How To Choose good Lady Finger

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Ha.... Mesti ramai tak tau kan macam maner kita nak pilih bendi or lady finger yang crunchy dan tak tua kat pasar or super market??? Not just to choose by color and size sebab sometimes they are small in size but its already old and some other times they are dark green in color yet they are the good ones and crunchy! So how do I choose my lady finger? Just get a few and try to snap the tips! If it breaks easily meaning they are good and fresh to cook!!!! Remember, just a super small part of the tips tau, takkan nak makan bendi yang patah-patah hujungnya kan? Mesti you all wonder maner lah sue dapat petua-petua macam nih kan? Kadang-kadang tu bunyik jer dah macam merepek. I got this one from my mother in-law heheheh.. I have tried, so why not all of you try too?

Good Luck!

Petua Siang Sayur Supaya Manis

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Satu lagi petua yang berkaitan ngan sayur! Well, this time I got this petua from a lady yang dulu bekerja sebagai pembantu rumah at my house. This lady is a mother to my sister's friend and we had her to stay with us for a while until my mom got us a permanent pembantu rumah. yeah, dulu kita panggil pembantu rumah because they are locals and citizens, unlike these days where people prefers to use foreigners maid to help with house chores.

Neways, we called her "Bonda" which means mom or mother. I can remember one day I sat beside her while she cooks lunch and I notice the way she cut her vegetables and I asked why? What she did was, instead of using the knives or nowadays people uses kitchen scissors; she simply use her hands to 'pluck' the leaves from the stem, or just break into small pieces with crunchier type of vegetable. Sebagai contoh lah, sayur kangkung.. Biasanyer kita siang sayur pakai pisau, tapi Bonda petik-petik daun kangkung tu bersama sebahagian kecil tangkainya dengan hanya menggunakan tangan. Lepas tu kalau dia siang kacang panjang or kacang buncis pun dia gunakan teknik yang sama, petik-petik to smaller pieces. Bila I tanyer; Bonda, kenapa buat sayur tu macam tu and she answered... Barulah sayur ni manis bila kita masak nanti.. So, sampai lah sekarang nih, kalau I masak sayur, bila nak siang sayur tu I will just use my hands..

Do try this out babes..

New Segmant?

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I was talking to a dear friend today over breakfast and came up with an idea to improve my website. The idea is to have more of my home cooking recipes. Many friends actually came to visit my web here to look for recipes and tips. And so I thought, yeah why not? Upon many recipes of my own friends and readers can also request for recipes that they need. Since many of them are full-time working and doesn't have much time to search or Google, so why not I do for them kan? If I don't have the recipe from my family I can always Google and do research for them.

On top of that, I think I want to add in a new segment that is "PETUA" where I can share many tips on cooking, groceries shopping, termasuk lah macam maner nak pilih ikan kat pasar ker haha! This may sound funny but believe me, I do have friends calling me; sue, macam maner nak pilih kangkung yang elok kat pasar? Since now this is how my life is and over the years I have gained more and more experience in being a full-time mom, why not I share my tips with all of you out there.. Once a friend call me up crying because she now had to quit her job, become a full-time mom and just couldn't handle everything at once. " Sue, macam maner you boleh buat kerja rumah, cook almost complete meal everyday, shop groceries, drive around, bake and sell cakes WITH Diya hanging on to you all the time??? Im even scared to drive pegi kedai depan tu tu get simple things!!! How you manage? Whats your secret?" (bukan masuk bakul dan angkat sendiri yer.. hehe). Bila I fikir balik, ye lah kan? I managed!!! Not perfect but I am able to handle it Alhamdulillah.

So, I think this is good for me to write here.. Share more things and why not make more friends kan? So, I shall have a form here too for any of you to email me directly and ask questions, selagi I boleh tolong, I will Insyaallah.. Email me on any inquiries you have in mind lah.. Err.. Decent ones ek heheheheh... So jangan lupa to checkout the tabs I have and new category on the side bar..

Broccoli Oyster Sauce With Egg Tofu Mumy

Ha, satu lagi recipe sayur yang I selalu masak to match with my other home cook meal. Cepat, senang and SEDAP! I think I have posted something similar to his in my earlier posting, but it is okay, some fresh touch wouldn't harm lah kan...

The things you need:

Egg tofu in tubes slice them but not to thin because we are going to fry them.
Sayur broccoli dalam a bunch ker.. You can opt for other vegetable also but I love non- bitter ones.
Garlic say a few cloves
A few table spoon of oyster sauce
A table spoon of corn flour( to be mix with water)
Half cup water
Seasonings: Salt and pepper

How To Cook:

Fry the egg tofu in a stir fry pan, no need to deep fry. Just until they get slightly brownish. Can we skip this part? I suggest not because egg tofu is very soft and delicate; they will definitely put a side. Clean the broccoli and cut them as how you like. You can also add in fish ball or fish cake if you want to. Bruise the garlic and start to fry them. Add in the oyster sauce and the fried tofu, a little water for gravy. Add in the broccoli cut into small pieces, seasonings and stir a little longer. Not to long cause you wouldn't want mushy vegetable right? Lastly, remove from heat and add in the corn flour water mixture. Stir until thick and serve hot with any other dishes. It can match almost all dishes although I don't agree to have this with any kuah masak lemak hehehe..

Talking Diya

Hari ni cuaca sejak pagi mendung jer, sebelah petang nyer pulak hujan. Orang kata kalau hujan macam ni biasanyer 'Hujan Rahmat' yang membawa maksud rezeki bakal mendatang. Insyaallah.. Its a fine and quiet Sunday morning today only me and Diya. I had and early day while Diya is still sleeping, did some minor cleaning up downstairs and later back to bed hehehe.. Not very much a while Diya wakes up and ask for her 'my pad' (well.. what else is new) and started browsing her favorite clips on you-tube. A little tired and I fell asleep beside her. She later woke me up and say "Mie, nak ashi.. egg.. fish.." And terus my mata terbeliak sekejap bila perasan eh, Diya dah boleh cakap lah! She can tell me what she wants for lunch or what she wants to eat! Macam bermimpi lah! She is already going to be 4 years old in September and finally I can hear her talk. Walaupun tak sempurna lagi tapi cukup lah sekadar I'm the mother paham aper yang dia nak. Then bila I fikir balik, a'ah la semalam pun during dinner she told me she wants soup! And sometimes she will tell me she wants pizza (which actually she meant pau kacang merah). Bila dia nak minum she now say "Mie, haus.." Instead of she used to shout for ayer! Ayer! ayer! Everytime she wants to drink. plus minus everything; Diya can actually talk now! Alhamdulillah.. Memang Diya is a bit late compare to other kids but she has improve alot. A whole lot! I am very proud of my kid here. Satu perasaan yang tak boleh nak describe. Hati tu rasa besar sangat bila Diya panggil, mintak nak makan nasi and I made her ikan masak kicap and she really makan nasi tu. Masa menyuapkan dia makan with my own hands tu rasa terharu sangat. Walau macm maner lapar myself sekali pun I can still wait and suap dia makan dulu untill she is done with her food.

I can remember last time masa I had to go through chemo and I was weak, my mom's maid had to suap diya makan, mandi and pakai kan baju tuk Diya and I got jelous! sometimes she even sleeps with her.. I cried in the room, but I know I had to let go Diya for a while, at least until I am strong enough to handle her again.. The moment I have more energy I will do all the things myself, I’ll bathe her, comb her hair, feed her and even play with her abit here and there. To think again, she was my strength when I was weak. I stayed strong for her.. Semua ni berlaku tanpa myself sedari.. Tak perasan langsung Diya is actually my strength yang datang dari maner pun I tak tau.. Alhamdulillah, dan I will always stay strong for her Insyaallah.