chicken

Grrrr…something went wrong in Ping’s laptop. The wireless network connection is going through an ‘attitude problem’ moment (as we say in Hokkien, ‘pi siang’ / ‘tau hong’). Ping only bring laptop back home on weekends since the network connection at work is faster and more stable. At home, sometimes the wireless doesn’t work very well (but we’ll be changing to DSL soon!!) and sometimes room-mate uses it (yeah..only one of us can use it at one time). Last weekend was the last time Ping brought it back and the wireless connection worked really well.

Yesterday, after Ping came home from JG’s place (she had Sci-Fi channel and it was Stargate’s 200^th episode!), Ping wanted to check email before going off to bed..but it wasn’t connecting. So Pingwent straight to bed thinking that the connection is down (as it happens pretty often). Woke up this morning and it’s still not working! Had Nok check it and it worked fine with her laptop. Went to the lab building and the connection is usually stronger but Ping still couldn’t get connection. It seems like the laptop is getting connected since the status says it’s connected and the signal is excellent. But it’s the browser and email client that doesn’t seem to be detecting the connectivity. They worked fine when Ping connects to the LAN. Once in a while an error message will pop up saying that there is an IP address conflict in the network server..or something like that. Ping Googled for the error and most of the comments Ping found mentioned that it is due to an imposter and only the network company can prevent the imposter from getting connected. Hmm….complicated lah! So Ping will wait till Monday to bug the IT center. This time Ping has no pirated softwares so Ping can bring it to the IT center…kekeke.

But all these made Ping too frustrated to read anything…so Ping dig for stuff to cook. Made Spiced Chicken with Crispy Tortillas. This is an appetizer meal. The bottom is lined with tomatoes and onions. Ping is not a big fan of raw onions so Ping sautéed it in olive oil and place it on the tomatoes. The chicken was seasoned with oregano, cumin, garlic, and cayenne pepper. The dressing is avocado blended with lime juice.
For the main dish, Ping made Roast Chicken with Rosemary Potatoes..and of course not to forget the daily serving of vegetables, green beans! The main dish is a lot faster to prepare than the appetizer. Ping just had to rub the chicken with rosemary leaves and leman grind with black pepper. Then toss the potatoes in the remaining seasoning and throw all into the oven and bake for 30 minutes, which Ping took to prepare the appetizer.
That was yesterday and today, Ping made Sauteed Chicken with Bacon and Corn Sauce. Amazingly, Ping followed the recipe and added onions too! But Ping made sure the onions were totally cooked so that she don’t have to bite into a raw onion and start making funny faces. Yeah..onion is not one of Ping’s favorite. That’s one the eating habit Ping took up from mum..hehe..Ping and mum is not a big fan of onions and scallions.
All the recipes are from Family Circle. Mum used to buy the old copies from MPH warehouse sale for RM 1 each but these recipes are actually from the Family Circle recipe books that mum bought for Ping a few years back. Once in a while, when Ping feels like being more adventurous with cooking, Ping would look for one that Ping has all the ingredients. Haven’t seen this magazine here in the States..if not mistaken, it’s from Australia or New Zealand.

Now Ping has meals for the entire week prepared in the refrigerator. Just gotta heat it up and it’s ready to be eaten. One thing bad about liking to cook is Ping has to eat it all by herself. Next time Ping has to stay with someone who likes to eat but don’t like to cook. Then don’t have to worry about finishing up the food….*Grins*