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French Toast

I am not sure if this blogging is helping me but it makes his memories so fresh and real if I write to him.  In my mind, when I blog he can would actually know what I am doing.  So here it goes...


Hi Jong! 


Well, if you haven't noticed I have been really into cooking lately.  So far most have been successful.  Today, I tried the Challah French Toast Recipe I found on food network website by Ina Garten.  Unfortunately, I was not able to follow all of the ingredients she used because I don't have them available.  


If you have checked out the recipe, here are my revisions.

Ingredients:
6 large eggs
1.5 cups low fat half and half
0.5 tsp of lemon zest
2 tbsp of vermont honey
0.5 tsp salt
1 large challah bread


Of course I followed her directions on how I will cook it.  It was really filling.  My intentions was to make the Stuffed French Toast by Laalosh but I will just try that next time.   


I served it with Pork Maple Sausage and eggs... and I was not able to take of the 3 different eggs I made because they were gone so fast....


Next time stop by so you can keep me company making it.  I know you would have love it with the Vermont Syrup.  It was really tasty. 

Love ATE,

Dearest Baby Brother,


So how are things with you?  Where are you hovering lately?  I thought I felt you around a couple days ago but I am not 100% that was you.  Hopefully it was you because it would really be freaky if it was not.  It must be difficult for you to float back and forth to the Philippines and here.  But from the stories I hear you like hanging out over the tropical weather.  


Regardless, I just wanted you to know how much I love my kitchen.  You've seen how it looked the first time.  If you don't remember it was that dated looking cabinets.  I think I have a picture of it.  Wait let me dig in the baul (Baul is a tagalog word for chest).....

Do you remember  now?  The kitchen was really tiny and blah... so if you don't remember mom was still here when I had it redone to make it a look a little better.  I know that I could not do anything with the size of it but at least it would look decent.  


The picture in the right is what it looks now.  It has a working dishwasher and all.  I miss my condo but very happy to be living where I am now.  I wish you could be here to see it because I know you would love it here.  But it was partly your fault that I moved. Ok.... I promise to stop blaming you for everything.  I tend to do that alot lately.  Just think of it as my gesture and way of coping with how much I am missing your silliness.  


I would not say I have never cooked at my previous kitchen. I am just enjoy cooking at my new (but not really) kitchen.  I have so much space and imagine I have empty cabinets!!!!  I think it would be somewhat fair to claim I basically cook almost every day now.  When Hurricane Irene visited, I was bored out of my wits that I cooked all day which was not bad at all because your growing nephew and I ate it all during the week.  Can I tell you the difference with Gas and Electric Stove!  It is amazing how fast food gets done.  I just love it.  So much!  


Well, thats for now.  Honestly, I really miss  you.... 


Love, ATE

Just Ranting...

If you live in the northeast the flooding and the traffic last night was horrendous!  It actually is not that bad for me but really crappy for the people living in the surroundings of Philadelphia.  Some people you lived 11 miles from work took 3 hours to get to work yesterday and I lived 42 miles away and got to work in about an hour.  For that I am thankful!  I am not very good sitting in traffic it aggrevates the crap out of me and I get very stressed.  So I try to think of things that would make my trip stress free. ;-) 

We moved just a couple months ago and still trying to adopt to the new things our new town has to offer. The leisure of being able to access Target and Shoprite in less than 10 minutes was phenomenal.  Now I have to drive 30 minutes to a Target and 20 minutes to a Shoprite.  Why we move is I love my new house.... I now enjoy having coffee in our backyard or the front porch.  Grilling food when possible.  and mostly the gas range in the new house.  

Another thing to get use to is the daily Football practice.  I have a 13 year old who happens to love and enjoy the game. This team is a very dedicated team.  Since the practices has been cute sure due to the unpredicatable weather, the coach decided to rent a sports facility so they can do an indoor practice.  It is a great gesture but I dont' think all the parents were thrilled because its 37 miles from our town.  But then again, we would do anything for the good of our children.  

I was exhausted by the time his practice was over. I know I complain much by seating there and watching when they are the ones running around and all but really I was exhausted.   No energy to make any home cook meal so I decided to order Chinese Food. He ordered California Roll while I ordered a Pad See Ewe with Shrimp.   We picked it up and went home.  I already invision that he would be eating my food by the time we get home.  So he did.  So I grabbed another plate put a cup of rice (a batched I made in the morning) and heated up a can of chicken vienna sausage.  Well I guess my son is so much like me that loves to eat everything I can see.  I started forking over my sausage and I just have to cut  him!  And my husband and my child said I was greedy... I was hungry and tired... just wanted to be left alone with my sausage and rice... it was not greed I wanted the comfort of my food.... ;-)   

I may have gone beyond on my allowed calorie count for the day but sometimes I can't beat myself up too much because I will lose the motivation.  Today is another day that I know will be a mediocre when it comes to my food consumption.  I just have to make sure i get on that elliptical tonight.  

Thanks for everyone's support... I am back my head is set on getting back to my pre wedding dress size.  Have a great weekend everyone! 

Disaster Tuesday

OMG!  Well as I have promised myself I will be truthful and honest when I log stuff.  At least I have accomplished one thing. I went over and beyond my limit and did not even bother working out.  

I usually go and pick up my son from his football practice but my dear husband decided to go himself.  He wanted pizza so I ordered a large pie, mozzarella sticks and fried mushrooms.  

I promised not to touch it but I caved!  I had two pieces of mozarella sticks... oh my gosh!  I forgot to log in the nutella i munched while waiting for them to get home and the wheatables!  Ok went back and added that in.  As I complete my entry it warned me that

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 182.8 lbs in 5 weeks 

Well that would really scare the crapper out of me.  I wanted to lose and not gain so I better get to it. It was a real disaster but the good thing is I am starting and trying.  I will get there. I know I will. 

20 lbs Heavier!!!!

Ok... 20 lbs gain in a year is not that bad and yet very bad! it took me a long time to lose it and ok granted it took a year to gain it back but enough already.  I know what I need to do but motivation is avoiding me.  The couch are very inviting and I feel like I have been running around all day and I am just way too tired to do anything else.

 My plan starting today is to wake up at 530 in the morning and get my cardio kick.  We are now settled in the new home and I should make use of the gym in the basement.  Since my son will be starting school that will be a good way to get him up early and make breakfast as well. I have been told that breakfast is a very important meal that we (or I)all seem to neglect.  

 Breakfast gives us a great kick to our metabolism. And trust me I got that info somewhere in the internet.  I have been eating Special K Chocolatey Delight cereal with Almond Milk but they seem to be agrevate my stomach lately.  The new thing I am trying for breakfast is Danon Greek Yogurt Non Fat Vanilla with 1/4 cup of Honey Nut Granola.  I ate it at 9 am this morning and so far I am still full.  My mind is saying I want to eat but I feel my stomach is feels fine.  That's another battle I have to face.   

So let's see how my week go and I would definitely keep everyone posted.

 Wish me luck!.