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Hi my name is Carine Olivia. I’m a wife, daughter, sister, auntie and friend. I am Mauritian. Born and raised. Currently blogging from Singapore. Read more ...
Happy Friday
Happy Friday everyone!
I woke up to the sound of rain … Definitely no cycling to work in this kind of weather. I was secretly happy though–I wanted a little break. Plus, somebody drove me to work :P
After a sweaty workout (ChaLean Extreme Lean Circuit 2), I made a warm bowl of oatmeal.
For 2 servings: 1/2 cup rolled oat, 2 tbsp milk powder, 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup peanut flour, 2 tbsp flax seed, cinnamon, vanilla essence, plum (topping). Sounds like a lot of liquid but the peanut flour will thicken it.
Yesterday for dinner at sis’ place … Fried rice
Buffalo (baked) chicken — one of the best I’ve ever eaten – tastier, crispier and healthier than KFC!
Salad – lettuce, cucumber, mango, cherry tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette
Some random eats … Homemade peanut-oat protein bars (rolled oat, peanut flour, coconut flour, agave nectar, egg, cinnamon, vanilla)
Egg Cake — I didn’t know what to eat for breakfast one day. So I just took 2 eggs, added some coconut flour to it, then drizzle some agave nectar over… I always think that my palate is weird because the average person won’t like this egg cake … I do.
Fruits
Have a good day ahead!
Denial. Fear. Anger. Anxiety. Thankfulness
Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 11:20 pm | 1 Comment »
Tags: hospital, mum
Denial. Fear. Anger. Anxiety. Thankfulness. was what I felt in the past three weeks. Three weeks is a short period of time, yet so many things have happened in that short span of time. September 10th (two days after my birthday) will probably be the day that changed my life. It was a normal day, [...]
He Is How He Eats
Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 1:52 pm | 2 Comments »
Tags: random
Found this from FabFitFun. The way a guy eats can be a very good way to determine the kind of person he is. Interesting … [Image Source] The guy who sends everything back because it’s too cold, too hot, too overdone, etc.: This guy is too picky and he’ll find some reason to pick [...]
Coconut Smoothie and Muffins
Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 10:18 am | 1 Comment »
Tags: agave nectar, coconut, coconut flour, muffins
Mango and coconut make awesome smoothies! Mango coconut smoothie Half a ripe mango About 1/2 to 1 cup milk 3 tbsp fresh coconut milk 1 tsp Poon Huat’s vanilla smoothie powder (sans sugar) – or 1/4 tsp xantham gum 1 handful of ice cubes 1 tsp unsweetened shredded coconut for garnishing I use smoothie powder [...]
Get Organised + Quinoa Tuna Salad
Posted on Saturday, September 24th, 2011 at 2:42 pm | 1 Comment »
Tags: Home, hospital, mum, Painting, quinoa, salad
This was my “bed” (couch) for the past 3 nights … Surprisingly I slept well — probably only woke up twice during the nights. In the mornings, I would check my emails (or my YouTube subscription). I ain’t gonna miss this room, now that mum is discharged. Yeah we are back home now! And it [...]
Ginormous salad
Posted on Friday, September 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 am | 1 Comment »
Tags: hospital, mum, salad
Hi from the hospital. I awoke at 0630, showered and I’m ready for work. Will wait for the doctor first — he should be coming around 7 am. Last night I had a ginormous salad from the Salad Stop. It was my first time buying anything from there. You can’t tell from this picture but [...]
Fish in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 at 12:38 pm | 3 Comments »
Tags: Food, groceries, hospital, mum, nutritional yeast
Saturday I made my weekly grocery store trip. Made fish in creamy mushroom sauce yesterday I used portabella mushrooms, onions, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, frozen veggies (carrots, peas, corn), milk, nutritional yeast (you can use cheese instead), oil, fish fillets (I don’t dare buy Sutchi Fish after having read that they are reared in dirty [...]
Updates
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 at 1:21 pm | 2 Comments »
Tags: family, hospital, mauritian food, mum
Hey friends, sorry for my MIA. My mum is in Singapore and I’ve been spending time with her and my siblings. She is currently undergoing a kidney surgery (as I write this). Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. It has been tough but we remain positive. Sometimes things in life happen that we have [...]
Spinach-cheese stuffed rolled chicken
Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011 at 7:28 pm | 2 Comments »
Tags: baking, Food
I baked this last Saturday. I used laughing cow cheese. I froze one piece (leftovers) and had it for lunch on Wednesday I think (this one was a little burnt on top) Marinate chicken breasts in yoghurt, turmeric, some salt, pepper and crushed garlic cloves mixture overnight or for a few hours. Pound to 1/2 [...]
