Vegetable Manchow Soup - www.curryandvanilla.com

Today's Food Friday feature is Vegetable Manchow Soup (Indo-Chinense Manchow Soup) by Vanitha of Curry and Vanilla. I love Chinese food and I have come to love Indian dishes, so this recipe piqued my curiosity.

Mark did a sweet gesture on my birthday. He woke me up at exactly 12 midnight and we both welcomed my birthday with these two cakes. :D

Easy and Light Chicken Salad  - www.mysuburbankitchen.com

Today's Food Friday feature is Easy and Light Chicken Salad by Shannah of My Suburban Kitchen. Chicken salads are versatile. It's a complete meal on its own, with protein and veggies in one dish. It can be eaten as is but it also makes for a perfect sandwich filling. Oh, reminds me of my dad. He loves chicken (salad) sandwiches! :D

How many of you have already witnessed the Burj Khalifa fireworks up close? Oh, I see a lot of hands. I just did for the first time just last New Year's Eve! So how was it, you may ask. It. Was. Amazing!

Just like during Christmas Eve when Mark and I didn't really have a plan, our New Year's Eve was also the same. You see, both our schedules are crazy.  Even if we were meaning to book ahead for NYE, it just won't work. When our schedules finally met, every place that we eyed was already fully booked.