Prawns Tom Yam Soup, Vegetable Acar & Visitors In My Garden

I was craving for tom yam soup. I had 2 tubs of frozen prawns and I took out 1 tub to thaw. The ingredients needed were all available.

Ingredients used for cooking the above tom yam soup:

Lemon grass, galanggal, bird's eye chilies, lime juice, kaffir lime leaves, tomatoes, prawns, fish sauce, salt & sugar to taste. 

Hubby and I had double helpings of this prawn tom yam soup.

Thinking of this appetizing soup makes my mouth waters.

Another of our favourite - vegetable acar.

I can even eat this as a snack!

We can never get bored with these 2 dishes.

Our delicious home cooked dinner.

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The following are snapshots of the House Sparrows that visited my garden on afternoon.

I was sitting in front of my computer when I heard tapping on the glass of the louvre window. I turned to look and I saw this little bird just outside my window. Was it trying to get my attention? I quickly grabbed my hand phone.

Then it flew to this flower pot near the window. It was chirping away as if to say, "Hurry up, I am here to pose for you!"

These snapshots were taken from inside my sitting room, through the glass.

Then another bird came to join in.

They were having a nice bird conversation.

If only I can understand bird language. 

They didn't stay still in one spot.

My hands were beginning to feel tired holding the phone.

Just then, one flew up onto the side wall.

And then followed by the other bird.

As if to say, the photography session is over.

Have a Happy Easter Weekend!

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Jesus realized they wanted to ask him so he said,

"Are you asking yourselves what I mean?

The world will greatly rejoice over what is going to happen to me,

and you will weep.

But your weeping shall suddenly be turned to wonderful joy

when you see me again!

It will be the same joy as that of a woman in labor

when her child is born - her anguish gives place

to rapturous joy and the pain is forgotten.

You have sorrow now, but I will see you again and

then you will rejoice; and no one can rob you of that joy.

(John 16:19-22, The Living Bible-TLB)

Steamed Fish Thai Style & Steamed Long Beans With Sambal Dried Shrimp

We started out on our morning walk when the sky is usually dark. As we walk, the sky starts to light up as the sun rises. On this particular morning, I get to snap the following photos of the sunrise on our walk home.

Sunrise at 7:36am

7:45am

7:47am

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For this particular evening, I took out the fish (tail portion) to thaw. I have managed to clear most of the frozen items from the freezer. 

Steamed fish (tail portion) Thai style - appetizing recipe.

I used whatever ingredients I can find in my fridge, all except the cilantro and celery because hubby doesn't like the smell of these herbs. So I ended up using spring onions. Both of us managed to finish the whole dish.

Steamed homegrown long beans and okra topped with sambal dried shrimp.

Delicious home cooked dinner for 2 people.

We passed by this corner house and I noticed this purple flowers on the side fence. I stopped to take a few snapshots.

Thunbergia erecta

(Identified with the help of Google Lens)

HAVE A BLESSED GOOD FRIDAY!

Linking to Floral Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

And we know that Christ, God's Son,

has come to help us understand and find the true God.

And now we are in God because we are in Jesus Christ his Son,

who is the only true God; and he is eternal Life.

(1 John 5:20, The Living Bible-TLB)

Simple Instant Noodle With Leftovers For Dinner

On this particular morning, the sky was overcast. I managed to take the following snapshots of the sunrise shining through the dark cloud.

7:48am

7:54am

This is my favourite shot.

If only I can see beyond the clouds.

Chili red hibiscus, our national flower.

Red hibiscus, a different variety.

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We have leftover food from the previous day's dinner.

Minced meat + fish paste balls and bbq pork.

I cooked 2 packets of Maggi instant noodle, using only 1 sachet of flavouring just for the taste. I added some blanched home grown sweet potato leaves to the noodle.

A simple and nice dinner and I am glad that we cleared all the leftover food.

It was through what his Son did that God cleared a path

for everything to come to him - all things in heaven

and on earth - for Christ's death on the cross

has made peace with God for all by his blood.

(Colossians 1:20, The Living Bible-TLB)