weekdays dinner

I'm not sure where I got this from (probably SMH), but the following is what British people ususally have for dinner:

• spaghetti bolognese
• roast dinner
• pasta dish
• meat and two vegies
• pizza
• casserole/stew
• sausages/chips and mash
• Indian curry

I have most of them above for my weekday dinner or weekend. I'm not that picky about food, so I haven't had problems with food since I moved to Australia. For the first three months in Australia, I didn't eat rice at all (it has been one of my staple food for over 20 years). In three years now, I have rice only once or twice a week.


Seeing the list above, I recall that once my previous flatmate's German daughter-in-law that said I seemed to have Britainised, seeing the dinner I cooked - i.e. roasted potatoes and sausages. But I haven't been to UK yet and even don't know what the food is like there.

life

"There is a presence inside you. It is the life force that breathed your first breath when you were born. It is the life force that is breathing you now. It is a presence of unbelievable harmony, peach, and love, and it is inside you. To connect with and feel the life presence, stop, close your eyes, relax, let go of thoughts, and focus deeply on the inside of your body for a couple of minutes.

The more you do this exercise, the more the presence of pure harmony, peace, and love will arise within you."

This is from "Daily Teachings of the Secret" that has 365 pages with each different teachings to help you more focus on the positivity in life. As one of my daily ritual, I copy each teaching with hand-writing in the morning or before going to bed.

When I saw the phrase "the life force that breathed your first breath when you were born..." I realised how amazing the life is - from the moment when I was born, I've never stopped breathing so far....perhaps that'd be why life is called the gift. However, I sometimes forget this "being alive". Well, I'm not perfect, so tend to be overwhelmed by some situations going on in my life and there're still some things I'd never get over. However, I think I should not forget that I'm still breathing no matter what happens...

My wishlist for this summer

• Rice bowls
• Oven-bake dish
• New sunnies
• Comfy small couch
  
• Improving my swimming skill
  
• A long-lasting and loving relationship

Can my wishes count on the Santa?

stir-fried veges & mash

One of my tasks during this summer is to feed myself with healthy food and stir-fried vegetables in oyster sauce with rice or mash always seem simple and nutritional.

I made this the other day; mash was not creamy enough.

 

Pan-fry bacon and garlic first.

Then, add boiled cabbage earlier in water to the pan.

 

potatoes + butter + milk + cream = creamy mash

(guess what is the butter among the cubes in the bowl?)

 I didn't have cream at the moment, so used only butter and milk. Nevertheless, the mash was amazingly creamy!

Then, it's time to enjoy mash and stir-fried bacon & cabbage.

 

The oyster sauce I recently purchased. 

I used to buy the one of 'Lee Kum Kee', but the Coles didn't have that one.

Second painting

I just copied an illustration from a book, "You can heal your life" by Louise Hay that I found genuinely fascinating! And I feel I need to imrpove myself including my confidence for some reasons with this book during the upcoming summer.