Zuraida's Recipe Collection

Rempeyek

2012-01-26T21:15:00.001-05:00

I am in the mood for something crunchy and infused with asian taste. So, I decided to fry the rempeyek with yellow split peas. I am using ready to use rempeyek flour. I just need to add the following: 1 egg 220 ml water 3 tablespoons powdered coconut milk 1/2 cup finely chopped kafir lime leaves 2 cups yellow split peas (soak for 2 hours) Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. Heat olive oil in a

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

2012-01-08T07:41:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the year 2012! I hope this New Year will bring happiness, prosperity, health and success to everyone. The king of the house baked this beautiful and delicious pineapple upside down cake to celebrate my birthday. He added some coconut flakes to the dark brown sugar and turned this cake into a super deliciously sweet cake. I love this cake so much and had a big slice. Share

Shrimp Alfredo

2011-12-26T15:09:00.000-05:00

I had so much food at the Mupy's Family Christmas dinner last night that I decided to cook a simple shrimp alfredo for my dinner tonight. I am using a ready to use alfredo sauce. I added 2 cups uncooked shrimp. Half teaspoon ground black pepper. Half teaspoon dried parsley. Half teaspoon dried thyme. 2 tablespoons cream cheese. Firstly, boil water with some salt. Cook pasta for about 10 minutes

Thanksgiving Dinner

2011-11-25T20:15:00.001-05:00

I am glad that the weather was very nice yesterday on Thanksgiving. Mr. Big Guy set up the turkey fryer in the front lawn. We do not need to set up the tent after all. The rain has stopped since Wednesday. I was busy chopping the onions and celery for the stuffing in the kitchen when Mr. Big was setting the fryer in the front yard. Mr. Big had injected the turkey meat with flavored butter the

Deviled Eggs

2011-11-11T18:32:00.001-05:00

Today is a Veteran's day. I spent my time off at the doctor's office. It was not fun driving to her office in the cold and windy day. The leaves on the tree are turning orange and yellow and most of them are already on the ground. I was tempted to go shopping after the doctor's visit, but the cold weather make me turning my car around and heading home. I received a speacial order for dinner

French Macaroons

2011-09-15T18:38:00.000-04:00

Came back from a visit in England, make me drooling for some french macaroons. Anita always bought the macaroons from Laduree in London and they are sweet and delicious. This is a big challenge for me to bake my own macaroons. Ingredients: 6 oz slivered blanched almonds (2 cups) 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar 3 large egg whites 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Red and green food coloring Pulse

Dalca Tempeh

2011-09-10T13:34:00.001-04:00

I have tempeh ready for cooking. Usually I just deep fry the tempeh. But for today, I decided to cook the tempeh with lenthil. I am using the yellow split pea or in other name dhal nut. Ingredients: 1/2 cup yellow split pea 10 cherry tomatoes 3 small potato 1/2 cup shredded carrot 1 packet tempeh 1 medium size yellow onion 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Otak otak

2011-09-07T17:46:00.000-04:00

I love otak otak. Otak otak traditionally made from Tenggiri fish meat and wrap in banana leaf. I have never thought of cooking otak otak myself until I have tasted super salty otak otak recently. I didn't know how simple the recipe for otak otak until I have to cook it.. Ingredients: 1 can of pink salmon. Drain the water and remove the fish bone. 1 egg 5 pieces fresh red hot pepper 1 medium

Ramadan 29 - Last Breaking Fast

2011-08-29T21:51:00.017-04:00

Anita, my sister had a big gathering for the final day of breaking fast this Ramadan. We had bihun and lontong, etc. Then we all do the prayer on eid eve. We also had all kinds of cookies and drinks. The grand finale was the fireworks. Everyone had a good time and this was the end of Ramadan for 2011. Share

Ramadan 29 - Last Breakfast Nasi Lemak

2011-08-29T08:28:00.001-04:00

The last sahur or early morning breakfast for this year's ramadan meal was nasi lemak. Nasi lemak is a rice cooked in coconut milk and ginger. The side dishes for today's nasi lemak are spicy anchovies sambal, spicy squid sambal, hard boiled eggs, fried peanuts, fried anchovies, fried chicken, cucumber, and petai. Share

Ramadan 28 - Part 5 Biskut Dahlia

2011-08-28T22:41:00.001-04:00

This biskut dahlia is one of my favorite cookies for eid. It is very easy to bake. I was using 2 sticks of unsalted butter. 1/2 cup castor sugar. 1 big can of sweetened condensed milk. 1 egg 4 cups flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla paste My sous chef, Amira is making her signature cookie, a cute tiny snowman. Method: In a mixer, beat butter anmd sugar until fluffy. Add egg and

Ramadan 28 - Part 4 Serunding Kelapa

2011-08-28T21:52:00.060-04:00

Serunding kelapa is a savory coconut flakes cooked traditionally for special occasion or no occasion. This coconut flakes or serunding kelapa add delicious complement to any other dish. It can be eaten as a snack, use in the sandwich, side dish to pressed rice cubes, etc. My sous chef, Amira was browning the coconut flakes. The first step in preparing this delicious dish is to blend the

Ramadan 28 - Part 3 Pineapple Layer Cake

2011-08-28T21:26:00.001-04:00

It was quite a challenge to bake this authentic Malaysian traditional cake because of the difference in the type of flour, sugar, butter and oven temperature. I am happy that this bahulu lapis (pineapple layer cake) turned out beautiful and delicious. My previous recipe for this cake is here. This time I am adjusting the recipe to suit with the temperature, latitude and altitude of this country.

Ramadan 28 - Part 2 Biskut Raya aka Raya Cookies

2011-08-28T21:10:00.005-04:00

Yes, today was our Raya cookies baking marathon day. We managed to finish cooking tat nenas(turned out tasted like shortbread), almond biscotti, mazola cookies, and dahlia. Share

Ramadan 28 - Lamb Kebab Special

2011-08-28T21:00:00.001-04:00

Today's break fasting dinner is lamb kebab bought from the restaurant. The kebab came with roasted lamb, lettuce, tomato, pickled hot chili, dill cream, sweet and sour sauce. The kebab is wrapped in nan bread. Delicious! Share

Ramadan 27 - Homegrown salads

2011-08-27T21:58:00.020-04:00

Homegrown salad is very fresh and delicious. My sister, Ida and I worked so hard picking the vegetables from David and Anita's greenhouse. David and Anita did a good job growing the vegetables and fruits. Anita said they are using their own compost and fertilizer. All their vegetables are organic. For 10 years I have been trying to grow beautiful radish. In the climate where I am at, it is so

Ramadan 26 - Crackers and Bread

2011-08-26T21:52:00.001-04:00

Breaking fast today at Philly's airport. I've packed some chips/crackers and bread. In flight for 7 hours with dinner and breakfast served. Just perfect for breaking fast and morning sahur. Share

Ramadan 25 - Chinese Take Out

2011-08-25T21:52:00.000-04:00

Meal for our breaking fast today was shrimp egg foo young, a Chinese take out. The egg foo young was just an egg omelet with some bean sprouts, and brown gravy with some shrimp. It was delicious with some white rice. No cooking at home today. Share

Ramadan 24 - Bubur Lambok Part 2

2011-08-24T21:44:00.001-04:00

I have to admit it, watching on news in TV3 distributing bubur lambok, make me crave for bubur lambok one more time during this ramadan. This version is simple. I fry chopped onion with 1 cup ground beef. Then I added 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash dry herbs. Add 1 tablespoon ground white pepper,and salt. Then add 1 cup shredded carrots. Add washed rice. Lastly, I added 1 can of coconut milk. I let the

Ramadan 23 - Chicken Wrap

2011-08-23T21:40:00.001-04:00

Easy, simple and delicious meal for breaking fast tonight. I am using green color tortilla wrapper. Inside, I spread mayonaise, add some lettuces, slices of chicken breast and diced tomato. Share

Ramadan 22 - Fried Croakers

2011-08-22T21:06:00.000-04:00

Time flies for this Ramadan. There are 7 to 8 days left before eid mubarak. I am still sewing clothes for eid. The weather was really nice today. The breeze was cooler than usual. I took the advantage to clean the RV. We are going to take the RV to the camp ground tomorrow before summer ended. Today's meal is my favorite fried fish with creamy potato salad. Today's fried fish is a croaker coated

Ramadan 21 - Spaghetti and Stuffed Mozarella Meatballs

2011-08-21T21:22:00.000-04:00

I seldom cook spaghetti with meatballs. This meal should be the easiest to cook. I went to the store for ready to use meatballs, unfortuantely I could not find any without pork. So, I bought a small bag of stuffing mix. I could use bread crumbs for the meatball but I prefer the flavor of the stuffing mix. I have to cook my own meatballs. I have featured a few versions of my meatballs; with turkey

Ramadan 20 - Beef Murtabak, Salmon and Asparagus

2011-08-20T22:03:00.001-04:00

Murtabak is one of the popular meal during the fasting month. My favorite is this beef murtabak. The filling is beef curry cooked separately. Other fillings that you can use for the murtabak are the chicken or the scramble egg. The traditional muatabak skin is made from a dough similar to roti canai or paratha. In my previous entry, I used the lumpia skin (kulit popiah basah), but my murtabak

Ramadan 19 - Salads, Tempoyak and Fried Chicken

2011-08-19T21:46:00.000-04:00

I was at my friend's house earlier to learn the recipe for the layered tapioca cake. Not only that she can cook dessert, her fish asam pedas smell good and look so delicious. Unfortunately, we are fasting, so, no food tasting for today. She grows some vegetables in her backyard. Her long string beans grow so well. She gave me some to take home. As you can see from the picture above, I don't have

Ramadan 19 - Steamed Plantain

2011-08-19T20:40:00.078-04:00

I am not a dietician nor a doctor, but I just wanted to share the information passed down to me recently. My doctor said plantain is better for me than the regular banana because plantain has lower sugar content. Here in the US, plantain is sold at a cheaper price. I can buy 4 plantains for only one dollar. Some plantains are sold when it is still green and some are already ripened. The green