FINDING PLEASURES IN THE SIMPLE THINGS

Month: April 2012

Garlic Bread

Garlic Bread

There must be a gazillion garlic bread recipes out there. Who would have thought my favorite would come from the back of a garlic powder bottle? 😀 This easy recipe (which I’ve used for years) makes an absolutely mouth-watering garlic bread that goes great with any pasta dish or makes a delicious snack. […]

Lego Poem

Lego Poem

Came across a poem that Alex wrote last year (I think) with a little help from me and if I remember correctly, it was his first attempt in constructing a poem. Here it is: I Love Lego Lego comes in lots of sizes, shapes, and colors. […]

Rotisserie Chicken and Preserved Egg Porridge

Rotisserie Chicken and Preserved Egg Porridge

The cooler, more seasonable weather recently gave me the perfect reason (like I’d need one :D) to indulge in one of my cold-weather comfort foods – porridge! This time, I combined my love of rotisserie chicken and preserved eggs in one pot. Normally, we would eat the preserved eggs as […]

Maggi Mee Asam Laksa

Maggi Mee Asam Laksa

Since we’ve finished all our leftovers, Keith and I decided it’s time to start in on our Maggi stash that my sis brought for us all the way from Toronto. 😀 Now, there is this funny thing that happens to me almost every time I […]

Chicken Mushroom Soup with Mee Suah (Somen)

Chicken Mushroom Soup with Mee Suah (Somen)

When my sister and her family were here this past week, I decided to make Chicken Mushroom Soup, a celebratory staple in our family. Instead of rice, the soup was served with mee suah and hard-boiled eggs – this dish brought back a lot of wonderful memories! For […]

Our Easter Meal

Our Easter Meal

Last week was a whirlwind…my sis, brother-in-law, and niece came for a visit and time just flew by. We had a wonderful time and not surprisingly, the food tasted even better with great company. Here’s what we had for our Easter meal – ham, scalloped potatoes, […]

My First Glasses

My First Glasses

Do you remember back in those teenage years when you felt that your friends were your life, and you wanted to do whatever they did and have whatever they had? And when your parents asked you, “If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?”, you […]