A NEW BEGINNING

the old book closes, and a new one opens.

here's to the new chapter in our lives, love.

cheers!

HAPPY SECOND ANNIV, HUBBSY!

what else for dinner???!!

yep, like i was in the novel phase, with every week had one review, i'm officially moving to 'cooking' phase.

this was our dinner night:

ANIS'S SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO

u'll need

spaghetti, agak2 enough for two

2 cloves garlic, yg gemuk2 tau, crushed

a handful of medium sized prawns, buang kepala, ekor intact

3tbsp extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

black pepper

oregano leaves

must have: dried chilli flakes

some grated cheese

1. cook the spaghetti in boiling water with a tbsp of EVOO and a pinch of salt

2. while the spaghetti is cooking, heat some EVOO on a nonstick frying pan, small heat. toss in the crushed garlic until its a little brown.

3. season prawns with salt and pepper, add into the garlic oil.

4. make sure the spaghetti isnt cooked al dente before the prawn is pink. biar keras2 sikit takpe.

5. add in the chilli flakes, toss the prawns n mix well. 

6. transfer the almost cooked spaghetti into the frying pan along with a ladle of water used to cook spaghetti tadi. mix, mix, mix!

7. kacau semua bagi sebati. season as you like with oregano leaves, black pepper and salt.

8. serve with some grated cheese on top. done!

super easy! dont let the lack of colour fool u  ( heck, it fooled me when i first tried aglio olio!)

but seriously, it doesnt cost me even 10 bucks to cook these for two. n ur actually paying at least 15-20 bucks for a dish of these (for ONE PERSON!) at a decent eatery. sikit pulak tu kekadang.

oleh itu, 

marilah memasak! :D

what's cooking, good looking?

having ran out of ideas what to have for dinner, i scanned through foodblogs that i've bookmarked. but then i found a nice recipe in ParisB's foodblog. i didnt realise she has one! she modified a bit on Jamie Oliver's Fantastic Roast Chicken, and i, modified it further.

here's my Spicy Roast Chicken:

u'll need

1/2 a chicken, skin intact
2 heaped tbsps of softened butter
2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
dried oregano leaves (the recipe called for mixed herb but i only have this at home)
1 tbsp of blended cili kering
salt and pepper to taste
small russet potatoes, chopped
1 small carrot, chopped
a head of broccoli, chopped

1. preheat oven to 220degrees for 20 minutes.
2.clean chicken and rub dry with kitchen towel.
3. mix butter, garlic, oregano leaves and blended cili well. add a pinch of salt and pepper.
4. with the neck area of the chicken facing u, peel the skin inwards so u have a pocket between the skin and flesh.rub the butter mix inside the pocket, or like me juz stuff as much buter mix as i can into the pocket.
5. rub the remainder mix all over chicken.
6. put the chicken into ovenproof dish, cook for about 25 minutes. by then the butter already melted and the skin starts to brown.

7. remove chicken from the oven, and move the chicken into a plate. quickly toss the potatoes and carrot into ovenproof dish and mix with the melted butter. replace the chicken onto the bed of potatoes and carrot and pop it into the oven again for about 40 minutes.

8. about 15 minutes before the chicken's done, toss broccoli inside the dish.

9. poke a fork into the thickest part of the chicken, if the juice runs out clear, then its done.

as for the gravy, use the oil from the baking dish, put it in a pan with medium heat on stove. add half stock cube (crumbled and mixed with hot water) into the pan. add black pepper, and 1/2 tsp cornflour (diluted in some water). mix until it thickens.

not bad for a first timer,eh?

REVIEW: Bobbi Brown Perfectly Defined Mascara

so last night i had a go with Bobbi Brown's new Perfectly Defined Mascara. how did it fare to me?

so-so.

why?

well, its all good to apply, average-sized wand and the brush is like loose spiral which does the separating of lashes nicely. after applying one coat dah cantik dh. dont even need to use eyelash curler. but then again, my lashes are not exactly stick straight n pointing downwards, so no bonus there. it separated my lashes nicely though, n no clumping at all. good kan.

the main thing that bugged me was the fact that its waterproof. the SA said it can be washed off with warm water so oklah. balik rumah i normally clean my face with Estebel make up remover milk.

tak keluar ok mascara tuh.

only when i shower dgn warm water baru dia keluar. baru la paham, when she said wash it off with warm water, she meant ONLY warm water. pelik kan. i thought waterproof stuff kalo pakai makeup remover ok, ni makeup remover pun x leh pakai.

all in all, this is not gonna be what i'll pick up in the near future. leceh. pakai yg tak waterproof senang nak cuci, xcomot pun anyway.

but, by all means, try it while its free! :D

BOBBI BROWN free trimming session!

Hubbs has forgotten (again!) that he's on evening shift today, so i'm left with some time in my hand. luckily i brought along a novel, sbb kalo hariz x keja petang pun he'll be having volleyball game this evening, sama je..

while i was on fb, i found this ad on the sidebar:

In less than 5 minutes, lo and behold, i have an appointment tonight in Subang Parade!

Yeay!! i love freebies!

Un"fortunate"ly, mascara baru tu kalo best pun nanti2 lah baru beli, baru je stock up stuffs from stila, which by the way, mascara dia good enough for me :D

talk about stila, have u heard that they'll be having another 20% off on top of the discounted price??? read from a malaysian beauty blog somewhere tp x ingat yg mana. as if its not damaging to my purse already! it'll be up till 30th May i think.

hmmmm.... the last time i went to stila counter during workday (aku cuti la tapi) so counter dia sgt clear, tak la kena beratur mcm org nak beli tiket wayang wolverine tuh. kena ambik cuti kah? amboi3x si anis ni over nya hahaha

ok ok sudah2 la tu. as for tonight, miss, kasi i punya kening mcm u punya advert ni okeh! rupa kening i memang dah ala2 tebal mcm tu dah hahaha perasan gila

oh lupa nak letak link : http://www.bobbibrownmalaysia.com/smudgeproof/

cepat! offer ends 24th May!

toodles!

all better now

thanks for all well wishers. my mom selamat operated yesterday to remove her right kidney. she woke up around 10pm (malaysia time).

please pray for her speedy recovery ya. thank you loads! 

risau. risau sangat.

my mother baru admitted. kidney stone problem. the last time they checked, the doctor said if the kidney dah tak function then they dont need to take out the stone yaddayaddayadda.

by now my mother feels a mass on the right side of her abdomen. the uro people tolak ke surgery, surgery tolak balik ke uro, uro kata mass tu probably ovary pulak, o&g kata ovary no problem, tolak balik ke uro.

dah dingdong dingdong pegi sana pegi sini, rupanya memang kes uro. the kidney swelled.

so now my mom is scheduled for surgery. to make things worse, these happens while she's in saudi.

please pray for my mom's safety guys. thanks..