Thursday, December 28, 2006

Recipe- Black Pepper Salmon Steak

This is an easy and quick recipe.
Serves 4

Ingredients:
4 salmon steaks(3/4 inch)
1 tablespoon coarsely crushed black pepper (I love black pepper, so i used quite a lot)
salt to taste
1/2 cup butter, melted
juice of 1/2 lemon
parsley, finely chopped for garnish
4 slices lemon for garnish

Method:
Heat grill.
Press the black peppercorns into the flesh of the salmon. Sprinkles with salt.
Brush the steaks with half the melted butter and sprinkle lemon juice.
Grill steaks for 8-10minutes each side. Brush with melted butter from time to time.
When done (the steak flake easily with fork@ according to ur taste), serve on a serving dish.
Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon slices.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Gandhi said:

Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviours.

Keep your behaviours positive, because your behaviours become your habits.

Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.

Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

The Characteristic Of A Great Relationship


What do you look into your partner? What do you expect from him/her? Every person has an image of their partner in their minds and think that their partner should be loving, considerate, joyful, have a great sense of humour and should love them crazily. Following are a few things that one always tries to search in their partner and which not only makes a great partner but also are the characteristics of a great relationship.

Someone who is caring and honest.

Someone who laughs with you and cries with you and is there for you at all the times.

Someone who truly listens to what you say and understands that though listening is a key, but using what is heard is even more important.

Someone who knows what you want before you say it.

Someone who respects you for what you are and does not flatter you unnecessarily.

Someone who is open and responsive and with whom you can confide in like a friend.

Someone who is never critical and ill tempered and knows how to compromised in the relationship.

Someone who loves you with all his heart.

Someone who likes everything that you do.

Someone with whom you have many common interests to share.

Someone who is trustworthy and who will risk his/her life for you.

Someone who takes time to listen and enjoy you for who you are and tries not to make you something else.

Someone that has a personality with qualities you don't have yourself, but admire greatly in them.

Someone who loves the stupid stuff you do without making fun of you.

Someone who appreciates your food even if it is not tasty but loves it because you have worked so hard to prepare it.

Someone who can make you happy when you are sad.

Someone who tells you the truth even if you don't want to hear it.

Someone who is a sweet, romantic person who cherishes you no matter what.

Someone who knows you're not perfect but treats you as though you are!

P/S Especially to my dearest beloved......u know who u r...
Thank You...

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Extremely Easy Moist Chocolate Cake

I needed some cheering up yesterday...
The best remedy is always chocolate cake...
Got this recipe from the internet cooking site...
Tried it yesterday... it turn out great for moist chocolate cake. Best eaten when it's thoroughly cool...

Ingredients:
2 cup white sugar
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup boiling water

Methods:

Preheat oven 175 degrees celcius.
Prepare a 9" round cake tin or 12 muffin cups.

Sift together first 6 ingredients.
Pour in eggs, milk, oil, vanilla essence. Mix together.
Pour in boiling water. Mix well...
The batter will be very runny. Don't worry, it will turn out good.
Pour into prepared tin.

Bake 35-40 minutes, until toothpicks inserted, comes out clean.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Pancake Recipe

I've tried lots of pancake recipes. This is the best. Quick, easy and turn out great.
I'm sticking to this.

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil/ melted shortening
1/2 cup chocolate chip(optional)

Methods:
-heat your frying pan. no need butter if it's a non-stick pan
-mix all the ingredient(except choc chips) together in a mixer@ food processor (@ even simple blender). then mix in the choc chip if using.
-pour a scoopful over the pan. cook 1 minute each side.
-ready to eat.....

p/s kids love the choclatey pancake.
serve with honey/butter/pancake syrup

Try this and let me know the results....