Sorry for not updating my blog for few days.
I am simply busy with work and down with a cold.
I feel much better now.
Today, I received a gift box from Malaysia.
Tadahhhhh
A box of newly developed Malaysian style instant noodles!
There are Penang Prawn Noodles, Green Curry Noodles (Dry), Sanbal Chili Fried Noodles (I think this is Mee Goreng) and Plain Noodles.
I tried Penang Prawn Noodles tonight. Very shrimpy, Yammy!
It’s nice sunny day and it’s my birthday.
I texted my friends for tea and dinner.
Though, my invitation was at last minutes, they came.
They brought cakes and sang the birthday song for me.
So sweet of them!
We chatted, laughed, drunk and ate.
Having a wonderful time together is the best birthday gift.
Thank you my friends.
I use these Malaysian sauce to cook Malaysian Satay.
First, I marinated lean chicken with marinated sauce.
According to the packaging, I should marinate for three hours, but I didn’t wait so much because I use chicken breast tender.
I supposed to skewer them, but I saved the process.
I also use oven to grill them.
I pour Satay Sauce (peanut sauce) from another packet…it tastes delicious!
Of course, this cannot beat Satay that are properly prepared and grilled on charcoal in Malaysia, but not bad at all for easy preparation such as marinate and grill ONLY.
I’m bring it as my tomorrow’s lunch.
I got this fried chicken powder, made in Malaysia: Kentucky.
Today, I made Kentucky Fried Chicken and to my surprise, I enjoy them.
I love to dine out with friends; but I cannot dine at a restaurant alone.
When I’m lazy to cook, I buy take out dinner.
Well, it’s not healthy and some are not welcomed such as rice or other carbohydrates.
Nowadays I cook at home.
Unfortunately, most of time, dishes that I cook are not photogenic enough to be posted and these are not my own recipe; I search from internet, mostly from COOKPAD.
I cooked Oyakodon (Family Rice Bowl: Chicken, Egg and Rice) tonight.
I made a minor modification by using chicken tenderloin and with brown rice.
I try to make it healthier.
2.8 million recipes are introduced at COOKPAD.
I woke up and went to gym for cycling.
Recently, I added a new routine: taking a bath after morning exercise.
It’s refreshing.
Then cooked a healthy brunch.
After brunch, I went to hair salon.
I had good time chatting with my favorite beautician: she is funny, sweet and good (skillful).
After finishing my hair, time to go for body therapy.
I asked for an advice how to further improve my health.
He encourages me to continue going to gym for cycling (warming up).
I don’t need to work out hard because objectives are enhancing blood circulation and increasing metabolism.
Instead of increasing volume of exercise, he advises me to control my appetite.
Yes, I love to eat and drink…this is my weakness.
It’s dinner time; I cooked simple dinner.
Then Mom who was in town today arrived my apartment.
We had Gluhwein (I made it with Gluhwein bouquet (spice bouquet)) together with a Gluhwein cup that I bought in Germany when we visited Christmas Markets in 2006.
Cheers!
I cook rice and brown rice in a pot.
Cooking rice in a pot is very easy.
This time, I cook brown rice.
I wash two cups of brown rice and add 120% of rice of water.
First, cook with strong fire to bring it up to boiling, then lower the fire to the lowest to cook till all water is absorbed.
Add 120% of rice of water again; then cook brown rice the same way again.
Cook with strong fire till boiling; then lower the fire to the lowest to cook till all water is absorbed.
Turn on the fire to maximum for 10 seconds; then turn off the fire to steam it for 10 mins.
I cannot eat all at once so I quickly pack them individually to make a ready-to-eat instant rice pack.
You need to pack immediately after finishing steaming it for 10 mins.
If you leave it long, rice won’t be moist enough when you heat it up by microwave.
Now these are ready to be frozen.
I can easily heat it up by microwave to enjoy steaming brown rice anytime.
I returned from Magic Kingdom (dream) to normal daily life: going to gym, cooking simple food, doing laundry, cleaning room and obviously uploading my blog!
Ahhhhhh
I miscalculated.
I’ve been exercising so I thought I can eat bit more; I’ve been eating out to escape from the office to get fresh.
However, I didn’t understand calories and I’ve been miscalculating.
Now I’m thinking over my diet because I’ve gained weight, though I exercise.
I finally cooked and checked calories for what I ate today…it’s over calories…
I brought lunch so I thought I saved calories to eat cookies (it was additional 200 calories).
This was my dinner (I need to consider menu to look photogenic. ahaha).
I added natto (fermented soy beans).
With these simple food, my total calory for a day is still over about 400 calories.
Hummm I’m taking few days off to go to Disney Tokyo from tommorrow.
I’m going to stay there to enjoy food, too…
I’ll be more careful on ordinary days so that I can enjoy special occasion like tomorrow.
On Thursday, after arranging flower, I stayed up late busily cleaning up my room because Mom wanted to stay over night on Friday after her visit to the dentist.
Out dentist is walking distance from my place.
Mom was already at my room when I got home.
Mom brought her homemade food; it’s always nice.
We were both tired coz Mom was busy cooking and I was busy cleaning so we went to bed early.
Next day, after lunch, Mom went back home.
I went to hair salon and grocery shopping.
I wasn’t keen to cook these days; but I should care what I eat.
To escape from the office, I’ve been eating out for lunch.
In addition, I went out for dinner…meaning I’ve eating too much.
On Sunday, suddenly I care my food; trying to be healthy.
The drink is special: it’s mixture of tomato juice and daikon (Japanese radish) juice.
Daikon helps detoxing.
My friend who has food allergy taught me this.
Today, I went back to Akihabara to pick up a housing for GoPro Hero 6 that I ordered.
It will enable to go down deep as 60 m. Wow.
Well, I had to return to Akihabara for more important matter.
I needed to request for exchange of GoPro because it doesn’t get charged…
I got a new one and the sales staff checked the camera before handed it over to me.
Now it works!
I cooked dinner to e healthy.
I had persimmon for dessert; this year, I just love persimmons!
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