~Food Inc.~

Im just wondering how many of you out in bloggy land have taken the time to watch this eye opening movie?

I watched it with my bestie Angie when it first came out on Dvd! It wasnt as eye opening for us as we were aware of a good amount of what does happen, but non the less we did discover what they do to fillers in general...which is disgusting! In my personal opinion i would love for this Dvd to be played in every school so children are aware of exactly what they are putting into their bodies... While i was sorting threw a bag of magazines from my mother in law i came across a fantastic article that i shared with my guys over breakfast last friday...they were not to impressed that i read this to them while they were eatting there meat heavy breakfasts but still! It was in TIME magazine... Its called " The Real Cost of Cheap Food" please click the link and read it if you have a few mins!

~Spicey Fish & Hoisin Veggies~

So when we are sick in this house we usually have one or a few spicey dishes to kill off what ever it is we have :)

So sunday night i made really really REALLY spicey fish!

~Hoisin Veggies~

Hoisin sauce, cabbage, onions, garlic, ginger(fresh or minced), bok choy, mushrooms (any kind of veggies u want really it doesnt matter they will taste nummy by the end anyways!)

Oil and a wok!

cut everything up the way you want, slice your onions though :) YOU always slice your onions from top to bottom in asian cooking! Heat your oil in the wok, when hot enough toss in your onions garlic and ginger! Let em sizzle for a few mins then start adding your veggies everything is going to cook down alot so dont worry :) Depending how well you like hoisin sauce depends how much i would reccomend adding if you arent to sure just add 1-2 tablespoonfuls at first! REMEMBER you should always taste your cooking (sauces, veggies) to make sure it doesnt need something else! Cook your veggies and serve with your main meal!

~Spicey Fish~

Fish of your choice :) oil, onions, garlic, ginger, chillies(powder/minced/fresh your choice), coconut milk, salt.

Slice your onions, i used an electric skillet for this that way i could steam like the fish in the sauce while i was doing the veggies! Heat your oil in a pan make sure its good and HOT toss in the onions, ginger and garlic, sprinkle a lil salt over them to draw out the moisture in your onions. After a few mins add your desired amount of chillies to the mix i added about 4 full tablespoonfulls of really really HOT minced chillies! Add to your onions stir threw, when the chillies have sauted a little add your fillets of fish to the pan, cover the fish with the onions and chillies doesnt have to be perfect :) you just want the flavors to simmer into the fish nicely, pour your can of coconut milk over the top just enough so that the fish has a nice covering! Place the lid ontop and turn down to a nice low simmer and let it sit for awhile dont take the lid off you want the fish to cook all the way threw. I did not tunr my fillets over just for the sheer fact they were not THICK slices and they would fall apart thats why i cooked them in a steam like way with a lid on!

I served this fish with the hoisin veggies, brown rice, sliced cucumbers and fresh sliced pineapple!

~And the winners are....~

Sorry it took me so long to post the winners :)

Ok so i entered all the names of everyone, and how many entries into a spread sheet, i jumbled them up and then i went over to the random gizmo and got three numbers!

The first winner for the pamper yourself pack is;

Annie! Congrats Annie i will be contacting you shortly about details and what not!

Second winner is Brandy! Grats Brandy you won the recipe books! Be in touch shortly!

And the third winner of the home decor package is Na'Comi(aka Sassily yours)! Woohoo i shall be emailing you soon!

Grats to the winners! And THANK YOU EVERYONE who came by and entered! I will hpefully be doing a few more give-aways here in the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled!

ughhh....

Ok so no blogs from me since i posted my 100th....how slack of me hey? UGH so its 240pm on a Monday afternoon and i only JUST got my lazy arse outta bed....how awful is that?!?! Im sorry for not posting since my 100th...my son has been sick....and being the fact that i have a immune system of ZERO i catch whatever is going threw our house....why do you have a zero immune system im sure your wondering.....becuase of the medicine i take for my skin...I have Psoriasis for those of you who do not know me or recent followers :) ive had it for many many MANY years...at its worst i was 98% covered in it from head to toe and very pregnant and extremely MISERABLE! at its best i had a big fat ZERO plaques on my entire body! Thanks to a miracle drug called Remicade which was an infussion i would have once a month in the kemo centre...but i had to come off it due to the fact u cant take it with u when travelling....so i had to start trying out all the different types to see what would work for me....currently i am on Humira wich is some what working for me...i have a couple of stubborn plaques that just WONT go away but its better then totally covered in them! Anyway so yea im sick i just got up my son is home from school today snotting all over the place its lovely...so im about to get our medicines about and some soup on the stove then i will be back to count the enterys and pick some winners! Hope everyone had a fab wkend and no ones sick like us.....

~YAY 100 POSTS COUNTING THIS ONE! CAN YOU SAY GIVE-AWAY??~

YEP IM DOING A 100 POST GIVE AWAY! NOT JUST ONE........BUT THREE! WHAT DID SHE SAY??3???YUP I SAID *T-H-R-E-E* LOTS OF GOODIES! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! THIS GIVEWAY WILL BE OPEN TILL FEBRUARY 1ST! HOW CAN YOU WIN ONE OF THESE GIFTS? THERES 3 WAYS TO ENTER! FIRST WAY TO ENTER IS BY COMMENTING ABOUT WHICH RECIPE APPEALS TO YOU! YUP RIGHT DOWN THERE YOU SEE IT, SHOW ME SOME LOVE! THE SECOND WAY TO ENTER IS TO BLOG ABOUT MY GIVE AWAY COME BACK AND POST A LINK SHOWING ME THAT YOU BLOGGED ABOUT IT! AND THE THRID WAY TO ENTER IS BY BECOMING A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG!

SO WHEN YOU DO ANY OF THESE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHICH YOU HAVE DONE!

AND YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS PART OF EACH OF YOUR COMMENTS! AND THEN ON FEB 1ST I WILL USE THE RANDOM GIZMO OVER AT RANDOM.ORG AND IT WILL PICK 3 WINNERS! AND I WILL POST THE 3 NAMES THE GENERATOR PICKS OUT :) I WILL ALSO SEND YOU AN EMAIL IF YOU ARE SAID WINNERS!

SO THAT IS A GRAND TOTAL OF 3 ENTRYS TO WIN ONE OF THESE FUN GIFTS!

~YOU CAN ONLY WIN ONE GIFT PACKAGE~

GOOD LUCK LADIES HERE ARE THE PACKAGES YOU'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE!

Gift package 1

"pamper yourself"

(most of these items were either gifted to me or came out of my gift tubs for last min gift giving!)

This package includes;

a travel sized bag of MarKay's TimeWise Cellu-Shape Contouring System.

A Novel called; Un-Bridaled written by Eileen Rendahl.

Look it up on google n see what its about :)

Matching Earrings and Necklace set

(Costume jewllery nothing fancy or expensive i dont think?)

Cute pair of Earrings

(Costume jewllery like above)

2 Full sized bottles of Avon Shower Gel (Sheer Rose)

And Body Spray



Small bar of soap and small bottle of whipped body lotion "passionate rose"

ALSO pictured are 2 small bottles of Victoria Secret perfumes;

Ooh La La is the shape of the heart one and the tall bottle is Pink.

All of this comes in a cute little basket!

Gift package 2

"Recipes"

In this package you will recieve 3 items

~one being a small box of chocolates (4 choccies in total)

~one Paula Deen Recipe Book

~on easy christmas recipe book

Gift package 3

"Home Decor Stuff"

2 Packages of Potpuri from Ikea

2 Urn like containers for decoration.

1 Christmas boxed candle set

2 lots of 4 nakpin holders

4 green /4 purple

5 printed cards for framing of lavander from Ikea

~G'Day USA Happy Australia Day!~

We Celebrated the aussie way with LAMB!

OH MY GOODNESS!

it was awesome! Hubby didnt wanna talk he was to busy savoring the flavors!

I made spicey veggie noodles to go along with my marinated Lamb!

Super easy and VERY tasty marinade.

Soyasauce

Grated fresh Ginger

Minced Garlic

Chilli Powder

Honey

Apple Cider Vineagar

Works great for any kind of meat :)

~Round Two Of Meatless Mondays~

~Round Two~

Well this week turned out FANTASTIC! I had no idea what i was going to cook BUT i knew it was going to have BEANS in it so my boys would feel fuller, seeing thats what they all noticed last week after dinner....

So this morning i soaked 4 different kinds of beans you can use what ever kind of beans for this recipe i would imagine :) its not a recipe i found its one i threw together after looking at my spices and the contents of my fridge and pantry!

~What you need~

i think i measured out 4 cups of dryed beans from my jar!

Green Peppers(capsicum)

Onion (diced up thinly!)

Garlic

Dried Oregano

Ground Cumin

Ground Coriander

Sea Salt

Paprika

Chilli Powder

Tomatoe Paste

Canned Diced Tomatoes (keep the juice incase you need a lil liquid in begining)

Pasta of your choice or whatever you choose to serve this up with!

REMEMBER IF YOU ARE USING DRYED BEANS YOU NEED TO EITHER COOK THEM OR SOAK THEM BEFORE YOU START THIS DISH!

~How to throw it together~

Heat your oil in a pot when hot toss in your onions and garlic!

once they have cooked down some what start adding your spices (all to taste as per usual) so in goes the oregano,cumin,coriander,chilli powder and paprika! Stir through then add a few tablespoons of tomato paste if its to dry at this point add some juice from your canned tomatoes! This will help it out :) I also used some of the water from the beans about a couple of tablespoonfuls i believe! When the mixture has cooked a good 10 mins start adding your drained beans and mixing threw, at this point once all our beans have been added put your canned tomatoes in and let everything sit and simmer for about 15 mins.

I added the green peppers last as they were frozen :) and it melded in nicely while the pot was simmering! Taste and add salt if needed. I left the pot simmering a good hlf an hour before serving it on a bed of whole wheat thin noodles!

My hubby and son added a spoonful of sour cream to the top of theirs and loved the taste they said it was very YUMMY :)

~Beautiful Bread~

So have you ever made your own loaf of bread? From scratch? And realised just how delightful it is? After all the hard work you put into it and then taking the time to wait for it to rise then bake? I know it takes sometime but when i first started doing it i know that once i pulled out that piping hot loaf of bread out of the oven NOTHING else mattered! All that hard work was WORTH every minute specially once you slice of the first piece of bread when its still hot and you spread some butter on to it and it just oozes and melts across it! DIVINE i tell ya! It really is worth making your own bread these days because YOU know what goes into your bountiful bread! I have put so many things into my bread dough mixes its so much fun! And along with that its so much healthier for you when you do venture out and add goodies like grains and sometimes even cheeses and herbs!

This loaf pictured here is a whole wheat, wheat germ and steel cut oat sandwhich loaf! It made such beautiful slices of toast!

~Hearty Italian Soup~

This is a recipe i came up with sunday evening when i realised my son and hubby where on their way home and hey we dont have anything in the fridge they can heat up for dinner! So i ran to the fridge,freezer and pantry and here is the list of things i grabbed!

Fresh Green Beans

Garlic

Onions

Green Peppers (Capsicum)

Mushrooms

Ground Fennel

Dryed Basil

Frozen Pesto Cubes

Home Stewed Tomatoes

Homemade Tomato Juice

Homemade Stock (think it was chicken)

Heavy whipping Cream

Italian Sausage Mince or Links

Olive Oil

Water

Sour Cream and Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese for garnish!

~As per usual everything is to taste~

Remove skin from sausage if using sausages, heat pot with oil once hot and thinly diced onions and garlic saute for a few minutes then throw in your sausage, peppers and mushrooms cook until the sausage isnt pinkish anymore! Drain the mixture if you like as sauasage is pretty fatty! Once you have drained it add your fennel and basil and mix well, add a couple cups of stock at this point and mix well let the soup sit and simmer for about 15-20 mins. Now add 1-2 cups of water to your soup at this point you will want to add your green beans :) let the soup cook another 20mins stir it through out this time. Add about hlf and cup to a cup of heavy whipping cream depends how creamy you want the soup to be, keep in mind this is NOT a thick soup at all! The longer it cooks the tastier it gets :)

The bowls of soup you see pictured are garnished with sour cream and freshly grated parmesan cheese!

~Roti~

No recipe for these delish breads :) just some pictures so you all can see wat i was talking about in a previous post about Curry please check it out if you havent done so :)

~Praying For Good News~

Well the last couple of weeks have been rough on me mentally and physically but ive not really said anything about it in bloggy land....A couple of weeks ago i started having some extremely bad pains near/over my right ovary...so painful i've pretty much spent the last couple weeks doing not much house work wise or going back to work with my mother in law since our break after new years...And i can tolerate a good amount of pain....(tho if you had of seen me getting my first pair of tattoos a couple weeks ago you would not believe me BUT thats a different post to come....) BUT anyway i finally decided it was enough and that i shouldnt let the pain continue for the sheer fact that i only have ONE ovary....and we really do want one more child atleast....and have done for a very LONG time now to be honest but ive had fertility issues......So friday i seen my OBGYN and she had blood drawn..now im playing the waiting game until wed when i will be having an ultra sound to see what kind of state my ovary is in...she is hoping i dont have a Tubal Pregnancy i decided last nite that i was NOT going to look this up and understand what exactly the whole thing meant...i half new what it was but considering ive been living off of 2 hours of sleep a nite due to pain and worry....it would be best to leave it be and not know fully what i was looking at IF the results came back and this was what my situation was..So as you can see i did NOT follow threw with that... Anyway so this is the reason why i am hoping and praying for good news.... Sorry to be a downer i do have some foodie posts to put up but i needed to get this off my chest...and i could use the extra prayers!

~Fryed Cabbage Onions and Bacon~

This is an extremely EASY side dish to serve with any meal! You do NOT have to add bacon it will still taste delish!

Take a few strips of bacon slice them up thin toss em into a hot pan that has a little olive oil in it (wait for the sizzle! lol)

Then add crushed/minced garlic to taste!

Add thinly sliced onions to the pan and saute!

Add a lil salt to help draw the moisture out of the onions!

Then add your sliced cabbage to the pan! Stir the mixture throughly to get all the tasty flavours coating the cabbage!

Cook till your cabbage and onions are nice and sauteed!

Serve with your fav main dish! Its pictured here with Beef Curry