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Wisdom from my Father | Patience and Kindness

Like I mentioned in the previous post, every Monday I shall leave a story with wisdom and life lessons laced in it that my father sends to me every week.

Every Thursday night like clockwork, I receive an email from my father that is similar to the one below. It is always a story with an important life lesson at the end. It has become such a routine that when I don’t receive it I become worried and ask him about it. In a way it is a means of a silent communication between us. And I have to say, as someone who loves stories, I find these ones to be very interesting and wise. They are not stories by my Dad, but I can imagine him saying things like that so to me they feel like his words. Daddy sends them to a few friends and family but I thought more people need to learn from these words of wisdom. So like clockwork, every Monday morning I shall share that weeks wisdom with you guys.

 

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss. What I didn’t realize was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a moving confessional. Continue Reading

Zesty Linguine & Scallops

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Last night I had one of those ‘I’m hungry and I don’t have a lot of options‘ moment, and I haven’t been grocery shopping in a while and my pantry is starting to look like a ghost town. So I went online and typed in a few key ingredients from my pantry for a recipe. I found a bag of scallops in my freezer and a packet of linguine behind some spices, so I thought that’ll do.

Now another catch to my late night dinner was it had to be super easy to prepare and luckily I found this recipe which I had almost all the ingredients for.

So if you also stumbled across my recipe because you wanted a quickie, then I assure you this dish is easy to make and very delicious to eat. I made a few changes to my version of the recipe by adding a few things. P.S the ingredients below  is for one and a half serving.

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What you’ll need 

2 Tbsp Bread crumbs

1/2 Tsp finely grated lemon zest

2 Tbsp Olive oil

Salt and black pepper

1 finely chopped garlic clove

1 serving of Linguine

1/4 cup frozen peas

Scallops (you can use chicken as a substitute) Patted dry

2 Tbsp tablespoons unsalted butter

How to prepare

Put the kettle on or put some water in a pan to boil for the Linguine.

Pre-heat oven at highest heat or 350° F

Mix together the bread crumbs, lemon zest, 1 tbs of olive oil, 1/4 tsp black pepper and salt and spread on a slightly oiled baking tray. Toss with a spoon after 4 minutes and put it back. Take it out after 4 minutes later and transfer to a plate to cool. It should look like the pictures belowPicMonkey Collage

Pour boiled water in a pan and cook linguine as instructed on the packet, add the peas a minute before pasta is cooked and take it off the fire. Drain 1/2 cup of the pasta water and set aside then put the remaining pasta in cold water to prevent it from over cooking or sticking together.

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Take the scallop and wrap in Kitchen tissue to drain out excess water. Season with salt and black pepper.

Take a skillet and put 1 tbsp of olive oil and chopped garlic. Stir fry for 30-45 seconds and then add scallops. Cook until brown and turn over to cook the other side. Then keep tossing until completely cooked, about 5-6 mins.

I missed out on the patting dry bit and so mine came out a bit creamy, you can opt to do it that way as well if that’s what you fancy.

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Take the pasta pot and wipe clean then add the butter and continuously stir fry for 3 minutes or until it turns to a brownish colour. Then add the pasta and peas, scallops, ½ teaspoon salt, Maggi stock cube—or you can use Knorr cube—to add flavour and ¼ cup of the reserved cooking water and toss to coat—add more cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce.

Serve the pasta and sprinkle the zesty bread crumbs on top, generously.

Bon apetit!

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Wisdom from my Father | Self-Appraisal.

Every Thursday night like clockwork, I receive an email from my father that is similar to the one below. It is always a story with an important life lesson at the end. It has become such a routine that when I don’t receive it I become worried and ask him about it. In a way it is a means of a silent communication between us.

And I have to say, as someone who loves stories, I find these ones to be very interesting and wise. They are not stories by my Dad, but I can imagine him saying things like that so to me they feel like his words.

Daddy sends them to a few friends and family but I thought more people need to learn from these words of wisdom. So like clockwork, every Monday morning I shall share that weeks wisdom with you guys. Here’s the first of many to come.

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Greek-Nola: The Yoghurt, fruits & Nuts Bowl

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After putting this appetizing picture up on instagram and snapchat, I had a few people message me to ask for the recipe and just salivate.

So to satisfy your hunger pangs and taste buds all at once, I have decided to share this easy and packed with good nutrients breakfast dish.

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