Brunch on Thursday morning....and more menus.

Assalamualaikum..
Back again....
Phew! what can I say..trying my fingers to type but words wouldn't come.. I have so many things to write but, like I was hit by Mental block. Not that I was emotionally on anything, maybe the lack of interest on the blogging again. I guess the new fad, Instagram fascinates me more.

Capek sekali pagi ini !! Why? It was none other than preparing food. I was up as early as 6.30 am right after solat and started kneading my bread. Like hard work ya.. I enjoyed it. It was for a potluck brunch with friends this morning at 10 am, my place. I had promised the girls to bake Peach/cherry Pie and bread and of course preparing drinks.

But you know, two menus were never enough *i thought* again  I overdo it..  And the girls too got carried away as usual. Lastly a heartiest breakfast for the six of us...too much lol. With the abundance of food spread on the table, we did not know where to start, but eating like there is no tomorrow.

I baked Chocolate Ganache cake, on the small round stand plate

Attention ladies!! Where are our table manners? Where do we start first? Well, never mind the table manners as we were all starving for food as the time was past 10 am...bismillah hirahmanirohim.

Eating while enjoying our conversation, the story telling...who talked and who listened and non stop putting food in the mouth without realizing how many kueh had gone inside our small tummy *wink*....haha.

Me, as a hostess, I just can't stay put on my chair...will make sure my guest were well taken care of..*that's one of my not relax attitude..bad bad bad*

 
After a garden tour and the helping out with dirty plates, they left at 1.00 pm. And of course the laughter and the loud noise must have made my Hb jealous..  Hb dearest did not come down at all as he was having sore eye...nothing serious, just some redness on the right eye and was already treated by a doctor. And a tray full of food brought up to him...to make him happy! Ooh la la..
Looking forward for another potluck brunch in my house again. Remember with the overflow coffee and tea, the food on our table and also not to mention the noise we could make...yup friends we do it again..In shaa Allah.

And here is a recipe for my dear Reen.. thank you for reading my blog. What is happening to your blog anyway? I love to see your craft work again.. 

Puff Pastry Peach Tart

INGREDIENTS
1 Sheet of frozen Puff Pastry dough (thawed for 20 minutes)
2 Cups of sliced Peaches (from 4 medium-size Peaches)
Flour for working with the Puff Pastry
2 TB of Butter
1 TB of Granulated Sugar + Powdered Sugar..( I added about 1 tbspn jam and spread on the pastry before putting the Peaches)
Whipped Cream or Ice Cream or (for serving)
METHOD
1. Place the thawed Puff Pastry on a floured baking sheet, unfold the Puff Pastry & roll it to a 8″ X 12″ rectangle. Working quickly, & keeping the Puff Pastry well floured, cut it into four 3″ X 8″ pieces. Place in the fridge for 10 minutes.
3. Slice the Peaches (skin on or removed) into a small bowl & add the Lemon Juice & Sugar. Carefully place the slices of Peaches overlapping down the center of each Pastry rectangle, leaving a 1/2″-inch border around the edges. Dot the top of the peaches with the Butter. Sprinkle the Puff Pastry & the Peaches with the reserved 1 TB of Sugar.
3. Place the rack in the center & preheat the oven to 400°F. Add the baking sheet & bake the Puff Pastry Tarts for 15 minutes, or until puffy & well browned.
4. Remove & allow to cool. Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar & prepare to plate.
5. Serve with Whipped Cream or Ice Cream.
Happy baking, Reen...


Meanwhile, some menus from last week

 Rice with Rendang Ayam, fried vege and fried fish with lot of onions.

Rice with fish curry and Fried belachan Asparagus

Garlic Pizza with Peperoni

Chicken Pie 

..that served with mashed potato and salad..

..and egg mayo Sandwiches for  special guests who came to visit.

A treat for my kids..Expresso Cheese Marble Brownies.

Goodnight and Adios everyone.

Sedikit havoc...dan penawarnya.

Asalamualaikum..

My sister Teh and family spent two days from Tuesday and back to Perak on Thursday.
We had good time.. . lunch at Shogun Pyramid on Wednesday and lingered around looking for blouses until late afternoon...

 
At Shogun the place were over crowded with people..it was the fourth day of Chinese New Year.

BIL..Abng Din enjoying the Loh Sang..

Since we ate so much food that afternoon, I had prepared them my favorite Menus for dinner
I guess everyone know what I had prepared...

Sorry Sister, for serving this sort of food..

We had enough of calories on that day...diet and control lah selepas ni..

That Thursday...two incidents happened due to my carelessness.
I wake up extra early as to prepare breakfast and so as my weekly cleaners came that morning. Had to prepare the things like plastic sampah, soap and what not for them.
I totally forgot that someone from the pest control came the same day for the monthly service thinking appointment the next day. Kalut kalut...the pesticide  would do harm on my food, covered all food and drinks on the table. The guy managed to sprayed the whole house before the cleaners arrived. What if he did not do it on time? Of course I will be in stress. Having those two from different service agencies  that came almost at the same time on the same day sudah cukup memeningkan kan keaadan. We can only plan but God who decides.. And I who like to be organized..pffftt! Is that something to be proud of? Well..there's always pro and con in anything you do. It's nothing wrong to be organized,  it makes things easier... And it's nothing wrong too if you are not organized.. less stress but your job is done tak kira lah bila..*I tak suker*

Panini with Mushrooms topping I had at the Loaf Empire Subang.

Taking advantaged of the less traffic on Chinese New Year.

After the hugs and goodbyes to my sister dearest, her hb and Nazie.. I got back to assist the cleaners..whilst Hb was sent for Physio session by my daughter. I was annoyed with the agency for sending not my usual cleaners.. a lot of time spend to supervise them..
Only two hours cleaning and you can imagine how they worked, like lipas kudung...but cannot deny their work were efficient. The bathrooms and vacuumed were thoroughly cleaned.

Mee sanggol I cooked during CNY weekend.

I shoot off to fetch Hb from the Physio centre and decided to have lunch at Mohd Chan.
While waiting for the food, my daughter called, sounded frustrated.. I had locked all the doors when she was outside hanging the clothes. Oopss... sorry! that's all I could say. Nasib baik laa anak I pandai macam McGyver..tried her best to get the keys I kept not far from the door...the front grill that was locked but not the door. Huuss Semangat... kalau laa pencuri masuk...another story. And what if  I went out of my area and all the doors locked...kesian my daughter. Sigh....relieved.

Plain soup Tulang for the two of us

The same moment..wondering what was the time and Wohh! I was kinda jumpy from my seat.. I realized my watch was not on my wrist..and not in my handbag either. Immediately called Fifa..not in my room or my dressing table. I would normally kept all our valuables things before the cleaners arrive.
Sebu perut...when the food came, so packed and rushed home. My mind were filled with thousands of thoughts and questions..Kenapa selalu sangat kelam kebut??? Why was I so careless leaving my daughter outside and then the watch...and remember the incident in Singapore that I thought I left my purse in the Cab...
Hb didn't say a word..maybe, putting his anger aside or refrained from creating unnessarilly argument
in situation like that.. and I don't doubt getting long lectures from him...for sure!
In the house I looked everywhere. Huwaaa! I wanted to cry..still no sign of it. Hb reminded to check my handbag again. Clearing all what's inside, overturned it.. and suddenly..... ploop!!!  a metal dropped in front of my eyes. ...Speechless sekejap...Oh! thank  you, God!
Hb looked gerrammm macam nak makan...memang lapar pun tak makan lagi..

I know, I worry a lot lately and so as my anxiety overwhelmed easily..especially when Hb is concerned. I have so many things to remember and think about.
I should be happy that God has make my life full of activities what more taking care of  Hb dearest. Such that I shall grab good rewards along my way and take these as part of my life.. and redho..In shaa allah.
As a Muslim amalan harian reciting surah is highly recomended.. tiap2 surah ada kebaikan tersendiri. I was told surah  Insyirah di amalkan selepas menunaikan solat fardu.

 

Terjemahan ayat

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم: Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.

1. أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ Bukankah Kami telah melapangkan bagimu: dadamu (wahai Muhammad serta mengisinya dengan iman dan hidayah petunjuk)?
2. وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ Dan Kami telah meringankan daripadamu: bebanmu (menyiarkan Islam),
3. الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ Yang memberati tanggunganmu, (dengan memberikan berbagai kemudahan dalam melaksanakannya)?
4. وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ Dan Kami telah meninggikan bagimu: sebutan namamu (dengan mengurniakan pangkat Nabi dan berbagai kemuliaan)?
5. فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا Oleh itu, maka (tetapkanlah kepercayaanmu) bahawa sesungguhnya tiap-tiap kesukaran disertai kemudahan,
6. إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (Sekali lagi ditegaskan): bahawa sesungguhnya tiap-tiap kesukaran disertai kemudahan.
7. فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ Kemudian apabila engkau telah selesai (daripada sesuatu amal soleh), maka bersungguh-sungguhlah engkau berusaha (mengerjakan amal soleh yang lain),
8. وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ Dan kepada Tuhanmu sahaja hendaklah engkau memohon (apa yang engkau gemar dan ingini).

Kelebihan Surah Al-Insyirah.

Nabi Muhammad S.A.W bersabda : "Barangsiapa membaca surah Alam Nasyrah, seperti ia mendatangi aku dan aku mengambil kesempatan maka menjadi suatu kelapangan daripadaku".

Barangsiapa membiasakan membaca surah Alam Nasyrah selesai mengerjakan solat fardhu, nescaya Allah permudahkan urusannya serta dimudahkan segala keperluannya dan dimudahkan rezekinya.

Sesiapa yang membacanya nescaya Allah turut melapangkan dadanya serta dijauhkan daripada segala kesukaran dalam segala urusannya. Dihilangkan segala sifat kesal dan jemu, serta mendatangkan rajin dalam mengerjakan ibadat.

Barangsiapa membaca Alam Nasyrah sembilan kali sesudah solat fardhu nescaya Allah akan menjauhkan daripada kesempitan hidup dan dimudahkan rezeki dalam segala urusan

In shaa allah..let's make the surah as part of our everyday life.

Adios for now...

Words did not come easy...

The orchid that worth waiting for..is blooming.

Asalammualaikum..
Argghh...malasnya! To start again writing or blogging that I have left for quite sometime .. words did not come easy...pictures, plenty!
Ish ish..been trying and trying for the last few days. I had thought of sooo many things to write but it just went away..my mind seemed to be blocked.
I took it as a short break..considering that my eyes needed a rest from the glare of the small screen.

 Our lunch today..Fried Salmon with yogurt mint sauce,

Sambal Ikan Bilis/taufoo and plain white raddish soup.

Life is like usual the in and outs, the not so good health, and of course the housekeeping that I have to attend to...*reasons of not being active with my PC..bla..bla bla..finding excuses* Never mind the less writting/story telling..I just want to share it with you readers some photos...hope that you'll enjoy it.

I had that burping problem again.. would not want to discuss about it..the more I think about it the more it makes my life gloomy....oooh oooh, sakittt! Think positive as sometime it's just in your mind.
I just have to be more careful with what I eat..

 Subang Parade

With the girls on Tuesday at Market Place.

 At Sari Ratu Subang Parade, yesterday Thursday.

Having lunch with Prof Fauzi and Kak Farid

 

 Mengaji at Ustazah's house yesterday night.

The spread of food was prepared by Ustazah.

The company that I have, makes me alive in many ways..not just hang around sulking away with the chores or whatever feeling you're having. I had spend some wonderful times with my friends and also both me and Hb's friends. And I baked when the mood strike. Well, that's how it goes with our everyday life.

Puff Pastry Peach Tart..baked this a few days ago

A very tasty dessert and a quickie one to prepare.

Meat Patties I had prepared and had packed in the freezer.
Used only during my lazy time to cook.

Those are Pita Bread with Chicken, Avacado and some green stuff in between
 the slid I cut in the middle of the bread.
I don't remember when was the last time we had Pita bread...yes, we love it.

Last Saturday..

My Sister Intan and family came over and we had dinner. I cooked? No, no, we bought outside food.

Easy, no mess and we had all the time for chatting. 

Sis Intan with grandson Mukriz

Not only the mothers who were busy chatting, but the cousins too..

Lastly, my selalu sangat food that I love to prepare for guest... Hokaido Bread with Beef Tomato/chili Del Paso flavored Soup. This was for my Mengaji session I had on last Thursday..

That's all for now... hope you peeps enjoy the long Holiday.

I take the opurtunity to wish my Chinese friends a happy Qong Xi Fatt Choy!

Adios..