Sweet Treats for My Sweet Tooth

 Of late i have being immersing myself in the world of gardening. Well not specific to vegetable but variety of plants inclusive of  flowers, fruit trees and vegetable that are commonly used in the kitchen. These lovely heavenly scented flower is known as Kula Gardenia or Golden Gardenia. The flowers will changed colour in stages as it matured. The bloom will start as white then turn to yellow and laat will changed to orange. Mine is planted in pot and plant is originaly bought from Exotic Matahari Nursery in Kuantan (my favorite place to get plants and gardening needs). Currently the plant has tree main branches which bears flowers. I noticed that some of leaves are bigger in porpotion to the rest. Might need to add some more tanah bakar  for better improvement of the leaves.

kuih bakar hjh zainab  boleh ditempah  di talian  0133550384 harga sekeping adalah RM5.00 sahaja. kuih tradisional ini diperbuat dari bahan bahan yang segar dan tanpa pengawet tambahan. Kami menggunakan  perasa asli jus pandan yang di proses sendiri dari daun pandan. Santan kelapa juga menggunakan santan segar dan dibakar sehingga bersira. kuih bakar hajah zainab boleh disimpan didalam bekas yang bertutup selama 4-5 hari. Jika disimpan dalam  freezer sehingga 3 bulan , Jika para pelanggan ingin  membuat tempahan dalam kuantiti yang banyak atau ingin  pembungkusan yang berlaianan , boleh menghubungi kami untuk perbincangan.  Resipi tradisi asli dan dipercayai.

Ulu Dong, 1st March 2015 I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel . – Maya Angelou

Seingat saya dari kecil rumah saya sentiasa ada kucing. Sehingga sekarang dah tak terkira berapa banyak kucing yang dah pernah dibela. Ada kucing datang, yang dibuang orang, dan terus bermastautin di rumah . Ada juga yang saya terjumpa dan bawa balik( sampai mak saya cakap tak cukup banyak kucing kat rumah dah)😆. Untuk waktu ini ada  6 kucing dan 4anak kucing yang memeriahkan rumah mak. Kesayangan dan kemanjaan saya ialah seekor kucing jantan baka kampung yang bernama PEAH. Ya..peah. kenapa peah? Sebab masa dia kecil tak tahu jantan ke betina letak je peah. Dan nama tu kekal hingga sekarang. PEAH  nih kadang-kadang  mengada lebih. Kalau makan tak mau kongsi dengan geng lain. Nak kena jamu dia sorang jek. Adoii. Lepas tuh pantang tengok tuan dier ngadap laptop  mesti nak buat aksi tidur atas keyboard tuh. Apa pun he is my baby. Lihatlah aksi peah yang lawan tauke tidur atas katil sampai tak ingat dunia.Khas untuk Nurul Iman.

I went to the pasar minggu in pelan salak and came across one stall that sell lontong and nasi lemak. And they were alao selling prepacked rencah kuah pecal ingredients. Its rm10 for a 500g pack. Well good enough for me. Unfortunately that was the only time that i managed to find the pecal. Now i resorted to ordering online from my high school junior ms. Lily Ramlee. Not only she sold prepared kuah pecal ingredients also other favorite like sambal ikan bilis hitam and sambal tempe. Back to the story of my pecal luckily the market aold among others  the ever perennial tempe (i love this), the must have taugeh and tauhu putih and bought few cucumbers. Once home its time to forage in the backyard and around the house. First i pluck some long beans (kacang panjang) from the small garden i have in front. Just a few plants but they provided endless supply of kacang panjang for the whole family. The 4 plants managed to provide for close to 2 months before they need to be replanted....

i havent been baking for a while. just that since starting work at the new place and fallen sick kind of making me lazy to look into my baking cupboards. however since i have two big bananas leftovers which i bought in preperation for the port dickson trailrun  last sunday, thought a waste to just let it turn mushy. one already used for my lempeng pisang or banana pancake on monday. which is yummy when eaten with honey but try not to make a too thin batter. ohh before i went on rambling to other things here is the recipe for this delish cuppies. Ingredients 2 ripe banana- mashed 11/2 cup plain flour 1 cup castor sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine 3 eggs (B size) 1/2 raisin (or whatever dried fruits of your choice) 1 teaspoon baking soda 11/2 teaspoon baking powder vanilla essence to taste sift flour together with baking soda and baking powder and set aside. beat the butter and sugar until creamy; pour the egg one at a time while beating the batter until well combined. opt...

had a short trip with family last year. but since the riot already started we did not do much sightseeing. mabye i will be back for the 3rd time lucky

Makan malam ala2 western mulanya nak makan di wadihana western islamic dah nak pesan grilled sole with butter rice. Tetiba black out pulak kedai. Terpaksalah cari 2nd option sebab tuan kedai tak nak pelanggan2 berada dalam keadaan tidak selesa untuk makan. Salute attitude macam nih.mementingkan pelanggan dari keuntungan. Jadi gerak ke @grill. Sebenarnya kali ketiga makan kat sini. Kali pertAma masa tuh tengah demam dan selsema cuma order sup cendawan. Kali kedua amik seafood oglio yang aku rasa sangat kena pada tekak. Freshly made pasta with fresh seafood ( mussel, udang, sotong) dan enough heat to pair with the olive drizzled pasta. Masa tuh rasa cam tak cukup jek. Kali nih pulak sebab selera dah terbantut cuma pesan chicken chop dengan sos cendawan dan kentang goreng. Ayam tuh di grill tapi untuk saya rasa cam kurang masak need a few more minutes on the grill. T Hidangan lagi satu spagethi marinara. Sedikit kekecewaan dengan hidangan nih kerana saucenyer terasa sedikit manis. Campu...

 Dah lama mengidam nak makan lempeng pisang  buatan sendiri sejak rasa makan lempeng pisang kat FoodCourt bandar Baru Nilai hari tuh. Tengahari semalam  berkesempatan beli sesikat pisang berangan ( 2 kilo ) kat Nilai 3, separuh sikat  buat makan kat ofis dan yang separuh lagi bawa balik rumah. Kebiasan ayah saya malam-malam gemar menonton bola tak kira lah  bola sepak dalam atau luar negara. Kebetulan sepatutnyer semalam ader perlawanan separuh akhir anatara Johor dan Pahang yang mana telah ditunda atas sebab-sebab keselamatan. Khabarnyer  jumlah penonton yang melebihi kapasiti dan keadaan huruhara yang tercetus menyebabkan perlawanan telah ditunda. saya rasa itu adalah keputusan yang terbaik. Mungkin sekali akan diadakan di gelanggan yang berkecualai.  oopss melalaut pasal bola plak. Sebenarnyer lempeng  pisang nih sangat lah senang dan terdapat banyak variasi terpulang kepada empunya diri. saya menggunakan resepi  yang basic. saya suka lempe...

A short de-stressing session with my buddy, Wanie at Tanah Aina , Bentong Pahang.Good company great place.  For further info you can  check out their website at http://www.tanah-aina.com/ .  The typical activities for a 2day/ 1 night  stay at tanah Aina is as follow:- Day 1 12pm – Check in 12.30pm – Lunch 2.30pm - Fountain of Youth waterfall & Leap of Faith platform jump (*optional: River Trekking on the way back, do inform our staff who will be guiding your group) Do note that: Outdoor Activities are weather dependent. 4.30pm – Tea 7.30pm – BBQ Dinner 9pm – Save Our Rainforest 9.30pm – Movie / Indoor games (carom, pool, boardgames, etc) Day 2 7am - Peak Into Paradise (Morning Walk) 7.30am – Breakfast 9.30am – Flying fox 12.00pm – Depart The sun is peeking to say hello... on top of the hill after the morning walk waiting for the mist to lift to view the sun rise   me and my buddy beside the durian tree..tralalalallalalala...

I am not much of apple eater, its either i make it into fruit salad or turn it into cakes and bakes. This cake is made using 2 red apples  which i intend to turn into apple pie earlier on. Of course some say that the best baking apple is Granny Smith, the crisp and tart variety of apples abudantly found in many shops., however you can just go with whatever types of apples you have in hand. I have 2 big  Red Fuji apples and that is what i used in the cake and it works just fine. To add moisture  to the cake I incorporated  plain yogurt insteda of the usual milk but it all depends on your preferences. Brown Sugar Apple Cake Ingredients 2 apples, (1 peeled, cored, and sliced into thin slices & 1 peeled and chopped into bite-size) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 11/4 cup packed light-brown sugar 100g raisin 1cup caster sugar 250g butter, softened (Buttercup) 2 cups all-purpose flour, 3 large egg 1 container 135g plain Yogurt ( I used Nestle fat-Fre...

I love cooking with lemon, the tangy flavour works well in cakes and sweet bakes. Nothing beatd the smell of freshly grated lemon peel. The actual recipe calls for lemon glaze to be added to the cake after it has been completely cooled. Since i wanted to bring the cake to office the next day i omit the glaze to avoid the cakr becoming soggy. I havr also posted similar recipe earlier in this blog. Enjoy. Ingredient 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour ( i used self rising flour instead) 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4  teaspoon salt 2 cups castor sugar 6 eggs seperated 2 teaspoon grated  lemon peel 1 tablespoon lemon juice extract 1 cup plain yogurt ( i used nestle) Method Sift the flour into a bowl, add baking soda and salt and stir to blend. In another bowl cream butter anf sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time and the lemon extract beat until thick . blend in the dry ingredients. Start with the flour mixture and alternate with the yogurt until finished. ...