The Cat, The Rabbit & The Hedgehog

Happy Birthday!

2012-01-14T16:43:00.001+08:00

Dear hubby,

I might not be able to give you the best gift on you birthday, I can't give much anyway. But that doesnt mean that I love you less. All the sacrifices that I've made throughout our marriage is a proof of how much I love you.

May Allah grant us the strength to be on the righteous path.

The stray cat that became a house cat

2012-01-13T14:46:00.001+08:00

Iman loves cats or any animals. According to hubby, dia ikut his ku (grandfather) belah hubby yg sangat suka binatang. As for aku? Aku cuma suka dan sayang Simba je, kucing aku yang dah few years mati. Aku ni amatla penggelinya. Kalau tengok stray cats, takut nak pegang, unlike Iman and hubby.

Chuppy was picked up after 1 year plus the original Chuppy kena kidnap. Iman was so smitten with this new Chuppy. But since she's asthmatic, aku limit her time with Chuppy. Chuppy is also not allowed to come inside the house. Yea... I know.. Aku kejam! But better safe than sorry kan? Lagi pun aku dah letih berkhemah kat hospital since the girls baby. Not that I'm complaining :)

This is Chuppy after almost 2 years with us.

Red Day at Kenny Roger's

2012-01-12T07:21:00.001+08:00

My sister, ayu, tagged me on the Red Day poster. Makcik ni pun apa lagi, excited yg terover2 la nak pegi. The truth is, I'm not that fond of Kenny Roger's food. I think it's a bit pricey. Furthermore boleh masak sendiri kat rumah kan, takyah la buang duit makan kat kedai.

We went there at about 2pm. The girls had to ponteng KAFA coz memang tak sempat nak antar dia org. Shariff and ibu dia joined us. Aduhai shariff! Memang stress aku. Time nak balik, dia takmau ikut his ibu, nak ikut mama. Aku pulak memang letih sgt coz the nite before I slept at 4am! Memang tak larat nak melayan shariff.

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-11T16:08:00.002+08:00

Testing

2012-01-11T01:06:00.002+08:00

I just downloaded blogger app for iPod. I hope this will make my blogging life easier. Boleh la update blog kat mana2 je. I need to play around and familiarize myself with this app.

Stir Fry Soba

2012-01-10T22:52:00.000+08:00

On Friday last week, Lily came over during lunch coz her lunch break on Fridays is 2 hours. Since kete aku buat hal Friday tu, instead of going to KLCC to where she works, she had to come over to Melawati. Thank you Lily!! Friday hari tu kan panas, so we had to go somewhere cool. The choices are, KFC, Dominos and Secret Recipe. We chose Secret Recipe Melawati.

The truth was, I wasnt that hungry masa tu. Lily ordered Stir Fry Soba, and we shared the soba. It was delicious!! Tak sangka soba kat situ sedap. The funny thing about having a coffee with a girlfriend, you didnt realise how time flies! Rasa kejap je 2 jam tu. We had a heart to heart talk. One of the core thing that we discuss was, being judgmental and belittling people. Sometimes you dont have to say it out loud, just voicing it out dalam hati pun dah salah. It shows how egoistic we are. And orang yang ada sekumit ego dalam hati masa dia mati, memang takan bau syurga. Nauzubillah..Marilah kita sama2, sempena tahun 2012 ni, cuba untuk membuang ego.

Stir Fry Soba

This is the basic recipe yang aku post on my facebook.

Aku rebus soba, siram air sejuk, toskan. Pastu panas kan minyak, tumis crushed garlic, then add sayur. Sayur boleh letak apa2 sayur. Aku letak kobis, carrot and mushroom. Then add light soya sauce, salt and soba. Boleh add fish cake. I used chicken salami. Goreng for few minutes then boleh la dihidangkan dgn lettuce.

Projek Meroti 2012

2012-01-07T13:09:00.000+08:00

Setelah berbulan tak buat roti, finally yesterday, aku berjaya mengatasi kemalasan melampau dan berjaya menguli roti menggunakan mixer! hehe... Tak kuasa ler nak uli guna tangan. Since I was gone for more than 1 month, barang2 kat pantry tu sgt2 limited. I had to make do with whatever that I have. Mula2 plan nak buat floss buns, tapi tengok chicken floss dah habis. Bukak freezer, ada 7 pieces of hotdog tinggal. So I ended up with pizza buns and serunding buns. Serunding daging tu neighbour sebelah yang bagi. Sedap! :D

I'm still using the sweet bun recipe shared by Happy Flour. I love her recipe sebab aku tak payah guna any additive, and roti still lembut dan gebu. Lagipun I'm the kind yang, kalau dah sesuai dengan satu recipe, aku akan guna that recipe je unless buat kek. With roti, malas nak trial and error sebab it's time consuming bila buat roti ni. So, kalau aku end up dengan recipe yang tak menjadi, I'd be wasting my time.

Aku dah penah kena sekali, masa buat roti naik. Someone gave me a recipe, which she herself hasnt tried. Maybe because it was from a recipe book, she thought it's foolproof. Ended up, aku wasted more than 10 hours menunggu roti yang tak naik2. Memang frust! To me, if u wanna share a recipe, share a foolproof recipe which has been tried. Tak boleh expect orang mencuba untuk kita. Err.. that's my 2 cents. Sorry sangat kalau aku ada mengguris hati sesapa. It was unintentional.

Pizza bun

Serunding buns

Recipe (This recipe is perfect! but I reduced the sugar)

Ingredients
(Basic Sweet Buns Dough)
200g bread flour
100g plain flour
6g instant yeast
55g sugar (I only use 2 tbs)
140g milk
1 egg
1/2tsp salt
45g butter

100g raisins } soak for 5mins
1tsp water } then squeeze out liquid

Steps:
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixer, except butter and rasins.
2. Beat at medium speed until it form a dough and add in the butter.
3. Continue to beat until it form a smooth and elastic dough.
4. Cover the dough and let it prove for 45-60mins.
5. Flatten the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead in the raisins.
6. Divide dough into about 55g each portion and rest for another 10mins.
7. Shape into round ball and arrange it on a greased tray.
8. Cover and leave to prove for 45mins until it doubled in size.
9. Preheat oven to 190C.
10.Brush surface with milk and bake in a preheated oven for 10mins until buns is brown.
11.Remove buns from tin, brush surface with butter and cool on a wire rack.

Note: You can use this basic sweet buns dough to make any types of buns of your choice. If you prefer a softer buns, just add 1/2tsp of bread improver or softener.

Schooling week...

2012-01-05T23:30:00.000+08:00

This week, Iman and Iffah are back in school. Their school holiday ended on 3rd January. Aku rasa aku la orang yang paling bercinta nak bangun masak breakfast untuk the girls. More than 2 months aku cuti buat breakfast. While kat Terengganu, everyday makan kat luar. Kat sana, banyak sangat variety, that, rasa rugi pulak kalau masak breakfast kat rumah sebab tak boleh rasa macam2 makanan.. hehehe.. terukkan?

First day of school, aku goreng mee for the girls. Today, aku tak masak apa2 sebab malas sangat. Lunch box dia orang aku letak nasi with curry ayam. Their breakfast, roti with curry ayam, leftover from last nite. Aku tak larat these past few days sebab kena migraine yang sangat teruk. Duduk kat Terengganu, it has always been mendung, berangin and sometimes hujan. Cuaca memang best. Balik je KL, panas yang amat. Subhanallah! memang perit rasa kalau kena ambik the girls time tengahari.

The problem with me is, my migraine will be worse bila cuaca panas macam sekarang. Kalau keluar time panas terik, balik je rumah, sure kena migraine yg teruk. Anyway, I wanna start my entry for this year with a recipe. Dah lama aku buat puding ni, during ramadhan last year. Tapi sebab towards the end of last year, aku dah jarang berblogging, maka, this puding telah diperam selama berbulan2 dalam folder. InsyaAllah, I'll start blogging actively. Aku harap Allah will give me strength.

Puding Buih

Bahan2
20gm agar2
1 litre water
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 tin susu pekat (500g)
telur putih 8 biji
telur kuning 4 biji
rose essence

cara2
1. didihkan air + agar2 sampai hancur, masukkan gula, set aside.
2. pukul telur sampai stiff, masukkan susu, pukul lagi.
3. then masukkan agar dlm susu + telur, tambah rose essence, pukul for another 3-5 minutes. sejukkan

for the sauce
1/2 tin susu pekat (500gm)
telur kuning 4 biji
1 tbs tepung castard
air 250ml

cara2
1. masukkan semua bahan dlm periuk, kacau atas api yg slow sampai pekat. masukkan yellow colouring few drops, and rose essence.

note : for the sauce, aku add heavy syrup from fruit cocktail, served chill with fruit cocktail.

Kemaman Trip

2011-12-31T10:00:00.000+08:00

On Wednesday, we went to Kemaman. Hubby ada meeting, kita orang ditinggalkan di zoo kemaman. Masa kita orang sampai, dah almost 3.30pm. The zoo closing time is 5pm! Grr... kejap je masa tinggal nak masuk the zoo. Tickets for adult is priced at RM10 each and children RM7. From the entrance to the center, a buggy ride awaits the visitors. Lepas tu kena jalan kaki sendiri. Letih giler berjalan kat zoo tu. Dah la hujan, jalan memang penuh dengan lopak air.

Mula2 aku ingatkan zoo tu besar, rupanya, sangat kecik. Aku suka the tigers kat situ. Sangat2 sihat and cantik. But the animals semua tido. I guess the gloomy weather makes everybody sleepy termasuk la aku. Masa kita orang jalan2 kat zoo tu, cuma ada 3 other families je. Yer la, sapa la yang gile nak jalan2 dalam hujan, with jalan yang berlumpur. Err.. aku termasuk dalam orang giler tu.. hehe..

At about 4.30pm, we're done! Sejam je berjalan2. Sebenarnya aku nak balik lagi awal. It was almost void of visitors, some jalan very quiet and secluded, memang menakutkan for 3 orang pompuan jelita untuk berjalan2. Dah la ramai construction workers coz there is an on going construction kat zoo tu.

At 4.30pm, kita orang dah terpacak depan zoo. Hubby tak habis meeting lagi. He dropped us at the zoo and went to town for a meeting. Luckily I managed to get a cab from Kemaman Teksi. The ride from the zoo to town cost me RM15, which is not bad la. We made a stop at HaiPeng Kopitiam, makan2. Ingatkan lepas makan2, hubby sure dah habis meeting and ready to pick us up, tengok2, tak habis jugak meeting dia. Then we walked to A&W, and lepas kat situ sampai la hubby datang at about 7.30pm. Lama giler!! Luckily the girls tak complaint.

On the buggy

Tapir yang tengah tido dengan nyenyak

Baby elephant yang sangat comel.

This suspension bridge is built over the lions' and tigers' den. Aku tak tau pun. Masa tengah jalan atas bridge tu aku bau bangkai yg sangat kuat. Bila turun, baru tau, bawah tu ada rimau and singa!!

Iffah, camera shy this time sebab dia pakai baju tido!! Grrr.... We picked them up kat rumah their aunt, and Iffah was still wearing baju tido. Since hubby was in a hurry, tak sempat balik tukar baju.

Friday Comes Again..

2011-12-30T12:21:00.000+08:00

Dah seminggu tak update blog. I've been so busy plus the girls memang conquer the laptop, so I am left with the ipod to access internet and FB. boring tulis blog kalau tak boleh nak upload photos. Yes, I know.. I havent been posting any recipes or food photo for more than a month. I'll get to that again once I'm back in my domain. I'm still here in KT! Aku miss KL!!! Rindu kawan2, rindu nak pegi minum dengan cousin aku, Wan, rindu nak pegi Jusco AU2 doing nothing... huhuhuhu.. sedih tahap gaban ni.

Atfan will be shipping all the kitchen aid and other stuff in mid of January. So, I'm on shopping spree now. Hahaha... memang garu kepala la tengok duit yang makin menipis. InsyaAllah barang2 tu will arrive in February.

Kitchenaid that belongs to K.Balqees

Fleur

Bavaria

And my waffle maker. I asked Suzana to buy waffle mix and maple syrup. Lepas ni boleh la aku buat waffle everyday :D

Pantai Batu Buruk..

2011-12-23T20:32:00.000+08:00

What do you do bila petang in Kuala Terengganu? Drive to pantai!! It's just 5 minutes drive from my mother in law's house. Well, it took more than 5 minutes today sebab jam yang amat dasyat kat depan Masjid Putih because of Al-Hijrah concert ke apa tah kat Shahbandar tu. Grrr... memang sakit hati sangat2.

Nordic Pans

2011-12-22T19:26:00.000+08:00

Atfan uploaded the photos below in his FB. Happy sungguh aku tengok the pans. K.Yani, Syikin and Gart, your pans dah sampai kat rumah Atfan in Milwaukee. The rest yg order pans ni, maybe sampai lepas christmas.And for Nad, ur kitchenaid Gloss Cinnamon dah sampai.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-21T11:05:00.000+08:00

Pantai Penarik

Beluda

2011-12-20T11:04:00.000+08:00

Mula2, dengar the word beluda, ingatkan sejenis kuih. Rupanya tak. It's roti. Cuma according to cousin hubby aku, tak ramai yang kenal beluda ni and pernah makan beluda sebab beluda asalnya makanan istana. No wonder aku tak penah makan. Given that aku ni bukan anak Terengganu jati, lagi la. But I thought, I'm the only one yg blur pasal beluda ni, rupanya, ramai lagi kawan2 aku yang memang pure orang Terengganu, yang tak tau apa beluda.

For 2 days, aku cari recipe beluda. Ada cousin hubby yang pandai buat beluda, but bila called, dia cakap dia dah lupa the recipe. Huhuhu.. sedihnya... Alhamdulillah, ada another cousin of hubby yg ada recipe. But this is recipe campak2. So today, mission aku adalah untuk buat beluda and try to find the correct measurement for the recipe. Hopefully jadi la beluda aku sebab nampak kat luar mendung. Risau jugak kalau beluda tu tak naik. Alamak! I need to find tin susu dulu sebab beluda ni dibakar menggunakan tin susu.

Beluda - This one mak mertua aku beli kat kedai roti sebelah Shell batu buruk.

Rindu...

2011-12-19T23:03:00.001+08:00

I miss home.. It has been 5 weeks since I left home. Patutnya hari ni balik KL tapi hubby decided to balik Sunday ni pulak. Huhuhu.. Terpaksa la cancel jumpa Rima and K.Yani this week.

Once I get my hands on the laptop, I will upload few photos during asyura making kat dalam kampung ni. The girls were so excited to be able to experience first hand making asyura dalam bulan Muharram. Actuallynya kan, aku pun tak pernah tengok orang buat asyura. Kira sabtu lepas tu, first time aku tgk orang buat asyura. Punya la lama nak kacau asyura tu, more than 4 hours. Memang berPeluh la ketiak masing2 :)

Asyura - Topped with sambal ikan, telur dadar and agar2.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-14T20:56:00.000+08:00

Nordic Bundt Pan for Sale 2

2011-12-10T18:47:00.000+08:00

Bundt Quartet Pan - RM175

Multi Mini Bundt Pan - RM175

Bug Pancake Pan - RM160

Platinum Collection Anniversary Bundt Pan (12 cups) - RM200

Nordic Bundt Pan for Sale

2011-12-07T15:15:00.001+08:00

Platinum Collection Cast Aluminum Garland Bundt Pan - RM200

Platinum Non-stick Cast Aluminum Fleur De Lis Pan - RM200

Pro Cast Bavaria Bundt Pan- RM180

Rokok Arab

2011-12-05T13:39:00.000+08:00

Dah lama sangat2 tak update blog. Since PC kat rumah tu rosak, terus takde mood nak update blog. The laptops, both, being conquered by the girls. Cuti sekolah, dia orang pun, 24 jam sehari depan laptop.

This is hubby's favourite dish. Iffah pun suka sangat2. Nak buat, memang la seksa. Rasa macam nak nangis sebab kena gulung masa still panas. Bila dah sejuk, tak boleh gulung dah. Jari-jari gemuk aku habis merah-merah dibuatnya.

This is Terengganu traditional dish. Tak ramai yang tahu buat. For some personal reasons, I'm not allowed to share the recipe. Huhuhuuh.. sangat sedih.

BB Cream Promotion

2011-11-30T21:55:00.000+08:00

This is a sticky note. For latest entry, please scroll below.

BB Cream Vita                (20ml)           RM 39.90
BB Cream Shiny              (20ml)           RM 39.90
BB Perfect Cover no.21 (20ml)           RM 42.90
BB Perfect Cover no.23 (20ml)           RM 42.90
BB Boomer                     (40ml)           RM 65.90

Buy 3 unit of BB Cream of any range, FOC 3 facemasks. For details, please email me at shidah219@yahoo.com

KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers - For Sale

2011-11-20T14:00:00.000+08:00

KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers For Sale. Price starts from RM1400 depending on colour. Email shidah219@yahoo.com for details. Thank you.

Last date to order is 3rd week of December. I'll be away for the next few days, but you can reach me via my email. To those yang still contemplating whether to buy or not, still ada masa untuk pikir. The kitchen Aid will arrive in Malaysia in February.

Torn & Patched..

2011-11-13T18:32:00.000+08:00

My size 5 CK jeans which I used to wear 12 years ago and now I'm able to fit in into this jeans once more.

NY Cheese Cake

2011-11-10T15:33:00.001+08:00

As promised, sorry sgt2, it took me so long utk post the recipe from joy of baking tu. Aida, ampun ye..

Adapted from JoyofBaking

Crust:

2 cups (200 grams) of graham cracker crumbs or finely crushed Digestive biscuits (I used 300gm)
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1/2 cup (114 grams) unsalted butter, melted

For Crust: In a medium sized bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) up the sides of the springform pan. Cover and refrigerate while you make the filling.

Filling:
32 ounces (1 kg) cream cheese, room temperature (use full fat, not reduced or fat free cream cheese)
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
3 tablespoons (35 grams) all purpose flour
5 large eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup (80 ml) heavy whipping cream (double cream)
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For Filling: In bowl of your electric mixer place the cream cheese, sugar, and flour. Beat on medium speed until smooth (about 2 minutes), scraping down the bowl as needed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well (about 30 seconds) after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the whipping cream, lemon zest, vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. Remove the crust from the refrigerator and pour in the filling. Place the cheesecake pan on a larger baking pan and place in the oven that has been preheat at 180 degree celcius.

Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) and continue to bake for about another 60 - 90 minutes or until firm and only the center of the cheesecake looks a little wet and wobbly. (The baking time can vary due to the differences in ovens, so make sure to check that the cheesecake is firm with only the center being a little wet and wobbly.) Remove from oven and place on a wire rack.

Topping: (I omit this)
1 cup (240 ml) sour cream (not low fat or fat free)
2 tablespoons (30 grams) granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread the topping over the warm cheesecake and return to oven to bake for 15 more minutes. Remove from oven and carefully run a knife or spatula around the inside edge of pan to loosen the cheesecake (helps prevent the surface from cracking as it cools).
Let cool completely before covering with plastic wrap. Refrigerate several hours, preferably overnight. Serve with fresh fruit or fruit sauces.

Tips: Sometimes the surface of the cheesecake cracks. To help prevent this from happening do not over beat the batter, especially when creaming the cheese and sugar.

Another reason for cracking is overbaking the cheesecake. Your cheesecake is done when it is firm but the middle may still look a little wet.

Also, make sure the springform pan is well greased as cracking can occur if the cheesecake sticks to the sides as it cools.

Controlling Anger

2011-11-08T15:26:00.000+08:00

I stumbled on Bro Nouman Ali Khan's lecture on a friend's wall. And I'm falling in love with his lectures.

Me.. then and now..

2011-11-04T13:23:00.000+08:00

I was browsing thru photos on the desktop, tiba2 terjumpa this gambar which I uploaded sometimes in January this year.

bulat kan muka? penuh macam permukaan bulan.

Then aku compare dengan gambar masa raya this year.. ok la.. nampak kempis la jugak pipi aku tu kan.

Raya this year with Iman

This latest photo of mine, taken last week masa kat Fraser's Hill..

Bukit Fraser

And I'm shrinking further!! Urgh!!