Airis is Officially Crawling!

 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

 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

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 )

 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

 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.