CHICKEN BREAST

CHICKEN BREAST

INGREDIENTS

• a chicken breast 
• 3 chives
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 peeled piece of fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
• 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt
• 1 tablespoon of dry sherry 
• 1 tablespoon of dark sesame oil
• About 1/3 cup of water
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 5 to 6 cups of broccoli
• 3/4 to 1 teaspoon of red chili flakes 
• 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce

DIRECTIONS

In a  medium bowl toss the chicken with the chives about half the garlic and ginger, the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of cornstrach, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the sherry and the sesame oil. Marinate at room temeprature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with 1/3 cup water.

Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat. Add the broccoli stems and fry for 30 seconds. Add the florets and the remaining garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons of water and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Fry the broccoli is bright green but still crisp about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

On the skillet heat 2 more tablespoons oil. Add chicken and chili flakes. Fry until the chicken loses its raw color and gets a little brown. Add the hoisin sauce return the broccoli to the pan and toss. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil to thicken. Add more water if you need to thin the sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice. 

Enjoy! :) 

HOT WINGS

HOT WINGS

INGREDIENTS

• 12 chicken wings
• One, 12-ounce bottle of hot cayenne pepper sauce
• 1 stick of butter
• Several dashes of hot sauce
• Several dashes of worcestershire sauce

DIRECTIONS

Preheat  the oven to 180°C. Heat 3 inches of canola oil in a heavy pot to 180°C.

Add half of the chicken wings to the oil and fry for 5-7 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the other half of the wings.

In a saucepan heat the cayenne sauce and butter over a medium-low heat. Add the worcestershire and hot sauce. Let it bubble up and then turn off the heat.

Place the wings in an heatproof dish and pour the hot sauce over the top. Toss to coat the wings in sauce and then bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

Enjoy! :) 

FRENCH TOAST

FRENCH TOAST

INGREDIENTS

• 8 slices of toasts or slices of white bread
• 8 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons of butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Put the bread slices on a baking sheet. Bake the slices for 6 minutes, then flip them and bake for 6 more. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven temperature  to 100°C.

Whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt together in a large heatproof dish.

Heat a large skillet over a medium-low or medium heat. Place 2 slices of bread in the egg mixture. Let the bread soak completely in the egg mixture on both sides. Melt a tablespoon of butter in the skillet and add the 2 soaked slices; cook until the outside is golden brown ans crispy. You can eat toasts with powdered sugar or maple syrup.

Enjoy! :)

PASTA

PASTA

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 packet of penne pasta, 
• salt, 
• 4 whole, boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into a bite-size chunks, 
• pepper, 
• 2 tablespoons of butter, , 
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 
• 4 garlic cloves, 
• 3/4 cup of low-sodium broth, 
• even more if needed,
• 3/4 cup of dry white wine, 
• 1 packet of spinach, 
• 2 cups of grape tomatoes, 
•  parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler + more for serving

Cook the pasta according to directions on the packet in a slightly salted water. Drain and set aside. Sprinkle the chicken with some salt and pepper. Heat the butter and olive oil on the high heat in a large saucepan. Add the chicken chunks. Cook until it's done and then remove the chicken from the saucepan. Turn the heat to medium. Add the garlic and quickly stir it to avoid burning. After about 30 seconds, pour in the broth and wine while stirring. Allow the liquid to bubble up and then continue cooking until it's reduced by at least half.

Turn off the heat. Add the spinach, tomatoes, chicken, cooked pasta and parmesan shavings to the skillet. Toss to combine; the spinach will wilt as you toss everything.

Add parmesan shavings.

Enjoy!:)

Prince

Rogers 'Prince' Nelson is an american singer, actor, music producer and songwriter. He can play on the guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. His songs' genres are: R&B, funk, soul, pop and rock. He is an autodidact. He learned how to play on the keyboard, guitar and drums himself. He was married twice and he has a son. In 2004 Prince appeared in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Prince is one of the hardest working people. He has 47 albums. In 1984 he directed a film based on the life of his, under the title 'Purple Rain', More about this film you'll read in a post by my friend, Katie. He collaborated with these record labels: Universal, Arista, Paisley Park Records, NPG Records, Warner Bros. Records and Columbia.

I really like his music. This is one of my favourite songs:

Ewelina Lisowska

Ewelina Lisowska is 23 years old and she is a polish singer, songwriter and composer. She can play on the guitar. Her songs' genres are pop, rock, electro pop, post hardcore. Ewelina is in the group 'Nurth' since 2007. She was in a record label 'HQT Music Group'. Now she is in 'Universal Music Polska'. In 2013 Ewelina won three 'Eska Music Awards 2013' awards in categories Najlepszy Hit, Najlepszy Debiut and eskaGO Award – Najlepszy artysta w sieci and one statue during the 'SuperJedynki' awards in a category SuperArtystka. In 2014 she won one award at '51. KFPP' in Opole in category SuperPremiery. She has released two albums: 'Areo-Plan' (2013) and 'Nowe horyzonty' (2014); and two EPs: 'Stay Away' (with the band Nurth, 2011) and 'Ewelina Lisowska' (2012).

My dad and I love her songs. She has a great voice. This is one of my favourite songs:

BANANA BREAD

BANANA BREAD

THE INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup of melted, unsalted butter or vegetable oil, plus some more for the greasing pan,
• 1 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour,
• 1 cup of toasted pecans (chopped), 
• 1/2 cup of sugar, 
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda,
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon,
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg,
• 2 large eggs, 
• 1/4 cup of buttermilk, sour cream or yoghurt,
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar,
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 
• 4 soft, very ripe, medium bananas

DOUGH

The bananas peel and mash into a  puree. 

Whisk together the dairy and eggs, then add the mashed banana and dry ingredients. Lumps are fine. Pour the pastry onto the buttered pan and lightly tap the pan  to evenly spread the batter.

Bake in 180°C for about 1 hour in the oven, until it's browned and insert a toothpick into the center of bread. You'll know if it's ready, because if it is, then the toothpick comes out completely clean. Let the bread cool off for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn of the cooker to let it cool completely. Ready, baked dough you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Enjoy! :)

Mexico part 2

Mexico

What are you able to see in the capital of Mexico? 

Main attractions are:

Metropolitan Cathedral is the biggest church in Latin America. It’s made in baroque, renascence and neoclassicism style. Towers of the cathedral are sixty-seven meters high. It was built 300 years ago. This place is a residence of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.

Zocalo- main and one of the biggest plazas in the world. Area of the plaza covers 46800 m² (195 m × 240 m) There's a mexican flag in the center of it. Official name of this place is Plaza de la Constitución.

Templo Mayor – It was built in XIV- XV century, this temple was made by the Aztecs.

Chapultepec- the biggest park in Mexico. This park has different attractions like zoo, history museum (building in the shape of a seashell ) or Anthropology museum.

Pyramid 'Chichen Itza'- The city founded by the Maya people on the Yucatan peninsula. In the center of the ancient city there is a pyramid which is 30 meters tall and 55 meters long. The stairs built on each side of the pyramid lead to the top of it.

Mexico part 1

United Mexican States

This country is situated in North America.

Mexico is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the United States, the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The capital of this country is one of the biggest cities in the world and is the oldest city in North America.

The capital of Mexico- Mexico City

Area- 1 972 550 km²

Population-116 901 761 people

The head state –president Enrique Pena Nieto

Language – Spanish

Interesting facts

Rio Grande is the longest river in Mexico (3030 kilometers)

Bullfighting is really popular there, these fights start during November and finish in April. They take place in different locations, including the biggest arena in the world-Plaza Mexico.

The most popular sport there is football.

Pyramid ‘Chichen Itza’ is one of the  Seven Wonders of the World.

Above this country you can see really thick smog. Mexico is surrounded by mountains. Pollution is a huge problem there. Flue gases come out of the cars, lorries, buses, there isn't a place to escape  from it. When layers of smog fall down, children climb on the mountains, because they can't breathe elsewhere.

CS:GO for PC

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a first-person shooter game(FPS). This is a multiplayer and singleplayer game. Valve Corporation, Hidden Path Entertainment are the developers of it. Valve Corporation is the publisher. The release of this game was on the 21 of August 2012. This game is available on Steam. 

In CS:GO you can choose your character. If you have large experience, you'll have a really high level.  When you have a lot of guns, you can swap between them. The goal is to kill the opponents of the opposite team. In tournament mode the goal is to place a bomb to counterterrorist's campside. Then counterterrorist has to defuce the bomb. In CS:GO two modes were introduced (Deathmatch and Arms Race). In Deathmatch, you can learn a lot about shooting using a gun. The new things there are new weapons and skins. If you accomplish all of your tasks, you get medals and badges.

This is my brother's favourite game. He often plays CS:GO. I have played CS 1.6.

See you, Natalia :)

Metin2 for PC

Metin2 is a MMORPG game. First release of this game was in 2002 by Ymir Entertainment in Korea. Release in Poland was in 2007 by Gameforge AG. Graphics in Metin2 are in 3D.  Tthe team of moderators are actually volunteers. There are official and unofficial servers. Actual verision is 13.3. This is a multiplayer game. 


The story in this game is taking place in eastern part of fantastical world. Metin stones, which were falling from the sky, caused a lot of fights, animals' and monsters' attacks. The goal of Metin2 is to battle against the evil (Metin stones). You begin the game by creating a character, choosing your age, nick, profession and kingdom. You can develop your character for a higher lvl (max 105 in official server). You get them when you complete missions and kill enemies.

I'm fond of Metin2, because I played this game with my brother a few years ago.  I recommend this game. 

Soundtrack (Mountain Of Death, Monkey Temple, The Reign of Terror) for Metin2 is from the album Jung Jun Hyuck (2006). 



See you, Natalia :)

natural methods for beautiful hands part 2

Hi!♥

In this post I will continue the topic about hands and skin on our hands.OK, time to start!

3. Boil 2 small potatoes. Next, mash the potatoes. Add one teaspoon of olive oil, one teaspoon of milk and one teaspoon of honey. This mask  put on your hands and wait 15 minutes. Next, rinse our hands with water.

4.Your hands need to relax so we can prepare an olive bath. Your skin will never be ragged. So boil olive oil next, (olive oil must be warm not hot) add some vitamins A and E (you can buy the vitamins in a drugstore) and one teaspoon of honey. Put our hands in this mixture and wait 15 minutes.

5.You must massage your hands, it's the most important thing, because the massage wake up our blood circulation and help to product the collagen. (collagen is in our skin. When there is a lot of collagen, our skin will be young and beautiful for a long time.

This is it, I hope your hands will be young, beautiful and soft.

See you next time !

/Ola Loga♥

natural methods for beautiful hands

Hi ! ♥

Today I want to show you how to make your hands beautiful. I think I know some pretty good methods that help your hands and nails. Our hands' skin is very thin and soft. It hasn't got a lot of sebaceous glands and fat. Our skin has a thin layer of tallow. We remove this layer everyday, because we wash our hands, we wash the dishes etc. Our hands are dry, chapped and awful and our nails are split and thin.

1.You must make a peeling for your hands. Mix 3-4 teaspoons of honey and coconut chips and some drops of lemon oil. Massage your hands with this mixture, then wash them.

2.You will have beautiful, soft skin on your hands, if you supply vitamins E and A to your body. You'll need these vitamins to make an easy mask. I'll show you how to prepare this mask! Mix 3 teaspoons of olive oil and yolk. The mixture put on your hands for 15 minutes, then wash it out.

This is it for today, more methods will be in next post.

See you next time!

/Ola Loga♥