<b>Beyond Pink Stripes</b>

Random musings, stories, snapshots, and reviews from the "little" girl with several abandoned blogs who suddenly finds herself inspired to scribble once again after coming into her senses and realizing that there's more to LIFE than PINK STRIPES.☺

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Our Dog's Amazing Transformation ^^

Out of boredom, I juxtaposed a photo of our pet dog during his early days with a more recent snapshot. The result is a depiction of his amazing transformation which happened in barely a year!:)





Though JIGGLY remains to be a playful and overly energetic furball sometimes to the point of being destructive haha, it is without doubt that he has already grown. 

I do wish our otherwise loyal pet would remain with us until 100 dog years or beyond. Never mind the x number of slippers and stuff that he has nibbled and would nibble to disintegration...never mind his annoying hobbies which include licking human skin, nipping human legs and playing tug-of-war with a rag...he would always be forgiven as long as he stays healthy and keeps us company for the longest time possible.:)

Uh...on second thought, I take back what I said about the slippers and stuff LOL.:)

Sunday, October 27, 2013

3 Easy to Cook and Healthy Meals

Admittedly, I am no good cook. I would rather eat, munch, devour than whip out delightful dishes unlike the Hubby who really knows his way in the kitchen. :)

Lately though, out of necessity since I do not want to be branded as a useless wife LOL, I find myself tinkering in the kitchen and experimenting on ingredients to come up with easy to cook and healthy meals to feed the household (and that's just me, the Hubby and our dog, Jiggly ^^) 

Hence, I am pleased to share 3 dishes "conjured" out of my imagination (no cook book, mind you!). Preparation and cooking take about 15 minutes only so these are perfect for busy COOK-WANNABE LIKE ME. With vegetables as main ingredients, these dishes are not only healthy but yummy as well, as attested by the worst critic AKA the Hubby and... ehem... yours truly who is a voracious meat/ junk eater.  

Anybody can add/replace ingredients to further develop these dishes according to preference. 

Enjoy!:D (Excuse me if I misused any cooking term^^)

STIR FRIED STRING BEANS WITH LUNCHEON MEAT

Ingredients: 
(Amount is according to one's discretion)
String Beans
Luncheon Meat, sliced to bite-size pieces (Or Canned Tuna)
Seasoning
Cooking oil

Simple steps:
1. Heat the luncheon meat. (In my case, I fry the luncheon meat until crispy on the outside)
2. Add the string beans and stir fry for a few minutes. Careful not to overcook the beans to retain the crispiness.
3. Sprinkle some seasoning.
4. Done!^^






POTATO AND CHICHARO CURRY

Ingredients:
(Amount is according to one's discretion)
Potatoes 
Chicharo
Squid Balls
Curry Powder
Water
Seasoning
Cooking oil

Simple steps:
1. Fry the potatoes until golden brown. Set aside.
2. Fry squid balls until golden brown. 
3. Add the potatoes to the squid balls.
2. Add chicharo and stir fry for a few minutes. Careful not to overcook the beans to retain the crispiness.
3. Add curry powder.
4. Pour in a little water, enough to make a thick sauce sauce.
5. Sprinkle some seasoning.
6. Let it simmer.
7. Done!^^




POTATO AND MUSHROOM IN OYSTER SAUCE

Ingredients:
(Amount is according to one's discretion)
Potatoes (I like using baby potatoes)
Mushrooms (fresh or canned)
Oyster Sauce
Seasoning
Cooking oil


Simple steps:
1. Fry the potatoes until golden brown.
2. Add mushroom.
3. Add oyster sauce.
5. Sprinkle some seasoning.
6. Stir fry for a few minutes. 
7. Done!^^



BON APPETIT!:D