Chicken with Wine Recipe

Serves 4; Prep 15 min; Cook 15 min

1 tablespoon flour
salt and pepper
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast,
sliced into 8 cutlets and pounded thin
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1.5 tablespoons butter
10 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 large shallot, finely chopped
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves

1. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Coat the chicken, shaking off any excess.
2. In a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the chicken and cook, turning once, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate.
Add 1/2 tablespoom butter and the mushrooms to the pan and cook, stirring, until browned, about 5 minutes; transfer to the plate of chicken. Stir in the shallot and the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Add the wine and chicken broth and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 5 minutes.
3. Return the chicken and mushrooms to the pan, add the thyme and cook, turning, to heat through; season with salt.

Amount per serving:
Calories..............254
Saturated Fat...4g
Sodium..............215mg
Protein..............29g

Sleepy...Not

i am sitting here at 1:28am, not feeling ready for sleep.

WOW! it's been a long time since the last time I have visited you. 'know i lost the interest in writing because of several relevant events in my life. Totally complicated that i don't even know when and whom to turn to... but atleast i can say that i am over it...(that's how i believe)

It was such a long and thrilling journey of my life since i am living here in the US. Yes, coz i am married now living with my wonderful husband...i am.
Now, i have experienced another stage of life's journey which i never thought that it's as big as this. Living with someone-my husband.
All along when i was still dreaming of being abroad, it was all about money. I mean to have a job or spend my days at another country with my friends or family. I always dreamed of that...But you'll see the difference. Now i am married, though my husband is just so supportive as to whatever I would want to do, it's gonna be different. When i was planning of working abroad/applying for work abroad (coz i never planned to be married at this age), i used to see myself as an earner and thrifting money for my other plans. I wanna travel and visit nice places in my own country/abroad....with close friends. with family...with someone that i know i would really enjoy spending time with. that's all in my mind....actually i never planned yet for getting married or anything that has to do with having my own family until i get done with all of these priorities. Somehow i realized once that i wanna have a child. But of course i adore every happy family..i belong to a happy family, a poor(financially) happy family. As i grew up i learned to live my life and work for it to achieve happiness and fulfill every detail of how i want my life to be. That's how i think....work, enjoy, family, happiness. 'Guess they were just in the same level of doin'. Fulfilling my dreams and my goal!

I AM NOT SLEEPY AND ITS 2:11AM ALREADY

i don't know what to do now. but i really can't sleep

:(((

NO.1 HARDEST THING

it is hard to receive words that you DON'T really want to hear in your entire life.

much more when it came from the person you love.

unexpected, but yes... this is part of the process. but again, parang pinipiga ang puso.

i love the person so like what this saying says:

"Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.”

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH THAT I AM READY TO FACE WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCE IS.

YOU ROCK MY WORLD. :) :) ;)))

Why Philippines, why??

Gusto ko lang i-share something happened last night.

Me and my friend went to Tudings, sa Muntinlupa for dinner. Siguro mga 9pm na rin un, umuulan pa ng papunta kami dun. Pagdating dun, merong bata sa may stairs paakyat. Dun siya mismo sa may last steps na may hawak siya Sampaguita. Nagtitinda, eh sabi ko nga umuulan that time, though hindi siya totally nauulanan may tumutulo pa rin sa may tapat niya. Naaawa ako sa bata... i guess mga nasa 5 to 6 years old lang siya pero since galing nga sa hirap na palmilya he look a little smaller than his age. tapos mejo payat lang talaga, nage-stretch siya ng braso niya na halatang antok na. Naisip ko kawawa naman siya... bakit hindi pa siya hinahanap ng magulang niya eh gabing gabi na. And unlike any other kids hindi siya yung makulit na bata na laging nakasunod o mangungulit...nag-aantay lang siya kung may bibili. Actually, nagooffer lang siya kapag paalis na ung customer. Meron namang mga bumibili... nung kakain na kami tinitignan ko talaga siya. ang naiisip ko, kumain na kaya siya?? mukhang antok na antok na siya... yung friend ko naman sabi niya kawawa naman si totoy.. antok na nga.

madami ang serving dun sa kainan para sakin. Hindi ako makakain ng maaus kasi iniisip ko may bata na nakatingin sakin naaawaa ako. Kung marami lang ako pera, sabi ko sa friend ko pakakainin ko siya o kaya bibilhin ko lahat ng paninda niya. Kaso bigla kong naisip pamilya ko sa probinsya. dinaranas din nila yung ganun paghihirap doon.. although iba nga lang talaga kasi probinsiya yun eh.

Hanggang sa mag-iisang oras na kami kumakain ang tagal-tagal ko kasi parang nawawalan ako ng gana isipin na may batang dis-oras ng gabi nagtatrabaho para sa pamilya niya and to think na dapat nanonood siya ng TV sa oras na yun o kaya naman natutulog na.

Ganito na ba talaga mag-isip ang mga tao? Nagpapamilya ng hindi handa at hindi pinag-iisipan.

Malapit na rin ako magbuo ng pamilya pero alam ko naman kung ano lang ang kaya ko ingatan at pangalagaan na bilang ng miyembro ng aking magiging pamilya.

Sana lang ang mga magulang o kahit na yung mga nagbabalak mag-asawa naiisip muna ang magiging kapakanan ng kanilang mga magiging anak dahil sila ang kawawa sa huli, hindi yung puro sarap lang sa una ang ginagawa tapos pagandiyan na ang resulta, pabaya na.

Nakakalungkot isipin, marahil dahil ito sa kakulangan ng kaalaman tungkol sa pagpaplano ng pamilya at tamang gabay mula sa mga nag-alaga din sa kanila.

Salamat sa pamilya ko at sa mga tao saking paligid na dati pa nagturo sakin dahil nakita ko ang naging epekto nito sa kanila kaya meron na akong mga halimbawa.

Hanggang umuwi na kami ng friend ko, lahat ng barya ko sa bulsa binigay ko sa kanya, siguro mga almost 30pesos din yun na tag-pipiso at lima. Pero para sa kanya malaking halaga na yun.

At eto ang nakakatuwa dun, nakita ko binibilang niya. Oh di ba, marunong siya magbilang...:)))

MY DREAM WEDDING

this is what i want to hear at my wedding. :]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3WczVmH6j0

AFTER CENTURY, HERE I AM AGAIN

i miss this thing! we are now on 2 weeks of waiting for the second visit.

excited na ko to see him and to introduce him to my parents.

and of course, i am more excited about my next step in life. hope this is also what God's will for me...

dito ko ngayon sa Room 302 ng current work ko, just finished from the preliminary examination i gave to my students. kakaloka talaga 'tong mga estudyante ko, they keep on asking each other about the exam. taz magkokodigo na nga, obvious pa!!

grabe na talaga mga estudyante ngayon. ikaw na lang mahihiya mangsita kasi mga dalaga't binata na sila. binigyan n nga ng 2 minutes to scan their notes and get answer but guess what's the next issue? WALA SILANG NOTES!! oh my... kaya takbo sila sa klasmeyt para manghiram ng notes.. grabe. i am not so sure if they do this because they don't respect me or they find me kind to them kaya ganun.

sometimes it is really hard to deal with this OLDER students, i am 24 today yet i have students who are older than me like until 30+ or 40+.

the worst are this older boys. they have this group of friends and that they influenced the younger one. haizzz..

but i am sure, kung ano man ang ginagawa nila today,, sila din naman ang magsa-suffer in the end. :))