Ahhh..

These two days, my craving of sweet stuff was so strong that I just plan to go for it.
Yesterday, I had Floating Island and Strawberry Cheese Cake and today go for strawberry almond yogurt. :)

Thai Peanut Noodle

This noodle is so easy to make and yummy. No meat but very nutritious and protein packed too.
I got this recipe from prevention health magazine and modify some of it to my family taste.

Ingredient:
•1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
•1/2 cup of evaporated milk (i used regular milk)
•1 cup shredded carrots
•1 cup thinly sliced peeled cucumber
•18 sugar snap peas
•2 cup of broccoli floret cut to small pieces
•12 oz spaghetti
•2 tsp sesame oil
•1-2 tbsp soy sauce
•pinch of salt

Method:
•omitting salt and cook spaghetti as package direction put in broccoli and peas at the last 5 minutes. Strain, separate veggies from spaghetti. Reserve the water about 1/2 cup and put spaghetti back into hot pan.
•In another large pan, put in a bit olive oil, saute carrot, cucumber, for 2-3 min,add in steamed broccoli and peas, add in 1tsp of sesame oil and salt to taste. Set aside.
•combine peanut butter, 1 tsp sesame oil,milk and soy sauce (by 1 tbsp, cause each brand has different level of saltiness), using hand mixer, blend until smooth (add some reserved pasta water if the sauce is too thick)
•toss pasta with peanut butter sauce until evenly coated
•top with stir fry veggies.
•Bon apetite

for 6 serving.

Visitor

We got a visitor today, an ex-driver of my uncle. He's Chinese man and has been working for family more than 30 years.
He's in his 70ies and looks healthy and strong. Straight back and glowing face.

He's a lucky man, although his previous wife had died of cancer and left him a daughter and a son but his second wife love his children dearly so no cruel step mum stories here.

His daughter married to a married man, this marriage was against by both sides of families but love concured all.
This man, since married to suk suk’s daughter, slowly but steadily become very successful (must be the luck or element that she bring for him complete his circle), he held no grudge to his second wife’s family, he treat his in law very respectfully.
He brought them around the Asia every year and even bought a vast land and built two story duplex for his in law to live in.

He give job to his bro in law who's not educated (had been joined gangster, thrown in jail, influenced by bad environment where he grown up) and now able to dependent and have good life.

Oh, it’s my dream to bring my parents around the world and able to bought big house for them so they don’t have to climb up and down so many stories such now.

I really wish I can find a man that’s so mature and full of kindness and most important has empathic and abilities to love.
I’m really happy for Suk suk that now he can enjoy his days without worried and spend the rest of his life securely and most important, full of blessing.

Megan cough

These few days, I nearly tore my hairs off, frustrated! Megan has cough, phlegm and bit fever; doctor prescribed her a cough syrup and. The problem is, she dislike the strong vanilla smell and refused to drink it then, not only the meds, every morning, she also refuses to eat her breakfast, oatmeal with grated fruits.

I beg her, sing to her, tease her, bribe her, even drastic ways such as slap or pinch her hand even, threaten her not want her any more, no use.
I'm fighting losing battle here, because in the end usually she cried and screams till puke or being rescue by phor phor and I’m not able to make her eat.

I gave doctor another visit (meant another bill) told him the problem and he prescribed her another cough syrup with cherry flavor. Thanks God she want to drink it now.
But she still lost her appetite and already lost 1kg, it’s really a brain storming time to get her eat he meals even with watching her favorite Barney (used to work)

And now, I’m also infected. I got sore and irritating throat, cold and cough, ahhhh when smooth sailing hah????

Weekend

I took Megan to Mall after school last Friday, to have good time and play.
We ate some thick toast at Ta Ya Kun, then PLAY!!!!

Past, Present and Future

I got message from my best friend, which said: ' it's amazing that we think we're smart but end up like this.'

yeah....I used to think that I'm smart. I'm educated, quite up dated with almost everything: current news, political, economical, fashion, technology, health, etc, have good income and have many friends. I'm trustworthy and I don't do drug. My schedule full of social events and tea invitations, so full of life.

At some point, I became a bit snob and felling superior. I enjoyed myself so much and consider myself on right path, make right choice.
But I was wrong,ignoring my instinct, my marriage end up like this, broken to pieces and most of my friends choose to fled away.

I'm a fool actually, since I was pregnant, I already saw how those would happened. I just tried to fool myself that everything will end up okay, he'll change with the arrival of the baby.I felt into my own 'hope' trap just as many cliche stories that i heard and consulted before.

I learn hard lesson from my mistake.
I'm feeling blessed ,still, cause God still love me, even all my saving was gone, cheated by my trusted one and I worked still my bone ache and break my back just to pay the still debt and groceries, I have my little girl.
Also I still have home to live, to stay, have healthy and hearty meal everyday, have car to drive and most important having parents and families (sisters, cousins uncles and aunties) who care for me and Megan, love us very much.

Thank you GOD.

Sabbe satta bhavantu sukhitatta

Lunch at Trattoria

My cousin and I decide to have some relax time and lunch together without kids together. We choose Trattoria Italian Restaurant cause it's quiet and the foods are good.
We ordered Lasagna, grilled pork stuff with mozzarella cheese - mushroom and Ravioli with bolognase sauce.
All are sinfully delicious.

Megan toe inflammation-3

Megan's bug bitten toe is healed, no more swelling only a few red scars left and also some itchy.
But....there are 3 more new red dots on her leg. Mum said my baby look like chau-kar-phor.... now we're positive it's mosquitoes bites cause we open n close the front door too often and we've small garden. Have to plant mosquitoes ward-off plants
Thanks you Esperson.

Recipe: Scramble Kidney bean with tomato cheese sauce

This recipe is very easy to make,suitable for busy mum who practical recipes like me :) need. Almost all kids love it including my very picky niece.
I got this recipe from my sister and I want to share with all of you.
It's healthy and nutritious. Try them!

Ingredient:

* 150 g kidney bean
* 3 large eggs, beaten
* 3 cloves garlic
* 5 Tbsp tomato ketchup
* 150ml water
* 1/2 Tsp each salt and pepper
* 1/2 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
* 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (we use olive oil but you can use melted margarine too)

Method:

* boil beans in water for 15 mins until soft but still firm, drain (preserve 150ml of water)
* add half of cheese into beaten egg, mix well
*heat half of oil or margarine in medium sauce pan, add in eggs and scramble into small pieces, put aside
* in the same pan, put in remaining oil and saute garlic until fragrant, add in cooked kidney bean and scrambled egg, tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, and oyster sauce.
* simmer until the sauce thicken and absorbed
* add in remaining cheese, stir until mix and melt (better off fire).
* bon appetite

Megan-inflammation toe 2

Megan toes still inflame but the swelling already reduce and not as painful as last night. She can walk tip toeing on left leg.
Urghhhh can't slept well last night cause each time her toe touched something such as pillow or bolster she cried :(

I brought her to mall, and lift her spirit. She's happy and even able to run a few step before complaining her foot was pain.
Poor baby....

Fettuccine Bolognese

How did mommy ate her fettuccine bolognese? With alot of veggies, please :)

Megan-inflammation toe

Megan toes was inflamed because of allergic reaction of bugs bite. Don't know what kind of bug.

She scratched it and said itchy in the morning. I've applied some ointment on it which was then a small red dot.

But it was getting worse, it was enlarging and swelling.

My poor baby cried and said her foot was pain, she even can't walk because each time her left foot touched the floor, she cried of pain

If you know my Megan, she usually has a very high pain tolerance, and seeing her in pain like that, make all of us stress.

My doctor aunt ask me to apply so corticosteroid on the wound to reduce the inflammation, the best was hydrocortisone but I only have Esperson, have to apply it tonight and hope the inflammation will reduce tomorrow.