Pasta and Other Yummy Things

Some time ago I cooked Seafood Marina Pasta for dinner.

It's kind of similar to the previous Aglio Olio post - used the same seafood of mussells, fish and prawns.

Oh and don’t think I’m using one of those bottled Prego sauces... I can actually hand-make sauces from scratch now =)

For the Marinara, I threw in tons of diced tomatoes, stired it up with onions, garlic, and a bunch of herbs like basil and parsley.

Put in a bit too much chilli flakes, but I guess if you like things spicy it'd be okay.

Next up... Chicken Teriyaki Pasta!

Well that's what it was supposed to be anyway.

The chicken was marinated through with the teriyaki sauce, but there was too little sauce left for the pasta.

So I just cooked it with Olive oil and garlic, mushrooms, and some capsicums.

And there you have it, Chicken Teriyaki... plus pasta!

Finally, some thing which I absolutely love - Cheese baked Mussells!

I buy the frozen ones from New Zealand, they usually cost about 12 bucks for a box of about 50.

Dump a little tomato pasta sauce on it, coat with grated chedder cheese, and bake.

I usually baked it till the cheese gets crusty cos that's how I like it, but recently I tried baking it for a shorter period of time, and I find the results even better.

The cheese is chewwier and the mussells aren't as tough. Delicious!

Tribute to Rexy Boy

It was after the Easter Vigil in 2008 and I was meeting Ewan for supper.

I had to get a friend's cake from him so I went to his place for the first time.

And there I saw the fluffiest furball with the handsome-mest smile on his face... Rex!

I just loved how his fur felt and it was so adorable, how he loved to rub his furry head all over the couch and bed.

Rex is such a smart guy too.

He knows how to shake his paw, his 'other paw', lie down, and roll over.

He does it especially well when you've got bacon treats, cheesy bits, milk jelly, or doggie brownies in your hand.

Once, I was sitting down on the couch and he came up to me and wrapped his paw around my leg.

I thought he was being so cute, but later Ewan told me he was trying to hump my leg. Alamak.

I absolutely loved going for walks with you and Ewan.

You're such a joy to walk, never forcing your way into things and trying to run away (unlike Cleo).

I'm sorry you had to leave us but I'm sure you're happy where you are with Jesus now, in the land of abundant bacon, cheese, jelly and chocs.

And lots of other doggie friends, and even some friendly kitties to play with.

So this goes out to you dear Rexy-boy.

Even though I only got to know you for a year, you're one of the best dogs I've ever met.

An Awesome time in Bali

Some time last September, we made a trip to Bali.

Ewan was there to cover a tennis tournament, and I joined him some days later to have a short holiday.

I managed to catch some of the matches, and it was pretty cool, since I had never watched pros play live before.

The entire audience has to be quiet - you can't even get out of the seating area - till the point is won.

But there were these bunch of jokers who kept making so much noise cheering for 17-year old Tamira Paszek that they got warned by the umpire a couple of times.

We stayed at a hotel along Nusa Dua, as that was where the tournament was being held. The hotel was pretty nice, and it had Giant Chess!

I was going to make my "winning" move, when I banged my head on some hanging lights. =(

It even started bleeding but I tried to be 'hero' and wanted to continue playing, then I suddenly felt faint and almost passed out.

But quite funny, now that I'm recalling it =p

Anyway I really liked the beaches at Nusa Dua, which was really quiet - almost private even - given that the Nusa Dua was home to many big hotel chains like the Grand Hyatt and the Westin.

Nothing like the crowds and touting you'd get in Phuket - which I heard was rather like Kuta Beach which we didn't have time to visit.

After the tournament was over, we checked into one of the most beautiful places I've ever stayed in, Uma Sapna at Seminyak.

We had a one bedroom Villa with a private pool!

The pool was gorgeous, the room was great, and it was so much fun ordering breakfast.

You had to tick what you wanted according to menu, and let them know what time you wanted it brought in to you.

Then in the morning they'd serve it at the veranda next to the pool.

We also had dinner at KuDeTa, which was highly recommended by many people.

I thought the food was ok for the price - it was quite expensive, even by Bali's standard.

But the best part was taking a walk out to see the beach after that.

They had these incredible lights shone on the water, and together with the loud crashing of the waves, it made for a truly amazing experience.

So it was a great trip, albeit a little too short.

There's so much more of Bali we haven't seen so we're definitely going to go back one day!

Blast from the Past!

I started a Facebook group some time ago to get my old primary school mates in one place.

And look what some of them uploaded!

Primary One...


Primary Two...



Primary Four...



We looked like such dweebs!

Aglio Olio Seafood Pasta!

I absolutely love it when my boyfriend tries something I cook and says, "Mmm I could eat this everyday!"

That's what he said when I cooked this pasta dish some time ago.

The recipe's a combination of several I found online.

Here are some pics!









What you see is actually the remnants of the dinner.

I actually forgot to take photos, till Ewan reminded me, and we quickly tried to arrange whatever was left so it wouldn't look too measly.

I'm not that much of a cook, so this was really easy to whip up.

• First heat some olive oil and garlic with chopped parsley.
• Add some pepper and salt and chilli flakes.
• I also threw in some sliced shitake mushrooms.
• Then dump the seafood in - I used fish fillets, prawns and mussels. Would've used squid if I had some!
• Squeeze about half a lemon into whatever's in the pot.
• Then add the pasta - which should've been cooked earlier. Fettucine or Linguine's great!
• Mix it all up and serve!

Yummy! My parents said it was good too! =)

Going to cook some Seafood Marinara tonight, so I'll blog about that soon.