Nice recipes to share!

I spent some quality time in my garden today. Since ada maid, I hardly be with them *plants*, only looking and admiring them from inside the house. Kesian bunga2 I...especially my orkids, dah ada fungus. So today, I sprayed pesticide *Ch Mancozeb* I hope my cattleya, phalaenopsis and dendrobium will bare more flowers again.

Not only be in the garden, my kitchen too was fully occupied, cooked for lunch and also desert.
What did I cooked and baked??

Ta..daaa..

'Orange & blueberry Cake'
I don't have blueberry
but I put Black Pitted Cherry instead.
I know.. Hubby and me only had a piece each *wink*

Got the recipe from my old Table Magazine.
It's 'one bowl method' recipe.

Hmm, Smells good, and of course the taste was fantastic.

I love it, and definitely will bake it again..
I highly recommend this simple to do cake.

By tonight, what is left, I wonder??

It's Fifa's 2nd plate!

Our lunch, today.

From left, Ikan terubuk masin, Ikan tengiri fried with ginger in Olive oil,
Sup mee sua, pumpkin lemak and chinese style fried beef.
Really elaborate kan. Don't know what got into me!!
Ya, ya, we only take about 2 pieces of beef and only
the pumpkin with a little gravy.

Last night's dinner:

Seafood Pasta, for the Kids

Hubby's.

With only one Muscle in my plate. And cooked, in different pan
without the seafood, as I am trying to eat healthy..Ahem..

But that morning...

The food yang tak boleh resist! Yellow Curry.
Breakfast at Nyonya Colors, in Empire Subang.

A friend in need is a friend in deed! Dalam semua hal,
terutama sekali, Makan!

I hope you guys do enjoy the pictures... I do get carried away at times,
with my cooking, and whatever I do. It was just for fun and something to share it with.
Like always, till my next entry. Goodnite!

News, Menu and Birthday Treat!

Today, Monday I got shocked when my neighbor K.Faridah called, that her hubby was admitted yesterday at 1.00a.m. He had difficulties in Breathing. I thought after fetching hubby from physio at Pantai we would go and visit them. But according to K. Faridah again, her hubby had stabilized and out of emergency to the normal room. Insyallah going home tomorrow *Tuesday*
Phew!! What a relieved! It was only yesterday that I sent Bubur Durian to their house. Oh,oh.. I hope not that Bubur....By the way, Get well soon Abang Fauzi, and hope to see you both soon!


Something very simple Menu for dinner tonight. It's Tortilla with Mango Mix Salsa.
Why Mango? I am cutting down Tomatoes and beans. They're not good for Arthritis.

It may look like a lot of work making this, but actually it's not.

I made Chicken and beef filling Tortilla
Beef Filling Tortillas with Salsa

Hubby's with tomatoes mix mango Salsa.

Mine, totally Mango Salsa.

The weather had been terribly hot these few days, my lips cracked and so was my mouth, sore and dry.. I was down with headache on Saturday, it was throbbing at the left side of my head. Haish! macam2 penyakit bila dah berumur ni. Tak tahan langsung bila aje bertukar cuaca...panas salah, sejuk pun salah. Tak boleh di layan sangat.

Ya, despite the throbbing, I still went to Pasar Malam with my girl looking for Satay and durians. I got both... very excited for the durian especially, so that I could make tempoyak and bubur durian. When I reached home, I quickly opened the durian, it's good fruit, lemak manis or other word *hangit*. I like durian hangit. Packed them nicely and kept in the fridge for the next day. And took my bathed, did my prayer and off I went to bed early. zzz..zzz

Sunday Morning, I got up feeling refreshed and after preparing breakfast, I called my Mum. Asking her how to cook Pulut *tak tau masak pulut, hehe* I was going to eat with bubur Durian. After bla bla bla awhile understood and cooked the pulut. The pulut was not really cooked, tasted slightly mentah...apasal? My Mum kata, put less water. Well, make story short, I steamed it, baru masak betul.. Put it aside, we had to rushed to my Nephew Taqi at Sri Kembangan, he's spending us lunch at Restoran Ayam Kampung. How very nice of him! Ish,ish, berbesar hati sungguh Taqi, nak belanja Acik and Family. He had been wanting to treat his parents and us together sometime ago, but timing was not right. We could never say No to him, we know how disappointed he will be. What's the occasion this time? Oh, Taqi's B'day rupanya! And Mimi's too. Bought them both a present and hope you both love it!

We reached there slightly late, Syazwan suffers from morning syndrome *susah bangun pagi* While my other baby *Syafiq* is busy like a bee, he left very early sending off a friend going for Umrah *well, good excused this time*

Gulai Tempoyak

Juadah yang paling popular sekali, ulam dan petai

Tengok anak saya, suka makan kampung...
kenalah cari isteri orang kampung.

Anyone looking for baby sitter??

Alalala... shian dia...
Anyway, Congrat Mimi!!

Meanwhile..
Back from lunch I cooked my Bubur Durian.

Hmm.. memang sedap! It's my favorite.

Nak tau, on the way back, kami sempat singgah Market Sri Kembangan. Puas lah hati Hubby I dapat jejak kakinya kat market...beli ikan lagi!
So, salam sayang to you alls ya!! Goodnite!

Make Life Meaningful!!

Hi guys!
Last Wednesday, I was feeling cheerful, yeah! got my blood test result. Tho not that something to be proud of, but I was pleased enough with what it turned out. And you know.. how I was crazy with baking and eating like there's no tomorrow. Anyway, my glucose and Cholestrol level and the rest of the result was ok. My LDL reading was 3.33. But, Huhu...I got Athrithtis on the border line..*takutnya*Initially, I expected otherwise, and was worried sicked thinking what's it gonna be...cranky tau that few days. But now, hmm,lega rasanya! like throwing a big stone off my shoulder. For the Athrithtis, I need to see a specialist. And as for hubby, Alhamdullillah, glucose ok, cholestrol and everything under controlled. Tapi, jangan terlalu gumbira, we still need to watch our diet. Healthy body come from the food we eat. Hence, life will be meaningful...
Health plays an important role in our life. Hubby was a healthy person and the strongest man I remembered.. But because of A.V.M. totally changed our life, then.
Just like that!!
And how do we make our life meaningful?
How do we understand this word *meaningful*really mean?
Meaningful dalam erti kata *hidup yang bermakna* Is my life meaningful??
Yes, I am important to my family.. I still have unfinished task to my hubby and children until the day I die. Cook healthy food hehe, gives the best love and be there when they need me!
Ya, that's meaningful!
I want to be true to myself..not pretend to be a person who has virtues, but actually not. Am I contented? Yes, I should be... look around me, what more could I ask for. Hubby is getting better, Alhamdullillah, and my kids are ok too..though not everything perfect. Only sometimes, I got drifted away.. not strong, lalai dengan keadaan. Apa yang berlaku tak pernah di bayangkan selama ini. But it happened anyway, without warning or without us wanting it. Oh, here I go again... Well, I was not saying that I tak redho with what I am facing. A normal human being, I am. We dreamed and planned wonderful things for the family and the future but only Allah yang menentukan, jadi atau pun tidak. Itu yang di katakan suratan dan dugaan hidup. I have to put that in mind, always! always!!! I can only pray and beg, make me stronger in Iman and be thankful at all times. Such that life could be more meaningful.

So, let us all make our everyday life be meaningful ok!
And to make life more colourful, lets share my activities during the week *Food!* apalagi kan..


Friday, our lunch at Zam Zam Arabic Restoran in Shah Alam.
A belated Birthday Treat to 'Fifa' on 24th March.
"Happy Birthday, Girl" May you always get the best things in life! In Iman of course!!

Mandy Rice and Lamb for me and Fifa.

Mandy Rice with Chicken, for Hubby.

Shawarma Sandwich Chicken

Greek Salad. I don't recommend this.
Not tasty at all, very flat taste!!

Friday Morning, baked Carrot with cheese Topping Cake.

After Dinner, served for two!
*Note* Carrot Cake is healthy, corn oil instead of
butter, but the topping yes, it has cheese and butter and
SUGAR! sesekali ok!

Wednesday...

Oh no!! the tak jadi Coffee Cheese Chiffon Cake

Monday Afternoon, with my son Syazwan *on leave* at the Loaf,while waiting for my dear hubby having his Therapy in Subang.

Gosh! mann, we are such Great Eaters!

Well, I'm yawning, God knows how many times... Goodnite! and sweet dream.
Make life Meaningful ya!!

Apa sudah jadi???

Apa sudah jadi???

What happen to my plan to a healthy Cooking, apa kah artinya?? I had this craving for food and baking yang mengila lately. Sudah tergoda dengan recipes from the bloggers. But, don't blame me ya, who could resist such wonderful recipes. Ini lah gara2 berbloging. The craving that I'm having is just beyond controlled! Tapi, sempat jugak berpainting, eh,eh! look at the painting! What can you tell from the picture? Food!!

Painted last week. As I was painting, I did my baking...
Oohlala! What a blisss!! Got to paint and also enjoy
eating from new recipes. Oh, dengan Hubby sekali ya!

I baked this Fruit Pastry on Sunday Morning for my Sis
Datin Liza.

Hmmm, not too sweet, I simply less the sugar for this recipe.

Sunday
A short notice from my Sister Liza to come before lunch..only managed to cook Nasi Ayam AND the delicious Fruit Pastry *sounded like mum (perasan masakan sendiri sedap)*

Enjoying my Nasi Ayam....

B.I.L Dato Yussof, chatting with Hubby, and waiting
for dessert to be served.

Sila..please enjoy the Delicious Dessert!!

Later that evening, Abang Fauzi and Kak Faridah came
to visit us. See, that's why I love to bake, we had guest
almost every weekend.

After heavy Lunch and Tea, we had Tuna and Chicken Sandwiches for dinner.

Friday

My Niece Ida and her family were in KL. visited us last Friday.

I prepared Corney Dog,

Orange Chiffon Cake and pengat
keladi

Orange Chiffon Cake

Our Dinner Last week.

This is Nasi Ayam. I steamed the Chicken. Konon2 healthy.
But the next day..

Mee Goreng with lots of veges.

Cantonese Kotiau

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed looking and sharing my daily life activities and my menus.

And I will share more in my next entry. Bye for now, Muah!!!!