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Twas the day it was Christmas and The Mrs Blogs was cracking her pretty head on the perfect dinner she would cook for her man. Not too heavy she said, for we had a hearty Christmas eve feast the day before. And not too simple for it was a special day of course.

A light bulb went off and ting that woman said ‘I shall cook him a yummy  Broccoli and Turkey Ham Casserole’ , ‘incase the other half has bought me something nice for Christmas ‘ she further wishes.

No gift came that night. True story. But they were thankful for this wonderful concoction of fresh green vegs with turkey ham all wrapped in a cheesy rue goodness.

But as that Bastard Murphy would interfere, blast the damn bland recipe off the internet! Luckily, a savior came in the form of Domino’s chilli flakes that was lying around. She got down on her knees and gave thanks to it for providing that extra kick ass flavor. My savior, she said and gave the packet a BIG kiss!  

Doctor approved with its vegetable and meat serving *rubs tummy*

And twas the day AFTER Christmas called Boxing Day that the Mrs Blogs felt like she had to be as authentic as the Italians are and make her OWN Gnocchi!

She will not lie to you and say this is a walk in the park recipe as it took alot of effort of kneading and shaping the dough until these little bastards were good to go.

Risking a perfect manicure did the day before – that is how much she was willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of this thing called Gnocchi!

She killed 4 potatoes until she could pierce a fork through it and mashed it well until they died a painful death!  She devoted herself by throwing in one egg, and then seasoning it with lots black pepper and salt.

Knead knead knead her pretty long fingers did, we need more flour flour flour damnit she yelled told the husband (yes of course she had a little elf helper) until it eventually looked like this.

She then rolled some dough into a  dick  long fat roll, pinched it off to shape into a ball, pressed it down further with a fork in the middle to look like this:

Purely aesthetic she said. Quite frankly, we could have gone with that dick shape she told her little elf.

And then she murdered these cute little balls again by dropping it into a pot of steaming hot water added with salt and olive oil. With her little evil elf at the side, they waited patiently for it to RISE!

For that was the sign the Gnocchi is READY.

Rise my little Gnocchi munchkins, riseeeeeee! *evil laugh*

Though she really wanted to make her own tomato sauce, she was convinced the bastards in Cold Storage decided to hide all the tomato puree cans away from her, leaving her to buy a ready made pasta sauce in the form of Prego, for she was too cheap to buy the more expensive once.

Saute white onions and garlic she did, throw in the canned sauce and some water to create the perfect sauce, she achieved. And what’s a sauce without some Italian Parsley and Parmesan cheese aye, she said and dumped it all in with full of glee.

And now my little elf can EAT his heart out.

Little Gnocchi’s butchered into half. They were so perfect that it almost made her cry for devoting close to one hour preparing it and sparing only less than 5 minutes to gulp it all up. The world is so cold and cruel sometimes.

On a side note, this is a what Edward and Bella’s baby should really look like…..

Pasty white with blood on her mouth ever so ready to pounce and bite you!

Except………

I iz eating mama’s gnocchi for lunch and loving it! Har har.

The end!

And go try this thing called Gnocchi Gnocchi Gnocchi!

Year end oh year end how I love you THAT much. It always seems to evoke a BRIGHT HAPPY feeling inside me. Helps that there is less traffic hence I can stay sane

Even the baby feels hippie-ish this season.

Yo yo yo….or should that be ho ho ho?!

@ Tearoom By Bel Jee in Bangsar.

Is my lunch coming yet?

@ Coffee Bean in BSC with a nice view of a Christmas tree. Tis the season to be jolly….

Ooh, those are mine. I’ve been into Japanese chocolates lately I suspect I picked it up due to its Christmasy packaging

Random! This dress was a gift from an Uncle who got this in UK. I love how it flares out when she sits. Absolutely gorgeous but not sure if she’ll be able to fit into it again Who wants to buy it? Just drop me an email.

Sup ma?

The baby on the bus goes weeeeh weeeh weeeh…..ah yes, this baby absorbs alot of things very fast like a sponge!!

Same day as the picture taken above. Different outfit because somebody refused to eat and decided to throw up a little while we were out. Thank God for having the brains to pack extra clothes though I wouldn’t have mind running to a store to buy her something new Always finding a good reason to shop for bear-bear

I seriously was considering seling her off at 70% off in Subang Parade though for her naughty-ness. Thank God her aunt came to the rescue!

Oh no you were not planning on selling me woman, who would you manage then? You know daddy’s ‘talent’ career has come to a stop ages ago.

Little Miss Naughty @ Subway in Mid Valley.

I LOVE my biscuit!

@ Republika because somebody was itching to check out the new mall. That somebody was obviously moi

Gotta admit, the non-halal porky food court is pretty awesome though the mall itself is downright boring. Everyone was making a huge hype about Ben’s supermarket. PFFFFF, what the hell is so amazing about them???

UP above the the world so high…..

Baby girl is eating yoghurt thesedays, haha. How random is this!! Then again, incase you haven’t noticed this entire post is actually quite the random and a clever way of using some of the photos that I’ve been taking these past few weeks. Never waste photos you have taken

And now the REAL reason for this blog post To show off my hauls. Year end also means SELF PAMPERING!!!! Only because these companies come up with value for money gift sets. Cunning bastards!

So in love with my Tarte Lipsurgence collection.  Don’t bother clicking that link coz it’s already sold out :D  I like how it comes in crayon like form so I can literally color my lips. The color and texture on this is amazingggg, keeps the lips super moist and I LOVE the mint flavor. 5 lippies at USD29 when it’s usually USD24 EACH, this bitch is a super savy shopper yo

 My gorgeous gorgeous babies. I’ve spent hours just looking and touching em like a pervert. True story.

And here’s my Sleek Mineral Eyeshadow Palette from UK. Super heart this one. Colors are neutral or rathe taupe based and perfect for work, it glides on like a god damn charm I tell you.

But wait, there’s more, I”ve got a few more stuff coming in January but I think the highlight of it would be a little something that would want to get me and you NAKED, ahem Do you know hard these babies are to get hold of?

OH YEA!

Till then, wishing everyone a blessed Merry Christmas. We’ve already got the little one some presents just for the fun of it, can’t wait for her to rip it open!!

Sometime I ago, I won this little consolation prize from Hilton KL’s microsite contest giveaway.

I was excited as hell because what can I say, I usually win smaller prizes that comprise of movie tickets, merchandize, food voucher – it would normally be very small (and boring too!) in value and safe to say this is the most expensive prize to date, lol. Actually wait, I won TWO tickets to see STOMP but son of a bitches FORGOT to inform me about my win. Can you imagine how I felt when I got a call at 7pm that night asking me if I was at the venue ready to meet the crew already???

Yea, my luck is quite shit, hahaha.

Chosen restaurant:  Boardwalk Restaurant. The settings were pretty romantic I have to say.

Eeeks! Expensive as hell! We’re not big on dining in hotels because it’s usually a very expensive affair. And something we could do without. But hey if it’s free…..:D

Decided to invite my family and hubby’s Uncle who was on the way back to Guam. BabySis was there too but you can’t see her since she was busy taking these photos

Clingy Sairah. She was on her naughty mode and refused to sit in her chair.

I”m SO naughty today!

See, didn’t want to read her book either

The food was so so, which is a suprise considering how expensive they are. However, the highlight would be their desserts. Definitely.

Blueberry cheesecake

Warm Chocolate Brownie. Both sinfully GOOD!

Total bill was close to RM400! Definitely an exhorbitant sum for food that was meh.

But never mind that, must show off this gorgeous dress BabySis got Sairah. It’s sooo girly!!

Here she is giving you various poses that only my 15 month old girl is capable of doing

Talk to the hand!

It’s all in the eye motherrrr

And nose perhaps.

Imma going to give you a smile!

And now a serious look.

And now I’m going to be a busybody.

She’s almosttttt there.

LOVE this dress to bits so excuse me if you see her in it for the next few hundred times.

Ladies, so we’ve learned on this bloggie that a jar of Thai red curry paste is not just for  Thai Red Curry! It can be used in a whole lot of other ways when it comes to cooking a tasty dish. Now if only we can implement this surely every ingredient will become of good use instead of being chucked to the side. How many times have we bought that one single ingredient for one recipe and then left it to rot in the fridge because we can’t come up with other ways to fully utilize it? I can tell you it happens to me way too many times.

So today’s lesson is WASTE NOT!

Anyway dish of the day is some pretty awesome Thai Chicken Cakes. Why you no make Fish you say? Coz we prefer chicken! Besides, the husband said it taste just like Thai Fish Cake so……..fish, chicken, same same but different, haha. They belong in the tummy!

I made this a longgg time ago and decided to give it a try again. I remember it being good the last time, and having modified it a little, I have to say, this is pretty flavorful and goes well, even as a snack. Serve with a side of sweet chilli sauce and you’ll have a pretty good appetizer

Ingredients:

1 tray of minced chicken

2-3 tablespoon red curry paste

2 chopped shallots

Some chopped long beans

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon flour

Some chopped lime leaves

Some chopped spring onions

1 chopped chilli.

Black pepper and a dash of paprika

In a bowl, combine chicken, eggs and flour and mix. Add in red curry paste and remaining ingredients and mix it all up with your bare hands! Put in the fridge for it to set. When you’re ready to cook, form a ball shape and cook in pan. Let it brown on one side for 2-3 minutes before flipping it over.

Sounds easy but preparation is borderline gross. Have you seen chicken meat broken down into a paste like texture?? Oh you’ve not? It’s gag-worthy trust you me! Good thing the end results make it worth it.

Best serve with a side of yummy egg. I add in a bit of mayo so that it fluffs up well. Try it and see the difference.

And for the smarty pants that I am, I decided to use the Khao Soi noodle curry recipe to make well, curry. I thinned it down by adding more water, added in some taufo, chicken and potatoes and it went wonderfully good with rice. Almost like panang curry me reckon. Same same but different

The hubby was pleased.

Only because I am saving money in the long run with less ingredients

You saw my blog post on Sairah’s day as a baby model.

Now see her in print!!! The Baby Calendar 2012 by Marvelous Baby is finally out in time for Christmas!! And I’m ever so thrilled to share it here!! Can’t you tell how HAPPY and EXCITED I am??!!!

Okay I’ll stop with the !!!. Promise!!!

I was hoping she’d bag Miss September but she ended up as Miss June instead If I’m not mistaken more photos will be up once Marvelous Baby launches their new products after Christmas, like the Geboo Cloth Diaper and headband by Serina and Shentel. I’ve seen the collection and it’s A-W-E-S-O-M-E. You’ve gotta just waitttt for it.

Meanwhile excuse me as I blow this photo up as BIG as I can here coz I am like the most proud-est momma on the block/world at this moment.

This was the hand under the chin pose I was talking about in my previous post.  

Check out those yummy thighs!! I can’t wait to see the rest of the photos.

If you’d like to purchase the calendar, head over to Marvelous Baby’s Facebook page or you can email Mawarni at info@marvelous-baby.com to place an order. Each calendar cost RM25 and I reckon they’d make a perfect gift for X’mas, New Year’s or as a baby shower gift? Or if you’re a huge fan of Baby Sairah (ahem, okay just trying my luck here) then just go buy it anyway and let it hang  prettily on your  wall :) There are a bunch of  other cutie pies featured in the calendar as well.

I’ve already ordered 10 copies of these and can’t wait to pick em up together with her prize