Monthly Archives: December 2008

Simmered red curry chicken

December 31, 2008 – 1:31 pm

Recipe taken from Donna Hay’s The Instant Cook:
2 teaspoons red curry paste
400ml can coconut milk
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
4 chicken breast fillets
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/3 cup coriander leaves
Heat a large deep non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the red curry paste and cook, stirring, for [...]

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The long and short of it

December 31, 2008 – 1:17 pm

Keanu popped the question and I said yes…
”Yes”, of course, was in reply to the question: ”Why don’t you try cutting short hair?”. Keanu was not from Speed, Matrix, Constantine or some other black trenchcoat wearing movie, but my new hairdresser from across the road at Next hair salon. He initially said I should follow [...]

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Poh Poh’s 81st

December 29, 2008 – 2:48 pm

My maternal gramps celebrated her (advanced) 81st last night, a boisterous evening with her kids, grandkids and greatgrandkids. We used to go to a private room in an uppity Chinese restaurant for this, but this year for an unknown reason we had it at Uncle Sam’s with a small table of catered food and some home-made [...]

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All christmassed out

December 27, 2008 – 5:43 pm

These few days of silence have been due to an extreme busyness during this festive period, what with all the parties (three), presents (13) and eatings (tons). Managed to squeeze a few workouts in, on Tuesday evening a 4.5km run-3km swim-4.5km run; on Thursday, Christmas morning, a quick 40km spin; this morning, an 87km bike [...]

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Unstuffing

December 23, 2008 – 10:00 am

No prizes for guessing what I had for both lunch and dins yesterday. Turkey with sweet potatoes and a couple of pigs minus their blankets at noon, and turkey and ham salad with some stuffing in the eve.
Fortunately, in between those two meals, I had some unstuffing. Was tired from the accumulation of the [...]

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