My Sweet Princesses

Alysa's new school

2012-01-07T00:28:00.000+08:00

On 4th Jan 2012, Alysa was officially in standard 1 :-). She had an orientation on wednesday the previous week. She looked happy. Nasib dapat satu kelas dengan Amirul, our neighbour. Masa orientation duduk sebelah amirul. Tapi masa first day tu, sampai je tengok2 ada budak lain duduk sebelah amirul. So, she had to sit at the back of the class..Ni gara2 mama dia terbangun lambat la..hehe..7.30am baru keluar rumah. Tu pun drop off Adik first at her kindy. Sampai sekolah Alysa, ngam2 je untuk their first assembly.

On her orientation day, she woke up at 4am! Lepas kejut Adik and lepak tengok tv, she then woke us up at 5am. I ni yang masih mamai, ingatkan hubby tak terjaga untuk ke masjid. Tengok2 jam baru 5 am, terus rasa sakit kepala..haha..yelah the nite before i masuk tido at 1 a.m. Lepas suruh diorang lepak dulu, I tried to catch some sleep. Tp.. tak boleh coz kejap2 diorang masuk bilik. In the end both of them woke up everyone including Baby Airis..:-(

However, on her first day of school, dia tak terjaga pulak. Hubby kejut I before ke masjid. Tp I biasak le tido dulu. Sedar2 dah 6.50am. Rumah sunyi je..Then baru realised both Alysa & Adik tak bangun lagi. Kelam kabut le we all. But, managed to go to school on time. Nasib rumah dekat je dgn sekolah.

On her orientation day. Duduk sebelah Amirul our neighbour cum her classmate masa kindy.

Her first recess. Bawak bekal. Tapi since mama was around to buy food for her, she ate the bought sausages instead. Lucky, Standard 1 was let out first for recess. So, tak le berebut- rebut..

Alysa & Ayra's Majlis Konvokesyen & Kecemerlangan

2011-12-12T21:58:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday on 4th Dec, Alysa & Ayra's kindy held their convo. Alysa had been practising for her performance for over a month. She still had to attend her practices even after school holidays started. She had to go to school as early as 7.30am and got back after 4pm when they had to practise at other branch. By the time she got back home she was really flat. Sometimes slept at 6pm until the next day. But she was an early riser. She'd woke up at 5am! Watching cartoons by herself... and got ready to go to school by 7 am.

On the convo day, Hubby had to send Alysa to Politeknik Permatang Pauh as early as 10am. The convo actually started at 2pm. I was worried Hubby would fall asleep while driving coz he only had 1 hour sleep the nite before as he had a day trip to KL the previous day. But, he managed to send Alysa safely.

The convo started at 2 pm and we arrived just in time. But, we had to sit at the back as many parents were there earlier. The graduating kids were from 5 branches. There were over 300 kids to be awarded that day. Alysa got 2 awards i.e her graduation & best in academic for 6 y.o. Ayra got 2 too..best in academic & iqrak tertinggi for 5 y.o. I was so proud of them as they were among the best out of nearly 300 students ( to be exact ; 262 six y.o and 295 five y.o ). Rasa macam sebak lak..hehe.. Anak baru graduated from kindy, mama emo la pulak!!haha..

Alysa was involved in a performance too. They performed " Hambamu " . She looked confident & dah macam anak dara lepas kena solek by the teachers.. All in all, it was a day to remember . However, I wished I had a DSLR & photography skills to capture their best moments.Hmm..Lagipun tak menang tangan I sorang yg ambik gambar coz Hubby pening2 lalat tak cukup tido. So, he was stuck at his chair..:-( . Oh..Their tok & Baby were there too to share the big moments..

Alysa - waiting with her friends

Alysa - with her cert

Part of the graduating class

Ayra - with her trophies

Alysa - Akademik tertinggi

Alysa - performing 'Hambamu'

Alysa - Receiving her cert. Look at the screens. There were 3 screens. When each graduating kid when on stage, their biodata was projected. Alysa nak jadi " jururawat - nak jadi macam mama"..:-) Hello sayang, sejak bila mama jadi jururawat ni? Tu lah, my profesion ni the kids tak familiar..

Proud mama

Top students list at the back of the hall

Airis is 1

2011-12-03T23:09:00.000+08:00

Last thursday Airis turned 1. Initially I didn't plan any celebration for her. It was a busy week with me having a course for 3 days which ended at 11 pm. We were also in KL at the beginning of the week. So, on wednesday, I told hubby if i have the energy, I'd make something for her.

Then, Mak came over on Thursday morning. Kak & family were also here that afternoon. Ila & family also planned to spend the nite at our house. Since everybody was at our house, I made a quick pan. When I got back at 3pm that day, I started making a cake for Baby Airis & prepared something for tea. Abang Ari turned up for tea. Tp...my Oreo Cheesecake was not ready by the time I had to go for my course at 6pm. It had to be chilled some more. So, had to postpone to that nite.

By the time I got home at 10pm, Baby Airis was fast asleep. Alysa was whining to cut the cake. Tp bday girl dah tido camne? Alysa was crying herself to sleep coz she'd miss Baby Airis cutting the cake the next day as she had to go to school. Pagi Jumaat tu kesian pulak kat Alysa. So mama let her ponteng...:-)

To my sweet & cheeky Baby Airis, Happy 1st birthday my sweet. At 1 year old, You already have 4 teeth.. trying to stand on your feet albeit wobbly. Your smiles really make my day. You clapped your hands to the tune ' tepuk amai-amai', wiggled your hands to the sound 'twinkle twinkle little star', raised up your hand when being called . You moved to the sound of music. You like to fight with K.Cik Adalia for my iphone, pulling vehemently to get control of it..:-). You can say mama & papa now which makes me proud of you.

My darling Baby Airis, May Allah be with you in whatever you do. We love you heaps.

Bye Bye & Welcome

2011-11-23T00:04:00.000+08:00

We finally sold off our reliable & trusted Nissan x-trail. Sayang kereta tu..Tak buat perangai & banyak berjasa. Tapi since family members dah bertambah, we have to find something bigger to accomodate all of us.

When we bought the car, we were looking for something reliable. Previously we had a bad experience with our Perdana V6. Siap kena tow lagi kat highway masa balik Johor. Balik je ke Penang terus survey kereta baru. We had a few friends yang guna x-trail at that time. They didn't have a problem with it. So, that was the reason we chose it besides the good reviews from auto shows.

This photo attracted the current owner to buy it...:-)

Masa nak serah kereta ni kat owner baru, macam sedih lak I. Tp tak de le sampai nangis..:-). But ada le cakap dgn keta ni..:D Macam tak betul je.
During the process of selling the x-trail, we surveyed a few 7-seater SUVs & MPVs. Tp dah terbiasa bawak SUV, we finalised on buying an SUV. Ada le test drive a few cars. Again, we decided on the current car based on its good reviews, specs and extended warranty offered. It took over a month to get the car coz hubby wanted PKJ XXXX to acompany hubby's car with JKP XXXX registration no. Masa booking tu baru PKG. So, lama le kena tunggu. But it was worth it.
This time we chose white. The princesses & I wanted white while hubby wanted black. So, kalah le dia..:-) Girls power! Masa test drive keta ni I dah mmg jatuh suka. Tp hubby nak gak p test drive keta lain. Finally. we all pilih gak keta ni. Dah le dapat a good deal at this branch lepas nego dgn manager dia..:-) ( We went to 3 branches of this brand until I call the manager at this particular place. He met my requests, so we bought here..)

Our new car

Pssst, I dah test physical strength kereta ni. Td I terlanggar our gate. Keta ok. Tp gate yg senget..huwaa.. My neighbour heard a loud bang! Another neighbour tegur what happened to our gate! Keta ni ada calar sikit je kat bumper depan which was almost invisible. Badi kereta baru kut. I never crashed on my gate before. But then again, masa I baru beli my first car which was also white, I crashed on a wall at a shopping complex. Kemek giler. Melayang RM. Dah le tgh kumpul duit nak kawin masa tu..:-( Hmmm..Me & WHITE cars..

Adik's 5th Birthday

2011-11-19T00:00:00.000+08:00

Hujung tahun ni berderet lak our birthdays. This month we celebrated Adik's birthday. The day before she turned 5, she had high fever. She was shivering & had to be given medications every 4-6 hours. We promised her, if she got better on her birthday, we would take her out for lunch.

Adik is 5 years old

Alhamdulillah, She was better on her birthday. But, still lacking in appetite & energy. Her eyes looked sunken. Tapi...masih ada energy nak bersolek before keluar..;-). We took them out to Jusco. We let her choose where she wanted to have her lunch. Kalau Alysa & Baby, confirm pilih McD. Tp, Adik ni kan tak makan anything related with roti, so, she had few choices. Finally, she picked The Chicken Rice Shop..:-). Sempoi betul! But, Hubby bought something from KFC for Baby. Lepas lunch, we bought a birthday gift for her.

Having fun with her sisters

Adik was lucky this year. She got to celebrate her 5th birthday a few times. First kat kampung together with Baby & Afif. Then on 13th nov which was her birthday. Tapi tak de cake that day coz mama was not in a cooking mode. 3 days of hearing her request of a birthday cake, I made her 'American Choc Cake' as requested. Then today, on her final day before school holidays, they had a birthday party at her kindy. I made her another choc cake. She said there were 5 cakes today for all the birthday girls & boys.

Baby , Adik & Afif's birthday celebration with their cousins. Baby requested Oreo Cheesecake. Kat luar ada BBQ tu..:-)

Yeay! Dapat gak bday cake sendiri..

Choc Cake utk bawa ke kindy. Still motif princess as requested.

My dearest Adik, Happy 5th Birthday sweetheart. Semoga menjadi anak solehah & bahagia dunia & akhirat. We will always be there for you to watch you achieve what your heart desires. We love you forever.

Kambing

2011-11-01T20:40:00.000+08:00

Haha.. nak sangat tajuk pendek... Tapi tempat yang kitaorang pegi last saturday memang famous dengan kambing pun. Diaorang ternak kambing & ada cafe yang served mainly kambing dishes.

Yup, as most penangites would know this place, Hubby & I went to Puncak Mutiara Cafe kat Kg Pelet tu. Tempat ni dah jadi macam eco tourism dah. Ada homestay tak jauh dari situ. Lepas makan boleh bawak anak2 melawat ladang kambing, tengok ostrich & bagi makan ikan. I like the ambience. Tp foodwise ok la for my taste. Hubby had nasi beriyani paha kambing & I had sup kambing & roti benggali. For me, nasi beriyani dia mmg tak leh lawan Beriyani Gam Batu Pahat. Tapi, cendawan goreng dia sedap.

Actually, dah lama nak try tempat ni tp tak berkesempatan. This time pegi mkn dgn Buyung & family for late lunch. Kitaorang tak bwk pn the princesses. May be nx time blh bawak diorang tgk ostrich..:-). Cafe ni beroperasi from 10am to 2 am. Ada surau yang besar. Tempat makan yang ada privacy coz ada individual gazebo. Ada juga tempat makan ' kayangan' kat atas bukit yang boleh nampak semua gazebo tu..

Nasi Beriyani Paha Kambing

Sup Kambing & Roti Benggali

Puncak Mutiara Cafe

Potong

2011-11-01T11:15:00.000+08:00

Last week was minggu potong for Alysa & Ayra..:-). When we got back from HCM, we were surprised with their hair. Tok dah potong rambut diaorang... Hubby was speechless. Yelah, bila I trim rambut diorang pun dia tak suka, inikan pulak kena potong pendek.

Alysa terus lost her curls. Pegi kindy pun pakai tudung sampai balik rumah pun tak bukak2 tudung tu ( According tu K.Jun la ). When I got back, the first thing in my list was to buy them hair accessories. Nak beli cekak yang ada rambut tu, hubby kata nanti tok dia tengok sedih lak. So, beli je la cekak yang ada ribbons. Baru le nampak girlish sikit diaorang. Kalau tak, dah macam tomboy.

Then, on tuesday 25th Oct, kitaorang bawak Alysa & Ayra jumpa Dr Barizah utk berkhitan. Actually, dulu bukan tak nak sunat. Tp we got different views.. ada yang cakap wajib & ada yang cakap sunat. We were also looking for hadis sahih tapi tak jumpa. Recently, after bertanya a few ustaz & hubby search & jumpa fatwa kebangsaan pun kata wajib berkhitan bagi kanak2 perempuan, dia dah tak senang duduk. So, Alhamdulillah dah selamat 2 orang. Another 2 to go..:-)

Masa berkhitan tu, Alysa melalak samapai keluar. But, Adik cool je. Berkerut sikit je muka. Siap boasted lg lepas tu kata dia tak gheyiau pun.. I tak inform pun diorang before berkhitan tu. Masa bawak masuk Alysa ke tx room, Hubby bawak Adik minum2 kat restoran sebelah. Masa dah jumpa Dr baru bgtau, Dr nak check sebab nak masuk sekolah. So, kena cucuk sikit. Adik pulak I bagitau nak tindik sekali ( since dia beriya2 nak bertindik since dulu). Tp unfortunately, Dr Barizah tak wat bertindik. But, she was ok & cooperative during the procedures.

Alysa & Ayra - still boleh tersenyum before ke klinik

Cuti-cuti Ho Chi Minh - Part II

2011-10-25T21:11:00.000+08:00

We booked a tour to Cu Chi tunnel at our hotel which cost USD9 per person. Actually, you can get USD4 per person at backpackers area at Pham Ngu Lao st. However, we didn't have time to browse over there. Our plan to go to Mekong Delta was cancelled too as it is a day tour. If we went there, we wouldn't have time to do our shopping.;-).

The tour guide picked us up at our hotel and picked other tourists at a few other hotels. There were 18 of us inside the coach. It took 2 hours from HCM to Cu Chi tunnel. We stopped at a craft centre for a short break.

The entrance fee to Cu Chi Tunnel is VND80K ( USD4 ). We were first briefed about the tunnel before proceeding to see various interesting spots inside the area. At the end of the tour, we were served tapioca and tea. It was a long walk and I think I burned hundreds if not thousands of calories by the end of the tour...:D. Boleh lagi kurus kalau selalu ikut tour macam ni..

Buying the tickets

Sape2 yang rasa badan terlebih comel, don't try this. Tak jamin blh keluar..:-)

Making rice paper

Inside the tunnel. Hubby tak turun. Takut sangkut..:D. Lutut dia pun dah kong. Gelap giler kat dalam ni...

On the way back to HCM, everybody was so tired. They dropped the 4 of us at War Remnant Museum. Actually, museum is not my thing. But since it is listed as a must visit place, we decided to pay a visit. The entrance fee is only VND8K. We only visited the ground and 1st floor as it was distressing to see those photos.

After that Hubby took over as our tourist guide..& we got lost..:-). Instead of going to Central Post Office, we walked farther away. So, we took a cab to Dong Du Mosque. After solat, we headed to Parkson as we didn't feel like eating at Halal @Saigon which is opposite the mosque. However, D'Anjung ( 4th floor at Parkson ) was closed on Friday. Hubby & I had briyani at a pakistani stall while Liza & Sumai tried the indonesian food at the next stall.

Masjid di Dong Du St

Le Loi St - Kat sini byk hotel2 5 star & branded good outlets eg LV, Chanel etc. Masjid pun just around the corner je.

One of the things that I like about Ho Chi Minh is its parks. It has parks right in the middle of the city. So, penat jalan2 boleh lepak2 kat park. The pavements are also pedestrian friendly.

Makan delima bought at Binh Tay market

Our hotel lobby

Good bye saigon. We will definitely be back. Trip kali ni memang best ( Semua tempat ada keistimewaan sendiri ) . Si Liza tu sampai cakap if kitaorang nak pegi lagi & if Sumai tak nak ikut, dia nak ikut kitaorang sorang2..:-). To Sumai & Liza, thanks for joining us. Korang memang best & sempoi. The only thing that spoilt the trip is that I lost my sunglassess ( a present from Hubby ) in the night market. May be while trying out the clothes...:-( . Oh ya, During this trip, Hubby had a penchant for red colour. I nak beli jubah, dia suruh beli red. But I did't..:-). Then, nak beli glasses pun dia suruh pilih red, which I relented. Tapi bila dah siap, I rasa muka I macam mak nenek lak..:D. Tp dia kata tak pe, bagi nampak mature sikit muka..hikhik

With the jovial Dr Liza.kat airport..Kan muka I dah jadi macam mak nenek with the new glasses..:-(. Got a new glasses but lost the old one..sob..sob..

Shopping and Eating in Ho Chi Minh

2011-10-24T09:30:00.003+08:00

Transaction in Ho Chi Minh can be done in USD or VND ( Dong ) and even RM in Ben Than market and the night market. 1 USD = VND 21300; 1 USD = RM3.145. It's easier to use USD. However, it's better to pay in VND for food. In my case, I prepared 3 currencies in my purse. I used the one that gets me better price ;-)

We started our day early at 7am. We had breakfast at our hotel. The hotel serves no pork food considering many malaysians stayed at this hotel. The food was okay and there were many choices.

After breakfast, we looked for the bus station near Ben Thanh. We boarded bus no 1 to Binh Tay Market located on Thap Moui Street in District 6, Cho Lon. It is also known as Chinatown. Binh Tay Market is a wholesale market selling various stuffs. You need to bargain at least half of the quoted price. Some stalls do not sell in small quantities as they normally cater for retailers. We bought some cotton here. The bus fare to Binh Tay is only VND 4000. ( RM0.60 ). Bus No 1 goes from District 1 and stops at a bus station just across the road from Bin Thay market.

Binh Tay Bus Station

Binh Tay wet market

Bus ticket

Garlic nicely decorated

The fruits here are so cheap. Mango was sold at VND 15K per kg ( RM2 ). Fruits like Avocado, pomegranate and dragonfruit were very cheap. We were tempted and bought some. Of course we had to buy a knife which was sold at 80 cents!

Then, we went back to district 1 and had lunch at Vn Halal. Hubby & Liza had Pho i.e viatnamese noodle ( pick the spicy 1 as it tastes better and yummy ). Sumai & I had rice. Mine was okay but Sumai's Nasi ayam hainan looked unappetising to me..hehe.. The cost for our lunch was RM70 - 80 for 4 persons.
( Vn Halal, 14, Pham Hong Thai St. Tel: 84-8-38220252 ).

Pho ( pronounced 'fer' )

After zohor prayer at our hotel, we headed to Ben Thanh Market. The famous cotton shop for Malaysians i.e Dam, shop 433 didn't offer good price. So, we didn't buy anything there. Personally, I prefer the night market, may be because there are many muslim sellers. Bargaining can be done in Malay. I didn't buy much at Ben Thanh market coz i did't get a good bargain. Just bought some polo t-shirts and smocking dressess for the princesses.

Tired of browsing in the market, we went to Le Than Ton Road next to Ben Thanh market. I wanted to buy a pair of glasses. There are many opticians along the road. But we went to Nhat Quang ( 126, Le Than Ton Rd ). Glasses here are cheap. Sumai & Liza ended up with a pair each. They said normally they spent around RM700 to do glasses in Malaysia. But over here it was only RM100++. You can choose a range of branded and imitation glasses. You can get imitation Dior, Gucci etc with latest designs at just over USD30. The glasses can be collected the next day.

Just across the road from Nhat Quang located Minh collection ( 189, Le Than Ton St ). Jubah & beaded baju kurungs are sold from USD10 . But, beaded baju kurungs in the night market are better with more beads. We bought a few jubah & baju kurungs.

Then, we had dinner at a stall in front of Basiroh's fashion. They sell viatnamese nasi lemak; about the same like Malaysian nasi lemak. The food here is cheaper which was around USD3 per plate.

After dinner , we started our shopping spree. The famous stall for baju kurung is Gerai Aziz located at the street near My Sang tailor & Ha Tam goldsmith. You can ask them to order kopi ais or kopi susu while you browse their collections. Next stall also sells baju kurung and cotton. I bought vietnam simcard here. It was cheaper to call malaysia. I bought for VND80K and got a credit of VND115K. With this credit, I could call Malaysia 5 times.

Night market opens from 7pm - 12pm

Bargaining price: vietnam t-shirt USD2, Polo t-shirt USD5, 3-zipped vietnam purse USD9 for 10 pcs, handluggage USD8, Smocking dress USD5, Trung Nguyen Coffee USD 4 for 1/2 kg. For best price, be friendly to your fellow malaysians. Ask them what is the price that they got and bargain lower..:-) . Normally, mat salleh got higher price...hehe..

Other shopping places that I wanted to go but didn't have time;
Mery boutique, 156 Bui Vien St
Hong Anh Collections, 110Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St & 75 Ly Tu Trong St.
Russian Market. 225,Ben Chuong Duong St. ( Winter clothing )
An Dong Plaza. 18,An Duong Vong St.
Saigon Square. Went there but didn't have time to browse.

Halal restaurants:
Parkson. 4th floor. 3 halal stalls; D' Anjung, Pakistani food & Indon food. 45, Le Than Thon St.
Halal @ Saigon. 30, Dong Du St
Sulayman Restaurant. 40, Tran Hung Dao St.
Kedai Shamsudin. 445, Le Hong Phong, District 10. Delivery; tel 84-8-62717494.
Bombay Restaurant. 66 Dong Du St.
Pro Doner Kebab. 169, De Tham,Pham Ngu Lao Ward.
Satay House Malaysia. 307/25, Nguyen Van Troi St, Phu Nhuan Ward.
Zam Zam. 26, Bui Vien St.
Masala Kitchen. 28 / 21, Bui Vien St.
Mumtaz Restaurant. 226, Bui Vien St.
Mohamad Aly. Delivery; tel 01218747096 , 0933799621.

Ho Chi Minh city

Ly Tu Trong St. Look at all the motorbikes being sold!

Bui Thi Xuan St where our hotel is located

Cuti - Cuti Ho Chi Minh : Part I

2011-10-23T20:00:00.001+08:00

Ho Chi Minh is a paradise for shoppers..provided if you have great bargaining skills. For this trip, we have new partners i.e Sumai & Liza since our usual partners are in the process of adding a new family member ;-) ( To whom it may concern; Ghugi ooo tak p..;-) ). We drove from Penang after 7am and parked the car at Tune Hotel. ( RM20 per day ). Alhamdulillah, there was 1 parking slot available when we arrived.

We departed for Ho Chi Minh on Wednesday 19 Oct at 2.55pm and arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 3.50pm ( Vietnam time ). We had a smooth custom & immigration process despite having heard bad stories about them in forums. By 4.30 pm we were ready to catch a taxi to our hotel. There were many taxi companies. Since we were advised to take Vinasun or Mai Linh , we waited for quite some time as these taxis are popular amongst tourists and even viatnamese. When we got into one, we immediately requested for metered fare.

We safely reached our hotel with a fare around VND125K ( about rm20 ). This time we stayed at Hoang Phu Gia Hotel which is a nice hotel. But, I would rather stay at other hotels nearer to Ben Thanh Market such as these hotels ; Tan Hai Long, Hoang Hai Long 1 & 2, Gia Huy, Saigon Pink 2, Hoang Gia Huy or Ngan Ha which are located at Pham Hong Thai St just next to Ben Thanh Market, the heart of the shopping paradise.

After maghrib prayer ( Maghrib starts around 6pm ), we walked to Ben Thanh Night market which is 10 -15 min walk from our hotel. Yeay! we passed the test of crossing the roads swarmed with thousands of motorcyclists. Ho Chi Minh with a population of 7.1millions has 5 millions motorcycles! So, it was a challenge to cross the roads. The trick is to cross the road at a steady pace so that the motorcyclists can avoid you based on your pace. If you are afraid, just follow any viatnamese to cross the road.

Ben Thanh night market started after 7pm. There are 2 streets of stalls selling various items, from the famous Trung Nguyen Coffee ( Viatnamese delicious coffee ) to the beautiful beaded baju kurungs. A word of advice, if you are tempted to buy some fruits there, just ask a viatnamese to buy for you or bargain hard. The fruits here are expensive compared to Binh Tay market in Cholon.

If you are hungry here, there's a stall in front of Basiroh's fashion ( where many hotels are located ) selling viatnamese nasi lemak at cheaper price than other halal restaurants. There's also Vn Halal not far from there although the price is a bit expensive ( Roti canai at RM 5-6, Nasi goreng & mee at Rm12, drinks around RM5 in a small glass ).

During our first night there we only bought some clothing for the princesses and browsed the stalls. We also change our USD to VND as the rate here is better. 1USD = VND 21300 ( c.f 1USD= VND20800 at banks or in Malaysia ). You can change at Ha Tam goldsmith shop in Ben Thanh located at the same street as many hotels.

We got back to our hotel at midnight feeling exhilarated and also tired after a long day. We were excited about exploring HCM the next day.

On the way to our hotel

Adalia's 3rd Birthday

2011-10-23T15:46:00.000+08:00

Happy 3rd Birthday my sweet Baby Adalia. At 3 y.o , you are sweet, cheeky, intelligent and you already know your ABC. It makes it easier for you to search for songs in youtube or games in google search. You just love to play games in mama's iphone. When I got back from work, you'd request to play games in mama's phone. If your requests were declined, you'd then opt for computer games..:-)

You're especially closed to Kak Ngah be it playing toys or games or drawing together. But, you slept with Baby Airis at night. You are attentive to Adik Baby's needs although you bullied her sometimes. You adamantly want to be called Baby such that we had to call Baby Airis Adik Baby or simply Airis. You speak in a melodious tone and trying very hard to pronounce words and speak correct sentences.

My dear Baby Adalia, We love you to bits. May Allah bless you always and may you grow up into a beautiful person inside and out.

The cheeky Baby Adalia

With the sisters. Hubby & I were unhappy when we were greeted with this sight upon reaching home from Ho Chi Minh. Alysa & Ayra's short hair. Cut by Tok..:(

Birthday cards from the sisters

Coincidence?

2011-10-13T22:41:00.001+08:00

Pagi ni hari yang kalut! I terus ke premis baru to check out the repair of the roof. Bumbung dah tak bocor tapi ada 1 ceiling lopong coz dah bertakung air quite some time. Ceiling tu dah melengkung.

Lepas check ceiling tu baru my staff bukak cerita. Last nite, at closing time ada sorang flasher datang kat our premis. This staff ke counter nak serve that customer. Tetiba dia tunjuk his private part! Terus menggigil si A ni. Dia terus duduk konon2 nak ambik barang. Meanwhile, another staff , M tak sedar coz she was writing at the desk. Bila dipanggil si A baru le dia tahu what happened. They did't know what to do. Menggigil je kat situ. The flasher tu pulak, bila dah nampak diorang ni kat counter dia pegi tunggu dekat pintu & tenung je diorang. Si A recognised his face eventhough he was wearing full face helmet. Si A ni dah ready dgn gunting in case dia bertindak ganas!

After he was gone, diorang baru lari keluar. Tak sempat ambik his plate number. Masa ni pulak, diorang baru je off CCTV. So, tak de evidence la. The shops next door pun tak perasan coz roller shutter kitaorang dah tutup since the staff pun dah nak balik.

Tgh cerita pasal incidence tu, I got a call from K.Jun tanya ada orang nak repair paip bocor ke? I told her tak de & suruh dia kunci semua pintu2. Terus pecut balik rumah. Nasib le it was just 2 min away from tempat kerja. Sampai rumah je K.Jun dah gabra. Orang tu datang masa dia nak sidai kain. Tp dia baru bukak pintu nak keluar. That guy asked " Ni rumah * nama hubby*ke? Dia suruh repair paip bocor." K.Jun pelik le coz I tak de pesan apa2 pun. She called me. Lepas I cakap tak de. K.Jun terus capai golok & instructed the guy to leave . Dia gelak je. Kebetulan hubby called ( I informed hubby ).Bila K.Jun cakap ni Dr ke? Terus the guy blah. Nasib le K.Jun sempat masuk rumah & kunci pintu.

Bila I sampai rumah je, the guy dah tak de. At the same time our friend pun sampai ( lepas hubby mintak tlg dia tgk2kan ). I pun informed our neighbour suruh tgk2 kan rumah. When this happened nasib le Baby Airis tengah tido & Adalia tengah mandi..

According to descriptions, both guys are in their 20s. Badan sedang2..Jangan le orang yang sama. Seriau je kalau org yang sama coz tau where we work & live. Siap sebut nama Hubby lagi.

Baby Airis slept blissfully thru this incidence

Nyaris Botak

2011-09-10T20:59:00.000+08:00

When it comes to hair, I memang pening dengan Adik. Once in a while, she'd come to me with " Adik tak mau rambut spring". This morning, she came to me with the same phrase but with additional " Adik nak potong rambut! Adik nak rambut macam kakak". Kena le pujuk dia yang rambut dia cantik & special. Orang siap kena pegi hairdresser nak dapat rambut macam tu. Mama's friends pun puji rambut dia cantik..bla..bla..

Ingatkan dah settled problem tu for the time being. Masa I balik from kenduri & shopping for her presesnts, K.Jun bagitau Adik potong rambut depan dia sendiri. Dah tinggal 1 cm & ada le setompok yang pendek. Nasib K.Jun sempat nampak. Kalau tak, botak le budak tu..:-) Patut le masa bulan puasa hari tu K.Jun ada tanya rambut sape yang dia jumpa. Ada le secekak curly hair. Rasanya Adik cut her hair too tapi kitaorang tak sedar. Dah rambut dia curly, so, tak perasan le panjang/ pendek rambut dia. Kalau potong tak sama panjang pun tak perasan. Another thing, she likes to play with scissors eventhough dah kena larang. Tadi dia potong rambut dia pakai gunting ikan kat dapur!

Pandai pulak dia cover rambut dia yg pendek kat depan tu. Petang td lepas mandi I tgk2 dia dah dress- up macam ni sendiri. Mmg creative..:-) Bab melawa memang A.

Tgk kat depan tu dah nipis rambut dia. Tupun dah cover dengan rambut yang panjang kat tepi2 tu..

Cover rambut togel dia dengan hair accessories yang I beli as part of her presents. Mmg kebetulan betul.

Adik with Baby masa raya hari tu.

She's No 1

2011-09-07T09:41:00.000+08:00

On monday, Alysa & Adik came back with report cards. Adik got No 1 in her class. A vast improvement from the time when she first started schooling. Masa 1st term exam dulu dia dapat no 7. Tapi position in all the branches of the kindy, berpuluh2 le jugak. This time she got no 4 out of 303 five- year old students. And..she's not even 5 years old yet..:-). Balik je kindy, after telling us that " Adik dapat No 1..Adik pandai! ", terus dia call tok dia. Tapi dapat cakap dengan Tok Ayah je coz tok dia solat. But, tok cakap nak bagi dia hadiah. Baru le I terfikir nak bagi dia hadiah to reward her...Hehe.. Anak tak pegi sekolah betul2 lagi, so mama dia macam take it for granted je anak dapat result ok..:D

Meanwhile, bila I cakap nak bagi hadiah kat Adik, Alysa who got no 4 in her class pun nak gak hadiah. I cakap no 1 - 3 je dapat hadiah. But she reasoned that she got 100% for 3 out of 4 subjects, so she was entitled for hadiah. Actually, her average pun ok.. 99.25%. Pengajian Islam je dia dapat 97%. She got no 1 for the 3 subjects. ( I think budak yang dapat no 1 tu semua dapat 100% kut.. ). So, this time I bagi je lah hadiah kat dia. Alysa ni jenis yang competitive sikit. I'm sure next time she'd do better. Lagipun hadiah yang diaorang mintak sempoi sesangat. Mmg boleh bagi..hehe..sorang mintak stationery set gambar Barbie ( Alysa ). Sorang lagi mintak chocolate & hair accessories with Barbie pictures ( Adik le tu ).

Biskut Raya 2011

2011-09-06T21:19:00.003+08:00

This year I sempat gak buat a few biskut raya. Actually, terpaksa buat sebab bahan2 dah beli. Kalau ikut mood Baby Airis mmg tak boleh buat seketul pun kuih raya. Ada sekali tu masa tengah buat Biskut denmark, siap dia duduk atas riba lagi. Tak boleh tinggal sorang2. Asyik nak melekat je. Now dia dah boleh merangkak, mmg le dia akan ikut je sendiri kalau tak angkat dia..

Alysa & Ayra rajin je nak menolong buat cookies. I let them help with Biskut Denmark & Biskut Nestum. Suka hati je dapat gentel kuih2 raya & dapat letak cherry..:-)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chips Nut Cookies
Source: Here

Biskut Denmark
Source: Here

Biskut Badam Rangup
Source: Here

Biskut Nestum

Assistant Chefs

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Nadia

Bahan-bahan ( 100 biji )

450g tepung gandum
1 biji telur
250g mentega
115g gula halus
110g gula perang
100g chocolate chips
3 sudu besar cocoa powder ( I lebihkan for more chocolatey taste. 5-6 sb )
250g gajus(panggang dan cincang halus) ( I used ard 200gm )
1 sudu kecil baking soda

Cara-cara

1. Pukul mentega dan gula sampai kembang
2. Masukkan telur dan pukul lagi
3. Masukkan tepung+baking soda yg telah diayak, sedikit demi sedikit dan juga chocolate chips dan kacau
4. Masukkan gajus dan kacau lagi
5. Buat bulat kecik-kecik dan tekan dengan garfu atau apa-apa bentuk yang disukai
6. Bakar dalam oven pada suhu 160C selama 15 minit

Note: Next time I'd reduce the sugars. A bit too sweet for me. The princessess love this cookies. Habis 2 balang diorang kerjakan. I had to make another batch but using K.Fida's recipe. Tapi doh terlembik kut coz it turned out a bit flat.

Biskut Nestum Simple
Source: Kak Besah

Bahan-bahan

250g butter
1 cawan gula (130g)
2 biji kuning telur
2 cawan nestum keluarga dgn madu (yg biasa pun bleh)
3 cawan rata tepung gandum (300g)& 1 sudu teh baking powder - diayak
lebihan nestum & ceri utk hiasan

Cara-cara
1. Putar butter dan gula hingga kembang. Campurkan telur satu persatu sambil diputar 15 saat.
2. Campurkan tepung berselang seli dgn nestum. sambil diuli perlahan hingga mnjadi satu doh yg lembut. Berhenti menambah tepung jika doh sudah elok lembut. (biar ia nmpak lembik skit, coz kejap lagi ia akn mengeras)
3. Ambil sedikit adunan, bulatkan sebesar ibu jari, leperkan sedikit, lalu ditekan ke atas lebihan nestum. susun atas dulang yg dah disapu butter/majerin.
4. Hias dengan ceri.
5. Bakar pada suhu 180C selama 20-30min.

Note: Next time, I'd reduce the sugar. Too sweet..but nice.

Sambutan Raya 2011

2011-09-06T09:16:00.000+08:00

Raya this year turn Johor, tapi nyaris2 raya kat Kedah dulu cos Baby Airis tak sihat. A few days before raya she started having runny nose. We planned to go back to Batu Pahat on monday, a day before raya. Tapi pagi tu nampak dia dah nak start wheezing. Hubby suggested kitaorang raya Kedah dulu, then on 2nd raya balik Johor.

Barang2 dah prepare untuk raya kat Johor...Lepas tu klau raya kat Kedah dulu, 2nd day dah kena balik Johor. So, I tak nak la coz mcm tak puas raya Kedah sehari je. Then, we would miss the open houses held by relatives in Kedah which started on 4th raya. So, tawakkal je la balik Johor lepas bagi Baby Airis syr ventolin. Alhamdulillah, she was ok during the journey. The weather was ok too. Jalan pun lengang je except for heavy traffic kat Seremban as usual.

By the way, masa dah bertolak baru sedar Baby Adalia terlupa bawak kasut baru. Dia pegi sarung kasut buruk Ayra. Sampai je Sri Medan at 9 pm, we stopped by to buy her new shoes. Nasib le kedai bukak lagi. Kalau tak, beraya le dengan kasut buruk tu,,:-)

Day 1: Lepas solat raya, buat doa selamat as usual kat rumah. Then, sesi bergambar & makan2. After makan ketupat & the dishes prepared by mak & Kaseh, kitaorang beraya ke Sri Menanti. Balik tu baru beraya kat sedara2 dekat2 rumah mak.

Day 2: Beraya kat rumah2 sedara yang tak de kat rumah on day 1. Lepas tu tunggu je kat rumah coz diorang dah start barak hari ni.

Day 3: Yeay..Balik Kedah. Plan awal nak singgah rumah kawan Hubby kat Bangi. Tapi dia belum balik dari Kg. We ended up kat Melaka rumah atuk Ain. Cantik rumah atuk Ain. Bestnya dapat jumpa my "ner" ni after 21 years tak jumpa. Masih maintain je macam dulu2. Dapat le jumpa hero2 dia. Siap dapat bawak bekal wajik durian & asam keping homemade. Thanks Ain di atas layanan hari tu. Panjang umur jumpa lagi..

Day 4: Hari ni dah start open house. Kitaorang ke rumah mak chaq, tok lang, mak chum, pak kechik, Ngah, Pak Su , Bang Lan & Mak Yang. Berjalan sampai 12.30am. Balik tu mmg letih sungguh. Nasib the princessess tak buat perangai. The food served mmg marvellous. Seronok dapat jumpa sedara mara.

Day 5: Ada lagi open house kat rumah Ila & kay'en. Nasi dagang & Soto indon. Rajin betul Ila buat open house dgn tgh preggie. Hari tu buat majlis berbuka. Nak dapat Baby girl kut..;-). Balik rumah Ila terus balik Penang.

Day 6: Open house cum aqiqah kat rumah taniza. Roasted lamb marinated by chef kat hotel kat SP. Alysa pulun lamb tu rasanya ada le 3 pinggan. Suka betul dia..

Open house kat taman ni belum start lagi coz mostly beraya kat kg. Rayanya akan start soon. Rasanya belum terlambat nak ucap " SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR BATIN. "

Ramadhan 1432

2011-08-18T10:00:00.001+08:00

Dah setengah bulan kita berpuasa. I'm proud of Alysa. She managed to fast 5 days so far. Mula2 dulu puasa setengah hari. Balik kindy, dia akan berbuka around 2-3pm. Ada 1 day dulu, early ramadhan, dia melalak kelaparan coz Cik Jun tak bagi dia berbuka awal. Nampak macam kebuluran hearing the sound of her wails.:D

But last week masa kitaorang bawak dia for raya shopping straight away after kindy, dia tak de chance le berbuka awal. Lepas tu pujuk if she could fast until 7.30pm, we would buy her Mc D double cheese burger. Boleh pulak dia puasa sampai iftar. Just nak train her tummy considering dia ni kaki makan . Tapi I pun tak nak le push dia sangat coz dia bersahur dgn sebotol susu 6 oz je. Nampak dehydrated je kalau berpuasa. I allowed her to fast every other day.When she did fast, we rewarded her with her fav food. Dah berapa kali ek dia request double cheese burger..Tapi tak de lah ikut sangat..

This Ramadhan, I tak rajin nak experiment dengan resepi baru. Baby Airis asyik nak melekat je. Sometimes tu time masak, dia sampai bergayut kat kaki I. So, normally after 6.15pm baru masuk dapur. Kalau orang dukung dia, senyum sampai telinga le. Otherwise, melalak macam nak tercabut anak tekak. So, when Hubby asked me about kuih raya, I said nak kena tengok mood Baby Airis la. Tapi plan tu next week baru nak start buat kuih raya..

So far, kitaorang dah balik berbuka kat kg dah 2x. Menu as usual la penuh meja. Mak masuk dapur since pagi. Tak kuasa I nak masuk dapur dari pagi to prepare for iftar kalau kat rumah sendiri..

Menu berbuka kat kg..

Masak Anga Ayam - a must have menu during raya

Daging Masak Wira - Another favourite especially for Bang Cik & family

Jeruk Maman - Kedahan's old dish

Note: This ramadhan, Alysa managed to fasrt 13 days. I'm proud of her.

A Good Deal in Disguise

2011-08-17T22:23:00.001+08:00

For the past few years, every Ramadhan we had this habit of buying some furnitures. Not that we were going to celebrate raya at home, tapi ntah kebetulan kut.. Seronok shopping bulan puasa. Lunch time was spent shopping..:-)

Recently Hubby decided to change our old sofa for the TV area. After browsing at some furniture outlets, we decided on the L-shaped sofa due to its size. We had to make a booking as it was not displayed at the showroom. Special order to fit our small area.

Last friday, we received our order together with a bookcase ordered from the same outlet. Sempat tengok sofa tu kejap je coz petang tu balik Jitra. Last nite baru I perasan there was something odd about the sofa. Sure enough, only the top part was leather. During our booking, we asked a few times what kind of material was the sofa.. They said all would be leather except for the back side which was PU. This side wasn't supposed to be noticeable.

Today, the manager kena tadah telinga le dengar I berleter. Memula tu diaorang bagi alasan the bottom part tu guna casa ( betul ke ejaan ni? ) leather, something like fake leather. Lagi le I mengamuk. When we said leather, we want cow leather as promised, not some fake leather. At last, they relented. They admitted their mistake. To compensate that, they took back the sofa & I'm getting full leather ( even the back side! ) at no additional cost. I'm getting around RM1K better deal..Credit goes to Ebenezer Furniture for their good customer service. The manager handled my complaints pretty well. Now I'm waiting for my new sofa..:-)

Alysa & Adik posing with the sofa just before kena angkut untuk tukar baju baru..

I love murtabak but I hated the ones sold at our bazar ramadan. Penuh bawang lah, too sweet, too spicy..etc. So now I make my own murtabak albeit a mini one using kulit popiah. It's still a lot better..;-)

Mini Murtabak

Bahan-bahan:
Kulit popiah
1 cwn ayam, potong kecil
1 bawang besar, potong dadu
2 biji kentang, potong dadu
1 sk rempah kari ayam
1/2 sk serbuk lada hitam
1/2 sk pati ayam
garam secukup rasa
2 biji telur

Cara-cara:
1. Tumis bawang hingga layu. Masuk rempah and lada hitam hingga wangi.
2. Masukkan ayam, kentang dan sedikit air dan biar hingga masak.
3. Tambahkan pati ayam dan garam.
4. Masukkan dalam mangkuk dan biar hingga sejuk.
5. Campurkan inti murtabak dengan telur.
6. Ceduk 2 sb inti ke atas kulit popiah. Lipat dan goreng hingga garing.

Airis is Officially Crawling!

2011-08-07T21:05:00.001+08:00

Baby Airis started to practise crawling when she was 7 m.o. But at that time she was on the reverse mode..:-). So, she would always ended up under the sofa. During this time she was not in good of health. Always having runny nose & coughing and at 1 time, severe diarrhea. Orang tua2 cakap nak bagi ringan badan coz she'll get new skill... Sure enough, she did lose some weight and lost her chubbiness. Ringan je bila angkat dia..:-(
Starting Ramadhan ni at 8 m.o dia dah cekap merangkak. Tapi selalu tersangkut kat celah2 tv & pintu :-)

Training Her to Fast

2011-08-07T14:03:00.000+08:00

Dah seminggu kita berpuasa. Tapi sehari pun Alysa belum puasa penuh. The 1st day masa kat kg, dia tak bangun sahur, so mmg le tak puasa. Then the following days, dia bangun sahur tapi minum susu sebotol je. She managed to fast until 2.30 - 3pm.Balik je kindy, terus cari air. Habis 2-3 jenis air dia tibai. Makan started after asar normally. Dia makan senang je.Toasts with cheese slices. Boleh habis 4 keping roti!
Last thursday ( Day 4 fasting ), balik je kindy terus nak makan. Cik Jun cuba pujuk. Terus dia melalak macam orang kebuluran. Bergema 1 rumah..:D. I kat dalam bilik dah tergelak2. Adik yang jadi reporter pun takut nak p dekat dia. At last, bagi je dia bukak puasa. Not that I paksa2 dia. I just bagi dia puasa sampai dia larat. Kecik lagi. I dulu pun started puasa penuh when I was in std 2.
Cubaan puasa for Alysa was during weekends. Yesterday dia melalak kelaparan as early as 12.30pm. I wasn't home. So, Cik Jun bg dia berbuka eventhough I instructed Alysa to fast until 2.30pm if possible. Mana taknya, nampak Adik & Baby asyik mengunyah tuna pasta i made earlier ( her fav ). Bila dia berbuka je terus dia pulun 4 bowls of the pasta sampai nak termuntah..:D
Today, every 15 min dia asyik tanya pukul berapa coz i told her she can break fast at 2.30pm...

Alysa just before Ramadhan at Bukit Merah Laketown

Kek Durian ni , I made untuk bawak balik kg nak sambut Ramadhan. Nice & moist. Bau durian pun tak overwhelming. Resepi tu ubah sikit je dari kek chempedak.
Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan 1432. Semoga kita beroleh keberkatanNya.

Kek Durian

Ingredients

250 grams of butter
200 grams of sugar ( I used 180gm )
250 grams of self raising flour
4 eggs
3 tbs milk powder
200 grams of durian flesh, deseeded

Method

1. Cream sugar and butter until fluffy
2. Add eggs and flour alternately followed by the milk powder.
3. Mix in the flesh gently.
4. Pour the batter into greased pan.
5. Bake at 180C for 45 minutes.

Her 2 missing teeth & Kek Chempedak

2011-07-22T08:02:00.002+08:00

Alysa's 2 front teeth have been wobbly for quite some time. Jenuh nak pujuk dia ke dentist. Tapi since dia sampai pitam masa her first dental appointment hari tu, dia sampai nak nangis bila sebut nak jumpa dentist. I siap bagi option nak jumpa Mama Hazim ( our neighbour ) or Auntie Liza ( our friend ). Still dia tak nak.

Last tuesday, main redah je bawak dia jumpa Liza kat SP. Nak pujuk dia I cakap le I pun nak fix my teeth. Sampai kat dentist, dia terus turned on mode diam & cakap guna bahasa isyarat..:-). Auntie Liza pandai pujuk. So, tercabut le 2 gigi tu. Dapat upah choc drinks from Starbuck lagi dari Auntie Liza. Alhamdulillah, this time dia tak byk songeh. Tapi bila senyum tu control je..:D. Bila I cakap dia tak de gigi macam Baby Airis, happy le pulak dia.

On d way balik dari jumpa dentist

In the mean time, Baby Airis tak sihat pulak this week. Kena bawak pegi neb. Last nite I angkut bawak balik nebuliser after seing a paeditrician. He said , she looked ok. Tak de le sampai nak kena warded pulak. tapi dah 2 malam I tak tido coz dia asyik merengek je. But today, she's much better. Hopefully tak delah melarat.

This week mak was here. A surprise visit from her. Siap angkut 1 boot penuh fruits. Macam2 ada..durian, rambutan, cempedak. pisang, dokong and lemon. Dah jadi macam dusun dah belakang rumah. Lepas dia balik je, macam2 leftover buah dalm fridge. Kena le I buat projek baking & cooking to finish off the fruits. 1st project was making Kek Chempedak. Nice and moist.

Kek Chempedak.
Source: Here

Ingredients

250 grams of butter
200 grams of sugar ( I used 180gm )
250 grams of self raising flour ( I used 250 gm plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder )
4 eggs
200 grams of chempedak flesh, deseeded – Use a kitchen scissor to cut the flesh to tiny pieces to avoid it turning mushy.

Method

1. Cream sugar and butter until fluffy
2. Add eggs and flour alternately
3. Mix in the flesh gently and bake. Avoid messing up the flesh and the cake batter because you do not want the flesh to seep into the batter, making the cake taste overpowering.
4. Bake at 180C for 45 minutes.

Oreo Cheesecake ( Baked )

2011-07-15T09:35:00.000+08:00

Recently Alysa requested for Oreo Cheesecake. Tetiba ada craving for cheesecake kut.. Lama mama dia tak buat cheesecake. I know she loves cheesecakes, tapi I pulak not in a baking mode..:-) . Since dia beriya-iya request, reminding me every 15 min, So, lepas dia tido I buatkanlah.

Bored with the usual recipe i.e the chilled one, I tried using the baked recipe. For cheesecakes selalunya I seriau nak try yang baked coz pernah terjadi cake tu terlalu lembik. But after i tried baking the Snickers Cheesecake & it turned out awesome, I don't have misgivings anymore. The result.. Hubby said it was better than the chilled one..Hmm..ke dia dah lupa rasa the chilled one..;-)

Oreo Cheesecake
Source: Here

Ingredients:

2 pkg. (250gm each) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup milk ( I used 1/4 cup whipping cream )
2 eggs
6 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, coarsely chopped (about 3/4 cup), divided
1 Oreo Pie Crust ( 140gm crushed oreo + 70gm melted unsalted butter )

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 160C . In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually mix in vanilla, sugar, milk, and whipping cream and mix until smooth.

2. Add eggs one at a time; mix just until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cookies.

3. Pour mixture into Oreo crust. Sprinkle the remaining chopped cookies on top.

4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set ( I used the bain marie method ). Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Baby Airis yang telah di groom oleh Cik Jun

PG - KL- BP - JB

2011-07-12T19:22:00.000+08:00

Hubby dah ajak balik BP since early of the month. Tapi masa tu Airis baru je keluar ward & was not fully recovered. Adik pulak started demam masa tu. So, last week kitaorang balik le jugak BP despite Baby Airis still having runny nose. Seriau jugak takut dia muntah on the way tu.

We left from Penang on Wednesday afternoon. Singgah Sekinchan rumah Bang Man. On the way tu singgah dinner kat Restoran Air Buah Gelas Besar kat Sg Besar if I'm not mistaken. I love the claypot mee there. Even Alysa & adik loved it. I ordered version yang tak pedas. Hubby ordered yang pedas. Mmg full of cili padi. Mmg berasap le..

The next day kitaorang singgah Bangsar coz Hubby ada keja kat situ. Hujan lebat giler. Dah pegi ke Bangsar Village for lunch. Tp status halal restoran2 kat situ mmg tak nampak. So, we bought a few kuih for Adik ( which cost RM1.20 per piece..klau kat pg or kedah blh bli 3-4 ketul..:-) ). Alysa requested to go to McD. Dah jumpa McD, hujan lebat lak kitaorang tak leh turun. Hubby redah hujan for takeaway. Last2 lunch dlm keta je..huwaa..

Sampai BP dah maghrib. The next day lps shopping kat BP , we went to JB rumah my BIL. Lepas dinner blk BP lak. The following morning, siap awal le konon nak singgah rumah Abang kat KL. Tgk2 jln masuk KL kena tutup due to BERSIH. So, terus je lah balik Penang. I think this time balik kg, we spent most of the time in the car. Mmg tiring. Airis pun lost appetite.Pipi pun dah kecut. Penat travelling gamaknya.

The princesses with their cousin Farah.

Jelly Rambutan Strawberry - Penyejuk tekak & nak menghabiskan stok rambutan.

Upside-Down Pizza

2011-07-03T22:09:00.001+08:00

Hari ni malas nak masak beriya, I tried a recipe shared by mate & Shidah in FB. Tapi for Adik yang tak makan anything named pizza or roti, I made spagheti for her. She ate spagheti with the remaining red sauce used in the pizza while Baby ate the spagheti with the leftover white sauce last nite.

Last nite I made spagheti marinara using the clamps we bought on the way back from Yan. We bought 2 types of clamps. Actually, nak beli mentarang coz mentarang tastes much better for spagheti marinara. Tapi tak jual lak kat situ. The last time we bought mentarang was in Kuala Kedah.

This Pizza Upside- Down is easy to prepare and yummy too. It only took 10 - 15 min to prepare. Hubby said it is better than lasagna while Alysa said " Sedapnye mama.. pandai mama masak". Hehe..So typical of her when she likes the dishes. Siap ulang2 makan sampaikan I told her to stop. Bagi tummy relax dulu..:-)

Pizza Upside- Down
Source: Here

My version:

Layer1: red sauce i.e onion + spag sauce + minced meat + mushroom + diced tomato.

Layer 2 : Grated cheddar cheese

Layer 3: Whisk 1 cup milk , 2 eggs, 1 tbs olive oil , 1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt.

Layer ikut turutan. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 20 - 30 min

Spagheti Marinara

Ayah's 70th Birthday @ Puteri Ayu Chalet

2011-07-03T12:32:00.000+08:00

Happy 70th Birthday Ayah. Semoga sentiasa dilimpahi rahmatNya dan diberi kesihatan yang baik. We love you.

For this birthday, kitaorang buat kat Puteri Ayu Chalet, Yan, Kedah. The photos in their website didn't do justice to the place cos it's much better in real life. Bak kata Ila, indah rupa dari khabar..:-). Actually, we found this place while searching to do our family day last month, but it was fully booked then. Yelah masa tu dah last minute booking & school holiday too.

This time we had the whole place to ourselves. I managed to join the group only on Saturday. Now pulak tengah musim buah kat Yan. So, everywhere ada jual manggis, rambutan & durian. Kat chalet tu pun ada pokok2 buah. Nak parking pun kena gak tgk2 kat atas, takut buah jatuh atas kereta..:-). Kat sini pun ada air terjun which makes the place cool & cozy. The place is very nice indeed but kat dalam chalet tu tak payah le nak expect like a 5-star hotel.;-). It's a good place to bring the family to experience kampung-style ambience.

Happy 70th birthday dear Ayah - with mak , cucu2 & anak bongsu aka cikla

Welcome to Puteri Ayu Chalet

Lepas check-out, singgah di Pantai Murni for lunch.

Her First Ward Experience

2011-06-23T22:26:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, when Baby Airis didn't seem to improve and her respiratory rate was around 60, we decided to send her to the hospital. Again, she was requested to do the x-ray. Since this was the 3rd doctor who requested her to do the chest x-ray, we relented.

She was found to have acute bronchiolitis and had to be admitted. Tapi lepas kena neb + O2 kat casualty, she seemed to improve. Masa kat ward tu pun she looked okay. Kitaorang pun actually nak bawak dia balik, tapi the paed suruh stay a day or two to observe. Since case dia macam teruk gak, she was warded in acute ward. I lak yang stress & couldn't sleep the whole nite. Dah le dok dengar bebudak melalak & merengek. Airis pulak kira okay gak coz tak de le meragam sangat except at one time around 2-3am where she cried non-stop. Tapi lepas pujuk2 tidur balik. She was also on 2 hourly neb & given IV antibiotic.

The next day, dia dah asyik muntah je lepas feeding. So, by petang kena drip la pulak. Jarum yang previous day tu dia tarik sampai tercabut, so kena cucuk the other hand. Tapi lepas maghrib dah dapat transfer ke single room. Lega I...Mmg everytime paed check je, I mintak discharge..:-)

Ahad tu still tak boleh discharge sbb dia dah start demam. Asyik kena supp je sbb dia asyik muntak so tak bagi orally. Alhamdulillah, by this time diorang dah off drip dia. Neb pun dah 4 hourly je. Tamiflu still kena amik. By monday, her fever subsided. The paed still nak observed dia another day. On Tuesday morning, again dia cabut branulae sendiri. I sedar2 je tgk2 dah tergantung & ada bleeding sikt. So, kena le bagi antibiotic orally which was soo difficult. Kena control takut dia melalak & muntah. Lepas paed buat round that late afternoon, yeay..dah boleh discharged. We arrived home at 8.30pm. Alhamdulillah.

Now, she is recovering well. Badan still ringan. She lost her chubbiness. Pipi dah kempis. Still have a few doses of antibiotic to go. She's the first in the family being warded. Tulah, rumah kitaorang dah berabuk for a few months becoz of the renovation. Then the smell of paints.. Tapi dia kira okay le jugak boleh tolerate a few months of dusts. Sebelum ni kalau the other princesses demam or selsema, dia jarang berjangkit. This time le paling teruk..

Early Morning Visit to the Hospital & Tiramisu

2011-06-16T22:37:00.000+08:00

Last nite while putting Baby Airis to sleep, I heard her wheezing. She had runny nose for the past few days & started coughing yesterday. Initially, we thought it was just phlegm. She looked comfortable enough. But, when Hubby checked her lungs, there was a slight wheezing. So, at 1 am, off they went to the hospital. I stayed home with the other princesses.

After a round of neb, they came home at 2am. Hubby said the doctor wanted to do chest x-ray, but he refused. Well, she's only 6 m.o. & just started coughing yesterday. I think it won't change the management with the x-ray findings.

Since this is the first case of astmatic attack in the family, we never kept a nebulizer. Previously, with the elder princesses, when they started having runny nose, we just gave them a minimum dose of antihistamine. But, now there was a new regulation not to give kids below 2 y.o any antihistamine for cough & cold cases. So, konon2nya nak ikutlah the new findings. Tp for me, like any medication, if the benefits outweigh the side effects, I'd rather choose to give.

An update: Tadi hubby balik je from the clinic bagitau Baby Airis kena pneumonia. Ala..cian my baby. Tapi dia tak de lak fever. So, we started her on syr zithromax. Tu pun after consulting the paed. Mlm ni nampak dia happy sikit. Dah nampak nak senyum. Kalau tak, siang tadi buat muka sedih je. Lagi satu tak leh bagi dia stress. Nnt dia start wheezing lak.

Muka selsema

Tiramisu

I made this masa our family day baru-baru ni. Easy to prepare. Kejap je habis. This is an eggless recipe by umi e. I know the classic tiramisu recipe has eggs. Tp tak kuasa nak makan telur mentah..

Bahan-bahan

2 bungkus biskut tiramisu/sponge fingers
250g cream cheese
250g whipping cream
150g gula (boleh kurang atau tambah ikut suka manis)
satu cawan bancuhan air nescafe (tanpa gula)
serbok kok/cokolat utk hiasan

Cara-cara

satukan cream cheese+whipping cream+gula dan pukul hingga kembang
Celupkan biskut ke dalam bancuhan nescafe dan susun dalam bekas sederhana besar
Setelah itu letakkan satu lapisan bancuhan yang telah dipukul tadi ke atas biskut dengan rata. Ulang proses ini sehingga menjadi tiga lapisan.
Bila semua bancuhan telah habis dan bahagian atas disapu rata, bolehlah ditutup dan disimpan dalam peti ais. Hias kan dengan taburan koko/cokolat di atasnya ikut suka.

Family Day @ Batu Ferringhi

2011-06-12T16:23:00.000+08:00

Family Day kali ni kitaorang wat kat Batu Ferringhi. Memula tu tercari2 resort kat area kedah. Tapi fully booked sebab last minute booking. Our booking kat Teluk Nipah pun cancelled sebab majoriti dah boring kat situ. Finally we decided to go to Batu Ferringhi.

Masa tengah tercari2 tempat yang kosong ( a week before check-in & on school holidays! ), kitaorang ingat nak duduk kat Sri Sayang serviced apt. Kat situ dekat dengan Ferringhi night market. Tapi fully booked la pulak. At last masa I masuk booking.com tgk kat Bayu Emas ada 5 apts yang kosong. We needed 4 apts. So, with 20 adults and 11 kids, we checked in at Bayu Emas on Friday 10th June. Kat sini ada apt yang 2 & 3 bilik with complete furnishing. Nak masak pun boleh.

Tempat ni okay le for big family gathering. Ada swimming pool & dekat dengan Ferringhi night market. Gerai makan pun just outside the gate. Tapi kalau nak comfort, baik check in kat hotel yang berderet2 di Bt Ferringhi. Tp in our case, dah last minute booking, tempat ni served the purpose.

As usual untuk food, kitaorang buat potluck. Mak yang bawak byk food. Ada nasi & lauk-pauk , ketupat ( ni tak pernah miss ) & masak anga. I made pizza & tiramisu. Abang & family were last to check-in.

Actually, for mini family day, I prefer tempat yang aa BBQ coz sambil bakar2 boleh borak2 like we had in Teluk Bahang & Teluk Nipah. Normally lepak berborak sampai pukul 1 pg. Kat Bayu Emas ni berkumpul kat mak's apt je lah. But after we went to Ferringhi night market, balik tu lepak makan airkrim kat my apt.

Acara utama for the kids

Lepas puas makan..

Cheese.. Tu Tok Cik pegang cucu..

Sembang apa tu abang2? Mintak nasihat Tok Moh kut..

Dik Na sempat posing while wafi control macho

Merehatkan kaki lepas penat cuci mata kat night market

And the winner is Alysa.. Johan peraduan mewarna for 6 years & below.

Juara peraduan teka silangkata keluarga. Ish tak aci betul, I silap ejaan nama Amin je..

Awat zunnur? Dah boring ka? Dik Na melayan Airis. Ti tumpang sekaki.

The princesses melayan lampu2 cantik..

Home Renovation - Sessi Membebel

2011-05-27T16:56:00.000+08:00

Dapur kitaorang dah nak siap minus wiring, kitchen cabinet & grill. Yesterday dah pasang fly net ( boleh le dapat udara segar & sejuk waktu mlm without the mossies ) & wiring pun dah half-way. Orang nak buat kitchen cabinet pun dah datang ukur.

Meanwhile, I dah boleh masak yang simple je. But it was worth it coz the princesses had been praising my cooking..:-). Jemu dah le tu makan lauk beli for nearly a month. Even Adik yang tak de appetite for the past few weeks pun makan bertambah. Hopefully boleh le dia gain weight. I tengok dah makin keding dah dia. The past month since kitaorang kena makan luar, Hubby dah lost weight by a few kilos. Lps ni gain weight la pulak.. Not that I masak sedap giler, Tp it's different between homecook food & beli kedai. Kadang2 tu goreng telur & sardin pun dah makan bertambah kalau kat rumah.

Back to our home renovation, I perhatikan there was a vast difference between malay and chinese contractors. Bukan nak mengutuk ke apa. Tp bila kita yang keluarkan duit, of course le we want the best. With our house, the main building was done by malay contractors. Asyik kena ikut belakang je kerja. Nak kena remind everyday apa yang kita nak. Tu pun kdg2 termiss gak. Janji sebulan siap tp terlajak sampai 2 bulan. Tu pun tak siap semua coz we all dah malas nak suruh diaorang buat. Lambat sangat. The living room wing & kitchen patutnya selari. Tp diaorang ni ukur ke tak pun ntah le. Lari by a few inches. Hubby tgk mmg le sakit mata. Tp takkan le nak suruh roboh lak bcos of a few inches.

Tiles, awning , rovers & grills kitaorang suruh chinese contractors. Workmanship mmg cantik & no problem. Bagitau sekali je, diorang dah tau. Hubby & I were impressed with the contractors who laid tiles. Very details. Utk lubang pun dia akan tebuk tile tu rather than potong. Kat sinki tu pulak dia bubuh tiles ikut lekuk sinki tu cantik je..Kerja pun tak messy. Lepas pasang tiles, they made sure the tiles were cleaned immediately. So, bila siap tak de kitaorang jenuh nak tenyeh stain kat tiles tu.

Wiring pulak suruh malay contractors. Masuk rumah orang pakai kasut. Padahal rumah dah bersih dgn tiles dah. Comparing dgn contractors yang pasang tiles tu, diorang masuk rumah bukak kasut. So, nampak le malasnya malay contractors ni. Bila suruh tebuk dinding buat wiring, tak ikut. Pasang wire ikut luar. Kes malas. Padahal diorang boleh charge lebih. Lepas tu main panjat je kitchen cabinet tak beralas. Yang atas stove tu nasib I dah alas before I pegi kerja. Lps diorang habis kerja late evening ( yes, kerja mmg slow eventhough 4 org yg wat kerja ), rumah bersepah dgn serpihan simen & potongan wires. Kalau chinese contractors, they all siap sapu. Kita cuma mop je. Ni wiring belum habis lagi. Hari ni dah 2 hari tak datang pulak. Kalau chine contractors, they started work as early as 8am. Paling lambat pun 8.30am. Malay contractors, ikut suka time diorang le nak kerja. Workmanship halai-balai je..

Tapi...tak semua malay contractors macam tu. Cuma a few yang my neighbours & I had the misfortune to hire. Nak cari yang tip top tu mmg susah.

Adik & Baby - time tembam sikit & suka melaram.

Adik nak ke beach pun siap nak berlipstick ( Kat rumah pun ye jugak..)

Happy teacher's day. Their last day before school holiday. Oreo Cheesecake.

Princess Adalia

2011-05-23T19:46:00.000+08:00

For the past few months, Adalia tgh dlm princess phase. I think Adik dulu pun macam tu. During this phase, asyik nak melawa je. Baju nak yang kembang2 je. Kalau pakai pants pun yang pink aje tp kena pakai dgn blouse yang berbunga2 . Panties nak yang ada gambar princess or barbie.

Lepas dia mandi mesti termenung depan wardrobe memikir nak pakai baju apa. Baju punya le banyak, tapi at last ada 3 - 4 gaun je yang dia suka. So, rotate je la gaun tu sampai dia cemuih, then baru tukar baju lain. I pun kdg2 hilang sabar dgn kerenah dia memilih baju. Kalau tak diikut yang dia suka, maunya melalak & merajuk. Tak padan dgn umur br 2 thn! Now, untuk elak berperang dgn dia, bagi je dia pilih baju sendiri. But, she loves everything in pink.

Kakak & Adik pun kadang2 tak panggil dia Baby, tapi pinsheshhh ( ikut pelat dia la...:-) ). Sikit2 pinsheshh... Pening kepala mama. Putera mana le nak kat princess mama ni..:D. Tapikan..kitaorang tak ajar pun benda ni semua. It came naturally to her. Dia cakap pun lembut & mendayu je. Except time melalak la... kuat!

Ada rupa princess wannabe ke?:D

Anniversary

2011-05-23T09:36:00.001+08:00

Last nite Hubby tanya " u nak makan ke or nak somewhere romantic?" :D. Apa le punya soklan..Actually, he was referring to our anniversary dinner. Since I pun lapar coz I only had ABC for tea, we decided to go to somewhere near & tak yah tunggu lama utk makan. Just the 2 of us. The princesses tinggal dgn Cik Jun. This year tak boleh masak special coz dapur tak siap lg..Huwaa..dah 3 minggu dapur tak berasap! Tp dah in final stage.

Kitaorang ke this Chicken Chop restaurant in Teluk Air Tawar. Dah a few times nak try sini tapi tak berkesempatan. Since I tak nak dissappointments on my first visit here, we didn't order western food. Dah a few times makan western food at various cafes & restaurants yg I rasa dissappointed with the quality of food. I ordered Char Hor Fun, & Hubby tried their Nasi Goreng Mak Tok. Both sedap with good presentation. Tapi since I mmg tgh kebulur masa tu, I ordered mihun sup pulak. Waiter tu tanya take away ke? Heran kut tgk org kurus je tp makan 2 pinggan. haha..

We tried to get home early coz the princesses ada exam hari ni. All in all the food here is yummy & the ambience is nice. Suitable for dining out with family. Service pun cepat. Rasanya 1/2 hour kat situ I dah siap order & makan my 1st dish eventhough orang tgh ramai masa tu.

To Hubby, Happy 12th Anniversary. Thank you for always being there for me.

Nasi Goreng Mak Tok

Char Hor Fun

Eating out & mother's day

2011-05-11T13:24:00.000+08:00

Dah 2 minggu dapur tak berasap. Home renovation is still ongoing. Main works dah habis. Tinggal nak pasang tiles, grills, mengecat & a few things. Kitchen kabinet pun nak kena buat lain. Yang lama tu mmg dah tak masuk dlm theme. Yang dah dibuat rangka pun kena roboh gak coz orang yg pasang tiles ni kata tak sesuai! Kena buat lain.. ( Ke the new contractor ni nak dpt job?..Hmm). Hubby had sleepless nights coz dia paranoid rumah tak bergrill lagi. Sampai termimpi2 org masuk rumah. Rumah punya le berabuk. Kesian Baby Airis & Adalia sampai selsema.

In the meantime, we have been eating out for some time. Dah tak tau nak makan apa. Baru realise kesian orang yang beli kat luar who have to put up with what were being served to them. Makanan dah le mahal lepas tu tak sedap pulak tu. Like last nite, Hubby tapau chicken chop ( I dah tak kuasa nak makan kat kedai ). Dia punya coating punya le keras ntah tepung apa dia guna. Alysa terkial2 mengunyah. Chicken tu pulak ada le besar 2 jari ( dah jadi macam keropok coz liat ), Coating dia yang menyebabkan chicken chop tu jadi sebesar tapak tangan... This is just an example. Food yang lain tu makan bukan utk enjoy, tapi tak bagi kebuluran je.

Last sunday, lepas Alysa & Ayra's sports day kat Politeknik Sbrg Prai, Hubby met us up at Jusco. Punya le ramai manusia. Pakat celebrate kat Jusco le gamaknya. After lunch, tgh pusing2 kat Jusco, I received a call from my friend's hubby. Dia bgtau Z dah bersalin. Ada complication. Rahim dia pecah. Terkejut le I coz she was supposed to deliver in July. Memula doktor kata both mama & baby tak de harapan. Kalau ada pun 30% je. Alhamdulillah, both mama & baby are stable now. Tapi baby kena refered to a govt hospital. When I visited her yesterday, she was almost her usual bubbly self. Siap dah bangun berjalan only after 48 hours op. Kes dia punya le teruk sampai anaes kena bius dia sambil duduk coz she couldn't lie down. Dah tak boleh bernafas sbb darah dah sampai kat lungs dia. She was transfused 9 pints of blood.

Another mother pulak, dia bersalin kat private hospital. Baby dia breech. Masa bersalin ada complications. She was referred to a govt hospital. Now dah berbulan dia coma. Both kidneys dah rosak. She is resistant to all antibiotics except for 1.

In many cases, mmg ibu2 bertarung nyawa nak melahirkan anak2. Tak kira normal delivery atau ceaser. To my dear mak, Happy mother's day. I love you forever. May Allah bless you always and grant you jannah.

Mak with cucu & menantu2 kesayangan yang celebrate bday in April

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Alysa & Ayra's sports day

2011-05-09T16:41:00.000+08:00

Last sunday the eldest princesses ada sports day kat padang politeknik sbrg prai. I kena pegi sorang2 coz hubby ada keja lak that day. Nak bawak Baby Adalia, tak kuasa I nak heret dia yang separuh sedar at 8am. After Hubby sent the princessess off to their respective places, I drove le sorang2 ke PSP. Sampai sana parking dah penuh. Terpaksa parking jauh kat belakang. Sempat la tengok Adik turun bas. Diaorang naik bas sekolah.

Memula tercongok I sorang2 coz sports day ni combined semua cawangan graduan kecil. Ada le nearly 1000 students yang took part. Ramai le parents yang attended. Then, baru teringat nak call k.liza. Lepas tu pegi le duduk dgn dia & ina. Perarakan started at 9am. Alysa tu nampak la coz she's the tallest in class. Time Ayra, I tercari2 dia sampai sudah tak nampak coz kecik je dia. Yang kelakar, masa bebudak 3 & 4 y.o berarak, siap ada yang melalak. Sampai cikgu kena dukung. Yelah, cuaca pun panas.

Acara started with 3 & 4 y.o. Then 5 & 6 y.o. Since acara 5 & 6 y.o serentak & at different padang, jenuh le I terkejar2 utk tgk acara both of them. K.Liza cakap pegi le kat Alysa dulu coz next yr dia dah sekolah lain. So, lps tgk acara Alysa, baru ke acara adik. Diaorang masuk 2 acara each. I missed 1 of Adik's. Acara utk parents pun ada gak.

It finished at 12.30pm. Masa nak balik tu punya le jam.

Alysa rumah merah , Ayra rumah biru

Happy Birthday Dear

2011-04-29T18:20:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Sayang. May Allah gives you all the best things in life & thereafter.

Happy bufday papa..

Alysa's card

Ayra's card

Hari ni malas le nak masak beriya for his birthday. Lagipun nak kena pack barang2 dapur cos dinding kat dapur dah nak kena pecah esok or lusa. Tadi K.Jun dah pack separuh je coz tak cukup kotak. Anyway, I did make a carrot cake before pegi kerja tadi. Buat separuh adunan je cos the princesses tak suka carrot cake. ( Well, Baby maybe ). Hubby lak cakap dia dah cemuih kat choc cakes. He requested something nutty. So, I used a carrot cake recipe yang masuk nuts.

His birthday present, I bought a few days ago, something that he needs. Memula ingat nak beli online je. Tapi last minute, seriau lak. So baik tgk sendiri benda tu before beli. Masa pegi megamall tu rupa2nya kedai tu bukak lambat on Tuesday. Jenuh I menunggu.

This weekend nak celebrate a few birthdays kat Jitra i.e mak's, hubby's & sukor's ( my BIL ). This time mungkin wat sate. Ada orang tu offer diri nak marinade. Tukang kipas ada. Tukang cucuk pun ada.Selalunya wat BBQ. Kali ni tukar pulak..:-)

Carrot Cake
Source: Here

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar ( I used brown sugar + caster sugar )
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, ( I only used a bit )
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped pecans ( I used almond )

1/2 cup butter, softened
250gm cream cheese, softened
3 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.

Home Renovation

2011-04-22T22:45:00.001+08:00

Masuk hari ni dah 5 hari our contractors tak datang buat kerja. Grrrr. Cuaca dah elok tak nak guna. Nak call diaorang, hp diaorang dah kena curi masa rumah sewa diaorang kena pecah last week. Diorang pulak dah balik bercuti kat Alor Star. Dah la banyak lagi kerja terbengkalai.

Initially, we only planned nak besarkan kitchen je.Tapi tu la. Home renovation ni berjangkit. Lepas extend the kitchen, hubby nak besarkan living room lak & ada a few additional areas that he wanted renovated. Semua plan rumah, dia yang buat. I tak masuk campur. Whatever he thougt okay, okay le pada I. Knowing him, dia ni mmg cerewet sikit. So, apa yang dia plan I rasa sesuai le tu. Normally well planned. Pernah masa kitaorang buat awning dulu, the contractor pasang frame masa kitaorang balik kampung time raya haji. Bila balik rumah, tgk2 frame dah jadi curve instead of the straight one that he wanted. Kena le the contractor tu bukak pulak frame tu..Nasib the contractor tak byk songeh. Lagipun salah diaorang gak coz tak ikut plan.

The renovation started early march. Tapi last month asyik hujan je. So, tak boleh wat banyak kerja. Memula ingatkan 1 mth boleh siap. Ni dah masuk 2 bulan tak siap2 gak. Rimas I tgk. Memula tu mmg tak nak renovate lagi since Airis pun kecik lagi. Takut rumah berdebu. Nak pindah, tak kuasa I nak angkut brg2 dgn anak2 kecik. So, kitaorang suruh buat yang extended parts dulu. Nnt baru pecahkan dinding yg mana patut. Hopefully, boleh siap soon. I dah jenuh memikir nak kena pindah brg2 dapur nanti..Dgn rumah berabuk lagi nnt..And I also have to move my bookcase with lotsa books to the new area in the living room. Isk..isk.

Pengat Jagung Pisang Dulce De Leche

( Nama je glamour cos I pakai DDL instead of sugar,,:-). Rasa le caramel dia tu. The princesses pulun je bila I cakap masuk DDL. Alysa siap puji sedap.." pandai mama masak". hehehe..padahal sonang je nak wat! )

Jual kereta & Seafood Carbonara

2011-04-18T17:02:00.001+08:00

After a few months of searching for a new car, finally we decided on this particular car. Tapi before beli kereta baru, kena le jual kereta lama kan. So, I advertised le untuk jual. Ada a few interested buyer. Yesterday, sorang ni call nak tengok kereta. We agreed to meet at Juru Auto City. Masa nak pegi tu rasa cuak gak. Now kan banyak kes conman & kena pukau. Tgk pulak minyak nak habis. Tp hubby saje tak nak ke petrol station lg coz he reasoned that kalau org nak bwk lari kereta, tak leh pegi jauh2...:-).

Bila sampai kat situ, tgk2 muda lagi org tu. ( I bayangkan bila dengar suara dia on the phone macam tua je..)An Indian guy. He came with his wife. Ended up kitaorang bersembang nak dekat sejam. Tgk kereta kejap je, sembang yang lebih. Family dia ramai yg mix marriage. In fact maid dia pun is a local malay lady. Live in lagi tu..

Today I found out from the bank, kereta tu blh dapat loan 100%. Nak cover insurance sekali pn boleh. Furthermore, bank siap boleh bagi loan over rm15K from my selling price. Masa ni dah terfikir, I jual kereta tu murah sangat ke? Huwaa.. Patut le that guy yesterday tak de le nak tawar-menawar sangat. Rabu ni ada another buyer pulak nak tgk kereta ni. Nampaknya macam dua2 ni very interested coz the car is in a very good condition. Lagipun low mileage . Yesterday pun masa this guy tgh tgk kereta, ada a few chinese guys dtg tengok gak while passing by. Siap tanya harga & cakap kereta ni bagus..:-). We'll sell the car kat sesape yg loan diaorg approved first.

Our lunch yesterday..

Seafood Carbonara
Recipe: Here

Dulce De Leche Brownies

2011-04-17T18:12:00.008+08:00

Dulce De Leche yang I buat tu, I wat brownies je. Senang. Sedap makan panas2 cos the DDL oozed out from the brownies. Tapi resepi asal I reduced the sugar coz we all tak suka manis sangat.

Dulce De Leche Brownies
Source: Here

Ingredients:

115g salted or unsalted butter, cut into pieces
170g bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup (25g) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
3 large eggs
1 cup (200g) sugar ( I used 1/2 cup )
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup (140g) flour
optional: 1 cup (100 g) toasted pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped ( I omit this )
1 cup Dulce de Leche (or Cajeta)

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 175 C.

2. Line a 8-inch (20 cm) square pan with a long sheet of aluminum foil that covers the bottom and reaches up the sides. If it doesn’t reach all the way up and over all four sides, cross another sheet of foil over it, making a large cross with edges that overhang the sides. Grease the bottom and sides of the foil with a bit of butter or non-stick spray.

3. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the chocolate pieces and stir constantly over very low heat until the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth. Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sugar, vanilla, then the flour. Mix in the nuts, if using.

4. Scrape half of the batter into the prepared pan. Here comes the fun part.

5. Drop one-third of the Dulce de Leche, evenly spaced, over the brownie batter, then drag a knife through to swirl it slightly. Spread the remaining brownie batter over, then drop spoonfuls of the remaining Dulce de Leche in dollops over the top of the brownie batter. Use a knife to swirl the Dulce de Leche slightly.

6. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. The brownies are done when the center feels just-slightly firm. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

Dulce De Leche - The easy way

2011-04-17T09:30:00.001+08:00

Dah lama teringin nak wat DDL ni. First sekali nampak kat rumah Ain. Then nampak kat myresipi. Tapi bila tengok method kena rebus sampai 3 jam, malas le pulak. I don't have the patience to stay in the kitchen that long! Baru2 ni masa mengoogle DDL, I found the easy way to do DDL. ( Then baru nampak ada update kat myresipi using this method ). Yup, I used microwave. Tapi kena tunggu depan microwave le to stir every 1-2 minutes. It was done within 30 minutes. The taste.. macam candy & susu caramel. The princesses meratah macam tu je. Tp I buat DDL brownies. Nampak K.Ayu pun dah wat lama dah.

Microwave Dulce De Leche
Source: Here

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1. Empty the can into a large glass bowl, and cover with plastic wrap (cling film), keeping a tiny bit uncovered to prevent excess steam build-up.

2. Microwave on medium power (I used level 3 on a 6-level appliance) for 2 minutes. Remove, stir with a wire whisk, and recover. Cook on medium for 2 more minutes. Remove, stir with a whisk, recover.

3. Then, in increments of 2-1/2 minutes, cook (on medium power) for another 10 minutes, stirring between each interval. After the first two stirs, you'll notice that the milk bubbles and foams up as it expels moisture. Then, with each stirring, the milk will be thicker and more caramel colored.

4. If after the 10 minutes, you like the color and consistency, stop! If you'd like a thicker sauce, continue cooking in 1-minute increments for another 2-3 minutes.

Allah Di Mana?

2011-04-16T22:32:00.000+08:00

Selalu masa Alysa & Ayra nak tidur, if Hubby is at home, they will ask him untuk tidurkan diorang i.e, baca doa2 dengan diaorang sebelum tidur. Their bedtime is between 9.30 - 10pm. Tapi kadang2 kalau penat sangat lagi awal.

Recently, Hubby ada dengar ustaz Mutalib Maarof bagi petua untuk ajar anak2 waktu nak tidur ( Ada ulama buat amalan untuk anak2 ). Then ada another ustaz pulak ajar something yang lebih kurang macam tu. Jadikan amalan anak2 tak kira masa. Tapi Hubby ajar waktu nak tidur la.

The First One:

Allah bersama saya
Allah lihat saya
Allah dengar saya
Allah sertai saya

The second one ( We think this is better ):

Allah tuhan saya
Allah cipta saya
Allah jaga saya
Allah sayang saya
Allah tahu apa yang saya buat

So, tonite Alysa had some queries..
Alysa: Cipta tu apa?
Hubby: Buat, jadikan..
Alysa: Allah di mana?
Hubby: Allah ada merata-rata
Alysa: Habis tu tadi papa cakap Allah bersama saya?

Sometimes, memang terkedu nak menjawab soalan2 cepumas from the kids. I'm sure every parent faced the same thing. The other day while at bank islam, Alysa asked me " kenapa mama suka Bank Islam?" Then dia kata teacher dia islam. Ada pak cik yg beratur kat depan cakap seronok tgk bebudak tanya soalan yg kdg2 kita pun jenuh memikir nak menjawab. Then pak guard bank tu ajak Alysa & Ayra masuk dlm office nak bagi belon...:-) That should shut them up for a while..hehe..

While Alysa was sleeping

2011-04-16T21:37:00.000+08:00

Alysa was taking her afternoon nap which was unusual of her. Meanwhile the other princesses jadi models utk mama, though Airis was the unwilling one..:-)

Roll Over Baby Airis & Seafood Carbonara

2011-04-04T21:41:00.002+08:00

Bangun pagi tadi, after her usual breakfast, Baby Airis practised le meniarap. Yeay! Akhirnya berjaya. Dah masuk 4 bulan baru nak boleh. ( The other princesses boleh meniarap masa 3 bln ). Berat kut si tembam ni. Tp 2-3 hari lepas, she pooped 2-3 times a day. Nak bagi ringan badan la tu...:D

Yesterday, masa kitaorang pegi air hitam, we stopped by along the road to buy mentarang. I ingat kat area sekinchan je yang byk mentarang. Tp kat Kedah pun ada. Masa beli tu Hubby suruh diorang kopek siap2 kulit tu. Senang kerja I nak masak. Masa tanya Hubby, apa nak masak mentarang tu, dia cakap steam je since dia tak suka buat sambal. I rasa macam bland je le nak rebus / steam benda tu. Tetiba je dia suggest wat seafood carbonara. The result, mmg sedap...

Si tembam before boleh meniarap

Go Airis Go ! Siap hisap jari lagi..

" Yeay! I can do it! "

" Penat la mama.."

Fuh! Penatnya practise meniarap..( I think her hands look kind of weird in that position. Macam terbalik! )

Seafood Carbonara

Ingredients :
1 packet spaghetti
1 cloves chopped red onion
4 cloves chopped gralic
300 gm of mixed seafood ( I used mentarang & prawns )
1/2 cup button mushroom ( sliced )
Mix herbs
Bay leaves
100 grams Parmesan Cheese
2 tbs cream
2 tbs flour
3 cups milk
2 tbs butter
Salt

Method:
1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instruction.
2. Saute the red onion and garlic using butter.
3. Add the seafood . Stir until half cooked.
3. Then, add in the bay leaves, mix herbs, flour and milk.
4. Next, add the parmesan cheese and cream. Season with salt. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Served with spaghetti.

Lepak di Penang

2011-03-23T22:42:00.000+08:00

During the school holiday last week, we didn't go anywhere for the hols. Malas nak bersesak dengan orang yg ramai. Lagipun masa schools hols berganda le hotel rate. So, when Ila & family came over with my parents, diorang pun plan le nak pegi lepak Gunung Jerai. Tp tulah, rate hotel mmg steep le, so they decided to go to Batu Feringghi after spending a night at our house. Ni kira double celebration for her. Her birthday & celebrate nak tambah another family member.

We joined them the next day coz Friday tu Hubby keje le pulak. So, on Saturday we met Ila at Paradise Sandy Beach where they were staying. I pernah stay kat situ dulu. The deluxe room mmg spacious. Sesuai utk family. PSB ni kat Tanjung Bungah just before Batu Feringghi. Tp beach kat sini sama je dgn kat Bt Feringghi. Sempat le the princesses mandi manda kat swimming pool kat PSB. After check-out kitaorang lunch kat Bayan Lepas. Tak ingat nama kedai tu. Just tau bawah pokok ceri je. Diorang jugak called it restoran 'mulut besar'..hehe coz the waiter is loud. Jerit je order..

Lepas kenyang, we went to Aquarium. Tp still under renovation. Ikan pun tak banyak. The last time we went, lagi byk ikan. So, lepak kejap jela. By 4 pm tu dah balik coz Ila nak kena balik Kedah pulak.

The princesses with their cousins. Mandi manda kat atas skali. Orang lain mandi bekas diorang...:-)

Airis with CikLa while the sisters were frolicking in the pool.

Baby @ Aquarium

The cousins

Trifle
Source: Here

My version:

Bahan-bahan

500ml susu cair
2 sd besar gula
4 sd besar tepung kastard
1 cawan air- utk dicampurkan dengan tepung kastard
10 biji bahulu
3 mango, di potong
1 peket agar-agar jeli kristal Nona
400ml air panas

Cara-cara
1.Panaskan susu cair dengan gula. Kecilkan api.
2.Bancuh tepung kastard dengan air sejuk. Masukkan bancuhan tadi ke dalam susu cair yang sedang mendidih, Masak hingga betul-betul pekat dan kastard pekat. Tutup api.
3.Di dalam bekas berasingan, susunkan bahulu sehingga habis. Kemudian, basahkan dengan jus mango ( blend sedikit mango dengan air )
4.Susunmango hingga habis.
5.Tuangkan bancuhan kastard ke atas susunan buah-buahan tadi.
6.Untuk jeli, larutkan jeli bersama air panas. Kacau hingga sebati.
7.Akhir sekali, tuangkan jeli tersebut di atas kastard dan sejukkan. Bila betul-betul keras, bolehlah dihidangkan

Our lunch

No Spring Please..

2011-03-15T21:56:00.000+08:00

Pagi tadi Adik bangun je nampak my new haircut. Terus dia puji & cakap she wanted the same hairstyle. ( Not that I have a vogue hairstyle..:D). I cakap le rambut dia dah pendek ( Actually rambut dia dah panjang, tapi sbb curly nampak macam pendek la ) & cantik macam spring. She then said kat school boys tak de spring, girls pun tak de spring. In other words, kat kindy dia, dia sorang je rambut curly. May be she felt different. Bebudak ni biasa le tak nak different dr org lain. Beriya2 Adik tak mo rambut spring. Nasib le dia tak tau rebonding lagi..:-). Kalau tak, maunya dikerahnya I ke salon buat rebonding..

Hubby said that when he was a kid, he hated his hair too. He used to put a lot of hair oil to flatten his curly hair. I told him not to give this idea to Adik. Nanti habis dikerjanya Sunsilk leave- on tu sebotol sehari. Parah..

I love her hair in this photo.

Her latest photo at Tanjung Dawai. Masa ni rambut dia messy sikit..

Marble Cake

I can't remember which recipe I used..;-( Tapi rasanya kat sini.

The Day She Lost 3kg

2011-03-11T17:22:00.001+08:00

This week minggu sakit le pulak. Started with Adik. She had diarrhea. Lepas tu berjangkit kat Baby. Bila diorang dah okay, Alysa got infected too. Siap dgn fever, vomitting & diarrhoea. Tak lalu makan. Susu pun tanak minum.

Wednesday baru2 ni, masa I temankan Hubby pegi follow up kat hospital to take out the stent, I got a call from Alysa's kindy. The teacher said she almost fainted. Mmg kelam kabut le I. Dah le masa tu Hubby baru je masuk procedure room. Terus tinggalkan Hubby, pecut pegi ke kindy. After ambik dia & bawak ke klinik, looked like she was okay. Fever pun dah ok. Bowel movements not so good. Yelah still cirit & muntah. I guess dia nak pitam sbb hypo sama kut. Tak nak makan sbb takut muntah & no appetite.

After a few days of no appetite, yesterday masa timbang dia, she lost 3kg! From 27kg to 24kg. Perut pun kempis je. Badan dah nampak panjang le pulak..:-) Mmg le I nak dia kurus sikit, tapi bila dia tak nak makan, risau le pulak.Well, I guess she'll be back to her normal self bila dah baik dari cirit nanti.

A couple days ago I pulak yg berjangkit dgn the princesses. Tp bila asyik sakit kat upper right of my abdomen, Hubby ajak pegi scan kat specialist. Gallstones le pulak. The Dr is so nice and talkative. Ended up over 1 hour doing scan & consultation. Lepas tu FOC pulak tu. Tp this week masa we all sakit, the various drs that we saw mmg tak charge pun. Thanks to all the doctors..

Alysa..After 3kg lost. Rasanya still tembam.

Adik. The pretty phase..

Baby. Princess phase..

Adikbaby. The cheeky phase

Alysa's Birthday Cake

Ain , ni le rupa bday cake Alysa yang comot tu. Not as nice as yours...keras betul tangan I bila time nak deco kek..:D

Kek Alunan Kasih
Source: Here

Bahan-bahan

5 Biji Telur
2 ½ cwn tepung gandum (ayak sekali dgn baking powder)
2 cwn gula halus (boleh kurangkan..sy guna 1 ½ cwn je)
3 sudu kecil baking powder
½ cwn susu cair
1 sudu kecil esen vanilla (bole guna perasa lain juga)
*Serbuk koko (secukupnya)
*Pewarna ( ikut citarasa masing2..)
1 1/2 cwn planta @ 1 buku buttercup 250gm

Cara-cara
1.Pukul planta dan gula smpai kembang
2.Masukan telur satu persatu..pukul lg smpai kembang
3.Masukan *esen vanilla, susu cair…gaul hingga sebati dan masukan tepung sedikit demi sedikit
4.Bahagikan dua bahagian..campurkan pewarna pink dan satu bhgn pwrna hijau
5.Griskan loyang dan tabur sikit tepung..masukan adunan pink..ratakan dlm loyang dan ayak *serbuk koko menutupi lapisan pertama…ayak nipis2 *sediakan tapis teh yg halus..utk ayak serbuk koko.
6.masukan lapisan kedua..warna hijau..ratakan perlahan2.. (jgn smpai serbuk koko di lapisan pertama td terangkat)…ayak serbuk koko di atas lapisan kedua
7.Mcm tu lah seterusnya..smpai adunan abis…Bakar lebih kurang 45min..160C.

Busy week

2011-03-05T23:29:00.002+08:00

This week mmg busy. On monday, Hubby was warded at KPJ Specialist Hospital. Pagi tu dia siap boleh p kerja lg eventhough ada le symptoms. Masa tgh kerja, sakit le pulak. Diorang offered nak jab, dia pulak tanak. ( Takut jab actually..:-) ). So, telan je ubat. Tp of course le kureng berkesan. On the way balik kerja, he called me ajak terus ke hospital coz tgh sakit. I plk tgh sibuk kat tmpat kerja. So, kelam kabut le settlekan apa2 yang patut. Be4 pegi this hospital, dia dah survey which hospital he wanted to go. So, he called his friend ( also his namesake ) who's working there to inform the specialist that he was on the way.

Sampai je terus ke A & E. Tak tunggu lama pun terus specialist datang wat scan. Later the specialist told he emphatised with Hubby coz he had the same experience before. So, tau le sakit camne..;-). Lepas tu kena warded. Dia cuma cakap the next day nak buat another scan. Tp the next day tu rupa2nya dia nak operate le pulak. Tp Hubby dah tak dibagitau, ambik breakfast. Kena le puasa lepas tu. The operation was done at 3pm under GA. Lepas dia masuk OT, I terus balik rumah nak amik the princesses. Sampai kat hospital after 5pm, Hubby baru je disorong masuk bilik. Kena pulak inj pethidine. Terus tertidur tengah2 cakap.. We waited for him to wake up before we went home at 8pm. He was discharged the next day on wednesday. The thing that they took out from him during the operation was sent to Melbourne for analysis.

Meanwhile, Alysa & Ayra kena pegi kindy with K.Liza. When I told them they had to go to school with Amirul, our next door neighbour, Alysa dah nangis nak jugak Papa hantar. I had to explain to her that papa was hospitalised. But, she was worried Amirul's father would forget to waith for them that morning. Macam2 le bebudak ni..

Until today we still had visitors coming to visit Hubby. Tapi orang yang 'sakit' tu dah berjalan merata2. Siap pegi shopping at 2 shopping complexes lg hari ni..:-)

@ the ward. Waiting for papa to wake up

Alysa's 6th Birthday

2011-02-27T22:02:00.000+08:00

Alysa turned 6 last thursday. That Thursday we just bought her a small cake and a present. Buat syarat je, coz she'd be celebrating the next day. She had a birthday celebration at kindy for those whose birthdays are in February. I made her a cake to be brought to school. Will share the recipe later. Petang Jumaat tu balik celebrate kat Jitra. Made a cheese cake for her.
To my dear Alysa, 'Happy 6th birthday'. May you turn to be a beautiful person in and out. At 6 years old, you have blossomed into a bubbly girl. You self-taught yourself to read thru your computer, very diligently asking me questions if you didn't know the words, which sometimes drive me crazy..:-). Kadang2 cakap macam adults, so, when you cried because of trivial disputes with Adik, I have to remind myself that you are only 5 years old ( then..). So tak de le mama jadi Tarzan to both of you.

My baby is 6

My Princesses

Cutting the cake with her cousins

Cloud 9 Cheese Cake
( Original recipe is Snickers Cheese Cake )

Base
140gm oreo, hancurkan
70gm mentega, cairkan

Filling
500gm cream cheese
3/4 cawan gula
1 biji telur
1 sb tepung jagung
150 ml whipping cream
Cloud 9, potong kecil

Topping
Cloud 9, potong kecil
ganache ( 125gm coklat masakan + 80ml susu cair + 1 sk mentega; double boil )

Cara
1. Hancurkan biskut & campur mentega cair. Ratakan dalam loyang. Sejukkan.
2. Putar cream cheese dan gula hingga licin. Masukkan telur , tepung jagung diikuti whipping cream. Putar hingga sebati.
3. Tuang separuh adunan dalam loyang. Taburkan hirisan cloud 9. Masukkan semua adunan. Ratakan.
4. Bakar pada suhu170C selama 50 minit secara bain-marie.
5. Bila sejuk, hias dengan ganache dan taburan cloud 9.

Note: kek ni sedap sangat. Mmg my taste lah.

Nonoi

2011-02-17T20:41:00.001+08:00

Hari ni Baby Adalia sebut perkataan baru yang buat we all tertanya2. Bangun je from her noon nap, asyik sebut " nonoi". ?? Blur le we all. Guess macam2. After she was frustrated coz we didn't understand what we said, finally Hubby main agak je lah amik ubat demam from the fridge. ( Actually dah tuang ubat tu dlm measuring cup be4 dia tido tp tak sempat bagi...). Terus dia senyum & minum ubat tu. Betul le tu agaknya. But we still cannot translate the exact word for nonoi, ubat? demam?

Adalia..Nonoi!

Updates: Actually Nonoi tu meant Roti canai. May be she wanted roti canai lps dia bgn tidur. Tok dia found out a week later..Tp since kitaorang tak paham, dia pun malas dah nak mintak time tu..:D

For lunch today we had western food. Had Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes and Nestum coated fish. I like using nestum to coat the fish instead of breadcrumbs as the coating is crunchier & fluffier. It has the melt in the mouth effect..:-). Senang je nak wat. Hubby lak wat Starfruit juice. Banyak pulak belimbing madu kat belakang rumah. Besar lak tu..

Our Lunch

Nestum Crunch Fish

Ingredients:
1kg Dory fish slices
1 cup nestum ( blend )
1 egg
salt & pepper to taste

Method:
1. Pat the fish slices dry.
2. Season with salt and pepper
3. Coat with egg then nestum.
4. Fry until golden brown.
5. Serve warm.

Brownies

2011-02-14T09:30:00.001+08:00

I suka buat brownies coz it's so simple and quick to make. Tapi kalau tak kena gaya, ter'overbake' mmg tak sedap gak. Yesterday, tried this recipe. Mmg the princesses suka sangat. Kejap je habis 1 pan diorang kerjakan. Baby & Adik especially loved this version. Punya le pulun makan. Sampai Adik tak nak dinner coz she was stuffed with brownies & tertidur masa maghrib ( around 7.30pm ) terus sampai ke pagi.

One Bowl Brownies

Served with vanilla & lime ice cream, yumm..

Original recipe: Here

My version:

Ingredients

125gm chocolate
3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped almond

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
2.Microwave chocolate and butter or margarine in large bowl at HIGH for 1 minutes or until butter or margarine is melted.
3.Stir until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts.
4.Spread in greased 10 x 10 inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes (do not overbake).

Nasi Beriyani Ayam

2011-02-13T13:40:00.000+08:00

Hari ni memikir apa nak masak for lunch. Then, rasaya dah lama tak wat nasi beriyani. The princesses pun suka nasi ada colour ni. So, I masak le nasi beriyani. Malas nak buat kari to go with it. I main campak je ayam masuk dalam nasi tu. Ni kes orang malas..:D

Nasi Beriyani Ayam

Bahan-bahan
3 cwn beras
1/2 ekor ayam, potong kecil
1 sb rempah beriyani
kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga, bunga lawang
2 ulas bawang putih - dihiris
4 ulas bawang merah - dihiris
6 sb minyak sapi ( I guna olive oil )
1sb jus oren
garam / gula
1 kiub pati ayam
1/2 cawan susu cair
2 helai daun pandan
1 batang celery
air
pewarna kuning telur

Cara:
1. Basuh beras dan toskan.
2. Panaskan minyak. Tumis bawang, kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga & bunga cengkih.
3. Masukkan rempah beriyani diikuti beras. Gaul sebati.
4. Masukkan air, jus oren, pati ayam , susu cair, garam & gula secukup rasa.
5. Simpul daun pandan & masukkan dalm nasi diikuti celery.
6. Ayam dimasukkan dan digaul rata.
7. Masak dalam rice cooker.
8. Bila sudah masak, titikkan pewarna & kacau.

CNY break & Kerastangan

2011-02-10T20:30:00.000+08:00

Last week we went back to Jitra. My nephew Ismadi buat Aqiqah utk his 1st bb. Ni kiranya my 1st grandniece. Huwaa..Dah dapat pangkat tok. Lepas pulun kurma kambing and tapai, Ila pulak jemput ke rumah MIL dia. Diorang buat makan2. She made her famous soto. Mmg marvelous. This soto makan dgn nasi impit & /or su'un ( Not the usual bihun). The princesses makan bertambah. Sedap le tu kat tekak diorang.
Malam tu, tgh2 malam Ila called ajak buat BBQ the next day kat rumah mak. We all ON je kalau pasal makan. So, the following day we barbequed beef, fish & sausages. Daging tu dapat part 'harimau menangis'. Mmg makan nak menangis lah..haha..especially kalau lepas tu check berat. Confirm naik! Masa pegi postnatal check-up on monday, mmg berat badan i naik 1kg! Baby Airis pun dah 5kg. Naik 1 kg gak from last month.
Dah balik ke rumah buat projek to beautify the sofa. Actually, nak beli baru je utk family common area. Tp tak tau nak buang kat mana the existing sofa. Buat menyemak je. So, we decided to pakaikan dia baju baru..hehe.. not bad. Tp try pakai kain murah2 dulu takut projek tak menjadi..;-)

Airis & Irdina masa majlis aqiqah Dina. Macam boy le pulak nampak Airis masa ni..hehe..

Before pakai baju baru..( Sofa kat belakang the princesses )

After..

Merdeka akhirnya..

2011-01-22T16:58:00.000+08:00

It has been a week since I lepas pantang, to be exact on Friday the 14th Jan. Lepas je pantang, the next day tu, pegi kenduri kawin kat Teluk Kumbar. Tapi I still macam seriau nak makan benda2 pedas. Dah le sampai kenduri lambat coz as usual le jam kat Penang. So perut dah masuk angin sikit eventhough dah alas perut kat rumah. Meanwhile, Airis kat rumah ok je. Sempat le dia bottle fed sekali.
This week I dah start keje. Boring gile dok kat rumah. Tapi bila mak dengar I drove to work, dia dah start bising..:-) Habis tu, bila le I blh start driving? Bukannye jauh pun tmpat kerja. 2 min drive je..Lagipun kereta kan auto. Tak guna energy pun nak drive. ;-)
The first thing that I baked after lepas pantang was Choc Chip Banana Muffins. Tu pun sbb nak menghabiskan stok pisang. The princesses requested untuk bawak bekal. So, I made another batch the next day.
This week was spent visiting car showrooms. Since family members dah bertambah, we need a bigger car for long distance travelling. Haven't decided yet. Tapi rasanya ada le 1 car yg menarik perhatian..:-)

Airis with some of her prezzies. Thanks to all yang bagi.

Dah celik mata

With kakak Alysa - Sama tapi tak serupa

A Very Effective Way For Slimming

2011-01-05T20:06:00.001+08:00

Since lepas bersalin ni I rasa kurus betul. Hubby & k.Jun yg tgk tiap2 hari pn tegur. Dah tinggal tulang & kulit je..:-). Mana taknya ada si tembam yang demand an hourly feeding, even at night! For the last 2 nites, dia start berjaga from btw 10 - 11pm until after 3.30am. Lepas tu baru tido. Then, jaga pulak 1 hour later for feeding. Waktu dia berjaga tu kalau tak melalak tak pe le boleh orang lain tido, ni melalak mintak susu. Dah bagi susu sampai temuak ( Dah overload le ni..) still mintak diisi. Macam ni sesapa pun blh kurus! Segala zat yang I makan sume pass kat Adik Baby hehe..Tapi Alhamdulillah, susu mmg banyak.
Bebaru ni I timbang, berat I kurang 1 kg dari before I was pregnant. Masa pregnant, I gained 10kg. Lepas bersalin I lost 11 kg. So, sesapa yang lepas bersalin tu mmg elok breastfeeding. Mmg cepat lose weight. Perut pun flat je...eventhough I tak pernah bertungku. ( Dah sume ceaser tu kan.)

Airis Sara on Day 35 a.k.a si tembam

Their First Day

2011-01-05T14:12:00.000+08:00

Last monday was Alysa & Ayra 's first day at kindie. Excited je dua2 org. They woke up just before 7am. They were in their uniforms way before Papa was ready to send them at 8am. Sempat lagi for photo session..:-)
Since I pn tak tau what would be served for breakfast at the kindie, I bekalkan diorg Milo & biscuits. Yg risau kat Adik. She doesn't eat bread. So, kalau diaorg serve roti mmg dia tk mkn punya. That's why I bekalkan dia oatcrunch.
Balik from kindie 2-2 org excited bercerita. According to Alysa, Adik cried twice coz they were put in different classes. Kakak on the first floor for 6 years old. Adik kat ground floor. Alysa ok le coz dapat duduk sebelah Amirul, our next door neighbour. Alysa makan what was served & also her bekal. Adik pulak makan yang diaorang jamu je.
Ni dah masuk third day & diorang still eager to go to school kira ok le tu. Looking at their sizes, macam tak percaya je that they are only 1 year apart. Alysa weighs 27kg & wears size XXL. Adik pulak separuh dari Alysa. She is only 15kg ( diet le ni..:-) ) & wears size M. Kalau org tengok, setengah orang tak sangka that they are sisters. Hari tu masa nurse datang check kat rumah, dia tanya Adik anak sape..:D But, looking ather hair, mmg rambut papa la..

Getting ready to go to school.

Bye Jaundice

2010-12-27T11:06:00.000+08:00

After 20 days, Adik baby's jaundice ( Demam kuning ) was finally gone! Punya le lama. Alysa dulu tak de jaundice. Adik & Baby pun kejap je. Cleared after 1 week.
In Airis's case, macam2 kitaorang cuba. Mandikan dgn daun belimbing buluh, try mandi daun kucai, bagi minum susu kambing, Mak also suruh bagi minum air rebusan kcg hijau. Tp rasanya Mandi daun belimbing buluh worked for her. Her SB ( serum bilirubin ) shot up to 233 (13.6 mg/dl), lps tu dah mula turun. Fuh lega..I think Adik baby ni kena breastmilk jaundice. Lps je balik rumah, she's fully breastfed. Tp since hr tu I kena transfused byk drh, kut2 le ada effect kat I..hmmm..
Now Cik Jun continues to bath her with air daun belimbing buluh. Nmpak le sikit2 lg kuning kat mata putih dia. But, since on day 20 hr tu SB dia dah 143, so dah kira slamat le tu.
Meanwhile, as the nurses suggested in her examn chart to continue breastfeeding, Baby Airis took on the advice with gusto. She demands for milk every hour! Huwaa.. Mama dia smpai sakit kepala tak cukup tidur..

Makin tembam..On day 21 dah 3.5kg. Naik 1/2 kg. Muka kena tepek bedak sejuk lepas mandi..

Another birthday come & go

2010-12-22T09:53:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, we celebrated my birthday in a simple way. I awal2 dah pesan kat Hubby jgn bli a whole cake when he asked what type of cake I wanted. Ni sbb takut tak habis & kalau ada byk, nnt I yg nk mkn byk! :-)
So, I got my requested Secret Recipe's Chocolate Indulgence. The choice of cake bcos it's one of my fav. Another, sbb I biasa mkn masa dlm pntang kat Baby Adalia ( masa ni bday Adik ), ok je, tak de problem. Siap komplot dgn Ila ( masa tu dlm pntg kat Afif) smbunyi dr Mak & MIL dia. Klau bgtau awal2 kt diorg, mesti diaorg tk bg mkn..:-). For this bday, Hubby also bought KFC. Had them for tea. The princesses pulun KFC je. Cake tu diorg dh slow down. Dah kenyang kut..
Thx to the wishes from family & friends kat FB. Hope another year would be a great year. Semoga Allah merahmati & memberkati kami sekeluarga.

Pantang Bersalin

2010-12-20T19:23:00.000+08:00

Amalan berpantang differs btw states & cultures. Take for instance btw Johor & Kedah. Kalau ikut Kedah, sesetengah ikan yg tak gatal je boleh makan eg ikan seludu, nyok2, haruan. Tapi ikut Johor / jawa ( acc to MIL ) semua ikan boleh makan. Kalau ikut my Mak , daging semua blh mkn. Ayam kampung boleh gak. Tp ayam dgg tk boleh mula2 tu. I paling suka sup waktu dlm pntang. Normally Mak put heaps of garlic & Ginger in it. Selain buang angin, it's good utk tambah susu. My usual menu during the 1st 3 weeks ; nasi panas, sup ( haruan, daging or ayam kg) & lauk goreng ( eg: ikan grg, dgg goreng halia, paru / hati/ limpa grg ). Kdg2 Mak buat nasi lemuni for breakfast. But my usual breakfast is toasts & milk.
Dlm pntang I mmg tak ambik jamu2. Badan tak thn. Panas sgt kut. Masa bersalin kat lysa, I try gak. But I had headache & sore throat. So, terus stop. Since I bersalin semua ceaser, I took jelly gamat ( orange flavour ), tab haruan & vitamins. Anmum materna mmg I minum in btw meals nak bg susu byk. Pil garlic I amik gak. Very good utk buang angin & elakkan constipation.
As for berurut, normally urut 1 bdn except for perut. Bila Luka dah heal betul2 ( selalunya after 6 mths ), baru I berurut seluruh bdn for 3 days in a row. Masa ni bidan also betulkn peranakan ( bahasa utara: ram batu merian). I prefer this 1 bidan ( Tok long ). Dia urut mmg tak sakit & afterwards badan rasa ringan & refresh je. Yg best angin bdn kita keluar thru dia. Klau org tu byk angin, waktu mengurut tu, Tok long akn sendawa je. Klau teruk sgt dia yg nak termuntah kluarkn angin!
I have another 24 days to go. Pantang 44 hari. Tp certain food I pntang sampai 100 hari. Ada gak food yg pantg 1 year eg air kelapa muda & jambu batu. During pntg 44 hari ni, I mmg tak kluar rumah except klau kena pegi hospital. As for mandian, Mak akan bagi I mandi air rebusan inai, pandan & serai wangi. Sometimes campur daun lemuni.

Pause to Reflect

2010-12-17T20:47:00.000+08:00

On wed, I finally had the CBD( urine bag ) taken off. It was a day early from the original schedule due to Hubby's request to the Dr. After 2 weeks of walking around with it, it was such a great relief to get rid of it! At first I was afraid I might have trouble to urinate, but all went well. I also hoped it would be freedom for baby Airis as well. But her SB didn't go down below 150. So kena le pegi amik darah selang shari. Kesian kat dia especially kalau ada sorang nurse tu amik darah. Kasar kut coz adik baby mesti nangis klau dia yg amik darah.
Since I'm feeling much better now, I had time to reflect what I've been thru the past few weeks. I really thank Allah for giving a chance to raise my kids & see my new princess. ( I only got to see her the 2nd day after birth as babies are not allowed in ICU). She's a sweet baby & didn't make a fuss ( according to the nurses at maternity ward). May be she knew her mama was so sick & she had to behave :-)
When I saw the 1.5L mineral water bottle, it dawn on me that I had lost the equivalent of 2 1/2 bottles of blood (3.8L). Then, I count my blessings that I'm still around. That nite in the ICU, I had fever & rigors, they had to put warm blanket on me. The PCA morphine helped a lot in bearing the pain. I know others had gone thru worse experiences, but what I've been thru really had me so much to thank for.
I'm grateful to my loved ones who have been there for me & been very supportive & helped me for a speedy recovery.
These SMSes that I received just before the op made me appreciate the senders so much..
"Ya allah ya tuhanku selamatkanlah anakku dri ujianmu amin. Mak ampunkan segala dosa2 anakanda"
"U tak ada salah ngn I. I ampunkan U dunia akhirat. I pun minta maaf byk2. Insyallah U will b ok. I luv U with al my heart. I will c u CM."
Everytime I read these, I cried..& I thought if I didn't make it during the op, at least I had the forgiveness from the most important people that matter..& of course I'd want The Almighty's forgiveness too..
Both Mak & hubby were outside the OT from 10am till after 5 pm when they were allowed to see me in the ICU. I woke up to see a wonderful face of Mak.

Airis Sara

2010-12-10T12:55:00.000+08:00

Airis Sara was born 0n 1st Dec 2010 at 11.27am, weighing 2.94kg, length 50cm.

Yesterday on her 9th day, kitaorang buat majlis aqiqah & majlis kesyukuran. Pagi tu buat cukur rambut. Since ni anak yang last, Papa cukur sendiri rambur Airis. Over 2 hours le jugak nak mencukur tu, coz seriau kut cukur rambut anak sendiri..:-) Nak tekan kuat2 shaver tu takut berdarah le pulak kulit. As usual, 'belah mulut' was done by Ustazah Marziah, macam the other princesses. Tapi diorang, ustazah yang cukur rambut gak. This time dia supervise je cukur rambut tu. Last nite pulak, pusat adik baby dah tanggal. A bit lambat dari the other princesses i.e 7 days.
Jemputan kenduri lepas Asar. Lepas Asar tu ada bacaan yaasin. Ramai jugak yang hadir. Penuh living room sampai ke porch. Tetamu yang datang utk kenduri pun mmg ramai. Kitaorang buat kambing as aqiqah. Last tatamu balik after 1.30am! Ni sedara- mara la yang leka berborak. Sekali-sekala jumpa. Thanks to all yang sudi hadir memeriahkan majlis.

Alhamdulillah

2010-12-05T20:21:00.000+08:00

I finally had the op on 1st Dec 2010. We are blessed with a baby girl weighing 2.94 kg. Adik baby is doing fine.
There were a lot of complications with me. Masuk OT ard 10am. Tp I sedar after 5 pm. Warded at ICU for 1 day before transferred to maternity ward. I loss a lot of blood, 3.8L. ( our usual blood volume is btw 5-6L ). Was transfused 7 pints of blood. Had pp stage 4 with p. accreta anterior & posterior. There was also bladder injury. Had to be kept on CBD for 2 weeks. Mcm2 complications. Before the op, the gynae said she was also worried about my case! I yg dgr of course la lg berdebuk- debaq. Suspense giler.. Tapi berkat doa family & friends, Allah makbulkan doa hamba2Nya.
Td dah discharged. Adik Baby kuning sikit. Tp follow up dkt Bertam je. As for me I kena pegi HSAH on the 8th & 15 th dec for follow up. Thanks to all doctors, nurses & staff kat maternity ward, OT & ICU @ HSAH. Layanan & services mmg baik. Adik Baby ni kira murah le delivery cost dia. Only a fraction from those of the elder princesses':-)
To Airis Sara, my new princess, semoga menjadi anak yang solehah.

Note: will upload her photos later bila I dah blh guna laptop.

A day before the big day

2010-11-30T20:19:00.000+08:00

Today is my 3rd day kat HSAH. Masuk ptg Ahad. Mlm tu jugak the gynae wat scan. Tp masa tu dia pun tak sure whether ada placenta percreta or not. In this case kena refer tmpat yg ada urologist, most probably HPP.
Yesterday wat doppler scan & found out it's p. accreta. So, he scheduled the op for tomorrow. But, he did outline the complications expected. I'm so worried but hoping for the best & miracle. Hr ni hr ramai Drs wat procedures & investigations. Amongst them, amik darah. 4x amik br dapat cukup darah. Sakit weh! Smpai lebam tgn I..:-( HO kut yg amik drh tu.. Lps tu kena sign 4 consent forms. Kena jumpa anaest. The op would be done under GA.
I'm lucky to get a single room. 2nd class dah penuh. So, they gave me an isolation ward which is very comfy but sejuk giler.. Tp kat sini Hubby tak leh tunggu la. Mak nak tunggu pun kesian kat dia coz tak de katil or sofa. So, lps op kut br dia tunggu.
Td the princesses dtg melawat. So happy to see them. Adik sibuk bertanya mama wat apa kat sini. Told her mama nak bawak adik baby balik..:-)
To family & friends, please du'a that everything will go well during the op. Td masa gynae wat round, diaorg ada mention that they reserved 6 pints of blood for me tomorrow. Hopefully tak de la excessive bleeding.
To Adik Baby, just know that, no matter what, mama will always love u forever. Harap semua berjalan lancar for both of us & Allah will protect us.
To Kakak, Adik @ Baby , my dearest princesses, u're the greatest gifts that Allah has given me. I love u all with all my heart.

Her first fainting spell & Warded today

2010-11-28T13:32:00.000+08:00

Yesterday we went to Dr Zainol's at 11.30am. Tgk2 dia ada case le pulak. So, terus bawak lysa ke dentist. Her first dental appointment. Initially nak jumpa aunty liza. Tp aunty liza ke KL. Jumpa je lah her locum. Dr locum tu pun baik je. Pandai handle the kids. Tp Alysa rasanya gabra gak coz she didn't say a word. Dr tanya pun cakap pakai bahasa isyarat je..:-) Ada a few caries & lubang. Tp kitaorang suruh cabut 1 je coz gigi sebelah tu dah tumbuh. Takut lak nanti tumbuh tak cantik. Yang kena cabut tu dah longgar pun..
After seeing the dentist, we went shopping. Tengah belek2 kain, tiba2 Alysa jatuh terjelepuk! I thought dia tersadung apa2. Tapi, dia tk bgn2, & mata pun pejam je. Gabra le jugak I. Lps kejutkan dia dia cakap she was thirsty & dizzy. So, papa kena dukung dia jauh le jugak. Turun tangga pulak tu...Maunya sakit le lutut Papa tu angkat her > 20kg body..:-) I terus pegi beli air. Lepas minum air & makan kat KFC, she was her usual self. Baru tersenyum & mau bercakap. Kalau tak, senyap je. Tanya pun angguk or geleng je..
Balik rumah she told Cik Jun " Tadi Lysa mati..". Tak tau lagi word pitam kut..:-). I think dia pitam coz takut + hypo kut. But she tried to be brave. Darah pun bukannya byk keluar pun. Dah gigi tu mmg dah longgar.
Today I'm going to be warded. Pagi tadi masa Hubby called the gynae, terus dia suruh masuk ward ptg ni. Ada kawan who used to work at this hospital & knows this gynae called the gynae last nite to give the intro about my case. So, masa Hubby called tu, she was expecting the call la..
I supposed the op would be scheduled when the slot is available.

Alysa with 1 missing tooth. But now she has 2 missing teeth..

Worrisome final check- up

2010-11-27T20:00:00.010+08:00

Today I had a final check- up before my supposedly scheduled ceaser on 2nd Dec this Thursday . Tup2, I got a disturbing news from my gynae, Dr Zainol. He had to refer me to a hospital due to placenta previae stage 2-3. The concern is uri tu tak bergerak langsung unlike my previous pregnancies. Yg lain tu masa nak dekat due date, uri naik. This time stay je kat situ. Dr takut uri tu melekat kat scars since I had 3 previous LSCS. In that case Dr had to cross match my blood.The problem is kat this maternity centre tak de blood bank. So, in case of complications like loss of excessive blood, susah nak dpt blood supply which would take at least 2 hrs upon request. Tu pun dpt 1 pint je. Another thing is they might have to make vertical incision rather than the usual LSCS..arrggh..
Now I dah start risau. Dah biasa dgn the same gynae during 4 pregnancies, ni last min nak kena tukar gynae mmg le seriau je. Nak plk dgn govt hospital..Tgh survey for a suitable place to do the ceaser. Dr Zainol mmg suggested govt hospital as the 1st choice.So, tgh cari yg sesuai. Got to decide by tomorrow.
Kalau I buat antenatal check-up kat govt, week 36 dah kena warded. Tp since check kat private, dah 38 wks still dok merewang merata. Siap bwk the princesses ke Dinotrek lg yesterday kat Jusco. Lps tu singgah lak kat Popular di Megamall. Stock up on my books nak baca masa berpantang. Bila balik last night tummy rasa keras semacam je coz banyak berjalan kut.
Hopefully, everything will be ok. Semoga Allah mempermudahkan the op without any complications. Amin..

Cubaan Mencuri & Rice Casserole

2010-11-21T20:26:00.001+08:00

On Friday morning ( Raya ke3 ) I received a call from K.Liza, my neighbour. Tanya ada org tak kat rumah coz the front sliding door was opened. Risau gak. I suruh la dia p investigate coz masa tu I still kat kg. Tgk dia tak phone tu kira okla coz ptg tu kitaorang cadang nak balik. Pagi tu dok mengemas rumah mak tak habis2 lagi. Berkemas since raya ke2. Barang yg kitaorang buang ada le 1 lori. Mostly baju2 lama & computers. Tu pun separuh baju2 dah dibakar. Furnitures yang dah rosak pun kena bakar. Mmg lapang la kat atas rumah mak. Friday morning tu kitaorang process lak living room esp tv cabinet. Hubby sempat mengecat lagi living room tu. TV cabinet tu pun kena bakar.. but we bought mak a new 1. Kalau tak, confirm dia tak bg bakar yg lama..:-)
Back to our house, sampai je tgk2 tingkap tepi pun 3-3 terbuka & the back gate was opened too. Masuk je living room, bau hancing. Ada kucing pegi mark its territory kat our living room! huwaa..Sliding door K.Liza dah tutupkan. Tgk kat dlm semua still intact. Alhamdulillah. Lampu porch & lampu kat TV area mmg kitaorang pasang. Tp lampu sensor kat blkang kitaorang off masa nak balik kg tu coz gelong sikit lampu tu. Mlm br blh reset plk. Tp since we all blk kg ptg, tu yg off terus tu. May be pencuri tu terkejut kat sesapa kut, terus lari. K.Jun lak park keta dia kat rumah we all coz dia ke KL. Td dia blk tgk2 pintu keta mcm renggang & duit syiling dlm keta pun kena sapu..
For lunch today, I made rice casserole. Tak larat nak telan daging dah. Yesterday buat korban kat sini diorang ada buat kenduri utk org yg gotong royong. Malas nak pegi. Hubby bwk blk lauk.

Rice Casserole

Bahan-Bahan:

2 mangkuk nasi
3 ketul ayam, potong kecil
5 ekor udang
1 telur
1 ulas bawang putih; hiris
1 ulas bawang merah, hiris
1/2 kiub pati ayam
garam & gula secukup rasa ( Boleh tambah serbuk lada hitam jika suka )
1 carrot , potong kiub
1 tangkai daun sup

White sauce:
1 sb margerine
1 sb tepung gandum
2 cwn susu
garam
cheese

Cara:
1. Tumis bawang putih & merah dlm seddikit minyak. Masukkan ayam & udang. Masukkan sedikit air. Kacau hingga ayam & udang masak.
2. Masukkan carrot dikuti pati ayam, garam & gula. Pecahkan telur & gaul sebati. Masukkan nasi & kacau rata. Taburkan daun sup. Masukkan nasi goreng ke dalam kaserol.
3. White sauce: Cairkan marjerin. Masukkan tepung & kacau sebati. Tuang susu & kacau hingga pekat, masukkan garam & cheese.
4. Tuang white sauce ke atas nasi tadi & taburkan cheese. Bakar pada suhu 180C selama 20 min.

Raya Haji & Carrot Cake

2010-11-21T16:23:00.001+08:00

Raya Haji as usual tak le semeriah Raya Puasa. Tapi juadah raya mesti ada. I malas nak buat kuih raya. Just made Carrot Cake & Kek Kukus Coklat utk bwk blk kg. Carrot cake tu malam raya dah selesai. Dihabiskan oleh anak2 sedara. Resipi CMG . Thanx Cik Mat. Kek Coklat tu sempat simpan utk raya. Tapi lupa amik gambar.
Mak sediakan ketupat palas, masak anga, kari daging & daging masak wira. Juadah wajib dihari raya. Raya kali ni Ila rajin nak sediakan bihun soto utk tetamu. Habis anak2 sedara kena kerah tenaga tolong prepare bahan2. Tapi hasilnya mmg marvelous. By petang raya, habis soto seperiuk besar. Bergedil tak sempat pun jamu kat tetamu. Resepi Indon mari..

Kitaorang beraya ketempat biasa. Dijamu juadah2 berat. Alysa simpan perut sampai we all ke rumah Kak Dah aka tokey bihun sup. Sampai menghirup pinggan dia pulun..:-). By this time kitaorang dah kekenyangan dgn ketupat, soto, laksa, & mee kari. Tapi Alysa tak jamah sume tu. Nak tunggu bihun sup agaknya..The final house dapat makan tapai pulut. Mmg sedap!

Alysa menghabiskan bihun sup till the last drop!

Beraya

With chef soto & anak2 sedara

Adalia & Afif

Carrot Pound Cake

BAHAN-BAHANNYA :

125 g mentega
1/2 cawan gula halus
1/4 cawan gula perang (brown sugar)
1 1/2 cawan tepung naik sendiri (self-raising flour)
2 biji telur gred A
1/2 cawan whipping cream (kalau tak de boleh ganti dgn susu cair)
1 camca teh esen vanilla
3/4 cawan parutan lobak merah
1 genggam isi kacang pistachio, cincang kasar (jika suka)

CARA MEMBUATNYA :

1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 175C. Lenser loaf tin berukuran (9 x 4 x 3.5) inci dengan mentega, alas dasar tin dengan kertas minyak, lenser kertas minyak tadi. Ambil 2 camca besar tepung dalam resipi tadi dan gaul dengan lobak parut hingga rata. Ketepikan.
2. Putar mentega bersama gula halus dan gula perang hingga putih, masukkan telur satu persatu dan terus memutar hingga kembang dan gebu. Pada kelajuan sederhana, masukkan esen vanilla diikuti terpung berselang seli dengan whipping cream (atau susu cair), hingga habis, kacau rata.
3. Tambah lobak merah dan cincangan kacang pistachio. Gaul sebati. Tuang dalam tin tadi dan bakar 1 jam atau hingga masak.

The Cheeky One & Choosing the name

2010-11-15T13:01:00.001+08:00

Baby has this habit of seating with me in the car. Tp seatbelt tetap pakai ok.. But, sometimes ada gak dia nak dok kat belakang dgn her sisters. Tp halfway thru the journey, if she was not asleep she'd crawl to the front seat.." nak dok mama..".
Yesterday, while on the way ke Jusco nak bwk diorang ke Dinotrek, she was in 1 of her moods nak duduk dgn I. Tp time2 camni mmg le perut I akan mengeras once in a while. ( Masa contraction..). Masa ni mmg le sakit kalau Baby menyandar kat i. So, I bebel le kat dia. Then, dia pusing ke I then started singing " Ibu..ibu..engkauyah atu ati ku..Bila..". Boleh tersengih lagi tu..:D. Terus le cair mama dia..Pandai le pulak bodek mama dia. Tp mmg now she's in her singing phase. Habis sume buku nursery rhymes dia khatam. Kalau suruh mama dia nyanyi ok lg, tp kalau suruh papa... hancuss!
Last nite Hubby & I finally decided on a name for Adik Baby. ( The one yg tak keluar lg ni..hehe..Dah tak tau nak panggil apa..) Selalunya mmg kitaorang dah pilih nama before each of them dilahirkan. Cuma. I think this one lambat le sikit decide dr yang lain. Tp tak finalised lagi ni. We are still hoping for a miracle, kut2 tiba2 keluar boy..:-). Tp girl pun tak pe. Sume geng mama..

Baby bersantai with Kak Ngah

To all muslims, Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha. Maaf zahir batin. This raya, kitaorang balik Jitra. Then, will have qurban kat Penang on Saturday.

Ayra's 4th Birthday

2010-11-14T11:39:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was Adik's 4th birthday. We made a very small celebration. Only invited a few friends & neighbours with kids her age. Tak larat I nak buat besar2an. This time she initially requested a Mickey Mouse's cake, then Tweety. Tp since I tak jumpa gambar tweety, so buat jelah Mickey & Minnie mouse cake. First time tried my hands at cake decoration. Mmg le tersangatlah comotnya cake tu..:-) Dah tangan pun keras je. Tak berseni langsung! Hubby helped out with the decoration too..hehe.. Put the side icing. Anyway, yang penting Adik suka kek tu. But, tastewise, terkeras le sikit cake tu coz the nite before masa cake tgh masak, we went grocery shopping. So, bila balik cake terbiar about 2 hours dlm warm oven. Rasa mcm nak buat cake lain tp dah mls coz dah tgh malam dah!
For menu, I prepared bihun soto, nuggets & custard jelly ( tgk kat dapur ain @ sweetthots ). Ila made puding trifle. K.Jun bawak seafood kueteow goreng ( mmg marvelous ) & betik. Lain2 as usual la for kid's party ada tit bits, jajan & goody bags. All food ngam2 je.

To Adik, Happy 4th Birthday.

Every year, on your birthday,

We think about how glad we are

that you were born,

how thankful we are

to have you in our lives.

Every year is another year

filled with the special joys you bring

just by being yourself.

Every year, when you open your birthday gifts,

realize what a gift you are

to everyone who knows you,

especially us.

Happy Birthday!

The birthday girl

My Sweet Princesses

Cutting the cake

The birthday cake

The Lost Tooth & Scones

2010-11-10T09:00:00.001+08:00

Gigi Alysa mmg byk dah rosak. May be bcos she likes sweet stuff & dia suka gonggong botol susu. Nak habiskan sebotol punya le lama sampai kena ugut nak tuang susu dalam cawan baru dia habiskan susu. The bottom tooth mmg dah longgar for quite a while. So, If she had to bite on chewy food, she'd use her left teeth.
Last nite masa nak tido, she pulled out her bottom tooth. Siap boasting cakap tak sakit pun! Yelah..dah gigi tu mmg nak tercabut. Cepat betul gigi dia tercabut. Baru 5 y.o. Meanwhile, gigi adik mmg cantik je. Kalau gosok gigi pun mmg betul2. Susu pn minum cepat je. I think gigi susu dia may be bertahan sampai sekolah. Baby lak mungkin senasib dgn Alysa..:-) Diet sepesen je..
Bebaru ni I wat Cheese Scones. Alysa loved 'em so much. I think she polished off 10pcs. Siap angkut balang bwk balik Jitra. Tapi bukan dia bagi kat tok dia, dia yang habiskan. 1 of the reasons she loved the scones was may be bcos she helped me put the cheese topping. Another bcos she loves anything cheesy.
Then, last nite I wat Raisin Scones, dia tak pandang pun! Tak kena le tu dgn tekak dia.

Cheese Scones

Ingredients:

3 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp salt
45g butter
80gm grated cheese
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup softened butter for topping

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Sift flour & salt into bowl. Rub in butter and stir in cheese.
3. Pour in milk and mix to form a soft dough. Place on floured surface and pat into 2 cm thickness.
4. Cut with round floured cutter.
5. Arrange on a greased baking tray. Spread softened butter on top of the scones and sprinkle with extra grated cheese.
6. Bake for 20 - 30 min or until golden.
7. Serve warm with jam or fresh cream.

Raisin Scones
Source : here

Rearranging the furniture again & visiting flooded areas

2010-11-09T23:40:00.000+08:00

Everytime nak sambut orang baru, we had to buy some new furnitures & rearrange the old ones. Siap mengecat feature walls lagi! Saje nak kelainan. Nak sambut raya pun tak macam tu coz we all tak raya kat rumah :-)
Last week, we have been busy tidying up the house. Bought a new bedroom set for the princesses with 8' x 8' wardrobe. Ha! Boleh sumbat macam2 dlm wardrobe tu including mama's expanding clothes.. Hikhik.Yang tak nak guna boleh bg kat org lain yg nak guna. Once in a while time mood rajin I spring cleaned our clothes to be given away. Tak le menyemak our wardrobes & made other people happy too. Sesetengah baju tu esp hubby's ada yang pakai skali je. Dia dah tak nak pakai. So, mmg baru le lagi.
After dah 2-3 mlm mengemas rumah tu, then Hubby wat projek mengecat feature wall kat living room lak. This time we chose creme colour to change the old dark green one. Bagi nampak cerah sikit. So, living room nampak lapang le sikit. Mossies pun sure tak suka..:-)
Then, on Sunday bila dengar berita kat Jitra banjir dah surut, we decided to go & have a look. Banjir this time memang teruk. Kat rumah mak tak banjir tapi mata air yang masuk. Jenuh gak mengelap air tu. We stopped by in Kepala Batas to visit some relatives' houses. Rumah mak chaq as usual was the worst. Air naik sampai bumbung. Masa we all pegi tu, my cousins tgh cuci lumpur2 & selut kat lantai. Hubby pun tolong gak mencuci. Kat rumah Pak Kechik & Pak Su dah dibersihkan cuma nak susun barang2 je. Masing2 sakit pinggang & keletihan. Rumah tok lang pun tengah cuci lantai but the low water presure made it slow to clean up.
Masa ronda pekan Jitra, byk kedai tgh melelong barang2 yang kena air, mostly pakaian. Some were given free. Baju kurung sepasang RM10. Tudung2 RM0.50. Kasut2 sekolah RM1. Blankets were sold at RM3-5. Ramai yg ambik kesempatan cari brg lelong. Rasanya those yg rumah tak banjir kut. We all lalu je tak turun kereta pun.
Tapi kedai2 runcit yg kesian. Brg2 byk rosak. Beras2 semua bloated boleh wat tepung. Beras kat BERNAS pun diaorang bagi free je utk sape2 nak bagi makan ayam etc. Kena air gak. Such losses.. Now kat Alor Star lak banjir tak clear lagi. Raya haji ni mmg ramai le orang Kedah & Perlis tak raya. Masing2 sibuk kemas rumah.

Banjir di Jitra

Another check- up

2010-10-29T18:58:00.001+08:00

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

2010-10-25T22:58:00.001+08:00

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

2010-10-18T22:00:00.001+08:00

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

2010-10-18T12:42:00.000+08:00

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

2010-10-11T13:05:00.000+08:00

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

2010-10-03T21:17:00.000+08:00

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.

Ayra

2010-09-29T08:00:00.020+08:00

Today, we officially launched ayra^tmcosmeceutic range. The choice of the name was done after much deliberation by Hubby & I. Yelah kan, when the princesses are old enough to understand, nanti diorang ingat pilih kasih le pulak...:-). One of the reasons we chose the name was because it's simple & Adik pulak mmg jenis suka melawa. Kalau lepas mandi, Cik jun akan siapkan dia & sanggul rambut dia, nanti her favourite phrase is " Adik suka cantik.." So, we decided on her name for the cosmeceutic range. Kalau ada rezeki may be we'll use Alysa & Adalia in other ranges..:-). This is considered an advance birthday present for her where she'll turn 4 y.o on 13 November 2010. The range will expand soon, insyaAllah.

Masih Mood Raya

2010-09-26T23:30:00.001+08:00

Hubby tiap2 malam ada jemputan open house. Normally, open house kat taman we all ni. Kalau weekend baru kitaorang pegi 1 family. Yesterday ada buat open house kat Bertam Perdana. Meriah betul! Macam2 stalls which served different kind of food eg. murtabak, satay, cendol, roti jala, mee goreng, lemang ketupat, laksa, mee kuah, rojak etc. Sampaikan tak termakan semua tu.. Kalau try gak semua stalls tu maunya pecah perut kekenyangan. I really love the murtabak Sg Dua tu. Tak menang tangan dia menggoreng murtabak tu.
Hari ni lak Zuraida wat open house tp wat kat Damiral's Grill coz bibik dia tak de. So, tak leh le wat kat rumah dia, nnt tak de org nak mengemas..:-) So, this year tak de kambing golek as usual. But, the food prepared by Ely as usual mmg sedap. Hubby 7 I je yang beriye makan. Tp the princesses jamah sikit2 je.
Bebaru ni masa Sumai & Liza beraya kat rumah I, sempat le prepare bihun soto & puding suji. Puding Suji ni resepi Ila. Normally dia wat kat dlm loyang. Tp I letak kat bekas2 kecik. Senang nak hidang.

Puding Suji

Bahan:
1 cwn tepung suji / semolina
1L susu segar
3 sb gula ( optional )
1 kotak jelly NONA - any flavour. ( I guna perisa strawberry this time )
hirisan peach

Cara:
1. Masak susu , suji & gula hingga pekat.
2. Tuang dalam loyang. Susun hirisan peach.
3. Masak jelly. Tuang di atas campuran suji.
4. Sejukkan.
5. Hidang bersama susu cair atau krimer.

The princesses with family & friends

Raya Sakan

2010-09-26T20:10:00.000+08:00

Raya tahun ni mmg jalan sakan. The 1st week of raya kitaorang raya Kedah & Penang. Masuk 2nd week kitaorang raya Johor , NS & KL. Sampai bengkak2 kaki I bcoz of the long distance travelling & asyik duduk dalam keta je.
But it was fun meeting with family & friends. Kitaorang sempat buat mini x-perth gathering in Sg Petani & Kajang. Dapat le jumpa kawan2 yang dah berubah shapes & sizes..haha..Theme kat Sg Petani was western food. Thanks Liza for the yummy spread. Sempat lagi tu masak macam2 dengan bukak klinik lagi pagi tu. Kat rumah Kanan @ Kajang pulak masakan malaysia.. Tp kitaorang mmg pulun the marvelous mee kuah prepared by Zuha. Alysa siap bertambah sambil memuji masakan auntie Zuha.
The 1st day raya kitaorang jln kat area kg tu je. Tu pun semua rumah served heavy food eg bihun sup, soto, nasi tomato, bihun goreng, bihun soto etc besides the usual raya spread like ketupat & kuih muih. Kat rumah mak cik konsyah mmg compulsary dia served tapai pulut utk kitaorg..
Masa kat Batu Pahat lak, 1st time I pegi beraya kat sedara- mara sebelah MIL. Selalunya beraya dekat rmh sedara2 area rmh MIL, mostly sedara sebelah arwah FIL. Kat Parit Warijo ni ( sedara sebelah MIL ) mmg neat & cantik je rumah2 kat situ. Diorang siap ada pertandingan laman tercantik. Tapi since banyak rumah nak kena pegi, we only spent around 10 to 15 mins in each house.

Separuh dari family di Jitra. Both abang , bang cik & their families masing2 beraya di Beijing & Jelai.

Our family

The princesses with their cousins

Eid Mubarak 1431

2010-09-09T07:22:00.001+08:00

Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 1431 kepada semua. Maaf kalau ada salah silap. To those yang balik kampung, have a safe journey everyone.

Note: Jemputlah ambik kad raya ni.

Kuih Raya 2010

2010-09-09T07:03:00.000+08:00

Tahun ni I sempat buat 4 cookies. Selalunya masa previous years, mula2 tu berkobar2 nak buat kuih raya, dah akhir ramadhan jadi malas le pulak. Adik's favourite are Biskut Badam Rangup & Choc Chip Cookies. Alysa & Baby makan tapi tak beriya2. For each type, dapat le 2 balang each. So, boleh bagi kat mak & MIL.

Biskut Bunga Cina
Source: here

Biskut Suji Salju
Source: CMG

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Kak Fida @ myresipi

Bahan-bahan ( lebih kurang 100 kpg )

• 190 g mentega- lembut
• 45 g gula perang
• 80 g gula kastor/icing
• 220 g tepung gandum
• 1/2 sk rata baking soda
• 1 sk serbuk koko(lebihkan jika suka utk mendapatkan cookie yang gelap)
• 1/2 sk esen vanilla
• 170 g choc chip
• 170 g badam cincang kasar- di panggang
• 1 biji telur -yg sedang

Cara-cara
1. Tepung, baking soda, koko di ayak bersama.
2. Mentega, gula icing, gula perang di gaul rata.
3. Masukkan telur dan esen dan digaul lagi hingga sebati.
4. Masukkan pula campuran tepung,gaul diikuti dgn choc chip dan badam cincang dan di gaul hingga rata dan sebati.
5. Susun doh sesudu2 di atas loyang pembakar dan bakar hingga garing mengikut suhu kepanasan oven masing2

Alysa's 1st attempt at fasting

2010-09-06T21:50:00.000+08:00

Now ni sume orang mesti tgh sibuk buat kuih raya. Yang tak buat sendiri, mesti dok buat kuih tunjuk2..:-) I haven't really finished my Raya shopping. But, everything's ready for the princesses except for their baju kurung which are to be collected tomorow. They even had their new bracelets. Mahal mak oi..gold now ni. The price almost tripled from the one we bought for Alysa 5 years ago which was of about the same weight. I'm not really into jewelleries. Tapi dah ada anak2 dara ni kena le bagi gak sorang satu as penyeri..chewah!
Today konon2nya Alysa nak belajar puasa. Dah nak raya baru nak puasa..:D So, last nite she refused her usual bottle before going to sleep. She requested a glass of milk instead. Pagi tadi I kejutkan dia for sahur. Since she doesn't like rice, I offered to make her toasts. Orang tak pernah sahur, so mmg slow je la nak makan. At last, she said she'd eat in the morning. Lepas explained that she couldn't eat in the morning, she finished off a bottle of milk.
Pagi tadi masa I siap nak pegi keja at after 10am, I tgk dia tgh minum susu. Cik Jun buatkan coz dia tak tau Alysa puasa. So, on & off le puasa dia today..hehe..Masa lunch ( according to Cik Jun ), memula dia tak nak makan. Then, tak tahan godaan Adik & Baby, dia p le nganga mulut suruh Cik Jun suapkan! Lepas lunch dia bagitau Cik Jun, Mama suruh puasa..So, resume puasa balik..hikhik..
Yesterday I dah start mengukis. Managed to do 2 cookies. Biskut Bunga Cina & Biskut Badam rangup. Senang le buat. May be I'll do 2 or 3 more cookies.

Biskut Badam Rangup
Source: CMG

Bahan-bahan:
150 g mentega
100 g gula aising
1 biji telur gred A (berat kurang lebih 60 g sebiji)
1/2 camca teh esen vanilla
100 g tepung gandum*
100 g tepung kastard*
75 g tepung jagung (cornstarch)*(*disatukan dan diayak)
50 g serbuk badam
50 g tepung gandum (extra)

Untuk Hiasan:
1 kuning telur
Badam cincang secukupnya

Cara:
1. Pukul mentega dan gula aising hingga berkrim. Masukkan telur dan esen vanilla. Terus memukul hingga gebu.
2. Sementara itu gaul serbuk badam bersama tepung yang telah diayak, kemudian masukkan tepung tadi sedikit demi sedikit ke dalam adunan mentega, gunakan speed perlahan. Jika adunan kelihatan terlalu lembik, masukkan sedikit lagi tepung (50 g, extra), hingga adunan tidak melekit. (Biar kan sekejap adunan...)
3. Ambil 1/3 doh tadi dan canai 1/2 cm tebal, terap dengan acuan kegemaran dan susun atas dulang pembakar, sapu kuning telur dan tabur badam cincang, tekan sedikit supaya badam melekat. Bakar dalam oven yang telah dipanaskan pada suhu 175C selama 15 - 20 minit. Sejukkan atas jaringan sebelum disimpan dalam bekas kedap udara...

Note: Mmg senang nak buat & sedap. Adik suka. Thanks CMG for sharing.

Berbuka @ Jitra

2010-08-29T21:40:00.000+08:00

Penat balik dari KL belum habis, pagi2 smlm mak called jemput berbuka kat rumah. Dia bgtau Pak Cik Lin balik Kedah. So yesterday was mak's turn utk hostkan berbuka. Masa dia called tu Hubby ke market. So, I bgtau le may be tak dapat balik kut. Tup2 bila I balik kerja at 2.30pm tu Hubby tetiba aje ajak balik. But, sempatlah I sediakan Puding Roti Karamel. Then, off we go..
Sampai rumah Mak, tgk2 dia bersilat sorang2 kat dapur. Kesian.. She started cooking from morning. Mak oi..Kalau I tak sanggup! But as usual, she prepared our favourites eg kerabu perut & pelam, gulai rebung, limpa goreng berlada, masak lemak otak berlada etc. By the time sume org sampai, tgk2 penuh 2 meja dgn laukpauk. Semua pakat bwk macam2...& Ila brought home kereta raya. Nak wat surprise la tu..Today, diorang rasmi kereta dia pakat p Singkir & Tanjung Dawai.

Menu kat salah satu meja

Today ada jamuan berbuka kat dewan fasa 6 ni. So, ada le gotong royong masak from 11am. Tp I tak leh pegi coz today is K.Jun's day off & Hubby lak kerja. Leceh nak bawak the princesses ni. So, Hubby balik 1.30pm tu dia aje yang pegi. Masa tu I dah malas nak pegi.
For Iftar today, I berbuka sorang2 kat rumah ( Of course le with the princesses yg tak posa ) dgn lauk yg dimasak di dewan. Tapi I goreng gak terubuk utk I & made cucur durian. Nak menghabiskan stok durian.

Cucur Durian

For cucur durian ni I campur 1 cwn isi durian, 1/2 cwn tepung gandum, 1/2 cwn tepung naik sendiri, 2 sb gula, secubit garam & 1/2 cawan air. Goreng dgn api sederhana. Hasil: Nice & lembut. Crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. Bila sejuk pun tak keras. Baby & Adik suka sangat.
Kek batik ni pulak I wat awal puasa lagi. Tapi baru nak tayang. Selalu buat. Resepi main campak2 je tapi based on resepi erynemysha.

Kek Batik

Bahan-bahan ( 5-6 orang )

biskut marie yg telah dipatah dua
1 buku mentega
1 tin susu pekat
1 paket kecil milo
1 botol kecik serbuk koko
sedikit kacang yg telah digoreng tanpa minyak

Cara-cara
1. Cairkan mentega di dalam kuali.
2. Masukkan susu pekat dan kacau sehingga rata.
3. Masukkan milo dan serbuk koko dan kacau dgn rata.
4. Apabila sudah rata, masukkan biskut marie, kacang dan kismis ke dalamnya. Kacau dgn cepat sebelum campuran coklat tadi mengeras di dalam kuali. Gunakan api yg kecil saja.
5. Masukkan ke dalam bekas yg telah disapu sedikit mentega. Mampatkan kek ini dgn menggunakan plastik dan ditekan dgn tangan. Pastikan kek ini telah diratakan dgn sekata ke dalam bekas.
6. Sejukkan.

Surat Cinta & Sambal Goreng Tempe

2010-08-25T22:20:00.000+08:00

Hari ni tak pasal2 dapat surat cinta from PDRM. Ni Hubby punya pasal lah...( Dia jugak yang kena..:D). Dia suruh I ke Post Office coz dia nak terus ke masjid. Dah dekat dengan Kompleks Dato' Kailan tu, I pun lajak le ke situ nak beli susu & fruits. So, I parking le depan kedai buah. Tak sedar le pulak bila diorang bagi surat cinta tu. May be masa I tgh beli susu kat accross the road kut. Masa drive balik tu baru perasan ada surat terselit kat wiper. Slalu tak de problem pun parking depan gerai buah tu. Bulan posa kut..Diorang cari duit raya. Tak pasal2 je..spent RM60, Kena denda RM 50! ( Ye ke? Or more?Kesalahan parking..) Huwaa...dah mahal jadinya susu & the fruits. Dah le now ni mmg harga buah2an tgh mahal..Tapikan..Tak pe. Ada orang tu ~~dipaksa~~ volunteer nak bayar saman tu..Haha..
Esok nak ke KL. Ni temankan Hubby le. Nak kena settlekan 2 benda kat 2 tempat. Hopefully sempat. Tu pun terpaksa cancel ke 3rd place. On the way back tu nak singgah rumah BIL kat Sekinchan. Since dia tak balik kg raya nanti, blh le jumpa siap2.
For Iftar tadi I nak menghabiskan stok dlm fridge, I wat le nasi daging, sambal goreng tempe & cucur jagung. Hubby pn beli pulak murtabak & cendol kat bazar ramadhan. First time buat sambal tempe tu. Dah ada orang jawa dlm rumah ni teringin nak makan tempe..:D Selalu I goreng je kat dia. Hehe..Dasar isteri pemalas! Tadi saje je nak buat sambal. Resepi campak je. Tapi boleh refer kat sini.

Sambal Goreng Tempe

Nasi Daging
Source: Here

Bahan-bahan ( 5 orang )

1 kilo beras Basmathi
1/2 kilo daging
1 bungkus rempah sup bunjut Adabi
1 sudu besar rempah kurma
1 inci halia
1 batang kulit kayu manis
2 biji buah pelaga
Sedikit mentega/ minyak sapi ( I guna olive oil )
1/2 cawan tomato soup
1 cawan susu cair
sedikit garam

Cara-cara
1.Rebus daging bersama rempah sup bunjut Adabi, rempah kurma dan sedikit garam.
2.Pastikan daging empuk. Simpan air rebusan daging untuk masak nasinya.
3.Basuh beras dan toskan.
4.Tumis halia, kulit kayu manis dan buah pelaga didalam periuk nasi hingga naik bau.
5.Masukkan beras dan kacau sekejap.
6.Masukkan air rebusan daging. Kalau beras (disukat) satu mangkuk pastikan air rebusan juga satu mangkuk.
7.Bila beras sudah agak kembang, masukkan tomato soup dan susu cair. Kacau dan biarkan nasi masak. 8.Hidangkan Nasi daging dengan air asam (tomato, bawang besar, hirisan cili merah, air asam pekat, perahan limau kasturi, sedikit belacan, garam dan gula sesedap rasa) dan daging yang telah direbus tadi.

Note: I masak dalam rice cooker je sekali dengan daging. Daging lagi empuk. Senang kerja.

Pisang Bakar Berkeju & Ayam Mayonis

2010-08-24T22:17:00.000+08:00

Akhirnya berjaya jugak habiskan stok pisang. Tadi tanya hubby nak makan lepat pisang ke pisang bakar berkeju. He chose the latter. Lagi senang keja I. Alysa nampak je the chocolate topping & cheese terus mintak nak makan. Sampai nak skip dinner. But of course she had to finish off her dinner before given the treat. Sambil makan tu mulut tu sempat lagi memuji.." pandai mama masak". Hik2.. Actually resipi tu sempoi je but the ingredients i.e. chocolate sauce & cheese mmg favourite dia. So, sedap je la ditekak dia. Adik & Baby tak pandang pun.
For Iftar today I buat sup ekor & ayam mayonnaise. Punya le berjam2 masak sup ekor tu bagi lembut. Ayam pun perap 2 jam. So, perapan tu mmg meresap le dlm ayam. Ikut resepi asal kena bakar but I goreng je ayam tu. Mmg sedap.

Pisang Bakar Berkeju
Source: Here

Bahan-bahan:
6 biji Pisang Emas
Keju Parut
Susu Pekat Manis
Sos Coklat - kalau tak ada, guna bancuhan serbuk milo + air or cooking chocolate pun boleh.

Cara-cara:
1.Kopek kulit dan potong 2 memanjang pisang tersebut.
2.Bakar dalam oven (suhu 180°c selama 10 minit atau bakar guna api dapur sampai pisang agak layu dan berbau wangi.
3.Sapukan krimer manis pada bahagian tengah pisang dan katup semula. Curah sos coklat dan taburkan keju parut.

Ayam Bakar Mayonis
Source: Here

Bahan-bahan ( 2-3 orang )
8 ketul drumstick
1 sudu besar mayonis
1 kiub ayam
1 sudu besar kicap manis
1 sudu besar sos tiram
Lada hitam secukupnya-tumbuk
2 ulas bawang putih-tumbuk
1/2cm halia-tumbuk

Cara-cara:
1. Perap dengan semua bahan-bahan di atas dalam 1/2 jam. Kemudian bakar. Lagi lama perap, lagi sedap.
( I goreng je..)

Puding Raja

2010-08-22T14:41:00.000+08:00

Semalam dah start shopping untuk diri sendiri. Sambil2 tu survey baju siap2 untuk the princesses so that bila nak shopping bawak diorang tak payah pusing2 lagi. Pegi terus je kat baju yang berkenan dihati. Pegi dgn Hubby je. Plan nak bawak the princesses this monday. Tak sibuk. Wekend ni almaklum le, sume org nak shopping. So, Hubby & I bought stuff for ourselves. Tp tak lengkap lagi. Bju Hubby tak jumpa lagi yang sedondon dgn baju kitaorang. This year kira ok le jugak, tak le selalu keluar shopping during ramadhan. Last year, almost everyday kitaorang keluar pegi shopping..May be sbb I tak larat sama kut this year..
Balik shopping sempat took a nap. Then baru bersilat kat dapur. I made Puding Raja for dessert. Menghabiskan stok pisang tu. The princesses ni kureng sikit makan pisang. Ikut mood gak. The love juicy fruits like watermelon & oranges.

Puding Raja
Source: here

Bahan-bahan

Jala mas ( I tak letak pun, mmg tak tau rupa pun..:-) )
Buah prune tanpa biji
Biji gajus
Buah ceri
Pisang

Untuk kuah puding
400 ml susu cair
200 ml air
2 biji telur kuning
2 sudu besar gula
2 daun pandan disimpul
1 sudu teh esen vanilla

Cara-cara

1. Pisang dibelah 2.Goreng pisang dengan minyak + sedikit minyak sapi.Bila sudah kekuningan,angkat dan toskan.
2.Goreng pula gajus.
3. Satukan semua bahan untuk kuah, masak atas api sederhana. kacau hingga kuah pekat dan kemudian sejukkan.
4.Cara menghidang:
Susun pisang goreng di dlam pinggan / mangkuk.Kemudian letakkan jala mas, buah prune, buah ceri dan gajus.Akhir sekali tuangkan kuah dan sedia dihidangkan.

Note: Personally, I prefer my humble pengat pisang karamel. Tapi comparing both Hubby cakap lebihkurang je rasa.

Persiapan Syawal 1431

2010-08-21T08:00:00.001+08:00

Hari Raya ni selalunya the kids yang seronok nak celebrate. Tapi suasana dah tak macam dulu2. Now ni kuih raya boleh tunjuk2 je. Dulu kitaorang beriya tolong mak buat kuih-muih. Kalau tak buat, tak de le kuih raya. Cake mixer pun tak de masa tu. So, Abang le yang jadi tukang pukul adunan kek coz dia mmg suka kek buah.
Kalau ketupat palas pulak, mak masak from scratch i.e gaul pulut & santan, then balut. Kena rebus berjam-jam baru masak. Now, dia dah short-cut. Masak dulu santan & pulut bagi separuh masak. Then balut. So, rebus ketuapat tak perlu le lama2. Nak pulak guna rice cooker jer. It did shorten the cooking time but half-life pun pendek. Tak tahan lama sangat. 2-3 hari je tahan. Tp by that time ketupat pun dah abis! Makan pulak dengan Ayam Kampung Masak Anga. Laju je la habis ketupat tu.
Yesterday bawak the princesses pegi ukur baju. I dah tempah awal2 kat my regular tailor. Cuma ukuran je pegi ukur lambat sikit. Bebudak kan cepat membesar. Kalau ukur awal2, by the time raya, dah kecik baju tu.
For casual wear i.e the gowns, may be in a few days time baru nak start shopping. Actually dah ada a few each for them baju baru yang beli kat KL & Beijing yang tak pakai lagi. So, this time tak perlu le shopping banyak pasang lagi.
Iftar yesterday, I made dragon fruit juice from 1/2 of the fruit yang ila bagi tu. Refreshing sesangat. Kuih lak buat pulak karipap sardin tu bagi puas makan & pengat pisang karamel.

Dragon Fruit Juice

Pengat Pisang Karamel

10th Ramadhan 1431

2010-08-20T21:46:00.000+08:00

Dah 1/3 way kita menjalani ibadah puasa. Bulan puasa ni macam malas je nak update blog. The first week of puasa sibuk balik kg. Now, masak pn ngam2 je time berbuka. Yelah, dah 6.30pm br nak masuk dapur. Kalau mak, 3pm dah masuk dapur. She spent 6x more time in the kitcken than I did..:-) Tu le yang dia masak org pn berselera nak makan. I masak, utk hubby & the princesses tu kiranya habis le jugak.
Yesterday, masak lebih sikit coz Hubby baru pegi top- up our bahan basah kat market. Nak pulak, masa ke masjid dia lupa bwk wallet. So, tak boleh le nak beli kuih- muih kat bazaar ramadhan depan masjid tu. So, ended up I siap buat kuih & starfruit juice lagi. Starfruit tu berlambak kat pokok sampai terbuang2. Nak dekat berbuka Syukur dtg hantar lauk pulak. Ila bagi lauk & dessert . Dia ikut resepi TTM kut. Siap bagi dragon fruit dari pokok diorang lagi. Mmg penuh meja la. Yang makan beriya Hubby & I le. The princesses makan nasi & sup sotong + keli goreng je.
For kuih, I buat karipap roti sardin. Dapat idea from Harian Metro. Mmg simple & kena le dgn tekak I yg suka savoury kuih. 10 min dah siap. Ala-ala sardin roll. Tp Chef tu bagi nama karipap, I ikut dia je la..hehe..Kalau makan panas2 , crunchy sikit.

Karipap Roti Sardin

Bahan:
4-8 keping roti
1 tin kecil sardin, buang sos & hancurkan
1 bawang besar ; potong dadu
1 sb mayonaise, optional
sedikit garam
perahan limau nipis secukup rasa
minyak masak
1 sb tepung + 2 sb air ( Dibuat pes )

Cara:
1. Inti sardin: Tumis bwg besar dlm 1 sb minyak. Masukkan sardin, mayo, garam & perahan limau. Boleh juga masukkan potongan cili. Ketepikan.
2. Canai roti hingga leper. Trim kerak di kiri & kanan. Masukkan 1-2 sb inti sardin. Gulung & gam dengan pes tepung di hujung, kiri & kanan gulungan. Tekan kiri & kanan dengan garfu.
3. Ulang langkah 2 hingga habis inti. Goreng dalam minyak panas.

P/S: Yesterday hubby ada incident memalukan & funny kat bank. Kena tegur by a female bank officer " Doc, ada lipstick kat pipi" Hehe..Dah le kena tegur dpn staff len yang semuanya kenal dia. Tu la pompuan ni observant sikit. Yang officer lelaki yg dia jumpa tu tak perasan pun...Nasib kena tegur kat staff area! So, moral of the story, next time keluar rumah, belek2 le muka depan cermin tu ye...

Penang-Johor-Kedah

2010-08-16T21:54:00.000+08:00

Hari ni dah hari ke6 berpuasa. Wah..within this 6 days I dah berbuka kat Batu Pahat, Penang & Jitra. 2-2 kg dah balik. Lepas balik je dari Johor petang khamis lepas, Mak called early Friday morning. Bagi hint suruh balik kg. Hubby yang jawab phone tu mcm blur je yang mak bg hint suruh blk kg. Dia cakap nak balik next week. Bila sedar dari mamai dia, baru dia tau mak suruh balik kg le tu.

The princesses keletihan otw balik Johor. Baby tido sampai ternganga...Punya le berat 2 org tu menempel kat dia..:D

So, ptg tu siap balik Jitra pulak. Penat weh..Tp berbaloi balik. Ceriakan hati parents & at the same time makan sedap2! Penuh meja. Friday Ila & family pun balik kg gak.. Penuh le meja with our favourites eg Otak masak lemak lada, Perut cicah, sup ekor, ikan tiga rasa etc. Pendek kata, masak lembu tu dari kepala ke ekor lah..hikhik..The next day kak & family pun balik untuk berbuka sama2. Meriah betul..

Puding Pelangi ( Yang ni I wat bawak balik Jitra )

Menu berbuka kat Jitra

Otak Masak Lemak Lada & Ikan Tiga Rasa

Baby penat tunggu orang berbuka

Last week mmg I byk cuti. Balik je keje hari ni, kena pinjam keta k.Jun lak. Hubby bawak 2-2 kunci kereta pegi keja. Tamak betoi! Nasib I tak kena menapak ke tempat keja. Kalau tak maunya mogok masak sebulan..haha..Ada spare key tapi kunci steering lock pun dia angkut ke tempat keja. Nasib I ingat lagi bwk keta manual ( K.Jun's car manual le pulak..).

Puding Pelangi
Source: here

Bahan-bahan :

10g serbuk agar2
650ml air
180gm gula pasir
60gm mentega
1 biji telur
½ tin susu cair
1 sudu makan tepung custard
1 sudu makan serbuk koko
1/2 sudu teh vanilla
pewarna merah dan kuning secukupnya (I guna warna hijau & kuning )

Cara-cara:
1.Masak agar2, air dan gula hingga mendidih dan ketepikan
2.Pukul telur sebentar menggunakan whisker kemudian masukkan susu dan tepung custard dan kacau hingga adunan ini rata, kemudian ditapis
3.Setelah ditapis, satukan adunan telur dan agar2 dan kacau lagi hingga rata, serta masak semula sehingga adunan mendidih kemudian masukkan mentega dan vanilla dan kacau hingga rata. Tutup api. 4.Bahagikan adunan kpd 3 mangkuk (sama byk). Then bubuh koko (campurkan sedikit air dulu) ke dalam salah satu adunan di dalam mangkuk dan kacau hingga rata , adunan yang dalam 2 mangkuk lagi masing2 letak kuning dan merah.
5.Sengetkan loyang sedikit i.e. biar satu hujung tu tinggi (lapik/alaskan utk tinggikan).
6.Mula2 tuangkan satu senduk makan adunan warna merah ke dalam loyang/bekas (dihujung yg paling rendah tu ler), kemudian satu senduk makan adunan warna kuning dan last skali satu senduk adunan warna coklat. Ulang buat cam ni sampai semua adunan habis.
7.Bila dah siap, letakkan semula loyang/bekas ke kedudukan asalnya. Then, masukkan ke dalam peti sejuk.

Selamat Berpuasa, Ramadhan 1431

2010-08-10T10:30:00.003+08:00

Esok dah nak mula berpuasa. I would like to wish everyone Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan Almubarak & Selamat Berpuasa. Maaf kalau ada salah silap.
For this ramadhan, this is the first time kitaorang mula berpuasa kat Johor. Sempat le bersahur & berbuka bersama MIL. Selalunya kat rumah je or kat Kedah. So, kitaorang balik Johor before puasa. Tak le penat sangat. This is the fourth time I puasa time preggie. Kalau ikut previous experiences, I lagi suka coz boleh puasa penuh & dapat habiskan baca quran.

Selamat Berpuasa. Jemputlah ambik kad ucapan ni ye, gantung kat rumah masing-masing..:-)

Nak balik kampung ni, sempatlah I buat kek. Cadang nak buat cookies, tapi last minute, tak terajin le pulak..hikhik..Resepi asal nama 'Kek Chocolate Chip Hazelnut' by Butterrcup. Tapi I ngelat resepi ni tak guna hazelnut langsung. So, tak leh le dipanggil kek hazelnut. Tapi mmg sedap resepi ni. Rasa kacang dia seketul2. Tapi leper sikit kek ni coz I guna loyang besar pulak. ( 8")

Chocolate Chips & Nuts Cake

Bahan-bahan
A.250gm mentega
   100gm gula

B.4 biji telur

C.125gm tepung gandum
    125gm serbuk badam
    1/4 st baking powder
    50gm nestum
    50ml susu segar
    1/4 st esen vanilla

D. 80gm gajus
     100gm Chocolate chips

Cara:
1. Pukul bahan A hingga ringan dan kembang.
2. Masukkan bahan B dan pukul hingga lembut.
3. Tambah bahan C sedikit demi sedikit dan campur sebati.
4. Masukkan bahan D dan gaul rata.
5. Tuang dalam loyang bergris. Bakar selama 50-55 min pada suhu 180C.

Tasty Mince Meat And Peas With Rice

2010-08-09T21:41:00.000+08:00

Esok nak balik Johor untuk sambut Ramadhan since raya this year turn kat Kedah..:-) So. fridge mmg kosong especially barang basah. Nak beli lunch kat kedai, alamatnya lambat le the princesses would have their lunch, since I selalu balik lambat sikit on Monday. So, I made do with minced meat.
Tercari-cari minced meat rice, at last jumpa le this one which is very similar to the one I had kat hostel dulu. Sedap mak cik2 dapur masak. Masa kat hostel dulu makan dengan dalca. Tapi ni I buat makan dgn fried mushroom & celery. Sedap. Angkat bakul le pulak..:D. Resepi ni memang simple.

Tasty Mince Meat And Peas With Rice ( Nasi Daging )
Source: Here

Ingredients

2 cup long grain rice
3 tablespoon ghee
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
6 whole cloves ( I used 2 cloves, 2 cardamom , kulit kayu manis )
250 gm minced lamb or beef
2 cup green peas ( I used mixed vege + cashew)
4 cup hot water ( I added 1/2 cup milk )
3 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garam masala ( I used beef curry powder )

Directions:

1. Wash rice and leave to drain.
2. Heat ghee in a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Fry the cumin with the onion, garlic, ginger and cloves until onion is soft and golden brown.
3. Add the mince and fry over moderately high heat until the mince is browned.
4. Add peas and half cup water, stir well, cover and cook until peas are half done.
5. Add rice and hot water and stir in the salt.
6. Bring quickly to the boil, cover, turn heat very low and cook for 10 minutes.
7. Uncover and sprinkle with garam masala but do not stir. Replace lid and continue cooking for a further 10 minutes or until liquid is all absorbed and rice is cooked through. Serve hot.

Note: I tumis bahan2 & added all the ingredients. Lepas tu masak dalam rice cooker. Tambah daun pandan. Senang kerja..:-)

Ni pulak nak tayang dessert I wat masa Hafiz's 5th bday. Saje terlebih rajin wat banyak layer. Resepi kat sini.

Choc Layer Creme Caramel

Ronda-Ronda Penang

2010-08-08T12:36:00.000+08:00

I've stayed in Penang for 10 years but I've never explored the whole Penang island. The only place that I've never visited is Balik Pulau.
We decided to have a family get-together before Ramadhan in Teluk Bahang. Our initial plan was Gunung Jerai. But since we decided to have a BBQ too, kena le cari tempat yang sesuai. Kat Gunung Jerai tu, area BBQ ada for a fee of RM100. Tapi semua peralatan kena bawak sendiri. Leceh le nak usung BBQ set naik gunung ni..:-( Lagipun, kat atas gunung tu macam tak byk aktiviti for the kids. Kalau kat beaches mmg the kids suka.

Depan chalet

Lps berbincang adik-beradik, kitaorang pun decided ke Teluk Bahang. Tak pernah stay kat situ lagi. Kat Batu Feringgi tu dah biasa dah. So, lps tercari-cari chalet yang sesuai, we opted for Teluk Bahang Sportfishing Chalet. Chalet ni run by persatuan nelayan. Betul2 kat hujung Teluk Bahang nun. Dekat jetty tempat nelayan bawak naik ikan. Nak ke Taman Negara pun jalan kaki je..Bilik kitaorang betul2 mengadap laut. Depan bilik ada BBQ area with BBQ set. Senang nak lepak. The rate is cheap and suited everyone's budget. We booked 4 std rooms & 1 family room. The room is spacious & clean. For std room ada 1 double bed + 1 single bed. For family room for 6, ada 2 double bed + 2 single bed.Toilet pun ok. Cuma yang ada anak2 kecik macam kami ni kena bawak flask for hot water coz they don't provide electric kettle. Fridge pun tak de. Another thing , may be they need to improve on customer service. Bagi mesra pelanggan gitu..:-)

Menyusuri pantai

That nite we had BBQ. Kak bwk marinated steak. Ila bwk sausages, burgers, coleslaw & maggi goreng. I made tuna pasta & brownies. Mak bawak fruits. Memula tu plan nak beli ikan boleh bakar ikan sama, tp masa tu bot nelayan tak naik lg. Masa tgh BBQ tu, TV3 tgh buat shooting kat jetty tu utk slot samarinda kut. We were asked to keep quiet for at least 10min. Yelah dah ramai2 mmg riuh rendah esp the kids. The scene to be shot was for a 4am scene. Mmg kene sunyi sepi le. So, ada le Rushdi Ramli. Eja was supposed to star too.Tp dah gelap gelita tu tak nampak le pulak ada ke tak...

BBQ

The next day, after the kids puas main pasir & mandi-manda, we went to Taman Rimba. Dekat situ gak. Lepak kat situ until after Jumaat. Tp tak berani mandi kat situ coz skrg ni byk kes kematian kat waterfall due to bacterial infections. Lepas lunch kat Tmn Rimba tu ( picnic style ), kitaorang ke Balik Pulau konon2nya nak makan durian. Tp since now ni dah end of the season, tak byk dah durian. Tak jadi le mkn durian. Lagipun sume tgh kekenyangan with heavy lunch.

Taman Rimba

Ila suggested we went to Akuarium Jabatan Perikanan. Mmg sesuai le bwk the kids ke situ. Konon2 nak tgk ' turtle sebesar kak' as she put it, tp diorang tgh renovate. So, no turtle. Lps dah puas tgk ikan, we had dinner kat Seri Pantai @ Gold Coast. Plan nak ke Juru Auto City lepas tu tak jadi coz sume keletihan after a long day..

Aquarium

Seri Pantai @ Gold Coast

What was supposed to be a nice day was spoilt by adik. Dia melalak from the middle of the bridge until sampai rumah! mmg bingit le telinga I. All becoz she wanted Papa to fasten her seatbelt. Memula tu pakai elok je seatbelt. Tgh2 bridge tu dia bukak seatbelt lepas tu nak suruh papa gak yg pakaikan. Alysa nak tlg pakaikan dia tak nak. Grr..tension betul I. Nak stop , jln tgh jam. Sampai rumah, Hubby pakaikan dia seatbelt & pusing 1 taman baru stop melalak..hehe..