Yet another short post

Still busy.

Angel Food Cake (great texture but so sweet. It was like eating cotton candy)

Diaper cake 

Extremely Busy

SO many things to do! 2 'surprise' (craft-ish thing for Sinterklaas) and a diaper cake to be completed (haven't even started!), work, obligatory visits to various acquaintances (NOT fun) and shitloads of assignments/projects for school. Not to mention my trip to Malaysia in 3 weeks, study abroad applications and so forth.

The house is a tip. There hasn't been bread for days. We order in almost every night. I hate living like this- can't relax when I have so much crap to do.

Dinner 2 weeks ago

Starter

Main

Dessert ( YUM!)

I'm really looking forward to Malaysia. I need this holiday. The girls and I are going to Pangkor Laut ^^ I *heart* earning in Euro. ^^

Bleh

Shitty day. Shitty Week. Shitty weather. Shitty people. Shitty Self.

Hate everything.

Not so much food

but plenty of good news:-)

1. MALAYSIA IN DECEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (can you tell I'm excited? ;) )
2. Got my job back :) I miss her !
3. Dutch teacher was really nice and arranged the schedule in such a way so that I don't have to attend class on the days I work :)
4. Exams OVER!
5. I have 3 orchid plants and they're ALL budding/blooming. Amazing. They must be happy here after all (bought 2 of them about 3 years ago and they haven't bloomed since I bought them)

I really should be studying.....

Raining AGAIN

Sure, it rains in Malaysia too. In fact, there are times when it rains much harder (not the pissy drizzle like in NL) but you don't notice it (except for the thunderstorms which kill your cable TV and modem ;)). Here, on the other hand, because you HAVE to do things outdoors (I can't drive, shops are on the street, not in a mall, have to take public transport so that can mean walking/waiting in the rain etc.), it bothers the shite out of me. Yes, I'm a complaining, grumpy cow.Seriously, NL can be such a dreary place- not just the weather.. the people, the food, the lack of anything to do other than drinking.

The rain makes everyone sleepy including my cat

She slept next to me on the couch ALL DAY. She's STILL sleeping now and no she's not ancient quite yet (4 years old).

 

 

I really like loaf pans for some reason and I generally don't ice cakes. Did make a frosting this time though

Nyonya's Night In

Dutchman had dinner with a friend in another city yesterday. I took this opportunity to cook something I love (a love he doesn't share, I must add)- MUSSELS! Incidently, Dutchman's friend made mussels as well and Dutchman is currently laying in bed with food poisoning. Huahuahua

Decided to keep it simple. It was good and I have about 800grams in leftovers. Ate half of that for lunch with some crusty bread and am planning to eat the rest with pasta later today.

I didn't really follow a recipe but it was good (anything fresh doesn't need lots of ingredients anyway!)

About 1,6kg mussels (after cleaning and throwing out the bad ones)

6 cloves garlic, chopped

1 onion, chopped finely

1 red chilli, chopped

a handful of parseley, chopped

About 2 glasses of dry,white wine

1) Saute onion, 1/2 the chilli and garlic in some olive oil.

2) When soft, add wine and 3/4 of the parseley. Leave it to boil.

3) Add mussels and give it a good stir. Close pot.

4) Turn off heat about 6-10 minutes later. Mussels should be done. Throw away the ones which aren't open.

5) Sprinkle 1/2 chilli and 1/4 parseley.

Dinners last week:

i) Sze Chuan minced pork and eggplant

ii)  Pepper steak with potatoes and Brussel sprouts