Paint me Yellow....

      My husband and I recently moved to a new base and we were given a nice one bed, one bath apartment. What's next?... We are excited as hell to get it into good shape. After about two weeks of cleaning and fixing things up (:-$) we finally moved in. We were bored with our previous white paint so we decided to add some color to the house. We wanted to give our lounge a lively yet warm and homely touch, so after much debate we chose to go with yellow and orange color. We started out by choosing a slight pale yellow as the base color for three of the four walls. For the fourth wall, we went with three horizontal stripes of bright sunny yellow, orange and grey. This is how it turned out.... 

Please ignore the mess as we are still unpacking =-)

       Initially, we had chosen and painted only the bright yellow on this striped wall. But the end result looked too piercing to our eyes. So we ended up toning it down with a warm orange. Later on I came across a picture on the internet in which they had added some grey in the middle which looked fabulous. And Voila!! We had some left-over grey at hand which had painted in our bedroom(Pictures will come later). The orange that we found didnt turn out to be exactly what we wanted. One of the main problems of living in a small city?... you dont have access to a lot of variety which at times gets frustrating. Anyway, the color looks kind of peachish here. I would like to change it in future to more or less a burnt orange color. Do let me know of your opinion as to how it looks.,...

We are really looking forward to working on this room.

Mexican Delight: Chicken Quessadillas served with spicy Salsa

Believe me it turns out to be yummy. Plus its soo easy to make at home. Try it out and tell me..... ;-)
For home-made Tortillas you will need:
2      Cups of flour
1      Tea.sp baking powder
1-2   Serving spoons of oil
A pinch of salt
Warm water
Kneed all the ingredients and make small balls. The recipe churns out almost ten. Set aside to let them rise.

  

For Spicy Salsa:
2-3   Tomatoes
2-3   Onions
A few Green chillies
3/4  tsp Salt or according to taste
Black pepper for seasoning

Oregano leaves
1-2 tsp Sugar
4-5 Tbsp Vinegar
Few drops of Lemon Juice
Red pepper flakes
             Finely chop onions and tomatoes. Sote' onions in a bit of olive oil in a pan. When they are still white and fluffy add tomatoes and let it simmer over low flame for a few minutes. Meanwhile add and mix all the spices. Finally throw in julienne cut green chillies. When the tomatoes are tender turn off the heat. Although Mexican cuisine makes little use of spices, you can add them up according to your taste like myself :-) I added some Red Pepper Flakes and chilli powder as well. It turned out to be yummy...

 

Quessadilla Filling:
Half kg Boneless Chicken
About 2 tsps of Garlic paste (I put in a bit more.I love garlic)
Salt, Black pepper, Red Chilli flakes According to taste. Dont add too much as it will spoil the taste.

     Braze chicken along with the chunk of garlic paste and a lil bit olive oil in a skillet over slightly lower than medium flame. Keep stirring and pressing lightly. Add salt, black pepper, red chilli powder/flakes. Cook till tender and done. In another pan, add a bit of olive oil and fry capsicums on medium flame.season with salt,  pepper and lemon.

 

Shred the chicken to smaller bits if too chunky. Mix the chicken, capsicum and some of the salsa.

Take the tortilla ball and roll it flat and round on a smooth surface and cook it on a pan from one side. Dont over cook it. Then take some chicken filling and put it on the cooked side of the tortilla. Cover it with another tortilla and cook the sandwich on a pan from both sides till the tortillas are done. Prepare all others and slice them into half. Serve Hot with Salsa....
Done ;-)

 

Really mouth-watering

Just IN...

Hi.....To some, the idea of being constantly on the move might not be fun. However, if you are somebody like me, who loves to travel and explore new places, the idea will sound tempting. As my husband is in Air Force, we get posted to a new place every 2 -3 years. Not only do you get to see new places and meet new people (though i had to make new friends each time which can be soo difficult for an introvert like me :-$ my father was in Air Force too. It sure ll be an added perk for many people out there) but the excitement and anticipation of moving into a new house and decorating is sooo great it gets you going.

The biggest challenge of moving so often (and not always finding your preferred accomodation) is to find new ways to do your new house. There may be features that you dont like...fixtures might be broken(most of the times), kitchen might not be according to your needs, you may have to follow some restrictions...it can really get frustrating. But you have to live with it and do the best you can to personalize it. As we recently moved to *Nonsterville...we are really looking forward to work on our new house....wish us some luck :-)