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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

10 Day Diet Plan - Day 8 ,Day 9, Day 10.....Day 11

Today I will post the final Days of the Diet Plan....
DAY #8

Today is a day of VEGETABLES AND SALAD ONLY
This means that all 4 meals for this day must consist of only VEGETABLES or SALAD
and nothing else.You'll be eating 4 meals (just like other days), but you must choose
foods from the below list only:

Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Green Beans
Onions
Celery
Carrots
Pinto Beans
Sprouts
Spinach
Broccoli
Zucchini
Squash
Peppers

You may top each meal with only ONE of the following 2 items (but not both):
1 ounce of Grated Cheese (or)
3 tablespoons of Low-Calorie Salad Dressing

I think this is the most difficult Day of the plan bec its Vege only !!!

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remember for ALL Meals you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish
(you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you).
*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ----
but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that
you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

DAY #9

Meal #1:
Low Fat Milk
Cashews

Meal #2:
Bowl of Mixed Vegetables
Fruit Salad Dessert

Meal #3:
Bowl of Baked Beans
Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables

Meal #4:
Peanuts
Ham Slices

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DAY #10

Meal #1:
Fresh Apples
Prunes

Meal #2:
Scrambled Eggs
Regular Cheese Slices

Meal #3:
Fresh Pears
Frozen Yogurt Dessert

Meal #4:
Tuna Salad Plate
Hard Boiled Eggs

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And..............if you think you have not had ENOUGH...you can have ....

DAY 11
Meal #1:
Chicken
Low Fat Milk
Garden Salad

Meal #2:
Cashews
Peanuts

Meal #3:
Fresh Oranges
Bowl of Green Vegetables

Meal #4:
Ham Slices
Scrambled Eggs

And after that it is 3 cheat DAYS!!!!!! Enjoy your food ! Be Merry! Just remember .....
you get to choose how much to eat ----
but please remember that you must eat portions small enough
so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).[SMILE]

Sunday, October 26, 2008

My New Noxxa Breadmaker





Purchased a Noxxa Breadmaker from Amway......


I have never bake bread in my life before this , and now I am, thanks to Noxxa Breadmaker.


Making bread the easy and simple ways.

I wanna share my recipe!


Soft Loaf Bread

Ingredients:
water (iced) - 300ml
castor sugar - 3 tbsp
milk powder - 3 tbsp
butter - 40gm
salt - 1 1/2 tsp
high protein flour - 400gm
rose flour (plain) - 100gm
instant yeast -1tbsp

Put the ingredients in and leave it on the Noxxa Breadmaker. Select bread function 1.

After 3 hours you get perfect a loaf.



Nice to eat with Kaya spread or butter/jam spread.

Happy baking!





10 Days Diet Plan - Day 5, Day 6 & Day 7

Sorry for delay on posting Day5 . Weekends are days off for me , meaning I am not on my office desk at regular hours.
As Monday is a public holiday too , I am posting Day 6 and Day 7 as well.
"Selamat Deepavali" to my Hindu readers and friends , and Happy Holidays to Non-Hindus .If you are driving, drive safely and remember the safety rule 'Don't Drink and Drive!'
Continue your diet this festival with the 3 'cheet days' (better spell it this way ), hahaha! Eat anything you choose just remember our only rule , that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full".



*[For ALL Meals #1, #2,#3 and #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule). ]

Day 5
Meal #1
Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed
Cashew
Salted or normal.

Meal #2:
Bowl of Green and Red Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green or Red in color
Fresh Apples
This means regular fresh apple

Meal #3:
Peanuts
salted or normal
Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat


Meal #4:
Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan
Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

DAY #6
Meal #1:
Tuna Salad Plate
Hard Boiled Eggs
Prunes

Meal #2:
Fresh Pears
Frozen Yogurt Dessert

Meal #3:
Chicken
Low Fat Milk

Meal #4:
Garden Salad
Fresh Oranges

DAY #7
Meal #1:
Cashews
Peanuts

Meal #2:
Ham Slices
Scrambled Eggs

Meal #3:
Regular Cheese Slices
Tuna Salad Plate
Bowl of Green Vegetables

Meal #4:
Hard Boiled Eggs
Chicken


ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

From Lastest World News Desk - Eating Habits


Japan's Osaka University made a new founding that eating fast and until “feeling full” can more than triple the risk of becoming overweight.The study looked at the relationship between eating meals quickly and eating until full for over 3,000 Japanese participants, aged 30-69, and detailed their eating habits. Researchers found that 36% of women and 45% of men said they consumed meals quickly; for men, this eating behavior led to an 84% increase in being overweight, and was a little over two times as likely in women.
In addition to eating meals quickly, 58.4% of women and 50.9% of men also reported eating until full (defined for the study as “eating a large quantity of food in one meal”). Those who exhibited both eating behaviors were three times more likely to be overweight.
The conclusions are supported by similar studies conducted in recent years. Researchers point to fast-paced lifestyles, eating in distracting environments and lack of exercise as other contributing factors to becoming overweight.In response to the study, Professor Ian MacDonald of the University of Nottingham told the BBC, “The old wives’ tale about chewing everything 20 times might be true—if you did take a bit more time eating, it could have an impact.”
So guys remember our Diet rules :
*There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule.

Friday, October 24, 2008

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 4

This is DAY 4.
I thought I wrote the simpliest diet plan.....but some told me they dun understand my plan!
Oh!! See if i can make it simplier....

DAY #4

For Meal #1 ,#2,#3 and #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Meal #1:

Cashews
Salted or normal also can.
Peanuts
Salted or normal.


Meal #2:

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Bowl of Baked Beans


Meal #3:

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed.

Tuna Salad PlateYou may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes


Meal #4:

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal.
Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 3

DAY #3


Meal #1:
For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Peanuts
Can be salted or normal nuts.

Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat


Meal #2:
For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan

Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed



Meal #3:
For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Tuna Salad Plate
You may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes

Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs

Fruit Salad Dessert
You can prepare this Fruit Salad Dessert by mixing up the following ingredients: Cool Whip Topping, Kiwi Fruit, Watermelon ,Cantaloupe, Pineapples, Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Grapes, Peaches, Bananas, Plums


Meal #4:
For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).

Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed

ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal.
Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.



Wednesday, October 22, 2008

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 2

DAY #2



Today is a day of FRUIT ONLY for 3 meals , sounds like fun --- plus a DELI-MEAT Sandwich for 1 meal. This means that 3 meals must consist of only FRESH FRUIT and nothing else, and 1 meal must consist of just a sandwich (as shown below).



Meal #1

For Meal #1 you must eat a DELI MEAT SANDWICH.

This Sandwich must be made from the below ingredients only:

2 Pieces of bread

This means REGULAR-sized sandwich bread (normal sliced bread).



Any deli style MEAT (such as roast beef, ham, pastrami, turkey, or any other deli meat).

Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Onions are OPTIONAL *You don't have to use these condiments, they are optional.



Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 are explained BELOW:

For Meal #2, Meal #3 and Meal #4 you must eat FRESH FRUIT chosen from the below list only: Oranges

Pears

Apples

Grapes

Peaches

Plums

Strawberries

Kiwis

Grapefruit



*All fruit must be fresh fruit, and you may eat as many of these fruits as you wish per meal. There is NO LIMIT on portions either.
ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda
Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)

Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)

These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.

ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts
*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.

Please refer to :
Diet Rules and Info
to be continued,... Day 3 tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Diet Rules and Info


This is a 10 Day Diet which "changes" your calories constantly

Every few days your calories will be SHIFTED to force FAST weight loss to happen. But that's not the ONLY way that your menu will change...

In addition to shifting your calories every few days, you'll also be assigned a totally DIFFERENT diet menu every 10 Days.

This ensures even faster fat burning.

You don't have to "Count Carbs"


You don't have to read food labels because our ""on-line diet generator"" already knows what types of calories are in each type of food.

You'll be asked to select your favorite foods and then you'll be given an 10 day menu which arranges those foods in the proper order each day.

The right calories are automatically inserted into your menu without you having to read food labels ever.

There are NO CALORIE LIMITS!


This means that your diet meals have no specific limits on "calories" and you should eat until you feel satisfied at each meal.

If you're still hungry then EAT...

The only rule is that you should never stuff yourself full or else the diet will not work as effectively.

You may eat your 4 Daily Meals in ANY order and at ANY time


You will be given 4 daily meals.

...These meals will be labeled as "Meal #1" thru "Meal #4".

...You may eat these meals in ANY order. (e.g. You may eat Meal #1 first, second, third or last -- same with the other 3 meals).

Also, you may choose the exact meal times yourself as long as you wait at least 2 1/2 hours between meals.

Allowable List of Drinks


*You may consume these drinks either with (or) without meals, and you may consume them in UNLIMITED amounts.

Diet
Sodas
Coffee
Tea
Water


Flavored Coffee or Tea is allowed if the calories per glass are less than 10.

These Condiments are Allowed with ANY meal


Other condiments are allowed ONLY if they have no calories.

Ketchup
Mustard
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
(or) Seasoning Salt
Pepper
(or)
Lemon Pepper
Lemon Juice
Low Fat Mayonnaise
Artificial Sweeteners
Molly McButter
(and other butter flavored powders

You must drink at least 10 Glasses of Water every day


In order for the diet to work properly you must drink at least TEN glasses of water every single day.

This liquid will help your body to burn fat and to flush out excess water that you are holding.


Rules for ALCOHOL


You are allowed a maximum of ONE GLASS of "wine" per day. This is totally optional.

However, you may not substitute another snack or drink in place of the wine.

It is not okay to drink Light Beer or other low calorie alcoholic beverages while on this diet.

Drinking more than one glass per day will reduce the effectiveness of the diet, so please use caution.



You get a 3 day CHEAT PERIOD after every 10 days on this diet...


After you use this diet for 10 days you MUST take 3 days off and eat normally, this is like a 3 day "cheat period".

During this 3 day break you should eat whatever you want to, you may eat junk food if you want to.

The only rule is that you should never eat so much that you feel "full" since you do not want to gain back any of the fat you have just worked so hard to lose.

This "cheat period" is necessary to force more fat burning to happen during the next 10 Day diet period.

HAVE FUN!!!

10 Days Diet Plan - Day 1

I was surfing and came across an advertisement about flat tummy. Happily I read through and I accidentally purchase the plan. wakakaka!! Thanks to the wonder of Paypal! Wakakaka!



Since I have the plan I might as well share it to you GUYS!!



The Secret of this diet is a 10days diet of Carbohydrates and Protein.
The wonder is after 10days , you can eat anything you want for 3days....but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule.
And after that you get back to the next 10 days Diet!




DAY 1

Meal #1:

For Meal #1 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Ham Slices
This means regular deli-style Ham slices, either full-fat or low-fat



Scrambled Eggs
This means regular Scrambled Eggs, cooked in oil or butter in a pan



Fresh Oranges
This means regular FRESH Oranges



Meal #2:

For Meal #2 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Regular Cheese Slices
This means slices of ANY type of cheese, both full-fat or low-fat is allowed

Tuna Salad Plate
You may prepare your Tuna Salad with any of the following: low fat mayo, mustard, lettuce, onions, or tomatoes




Meal #3: For Meal #3 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Hard Boiled Eggs
This means normal Hard-Boiled Eggs


Chicken
This means normally prepared chicken, skinless and non breaded.

Bowl of Green Vegetables
This means a bowl of any vegetables which are Green in color




Meal #4: For Meal #4 you may eat any combination of the below foods that you wish (you may eat all or just 1 of the below foods, it's up to you). *There are NO LIMITS ON PORTIONS (you get to choose how much to eat ---- but please remember that you must eat portions small enough so that you never feel "full", that's the only rule).



Low Fat Milk
This means normal Low-Fat Milk -- no chocolate milk is allowed

Cashews
You may have regular Cashews, either salted or unsalted

Bowl of Mixed Vegetables
This means cooked or frozen vegetables mixed together -- but NO POTATOES or CORN allowed





*Please prepare all meals according to the food prep directions shown in blue.



ALLOWABLE DRINKS BELOW:
Any Diet Soda

Iced Tea with Lemon
Coffee (must have less than 10 calories per glass)
Water
ANY Low-Calorie Drink (with less than 10 calories per glass)
These drinks may be consumed as often as you like each day, with no limit.


ALLOWABLE CONDIMENTS BELOW:
These condiments may be used on ANY meal:
Lemon Juice
Ketchup
Barbecue Sauce
Salsa
Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Seasoning Salts

*No other condiments are allowed on any meal. Eating other condiments/sauces can slow down weight loss.



Please come back for Day2 of this Diet Plan........to be continue

Thursday, October 16, 2008

God is my Judge - Danell

When my son told me he wanted to CHANGE his name to Danell , I was like....why change? I was thinking ......I took half a year thinking of a 'perfect' name for my son and which he took 3 years to build, and now he wanna take another name, huh???

I always respected his decision and why not 'this'.

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1594:
JULIET:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.

After all .....What matters is what something is, not what it is called......

'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!'
Daniel? Danell? Sounds the same to me.


This is what I found when I type DANELL on Google search :
MALE Danell - name meaning and origin:
The boy's and girl's name Danell \d(a)-ne-ll\ is a variant of Daniel (Hebrew), and the meaning of Danell is "God is my judge".


So guys Danell is a variant of Daniel.
Now I am getting to love the name DANELL > > > > an updated version of Daniel which is an old Hebrew name.


Ya...Danell! I love and respect your choice . Very designer brand and exotic!!!!

You have my blessings DANELL, Love Mom!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Bellydancing


Went to aerobics class Friday evening and the teacher introduce bellydancing basics......woooo love it! I have always love dancing....too bad, too old to take part in SYTYCD.
Work up early this morning........so happily went to look into youtube for bellydancing......checking if youtube has got FREE bellydance video.Wow excited found just what I wanted!!!!!
.....got2go wanna practise and learn some new steps.....bye!!!

Here... want to share with you guys!



Come walk me home again.......next time the video clip will be me bellydancing for you......if I manage to learn the basics ...laughing loudly!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKILB0w0ROs

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Love from Mom's Kitchen.

I was sitting with my eldest daughter on my dining table last Sunday, she was enjoying my Asam Pedas Ikan Terubok with Pineapple, and she ask me for the 100times how to cook asam pedas!
We are so busy everyday with our work and own family that we seldom have time to be in my kitchen together to sharing any of my mother's recipes......so today I will share with you karen, my life in my mother's kitchen.

My mother was gone before I was 17, but by then I have learn quite a number of my family's favourite recipe.
I remember I was barely 6 when I showed much interest in cooking. I used to stand on a stool by my mom's stove [ those times charcoal stove] to watch her cook everyday without fail.
So far , I've never had the pleasure of seeing any of my three daughters showing any interest to learn to cook or in watching me cook!

I was 8 and I was helping mom to prepare ingredients for her cooking. Peeling onions,(without fail daily ,there will be tears) slicing serai and kunyit, soaking dried red chillies and pounding them to make chilli paste for asam pedas or gulai tumis. That was my normal task in her kitchen,not that I was force to but I loved to help.

Each day there will be a pot of good soup , fish dishes or curry and fried vegetables served on her dining table . I had plenty to learn and I dare say I learned well .

By 10 I learn to cooked my first vegetable dish.....fried long beans with shrimp.
By 12 I cooked my first Assam Pedas .
I remember I cooked my own lunch before going to school when I was 13 ....not many kids these days get the chance to do that!!!!
Not that I have any choice but 2 of my sisters were married then and the other 2 were attending morning classes and I was the only one in the afternoon session...( for the record , I have 4 brothers and 4 sisters) so my mom will help me cook lunch before going to school.

Because I was such a good cook I was married early...at 20 ( kakaakaka)!! And I was cooking for my own family until now..... and now I only cook dinner , and sometimes weekends IF I am home!
Ok Karen , here's my Asam Pedas recipe. The easiest of all!

Asam Pedas Fish and Pineapple.
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Ingredients A

10 big dried chillies
5 chilli melaka
6-8 shallots
3 pips garlic
3 stalk serai
1'' fresh kunyit
1 piece belachan

Ingredient B

6-8 ikan kembong or 1 ikan terubok cut into 3 pcs , season with salt.
1 pineapple peeled cut into 2" pcs
1 lump asam java or 5pcs assam keping
1 bunga kantan quartered
daun kesum or cendahom

msg,salt and a little sugar to taste.

Method:
1. Put ingredient A into blender with a little water and grind until fine and put them into a pot of water . Bring to boil .

2. Add the sliced pineapple ,bunga kantan, asam java juice or the assam keping and continue boiling for about 15 to 20 mins.

3. Add the fish and boil for another few mins. Throw in the daun kesum .

4. And finally add a dash msg, salt and sugar to taste.

5 Serve hot and spicy

Tips for delicious Asam pedas ...must be spicy and sour enough. If too sour add a little more
sugar. TRY ! TRY ! and TRY Again ! Hopefully one day your Asam Pedas will taste like mine!

Happy Cooking children!!!!

Next will be Nyonya pork belly meat cook in black sauce ( tau ewe bak). Can you fry Crispy long beans with shrimps????

Love from Mom's Kitchen.