Another check- up

 Yesterday kena pegi antenatal check- up kat my gynae, Dr Zainol. Since dah 33 wks, I pun booked le siap2 the big day nnt. Kitaorang nak Thursday. So, the suitable date would be on 2nd Dec. But, before tu, I have another check-up to go.
 Semalam, masa scan, uri still kat bawah but naik sikit je. Bb pun still in horizontal position. The weight is now 2.5kg. Kalau ikut the birth weights of the princesses, diorang semua around 3 kg ie 3, 3.1 & 3.05kg respectively. This time pun masa bb keluar nnt pun may be ard that wt.
 Untuk operation kali ni, actually I seriau gak coz Dr dah siap2 warning, kalau the previous incision just muat2 utk kluarkn bb & they need more space for BTL, may be kena wat gak sikit vertical incision. Ngeri je bila dgr dia ckp cam tu. Yg horizontal incision tu dah cukup sakit, ni pulak nak tmbh vertical one lak. Ish.. Hopefully, tak perlu le. Masa bb Adalia dulu, they had to push 4 org incl the anaest, Dr Mansor utk kluarkn dia. I yg sedar masa tu, eventhough tak rasa apa2 from my waist down, mmg dah seriau dah masa tu. But, Alhamdulillah semua slamat.
 Meanwhile, since masih larat & ada mood nak try resipi2, I made Rich Choc Pudding. Ni kes nak menghabiskan susu coklat Alysa. Terbeli brand yang dia tak suka. So, terperap le tak de org makan. Resipi cedok dari Jun kat myResipi. Very nice & rich indeed. The princesses love it.

Rich Choc Pudding

Bahan-bahan ( 1 loyang sederhana besar )

1/2 cawan serbuk koko
1 cawan gula ( I reduced to 3/4 cup )
1/2 cawan susu tepung ( I used susu tepung coklat )
1/2 sudu teh garam
4 1/4 cawan air
4 sudu besar tepung jagung
1/2 sudu teh esen vanilla
3 sudu besar butter
1 paket serbuk agar2 (10-11gm)

Cara-cara
1.Campurkan semua bahan kecuali butter dan kacau selalu hingga mendidih.
2.Masukkan butter, kacau hingga pekat.
3.Angkat dan masukkan kedalam loyang atau acuan yg disukai. Sejukkan.

Baby's Birthday

 Last Friday we went to Bukit Merah Laketown for Baby's 2nd Birthday. That was the second time we celebrated her birthday there. This time we booked 7 rooms for family members. Memula nak celebrate kat rumah je. Tapi tiba2 je Hubby ajak ke situ. Alysa pun dah lama ajak nak pegi swim kat BML.
 Her birthday was actually on Saturday. Tapi celebrate jumaat malam tu. She was excited splashing at the swimmong pool on Friday afternoon & Saturday morning. So, mlm tu buat le makan sikit. I made Oreo Cheesecake ( requested by Alysa ) for her. Kak gave another cake for her & Afif ( celebrated his 2nd birthday 10 days earlier ). Food ada macam2 sampai tak terhabis. But, we had a great time.
 To my dear Baby Adalia, " Happy 2nd Birthday. May you stay as sweet & cheeky as you are. May Allah guides you in whatever you do. We will always love you."

Cutting the cake with Afif Basyer her cousin.

Her Birthday Cake. Oreo Cheese Cake

Blueberry Pudding

Splashing in the pool

My Sweet Princesses with dresses sewn by Cik Jun

Blueberry Pudding
Source: here

Bahan-bahan:

10 g serbuk agar-agar
1/3 cawan blueberry filling
1/2 cawan gula pasir
4 sudu besar susu pekat manis
1 cawan
2 cawan susu segar
1 sudu besar mentega
2 sudu besar tepung kastard + 2 sudu besar air (dibancuhkan)

Cara-cara
1.Satukan air bersama gula dan serbuk agar-agar. Didihkan hingga larut.
2.Masukkan susu segar dan susu pekat. Kacau sebati.
3.Masukkan bahan-bahan selebihnya dan kacau lagi hingga kelihatan pekat.
4.Tuangkan ke dalam bekas besesuaian dan sejukkan terlebih dahulu.
5.Hiaskan dgn topping blueberry atau fresh blueberries. Sedia untuk dinikmati.

Malam Berinai & Majlis Menyambut Menantu

 Sampai je dari KL on Friday tu, sempat lepak for a few hours kat rumah before heading to Jitra. Mmg I byk travel la during this pregnancy. Sampaikan my friend Zuraida kata " buas betoi.." ( Hehe..lasak la tu utk version utara ). Yelah, everytime dia call mesti I tgh on the way to go somewhere. Hopefully, baby ni tak de lah kaki jalan sangat..:-) Jalan berfaedah tak pe..
 Last Saturday ada majlis bertandang ke rumah menantu Kak. So, malam tu buat majlis berinai. Last week Izatul lupa berinai. Since inai tu banyak lebih, the princesses pun sibuk nak berinai. First time diorang berinai, padahal kat rumah kitaorang ada 4 pokok inai yang gemuk2 & siap berbunga lagi. Wangi betul bunga inai.. Bila Alysa & Adik berinai, Baby pun sibuk nak berinai gak. Memula bubuh satu jari, dia suruh tempek semua jari. Lepas siap dah sibuk pulak suruh bukak. Bila dah bukak, dah melalak suruh basuh bagi hilang warna orange inai tu. Haru biru betul!

Masing2 tengah tunggu inai merah

Kat rumah pengantin lelaki

 The princesses with their cousins

Sehari di KL

 Last week mmg sibuk betul. Tak plan pun ke KL. Tetiba Hubby ajak temankan dia ke KL utk selesaikan kerja dia. Kalau I tak ikut dia, dia nak wat day trip je. Kesian lak & risau gak dia drive sorang2. So, we headed to KL on thursday morning at around 8am. Reached KL around 11.30am. Terus ke Dayabumi Complex. After pusing cari parking 3-4 kali, managed to get to the office before 12pm. Alhamdulillah kerja selesai before lunchtime. Cepat betul!
 Since it was still early, we decided to play tourists. We went to Masjid Negara ( yang dah berkurun I tak pegi..rasanya the last time I went there was when I was in primary school..) for zohor prayer. Cramped kaki panjat tangga masjid. Nampak sangat tak fit or may be I need more calcium supplements. Tapi this time nasib my feet tak bengkak due to the long distance travelling.
 Lepas zohor, we went to Central Market.( the last time I went there when I was in AUSMAT ). Nothing much changed. Kedai buku yang boleh trade-in tu is still there..Lama betul bisnes pak cik tu..Kitaorang siap beli barang lagi kat situ..& had tea there. Lepas habis ronda CM, it was still early, so, we decided to drop by at Midvalley. Tempat yang sepatutnya dekat je dah jadi jauh coz Hubby asyik termiss jalan masuk ke situ. Tapi sampai gak hajat nak ke situ ( eventhough Hubby dah nak give up dah masa tu ).
 By the time we finished shopping, it was a good time to head to my nephew's place. Tapi singgah jap rumah my cousin in Sri Petaling for dinner. Dia jemput..Sampai rumah Ismadi ( my nephew), Wahyu dah siapkan dinner gak. So, 2 x dinner.
 I made some muffins ( again..) for the princesses & bawak buah tangan ke Putrajaya. Resepi dari dapur K.Ummi.

Choc Chips Muffins

Bahan:

1 3/4 cawan tepung gandum
1/4 cawan serbuk koko
1 cawan gula kastor
1 sk baking powder
1 sk soda bikarbonat
1/2 sk garam
1 cawan fresh milk
1 biji telur - pukul sikit
1/3 cawan minyak
1 sk esen vanila
3/4 cawan choc chips
Kepingan badam, hiasan

Cara Membuat:

1.Campurkan tepung, gula, serbuk koko, soda bikarbonat, baking powder dan garam. Ayakkan dan ketepikan.
2.Dalam bekas lain, campurkan susu, telor, esen vanila dan minyak. Kacau rata.
3.Masukkan campuran tepung tadi. Kacau rata.
4.Masukkan choc chips.
5.Sudukan adunan ke dalam muffin cups 3/4 penuh . Taburkan kepingan badam dan bakar selama 15 minit /hingga masak.

Another Wedding @ Bendang

Last Sunday was Kak's majlis menyambut menantu. Kali ni buat kat Restoran Bendang di Kelubi again. We like the food, ambience & service. Kalau lauk tak cukup ( due to the huge turn out), diorang boleh masak tambah kat situ gak. Like in yesterday's event, By 4pm lauk dah macam tak cukup, so Abang tempah for another few hundred people, then kejap je diorang masak siapkan lauk. I also like their laksa siam which was the side dishes kak ordered. Something different from our usual laksa Kedah. Tapi Cendol & Teh Tarik laku betul. Tak sempat I nak try cendol ( Mak ordered from another caterer ).
 Before majlis started at 12.30pm, sempat lagi kitaorang shopping baju kat Alysa. Tapi tak jumpa baju hijau ( theme colour ). So, dia sorang je pakai baju kuning. Susah betul nak cari baju ke dia. Keluar masuk 3-4 shopping compexes le jugak, baru ada yang berkenan dihati & sesuai le saiz & design dengan badan dia yang bulat tu. Kalau nak shopping baju utk Adik & Baby, senang je nak jumpa baju yang cantik & sesuai dgn badan diorang yang selim-melim gitu..:-)
 For majlis tu, I wat choc chip muffins to be distributed to tetamu. Kak decided to give to rombongan pengantin lelaki. Lupa nak ambik gambar muffins tu. Had to be decorated with melted choc, coz rupa muffins tu tak semua yang cun..hehe.. So, mmg le kena mekap sikit. Lepas mekap baru nampak cun, I pun senang hati le sikit nak bagi kat orang.
 To Izatul & Amin, Selamat Pengantin Baru. Semoga kekal ke akhir hayat & ke syurga ( as she put it..). Semoga jodoh ini dirahmati & diberkatiNya.

Muffins

The past few days I buat projek menghabiskan stok. Nak habiskan stok blueberry filling & banana yang dah masak ranum. So, muffins were the easiest solution. The princesses pun excited nak menolong. Tolong susun muffin cups & kacau apa2 yang patut. Besides that, tolong tengok & makan je la..:-) Otherwise, rosak resepi nanti.

Blueberry Muffins
Source: here

Bahan-bahan :

125 gm mentega
150 gm gula halus
2 biji telur
250 gm tepung kek/tepung serbaguna
1 sudu teh serbuk penaik
secubit garam
70 gm susu segar/uht
1/2 cawan inti blueberi
1 sudu teh esen vanila

Cara:
Pukul mentega dan gula hingga putih dan gebu.
Masukkan telur sebiji demi sebiji dan pukul sebati.Masuk esen vanila.
Ayak tepung, serbuk penaik dan garam,masukkan ke dalam adunan mentega berselang-seli dengan susu sambil digaul rata.
Sudukan dalam cawan kertas. Isikan 1/2 cawan saja.Letakkan inti blueberi atasnya.
Bakar pada suhu 180 darjah celcius selama 25 minit hingga masak.

The next project was making chocolate chips banana muffins. Hafiz, my nephew suka sesangat. Siap menghabiskan stok muffins yang I bwk balik kg. This recipe is so easy to make and yummy too.

Chocolate Chips Banana Muffins
Source: here

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar - ( used brown sugar to reduce the sweetness )
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil - ( I reduced the oil to 1/4 cup )
1/2 cup plain yogurt  - ( I used fresh milk )
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, yogurt and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 180C for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.