Wednesday 19 September 2012

Our short holiday aka tak jadi pergi Legoland

My two children was so excited nak pergi Legoland on Malaysia Day. Quite surprise where did they get the information from....could be from their friends in school. Pujuk punya pujuk...ahahhhhh!!!!dapat pujuk budak2 ni bercuti ke KLCC...hehehehe jadilah sebab malas nak mengadap traffic jam kalau keluar dari KL nanti dan juga bila balik ke KL nanti.

We decided to go to KLCC and to choose Mandarin Oriental Hotel located next to KLCC shopping centre area. It was a nice 5 star luxury hotel....and to our surprised my hubby met a few friends in the hotel also having a short holiday there. Tak boleh lari...mesti jumpa juga. The room is superb, we're staying on the 15th floor.

My kids tak sabar-sabar nak ke swimming poolnya and they really enjoyed it. Well Maya got to know a new friend there but Mika don't really bother nak kenal sesiapa. Busy swimming and enjoying himself.
getting ready to the pool

the pool located at 3rd floor and they have a poolside restaurant called Cascade. It was a lovely weather, not too hot.
hubby jadi lifeguard
Cascade poolside

Overall the kids really enjoy their stay and was asking us to bring them again during their school holiday.......mummy dengar je and hubby garu kepala...hehehehehe.

Cascade restaurant
a view from Cascade


a surprise from the hotel



Thursday 13 September 2012

Welcome to Kuala Lumpur Will and Kate.......and my Chocolate Crackles

Today around 11.30 am the Royal Couple will make their appearance at KLCC park, hmmmmm.......tak Teringin pulak rasanya nak pergi tunggu. By the way, with me piling on kilos and so much spare tyre now....hehehe thanks to the butter and sugar, last night I managed to make this Chocolate Crinkles with my daughter Maya.
She is one happy girl coz dapat tolong mummy Nya stirring and breaking the eggs into the bowl. That's a good experience for her, and this morning she was so excited to bring it to school for her friend....I'm smiling to myself.
This is the recipe.

Before you start
Be sure an adult is nearby to help.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room
      temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease 2 baking sheets with butter.

Put the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and set aside.

Mix the ingredients
In another bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add 1 egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Add the other egg and vanilla and beat until blended.

Turn off the mixer and add the flour mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended.

Form the cookies
Using a tablespoon, scoop up a rounded spoonful of dough. Scrape the dough off the spoon into the palm of your other hand. Roll the dough into a ball. Roll the ball in the confectioners' sugar until covered. Place the balls on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies
When 1 baking sheet is full, put it in the oven and bake the cookies until they are crackled and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

Using a metal spatula, move the cookies onto the rack and let cool completely. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. Makes about 24 cookies.

Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Kids baking, by Abigail Johnson Dodge (Oxmoor House, 2003).















Monday 10 September 2012

Again......banana bread

Yesterday came back from work, I was a bit lazy to cook, hehehe maklumlah, for the past 2 days my Mak was around so Makan masakan Mak even though simple tapi sedap gilaa!!!!

Bought pisang emas on Sunday evening, seems that my 2 children doesn't really like it, they prefer 'montel' !! Sayang pisang tu jadi buruk nanti I decided buat aje lah banana loaf ni but with a little tweak.

All of us at home don't really fancy white chocolate so I used dark chocolate instead and i put a quarter cup of chocolate chip.This is the recipe, from Anna Olson.


Ingredient

1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups pastry flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup white chocolate, chopped, plus some for drizzling

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 6 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with banana.
Fold in chopped white chocolate. Scrape batter into pan and spread evenly.
Bake for 30 minutes until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a plate.

ASSEMBLY:
Melt white chocolate and drizzle on to cake.I can't be bothered, am using sicao cocoa.

Well, got to go now, actually I'm on the train now on my way to work, this train keep on stopping for at keast 10 min and I'm already late for work. Must be something wrong.....haizzzzzz!!!! Boss's, sorry I'm late for work .......lol!!!! Can stop for a while to buy a cuppa later, taking advantage ..... Hoooraayyyy!!!





Thursday 6 September 2012

Friday.....Carrot Orange Loaf

Ponteng kerja hari ni......arhhhhh don't feel like going to work today. Hahahaha .....rasa macam zaman kerja dengan Airline dulu. Agak2 rasa takut nak kerja sebab nak terbang dengan senior yang garang gila, apa lagi kelam kabut cari mc. Well, that is all history now, just a good memory for me when once a while i remember back the good old days.



Boring jugak when at home I got nothing to do, while browsing the book rack ( actually nak kemas book rack heeheehee....) feel like trying my fav chef Anna Olson's recipe . It's carrot and orange loaf, Dapat lah jugak ku menjamu guest yang datang rumah.


Here is the recipe

Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup finely shredded carrot
1⁄2 tsp finely grated orange zest
11⁄2 cups all-purpose flour*
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1⁄2 tsp finely grated orange zest
1⁄2 tsp baking soda
1⁄2 tsp baking powder
1⁄2 tsp ground nutmeg
1⁄2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan.

Whisk oil, sugar and egg to blend. Stir in grated carrot and orange zest. In a separate bowl, sift flour with cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Stir flour mixture in carrot mixture and stir just until blended.

Scrape into prepared pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. After cooled for 10 minutes, turn loaf out to cool completely.

*You can replace half of this measure of all-purpose flour with whole wheat four if you wish.





Tuesday 4 September 2012

Our short outing to the Lake Garden

Bertolak awal pagi Dari kampung after celebrating Merdeka di sana cukup memenatkan. We reached KL around 10am, got headache and had simple breakfast before heading home.

After lunch my kids want to go out and the weather was quite nice to bring them out and we choose Lake Garden playground. Penat tak habis budak2 ni dah ajak keluar, Kira ok jugak lah rather than asking us to bring them to the mall, no no no.......mummy dah kopak ni! Hehehe....Baru lepas raya lah katakan .....

Enjoy betul anak2, main bola dengan daddynya berpeluh sakan! Yang penting malam nya those two little angel lentok awal, sebab besok nya nak sekolah and mummy and daddy nak rest! Hehehe.....bijak bijak.......

Monday 3 September 2012

Raya in Kampung with Mak and family

This year it's my turn to celebrate Raya with My dear Mak and all my family member. It's a practice that every year me and hubby take our turn to celebrate Raya with our family.

Hubby this year have to take care of his mum coz she's not well. I prayed for you to get well soon Mummy. So, kami bertiga anak beranak beraya di kampung coz to buy the flight ticket at the very last minute, mahal gila!

They enjoyed raya with cousins, uncles and aunties, and also kutip duit raya....hehehe itu lah kerja budak budak!

As for me, happy juga tengok all my guest enjoying themselves eating all the cookies I have made for raya.....bukan apa takut tak sedap! Terima Kasih banyak lah pada all my favorite blogger yg Sudi share their recipes, Rima thanks a lot banyak cookies yang I buat menjadi! To Pook from daily delicious thanks a lot....yeayyyy cookies ku ramai yang memuji sedap.

Well still not too late to wish Selamat Hari Raya and belated Happy Merdeka to everyone !