HELLO!!!!

Well, it has been a while! I haven't even managed to do the photo a day challenge! Not one single day! It has been a busy month but I am at home today with Master K who isn't feeling very well, so as I sit here eating my lunch I will be posting a few recipes I have tried out and loved!

MARCH Photo a Day Challenge

DINNER: Asian Pork Subs

These were soooooo yummy! I definitely be making these again, they were fairly cheap too, 500g of Pork Mince was $6, the baguette $1.50, and the rest of the ingredients I already had in the pantry or garden.

SERVES 4
PREP TIME - 20 minutes
COOKING - 10 minutes

500g pork mince
1/4 c coriander, finely chopped
1 spring onion, sliced
1 egg
1 T fish sauce plus 1 T extra
2 t ginger, grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 c sweet chilli sauce
1 long red chilli, finely chopped
long french baguette, split 3/4 through
1 small butter lettuce, leave seperated
PICKLE
2 carrots, peeled into ribbons
1 Lebanese cucumer, peeled into ribbons (I just used telegraph)
2 T white vinegar
1 T white sugar

1. In a large bowl, combine mince, coriander, onion, egg, fish sauce, ginger and garlic. Roll Tablespoons into 16 balls.
2. Heat an oiled frying pan on high. Cook meatballs for 6-8 minutes, shaking pan occasionally, until browned all over and cooked through. 
3. PICKLE. Meanwhile, combine carrots, cucumber, vinegar and sugar in a bowl. Cover and set aside. 
4. In a small bowl, mix sweet chilli, extra fish sauce and chilli together. 
5. Fill baguette evenly with lettuce, meatballs and pickle. Cut into 4 equal portions and drizzle with sauce to serve. 

Any leftover pickle can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. 

Recipe from Woman's Day.

Meal Planning

Time to get organised and back on track. Again. I'm so sure I have said this several times. Well, anyway. I did spend alot more this week at the supermarkets. But what with the Yellow shop having a meat sale, lamb legs were $7.99kg! So the freezer is full and I have done a stocktake and should not have to buy any meat for a month. Fingers crossed.

I've been pulling out old food mags for ideas and have some great new recipes to try out. If they are a big thumbs up from the family I will put them up here for all to try out. I try to get meals that are cheap and healthy, preferably wheat free but it's ok if not always.

Because our shopping day is on a Thursday this menu is starting from Friday, just makes it easier for me.

FRIDAY          Asian Pork Subs
SATURDAY      Ham & Spinach Quesadillas, homemade tortillas
SUNDAY        Roast Lamb with loads of veges
MONDAY        Portugese Chicken and Salad
TUESDAY        Spiced Chicken with Beans
WEDNESDAY     Thai Pork Mince on Rice Noodles
THURSDAY       Sushi
FRIDAY          Plymouth Pie
SATURDAY       Beef Korma
SUNDAY         Picnic @ The Winery Tour
MONDAY        Tandoori Chicken
TUESDAY        GF Corn & Courgette Fritters w/ Salad
WEDNESDAY     Slowroasted Leg of Lamb
THURSDAY       Fryup with last nights dinner
FRIDAY           Sausage and Kumara Meatloaf

FEB Photo A Day Challenge

If you have FB you can now join in there and share your photo of the day! It's so interesting to see the different ways people take photos and what of!

1. FORK

2. PATTERN

3. SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH E

5. SOMETHING YOU SMELLED

7. MY NAME

8. SOMETHING ORANGE

9. GUILTY PLEASURE

13. WALKING

14. LOVE IS
a platter of yummy heart shaped food enjoyed
by my babies outside in the sun

15. INSIDE MY FRIDGE
Wine, Apple Pie and Red Velvet Cupcakes

16. PERFECT

17. IN MY HAND
is his hand, so soft and beautiful

18. SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE
Having to leave my kids to go to work
I would love to keep them home and play


19. I AM....
MUMMA

20. WHERE I STOOD
Behind these 2 plotting some grand plan

21. FULL
Yummy!

22. MAKES ME SMILE

23. A WORD

24. CLOUD
 Always promises of rain cloud but they never come
We need rain!

NYs Resolutions/Goals

Do you make New Years Resolutions? I prefer to make a list of goals, last year was by 29 before 30 list, I think I got thru half of them. This year I have a list of "fun runs". Wanna see it????

10th Feb - 5km, Blueberry Fun Run time: 30.38 minutes
24th Feb - 6km Kakepuku Fun Run time: 38.18 minutes
13th April - Rotorua Xterra, 11km:  1hr 22.18 minutes
12th May - Cambridge SUB Stride or Ride, 10km This event was canned but I found another event, the Jennian Homes Mothers Day run. 5km 29 minutes!
26th May - Huntly Half, FAIL! I was sick!

17th August - Tough Guys and Gals (apparently super fun!)

31st August - Whangamata 10km  1hr 1min 28sec
6th October - Hamilton Half Marathon 1hr 1min 05sec
17th November - Round the Bridges, 12km
23rd November - TriMaori, 10km


Now they are here for all to see I HAVE to complete them!!!!!
I'm really looking forward to the Tough Guys and Gals, it's a 6 or 12 km mud run, people get dressed up and have a great time, then after is a great big party with other competitors! So far, my Huni and my parents are keen to do it! Check out the photos here

The other goals I have is to get enrolled into a Small Biz course and also to keep making more fun memories!

JANUARY Photo Challenge

Goodness me! I am getting pretty slack huh! It's half way thru January (ALREADY!!!!!) and I still haven't put up Fat Mum Slim's challenge. So here we go.....

I am trying to re-acquaint myself with my DSLR so my pics will be in different formats, depends on where I am at the time.

2. Something New

First plums for the neighbours tree

3. Heart

4. The View From Here

5. Movement

8. Something Beginning with T

Tickets to Life of Pi. Great movie!

9. Paper

Miss A writing her story of the day

11. Water

Like our own kind of hydroslide?

14. Something Yellow

17. Ready

1st apple from the tree!

19. Delicious

This Boy eating a plum from our tree

26. Together

On a hikoi together!

27. Sun

Finish work and this is what I see!