Nail Buffer: The Wonder of Home Manicure

Ever thinking to do your nails but don't have time to go to nail salon or don't want to spend the money or not comfortable with sharing equipment with others. Not to worry, now we can do it ourselves, at home!

A 4 way Nail Buffer is the one tool to do the job, they normally have 4 sides and labels of which one to use first. They are very affordable, price is vary from as low as $2.50 to $10.00. I have mine from  Daiso which I love and cost only $2.80.

Before you do this, please make sure that your nails are free from nail polish, then wash and dry your hands.

Here are the steps:

Step 1 -  File

Use the emery board surface to shape nails. This is to be used on the side of the nails, not the surface.

Step 2 - Smooth

Rub across the nail surface in one direction to smooth away ridges. Complete this step monthly, doing it too often can wear away the nail surface and weaken it.

Step 3 - Buff

Buff the nail surface in one direction to create a lovely satin finish. Complete this step weekly.

Step 4 - Polish/Shine

Buff nail surface in one direction until nail achieve a super glossy shine. This step can be completed daily if desired or as often as nails need a shine lift.

Happy Manicure!

Chicken Caesar Salad

I love salads during hot days, and it was 31°C in my area. So I decided to make Chicken Caesar Salad. My lucky day, the local supermarket offered bbq chicken for only $6.49 each, so that's settled.

My recipe is really simple, instead of croutons, I used honey mustard pretzels I bought from Costco, they'd make a tasty combination, here is the recipe.

Chicken Caesar Salad

1 bunch Baby Cos Lettuce - torn

a handful of Honey Mustard Pretzel - coarsely crumbed

1 single Breast Bbq Chicken - sliced

Caesar Salad Dressing

Grated Parmesan Cheese - for garnish

Put lettuce, pretzels & chicken in a bowl, put the dressing according to taste, toss them around and garnish with grated parmesan cheese. Bon appétit.

Seafood Salad

So I still have the prawns, celery & red capsicum, one thing that came to mind is Seafood Salad! Some people will prefer more prawns or seafood flakes but I like to make them in proportion, so everything is balance. It's really up to your preference, you could make it either way. This one is really tasty, here is the recipe.

Seafood Salad

250g cooked prawn - peel & cut into half

250g frozen seafood flakes - boil until separate & soft

1 stalk celery - thinly sliced

1/2 red capsicum - finely diced

1 stalk spring onion - finely chopped

Mayonnaise

Coleslaw salad dressing

Put prawns, seafood flakes, celery, capsicum & spring onion in a bowl, put mayonnaise & coleslaw dressing according to taste and mix them well.

Best served with fish and chips :)

Stir Fry Udon with Prawn

I'm going to start sharing my recipe here, I have been cooking since I got married and being mum with 3 kids with many different taste buds, I need to think of a meal that all family member could eat. Cooking to me needs to be simple, easy to make and fast, without sacrificing the taste and the nutrition.

This meal is really simple and quick to make. It's a star to my dinner yesterday!

Stir Fry Udon with Prawn

300g cooked prawn - peel

4 packets instant japanese fresh udon

2 stalks celery - cut to 1 cm length

1 red capsicum - cut into strips

2-3 stalk spring onion (shallot) - cut to 1 inch length

2 cloves garlic - finely chop

1/3-1/2 cup light soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

2-3 tbsp canola/vegetable oil

Put oil in a large pan/wok, stir fry the udon and separate them until all loose. Put the garlic and stir fry for while. Put the celery, capsicum, prawn, soy sauce and sugar, stir fry them until all combined and cooked. Put the spring onion, stir fry for a while and turn off the stove. It's done!

For vegetarian, you could replace prawn with carrot, mushroom or broccoli.

If I were a bee

We are still in Floriade, Canberra. Now the camera took the view from above as if I were a bee. Here are some of the pictures. Enjoy!

A closer look at this beautiful flower

They are like painting!

If I were an ant

Hi, this is my first time blogging, not much to say at the moment, but I want to share some pictures I took when I went to Canberra recently with my family and saw the tulips in Floriade. It gives me idea of taking pictures of tulips from below as if I were an ant. Hope you enjoy them, they make great wallpapers or cover photos!