Kek Kukus Buah-Buahan Cik Mat Gebu

You can get the recipe here


.I've been eying this cake from CMG blog for ages. But did'nt have enough guts to try it out because of the word 'kukus' (steam). 

My previous experiences with kukusan were bad.. Steam pau pun boleh melekit2, x rupe pau.. he he 

But today, with full of baking spirit, off me to the nearest runcit to prepare the ingredients. Golden Churn in 474g tin can cost me SGD7.30. Ouch! Mahal.. klu tak jadik kek aku, mmg lah.. 

What's make me change my mind ( to kukus this cake) is that, all recipes, especially ones that involved baking, in Mat Gebu blog were indeed tested and idiotproof!!

[but this is steaming, tu baking ;p] 

Nevertheless, my nearly 12-hrs work was paid off!!! 

Tada.. presenting Cik Kek Kukus.. thee..hee..

100 Things that make ME Happy!!

The past few years were indeed the toughest years of my life. Even though most of my joyous moments also took placed in the same years, marriage, pregnancy, blessed with cute baby boy, EuroTrip, and etc, but the 'heavy rain" managed to shower me along the way. 

Lately (this year), I've always feel there's a heavy burden on my shoulder that I couldn't lift it up and threw it away. I always feel I've lost my sense of purpose in life. I always thought I would end up alone in this world doing nothing while other people are successfully run their life well. 

Can I blame it on P.M.S.?

Those feelings came "high' during my P.M.S mode. Sometimes, I do feel that those feelings were associated with Post natal depression. Did I suffer from it? 

Shussh away negative thots!! 

So, in order for me to keep my optimism right on my nose everyday, I've decided to do the same as this blog, The Meaningful Existence, suggested. 

"One way that we can use to be happy is by creating a list of things that make us happy. This is a great motivational tool that we can use when we are feeling down. Just pick something from your list when you need to feel happy or just need a pick-me-up."

So here's my "100 Things that make me Happy" List. 

1. Cooking and Baking. Extra joyss when I get credits from my husband ;p
2. Watching a good movie in a comfort bed
3. Rainy Day
   
4.  Adam's full tummy
5. Adam's development.
6. Having a sense of purpose in life
7. Shopping! Groceries shopping pun ok!
8. Picnic at park with my loved ones 
9. photographed with my hubby hehe
10. Settle all bills and debts
11. Saving some $$ from pocket money. 
12. Spent quality time with Mak and Ayah and siblings
13. Dinner together2x ramai2
14. Host a friend/family makan2x gathering
15. Makeup and get dressed up
16. Going out with Hubby and Adam.
17. Keeping a journal.. blogging kira journal la kan ;p hehe
18. Decorate my nest. ;)
19. Reading interior decorating stuffs.
20. Read new and good books
21. Learn something new
22. Tidy room makes me happy.
23. No laundry to wash
24. Living my life the way I want it
25. Spent some $$ on quality and cute clothes
26. Buy new clothes for hubby or Adam
27. Reading Quran
28. Listening to zikr /Quranic verses on Youtube
29. Swimming and realxing in the pool
30. Taking a stroll at the park/beach
31. Spent quality time with Adam i.e breakfast at the bench in the park
32. Play with Adam in creative way to develop his body and mind
33. Receiving feedback on my job application-->so send out more resumes darl
34. Sewing with my mom is a very good therapy session
35. Good food 
36. Good blog entry
37. Reading other blooger entry 
38. Keeping in touch with old frens
39. Looking at old pictures (Adam's, mine, hubby's)
40. Reminisce old memory in scrapbook
41. Get a job! (ade duit lam tgn sendri yeay)
42. Continue my study.. happy ke?
43. Make my parent proud of me
44. Improve my spoken English.
45. Driving around with aimless direction
46. Eat fruits with Adam
47.  A sedondon baju raya one whole family hehe
48. Chatting all nite long with my siblings..oh i miss them so much T_T
49. Hugging them and adam
50. Hugging my loved ones.
51. Being pregnant! hahaha
52. Phone my mom..
53. Adam check up time.. so I get to know his weight and progress..;p
54. Buy new toys for Adam
55. Arranging flowers
56. Sewing my own curtain, pillow cover, cushion cover, table tops. =D 
57. Decoupage things up!
58. New bed sheet!
59. Dried crispy clothes..ready to be fold..
60. New hair style.. my last style is ala2 Posh lookalike ;p
61. Spa day out with manicure and pedicure
62. Going to the gym.. aahh seksa nya ng PT
63. Serving a healthy food
64. Losing weight.. 
65. Putting up my nose on my diet track
66. Download movie from torrent
67. Road trip back to Melaka/everywhere else
68. Malam Raya
69. Pagi Syawal
70. People replying my FB status.. (pity kan hehe)
71. Travelling
72. Have a good shower with scrub, belek satu badan hehe
73. Buy Lo'ccitane products
74. Matching outift with shoes and bag.. kekadang je ni
75. Spring cleaning
76. Get rid of useless stuff in store
77. Dinner outside with family/hubby
78. Receive surprises
79. Create surprises for others
80. Make home made stuff. i.e cards
81. Giving out donation
82. Helping other people
83. Talking to auntie/makcik2 at wet market
84. Buy groceries within budget
85. Do a meal planning and stick with it.
86. Overcome my stage fright
87. New dress
88. Compliments from hubby
89. A kiss from Adam
90. Prepare good food for Adam
91. Helping out my parent
92. Spanx! hehe
93. In charge of my life
94. Being and keeping up my healthiness
95. Talking to Adam in baby gaga tata language
96. Join local community club
97. A sense of accomplishment
98. Making such list
99. Writing a love letter/notes.. 
100. My loved ones is just another room away hehe no more long distance r/ship.. 

There you go..all 100.. Hopefully, whenever I feeling low, I know how to make meself happy.. 

Feel free to spread it out =D 

Ketuk Ketuk Ramadan 2010 bersama Sheila Rusly

The title belongs to a cooking show hosted by Sheila Rusly. It's not an ordinary show, like, normal cooking show,bahan2 nya adalah bla2.. cara2 nya ialah.. bla bla bla.. (i've mentioned ordinary just now and redundant it with normal ;p), it is a cooking show plus 'terjah' elements with it. 

I really like this cooking show. 

NO. 

I'm crazy about it and addicted to watch it everyday. A daily dose of Ketuk2 Ramadan is a must for me. It's the only time I got to watch TV and relax <--not true 

 Not 100% relax actually.T_T

 It always happened that I  has/had to feed Adam during that peak- hour time. Juggling my eyes between Adam food, make sure it placed properly in his mouth, not his shirt/cheeks.hair, and the big screen. Juling mate juggling camni ;p

And sometimes I ended up 'listening' to the show.. Listening tau, bukan watching.. hehe Seriously cam zaman dulu kala dgr radio..  Adam meal times were (and still are) the most challenging moment for me.  

Luckily, in SG, we have two (2) slots for Ketuk Ketuk Ramadan. RTM is airing this year, 2010 season, at 12.31 pm, everyday right before afternoon Nasional News. And Suria is showing the previous season at 630pm everyday.Perfect! while waiting to break the sawm, i get to watch the show and get some ideas for tomorrow menus.. hehe eventho previous season, tapelah, janji KKR gak..

Why I love the show? Simply bcoz of her, the host.. Sheila Rusly, with her pok pek mouth haha She is always in energetic mode, and know how to handle her show guests well ;p I also admire her feminine confidence and her cookings, although I never taste one yet haha.. obviously ;p Jemputlah saya Cik Sheila.. leh merasa air tgn Cik Sheila.. ;p hehe 

I'm not into local artist [means I'm not a hardcore fan of any artist, juz follow up gitu2 je] but it was interesting to see "artist" bersilat in the kitchen. Ada yg control ayu, cam ELLe M*zl*n.. citt poorah.. ;p  Just be yourself la, tgk K sheila tu, tak control pun.. Ade yg selamba je.. Ade yg tergopoh gapah.. Ade yg terer masak.. ;p And they all have to name their food. Believe it or not, Norman Hakim named his pudding, pudding ala Memey..alahai.. duuh.. 

Ok I had to stop this now since I dont want to turn this blog into a gossip blog ;p and jupe lagi esok hari dalam.....

Ketuk Ketuk...

Ramadhan...

[do it as Sheila Rusly did ;p] 

Brownies Lapis Cheese

Gambar sgtla tak menarik..snapped it with my BB. 

Anyway, there'r demands for this recipe too. I planned to kopi pes from the site, but since Adam br bgn and start playing with my hardisk, soon he'll get bored with it, and turn to my keyboard.. So I better kopi pes the link now hehe.. 

Here's the recipe's link for those yg mengidam nak bake this brownies. 

Beginner level cam I hehe pun leh wat nih ;p 

Tq MrsDayat from MyResepi for the recepi. I like! ;)

tgk nih, Adam dah main keyboard aku..

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T_T

Marble Cheese Brownies

Due to many demands for the recipe, hehe, so here I am, putting up the recipe on my own blog.. This is my first kitchen entry in this blog. 

The source of the recipe is from Cik Mat Gebu. TQ CMG

Kopi pes sebijik dari CMG, berikut adalah cara2 nya ;p

BAHAN BROWNIES :-)
250 g mentega
1 cawan serbuk koko
1/2 cawan susu cair
1 1/2 cawan gula halus
3 biji telur gred B
1 1/2 cawan tepung gandum*
1 camca teh baking powder*
1 camca teh soda bicarbonate*(*digaul rata dan diayak)
1 camca teh esen vanilla
BAHAN CHEESE :-)
250 g cream cheese
1 cawan gula halus (guna 3/4 cawan)
1 biji telur gred B
CARA MEMBUATNYA :-

1. Lenser tin berukuran (10 x 10 x 2) inci dengan mentega, alas dengan kertas minyak, biar kertas minyak terlebih dari tin. Lenser juga kertas minyak dengan mentega. Panaskan oven pada suhu 175C.
2. UNTUK BROWNIES :- Cairkan mentega (gunakan kaedah double-boiler) hingga cair, masukka serbuk koko dan kacau hingga rata. Kacau gula halus + telur dengan whisk hingga sebati. Masukkan ke dalam bancuhan koko + butter dan gaul rata. Masukkan susu cair, kacau rata. Tambah tepung sedikit demi sedikit sambil diadun hingga sekata. Tuang esen vanilla, gaul rata dan asingkan adunan ini lebih kurang 1 1/2 camca besar untuk dibuat corak atas cheese. Tuang selebihnya dalam loyang tadi, bakar 25 - 30 minit atau hingga brownies masak.
3. UNTUK CHEESE TOPPING :- Putar cream cheese dan gula hingga sebati, masukkan telur dan putar lagi hingga berkrim. Tuang atas brownies tadi dan ratakan. Isikan adunan brownies yang diasingkan tadi dalam piping beg, dan buat beberapa garisan lurus, kemudian lorekkan untuk mendapat hasil seperti dalam gambar. Sambung membakar selama 15 - 20 minit lagi atau hingga masak, biarkan betul2 sejuk, baru dipotong untuk dihidangkan...

I really like to refer CMG blog for menu ideas and his recipes are idiotproof. hehe 

Slamat mencuba!!

A Note to Adam [12 months]

Dear Adam,

Mommy had to skip your 11 months's entry..Mommy wants to scribe one, but my memory is so low nowadays so forgive me for skipping that entry. hehe

Dear Adam,

You finally got your legs on the first day of Ramdhan. Even though you started to cruise and walked few steps months before, but on that day, you just pull yourself up and walk like a real man walks. I'm sooo proud of my lil baby. It's mean you are a toddler now which will bring another term of chaotic life for me ;p

Dear Adam,

You also know how to express yourself nowadays. Indeed a choosy person you are. You scream out loud when you disagree with me. Like the day I push you to brush your teeth. You hate it when I brush your teeth. Nak biar gigi berulat eh? vice versa, when I did something you love, like playing the Youtube Barney video (beribu kali ), you'll hugged me, and kissed me (beribu kali jugak).

Dear Adam,

You know how to greet people and salam with "muah" sound when you kiss their hands. hehe I love when you kissed me with that sound followed at the back. Muaahh..

Dear Adam,

The most worrying part is you eat very little nowadays. A spoon of porridge for lunch and dinner? I'm the one who supposed to diet here, not you.. ;p You likes to eat roti.. Sib baik.. Western dah anak aku nih.. tanak makan nasik.. hish..

Anyway, this is just a quick entry. Mommy loves you very mucho.. Muah2x..

Ramdhan 2010

Adam is sleeping now. 

Lately, meal times with him has become a battle and I was always on the losing team. And he likes to play rather than taking his mid-afternoon nap. So, I have no time to put my face on my lappy screen. I have to juggle between preparing Iftar foods, Adam climbing here and there, loud cries and laughs, meal times ( it took the whole lunchtime to feed him, imagine?) and other chores. The never ending house chores. Oh, how I wish I had a maid. (that's will be a different entry ;p)

Alhamdulilah, I managed to keep my nose (so far) on my Ramadhan resolutions which is preparing a home-cooked meals for Iftar and a kuih for every Iftar. Cokodok pun kuih kan? hehe 

Off to the kitchen. Will update more soon. :)

P/s: After almost 2 weeks of Ramdhan, only now I get to wish "Ramadhan Kareem" here. ;)