As promised, I'll be posting more recipes so that when Joyce, my bestie move to NYC, she can check out my recipes when she run out of ideas what to cook for herself and her family.
P/S: don't worry Joyce, these are simple recipes that you can whip up easily. Fuss free and catered to your tastes! :)

So here's what I cooked a few days ago- Grilled rosemary chicken



Serves 2-3pax
Ingredients:
Chicken parts (or thighs preferred) equivalent to half a chicken
1each of Red and yellow capsicums
*you may add onions as desired too
Sprinkles of Rosemary leaves (grounded)
3 tablespoons Oyster sauce
1-2 pcs Lime/lemon

Preparation:
1- Marinate chicken parts with oyster sauce and Rosemary (30-60min)
2- cut capsicums into chunks (remove seeds)
3- preheat oven at 220-240degC
4- spread the chicken and capsicum onto a baking tray lined with foil
5- bake for 20-25min
6- squeeze lime/lemon juice over the chicken.
serve hot ( don't forget to pour the gravy over the chicken. Don't throw it away!!!)

Every year Joyce and Chelsea never fail to celebrate my birthday with me. And this year they got to book me on my actual day :)

I feel really blessed to have friends like them and we have been really close to one another for 18 years! I guess not many people have friendships that last so long. And I am sure there will be many more years to come.

We had a simple fare at Tampopo but it was an enjoyable dinner with the girls and their hubbies. AFter the dinner, we headed to Chelsea's house for another round of drinks and food and loads of laughter.

Mischa loves to blow the candles. Whenever there is a birthday cake, she will be asking if she can blow out the candles :)

Finally a group photo after several gatherings, we always leave out the hubbies. So this time I suggested to take a group photo for memories' sake!

My besties of 18 yrs! More to come buddies!

Joyce , Bernard & Zachary

Our family portrait :)

My kiddos here smiling happily

Photo taken by Favian - so blurry!

hahaha!  My bday pressie from Chelsea. HK fondue set is so cute! Am gonna use it for the next gathering with them.

Oh did I mention we decided Tampopo cos of this? Black pig Ramen! Love!

We ordered 3 bowls + 1 more when Joyce came ( cos she was late!)

Chelsea love it!

ok that's me before the dinner. Love to take pics of myself these days..hahaa...cos i'm going thru a phase...shall not let the cat out of the bag for now.

My new hairstyle just in time for CNY- spotting a bang here. Pardon my complexion here. Too much late nights!

I'm officially another year older - okay, I'm 31 this year :(  But I'm really happy and enjoying being in the 30's. I feel much more mature in handling issues that come to me. And age does help one to get things done - the fact that I actually look older than i really am :(


Alright, hubby and I had a simple but quiet dinner at Clarke Quay without the kiddos - thanks to my parents for helping to babysit them for a while. We actually had dinner prior to this, hence we only ordered a mix grill platter and some drinks. Though it was only a short 2 hrs getaway from the kiddos, it was really nice to spend soome time as a couple.

@ Shiraz and this was a recommended twin set platter of different types of kebabs. I like the flavourful meat. But the mutton was kinda too strong for me - couldn't swallow without chewing it together with the basil leaves and lemon juice.

Hubby and I

Not a bad ambience and once a while the belly dancer will come out for a dance or two to attract customers into the restaurant

This year's Xmas was busier than the year before. It was fun catching up with friends (too bad Joyce wasn't in town) and the whole load of food and fun we had! We kickstarted Xmas celebration on Xmas Eve at Chelsea's new abode. We designed her place but her little knick knacks and collections added a warm touch to their home. It was a cosy and fun night with the girls and our hubbies.

Taryn brought some Xmas goodies

Friends Forever! It's such a fuzzy feeling being able to stay in touch for the past decade. We have known one another since Sec sch days.

Xms card from Chelsea...she couldnt spell Giselle's name...

My Xmas card from Chelsea. She couldn't spell Favian and Mischa's name

My little handmade gift for Chelsea

Our Santarina for the night

Hubby was Chef teo #2 for the night. Whipping up his infamous Orh Luak!

Favian watching in anticipation as it was his favourite dish!

Tada! The money-cannot-buy Orh Luak

Crazy chef Khoo

The most popular dish of the night. Teppan beansprouts. But our 'lovely' host Chelsea didnt buy enough of those and we complained big time!

The lovely hosts

Cutie Giselle and Mischa

 On Xmas Day we had a little lunch meetup with Christina - my kiddos's godma. It was nice of her to get really nice pressies for the kiddos and I made her a tote with lotsa love. Hope she likes it.

Made myself a bag for to match my black lacey dress. Love the DIY swarovski crystals and pearls  bag charm!

AFter lunch we shopped a bit at Takashimaya and headed home for a short nap before my parents, bro and Amran came to join us for a BBQ dinner. Its been a while since we did BBQ at home, it was fun and cosy to have family gathering on this day.

The Macdonalds twins. Playing a game of HEADBANDZ. A game that never fail to amuse everyone...laughed so hard that I m having a bit of a sore throat now.

Mum joining in the fun too...

BBQ-ing at my door.