if things fall through the way they should, im gonna start getting really busy; which is a good thing.
let's just hope things fall through.

as for these past few days, ive been really tired..and grouchy for that matter. i owe that all to the extreme amounts of sugar ive been ingesting since last sunday's halloween. im telling you, my blood sugar has been spiking..which is good when i need that energy in the morning and during the afternoon, but not so good news when im coming 'down' from that sugar high.

i also made dinner tonite. since this skool year started, i havnt had time to cook all that much. but i just recently promised my mom that im in charge of dinner for fridays and mondays.
let's share a recipe that was conceived tonite, right off the top of my head, shall we?

for starters, i should note that i had
~grilled chicken breast with peanut sauce over steamed rice with a side of steamed greens

peanut sauce
3-6 gloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp of sesame oil
3 tbsp of dark soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar or honey
4 heaping tbsp of smooth or chunky peanut butter
1 tbsp of chinese chili bean paste

in small bowl, whisk all the ingredients together. the spicy heat of this dish may be tweaked according to your braveness and desired preference. because this mixture is thick and paste-like, it would be adviseable to slowly add water to your desired consistency. if you over dilute the mixture, just gradually add more peanut butter to correct.

chicken breasts
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast pieces

wash and dry your chicken breasts for safety and paranoia reasons. in a shallow pan, place the pieces side by side and slowly simmer until no pink flesh remains. remove partially cooked chicken from water and set aside. heat up grill, whether outdoor or george foreman or other indoor type. you wanna have the grill very hot as to not have the chicken stick to its surface. get nice grill marks on each piece of chicken and ensure that the internal flesh of the chicken breast is cooked thoroughly; you can check this by cutting the centre of each piece and ensuring that the juices run clear. after cooking each piece of chicken, set aside without stacking, cut chicken breasts diagonally in 3/4" segments and let rest. after at least 2 minutes of resting, plate the pieces in a wide, shallow dish. drizzle half of the peanut sauce over the pieces and keep the other half as a side portion for dipping or more drizzling. garnish with small red and green chili peppers and sprinkle sesame seeds over the chicken and peanut sauce.


steamed greens
4 bunches of mini bok choy (or big bok choy or broccoli or whatever greens you desire)

wash all vegetables throughly, slice and segment. place in bamboo steamer or metal steamer until leaves are deep green and stalks are still firm. do not over cook! soggy greens suck. plate and dress with a light mixture of soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar to your desired taste.

steamed rice
if you dont know how to make steamed rice up to this point in life, then good luck to you in the big wide world.

serves 4 comfortably.
enjoy.

**sorry, no pictures of the finished product to show you; i was too hungry and got caught up in the moment



i chose to be a kinesiology major.
before all of that, i was considering going into the culinary arts. so what's the result?....a kine major who knows his nutrition and appreciates gastronomy and flavour.
im deadly kid, deadly!