Fundraising for Sydney Marathon

hi all,

as some of you might know, i am running the sydney marathon this year (and hoping to finish the 42k circuit too :D)

you can see my preparation runs at http://runkeeper.com/user/gaurav1780/activity/49521484

since the start of training, i have run a total of 964.3 kms in 90 runs with the longest run being 42.2 kms in 4:02:00 on July 16th

i am hoping to raise 1111$ for australian red cross as i have found them to be the first one at locations that really need help.

i hope you can be generous with your donations :) (all donations are tax deductible in Australia).

http://www.gofundraise.com.au/page/gaurav1780

cheers

gaurav

Flexi-easy-chicken

Recently, I discovered that our pantry was over crowded and we really needed to use up things quickly.

So I went on a mission to utilize what's already there in my cooking. I had a can of rendang paste and a coconut as well as heaps of potatoes and onions. Bought some chicken (though traditionally beef is supposed to go in rendang but i wanted to make something quicker), cut potatoes and onions (3 each) in big chunks (just 6 to 8 pieces of the whole thing), blended the coconut (about 100 grams) and cut the chicken thigh fillet in big chunks of 2 by 2 inches as well.

Fry the onions for a minute or two, add the potatoes and chicken, fry for another two, add the rendang paste and coconut, turn heat down to low after another two minutes, cook for about 40-50 minutes and done :) Now *that* is an easy dish to make and not too bad on the taste buds either!

Zoya turns 50 ... days

And dad quits facebook. I have decided to launch my personal site very soon. Right now, it's just parked at http://www.sleepeater.net/ but will have some content in the coming weeks and months. Still working on a decent and maintainable template (hey, I am an OO lecturer, had to use "maintainable" somewhere!)

So, about Zoya; missy is feeding, sleeping, and pooping well which means all systems are working normally and she is growing well (she weighs in at 4.2 kgs and measures 55cm, which are both in normal range)

Following are few pictures that I'd like to share with my blog readers. Also, haven't had a chance to cook a lot lately, but for someone who came to get a few cooking tips and tricks, simple spiral pasta with pan fried chopped onions and finely chopped garlic, off-the-shelf pasta sauce, 1 tablespoon basil pesto, diced pumpkin microwaved for 5-6 minutes, crushes and roasted walnuts OR almonds ... YUM!

So, pictures!