Upside-Down Pizza

 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
 

Jual kereta & Seafood Carbonara

 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

Roll Over Baby Airis & Seafood Carbonara

 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.

Peachy Moist Muffins

 After bertangguh for quite some time, semalam berjaya jugak menghabiskan stok peaches. Yelah dah nak pegi berjalan2 jauh for a few days, kalau tak dihabiskan, mmg rosak le peaches tu. Actually pernah buat peach muffins resepi Yani @ myResipi, this time saje nak cuba resepi lain. Simple but nice. It's denser than Yani's. Kena makan panas2 lagi sedap.

Peachy Moist Muffins
Source: here

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans; I omited this.
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ; I added 2 tsp.
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup peach or vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped peeled fresh or well-drained canned peaches
I added a little bit milk ( about 3 tbs )

Directions

1.In a large bowl, combine flour, pecans, sugar and baking powder. Combine egg, yogurt, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in peaches. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 200C for 15-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
 
Ni pulak our lunch hari tu. Lama pulak tak buat lasagna coz tekak ni rasa tak boleh terima je red sauce. Hubby makan beriya je. Tekak I pun boleh le pulak terima..:-). Resepi mesti sume orang biasa buat lasagna..

Beef Lasagna

This coming weekend, Hubby ada course kat KL. So, kitaorang pun mengekor le sekali. Will stay in KL for 2 days. Then ke Melaka, then balik Johor. Tu pun dia ajak melencong ke Cameron Highlands. Takut tak terlarat le pulak. So, after ke Johor rasanya terus balik Penang kut. So, won't be blogging for a while. Kecuali kalau terajin le pulak..:-)

All Girls Weekend

 Actually tersangatlah jarangnye we all kena tinggal anak-beranak je..:-) But, last weekend, Hubby had to atttend a half- day course in KL, then, since dah a few hours drive je to Batu Pahat, he decided to drive to BP. Yelah kan..dah lama tak jumpa mommy..hehe..Since mother's day dah lepas, & we still haven't given MIL the souvenir from Beijing, that was a good time for him to balik kampung.
 Not that I tak suka balik BP..:-),  tapi at the moment, I'm not allowed to travel long distance.( With the exception of Langkawi la.. we're going there soon..). Kalau tak, confirm I ikut dia. Boleh gak ronda2 KL & visit some friends who had threatened to not come over to our house anymore, since kitaorang tak pernah ke rumah they all..hehe..Padahal diaorang dah datang rumah we all a few times. Yelah, nak wat camne, dah kebetulan diaorang datang Penang. Time we all ke KL, diorang lak tak de kat KL, balik kg lah..
 So, last weekend tinggal me & the princesses je la. Since on Saturday I had to run some errands, the princessses were left home with Cik Jun. Masak pun very sempoi. Since Alysa & Adik had been requesting for pasta, I made fried macaroni for everybody. Senang keja mama. For dessert, I made brownies.
Then on Sunday ( normally our outing day..), Alysa ajak keluar. I told her tak boleh le since Papa was not around. Sape nak kepong diorang. Alysa said ' Okay la Mama..all girls je..'. Hish, tak kuase I. Buatnye Baby throw tantrum kat Shopping complex, camne I nak handle? Kuat merajuk betul dia now ni. So, we spent the day washing Hubby's car which I never did. Yelah dia dah bawak my car, tinggal je la keta dia utk dicuci..Then ptg bawak diorang ke playground. I was expecting Hubby would be home by the earliest 8pm since dia bertolak from BP at 2pm. Tup2 7.30 dah call cakap nak sampai dah & ajak keluar dinner. Since Baby tido la pulak, so tak jadi keluar..

Our All Girls Dinner - Fried Macaroni

Our dessert  yang tak cantik but chewy on the outside but gooey on the inside.

Quick & Easy Brownies
Source: here

Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnut halves

Directions:
1.Melt the butter or margarine and mix all ingredients in the order given.
2.Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes in a 9 x 13 inch greased pan.

Bersantai @ Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

Last weekend we decided to go to BMLR to celebrate Alysa's birthday, as well as letting them play at the swimming pool. Baby was the happiest splashing at the pool. Sampai tanak keluar pool.

As usual, we checked in on Saturday afternoon. Malam tu we had dinner at Le Lac Cafe. They were having international buffet there. Normally, they had BBQ buffet on Saturday night, but since the BBQ area was booked for a company's family day, they changed it to international buffet inside the cafe. The food was nice but Adik only ate fruits & crackers. Alysa had desserts & buns dunk in mushroom soup. Nasib tak kena bayar untuk diorang. Otherwise it would be an expensive dinner of a few grapes! :-). Hubby & I yang pulun makan macam nak pecah perut..hehe.. Actually, I makan macam orang lain makan je, tapi may be since perut kecik kut, bila makan lebih sikit macam nak pecah perut. Tu nasib tak minum. After strolling around the resort & balik bilik baru I boleh minum..:-)

Dinner @ Le Lac Cafe

The next day, the princesses headed to the swimming pool & had a blast splashing. Jumpa pulak our neighbours who'd just finished their family day there. Since the princesses belum pandai swimming ( considering Alysa pun baru hilang phobia kat swimming pool! ), we all just lepak kat swimming pool for kids.

Splashing @ the swimming pool

A couple nights ago, I made lasagna untuk menghabuskan stok capsicum yang berlambak & spagheti sauce yang ada sikit lagi. Made in a small casserole enough for Hubby & I. Surprisingly, Alysa & Baby pun makan...

My lasagna yang tak cantik..:D

Kesian..

Currently, Alysa's favourite word is 'kesian'. She uses this word to attract sympathy. Eg. when I changed the channel , " Mama, kakak nak tengok 613 ( PHDC), kesiannnn kat kakak". " Mama... jangan marah adik! Mama tak sayang adik ke? kesiann..kat adik", When she requested for milk & I buat derk tak nak bancuh, " Mama, I'm so hungry...kesiannn kat kakak". The list goes on.. Budak ni memang pandai buat muka kesian. Ntah belajar dari mana ntah??!! Papa kut?? wakaka..

Sehari dua ni Hubby tanak makan nasi again! Reason.. kalau I masak nasi nanti dia makan banyak. ???!!! Ntah apa2 ntah.. Dia yang tak de willpower nak control makan...So, he requested for pasta. But the problem is, the princesses wouldn't eat pasta with red sauce. They only like white creamy sauce. Hish, susah betul nak puaskan hati semua orang. Dah le I pun bukannya rajin nak masak banyak dishes. Since dah makan tuna pasta the previous day, masak le pulak Pizza Casserole.

Anak papa ni...


Pizza Casserole

This is the dish to make if I craved for pizza but malas nak wat pizza dough..

Ingredients:

250gm Riccioli pasta, cooked

1 cup mince meat

3 sausages, sliced

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 jar pasta bake sauce ( I used Leggo's)

1/2 capsicum, chopped

1 cup button mushroom, sliced

1 sliver pineapple, diced

Grated cheddar + mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. In a sauce pan, brown the onion & garlic. Add mince meat. Stir in pasta sauce followed by mushroom, tomato, capsicum, pineapple & sausages.

2. Stir in the pasta. Mix well.

3. Pour into a casserole.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 175C for 10 to 15 minutes. Top with the cheese and bake further for 5 to 10 minutes.

HFM scare

Last week Baby got a fever just the day after Afif came over. Ila nak suruh Hubby tengokkan Afif who had blisters around his mouth, hands & feet. It was confirmed that he had HFM infection. Tiba2 the next day Baby demam. So, I presumed she got infected from Afif. Cranky le dia..After 3 days of having fever, I noticed she got spots on her face & body. Tengok2 measles lak. Nasib le kejap je...just around 2 days. Masa ni dia nak tido je.. Letih kut. Nasib le tak cranky sangat. She still got her appetite. So, I was not worried. But she only took her milk a little at a time. Kalau banyak dia nak termuntah..Last nite she was her usual self. Terjerit2 ketawa.. At this time Kakak & Kak Ngah were both in lala land...zzzz.

Since I kena pegi kerja awal, I cooked only simple & easy dish. Tapi masa mak & Ayah came over last week, kena le masak nasi coz Ayah couldn't go without rice. Mak tak kisah. In fact, dia lagi suka western food. Today, I made Alysa's favourite..Tuna Macaroni. Bertambah 3 mangkuk. For tea makan lagi 2 bowls. She finished off almost half of the tuna macaroni ! Adik lak makan nasi lemak pagi tadi je..Dia ni kadang2 suka gak macaroni.But not today.

Tadi lupa nak amik photos. Bila balik kerja, Alysa dah makan 1/3 of the macaroni. I've uploaded the photo before..

Tuna Macaroni

Ingredients:

200gm macaroni

3 potatoes, diced

1 can tuna in sunflower oil

2 tbs margerine

2 tbs plain flour

500ml fresh milk

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black / white pepper ( optional )

2 slices cheddar cheese

Grated cheddar cheese

Direction:

1. Boil macaroni & potatoes. Set aside.

2. Melt margerine. Stir in plain flour. Mix well. Pour fresh milk. Stir until thicken. Add cheddar cheese slices. Season with salt & pepper.

3. Stir in cooked macaroni & potatoes & tuna ( minus the oil ).

4. Pour into a casserole dish.

5. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.

6. Bake at 180C for 10 to 15 minutes.

Splash & Swim..

Since 2 nearly drowned episodes, Alysa had a phobia of swimming pool. The first one was at a swimming pool in Merbok, Kedah during our family day. She was using a float, but the giraffe shaped float terbalik! tertelan air gak. But she was still enthusiastic when she saw a swimming pool. The next day we went to Penang. So, dia nampak je swimming pool terus nak mandi, this time being cautious duduk tepi2 je. Tapi ntah macam mana, she went down under walaupun tempat tu cetek giler. This time teruk gak tersedak air. Terus jadi phobia bila nampak swimming pool! Those incidents happened when she was 2+ y.o. Punya le lama phobia dia tu.. Everytime when we went to any swimming pool, dia tengok je Hubby & Adik mandi-manda. Kalau pujuk gak, maunye melalak tak nak. Hubby kena pegang je all the time dia dlm swimming pool.

During that time we thought it was still early to buy pool set for them. Adik pun kecik lagi. A couple of weeks ago we finally thought they were ready to splash at home. So, we bought a swimming ring for them. Now, tiap2 pagi spash le 2-2 orang depan rumah. Tadi, baby pun join sekali. Tapi K.Jun monitor le..

Adik posing with her bicycle & the swimming ring.

For lunch today I made sizzling yee mee which tak sizzle hehe..& not using yee mee. Tapi pakai spagheti. Rasanya dah bertahun we all tak beli mee kuning. Seriau bila baca the content of boric acid that they used to preserve the mee. Kuey teow pun tak pernah beli but we make do with fettucine. Apasallah these noodle makers like to add banned preservatives in food products! Tak sekolah betul..

Our fake sizzling yee mee..

Hari ni pulak my dear sister rajin la masak sedap2. So, dapat le merasa her nasi ayam berempah & dalca( first time she made...hikhik..). Murah rezeki for lunch today. Memang kekenyangan betul! Sedap nasi & dalca. Boleh wat lagi yer.. lepas tu pass2 la kat kami..:-) Tiap2 hari pun tak pe..Kami tak kesah hehe..

Makan...makan...

Since it's school holiday, ( won't affect me though since the princesses are not in school yet.) everyday we have wedding invitations. Yesterday we went to 2 weddings at Mamak Zakaria's & Hj Jamil's ( the ADO ).

Since lunch was loaded with rice, I made simple dinner last nite. Just Grilled Cheezy Dory & Potato Salad. Alysa & Adik loved the fish.

Grilled Cheezy Dory & Potato Salad

While talking to mak on the phone last nite, she said my nephews & nieces were coming over today. So Ila & I made plans for dinner. She'd prepare her signature dish, fruit salad and also a new recipe...( We made plans at a wedding!).

The spread we managed to prepare..

Clockwise: Durians given by mak (yum..yum..), Ila's fruit salad, Roasted Chicken ( so juicy....), Fettucine with Creamy Tomato Sauce, Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes, Creamy Orange Sauce, Ila's Cup cakes ( Don't know the name but it tasted good.. Alysa polished off 2 ).

With all the creamy & cheezy stuff that we've eaten tonight, some people would have to go on diet for a week! ( including me too...hehe..). Tapi since ada orang yang buat air sedap (Hubby la tu..bodek sikit haha..) yang ala2 masam tukan, to pacify those on diet, kira potong calories la tu..look who's talking! Other health & medical professionals who read this , pejam mata jelah with this theory okay? Wakaka...

Hubby went to play badminton tonight to burn off the calories he had loaded at dinner. Dia sorang je yang exercise. Other people ( u know who..) exercise mata je ( or may be suara ) watching Jangan Tegur..??

Looking at those delicious spread, Alysa managed to eat 2 cupcakes , 2 bowl of honey stars , a few glasses of Nestle strawberry yogurt drink & a bite of chicken. ( At least she ate!) Adik only ate a few bites of chicken, durian, honey stars & 2 bowl of milk ( prepared to be eaten with honey stars actually). Baby...telan air liur jelah ye sayang.. Hi...penat mama masak. Anak2 mama makan merapu je.

Adik & baby masa on the way to grocery shopping. Baby nampak lagi besar dari Kak Ngah! Masa shopping tu ada la >10x budak curly hair tu (aka adik la..) melalak due to 1 reason after another. Sigh... Letih betul..

"Fragile" - Handle with care

This is how i feel about Adik. In a day she'd burst into tears or wail at the top of her lungs more than 100x ( Exaggerating of course haha..) at the slightest provocations. Rimas betul! You cannot raise your voice to her, say NO or Don't etc, etc.. If dia gaduh dgn Lysa pun before we can say anything, dia dah nangis so that dia tak kena marah! Tapi to be fair to both of them, sape buat salah memang kena marah. Or 2-2 kena marah so as not to take side.

Lysa kalau kena marah, if she did make a mistake, dia selambaland je. Unlike adik. Kena marah dia melalak ya Rabbi.. Kalau sakit sangat telinga ni dengar dia melalak terpaksalah pujuk. I know...i know... it beats the purpose of teaching her. Tapi tu la kan, macam nak pecah gegendang telinga dengar dia jerit, mama has to give in!

Tu nasib baby tak pandai gaduh lagi. Wait till the three of them start to squabble! Maunya I have to wear ear plugs...hehe..Or mama yang jadi Tarzan!

She can be so sweet if she wants to...

Last nite since Hubby puasa, I made Strawberry Mousse for dessert. Quite refreshing. But the kids didn't like it coz it's a bit sourish to their taste I think.

Strawberry Mouse

Our lunch today, Tuna pasta which is Alysa's favourite. She finished off 3 servings while I'm getting ready for work!

Tuna Pasta