Enjoy The Now

　　If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year. Today should always be our most wonderful day. – Thomas Dreier
　　Planning for the future is important. We need to have goals and dreams. They act as our road map on this amazing journey we call life. But while it’s
　　good to plan ahead and look to the future, a lot can be said for enjoying right now. Some times it’s really great to just live in the moment and to appreciate those moments as they happen. I’m kind of thinking about the fable of the grasshopper and the ants. The grasshopper just fiddled away his summer days, and the ants worked like – well, ants, getting ready for the upcoming winter. When winter arrived, the poor grasshopper was all cold and had no provisions and the ants were all warm in their hill and munching out. While the moral of the fable, don’t put off to tomorrow what can be done today, is a good one, I think maybe those ants could have taken a page from the grasshopper’s book too and enjoyed some of the summer sun. So make your plans, and work toward your goals, but just remember to take some time to enjoy the now while you’re at it.

Enjoy Happy Life

　　A brand new week has started and I got a lot on my schedule this week. Not just blogging but other things I need to focus too. Although – life can take a toll on me, I still love a busy schedule to look at. Why? It just seems I’m using my time wisely doing productive things. I do pamper myself – I consider sleeping in and doing home facial is pampering myself. You see – I balance both in my life. I never give myself the “stress feeling” anymore, because there’s nothing worth stressing over with. If I can’t get my work done for today – I can always get it done the next day. If I can’t find a job – I can always find it another time. If my friends are giving me drama – I can say goodbye.

　　Do I see life that simple? I sort of do – because you only get to live life once. Yes – only ONCE. Why be so stress right? I don’t understand why people stress there life out. When I’m taking everything in my own pace. I’ve learned it the good way. I was stress with family problems in the past – now its dealt with. I’m never going to be stress about that again – nor will I be stress with my life now.
　　Sometimes – you just gotta know how to relax and chill. Not everything will go your way even if your stress. So – don’t stress yourself out – even if there is a reason, just RELAX.

Teriyaki Chicken

　

My fascination with teriyaki sauce continues, I somehow do not seem to get enough of it.Teriyaki with basil leaves spiced with some green chillies make this a rather delicious dish with none of the flavours very overpowering.
Ingredients
Marinade
1 cup boneless chicken cut in strips
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp grated garlic
Sauce
1 onion cut into large cubes
2-3 deseeded green chillies cut into 1" pieces with slit in the centre
1 cup green capsicum cut into 1" long pieces
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp garlic
10 basil leaves
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce
1 tsp green chilli sauce
1/2 tsp soya sauce
salt to taste
2 tbsp sesame oil (tilsona brand)
To coat
2 tsp flour
2 tsp corn starch
Method
Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and toss the chicken pieces in it. Allow the chicken to marinate for 1-2 hours.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a wok. Mix the flour & corn starch. Coat the chicken pieces with the flour mix and fry them in the oil quickly for 2-3 minutes. Remove from fire.
Add the remaining oil, add the ginger-garlic and fry for a minute. Add the onions and fry for another minute. Add the capsicum, basil leaves and stir fry for another minute. Add the chicken, sauces and salt to season it.
Cook it till the chicken is cooked thoroughly. Remove from fire and serve with steamed fried rice.