kisah petang semalam

kelakar & kesian. semalam haziq merajuk besar dgn aku. sebab? hahaha... begini kisahnya...

semalam around 6pm when i was still at office, mukhriz called.
mukhriz: mama! i got a surprise for you..
mama: what3x?
mukhriz: my teacher told me that i will be pengawas pss next year.
mama: whats pss?
mukhriz: entah?!
mama: (in my head.. agaknya pusat sumber sekolah kot. ok lah tu librarian..) wow! congrats mukhriz. i'm so proud of u.

so lepas tu i took a piece of paper & scribbled some motivational quotes to congratulate him, and i insert 5 bucks in the so-called card.

balik rumah..
mama: mukhriz, this is for you.
mukhriz: (thrilled, excited, happy) YES!! 5 bucks!! tq mama. tq papa.
haziq: why u get money, abang?
mukhriz: bcoz i become pengawas.

aku pun terus masuk bilik for shower. *knock knock knock* on my door..
aku nampak kelibat haziq lari dari living room ke entah mana entah.
mukhriz: mama, haziq said he doesn't love u anymore and he wants a new mama.
mama: (huh?? what the? *blur mode*) Tell him, whatever. go la look foe another mother. (kengkonon nak merajuk kat haziq)
papa: pegi lah pujuk dia. entah2 dia merajuk tu.
mama: merajuk pasal apa pulak?

so aku pun keluar bilik & tanya mukhriz mana haziq. mukhriz kata haziq dalam bilik bibik.
true enough, muka dia masam gila & once dia nampak my face, dia tekap muka dia kat bantal (bantal bibik!) and he cried. pujuk bagai nak rak! dia juz geleng2 kepala bila aku tanya kenapa dia nangis. so aku menggagahkan diri aku, mengangkat haziq si tembamku dengan segala kedrat yang aku ada, bawak dia masuk dalam bilik aku. tanya punya tanya, soal punya soal, dia juz diam tak nak bgtau kenapa dia merajuk besar sampai menangis segala bagai.

mama: (ambik wallet & keluarkan 3 inggit) nah, haziq, this is for you.
*haziq ambik duit tu but still masam muka..
mama: haziq merajuk sebab haziq tak dapat duit eh?
haziq: (nod2x & terus bukak pintu nak keluar bilik)
mama: so haziq nak carik mama lain jugak ke?
haziq: (geleng kepala)
mama: (**!!?/,::*%@#!)

i want you!

kitchenAid stand mixer
u see that machine up there?
how i wish i can have one...

baking-unlimited.com

takde koje betul aku ni. asik dok try resipi itu dan ini. pantang weekend or public holiday, mesti meroyan nak buat something kat dapor. last saturday i tried to make chicken pie, dapat recipe ni dari kak ngah. sungguh aku tak percaya aku telah berjaya membuat my own homemade pie! dulu juz tau makan pie yang mak buat. best sgt bila kita buat apa2, the kids makan & kata sedap. sometimes siap exaggerate dgn pujian yang melambong2. :) thx for the recipe kak ngah ku sayang..

baking moms out there, here's the recipe..

-chicken pie-

ingredients:
2 3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup cold water

Flour+salt+butter buat dgn hujung jari. campurkan air& uli. kalau lembek, tambah tepung. then canai tapi tak payah tebal sgt.

inti :

burger ayam ramly 1/2 pack

potatoes abt 2-3 biji

mushroom 1/2 can

1) letak burger on pan, keluarkan minyak & dishout minyak

2) squeeze limau nipis, then onions, serbuk rempah kari sikit, then potatoes n mushroom.

3) bila da masak tutup api

4) before put in to pastry, gaul telur n tabur flour into the inti so that dia melekat.

Makes abt 10 pies of 3x3 inch aluminium box.

Bake in preheat 200c (15-20 min)

polkadots

people call it 'apam polka dot' or 'apam dot dot'. i prefer the polka dots bcoz dot dot sounds kinky. i've been eying on the little tiny cuties and been wanting to make them. and finally, i made them! the process is not so easy. the batter is thick and sticky. making the dots was quite challenging due to it's mini size and the batter's texture. but i really enjoyed making the apams. got the recipe from myresipi.com, upon recommendation from a good friend of mine.

the batter, the piping bags and the colorful outcome

awwww... ain't it cute?

if any of you baking moms out there feels like trying, here's the recipe :)

apam polka dots

bahan-bahan ( 45 biji Cup Sederhana Besar )

* 3 biji telur

* 200 gm (1 cup) gula halus (boleh kurangkan jika tak suka manis)

* 150gm (< 2/3 cup) fresh milk. Boleh juga ganti dgn susu sejat/evaporated.

* 275 gm (2 3/4 cup) tepung gandum*

* 3 sudu teh baking powder* (diayak bersama tepung gandum)

* 1 sudu teh ovallete

* 1 sudu teh esen vanilla

* Pewarna

* Filling : blueberry, sekaya, strawberry, jem, peanut butter, coklat, orange filling atau apa2 je

secukupnya (masukkan ke dalam piping bag)

cara-cara:

1. Pukul telur dan gula hingga kembang dgn kelajuan maxima selama 10 minit.

Masukkan susu BERSELANGSELI dengan tepung sedikit demi sedikit sambil pukul perlahan

dengan mixer.

Tambah esen vanilla & Ovallette, pukul lagi sehingga sebati dan nampak adunan akan berubah

texture menjadi gebu.

Bahagikan adunan kepada beberapa bahagian, titiskan pewarna mengikut citarasa.

2. Masukkan setiap warna ke dalam piping bag (atau beg plastik yang bersih).

3. Picitkan sedikit adunan ke dalam mangkuk kertas yang telah disusun didalam acuan lompang.

4. Picitkan filling secukupnya.

5. Picitkan lagi adunan sehingga ¾ penuh. Kemudian dot dot kan dengan warna pilihan.

6. Kukus didalam kukusan yang telah dipanaskan selama 10-15 minit

7. Jangan buka api besar semasa mengukus. Nanti merekah. Bungkus tutup kukus dgn kain biar air tak jatuh pd apam.

feeling velvety

i've tried a few recipes i got from the internet but in my opinion, Laura's recipe is the best. the cake texture is so soft & velvety. simply simply irresistible! i made some rv cupcakes for my mak yesterday, and she loves them!

here's the recipe..

red velvet cupcakes

ingredients:
1 1/4 all purpose flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
60 g unsalted butter (room temp)
3/4 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk (3/4 fresh milk + 3/4 tbsp apple cider)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp red food colouring

1. preheat oven to 180c.
2. in a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda & salt. put aside.
3. in a mixer bowl, cream together butter & sugar. add egg & vanilla & mix until creamy.
4. slow the mixer speed, add 1/2 of the dry ingredients. then add the buttermilk. mix until well combined. then add the remaining 1/2 of both dry ingredients. DON'T overmix.
5. use rubber spatula to mix the red food colouring into the batter.
6. use ice cream scoop to scoop the batter evenly in your baking pan/cupcake cups.
bake for 18-22 minutes.
let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

creamcheese frosting:
4 oz creamcheese
4 oz butter (room temp)
1 oz icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. mix all ingredients and beat until smooth & creamy.
2. frost the cupcakes with little spatula or using a piping bag.
let cool in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes to set a little before serving.

kesyukuran

bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

betapa aku bersyukur kepadaMu ya Allah di atas segala ujianMu yang memberikan aku keinsafan. aku panjatkan segala puji-pujian ke atasMu dan aku bersyukur kepadaMu ya Allah di atas segala rahmat dan rezeki yang Kau turunkan, menjawab segala doaku, memberikan aku kebahagiaan, kesihatan dan ketenangan. Kau turunkan cahaya, Kau turunkan hujan dan Kau turunkan keberkatan di muka bumi ini untuk semua hambaMu mendapat manfaat.

.....syukur alhamdulillah

deewali 2011

nope, i didn't celebrate deewali but it was a public holiday and my mode button for baking and cooking turned on again. boy! i'm crazy. i spent a lot of time in the kitchen yesterday. i made pancakes for breakfast. the recipe that i tried was so good! my kids loved them. we had them with maple syrup, strawberry jam and chocolate syrup. my kids sprayed some whipped cream on their pancakes, they love whipped cream up to an extent where they will spray it straight into their mouths!

i love pancakes!!

i cooked lunch. i'm in process of improving my skills of cooking malay dish. masak asam a.k.a asam pedas is our old time favorite lauk. so yesterday was my 2nd trial of making masam asam. almost there... with a little bit of improvising, i think i'll make the best masak asam in my taman perumahan (cewah!! perasan!).

jenak masak asam, sweet sour chicken & fried spinach.

a meal is never complete without desserts. well, that's what i think because i can't resist desserts. i love them (and that explains why fat keeps on piling up inside of me, gulp!). anyway, i made oreo ice cream cake for dessert. thx for the recipe, laura.. this is a good and simple recipe. the taste, out of this world!! ok lah, maybe i'm a little bit exaggerating here. the taste is good and i want to share the recipe with all of you baking moms out there.

smooth texture. milky and sweet. irresistible.

oreo ice cream cake recipe:

ingredients
1 pint vanilla ice cream (i prefer nestle's bcoz of the milkiness)
1/2 cup caramel sauce (i omit this bcoz it's too sweet. u can half the quantity if u want)
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1 large pack oreo cookies
1/2 cup walnut syrup (optional)

preparation
1. take ice cream out of freezer and leave at room temp for 10-15 minutes
2. line a pan with parchment paper.
3. line the inner edge & the bottom of the pan with oreo halves.
4. place the rest of the oreo in a zip lock bag & smash them with a rolling pin until the oreo
become coarse crumbs.
5. in a large bowl, mix together ice cream, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, walnuts and oreo
crumbs (reserve 1/4 of the crumbs for the topping). mix everything together well to combine
and pour the mixture to the pan. top the cake with the reserved crumbs.
6. place the cake in the freezer for 6 hours (i freeze my cake overnight to make sure it sets well).