coming soooooooooooooooooon!!!
1 May 2011
PERI PERI----RICE!!
Serves 2
Takes about 10-15mins to make
Ingredients:
rice 1 cup
carrots 1/2 cup very finely chopped
spring onions 1/2 cup very finely sliced
peri peri sauce
chinese salt to taste
2 tbsp butter or margarine
Method:
Boil the rice and keep aside. In a non stick pan stir fry the carrots and spring onions with the sauce and chinese salt for 5-10 mins. You can add the butter or margarine at this stage or save it for later to be mixed with rice. Add the boiled rice and stir in the butter. Fry for another 2-3 mins. Place in a small bowl and firmly press from top. Let the rice set for about 5 mins and then invert onto a dish and serve!!!!
Takes about 10-15mins to make
Ingredients:rice 1 cup
carrots 1/2 cup very finely chopped
spring onions 1/2 cup very finely sliced
peri peri sauce
chinese salt to taste
2 tbsp butter or margarine
Method:
Boil the rice and keep aside. In a non stick pan stir fry the carrots and spring onions with the sauce and chinese salt for 5-10 mins. You can add the butter or margarine at this stage or save it for later to be mixed with rice. Add the boiled rice and stir in the butter. Fry for another 2-3 mins. Place in a small bowl and firmly press from top. Let the rice set for about 5 mins and then invert onto a dish and serve!!!!
27 April 2011
DelAyS and ABsentEES
The lack of good internet...a much awaited break from the real world...and the worst excuse of all...preparing for an exam...the list is long and pointless. The important thing is I'm back and crazy as ever with a whole new set of ideas for cooking and weight loss.
Summer's here...while that makes me happy it also means that the food now will be more fresh...more vegie oriented hence less calories and more taste. It also means that it will make weight loss easier. I suggest we all focus on filling ourselves up with drinks like lemonade...made without sugar ofcourse...and just let the sweat and heat take care of the rest. It will not only keep you hydrated but is also great for the skin.
Will be back with a yoga article for back-ache soon and new recipes along the way too!
Summer's here...while that makes me happy it also means that the food now will be more fresh...more vegie oriented hence less calories and more taste. It also means that it will make weight loss easier. I suggest we all focus on filling ourselves up with drinks like lemonade...made without sugar ofcourse...and just let the sweat and heat take care of the rest. It will not only keep you hydrated but is also great for the skin.
Will be back with a yoga article for back-ache soon and new recipes along the way too!
2 December 2010
Chicken and vegie stew!
Comfort food is what winter is all about. It calms us, it warms us. Chicken stew is a simple recipe that takes forever to make but you can just leave it on the stove and forget about it. And that's not the best part. In the end you get a tasty dish that will not only help you lose weight or at least not gain any but also soothe you.
Ingredients:
500g chicken chopped into small sized pieces
4-5 cauliflower florets
1 carrot thinly sliced
1 potato thinly sliced
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup green beans (fresh or frozen)
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp flour
Method:
Put all the ingredients in a large crock pot or pan with 6 glasses of water and let it cook on very low heat for 4-5 hours. Serve hot with bread.
And that is all it takes!
Ingredients:
500g chicken chopped into small sized pieces
4-5 cauliflower florets
1 carrot thinly sliced
1 potato thinly sliced
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup green beans (fresh or frozen)
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp flour
Method:
Put all the ingredients in a large crock pot or pan with 6 glasses of water and let it cook on very low heat for 4-5 hours. Serve hot with bread.
And that is all it takes!
20 November 2010
tO Run oR NoT To RUn-3 sure steps pushing you to complete your jog!
The anticipation,the planning before,the pushing yourself and especially the sad truth that it's much needed and good for you, is probably what makes it impossible to exercise. It's our innate nature to hate anything good for us. Broccoli ring a bell. The problem is that without burning calories you can't lose weight. And without losing weight you can't fit into that dress you have always wanted to or those skinny jeans that everyone's wearing.
un:
You have to overcome the first hurdle. Putting on your jogging shoes and getting out of the house is the key. Once you start you have to zone yourself out. Stop thinking about the actual act of jogging. Instead think about a person you hate. Think of your boss who bullies you or a girl who gets on your nerves or a guy who is full of himself. Focus on them and their irritating habits. Focus all your energy in thinking hateful things that made you so mad that you wanted to kill. And before you know you would've run a mile or so.
deux:
Next you think about an upcoming social event and the dress you're planning on wearing. Focus on the envious faces of all the girls when they see you with a flattering figure. Think of the shock and awe you will create. The compliments you'll receive. Focus on that and another half a mile would fly away.
trois:
Always begin with a end point or a goal in mind. You should know where you want to end. It can be a time limit or a particular distance. Don't be too ambitious. If you think you're capable of running for a mile and half then keep a mile as a target. The extra half mile will make your day and make you think you're the king of the world. Just before reaching your end point put on the most upbeat,patriotic or motivating song that has ever moved you in your life. That will take you another half a mile beyond your target.
Be sure to cool your body down by walking. That makes you work out for a few more yards. It gives you such a mood lift that you will feel you will be able to take on the whole world. Not to mention that pent up anger that you had gnawing your insides would have evaporated.
un:
You have to overcome the first hurdle. Putting on your jogging shoes and getting out of the house is the key. Once you start you have to zone yourself out. Stop thinking about the actual act of jogging. Instead think about a person you hate. Think of your boss who bullies you or a girl who gets on your nerves or a guy who is full of himself. Focus on them and their irritating habits. Focus all your energy in thinking hateful things that made you so mad that you wanted to kill. And before you know you would've run a mile or so.
deux:
Next you think about an upcoming social event and the dress you're planning on wearing. Focus on the envious faces of all the girls when they see you with a flattering figure. Think of the shock and awe you will create. The compliments you'll receive. Focus on that and another half a mile would fly away.
trois:
Always begin with a end point or a goal in mind. You should know where you want to end. It can be a time limit or a particular distance. Don't be too ambitious. If you think you're capable of running for a mile and half then keep a mile as a target. The extra half mile will make your day and make you think you're the king of the world. Just before reaching your end point put on the most upbeat,patriotic or motivating song that has ever moved you in your life. That will take you another half a mile beyond your target.
Be sure to cool your body down by walking. That makes you work out for a few more yards. It gives you such a mood lift that you will feel you will be able to take on the whole world. Not to mention that pent up anger that you had gnawing your insides would have evaporated.
16 November 2010
Chicken and mushroom in garlic sauce!
Ingredients
500g boneless chicken cut into inch thick pieces
1 large capsicum cut into strips
1 large potato sliced thinly
1 cup roughly sliced mushrooms
1 tsp garlic paste
3 tbsp oil
4-5 tbsp soya sauce
4-5 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp aginomoto or chinese salt
1 cup chicken broth (optional)
1/3 cup water
1 tbsp cornflour
salt and pepper to taste
oil for deep frying
Method:
Fry the potato slices and layer in the serving bowl. Heat 3tbsp oil in a wok or non stick frying pan. Stir fry garlic paste with chicken pieces for 3-5 mins. Add capsicum and fry for another 5 mins. Add mushrooms, soya sauce,worcestershire sauce, aginomoto and salt and pepper to taste. Stir fry the vegies with chicken for 5 mins. Add the chicken broth and bring it to boil. Add the corn flour to water and mix to form a paste. Add to the boiling sauce and allow it to thicken. Add more salt and pepper if required.
Pour over the layered potato slices. Serve hot.
500g boneless chicken cut into inch thick pieces
1 large capsicum cut into strips
1 large potato sliced thinly
1 cup roughly sliced mushrooms
1 tsp garlic paste
3 tbsp oil
4-5 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp aginomoto or chinese salt
1 cup chicken broth (optional)
1/3 cup water
1 tbsp cornflour
salt and pepper to taste
oil for deep frying
Method:
Fry the potato slices and layer in the serving bowl. Heat 3tbsp oil in a wok or non stick frying pan. Stir fry garlic paste with chicken pieces for 3-5 mins. Add capsicum and fry for another 5 mins. Add mushrooms, soya sauce,worcestershire sauce, aginomoto and salt and pepper to taste. Stir fry the vegies with chicken for 5 mins. Add the chicken broth and bring it to boil. Add the corn flour to water and mix to form a paste. Add to the boiling sauce and allow it to thicken. Add more salt and pepper if required.
Pour over the layered potato slices. Serve hot.
Angels and Demons!
As we grow older we seldom sit and coo by ourself and we never laugh. Lets face it if we did, we would be labelled as nuts and committed faster than we can say I'm not crazy. The evil in us obscures our vision or maturity blurs it. Or we simply don't just lie there and stare into space.
Medically it is said its gas. My husband believes its the different spectrum of light and the development of retina interplays on the baby's vision making him see a kaleidoscope of colours thus making him smile. :) He is indeed very smart and a realist. But he also believes in the angel story. We all do.
Only if the angels would also put the baby to sleep occasionally all would be good.
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