Lunch @ Hog’s Breath

by Sweetest Sin

While the name of the restaurant is not appealing at all, the food cannot be the same! :P

I first tried HB way back in 2004 I think….when I came out to visit Ted and we went to Surfers Paradise for the weekend. I had never seen portions that big and to me, then, it was insane.

These days, my stomach has gotten used to the portions and it’s scary that I can finish my plate with ease. >.< Anyhoo....this time around, I was a total pandi! lol

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A full rack of ribs with Cajun rice and salad – totaly YUM!!

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Ted’s fish and chips

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The kids had curly fries and chicken nuggets that came with juice and ice cream for dessert.

Twas a good week day deal as kids eat free with any meal above $20. So all in all, we paid $60+ for meals and our drinks. Not too bad I reckon, not too bad. :)

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“Can’t believe they arent feeding me too!!!”


Yvy Cooks : Homemade Hamburgers

by Sweetest Sin

Woot! Domestic Goddess mode : On.

Once again, I’m trying to get the kids excited to eat. It’s darn hard mind you, when all they want is rice! lol So in my attempt to tempt them…I made hamburgers for dinner.

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They say homemade patties are the best – they weren’t kidding!!

I made these with pork mince and they turned out way, way better than I expected!! So that I dont forget, this was how I made it :

500g pork mince
Oyester sauce
1 small onion
Salt & pepper to taste
Parmesan & herb breadcrumbs (store bought)

Mixed the lot up and make into patties, refridgerate for 1hr then cook on slow until thoroughly cooked through. Try to make the patties thin or else like me, ended up having to chuck it into the oven for about 10mins at 180 deg to cook it right through. Top patties with cheese just before they are cooked (if cooking on pan) and remove from pan when cheese is melt then placed into burger roll.

Then chomp and enjoy! :) And if you want to feel less guilty, a side salad would do it. :P


Yvy Cooks : All In A Pot

by Sweetest Sin

It’s the end of the week and it’s bloody cold!! Didn’t feel like salad and then MIL suggested veggie soup and I thought why the hell not?? Being the end of the week before we go veg and meat shopping, it’s always hard to come up with something so if you’re ever in a rut and you only have veggies in the fridge, well…this is an excellent way to make a budget but wholesome meal for the family. ;)

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My All In A Pot Veggie Goodness

I was asked for the recipe and to be absolutely honest, there is none. All I did was use stock cubes to make up the soup and tossed it whatever veggies I had in the fridge and in this instance, it was corn on the cob, carrots, potatoes and Chinese cabbage, and a 1/2 cup of rice to bulk it up. My MIL uses barley but to each their own. And towards the end, I dumped in some frozen peas for color.

While the kids had the soup with noodles, I had a huge bowl on its own. Very filling and satisfying if I might add. :)

Taa-dah!!

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Have a steaming one on me!


Yvy Cooks : Home made pizza

by Sweetest Sin

Ever since we moved in, I’ve been trying to cook a variety of foods to tempt the kids to eat. Since we now have a working oven (YAY!), baking, roasting and the lot have become more interesting to me and has motivated me on somedays to turn on my domestic goddess mode. Like today.

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We bought some gourmet wholemeal pizza bases and this is what I came up with.

I was so surprise at how good this really tasted!! And all it was was cheese, ham and bacon. I guess the base sause of leftover savoury mince made the difference! lol :P Must make more mince next time and freeze it for our future pizzas. Needless to say, the kids were more excited about the IDEA than the actual dish. More for Mum and Dad!!


Yvy Cooks : Strawberry & Apple Crumble Pie

by Sweetest Sin

I bough Granny Smith apples just to make this coz its my absolute favourite but as I suck at organizing myself, it took awhile before this came to be and from 6 apples, it dwindled down to 2! lol So I had to make do with 2 green apples, a red and some frozen


The salad journey continues

by Sweetest Sin

I am happy to announce that my lunch date with salads is still on-going. I am surprise that I’m still loving it. Even though its tuna almost everyday! lol

Some more pix of my salads….you may get bored with this but love how sometimes its just so colorful and pretty.

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Extra tuna in this one

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Started adding avocado

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Instead of tuna, its ham here

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Absolutely bland in color but was yummy all the same. Funny how a bit of salt and pepper can make such a difference. In here, there is only avocado, lettuce and raw mushrooms. Yup, RAW! :P


Do Not Disturb

by Sweetest Sin

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Baby watching NRL

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99.9%

by Sweetest Sin

Finally almost there! lol Poor kids have been waiting so long for the slide to come to be and it has finally been properly installed. The legs have been cemented in so they can now run amok!

FINISHED!

Ever since the slide has been installed, its been tough keeping them in the house! It’s a good thing but also a bad thing coz you so know something is up when all is quiet. They are either digging something up that they shouldnt be or they are just doing something they KNOW they shouldnt be. But what’s new right? That’s just part and parcel about being a kid but as a parent, you cannot help but want to make sure they dont get up to too much mischief.

Thing is, I have set to complete the sand pit and I’m totally dreading it…..I’m not a fan of sand and I can already foresee more sand IN the house then outside and I’m really not looking forward to it. It just goes to show why I dont like the beach either….though funnily, I used to love it when I was younger. We are all a crazy lot, I tells ya!!

That said I’m happy when they are out there coz that just means that its less time being glued to the telly and that can not be anything but good! :)

 


Talk about mean looking!!!

by Sweetest Sin

When I first saw this thing….I didnt know what to think! It totally freaked me out….all that was going through my head was MEAN and EVIL looking. It was like something out of a horror movie….some space alien spawns or something.

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So tell me, if you saw this being dug up from your garden….what would you think?

Seeing that I am not interested in gardening whatsoever, this grub turned out to be a common pest called the mole cricket grub. After getting over the shock, I thought it was a witchety grub but a quick check confirmed that it wasnt until I posted it on FB and a friend came back and told me what it was.

Apparently Mum has seen them in her garden back home too!! I’m sooooo living under the coconut shell when it comes to gardening. LOL Since this one was dug up, Ted managed to find a few more and someone told me that I should just feed them to the birds coz these pest destroy your plants from underground by eating up the roots.

Thankfully (somewhat anyway), we dont really have any plants at the moment thanks to me. :P I just cannot bring myself to plant anything….better to spend that time sewing. Heh.


Me and my muffins!

by Sweetest Sin

Ok, this is just an excuse to use up some over ripe bananas….after all, why throw them out right? So wasteful!! Plus the kids and I personally love banana cake/muffins. :) It’s a lot tastier than the premix one too. Heh.

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So here it is, my simply bantai banana with oats and raisin muffin!!

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Got me a tick of approval too. :P

Easy-peasy lemon-squeasy!! If you want the recipe, please dont ask me. lol Anything I bake or cook is mostly a one-off success as I create the recipe as I go along…. :P But the bottom line is for the recipe, it’s just mainly your own banana cake recipe then just add in some raisins and rolled oats. You might want to reduce the sugar but I didnt. :P Whats a muffin if it aint sweet???

Bon appetit!


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