Food Galore..

Salam Maal Hijrah .....Bismillaahirahmaanirhim..

Monday morning with Scones served for Breakfast. I prepared them around 7.30 am. Selepas subuh, I could not sleep.. So buat apa yang patut. Since my niece Izian Naziha spent for the weekend I tried to entertain her the best I could. We know, she misses homecook *study at MMU Cyberjaya*
For lunch yesterday, I fried Salmon with Parsley sauce, fried Vegetables and lemak fucuk and tahoon *macam tak kena je* In the evening, my girl Fifa, had an assignment with friends at Bangsar, so sent her there while we had Tea at Plan B, Bangsar Village. Malam, Hb and me ada Ceramah at our Surau while my two boys had something on and we let the two girls had dinner outside.

Our Scones for Breakfast. with black cherry Jam and egg Mayo fillings.

Yesterday's Lunch. Salmon with Parsley Sauce.

Izian Naziha

Tea at Plan B, Bangsar Village

Last Saturday...
It's Food Galore this Weekend! My Sister Teh came on Saturday after a long week taking care of her newborn Cucu at Sri Hartamas. Dah letih menjaga cucu nak relax pulak with her daughter Izian at my house. I had planned bakings for the family this long weekend, then my sis called, bagus jugak ..just cook a little extra. I put on my Apron and my Chef Hat *tong tang tong tang* and Wallah! my food was prepared according to plan. Satisfied! when I got to serve and cook rather than to buy outside food. But that depends on the Mood kalau tak stress...huhu. My Sister went back to Ipoh the next day leaving Izian at my place...promised to sent her back to Cyberjaya.
I made Carrot Cake *hb's request* Quiche, Roti Gebu ku, and Roast Beef...oops, and Salad Pasta. Beli sikit Mee Goreng and Naan Bread. Elaborate kah?...Ok lah tu.

Carrot Cake, and Mushroom Sauce for the Roast Chicken

My Roti Gebu and Quiche

Pasta Salad

The recipe below is specially requested by Yong Kamariah
Happy trying Yong..

Buttermilk Scones (Nigella Lawson)

500g plain flour

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp castor sugar

50g unsalted butter
25g soft vegetable shortening
300 ml buttermilk
1 egg, beaten for an egg wash
1 x large baking sheet
1 x 6cm fluted scone cutter

1.Preheat the oven to 220 C/gas mark 7 and line a large baking with with baking
parchment. Put the flour into a bowl with the bicarb, cream of tartar and sugar.
2.Chop the butter and the vegetable shortening into pieces and drop them into the flour.
3.Rub the fats into the flour - or just mix any old how - and then pour in the buttermilk,
working everything together to form a dough.
4.Lightly flour your work surface. Pat the dough down into a round-edged oblong about 4cm
thick, then cut out 6cm scones with a fluted cutter.
5.Arrange the scones fairly close together on your lined vaking sheet, and brush with beaten
egg(to give a golden tops) or not, as you wish. Cook for 12 mins, by which time the scones
will be dry on the bottom and have a relatively light feel. Remove them to a wire rack
to cool, and serve with clotted cream and Jumbleberry Jam.


Allhamdullillah!! Thank God for given me the ability to communicate and share some of the Menus to those who are interest especially to my dear friends. No matter you love blogging or you're browsing through.

Have a wonderful long weekend with your love ones..
Bye, bye for now!

Selamat menyambut Maal Hijrah..

Kepada Muslimin dan Muslimat Selamat Menyambut tahun Baru. Semoga kita berhijrah kearah yang terbaik buat kita semua mau pun untuk di dunia dan akhirat..Insyallah!
Salam dari saya Sekeluarga.

Hello..
I have not been busy but been lazy...yup! The weather made me want to stay indoor and relax. And perut ku pulak meragam...bloated! Also, it's the rain probably buat you betul2 dalam kemalasan. But at times panas terik yang amat.. so humid, then came the rain, selebat lebatnya.. malam sejuk, hingga kan air rasa macam ais. Apapun terima aje lah..semua tu ada kebaikan nya.

Saturday, 19th November.
The Newcomer to the family.. Mimi, my nephew Taqi's wife gave birth to a baby Boy. Congrats to you both and also to my dear sister Teh and Abang Din for their 3rd cucu for this year! Wah, meriah sungguh keluarga my Sis, baru 2 bulan yang lalu dapat cucu twins dan dapat pulak lagi sorang..3 heros pulak tu.
We went to the Hospital on Saturday. And again we gathered at Taman Tun to be with my two sisters the next day. Maklumlah jarang2 jumpa. So, there's always things to share...biasa lah. Sometimes we disagreed, then we kissed and made up. This is what family are all about.
Of course no cooking only bought food served on the table...busy sembang, hehe. We went home late after dinner.

Mimi and her Newborn Son

He's adorable!

At Taman Tun, Sunday.

Now, let's take a look at my last night dinner and the previous nights..

Baked Chicken Tortillas and Tomato Salsa

Nasi Lemak, Cantonese Beehoon and Fried kueyteow.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. My perut is still meragam and the night is cold...I want to be wrapped in my quilt cover and zzzzz.
Goodnight!.

Cooking Mood!

Tuesday, 15th Nov.
I went with Hb to 'Citta Mall' in Ara Damansara yesterday... We were looking for a blender/juicer at Harvey Norman on the 2nd floor. To our surprised, Mr Harvey Norman happened to be there with his VVIP...*tak perasan yang mana satu, org ni kata yg itu, ada yg kata yg itu..argh! tak penting pun* Sungguh melambatkan keadaan..every sales person were so formal and tense.
We were there also for Jalan2 dan Cari makan. Lunch, we had rice...slightly heavy, then dinner baru lah I make something light. My kids are light eaters..*depending on the food* They don't mind if its Noodle, Pasta or Sandwiches, anything but not rice for dinner. Tiba2 hujan selebat lebatnya. Our car was not parked at the basement, did not want to be soaked in the heavy rain.. jadi, duduk lah dekat Cawan, minum Teh Tarik. Tunggu sampai about 3.10pm *tak solat zohor lagi tu* But this is the way our life is now..no rushing home... we have all the time to ourselves. So, why not enjoy life as is now. Alhamdullillah!...



Once back home... reached my laptop, and looked for Bread recipe from one Blogger *recipe books punya lah berlambak tapi... And I decided to bake hmm...guess what? 'Hokkaido Milky Loaf'' Simple as ABC..seriously! I never ever thought that it could be that easy. It was so beautifully cottony soft and of course Yummy! I just want to have it with Butter and Kaya. For the family I made Mushroom soup added with potatoes, carrot and add lots of herb *thymes, oregano etc..*..nampak interesting lah sikit.

Sprinkle of Poppy Seeds and Sesame Seeds on top

Simple food but nice to eat

Wednesday, 16th. Nov

Meanwhile tonight's dinner and dessert.....hehehe! *gelak berlagak*

*Mood rajin*

Marinara Pasta *Seafood Pasta*

And Dessert...Apple Pie

Makan dengan Cream

Well, enjoy the photos and Goodnight!

Why Worry Too much...

Orchids in my garden

The mind is rather tired, stress and my body ached since last night....I wasn't up to anything...I've been thinking a lot on unnecessarily things, lately.. *sometimes..* Excessive and on going worry and fear! I'm a hugh worrier. I worry about everything big and small. This is what happen... when the mind is so active and don't know how to control...It drains your mental energy, it keeps you from sleeping and unwinding, and wears your body out.

Adakah itu satu penyakit yang dipanggil Anxiety Disorder?

This stage is the stage whereby I have to control my emotions...am coping with my middle age syndrome, with Hb's condition and coping with my growing up Children. These are normal to everyone, we sure have problems coming our way..betul kan? I fear something would happen each ever my boys came back late and then relieved when they were back safely. Not that I haven't reminded myself, that they can take care of themselves, but my imaginations were way far to be controlled. Sometimes, I was awake for a few hours....just worrying!
How to overcome worries?? Huhuhu.

Unlike Hb, he is One Cool Person. He never jump on things unnecessarily...I bet, if some people suffer what he's suffering now, sure in depression... but thank God.. he's trying his best coping it. Of course, not easy....

Nothing that cannot be solved. Whatever the situation is bawak2 lah bertenang, berzikir dan beristifar banyak2. Only to God is the right Path.


In any situation we could be in, the everyday meal is a MUST to prepare thing...
This is what Hb had for Dinner tonight, Salmon with Salad.



And something simple for lunch today..





Yesterday's dinner...
Roast Beef with Baby Potatoes. We had it with rice.



The night is still young.. but my eyes are showing sign zzzzz...
No worry and be Happy, right guys!
Adios..n Gdnight!

Visiting Malls??

I like the idea of having this variety cakes, then buying
a Whole Cake. Well, this delicious cakes was from
my Nephew Taqi and wife for us..during Raya time.
Sorry ya guys, Acik telupa nak masuk dlm
entry Aidil Adha. Thank you!

Why was I at the Mall every 2 or 3 times a week? And how I started lepaking...
*dah tak ada bahan cerita dah..so let me ramble a little bit..*

Cerita dah basi but it started..after a few days Hb was discharged from the Hospital. He had to start Physio immediately. We went to KPJ Damansara just for a few months, then KPJ Shah Alam, also a few months then to Pantai Hospital for One year, and now at UMSC. I had to hang out at the nearest Mall nearby to the Hospital for 2 an half hours for 3 times a week. From Malls in Shah Alam to Malls in Damansara, or Bangsar, and now, Midvalley la pulak.. But what did I do? At times when I got bored with window shopping, I lepak at the Book store.. And sometimes with some friends having coffee, chatted away.. to kill the time.

I wasn't happy, walaupun I got to lepak at Malls, siapa yang suka kan, Hb sakit..He was not strong at the time, had to be pushed on wheel chair. But Alhamdullillah, about few months later, he could walked on his own tho wobbly. Then... slowly he recovered, bit by bit.
So, sehingga hari ini lah I would be around the Mall..wondering around, membeli belah..and having coffee...

Ya, bagi bab membeli ni, memang tak dapat menahan.., kalau dah selalu sangat, you know where to get bargain corner.....seronok! Of course, I do know my limit...apa2 yang price nya reasonable yang tak membuat Hb menegur. Canister dari 1 dah jadi 3..hehe... from 60%, to 80%, yalah one time I bought at 60%, tut tut, turun sampai 80%, giler tak beli..

Today, at Metrojaya Midvalley.

The Gardens, Midvalley.

Cootoo Get together, 9th November 2011
Only 6 turned up, .. 2 over the seas, 2 more ???

Sorry Girls, my battery Camera kaputt la..
No pictures of Kak Non and Rita.

Sekian lah buat kali ini...
Adios!

Raya Haji Aidil Adha 2011

Salam Sayang Aidil Adha kepada semua Muslimin dan Muslimat.
My Nephew Taqi, wife Mimi and Son Aydan celebrated Raya Haji with us. So, Riang Ria Raya tu lebih merrier. With little Aydan running around the house while showing tantrums with his high pitch screamed..*in a toddler's brain a scream plays a thousand words* My kids adore him! He knew very well that he could get all the attention from them. And that made my house alive...kan.

This time, my house smelled of Deepavali, hehehe..as I cooked Indian delicacies, that was Mutton Masala, Quail *burung Puyuh* dried curry, Darca and Pilaff *briani* rice..Ammmak, vanderful! So, that's breakfast ok! And for Desserts pulak, I had baked Chocolate Cake layered in Cherries filling, fruit jelly and Chicken Pie, and that's for our Tea time.
The guys went for Raya Prayer around 8.00 am. And at 10.00, we all went together to Surau for the Korban until 12.00 pm. And after performed the zohor prayer everyone kaput, zzzzz.

Ohh! I was delighted that my Cousin Anis called, they were on the way to my house that evening... an unexpected visit from my Aunty Enda...patut nya anak saudara pergi jumpa aunty. Anyway, sungguh berbesar hati. And juadah2 yang telah di masak dan sedang di ngap by the kids when my Aunty arrived. I hoped they enjoyed my Choc cake, Jelly and Chicken Pie,..rezeki jangan di tolak.

At the Surau

My Cousins and Aunty Enda. Thumps up! thank you Chuwa...

I do hope you too had a wonderful Aidil Adha with your family.
Adios..

What Are Your Colors?

My life is full of colors... be it in Cooking, Gardening, Painting. And of course that includes ada sedih dan gembira, it's part and parcel of life, like everybody else. My actual character.. entah la..tak tau nak kata, maybe to some people I may be boring or wonderful to be with.. well it's a mix bag.. depends on the eyes of the beholder. Whatever it is, I love colors.... it makes my day. I love to put some colors in my food. I am attracted to food that has at least one bright color added in it...it catches my eyes.

BUT... when comes to Dressing, strictly NO bright colors, please! My clothes are mostly light and earthy colors..or shall I say...dreamy colors. I feel confident and contented in those light colors. I hate Red or Orange or anything bright on me....yang nampak baju dulu dari saya, hahaha. Or maybe, I prefer not to be the center of attraction. My Sister used to say, my choice of colors in my wardrobe is lifeless, not youthful, boring or not exciting. But simply... I don't care!! I just can't wear bright colors..I feel that its not me!
Maybe when I'm older, say.. 60 yrs old onwards, suddenly change to bright colors, who knows...huh!

And here are my Presentations of the Week...

Homemade Bun and Homemade Burger,

Chicken Breast on Mexican Bread *wrap*

Well, you see those Ice Cream below.. Yup! that's Hb's No 1 love, huhu,
so I ni 2nd best la ya! Anyway, tengok pun dah tergoda...
Yum, yum!

Yesterday's Dinner

My son wanted to have Burger for dinner, so buat lah

apa yang termampu... The bun tasted alright, only the
mince beef kurang rasa..less salt. Once, added
all sort of dressing, Ohhlala!! sedap lah rasanya.

Later, the same night.....

Right after dinner we headed to Bangsar Village.
Since Anna, Fifa's bf slept over, we took her along.
We had coffee at Plan B next to Starbucks.
Reasonable price and love the coffee!!

Tuesday night's Dinner...

I love eating bread or anything simple during the night.
*Wrap* I bought at the nearest Giant.
The filling.... reka cipta sendiri!

Adios!
'Selamat Menyambut Aidil Adha'
Maaf Zahir dan Batin!