Crispy butter garlic shrimp

Seafood is always my favorites! Since i could remember my dad goes to the wet market and buy those yummy fishes and shellfishes. One of the delicious recipe that it's been in family tradition is the yummy goodness shrimp in butter garlic sauce. My my has the best one ever and since i am away from home now i just cook my self and taste like my mother's recipe. Delish! Very simple and basic. I bet everyone knows about this recipe!

Here's how:

1 pound of fresh shrimp (cleaned) or frozen uncooked shrimp)

3 cloves of tiny chopped garlic

3-5 tbsp butter

salt and pepper to taste

1tbsp soy sauce

In a skillet melt butter with the chopped garlic until fragrant. Toast the shrimp and stir. Add soy sauce, dash of salt and pepper. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes or until it sizzle the sauce.

Enjoy cooking!

The Advantages of Using Coffee Tables in Your Home

Thanks for the guest post by Rob L.

Coffee tables are used in various places for different purposes; many of the uses of these small tables are obvious to most people. While the initial cost of tables for your home may be expensive, the many advantages that you can make use of outweigh the drawbacks for a lot of home owners.

Firstly, they are ideal when you have visitors and they need somewhere to put drinks. This is, of course, the main purpose that these tables serve; however, people often fail to realize how much easier this makes things. Because they have somewhere to put their hot drinks, there is less chance of a spillage, which means that there's not as much chance that you'll have to start clearing up hot coffee from the carpet!

Apart from being able to put drinks on them, you can put almost anything else on top of them. Many people like to display ornaments on them if they're never in use for drinks. This may give your house a warm and friendly atmosphere, and some delicate ornaments, photographs and other trinkets will add character to the room.

If you get a coffee table that allows you to lift the lid, you can use it as a little bit of extra storage space. Diaries, sheets of paper and pamphlets that you want to keep hold of can be stored inside the coffee tables until you need to take them out again.

Adjustable coffee tables are becoming increasingly popular, mainly due to the fact that so many people are realizing the many uses of these. Not only can you put your drinks down on them, but you can adjust the height to a higher level if you wish, giving you a table that is high enough to eat a meal from!

Just curious

On how much a gold bar would cost nowadays. Well I just found out that you can actually buy gold bars online from Golden Eagle, coins and bullion too. The price of an ounce of gold bar amounts to a little less than 2000 bucks! I really thought it's more than that. Such items along with other precious metals are nice investments for many individuals because as we know, gold's value just keeps on increasing over time. It is also more in demand because products like cosmetics and food uses gold as a primary ingredient. There are trusted companies that sells these precious gems, find the one worth the investment if you're interested.

Calamares

1 cup slice baby squids

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup buttermilk or 1 raw egg

5 tbsp flour

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup flour for coating

cooking oil

Mix altogether except the 1/2 cup flour dash garlic salt on the flour mixture. Heat cooking oil. Coat each squid onto the flour and toast it to the hot oil cook for 3minutes each side till golden brown. Serve with Asian garlic sauce or your favorite sauce.

Enjoy Cooking!

My video

I had a hard time the other day on youtube video downloader for the videos i recorded from the kids play last weekend. But glad to know that my cousin taught me how to download those videos so i could share it to my family in the Philippines and friends also. She suggested to do these simple steps so that i can download it on YouTube or in my computer using the best video downloader software. After that, i was able to share the moments that kids and I had. Thanks for her otherwise i still can't get to download those videos!

Have a goodnight ya'll!

They HATE my C'cakes!

I guess i am in trouble now, lol! Why? because they hate my cupcakes that i made yesterday for my office mates it was my day off so i volunteered to cook lunch and at the same time bake something chocolaty for desserts. Anyway, after the long morning of cooking and baking the lunch is ready and took to the office. Everybody got silly when they saw it too good to eat for the diet people, lol.

Anyway here's the recipe:

1 pack box of chocolate cake mix

1/2 cup of dark chocolate icing

1 cup whipping cream

10 pieces Oreo cookies

How:

• Bake the chocolate cake as directed on the box
• Cool completely before icing.
• Froze the icing bowl (mixer bowl) for at least 10 minutes at the most before prep time.
• When ready and cold, pour 1 cup of whipping cream and mix to medium speed until the texture is foamy. Then add the 1/2 cup chocolate icing and continue mixing until it become stiff.
• Then start decorating your C'cakes, lastly sprinkle the grind Oreo cookies on the top of the finished cupcakes for garnish!

Enjoy Cooking!!

Fresh Fruit Pie

This is my finished product, i made a pie instead of cake for try out and see how it goes well i am happy with the result. It was my first time and looks like i did it right! lol. The pie it self was good use the strawberry cheese cake mix and then i prep the fruits then working on my design. Look yummy isn't it? Will share the recipe later after making the fruit cake this time. Nest week probably for the office to dessert in!

I want a massage

Soon enough I'll ask the husband to take me to the spa nearby. I really need a full-body massage. It's been a long time wish to visit the spa but because of busy schedules, we just can't make it. Anyway, aside from massage, I'd also like to have my hair done, been decades since my last cut. I just love going to spa, if only I could go there more often. The place is so relax, the ambiance so warm with beautiful oriental decorations like those Singing Bowls, lanterns, etc. It's really a place to relax and not to mention, very conducive for sleeping. LOL!

Fruit Cakes

I am fascinated with fruit cakes and planning to make one for the office this coming Tuesday not tomorrow. Love the look of the layered fruits. Got the idea from a virtual friend in social network site after saw her creations i promised to try it for myself too because it is indeed a very impressive work of art to do! Will see how i pulled mine on Tuesday will share you photos here.