Di Pagi Raya....

Orchid, penyeri di pagi Raya.

'SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AIDIL FITRI'

Hari Lebaran telah tiba. Ampun dan maaf dipinta. Sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa atau tersinggung dengan cara penulisan saya, sepuluh jari saya hulur kan agar diampun salah dan silap. Dengan itu marilah kita sama2 bergembira setelah sebulan beribadah dan berpuasa. Ada umur panjang dapat kita berjumpa dengan Ramadhan Al Mubarak lagi ditahun akan datang...insyallah.
Selamat Hari lebaran.


Hello everyone. Selamat Menyambut Aidil Fitri. I had a long day yesterday preparing juadah2 for Raya. Lenguh kaki dan tangan mengacau lauk pauk.I had done my Chicken Rendang, Beef Curry, Rendang Dinding Paru2, kuah satay and Ketupat pulut. Hmmmmm... the house smelled of Raya! I baked 4 Prune Cakes, for Mum, MIL, my Aunty, for Me and One Fruit cake and Red Velvet for the house. Dengan berkat sabar alhamdullillah, I got my baju Raya... my tailor had called me on Saturday...yahoo!

Raya Morning...
Was up early to prepare juadah2 that I had cooked, with the *feel of Raya* Tho, away from the rest of my family, *memang sunyi* but I have here, my love ones Hb and kids to celebrate with...alhamdullillah.
I served them with my own cooking, sedap tak sedap but air tangan ku from loving wife and Mum.

Minta Ampun dengan penuh perasaan....
semoga moga tak mengulangi kesalahan...

Sayang, anak Sulung Ma!

My Second One, always full of Colors...

Ehh, ehh...apa dah jadi anak Ma ni??

kelamkabut selalu!!

My Baby Girl

My maid as part of the family.
Behind her, is her daughter.

Adios...
Enjoy your Raya!!

Cookies...

I started baking cookies on Saturday, but stop on Monday, for Hb usual Physio..continued again on Tuesday. Knowing me, what I had in mind of cookies to make and turned out the other round. Okay so far, but in my heart I wanted to make a lot more. But as the time did not permit me to do so *baju Raya pun tak ada lagi* I was thinking of wondering around looking for Raya stuff at the booth at Shopping Complex while Hb at Physio. Not many days left actually, as Aidil Fitri is somewhere early next week. Anyway, whatever... without Baju Raya pun tak apa...asalkan bahagia..
I had guest, my nephew in law Nizam Open Fast for two nights in my house. So, let's see what I had cooked for Iftar and what cookies I had baked.

Cornflakes and Nastar Almond Tart. I got the Almond
Tart recipe from Rima. It was nice compared to what the
normal Tart I used to make.

Cat's Tongue and Cashew Nut Cookies.

Ginger Nut and Cashew Nut cookies.

Famous Amos Chocolate Chips

This one for Hb, less sugar.

Monday night Iftar

Hb, Nizam and Syafiq

Tuesday night, we had rice and Soto.

Have a good sleep! Goodnight....

Mum Got Carried Away...

Friday 19th Aug.
Whooh! Look at the Food,...my son Syazwan gave that remark while sending the food picture to his FB.. After a few days of simple Cooking, I decided to cook a little extra as my niece Izian and her friend Belle came for Open Fast. I totally got hooked up in the kitchen from one menu to another. Initially, it was just some simple Malay dishes like Izian's favorite Sambal Tumis Petai, Kailan and Fried Tenggiri, then added some Western.. Roast chicken with baby potatoes and tomatoes together with Salad and sauce.
Ada side dishes 'Laksa Lemak' And what's for Dessert?...Baked Corn Caramel Pudding...loved it, it's so soft *gebu* and rich...I added cream. Ops, I bukan nak promote, but it was nice, you won't get enough when you eat it *tak muak , gitu...hehe.
And my two kids Syafiq and Fifa, bought Satay, *of all the food, satay* some extra they said for their cousin.

So, apalagi...come let the pictures do the talking....

Izian and belle, didn't know where to start...

But this is what Hb requested, Fried Ikan Bilis with Onions and chilis.

Roast Chicken and Salad with fruits.. Avocado, Pears, Olives and
Pepperoni..

Laksa Lemak

Dessert from a night ago... Som som.


Ya Allah, ampun ni lah insan ini sekiranya Iya terlalau ghairiah dengan memenuhi mejanya semasa di bulan Puasa ini....Amin, amin, amin...

New Hope and Menus...

I was busy since Monday with Hb to clear some Banking matters and today Hb had an appointment with a new Doctor from UMSC Prof. Dr. Lydia a Rehab on Spine Speciallist. Was recommended by a Doctor friend, Prof. Dr Yip Cheng Har. The appointment was at 3.00 p.m and ended exactly one hour. The Therapy will begin after the 13th of September. Hb will have an intensive Therapy for two weeks regarding his hands that includes accupunture, stimulation of the brain and also Test on burning sensations of the Nerves System. Hmm.. She gave us some hope and confidence.. And with Allah's willing...
Well, I will be busy driving again by then. And since it will be in Jln University, while Hb at Rehab, where shall I pass my time for two an half hours?... Oh, ya..Amcorp Mall, here I come! *ish.ish ish*
So, tonight for Iftar, my son volunteered to buy back food. No pictures of tonight's iftar, alright.

We had light meal for Iftar yesterday. I cooked Yee Mee and Fifa made Pepperoni Sandwiches. Two different kind, but it was tasty and we enjoyed the food very much. Burp!!
It reminded me of last year's Ramadhan, without a maid and Hb was just about to recover. I only managed to cook one or two meal, mostly Pastas and simple food, yet we were satisfied and thankful in fact, that we had each other to Open Fast. However, we survived of course! and none of my kids ever commented on the food I cooked....Alhamdullillah.

Yee Mee

Chef Fifa, preparing Pepperoni Sandwiches. Ooollalla!!

Voilla!!

Two nights ago...

Fish Curry, Fried Vege, Chicken Rendang and
Fried Salmon

While I was cooking this Rendang, my girl suddenly came to the kitchen
and said, * The house smelled of RAYA..*

Salam Ramadhan...
Adios!

Temptations during Ramadhan..

During this Ramadhan, I see almost all bloggers showing their delicious and tempting menu for Iftar. Besides, being good muslim *beramal* in this month, I dare say temptation or craving towards Food is in everyone. Neither do I nor any one else could just be simple or.. *makan apa ada* The least they could do is cook or buy back their favorite food. Like me I would prefer to cook...*puas rasanya dan Masak masakan yang berasa. It didn't have to be so elaborate but a little extra ingredients dah memadai.. How could I not cook one special dish at least, as every day without missed my kids would asked me what I had cooked for tonight. And also during this time, you got extra strength for cooking ya. Like baking cake, I sempat jugak buat untuk Hb which I did not insert in the previous entry, my HummingBird Cake.

HummingBird Cake

On Saturday night, my niece Dira came with a present for Hb and me for our birthday and Open Fast with the rest of us. She got us Chocolates that we both love so much having it after meal. Thank you Dira!!

I cooked 3 kinds of dishes, Fish Curry, Sweet Sour Prawn and Beehoon Soup... Dira loves soupy..
Eh, one more, Salad with left over Lamb and sauce.

I lovee Choclates

Bought Popia and Murtabak at Pasar Ramadhan.

Night Out.. Starbucks

Had light refreshment at Starbucks after Terawih prayer.

My favorite drink at Starbuck *Caramel Macchiatto*

Adios...

Feast Fit For A King

Salam Ramadhan....
I must admit that this Ramadhan, I was feeling very very lazy, lemah longlai and with my perut still bloated with gas. The sofa at the living room was like my second bed. That each time, I thought of resting but ended in Dreamland..
Cooking? Oh yes, made extra effort for my family this Ramadhan. I loved to see them having the Food that I cooked.

Friday, we celebrated Hb's birthday. The kids decided to get Food for Iftar at any Restaurant that Hb requested. They had suggested Meatworks Solaris but Hb insisted on Arabic's Kabsa rice. Actually, Meatworks sounded good for Meat Lovers for a change tho, but the Birthday Boy is crazy over Arabic Food. They went as far as KL city at Andalusia Arabic Restaurant to get the food, as we all know the traffic was bad during this Ramadhan. And meanwhile my other son Syafiq bought Papa's favorite food 'Murtabak Singapore and some Satay. Oh yes, not forgotten the loving wife had baked him 'HummingBird Cake' This is a moist Cake. Well, it has a strong banana taste, a combination of bananas and crushed pineapple and Pecan Nuts. I had been wanting to try this recipe, it's one of the current favorite cake.
To Hb, Happy Birthday, Love...*smilling away broadly*

Now, let's see the pictures below and how my kids had spoil their Father.

Don't you guys think, that this Feast Fit For A King?

Lamb Kabsah

And this is Lamb Kebab..

Meanwhile...Two Menus from Nigella Lawson's Book some nites ago.

Roast Chicken with Greek Yogurt Sauce. Awesome!

Vietnamese Beef Noodle..Hmm, Yummy...

Caramel Steam Cake. My forever favorite cake.

Well, I do hope you get to menjamu mata with the Food above.
Adios Peeps!