afternoon coffee..

made a visit to my hubby's office last week for a change, the kids paid a visit to their grandparents' house thus had the afternoon off from them..while hubby was clicking away at work, i was trying to finish off a paperwork that needed to be given elsewhere. Then 'twas coffee break, nice time for a hot cup of coffee..hmmm..so where might there be a good one? then he remembered of a coffee brand that was inside the university marketing center. So we walked over and lo and behold! it was the Rocky Mountain Cafe that i was reading all about in the news! for a coffee lover like me, it was a happy moment! so there i was all eager to have a cup of their brew, and another cup of latte, wouldn't want to miss the flavor! funny thing he never mentioned that they had set up shop inside the university. When i asked the crew since when they started, they said January of this year.. oh my here i am so excited about a coffee find when it was right under my nose all these days..oh well, i say better be late than never to have tasted such a good and fresh brew!

penne from scratch..yummy!!

dinner was a pasta dish i made from ingredients found in the ref...

pasta dishes are a family favorite, my kids love pasta so much they can just eat it without the sauce! well anyway, here is a simple sauce to make for penne pasta, 

for the sauce i used two varieties which are the sweet style and pesto-cheese combi. For most times, we add a lot of vegetables like carrots, zucchini and bell peppers. But since me had no time to go to the market, i just grated in a piece of carrot..there goes the veggies, disguise them in the sauce so kids will eat them.

Tricks a mom would really love!

first i finely chopped 5 cloves of garlic, then in a pot placed about 1/4k. of ground pork, put a bit of water to boil the meat up. when the water has gone, put some oil, move pork to one side of the pan then saute garlic. when it has turned brown mix it with the pork then grate the carrot into it..stir it all up, add salt, pepper and basil with a bit of water to boil..then add the two sauces and about 1tbsp. of cream..let it boil, then lower heat to simmer..season to taste..cook the pasta according to directions, when done drain off water. grate the cheese on top of cooked pasta before mixing in the sauce...mix well...

dinner is served!!