Category: Personal
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Suger’s Rules for Families
My Parentals – Amamoor Park – May Day Weekend Yes, the eldest does get to ride up front. Always. No exceptions. You can plan activities but sometimes no one wants to do them. Get over it. You know that whole lead a horse to water but can’t make it drink thing… Yeah, well families are the same.…
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Naan Bread #Thermomix
I was a bit afraid of making this. I worried that my fan forced oven wouldn’t be up to the required heat level that it takes to get the Naan to puff up and cook quickly. Well, turns out, at full heat it was. Again from the Thermomix Indian cook book. The ingredients are above.…
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Chicken Tika Masala
Made from scratch tikka curry paste {Indian Cook Book – Thermomix} Tikka Paste, Chicken & Greek Yogurt, combined & Marinate Some of the ingredients for our Indian FeastHubby prepares the lamb for the Korma while we wait. The End Result {bottom right}. Combine all items marinating in a pan, add more yogurt {or cream} and simmer it until the…
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Suger’s Rules for Cooking
Use the freshest ingredients you have. If you can grow it, even better. If you can’t stop trying. That’ll never change. Clean the kitchen as you go. Wipe down, throw scraps in a bag, stack dishes and bowls nicely. Or you will push ME OVER THE EDGE. Really. Gas stoves heat faster, are more consistent and produce a better…
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Suger’s Rules for Living
* If you don’t have enough money stop spending it or find a way to earn more. * Stripes are always in. Full stop. * Know who you are otherwise other people will try and tell you who you are. * If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV. * Don’t wear anything that…
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Lessons from an after party #nnb2011
Photos by Rhi & I Lesson One: Start early. A pre-after conference party at your beautiful motel’s stylish bar is a good start. Especially if the after work crowd has already dispersed and you have the entire place to yourself. Sure, you might have to wait for them to get more ice, but it will…
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Un-Serious
My entire life up until a few years ago, I knew three things about myself. I was responsible, I was serious and I was stupidly large for a girl {tall, large feet, large hands, large size!}. Now the first and the last are not what this is about. This is about how I got un-serious. I…
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Suger’s Comment Policy
New Rule. Due to a ridiculous amount of spam lately, even with the filter in place and the occasion kinda nasty comment, I decided to set a few guidelines. It won’t effect most of you. But as part of my my effort to focus the intent of this blog, I thought it necessary to post. Sooooo, if…
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A Suger Reader is…
I imagine that the readers of this blog are between the ages of 20 and 40, predominately. They come here to smile and laugh along with a life being lived un-seriously {yes I made that up, I’ll tell you why at a later date}. A Suger reader is smart, savvy and know what they like.…