Posts Tagged ‘Quick and easy recipes’

EVER FOUND YOURSELF UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A JOB?

Here I sit a week after being told my job had been made redundant. Eeeek right!?! My now ex boss sure had been behaving odd in the lead up to said redundancy, very prickly, but I guess that comes with the territory of being a business owner huh? You have to make some tough decisions.

After getting over that momentary panic and freak out about the fact I still had rent and bills and commitments that were not going to wait for me, I set myself the task to get on with it as gracefully and quickly as one can, and still make smart decisions whilst doing it.

The obvious thing is to of course apply like crazy for work, however I thought Id share with you what I did, and a fabulous yummy easy meal to fill the tummy, warm the heart and make your home smell delicious too. I don’t know about you, but the smells of lovely home cooked food is just the thing I love when I feel anxious or nervous. Continue Reading

CHICKEN & PRAWN LAKSA

 
Chicken & Prawn Laksa

Without ever really thinking about it too much, or planning it, I’ve somehow become a Laksa snob, its my ‘go-to’ dish of spicy coconut curried goodness whenever those rare indulgent night-in with a good movie & a take-away are on the menu . 

Over the years I’ve tried Laksa’s from just about everywhere; some great, some amazing & some ‘not so much’.  In fact, if I think about it, I’ve probably invested quite a hefty sum into trying out Laksa’s whenever I spot them on the menu somewhere. But when you find yourself driving clear across town to order a Laksa & the almost non-English speaking guy behind the counter breaks into an enormous grin of a welcoming greeting to you & says in his heavily accented sing song voice words that sound remarkably like “chicnlukza?”, you suddenly realise you have somehow become ‘a regular’. Continue Reading