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biriyani n meatballs

so i cooked Biriyani this week, so i can take it as my lunch for school. its slow cooked merinated beef with jasmine rice. also some meatball, which i spiced up with this thai sauce i bought from world market, some basil, oregeno, cumin, galic and salt and pepper. than baked it. so its ready to eat with pasta, or rice or whatever. hope you get some ideas. enjoy.

oven baked chicken!

snacks for a lay back day!

ideas for afternoon snacks! :]

jan 4th, 2012

today...not much updates about me, except i have a huge exam on friday, which i am not ready for. i didn't study yet!
i went to this dinner at friends house, though i didn't feel like going, but i did anyways. i am tired and i just want to sleep.
but i would like to share some photos that i took in past 2 weeks. purpose!? hoping would be a inspiration for you to sit back, relax and enjoy your "mE" time [:

a new morning [:

updates on life in this new year of 2012!
this new year has changed me in new ways! i feel peaceful. i am enjoying the quietness of life. i feel calm and positive. is it the new year, or my perspective towards life is changing? either way, i am trying to appreciate the life i have, and life is appreciating me for showing it respect. i know there will be days i will hate the whole world, me and everything. i will be pissed off and negative. we all go thru those days, more or less, often or rarely.
still, life is pretty. and we lear and teach our selves to get up, pull together and get going. i hope you do the same.
hold yourself tight with love when feel like giving up on life, sorrows and negativity.
i am enjoying the winter, grasping all the sun that comes through my little window... enjoying my 1 more week off from work, trying to finish my short term winter semester class. and i hope to enjoy along with you(who ever you are viewing and reading my blog), my family, friends, and neighbors. uploading a photo of me and my sunny window of this new year. will be back soon with this DIY coaster that i made to share with you guys :]

... and an evening window photo as well! 

so its 31st, 2011. last day of this year!
i wanted to be enthusiastic and sound all positive, but i thought hek with it. this month i kinda gave up on my strength, and liking it this way, empty and lonely. who says one need to be always positive. i don't want to lie with my feelings!
i was supposed to take a take-home exam today, which i am putting off from last week. and its due day after tomorrow. i guess i will never learn to do things before time, its always gotta be last minute.
other than being lazy about the test i had a pretty organized day.
i cleaned my apartment, my roommate isn't coming back from break until jan 17th(till then its heaven, well she isnt that bad either, just a bit weird, asks lotsa ques, and god! mood swings, other then that she is quiet and sometimes its nice having a cup of coffee with her once in a while). i watered my herbs, cooked chicken and some steamed rice. had lunch in my sunny warm dining room.
though i kept feeling that emptiness... all day. i kept missing this person that i wasnt supposed too :(
on a different note, parents are dealing with their own drama's, and they barely call me. i feel so empty inside!!!
as of right now, its 9 pm, and all my friends went out to celeb 31st with their boy friend, husband or dates. i wanted to tell myself it doesnt matter, i am gonna have a great time. so i made myself dinner. originally the plan was to make Pitta bread pizza with mozzarella(i was craving for something fattening :( ). but pita bread i had, expired when i checked, so i used regular uncooked tortilla.

- u should use pizza sauce, as i was too lazy too make some i did use some store bought spaghetti sauce.
- i grated some mozzarella, also sprinkled some romano cheese.
- also used some cut up beef hotdog(cooked/warmed up. use whatever meat you have available like chicken or pepperoni, hotdog is all i had today). don't if you don't want to.
- i used some green olive(they were actually quiet salty, next time i know not to buy the same brand)
- used fresh basil from my basil plant.
- some garlic powder. also added some cilantro, parsley and dried oregano. too bad i didn't have tomatos either.
then on a pan i let the pizza cooked on low flame until the cheese melted. it was kinda crispier then i liked it to be, as tortillas are quiet thin, so cooked very fast. but let me tell you, it was yumm. for a college student with low budget, its a pretty good homemade dinner for a lazy evening(for me its a lazy 31st night).

and i finished my dinner with a cup of warm black tea, with some mixed in half n half and a bit of sugar.

hey, who ever you are, reading my silly blog, i hope you have a great great new year with your close ones. stay safe and sweet [: