Our good friends Mike and Momo came to visit this weekend from Japan. It was a great treat for the end of my stressful and painful week. They walked in after a few days in Australia while my friend Kylie was packing up her bag of goodies after my treatment. Friends from Japan really know how to cheer you up!! From their suitcases came yummy and spicy wasabi flavored peanuts and little moon shaped crackers that go SO well with a Sapporo beer! Jose will be really excited to dig into those. Momo also brought Japanese green tea and from Australia, a stuffed boxing Kangaroo for Diego and Macadamia and Mango biscuits (ahem...cookies). We had a quick tea and they headed off for an exciting 4 days in Singapore. I couldn't move so they promised we could at least eat together.
We made a really nice pasta dinner on Wednesday. My friend Tiz gave me this simple but awesome bright cherry tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil pasta recipe. We had the penne with a red-grape, manchego cheese, pistachio and dried cranberry salad. Everything was so fresh and so crisp! We paired it all up with some nice Chilean wine and my neighbor's chocolate cake topped the dinner off for dessert.
We made a really nice pasta dinner on Wednesday. My friend Tiz gave me this simple but awesome bright cherry tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil pasta recipe. We had the penne with a red-grape, manchego cheese, pistachio and dried cranberry salad. Everything was so fresh and so crisp! We paired it all up with some nice Chilean wine and my neighbor's chocolate cake topped the dinner off for dessert.
On Friday, I was still not doing great and my refrigerator was not stocked for guests so I opened the freezer, took the grill out and just marinated skirt steak with lime and adobo, sauteed prawns with garlic, salt and pepper, chopped up the spicy Spanish chorizo, grilled peppers as well and fed everyone tomato sopita that I made for Diego. Luckily he chose the stars and not the ABC pasta. Everything was simple. The grill is great for quick dinners and nothing is bad with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. We can taste the real flavors of all our yummy ingredients.
Before their late flight back to Japan on Saturday, I finally left the house! We went to Clarke Quay, enjoyed a nice and slow walk by the river and ate at one of my favorite restaurants in Singapore...Iguana's. Mexican! You guessed it! A bit Tex-Mex but I'll take it!! Momo had layered chipotle enchiladas, Mike the crispy but not greasy chimichanga and Diego and I had chicken fajitas. Nothing like Lalo's in Chicago but we can't be too picky...this is Asia after all!!
Now I'm just cooking basics for Diego and eating sandwiches!! I must call the Mexican grocer and stock up before Jose arrives on Saturday!
xoxo,
Betty
P.s Momo helped me with my homework. She was such a gorgeous and patient model!
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