~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

~Malaysian Curry~

Oh how i love the smell of a GOOD curry slowly simmering on my stove!

How many of you have made a real authentic asian curry?

I have been asked plenty of times "What exactly goes into a Malaysian Curry"

The answer to that is below in pictures :) (minus the Beef that is and onions, potatoes and a can of coconut milk!)

What goes well with curry? Besides rice we love to eat our curry with a asian style pancake or indian style naan i guess you could call it! We eat ours not all the time but sometimes we eat our curry with Roti which is so yummy! Sometimes i will fry up an egg if the boys are feeling the mood for some creamy yolk ooze over the top of the curry! I if on hand will slice up a cucumber to crunch on as well with the curry YUMO! What else goes with it? Lets see any kind of veggie really :) Sometimes i will fry up some cabbage onions garlic a lil chilli and bacon! DIVINE! Or if its a hot curry i will make up veggies like sliced carrots chopped cabbage, onions, green beans, potatoes garlic ginger and coconut milk this makes the curry a little more calmer!

~Meatless Monday~

Yep this household has now started doing "Meatless Mondays" We didnt get here as easily as i had hoped for BUT we got here! So whats on the menu for tonite?

I served my boys as follows:

Creamy Veggies Tortilini Bake

10 Grain Whole Wheat Bread

and

Creamy Balsamic Vineagar Asparagus!

My so was very impressed with dinner, he did NOT believe me when i told him there was no meat in that meal at all! He gasped very funny to watch a very over dramatic 6 yr old reacting to that information!

~Asparagus Recipe~

Asparagus Spears

Hlf an Onion

Garlic

S&P

Olive Oil

Butter

Cream (heavy whipping cream)

Balsalmic Vinegar

* Snap the ends off your spears and wash

*finely chop your onion

*heat your oil and butter in a pan

*add the onions and garlic to the hot oil/butter

*sautee the onions and garlic till nice and tender

*add a tablespoon of the balsamic vinegar

*then add a couple tablespoons of cream and let it simmer to make a nice sauce

*now add the snapped asparagus spears and mix threw the sauce

*turn the heat off and put the lid on the saucepan and let the spears steam and sautee in the sauce.

~Tortilini Veggie Bake Recipe~

Mushrooms

Butternut Squash

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Yellow Squash

Zucchini

Onion

Garlic

Cream (heavy whipping cream)

Stock(chicken/veggie whatever u have)

S&P

Olive Oil

Fennel Powder

Dryed LimeBasil Leaves

Grated Parmesan Cheese

*Chop/slice up all your veggies to desired bite sized

*Heat pan and add oil and till hot

*Add your onions and garlic

*Add 1/2cup of stock to your onions/garlic let simmer

*Then add your fennel and basil to taste and simmer a lil longer

*When your onions have cooked down add your veggies

*Cook to your veggies to desired texture

*Add 1/2 a cup of cream and let simmer

*Preheat oven to melt cheese on the bake

*Take your cooked Tortilini and pour into a cassarole dish

*Take your veggies and pour over the pasta evenly as best you can!

*sprinkle your cheese over top and place the dish in the oven to melt the cheese!

~SERVE AND ENJOY~

~Pita Pizza's~

Quick, Easy and Delish!

My son wanted pizza's for dinner when i told him we were having toasted sandwhiches! So i met him half way! I have been buying very yummy pita breads and freezing them for school lunches when i have run out of bread! So i grabbed a packet out and made these pizzas while the pita was still frozen! Yanked out my homemade pizza sauce from the fridge some frozen pepperoni and grated cheese! Delish according to Loche! Took me a whole 15 mins from prep to cooking for these babies! And by the end of it i had one very happy 6 year old who had a full tummy and a smile on his face!

~Toast & More~

Ahh good ole toast! Its great for breaky! Wonderful for a snack! And a pleasant lite dinner for nites when you dont really want anything to heavy for dinner!
So this afternoon after trecking to he school to pick my son up from the school bus i realised "ya know what?! Grilled cheese and vegemite on toast would make an awesome after school snack today! Sure it was warmer today than it has been this past week BUT there was some wind with it and Loche and i were chilled down to our bones!

So while he put his gear away and washed up for snack time i got out the loaf of sour dough bread and sliced it thick spread a lil butter on it and a thin spread of an aussies fav spread! YUP Vegemite! DELISH! (for us aussies anyway and my hubby too!) Then i pulled out the best cheese you will ever come across when it comes to melting on toast! Australian Tasty Cheddar Cheese!

Now i know its not a fav of most americans so i have read on the net BUT the few family and friends i have introduced this tasty cheese to LOVE the boldness of the cheese its VERY strong so if you LOVE really strong cheese you shoould give this cheese a try! My husband and i went on a trip up to Ikea just before christmas to buy a few chrissy presents and he took me on my first trip to a Trader Joes....I have to admit i was super excited till we got there...and i was kinda disappointed in the store in general..Sure they had a few good things but for the most part it was built up to be this awesome store but in all reality it was like a local store we have here which has alot of expensive items the store here is called "Kazmaiers" But if it hadnt of been for our trip there we would not have stumbled across Whole Foods Market which is were we came across my cheese! Anywa i will talk more about this awesome store at a later post :) i have gotten off the beatten track here SORRY!

So yes i cranked up the broiler and threw the thick slices of toast in for about 3-4 mins and MMM MMMM MMMM my son was all eyes on the oven door watching the cheese bubble and melt he could NOT wait! Anyway thats what we had for our afternoon snack... And im thinking that tonight would be a good night to have toasted cheese sandwhiches whether they have ham and cheese grilled, tomatoes thinly sliced with melted cheese i think this will be a great way to use up the 2 half loaves of bread that need to be used up!

~Orange Flavoured M&M Cookies~

~One Year To This Day~

So i just wanted to share this with all my bloggy friends...(not 100% willingly wanting to show this per say....) BUT today is 1 year since i made a change in my life health wise....And apparently i NEED to share this because i am kinda having a hard time seeing my progress when it comes to looking at pictures...Anyway here is a letter i wrote to myself....

Dear body/self,

today marks the new beging of a life changing decision you have made and it WILL be for the best...You will have your days where you think why...why did i do this??? BUT trust me a year from now you will look at some photos and be amazed! And if you dont...We have problems! Self image problems...and your going to share your progress with friends and family whether you like it or not! You should be proud of how far you have come and how much healthier you've become! Your setting good goals for your son to see you work this hard....I know we liked to think we were happy being "big and beautiful" but your going to love being able to go clothing shopping and not have to spend hours finding something you like and then returning home being depressed because nothing fits right... Not to mention how much easier life is going to be for us not carrying the extra weight...enjoy playing with Loche running around and not having to stop because your so out of breath! Anyway I know 1 year from now you will feel so much better and your going to be so much healthier! Kick butt and reach these goals!

So there you have it a letter i wrote myself a year ago I have not reach said perfect goal weight wise but boy am i trying :) anyway i am having a few probs when it comes to looking at pictures...i still see that big girl looking back at me when i see past pictures but im working on it.... heres the pic im sharing with you all!