Peach Ice Blended

Bulan puasa memang cuaca panas bukan main. Kalau dapat minum sejuk2 and ice mesti best. Selalu buka puasa buat sirap bandung or sirap limau or ais limau. Kadang2 bila rajin buat milk shakes. Tapi boring la kan kalau asyik choco or vanila shake ja. 

So yesterday, buat experiment sikit buat peach ice blended. Serious sedap! X susah mana pun.

all you need :

ice

fresh milk

vanilla ice cream

canned peach

all you gotta do :

1. Slice peach untuk blend and untuk hiasan

2. Blend in ice cubes, peaches, fresh milk and vanilla ice cream

3. Tambah air sikit kalau rasa manis and pekat sangat

4. Letak peaches yg extra tu as decor.

5. Best to be served masa masih sejuk!

Nasi Tomato & Ayam Masak Merah

Selalu pening kepala bila fikir what to cook for iftar. So last few days tu I decided untuk masak Nasi Tomato & Ayam Masak Merah. That was my first attempt masak Nasi Tomato and thanks to Google, I made it! Actually tidak la susah mana pun. And the ingredients needed pun sangat easy to find and simple :)

Ayam Masak Merah

all you need : 

ayam

onion (chopped)

kulit kayu manis

bunga lawang

bunga cengkih

serai

tomato sauce / tomato puree

chilli sauce

gula

garam

garlic (kisar)

bawang merah (kisar)

halia (kisar)

lada merah / lada kering (kisar)

serai (kisar)

all you gotta do :

1. goreng ayam dengan kunyit and garam

2. tumis kulit kayu manis, bunga lawang and bunga cengkih

 3. masukkan bahan kisar and serai for more flavour

4. add in onions, tomato sauce, chilli sauce

5. garam and gula secukup rasa

6. masuk ayam and you're done!

Nasi Tomato

all you need :

2 cups beras basmathi

tomatoes (diced)

2 cawan air

1/2 cawan susu

3 sudu besar sos tomato

garam

mentega / minyak sapi

kulit kayu manis

bunga lawang

buah pelaga

garlic (chopped)

onion (chopped)

all you gotta do :

1. Cuci beras

2. Panaskan mentega / minyak sapi & tumis kayu manis, bunga lawang, buah pelaga, onion and garlic

3. Masukkan beras. Kacau sekejap dalam 1-2 minit. Kemudian masukkan sos tomato, tomato, susu, air dan sedikit garam

Bread pudding

Since I sekarang jadi full time house wife and I love cooking and baking, so semangat untuk try out few recipes memang membuak2. Desserts especially. Sebab they are easy to make and doesn't require much ingredients.

So I tried making some bread pudding. A very simple one. Actually I dont really eat the bread pudding cause to me its one of the sweetest dessert. But buat juga la for family. I just love the smell of the cinnamon. So nice and very refreshing. Very calming.

So all you need :

white bread or any bread will do (cut into squares)

3 eggs

milk to soak the bread

2 cups of sugar

vanilla extract

cinnamon

butter to coat the baking pan

All you gotta do :

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

2. Soak the bread in milk

3. In separate bowl, beat eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar.

4. Gently stir the mixture with the bread.

5. Coat the pan with butter so the bread wont stick.

6. Pour the mixture into the pan.

7. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until set.

As for the sauce, I just made a simple vanilla custard sauce.

2 cups Milk

6 egg yolks

1 tsp Corn starch

3 tbs Sugar

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

Sauce preparations :

1. Whisk cornstarch and egg yolks in heat proof bowl

2. Add in the sugar and vanilla

3. Simmer the milk with low heat

4. Gently add in the milk and the mixture

Penne & Cheese

Happy Thursday lovelies.

I woke up quite late just now since I didn't get to sleep so well last nite. I even had a great sweet dream you know. Its all about G.O. Hahahaha. I know right. It can be so ridiculous sometimes.

So as I woke up this morning, I just had myself a tea. And seeing there wasn't any food on the table, so I decided to make some Mac & Cheese but I used the penne instead of macaroni. Its one of the most easiest, simplest and quickest way to have a meal done.

All you need :

Penne (boiled)

Cheddar Cheese (grated)

Black Pepper for seasoning

Butter

Milk 

All you gotta do :

1. Boil some penne. U may also season them with pinch of salt

2. Melt some butter in a pan.

3. Pur the milk. Half cup would be nice. Its a meal for one afterall.

4. Add in the penne.

5. Add in the grated cheddar cheese and season with a bit of pepper.

And there you go. Its all done. In just less than 10 minutes! Isn't that simple? Try la. 

You may also make a baked mac & cheese. Just top them with lotsa and lotsa and cheese and into the oven. For those yang memang suka cheese, letak la seberapa banyak cheese pun you mau. 

Stay healthy

We have so many ways to be healthy. Samada dari segi our eating habits, exercise or anything. Afterall, its all depends on us juga. Kalau rajin jaga badan and kesihatan, memang sihat. Tapi if malas, nasib badan la.

As for me myself, dont even mention bout exercise la. I'm way too lazy for that. The last time I went for a jog pun maybe last year. I know, memang unhealthy. I'm even getting fatter u know. And I'm so not proud of it -.-

But the good thing is, I love fruits. They are juicy and delicious. Those yang juicy like watermelon memang boleh buat I bloated. I used to have these fruits for lunch masa tengah praktikal dulu. Atas alasan sebab muak dengan menu yang sama everyday. It worked tau. Memang rasa bloated sebab watermelon kan juicy. So its like u're eating and drinking at the same time.

Tapi ada juga yang mau jadi sihat dengan ambik slimming products kan? Boleh juga tapi kadang2 benda tu bukan semua bagus. Ada pula kadang2 yang diet sampai sakit. Apa yang healthy sangat kalau sampai sakit? Its better if u ambik food supplement or vitamins.

Whatever it is, the safest way to be healthy is eat more fruits!! Sebab bukan semua rajin mau workout kan? :)

Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. U guys are just superb. Beyond awesome!

As for today, my family didn't go out to celebrate. We had fun at home. But too bad, mum isn't here to join the fun. She's in Bandung till Tuesday to do some shopping. Ahhh jealous! Terus rasa rindu dekat Bandung. Insyallah ada rezeki, we'll be there lagi next year. By that time, we have to be in Jakarta even just for a day sebab last time we got no time to wander around Jakarta.

Oh back to the topic,

Last few days baru beli oven dengan mum. Excited bukan main lagi. Well, u see. Bila ada oven, macam2 benda boleh buat. I'm the kind yang sangat adventurous kononnya in trying out new recipes. Bila ada oven, terus macam2 menu pop out dekat kepala. Lasagna, cakes, cookies etc. I'm more to western actually sebab our foods banyak lemaks. "Our foods" as in Malay foods. Santan, minyak, pedas2. Why dont we try some western foods kan since they're so easy to make.

So my brothers and I decided to have some roasted chicken for tonite's dinner. Konon2 special menu la for Father's Day. So we bought a whole chicken and I marinated it for like 3 - 4 hours. I browsed for recipe. So I marinated the chicken with olive oil, garlic, orange zest, salt and black pepper. Lots of black pepper! How simple kan? I was too nervous tunggu ayam masak sebab takut x jadi. Apa tidak, that was my first time to roast some chicken. Plus, its a WHOLE chicken. Tapi alhamdulillah, menjadi la juga.

Another thing, I made some baked stuffed potatoes. I baked the potatoes dulu sampai masak. Then I scooped out untuk buat lubang for the fillings. As for the filling, I letak minced beef, shredded cheddar, salt and pepper for seasoning and potatoes yang dah scooped out tadi. On top of that, put a bit more of the cheese and bake!

Basically, thats it! 

P/S : Malas letak watermark dekat photos -.-

Munch munch munch!

Hidup untuk makan or makan untuk hidup? U decide! Hahaha. Tapi hidup wont be fun without all these junk foods. Memang junk food sangat unhealthy but still, they're the best. Even if u're bloated pun, u still want something to munch on kan? Here are some of my fav snacks and drinks.

 

So, whats yours? 

Finger licking good!

I loooove foods. Dont you? When u are around good and delish foods, it would be a bliss! We should be thankful for all the foods we have. I'm a fussy and picky eater sometimes, but dad told me that we shouldn't have complained about the foods we have. I second that.

Aren't you happy when u have great foods around you? The smell of fried chickens, freshly baked lasagna and all. Aahhhh so mouth watering. I love to cook too. I tend to google every recipes i wish to try. Last nite I cooked some ikan asam pedas. It was good i tell you. And for today's lunch, i'm making some ayam masak merah. How easy was that. Ingat kan susah sangat. Kalau la dari dulu tau betapa senang masak semua ne kan best. Alaa masak semua ne pun sebab lama x pegi ruma nenek. Dulu, kalau ramai2 dekat rumah nenek, nenek mesti masak sedap2!

My very first attempt on ayam masak merah

I didn't even measure the ingredients mcm dalam recipe. Ikut suka hati sendiri and rasa sendiri. If rasa okay. then it should be fine. Just blend few of garlics, shallots, ginger and tomatoes. Then saute them with spices mcm bunga lawang, cinnamon and serai juga! Lepas tu add in the ketchup and chili sauce together with pinch of salt and sugar. Last but not least, add in the fried chickens. And there you go! How easy?

Lepas ne kira mau buat bubur chacha and sagoo melaka. Ahhhh desserts make me happy!