Baked Lemon Kerapu

Banyak betul activity today. Patutnya pukul 7.30am tadi aku ke park, tapi disebabkan hujan, maka kena postponed to pukul 8.30am. While waiting for hujan to berenti, sempat lagi aku update blog. Bukan apa, kadang2, masa weekend, aku memang teramat la busynya nak update blog. So selalunya, time weekend je, blog aku akan bersarang.

If aku dah sihat sikit, petang nanti nak pegi to Enida's house kat Mesra Condo somewhere near Martrade Center. Aku do hope that I'll feel better. Dunno why, mcm ada turbulence dalam perut aku ni, silap sikit je, mula la rasa memulas2. According to Mas (Mak Shariff), satu floor dengan Shariff tu (Shariff dah seminggu duduk Ampang Puteri since Sunday baru ni), babies/kids that are admitted, semuanya sebab vomiting and purging. Doctor Lim, Ampang Puteri, cakap, most probably due to air yang kotor. Ye la, sekarang ni hujan lebat everyday. So bila banjir kilat je, melimpah air kat dam. Tu yang jadi kotor tu kot. Ish! aku pun tak paham. Yang pastinya, my dear hubby pun kena demam, vomiting and purging really bad. And he's in Johore right now!! Sakit sorang2.. kesian pulak kat dia. Dah tu nak buat mcm mana, dia ada meeting yesterday and today. Habis meeting nanti, his friend will help him drive to KL.

Baked Lemon Kerapu

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fish-recipes/the-nicest-tray-baked-lemon-sole

ingredients

• 4 whole lemon soles
• 2 handfuls of red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved (I used tomatoes shj)
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
• a handful of fresh oregano or basil, leaves picked (ni takde jugak)
• a bunch of spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (No balsamic for me)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lemons, zested and halved
• extra virgin olive oil
• a handful of black olives, destoned and chopped (olives pun yillek!)
• a handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. Get yourself a bowl and add the tomatoes, garlic, oregano or basil, spring onions, balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt and pepper and the zest and juice of 1 lemon to it. Loosen with a couple of good tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and mix well, •then spread over the bottom of a large roasting tray. Use one that will fit all 4 fish quite snugly (or you can use two smaller trays). Place the fish on top – top to tail.
Now add the olives, parsley, juice and zest of the second lemon to the bowl that the tomatoes were in. Loosen with a little olive oil and then divide this mixture between the fish, placing an equal amount on the centre of each. Cook in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the fish. To check whether they’re done, take the tip of a knife and push it into the thickest part of the fish. When done, the flesh will easily pull away from the bone.

Japanese Cotton Cheese Cake

I wasnt feeling too good yesterday, nak masak pun rasa malas. Pastu tiba2 macam teringin sangat nak makan cheese cake. So aku pun google cheese cake recipes, and bila tengok this cotton cheese cake recipe yang simpoi, teringin nak buat. Nasib baik barang dah ada dalam peti except for butter. Aku substitute butter with soft margerine. Tak kesah la, asalkan jadi kan.. hehehe.



Japanese Cotton Cheese Cake

Permukaan cake aku macam bulan, menggerutu, sebab the cake overflowed, so aku potong separuh, and bake lagi.. hehe.. memandai je aku modify. My mistake was that, aku silap estimate loyang yg digunakan. I should have used a bigger loyang. Hubby said, cake ni sedap sgt2, kalau layan makan, mau habis sebijik. And rasa cake ni definitely way better than the ones that is being sold in Jusco.

Recipe ni aku ambik from http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com/2005/10/cotton-soft-japanese-cheesecake.html with a bit of modification to the original recipe. So I'll just copy & paste from her blog.

Ingredients:

250g cream cheese
50g butter
100ml heavy whipping cream (aku guna milk)
60g superfine flour
20g cornflour
6 egg yolks
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp of lemon zest (I didnt use any zest)
¼ tsp salt
6 egg whites
¼ tsp cream of tartar
140g fine granulated sugar(divide into 2, one half for the egg yolk mixture and the other for the egg whites) (I used 120gm of sugar)

Method:

1. Preheat oven at 300 F and bring a kettle of water to a boil.
2. Lightly grease and line the bottom and sides which should be 1 1/2 " above the rim of a 8" pan with greaseproof paper.
3. Melt cream cheese, butter and heavy whipping cream in a double boiler.
4. Cool the mixture. over iced bath.
5. Fold in the flours, egg yolks, sugar,lemon juice, salt and zest and mix well.

6. Whisk egg white until foamy, then add in cream of tartar and whisk on the highest speed.
7. Add in the sugar gradually and whisk until soft peaks form.(if lifted with the whisk, the white should have a curve tip)
8. Add 1/3 of the whisked egg white into the cream cheese mixture in 4. Mix it really well with the biggest spatula available.
9. Fold in the rest of the egg white and then FOLD in, from the center to the sides and not forgeting the bottom of bowl. Do not overmix.

10. Pour into a 8” round cake pan . Line a roasting pan with a kitchen cloth at the bottom and place cake pan on the cloth. Place roasting pan in the preheated oven and pour boiling water into the roasting pan. Water level should be half way of cake pan.
11 Bake cheese cake for 1 hrs 30 mins or until set or golden brown.
12. Leave in the oven with door ajar for an hour until cake cools.
13. Take it out of oven and turn cake out of cake pan. Wrap with aluminium foil and leave in the fridge.

Nasik Minyak Goreng

Aku dah bosan tulis pasal melaka, will continue in the next few entries. Ni nak tempek gambar je. Nasik minyak goreng ni adalah leftover nasik minyak yang aku masak, campur dgn ayam masak merah and daging gulai nasik minyak. Masa mula2 kawin dulu, aku pelik sangat masa 1st time tengok nasik minyak goreng ni terhidang kat atas meja during breakfast. MIL yang gorengkan. Rasa ngeri nak makan. Tapi bila dah rasa, memang takleh stop. Tersangat la sedapnya!! Tak ku sangka nasik minyak goreng ni sedap rupanya. Actually, lagi sedap dari makan nasik minyak biasa.

Nasik Minyak Goreng

Semalam, Iman requested another round of nasik minyak goreng. Tak kuasa la mama nak layan. Sebabnya, nak masak gulai daging lagi, nak buat ayam masak merah lagi. Then kena masak nasik minyak lagi.. Last sekali baru boleh goreng. Banyak masa aku kena spend kat dapur. Sorry ye kakak, next time la mama masak.

Lately ni aku teramat la malasnya nak masak. Pulak tu, since semalam, the whole family is down with stomach flu. It started with rumah my mum, pastu berjangkit rumah aku pulak. Shariff dah 5 hari duduk hospital sampai dah kurus dah muka dia. Kesian Shariff.. dok asyik purging and vomiting je. Last nite, Iman and Iffah pulak. Aku yang sakit kepala sebab tak boleh tido. I hope this will pass soon sebab rasa letih bila stomach tak selesa.

Melaka Trip - Part 2

Pagi jumaat tu, we woke up quite late. MIL dah siap2 nak keluar, kita orang baru terhegeh2 nak mandi and siap. The plan was for hubby to leave us kat bandar, and we will just jalan2, makan angin. Tiba2, tukar pulak plan, hubby's meeting was postponed to afternoon. Maka dia ada la masa untuk bawak kita orang berjalan2. Sitting in a car, with 6 ppl in the back, memang tak comfortable, Che Boh, MIL, K.Mei and 3 kids.. rimas, panas, sakit kepala.. semua ada. Pastu, masa nak sampai kat A Famosa tu, jam la pulak. Sakitnya hati aku. Dah la panas giler, matahari terik atas kepala. In my opinion, melaka is extra warm all the time compared with other states. Betul ke? or just perasaan aku?

Sampai kat area Dataran Pahlawan tu, dah almost 11am. MIL and Che Boh decided to go shopping instead of climbing the stairs to the remaining ruins of A Famosa Fort. Aku, hubby, K.Mei and the kids, start la panjat tangga tu. Berpeluh2 kita orang. Boleh rasa peluk menitik2 dalam baju. Sampai kat puncak bukit tu (macam la bukit tu tinggi sangat.. hehe), rasa semput, mcm baru lepas masuk olympic untuk acara lumba lari. Punya la teruknya stamina. Aku rasa kalau panjat Gunung Kinabalu (my plan for next year), mau seminggu baru sampai puncak.. hehe.

Various shots at A Famosa (St Paul's Hill).

Lepas melepak kat atas bukit tu, kita pun turun kebawah, coz hubby had to go for his meeting. Sempat lagi bagi the kids naik beca. Bila dapat naik beca tu, punya la excited. Jakun betul anak2 aku, mcm tak pernah naik beca, padahal kat KT selalu sgt dah naik beca. Aku tak ikut naik beca dgn dia orang, aku bagi alasan kat hubby, takut pakcik beca tu takleh nak kayuh sebab aku berat sangat.. risau aku kalau beca tu terbalik bila aku naik.. hahahaha..

Now, nak kena cari MIL and Che'Boh kat Dataran Pahlawan. Bila masuk kat dalam mall tu, rasa leganya, heaven betul bila duduk dalam aircond. Kebetulan, kat center court mall tu, tengah ada audition National Sports Council untuk pilih gymnast. Ramai budak2 pompuan, from as early as 4 yrs old datang for the audition. Zulaikha, Iman and Iffah were glued to the stage, punya la seronok dia org tgk the girls menari and menunjukkan aksi2 ala olympic gitu. Aku and K.Mei letih mencari MIL and Che'Boh. Both of them memang terkenal kaki shopping. Jenis yang boleh keluar rumah pukul 10am, pastu balik tak balik, pukul 10pm, semata2 untuk bershopping. Aku pulak jenis yang malas nak keluar, unless aku ada plan nak beli something. Grr... seksa giler nak cari dia org. After 2 hours at the mall, baru la jumpa both of them. We had coffee kat Star Buck. My coffee cost me almost RM15. Mahal giler!!! nyesal minum kat Star Buck. Kalau minum kopi cap Jam Besar, baru RM0.10 secawan.

Hubby came to pick us up at about 4pm. We went to Stadhuys. Berbelit lidah aku nak menyebutnya. The girls took photos with snakes and iguana. Tak sangka the snakes and iguana jadi main attraction kat situ. Oh! lupa!! not the snakes and iguana, but police women yg berdansa. Rasa pelik tengok polis2 pompuan dok menari kat depan balai polis kat Stadhuys tu. Tak sangka polis kat malaysia pun ada buat mini concert jugak ... hehehe..

I love this place, it's beautiful.

The girls with one of the snakes.

Bosom buddies, Iman, Zulaikha and Iffah. :)

Melaka Trip - Part 1

Hubby was contemplating whether to go on this trip or to stay in Kuantan. He was away in Kuantan since Monday last week, and the trip to Malacca will be on Thursday. But due to persistent pleading and nagging from the kids, hubby had to relent and forgo his initial plan to stay in Kuantan until weekend.

For me, I dunno.. I dont really favour Melaka. Panas giler, pastu too many people, sampai takleh nak jalan, traffic jam teruk. But then, I dont have a choice. This trip is a family reunion on my hubby's side of the family. K.Nor's (Hubby's 2nd sister) son, Luqman graduated from college. K.Nor wants everyone to attend the graduation ceremony. Dia siap book apartment kat Pantai Puteri awal2 lagi. Dua apartment for 4 families. K.Ta (Hubby's 3rd sister) datang sorang je coz her hubby has to stay and hantar her kids to school. Kat Terengganu, on sunday kan sekolah. Furthermore, K.ta's daughter, Sarah, is going to sit for SPM, kena la study and gi tuition.

K.Mei pun datang dgn Zulaikha je. Abang Zainol was busy with the budget on Friday, takleh datang. The first apartment tu, aku and K.Mei duduk. The second apartment tu, Suhaila (Hubby's youngest sister) and her family ie her hubby, and 3 daughters, pastu K.Ta, MIL, Che Boh (Hubby's aunt) and Abang Choh (Hubby's cousin). Memang full house la the second apartment tu. Phew! nasib baik aku duduk apartment lain.. hehehe.. teruk betul aku ni. Tak tau pesal, bila anak2 dah besar, aku value pulak suasana yang senyap dan tenang. Teruk betul la aku ni :D

Kita orang bertolak from KL pukul 9.30pm selepas aku dah siap baked my french bread rolls... hehehe. Sempat lagi aku buat roti. We went to picked up K.Mei and Zulaikha kat Bangsar, then off to Melaka. Alhamdulillah K.Mei bawak her GPS, it helped us a lot during our Melaka trip. That reminds me, I need to download Gamin and ask my sister, Mas, to crack it.. hahahha.. Free ma... If not, need to pay more than RM1k for the programme.

Nak cari our apartment punya la susah coz it is not in Gamin, cuma ada Pantai Puteri je. We all stopped kat kedai tomyam tepi jalan and asked for direction, but the girl yg jadi waiter tu cakap "Sayo oghe Thailand, tak tau kawase ni". Aduh! ramainya orang luar yang bekerja dan operate restaurant2 kat Malaysia ni. Alhamdulillah, last2 jumpa jugak. Mula2 kind of excited sebab tengok apartment macam ok. Pastu tengok2 tak ok. The lobby memang nampak nice, bila naik kat apartment tu, punya la hapak bau, dengan taik burung merata2. Some apartments on different floors, takde pun lampu corridor, nampak mcm abandon je. Seram sungguh aku. Pastu ada banyak pintu2 yang terbukak and ada few units tu boleh nampak tilam2 disandarkan kat dinding. Argh!!! macam cerita hantu je.

Aku nak jalan sorang2 pun takut. Bila masuk in our apartment, rimas giler tengok. It was clean, but the smell, makes me wanna puke. Dah la tu, aircond pulak tak function, it was very warm. Menyesal giler aku tak bawak selimut, cadar and sarung bantal sendiri coz memang tak lalu nak duduk apartment tu. But apa nak buat, since aku takde bawak apa2, terpaksa la jugak tido beralaskan cadar yg ada. We cant move out coz K.Nor had paid for both apartment for 2 nights stay. *sigh*... nak buat macam mana, terpaksa la jugak pejam mata, and terima je la apa yang ada. I will definitely NOT recommend this place to anyone.

Bidara Puteri Beach Resort

Basmathi Premium

Semalam rumah aku penuh dengan guests. Hubby's aunts, siblings came over and overnight at our house lepas balik from Melaka. Maka aku terpaksa la masak sedap2. I'll blog about my Malacca trip later. Now nak bercerita pasal basmathi dulu. K.Mei, hubby's eldest sister, gave me sebungkus Basmathi nama Mithas 1121.

Abang Zainol, her hubby, dapat hamper raya from Bernas which consist of 2 bungkus beras vietnam wangi, sebungkus beras pulut and sebungkus basmathi. Bila aku tengok gambar nasi yang dimasak menggunakan basmathi tu kat depan packaging beras tu, aku cam tempted giler nak ambik. heheh.. dengan muka tak malu, aku mintak and K.Mei bagi. Alasan aku, nak masakkan untuk MIL, SILs and aunts yang akan datang nanti. Good reason kan? hahahaha

Oleh kerana aku dah janji dengan K.Mei, maka nak taknak, no matter how tired I was on Sunday tu, aku terpaksa la jugak masak, Nasik Minyak Terengganu. And I can tell you, the basmathi is to die for. Sedap giler! Rasa mcm kapas, and punya la panjang beras tu. Unlike the cheaper basmathi yang aku selalu beli. Aku try cari kat Jusco, memang takde jual. I think premium ones, memang takde. Rasanya mau RM12-RM15 perkg. Mana aku nak cari basmathi tu lagi?? K.Mei said, she will buy one for me kalau dia jumpa. Hopefully dia jumpa la sebab sedap sgt2. (Nora, engkau jangan pengsan dengan perkataan tu ye.. hehe)

Nasik Minyak Hujan Panas.

Nampak tak beras yang panjang2 tu? Sebutir beras, bila dah masak, double in length. Dasat sungguh!

Banjir & Abaya

Dalam minggu ni je, almost everyday hujan lebat. Semalam, rumah aku naik air. Argh!! tensionnya... Tapi alhamdulillah tak masuk sampai dalam rumah. But semua selipar, barang2 kat luar, kena hanyut dengan air. Kesian Zorro the rabbit, sure takut giler dia tengok air yang makin cepat naik tu. The banjir kilat didnt last long. Bila hujan dah reda sikit, banjir pun surut.

Tengokla air tu.. punya la banyak. Banjir rumah iman & iffah. Letih dia orang nak kena kemas pinggan mangkuk, kertas2, periuk belanga dalam rumah tu :)

Today, Zaliah came over to my house. Dia singgah transit from Tokyo. She's gonna stay for abt a week before going to Saudi Arabia. Dah lama jugak tak jumpa Za. The last time was masa Za balik about 1 year + ago. Masa tu anak Za yang kecik, Ahmed, was just few months old. Now family Za dah makin bertambah, with the addition of a baby girl named Aiesha. Baby Aiesha tu sangat la comel. Pipi bulat, mata besar, rasa mcm nak gomol je. Za came over to deliver abayas yang dipesan for my 2 daughters. I love it! Design simple je, but lawa! The kids pun suka sgt2. Cuma nak kena alter sikit sebab panjang berjela2... hehe.. boleh jadi penyapu baru rumah ni :D

Iffah happy sungguh ber-abaya :D

Iman trying to fix her tudung

It looks like it's gonna rain soon. Agak2 roti aku akan naik tak? Yes, I'm baking another batch of French Bread Rolls.. hehehe... Tadi Zana datang nak ambik her karipap ikan yang ditempah sekian lama (aku je yg malas nak membuat, kesian zana), aku hidangkan rolls tu with air kopi Cap Jam Besar. Liatnya roti tu, tuhan je yang tau. Aku masuk dalam microwave, terlebih time pulak. So dalam dia mcm a bit rentung, maka jadila roti keras. French Bread memang sepatutnya keras, but bila panaskan, dalam will be soft, makan dengan jam and butter, peh!! kalah makan ubi kayu time hujan. Sori ye Zana, engkau rasa rolls aku yang terhangus :D

Forest Gump

Forest Gump, my all time favourite. I love the movie! Dulu masa duduk rumah mak, ada LD player, hubby bought Forest Gump on laser disc. Lepas player tu rosak, dah tak boleh tengok. Kalau tak, I'd watch the movie over and over again. My favourite quotes are "Stupid is Stupid does" and "Life is like a box of chocolate, u never know what u gonna get".

Initially, I dont understand what the 2nd quote means. Then I got it! It's very simple. In a box of chocolate usually ada mcm2 sizes, shapes, fillings, etc. So life is like that. Sometimes it's bitter, sometimes it's sweet, and there will times that you get something that you dislike. I've experienced that, the ups and downs in life, the bitterness, the sweetness, and it's up to you to make the best out of it.

Coffee-holic

That's me! I'm a coffee lover. I love coffee so much that in one day, i consumed more than 4 cups of coffee. But aku tak suka instant coffee mcm nescafe. I love the coarsely ground coffee, yang jual kat kedai runcit. My journey with coffee started masa kat Tassie. Before, aku tak minum coffee, cuma tea saje. Ye la, masa time exam week baru terhegeh2 nak study, dah kena stay up, minum la bergelen2 kopi satu malam. But ada one time tu, aku minum Maxwell House (instant coffee), 2 days aku tak boleh tido. Lepas tu aku tried my best to avoid instant coffee.

Aku suka coffee Aik Cheong. Some people prefer kopi Kapal Api, or is it Kapal Layar? erm.. tak sure, tak ingat dah. Aku tak suka, aku suka Aik Cheong! Sedap giler!! Bila minum kopi tu memang boleh layan tido la. Pastu Aik Cheong became too expensive for me to buy. Ye la, sapa larat, 20 uncang selling for RM6.80. Dulu, it was selling at RM3.80. Sehari aku minum 4-5 uncang. In 4 days, dah habis, mana tahan. Then Anne belikan kopi Kluang Station. It's too bitter for my taste. Pastu Kopi cap TV pulak, erm.. a bit bland. My sister belikan kopi kampung kat Kluang, susah pulak nak dapat supply. Ish! susahnya nak minum kopi yang sedap ni.

Then masa balik Terengganu few weeks ago, aku singgah kat kedai Uncle Chong bawah jambatan kat Jerteh. My parents suka beli barang kat situ sebab senang. Kalau nak balik, just jalan terus towards Jabi je, tak payah nak pusing2 lagi. I told Uncle tu, I dont want kopi yg commercial, ie Kapal Api, Kapal Layar, Kopi Jantan, Kopi Mak Janda, and mcm2 lagi la kopi out there. I want kopi kampung. Then, I was introduced to Kopi Cap Jam Besar. hehe.. nama mcm tak commercial langsung. Tapi rasanya... peh!!! sedap giler!! I'm hooked on that kopi now. I'm the kind that, drinking coffee in the morning will help me to stay awake, but drinking coffee at nite, will put me to sleep. Pelik kan? :D




Melitta and 3 coracoes tu were gifts from Nisa yang duduk Brazil. Thank you Nisa. Nampak tak kopi cap Jam Besar tu? Memang besar betul jam dia.. hehe..

French Bread Rolls

Hari ni tempek recipe je. Now, everyday rumah aku akan berbau roti yg dibakar dalam oven sebab aku dah cam obsessed giler buat roti ni.. hehe... aku pulak kan ada sejenis penyakit iaitu, once i like something, aku akan buat dan buat dan buat, sampai aku naik pening nak makan baru aku berenti. Pulak tu, dear hubby loves this bread so much. Maka, buat sementara waktu, anak2 aku kena la bear dengan mama yang rajin buat roti ni..

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups bread flour

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. To the yeast mixture, add the oil, salt, and 2 cups flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
3. Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces, and form into round balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

source : http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/French-Bread-Rolls-to-Die-For/Detail.aspx

A busy weekend

Yesterday, my activity list went on and on. I thought it was never gonna end. It started with a visit to the park. Aku nak pegi rumah arwah ayahda (my uncle, my dad's lil brother), tapi sebab dah janji dengan the kids nak pegi park naik basikal. And the nite before, aku balik lambat from rumah arwah ayahda. I waited for the jenazah to arrived, lepas baca tahlil. then terus balik rumah. By the time I reached home, it was already 3am. Pastu bila pikir nak kena bangun awal nak bawak budak2 pegi park pulak, aduh! bercinta nya..

Alhamdulillah, I managed to wake up early, siapkan breakfast, then bawak dia org ke park. Nora, Lily and Roger joined us. Aku pun duduk tak lama kat park sebab nak berkejar to Rawang untuk pengkebumian. About 10am, kita orang ke Rawang, and stayed kat rumah arwah for about an hour or so. Pastu we all pegi makan kat rumah erm.. tak sure sapa, but tuan rumah buat open house dgn sembelih lembu sekor. Rasanya tuan rumah ahli PAS sebab ada byk bendera PAS kat situ. Tak tau la kalau aku makan kat majlis raya PAS cawangan Country Heights. hehehe.. tak kesah pun, yang penting kenyang. Terima kasih tuan rumah sebab sudi jemput sedara mara arwah bertandang.

Balik from Rawang, I sent the kids to rumah mak sebab dia orang sibuk sangat la nak main dengan their cousins. And finally, I had time for myself.. lega rasa! Hubby went out to fix the player in his car. I ended up playing Restaurant City in Facebook and watched Brothers Grimm. Punya la tak best cerita tu. Menyesal tengok.. should have watch Erin Brockovich instead.

Lepas maghrib, I went to rumah mak for dinner. Punya la lama stay kat rumah mak. Bila balik rumah, rasa leganya... Today rasa nak hibernate kat rumah je but unfortunately I'll have to cook for lunch. Mak and Abah is coming along with Izani and Nadia, and Nazri and Lalia.. *sigh*..

Ayahda passed away...

Mas knocked on my bedroom door with a solemn news, ayahda passed away few minutes ago. Now I'm waiting for Hubby to fetch me. Our destination will be Hospital Sg. Buloh..

Kerutup Kambing

Last nite bertungkus lumus aku membuat french bread rolls. Actually nak buat tengahari pastu tengok2 tepung roti tak suka. Aku tak suka guna plain flour, takde volume roti tu, rasa hambar je.. hehe.. memandai je aku.

Dear CS, kat bawah ni recipe kerutup kambing for u :)

bahan A : semua kena blend
15 ulas bwg merah (kalau guna bwg besar, dalam 3 biji)
10 biji bwg putih
2 inches halia
2 inches lengkuas

Bahan2 lain
2kg lamb/mutton
2 bunga lawang
4-5 bunga cengkih, pelaga
1/2 inch cinnamon.
8 tbs cili giling/cili boh
5 tbs rempah kerutup
1 kg santan
1/2 biji kelapa parut (utk buat kerisik)
2 asam keping
2 btg serai
garam, gula

mula2 kena tumis bunga lawang, cengkih, cardamon, cinnamon sampai garing, pastu masukkan cili boh/ cili giling. bila dah garing, masukkan bahan A and rempah kerutup. kalau takde, guna rempah kari abt 5tbs. tumis til naik minyak, masukkan kerisik, nisan (gula melaka), serai yg dah ketuk.

pastu masukkan kambing & santan 1kg. then masukkan asam keping. pastu kacau once in a while. bila dah nak masak, masukkan 2 biji bwg besar, cili merah yg dah potong panjang, garam, gula. the taste should be masam, manis and masin. kerutup tak sedap kalau kering mcm rendang, so kena ada kuah sikit.

Lunch Box

This lunch box is a typical lunch box that I prepared for my kids. Selalunya aku akan buat 1 main meal which normally consist of nasik goreng, meehoon goreng, nasik lemak, spaghetti, lasagne or apa2 je la yg aku rasa nak prepare. Once in a while, aku akan buatkan burger special or hotdog special for them. One main meal normally will be accompanied by jelly, fruits, homemade cakes, sweets, sometimes raisins and nuts, then prepacked biscuits and cakes and on some occasions, they will bring juice or milk besides their normal iced barley tea (plain without sugar).

For the past few days, I need to convince iffah to bring this type of lunch box to school. Why?? Sebabnya ada budak darjah 3 yang mocked her, cakap dia greedy, perut besar, budak gemuk, just because iffah's mother (me!) ada masa nak prepare lunch box macam ni untuk anak dia. Rasa nak je aku lepuk budak lelaki tu. Aku tengok most kids kat sekolah iffah, their lunch box will be, roti gardenia perisa vanilla/chocolate etc or muffin gardenia and some of them takde lunch box pun, just beli apa yg makcik canteen jual. The truth is, aku dulu pun mcm tu jugak, takde masa to prepare lunch box yg elaborate utk my kids, selalunya aku suruh makcik goreng je nugget or ayam with some fries but bila tengok iman and iffah makin gemuk, aku risau. But aku memang forbid them from buying food kat canteen, takut kena food poisoning.

Then bila visit k.hani and k.min nye blog, the food that they prepared for their kids' lunch, rasa bersalah pulak kat my kids. How come other mothers can make the effort to prepare good, healthy, home-cooked food and I cant? So for the past few months, aku make extra effort, to ensure that my kids pegi sekolah, bawak lunch box yang healthy, low in fat, and most importantly, bukan frozen food. Kalau frozen pun, yang homemade frozen. :)

But still aku sakit hati dengan budak lelaki tu. I dont understand why he had to say that. Should I pursue the case and gi jumpa guru besar? Ish! melampau la pulak aku ni..

Hari Selasa dalam Sejarah

Tiba2 teringat masa kecik2 dulu, TV1 selalu siarkan rancangan Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah, which usually been aired for about 5 minutes or less. Eh! ke less than 10 minutes? Entah ler.. aku pun dah lupa. Aku rasa that program sangat berguna. At least aku tahu what happened on those particular dates/day mentioned on the TV.

Yesterday memang hari yang bersejarah bagi aku. Lepas picking up the kids from school at about 6pm, we went to Dharbar Melawati for a teh tarik session. Dah habis makan, aku teringat that I need to buy rock sugar. Maka aku pun berjalan ler ke kedai mamak yang ada jual rock sugar with iman and iffah. Lepas dah beli gula, then I waited for dear hubby to pick us up kat tepi jalan. Of course ler sambil tu aku kena melayan iman and iffah bercerita.

Nak dijadikan cerita, tengah bercakap dengan iman, tiba2 dia tarik aku, and masa tu jugak aku rasa something hit my left leg. Well! takde la rasa sakit, rasa mcm kena tekan dgn benda yg kuat. Rupanya ada nyonya tua ni, driving a MyVi, reversed her car into me. Wah! bengkak betul aku. Dah la tu, muka selamba, takde cakap apa2. Aku apa lagi, terus naik angin, and ketuk the windscreen on the driver's side. She didnt even wind down the window, and aku mouthed "Aunty! tak nampak ke orang berdiri tepi jalan ni?? kenapa reverse tak tengok??!!". Guess what that nyonya cakap? "Tak nampak pun, tarak nampak". Darah aku terus panjat Gunung Everest. I was so damned pissed.

Kebetulan masa tu, hubby pun sampai, and dia keluar bila tengok aku ketuk cermin tingkap aunty tu, and he asked what happened. Aku cerita la apa yg telah terjadi and aku bengkak coz nyonya tu tak cakap sorry pun. Aku ni bukannya species yang senang nak naik angin. Tapi bila org yang takde sopan santun and budi bahasa ni, memang buatkan darah aku menyirap. Hubby went to that nyonya's car, masa tu dia reverse kete dia, and suruh nyonya tu berenti. And that nyonya tu tak berenti!! Hubby apa lagi, dia ketuk pintu belakang driver's seat sekuat hati. Semua orang kat tepi jalan tu pandang kita org. Then dia suruh kita org masuk, and follow that nyonya. Aku ni jenis yang malas nak bergaduh2. So I asked hubby to forget about it. Malas nak panjangkan.

Ingatkan kaki aku ok. Malam tadi rasa sengal... huhuhu... aku sedih giler. Bengong nya nyonya. Mau je aku jejak kasih dgn dia hari ni. Tapi what's the point. Anyway, aku taknak ler ajar anak2 aku jadi ganas pulak. :)

Semalam rumah mak aku buat baca yaasin. My uncle is in ICU. He has been on life support since saturday. Oleh kerana yang datang tu ramai la jugak, maka aku jadi chef cook. *sigh*... lagi? Letihnya jadi tukang masak. Menu semalam, Kerutup Kambing, Gulai Kampung Ayam, Kerabu Taugeh, Sambal Tempoyak with Kacang Botol and Ulam Raja. Aku kena masak kerutup kambing and gulai kampung ayam.

Kerutup Kambing

Another day @ Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir

On Sunday, aku ajak Abe & Mas pegi picnic lagi. This time Nora datang lepas her morning walk kat KDE. Makcik Ton masakkan nasik lemak, and Nora Abe (Abe's wife pun nama Nora jugak), buatkan egg sandwich.



tasik kat park tu..



iffah tengah kupas telur utk makan dgn nasik lemak.



Mas tengok orang cam gangster. tau la lapar, kot ye pun, jgn la pandang org sampai mcm tu sekali :P



Nora tengah kusyuk makan nasik lemak setelah sepagi bekerja keras brisk walking kat KDE



Basikal yang dianiayai. Lepas je episode di park ni, basikal ni terus coma, now dalam ICU, masih tak sedarkan diri. Kesian sungguh nasib basikal ni....


Kashfi happy dapat naik buai


Iman


Iffah is offering babysitting service.. hehe.. ni Shariff punya favourite babysitter

Picnic @ Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir

Asyik tengok K.Min berpicnic, teringin jugak nak pegi picnic. Kebetulan masa gi KLCC last week, lalu kat jalan Ampang Hilir, and I saw this one new gorgeous park near the MRR2 highway. Dulu, kolam tu used to be a mining pool, if I'm not mistaken. Pastu it was deserted for few years, siap ada orang jumpa mayat lagi dalam pool tu. DBKL has given it a new life, refurbish the place and turned it into a beautiful park where everyone can enjoy. The park is called Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir.

I went there semalam dengan Nora. Mula2 plan nak pegi pukul 8am. Aku being aku, memang sah2 takan bangun pagi. Bila sedar, tengok jam dah 9am. Tapi sebab dah janji dengan Nora, maka aku gagahkan jugak untuk pegi. I cooked kuey teow goreng and nasik goreng for the picnic on saturday. Pastu bawak some sausages for the kids. Makcik Ton made some fresh coffee and Vico. Memang best la picnic tu except for the fact that it was already quite warm. Iman and Iffah tak nak main, they just sat beneath a huge pokok sena (i think) and chit chatting, while Mama and Aunty Nora busy gossiping.. hehehe



Nora tengah makan nasik goreng + kuey teow goreng :)



Iffah and Iman enjoying their cold barley tea



Looking for fish?

Roti Arab

I visited Rina's blog and nampak roti arab ni mcm sedap sgt. Aku dah pernah masak before, but guna recipe from myresipi. Rina dapat this recipe from her neighbour's maid yang pernah keje kat Saudi. Sedap sgt2!! Thank you so much Rina for sharing the recipe :)



Aku makan this roti with Gulai Kampung Ayam. Kebetulan hari ni aku masak gulai ayam for hubby. As usual, aku buat a bit of alteration to the original recipe. Bukan disengajakan, sometimes, kalau tak cukup bahan, aku just letak apa yg ada je. Today takde coffeemate, so aku ganti dengan susu Anmum adik aku, Mas. hehehe.. Sedap jugak. Roti aku a bit hangus sebab api terlalu panas. Ni cut and paste from Rina's blog.. hehe.. sorry Rina, today I memang malas nak menaip.

Roti Arab :

(sukatan ini utk 7 kpg roti)

Bahan- bahan

1 cup of tepung gandum

3 sudu besar Coffee Mate ( Ganti dengan 3 tbs Anmum.. hehehe)

1 sudu besar gula & sedikit garam

½ sudu kecil Mauripan

1 sudu kecil minyak masak ( aku guna 1 tbs corn oil)

Air untuk uli ( 1/3 cup of water)

Cara-cara :

Uli semua bahan sehingga jadi doh, (kalau terlebih air boleh tambah tepung sedikit). Biarkan sebentar sehingga doh kembang. Uli lagi & tumbuk doh. Bahagikan 7 bahagian atau ikut suka. Canaikan dengan roller (taburkan sedikit tepung atas papan canai supaya tak melekat). Goreng dalam minyak yang banyak & betul2 panas.

Isetan Sale - Member's Preview

Mula2 tak nak pegi sebab aku rasa mcm takde benda nak beli. Pastu bila pikir nak kena jugak pegi KLCC today sebab nak hantar popia bilis yang Gayah tempah tu, maka terjebak la aku ke sale Isetan tu. Initially, Mas agreed to temankan. But aku tunggu dia punya la lama, almost 3pm tak balik2 lagi sebab dia pegi visit kawan dia kat Kota Damansara. Letih aku tunggu. Kebetulan pulak hubby balik keje awal hari ni. Setelah puas memujuk, maka hubby pun agree to ikut.

Fuh! lega aku.. boleh aku pow duit dia.. hehehe.. tak payah ler aku susah2 nak bayar nanti. But since aku ni kan wife yang mithali (heheh.. puji diri sendiri sekali sekala), aku tak beli byk pun. Just bought few training bra for Iman. The truth is, I dunno when I should buy one for her. Ye la, she's only in standard 3. Maybe I need to wait? Ermm.. I seriously dunno. Anyway, aku dah beli pun, and she like it so much. Dia kata very comfortable.

Masa nak naik ke Isetan tu, aku terjumpa Nora, sama2 tengah tunggu elevator from the basement parking. Kita orang tak plan pun nak jumpa. Masa tu aku tengah dok bercakap dgn Hubby, nasib baik tak ngumpat Nora masa tu.. hehehe.. Pastu tengah syok dok bercakap, tiba2 ada sorang lady dok pandang. Aku dalam hati dok pikir "apahal dia ni asyik pandang aku je".. rupanya Nora!.. hehe.. punya la kecik dunia ni. Side track sikit, kita orang plan nak pegi picnic esok pagi. Tak tau la jadi ke tak. Aku rasa mcm bercinta je nak bangun pagi :D

Kat dalam Isetan tu, aku jumpa Warque. Sempat lagi warque bershopping. Padahal dia on duty kat Chilli's. Aku plan nak gi makan dessert free kat Chilli's soon. Ops! aku takleh makan.. huwaaa.... aku on pantang for the next 38 days. Boleh ke aku pantang ni?? No.. aku bukan pantang sebab baru lepas deliver a baby, or sebab miscarried, but ni just suka2 pantang.. eh! ada ke mcm tu? heheh..

Anyway, I think I better stop merapu sekarang. Esok nak gi Sale lagi, this time to Tang's ..

Obsessed with Happy Feet

Ni rupa budak yang obsessed giler dgn Happy Feet.




This is his favourite part.



Kalau dia tengah menangis, or meragam, just put on Happy Feet, he'd be glued to the TV. Panggil nama dia berpuluh kali pun, dia takan toleh.

Kek Lapis Rempah

I promised Jeni that I will bake a kek lapis rempah menggunakan api bawah saje. hehe.. I know.. kek lapis rempah patut bake guna api atas sahaja but since oven aku takde api atas, maka ni kek lapis version api bawah. Err.. lapisan bawah kek ni, memang hangit, as expected. But rasa still sama and boleh nampak lapis2 tu. This recipe was given by Aunty Asiah yang pernah terbitkan buku under Berita Publishing, rasanya the book titled "Rasa Selatan" or something by Asiah Samsuddin. Aku suka sangat recipe Aunty Asiah ni, so far, semua recipe yang dia bagi, memang menjadi.

Dulu Aunty Asiah selalu keluar dalam magazine Jelita, step by step recipe. That was way back in the 1990's. Kebetulan mak aku memang baik sangat2 dengan Aunty Asiah, dah jadi mcm mak angkat aku. Kalau aku tak tau apa2 recipe, then I would call her and asked from her. Memang tak kedekut ilmu, alhamdulillah.



bahan2
10 biji telur putih
20 biji egg yolk
20 ounce butter (grade A butter + Grade B butter eg. golden churn + buttercup)
10 ounce sugar
6 ounce flour
4 tbs susu pekat
2 tbs rempah kek lapis

cara2
1. whisk egg whites sampai stiff, then add sugar, whisk lagi.
2. in a separate bowl, cream butter and milk, pastu add no. 1, egg yolks, flour and rempah.
3. panaskan oven, kena guna api atas , then bakar selapis, bila atas dah a bit burn, then buat selapis. continue sampai habis.

SOGO Warehouse Sale

Bila tengok entry2 aku, baru perasan that I didnt write much about raya. Nanti la kita berceloteh panjang pasal raya. Today nak cerita pasal SOGO warehouse sale which started from 1st october and will end on 4th october which is tomorrow.

Aku ajak mak and Mas pegi Sogo on thursday, nak beli barang2 untuk lunch box iman and iffah. Aku tak shopping mana pun, Mas yg shopping byk. Dah habis shopping, kita orang turun bawah kat McD for lunch. Nasib baik kita org sampai just before the 3pm mark, sempat ler beli McD murah. Kebetulan pulak, McD is having a promotion rite now, buy any large meal with sundae, then u'll get a Coke Glass free. I bought one for me and one for Mas.

Lepas dah habis lunch, Mas naik tingkat 7 balik sebab terlupa nak chop parking ticket. Dia tinggal Shariff kat aku and mak, aku ingatkan dia nak naik kejap je. Rupanya sejam dia naik, dia gi chop parking tiket campur window shopping. Aku punya la angin sebab aku called her hp many times, tak dapat. Dah ler Shariff tu berat yang amat untuk dikendong oleh aku yg pendek ni. Pulak tu, dia langsung tak telepon tanya anak dia nangis ke tak ke.. eee.. Geram sungguh! Nasib baik Shariff tido, aku duduk tunggu kat tepi Famous Amos sambil gendong Shariff.

Pastu semalam aku pegi lagi Sogo. This time with hubby and Mas. Hubby wanted to buy perfume and I want to buy glass jar for mak. Mas pulak, as usual, nak window shopping. Masa kita org sampai tu, Sogo warehouse sale tu dah tutup. But lepas puas pleading kat budak2 yang jaga pintu masuk tu, dia org bagi masuk. Fuh! lega rasa sebab taknak la datang jauh2 for nothing. Hubby bought Polo Black and a pair of shoes of himself. Aku pulak beli bekas kaca... hehe.. aku would rather spend time looking at household items than buying clothes for myself.

Murah giler!! I wanted to buy more, but unfortunately, cuma tinggal 2. Mas ambik satu, and one for me.. huwaaaaaaaa.... nyesal aku bawak Mas. If not, I can have all for myself! just kidding.. hehe

Sweet Chili Crab

These past 2 months, senang pulak nak cari ketam kat Kuala Besut. Memang musim ketam agaknya. Everyday, ada je ketam yg dijual. One thing about Kuala Besut yg aku suka, kalau ketam baru naik, hidup lagi. So memang tak perlu risau kalau ketam tu tak fresh or bau busuk. According to pakcik yang jual ikan tu, ketam betina lagi banyak isi. Mcm mana nak tau ketam tu betina ke jantan? The colour difference, yang jantan tak kuning. Err.. betul ke? hehe.. rasa cam aku bagi ajaran sesat je.

Anyway, aku decided semlm, nak masak something simple. So I ended up concocting this in the kitchen.

Recipe

Ingredients
Ketam - 1kg
few clove of garlic - crushed
2 tbs cili giling
1 tsp sesame oil
3 tbs tomato sauce
4 tbs chili sauce
1 tbs salt
2 tbs sugar.

cara2
1. panaskan minyak, pastu goreng garlic for few secs, then add cili giling.
2. Bila cili dah garing, masukkan all the sauce termasuk la sesame oil, garam and gula.
3. then add 1/2 cup of water and ketam.
4. let the ketam simmer until it's fully cooked. voila! dah masak. hehe.. simple kan?

Breakfast today

I've been quiet for the past few days sebab I was away, back in Terengganu. Actually, last week aku dah balik KL on friday. Pastu hubby dapat news that his uncle passed away on friday afternoon lepas zohor. We had no choice but to go back. Aku tak sampai hati bila mengenangkan betapa baiknya Cik Haq (Arwah Ayah Ali's widow) yang selalu hantar makanan kat we all. Whenever she was in KL, she will cook something for hubby, normally masakan lama yg dah dijual kat mana2 kedai. Ni aku baru je balik from Terengganu. Aku sampai pukul 9pm last nite.

Last nite mak aku tido kat my house. So pagi ni, aku kena bangun awal, siapkan breakfast for my mum. Breaskfast pagi ni, Nasik Goreng Mak. hehe.. kenapa aku namakan Nasik Goreng Mak is becoz masa kecik2 dulu, mak aku suka goreng nasik mcm ni. Leftovers ikan goreng tu akan ditumbuk dgn cili masak, pastu masuk dalam nasik goreng. Sedap!!

Nasik Goreng Mak