Breakfast Pizza

And another recipe!

Had an extra pizza base at home. And was wondering what to do for breakfast. Married the two, and here is the result of the union:

BREAKFAST PIZZA!

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

1. Pizza Base: 1
2. Tomato Sauce: 2 tablespoons
3. Chilli Sauce: 1 tsp
4. Basil Leaves: a few
5. Black Olives: 5, halved
6. Sweet Corn kernels: 1 tablespoon
7. Mozzarella Cheese, grated: 2 tablespoons
8. Egg: 1

 Method

1. Mix tomato sauce and chilli sauce, and spread on pizza base.
2. Sprinkle the basil leaves, olives and corn over the pizza base. 
3. Cover pizza base with the grated cheese.
4. Bake at 180 C for 7 minutes
5. Crack egg over hot pizza, and place back in the oven for 6 minutes.
6. Check if egg is cooked to your liking.
7. Voila! Breakfast Pizza!

Fusili Pasta in White Sauce with Pepperoni

Here's the Pasta recipe. Please note that my measurements are not precise, cos my cooking isn't! It's only for baking that I use exact measurements (and I can be pretty dedicated then!!!)

So here goes:

Ingredients

1. Fusili Pasta (boiled al dente) - 3 cups
2. Butter - 2 tablespoons
3. Flour / Maida - 2 tablespoons
4. Chicken Stock - 2 cups. If you don't have ready chicken stock, you can also use milk/ water mixed with chicken cubes/ vegetable stock
5. Cornflour - 1 tablespoon (may not need the whole amount)
6. Pepperoni / Salami/ Sausage/ Any meat - As much as you like!
7. Cheese - Again, as much as you like!
8. Salt - to taste
9. Pepper - to taste

 Method

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan
2. Add the flour, stirring all the time. Stir till the butter is incorporated into the flour (or the other way around)
3. Add the chicken stock.
4. Add salt and pepper
5. Add pasta
6. If the sauce is too runny, add cornflour, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, to thicken it
7. Add pepperoni.

Voila! Fusili Pasta in White Sauce with Pepperoni! Serve with grated cheese sprinkled on top! Enjoy!

Mamuni arrives!

Kakuli the cook has brought Mamuni the maid now! Am tickled pink by their names!

Dinner Menu

Wanted to share with you all the dinner I made for my family last night...

Sweet Corn on the Cob

Barbequed Chicken Wings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fusili Pasta in White Sauce with Pepperoni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grilled Zucchini and Potato

and a decadent dessert.... will upload photo tomorrow.

May write out my recipes later. But for now, happy drooling!

Yoga!

And my next interest... yoga. Yes, sweeties, I have finally decided to get off my butt and actually move, sweat (oops, i meant perspire) and hopefully, lose some of those goddamn kilos. I remember when I paid through my nose and hardly went for three months to the gym. What a waste of money. What a waste of effort cos I put all that lost weight on again in such a short while.

So lets hope that this effort is more long term. As those closest to me say, I need to see this yoga not as something ultra-exciting, but as a part of my daily routine. I have been for three classes till now, and am enjoying every bit of it. The best part is that the classes are held every other weekday, so I don't get a chance to be bored as yet.

I have tried yoga at home earlier. Couple of reasons why I think this group class will work more for me. One is that I have an instructor who is encouraging and so so flexible herself. The other is that when I see the others exercising, that's encouraging and challenging. And appeals to the competitive streak in me.

So as I make this yoga a part of my life, lets hope the kilos fall and I feel better. Cheers!

Pinterest!

Pinterest is my new-found hangout in the virtual world. Sometime back, it was fashionandyou, now since I am back on the craft wagon, it's Pinterest.

Check out my Pinterest boards...

The way this site works is that you essentially create boards for different topics you are interested in, and pin up pictures onto it. You can repin someone else's pin too, so it's great fun getting so many ideas from folks around the world.

The challenge here is of course, converting this virtual interest to something tangible.

Yay! Kakuli the cook has arrived!

I have good news! I've finally managed to source a cook, who will cook fresh hot food for us every day, except Sundays.

She started this morning, and her food tastes pretty good. And I suddenly have free time in the morning and at night! I was so unprepared for that, but when I got it, it was a lovely surprise... the time, I mean.

Hope to use that time creatively. Will keep you updated on my projects.

Till then, tata.

Just be...

Today is one of those blank days. No ideas floating around, nothing to really bite into. Even those closest to me are wondering why I have disappeared from me.

The only way to get through such days is to just be. Not try to investigate or analyze. No major decisions to be taken during this time.

Just be.

And come out on the other side, maybe stronger, maybe not.

Craft/Dream Corner

Now that I am so caught up in craft-world, I want to create a cozy nook at home for me to do these activities.

Requirements: sunshine: lots of it, a comfortable chair, enough storage and good night lighting.

Here are some pics of craft corners that I would want any day!

From Flickr

http://paperdollsforboys.wordpress.com/category/craft/

Or even a chair...

Look at the b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l way these folks have decorated their craft room. Mouth-watering!

I have my eye on a corner in my house to re-decorate and make cozy. Will keep you posted on developments there.

Till then, happy crafting and dreaming.