Every second well spent

It's my off today from work and I'm starting to get excited to spend the rest of the day with wife. I started with a hot steaming coffee and checked for some emails. I always wonder why when you're taking your day-off from work, time passes so quick when you're just at home. Makes me a little uncomfortable so I always spend the rest of every minute okay. I'm also sometimes discouraged in doing this blogging thing, but my wife inspires me to continue. She's truly a wonderful person. I have to move my body because I don't have much exercise these past days. It's time to move my body. Take a 15 minute warm-up and ready to hit the roads. It's also nice to bring my ipod with me to energize me with my kind of music. Feels so good after a long jog around the village. People are also very aware of their health today as I noticed a lot of joggers and also some taking a brisk walk. I felt the breeze a feeling of Christmas season coming just around the corner. So relieved as I got home when my wife surprised me with her special fruit medley kind of a salad she bought from the market this morning so fresh. Not to mention I'm gonna add some calories again, guilty pleasures actually. Fresh apples, kiwi, pineapple, sweet mango, grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, sweet corn, gelatins, and milk for calories? delicious anyway. I love fruits. How I wish that today's never gonna end.

Kani wasabi salad

This was delish! At first, I dreaded the thought of having to squeeze out the cucumber liquid. But, it was actually not hard to do and not time consuming at all. My friends that ate it, loved it and took some home with them.

Ingredients:

1/2 iceberg lettuce

4 sticks kani (boiled crab meat)

wakame (softened seaweed)

1 small carrots (julienned)

1 medium cucumber (julienned)

tuna flakes

ebiko (shrimp roe)

sesame seeds

Dressing:

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp wasabi (Japanese horseradish) paste

3 tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

Preparation:

Mix soy sauce and vinegar in a bowl. Add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add sesame oil and wasabi paste and wisk well. Cool the dressing in the fridge until ready to serve. Adjust the amount of wasabi and sugar, depending on your preference.
This recipe's amount seasons four small salads. Enjoy!

Vegetarian broccoli salad

A follow-up recipe for my post last September 3 to add a healthy menu on everyone's diet. I found this recipe at Recipezaar.com and also tried it, it's perfectly good! Thanks to Mommy chef 27.

Here are the ingredients:
1/2 cup Miracle Whip or vegan mayonnaise
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar (use less if you prefer less sweet taste)
4 cups broccoli, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup craisins

Directions
1Combine miracle whip, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl.
2Mix broccoli, walnuts, and craisins.
3Pour dressing over broccoli mixture, mix to combine.
4Chill one hour or overnight.

From Mommy chef 27 @recipezaar.com