I'm in the midst of baking choc chip cookies with hazelnut for a friend who had ordered a week ago for it..huhu.Waiting for it to turn a delicious shade of golden brown...
Life has been hectic so I didn't have anytime to sit down and bake.This post will be about what I've been cooking for the last few months...From baguettes,to pau kaya to mee rebus.I only took pictures but I always forget to blog about them because there's always something better to blog about..hah...
My mum bought a book on baking bread a year ago in the hopes that I can make croissants for the family..especially my younger brother,Raffiq,since it's his version of 'rice'.After finding the croissant margarine a few months ago,I tried to bake them but...sigh..It didn't shape well.It tasted like croissants from Delifrance though but I'm ashamed to take any pictures of it..haha.I also tried to bake baguettes because I LOVE BAGUETTES!Especially a freshly buttered one,straight from the oven.(not the tough as wood one that you get at the supermarkets) .And I manage to bake them successfully and they tasted yummy and the smell of freshly baked bread filled the house...
And then one day,I was craving for pau kaya.Actually,I was craving for red bean pau but there were no red bean paste available.I love everything that has red bean paste in it.Pau,mooncake,buns & the traditional Malay kuih 'tepung gomak'(my dad's favorite bukak puasa kuih).So I made steamed kaya pau instead.I got the recipe from Suanne of Chowtimes blog.The link for the recipe is HERE.
Mee rebus Kedah is a dish that my grandma is very famous for in our big family..from her children to her grandchildren to her own nephews and nieces,everybody loves her Mee Rebus and she even makes a small get together for all of us when she was well,to come and eat the dish.Thankfully,she passed down the recipe to me and every time I make it,it tastes exactly the way she does it.She's now bedridden but she's going through physiotherapy and acupuncture so she's getting better.: )Below is the picture of the ingredients but at that time I totally forgot to take pictures of the final outcome.. But basically,in our family,a serving of mee rebus consists of yellow noodles,blanched bean sprouts,fried tofu,cucur udang,strips of beef (that has been boiled) or boiled shrimps,a half boiled egg,chopped spring onions,coriander,sliced red chillies,chopped lettuce and fried shallots all together in a bowl and pour on top of everything is the think orange-red gravy.DELICIOUS!
The ingredients that are needed to make the tasty gravy are
a)lots and lots of mashed sweet potato & potato
b)blended prawn heads(with a lil bit of hot water)
c)coriander & spring onions (hit them a lil bit with the mortar,like the picture below)
d)beef stock(with the beef)
e)chilli paste
f)tomato ketchup
g)sugar
Mix them all together & you'll have a fantastico gravy!!
Whenever I go back to my parents house..I find myself in a feeding frenzy...
Like somehow there's always good food and my parents have this need to make sure that I have a proper meal every day--like 3 times a day instead of the 1 meal per day that I do during weekdays..I rarely eat breakfast..I know..that's bad!I only do lunch...& dinner after 8pm is a big no-no(occasionally like when I sleep at Hanna's house every week after koko & we have to go out for dinner afterwards).
In my case,when I'm happy(or in lurve-example okay,i'm not in lurve..yet!hehe),I tend to lose more weight(Kinda like that character in Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes)..i.e I take care of my diet better instead of stuffing my face silly..huhu.But whenever I go home...it's hard to do so.
Case in point:Today I had Nasi Lemak for breakfast and then for lunch,soto ayam and then goreng pisang& keropok lekor(the grease!!)..yeouucchh!!!
Oooh,today shopping excursion was muy successful...I bought(okay,my mum bought it laah since it was her money..haha).....
a)6 claw clips or crab clips( like my fren,Mak calls em') or ke-kek(like Hanna calls em') in the shaped of a butterfly (because I always end up losing them or breaking them..better buy byk2)
b)3 pairs of square CZ's stud-I love them because they're so classic & goes with everything.And yes I always lose them because they're small..But this time it's a bit bigger,square-shaped and bling bling looking..ehehe.So hopefully it'll last me until the end of this year..haha
c)A pair of slip-on kicks.Okay,this is just too cute that I had to have them.I'll describe them here..They're white but with a sweet pink lining and has multi colored polka dots on them.They're so cute & comfy!!There's so many pretty designs like pink hearts with yellow background,Paris-chic shopping background,colorful stripes but I went with the polka dots cos' the combo of colors are just so cute!But I'll come back to buy the Paris-chic one next week...hehe.Hopefully my mum will let me laa...
I have had my eye on this ombre bag just now..but I'll wait and buy it next week cos' the shoes was my limit for the day..huhu.Wait for me baybeh!!
*I miss his laugh* :( cepat balik!!!!
Silent Scenery
Imaginary Frens
Syaz
Yesterday night I went to Laundry to support my cousin,Syazni's, band 'Imaginary Frens' performance for Sound of Urbs.So I had to do something bad which was cut class...hahaha.Hey,in my defense,I haven't ponteng that class yet..haha.So that's a first!Anyhoo,after class,and 'studying' Metho Reading,got ready,went out with my cousin around 8 pm,pick up Mel & Ida and then Shazni(this is Male Shazni,not the Female Syazni).Off we went with Mel driving the car because I'm lazy like that..haha.Arrived there,sat at the seats above and next to the stage..rase rockstar gitu..haha.Cos' that's wear the performers table are and of course there were free beers...-_-..haha.Which Syaz was like.."Minum la teh o ais tuh!"hahaha.
Because we came there at 9 something,the food for the bands(there were 4 bands altogether) were gone....sad cos Syaz said that they served seafood spaghetti and pizza...damn!Hang out,hang out.Borak2.And I actually stash my Reading notes in my bag(konon nak study if dieorg xperform lagi) but of course I only touch them once that night and didn't read them at all throughout the night.haha.Shazni(male) took pics of us,the bands performance and it's on his Facebook (Shaz's Facebook).
The night started with one band which I forgot their name but they were very good.They played mostly cover songs but they did play 2 original songs.The next band Silent Scenery(for their Myspace CLICK HERE)however,blew me away.I was totally transfixed as I sat on the sofa and was in complete awe( yes I was sitting so in front that all the photographer's asses were in my way!).They looked like any normal guys that you might bump into at your uni cos' they sat in front of us before the performance and seriously,if you see them you never thought that they are such rockstars on stage!..2 of the looked preppy with their button down shirt...and the lead guitar was wearing a funny hat BUT they are beyond awesome.Their music doesn't even have that much lyrics.It's mostly instrumental but god were they good or what!They sound unbelievable.Seriously..I have never seen a band that was so in sync and was basking in the music and just feeling the music.They looked so focus on their music and watching them play was undescribable.I just sat there on the sofa with my jaws literally on the floor.They played it like they mean it..huhu.Mel bought the cd from them and we played it in my car as we drove back home, with the windows down and the cool breeze flowing in..so perfect!But they do sound better live.. I love the all the bands that night(ookay maybe not really the last band laa..sorry!).
Syazni's Imaginary Frens who played after Silent Scenery didn't dissapoint and I'm so proud of Syaz and I'm sure Kak Hani,her big sis feels mucho mucho proud than I do.Thanks to Syed and his friend who came eventhough he had a tahlil just before (how ironic rite from a tahlil to a gig?haha.But like he said,'doa is doa,gig still gig!')They came just in time,right before the band was about to play...(Have fun in Phuket & buy me something!!haha).Imaginary Frens rocked the house.And it did helped that a lot of Syaz's supporters and friends came that night.Sangat kecoh!Syaz's voice did broke a little during the 3rd or the 4th song but they still rocked the house with their leather jackets on!haha.Oh,the cutest thing happen..this cute guy came and Kak Hani introduce us and I was like,'Imaginary Frens dah habis perform dah bru nak dtg?' and he was like to my cousin,'tu la...blah2(xingat the exact words)..xpela asalkan kiteorg dpt amek gamba dgn dieorg'.Turns out they're( he came with his friends) are fans of the band..and I was going with Mel like...'cute nyer Syazni ade peminat setia!!!'haha
After that we hung out a bit,camwhoring and around 2 am,we went back.I went home,study a lil bit and sleep for not more than 3 hours...
Glad that tonight I'll be able to sleep far more than that!!Tomorrow is shopping day with the family!!!And I'm more excited over the month of Ramadhan than celebrating Merdeka itself(maybe because of the current political situation and also because FESKEM was cancelled due to the fact that we did all out for MeKar and INTEC was suppose to handle FESKEM and take over it..but -_-....).I can't wait to Sahur with my family this Monday & buka puasa for the first day of the Puasa Month with them!!!weeeeee!!!Okay,gonna sleep a little bit before going off to tutor Ms.Salliza's 2 adorable nephew's...^_^
