Yu N Ai...eh eh eh Ai nak pitam...

An evening in Penang (Mr Guglez)

One fine evening, those two decided to visit a nearby mall for coffee.

Ai: Come on let's visit your favourite store.......

Walk past few stores, chatting..., arrived..., look see look see.....

Ai: Okay I belanja you today......this is nice, this looks good, hmmm that one is better......

Yu: (Being offered...hmmmm apa lagi, beli lahhhh)...okay cukup lah...

Kira kira, bungkus, barang exchanged hands.......THANK YOU

Yu: Jangan terkejut naaaa......barang sikit je tapi rege dia........

OPPPS, kaleh kaleh, Ai dah pitam!

U-ol agak berapa rege ni ye...........

He he he above situation is true, but Ai tak pitam aiihhh, saja buat dramatik je.....

Jom minum kopi.......

Have a good day.

- Mck -

errrr....pakcik,

Awat muka ketat??

Belalang: Assalamualakum pakcik, saya nak masuk kejap.......nak ambik almari

Tok nujum: ??........why U say that?

Belalang: memang macam tu, bagitau barang berat sikit, adalah ikhsan bagi masuk. Tu tak nampak muka...sikit punya ketat.

Tok nujum: (dok tahan perut yg semakin geli...)

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Camni ke muka ketat???

errrr...bawak almari ngan kereta???

KAH KAH KAH KAH KAH kah kah kah............................., nak guling pun tak boleh sbb dlm keta) ;

Apricot Tart Royal

Kat mana yang 'Royal' nya?? I don't know

Apricot Tart Royal...undressed

(Bad architectural planning resulted in those cracks/chips)

I saw some canned peaches leftover in the fridge. I have to think fast before those peaches end up in the custody of Mr Tong Sam Pah (he he my rubbish bin..)

Browsed thru the many many recipe books that i have and decided on this combination....

Son1 gave his "passed" (with flying colours??). Him being fussy & choosy....I decided to share it here...bukan apa...............senang kan dari dok buka buku resepi yang bertimbun kat rumah ni....

Tak sabar nak potong......Puas tiup nak bagi sejuk cepat :-D

Apricot Tart Royal

You need;

Base (refer below)

Filling (refer below)

Canned apricot (halves or quartered), drained

Base:

2 Cups self raising flour

1 Cup cornflour

7 oz butter

1 egg

pinch of salt (add to flour) - optional

Method:

Cream butter ( i just use wooden spoon)

Add egg, incorporate well

Add flour, and mix just like you are making biscuit/cookies

Roll the pastry to desired thickness and place in loose bottom pie dish

Blind bake for a while (or you can choose not to pre-bake)

Filling:

200 ml whip cream

200 ml evaporated milk

4 eggs

100 gm sugar

2 Tablespoon (Tbsp) flour

- mix everything and strain if necessary

Assembly:

• Brush pastry with egg white (just incase it leaks-egg white serves as glue)
• Arrange apricot as you like.
• Pour filling up to the brim.
• Bake @ 180*C for 30 mins or until custard is set (slightly shaky, soft in center is ok).
• By this time the pastry should be slightly browned.
• Leave to cool.......

Jemputlah makan....

Apa dia???? Apa yang tak cukup?.........

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Mengkelan???

Laaa sori sori....makcik ni selalu cam ni.....

Sila sila.....

nak kopi 'o' piring sumbing?

atau cappucino...

ish ish cerewetnya....nah makcik pi beli yang ni

- Mck -

Good Morning.....

Had your breakfast?

Jom breakfast sama sama....

French Toast with a twist

2 pcs of bread

1 egg; lightly beaten, add a bit of evaporated milk, salt & pepper

Butter

2 slices of tomatoes

1 slice cheese

• Heat butter in a pan (slow fire)
• Coat bread in egg mixture
• Place both in pan and let brown on one side.
• Once browned, turn one of the bread (still in pan )
• Place sliced cheese and arrange sliced tomatoes on top of it. Do it quickly pls, otherwise the other bread's bottom turned black
• Take the other piece of bread
• Place on top of the stacked bread,cheese, tomatoes, browned side facing tomatoes.
• Turn the whole lot over to brown the other side. (You may need another turner at this point to hold the stack together)
• Lift from pan and into serving plate, cut diagonal
• Enjoy your french toast with baked beans.

Tercekik???? Errrr... silalah buat kopi sendiri

- Mck-

Seri Muka Bunga Telang

Dried Bunga Telang

Seri Muka Bunga Telang

I bought this dried flowers about a year ago out of curiosity and it has been in my freezer since.

During my working stint years ago, it was a norm to have meeting over breakfast or lunch or tea.....

We used to be served, among others, this blue-patched steam glutinous rice, nicely cut into squares, with coconut jam (kaya/serikaya) pumped on top. I used to wonder how it was made... yes i just wonder..... no time to think beyond that.

Years after that.......

I saw and asked, this 'ah pek' said..."ooo itu taruk sama pulut......rendam...bal..bla." Bought the flowers....back home, no pulut so the flowers went into hibernation.......

One year later.....

last week i bought glutinous rice but not sure how to do it. I soaked the glutinous rice separately, only about half a cup soaked with the flowers....and i steam them separate as well.....

-Nak story dalam bahasa malaysia pulak-

Ni makcik punya version, tak pasti kebiasaan orang buat macam mana ye. Malas nak buat sekaya, makcik serikan je muka dia.....

500 gm beras pulut;

1/2 cawan pulut rendam bersama bunga telang, lebihnya rendam dlm air biasa.

makcik letakkan bunga telang tu dalam 'teabag'.

Kukus berasingan (steam separately)

Satukan dan tekan (mix & press firmly)

Kukus lagi 5 minit, letak bahan atas & kukus lagi lebih kurang 20 minit.

Dah potong, isikan dalam bekas,

berilah pada jiran suruh dia org komen

P/s: Let's see if i succeeded in canceling ONLY the required words, i hope i got it right this time

Biskut "roti bakar"

Entry hari ni kira cam hentam keromo lah sikit (ish ish dah berapa tahun tak dengar 'hentam keromo' ni ye?)

Laaaaa, apasal makcik punya story kat bawah tu kena 'potong'? ni sudah error, takpa, you all baca dulu na, nanti makcik troubleshoot masalah ni....

Kita cerita pasal rotilah. Bila dah tak larat nak habiskan atau tarikh luput dah nak hampir, apa semua buat dengan roti?

Adakah;

1. Bengkang roti - kat rumah makcik tak jalan!
2. Bread pudding - hanyalah di'englishkan' bengkang kat atas tu...pun tak jalan!
3. Bagi burung makan - burung pun tak banyak kat sini, kalau ada pun sedikit memilih.
4. Breadcrumbs - buat jugak tapi tak terhabis pun
5. Buat yang ni?? Haaaa, gerenti jalan sebab;

- boleh simpan lama, jadi sikit sikit, lama lama habis lah.

- cicah neskepe atau kopi..perggghhhhh.

- sungguh enak di makan begitu saja....(nyanyilah macam iklan roti terkenal tu)

Roti tak habis, di sapu butter, tabur gula, bakar garing....

dah sejuk, simpan dlm bekas kedap udara....hmmmm

Dah berhari hari makcik sibuk...... bergelut jahit nak habiskan order......

halfdone project

Maggi Tergoda....

nama untuk masakan ringkas hari ni ye puan2 dan tuan2.

Masa balik dari KL kelmarin, sempatlah lawat2 rumah jiran maya ni. Dahlah tinggal sorang masa tu, perut pulak dok nyanyi lagu arab dah sikit2...hm TERmasuk dapur kawan ni.

Makcik pun tak nak kalah, selongkar dapur......

Tarra.....terhasil....resepi tak yah lah kot...satgi orang gelak pulak.

dah gelap waktu ni, tu yang gambar pun gelap sikit

(heh alasan baik punya)

Jempulah makan, minum beli sendirilah ye..

Cranberry Scones

Makcik tengah bersiap nak 'melawat kawasan'{=market atau kedai mamak atau kofi haus (ceh) atau rumah member atau klinik atau.....ih banyak sgt atau makcik oi} tapi semangat nak update blog meluap lah pulak..

Dah buat lama dah, cuma tak masuk sini je lagi.

Dapat resepi ni while jalan jalan kat rumah Wendy. TQ wendy, allow me to just C&P your recipe here.

Visit Wendy

Cranberry Scones

(wendy --->makcik)

125gm all purpose flour

125gm cake flour (original recipe only called for all purpose, I substituted half with this as a safety measure)

1 Tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt 80gm dried cranberries, coarsely chopped 120gm cream cheese, room temp

30gm butter

90ml milk

1 egg, 1 Tbsp removed for glazing

Glaze 1 Tbsp egg mix with 1 tsp milk

Extra melted butter for glazing

1. Preheat oven at 200C. Combine both flours and baking powder. Sift twice to aerate. Mix in salt.

2. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in flour mixture until it resembles fine crumbs.

3. Combine egg and milk and pour into (2).

4. Mix with a spoon until moistened. Lightly mix in cranberries.

5. Spoon batter into floured moulds and lightly tap to flatten. Lift mould carefully.

6. Glaze scones with egg mixture.

7. Bake for 9 minutes.

8. Remove from oven and quickly brush on melted butter. Put them back into the oven and bake for another 5 minutes.

9. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

10. Serve warm with butter an

jam. (I used butter and golden syrup and it was lovely)

Chocolate Layer Cheesecake

Meh kita sama sama buat kek ni, sedap tau.

Chocolate Layer Cheesecake

(source: Sofina)

8 x 8 bake pan (preferably loose bottom)

180 deg C (depends on your oven)

Ingredients

A

250 gm melted butter

4 Tbsp cocoa powder

B

250 gm cream cheese

100 gm castor sugar

1/4 tsp lemon juice

1 A egg

C

2 eggs

150 gm castor sugar

D

130 gm self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

Method:

• Combine A. Leave aside
• Beat cream cheese, sugar & lemon juice until evenly mixed. Add in egg. Put aside.
• In another bowl, beat C until light & fluffy.
• Add D (flour) & A (choc mixture) alternately, mix well.
• Place half portion of choc mixture in bake pan.
• Pour cheese mixture on top of the choc mixture
• Pour the remaining choc mixture to cover the cheese mixture.
• Bake for about 60 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

The Larder3 story

Khas buat insan yang bertanya.......

Question:

In less than 250 words, make a short story about something you've 'shown-off' earlier

Mc and Pc live in a faraway land where pearl is in abundant.

One day while shop-walking, Mc & Pc bumped upon this sweet little thing, seated among other sweet things, big and small.

Couldn't take their eyes from it, they decided to enquire from the caretaker. After some negotiation, they managed to adopt the sweet little thing. Not wanting it to feel out of place at the new home, the couple decided to also adopt two others, Display and Cosy.

Ms Display

At home, Pc said they have to be separated in order not to have them 'ganged-up' and mess everything. They decided to place Display together with 8 year old Mr Barr

Mr Barr

Mc felt she wanted this little thing to be near her & the best place would be the kitchen. She named him Larder 3.

Larder 3 proved to be very strong (and heavy too). Mc fed him with everything she can think of; chocolate, noodles, milk, sugar, canned stuff until there are times he cannot take it anymore.

Larder3 exposed

As obedient as he is, Larder 3 obliged to any given task. At times, with open arms, he would sacrifice to hold dishes Mc prepared for guests.

Larder3 covered

One day Mc decided to take Larder 3 for a walk and he received few stares. The Cat and The Gobok openly declared they have fallen in love with it and would like to know more about him.

Mc agreed to expose Larder 3 as she is very sure even Google Police are not able to trace the whereabout of Larder 3, let alone the GPS!

My shy Larder3

Mission accomplished! he he he

Bye 2010.....Welcome 2011

Selamat Tahun Baru.

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

Nouvelle année heureuse

Glückliches neues Jahr

Nuovo anno felice

明けましておめでとう

Wherever you are......

Happy New Year.

May our lives be better than before.