Wrapped ham with baby asparagus, Garlic Bread, Chunky Chicken and Wild Game Soup

Another week has passed. Work has been alright, but one thing that I've finally come to understand...is how the currents of the world can so easily sweep us off our feet. Perhaps because I am always so easily influenced, I constantly feel the desire to fit in with the team. Sometimes, I really wonder who I am, and why I always find it so hard to just be myself. Maybe it's a sociological issue? But today was a really good reminder to me. Dear and I had a tiff over something in the morning, and that woke me up a little. The weather after rain today was soothing, and the 15 minutes walk back home allowed me to have a good time talking to God. He reminded me of His plan, of His purpose in creating me, and how He is in control; if only I allow myself to trust Him. It was a big burden lifted off my chest after having a good talk with God - something which I needed all these while. I've been an awful christian, filled with so much pride and selfishness. I want to return back to God and truly be a good christian everywhere I go - not just with friends, but also with my loved ones, colleagues and bosses, and even to people whom I don't know. They are all God's people whom I am taught to love just as He has loved us. We love because He first loved us. It's a tough road, but I am assured that it will be worth it at the end of the day :) Though we had some disagreements along the way, we've kinda communicated it out, and we believe these downs will strenghthen us and bring us through the road ahead. To make relationships work out requires a whole lifetime of learning and growing. May God continue to grant us teachable hearts.

On a lighter note, since it's Saturday, I got the chance to whip a meal again! Sometimes, it seems like i'm turning this blog into a food blog ya haha. Cooking is something which I really enjoy - not that I am good at it, but I just enjoy experimenting new dishes. Today's dinner is really simple...but I am happy as long as the person eating brings him / her warmth.

So, the menu! My cousin brought back cans of wild game soup from UK. It's supposedly a premium venicent (deer's meat) soup. But, since there's no ingredients inside, I just simply threw in carrots, onions, mushrooms, corn and chunky chicken which I did a simple marination with salt and pepper.
Realising that I have a packet of honey baked ham at home, I decided to do wrapped ham with baby asparagus, coated with maple syrup. Turned out quite nice but I think i kinda burnt the ham as you can see from the charred meat.

To accompany the soup and as requested from the boy, here's garlic bread! Wholemeal bread is the only bread my family eats...so I just have to use that...garlic bread is really easy! just butter / olive oil with pounded garlic and some herbs.

So that's dinner for today! Next few weeks are gonna be quite busy for us, so it will probably take a while before I get to cook again (:

Hope you like the simple dinner!