Super fat parmesan chicken

Yes, I cooked this! Doesn't that look so yummy?!

Meeting his dad

Jonathan invited my to his dad's girlfriend's place in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, which is in the north. I met his dad for the first time after being together for two and a half years. I know what you're thinking, but I can understand, considering his relationship with his dad, and there are things that affected him more than his siblings, since he is the oldest. He never met my family either. Maybe someday, I will introduce him to my family.

His dad's girlfriend is so sweet; she kind of gave me some insight. She said something like "There are times when I can't stand his character, I go nuts and I scream in the kitchen and tell him to go out. But there are times, where we just sit by the lake and watch the sunset, and when we look at each other in the eyes, I wonder what do we argue for? There's no reason for this".

By the way, he made me change clothes twice! The first time, I was wearing heals, so he told me to go put on running shoes because his dad lives in the wood. I was definitely not going to wear running shoes, so I changed into flats. The second time, he told me to go back and change into long pants, because I was wearing short shorts....I was like, are you serious?! Anyways, so I wore my $10 dress from Cambodia :)

Aren't we cute? His sister was like, "Hold the pose! I need to take a picture!"

That's his brother and sister and their girlfriend and husband. Yeah I know, my boyfriend is kind of chubby.

So, that's where I'm going...

• Zimbabwe
• Zambia
• Malawi
• Tanzania
• Kenya

I'm leaving in September, because I still have to pass my CFE exams. I know I said I would do them in May, but I was overloaded with work. Also, there is so much to prepare, I didn't even receive my passport yet! My friend asked me to give her my address in Africa so she can send me a postcard, and I was like..."I'll be camping in the wild though..." Crazy? I know, but I think we all wish deep inside that we could be as crazy and carefree. No one could guess how calm and certain I actually am through all this craziness though. It is what I should do and what I want to be doing. I can't wait to be there!

I still remember what gave me the inspiration to go to Africa. It was in that Chinese series where someone said that the sunrise in Africa is the most beautiful. I don't remember who said it, or which series it was, but I remember that quote for some reasons. It's always the little accidental things like these that make us want to discover more...

...and then I think of  how much went through my mind the first time I decided to go so far away on my own. It felt like yesterday, yet so long ago. I think about how difficult yet so easy it was to make such a decision. Your heart knows.

Healthy and low-calorie cookies/galettes

I woke up this morning and had the sudden idea to make some cookies! I just took a pen and wrote down the list of ingredients that I thought would taste good and that I already had at home. It's fun to make something out of things you already have in your kitchen. It was purely experimental; had no idea if it would turn out good or not.

Ingredients
1 large banana
3/4 cup of old-fashioned oats
1 egg
1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

...and of course, be creative and add whatever you like. I might try that with peanut butter next time. Also, you might want to add some honey or sugar if you have a sweet tooth. I personally didn't add any sweetener. I don't even add sugar to my coffee these days. Acquired taste is a funny thing; never thought I'd enjoy the bitterness of black coffee and appreciate food that are not heavily flavoured. Somewhere during my childhood, my mom said that candies, soda and juices make you thirstier, and I'm not sure whether she indirectly taught me to not like sugar, but I became one of those kids who didn't like candies, ha.

Anyways, back to my awesome cookies...

Directions
1. Mix all ingredients together. I just used my hands.

2. Scoop the batter onto a stray after greasing it with whatever you have. I used butter that I melted in the microwave.

3. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes.

Tadaaa!

Personally, I hate long lists of ingredients, and ingredients that I don't use often. These cookies (or galettes) are so easy to make and so healthy, except for maybe the cheese, but I love cheese!

I made 6 big cookies, and each cookie was like...80 calories. So awesome!

I don't want to say this but, damn, I'm so smart sometimes!

PS.: I added peanut butter instead of cheese and it was even better!