Two recipes picked up from Female magazine

Haven't tried these, so reviews to follow later.

Chicken Kebab with Sweet Coffee Sauce

Ingredients:
4 chicken thighs, chopped (or cut to kebab sized pieces)
1 small green pepper
1 red pepper
2 medium onions, chopped (cubed to kebab size)
2 tsps Kahlua coffee liqueur
3 tbsps espresso coffee
3 tsps raw cane sugar
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp dried coriander
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup of olive oil, for brushing
Skewers

Method:
Marinade chicken in a mixture of Kahlua, espresso, raw cane sugar, oyster sauce, dried coriander and paprika for about 20 mins.
Thread chicken pieces, onions and peppers onto skewers.
Cook chicken kebabs on a grill pan over stove or BBQ, brushing chicken with olive oil occasionally
Serve with rice or salad.

Coffee Choc-Fudge Cake

Ingredients:
125g soft butter
6 tbsps raw cane sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup self-raising flour
3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate buttons
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup coffee
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method:
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs to batter and mix gently
Fold sifted flour and cocoa into creamed mixture
Add vanilla essence, chocolate buttons, milk and coffee; mix well
Bake for 25 minutes and serve with vanilla ice-cream, if desired.

Comments... Female magazine evidently is no BBC Good Food Guide. No oven instructions and vague method. Although you get the general idea...

Why I'm not a Girly Girl

It surfaced again.  For the XXXth time, another bunch of male friends commented about me not being a girly girl at all, and how they see me as one of the guys.  Mind you, these are mature, married 30+ year old men here, not pre-pubescent adolescent kids.  So I think I should compile a list of the (very pleasant and fun) things I do that somehow seem to defy social standards of a girly girl.  And yes, I’m proud and happy not to be a girly girl. J

 

1. She reads comic books (since the age of 10).  Owns a complete first edition version of my favourite comic book series – Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman.
2. She likes fast cars and uses terms like “modded”.  I honestly don’t think this is that surprising, but apparently the Audi fan club is adopting me soon as an honorary member.  You know, C-, I’m pretty sure the bimbos next to the fast cars in a tight fitting skinsuit may also use the term “mod”. J
3. She likes First Person Shooters on the PC or Xbox.  And I’m not the only girl who does either!  Grrr…
4. She is a girl-geek who enjoys computers, technology and gadgets more than shopping and make-up.
5. She has a disproportionate number of platonic male friends than female friends.

 

And counting… good of C- to say that I’m a girl-geek like Angelina Jolie in Hackers.  And still say she’s not that good-looking. J

Learning Sushi

Got this link from a friend... if you're keen on learning how to make sushi and other Asian foods: http://www.learnsushi.org/