Tuesday, 4 October 2011

I Miss You

Been soooo long since i last wrote here.. About a year or so? I really do miss writing here especially bout my cooking and of coz, Diya... So today i have decided not to wait anymore, or else i will never continue to write.. I think i will just continue writing as usual and make one long entry on what i have missed to write the past year.. Life has been soooo busy for me since i completed my cancer treatment, Alhamdulillah i am now doing well and trying to get back on track especially business wise.. I have loads of pictures of Diya and stories on how much she has grown up, also pictures of food and also my cakes..

Diya has started school, learning alot and has improved alot on her vocab, also speach skills.. As for myself, started my diploma in cake baking and decorating at ICCA, the best cake school intown! Although i only attend sunday classes, still i am very occupied with cake orders, Diya and her school etc... But yeah i know, all of that is not to be a reason for me to stop writing right??? Will definitely try my best to write again..

For all my blogger frens, pls dont ever give up on me.. Insyaallah will visit all of you very much soon..

Love uolls..

Monday, 20 June 2011

Me Time




Finally sometime for me to write.. Been quite awhile since i last post here.. Soooo many pending stories to tell.. But myself been occupied with my cakes lately.. Many new flavors, design and new setty.. Lucky me got a superb gift for me to bring around for work and leisure.. Did i tell uolls i now have my own iPad2??? hihihihihi... Superb gift yeah?? So no more excuses lah not to write kan? Haha..

Here i am in the car waiting while running some errands lah on a Sunday, with my normal starbucks drinks (where else kan...), egg mayo sandwich; eh they now serve egg mayo sandwiches tau, chocolate frapuccino and donut for Diya, with my iPad pre-downloaded daily newspaper whice dah seminggu i tak sempat baca any of them, pre-downloaded Female magazine and my Evernote application so i can be on the go anytime anyday anywhere... Which reminds me, loads of pending postings lah, mostly half way drafted but i still have everything in mind lah.

Did i tell uolls that iPad2 is superbly cool??? A perfect gadget lah for anyone whos studying, or working or a fulltime mom like me! I have many and many recipe applications on mine, magazines, i keep my songs, sticky notes as reminder, my social networking stuffs like Facebook and Twitter etc.. Although i didnt get the ones with 3g coz i feel i dont need to since i have my Berry all the time.. What i do is, i wld just use Evernote to write or keep my photos, quotations, cake projects etc n email to myself everytime, later will fetch those emails on my laptop or my Berry and save a copy instead of me using a cable to snyc everything.. Leceh n sometimes i lost the files or get them duplicated tau. I only snyc my contacts n calender appoinments so i have backup on my iPad, which mostly i have everything on my fone lah.. Daily i will push email to my ipad so i can read them later and reply while my kiddo goes to school and i normally would lepak at any cafe while waiting for her.. No longer need to carry my heavy Mac Book like i usually do. IPad2 is sooooo much lighter than the first one. And best of all i never have to fight with Diya lagi over an iPad hahahahhaahah... I have all my stuff in mine and PRIVACY!!!! Hihihi... I can snap pictures, or just download them from my website of Facebook for me to attach on evernote or my email. I mostly work on quotations which includes picture samples of my designs and such so i need to have the pictures so i wont get mixed up among all my clients coz different quotations for each individual. Yang paling best is my iPad is WHITE!!!!!! Blardy cute lah! Smart cover? Tempted but not yet, too expensive lah beb.. I pakai a black leather punya better lahh tak cepat kotor coz i have macam- macam lah in my handbag haha.. So now i carry 2 iPads lah all the time with me one for myself and another is Diya's; better than i have to carry laptop lah.. LOVE IT!!! Alahai sue ni kalau talk bout my gadgets sampai bila pun tak habis lah..

So lepas ni lebih semangat lah nak blogging.. Superb gift!!! Many thanx Hon..



Friday, 22 April 2011

Mac And Cheese


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This is one of the request I got from my high school senior.. Originality recipe ni I dapat  from my good friend Nini Harneeza, zaman Uni dulu.. All these while I have been trying sooo many recipes of mac&cheese and finally I found one yang sedap, senang dimasak dan under budget! The 1st time I intro this home made mac&cheese Diya terus suka sampai hari-hari lah I kena buat kan dia until today!

Things that you need:

A small bowl of elbow macaroni
2 tbsp of butter (I always use salted butter)
2 tbsp of multipurpose flour
2 cups of double cream milk*
cheddar cheese*
salt and pepper to taste

How To Prepare:

Melt butter and flour in a non stick pan until well combine add in milk. Again stir until everything are well mixed. Add in elbow pasta (pre-boiled and cooked) keep stirring and add in the cheese. Mix until cheese melts and remove from heat. Don't forget to add in seasoning; salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm!

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Macam Maner Nak Pilih Cili Kering

Satu lagi petua I nak bagi kat sini ialah bagaimana memilih cili untuk dikisar dan digunakan dalam masakan seharian. Cili kering ni ader banyak jenis, Ader yang sederhana pedas, sangat pedas atau ader juga yang tak pedas langsung. Oleh itu ketika memilih tu harus lah mengikut cita rasa sendiri.

 picture is from source of Google

Bagi contoh cili diatas ini ialah jenis yang pedas! Warnanya merah menyala, Lurus dan tidak bertangkai. Kalau diikutkan pengalaman I memasak jenis ini adalah jenis yang paling pedas. So watch out!! Cili jenis ini mudah didapati di pasaraya terkenal dan besar seperti Giant dan Tesco.
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Untuk contoh diatas ini pulak dikatakan jenis yang kurang pedas. Rupanya berkedut dan kecut, merah gelap sikit dan pendek-pendek biasanya. Jenis yang ni pada I kurang pedas. Cili ini boleh didapati dipasaraya besar seperti Tesco dan Giant juga dipasar-pasar siang atau malam. Tetapi sejak I menjalani rawatan kimoterapi, I memang dah tak boleh nak makan makanan yang pedas-pedas walau pun sedikit. Biasalah, tekak Melayu ni mesti nak lauk bersambal kan? Kalau tak pakai cili kisar nanti tak sedap pulak. Sehinggalah suatu hari mak I terjumpa jenis cili kering yang tak pedas langsung ini.


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Ini lah contoh cili yang langsung tak pedas pada tekak I lah. Senang nak diguna buat sambal sebab kalau I buat sambal I suka guna banyak cili supaya dapat lebih kuah sambal tapi kalau cili kisar tu pedas sangat nanti tak tahan pulak pedas kan? jadi I rasa cili ni lah yang terbaik for me and my family. Cili ini menurut dari mak I berasal dari Terengganu, tetapi masih boleh didapati disesetengah pasaraya seperti pasaraya NSK dan beberapa buah kedai borong barangan kering dikawasan selayang dan gombak.

Cara membuat cili kisar:

Potong dan hiris cili kering nipis-nipis dibuang bijinya sekali. Cuci sehingga air rendaman cili menjadi jernih dan rebus sehingga cili menjadi lembut. Tapis dan cuci lagi sehingga air menjadi jernih lagi dan masukkan kedalam blender. Masukkan separa penuh air masak, seulas bawang putih, satu sudu besar minyak masak, sedikit garam dan cuka(kalau suka lah dan mahu tahan lebih lama). Kisar sehingga hancur dan menjadi pes yang sempurna. simpan didalam peti sejuk untuk digunakan pada bila-bila masa. Biasanya I akan buat cili kisar ni untuk simpanan dalam seminggu dua supaya senang untuk memasak. Selain daripada cili kisar I juga buat bawang putih kisar, bawang merah kisar. Untuk topic itu I akan letak di posting yang berlainan..


Saturday, 26 March 2011

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!