McKantin

Love.......

2012-02-13T14:13:00.005+08:00

It has been sometime since i last posted.

Not that i have nothing to say..........it may just be "that time when you just cannot squeeze anything out of your brain" period.

I do blog-walk, but that's it.

I am just not motivated to write, ideas just don't pour out. Blame it on the very hot season now! Haha, the brain gets melted and ideas just flow out the drain!!!! Silly excuse eh?

I read a daily news few days ago and was 'attracted' by one phrase by a young actress. If i'm not mistaken, she posted that phrase on twitter.....

It says;

" Girls love what they hear, Boys love what they see. That is why girls wear make-up and boys lie"

Interesting point to ponder

I love what i see....

I treasure what i have....(arghhhh i missed my boys)

Tolong gerak

2012-02-02T05:00:00.001+08:00

Source: ms google

Sms berbunyi: mak, tomorrow i work @ 8am, tolong gerak ye....

jawapan mak: k

esoknya pukul 7, startlah si mak ni calling calling anak yang berada >100 km away...

first call tak angkat...sampailah ke 8th call, pun tak angkat.

mak pun sms: If calling didn't work, how else do you want me to wake you up?

Dan sudah semestinyalah mak tidak mengharapkan jawapan.

Naluri mak, kesian...one last call.....15 mins before 8........sayup sayup jawapan dari hujung sana.......

Bolehlah nak bayangkan macammana kalutnya dia...............

8.07am, dapat sms: mak i am at office already...

????? mandi P Ramlee ke?

Oooops, tak adil jugak cerita pasal sorang je...nak juga cerita pasal sorang lagi......

sms: Ma..pls wake me up @ 10.00....

sms masuk abt 3am...mak pun set alarm.

Alarm went off at 10am but masa tu mak was at the bank....

takpa habis urusan call him, kata mak dalam hati....

Mana tau, sedar2 dah pukul 12!

:=), sorry lah son, tak sengaja

Makcik: Nasib baik anak dua saja....

Iklaneka:

Cabai goreng; boleh makan dgn nasi panas,

letak dlm maggi, campur ke nasi goreng...

Bukan makcik yang punya, tapi KAK ROSE yang punya, hahaha

(silalah gelak macam jin dlm ahmad albab)

Panggilan Pulau....

2012-01-26T14:22:00.014+08:00

21-24 jan.

Makcik & pakcik arrived by flight, ramai orang tapi okay......takkan nak request ada 2 orang saja kat pulau kan?

Son Alif & nephew Imran naik kereta.....kata mereka..."Jam gilerrrrrrrr..."....took them about 12 hours to travel ~ 500km.

Midnight baru dia orang sampai Kuala Perlis, bermalam kat situ & early next morning beratur nak naik feri......pukul 6.30 pagi......line queue dah lebih kurang 100 meter di hadapan mereka!

They finally arrived in the afternoon, the normal 45 minutes journey took them about 1 1/2 hours, tak tau pasal apa...

Perjalanan dari satu tempat ke satu tempat; contoh Kuah ke Pantai Cenang adalah agak jauh, jadi travelling ambil masa jugalah.

Banyak tempat2 menarik untuk dilawati, tapi kami tak pergi kesetengah tempat sebab tak nak habiskan masa dengan menunggu...eg cable car, underwater world...lain kali boleh pergi lagi insyallah.

Service tempat makan adalah agak perlahan......lapiklah perut sikit sebelum pi makan, kalu tidak boleh jadi hulk.

Pemandangan/scenery sangat cantik! Breathtaking!

Paling penting and best masa tu ialah "family bonding"

Layanlah gambar2 yang tertera kat sini ye, bak kata pujangga....a picture tells a thousand stories

Adil

My son, Adil met us at the airport. He is doing his internship there and will finish in february.

Kiranya official tourist guide jugak la....superb Adil!

@Dataran Lang

Tak sah tak datang sini kan, the island's landmark. Tapi sebab masa tu sangatlah panas, makcik snap (guna handphone) dari bawah pokok sahaja, jadi terpaksa berpuas hatilah tengok belakang burung tu saja.

Permata hatiku

The jantans did go-carting...makcik jadi gadis litar je

Gambar di ambil sebab pakcik kata makcik ni tersangatlah pendeknya.......pendek sangat kah aku? Tak apa, duduk sama rendah, berdiri mungkin tak sama tinggi tapi umur sama tua.

Makanan dekat The Loaf ( @ Telaga Harbour Park) sangat sedap (sebab semua yg kami order tu sedap belaka). Kita order a few more (plus bread) tapi tak sempat snap gambar.

Gadget freak. Lain kali jalan, tepon simpan kat bilik!

Masa melawat Galeri Perdana, my son said i looked like the one beside Tun Mahathir when i was young...........banding dengan sekarang, boleh pitam 10x!

Gambar atas ni pulak masa boring tahap gaban (semua org dok sebut...gaban tu apa ya?) tunggu makanan yang tak kunjung tiba. Last last, we put some money on the table for the drinks yg kami dah minum & blahhhhh

Sunset @ Padang Mat Sirat......cantik scenery dia tapi gambar ni tak edit pun

& taken from my handphone.

Evening near Harbour Park

Buildings fronting the habour @ Harbour Park

Chalets by the Pantai Cenang beachfront

Chalet by the beach

The second day we cycled along the beach, dah lama tak naik basikal...mengah makcik tapi best....(tak bolehlah ambik gambar sendiri atas basikal- takut terbalik)

Another view taken @ Burau Bay. This was where we met a guy from New Jersey who said he had never seen a coconut tree (right) and the 'fern' tree (left) in his life. This is his first visit to Malaysia and was amazed with his new discovery

Pebble Beach @ Datai. Nice and peaceful...tapi jauhnya dari pekan, subhanallah,

Syarat Wajib beli @ langkawi

McK

Sambut naga

2012-01-20T22:08:00.004+08:00

Kata jiran sebelah........

"Hope we prosper in the year of the dragon........." masa makcik beri kek pada dia.

Ohhh, makcik pun tak ingat perasan ini tahun naga...

I've not been a good neighbour lately....raya pun always miss giving her goodies, dia punya new year pun i seldom see her.......

Since tahun ni tahun naga, aci tak kalau kita makan buah naga banyak banyak.........

Happy New Year to all Chinese friends and happy holidays to all....

Seminggu ni beratlah Pulau Pinang menerima beribu ribu orang dan kereta....jalan & tempat makan akan jadi penuh sesak......& this is the time most penangites will stay home, unless they have visitors...

And makcik & hubby will be away to another pulau.....

Ni lah rupa kek yang di buat tadi.......resepi boleh refer kat sini, bezanya cuma, makcik guna whipped cream.....rasanya....ish ish ish lebih sedap tau

Tangan bercakap

2012-01-15T09:32:00.007+08:00

My sewing machine needs a holiday...........bunyi pun dah tak sedap, serak serak gitu.

Since the supplier is coming over, i might as well surrender my bernina for servicing......

And for the past few weeks, among those that i have completed......

I'll let my hands do the talking...

My bernina

"Sandbag" that acts as a weight for son's camera/tripod,

rough sketch given without dimension

& this one turn out to be small....kenalah buat one more..

"Cone" to keep scissors,

Patchwork blocks....one each for participants

in "2012 Birthday Block of the Month"(Quiltgroup)

Quilt top that has been long overdue, awaiting completion

Grow up, boy

2012-01-10T20:11:00.005+08:00

image source: google search

Makcik tak berapa minat nak bincang pasal ni, tapi agak terpanggil jugak sebab cerita ni melekat kat kepala ni...tak nak keluar

makcik tak ikut perkembangannya, tapi harini punya tajuk kat sini buat makcik pi beli paper & baca sampai habis.

Dia

- Di gantung 3 semester kerana kesalahannya itu.

- Mempertikaikan keputusan Jawatankuasa Tatatertib kerana tidak di panggil membela diri.

- Akan memfailkan saman bagi mencabar penggantungannya.

- Juga ada kesalahan tatatertib sebelum kes ini & pernah diberi amaran

- Adalah bakal pendidik, yang akan mencorakkan generasi depan.

- Telah melanggar akujanji yang diikrar pada hari orientasi.

Makcik tak pasti samada dia ni betul atau tidak dan tak pasti jugak samada you orang sokong dia................

tapi bagi makcik yang tak berapa bijak ni......kalau dah skolah kata pakai baju putih & seluar hijau (contoh) kau datang pakai jeans & t-shirt, salahkah kalau pengetua ambik tindakan?

Adli oh Adli, grow up boy, you have actually put your parents down.

Tak pasal pasal kawan2 dah keluar mengajar, kamu lagi 3 semester baru nak sambung balik........

Boleh bercakap tapi berhati hati, boleh bertindak tapi berpada pada.

(maaf kalau badik badik dia baca... this is my personal opinion)

He deserves the punishment!

Big car small brain

2012-01-08T14:21:00.008+08:00

Di pagi Ahad nan syahdu.....(eh syahdu tu apa ya?), ku bangun tidur.....weather very clear.......minda je tak clear!

Hah, nak masak ke tak nak masak?

Pertanyaan cepu mas ni kalau ada jawapan, senang sikit tapi kalau "apa pun tak apa?" mau masak apa?

Apapuntakapa sup ke goreng? :))

Lesson 1: Ahad tak payah masak! Makan ikut suka je....

Makcik lazy lazy baca fb, tengok blog, baca email, read e-news......lepas tu siap nak pi market.

teringat duit dlm purse tinggal rm5 je campur 'duit besi', so seblom pi market kena pi "tekan" duit dulu lah kan? (kenapa harus menekan utk dapatkan duit?)

Start keta terus ke atm berdekatan.......only to realize, my atm cards were in another bag!

Patah balik, stop kat belakang rumah.....nak masuk ikut pintu dapurlah....haishhhhhh, this kereta punya bunch of keys tak ada kunci belakang!

Ni dah serupa Pak Pandir............

Lesson 2: Redo your purse (or bag) so it fits any bag you carry. This is in my 'to do list'

Hari semakin panas, hati makcik pun makin 'going upstairs' .....

Dah ambik atm cards, dalam perjalanan, ada pulak satu orang tu....bawak kereta ikut suka slow dia pastu park ikut suka sedap dia saja, obstructing other traffic behind him.

Lagi satu episode boleh buat 'blood-go-upstairs'..............sabaq makcik sabaq.

Had this guy in big car put his little brain slightly up to where it is supposed to be, everything should be smooth sailing........

Everywhere seemed to be crowded today...on the road, in the mart & at market. Ramai ramai ni buat makcik susah nak nafas....fenin pun ya, tapi no choice, i've got to buy something.

Lesson 3: go back to lesson 1

Dah nama pun "sun" day; the day meant to be under the sun! Sorilah not for me....ini adalah hari makcik belek muka pakcik.......hahaha

Jadinya makcik buat nasi goreng saja....

nasi goreng kantan with ayam cili

and sayur goreng ikan masin

Malam nanti? Hmmm makan lah serawa/pengat keladi yg ai buat tadi tu....

Note: Malam ni adalah final Master Chef Malaysia. Makcik jarang follow, tengok bila tertengok....rasa malam ni macam nak tengok - doktor gigi & pekebun tu berentap....best agaknya

Nasi Arab

2012-01-05T20:08:00.004+08:00

Happy new year to all. Lama tak update, banyak juga nak cerita kat sini, setengah ingat setengah dah separuh lupa......

Dah tahun baru, umur pun bakal tambah satu lagi, semua orang dok tanya..." eh apa azam tahun ni?...."

Hmmmm tahun ni azam makcik nak tunaikan apa yang tidak tertunai tahun sebelumnya....boleh kan?

Year in year out, you find something new in life; things that you like doing before did not thrill you anymore, you venture out & discover something new that excite you.

Kenapa tak boleh berfikir lebih jauh ye makcik? Ish tak kan tahun baru ni otak jadi 'semput' kot?

ok enough babbling, lets share something that i made recently.

Nasi Arab. Rasanya ia datang dalam berbagai rupa dan rasa, lain orang lain cara membuatnya. And this is one of it.

Nasi Arab:

source: Noraini aka mem as we fondly call her

(Sukatan guna tin susu cair)

2 tin beras basmathi

3 tin air

~1 cup angel hair spaghetti (kalau beli fr kedai arab, angel hair nya lebih halus)

2 batang kayu manis

2 bunga lawang

4 cardamom (sori tetiba tak ingat nama melayunya, bila ingat makcik tukar ok)

sedikit minyak/minyak sapi.

Daun pandan (tak ada pun tak apa)

- Panaskan minyak dalam periuk

- Masukkan kayu manis, bunga lawang & cardamom.

- Tumis sekali spaghetti (kalau guna angel hair, sila patah2kan kasi pendek ~1/2"-1")

- Bila spaghetti dah agak brown, masukkan beras & goreng/balik balikkan sekejap.

- Masukkan air

- Masak seperti biasa atau bolehlah ubah ke dalam rice cooker.

Note:

Kalau tak ada angel hair pun tak apa, jangan panik, buatlah macam mana pun, if you think it is nasi arab then it will be nasi arab! :))

Yang brown tu bukan getah ye...itulah angel hair spaghetti

Kalau dah nasi arab, mesti ada kambing kan? Makcik beli kat kedai frozen, boneless lamb shoulder.

Bahan2 perap: untuk ~ 1.5-2 kg

3 sudu besar serbuk ketumbar

1 sudu besar jintan putih

1-2 sudu besar lada hitam kisar (add sikit2 then rasa)

1 sudu besar rempah sup/rempah kurma

3 sudu besar yoghurt

Garam secukup rasa.

Gaul sebati semua bahan dan lumur pada kambing. Perap at least 1 jam tapi kalau perap 1 -2 hari lagi bagus.

Sebelum bakar, goreng dalam kuali leper, sekadar nak 'brownkan' bahagian luar. (Sear)

Balut kambing dalam aluminium foil & bakar dalam oven 180'C selama sejam/sampai masak.

Makcik bukakan aluminium foil tu pada ~ 15 minit akhir so kambing nampak garing sikit.

Boneless lamb shoulder, tergoda tak?

Makan lah dengan salad, dalca & air asam/yoghurt

Joen

2011-12-19T13:48:00.005+08:00

Joen

The bag...yes the name of the bag

This bag was self designed, earlier meant for Mr troy16.

Then i modified for my son.

When his friend saw and liked it, i changed the design slightly.

Serupa tapi tak sama........size pun dah lupa.....25 x 25 x 11 cm agaknya, tak besar

Ada lagi yang nak kena buat, lain hari makcik tunjuk sini

Sold

Miss Ginger...

2011-12-09T20:24:00.005+08:00

Its december & its school holidays.

Many parents took few days off from work to go on a Q-holidays with the children.

Others find time to go shopping, movies or send them to motivational camps.

How else do you keep them occupied?

My friend has twin girls, Maya & Miya (tumpang anak orang je, anak kite dah besau panjang) & they recently spent time in the kitchen........baking.

And bila dah baking, aunty kathy pun dapat tumpang sekaki le.......

I got miss ginger yg patah kaki.......

(the kaki broke while packing)

Hitam+Perak= Selamat Pengantin Baru

2011-12-07T16:48:00.003+08:00

Permulaan adat

Citttt, hancur berkecai

E-Kou pun kaput juga lepas 2 hari guna

Penyelamat

Siap! (tunggu hari je....)

= anak sedare punye

Yang di Tunggu dah tiba....

2011-12-02T09:46:00.005+08:00

Lepas dapat tau jadi salah seorang yang bertuah, tidoq pun senyum....

Sebab, makcik tak pernahlah dapat cabutan bertuah/free gift, kecuali lah kalu semua orang dapat.

TQ Mr Posto

Ngeeeeeee.....:)

The Doughnut series is mine

TQ Kak Es

Tortilla-Enchilada-Lasagne

2011-11-29T18:56:00.008+08:00

Enchilada that looks more like lasagne

Gamaknya bila orang gossip pun beginilah ye.

LG kata "a", dapat kat DLL dia kata "a+1" and bila McK pulak dengar cerita dah jadi "a+1+y"

Tengok sajalah kelainan antara di sana, situ (dia ambik dari sana), dan sini (hasil terlihat kat situ).....dari enchilada yang di 'modified' sikit, sampai kat makcik tortila tu dah jadi serupa lasagne pulak

hehe, ni semua pasal nak habiskan filling yang ada...tortila wraps pun ada banyak tu saja.

Ahhh, apa ada pada rupa...kan? :)) apa lagi nak kata kan che jah?

Some information:

Tortilla Enchilada Lasagne

Simply Simple

2011-11-29T18:35:00.001+08:00

I bumped into this recipe while BW.

Thank you Ain . Please refer here to see how Ain did hers and ain got it from ryo.

Ryo named this pesona cheesecake

I just make slight changes to suit what i have in the kitchen & kasi nama lain;

The recipe: Biscuit Layer Cheesecake

Source : Ain

Originator: Ryo

400 gm marie biscuit, coffee flavour (any other biscuit is fine, i think)

500 gm cream cheese

250 ml whipped cream (#)

about 100 ml milk

1/2 cup icing sugar

1Tbsp gelatin (melt in abt 2 Tbsp water)- How to melt

1 Tbsp Lemon juice

- Cream sugar with cream cheese until smooth.

- Add whip cream

- pour lemon juice

- Add gelatine and mix well

- Line baking pan with plastic wrap

- Just dip biscuit in milk (not soak) & arrange in pan.

- Scoop cream cheese mixture and spreadjust to cover the biscuit.

- Repeat process until finish/ your desired thickness.

- Sprinkle crushed biscuits on top and chill for abt 6 hrs.

(#)

I used non-diary whip cream, sold in packet of 1 liter, whipped all of it, scooped into abt 5 containers (~200 ml each) and freeze until time to use.

To use, just remove from freezer and chill it few hours before use

This cream is slightly sweetened.

- McK -

Avocado Blended

2011-11-27T13:40:00.004+08:00

Salam Maal Hijrah 1433.

Kesilapan dulu menjadikan kita lebih bijak

Pengalaman buruk menjadi kita lebih berhati hati & tabah

Kelekaan menjadikan kita lebih beringat......

Itu pun kalau kita sedar akan kesilapan yang kita dah lakukan.....

Semoga kehidupan masa depan penuh berkat, di limpahi rezeki, dibukakan hati untuk lebih beramal, aminnnn....

Remember i posted about eating avocado ? Ada macam macam interesting suggestions

both here and in fb.........

"kalau di restoran nasi padang selalunya di blend dg ais dan susu lepas tu letak chocolate syrup/topping......hhhmmmmm...slurppp....yummy.. "

"Salam Mckantin,
Did you try avocado+condensed milk+ice+ chocolate topping tu? How does it taste? I'm your silent reader tapi I do not have any blog of my own,teringin jugak....Salam perkenalan dari saya....Kak Arina"

I decided to try this one and tak menghampakan......sedap!

Terima kasih kak Arina....for the suggestion & also for being my silent reader :))

I haven't tried this anywhere before, therefore m not sure of the 'actual' taste it should be.

This is my version, ada version lain? Pls share, boleh kita kongsi resepi, kot kot la nanti nak buka restoran kannnn.......after all, sharing is caring maaaa.....

Avocado; yang masak/tua (soft when pressed slightly)

isinya lembut, tawar tapi lemak,

The recipe:

1/2 avocado, use spoon to scoop out the flesh

200 ml low fat milk

2 Tbsp condensed milk(*)

1 Tbsp honey (*)

Abt 2 handful Ice cubes

Blend all of the above, pour in glass and top with Hershey's Chocolate Syrup

(*)

Own preference to put either honey, condensed milk, sugar or sugar syrup

Have a good Sunday.

Jom join Kak Es

2011-11-25T14:36:00.002+08:00

Kak Es tengah cuti gamaknya......

Dia buat GA....

Nak join jugak........jom!

Makluman lanjut sila klik sini.

Avocado with Honey.....

2011-11-24T14:54:00.004+08:00

Adalah SEDAP!

Ada juga yang suggest;

Makan dengan gula melaka pun sodap
Makan dengan susu & ice cube pun lazat

Makcik akan cuba 'suggestion' tu di lain waktu

Smooth sailing........

2011-11-23T06:00:00.001+08:00

Life for them.

Makan kita bagi, berak kita cuci.....

Geram jugak kadang kadang tengok. Siang depa buat taik mata.

Initially i thought they were depressed so i took them up to my room just to monitor...

Bila tiba malam.....mak aih punya sembang sampai kita pulak tak boleh lelap!

Dulu ada letak 'terowong' buluh ni, but they peed inside sampai berbau and since the smell seeped into the bamboo, their body pun started to smell.

Jadi i removed the buluh and replaced with a small bakul......

Popi & Tito

I also introduced this yoghurt drops to them. They seem to like it. I put 2 pcs (one each) in a container but the more prominent one (i don't know which one) will take both and not let the other one have it.

It is recommended that they consume a max of two drops per day,

I have no choice but to give them one each, personally...mengada kan?

Nah ambik sorang satu, jangan gaduh!

Popi & Tito enjoying yoghurt drop

(sorry blurred image..taken in the dark with my iPhone)

LGK-PEN-LGK

2011-11-22T05:30:00.000+08:00

When my son called to say he's coming home, he also listed his endless 'want-to-eat'.

Pizza was among them.

Pizza Base

500 gm bread flour

2 Tbsp milk powder

2 Tbsp sugar

3 tsp dried yeast (equiv to one 11gm packet)

Dash of pepper (optional)

Mix herbs (optional)

1/3 cup olive oil

250 ml water

1/2 tsp salt

Mix A in mixing bowl. Turn on mixer, add in olive oil.

Pour in half the water, and little by little after that (depend on temp/flour but i used all the water)

Add in salt and continue to knead.

You can tell, you have knead enough when the dough doesn't stick to the sides of bowl and also it is smooth in texture, soft to touch.

Cover bowl with wet towel/cling film and leave to rise for 1 hr, it will double in size

After the hour, punch the dough to remove air.

Divide the dough into 6 portion, flatten using your hand.

Let it rest for abt 30 mins.

Bake @ 170 *C for 10 minutes.(*)

I half bake so i can keep the base. Sometimes, i will put the filling and freeze it for use later.

There's also another recipe for pizza base made years ago.

Habis la Labu.......

2011-11-20T22:16:00.004+08:00

Ada sikit lagi labu, lebihan buat sayur hari tu.....

Nak buat pengat, sikitlah sangat....jadi kita apomkan dia :))

Apom/Apam Labu

Sumber: Hanamemories

3 Tsp tepung gandum

1 tsp gula

2 tsp yeast

3 Tsp air suam

Note: Tsp = tablespoon@sudubesar

tsp = teaspoon @ sudukecil

240 gm labu, kupas & kukus/rebus

120 gm gula ( actual 150 gm)

1 biji telur

150 ml santan

200 gm tepung gandum

1 tsp baking powder

Campurkan A dan ketepikan selama 5-10 minit

Kisar halus bahan B

Satukan C di dalam mangkuk sesuai

Tuang bahan B ke C, kacau rata.

Masukkan A, sebatikan.

Perap selama 1 jam

Jerang air dalam kukusan.

Sendukkan adunan ke dalam acuan (makcik guna acuan lompang)

Kukus selama ~ 15 minit

- McK -

Concoction

2011-11-16T05:30:00.001+08:00

There must be times when somebody come to tell you that this particular supplement works wonders and that to you the price is 'up to the ceiling'.

We do need certain supplement to complement what is lacking in our body but then again, everyone has different requirement.

datuk nenek kita dulu pun mesti ada penyakit macam kita kan? But they found remedy in what was around them.

Jadi hari ni makcik pun nak share something more natural that we can do to maintain certain 'chemical' imbalance in our body.

Moga dapat membantu, wallahualam

Source: a friend got it from her reflexologist, another friend had an uncle taking this (it works for him) and a couple i know has been taking this everyday for few years.

Me? I just started.

1 cup ginger, chopped

1 cup garlic, chopped

1 cup apple cider

1 cup lime juice ( i used lemon in my first potion)

1 cup honey (i used manuka)

Blend ginger and garlic until fine(*). Pour in a clean pot

Add apple cider and lime juice.

Cook until it boils, stirring all the time.

Then simmer for about 1 hour or so until the mixture thicken - paste-like.

Turn off fire and let it cool down.

Add honey, mix well and transfer to clean, air tight container.

Refrigerate.

Consume abt 1 teaspoon everyday.

Cooked, it looks like puree

Note: alternatively, you can also make this into a marinade(lamb), adding paprika, salt, pepper etc, or even make salad dressing, by mixing it with little water/olive oil to dilute.

"inconsistent"

2011-11-14T15:42:00.004+08:00

Pelik kan tajuk hari ni?

Inconsistent sebab:- patutnya habiskan tapi tak habis...kira tak konsisten la.

Apadia yang tak konsisten tu???

Ni dia!

Cerita dulu;

Hari yang sepatutnya makcik & geng merayap cari breakfast tidak kesampaian sebab masing masing ada hal, jadi makcik kat rumah, garu garu kepala, buka buku......terkena 'racun', godek godek gobok buruk, jumpa yang dicari....maka terhasil lah.......

The front; the 'unfinished' hand quilted effect

Back; the 'incomplete' machine quilt

"unfinished" + "incomplete" = Inconsistent

-Have a good day -

Ada aku kisah?

2011-11-11T20:06:00.004+08:00

I think Chot sakit, his urine stinks!

Bawak dia pergi vet & confirmed.....his genital got infected.

Dapat antibiotik untuk seminggu plus some bio-gel, bla bla

Kena RM102.00! ....beruk pun hampir jatuh pokok kerana terkejut.

Ubat ubat

Sempat lagi main nyorok nyorok

Bulu kena sikat selalu, otherwise it clumps

Doktor kata: "Bye Chot, see you in six days....."

Chot: "........ada aku kisah?...." :))

Selamat Aidil Adha.....Try this snack

2011-11-05T12:02:00.003+08:00

Tip of the week:

NEVER do last minute shopping.................

I have not done last minute shopping for a long time. Tapi semalam (kelmarin) kena juga pergi market sebab tak sempat pergi sebelum tu.

Ramainya orang........

And again, I don't fancy last minute shopping.............a lot of wasted time.............waiting

Meh share something i did yesterday.

Ate this during a visit to a friend's house.

Seaweed between kulit pohpia

I don't have a name for it.

Bahan:

Kulit pohpia

Telur putih

Seaweed (Nori sheets)

Lay pohpia skin on a tray

Brush with egg white (this act as glue)

Lay seaweed and top with another pohpia skin

Cut (i use scissors) accordingly.

Deep fry until golden brown. Strain excess oil. Leave to cool.

Keep in airtight container.

Siap!

2011-11-04T07:52:00.002+08:00

One done, more to come........

The Nonie bag

-McK-

My hands are full........

2011-11-02T22:06:00.003+08:00

Itu kata orang putih.

Orang Melayu kata;

Tak menang tangan.....

Semua nak buat.....

The Mek Sue

The House & Trees

Big star small star

And nobody talks on Wednesday......................

Pre Breakfast

2011-11-01T09:02:00.002+08:00

Salam Selasa,

cuci perut, biar selesa...........

Taufu Fa / Bean Curd

Kak Bedah Kak Limah

2011-10-27T05:00:00.000+08:00

Alkisahnya di satu kawasan bernama Kg Gedong, ada dua orang yang tinggal berjiran, Kak Limah dan Kak Bedah.

Tiap hari mereka berdua akan lepak lepak bawah pokok cempedak, sambil sembang sambil cicah buah jambu.

Satu hari, Kak Limah sudah kata; "Tok aku pernah buat ni...tepung pulut, gula merah, nyok (kelapa)......, aku nak cuba lah nanti.."

"Wokeh wokeh, aku pun nak terai jugak.." sahut kak Bedah.

Then one day.....

"Bedahhhhh, nah aku dah cuba resepi tok aku hari tu......" kata kak limah sambil menghulurkan sepiring kuih.

Lepat liat

Kak Bedah pun tak nak kalah, nak buat jugak, tapi..........camna ye?

"Ooooo Limah, nah, aku pun dah cuba buat kuih tok hang tu.."

"Laaaaa, hang buat kuih apa ni?"

" Aku tak dah steamer, jadi aku bakaq laaaa.." kata Bedah dengan slamberrr.

Gedongggggg

Cak! yes, nama dia Gedong Cak, beli kat Tg Dawai

Rasanya lebih kurang macam lepat liat lah, cuma satu kukus, satu lagi bakor je

Nota: Cerita ni hanyalah rekaan tuan tanah semata mata, kalau ada kak limah & kak bedah baca ni, jangan ambik hati ye

Jangan buat main.................

2011-10-25T05:00:00.000+08:00

Sekarang tak ada diskaun lagi tau....(kata kerani yang melayan makcik hari tu lah).

Ini saman bukan makcik yang punya......tapi itu brader yang buat internship kat sana nun.

Lain kali jangan park sesuka hati haaaaa

Banyak boleh buat dengan duit tu tau......

PopiTito

2011-10-24T05:00:00.002+08:00

Ni bukan nama character dari drama bersiri mexico......bukan juga dari tajuk telenovela venezuela.....(kih kih, macamlah makcik pernah tengok semua tu...)

Popi and Tito......dua insan yang ditinggalkan di bawah jagaan makcik............

"Bapa" mereka tu pergi buat internship kat seberang laut sana nun.

Ditinggalkan dengan hanya pesanan "jangan lupa bancuh minum dia org camni camni...."

"You have to go there to buy....."

Okaylah okaylah.................

Makcik pun buatlah seperti yang disuruh....oihhhh cerewet rupanya 'bebudak' tu.......siap marah lagi dengan bunyi yang kuat, kadang tu makcik sampai..........................."oh Pocot!...." terkejutkan suara mereka tu..............

Popy & Tito (i cannot tell which is who)....

asyik dalam terowong buluh tu saja...

Sampai kena suakan food.......mengada kan depa ni?

They feed on a "complete-diet-for-sugarglider" called HPW plus fresh red apple. When HPW run out & i haven't got time to buy, I was told baby food is another alternative.

So I bought some baby food for them to try.................

Baby food

They seem to like it! Biasalah, kena 'hidangkan' dulu before they actually come down the cage to feed..........being nocturnal, at night lah baru dia orang kerja.........

Apa tengok tengok!

Bukti kecerewetan!, egg custard makan, epal tak sentuh!

With their "bapa"

Having them didn't mean my other baby is neglected......................

Haha.......Chot di taruhkan riben masa gi grooming hari tu...

beruntung kau Chot, makcik pun tak berpeluang gi grooming

-McK-

Wonderful days, trying period

2011-10-22T05:00:00.002+08:00

Lama betul makcik tak update & lama tu juga makcik tak melawat sahabat maya.

Kenapa terjadi gitu ye?

Banyak faktor.........

- kadang tu memang kesuntukan masa.

- ada masa, tapi kadang tu otak ke lain (ronda satu dunia)

- otak kacau bilau (@ serabut), membuatkan bila you tengok screen pun, you actually looked thru it!

Itulah yang terjadi, semenjak dua menjak ni......terkejar sana sini..............

Almaklumlah orang penting kannnn..........kita punya hal sedia maklumlah kita pasti sibuk, pakcik punya activity pun kita kena masuk campur, MIL punya schedule pun kite tolong jaga, anak2 punya time-table pun kita kena ambik tau, hatta whenever they were out (of the house) pun, they still texted me to wake them up!

Whatever it is I LOVE doing all of the above. That makes live so wonderful.

Apa pun i want to put to memory, my recent 'jalan jalan che kiah',

Alkisahnya, planning dah lama tapi asyik tertangguh je.

I want to capture the wonderful moments, just like this one and this one

Date: Oct 06, 2011

Time: 9am

From: Penang

To: KL (Dekat saja tapi thrill macam nak pi Paris nunnn)

Mode of transport: Bus

How many che kiah : 3

Purpose: Saja get-together-away-from-home

Agenda: Asyik makannnn je. Tak percaya? Tengok ni.

Senyummmmm......click!

Say cheezeeeee (before a plate-full-of-taugeh arrive)

Tepanyaki....(see the amount of beansprout {taugeh} ?)

Had these ..........

tepanyaki wasn't even halfway down the stomach yet!

Walk, walk, look look...tak kan see saja kan? :=))

Lawa lagi mamat ni dari makcik..haishhh

Dinner....grilled lamb...yummy (image sourcing)

"exchanging-story" session before bed........

(tengok tu M Nasir pun gelak dengar kita sembang)

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........................

Day 2:- Breakfast at the hotel (image source)

We took a taxi to the 'other' side of town. We made sure we didn't 'drop' while shopping!

Makan time! Lunch

Dessert!

Our 'dinner' -too full to have anything else....

Apple pie with ice-cream & carrot cake

Malam sebelum tidur pot pet pot pet lagi sambil minum kopi, makan cake, chocolate.....

It was the day after that, family makcik di berikan dugaan yang maha berat...........that i was unable to join the two che kiahs on the return journey..........

It was a very stressful few days.

Alhamdulillah, we managed to pull through.

Allah knows best.

Thank you che kiahs for the wonderful two days there and the many many days here.

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

― Dr. Seuss

-McK-

Saja nak sembang...

2011-10-05T22:47:00.004+08:00

A smile can do wonders to people who receive it

A budget travel could bring happiness to you

A simple gift can be very meaningful to the recipient

And....I didn't realize that a simple goodbye can turn out to be an emotional one.

Malam ni jugak tak berapa boleh pejam mata sebab esok adalah hari "jalan jalan che kiah"

Che kiah sibuk pack......

Kitchen Art

2011-10-01T07:19:00.006+08:00

Lama sangat dok tunjuk rainbow tu kan?

Been sibuk sikit lately.

Pakcik pun sibuk dok tanya why tak dak entry baru? Bukan tak dak nak cerita, tapi most yang ambik last week, gambarnya hancusssss.

Blur tak tentu pasal..........eh, apasal pulak tak tentu pasal, mesti ada sebab kan kan?

kalut sangat nak snap gambar.....
snap mula ingat cantik dah...tiba bila d/l kat computer tengok blurrrr, nak ambik lain food dah habis masuk perut.

....dan alasan alasan lain yang masuk akal.

But yesterday, I managed to bake & deco sebijik kek untuk majlis pertunangan anak saudara makcik.

This is my first attempt playing with ~~the dough~~ fondant

Colour yang dah TERsedia ada TERsimpan ialah chocolate, putih and sedikit hijau, jadi itu sajalah warna yang makcik guna....

Boleh lah tahan memandangkan ini cobaan pertama kan?

- McK -

Of the rainbow and cokodok.....

2011-09-19T18:35:00.006+08:00

Past few days were gloomy here in the state. The sun was out but shy away just few hours later and came the cloud, the wind and the rain!

But that's outside.

Inside makcik's kitchen, it was a hive of activities, with rainbow being the theme....it seems :)

I did quite a few but i just put the rainbow ones.....

Bread Pudding/Jelly

(for the surau raya-do)

thanks mamafami

BREAD PUDDING
Source : MamaFami

Ingredients :

1 packet agar-agar strip (25g)
1.4 litre water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 can evaporated milk
6 pieces white bread ~ cut to small cubes
1 nos egg ~ lightly beaten
3 food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method :

1. Soak the bread in evaporated milk and egg. Pour into a blender and blend. Set aside.
2. Cut the agar-agar strips to an inch size and soak for 10 minutes or so. Then boil with 1.4 litre water till agar-agar dissolved. Put through a sieve and pour back into the pot. Add sugar and stir till sugar dilutes.
3. Pour the blended bread mixture into the agar-agar and stir on low fire for a while.
4. Divide to 4 portions. Add a color to each portion and leave one portion as it is.
5. Pour one color at time onto the centre of the tray.
6. Place the tray in the refrigerator to set.
7. Cut and serve.

Kek alunan kasih {love in the waves :=)}

(for a neighbour's kenduri)

Did before with just two colours

My first try, dare not use those colours

Nanti makcik share resepi lain pulak ye, sedap sedap...best....tapi dah namanya orang kampung kan.......tetaplah cokodok yang menjadi idaman.

Jemputlah makan..........nak resepi? :=D.......

pisang dilenyek, susu cair, tepung & garam ;

gaul semua & GORENGGG

Stuffed Portobello

2011-09-12T06:30:00.001+08:00

Mushroom.

Portobello or portabella, according to en Wiki, originates from Europe or Northern America.

But makcik got it from Tesco je....

I was attracted to it by the size; two pcs with 4" diameter and another 3 slightly smaller....

Portobello Mushroom

Stuffed

The stuffed:

I used ingredients that were available in my kitchen......

Asparagus, small piece of lobster my sister brought back from Sabah recently, onion, garlic.

Saute crushed garlic in butter and add the rest, cook for a while, add salt & pepper to taste.

The Mushrooms:

Remove stem & clean. Brush butter or drizzle olive oil on mushroom. Sprinkle salt and pepper.

Bake/grill for abt 20 mins.

The assembly

Arrange portobello in tray with stem side up. Put in stuffed, top with cheese. I also put cili flakes on top of cheese. Bake/grill until cheese slightly browned.

Serve with roast chicken wings/mash potato/salad

Thanks to Allah for providing enough of everything as many out there are not as fortunate.

Let's do our bit whenever and wherever we can. Read more

Raya 2011

2011-09-07T21:22:00.011+08:00

Still in raya mood..........

Speechless...................

Layanlah pemandangan indah (atas tikar tuuu je ponn) at my kampung sweet kampung......

Nephews & nieces & sons causing havoc

(many more not here, either late or tak balik kampung)

(L-R) younger sister, elder sister, sis-in-law & sis-in law

(not in were my other younger sis & 3 sis-in-law)

Eldest bro with family

Another brother & family

Sister & family

Tak cukup ketupat ke apa?

Niece sekeluarga

Cewahhh, (ada serupa a.y.a.h. p.i.n?)

Macam pendekar mustar pun ada gak

Haiii Mambang ungu...

Awat lentokkk

And back at home the next day, we were host to streams of guests........

The biggest group from KL

This is where we entertain them;eyes, ears & stomach.......

when they're here, we'll pass them a small knife/screw driver.....

A closer look at the table top.....

Sudirman kata.."Kalau pergi Kuala Kubu....tulis nama atas batuuu....";

kat rumah makcik, most of our guests

will carve their initials on the dining table! as seen above.

Cutest guest I had this raya.....a sugar-glider....

all the way from Pahang, enjoying a hard-boiled egg

Suweeettttt

- McK -

Ayam Vs Ikan Kering

2011-09-04T09:57:00.007+08:00

Setelah lebih kurang seminggu lembu dan ayam bermaharajalela di rumah2 seantero dunia, berkawan baik dengan pulut serta santan tibalah masa untuk mereka mengundurkan diri....

Meh kita ganti...........

Masak cabai ikan kering (or acar ikan kering)

(that long one is the crab stick)

Sayur lemak taugeh......

Nikmat...

And how was your raya? Pasti semua orang gembira....

Disamping tu jangan kita lupa ada juga orang yang tengah bersedih kan, jadi berpada padalah kalau nak happy pun...

Dan sudah semestinya semua orang juga sibuk dangan hal2 berkaitan; sebelum juga semasa raya.........

seperti...................

Tolong mak cuci rumah - segak bergaya....TQ

Tolong bini jamu tetamu.......

he makes best char kuey teow in town! (wa tak tipu lu...)

Ali baba ni dok buat taik mata pulak dah!

(Candid, with his bantal pencil busuk i made him ~ 18 yrs ago)

Semestinya ini kerja makciklah.....

dan ini...............dan lagi....

Gambar gambar semasa raya yang menunjukkan semua orang happy tak hengat akan di tayangkan kemudian ye........

Kad Raya Cantik!

2011-09-01T13:00:00.006+08:00

Makcik masih dalam mood "bercuti" lagi, so cuma nak tayang kad raya cantik cantik yang makcik kutip semasa berkunjung ke rumah sahabat ......

B4S

Dah tertera alamat...

L2C

Uncle

Bujal

mamaFaMi

Ijan

Bersyukur.....

2011-08-23T22:30:00.005+08:00

Ramadhan pun sudah nak sampai ke penghujung, selain ibadat kita yang diharapkan semakin mantap......

- Zakat dah bayar ke abang2, pakcik2 semua?

- Kuih dah buat ke kakak2 & makcik2?

- Rumah dah kemas ke untuk menerima tetamu nanti?

Apa you orang makan berbuka tadi? Me? Curry puff and mee kuah. gambar dah tak kuasa nak ambik dah....

Saja lah makcik nak cerita kat sini....

Kejadian 1:

Sedang makcik leka buat kerja dalam rumah di suatu 'hampir tengah hari' tiba tiba kedengaran... 'kedebooommmmmm' dua kali.

As usual i thought it was those boys from a school nearby playing with fire-crackers.....The backlane is their favourite port for lepaking before/after school.

Tapi hari tu dengar kelam kabut sikit.....indeed, one of the boys sudah luka tangan as the crackers sudah meletup dalam tangan dia...

When i went to look, his right hand was already wrapped, waiting for ambulance to come, his face changed from black sweet to yellow langsat...kesakitan/ketakutan/kepucatan kot.

His friends around him comforting, 2 tried to be there but moved away as they were wearing only their school pants....badan habis penuh tepung, tengah dok jadi badut gamaknya.

Yang nak rayanya kita ni, tapi yang sudah TERletup tangan & badut tepung tu ialah budak2 india, camno tu?

Kesian nengok budak tu if he is innocent or mangsa keadaan, but if they were the mischievous ones yang selau dok buat 'havoc' kat belakang rumah tu............(lu pikir lah sendiri ye?)

Gambar ikhsan pakcik gugel

Kejadian 2:

Today while on the way to do marketing. I was trying to park & the attendant was just one car infront of me, sitting on (his) bike, holding a book.

Selalu, bila nak park je, attendant akan cepat cepat datang nak tulis resit.....but not this guy.

Makcik dok ingat...dia ni dok sibuk baca buku cerita ke?

Parked & walked towards him to hand the money, dia suakan tangannya, sambil terus menatap buku.....& as i neared, i heard him........

Dia tengah dok baca yassin! Ohhh sejuknya hati tengok adik tu......alhamdulillah, harap adik tu di berikan kesejahteraan dalam meniti kehidupan, amin.

Seminggu yang mendatang ni semua orang pasti sibuk kan? Nak prepare nak buat rendang, ketupat, kuah kacang, sate, kuih2 yg masih tertunggak......

pada semua, Selamat menyibukkan diri

nak cari kayu, nak cari kayu,

Merah juga la mak ngah.......

2011-08-18T06:00:00.000+08:00

Over the weekend, pakcik insisted that we buy food for breakfast instead of cooking.

Hmmm, with that, i had some time to indulge in my hobby......sewinglah apa lagi

Of late, whenever i wander(?) around malls (in my hometown or away), i will see at least 6/10 people carrying it. Looks like LC has become a household item....and this brand is derived from the name of a town kat sana nunnn......

I gave myself a try and came up with one of my version.....lets called it LN....apa itu LN?

Ha ha nanti makcik come out with my own label called MsWhite, boleh kan?

Jahit 2 bag dah sakit bahu sampai setengah tahun...hmmmm, angan2 .......

LN.... Front

LN... Back

LN = :=))

Merah menyala.....

2011-08-16T21:23:00.003+08:00

Pass few days ada masak, ada beli.

Harini punya dishes seemed merah semuanya.

Son 2 kata nak ayam yang pedas pedas, pakcik pun suka pedas....MIL ingin perut cicah air asam.....son 1 suka cucur kuah kacang......son 2 pulak on the way balik rumah beli ayam percik & popia goreng.

Ayam masak merah

Perut (tripe) with air asam

Cucur sayur with kuah kacang (ulang tayang)

You see all red on the table

- mata dah ngantuk, rasa nak zzzzzzzzz.......-

You all makan apa?

2011-08-12T06:00:00.000+08:00

I don't know why i feel very malas nak 'cakap' sekarang.

So dari tak update, baik lah kita tengok gambar gambar yang tak sepertinya ini ye.

No posing posing & no food presentation, it's "what-you-see-is-what-you-actually-get" (if you come to my house lah :-D )

Udang malas

hehe makcik yg malas....sekali masak, lauk dapat, sayur pun ada..

Pakcik always prefer nasi, as he only eat once...no sahur

Steam broccoli & mushroom

(ni 'kawan' dgn roasted lamb for son1)

Masak asam

Karipap

son1 tak suka nasi, so dia makan ni dekat 20 biji kot...

from buka puasa right until sahur...

Langit tak selalu cerah, matahari pun tak memancar hingga ke malam.......jadinya, kuih pun tak lah selalunya cantikkkkk saja kan? Selalu dok tunjuk yang lawa saja, kesiannnnn yang kureng enchem tu.......

Tengoklah, senyummmmm saja depa ni

Tahniah Sally...

2011-08-11T15:34:00.003+08:00

Hari ni makcik tak post sebab kelmarin (semalam),

tema menunya adalah: Jangan membazir, makan je lebihan kemarin nun....

Tambahan cuma nasi himpit tapi sebab makcik pancit kena himpit kelmarin, tak sempat nak ambik gambar nasi himpit tu......

Pagi tadi, makcik dapat sms dari "gobokhatiku". gembira macam makcik pulak yg dapat :))

Tahniah Sally kena telah melahirkan baby boy pada 10 aug 2011.

Dah ada sepasang dah sebab her first is a girl.

Tahniah! Pantang jangan tak pantang.

Jangan Makan Lagi....

2011-08-10T06:00:00.000+08:00

Sambal tumis udang, petai seciput

Sawi with fishball & glass noodle (tak jalan!!!!)

Cucur udang (yg tak ada udang) with kuah kacang......

......lajuuuuu je licin

Home-made kuah kacang segera, i'll share later..

Oren cap Twister, :-D,

khas buat Bujal yg tercekik semalam

-BYE-

Kita tengok sudah......

2011-08-08T21:38:00.004+08:00

Chicken Rice ala Claypot (recipe here)

Lupa pulak nak jamu air & dessert.......

Tok sah cakaplah......

2011-08-08T06:00:00.000+08:00

Friday night........

Ice cream cake

Para pelakon "Three Guys and a Nanny"..

TQ Pakcik love

TQ Janz

Home-made: Bawal goreng & Cili kicap

Bendi rebus & Terung bakar

Kerabu Selom

Kuih muih(s)

- McK-

Mari layan mata...

2011-08-07T12:31:00.005+08:00

Sebelum berbuka..........

Petai bakar & sambal belacan

Ayam bakar with air asam

Tudia pulun sakan...

Love in the waves. Boleh??

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

Baru balik semalam dari perantauan (yang tak jauh mana pun) menemani pakcik yang ada tugasan, tengok rumah agak lintang pukang bak tongkang nak pecah.

Kesian makcik tinggalkan dua dua son kat rumah berbuka & bersahur sendiri. Sebelum pergi tu sempat tinggalkan sikit food dalam fridge.......

Tapi dah besar kan, pandai pandailah nak makan, PARAM (PAsar RAMadhan) pun berlambak sana sini....

Setelah empat hari meninggalkan mereka, kelmarin petang semasa sampai ke tanah tumpah darahku, kami suamisteri pun teruslah ke param beli makanan untuk berbuka.

Agak mengecewakan juga........tersilap pilih makanan/penjual atau tidak menepati citarasa........wallahualam....

Letih sangat semalam, awai awai lagi dah belayaq ke Pulau Dudoq (hehe tidoq la tu), sampailah pukul 5 pagi when my alarm went off.

Bangun nak minum air je sambil tu keluar jengok anakanda berdua tu...nak makan atau dah makan....

Mak aih, terkejut makcik!

Depa dok pun pang pung pang kat dapur mengalahkan Alexander!

Sorang dok masak lamb, sorang dok buat spaghetti......sakan anak anak aku ni makan, nasi memang tak jalan langsung masa sahur ni sejak dulu lagi....

Ish ish ish, kesian jugak kan walau dah besar panjang.......

Jadi hari ni makcik pun masaklah bagi memenuhi permintaan son 2 yang sejak dari first day puasa, dok calling makcik ..........."nanti mak balik sini, hari khamis mak masak......"

Okaylah, tak mau celoteh panjang....nak tekan keyboard pun tak larat dah....esok kita post apa kita masak hari ni okay....elok ke tak elok presentationnya akan makcik letak juga kat sini, insyallah.

Just to add colour to my entry today, I present you the cake that i made last week.

Resipi kat sini .Thanks maisya
(omputih nak panggil apa kek ni ye?? Love in the waves??)

Eggless Chocolate Cake and Selamat Berpuasa

2011-07-31T15:00:00.000+08:00

Sekadar menjamu mata......

Esok semua umat Islam akan mula berpuasa. Moga amal ibadat kita tahun ini lebih baik dari yang lepas lepas, insyallah. Sudah semestinya juga semua setan setan masuk 'dock' kan?

Yang kerja, paham pahamlah tak sempat nak masak kan? jadi belilah....apahal pulak dengan yang tak kerja (pejabat) macam makcik ni? Nak beli jugak????

Hehehe, bak kata orang, kita tolong meramaikan majlis kannnn. Orang beli kita pun belilah apa salahnya...pahala tau tolong orang berniaga ni.......

Okay okay, seminggu dua ni, selain dari menjaga son 2 yang demam campak tu, rasanya urat rajin makcik ni terlebih kembanglah.......:))

Adaaaa saja yang makcik buat...ada yang sempat bergambar, ada juga yang terus lesap dalam perut...

Tapi makcik nak share (gambar je laa....) apa yang makcik buat kelmarin untuk seseorang yang buat BBQ kat rumah dia.....

Soya Bean Jelly. Resepi sini

Fruit Tartlets....

syok kan kalau boleh berkata........

"oh, ai petik stoberi bluberi ni dari kebun ai belakang rumah tu...."

Dalam pada tu sempat juga sok sek sok sek dengan mamafami, cabar sana cabar sini (sms saje...) maka terhasil lah yang ni.....

Pernah buat dah sebelum ni but this one has yoghurt in it and softer.

Apam jambu, thank you MAMAFAMI...

Tapiiiii, tak kan selalu menjadi kan? Kadang kita tak nak merekah dia merekah.......

TERseringai dek kepanasan gamaknya...tapi sedap!

And lepas tu...dia tanya pulak..."nak buat apa pulak lepas ni?....." cepat ja mulut ni jawab "Eggless Choc Cake" jadi agar tak termalu ngan mama, makcik buatlah jugak....

Woishhhhh, i tell you.......simple, cepat and sedap tau......kenape? Tak percaye?

Buatlah, tak menyesal punya.....

Meh makcik bagi resepi.

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

(sumber: Dah terlupa, terima kasih, halal ye)

Ingredients:

1 Cup flour (*)

1 tsp baking powder (*)

1/2 tsp soda bicab (*)

1/2 cup cocoa powder (*)

2 Tbsp milk powder

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/4 cup ice cold water

1 tsp vanila

1/2 tsp coffee /choc /mocca emulco (either one or tak payah pun tak apa)

1/2 cup corn oil

1 tsp vinegar or lemon juice

Method:

Sift A (*) in a bowl.

Add B, mix well

Pour in C, whisk slowly to prevent mixture from being clumpy

Lastly, add D, mix well

Pour in paper cups and bake at 160 *C for about 15-20 mins depending on your oven.

Moist and soft

YUMMY..........

Used left-over cadbury almond milk choc for this topping

Alhamdulillah.....

2011-07-20T20:01:00.003+08:00

- Son 2 dah makin sihat, walau bintik bintik masih banyak, demam dah tak ada, selera harimau dia pun dah datang balik.....cuma tak adalah bagi dia hentam semua.....mostly yang rebus & vege saja.

Masa sakit tu teman setia dia adalah (selain air suam) Daun pisang, daun mambu (neem),taufu fa, air kelapa, teh bunga, porridge & vege soup & seangkatan. Asyik dengar...aduiiii aduiiih saja setiap kali nak pusing badan.

Ingatkan bila tak makan perut nak kempissssss :)) tapi tak juga...:-D.

And while he is on 'restricted' food intake ni jugaklah makcik ni mengidam nak makan.......

Pisang rebus, gaul dengan kelapa parut......sedap you!

(terinagt pulak kat arwah mak.....alfatihah)

- I had my annual ultrasound/mammogram check. Alhamdulillah, clear.

Berkenaan mammogram......when i first had it, many said 'kenapa buat?.. bila buat nanti dok kena tekan, tu yang akan ada 'lumps'.

My experience.............it was during my first mammogram about 6 years ago that they detected some 'calcification' and thus, my regular check after that to monitor.

Jadi pada yang masih takut takut tu........there's no harm doing it

Campak dot dot

2011-07-15T12:30:00.006+08:00

Minggu ni dah plan tak mau dok rumah, tetiba....

"mak, i m coming home, i got mc"......

okay, ingat we can tinggalkan dia kat rumah, jadi dok berkira kiralah nak buat apa simpan kat fridge buat stock 2 hari kita orang tak ada.........

Sekali, habis semua plan.....memang tak sanggup nak tinggal............

early morning day 2 at hom,

masih boleh snap gambar dia sendiri letak fb.

Petang: high fever, he's shaking cold.

I took this image to show doctor

Aduiiii,

sakit badan, seram sejuk, panas, gatal etc etc

Ciannnn, son2 kena campak air, bintik bintik naik tengah power. Dr bagi ubat untuk demam, gatal & juga anti-viral.

Daun mambu (neem)

Untuk 'garu' & mesin ambil air untuk mandi sikit

Jadi sekarang, tengah mc...tapi next week dah cuti mid-sem, tak adalah miss class banyak sangat.

-Get well soon-

Teman sejati

2011-07-08T21:51:00.005+08:00

Minggu lepas, kami (makcik & pakcik) sekali lagi ke KL;

- Melawat adik ipar makcik, Jani

- Melawat sahabat kami;

Makcik & pakcik adalah dari sekolah berasrama yang sama........dari tingkatan 1 sampailah tingkatan 5. Ada setengah tu dari darjah 1 sampailah ke uni...lama tu.

Jadi kami kami dari batch yang sama ni, kiranya membesar bersamalah. Yalah kan, dulu dulu sekolah berasrama penuh (selain tkc, stf, star, sdar, mckk & yang seangkatan) sekolah sains di wujudkan untuk membantu murid2 dari kampung yang agak bijak (cewahhh....tapi not smart enough to enter the abovesaid institution) agar boleh pandai lagi......takut takut mak bapak kasi berhentikan sekolah bila nak masuk sekolah menengah sebab kesempitan hidup kan?

Dan masa tu kami dapat lagi duit poket RM30/sebulan!

Ini adalah realiti hidup suatu waktu dulu kan?

Sooo, okay.... bila kami dah habis sekolah, hubungan kebanyakan kami tak terputus; we have our group email & facebook. Tak payah ceritalah apa kita buat dengan email & facebook kan?

Bila raya kita buat raya gathering, 2 tahun sekali kita buat mega-gathering

From there, kita ujudkan tabung (we called it Tabung Teman Sejati) untuk bantu rakan2 yang memerlukan.....

With that, we organize Program Ziarah every now & then, the last time in March was in my house, when they all converge to visit friends in 'utara', makcik/pakcik pergi jemput rakan2 yang tak sihat bawak mai rumah

This time round kita buat kat central (KL).....

Mereka ni bukan lah susah, but what matters is the moral support.

Eh eh eh makcik ni bebel panjang pulak no......okaylah layan jelah gambar yang ada ni....

@ Hapisah's (Pit) who has a "C", recovering but

still need medical attention

(makcik tak pi sbb masih dalam perjalanan fr Pg waktu ni)

@ Taufik's (Pik) house whose wife is bed-ridden

@ Husni's (Oni), whose husband passed away late last year.

Hari isnin pagi pakcik went fr a meeting in KL, and by afternoon, we drove back to Pg as pakcik has to be in Jkt on tues....

Tak tunjuk food pun tak berapa best jugak kan? meh jom tengok apa makcik & son1 makan semasa ketiadaan pakcik.

Baked Salmon with potato & salad

Salmon tu makcik marinate dengan BBQ sauce, mustard, salt, pepper & daun sup. Balut dalam aluminium foil & bake for about 30 mins, then buka foil and bake for about 5-10 minutes lagi (just to keringkan sikit liquid yg ada).

Terima kasih Ben Ashari...

2011-07-08T13:58:00.006+08:00

Makcik memang selalu ikut Ben......cuma tak join.....antaranya.....

"..contest untuk blogger baru....." layak ke kalau dah > 2 thn berblog (masa tu lah...)

"...blog memasak......." pun tak layak sbb bukan ada resepi sangat...

"....blog ibu-ibu...." malu sbb tak banyak cerita....

Tapi hari ni, tuah makcik kot..(pernah jugak komen, tapi tiada respon, paham ben banyak pengomen, so tak harapkan reply)

Pergi balik blog ben, nampak ni......

Blog Pilihan Hari Ini ...

Mengingatkan aku pada zaman sekolah dulu.. hehehe ...

http://makcikkantin.blogspot.com/

Komen Ben pada blog dia (macam diatas tu)...."mengingatkan aku pada zaman sekolah dulu....."

mungkin he is refering to the header, cara kami bergambar ala poyo tu kot;

Saja nak bagi tau.....Yang pompuan sorang tu ialah cikgu...yang dok pegang bahu cikgu tu ialah cikgu besau nye....yang lagi dua orang tu adalah anak murid kelas dewasa

- Pakcik yang insists letak gambar family as header..katanya "....you story story about us lah..."

- Cerita makcik adalah caca marba, kira journal(yg bukan dari seorang journalist) untuk dibaca kemudian hari.

terima kasih, hari ni makcik dapat 4 kawan baru......

Mood makcik adalah : Gumbira

Nota: entah apa jadi dgn font size hari ni...kacau bilau....

JanjiNya: Sesaat pun tidak berganjak

2011-07-05T14:55:00.004+08:00

Bersiaran lagi, just brief updates saja. Baru balik ke Pg & rumah pun tunggang langgang.

For the past months, we've been commuting Pg - Kl regularly, visiting a sick BIL (my biras-to be exact).

Basir Samsuddin; At 56, he passed away on the early morning of 28th June, leaving a wife, Jani & two children; Imran (21) and Najwa (19). Berat kita memandang, berat lagi mereka yang menghadapi saat saat genting ini. Moga Jani tabah dengan dugaan ini...

Kalau berminat nak tahu lebih lanjut, bolehlah baca sini,

Sebetulnya, sejak awal tahun 2011, kami begitu di uji......

To have one death is bad enough but to have 3 within 6 months, is really trying times for us....

Before this, my own brother passed away on 27th January 2011.

Azmi Puteh; He passed away while sitting on a chair at the office. He was 57.

While we thought it was a sudden death( it was indeed, sudden), he had somehow 'hinted' to his wife when he mentioned things like..."wanting to be buried near my mum who passed on 7 months before that & of 'this' would be the last raya...".

Prior to this, on the evening of 31st Dec 2010, my other sister-in-law also lost her husband.

Idrus Nayan; He was complaining of severe 'gastritis' 2 days before & warded for observation. He slipped into coma after surgery and passed on without regaining consciousness.

Moga Allah tempatkan mereka bersama sama orang yang beriman dan diampuni dosanya olehMu.

-Amin-

Mari mengira

2011-06-21T22:29:00.012+08:00

Satu hari berapa kalori??

Lagi sekali arahan/saranan Kementerian Pelajaran mengundang hati kecil makcik untuk dijadikan entry hari ini.

Hari tu dicadangkan di tiadakan nasi lemak dalam menu sekolah.

Dalam paper hari ni pulak, Menteri Kesihatan mencadangkan pengusaha kantin meletakkan jumlah kalori pada setiap makanan yang di hidangkan...

Makcik pun tak tau kenapa berita ni amat mengundang/mengusik hati makcik.

Ish... kacau kacau....kalau makcikkantin ni bukak kantin lah, dia pun tak tau, maklumlah masa kecik dulu ada subjek ilmu kesihatan pun cikgu dia tak cerita macam mana nak kira itu kalori.

Bila dah besar panjang pun ambik jurusan injin injin, jadi tak sempat nak mendalami bab bab kalori ni...

1/ Korang agak, makcik kantin yang ada sekarang tu belajar pasal nutrition?

2/ Adakah subjek "mengira kalori" ni akan di 'introducekan' di sekolah?

3/ Akan adakah subjek seperti diatas (mengira kalori-pemakanan sihat) yang akan di 'tuition'kan oleh pakar pakar nutrisi?

4/ Adakah cikgu di sekolah juga "kalori" savvy?

5/ Waktu rehat yang singkat dan murid berpusu pusu nak beli makanan, sempatkah dia orang refer ke Kalori Chart, kalau pun di tampalkan sbg rujukan?

6/ Apa yang korang fikir?

Makcik bukan 'disagree' pasal nak jaga kesihatan murid2 untuk elak obese atau lain penyakit yang tak sepatutnya bertandang pada umur masih muda.

Rasanya ada tak cara lain untuk elakkan ini semua kan? Jom kita sama sama pikir....

a/ Kita sediakan bekal untuk anak ke sekolah? (silap2 mak pun goreng nuget je buat bekal)

b/ Kurangkan makanan bergoreng di sekolah, spt nuget (tapi yang tu cepat siapkan?)

c/ Minyak yang di ulang dan ulang dan ulang dan ulang diguna untuk menggoreng pun tak baik utk kesihatan.

d/ Laksa is a healthy option, tapi kalu dah berebut2, tumpah kuah tu atas baju kawan, susah pulak kan?

e/ Sandwich adalah agak simple, semi-heavy . Isilah egg, tuna, sardine, cheese campur salad - healthy kan?

d/ Bihun S'pore (yg putih tu), mee/bihun vegetarian.....

e/ Kuih;- banyakkan kuih2 kukus, contoh, ketayap pun tok sah letak inti kelapa, letak je pisang yg disira sedikit gula (banyak tak boleh, semut datang kerumun pulak bila kencing)

f/Wajib ditiadakan hotdog, nuggets dan seangkatan...

g/ Nak makan sempoi sempoi, tunggulah hingga balik rumah.

h/ Charity begins at home....

Keperluan kalori adalah berbeza bagi setiap individu......tak boleh jelaskan lebih sebab makcik tak pakar.

Kenalah bercakap dengan orang yang pakar dalam hal ini...atau boleh juga cari sikit sebanyak pengetahuan dari sini atau sini, makcik pun tak tadarus lagi.

Dan masa sembang sembang dengan satu minah ni, dia kasi ni & makcik pun rasa bertanggungjawab meletakkan list dibawah sebagai panduan pada yang ingin mengira kalori...terima kasih Mizz Gugel

1. Nasi putih (satu setengah cawan) = 260 kalori

2. Nasi lemak bersambal (sepinggan) = 400 kalori

3. Nasi goreng bertelur (sepinggan) = 635 kalori
4. Nasi briyani berayam (sepinggan) = 880 kalori
5. Nasi minyak kosong (sepinggan) = 445 kalori
6. Nasi ayam kosong (sepinggan) = 300 kalori
7. Mee goreng kosong (sepinggan) = 660 kalori
8. Mee sup (semangkuk) = 380 kalori
9. Mee hoon goreng (sepinggan) = 550 kalori
10. Roti putih (2 keping) = 156 kalori
11. Roti canai kosong tanpa kuah (sekeping) = 200 kalori
12. Capati tanpa kuah (sekeping) = 180 kalori
13. Pau ayam (sebiji) = 203 kalori
14. Emping jagung kosong (secawan) =160

JUMLAH KALORI DALAM LAUK-PAUK

1. Ikan kembong kari berkuah (seekor) = 85 kalori
2. Ikan tenggiri goreng bercili (sepotong) = 142 kalori
3. Ikan kembong goreng (seekor) = 140 kalori
4. Ikan senangin masam manis berkuah (sepotong) = 210 kalori
5. Daging lembu kari berkuah (2 kotak mancis) = 130 kalori
6. Ayam kari berkuah (sepotong) = 250 kalori
7. Ayam goreng (sepotong) = 255 kalori
8. Ayam tandoori (sepotong) = 220 kalori
9. Sambal udang (setengah cawan) = 70 kalori
10. Sambal sotong (setengah cawan) = 55 kalori
11. Telor goreng (sebiji) = 110 kalori
12. Tauhu goreng (sekeping) = 110 kalori
13. Kacang panggang dalam tin (2 sudu makan) = 40 kalori

MAKANAN SEGERA

1. Peha ayam goreng (satu) = 130 kalori
2. Nugget ayam (satu) = 60 kalori
3. Kentang lecek (satu tub kecil) = 90 kalori
4. Sayur kobis hancur (satu tub) = 75 kalori
5. Burger keju (satu) = 425 kalori
6. Kentang goreng (satu kantung kecil) = 405 kalori
7. Sate ayam (secucuk) = 35 kalori
8. Pizza berkeju (sepotong) = 240 kalori

KUIH-MUIH

1. Kasuiberkelapa parut (sekeping) = 160 kalori
2. Kuih lapis (sekeping) = 130 kalori
3. Bingka ubi (sekeping) = 220 kalori
4. Cekodok Pisang (sebiji sederhana) = 180 kalori
5. Popia goreng (satu) = 130 kalori
6. Popia basah (satu) = 95 kalori
7. Pisang goreng (sekeping) = 170 kalori
8. Kek biasa tanpa krim (sepotong) = 87 kalori
9. Karipap (sebiji) = 130 kalori
10. Sandwich sardin (sekeping) = 70 kalori
11. Bubur kacang (semangkuk) = 100 kalori

JUMLAH KALORI DALAM BUAH-BUAHAN

1. Tembikai (sepotong) = 20 kalori
2. Betik (sepotong) = 45 kalori
3. Pisang emas (2 biji) = 76 kalori
4. Durian (5 ulas) = 64 kalori
5. Limau (sebiji) = 42 kalori
6. Jambu batu (sebiji) = 110 kalori
7. Nenas (sepotong) = 59 kalori
8. Epal (sebiji) = 63 kalori
9. Ciku (sebiji) = 44 kalori
10. Mangga (sebiji) = 103 kalori

JUMLAH KALORI DALAM MINUMAN

1.Minuman berkabonat 1 tin 285g = 120 kalori
2.Minuman kotak 250g = 105 kalori
3.Susu tepung penuh krim 1 sudu makan = 33 kalori
4.Susu tepungtanpa lemak 1 sudu makan = 25 kalori
5.Aiskrim 2 skop= 390 kalori
6.Susu pekat manis 1 sudu makan = 71 kalori
7.Yogurt rendah lemak 1 cawan = 90 kalori

Bang, pinjam moto...

2011-06-16T15:01:00.010+08:00

Kelmarin petang, makcik buat lagi Soft Honey Bun. Sekali lagi jugak ia menjadi, tapi hari ni makcik tak mau cerita pasal food, kalau berminat dengan roti yang lembut bermadu tu, boleh lah refer kat sini ya atau pun pergi terus rumah sifu

Makcik kesian jugak dengan kawan kawan makcik yang tak berapa faham bahasa melayu kampung yang makcik gunakan kat sini, jadi untuk bagi peluang mereka memahami apa yang di celotehkan, kekadang makcik akan tulis omputih lah atau campur campur macam rojak buah.

Rakan rakan kat Malaysia ni rata rata faham bahasa omputih kannn. Janganlah kata makcik ni eksyen pulak bila sesekali speaking okay.....

Question:

Have you ever rejected your kid's request to buy toys?

Be it cheap or expensive, you may sometimes find it unnecessary at that time.

Once upon a time (zaman dulu kala??) when i was young and my sons were small, i used to have to reject too.

My son1 :

He never bothered to ask for toys, he only wanted balls, big or small. My husband and i were the ones who would be busy looking for 'proper' toys for him, micro machines, leggos etc....he grew up (still growing now ya) playing football for the school.

From mr gugel

What i said to reject him:

Basically none..(or i may have forgotten?) but I remember rejecting him when he asked me to buy a big 'firecracker' (mercun) for him.

His version of the fire cracker (then)!

an avid photographer now

My son2:

He too, not a boy who'd pull my hand to make me stop at toys section or wail when i said no. Sometimes, he would ask for something that created more 'rubbish' at home than a 'keeper'

What i said to reject him:

I don't have enough money (i just have enough to buy...)

And that seemed to work as every time after that "i don't have enough money..." incident, he will always ask me..."Mak you have enough money?...".

Poor boy, do you have a heart to say NO all the time??

Overgrown baby

BUT, what if you are involved with overgrown boyz who, even if you say no, would go ahead and buy what they want?

Results: House full of big boyz toys

The head of the Grown up Boyz

Few dry-boxes full of ~~not him~~ gadgets

And...not one.............

But three....and counting

Another "ghost"

Ish ish ish

Are you ready??

Bang, tumpang pi market boleh???

AND...why this entry today???

BECAUSE.....i miss all of them! They are all away, leaving me home alone for the past 4 days

Pernah tak??

2011-06-14T07:30:00.000+08:00

Anda jumpa (atau kumpulkan) longgokan sampah macam ni?

Anda tersadong tombol pintu, mangkuk masih di tangan, tapi isinya dah berterabur kat lantai....

Hanya kerana pakai baju ni...

Nota:

Makcik lupa, Saloma pakai baju ni masa nyanyi kat nite club, tapi makcik pakai baju lengan kembang waktu dok lenggang kangkong kat dapur, mana aci kan?

Bukak petiais, tengok roti ~~benggali~~ berlonggok meyesakkan lagi tempat yang sedia sesak?

Jom kita buat magik

Buat sedikit facelift (+ milk & sugar)

Roti ~~benggali~~ dah jadi Bread Pudding you!

Lupa pulak......... sampah sarap kat atas tu semuanya dari dalam ni!

Dompet yang taklah sebesar tong sampah

Eh eh lu orang bikin gempar sehhh.....

2011-06-09T13:17:00.019+08:00

Lama sangat rasanya makcik jamu semua orang dengan sardin roll kan?

Makcik sibuk banyak..(macamlah orang lain tak sibuk).

Alkisahnya, last week kita sefamily were host to our relatives from seberang tambak sana.

Ramai....nak bawak jenjalan naik kereta, 4 bijik pun tak cukup, jadi we sewa satu bas, habis cerita.

First day started with us making trips to airport to receive them.......

simple home cooked lunch, among others

kari ikan

Kerabu Selom

Enjoying......

Dessert!

He just can't get enough

The only 2 (out of 3) of the lot that get to enjoy this place

(we took them to buy durian, our tour bus didn't take this route)

The rest went back to hotel to rest....sorry folks

Jangan risau, tempat duduk cukup

Mee Udang & ketam

Naik feri

Jalan sini

Seronok tak hengat (:-D)

Batu ferringhi night market

Laksa......

Rojak Buah...

Seronoknya abang 'Rojak' hari tu

See?? licin you!!!

Rumah P Ramlee

Panduan bagi yang berminat

Penang Road Cendol

Char Koay Teow

Roti tisu

Waiting for lunch @ Hamideyah Rest, Campbell St, Pg

Fish Head Curry @ Hamideyah

Amik ko, dalam pinggan tambah aku bedal...

........Zam, you rock!

Local Chocolate outlet @ Gotlieb Rd

There's a lot to choose

Inside Coffee Tree @ Gotlieb Rd

(alongside the above Chocolate outlet)

"Asam Katok"

"Kacang Tumbuk"

This is it!

The above is only part of the fiesta, there's many more actually.....

When Singapore rocks Penang!

All day favourite

2011-06-03T07:39:00.004+08:00

Ni bukan kayu balak atas lori..

Sardine Rolls

Lenyek/leperkan roti (flatten bread)

Letak inti (put filling)

Gulung (roll)

Celup telur (soak with beaten egg)

Guling sekata dlm serbuk roti (roll evenly in bread crumbs)

Goreng (deep fry)

Masalodeh Ubi

2011-05-27T09:47:00.007+08:00

Dah lama nak kongsi , tapi tak berkesempatan nak blogging......

Hari tu masa bertandang ke rumah teman, dia buat benda ni....

me: apa nama ni?

she: entah

both: thought of the same name while texting...hahaha

Note:

- Resepi ni ada sikit sikit macam nak buat jemput/cucoq udang

cuma yang membezakan, kita letak ubi parut instead of tepung gandum.

- maaf kalau memang ada nama khusus untuk ini, kawan makcik tak tau nama

Something different, simple, tak ada sukatan khusus, sedap & worth trying.

Masalodeh ubi

Ubi kayu parut

udang kering , mesin halus

Bawang besar, hiris nipis

cili hijau, hiris

cili merah, hiris

serbuk kunyit (sekadar nak kuningkan)

garam secukup rasa.

sedikit gula jika suka

Minyak untuk "deep frying"

Gaul sebati semua bahan di atas, bentuk sesuka hati

Kawan makcik bulat & leperkan, nampak macam masalodeh......

Jadi makcik buat buat shape lain sikit.......

Empatsegi...dah nampak macam tauhu (taukua) lah pulak!

Sedap di makan panas bersama teh 'o' - jemputlah

Confused...

2011-05-25T08:25:00.004+08:00

Identity..................

Yesterday my son sent our rabbit Chot aka Pak Mansur for grooming.

Dulu buat sendiri tapi nak keringkan bulu jadi masalah besar, he doesn't stay still macam kucing, it ended up dengan bulu terutama bahagian bawah jadi clumpy.

Tapi yesterday, lepas pick up, my son tergelak besar sebab................

Pak Mansur dah jadi NYONYA MANSUR!

Look at the ribbon between telinga tu!

Hai la Mr Moon, you donno Chot is male aaa?

Anyway, pagi tadi, nampak ribbon dah terkeluar....gamaknya Chot terperasan masa dok mengeliat sebelum tidur semalam kot.....

"Relationships are like glass. Sometimes its better to leave them broken than to hurt yourself putting it back together." (Uncle Lee)

This has nothing to do with the above story. Masa BW, i bumped into this catchy phrase that i feel worth keeping/sharing.

Ada lagi sebenarnya...maybe i kena start putting phrases, motivational or funny that i jumpa while BW. You are, my dear, special friends out there, the first people i meet every morning(other than my love lah).

Thank You for making everyday an interesting day.

Hexagon Patchwork Bag

2011-05-18T17:35:00.008+08:00

The unfinished handle bit...

Remember last week when those guys laughed at me for pushing that 'trolley bag'?

Hmmm keesokan harinya makcik pergi jugak, tapi tak bawak dah bag tu......

Bawak bag gedebak ni pulak

Ya, ada sikit magic....a bag inside a bag.....

After more than 40 hours over a 3 months period, i am happy to 'show-off' the result of my labour.....

A new hand-made handbag,

one side with hexagon patch + clasp purse

The sunny side of square patchwork and side clasp,

rustic, handy, spacious, practical

I just name it Hexagon Patchwork Bag. More than 3/4 of this bag was hand sewn.

Makcik pun senyum sukahati

I have reason to SMILE today....

Ada ke patut........

2011-05-11T14:53:00.004+08:00

Saja nak bercerita.............

Tadi makcik & kawan makcik pergilah ke tempat 'hobbyist' (ala ala work/lepak port).

Asalnya nak teman saja kawan makcik tu...sekali dengan makcik sekali tersangkut...terus buat satu projek.....

My shoulder is still sore, tapi disebabkan project makcik dah terlalu lama tertunda and dok collect habuk kat rumah ni, makcik pun tekad nak habiskan.....

Projek yang dah hampir nak 'reput' dalam simpanan

Kelmarin (semalam) isi barang2 dalam bag tapi ' aduh, bahu ku sakitttt.....' jadi hari ni makcik letaklah dalam bag lain pulak.

Segan jugak tapi pakcik kata, "......what choice do you have?..." okay i simpan itu segan dalam poketlah....

All went well until balik time (ie when we're done with our project)

Pakcik wants food, so i went to buy food for him.

Tangan ada dua, tapi benda yang nak bawak tu ada tiga empat.....

Sekali, dengar ada suara budak2 (agak dalam 20-an, dalam empat orang) tu dok nyanyi..

".......percaya pada diri, dengan harapan dan keyakinaaannnn...."

Mula tak perasan lagi sebab i was busy with the bag, the payment, the food, the sore shoulder....

Lepas tu baru perasannnn.....ehhhh budak budak tu dok perli akuuu......

cisssss, depa dok nyanyi lagu 'exit' akademi fantasia....sudah semestinya kat makcik lah tu....CISSSSSS

Masa tu.....'adehhhhh, panasnya muka ku.....'

Hanya kerana aku bawak bag ni....

Huwaaaaaaaa....tak patut......

(sudahnya balik rumah, baru perasan....pay for 3 sets of lunch but bawak balik cuma 2 sets, dah tertinggai satu....)

Soft Honey Bun

2011-05-10T16:04:00.005+08:00

Selembut dan sesedap nama...

Yes, first time puas hati dengan hasil roti.

Makcik dah buat banyak kali tapi bila hasil tak memuaskan, i always blame everything else but myself.......

......tak dak bread maker lah

......oven dah 'tua' lah

......proofing tak cukup lah

......yeast dah 'mati' lah

......and all other 'lah' that you can think of!

:)) biasalah tu kan......

Kali ni buat jadi pulak.....benda semua sama, resepi je lain sikit.

Jom kita tengok resepi......boleh lah anda cuba and kongsikan hasilnya.....

Kenyataan ni hanyalah untuk orang2 yg tak berapa terer buat macam makcik saja tau....yang dah sifu tu, dengar katanya, sambil tidor pun roti dia orang naik elok.

(Asalnya nak link-kan saja blog jintanmanis ni untuk sapa2 nak dapatkan resepi, tapi tak dapat nak buka pulak rumah dia, tak tau kenapa.

Jadi, makcik letaklah resepinya disini)

Soft Honey Bun

Source: Ros @ jintanmanis.com

250 gm breadflour

1 1/2 tsp dried yeast

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp milk powder

2 Tbsp honey

150 ml fresh milk / warm water

1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbsp water roux (*)

Method:

- Place flour, milk powder and yeast in a bowl/mixer.

- Turn on mixer and add milk/water slowly

- Add butter and pour in honey.

- Knead for 5 minutes or until it forms a dough and doesn't stick the side of mixing bowl

- Add in salt and knead until dough is smooth

- Proof dough ( i place in the same mixing bowl), covered for about 40-60 minutes until it doubles.

- Punch the dough (to remove air), divide into 9 equal parts(or however you like), place on baking tray/pan.

- Proof for another 40 minutes.

- Glace top with egg (or egg & milk or egg, milk, honey)

- Bake at 170-180 deg C for ~ 20 minutes or until brown.

- Remove from oven and glace top with butter

* How to make water roux (I got this from mamafami, another Roti-Sifu)

25 gm flour

125 ml water.

- mix water and flour and stir over slow fire until it becomes paste.

- Cool before use.

- Extra/unused water roux can be kept in fridge up to 2 days.

Buttermilk Pancake

2011-05-04T18:44:00.005+08:00

Buttermilk Pancake

Source: sini

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups buttermilk (*)

3 Tbsp melted butter

- Prepare buttermilk; place one Tbsp vinegar/lemon juice in measuring cup. Then pour milk to make it 1 cup. Leave aside for about 10 minutes.

- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, make well in the center.

- Stir in eggs and buttermilk, mix well

- Fold in melted butter and batter is ready

Macam mana nak masak semua dah tau kot ye......

Verdict: Sedap, soft, fluffy, easy.

Sembang Pagi: Nasi Lemak Nasi Putih

2011-04-20T08:50:00.003+08:00

Kelmarin, baca paper (selalu tu tengok saja gamaknya), something caught my eye.....

Nasi lemak bakal jadi bahan larangan di sekolah, nak prevent obese kata paper tu; sumber mestilah datang dari orang atasan kan?

Tak tau lah mungkin makcik less prihatin sekarang sebab anak anak dah tak pakai uniform sekolah, cucu pun tak dak tapi.....

Anda rasa cadangan itu betul?

Note:

Entry ini bukan bersifat anti-g.o.m.e.n & juga bukan berbau poli-tik, hanya terasa topik tu melambai lambai dalam pikiran ni....

1. Nasi ada lah makanan asasi penduduk sini.

2. Apakah ketiadaan PE (physical education) atau kurang minat pihak berkenaan terhadap PE ni menyebabkan obesiti ini berlaku?

3. Too many techno gadgets yg buat anak2 tak suka keluar beriadah waktu petang?

4. Banyak masa anak2 kena pi tuition, tak ada masa nak main?

5. Banyak 'fast food' kat sekolah; fishball, sausages, burgers, fries, fishcake etc yang diGORENG?

6. Our inclination to fast food masa family bonding di hujung minggu?

7. Apa beza nasi lemak dan nasi putih?

Nasi lemak: Santan dalam nasi

Nasi putih: Santan dalam kari

(maaf, cik gugel ni bagi nasi dagang pulak)

Itulah saja untuk renungan hari ini. Sorrylah kena cepat, ai bizi lah...

ai ada appointment (ish ish che kiah pon ada appointment?...(shhhh nak pi makan nasi lemak)

Dah lama tak guna perkataan appointment ni....

Wanna Learn make Roti?

2011-04-17T16:12:00.004+08:00

Bukan makcik buka kelas, makcik hanya rajin kawan dengan benggali roti.

Tapi dah ada buku roti, siap dengan tips lagi, mana tau satu hari nanti bertukar jadi ~~usahawan wanita berjaya~~ makcik roti pulak kan? siap ting tong ting tong naik moto keliling kampung juai roti.......

Nampak mcm damai sangat kampung ni....

(google image)

Okay okay, dah melalut...

Bagi yang berminat silalah cepat cepat muat-turun (download) buku ni secara percuma.

Ada timeframe....sampai 21 April ni saja......dari SINI.

Terima kasih pada Ros; jintanmanis.com kerana sudi berkongsi kepakaran.

Kalau tak silap, Ros berbuat demikian kerana berjaya mendapat sejuta visitor ke blog beliau..tahniah.

nak download muka depan tips meroti jintan tadi tapi ada error pulak.

Jadi makcik pun kena siap berangan apa nak bagi kalau blog makcik pun hit one-in-a-million, ish ish ingat perkara pertama makcik buat ialah; lompat sampai kebumbung, keseronokan