I know it has been a blah week for everything . I have been in the mood for easy baking food. So I tried chicken pieces with or without bones marinated in whatever spices and lightly coated in panko bread crumbs and baked on a rack over a pan . Trick is to spray pam on the chicken before you bake it . It crisps very well if you flip and spray again. Good and healthy. I did the same thing with tilapia and it was very good . Add a few drops of oil when you marinate the meat or fish. I use chilly powder , pepper, salt , soy, ginger, garlic . Give it a try when you don't want to turn on the stove .
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Fat Thursday!!
This is really true I really eat lot more the day after Ash wed just because it is day after fasting.
This year it was not too bad. I had an omelet in the morning and a cup of soup and a piece of dark chocolate for lunch followed by a snack of crumb fried shrimp in the evening. The dinner was pork curry and lentils with rice and a pear for dessert. Does that seem a lot? I wonder if some of you felt the same need of eating more the day after ash wed .
This year it was not too bad. I had an omelet in the morning and a cup of soup and a piece of dark chocolate for lunch followed by a snack of crumb fried shrimp in the evening. The dinner was pork curry and lentils with rice and a pear for dessert. Does that seem a lot? I wonder if some of you felt the same need of eating more the day after ash wed .
Ash wednesday
Fasting is concept people take it too seriously . Church tells us we can have 2 light meals and one full meal. But every body does it differently and that's fine as long there are some things you give up that day which will make you remember the start of lent season. If you really think about it there are lot of days many people are fasting without even knowing it. When you know that you cannot have something your hunger pangs are exaggerated . But really is it devil tempting you ?????? I don't know. I kept myself busy and stayed away from home till I could eat a meal. But was I really cheating . I should have stayed home and resisted the temptation. Sorry I am not that strong.
soupy tuesday
Today was a cold and breezy day and I was dreaming of a steaming cup of soup. I have been wanting to recreate this white bean chicken chilly I had sometime back in a small diner. So I started with pressure cooking white bean with sauteed onion and garlic and green chillies and salt pepper.
Once it is cooked I added chicken broth , diced cooked chicken threw in some carrots because I had it and cooked the soup till it thickened . It was actually very comforting.
I also had some hot chocolate too which made me toasty warm by end of the day.
Once it is cooked I added chicken broth , diced cooked chicken threw in some carrots because I had it and cooked the soup till it thickened . It was actually very comforting.
I also had some hot chocolate too which made me toasty warm by end of the day.
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day has sadly been taken over and commercialized by romantic expressions of erotic love when in fact it is meant to teach us the value of real love.
When we say to someone "be my Valentine" we are asking that person to be the one who helps us to know the Caritas of God, to help us learn to love as God loves. That is the greatest gift we can give to another,and that is what we should be for others if we really love them. I read this in a magazine and I want to share this . I am the first one to admit that I don't follow that all the time.
Anyway My valentine gave me a beautiful pot of tulips that morning but later we had to take that for a friend as we did not have time to buy something else( on my request) . But next day my sweet heart upgraded and brought me beautiful bouquet of Roses. We also went with 7 other couples to have dinner . I felt it was too many people as we had to shout across the table or only converse with the couple in front of you. No matter what it was fun to celebrate among friends.
When we say to someone "be my Valentine" we are asking that person to be the one who helps us to know the Caritas of God, to help us learn to love as God loves. That is the greatest gift we can give to another,and that is what we should be for others if we really love them. I read this in a magazine and I want to share this . I am the first one to admit that I don't follow that all the time.
Anyway My valentine gave me a beautiful pot of tulips that morning but later we had to take that for a friend as we did not have time to buy something else( on my request) . But next day my sweet heart upgraded and brought me beautiful bouquet of Roses. We also went with 7 other couples to have dinner . I felt it was too many people as we had to shout across the table or only converse with the couple in front of you. No matter what it was fun to celebrate among friends.
Friday, February 12, 2010
whole week just blew by me
It because on of my kids (baby) was home and we were lazing around watching movies and eating .
Was worried about the weather but she made it ok to SFO.
Let us see what all I made for her. She wanted Shrimp masala and chicken curry with chapathi.
I made some cool snacks like flat bread with greens and grilled steak. crusted bread with goat cheese and balsamic . Smores of course!
Was worried about the weather but she made it ok to SFO.
Let us see what all I made for her. She wanted Shrimp masala and chicken curry with chapathi.
I made some cool snacks like flat bread with greens and grilled steak. crusted bread with goat cheese and balsamic . Smores of course!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
expecting snow storm
We are expecting so much snow it is not funny. People usually stock up in these kinds of days. But we normally have things in the freezer to last six months without even stepping out . I can even probably feed few other people too. So I am not worried. So let's wait and see how much comes down. They have not been right all the time.
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