Short but Sweet

| November 29, 2008

It’s no secret that I love to bake.  One thing I’ve always wanted was a Kitchen Aid mixer.  So on November 15, I took advantage of a door buster sale one store was having and snagged myself a 10-cup 4.5 quart Bowl Lift Kitchen Aid mixer. The original price for this baby is $279.99, or [...]

PH #30: Tamagoyaki Pan

| November 29, 2008

This week’s Photo Hunt theme is “metal”. This is my Tamagoyaki Pan.  I got it from Ebay several weeks ago. Hubby and I have been using it to make omelets.  Here’s an omelet that Hubby made for me for breakfast about two weeks ago… He made an omelet for our daugher as well.  Hubby doesn’t [...]

Target Shooting

| October 24, 2008

Target shooting has become sort of a weekly habit.  That is, going to Target and shooting all sorts of stuff in my shopping cart. ;) Two or three weeks ago, I bought 2 new rugs which were on clearance, as in 75% off and a few other things for the living room and the kitchen.  [...]

WW #31: Sweet and Sour Shrimp

| October 22, 2008

This is Camaron Rebosado, shrimps dipped in batter then deep fried.  Serve with hot rice and sweet chili sauce and you’re pretty much a done deal. Simple, isn’t it!  But if you want to go the extra mile, you can transform the exact same dish above into this… …Sweet and Sour Shrimp.  That’s quite a [...]

My New Tamagoyaki Pan

| October 2, 2008

Last Monday, I bidded on two E-bay items and won.  Woot!  Woot!  Yesterday, one of them arrived in the mail, amidst all the junk mails that included credit card offers and mortgage quotes. And here it is, my new tamagoyaki pan! It is used for making those beautiful Japanese omelettes.  It’s quite small, measuring only [...]