The Foods and Us

Pancake Durian @ Bantal Durian

2011-12-08T10:52:00.005+08:00

Hujung-hujung tahun ni, banyak pulak serangan penyakit....

Boboys dengan papanya dilanda demam panas, Alhamdulilah dua-dua gegirl sihat, kuasa Allah, kalau x, sapa yang nak jaga 'pesakit2' ni dan yang nak bikin keadaan mama lagi haru dan ceria kalau bukan Syarah Ameerah bambam tu...

Ok, back to the recipe story mory......

Sementara ada masa kelapangan, time semua lena dibuai mimpi... ingat nak cari resepi talam durian....

Cari punya cari, surf punya surf, google punya google, terjumpa pasal satu artikel dari Kosmo...

Pada sesiapa yang tak pernah dengar dengan tajuk entry ni, kene baca tau artikel ni, di SINI

Bila baca je, dah terliur da... kebetulan, durian ada lagi, memang kene cuba nih,...cuba jangan tak cuba ye...

So, menggooogle lah lagi akan resepinya... Puas mencari tapi x banyak. Cara membuatnya simple je, but the hardest and trickiest part is to prepare the skin; sangat nipis dan lembut..... That chinese lady had used 7 types of flour...Danggg!

TUJUH ye puan-puan......Hah, Sudah!

Mana nak cekau 7 jenis tepung tu......

No wonderlah, yang telah mencubanya memberikan komen that the skin is so melt in your mouth...

Adusssss! Camner tu yek?

Ok, xpelah, I pon check on all the recipes, then came out with my own version....

Skin:

80g superfine flour

130g water

60ml cream

1 egg yolk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

a drop of yellow food coloring

a pinch of salt

-mix all the ingredients

-pour on a strainer to get a smooth and fine batter

MESTI gunakan a non stick-pan, my pan size 9" so I need to put 2 tbsp of batter to obtain a very thin and soft layer (I dapat 7 skin layers with the above recipe) and very small fire.

Untuk proses ni, kene banyak sabao ye...

Ok, pan x perlu dipanaskan dahulu dan x perlu letak minyak.

Letakkan batter atas pan, goyang-goyangkan, pusing-pusingkan, gelek-gelekkan (ewaaahhh!) pan anda sehingga semua batter menutup tipis permukaan pan.

Then, put on fire.....

the batter will slowly changing into translucent color

then slowly into opaque color with some bubble in the middle

once, the whole skin totally change into opaque,

angkat pan dan slowly take out the skin. Biarkan pan betul-betul sejuk, kemudian baru ulang proses yang sama sehingga batter habis. Pastikan semua skin sejuk sepenuhnya

Filling:

Isi durian secukupnya

dan non-dairy whipping cream yang sudah dipukul hingga kental

-cara nak assemble, boleh refer pada link yang I letak kat atas tu.

Daaaaan terhasillah ini.... Taddaaaaa!!!!

Letak atas papercup (untuk elakkan melekat @ lapik dengan plastik), kemudian, masukkan dalam bekas bertutup rapat dan simpan dlam peti sejuk 15-30 minit @ seberapa lama yang anda tahan nak tunggu, kemudian.....

Cer tengok apa kat dalamnya.....versi kemas

Hahah!

versi sukahati.....!

Walla! Voila!

Baked Durian

2011-12-04T15:30:00.005+08:00

Remember tak my previous post yang I nak try buat durian goreng tu.... Hahahahaaaa

Tapi as I mentioned earlier, I tak nak buat goreng version....takuuuuuttttt...

So, I tukar pada bake version.... hihihihi

Bukannya apa....faham2 je lah ye...durian tu full with kolestrol (opsss!.... takut nak sebut...)

Kalau digoreng, sapa yang nak bertanggungjawab..... lemaaaaak jugak...yang akan dipersalahkan.

Takut jadi mcm ni.....

(Gambar sekadar hiasan)

Jangan ada yang meng'deep' fry dengan evoo udah la ye...

Oklah, kita teruskan pada resepinya ya...

150g durian flesh

40ml cream

phyllo pastry

enough butter, melted

1 egg mix with 1 tsp cream - as 'glue' and for eggwash

First prepare the filling. Put cream in a pot, heat on stove with small fire till it start bubbling at the side

Take the durian flesh

Quickly add into the cream, stir till well mix, turn off fire, let the durian filling cool slightly

Take out the phyllo pastry, carefully separate the layer. I used 2 layer only. Phyllo pastry that I used, make sure choose the right one

Put a layer of phyllo skin on a flat surface, brush with melted butter, then put another layer on it. Using pizza cutter, cut the skin into equal square sizes, I obtained 12 squares. Scoop the durian filling on each square equally. Take one end of the skin and fold on top of the filling. Brush the top with egg

Next, take the opposite end and fold on top of each other and brush with egg

Proceed the folding process with the other two end till become like below picture

Arrange on baking tray, and bake at 190 C for 15 minutes or till cook. Serve while still hot

Walla!

Milo Dinasour

2011-12-02T14:09:00.004+08:00

My 2nd son demam, since last Tuesday, poor Syabil Aqeel, and got few blisters in his mouth causing him difficult to eat and drink....

He just want to drink cold chocolate drink je....

(At the moment I update this blog, he seems recovering from the fever but still got 1-2 blisters in his mouth and his appetite is recovering too but his brother, Syahmi Ameen is undergoing his 2nd day of the same problem).

So, I was thinking to make something that can cheer him up by spice up his 'meal'....

The ingredients.....there is no exact measurement for this recipe because it's all up to your liking ya!

Milo

Dutch Lady Chocolate Milk

ice cubes

mugs @ cups @ glasses

First thing first,put enough ice cubes in a blender ( should fill 3/4 @ or more of the blender mug, for 3 person)

Crush the ice (make sure your blender can do so and guaranteed by the company)

Divide the ice equally into each mug @ glass@ cup, then fill the chocolate milk 3/5 full followed with lotsa scoops of milo! (depends on your liking, how many scoop you want to add)

Then give it just a light stir, I purposely want the milo lumps remain floating on the drinks.

To add more kick, u can add instant coffee powder into it (I used 1/4 tsp instant coffee powder mix with 1/4 tsp hot water, for my mug only!)

Ok, now, here's the trick, the 'dinosaur' trick.... Add scoops of milo powder on top of the drink, fill till full the mug!

and enjoy!

Voila!

Cooking class 2..... with boboys!

2011-12-02T12:17:00.004+08:00

Noon peeps!

Time cuti2 sekolah ni, kalau x pi cuti2 malaysia, kenela fikirkan aktiviti kat rumah supaya my boboys x boring, kesian pulak depa, asyik2 main dgn toys je kan, mama plak x boleh nak layan sgt depa....

So i took this opportunity to do activity yang depa like the most... COOKINGGGG! jangan x caya no....

Memandangkan dah berabad2 depa dok bising mintak belikan Playdoh set, yang mana mamanya ni paling x suka lah, bukan apa, tau je lah, bebudak main kat lantai, nanti berminyak, tercalit sana, tercalit sini, pulak tu depa suka campoq, lekat2 kat toys depa.... haishhh! x boleh tahan la...

So, i pon ambik pendekatan yang berbeza, itupon atas saranan my boboys gakla sebab depa suka no watch youtube, happened to be terjumpa cara2 nak buat homemade playdough....

Bagai pucuk di cita ulam mendatang kan lah ye....

Itupon sebelum nak buat mamanya ni dah kasi rules and regulations. If they don't follow, once in a lifetime je la depa bole main benda nih and no other color will be prepared.... So, setelah persetujuan pon dicapai, they decided to choose blue color dulu....

Aktiviti pon bermula.........

Bahan2 yang diperlukan termasuk lil' chefs nya..

1 cup flour (I used cap bunga cempaka, murah!)

1/2 cup fine salt

2 tbsp cream of tartar

1 tbsp oil

3/4 cup water

1 tbsp food coloring - the amount depends on the type of color u use

cooking pan

put all the ingredients in the pan and stir lightly

put on stove with slow fire, stir continuously

till become soft dough

put on a flat surface dusted with flour

knead well

till become smooth dough

cover with cling film to avoid the surface from drying, let cool completely prior to use

Amacam, mudah dan senang je kan?

Bukan itu saja, malah sangat selamat untuk digunakan.

Jangan lupa utk mencubanya bersama2 anak2 anda sebagai aktiviti tambahan mereka di cuti sekolah ini.....

DADIDU......!

Butter Prawn

2011-11-21T07:05:00.005+08:00

Wooohoooo... quite long time ya...

This is a repeat recipe actually....

Happened to be, I found this giant freshwater prawn at the fish market at my hometown, Sungai Besar Selangor..

This is my favorite seafood actually....hohohoho

Flipping back my memory book, when I was still small, Abah always catch this prawn every time he finish doing his work at paddy field.

He always get big catches.... The big sizes will be sold at the pekan, and we'll having the medium to small sizes...heavennnnnnn. No wonder la now, my sister and my mum got 'resdung'! hihihi

Ok, let's proceed with the recipe:

2 giant freshwater prawn - u can use any type of prawn, even lobster ya. Cleaned, washed, cut half lengthwise, sprinkle with salt and pan fried half cook on each side

leftover evoo from frying the prawn

1/2 tbsp flour

2 tbsp cream

1/3 - 1/2 cup water

salt to taste

1/4 chicken cube

any herbs - I used rosemary and basil. Love to add this coz it will give extra flavor!

- heat the leftover oil, add flour, let it bubbly

-add cream, mix well, add water, salt, chicken cube, herb

-add prawn

-mix well till sauce reach desired consistency

Cooking class ..... with boboys!

2011-10-09T10:11:00.004+08:00

Early this morning my boboys woke up excitedly because last night I have promised them to prepare pancake together, after about 3 weeks they begging me to restock the mix... (x sempat nak beli maaaa....)

Ladies and gentlemen,

the ingredients for the pancake...... with the 2 little chefs (muka2 baru bangun tido...)

Opppsss!!, forgot, we got 3 chefs actually,..... plus the new little bambam chefs, fresh from the 'oven', smell so fresh!

Let's proceed with the pancake making process....

Ok, first thing first,

mix all the ingredients in a bowl

Next, we need to stir it till become a smooth batter,

the 1st chef doing his job excellently

Oh, not forgetting the 2nd chef too....

My, my,..... the 3rd chef.........just observing the whole process

Then, sizzling time,

off onto the pan till brown on each sides

Once cook, arrange on plate nicely,

Presenting......

Pancake with maple syrup

the verdict.....

Fuuhhhh, amazing! ......gone in no time.....

I guess, the effort really worth a try!

Well done boboys!

Pemandangan yang sangat best....tahun ini

2011-10-05T17:38:00.005+08:00

Wow!

Sangatlah lama tak update...

Kali ni update2 terus citer seperti tajuk diatas...recipes...? Kita cuti jap ye...

Sebab x sempat nak bergambo gambi lepas masak la ni...siap masak je terus ngap!

Insyaallah kejap je.... hehehehe

Ok, diteruskan cerita...

Sejak beberapa bulan ni,

tiap kali buka pintu, mesti tersenyum....

tiap kali naik tangga, mesti tersenyum....

Nampak tak apa yang I nampak? Apa??? tak nampak? Ooooo tak jelas....

Ok, meh kita zoom sikit....

Ok, nampak tak?

X nampak jugak? Ooooo gelap....

Ok, meh zoom lagi, kali ni kasik cerah lagi....

Haaaaaaaa..... tu diaaaaaaaaaa

Kalau terpandang ni mesti tersenyum.....khennnnnnnn....

Ke ada yang masam? Pada yang tak suka la kot...

Kalaula pak duri ni boleh dipetik bila masak, memang dengan sepenuh keikhlasan akanku hulurkan tanganku yang berjemari keras kematu ini untuk memetikmu....chewwah!

Harap2 tahun ni menjadikla buahnya.....

Sebenarnyakan I dah tak sabo2 nak cuba try test satu resipi ni...

Sampai terliur2 bila nengok gambarnya...membayangkan camnelah rasanya kan....

Resepi ni menggunakan pak duri flesh as main ingredients.....

Apa resepi tu yea....jeng jeng jenggggggggggggg

Ini haaa........!

Gambo pinjam google yeaa....

Inilah dia, durian goreng....dengor je dah membayangkan ....KOLESTEROL......

Menurut reviewer nya, lapisan kulit luar adalah tepung yang rangup, manakala dalamnya seperti kastad durian yang lemak berkrim gituuuu......

Ingredients semua da ada dalam kepala, tapi tu lah....tengah pikir camne nak menggayakannya, maklumla, x pernah try test cuba lagi.....

Xpe banyak masa lagi nak tunggu buah gugur....

Ek eleh, bukannya x boleh nak pi beli durian yang jual tepi2 jalan tu....

Hahahaha...tu la pasal....nak tunggu buah kat rumah ni jugak......

Excited punya pasal, sanggop ko, sampai terliur, terbayang, termimpi bagai.......

Kalau dah tak tahan gak memang kene beli jugak ni....

Tapi nampak gayanya kene ubah sikit cara masak kot....bake...bole?

Cer try....cer try....

Udah2 le melayankan pak duri tu, meh cuci mata dengan pemandangan2 yang lain....

Ni haaaa....sapa yang tak kenal? kalau tak kenal, sila pindah negara lain ye...

Buah berambut.....rambutan la khennnnnnn

Dah siap berkupas, bukan apa, malas nak melayan semut2 yang berjuta2 tu....

Kupas, simpan dalam fridge...mudah untuk dimakan bila2 masa je...

Buah ni tak heran pon kan...banyak dimana2...

Kebetulan ada la setangkai dua yang da ranum...time ni la nak merasa... lepas ni, bukannya tak berpeluang, tapi, pandang sebelah mata pon I tak rela youuuu....

Dah, tak payah nak makan banyak2, nanti batuk, sapa yang susah.....

Yang ni pulak, saki bakinya..... ada lagi sesikit sebenarnya, tapi other side, maleh nak turun snap gambo...

Ni pon jadik la ye... sekadar mencuci2 mata....

Longan the mata kucing....mana satu ni? Mana2 lah...malas I nak layannnnnn...

Yang ni, sajer interprame....sebok je.... Ni je lah hasil tangan I....

Yang lain2 kat atas2 tu adalah hasil masyul tangan my FIL and MIL...

Moga bertambah murah rezeki mereka, Aminnnn.....

Mocha Frappe

2011-08-05T06:47:00.000+08:00

Marvelouso!

A must try drink!

No need to start your car engine to go to any coffee cafe....

Save your money, fuel, energy, time...

For the original recipe and more 'delicious' pics please refer to this link

But I omit few ingredients, and this is my version

1/2 cup chocolate sauce - refer the recipe below **

2 tbsp vanilla syrup - refer the recipe below ***

3/4 cup coffee concentrate- refer the recipe below****

1 cup milk - I used dutch lady full cream

1 tsp cinnamon powder

-put in a blender and blend till well mix

1 1/2 cup ice

-add in the blender and process till well blended

Top with whipped cream & cocoa powder @/& cinnamon powder @/& grated chocolate

** chocolate sauce

3/4 cup heavy cream

3 tbsp brown sugar

a pinch of salt

-combine and bring to boil

110g bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely - I used super dark chocolate. You can use any brand, the best the quality, the best the result!

-add into the hot cream, whisk till melt and well combine

***vanilla syrup

combine equal part of sugar and water and heat till sugar dissolves, then add vanilla essence (the best, use vanilla bean, only if u have). Mine,

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup water

1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

****coffee concentrate

25g ground coffee - I used decaff Bon cafe'. U can use any of ur favorite brand and the amount can be more or less, depend on u.

400ml water

-combine and boil.

-let sit till cool

Enjoy!

Happy Ramadhan!

Fresh Fruits Lemon Pavlova

2011-08-04T10:15:00.000+08:00

I have had a slice of pavlova from Serai, Empire Subang, few weeks ago. Actually, it was not a plan, because the main objective is to try their macaroons after some people reviewed their macs is not too sweet. Biasalah, when u are at the dessert section, mata pon melilau tgk dessert yang lelain....and the pavlova look lah so tempting, I pon rembat a slice.

Their macs are definitely not too sweet! (chewwah! macamlah I pernah makan yang lain2 punya..sampai bole buat this kind of comment :p) Yang penting I memang bole makan dan telan, siap berebut with my boboys lagi and terpaksa beli lagi lepastu and this time with all the flavors!

The pavlova too, so good. Crunchy outside and marshmallowy inside, plus, not so sweet because the fresh fruits tartness balance the meringue sweetness.

Then, I had a delicious idea, trying to prepare pavlova but not with the usual version (sebelum2 ni da beberapa kali buat, tapi xdele makan berselera sgt mcm kat Serai tu. Hah! Adekah.... Adeke.....huhuhuhu...petunjuk yang paling x suka....Tembamkah I?????) After surfing all the recipes from the internet, I came out with a modified recipe from this link and this link for the meringue. So, here goes my version

meringue:

2 egg whites (A size) - from the cream caramel leftover

a pinch of salt

100g icing sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch

-combined

1 tsp vinegar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

-combined

-beat egg white with salt till soft meringue form

-gradually, add in mixture of sugar and cornstarch, beat for few minutes

-add in mixture of vinegar and vanilla

-beat till stiff, shiny and glossy

-for a clear step by step with picture, please refer to the 2nd link given above.

-divide into 3 circular

- Bake @ 150 C for 50 minutes or cook

-let cool

For the cream recipe, which give the pavlova major difference from usual (i guess la..... iye ke? Asyik2 plain whipped cream and fresh fruit je kan....) the idea was from this link but I made modification, my version:

50 g sugar

25 g butter

grated zest from 1 lemons

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 egg yolks- whisk lightly

-mix the first 4 ingredients and heat till the sugar dissolve

-in slow steady stream, pour the lemon mixture into the yolk, and continue whisking till well combine

-heat the mixture on low heat, stir until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not boil.

-transfer into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, let cool in the fridge.

50g cream cheese

5g butter

-beat till fluffy

1/2 cup non dairy whipping cream

-pour in the cream cheese and beat till fluffy

-fold in 1 3/4 tbsp lemon custard

fresh strawberries - I used from cameron (confirm very tart!)

Kebetulan, we had guests coming over on last Sunday and I prepared this for them. Pictures tak dan nak ambik, so pinjam yesterday punya pic

***If based on the original recipe, need to mix the whole lemon custard, but the custard was too sweet for me, plus, the non dairy cream too already sweet, that's why I just add 1 3/4 tbsp of it.

Actually I already reduce the amount of sugar, I suppose, need to reduce more to 30g - 40g sugar.

Yesterday, we had pavlova again for breakfasting dessert but this time I prepared the filling without cream cheese, just 1/2 cup of whipped non-dairy cream, fold in with 1 1/2 tbsp lemon custard (the remaining custard from last Sunday) and topped with fresh strawberries too

Baked French Toast

2011-07-30T11:55:00.003+08:00

Our breakfast this morning, a slight twist from the usual french toast...

6 bread slices - I used wholemeal, spread with butter on both side and cut into triangular

1 egg

1/4 cup cream

1 tsp icing sugar

a pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla essence

few dashes of cinnamon powder

maple syrup or any syrup

-mix all the ingredients except bread and syrup

-put all the breads into the above mixture and let it soak well

-arrange on a greased pan and bake @ 180 C till brown or cook

-serve with syrup and eat while still hot with tea or coffee

Walla!

Smooth and silky Cream Caramel

2011-07-29T11:14:00.005+08:00

While I was pregnant somewhere around my 30th weeks, this was one of the dessert that I wanted to prepare badly. Again, I wanted to prepare it by myself because I want the texture like I always imagine; smooth, silky, creamy, not too sweet, etc, etc, etc....

Unfortunately, I just manage to study all the recipes on the internet, and came out with my version of recipe.....without completing the 'execution phase'... :(

And, today, after postponing lots of time (sekarang ni nak buat apa pon sentiasalah kene postpone jerrrr....:p ), I have the chance to prepare it...here goes the recipe

caramel base:

60g sugar

2 1/2tbsp water

-combined and heated till brown

-put in greased small ramekin (steam bake) or plastic containers (steam)

egg custard:

4 egg yolks (A size)

500 ml milk - I used full cream dutch lady

20g icing sugar

a pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla essence

-using fork, mix egg yolk , salt and sugar slowly, no need to beat, in order to prevent any bubble formation.

- add in vanilla essence and milk slowly. Mix slowly until just combine

- pour on the caramel slowly

- for steam bake, 140 C for 1 hour

-for steam, using slow fire to prevent small bubble forming within the custard.

-let cool, keep in fridge

Mine, disaster! (nak kasi orang pon segan beb!) The custard is so soft, not suitable to bake in one big pan (need to hurry!), the best way is to put in small containers @ ramekins. As you can see, the texture is smooth, right, with no little tiny bubble within the custard...

So sad, almost hancur leburrrr....

But, the verdict...the texture so smooth, soft, silky, creamy.....mmmm...

I'm 2 months!

2011-07-25T11:02:00.003+08:00

Assalamualaikum

Hi everyone! My name is Syarah Ameerah bt Shahrin....

I'm a 2 months bam bam girl (like my mum and brothers always call me...) with weight 5.2kg!

Tiramisu-Cinnamon Roll

2011-07-23T09:16:00.003+08:00

Alhamdulilah, today I have the chance to post a recipe, which I've prepared for our breakfast this morning.

Actually, yesterday I was planning to post a recipe; our tea snack, but it 'disappear' before i have the chance to take the photo, so, maybe some other time la ye...

This recipe is actually from the basic cinnamon roll, but this morning i've altered it into 'tiramisu' version. Using my all-time favourite cinnamon roll dough recipe, so here it goes

1/4 cup warm water

2 tbsp sugar

1 1/2 tsp yeast

-mix sugar with water, then mix in yeast, leave for a few minutes till frothy

1/4 cup warm milk

38g margerine - melted

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg yolk

-mix all the ingredients.

-stir in to the yeast mixture

2 cups all purpose flour

3-4 tbsp brown sugar

1-2 tsp cinnamon powder (optional)

-mix together

bittersweet chocolate- grated (amount is up to you)

enough butter/margerine for spreading on the rolled dough

-add 1/2 of the flour to the above mixture, beat till smooth

-using a dough hook attached to your mixer to the lowest speed, slowly add the remaining flour until the dough is stiff and smooth.

- let rise double for about 1 hr

-punch down the dough, roll on a flat surface into rectangular shape.

-spread margerine/butter (the amount is up to you) on the dough evenly

- sprinkle the grated chocolate evenly

-followed by the mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon powder

- rolled the dough neatly and cut

-arrange on a greased pan, let rise double, bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 20-25 min or till cook

-spread the frosting while still hot

Hot from the oven!

For the coffee-cheese frosting :

125g cream cheese

10g butter

35g icing sugar

1/2 tbsp instant coffee powder + 1 1/2 tsp hot water

2 tbsp milk

- beat the first 3 ingredients till fluffy, mix in coffee mixture followed by milk

With frosting....

Come, let join us for breakfast....

Mmmmmm...so melt in your mouth....so good...so.....so....soooo...

extra notes: for basic cinnamon roll, u can omit the grated chocolate for the dough filling and the coffee mixture in the cheese frosting and reduce the icing sugar amount to 25g. BUT it's all up to your liking and creativity!

Black Forest Roll coming up........

Mana...........?

2011-07-16T16:57:00.006+08:00

Ya Allah, Ya ampuunnnnn...

cuba dikira dengan jari (tapi mesti x cukup) berapa hari (guna 'hari' sbb biasanya update almost setiap hari kan....betul kew?) dah x update blog.

Terlalu banyak sawang dah nih...

Maaf sangat2 sebab terlalu banyak sebab....nak tulis pon takut x terlarat nak baca je...

Tapi yang penting sekali gadget dah ada, sebelum nih gadgetnya demam, ingatkan demam kus kus je, rupanya demam kronik yang x dapat diselamatkan. Nak guna gadget canggih yang lain, dah terlebih canggih plak dan terlalu simple, sampaikan function2 penting yang biasa digunakan xde....

Alhamdulilah, ahkak dah ada gadget baru you!....

Sapa lagi, hubby la yang sponsor khennnnnn.....

Jangan jeles you!

Satu lagi berita penting,

Alhamdulilah, dengan kehadiran ahli baru dalam keluarga kami.

Setelah menempuh pelbagai dugaan dan cabaran (Alhamdulilah, Allah sayang kat kami), tidak dilupakan atas doa keluarga dan rakan2, hari ni Syarah Ameerah sudah masuk 52 hari.

Gambar insyaallah akan diupload kemudian, tapi kualiti hp je la ye....

Sekarang sedang membiasakan diri untuk menguruskan keluarga yang semakin besar,

masih rasa kekok, tak biasa lagi, masih mencari2 rutin yang boleh di adapt kan.

Tambah dengan kekerapan ketiadaan 'anchor' yang pergi untuk memenuhi tanggungjawab kerjanya....

Sedih wooo... Another ujian (Alhamdulilah, Allah sayangkan kami)

Tersedih plak sampaikan dah xde idea nak sambung. So, stop dulu kat sini lah...

Insyaallah berjumpa lagi di next entry dan bersama resipi2 dan bebelan yang x tahu bila akan ke udara (takut xde kesempatan je huhuhu)

Kalau diikutkan dah ada beberapa resipi nak dikongsi tapi sbb x dan nak ambik gambar, terpaksalah dikuburkan, next time je lah ye...

Sebelum tutup entry, nak kongsi beberapa info, kebetulan terjumpa masa google kat internet untuk cari info beberapa minggu lepas.

Untuk yang 1st ni source da lupa sbb rasanya daripada beberapa source if x silap, tapi saya kongsi yang saya ingat je lah ye:

1. wanita yang memberikan susu badannya kepada anaknya akan mendapat pahala dari setiap titik susu yang diberikannya.

2. Jika menyusui anaknya hingga cukup tempoh 2 1/2 tahun, malaikat2 dilangit akan khabarkan bahawa syurga adalah wajib buat si ibu.

3. jika seorang ibu tidak tidur semalaman kerana menjaga anak yang sakit, maka Allah akan memberikan pahala seperti memerdekakan 70 hamba ke jalan Allah.

Dulu I ada baca satu buku berkaitan agama, ada terbaca satu info tentang wanita2 islam yang akan masuk syurga, salah satunya ialah: wanita yang mempunyai ramai anak.

Sejak dari itu, I sentiasa tertanya2 kenapa, dan macam I ni, plan nak anak sikit je, tambah plak baru 3 orang ni, rasa tak mampu nak jaga dah...

Kebetulan masa google2 tu terjumpa satu artikel yang kemudiannya merungkai persoalan I selama ni. Anda boleh baca di sini Ganjaran Seorang Isteri di Sisi Allah .

Sekadar untuk renungan bersama

Wallahua'lam

Mee Rebus

2011-03-18T13:18:00.009+08:00

Actually I've planned to prepare the meal since last week...
But, ada banyak agenda berbangkit,...postponed...postponed...postponed (berapa kali postponed daaa....)
Semalam dah hampir nak terbuat, tapi 'M' pulak nak keluar beli bahan-bahannya...
Then, last night, planned memang nak buat kuah, tapi ada agenda baru pulak yang masuk....
Sooooooo....., finally, today berjaya membuatnya....yeeeeeeaaaahooooo!

Mee Rebus Momma's Dough
(saje gatei tambah nama sebab yang glamer glamer semua ada cop nama sendiri kan.....hua hua hua hua hua....manatau glamer gak nanti....hi hi hi hi....perassantan!)

Original recipe is from here. Terima kasih banyak-banyak kak D!
Kali ni, adalah kali kedua saya ikut resipi ni dan merupakan kali kedua seumur hidup saya prepare sendiri meal nih........ The first trial in my life was about 6 years ago, and I followed the recipe exactly.
But this time, I altered slightly the recipe. Because when thinking of Mee Rebus, I'll remember Restoren ZZ's, Johor Bahru......(but last month pi rasanya macam dah kureng skitla....). My version is as follows

2-3 packet mee kuning- washed and blanched
tauhu- fried and sliced
bean sprout- blanched
daun soup and daun bawang - sliced
green chilli - sliced
limau kasturi- halved
bawang goreng

400-500g meat - cleaned and sliced thinly
1 medium yellow sweet potato (about 200 g) - boiled till soft and mashed
1 medium potato (about 90g) - boiled till soft and mashed
prawn shell and head from about 350g prawn - washed, boiled, blended and strain the juice
50g prawn meat - mix with water then blended into paste
30g dried shrimp - washed, fry without oil, ground till fine
salt, sugar to taste
tamarind juice- I used tamarind size about same size as my thumb
2-3 1/2 tbsp cornflour mix with water
6-8 cups water
oil for frying

2 1/4 tbsp coriander powder
2 1/4 tbsp cumin powder
1 1/4 tbsp aniseed powder
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp - 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
-mix

1 1/4" ginger (about 17g)
50g galanghal
1/2 medium onion
4-5 cloves garlic (about 17g)
3 lemongrass
-blended till fine

-sautee the blended ingredients till fragrant. Add the spices mixture, let cook
-mix in meat, let half cook
-add in prawn juice, prawn paste and water, let boil
-add mashed sweet potato and potato, ground dried shrimp, let boil
-season with salt, sugar and tamarind juice, balance the taste
-add cornflour
-let boil till thick

Bon Appetite!

Naan and Tandoori....

2011-03-15T21:02:00.003+08:00

Alkisahnya, belajar makan meal ni masa study undergrade dulu....
Memula xdelah minat sangat, biasa2 je...
Tapi sejak my buah hati pengarang jantung (who is my beloved husband now) bawak pi makan kat satu kedai mamak ni (masa tu da nak tahun akhir....baru pikir serius nak cari pasangan....chewwah! kononnya...Study dulu...), Jalaludin namanya....telah terjatuh chenta akan kelembutan rotinya, kesedapan kari dan chutneynya...selain kari ada satu lagi kuah dia...nak kata kuah dhal, macam bukan tapi macam ia....pendek kata, ketiga2 pencicah tu memang best jugakla...
So, masa tu dan sepanjang dok di JB, di Jalaludin lah yang serve naan dan tandoori terbaek!....
Di area KL and Selangor ni pon masih tercari2 restoren halal yang serve naan n tandoori terbaek, tapi belum ketemuan...If restoren India tu, adala jugak terdengar2...

Tetapi, sehinggalah pada bulan dua yang lepas, during Chinese New Year, we went to Pasir Gudang to visit my BIL.....
Jeng, jeng, jenggggg...rupanya ada lagi restoren mamak yang serve naan n tandori yang lagi marvelous! (Awatla, lepas kitaorg pindah baru ketahuan....)
Yang ni memang terbaek! Dengan roti naan nya yang crispy di luar dan soft di dalam, fuuuhhh...x dapat nak di terjemahkan dengan kata-kata, dihidang bersama ayam tandoori yang moist and juicy....slurrrpppp....hingga menjilat jari...
If kome ada berdekatan area Pasir Gudang, pi lah jenguk ke Restoren Osman (restoren mamak ye...) di bandar Sri Alam, Masai.
Dinasihatkan pi waktu pagi dalam kol 8 ke atas sbb waktu tu tandoorinya masih juicy....if da lewat and petang...kurenggg skit. Ini menurut kata BIL I lah ye....

So harini I buat menu seperti di atas. Sebenarnyamenu ni memang menjadi favourite kami, so, agak kerap jugalah membuatnya....tapi setelah makan yang di Masai tu, kali ni I nak cuba try test eksperimen utk menghasilkan naan yang mempunyai tekstur if x dapat sejibik, at least skitla sama...hopefully
So, google from the internet, I found this video, which I think is very informative.

I used my favourite naan recipe (which I think from MamaFaMi, if i'm not mistakenla...) but I made a slight modification based on that video

Naan Bread

1 tsp yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
85 ml warm milk
-mix, let rest

1/2 tsp salt
75 ml natural yogurt
1/2 beaten egg
1 tbsp cooking oil
-mix and add into above ingredients

225 g flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
a pinch of baking soda
-mix and pour the liquid mixture into flour and mix well
-the dough will be very sticky
-spread a little bit cooking oil on the dough surface
-let rise double
-divide into equal portion and flatten with floured hand
-grill on pan or in the oven with the maximum heat
-I got 7 medium pieces

Chicken Tandoori

Usually I used instant tandoori from Maggi brand, but this time, I googled, then mix and match with few recipes

1/2 chicken -I used both drumstick parts. Cleaned, remove skin and scored
1/4 cup yogurt
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp cooking oil
juice from 3/4 of 1/2 lemon (medium size)
4 cloves garlic] pounded till fine
1/2" ginger]
red food coloring
-marinade chicken with the mixture of above ingredients for 3 hrs to overnight
-grill

For curry dipping, I prepared Yogurt Chicken Curry from here.
Love, once again thank you so much for your lovely yogurt curry!
Or u can use your curry recipe but substitute coconut milk with yogurt...

Walla!

*the verdict: the texture is soft but the outside is not crispy evenly, only on the burnt surface.
* I think, still need to grill the bread in a tandoor oven to get crispy outside or use the maximum gas flame (unfortunately, i don't have...)
*I prefer this 'new' naan texture, because the original recipe is like soft bread texture...
but it's all up to your liking ya...

Waterplay...

2011-03-13T17:52:00.003+08:00

Dah lama tak buat posting pasal my boboys...

Flipping back to my 'memory book'......
Seingat I Syahmi Ameen started masuk pool masa umur lebih kurang 10 bulan.
Syabil Aqeel masa umur 5 bulan ....
Masa tu, dua-dua kene dipegang masa masuk pool.....
Now, masing-masing dah besar dah....dah boleh berenang dan main sendiri dalam air
Jarak masa yang agak lama, tapi bila di ingatkan balik, macam baru je semalam berlaku...
Those sweet memories........

Aktiviti lazy sunday morning depa...

Ok mama, take my picture first...peaceeee (try nak buat peace tapi x pandai...hahaha)

Hi mama, it's me......

Ok, puan-puan, ini adalah swimming gaya Syabil Aqeel namanya ye....
Anda boleh tiru gaya saya, tapi saiz badan kene 12 kg ke bawah sbb bahagian pool ni hanya tinggi 1 kaki je airnya....heeeeee....

Ok, get ready with your goggle....

1,2,3......debussshhhhhhh.......!

Saya hanya mampu 'berkayuh' kat area 3 kaki je, belum mampu untuk sampai ke area 5 kaki sendiri....heeee

Petang ni ingat nak gardening, lepastu swimming with my boboys....
But hujan plak....

So, sejuk-sejuk macam ni, kene buat sesuatu....

Beignet (sebutan ben-yay ye puan-puan...)

Lebih kurang macam donut....crunchy outside and soft inside

Resipi daripada sini, tapi dah olah skit.

3 1/2 tsp yeast
2tbsp sugar
3/4 cup water
-mix in your mixer bowl, let rest till bubbly

1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp salt
- mix into above bowl

3 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp shortening - I don't have, so I used margerine
-mix half of the flour, using hook beater, knead till well blended
-mix in shortening or margerine till well blended
-add the remaining flour, knead well
-the dough will be very sticky and hard to manage
-let rest till double the volume
-punch down
-put on a surface that has been greased with oil
-flatten the dough with the greased rolling pin into about 1/2"-1" height
-cut into diamond shape
-let rise double
-deep fry and coat with snow icing sugar

Having it while still hot...heaven, and I served with hot tea..... Walla!
Bon Appetite!

Berkuah....

2011-03-11T15:16:00.003+08:00

After fetching Syahmi Ameen from school, while in the car, I asked him what he wants to eat for lunch, then he said 'Mmmm...I want to eat pizza with mushroom soup and that nice chicken wing'..

Alamak, selalunya, everyday dia akan cakap 'rice with chicken and soup', but today lain plak menunya...pulak tu tekak xde pikirkan nak makan menu2 ni.
OKlah Syahmi Ameen, memandangkan the restaurant pon dekat je kan, so, layankan je...
On the way tu, I memikirkan akan menu lain...sebab xde feeling langsung nak makan menu 'bos kecik' tu....
Disebabkan semalam makan soto tu ok je, so, arini nak masak yang berkuah jugaklah...
Kebetulan nampak deretan kedai, so, mata pon melilau sambil2 carik kedai runcit basah. Alhamdulilah ternampak satu. 'Balik ni boleh singgah beli barang yang perlu....'

Sampai kat restaurant, put order seperti yang diminta oleh 'bos kecik'. Tapi tambah salad semangkuk untuk Mama...
Salad dah I abiskan, tapi budak berdua tu....haiya...tak sampai separuh keping pizza yang dimakan oleh mereka berdua, terpaksalah mamanya yang abiskan 1 3/4 keping tu, terkulat2 I menelannya. Soup pon sama, 2-3 sudu je, chicken wing seketul je, tapi x sampai seketul pon, so, tapau je lah semuanya....dah tak boleh nak masuk dah tekak I ni...

Sampai rumah terus masak menu yang telah dipikirkan. Menu yang dah lama sangat tak masak sendiri dan dah lama sangat tak makan, eh, lama sangat ke x makan...? Lama pon tak lama sangat la...

Mee Kari

1/2 medium onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2" ginger
-pounded

3 tbsp meat curry powder
1 tbsp dried chilli paste
1 lemongrass- pounded slightly
salt to taste

1-2 packet yellow noodle- washed and soak with hot boiling water for few minutes, then drained.
1/4-1/2 chicken - cut into small pieces
a handful of prawn (XL size)
a handful of cockle meat- soak with hot water for few minutes
a packet fishball - sliced
a packet fish cake - halved
a packet tau pok- halved
4-6 cups water
1/2 - 1 cup thick coconut milk - (if u are in area Sg Buloh, u can get original thick coconut milk at Bandar Baru Sg Buloh Market. They sell it for RM7.00/kg)
1/2 - 1 tbsp oil

enough 'sawi' - cut into 1" length
enough tauhu - fried and sliced

- sautee pounded ingredients with chilli paste and lemongrass, followed with curry powder, let cook
-add chicken, let half cook
-add water and coconut milk, let it simmer
-mix in fishball, fishcake, prawn, taupok, salt to taste, let it boiling few minutes
-add in cockle, stir well, turn off fire

Red Bean Puff Pastry

I prepared this for breakfast using the left over Kawan puff pastry, cut into 4 equal squares, and using red bean paste as filling, brush with eggwash, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.

This size is suitable for party food and u can put any kind of filling.

Walla! Bon Appetite!

My 'bos kecik' yang busy watching youtube transformers.....x habis-habis...

Tak tahu...and tak tahan....

2011-03-10T12:52:00.004+08:00

Sejak akhir-akhir ni, selera tak tahu nak sumbat apa, makan salah, tak makan salah.....
If makan benda yang salah, lepas sejam dua, konpem keluar balik.
Nak kene makan benda yang betul, tapi masalahnya, tak tahu apa makanan yang betul tu...
Ikut nasibla, if mengena, alhamdulilah selamat sampai ke lubang toilet...if not, terhenti ditengah jalan....tekak yang parah...
Nak masak pon takde idea sebab kebetulan tekak sakit dan selsema....selera pon 'gitu-gitu' je la...
Bila selera takde, mood nak masak pon terbang entah ke mana.....

Last-last, if teringin sangat nak masak, buat yang simple dan mengenyangkan....
Apa yang akan berlaku lepastu, belakang kira...janji perut berisi, kalau tak...Gaviscon gak yang kene ditelan.... sebab takut kene berguling-guling atas katil....(hehe...jangan pikir yang bukan-bukan yek..)

Yang paling senang, telan jus buah je....so tiap-tiap hari kene juicing, yang malasnya, nak membasuh juicer tu...(Tengok tu, takde yang tak malas, semua malas belaka....)
Tapi mengenangkan tanda kasih sayang pemberian my husband kan...so, buat je lah...

Haaaaa! bercakap pasal juicer ni, ada cerita nak kongsi, baru je berlaku tadi....

Begini....alkisahnya, sejak 2,3 hari ni I terbaca posting status di facebook dan blog rakan-rakan...pasal dapat fresh flower bouquet dari husband.
Ada yang dapat for anniversary, ada yang saja buat kejutan hantar kat office, (yang ni memang i tak boleh tahan...huhuhuhu)
Alamakkkkk soooo sweeeeetnyaaaaa, lagi pulak time membuyung ni....perasaan pon memang sensitif skit...(sikit ke, banyak ada la...)
Jadi, i pon tergerak hati nak sms my husband yang sedang berada di Pahang....

Me: Nape kawan2 mama ramai yang dapat fresh flower bouquet dari husband depa ye, ada yang for anniversary, ada yang saja nak buat kejutan kat office.... Ma pernah ke dapat sepanjang kita kawin yek ( panjang ayat sms I...)

Husband: K***** (ini je ayat dia....)

Me: Tapi, ada je yang dapat k***** dan dapat bunga gak.. (konon nak mengayat)

Husband: Yelah, nanti I bagi. Tapi diaorang tak dapat fruit juicer (Ini adalah ayat yang I tak boleh tahan.....tergelak besar lepas baca, but membuatkan I terpikir dan berpikir)

Me: Takpelah, bunga tak tahan lama, bila da kering lama2 kene buang jugak kan...Benda2 lain yang I dapat tu semua tahan selagi mana I nak guna kan...bla..bla..bla..
For this year anniversary I dapat apa pulak ye? Heeeeeeeee....

Husband: Percutian ke B****** (Memang ada plan nak pi, tapi pi dgn MIL and BILs and nak carik material....bukan nak beromantik-romantik....huhuhu. Tapi takpelah kan, janji dapat gak pi sana, sambil menyelam sambil minum air....)

Alhamdulilah, syukur atas kurniaanMu Ya Allah, mendapat suami yang penyayang, sangat memahami, dan etc, etc, etcs, yang memang dah cukup sempurna for me.

Antara resipi....

Resipi yang dah lama sangat tak buat dan tak makan, so kali ni buat, sebab dah takde idea nak masak apa kan...

Onion Fritters

150g all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 white egg
salt to taste
chicken cube to taste
1 sprig onion spring - chopped 1/2"
1 red chilli (optional) - sliced
1 medium yellow onion - sliced about 1/2 cm or less
enough water

- mix flour, baking soda, salt, chicken cube
-mix in enough water and white egg, make sure the consistency is slightly thin than your usual batter
- mix in onion, onion spring, chilli
-fry till golden and crispy

Resepi yang baru je I makan haritu di Restoren Ubi Kayu (tryla pi makan kat sana...) but dah lama sangat tak buat sendiri....

Soto Daging

Resipi ni I google sebab nak try resipi orang lain plak, bila google, keluar link ni yang nampak menarik, so I terus klik dan cuba. Thank you so much ye kak!. I tak guna ayam sebab takde, yang ada cuma daging, dan I cuma follow bahan2 tumbuk yang selain rempah ratus je sebab I baru teringat yang I ada beli rempah soto Mak Siti dari Tesco aritu, so, time ni la nak cuba kan....

Untuk begedil, if u ols mallasss sangat kan, guna daging burger Ramly je, campur kentang tumbuk (if malas gak nak sediakan kentang tumbuk, letak tepung je sikit utk melekatkan bahan2nya...), pastu campur dgn bahan2 tumbuk korang la, if ada...if malas, x payah pon xpe...tapi kot ye malas sangat pon macam I ni, letak le garam skit, kasi rasa....dgn bawang goreng yang dah siap beli yek!

Tapi kan, nasi impit tu, I buat sendiri tau, percaya, jangan tak percaya....
Ada sebabnya, kalau tak memang guna instant mini ketupat je..
I ni guna dapur induction, tak boleh masak lelama...so terpaksalah...
Masuk beras dalam cooker (jenis beras....hehehe...I pernah guna beras siam, beras wangi, beras calrose....asal apa jenis beras yang ada je...tapi mak I cakap yang elok beras cap rambutan...), letak air 2 kali ganda, da masak, tumbuk kasi hancur dan ratakan kat bekas....ini juga versi pemalas ye puan2...

Selamat Mencuba....Adios Amigos!

Gardening....againn

2011-03-07T08:30:00.003+08:00

Yesterday morning, under unplanned agenda... we stop at Pasar Stadium Shah Alam, on the way back from having breakfast at Restoren Ubi Kayu,usj (Recommended place to crave for, got lots of choices especially the kampung-style food and most of the kueh taste so nice with lots of choices, costing RM0.60 per piece but really worth it! You will 'rambang mata' and don't know which food to choose... Overall, the price is very2 reasonable, still cheap!)

Ok, continue with the pasar story...hihihihi. Actually that's the first time we explore the pasar, covering almost half of it..(x larat beb! besar sgt....) besides, we've found what we looking for (but xde dlm list pon sbb cadangan asal cuma nak jln2, tengok2 je...kihkihkih)
My precious findings yesterday

from right: miss rosemary, miss thyme and miss oregano

Terlebih over excited plak, because....my previous plants all died! Soooo sad tau...and because of that i decided to stop for a while planting this type of herbs (macam berkabung le plak...), until yesterday, when i asked the 'kakak penjual' from A to Z, so, the passion arose...to the maximum level, chewwah!

And this morning, while watering the plants, i could smell the rosemary aroma, feel so calm and refreshing! (aroma teraphy la plakkss!..)
and ohh..

my other plant which i grew since last year, my MIL bought from the nursery(located somewhere near Sungai Buloh hospital), very easy to manage actually.
Taddaaaaaaaaaaa....

can you recognise it? At supermarket they sell this for RM2+.++ per pack tau!

Yezzaaa! Mulberry....i plant it in a big potty. Now I got 2 potties already, u just need to cut the branch after it finish fruiting and plant it in the potty or on the ground....but i so malas to do it, besides, malas nak beli potty lagi...hihihihi

red fruit still muda, the black one already ripe...mine sweet, but my MIL punya sweet and sour and the fruit size smaller than mine...don't know why...

putik buah....

Buttermilk

2011-03-04T23:23:00.003+08:00

On last week or last 2 weeks, (i couldn't remember), i've ordered a pack of buttermilk from my friend, cik jijah. Alkisahnya, i've tried to find it here but couldn't find one, that's whyla import jauh sampai ke klang nun.....

Unfortunately, i only got the chance to pick it up on last tuesday, the expiry date pon dah nak dekat, so i have to pull the full gear to finish it.

As usual, browsing through the internet to find for any buttermilk cake recipe and found Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk cake recipe here. The outcome was awesome! Thank you so much kak KG for sharing the recipe. You should try the recipe, so moist, fluffy....awesome! No picture taken for this cake because kebetulan battery kamera kong, aiseyman......and the cake pon licin!

Still amaze with the outcome, I was thinking to use the same recipe for other flavor....
So I made slight modification + some suggestion from kak KG to the recipe and prepared this

Carrot cake

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
-sifted

60g butter
106g brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
-beat using mixer till fluffy

1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
- add in and beat till fluffy

1/4 cup + 2 tbsp buttermilk
- mix in slowly the sifted flour alternately with buttermilk in 2 addition

135 g carrot - shredded coarsely
35g walnut - toasted and chopped
- mix in slowly

-pour in 7" pan and bake in a preheated oven @ 170 C - 175 c (depending on your oven) for 20-25 minutes or till cook

Then, I prepared this

Red Velvet cake

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
6g cocoa powder
-sifted

60g butter
110g brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
-beat with mixer till fluffy

1 egg
-add in and beat till fluffy

1 tsp vanilla
1/4-1/2 tsp chocolate emulco (optional)
-mix till well incorporated

1/2 cup buttermilk mix with
1/2 - 1 tbsp red food coloring
-mix in slowly the sifted flour alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions

-pour in 7" pan and bake in a preheated oven @ 170 - 175 C for 20 - 25 minutes or till cook
-let cool, cut into 4 equal square (I used square pan), slice each square into half, spread the frosting in each layer (I made 2 small square cake with 3 layer because only 3 square left!)

*Both cake were awesome too...moist and fluffy...! A must try.

Lontong

2011-02-16T17:34:00.003+08:00

Today, I teringin nak makan lontong, asyik asyik cerita pasal teringin je I ni yek...nak buat macam mana.... mak buyung le katakan...

Resipi I siap tepon emak I lagik...tapi emak I x bagi sukatan cuma cakap apa bahan yang perlu ada je...so, I pon buat sesuka hati version I la...

Sukatan I belasah je, rasanya resipi yang u all ada mesti sedap jugak kan...malulah nak kongsi resipi campak campak I ni... heeeeeeeeee

Tapi I buat kelainan skit pada resipi kuah lontong tu, I x letak tempe, tauhu dan ayam dalam kuah, tapi I letak luar kuah....haaaaaa...macam mana tu ye....
Hehehehe ...... macam ini la.....

Anticlockwise : Fried Tempe, Fried Tauhu, Fried Chicken, Meat floss Rendang
On top: Sambal Chilli, Serunding Daging

Silakan........

Sago Dessert

2011-02-14T17:27:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, I attended a wedding reception, and they served this sago desserts. Actually, that's the first time I eat this dessert sebab sebelum sebelum ni macam kurang berminat. But x sangka pulak sedap.....huhuhu
So, harini I try buatla....

sago - boiled till cook

1 small box Ayam Brands Santan
salt to taste
1 screwpine leave
1/2 cup water
-mix all the ingredients, let simmer slowly.

1/2 gula kabung - cut into small chunks
1/4 cup water
- mix and boil

Custard Puffs

2011-02-13T16:58:00.001+08:00

Tetiba teringin nak makan custard puffs....tapi nak makan yg dengan choux pastry dan puff pastry....camne yek!

Xpe, ada penyelesaiannya...hehehehe

Ok, mula mula try yang ni

Resipi 'korek' dari internet la...macam2 ada...
pilih punya pilih, check punya check, lastly ambik yang ni...tapi x ingat dari source mana cedok sbb banyak sgt pilihan kan... but resipi memang best.
Tapi I ingat nanti nak modified, nak improve lagik untuk jadikan product Momma's Dough, amacam, ok x? Sebab ada gak customer yang tanya, 'x buat custrad puff ke?'........

Choux Pastry

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup water
4 eggs
-Mix water, salt, butter in a pan, let the butter melt, turn off fire
-then mix in flour
-followed by egg one by one till u get smooth batter
-pipe on tray, bake in a preheated oven at 220 C for 20-25 minutes

custard filling

3 tbsp sugar
1 3/4 cup milk
3 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup cream
1 tsp vanilla essence
- mix sugar, milk, cream and cornstarch in a saucepan, mix well
-add in yolk, vanilla and mix till well incorporated
-put the saucepan on fire , stir constantly till cook and thicken.

Then, i prepared like this

Ada yang recognize x? Konon konon nak tiru macam Domino's Pizza Cream Custard Puff la...

Using the same custard filling, spoon in a square Kawan Puff Pastry, then fold into triangle, brush with egg wash on top and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon powder, bake in preheated oven at 220 C for 20-25 minutes

Lastly, I prepared this

Untuk version yang ni, square puff potong dua, sapu egg wash then off to oven at 220 C 15-20 minutes or till cook. Cut into half, spoon the custard filling, arrange the blueberries or any fruits the top with the other half, dust with icing sugar.

Actually I was planning to put strawberries and blueberries buttttttt, my sons already finish the strawberries before I got the chance to put in my custard puff......'sigh'

Kalau x, rasa dan rupa mesti lebih menarik kan.... Apa nak buat...both my sons mmg hantu strawberry termasukle mamanya nih...hihihihihi

Piri Piri Grilled Chicken

2011-02-08T20:36:00.002+08:00

I was planning to grilled this chicken on yesterday, but got few things to settle, so ended up with eating out. So, after 2 nights and 2 days of marination, so, here goes the Piri Piri Grilled Chicken.

terhangus sikit daaa....

The recipe ideas was from Dragon's Kitchen blog, but I made slight modification on the recipe, I used

1 small M size chicken
12 birds eye chilli
juice from 1/4-1/2 lemon
about 1/4-1/2 cup sparkling red grape drinks
1/4 cup olive oil
and the rest of the ingredients are same

P/S Beware! Sebab konpem meleleh! ........ peluh dan hingus...hahahaha
Lepas ni xyah pi Nandos daaaa....

extra notes: In any recipes that call for wine or any alcoholic drinks, I'll substitute with this

Hidangan...

2011-02-01T16:52:00.002+08:00

Our meal for lunch today....itupon nak tunjuk ke??? Hahahaha saja nak membanyakkan entries setelah sekian lama x online... bolehla ye...

Gambar paling dekat: Assam pedas Salmon, Sayur Campur Daging

Gambar paling dekat: Organ dalaman lembu goreng, Sambal lado

Raining Warmer

2011-01-30T21:46:00.003+08:00

It's raining non stop for the whole day. To warm our cold body (chewwah! mcm winter plaks) I prepared Lamb Stew. Konon2 winter ler tu yeks! Usually winter warmer selection kan stew or casserole or braised or soup, or etcs...

I have lamb shanks so, I was thinking of other recipe from our usual stew...

6 lamb shanks- cleaned
flour for dredging
olive oil
2 sprigs rosemary
2 sprigs thyme
7 cloves garlics- slightly crushed
1/2 tbsp cayenne powder
1/2 tbsp paprika powder
1/4-1/2 cup sparkling red grape drink
enough water
1/4 can (456g) tomato puree
7 black olive
salt, black pepper powder
-dredge the shank with flour
-fry on pan till brown on each side
-in a pressure cooker pan, mix red grape drink, salt, black pepper, rosemary, thyme, garlic, tomato puree, cayenne, paprika, black olive and mix well.
-put the fried shanks and add water till cover half of the shanks height.
-close the lid, put on fire and let cook for 20-30 minutes

white button mushrooms - sliced
portabello mushrooms - sliced
carrot
baby potatoes
-after 30 minutes, let the pressure cooker cool
-then add all the above vegetables and cook on slow fire till cook and the sauce thicken without closing the lid.

Fish n Chips Platter

2011-01-29T09:12:00.007+08:00

Let's proceed with the pic and recipe...

please abaikan the 'almost hangus' onion ring....heeeee

1 pack dory fillet (about 500g)- cleaned and cut
salt, pepper
enough plain flour
1 egg
enough breadcrumbs
oil for deep frying

-season fish with salt n pepper
-coat with plain flour, followed by egg, then with breadcrumbs
-deep frying till cook and golden brown

extra companion:
fries
onion rings
pickled gherkin (pickled cucumber) - sliced
lemon slices

Tartar sauce:
mayonnaise
lemon juice
finely chopped pickled gherkin
-mix everything well

As per requested:

Gherkin in vinegar

bought from tesco

Pizza Margherita

2011-01-27T08:20:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I went to Tesco to find for fresh mozarella (hoping soooo much I could find 'edible' one), but, ...sigh...
Sad....got only one brand (forgot the name) from italy but it's not 'halal' or 'meyakinkan'....
While looking for fresh mozarella, I have checked other cheese too like gorgonzola, brie, camembert, emmentel, provolone and ricotta (very very sad because they don't have ricotta....have to find at other store....sigh...). Mostly from Italy and of course don't have 'halal certificate' and 'not menyakinkan' too. At least if they use vegetable enzyme or they put 'suitable for vegetarian', then i'll onsider to take it, but, none......
This made me think, how about all the cheese that is served at any italian restaurant @ bar in Malaysia? .....sigh again....

Actually i've found out about Malaysian fresh mozarella made from buffalo's milk but it's located too far, at Langkawi, maybe one day, i'll go there and 'borong' the cheese for one whole week consumption, puas hati x agak2...?

For my whole life i've never been to Langkawi, believe it or not.....
Because I kurang suka pergi tempat2 bersejarah ni.....teruk kan? Plus I kurang suka beach, panas, my face's skin sensitive skit. Another tarikan kat sana shopping pinggan mangkuk la kan...ini pon masih kurang menarik perhatian I sbb yang dah ada ni dah cukup untuk kegunaan kami, if beli pon x tahu nak sumbat kat mana, lagipon, tunggula, if da ada dapur idaman, baru excited nak beli baru....kottt...
Tunggula bila dapat hidayah satu hari nanti...hohohohoiii

Oklah, don't want to 'membebel' more, let's proceed with the recipe of this

12 " pizza base
Topping sauce - I used my tomato-based sauce, recipe can be referred to Spaghetti Meatball
Mixture of cheddar, parmesan and mozarella cheese
Fresh Basil - chopped coarsely

the orange and yellow spots are the cubed cheddar.

*** Walaupon xde fresh mozarella (huhuhuhu)..... but we managed to finish 2 pan pizza! I cut each pan into 4 slices only, and Syahmi Ameen managed to finish 2 slices....believe it or not, sebab dia dah mkn nasi dalam 1 1/2 jam sebelum tu...
But I tell you, memang syok! ....syok sendiri...hihihihi

Tengok tu, syok sendiri lagi!....Udah2 le tu...

Grill Salmon and Portabello with Cream Spinach

2011-01-25T20:16:00.003+08:00

The grilling mood has returned......!

Today, another grill menu...hehehe
Oh, actually, other grill menu will be posted from time to time, just wait for the day ya!
All the leading 'actors and actress' has been chosen, only waiting to be 'touched- up' with different 'make-up artist' and 'played' on the 'stage'........hihihihi

Ok, today's menu

1 salmon fillet - cleaned
1-3 sprigs thyme}
salt, black pepper} - pounded
e.v.o.o
-mix in e.v.o.o in the pounded ingredients
-use half of it to marinate the fish fillet
-marinate for 15 minutes
-then grill

in the meantime,
3 portabello - washed
1 red chilli
-sliced the red chilli and pounded together with the above remaining thyme mixture
-mix with portabello until well coated
-then grill

Cream Spinach

1 packet baby spinach - I used local type because couldn't find one
3 cloves garlic
2 -3 tbsp cream
1/4 - 1/2 tsp lemon juice
salt, black pepper powder
e.v.o.o
-heat oil, saute garlic till soft
-add in cream, lemon juice, salt, pepper, mix well
-mix in spinach, stir well till soft

*** 1. I used to grill portabello on pan or in the oven, but when using this charcoal grilling, the taste is much much better, meaty and sweet...very nice!

2. If u don't have tartar sauce, u can use mayonnaise and add with lemon juice and chopped pickled cucumber (only if u have it..)

Swedish Meatball

2011-01-24T12:28:00.005+08:00

A few days ago, me and my friends have had a conversation about Ikea's Meatball in facebook. Actually I never taste it, but it got good reviews from them. (I think not only them, but everyone who had try it, right!) One of my friends said that the sauce is sooo tasty, like have been put some 'mandrem' in it....kekekekeke....so, i decided to give it a tryla... but on one fine day

Thinking of ikea had branch outlets almost around the world, so, they must be pre-packed the sauce as instant ingredient with their secret recipe, right...? or wrong?
I've tried this swedish meatball recipe before from a website on the internet and have posted it here, but the sauce recipe only use basic ingredients, so the taste is biasa-biasa je...
So, this time, I'm going to do major modifications, I've planned the recipe and going to try it out, one day...

Luckily, yesterday we went out, so I took the opportunity to buy all the ingredients, especially the main ingredients for the sauce....hihihihi... taddaaaaa....

Did u recognize this? Hahaha...Knorr instant brown sauce mix, 1 kg tuh, sanggup mak beli semata2....

Actually I never use this instant mix for my brown sauce, I always prepare it fresh, but my MIL always use this.....quicker and easier.

Ok, without wasting anymore time yek...let's continue with the cream sauce recipe...my version..

1tbsp (10g) knorr instant brown sauce mix
200ml hot water
-mix well both ingredients

6 tbsp cream
1/2 tsp lemon juice
black pepper powder and salt- to taste

-mix cream with brown sauce mixture in a saucepan, let simmer till achieve perfect consistency
-add lemon juice, mix well
-add pepper and salt

*** 1. I always add lemon juice whenever i use cream as one of the ingredients (in sauce, gravy, soup) because to balance the taste, if x letak, I akan rasa mcm ada satu aftertaste yang I x boleh nak describe rasanya...

2. The meatball recipe is from my Spaghetti Meatball's entry. This time I just cook 10 of it for 3 of us during lunch time

3. The cream sauce recipe is enough for 1 meal only! because my busyuk2 keep on asking..."more sauce, mama...."

4. I didn't put cranberry or lingonberry sauce because I don't know how's the sauce suppose to taste, wether sweet... or sour... or etcs... but my suggestion, u can use these berries jam and modified it.

5. For those who had tried Ikea's and had try my version (especially the sauce) please make comment to this recipe so that we can improve the taste together.....if bolehla, sbb x tau apa 'mandrem' ikea letak kan....

To compliment the meal, because of the creamy taste...I prepared this drink

5 big oranges
4 small red apples
2 medium size carrots
-refrigerate till cold enough
-put in a juicer, Walla!

Actually my busyuk2 love this drink

Each of them consume 1 box per day (itupon I terpaksa sorokkan...)
If everyday mcm ni, kopakla I....so, as an alternative which is more fresh, refreshing and healthier way for them, kan....

Spaghetti Meatball

2011-01-20T12:59:00.006+08:00

Today I prepared simple meal for 3 of us. My husband is working today......'sigh'!

I prefer to prepare my own tomato sauce rather than buying the instant one in packet or bottle. Actually I'm trying to reduce using too much instant food, especially the tomato based sauce because my busyuk-busyuk love to eat pasta with it. I think your children too, right? So why not we choose the fresh and healthy way, with no flavouring, besides, to prepare the based sauce is very simple, as simple as u use the bottle or packet one.... don't believe me? then, try it!

Before I share with u my recipe, I would like to share a story, it happened about 8 years ago while I still studying as postgrade student. One day, I cooked pasta bolognaise, then my housemate packed the pasta to be given to his boyfriend who had help us fixing something (if i'm not mistaken la...). Then her boyfriend go back home, after about half an hour later he called my housemate, telling her that this was the first time he ate that kind of bolognaise sauce, the taste is different than he used to eat and he asked wether he can come to get another pack of pasta or not....hahahaha
Actually, I got the idea after eating the ASDA bolognaise sauce that my sister brought back from UK which had become her family favourite while they were there...

Ok, here goes my tomato based sauce recipe....very the easy peasy...

1 big can du chef tomato puree
1/2 can (tomato puree can) of water - shake well before pour it
1/4 yellow onion - chopped finely
3 slices beef breakfast - chopped finely(Optional- I don't use this during earlier years, only about 2-3 years ago I started to add this ingredients)
1 tbsp e.v.o.o
1 tbsp butter
Oregano - I prefer the dried one because the smell is stronger
black pepper powder
salt and brown sugar - use them to balance the sweetness, sourness and saltiness

-heat oil n butter, saute onion followed by beef (if using), let beef crispy
-pour in tomato puree, mix well
-add in water, let simmer till achieve the desired consistency
-add dried oregano, salt and brown sugar
-turn off fire, done!

*** 1. U can add any vegetables i.e button mushroom, carrot, etcs..
2. Mix ur minced beef or chicken before pouring the puree- for bolognaise sauce
3. U can add chilli paste or cut dried chilli for extra fiery kick
4. U can prepare the sauce few days (max 1 week) ahead and keep in a glass bottle and keep in fridge.
5. Please avoid MSG or any flavouring for this recipe, believe me, it still tasty...

our meal today....

For meatballs recipe...

468 g minced meat
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup bread- tear into small pieces (I use my tesco economy loaf's leftover)
1/2 egg
salt, black pepper
1 tbsp butter

-mix bread and cream, let soften
-heat butter in a pan and saute onion till soft, turn off fire, let cool
-mix in salt, pepper, egg and onion in the bread cream mixture
-pour the mixture on the meat, add in parsley and mix well until just combine, but please do not over mix
-shape into ball. I got 37 balls using this recipe
-keep in freezer about 15 minutes to let it set
-heat about 2 tbsp olive oil n 11/2 tbsp butter, fry the balls
-if u don't want to cook all the balls, u can keep the rest in the freezer for later use.

Cendawan....yang tumbuh selepas hujan.

2011-01-19T19:04:00.003+08:00

Okay, no more grill menu for today....maybe some other day with another recipe yek...

Yesterday while I was driving back home from grocer-ing, I saw a stall selling mushroom. Ala, mushroom yang warna putih, biasanya tumbuh lepas hujan kat kawasan yang banyak 'serat' (hehehehe...). So, tekak mengidam ni pon beli la...sekilo rm13 tu ko! Tapi maybe rezeki baby dalam perut kot, pakcik tu xde duit tukar and I pulak ada sekeping je rm1, so, pakcik tu kira halal lah...dapatlah rm11. Baik pakcik tu, semoga Allah murahkan rezekinya dan keluarganya serta dipermudahkan segala urusannya...

Teringat masa kecik2 dulu, bila lepas hari hujan je, mesti masuk kebun nak cari cendawan ni. Alamak! Terlupa daaa nak ambik gambarnya, semua dah selamat disiang semalam...X tau korang panggil nama apa, tapi emak dan abah I panggil 'Janur' (Orang jawa le katakan....heeeeee). Biasanya emak akan buat sup or goreng. Tapi I prefer yang goreng sebab rasa macam ayam, tak percaya, cubalah!

I cooked all the mushroom today...

Fried version

resipi agak2 sukahati selera anda ye...
mushroom- cleaned n halved
garlics}
coriander seeds} - pounded till fine
salt}
turmeric powder}
-mix all the pounded ingredients with mushroom and fry till cook

Soup version..

For my busyuk-busyuk..
Resipi simple je....sama macam korang punya, so x payah letakla ye.

extra companion...

Tenggiri Masak Lemak Cili Api Pucuk Daun Asam Gelugur

Resipi macam biasa cuma tambah pucuk daun asam gelugur...

So, those were our (me and my busyuk-busyuk) meal for lunch and dinner because my hunny bunny baby will come back late from work tonight.....

Grilling Day....

2011-01-18T22:14:00.005+08:00

Melayankan nafsu mengidam, for 3 consecutive days, we had grill menu, but only few picture were taken (biasalah...kes x sempat punya alasan...heeeeeee)

On the first day, grilled fish and mentarang. For those yang rasa pelik je dengan nama ni, alla, yang banyak jual along the roadside after area Sekinchan, Selangor tu.... Ni ha dia..

But I x grill, masuk dalam pan, on kan api, sampai terbukak...masak le tu...

I ada cerita pasal mentarang nih. Dulu-dulu, harga depa jual Rm10 for 3kg but recently (masa I first time beli, dlm bulan lepas), harga dah naik ke rm6/kg (the same size as above pic). Tapi, la ni, yang hok dalam gambo nun, rm12/kg (ni saiz besar, katanya...), untuk saiz kecik rm9/kg! Hamboiiiiiii...sukati depa je nak letak2 harga ye...patut ke?

Actually,last 3 weeks we went to Perlis and have had grilled seafood at Kuala Perlis, ada mentarang, tapi saiz lagi besar, rm10/kg untuk harga selepas masak....Hah! tu dia! Lebih murah...kannnnn..

If ada keluarga atau sanak saudara penjual mentarang yang terbaca post ni, I nak bagitau, lepas ni, jangan harap I nak beli lagi...I lagi sanggup pi makan kat Kuala Perlis, lagi puas hati...

Okay, enoughla about this mentarang, full stop!. Continue with the second day; Grilled chicken and fish but I prepared with percik gravy, hehehehe no pics la...x sempat..hahahaha

And today, Grilled Chicken and Co...

The chicken...

Amacam? menarik x posisi macam nih...or if kureng...

try posisi ni plak...

Recipe:

1 whole chicken (S or smallest M size) - cut like above pic and cleaned
2 sprigs rosemary}
2 sprigs sage} -pounded
4 cloves garlic}
salt, black pepper}
1-2 tbsp LnP sauce
1-2 tbsp HP sauce
1 - 1 1/2 tbsp e.v.o.o
-mix all the above ingredients except chicken
-marinate chicken with the ingredients for 3 hours or more

and the co.

allamak! tertinggal satu lagi la beb, potato...sebab sedang di grill..

Oh, forgot....

For basting:
1-2 sprigs rosemary}
2 cloves garlic} - pounded
salt, black pepper}
2 tbsp butter - melted
3 tbsp e.v.o.o
-mix all the ingredients

Nasi Kerabu

2011-01-07T10:11:00.005+08:00

I mengidam this nasi kerabu since last week, but kept on canceled because lots of reason, so, today.......,
I diiid it! I diiid it! for our breakfast lagi tu ko, hah!.

Seems that I can't cook fish (sesetengah je dan bergantunggg....), so I prepare meat and chicken to complement the rice....

Haaaa! tu dia ko! Penuh keliling pinggan....dasar selera mengidam.
"Gentlemans, let me introduce u with all my partner," said the Yellow Rice
Anti-clockwise, from right: Ayam Goreng Berempah, Daging Goreng, Solok Lada, Kerabu, Sambal dan Telur Masin....
Sekian... Terima Kasssiiihh!

Recipe of rice, sambal merah, sayuran and sambal kelapa from this blog. Thank you soooo much kak for sharing the recipe! I prepare yellow rice instead of blue, because I don't have the flower (x ingat nama daaa.....)but I have lots of turmeric powder! hahahaha....

For the Solok Lada, recipe from here, thank you sooooo much kak for sharing the recipe...

For Daging Goreng, perlu ke letak resipi ye? No need laaah, everyone know how to cook it, righhtttt....

For Ayam Goreng Berempah, this one too no need la ye...you guys know already righhhttt...

Bread Pudding Momma's Dough Style

2011-01-06T20:01:00.015+08:00

When I'd been introduced with bread pudding for the first time, which I think about 7 years ago, I cannot accept this dessert.....x dapek tekak den nak menelannnya....(tapi makan jugakla, untuk menjaga hati tuan punya...dan itu adalah citarasa dia...)

Actually, i'm not a fussy eater, I belasah je, sedap ke idak, lebih-lebih lagi if perut lapar. Tapi walau sedap ke, x sedap ke, semua tu rezeki, kita patut bersyukur, sbb Allah masih beri kita peluang untuk suap makanan dalam mulut, gigit makanan, kunyah makanan, telan makanan, deria rasa masih berfungsi, etcs...
Cuba bayangkan if Allah tarik balik semua nikmat tu...mana tahu, cuma bole makan bubur nasi kosong je @ kene letak tiub kat lubang hidung untuk salurkan makanan...hah!, sedarlah wahai manusia....I if dengar orang komen mcm2 tentang makanan, rasa sedih...tu belum lagi tukang masak yang dengar dan apatah lagi perasaan makanan tu plak? Makanan pon hamba Allah jugak kan....
If makanan tu x sedap cukupla mengatakan, contohnyalah ye; 'kureng' @ 'kurang rasa' @ just ok, etcs...janganla komen melebih-lebih dan jangan lupa ucap 'Alhamdulilah', walau sedap @ pon x....Lagipon citarasa manusia ni x sama, so tukang masak pon ada citarasa yang berbeza, jadi hormatilah ia sbb ia adalah anugerah Allah.... (Apasal I merapu nih! Ni adalah nota tambahan sebenarnya...sengaja tambah untuk peringatan pada diri I dan sesiapa yang membacanya....)
Ok, back to bread pudding story mory.....

But when time goes by, I could see lots of the recipes on the internet. It was about 2-3 years later, in a forum, when one of the moderator posted her bread pudding recipe, so, I would like to give it a try, but, with my own version.

I modified the recipe like the way I want; no egg smell, not too soggy, not too sweet, creamy, still got crispy layer at the top, etc, etc, etc...
I've posted the modified recipe and one of the forummer had tried it and commented that it's sangat sedap! (kembangla kejap heeeeeee....) and her mum called my bread pudding, 'puding roti orang kaya'......hahahaha

Apa-apa aje lah ye, let's continue with the recipe....

1 loaf bread (standard small size)- any brand; gardenia, etcs...but I like to use the cheaper bread because it tend to get crispier when bake like Tesco's economy bread (RM1 je...), etcs
2-3 tsp cinnamon powder
3tbsp margerine/butter- melted (I like to use buttercup in tin)

-grease the pan with margerine
-cut the bread into the shape u want
-drizzle the melted margerine/butter on the bread evenly and mix well.
Or the simplest way, spread margerine/butter on either one side or both of each bread slice before cutting them
-mix with cinnamon powder
-arrange on the greased baking pan

for the pudding batter:
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 full of 1/2 cup size of icing sugar
1 cup cream
1 1/4 cup milk
-mix all above ingredients well
-pour on the bread evenly, let rest 15-30 minutes
-bake on preheated oven @ 180 C for 20-30 minutes or till cooked and the top become crispy

Our dessert for tonight....

Have a try....please...

Spicy Pasta Arrabiata

2011-01-06T13:59:00.008+08:00

Me and my kids went to have lunch at Pizza Hut someday ago to crave for their pasta meal. I've ordered their Pasta Arrabiata and for Syahmi Ameen, with his favourite sauce; Pasta Bolognaise...

Actually that's the first time I order their pasta meal, all this while, apa lagi...pizza je la kan..nama pon Pizza Hut Restaurant.... hihihi
But their Arrabiata sauce is nice and different, because as far as i know and with my own experience la, most of the restaurant only add the spicy touch by adding dried chilli cut in the sauce (of course cook together la, not just for garnishing ye....)sbb I just can taste pedas saje without any rasa spices even skit pon and that's the reason I seldom choose Arrabiata sauce....sbb rasa mcm bolognaise yg pedas je....

So today, I tried to prepare like that Pizza Hut style for our lunch..... so this recipe is just my cuba2 suka hati je ye...

Ok, for Arrabiata Spices (saje je kasi nama suka2 hati ye...hehehe)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper powder
1/4 tsp paprika powder
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp aniseed powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder

and the rest of the ingredients....
1/4 yellow onion- chopped
1/2 chicken breast - cleaned and cubed
8 dry shitake mushroom -soaked for at least 4 hours, cut into 4 or u can use the fresh one
5 white button mushroom- cut into 4
1/2 can of tomato puree (the big can - 430g)
enough chicken stock or water
1/2 chicken cube - if using water
salt and sugar to taste
olive oil

-saute onion until soft, add the spices, stir well
-add chicken cube, mix well
-add both mushrooms, stir for few minutes
-add tomato puree, mix well, add stock @ water + chicken cube
-let simmer till the sauce thicken and a little bit dry
-season with salt and sugar to balance the sourness
-spoon on/mix with pasta, penne the best!
-drizzle with e.v.o.o (optional!)

Walla!

extra notes:
1. This sauce is not too hot, if u want extra hot, u can add extra chilli powder or dried chilli cut then saute together with the onion or u can garnish your plate with chilli flake right before 'mentekedarah'! (betul ke perkataan ni.....)

2. To get extra blended flavor, prepare the base sauce at least a night before, but omit the chicken and mushrooms, add them only when u want to serve your sauce. Keep in a glass bottle so that u can keep the base sauce a little bit longer...

3. For any tomato based sauce recipe, I prefer to use this tomato puree

Actually I've tried lots of brands but for me, this the best because some brands, especially the local one, the puree taste too salty, and some imported brands taste a little bit bland...

This recipe is just an idea from me, u can modify to suit your own taste. But it's worth a try,....maybe,..... because Syahmi Ameen managed to finish 3 plates!

Good Luck! Selamat Mencuba!

Why...

2011-01-05T22:39:00.004+08:00

Besides blogging for my suka suki, my other responsibilities.....and with 'lots of few some little' 'restriction'...

My precious gems...

Momma's Dough's Product

and..... Insyaallah, a new member in the family..

(Doakan saya dan kandungan sihat ye...)

Insyaallah, i'll keep updating my blog during my free time...

Tagliatelle with Mushroom Stroganoff

2011-01-05T11:10:00.003+08:00

One of the meal I had prepare sometime ago....

For simple mushroom stroganoff recipe,
5-10 white button mushroom - washed, sliced (only this mushroom i have in my 'cold box', if u can get portabello, will be much better...)
1/4 yellow onion - chopped
olive oil
1/3 - 1/2 cup cream
salt, pepper to taste
2-3 tbsp chicken stock
about 1tsp- 1 tbsp lemon juice - depend on the sourness u want

-sautee onion, followed by mushroom.
-add in cream and stock
-let thicken, season with salt, pepper and lemon juice

Design...

2011-01-05T10:20:00.005+08:00

I want to share few pics of a hotel room. I really like the design concept, especially the washroom area.....I loike!......hehehehe (awat plak la mengarut citer pasal toilet nih...)
The room's concept is simple but with modern touch.

Shower room....sexxayyyy! The bathtub is opposite this 'wet' area

Mirror wall with toiletries rack panel opposite toilet bowl.....huahuahuahua,.....but love it!
(alamak, kacau daunla pintu shower nih..)

Bed.....simple je kan...

Let guess, which hotel is this?...... hehehehe, Thistle JB....can you see the tower clock(Dataran Bandaraya ) out of the window?

Setelah, kian lamaaaaa........

2011-01-04T16:38:00.002+08:00

Hallo hallo halloooooo.....

I got few entries to update (almaklumlah, setelah kian lama x update, so berkumpul jadi koleksi kejap...), but haven't finish editing the pics, so I start with this recipe...

Moist Banana Cake

The recipe was from Mat Gebu Blog. Thank you so much abg mat for sharing this lovely and delicious cake recipe!

I had extra banana, so, I sliced, dredge with brown sugar and arrange them on top of the cake batter, then off to the oven.

Terlalu lama...

2010-11-30T11:22:00.002+08:00

Lama sangat x update blog ni, fikir mcm nak tutup, tapi mcm sayang plak....
Sebenarnya ada beberapa resipi yang nak dikongsi tapi kesempatan nak mengupload gambar dan menaip xde...
Cuma hari ni ada masa berehat sekejap...
Tapi baru format laptop, banyak benda kene install plak, x siap lagi...so x boleh nak update resipi lagik...

Insyaallah, if ada masa lagi akan update....tungguuuuuu....

Tripoline Chicken

2010-08-15T22:03:00.003+08:00

Yaa, another tomato sauce-based recipe.....as for me, it's the simplest and quick recipe I could prepare on a tight schedule.... this is a repeat menu.

the tripoline...

the chicken and sauce...

how to serve and the recipe, refer here

Lasagna

2010-08-13T21:22:00.001+08:00

I realized that it has been quite a long time I don't prepare lasagna, yaaa, a very long time, until one of my friend made a posting on her facebook. Then I was ..."haahla....into my menu list"...hihihi
I remember the first time I learned baking (hands-on) lasagna was about 10 years ago, from my sister that just came back from U.K .....in my opinion, the best tomato sauce you use, the best lasagna you will get.

I roughly measured the ingredients to fit my rectangular pan

6 instant lasagna sheets
150 g sliced button mushroom
enough cheese mixture (parmesan, mozarella, cheddar)

tomato sauce:
about 200g minced meat
1/2 yellow onion-chopped
2 slices beef streaky- chopped
3 tbsp momma's dough pizza sauce
4 tbsp tomato puree
fresh thyme and basil
salt and sugar to taste
enough water
olive oil
- saute beef streaky, followed with onion, put in minced meat, let cook, stir in herbs
-add MD sauce, tomato puree, stir for 10 seconds, add enough water, salt and sugar

bechamel sauce:
20g butter
2 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
1/4 -1/3 cup cheddar cheese
1/4-1/2 tsp salt
-using slow fire, melt butter, add flour, let it bubbly, pour in milk
-increase the heat, let thicken, turn off fire, mix in cheese and salt

assembling:
-put a thin layer of tomato sauce on the pan base
-layer with 3 lasagna sheet
-spread half of the sauce, half of the mushroom, half of the bechamel sauce
-use the same step for the next layer and top with mixture of cheese
-cover with aluminium foil tightly, bake at 180C for 55 minutes

Walla! Let's dig in...

First Day of Breakfasting

2010-08-11T22:20:00.003+08:00

Salam Ramadhan kepada semua umat Islam...

Alhamdulilah, dapat menyempurnakan puasa pada hari pertama... Tak tahu nak masak apa ntuk berbuka, biasalah, during first day of fasting usually, selera kurenggg... akhirnya, simple menu as below..

Ikan Merah Stim Nyonya

1/3 bahagian ikan merah - cleaned
-steam till cook

Blended till fine:
1 lemongrass- chopped
1 ginger flower bud- chopped
2 or more bird eye chilli
1/4 chicken cube
1/2 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp lime juice
1 sprig coriander leaves
40ml hot boiling water

-pour the blended ingredients on fish
-done!

Ginger-Oyster Yam, Shitake and Broccoli

1 1/2" ginger- sliced thinly
2 garlic- chopped finely
2-3 tbsp oyster sauce
olive oil
broccoli - blanched
1/2 yam -boiled till cook
shitake mushroom
enough water

-saute ginger and garlic, add shitake
-add oyster sauce, water, let simmer till mushroom softened
-add yam, cook till sauce thickened, mix in broccoli
-done!

Soy Tang Yuen

4 oz glutinous rice flour
90ml water
-mix well
enough red bean paste
-assemble and shape into ball (i obtained 24 balls)
-boil till cook

11/4 cup drinho home soy (ini je yg ada..kikikiki)
1 screwpine leaf
-let boil
-pour on the tang yuen
-enjoy!

Lebanese Pizza

2010-08-10T08:21:00.002+08:00

Phewww! quite a long pause....

Simple, quick and easy meal for breakfast, a day before Ramadhan...

Lebanese bread
any pizza sauce
any topping (I used pepperoni and sweet basil)
cheese (mozarella, cheddar, parmesan)
-assamble and bake at 200 C for 10 minutes

Caramelized Banana on Toast

2010-07-30T10:22:00.002+08:00

Simple breakfast....

2 banana- sliced to 1/2"
1-2 tsp brown sugar
1-2 tsp butter
4 slices of bread- halved and spread with butter on one side

-melt butter on pan, sprinkle brown sugar, arrange the banana
-let each side browned, put aside
-grill the bread till brown on buttered side only
-arrange banana on toast

slight sweet, salty, soury banana on crunchy surface with soft underneath toast

Beef and Chicken

2010-07-27T15:39:00.004+08:00

Lepas baik demam, tekak rasa nak mkn yg pedas2 je.....agenda pon diteruskan...

Daging Bakar dan Kuah Percik Daun Asam Gelugor

300-400g daging - hiris nipis giler, cuci, mix with salt and tumeric powder, bakar or grill on pan

1 medium onion}
1/4" ginger}
1 garlic} blend till fine
1/4" tumeric}
5-10 or more bird eye chili}
1/2 cup thick coconut milk
pinch of flour (if necessary)
salt to taste
beberapa pucuk daun asam gelugur (ni yg mengancamnya!) if xde, ganti dgn belimbing buluh
-bahan blend dimasak hingga kering, masukkan santan, masak hingga pekat
-perasakan dgn garam, letak pucuk asam, masak hingga layu
-tuang atas daging bakar

p/s : lauk ni mn dgn ikan goreng @ ikan masin, sambal belacan dan ulaman...ouuuuuuuuutttttstanding!

Versi x pedas utk anak2 pulak....

Ayam Halia

1/4 bahagian ayam (I used part dada) - cut to small pieces,
mix with salt, 1tsp cornflour, 1 tsp ginger paste

2 garlic-crushed
1" ginger-sliced
oyster sauce
kicap masin
2 sprigs of spring onion- cut to 2"
olive oil
- fry the chicken till cook, put aside
-on the same pan, saute ginger and garlic
-mix in oyster sauce, soy sauce and chicken, stir well
-mix in spring onion
-done!

Grilled Tomyam Chicken

2010-07-20T22:01:00.002+08:00

Cetusan idea....

1/4 chicken
1 medium onion]
2 lemongrass]
1/2" galangal] - blended till fine
10-15 or more bird eye chilli]
2 kaffir lime leaves- sliced]
2 garlic]
3 tbsp tomyam paste
salt, sugar and lime juice if necessary
-cook the blended ingredients till dry
-mix in tomyam paste, if too dry add about 1 tbsp water, let cook
-seasone with salt, sugar and lime juice if necessary
-put in the chicken, let about 10 second on each side, turn off fire, let marinate for 1-7 hours
-grill on pan or bbq set till brown on both side
-spoon the remaining gravy on chicken before serve

Ayam Percik

2010-07-19T21:42:00.000+08:00

My MIL's recipe.....

4 chicken thigh - remove bone like preparing chicken chop
2 medium onion]
1/2 " ginger]
4 garlic ] - blend till fine
10-15 0r more bird eye chilli]
1/2 -1 cup thick coconut milk
1/2 tsp flour (if necessary)
salt and lime juice to taste
-mix the chicken with salt, put aside
-in a hot pan, pour the blended ingredients, cook till dry
-pour the coconut milk, let thicken
-if too runny, add flour, and cook till thicken
-add salt and lime juice
-put in the chicken, leave about 10 seconds on each side
-spoon out the chicken, leave it marinated with the gravy for 1-7 hours
-using pan or bbq set, grilled the chicken till brown on each side
-spoon the remaining gravy before serve

Bubur Chacha.... chachacha!

2010-07-19T15:38:00.005+08:00

I was planning to prepare this since last month, but kept on canceled because of this and that.....haiyaaa macam2la....

and today....finally...fuuhh...

recipe from here

P/S I love to serve this cold....you can put cube ice or snow ice ...ooooo lala!

Fried Banana aka Gorpis

2010-07-18T15:33:00.001+08:00

Breakfast on lazy sunday morning..........

Ripe banana- sliced into 3 slices
flour, egg white, breadcrumb
oil for frying
-coat banana with flour, then egg white, then breadcrumb
-fried till brown on both side

Sandwich

2010-07-16T21:38:00.003+08:00

1/3 baguette- cut lengthwise (I used Hawai Bakery because the bread is lighter, resulting to a crispy outside and soft inside...oooo..yummy!)
butterhead lettuce
radicchio
1 small tomato- julienned ]
2" japanese cucumber- julienned] mix with 1/2 tsp lemon juice
3 beef streaky
few slices of pickled jalapeno
garlic butter
mayonnaise
mustard sauce
-lightly fried the beef streaky
-spread garlic butter on both surface of baguette, on the same pan, grill the baguette till brown
-spread mustard on one side and mayonnaise on the other side
-arrange the beef streaky, butterhead lettuce, radicchio, cucumber-tomato, jalapeno
-done!

Thai Taufoo

2010-07-16T17:30:00.004+08:00

Appetizer on last wednesday, asyik2 tahu sumbat je kan.....

The idea was from Mohd Chan Abdullah Chinese Muslim Restaurant, tapi yg ni version tambah2 suka hati I.....hehehehe

RM1 tauhu - cut into 4 each, deep fried
1/8 onion ]
1 lemongrass] bhn2 ini ditumbuk lumat
1 cili merah]
1/2 tbsp tomyam paste
salt, sugar, lime juice to taste
enough water
1/2 tsp oil
-sautee bhn tumbuk hingga agak kering, masuk air (dlm 2 tbsp dulu)
-masuk tomyam paste, tambah air lagi, let simmer, jgn terlalu kering dan jgn terlalu cair (I punya terkering plak)
-perasakan dgn salt, sugar, lime juice (rasanya masam, masin sikit, manis sikiiitt..or ikut citarasa anda lah)

Garnishing:
cucumber -juliened
1/8 onion - sliced thinly

Menu : Syokkknyaaa....

2010-07-16T16:19:00.004+08:00

Just have time to upload and update today.....last tuesday menu

Actually, i've prepared Sambal Acar Ikan Masin few days before which I found somewhere from the internet very longggg time ago. Plus, I was fasting on that day, so, biasala kan.... too many ideas, kejap nak masak tu, kejap nak masak ni, and last2..... I chose the simplest to complement with that 'acar '(terliur plak...kihkihkih)

Here is the 'acar'

200g isi kurau - potong kecik2, rendam dlm 1 jam, goreng mcm biasa
4 ulas garlic]
1/2 biji bwg besar] - semua bhn ni di kisar
11/2" halia]
lebih kurang segenggam cili kering - potong dan rebus@rendam]
1/2 tsp serbuk kunyit
1 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tbsp jintan putih powder
30ml cuka
gula to taste
2 sprigs curry leaves
1/2 genggam cili padi
-tumis bhn kisar hingga garing, masuk coriander, kunyit dan jintan putih powder let few minutes
-masuk cili api, daun kari, biar garing sikit, masuk gula dan cuka, masak hingga agak kering

The co.,

Lemak Bayam

(....masih dalam periuk...hihihi)

Telur Goreng

Anda semua mesti sangat biasa dengan menu ni..... tapi sambal atasnya tu, ni nak share sikit, buat penambah rasa....

1 lemongrass - sliced thinly
1/4 onion - chopped
few chilli padi - sliced
1 small kaffir lime leaf - sliced thinly
1 sprig curry leave
1-2 tsp tom yam paste
1-2 tsp sweet soy sauce
oil

-saute lemongrass, onion, chili padi
-add in kaffir lime and curry leaves
-mix in tomyam paste, cook for 10 second
-pour in soy sauce, mix well
-spoon on fried egg

Tiga2 menu ni, hidang dgn nasi panas, tambah plak mkn time2 hujan, masyaallah, edward lalu pon, x pandang dah...memang mengancam dan terancam! (kedua2nya!)

Simplicity is the best!

Fried Steak Salad & Creamy Mushroom Onion Bruschetta

2010-07-12T20:59:00.003+08:00

Fried Steak Salad

2 slices steak cut -if it too thick, slice through lengthwise, cleaned, 'pounded up' (to soften, to be wider and thinner), season with salt and pepper
flour, breadcrumb, 1-2 egg white
1 tbsp olive oil
-coat meat with flour, then egg white, then breadcrumbs
-fry on pan till both side browned
-sliced
(actually you can coat with any flour batter of your choice, however you need to deep fry it to make it crispy, but i tried to avoid deep frying... plus, this is my alternative to prepare steak instead of grilling it...tender inside and so crunchy outside, lovely!)

for salad, you can choose any vegetables of your choice

dressing (you can use your own choice, but here, i tried to match it with the 'steak')
1-2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1/4 beef cube
salt
black pepper
water
-using slow heat; melt butter, put in flour, let bubbly, mix in beef cube, put enough water(slowly, till reach your desired consistency), season with salt and pepper

Creamy Mushroom and Onion Bruschetta

1 tbsp butter
6 or more medium white button
6 or more medium shitake mushroom
1/4 yellow onion - sliced
1 -1 1/2 tbsp cream
salt
black pepper
a very thin slice of lemon
-melt butter, fry onion till wilted
-add both mushroom, let soft and tender
-put in cream, mix well
-season with salt and pepper
-squeeze the lemon juice (to balance the creamy taste)

1/2 baguette (any brand or manufacturer of you choice) - sliced
parmesan, mozarella (or any cheese of your choice)
garlic butter

-spread garlic butter on baguette slices
-spoon the mushroom
-sprinkle with cheese
-bake at 180 C for 10-12 minutes

Strawberry-Bluberry Crumble Pie

2010-07-06T10:36:00.003+08:00

Our breakfast....

Recipe's idea from here

Hyderabad Biryani

2010-07-05T09:25:00.003+08:00

Fuuuhhh .... a very longgggggg pause.... without wasting any time, let me continue with the recipe..

Recipe's idea from here

But i did slight modification. This is my version

3 pieces of lamb shoulder cut- washed, cleaned, halved (choose tender one eg; from Australian)
1/2 container of plain yogurt
2 garlic- pounded into paste
1/2" ginger- pounded into paste
1 tsp cayenne powder
1 tsp paprika powder
1-2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
salt to taste
3 sprigs of coriander- chopped
-mix all above ingredients, marinate for 1-2 hours

1 1/2 cup basmathi rice- soak 15 minutes, drained
salt
tumeric powder(for coloring)
1 tsp biryani masala
water
-boil rice till half cook, drain the water
-mix with salt.
-take about 1/4 cup and mix with tumeric powder, the rest of the rice, mix with biryani masala

1/4 onion-chopped
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 small cinnamon stick, 2 cardamons, 2 cloves, 1 bay leave
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 - 1 tbsp biryani masala
-heat ghee, put in bay, cinnamon, cardamons, cloves, onion, let the onion wilted
-mix in coriander powder
-add in the marinated lamb, mix well, add in biryani masala, cook for 15-20 minutes

1/4 onion-sliced thinly and fried
2-3 sprigs of coriander- chopped

Assembling:

-in any pot, or u can use rice cooker pot, melt some ghee and spread at the bottom
-take half of the white rice and put as 1st layer, next, put half of the lamb
-take half of the remaining white rice and cover the lamb, then put the remaining lamb
-cover with the remaining white rice, followed by the yellow rice. Sprinkle with all the fried onion and chopped coriander
-cover tightly, if using rice cooker pot, seal with aluminium foil
-put in preheated oven at 180 C for 30-40 minutes or till cook

P/S My mistake: I soaked the rice more than 1 hours, as you can see in the picture, the rice look so disappointing...... but not the taste!

Cheesecake

2010-05-17T10:49:00.004+08:00

New product for Momma's Dough, baked plain cheesecake. A must try cheesecake!

Check it out here

Garlic Butter Crayfish and Garlic Lemon Rice

2010-05-06T16:36:00.000+08:00

Garlic Lemon Rice

1 cup basmathi rice-washed
3 tbsp butter
4 garlic- grated finely
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1 tbsp parsley- chopped
1 bay leaf
1 1/8 cup chicken stock
1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1/2tbsp lemon juice
salt

-in rice cooker, melt butter, saute garlic, add in tumeric powder
-mix in rice, mix well, add parsley, chicken stock, let it simmer
-add lemon juice, season with salt
-let cook. mix in garlic powder

Garlic Butter Crayfish

Recipe can be referred to my previous recipes

Beef Kwaytiau

2010-05-04T00:59:00.000+08:00

Our all time favorite meal choice at Sedap Corner, can be found around JB. I'm not sure they open any franchise in KL @ Selangor...

1 packet kway tiau- separate each slices
sweet soy sauce
3 sprigs of onion spring- cut to 1.5"
oil
-mix kway tiau with so sauce, enough to make the kway tiau color change to dark brown.
-saute few minute on pan till soft, toss in onion spring, turn off the fire
-spread on plate

Sauce

about 100-200 gm beef -sliced thinly
2" young ginger - sliced thinly
1 garlic - grated finely
beef stock @ beef cube + water
enough cornflour mix with water - as thickener
salt
oil
-saute ginger and garlic till soft, add in beef, let cook slightly
-add beef stock, let simmer, add in cornflour
-cook till reach the right consistency
-season with salt
-scoop on the kway tiau evenly

Serve with pickle chilli for extra kick....Walla!

*Our favorite dessert there, bubur chacha and cendol!

Jumbo Steak

2010-05-03T00:56:00.000+08:00

We've found a nice steaks cutting at Giza, so, I prepared one at home...

Salted Egg Crab

2010-05-02T20:03:00.000+08:00

The famous meal at Cheng Ho's.
I followed the recipe that i've found but, the result was totally a disaster. The culprit was the salted egg yolk. I never imagine that raw salted egg yolk is hardened like the cook one....Well, i'll just give the recipe but with the improvement method that I've planned (in red)....

1 kg crab-cleaned, halved
1/2 cup flour
4 tsp rice flour
1tbsp oil
salt
enough water
cornflour
-mix the above ingredients except crab for flour batter
-dip the crab in cornflour
-dip in flour batter
-deep fried for few minutes

Sauce
3 sprig curry leaves
5-10 or more bird eye chillies-slightly pounded
1/4 cup butter
1 tbsp flour
3 salted egg yolks- steamed 3-4 minutes, smashed lightly, mix with 1/4 cup water and blended till fine with a blender or food processor
1/4 cup evaporated milk
salt, sugar

-melt butter, sautee chilli and curry leaves few minutes, add flour, let bubbly, pour in egg yolk mixture followed by milk, season with salt and sugar, let thickened to the right consistency but if too thick, adjust with either water or milk
-toss in the fried crab, mix till well coated

Seafood Soup or Chowder?

2010-04-26T22:06:00.002+08:00

My version....hehehehe

2 beef bacon-sliced thinly
1 slice of salmon
5 XXL prawns-de-shelled
1/2 onion-sliced
5 button mushroom-sliced
1/2 carrot-chopped
1 celery stalk-chopped
1 medium to small potato-chopped
olive oil
3/4 cup water
salt, pepper
a slice of lemon

-heat oil, fry beef bacon, onion, till transparent
-mix in all the vegetable and seafoods
-add water, let simmer till all the ingredients tender
-season with salt and pepper
-squeeze the lemon juice
-let cool , put in a blender, blend till fine

1/2 carrot-cubed
1/4 cauliflower-cubed
5 asparagus-cubed
1/4 cup milk
-put the above mixture in a pot, add milk and all the vegetables
-let the soup thickened

Garlic Bread

baguette-sliced to 1.5"

1/4 cup butter
5 garlic-grated finely
1.5 tsp dried basil
-mix, spread on baguette, grill on pan till brown

Munching on Munchies

2010-04-24T12:57:00.007+08:00

This afternoon we're going out for 'grocer-ing' . So I don't need to prepare lunch. But, well, you know me, I wanted to munch on something while waiting....

Actually, I didn't have enough eating my last 2 days bread stick, so I was planning to prepare it today, againnnn, but with few improvements.... jeng jeng jengggggggggg

This time, I have
-added about 1/4 tsp salt to the butter mixture, because the previous one was a bit bland, not salty enough.
-added 3 garlic (grated finely) to the butter mixture because the garlic powder was 'less power' and coagulated when mix with the melted butter.
-lined the pan with aluminium foil (make sure make it extra size) and fully covered the loaf with the aluminium and baked @ 180 C for 25 minutes
-opened the aluminium cover and covered with wet baking paper and continued baking @ 190 C for about 10 minutes or till the top surface and the parmesan cheese slightly browning

Bread Stick

Actually, I've made double dough recipe, and the other portion was for

Cinnamon Sugar Stick

Pssssttt...can you see the bread stick at the back there, hehehe... that was what left for my husband actually. So sorry papa we just couldn't resist the temptation....only need less than 10 minutes to leave you that much...

Any bread dough- shaped to rectangular, sliced to 1" size, let rise double
-Covered with wet baking paper, baked in the oven @ 180 C for 20 minutes
-brushed with melted butter, coated with cinnamon-brown sugar mixture

Nasi Jintan & Ayam Tairu

2010-04-23T21:45:00.000+08:00

Recipe from here. Thanks kak JC for sharing.

However, I made few changes:

Nasi jintan, I
-added 3tsp cumin powder
-added 1tsp aniseed,so both 'jintan' were in...
-added 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, to cut any 'lemakness'
-substituted pandan leaves with basil leaves, because I only have this...
-used chicken stock

Ayam Tairu, I
-mixed all the ingredients for marinade
-added 1 tsp chilli powder for slight fiery kick, or add more...
-added 1/2 tsp black pepper powder for extra fun!, or add more...

Bread Dough Varieties

2010-04-22T22:59:00.003+08:00

I was thinking of finishing my sun-dried tomatoes, of course my mind was imagining about focaccia....(mmmm...the soft bun (my version) top with sweet and sour tomatoes, basil and not forgetting...parmigiano...mmmm heaven...)

but

at the same time I was thinking of craving for a simple bread, slightly crunchy, salty, cheesy and garlicky outside and very soft inside.....mmmm... like Domino's bread stick.........................

Ok, I got the solution....

I made double dough recipe, one for my focaccia and the other for my breadstick....yeahaaaa!

Bread stick

any bread dough of your choices-proofed, punched
-shaped into oval
-sliced into 1" slices, but make sure your cutting not through bottom of loaf
-covered, let rise for 30-45 mins

in the meantime, prepare
about 1/4 cup butter
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
-melt butter, mix in garlic powder and basil, let cool slightly

-right before putting in your dough in oven, brush with lots of butter mixture on top, make sure well covered on every surface (this will result to crispy and crunchy outside). Please leave about quarter of the butter mixture for later use.
-sprinkl generously with parmesan
-take baking paper, wet with water and cover the dough (to make sure a uniform and not over browning surface especially the cheese)
-bake in the oven for 20-25 mins at 180 C
-once cooked, brush with the remaining butter mixture
Walla!

Focaccia

please refer to my previous recipe

* I still have the sun-dried tomatoes...mmm, ok, into omelet for breakfast tomorrow..

Nutella Chocolate French Toast

2010-04-22T14:34:00.002+08:00

Express breakfast for this morning

8 slices Gardenia Delicia Chocolate
butter
nutella
-spread butter on each bread slices followed by nutella
-sandwiched to 4 sandwiches

2 eggs (A)
11/2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp icing sugar
vanilla essence
few dash of cinnamon powder
-mix all ingredients well
-pat the sandwiches on the egg mixture, make sure well coated on every sides
-put butter on pan, grilled the sandwiches till brown on each sides
-dust with icing sugar before serve

Ayam Panggang Bersemayam di Kebun Sayur

2010-04-21T14:31:00.000+08:00

Recipe can be referred to my previous recipe

Chicken Pastrami Salad

2010-04-20T14:26:00.002+08:00

5 chicken pastrami- sliced, fried
Any vegetables of your choices
Salad dressing

Chicken Katsu Salad

2010-04-16T19:09:00.002+08:00

1 chicken keel- take the meat, sliced each side to 3 layer,seasoned with salt, pepper
flour
egg
breadcrumbs
enough olive oil
-coat with flour, egg, then breadcrumb
-pan-fried (health precaution,try to avoid deep fried)
-cut

butterhead lettuce
radicchio
broccoli
carrot
red and yellow cherry tomato
or any vegetables of your choice

oh, don't forget the dressing, of your own choice..

Another focaccia

2010-04-12T12:05:00.001+08:00

Our Sunday's breakfast

Recipe can be referred to my previous2 entry

Cannelloni

2010-04-06T13:25:00.003+08:00

This was the 'before baked version', the 'after baked version'...hehehe, settled in our stomach...

Recipe's idea from here.

I made major change with the recipe,hehehe. For the filling, I used minced meat, spinach, button mushroom, and for the pasta, actually, instead of making fresh sheet, you can use lasagna sheet or, you can use crepe, like I did.
Delicious! Enjoy....

Salmon Salad

2010-03-30T22:59:00.002+08:00

1 salmon fillet- seasone wih salt and pepper, pan-fried
asparagus]
cauliflower] blanched
chinese cabbage]
radicchio

dressing:
evoo
lemon juice
salt, pepper, sugar to taste

After sooo long

2010-03-29T09:21:00.004+08:00

DAMN STREAMYX!

That's all I wanted to say....

The rest, I would like to share the food pictures which I sponsored (itupon upon request...kikikiki) for my son's ex-babysitter's daughter engagement on last Saturday, congratulation Ain!

Chocolate Cheese Brownies

after make-up... put fondant flower je, hehehehe...
BOUGHT from bakery shop je ye....hahahaha (I x kose nak me'ngeras' kan tangan yg da keras nih.. :p)
Actually I was thinking to add this brownies as Momma's Dough's new product hihihihi...'kira menyelam sambil minum air' gak la ni (niatttt....x senonohkan!)

Apple Pie ....... for makan2

Sorry for no new food update for the last few weeks because the photographing mood has been diminished by the lousy streamyx.....

Go for Japanese.....not really japanese, actually..

2010-03-08T16:57:00.004+08:00

After a quite long of suspension, tonight I decided to prepare rice.....hihihi... because we bought this yesterday

Our first attempt using this rice.

with the side dishes:

Chicken Katsu

recipe's idea from here

and

Stir Fry Vegetables

1 garlic - grated
oyster sauce
soy sauce
brown enoki mushroom
broccoli-halved
bean sprout
carrot- julienned

The Boys.....Haaaa! Gotcha!

2010-03-08T12:32:00.007+08:00

I was sitting at my desk, settling few tasks when I heard the noise from the bed. The kids are 'having fun' on my bed, haishh! at the beginning, but calming down after few seconds; at least they don't disturb me...fuuhhhh...

Thinking of I haven't post anything about them since the youngest reached 1 years old, it has been 2 months already, so I captured few 'actions' of my boys, just for fun...happy viewing!

"Hah! What you guys are doing???!"

"Let us demonstrate to you mama...."

"Please stop doing that, Syahmi Ameen, how about a book reading for Syabil Aqeel"
"Ok, Syabil Aqeel, look and listen carefully...."

"Syabil Aqeel, this is tram...."

"Abang, I want to read by myself!..."

"Mamaaaaa....abang don't want to give me the book..."

"Mamaaaaaa...."

"Abang, give it to me!"

"This is bicycle..."

"Right abang...?"

"Ok, what else..."

"Syabil Aqeel, you don't know how to read, let me read for you....!"

"Give it to meeee...."

"Syabil Aqqeeelllll...."

Fuuhhh...finally, they shared the book...

Seafood....Cheng Ho, HOMST, Jeram

2010-03-07T21:49:00.007+08:00

Tonight, we have had our dinner at Amy Search's chinese muslim restaurant; Cheng Ho at Wangsa Maju.
After reviewing lots of positive comments on internet, so, we decided to give a try. We ordered Steam siakap with cheng ho sauce, salted egg crab, onion garlic kailan, lemon sauce chicken, 2 mocktails and a lychee kong drinks. We quite surprised with the taste because the foods were a bit blend. I'm not saying that it's not tasty but maybe did not meet with our taste bud, different people with different taste bud, right?.

The lemon sauce for the chicken was too sour, made the combination so 'x kena', I think they should try to balance with a slight sweetness (please don't get me wrong, I'm not a sweet tooth). The steam fish was a bit blend, the salted egg crab was just ok. The sauce taste like butter sauce and for me it was too sweet and they should put a bit extra chilli for extra kick to overcome the 'muak-ness'. The other surprised we have was the price, RM172 for 2 adults, a 3++ kid and a 1++ kid. Well, talking about price, if want to eat cheap seafood, you can have it at Jeram, right? but still, the taste, for us, is just ok.

If you want to try at Cheng Ho's or Jeram or you already been to those places, why don't you try HOMST, a chinese Muslim restaurant at Padang Kota Damansara, next to Old Town White Coffee, located at the same row with Al-Rajhi Bank. The restaurant's interior is very simple, not as modern as Cheng Ho, plus, facilitated with a praying room. The most important, the foods and the service are better. I'm not saying they are the best but the taste met with our taste bud and the price are cheaper than Cheng Ho's. Just give them a try, good luck!

Lamb & Beef Chorizo

2010-03-05T19:54:00.002+08:00

olive oil
1 garlic -minced
1 sprig of rosemary
4 chorizos
water
-saute garlic and rosemary, add chorizos
-add a bit water to prevent garlic from getting burn
-let chorizo cook and brown on each side

served with:
2 sweet potato -boiled and mashed
1 russet potato - boiled and mashed
spinach - sauteed
button mushroom- sliced and sauteed
1/2 yellow capsicum - cubed
1 purple cabbage - sliced

sauce:
-use the chorizo's oil, add a bit butter, 3/4 tsp flour, 1 tsp cream, 3 tbsp water, let thicken

Shroomy Mushroom Burger

2010-03-04T21:07:00.002+08:00

4 portabello mushroom
1 chicken breast - chopped finely
2 garlic - chopped finely
1 sprig thyme - chopped finely
2 sage leaves - chopped finely
1/2 tbsp breadcrumb
1/2 tbsp cream
salt, pepper to taste
mozarella
-mix all the ingredients except portabello and mozarella
- put the chicken filling on each mushroom
-grill on pan till cook, then top with mozarella, let the cheese melt

Mushroom sauce:
1 portabello mushroom - sliced
1/5 onion - chopped
butter
1/2 tbsp cream
3 tbsp water
salt, pepper to taste

Assembling:
4 burger bun
enough spinach
4 beef bacon

Poached Salmon

2010-03-03T21:34:00.004+08:00

olive oil
salmon
salt, pepper to taste
-fry salmon till brown and crispy on both side

5 garlic - crushed
1 bay leaf
1 sprig rosemary
4 button mushroom - sliced
6 baby carrot
1/2 - 1 tsp lemon juice
salt, pepper to taste
enough chicken stock
watercress for garnishing
-use the salmon oil, saute garlic an herbs
-mix in mushroom and carrot, fry for few minutes
-add chicken stock, salt, pepper, lemon juice
-add in the fried salmon, let simmer 1 minutes
-served with garlic bread .... oooooh yummy...!

Chicken, Salmon and Sweet Potato Chip Platter

2010-02-26T13:08:00.005+08:00

1 Chicken breast- cut to 4 slices
Salmon fillet - fillet to 6 slices
salt
pepper
1.5" white radish - julienned
half yellow capsicum - sliced
1 purple cabbage leaf - sliced thinly
5 brussels sprouts - cut into8 pieces
2 sweet potato - julienned

Vegetable Wraps

2010-02-24T20:45:00.002+08:00

Wow! It has been so long.....

We are having el nino.... the weather is so hot...yeah, so hot enough to make us craving for cold drinks; plain or juice, everyday; we were a bit less bothering about foods.

This afternoon, when I checked in the fridge...oh ooo...shortage of fruits...
So, I went to the nearby supermarket to look for the fruits and vegetables.
At the vegetables section, ah aaaaa...I saw this long chinese cabbage, when I looked at them, I had a delicious imagination.......

Nyum...nyummmmm.... I can't wait to eat them. So, I finished the shopping, went back home, then, juiced some fruits, kept it in the freezer while waiting to be served for dinner in less than 30 minutes (but long enough to slightly frost the floating bubbles). Without hesitation, I took out all the needed ingredients and started the making.....

80g minced meat
1/2" ginger - grated
2 garlic - grated
olive oil
-heat the oil, fry the ginger and garlic, add meat, let cook

4 prawn (XL) - chopped
3 purple cabbage leaves -sliced thinly
half carrot- julienned thinly
1 onion spring - sliced
salt to taste
pepper to taste
2 tsp soy sauce
-mix all the above ingredients with the cooked meat

6 long chinese cabbage leaves
-blanched

Assembling:
-divide the filling into 6 portions equally
-put on the cabbage leaf on the white side, then roll
-steam for 5 minutes

My Herbs 'Garden'

2010-02-10T10:43:00.008+08:00

Introducing my little friends........

Rosemary

I bought from nursery , about 4 months ago. You can find it in any nursery along sg buloh-shah alam road.

English Parsley

I bought from Cameron Highland, 1 and 1/2 month ago.

Mint

Bought from Cameron too...hahaha

Sage

Has been with me almost 3 weeks, after I bought from Village Grocer, Giza Kota D'sara

Thyme

Bought from Village Grocer too..."Hidup Segan, Mati x Mahu..." huhuhuhu

This guy, I tried with the seed I bought from Cameron....only 2 remain survive till today, Alhamdulilah

Sweet Basil

From seed too...Alhamdulilah, growing better..

Marjoram

From seed.....only one remains survive till today, Alhamdulilah

Actually, there were few more I've tried using seed like dill, sage and french parsley but failed. It's not easy to grow all these herbs here, especially with our climate. The easiest way to find for fresh herbs is to buy from the hypermarket, but their freshness don't last long...

After asking lots of peoples and 'googling' from the internet, so, as an alternative, I tried to grow them from seeds or seedlings. How I 'take care' of them....

1. I put them under a shade place but still with little sunlight, because they need sunlight, especially the growing seeds.

2. I water them depending on the weather; if it's hot and dry, once per day in the morning; if it's rainy and wet, once per 2 days in the morning.

3. I add fertilizer once per two weeks. I was advised to use chicken shit but I couldn't find it, so I just use the one I bought from Cameron Highland, general growth fertilizer (non-organic)

4. I used potting mix as the medium to grow the seeds. You can find it at any nursery.

Sandwich

2010-02-09T13:27:00.002+08:00

This was our breakfast over the last weekend, only today I had the chance to update it here. This just a simple sandwich, combination of wholemeal bread, egg, spinach, beef bacon and sprinkle of parmesan. Then sandwich together and grilled on pan....

Lamb

2010-02-06T00:48:00.002+08:00

Again.......

* We have a good news to announce, we'll open another 2 new hit number!!! Please check on the Give Away post

Prawn Vegeroni

2010-02-02T21:04:00.003+08:00

Vegeroni -boiled el dente
Prawn
olive oil
garlic - chopped
chicken cube (optional)
salt
1 small leek - sliced
sun-dried tomato (oohh yummy)

* To the 1520th reader, please email your name and phone no a.s.a.p...

Chicken...yeah...chicken....mmmmm

2010-02-01T20:02:00.003+08:00

Today, my head a bit 'messy'.... found no solution (for this moment) for few tasks... That's made me hard to think of what to cook for dinner.

Thinking of a simple yet filling meal.......... Ok! Sandwich!.... but with a bit twist. I 'SMS'ed my husband asking him to buy bread on his way back but ... sad news; can't find the asking bread.
Oh, noooo...what should I do, ok,....running out of time......immediate action!!!!!

I don't know what name should I put .... or maybe we can just call it Cordon Bleu Chicken.....hehe
because, that's where I got the idea. Please refer to my previous2 recipe for the chicken, yea..

Green Vegetables
Brussel sprout - quick stir fry
spinach
watercress
sun-dried tomato
evoo
salt

(Please ignore the sauce...kekekeke)

Sunday Breakfast

2010-01-31T11:34:00.002+08:00

With our 'usual' meal ....yeah .... Omelet

and the dessert .... Peach Custard Tart

Claypot Chicken Rice

2010-01-29T19:47:00.000+08:00

Fuuhhhh... I have broken the rules since yesterday....

Obviously without claypot.... recipe's idea from here

Swedish Meatball with Tagliatelle

2010-01-28T22:16:00.001+08:00

Recipe's idea from here

The Best Salad

2010-01-24T20:00:00.000+08:00

Tonight, I felt like want to munch on salad; fresh, crispy, juicy salad....I don't have any idea for the recipe, besides, the internet was very slow, so, I couldn't 'google' as usual...
It took me hours to think, recall, flip my memory box and create the recipe....
Finally, with the combination of my 'imagination flavours' and my 'google memories'...

And guess what, my husband asked for more, so, I prepared it for the second batch. The salad which initially was planned for starter, but ended up as the only meal for our dinner...

Recipe's idea from here

Ala Sizzling Hot Plate Noodle

2010-01-22T23:43:00.005+08:00

Hahaha...I don't have hot plate, but I do have plates...kikikiki.... suppose to be Sizzling Plate Noodle (much more convenient ya!) but not much gravy (gotcha!..actually, not even a drop, right? kehkehkehkeh.... Please take a closer look at my photo)
Well...., you know, it's because my plate is 'hotter' than the hot plate itself.

Research and.....New Products....lalalala

2010-01-22T16:26:00.008+08:00

I was quite busy (yeah...quite...ceh, perasan bagus plak...padahal surirumah je...kekekeke), almost the whole week were spent for retrying...retrying...retrying and retrying....fuuuhhhh, that's sound quite 'huge'.....
Of course for our new products...but I haven't upload and update because got 3 more products left to be tried. Insyallah, and hopefully will be settled before end of this week.
Just make sure you don't miss the update, because we will be very generous to give a 'surprise' for you (the lucky customers) out there....hehehehehe

For a sneak peek....skeett ja yaaa

Roasted Chicken

2010-01-19T20:14:00.002+08:00

Fuuhhh...it has been few days, since my last update.......
A repeat menu...can refer to my previous2 entry for the recipe...

Grilled Garlic-Dill Salmon with Grilled Vegetables and Glass Noodle Salad

2010-01-16T19:38:00.003+08:00

Salmon
Dill-chopped
Garlic-minced
salt
olive oil
-mix and season the herbs, coat on salmon
-grill

Salad
yellow zucchini}
broccoli}
cauliflower} grilled
Holland pea}
baby carrot}
purple cabbage
celery
spinach-blanched
sun-dried tomatoes
glass noodle
evoo
salt
-mix all the ingredients

Lemon-herb Chicken and Spinach Sandwich

2010-01-15T20:16:00.006+08:00

Luckily, I had all the ingredients, so, without any hesitation, without any doubt....let the 'project' beginnnnnn.....
However, I skip one of the steps; neither pan grill nor griddle press.... thus, I just call it 'sandwich' instead of 'panini'.

Recipe's idea from here

*I added beef bacon and didn't apply the pesto spread or any spreads...but trust me, it was flavorful enough!

No bread pic because it's done at 8! ....hahaha need to 'sprint' for filling those hungry tummies....
The bread recipe from here

Pineapple-Grapefruit-Orange Panna Cotta Parfaits

2010-01-14T22:11:00.002+08:00

Recipe's idea from here

and

Lamb Stew

Focaccia Sandwich

2010-01-13T19:05:00.006+08:00

I baked Caramelized Onion with Feta and Rosemary Focaccia . The recipe can be referred to my previous focaccia. I just made slight change to the topping.

Then, I made sandwich with it with butterhead lettuce, purple cabbage, pan-fried chicken breast and beef bacon...

Ohho, by the way, almost forgot to show 'something', my homemade....... jeng jeng jengggggg...

Sun- dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil and Herbs .....la la la laaaa

Cherry tomatoes- halved (I used yellow tomato)
salt
dried basil
-arrange tomatoes on a pan, sprinkle with salt and basil
-dried under hot sun for 2 days

Olive oil and herbs infusion
-put dried tomatoes in a sterilized glass bottle
-mix in 1 clove garlic(sliced) and 1 sprig of thyme

Salad Nicoise

2010-01-10T20:15:00.002+08:00

Recipe's idea from here

*I substituted potato with sweet potato