Tuesday, February 28, 2017

RECIPE - How to make Mongolian stir fry from home



Since we move here in Texas I am in the quest of finding the best Mongolian restaurant like we had back in Raleigh, NC. We have tried 4 different places and to our dismay it is never like the one we had back in Bali Hai Restaurant. So tired of not finding "the one" i decided to try to make it at home and see what happens. I try to remember what it taste like and see if I can duplicate it at home and I have to say that I get pretty close on that taste me and hubby are both craving for.

Here's what you need:

  • 2 cups of thinly sliced veggies (i have here mushroom, bean sprout, bokchoy, eggplant, onion) You can add whatever veggies you want for as long as it will equivalent to 2 cups.
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced meat (in this case I have beef since that's the one I saw on sale at the store)
  • 1 tbsp mongolian stir fry sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp mirin 
  • 1 tsp chili garlic sauce (more or less depends on your taste)
  • 1 tsp chili flakes (more or less depends on taste)
  • 2 stalked green onions (thinly sliced)
  • 1 tsp onion flakes
  • 1 cup steam rice or fried rice or even noodles
  • large pan for cooking

Here's how to cook it:

  • heat the pan on high (it needs to be very hot so it cooks correctly like the way they do on Mongolian restaurant)
  • place your veggies, green onions and meats and drizzle it with sesame oil
  • once you hear a sizzle add the remaining ingredients except rice/noodles
  • use a chopstick or fork to mix it until cooked (it took me less than 10min to have it cooked, just make sure you keep your stove on high or at least have the food sizzles as you cook them)
  • serve with rice or noodles
  • top it with extra chili garlic sauce if desired (hubby loves it extra spicy so i serve it like this)
  • ENJOY!


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Monday, February 27, 2017

How-To maximize your Tax Credit and deductions and get the biggest refund for your 2016 Tax Return

Tax season is here and most of the time we miss the opportunity to maximize the tax credit we can get just because we forgot about them. If you haven't file your tax yet make sure you read this and take advantage of this deductions if you can.


  1. Remember to deduct the Tax preparation Fees. Whether you use a professional person or online tools, make sure you add this to your deduction.
  2. Retirement savings contributions credit and Saver's credit - If you put aside money for this (i.e. 401K, IRA)  then you shouldn't pay taxes for whatever you contribute. Make your records ready so it's easy to find them when you are ready to file your taxes. 
  3. Head of household credit - If you are a single parent don't file under Single, instead file as a head of Household to maximize your deductions.
  4. Moving Expenses - If you move for work then you can deduct this. Just make sure you move at least 50 miles from your previous address.
  5. Driving miles - If you own a business and drive for work using your car then you can deduct the miles you use when you do business for the whole year. 
  6. Home space credit - if you are working from home, you can add the space you are using in your home as your office space. It is not a lot of deduction but still you can add this when you file your tax.
  7. Earned Income tax credit (read more about this here)
  8. Dependent care credit. If you have a child and or elderly living with you for at least 6 months and you take care of them then you can get a credit for this.
  9. Learning Credits - If you are studying or have a kid/spouse who is studying, then you can be qualify for a deductions. 
  10. Car Registration fee credit - Dont toss that paper every time you register your car coz you can earn a credit from it too.
  11. Energy efficient credit - did you fix your house for a more energy efficient roof or window or whatever you do did, make sure you save your receipts and ask for a credit.
  12. Donation credit - if you donate every year, dont toss the paper they give you coz you can use it to deduct taxes as well.
Remember to file your taxes by April 18, 2017 and hope you get the biggest refund possible this year!

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When I first read on the news that IKEA will be selling the SLADDA Bicycle trailer here in US I told my hubby that we will need this for all our adventure. So yesterday, we finally take the chance and went to Ikea and get the SLADDA Bicycle trailer. It was priced $169 but if you are an IKEA FAMILY MEMBER you get it for $129. So while we are there I signed up for the membership (took me about 5min) and get that $40 discount.

Assembly is extremely easy, like most Ikea stuff. Took about 35min to have it all ready and attached to our old Giant bike. If you have an old bike or if you are thinking of getting a bike dont worry about getting what Ikea offer for their bike coz it cost $499 (Ikea member $399 - still pricey in my opinion) Save yourself some bucks and just get the trailer and hooked it up to whatever bike you wanted.

The Ikea SLADDA Bicycle trailer is super sturdy, light weight and i love that the bed is made up of bamboo. It is very roomy so if you plan to use it to transport your groceries or picnic stuff, you wouldn't have any problem with it. I know It states on their site that "warning: dont use to transport children or animals" we did get our 2 kids (7yo and 2yo) ride on it without a problem and there are still plenty of room to put our bags for snacks and a blanket as well.



We are fortunate that we have so many trails here in The Woodlands, so we get to explore today with our brand new trailer.


With the great weather today, I have to say that we did a great purchase coz we can see ourselves using this baby a lot. So far, we are loving it and you can tell my son had an amazing time today!


So if you are thinking of getting one, dont think no more coz you will love it. Highly recommend this Ikea SLADDA Bicycle trailer.

update:

I know some are wondering how we connect our old bike to our IKEA Sladda trailer, so below are the photos to give you an idea how we did it. The Ikea Sladda trailer comes with one hitch connector (gray color) BUT since we have two bikes that we like to use to connect it we decided to buy another connector (the black color). We end up buying it to our local bike shop, just tell them it is the Hitch connector that you wanted or just bring the one you have from IKEA (if you are just planning to buy it, I suggest to check IKEA store for extra hitch coz it might be cheaper there). We payed $21 on ours and I think it is very expensive. You can also get it from amazon for $14.95 (as of writing). Anyway, feel free to ask me anything and I will try my best to answer it as soon as possible.











Again, thank you for being here!

Take care!

ps
It;s been months now and our IKEA Sladda trailer is doing so good. It's been to different rough road (sandy, rocky) and so far no problem with it. Definitely a great buy - hubby is thinking to get another one to haul stuff when we go fishing and have the other one use by our kids haha.

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