Junie's monologues of travel adventures & daily humdrums
In this post: 1.Gille's secret recipe for turkey
2.My recipe for rack of lamb
3.My escargot-eating feat!
X'mas 2006 was spent with Gilles. Amid demonstrations of superb
cullinary skills & fantastic decorating abilities, we still did a quiet one, just
the two of us, and our sparkly party. The xmas tree above was my very first one
small and cute, just enough to set the mood. Decorations are humble too, not over
the top huh? Do you like it?
Gilles' insisted on a turkey, I had to convince him to get the smaller one
instead. He was keen on a big one but then it means we might have to eat turkey for
an entire month. Being the expert at turkey, and me having zilch experience
, the important task of preparing the turkey fell on gilles' shoulders.
The french chef kicked into action!
2.My recipe for rack of lamb
3.My escargot-eating feat!
X'mas 2006 was spent with Gilles. Amid demonstrations of superb
cullinary skills & fantastic decorating abilities, we still did a quiet one, just
the two of us, and our sparkly party. The xmas tree above was my very first one
small and cute, just enough to set the mood. Decorations are humble too, not over
the top huh? Do you like it?
Gilles' insisted on a turkey, I had to convince him to get the smaller one
instead. He was keen on a big one but then it means we might have to eat turkey for
an entire month. Being the expert at turkey, and me having zilch experience
, the important task of preparing the turkey fell on gilles' shoulders.
The french chef kicked into action!
how to make gilles' oven turkey- take the turkey out from the freezer
- stuff turkey's hollow with chestnuts
- Be orgasmic while stuffing the turkey to look cute for the camera
- cute slits in the turkey and stuff little blocks of butter into them
- close the turkey's hollow up with toothpicks
- Presto, gilles's yummy turkey after two plus hours of baking
Us before stuffing ourselves with the stuffed turkey
Gilles cutting his masterpiece
The fake apple tasted better than the foi gras -NOT!
Stuffing in progress
The set-up
How to make Junie's Rack of Lamb- wash racks and squeeze fresh lemon over em
- marinate with moderate amt o' pepper and salt
- Prep coatin mix; Mix red wine, Djon mustard and garlic and herbs
- coat baking dish ( non stick coating) with thin layer o; olive oil
- put in the oven to warm for a while
- coat each rack with the coating mix preped eariler
- take baking dish out and arrange racks on hot dish
- Bake for about 45 mins checking and turning w appropirate
The Snailsssssssssss!
i'm trying to eat em
I'm still trying to eat em
help! gulp!
help! gulp!
Joyce sent me an adorable present for xmas.
Its a duckie packed with beans. You can put the duckie in
the microwave then it acts like a heat pack .
Really thoughtful of her, turns out, gilles has a petite duckie too
we put them together~ so! arent they cute?
Its a duckie packed with beans. You can put the duckie in
the microwave then it acts like a heat pack .
Really thoughtful of her, turns out, gilles has a petite duckie too
we put them together~ so! arent they cute?
Gille's with his ducks
us and the ducks
me and my present!
me and my present!
hiya carpeteers, here's wishing u a very merry xmas with ur loved ones.advertising slogan for image above: " Magic carpet rides - dedicated in bringing you the best moments from the desert"
Went for my MRI scan today to determine if there is a tear or not in my ligament.
Not only am i not impressed u the hospitality of the staff at the diagnostic centre , i wound up feeling like a lil sacrificial sheep fed to a hungry monster. This is what the machine looked like,
The people in the pic are not the one at the centre. This is just an image i ripped off the internet.
but you get the idea. The machine looked totally intimidating and ready to gobble up any living objects placed into its wide clincal mouth.
I was commanded sternly to lie still, not move and to put on my ear plugs. Then the scanner operator makes a quick exit and left me alone for the machine to gobble me up. What follows was a series of loud knocking, ear piercing screeches as the monster kicks into action. Comfort is the last thing on my mind at this point. I struggle to keep my body still as my mind was frantically trying to calm my intution to pull myself out of that hole before its too late. Since my head was bopping out of the hole i noticed a small camera mounted in the upper crest of the machine. The scanning lady in the next room was watching my face! i quickly corrected my horrific expression as my lower body was machine-gunned down to tingly numbness. I lay there motionless, one hand holding onto my ear plug ( happens everytime i see a horror flick or am scared) the other gripping my throbbing heart least i die of a heart attack) The permeating relentless invisible rays shot through my lower body in neverending successions of machine-gunning; merciless , void of any empathy, ravaging my tissues, ligaments, tendons .. 30 mins ! 30 mins of torture!
This little chicken was scared alright. REAL SCARED. I'm never good with handling all these foreign scientific stuff done to my body , not a fan of clinical drugs not a fan of clinical procedures!
Leave my body alone, leave it as it is in all its natural goodness!
Not only am i not impressed u the hospitality of the staff at the diagnostic centre , i wound up feeling like a lil sacrificial sheep fed to a hungry monster. This is what the machine looked like,
The people in the pic are not the one at the centre. This is just an image i ripped off the internet.but you get the idea. The machine looked totally intimidating and ready to gobble up any living objects placed into its wide clincal mouth.
I was commanded sternly to lie still, not move and to put on my ear plugs. Then the scanner operator makes a quick exit and left me alone for the machine to gobble me up. What follows was a series of loud knocking, ear piercing screeches as the monster kicks into action. Comfort is the last thing on my mind at this point. I struggle to keep my body still as my mind was frantically trying to calm my intution to pull myself out of that hole before its too late. Since my head was bopping out of the hole i noticed a small camera mounted in the upper crest of the machine. The scanning lady in the next room was watching my face! i quickly corrected my horrific expression as my lower body was machine-gunned down to tingly numbness. I lay there motionless, one hand holding onto my ear plug ( happens everytime i see a horror flick or am scared) the other gripping my throbbing heart least i die of a heart attack) The permeating relentless invisible rays shot through my lower body in neverending successions of machine-gunning; merciless , void of any empathy, ravaging my tissues, ligaments, tendons .. 30 mins ! 30 mins of torture!
This little chicken was scared alright. REAL SCARED. I'm never good with handling all these foreign scientific stuff done to my body , not a fan of clinical drugs not a fan of clinical procedures!
Leave my body alone, leave it as it is in all its natural goodness!
the camels wishes all a merry xmas!
waddup carpeteers? How is everyone doing this festive season? Me not so good. Just got back from the doctor's today and she suspects a tear in my ligament afterall. I had to do an MRI under her order to see if there really is one. I remember Cheryl my dear friend telling me over the phone that a tear in the ligament spells bad news and that her sis had one and it devoided her of any possibility of future sporting bliss since mobility is greatly affected even after injury heals.
Imagine the shock i had when she tells me there might be a tear!
Well the skies are a lil bit grey for me this christmas but hey dont u worry about me, my spirits are in pretty good shape, so all is not lost in my little tinsel village.
i am done with the moping. so moving on! hey u pple, so that gives me two weeks before my next appointment, should i get my ass back home? u know i worry though , what if i end up more lonely than if i stayed in dubai? I know its crazy talk but is it possible with all your pre-arrangements..that i am just a lone traveller, a homeless passer-by, the girl with the matches waiting by the window looking in to a hot meal and warm gathering at the table?
I stay or i go?
Well the skies are a lil bit grey for me this christmas but hey dont u worry about me, my spirits are in pretty good shape, so all is not lost in my little tinsel village.
i am done with the moping. so moving on! hey u pple, so that gives me two weeks before my next appointment, should i get my ass back home? u know i worry though , what if i end up more lonely than if i stayed in dubai? I know its crazy talk but is it possible with all your pre-arrangements..that i am just a lone traveller, a homeless passer-by, the girl with the matches waiting by the window looking in to a hot meal and warm gathering at the table?
I stay or i go?
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