Sunday, June 20, 2010

Squid & Octopus Barbies!


I woke up late on a Sunday morning and that was probably around 11 am. Still had my fresh & vivid memory about the draw game between Australia and Ghana. It was nice catching it live in a pub called Tavern near my apartment with my good Aussie friend Mr. Ashley. Two bottles of beer nice conversation and the mathematical hope for the Socceroos to still make it in the finals. Though last night the Kiwi had a draw game against the Italians that made me lose my hope for the Aussies to at least make it in the finals. It seems I am going to cheer for Rory Fallon instead of Tim Cahill :-(

Around 12 noon I just realized it was Father's Day so I gave a heads up to my neighbor friends in Sky Garden. Oji and Eka came to my house with fresh Dory Fish, Mini Tilapia, Pork Chops & Octopus. I brought out my chicken, squid, veggies and griller then we were instantly ready for a Sunday Lunch Barbecues! I began marinading the meat at around 1pm then made some sauces and salad. The 2 liter COKE brought by Ivy was really the icing on the cake!

We began to savor the barbies that were really to die for because it's soft and tender for the pork and chook. Then the squids were not chewy or rubbery at all. That's the good thing about it, you can bite them easily. What a wonderful lunch that made us all bloated and said nothing but burp! burp! burp! LOL! After a while I brought out the Peach Cake Pudding that has been in my fridge for a week. Not bad, still good because it was frozen since then.

We finished all the eating around 4pm. I told them it's time for an English Tea! So I brought out the Harrods Kiwi and Strawberry fruit Tea for everyone to taste. We are all calmed and relaxed after the tea then we decided to watch a dvd that lasted 'til 630 pm and we ended around 7pm. Then shortly after I ran to the salon and got some pedicure. My feet were happy again then headed back home and ate my Bacon and Cheese with Pandesal while watching the Kiwi fight against the Italians.



SQUID & OCTOPUS BARBIES


Ingredients:

• Squid & Octopus
• Lemon
• Salt & Pepper
• Cumin / Paprika
• Curry Powder / Turmeric
• Butter (of course)

This is very simple marination for an ideal Sunday barbecues! Just ready your fresh octopus and squid then squeeze in some lemon. Rub it with salt and pepper then add cumin, paprika, curry powder and turmeric. Ready your griller and put some flame then brush it with butter. Place in your meat on top of the griller and grill one side for like 6 minutes. Flip the other side and grill it for 4 minutes then it's done. Mine, I served it with my ever favorite capsicum fried rice!

Happy Father's Day Mates! :D

hugs,
joanie xxx

Krogering...

For those of you who use Kroger for grocery shopping (Kroger is an Midwest chain out of Cincinnati) I just found a really neat perk with their Kroger Plus Card. First you will need your Kroger Plus card and log on to their website www.kroger.com . Then click on the Kroger Plus Card logo in the top right hand corner of the site. Once there you can create an account with your Kroger Plus Card number online and actually load coupons onto your card!! Then when you go to the store and buy the items with your card the savings automatically come off! It is a lot easier than clipping coupons. They don't have everything on there of course, so you will probably still need to clip certain ones. However I found $10 worth of savings that I added to my card of things that I usually buy.

Happy shopping and saving! 


~ Heather

Fridge Organization

This past week I ordered a Fridge File organizer for my fridge. David always has tons of papers laying around that he wants to keep, or mail keeps piling up on the table. I decided that instead of going through everything once or twice a month, that having a organizer for everything would be much more efficient and nicer looking. I have been looking for something for a while, and then I started following Laura's Organizing Junkie blog and saw that she had exactly what I was looking for, for sale!


It came in the mail yesterday, so I put it up last night and labeled the 4 sections "David" , "Heather" , "Mail" , and "Bills." It also has a laminated card on the front and a marker so you can write down important things or notes. Here is the link to go buy one, if you want to organize your fridge.  http://orgjunkie.theopenskyproject.com/cas-company-fridgefile.html

Laura has a bunch of neat little organizing tips and items on there as well, so go check it out!


~ Heather

i taip ikut jari secara rawak



i bz. mmg boleh tahan bz sekarang ni. well, x semestinya bz dgn kerja. i bz dgn fmly jgk, dgn cinta & kwn2 jgk, dgn kucing jgk, shawls, mane yg sempat. dlm bz tu sempat jgk i on9. sempat jgk i curi mase pergi library dkt office. sempat jgk i update blog mcm sekarang.

sebenarnye. tak tahu nak tulis spesifiknya ape. tiba tiba blur time menaip ni. kosong je hati, jiwa n minda. kenapekah? entah. kadang hidup rasa seronok. kadang rase macam dull je. tp selalunya rase dull bila free sikit n mula termenung sambil cakap bosan. moral of the story- jgn ade mase free. boleh?

ok dah ingt. i bz camne pun, i boring ke ape. still i akan read up few blogs. even i tak update blog n macam tak tinggalkan kesan kemunculan di FB, still i akan bukak blog2 tuh. ade a big numbers of blog jgk. jd jgn ingt i diam, i x update pasal kalian ye! =P

ade yg tgh bz practical jgk, ade yg rindu siblings, ade yg pening dgn blackberry, x kurang jgk yg buat special post ttg fathers day & masa diluangkan dgn happynye (mentang2 cuti). yg kena sihir, yg hampir accident tu, hati2 ye dear. banyak lagi lah. yg tak termasuk dlm list 'dearest sunshine' tu pun ade i bace okay.

esok i kerja. so far x de assignments means that i kene standby. standby tu i x berapa gemar, sbb i sentiasa cuak kot2 kene keluar tiba2. sbb i x fully prepare. sobbb. i hanya budak yg sgt cetek ilmu pengetahuan dan pengalaman.

utk mr barney, u dah nak habis practical. gile seronok. i rase u 2 bulan mcm kejap je. tak aci lah u masuk lmbt dr i, tp u abis awal dr i. sobbb.. tak kira hujung bulan sementara u cuti seminggu i nak pergi jgk mandi sungai tau tau! =P and and, ILYSM. i sgt enjoy ke taiping tgk abg u bertunang ++ thank you sgt dkt family you!

semoga kekal ke akhirat kelak ;)
*pixca credit to cousin mr barney*


duit macam air dan i dah lame x rase kepuasan ber-shopping. haha. i ade la beli brg tp semua sikit2. dah lame i tak tersengih all the way dkt KLCC or mid valley sambil tgn penuh paper bags. tak pe tak pe. raye nak dkt. eceh. *dah besar ok qla x de ape kau nak sambut sgt pun.*

i ade beberapa buah novels yg sempat bace lg. beberapa botol perfume yg i rase mcm dah bosan. i cpt bosan dgn perfume, maka maximum 50ml je ok. itupun selalunye i pakai separuh je sbb tukar yg lain akibat bosan. buruk perangai.

entry ni sgt rojak, i sedar. and i x sabar tnggu abah pindah KL, x sabar tnggu kawan2 i dr oversea balik cuti esp Shafinaz & Shahli, x sabar tamatkan praktikal sbb tu tandanya x lame lg tamatlah diploma i. yeay!

by the way, td ptg teman mama beli buah, 1st time i dgn yakinnye drive merc. itupun reversed sbb mama park kereta ske hati tgh2 jalan, so i macam tibe2 muncul keberanian nak alihkan. kalau nak tahu side mirror die pelik sikit n susahkan i yg rabun jauh ni.

tp, kereta merc tu ringan rupenye *maaflah i jakun sbb tak pernah drive merc* dan i just a lil bit confused dgn hand break die sbb dkt kaki.

okay ppl, good nite!