Bey"s doodle

Semalam,  balik dari KAFA,  Bey bagitau ustazah suruh dia & zahra buat doodle untuk nama ustazah.  Dia buat masa KAFA. Mama tak sempatlah tengok hasil kerja Bey. So,  mama request 1 untuk mama.

Hari ni terhasillah 1 untuk mama.  Nice..

Lamb Madghout

 A few weekends ago, masa tercari2 where to have lunch, Hubby suggested Restoren Qasar Hadramawt. Kalau ikut the princesses memang McD & KFC je dalam list diorang. I pulak dah muak dengan fastfood ni. Kebetulan pulak kitaorang nak ke Jusco which was near this restaurant.
 Restoren ni kat Bandar Perda. Masa tengok menu, memang Hubby & I tengok menu Lamb. Rasa macam nak makan nasi. So, ada a few choices. Lamb Mendy, Lamb Khabsa & Lamb Madghout. Lamb Mendy dah biasa makan kat Restoren Arabian Mendy, Sg Petani. Lamb Khabsa nampak tak menarik coz rebus je. So, we decided on Lamb Madghout.
 When lunch was served, memula I ingat macam tak habis je coz servings 1/2 kg tu macam banyak je. Tengok2 Alysa tambah 3x. Adik pun bertambah. Bay finished off her portion. Even Airis meratah lamb. The lamb was so soft. Nasi pulak guna beras basmathi panjang tu. It was served by a lady yang berpurdah. Rasa macam kat Arab lak..
 For my taste, lamb madghout ni lagi sedap dari lamb mendy. The price here is so reasonable. Memang recommended...They also serve variety of menu eg kebab.

Lamb Madghout - served with soup & ginger sauce

Nice layout

Baby' s 4th Birthday

Nowadays, Baby wants to be called ' Bay'. Ni kira shortform baby le. She said she's Bay while Airis is By ( bi )..lol. Apa-apa jelah.. So now we started calling her 'bay' coz if we called her baby, she immediately corrected us.

Adalia's birthday is on 23rd Nov. We celebrated her birthday together with Hubby's majlis kesyukuran on the new biz. I wanted to buy Secret Recipe's choc indulgence. But the princesses requested for a cheesecake. Since I tak sempat buat cheesecake, I bought SR's choc cheesecake and managed to bake a chocolate cake. Tapi SR's choc cheesecake tu dry le pulak..:-( I think I could make better cheesecake. Tapi due to time constraint, terpaksa le telan je. Tapi macam tak puas hati le. Dah la presentation tak cantik!

Adalia is 4 years old

We made another cake for her to cut with her cousin, Afif Basyer who is 10 days older on the eve of Raya Haji.

Adalia & Afif with the other princesses & heroes

Bay dearest, Happy sweet 4th birthday. Stay sweet. Semoga menjadi anak yang solehah. We love you to bits.

Adalia's 3rd Birthday

 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

Princess Adalia

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

While Alysa was sleeping

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..:-)

Nonoi

 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.

The Cheeky One & Choosing the name

 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.

Baby's Birthday

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

Cutting the cake with Afif Basyer her cousin.

Her Birthday Cake. Oreo Cheese Cake

Blueberry Pudding

Splashing in the pool

My Sweet Princesses with dresses sewn by Cik Jun

Blueberry Pudding
Source: here

Bahan-bahan:

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

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

Jump For Joy

'Jump! Jump For Joy...'. Anyone whose kids love Jojo's circus or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse must've heard this phrase numerous times! The princesses love the shows so much that even Baby was saying "Jump! Jump" yesterday while jumping around the house. Kelakar le pulak tengok dia..Suka sangat walking around aimlessly that she hit the wall a few times. Sampai benjol2 dahi.

Benjol dahi langgar dinding. Mama dia sapu cream..:D



Still benjol dahi..

Another ' Jump for joy' occasion was last weekend when my niece Izatul got engaged to Amin. Congratulations to both of them. I was assigned to prepare chocolates & a cake ( macam le I pandai sesangat!hehe..) for hantaran. Tapi I ngelat. I made White Choc Almond which were much nicer..The cake..well..K.Jun volunteered to do the cake. She let Along the chef ( her son )decorated the cake. It turned out very nice indeed. Suka I.. Tak payah bertungkus lumus buat kek yang I tak pandai nak hias..hehe..

Berdebar2 tunggu bakal ibu mertua sarungkan cincin..;-). Kek & Almond tu kat depan sekali..

We promised to give 5 hantaran tapi ended up with 7. Best le family Amin dapat hantaran yang sedap2 tu..;-). Food mmg banyak le mak & kak prepared for the guests sampai everyone boleh tapau lagi.

After 2 days in Jitra, we came back early to attend a kenduri at K.Hani's house. Tapi singgah Jusco dulu to pick up something we ordered at a store there. The princesses loved playing around at a playground set up in Jusco. Sampai tak nak balik...

Happy princesses..

A couple days ago tekak terasa le pulak nak makan scones. After tercari2 resepi yang senang2, I made Basic Scones. Memang senang & sedap. Resepi kat sini

Basic Scones

Baby's antics & newly acquired skills

At 16m.o, Baby has acquired new skills faster than Alysa & Adik were when they were at this age. At this age, Alysa was babbling incoherently. Baby can now utter few words. Mainly basic survival words..:-) eg "cece.. ( as in susu ), " nak nak", " Ayaq" ( pekat lak loghat utara dia..:D), and of course mama , papa, kakak etc.

The other day, she had tea-break all by herself. Initially, K.Jun put tuna pasta into Alysa's bowl. Since Alysa was full, she left it on the dining table. So, Baby climbed onto a chair, seated herself comfortably, then started to feed the pasta herself. The best thing was, she finished off the whole bowl with only 1 or 2 pcs dropped on the floor. Quite an achievement! She's very independent. She likes to do things herself. She would take off her pants when it's time for her bath. Then, put her clothes in the laundry basket.

Tapi dia ni jenis pantang kena tegur. Melalak sakan or lagi kitaorang larang, lagi le syok dia nak buat. Like the last time we went to Pantai Bersih. While the princesses were busy making sand castle, Baby was busy putting sand in her mouth..not just once, but 3 times! Kesian.. Mama dia bagi makan tak cukup le tu, sampai pasir pun dia makan! hehe.. bila I korek mulut dia nak buang pasir, dia gigit my hand sekuat hati.

Pinjam sunglasses K.Ngah jap..

Baby's tea time

Yummy sand!

Happy New Year 2010

Well, I hope it's not too late to wish everyone Happy New Year. We normally didn't celebrate the new year's eve. Malas nak keluar rumah mlm2 buta bawak budak2 kecik ni.. And we don't really like crowded places. So, kitaorang mmg malas le kalau nak ke carnivals or pesta. We've never been to Pesta Pulau Pinang since we stayed here! Expo pun malas nak pegi. Tapi ada le satu dua expo yang kitaorang pegi tapi berdua jelah. Not with the kids! Tapi tak de lah terperap je kat rumah..:-)

The last week or so, I was soo lazy to blog. Busy pun busy gak. Masuk 2010 ni, Baby pun dah pandai jalan eventhough tak cekap lagi. She started to practice to walk since we were in Jakarta in November. That was when she took her first step. Tapi dia punya pace nak berjalan punya le lambat. It took her over a month to finally walk confidently. Tu belum ajar jalan pakai kasut. Confirm tak reti punya..:D. She also loves to kiss us. Kalau kiss tu mesti bunyi 'hhmmuah'. :-)

Last week Alysa & Ayra showed their talent in drawing graffiti. While I was taking a nap in the tv area, they were doing their stuff in their room. Initially they were watching 'The Bee' in their room ( which they watched over & over everyday!!). During dinner, while looking into their room, I noticed drawings all over the walls. All 4 walls! Adoi...kena le papa buat projek mengecat bilik the princesses lepas ni. The best part, when we asked who did it, 2-2 tak mengaku. Tapi tgk drawings tu mcm tak percaya je diorang lukis. Kira ok le for 3 & 4 y.o kids. Tak tahu le pulak diorang ada bakat terpendam. Tapi, bila I puji cantiknya drawing tu, baru Alysa mengaku dia yang lukis. She then explained that she drew Tom & Jerry ( Another current fav..), The Bee, & Special Agent Oso.( Also her fav). Of all the books that I bought them, she chose to draw on the walls. *Sigh*..

Baby posing with the artwork by Kakak

Last weekend we celebrated kak & Izzati's bday. I made ' Lemon Frosting Lemon Cake'. A recipe I got on the net. Quite okay & refreshing.

Lemon Frosted Lemon Cake

Ingredients: ( 9")

250gm butter

200gm castor sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

zest of 1 large lemon

280gm all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

60ml fresh lemon juice

Directions:

1. Cream the butter & sugar until light & fluffy.

2. Add the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the vanilla & lemon zest.

3. Sift together the flour, baking powder & salt. Then add to the batter along with the lemon juice. Mix only until incorporated.

4. Pour the batter into a prepared pan. Bake for 50 min at 180C.

Lemon Frosting

115gm icing sugar

2 tbs fresh lemon juice

1. Combine the icing sugar & the lemon juice.

2. Pour the frosting over the top of the cake allowing the icing to drip down the sides. Let the icing set.

Hello2, Angguk2

Alysa has this habit of forcing herself to stay awake. So, now she doesn't take a nap in the afternoon unless she's very sleepy or she ate too much..:-) If she nodded off while sitting & I tried to lie her down, she'd immediately sit upright & acted as if she was not sleepy..sigh..The best solution is to let her sleep soundly, baru boleh baringkan dia..

Notice how chubby she is..sampai berlapis dagu..hehe.. Dah le rambut depan dia kena potong by Cik Jun while we were in Jakarta..:-( Papa dia dah le pantang kalau rambut the princesses kena potong. Mesti ngomel! So, bertambah le nampak kebulatan dia. Nak kena put on diet ni..:D

While Alysa was nodding off, Baby was playing with the phone. Jenuh le nak sembunyikan phone tu & larang dia. But she kept climbing the sofa to get to the phone & yakking on the phone. Selalunya terdengar la "pa..pa..pa". Konon2 call papa le tu..Budak2 zaman sekarang!

Adik pulak as usual le tiap2 petang ikut Cik Jun ke rumah dia. If she's around boleh le dia melayan Baby main. Dia ni very attentive sikit. Kalau Baby poopoo, dia le yang bagitau if we were not aware of it. Siap pegi cium kat that area just to make sure..wakaka..

The past few days were pastry time! I made apple pie to clear our apples yang tak sedap tu.. Ntah jenis apa le Hubby tersilap beli. Dia pun tak selera nak makan. I lagi lah..since I don't like apples. After apple pie siap, Alysa makan pastry je..Last2 topping yang dia tak makan tu masuk cik tong gak.. The following day tekak ni rasa macam nak makan sardin roll lak. So, I made for dinner. Malas nak makan heavy for dinner. Hubby ate sardine sandwiches & roll as well..

Apple Pie

Refer here for the recipe. Tapi pastry tu i buat tak cukup so tu yang jaring2 macam jarang2 sikit. But tastewise, oklah since 1 mmg tak suka apples pun. Hubby pun kata pastry tu nice..

Sardine Roll

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

125gm butter ;chilled & diced

1/3 cup ice water

sardines for filling

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine flour & salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in a plastic & refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. Roll dough out, cut into 4cm x 10cm. Put in sardine & roll the dough. Make cuts on top of the pastry. Brush with egg. Repeat until all dough is used.

3. Bake at 180C for 40 minutes.

To all, Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha. Maaf zahir batin.

For this raya kitaorang balik Kedah. But, qurban buat kat Penang. So, wakilkan je la. Will also have a family day next week. Looking forward to meet all uncles, aunties, cousins, & other relatives. See u all in Pendang next week.

Girl or Boy?

When we met new people, they always guess that Baby is a boy..Some people said that we might have really wish for a boy that she looks like a boy. Now, with her being so active, well.. she almost behaves like a boy..:-) Memanjat everywhere.. even when I was lying on the sofa, she'd climb over me just to grab a phone or have a look outside thru the window. If she's left on her own in our room, she'd make a mess in our wardrobe! If we let her near a bookcase, there must be books & magazines strewn all over the floor afterwards..Sigh..Penat weh dgn princess sorang ni..But, we definitely didn't really wish for a boy when I was pregnant with her. In fact, Hubby said another girl would be nice..:-) Yelah.. seriau dia tgk boys yang lasak2..haha.. No offense to anyone. Perhaps we might get a boy for our 4th kid..:D

Baby boy? Of course not!

On another topic, the princesses would be left behind in a few days time coz Mama & Papa are going for a much needed break. We are staying with some friends since they insisted ( Betul ke ni??..hehe..) that we stayed with them. It's good to have friends all over the places. Kalau holiday, boleh le ada orang jadi tourist guide..:-). This is the first time that Baby is going to be left behind for a few days. Last year we left Alysa & Adik for a few days when we went for a holiday. Kalau cuti2 kat Malaysia ni of course la diaorang ikut. But overseas ni susah sikit bawak small kids. With travelling & food hazards..seriau le pulak..

Muka2 nak kena tinggal..hua..

The past week ni memang malas giler nak masak! Just prepare simple lunches..Since we are not fussy with our food, something filling is enough for us. Sometimes, I just made roasted chicken or mutton steak. So, simple...Desserts lagilah malas. But yesterday terajin le pulak wat Banana Cake which I've done before. CMG's recipe..

Banana Cake

Last week we attended Hazeem, our neighbour's 5th Birthday. The theme was of course Ben 10. Even Alysa loves Ben 10 now. She's glued to the TV if Ben 10 is on air. Luckily we picked Hazeem's gift which was Ben 10 related stuff. Unfortunately, the princesses didn't get to mingle around coz there was a clown..and they are scared of clowns! So, they were stuck by my sides..

Hazeem's Birthday Party