PRAWN WITH BROCCOLI

POINT TO PONDER

People usually say that when you die, you die alone. (Unless there is a massacre, you will definitely die with a few other people.) So, we should not feel sad if there is no one for you that can be considered as a good friend.

        However, the sadness is still felt when during lunch time, for example, no one would go up to you and ask you out. (I am referring to the situation at the office. If it is at home, we would usually cook on our own or call for food to be sent over.) It hurts to know that you do not exist in anyone's mind. You feel as if a knife has just been pierced into your heart.

        Now the question is, it is necessary for us to lament over it. If people do not like us, there is no way we could force them to like us. We could, on the other hand, do something to win their hearts - if we really want to. Then again, we need to really think about our action. Will it be worth it? Or will we still be at the losing end? There are, of course, a few questions need to be answered.

        There is nothing wrong eating alone. There is absolutely nothing wrong. We will not appear stupid. We will still look good. In fact, we will have our own time in which we can use it to think about LIFE. The time can be used to relax our minds - keeping us calm and contented.


        But then, there are the other people who are looking at us - thinking that we are the anti-social kind or the ones that are despised by others. The look that people gave or even the remarks given make us cringe or feel embarrassed. NOBODY WANTS YOU!!!!!

         Should that really bother us? It will but learn to ignore it. We need to remember this...not everyone will be running to help us when we are really in need of help. Not everyone will cry their heart out if anything bad has be fallen upon us. Not everyone will mop if we die. So the moral of the story is, we should learn to enjoy doing things alone. It does not matter as God will always be with. (That is why it is vitally important to believe in God.)

          We should also remember ONE more thing. There are always some people who like, love us and they are none other than our own families - our parents, our siblings, our husbands, our wives and our children. We need to take good care of these people's feelings. We should treasure them and never ever take them for granted.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups of prawns (peel off the skin, leaving the tail)
1 medium-sized broccoli (cut it into bite-sized)
2 cloves of garlic (slice thinly)
2 teaspoons of chilli boh
1 cup of tomato sauce
a handful of basil / daun selasih (cut it finely)
salt
4 tablespoons of olive oil

1. Once the pan has been heated up, pour in the olive oil.
2. Add in the garlic and chilli boh. Fry them a bit until you get the fragrant.
3. Add in the prawns and a little bit of salt. Once the prawns turn pink, place them onto a plate.
4. Add a little bit more olive oil. Once it is heated, pour in the broccoli and the tomato sauce. Cover the pan and wait for the broccoli to cook. (It does not take long. It is only just about three minutes.)
5. Pour in the cooked prawns and mix them well.
6. Serve them on a dish and garnish with basil.

MY THOUGHTS

I left the broccoli a bit too long as I was busy preparing for another dish and because of that, it looked really bad.

My sons love this dish and so do my hubby and I. I got the recipe from a book on diabetic.