Lighten Dark Underarms

I like wearing sleeveless tops. But... I hate the fact that I have dark underarms. Years of shaving and I noticed that certain brand of deodorant made it look worse.

So, I googled tips to lighten dark underarms. The usual tips of no shaving, lemon juice, potatoes, baking soda etc. But one soul on Insta commented that toner works. So I was like, hmm let's give it a try.

So, off I go to a drugstore and got this bottle. 

It works. Just use it like how you use it for your face. 

And, I have a colleague who used it and gave good review as well. 

Disclaimer : It might not work for everybody. Use it under your own risk. 

Especially if you are a special breed where the world tells that it works but somehow it doesn't for you because you don't like the person who told you that 😂.

Hope you benefit from this tip. 

Sardine Sandwich

Yum, yum. Even writing the recipe makes me drool.

Ingredients :
425g Sardine (I used Ayam brand)
600g Gardenia bread
Bird's eye chili
Crushed onion and garlic
Butter
Mayonaise
Lettuce
Calamansi

Steps :

1. Heat oil. Stir the crushed onion and garlic until it is fragrant. Add bird's eye chili.
2. Add the sardine pieces with the sauce. While stirring, mince it and let the sauce thicken. Squeeze the calamansi juice and mix well.
3. Cut the bread pieces into 2. You can even cut it into 4 to make a mini sandwich.
4. Spread some butter and mayonnaise. Add lettuce. Then add required amount of the sardine.

Tadaa, the sandwich is ready.

This sardine mixture can last in fridge for two days. You can freeze it up for one month and use for your next sandwich craving. 

Mee Goreng

For dinner one day at home

For office potluck dinner

Since I have got good reviews from my husband and colleagues on this mee goreng, I decided to post the recipe here. You can adjust the ingredients quantity accordingly and skip some - all up to you. The sauce is the most important items and do not skip this. 

Ingredients :

2 packets of mee (each packet can serve 5 to 6 people)

2 pieces of tofu (cut into pieces and fry first) 

5 pieces of dried tofu (cut into 2 pieces each) 

Sawi (cleaned and cut as well) 

Beansprouts

3 eggs 

Onion 

Garlic 

Bird's eye chili

Anchiovies

Calamansi

Sauce (prepare this in a bowl) 

4 tbsp grind chilli paste

4 tbsp tomato sauce

4 tbsp chilli sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

Steps 

1. Heat oil in a wok. Add the crushed onion and garlic. I add crushed anchovies at this point too. Stir well until it is fragrant. Add the bird's eye chili. And stir. 

2. Once this is done, on the same wok, set aside the above mixture and fry the eggs. (You can fry them separately too if you don't feel confident. I have been there) 

3. Add the tofu(s) . Mix well. 

4. Add the sauce and let it cook a while. Add salt if required. Then you can add the mee. Mix well until the sauce coats all parts of mee. 

5. Add the vegetables and mix well. 

Now, it is ready to be eaten. The calamansi adds some extra ummph.

I did a vegetarian mee goreng for my office potluck. So I skipped the anchovies and eggs. 

I skipped the beansprouts too since it has a tendency to spoil fast. 

#seethacooks