I've been trying to conquer my fear of cooking. And finally, 1 small success yesterday :)
I marinated chicken drumsticks over night, steamed them with this nifty attachment over my rice cooker, used Prima Deli instant chicken rice mix to make yummy chicken rice... And stir fried -with chopped garlic! - this mix of beansprouts, mushrooms, carrots, onions, and lettuce that I bought from the supermarket!
To top it off, I managed to find chilli padi! So I treated myself to a mountain of bird's eye chilli (that's what they call it here!) with garlic and soya sauce.
And completed my meal with nectarines. Yum Yum Yum! :D
Very satisfied.
Saturday 2 February 2008
Friday 1 February 2008
Pub Grub
Brits. Beers. Pubs.
The three go together.
Today was the second time I've eaten dinner at a pub. We went to Hobgoblins just down the road. A pretty small, intimate place for the locals to hang out.
Because it was jam-packed inside, we were left with the benches outdoors. There was a barbecue thing, and heaters, but in -5°c (according to BBC, it's supposed to snow tonight!) strong winds, heaters count for absolutely nothing.
I was totally freezing; I'd forgotten my mittens and scarf. So I was sitting there, drinking an iced cocktail, braving the winds. No mittens, no scarf, no hat, no socks. Nothing.
The food was really bad too. (BBQ-ed?!?!) Fish and Chips. They had the usual pub fare. Chilli chips, burgers, hotdogs.
One saving grace - a really yummy "salad cream" thing, that was like mayonnaise, but with a nice twist to it. Think I shall start searching Sainsbury's for it. Yum :D
The three go together.
Today was the second time I've eaten dinner at a pub. We went to Hobgoblins just down the road. A pretty small, intimate place for the locals to hang out.
Because it was jam-packed inside, we were left with the benches outdoors. There was a barbecue thing, and heaters, but in -5°c (according to BBC, it's supposed to snow tonight!) strong winds, heaters count for absolutely nothing.
I was totally freezing; I'd forgotten my mittens and scarf. So I was sitting there, drinking an iced cocktail, braving the winds. No mittens, no scarf, no hat, no socks. Nothing.
The food was really bad too. (BBQ-ed?!?!) Fish and Chips. They had the usual pub fare. Chilli chips, burgers, hotdogs.
One saving grace - a really yummy "salad cream" thing, that was like mayonnaise, but with a nice twist to it. Think I shall start searching Sainsbury's for it. Yum :D
ASBO me!
It's totally a cultural thing here - spending hours and hours and hours AND HOURS nattering away. And I'm just not used to it.
Talking so much tires me out, and there are days I just feel like being quiet. But that's associated with really negative behaviour! :(:(:( People think you're just being plain downright rude ("shy" and "introverted" apparently, doesn't fall into their dictionaries).
What really puzzles me though, is: How is spending a day shopping wasting time, while spending hours sitting in front of a fireplace chattering away about everything from the weather to which celeb was last caught with his hand up someone's shirt not?
At least with shopping you end up with some final product (s)! And information too (Yes, you can learn loads shopping)!
Maybe I should be given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (which by the way, sounds much nicer than what it really is for) :D
Talking so much tires me out, and there are days I just feel like being quiet. But that's associated with really negative behaviour! :(:(:( People think you're just being plain downright rude ("shy" and "introverted" apparently, doesn't fall into their dictionaries).
What really puzzles me though, is: How is spending a day shopping wasting time, while spending hours sitting in front of a fireplace chattering away about everything from the weather to which celeb was last caught with his hand up someone's shirt not?
At least with shopping you end up with some final product (s)! And information too (Yes, you can learn loads shopping)!
Maybe I should be given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (which by the way, sounds much nicer than what it really is for) :D
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