I am ready for more
POSITIVE THINGS
in my life.
People wish so hard for so many good things to happen to them but not all are ready to accept them. I believe that is one reason why it takes awhile for some good things to happen or fall into place. So if you’re wishing for something, let the universe know that you are ready. Let God know that with every good thing that will happen in your life, you are willing to accept it and be responsible for it.
I’ve been spending lots of time in the kitchen for the past two weeks. Last week, I got inspired by a book I saw in my office about Stir-fried food. So even late at night (on a workweek, take note hehe), my husband found me whipping up something in the kitchen. My first try at stir-fried food: Honey and Black Pepper Beef.
What you’ll need:
Oil for cooking
500 grams beef, cut into strips
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 onion, sliced
300 grams snow peas
2 tbsps honey
2 tsps soy sauce
2 tbsps oyster sauce
A dash of black pepper, to taste
What you’ll need to do:
There are three phases for this recipes:
(1) Cooking of Beef
Heat the wok until very hot, add 1 tbsp of oil. Stir-fry the beef in batches over high heat. Wait until beef becomes brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
(2) Cooking of Vegetables
Reheat the wok, add 1 tbsp of oil. Stir-fry the onion, garlic and snow peas. Wait until snow peas softened (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from the wok and set aside.
(3) Cooking of Sauce
Pour in honey, soy sauce, oyster sauce and black pepper into the wok. Simmer medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Increase heat, then add in the beef and vegetables. Toss for 3-5 minutes.
Preparation and cooking time: 20-30 minutes; Serves 4.
Calories per serve: 335 calories.
Husband and I never really celebrate Valentine. Based on our “Valentine history”, it’s the occassion that we never really think about and which we almost always spend with family and/or friends. I think the only time we really made an effort was on our very first Vday–that was in 2003. We had to watch a Boyz II Men concert because we were given tickets (which was one of the coolest gifts we have received in our couple life). The following years after that, we either get-together with my parents for dinner or hang out with our friends. Vday was never an exclusive thing for us.
It was a normal day for us on Saturday, only that the Husband surprised me with a gift at 12 midnight. I was embarrasingly amused hehe. I didn’t have a gift for him. I never thought he would get me something.
Anyway, the highlight of our was day was the Vday party our friend organized. Since our circle of friends have not seen each other for a while, we decided to celebrate Vday together.
On Saturday night, we met up at a friend’s place, shared yummy food and lots of laughter.
We also played couples games…and Wii!!!! We played Guitar Hero and an array of Sports games: Tennis, Baseball and Bowling.
On Sunday, I prepared a small feast for dinner…my way of making up for not getting him a gift. I cooked Penne Spaghetti and my own version of Creamy Baked Potato.
So how was your Vday weekend?
For more photos of our party, click here.
weekend-snapshot
To anyone who receives a message from me via Yahoo Messenger recommending some diet tea…PLEASE DISREGARD THE MESSAGE. That is not me messaging you but some kind of spam message from Yahoo.
The message is about some diet tea DAW that I use—-OF COURSE THAT IS NOT TRUE. I’m not a follower of any diet or a drinker of any diet tea whatsoever. Just for the record, I’m not a believer of diets, I’M A BELIEVER OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, which means eating a balanced diet and engaging in exercise. In the past I’ve tried (for the sake of trying) to drink a detox tea but as soon as I saw the bad effects on my body, I stopped–that was the end of detox tea for me.
I’m pissed off that Yahoo would use my YM I.D. for spreading this spam message when in fact I have a website I’m responsible for spreading information for. Not good. Now I’m thinking of creating another Yahoo address which I don’t want to do anymore.
Anyway, to my friends in YM, please know better. I’m usually offline so please if it’s about DIETS of some kind asking you to check out a website—IT’S NOT ME. For one, it’s not in my character to spread out information by sending messages ONE BY ONE (that’s tedious ha?) to my YM friends. I’m busy and I don’t have to do something like that—I’d rather blog about it when I want to share something.
What a way to start the morning…hayyyyy.
Good morning and happy heart’s day, by the way.