I know how hard it is to deal with a heart condition (my dad had various heart porblems for most of his adult life). I hope your father had a full recovery. The foods in your photographs look delicious. I hope you have a great weekend.

Carver,

Thanks so much, he's fully recovered already. He's back to work and doing all other things like before. That was real a hard time for us, waiting hours for the operation and to know if he's ok. As for the foods, non-dieters or meat lovers won't find it delicious. *lol*

happy weekend!

I never thought of cutting up a bagel for an appetizer before, very clever. Everything looks good.

kawaii crafter,

It was a sudden idea when I had the guacamole prepared and didn't have any crackers to match with it. The only thin I had was the last piece of that bagel so I thought of cutting it up and toasting each slice =) it turned out really good.

thanks for coming over! happy weekend!

hi ayie, i could not open any sites earlier at all.

love all your food choices there, light and healthy but tastes yummy!

thanks for the reminder Ayie, am glad your dad made the operation Ayie and came out strong. thanks so much for the reminder.

betchai,

Hello! Been having problems earlier too, always not directing me to the blogs. I emailed you this morning, did you receive it?

Hubs was so full the day before that coz I served him a steak so balancing it out I just made him a salad for lunch. That's his packed lunch but the guacamole bagel was our dinner =) + soup. =)

You're welcome and you don't need to worry... you are healthier eater than us =) and you are more active always out and about.

Enjoy your weekend! Tomorrow we're off to Santa Cruz Beach =) Yipee!

Ayie,
you must be close to your family. Lucky you. :)

Glad to know that the operation was successful.

Me & my family are trying to eat healthy too nowadays.

Happy Weekend Ayie and everyone!

Just finished with cleaning our house. I was sweating buckets (doing household chores is a way to keep healthy for me. It is a mini workout!) :D

Lina,

Hi...good afternoon? hehehe

Yup I spent my 27yrs with my family and only now I've been this far. Well I'm married now, that's how it is =) Thank you, dad's good and kicking! Eating healthy is good most esp for raimie.

Wow, I'm so envious you sweat that much! hehe temp here has been below 20degC so no sweat! Take it easy mommy ok =)

Enjoy your weekend too! We'll be hitting up the beach tomorrow...hope it gets sunny hot or else we'll freeze! *lol*

To me...without health, any wealth will mean nothing. And I'd rather forgo wealth for health. I experienced it too. My late mum didn't make it. It makes me realised how important health is. =(

War....the foods you prepared all looked very healthy..but is it tasty? Ha ;P Anyway you have a great weekend too k.

my FIL had a three-way heart bypass surgery many years ago. He's convinced that regular exercise and a healthy diet are the reasons that he's still alive. Your father already takes good care of himself and he'll learn to manage his health too.

btw, the food looks yummy. time for supper.:)

Hi Ayie, enjoy Santa Cruz beach!! have fun!!

Glad your father have recovered and healthy now. the food shots looks yummy, making me hungry hahaha... How to diet this way? :P.

But for even a normal person, it is healthy to lessen intake on fatty, salty food and etc. Afterall, those aren't healthy for anyone. ;)

am very glad that father is all well now.
lucky for the rest of us, we get to learn the lesson a little earlier than the rest. :)
i am So Totally attracted with the salad! :p

thank god he is fully recovered. sometimes we just need a gentle reminder to control our excesses... especially when it comes to diet.. i am one of those who loves eating... this is a great reminder. thanks

Tekkaus,

Sure it's tasty! I hate bland foods...grew up with a family of cooks (everybody cooks and has their own specialties). That salad has avocado, onion, orange, salt & pepper, cheese. lettuce and ham strips =)

The guacamole on the other hand has a rich taste. I had such craving that day so I made the guacamole extra special =)

Tekkaus, cheer up now...don't be sad for your mom. She wouldn't like seeing you feeling that way =) Just take this as a reminder...to keep a healthy lifestyle =)

Lina, happy monday to you! How was your weekend?

Ramblings,

Oh, my dad had quadruple bypass. It's true that exercise and diet is a key to a good health and of course good state of mind too. Dad is doing good and sometimes he gets carried away with a feast but only on occasions =) Can't blame him... It's fun to eat!

Try the salad, you can also top it with guacamole as dressing =)

Btw, how was your weekend?

Betchai,

It was fun!!! Had some rides too but I didn't get to photo snap too much this time. It was full packed there when we came, took us an hour just to get a parking =(

Betchai,

how about your weekend?

Ladyviral,

Want to diet? Live with us here for a while! hehehe it's hard but I just keep thinking it's healthy. I love tasty foods and meats but I don't want to abuse my health. Foods here have too much preservatives.

Levian,

Too bad you can't get the salad from the screen =P Yes, he's all good now..thanks =)

Bengbeng,

You're welcome....just something to share with everybody. I'm also a junkie eater so this serves as a reminder for me not to forget about keeping myself healthy. Good thing I can suppress the craving.

How's benghui now?

I always believe that health is wealth. Because with good health, nothing you do or have means anything. How are you going to enjoy anything at all whether it is money, good food, travel, good companionships if you are too sick?

So yes, it's wise of you to make health a priority in life. It's really my No.1 priority in life - to have good health!

Eating well balanced and nutritious meals are important. Btw, those salad and those bagel with guacamole dip looks so appetizing! Yummy! makes me hungry!! : )

Oops! I mean without good healthm nothing you do or have means anything. Typed too fast. Hehe

Good excuse for me to add in a few more comments and spam your blog. Hehe

Look! I typed wrongly again! Without good health, nothing you do or have means anything. I hope I get it right this time! : )

Ayie,

Live with you all for a while? I fear I will end up influecing you to eat more! hahaha :P.. that or I might have withdrawal symptoms! I am a huge meat lover!

hello Ayie! Maricar here ;)

thanks again for leaving comments in my site ;) hope you'll have time to come again ;) wow! guacamole is hubby's specialty, he loves to cook ;) we always have guacamole when we grill and it's best with baguette, thanks for this one Ayie ;)

Hahaha Foong!

Don't worry, I get what you mean. I also believe what you said. You always encourage health stuffs in your blog so i knew you'll be so interested with this post. I can see you really miss the blog world. Welcome back foong pc! we missed you around too!

Ladyviral,

I really love to eat meats too so it's a bit of a sacrifice for me and hubs sticking to healthier options. Any of those 2 things you said might happen! ahahaha

Maricar,

Hi! Good to have you here. I will visit you again soon. Just busy catching up with some stuffs =)

I agree that guacamole is good with baguette and it can go with any other dishes. i use it for tacos and burritos too =)

there wouldn't be any left if i can! XD
i am more of a meat person myself, but a dish of salad every now n then could be very refreshing. :)

Levian,

same here...i love meats but salad from time to time is ok

i cannot look at the photographs again!
it is 11am n i am counting down to my lunch. :p

oh my, ayie, i gotta say this looks absolutely delicious.. i am drooling now~~ :D

SK,

this will be good for you sk! go on and make one now =)