The First Blossom

Finally!!! I had this hibiscus plant for more than a year and half and only now....it bears flower! "The first Blossom"...it became more dramatic as ( I could not find the best word to describe it) it was blossomed on my dear husband birthday..June 26, 2009. "Walla....Han, you are such a lucky guy Man..it blossom on your birthday..I pray that your life will be beautiful as this hibiscus flower". Few years back I started collecting special breed hibiscus, but I hardly able to see the flower grow. When this one came out, I really happy & hope more will come....

Roti Naik

Roti Naik ini di ambil dari blog Che Mat. Sedikit kelainannya dari segi bahan-bahannya. Apa-apa pun kedua-duanya amat memuaskan. Apa pun anak-anak mengemarinya kerana yang ini adalah lebih manis sedikit dari yang biasa dibuat..

Mee Udang Mummy

Semalam, idea benar-benar tidak hadir di fikiran ini. Buntu juga dibuatnya. Apa tidaknya sampai Sara Sofia sudah ke sekolah masih tidak lagi mendapat idea apa yang akan dihidangkan untuk makan malam.

Akhir sekali, saya pun melayarilah ke halaman-halaman yang sesuai untuk mencari idea. Asalnya, hendak mencari idea untuk ayam & mee kuning yang sememangnya sedia ada di dalam peti ais. Tapi bila dibelek-belek ada sahaja bahan yang tiada di dapur saya. Akhirnya, inilah yang terhidang di meja makan untuk makan malam. Anak-anak bertanya mee apa yang Mummy masak? Tapi saya tiada jawapan untuk itu..nak dikatakan Mee Bandung, tidak juga...nak dikatakan Mee Rebus..tidak juga..Akhir sekali mereka menamakan hidangan ini sebagai " Mee Udang Mummy"

Bahan-Bahan

• 1 bungkus mee kuning
• 5 ekor udang harimau atau apa jenis udang yang di gemari
• 3 biji kentang (di rebus)
• 1 biji keledek jepun
• 3 sudu besar udang geragau kering
• 3 sudu besar udang kering
• 10 biji bawang merah
• 5 biji bawang putih
• 1 inchi halia
• 4 sudu besar tomato puri
• garam & gula secukup rasa

Bahan sampingan

• 3 biji telur rebus
• 2 biji cili merah/hijau
• daun sup
• bebola ikan
• tahu goreng
• sawi

Cara-caranya:

Kisar bawang merah, bawang putih dan halia. Tumis sehingga wangi. Kisarkan udang kering & udang geragau, kemudian di masukkan bersama bahan yang telah di tumis tadi. Setelah garing letakkan segelas air. Lepas itu masukkan kentang & keledek yang telah dikisar juga. Potong keledek kecil-kecil sebelum dikisar agar mendapat pes yang halus. Kepekatan kuah agak-agak macam kuah mee rebus. Kalau perlu ditambah air, gunakan air panas. Kerana air sejuk akan menyebabkan masakan menjadi kurang ummpphh..another word..I donno how to describe it. Since I am no expert in both language, so I described it a very simple manner.

Biarkan kuah mendidih untuk seberapa ketika, kemudian di masukkan udang. Masaklah sehingga udang masak & letakkan garam serta gula mengikut cita rasa.

Celur mee kuning, bebola ikan, sawi. Tahu di potong kecil & digoreng sehingga garing. Potong cili serta daun sup.

Kesimpulannya, mee ini ada unsur Mee Bandung dan juga unsur Mee Rebus.

Currant Oat Scones

I love this scones!!! As it melted in your mouth, here comes the texture & sweetness of the currants..heavenn... This recipe I took from Chef Wan's Sweet Treats Book. I bought this book in Year 2000 in Island Plaza, Penang. I have tried maybe 50% of the total recipes in this book..but like I said the scones' recipe never once at all being selected. Since yesterday was the opening for scones in my life, today I have decided to try this recipe..

Currant Oat Scones

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose fluor
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
• 1/4 heavy cream
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 cup currants

Method

1. In a food processor blend together flour, oats, baking poweder, sugar and salt. Process briefly. With the motor running add butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrums. Leave in the food processor.
2. Mix together cream and eggs. Add to the butter mixture in the food processor with the motor running. Process until a dough forms.
3. On a lightly floured surface, knead currants into the dough, making sure they are evenly distributed. Pat the dough into circles about 2.5cm thick. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet at 180 degree Celcius for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with fruit preserves.

I bet more to come of scones in near future...:)

Scones

Ada cerita di sebalik scone ini sebenarnya....Pada hakikatnya selama ini saya bukanlah peminat scone. Sebab setiap kali menjamahnya tiada yang berkenan di tekak ini. Walaupun suamiku memang peminat besar scone...Saya selalu kata "well..I am not that english, so thats why scone never in my menu" Apa tidaknya, kalau sebut saja scone, di mata ini terbayanglah Tea time with english styly..with Royal doulton set..just like my friend said.."time to get that royal doulton out from the showcase....when I posted "scone" in my FB. But let me made it clear here..I dont even have a piece of it! ha ha Even I have it I dont think this china bone will come out from the showcase...Dengan ahli-ahli gua ku ini yang senantiasa ceria selalu, sudah pasti mereka akan menghargai keindahannya ...Apart from that maybe he used to it when he was there..plus those Brit Grads!!

Tapi apa yang menyebabkan lahirnya scone di dapur saya ini bukanlah kerana brit grads ni semua tapi apabila jiran ku ini..Encik Abas menghulurkan scone di muka pintu rumah ini semalam...Dia pun tengah berexperiment juga..memang ini kali pertama scone tiba di rumah ku ini dari dapur Abas dan Safia. Jadi apabila saya menyambutnya di pagar sempat lagi saya bersembang dengan Abas mengenai Safia dan bayi baru mereka. Sedang saya berbual, Amir Hakim datang untuk membantu saya dengan pinggan yang berisi scone di tangan untuk di bawa masuk ke dalam. Waktu pun sudah nak magrib ketika itu, jadi perbualan antara Abas dan saya terpaksa dihentikan.

Bila saja saya melangkah masuk! Sara Sofia, Amir Hakim & Anas Hakim begitu sibuk sekali..mereka tengah makan scone..seperti biasa ayat ini kedengaran dari Amir Hakim "Mummy, this is so delicious, can you make for me??" Ala..ayat yang betul berkuasa telah digunakan oleh anak ku ini!! Di sebabkan mereka berebut-rebut untuk mendapat scone yang memangnya sedikit..kesiannya anak-anak ku ini, tidak cukup rupanya..Jadi mahu tidak mahu, saya mencapailah telefon bimbit dan terus meminta resepi dari Abas..Dan inilah resepinya..

Ingredients

2 cups of multipurpose flour

2 tea spoon of baking powder

75 gram semi frozen butter

1 tea spoon salt

2 tablespoon caster sugar

1 cup of cream

Method

Put all the ingredients except cream into a big blender. Blend it till the mixtures resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Take it out from the blender and put it on the flat surface. Then mix the cream and knead till a dough forms. Pat the dough about 2.5 cm thickness and cut it with round cutter or tart cutter. Work quickly with the dough to avoid the butter melt. Brush with beaten egg and bake at 180 degree for 18-20 min until its golden brown..

ahhh..yummyyy..its nice to be eaten when its warm..

Happy trying...

Sambutan? Teramatlah hangat dari rakyat ku ini ;))))

Marble Brownies

Marble Brownies nie memang sedappp..."delicious mummy!" itulah kata Amir Hakim..Anas Hakim pun apa kurangnya. Tekun dia menyuap tanpa sedikit pun mengendahkan alam sekelilingnya. Alhamdullillah..tidak sia-sia saya membuatnya walaupun badan ini belum berapa sihat lagi..tapi bila oven tu tidak berbau dan anak-anak tidak dihidangkan dari hasil dapur sendiri rasa terkilan juga.

Jadi pada sesiapa yang berminat untuk mencubanya silalah pergi ke blog Che Mat Gebu..Sumber inspirasi saya...Ianya senang tapi rasanya..wahhhh!!! memang sedap! delicious!!!Terima kasih ya Che Mat kerana sudi berkongsi resepi...

my little fondant...

Mimpi apa entah malam tadi...tetiba bangun pagi terus mencapai sugarpaste dan terus melakar idea...

Bila anak-anak bangun melihat hasil sugarpaste saya pagi ni..ohhh..ahhh..."mummy..you did this?? Ala...macam tak percaya pulak anak-anak ni yang mak dia buat..tetapi apa-apa pun..bahagia betul melihat keletah mereka semua bila saya menghasilkan kek-kek cawan ini...macam-macam komen di berikan. Kalau berkenan di mata mereka..sedaplah bunyinya..kalau sebaliknya..saya jeling dan senyum jerlahh..

Roshazreen cuppies

Since she did not get her birthday cuppies, so she requested another cuppies for me. Since she was here last weekend, we
baked her another set. This was basically Sherry's idea. Her 1st time on decorating cuppies. All this while she just stay side line..Keep it up girl!!

Baby Shower - Ching Li's Baby

I made 2 sets of cuppies for Ching Li's baby shower on June 6th but we were unable to attend as Sara Sofia had camp on that day...

This was my 1st baby shower set. The top with the Jonathan's name was made of fondant & royal icing..I want something simple but elegant...after experimenting with the colors, I settled with this color, which I donno what to label the colors but was so happy with it as this was very different from other set that I have made so far..

The 2nd set was made of buttercream. I want something different for the colors, not the conventional blue for boy..

Jonathan Lee McCullagh is the son to Ching Li & Richard. Ching Li & me used to work together for 5 years in Roche. Lots of good memories and not to say bad experience as well...but I guess all those made us a better person..isnt it Ching Li? I am happy you are a mother now yourself & I know you are such a great mom. You used to take care of me while I was having Sara Sofia & Amir Hakim last time...Thanks a lot dear...I wont forget those things..5 years was such a long time. You thought me a lot especially on diet & nutrition not to say english too..so if you have spotted any grammatical error...you know me..not that excellent with language neither english nor malay..Ok Dear..I wish you all the best in your motherhood life ya...It was such a great pleasure preparing the cuppies for your dear Jonathan...he is such a cute baby with a sweet smile :)

Children football match

The kids got football match on previous saturday. This was my contribution for them. Simple swirl with dragees. That was the best design that I think for them..

Happy Teacher's Day - Amir Hakim

While I was busy making the fondant for Sherry & Sara Sofia, Amir Hakim was asking what about his teacher??? Alamak!!! I forgot about my son!!! Well...at least I am glad he wasn't that fussy and happy to settled with buttercream cuppies...but a bit extra from the rest...not only his class teacher but for all the teachers at CEC!! Whatever it is...Mummy was happy to prepare the cuppies for your teachers Amir Hakim!

Happy Teacher's Day - Sara Sofia

These are design for Sara Sofea's teacher, Puan Khadijah. She requested 5 cuppies with fondant for her class teacher. So I made different design for each cuppies. Somehow rather she also like the design that I made for Sherry. Being a good big sister, Sherry compromised to her...She took one lily design instead of all purple flowers design..

Happy Teacher's Day - Sherry

This fondant set was meant for Sherry's teacher.. I found different satisfaction between creating the design using fondant and buttercream. But I love both! and I was surprised myself that I am able to handle buttercream quite well as I dont like baking cookies as once done I feel my face full of butter ! Thats why it tooks me such a long time to get involve with cuppies as I know I dont like to play with butter. But now it different story...I love deco the cuppies. To me its kind of art that I really appreciate..

Rose Buttercream

My roses!! I was so happy the roses looks like rose! Donno how many times I tried the roses were not rose..finally I managed to put roses on my cupcake..The leaves was belong to Sherry. She is slowly into this cuppies...

Happy 11th Birthday Roshazreen

This is extra cuppies which I deco for the kids. Not part of the birthday cuppies.

Alamak! Since I am very new to this blogging things..so I dont know how to rotate or delete the pictures..Will find out later and edit it.

This cuppies meant for my dear niece who turn 11th on 24th April. But I was so busy to bake for her on the day itself so it was postponed to the following week somehow rather she cant even hold or taste her birthday cuppies as the situation was not permitted for me to send this cuppies to her. I was a bit dissappointed but I send her the photos of the cuppies. Next year ya Roshazreen!! I promised!

Marble Bread

My son Amir Hakim really loves this bread! He still asking for it even after couple of days. As a mom who really concern of her kids taste buds so I made another loaf after that...The recipe? You can always go to mamafami blogspot or Che Mat Gebu.the famous blogger on earth!

cuppies lagiii..

Tengah hangat untuk bermain & melakar idea di kek cawan....This batch I made for my husband's office. Too much for the kids to consume. I put fondant with marble effect as a base and buttercream flower as the deco..once done I feel like wow!! this is very interesting stuff to play with!!

my 1st Buttercream + fondant

This cuppies were made for Sherry's friend farewell..Anas. Basically my first cuppies after the class. These cuppies made from a mixture of fondant and buttercream. Sherry was proud of these cuppies. Before these she was known for her supplies of delicious food! ehem!! of course the credit was for me first then her! ha ha.

Bread & Me

This is "Cheese Bun" adopted from Che Mat Gebu Recepi. It was so nice in terms of texture and the taste as well! Everybody in this house loves this bun.

After I tempted the "Roti Naik" from mamafami recipe which was given by my tea tarik buddy..I hooked to baking bread..Well Fadzrina...you were responsible for this, since then I hardly buy bread except for the sandwiches loaf which is once a while..Anyway, I would like to thank you dear for initiating the idea of baking "roti naik".

One day, I was lost in this cyberworld and end up at Che Mat Gebu blog...OMG!!! this guy is so fabulous! not only all the bread recipies but on other dishes as welll...so from there on the rest was history. Posted here were all the breads that I have attempted & the recipes are from CMG or mamafami blogspot. In a way they are just like my cyber sifu!

My 1st Fondant CupCake

This is my 1st attempt of ribbon fondant rosses. Made it special for my dear May Ling who is celebrating her birthday on 22nd April..the same month I attended the class. She was so happy with the cuppies. I used chocolate & strawberry flavor for the base as she likes chocolate & strawberry.

Still need to polish my skilll on handling fondant! Let me tell you..doing this cuppies is very therapeautic to me..Its really free my mind especially when I want to let go my " world"so that I can have a fresh mind and making the right decision when Iam back into my world. As usual these kind of activities allows me to be in my "gua". My friend called "Bukit Jelutong" is my "gua"since I hardly get out from here. He was very right about it! I will try to settle or source anything here before opting other location. Thats me! very the "kg.com"(this term I learned from Kak Jun & Abby Fana , and other few terms which is very useful. Thanks Kak Jun & Abby for sharing this knowledege with me) when comes to driving out! So used to Labuan, hassle free when comes to traffic & clean too!