a skill that she can keep for life ;)arent we thoughtful? well so she luvs pink and that wat we got her, a pink bicycle! She sure was delighted to have that (her mum told us later hat she was jumping excitedly when they unwrapped the present we had given her!)
Saturday n sunday specials
Monday,my hubby was away for the first time.I missed him like crazy! I was home all alone and i tell u it didnt feel good at all. I am not the type that likes solitude nor am i the kind who likes sleeping alone in the house. Since young i have always hadmy sisters beside me and then after my wedding i had my husband beside me..and it was odd to turn and not see him there...i was praying for daylight all the time..and when it finally brightened up, i fell asleep at 5am and woke up at 10am!
we had a little get together at Kim's place,invitation to finish up the chicken wings, fillets and other stuff she had bought for the party which were not cooked then. A little ladies session together cuz our men have gone sailing!
Wednesday it was potluck at Shaila's place, had nothing much that i cld cook cuz usually we shop for enuf just to last a week and just for the two of us! so i made dum aloo...wasnt too bad, but cldnt put in much chilli cuz most of the ladies prefer it that way. Alvin was also invvited and we played with all the kids. it sure was fun! Dylan, Rachelle, Tiffany and Rachani and baby jalene! Alvin loves kids and he gets along pretty good with all of them! ;)
At 10pm, my dear neighbour Serene baked some coc cookies which she wanted to share with us..so i went up and since kim was there too, we ended up talkin for abt an hour and i was back at 11plus ;)her doggie, pigsie is so cute!!!smart n friendly too! thanks babe for the sinfully delicious cookies!
Thursday was my appointment with the physiotherapist at 530pm!
Its friday today and we're prolly gonna do our grocwery shopping and get the tickets for the winter holidays!
Saturday i aint sure wahts gonna happen as yet...
sunday we probably will go down and get ur car washed...
next week chandini will be in town!!!so excited!
Migraine & Pregnancy
No, not its not wat u are thinking! i am not pregnant not anywhere near it ;) The practitioner did tell me theat in case i get pregnant, i will be relieved of migraines til i deliver cuz of the hormonal balance... wow!! at least i can give birth in peace! hmm shld i start planning for a baby to rid my migraine for the next nine months? or it might be forever(how i wish)!! LOL...
I was so looking forward to the first massage session with Carolin this week! And boy it went pretty well i must say.After the massage i was so sleepy and even now i feel so relaxed. Initially she told me a typical session lasts a couple of minutes but she ended up working on me for a good 20-25 minutes. Told me i need to relax more and either indulge in brisk walking(which is too cold to indulge in at ths point of time here) or lifting weights( this sounds more practical for now ;)
So yeah yesterday i was pampered to sleep, no cooking dinner cuz we planned to eat out but instead we had to "dabao" food back cuz i was extremely sleepy. I know u guys must be thinking where is the link between the massage and the sleepiness...well my back was so tensed and she gave me those hard massages where they loosen up and blood circlation is improved so that explains it i hope?
After 3 whole monts of suffering with back aches n migraines, i hope this is gonna help! Will there be a day where i am totally cured? i still sit and wonder
Next appointment is just in 3 days...monday at 6pm! each treatment costs 400Kr.. in case u were wondering...
Winter shopping
We didnt drive out of town nor did we laze at home. I brought alvin to Centrum on the pretext that i wanna buy winter wear ;) but of cuz i think i have more than enuf for now so i made him get some for himself. Coats, mufflers, jackets, leather gloves and stuff! Hehe i left Centrum much happier just about 10 000 kr poorer ;) I got a Jacket for myself too while i was at it and got a hemp seed oil cream and a great smelling bath salt from spa wisdom (plunge n purify salt) from the Body shop. I was pretty tempted to buy the white musk perfume but it came in such small bottles and i was not about to blow another 300kr on that...they didnt have the sizes they have back in Singapore :(
Well i didnt waste anytime the following week in soaking myself in the tub. I am pleased with scent of the bath salt and aint i lucky to have a tub, not everyone back here has one ;)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Autumn
Dry leaves fall softly down
Red and yellow, orange and brown
As they fall, twirling round and round
Falling softly to the ground
Little leaves fall softly down
To make a carpet on the ground
Then, swish, the wind comes whistling by
And sends them dancing to the sky
Autumn is almost over...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Nasi Lemak - Simple n Easy
Nasi Lemak- the simple way
Ingredients
Chilli paste
9-10 dried chillies, soaked in warm water
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 inch ginger, julienned (Blend these 3 to form a paste)
Fish /Chicken fillet
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 inch ginger, julienned
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder (mix all ingredients with a few drops of water form paste)
1 tbsp of lime juice
1/2 cup peanuts
2 eggs
2 cups rice, washed
1/2 a packet of kara coconut milk
3 cups water
2 pandan leaves, knotted
Sugar
Salt
Oil
Method(chilli paste)
1. Blend the dried chillies, ginger and garlic to form a paste
2. Heat oil in a pan, add in the paste
3. Add sugar to taste, once the oils separates from the paste, set aside
Rice/Nasi
1. Wash the rice, drain and place in rice cooker
2. Add the coconut milk and water
3. Place pandan leaves in the rice cooker
4. Allow to cook
Peanuts
1. In a pan,heat oil and deep fry the peanuts
Eggs
1. fry the egg with the sunny side up
Fillet
1. Mix the tumeric and chilli powder with the garlic, ginger and lime juice
2. Set aside for 1/2 hour
3. Fry in a non stick pan with little oil til cooked
Garnish with spring onions and serve hot!
Macaroni & Chicken soup
Too many days of not feeling good but i'm back in action now! The trip to kalmar was wasted but luckily the scenery was worth the drive :) The migraine attack on saturday left me in bad shape so finally after 3 days of complete rest i'm feeling good again... Last night i had to prepare dinner twice cuz my poor husband who came home at 430pm devoured the vegetable briyani i had prepared and had to rush back to work for a course which then ended at 7pm.
It was pretty cold yesterday and i was in the mood for something soupy so i made Macaroni & chicken soup! A fairly simple dish and something different from the bland porridge the sick are usually given. It required almost zero preparation except for the blending of the ginger and garlic paste and chopping of the chicken fillet and spring onions.
Ingredients4 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 inch ginger, chopped
chicken, shredded
spring onion, chopped
carrots, julienned
2 - 2.5 L of water
dash of pepper
salt to taste
macaroni (boiled til al-dente)
Method1.Boil 2 - 2.5l of water in a pan
2.Blend the ginger and garlic to form a paste
3.Add the ginger garlic paste to the boiling water
4.Add chicken pieces and carrots
5.Add salt and pepper according to taste
6.Drain macaroni and place in a bowl
7.Pour the soup over the macaroni, garnish and serve hot!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Kalmar trip
It was a really sunny day and gettign a migraine was almost inevitable. We reached Kalmar with a migraine and so my poor but really sweet husband drove me back all the way 100kms...to karlskrona and i spent the rest of the day in bed til 10am the next morning :( and the thing is i actually kinda wanted to go badly and he wanted to stay back n study see it all turned out pretty bad but at least i know he'e really understanding n patient with me;) love u baby!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Fayvier's Recipe
I tried to recreate the dish i had at Fayvier's home for dinner one of the days. It was a pretty quick and tasty dish. it took me less than 45 minutes to get it done. I just gave it a bit of my own touch...added cauliflower and potatoes to the chicken pieces as well.Thanks Fayvier!!
We drove to JYSK hoping to get a heater as ite been getting colder by the day...arrived almost at closing time so a quick look around and found nothing to our satisfaction... might try OOb or maxi next!
Got more swiss rolls from Serene! ;) which once again were delicious...
The cake from kim was spongy but alittle too eggy taste to it...could it be cuz no vanilla essence was put in? ;)
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Random Rantings
1.Alvin studied all night!
2.The Malmo bus didnt turn up on saturday morning....
3.Afternoons were just as cold as the mornings...
4.Given a Kia Picanto,for the weekend since ours is in servicing...
5.chat with my parents...
6.dinner which was Mee soto...better tasting than the previous time ;)
7.grocery shopping on Friday instead of Saturday
8.ordered pizza...
9.chat with Sheila n kumar(my sis in law n bro in law)
10.movie marathon, watched Ratatoullie, Transformers, Haunted Forest, Tokya drift, Hatchet and No Reservations!
11.got pressies from my darling husband! for being the best ;)lurve him!!!
12.cleared up the home, vacummed and stuff
13.washed our first batch of clothes in our new washer cum dryer
14.Alvin studied all night!
15.drove around town on Saturday night,and got one of the best views from a high point!
16.received choc chip cookies from Serene our neighbour! they were crisp n yummy!
17.Planned itinery for chandini's trip here(3nov to 8dec)
18.missed Singapore!
19.Witnessed a little chaos in the eve (guys disturbing gals)under apartment
20.Started utilizing our humidifier...
21.Found out that the day after we left for Copenhagen, there was a small accident at the airport the rome and copenhagen flights had their wings crashed slightly thank god we were not on the plane!
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Victoria Secret
"Hello?", i answered my mobile. Some man on the other side of the line said something in Swedish."Do you speak english?" i retorted "Yes! I have a parcel to be delivered to Chand...ar Pra...ba" I intervene before he could distort my name further "chandar Prabah Rai? you mean?" "er yes!" I enquire where the parcel was from and he went on to say from USA and it struck me then! My Victoria Secret Parcel which was to be delivered only on the 23rd Of the month was here.
So as i talked to him i logged into UPS's website and tracked it. Yeah! it was received in Malmo at 648am just today. So well the man told me theat i should have 475krowns ready when he delivers on Monday? I was taken aback by the amount cuz whatever i had purchased had been paid for in full! So well i asked in the simplest way possible and got my reply! M.O.M.S which means Taxes in sweden! i have to pay 110sgd in taxes for my 400usd parcel! anyway i have no other choice but to do as told...
but monday we were to have a housewives meeting with the swedish lady who was to bring us around to familiarise us with things...so i told him i wont be home on monday and if possible could he come in the morning instead of between 1 to 3 in the noon? the blunt reply was " No No! we only deliver mon between 1 to 3 if not you can drive to Ronneby airport and collect it on your own!" ok so i got it..its either monday or self collection...I guess i got to forgo the monday meeting then! just hope its not too important and i dont miss out much.Cant wait to get my hands on the parcel...and contarary to popular beliefs, VS doesnt only sell lingerie they also carry clothes and accessories!
This parcel by the way was a gift from my darling husband to me for our 4th anniversary on the 19th September.. ;) cant wait for it!!!
Potluck for Anneboians
We had a potluck last thursday! It was a small affair where only the annebovanians(annebovagen is the name of our street) were invited inclusive of the other halves ;) The previous potluck was at my place but this time Serene's Place just above my apartment.so i made chicken pilau, Serene made cashewnut chicken and chicken capscium, kimberly made green bean soup and fish fillet and Fayvier made stir fried vegetables i think or was is oven baked?
So there was a variety of dishes and it tasted good.It was god to have such a gathering cuz i am not the type who can go out much..due to my migraines so that was one good opportunity to leave home and mingle!
I look forward to more of such gatherings and hopefully i am fine and fit to attend!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
A shot at Baking
Chocolate nut shortbread
I always envied people who could bake... and i loved home econ lessons in secondary school but after that each time i tried it,it turned out nothing like wat it was supposed to be... cakes looked more like biscuits whereas biscuits were too hard to bite on..so like every normal homosapien, i put the blame on the ingredients or the oven or the quality of blah blah blah..there was always something to push the blame on...lol it was fun trying at first but too many failures made me give it up.
since i am in Sweden with loads of time on hand and an oven just like one in school, i decided to give it a shot again!
The banana bread cake
(the texture wasnt much like bread or cake...more like mooncakes)
And walla!! it turns out i made the right move... I got too ambitious and made a banana bread cake and chocolate nut shortbread in the same day!!! They both turned out well ;)
Each time my neighbours give me goodies to taste, i dont return their dishes til i whip up something to fill it up. i think its a good habit lol it makes me wanna get sumthing done ;) sorry ladies for holding ur plates ;) but now i have none on hand!
i gave my neighbours a portion of what i baked and here are their comments:
Serene said" Madam! Both are very nice! Especiall the short bread!Yummy!"
Fayvier said"Ger, i think both are great!! I love the shortbread, i love crunchy stuff!! *2 thumbs up* "
Kimberly? I am waiting for some constructive comments here...waiting...
My husband loved them both too! ;) he didnt have dinner like he usually does; right after work..instead he had the baked stuff and only had dinner much later ;) even asked for 2nd helpings so i am convinced my efforts have paid off!
Waddya think?
Ice skating
So we finally made a trip down to "Telenor Arena" last sunday for a ice skating session! It was pretty fun watching little gals n boys learning and Alvin was doing pretty fine for a beginner himself :) his first walk with ice skates on ice ;) it was drizzling the whole day and i was freezing cold though I had my thermal wear, knitted sweater and fleece jacket complete with fleece gloves on...but i guess more was required... by the time i got home, my back was in bad shape so had to forgo the BBQ session which was changed to a home gathering later due to foul weather... we had Max burger for dinner cuz i was not in the state to cook... the burger is double the size of the macdonalds one and its so delicious and filling...every time you taste it its like the first!
Got a good back rub courtesy of my hubby and it sure does feel better now!
Check out the pics ;)
Ey hold my hand!!!
Are you gonna help me or wat???@#@#$@
Cindy! as promised, i was on a lookout to see what he was so drawn to...and i realised it was a way of destressing for him. He was skating and smiling most of the times... so rest assured babe!
Jack of all trades!Master of most ;)
