Malaysian inspired Mussels. A taste of the tropics in your kitchen!

Malaysian Mussel 

I saw this recipe while watching Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn in the Hallmark channel. Mussels and cocunut is a staple ingredient in some of the dishes in the Philippines, where i grew up. And watching this episode made me miss home and the memories of my childhood. The only foreign ingredient to me was the red curry paste. Did you know that there are a lot of variety of curry paste out there? Well, thats the first for me :)  So,  I just picked one that said red curry paste in one of those exotic spice stores and started cooking. Soon enough, this dish became a favorite in my kitchen , my daughter loves it. Just make sure that your mussels are really fresh. Now, the curry can really give you a little kick of spice.  I am sharing you this recipe and I hope you enjoy it as we did. Happy cooking!

Malaysian Mussel recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tablespoons)
• 1/2-inch piece ginger, minced (2 tablespoons)
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 1 cup coconut milk
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 pounds mussels, beards removed and scrubbed clean
• 12 cilantro sprigs, chopped
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil shimmers, add garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Stir curry paste into garlic and ginger and continue to cook 1 minute more. Add coconut milk, salt, and pepper to skillet and bring to a boil.
3. Add mussels to skillet, cover, and cook just until mussels open, 2-3 minutes. Transfer mussels to a large serving bowl with a slotted spoon. Pour coconut curry sauce over mussels, garnish with cilantro and lime and serve immediately.

Free Pre - K program in Elmhurst , Queens 11373

Keep our community clean and volunteer!

Children's Consignment Store in Maspeth, NY

On the Road Again Inc.

A store catered for your child's everyday needs. They have a large varieties of  books, toys, clothes, shoes, strollers, bikes, scooters, bassinets, children's furnitures, car seats, dvd's and more. Most of the items here are gently used. You can also find items that are still in their original packaging. It is a great way to save some money and reuse items again. More money in your pocket and another great way to help the environment.

If ever you decide to pass by you will definitely get a chance to meet Carol, the owner, an amazing and warm lady. She began to establish the store when her first born was a toddler and who is now 17yrs old. She loves managing this store because it has given her a chance to work and be with her own children at the same time. She also has expressed the delight in meeting new people and mostly the wonderful parents around the community. Most of her clients includes grandparents, teachers, daycare center operators, therapists and, of course, parents who are always looking for good deals in the neighborhood.

 


From board books, picture books, chapter books and other reading levels that will satisfy each child's needs. And there also some books for parents as well. You will also find toys and entertainment that will fit your child's age and interest.

  

You will find clothes and shoes that are in season, mostly gently used and some are even brand new or never worn before.

They are buying children's items for up to 40% of what they can sell it for in the store. They will always pay you in cash, no store credit here. So, if you have any items that you think could be worth something and in a good condition bring it to them and see how much you can get it for. I had the chance (a few times already) to bring some old books and toys that my son had outgrown already. The money that I got back from the items I  sold in the store had helped me pay for his new book and toys (also bought from the store). What a great way to recycle :) .

They buy items from Monday to Friday from 10am - 4pm and Sunday from 11am -to 4pm. They buy summer items during the month of March and  August are for the winter clothes.

~~ UPDATE~~

New Location

On the Road Again Inc.

65-01 Grand Avenue

Maspeth, NY 11378

718-417-7353

Mon - Sat 10am - 7pm

Sun 11am-5pm

Just 2 blocks up from the old location. It will be on opposite side of the street.

What items do you prefer to buy in a consignment store like this? Tell us about it.

                               

Newtown HS Technotics Team 1635 goes to their first National FRC Robotics competition in St. Louis, Missouri !

Newtown HS Technotics Team 1635

Newtown HS Technotics team 1635 members and their mentors .

 The superstar of Newtown Technotics team 1635,  meet Chen Lin Jr.

Practicing for the official game at Jacob Javits Center last March 16-18, 2012.

The team Technotics 1635 celebarating their first  FRC competition victory at the Jacobs Javits Center last month They are now gearing up to go to St. Louis Missouri for the FRC national competitions on April 24 - 28, 2012

The team are having bake sales in their neighborhood. They are trying to raise some money to cover some cost of the trip to the FRC National competition in St. Louis, Missouri this coming April 24th 2012.

The Newtown HS Technotics Team 1635 are trying to raise some funds for their trip to St. Louis, Missouri for the national competition. The Newtown HS Technology and Music department  will be holding a Benefit Music Concert for the Robotics Team on April 20th , Friday at 7 pm , Dillingham Hall Newtown HS located at 48-01 90th street Elmhurst, NY 11373.

Let us send these kids to the Nationals in St. Louis, Missouri. They are accepting donations and sponsorship, make all checks to Newtown High school, attention/memo Robotics and mail it to 48-01 90th street Elmhurst ,NY 11373. If you need any more information ,please feel free to call Newtown HS at 718-595-8433 and look for Mr. Paulino.

News about the Technotics team 1635 in Queensledger and Times Newsweekly

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The First Annual " Illuminate the Unisphere in Pink and Blue for Autism Awareness Month ".

 Our Unisphere as the Global Footprint for Autism awareness.

The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows park  was lit- up to turned to pink and blue to raise Autism awareness month yesterday, April 1st.  The weather was not very cooperative, so all the activities were moved to the Queens Musuem of Art on the 2nd floor. There were arts and crafts for the children, resources and some inspirational key note speakers who were very passionate about in helping families affected by this nervous disorder. All this efforts were the idea  of  a wonderful parent whose little girl has ASD. She was joined by some amazing people who are advocates in helping children with special needs especially for those who are under the Autism Spectrum Disorder. We, as a family went there to support this cause and to help raise awareness of Autism in the community. This is for my little guy who is very special in his own way :)

Annette Schroter

Autism StoryBook Mom

one of the event organizers (left).

Advocate and friends of the Illumination of the Unisphere for Autism awareness month (right).

April 1, 2012, inside the Queens Musuem of Art.

April is Autism Awareness month! Learn, Teach and Advocate

Shine a light on Autism

Light it up Blue

The Angry Birds of Queens!

The Angry birds birthday theme.

My son loves to play the Angry Birds games on the Ipad. He asked me, if we could have these birds over to celebrate his birthday which was 2 weeks ago. So, I started doing my research or also known as pinning in at my Pinterest board. I did find a lot of inspiring and DIY ideas by surfing the interenet. I got the a lot of  ideas and how-to instructions from my cupcakes from these amazing mommies in Craftingchicks.com

My second batch of angry birds cupcakes for his school party!

My first batch was a hit. It was not the perfect replica of the angry birds but my son was very thankfull for all the effort I had done to make his birthday more fun!

I bought all his angry birds paper plates, napkins and paper cups from partycity.com for half off the regular price. Lucky me :)

We created a feeding station with gummy worms, 
swedish fishes, skittles and jelly beans to fill- up our
 guest goody bags.

Our arts and crafts projects to keep our guest entertained . We got all

the printable template and inspirations at  the contemplative creative blog and party animal blog.org  

                       

 More cupacakes for the party, hooray!!!

     I created a big Angry bird cake to blow his birthday candle with .

The crazy pigs!

                                                         

The crazy pigs, post party pictures!

An army of the Angry birds goody bag!

Goody bags for all!

Most of the items that I had used here were locally bought around my neighborhood. I can say check out your local discount stores (99 Cents store) for solid color plates for your arts and crafts ideas. I also bought some colored napkins and basic colored utensils to mixed up with my Angry bird theme. You will be amazed on how many stuff you could find in these stores.  I went to my neighborhood Target branch here in Queens for the paper bags it cost me only less than $5 for a 40 pieces of colored paper bags. They come in white, red, blue and brown. I made most of my cup cakes from scratch but i did bought the food coloring, colored sprinkles,  and sugar free icing from the Target store to make it more manageable for me to create a good amount of Angry birds cupcakes.

What was your favorite toy or game character growing up? Tell us about it.