Sites & books

I am so gonna flooding this blog with my baking pictures :p So before you get restless with all the pictures, it is better for me to share these awesome blogs, which became my favourites to dig some good recipes and inspiration ;)



1. Bakerella

I love this site the most! I like how the pictures were captured beautifully (even cakes are photogenic than me *sigh*). The author is so creative and though some did not turned out that well, still nampak sedap okeh!

2. Baking Obsession

I just came across with this site last week. It contains a lot of desserts, does not looked as delectable as Bakerella because of the weird ingredients. Like Rhubarb Pie? And Porcini Apricot and Fig Soda Bread? But, few of it's cakes recipes were so great I'd been counting days bila nak buat. Hihi.

3. Cake Journal

The best in tutorials! Here was where how to make my own fondant roses (although still sucks at it, practice girl!) and poured fondant.



4. Joy of Baking

A good source in many great recipes and I can guarantee you semua memang jadik. You know how some books/blogs though we tried buat many times pun still tak jadik?

5. Home Sweet Home

A local blog. An everyday cooks you can just point one and try ;)

6. Martha Stewart

Sorta Allrecipes.com but its Martha's! Hehe



7. Smitten Kitchen

My second best site! Lovely pictures, awesome recipes, what can I say more?


8. And of course, my cooking bibles :) And vast amount of cooking magazines!

Some were Mom's from the seventies and eighties. Most of it I bought it myself. The big giant book 'Baking', I bought it for RM49.90. Quite a bargain huh? Full glossy and coloured, pages to pages.

I lied. I am not gonna post anything again tonight. But I already had something in mind to bake tomorrow. Jemput datang rumah kalau mahu haha!

Shaleen: Ouh look ten packs!!
Afi: Tuh uh pasal.
Shaleen: Kau ade ape? Ribs' packs? Hahahahaha!
Afi: Siot ah...

Who says dentist appoinment is fun?

And now I am proud to say that I have become a weekly visitor to my dentist!

Went there again today. She wanted to check on the so-called bone stuck and protruding more than my gum. And yikes, she had to cut a small part of it. I was like, "Do I have to? Do I have to?". Then she said, "Ya loh! I'm scared it won't get any better then you nak datang here every month eh?".

Ouh ok.

Another suture! Wah trauma next week.

I was so scared shit during the procedure, I wanted to cough so badly but I scared she might accidentally slit my mouth so I swallowed whatever the watery medicated saliva.

Now I smelt like a walking dentist's. My breath is so medicated even my cats ran away from me.

Stomach upset. Bye

Ini bukan iklan penaja sekalian. Saya tak popular.

Having half a dozen adult cats in one house is not as cute as what people think the cats are. I ended up sniffing carpets, sofas, curtains and the floor for any kencing. I ended up moping & wiping every nook and crook for God sake.

I almost give up when I found this from the pet's shop.

Its an anti-spot urinating for your pets!

I give it a try at first at some areas which prone to get those nasty yellow juice and it works! So I sprayed at most of the areas in the house!

But

but

but

the downside of this awesomely spray is the cats ended up having no place to pee and then they peed on the damn floor! I was walking from the toilet to my room when suddenly I felt my feet is wet. I had a closer look and damn Fluffy! I know its yours!!

Oh yeah. My cats have their own signature style of urinating. I can tell who's which so don't worry, I'd get the guilty cats just before you knew it.

Salam-ness

It felt a bit weird when Tata Bibah and family with Uncle Bakar and his wife didn't come and visit Dad last weekend. They always came every week!

So I was serving some guests just now when out of the blue Uncle Bakar bagi salam from the sliding door. And he wasn't alone. His wife with kids and the new menatu came too. Their very first time for the kids except the youngest. She tagged her mom a lot.

Unce Bakar's married a Malay lady. And that's how their family quite resembling ours.

No, that's not what I wanted to tell you guys.

Their eldest child just got married with a guy from KL. I don't usually salam the pakciks or young man who are not related or sedara jauh with us cause I thought it's inappropriate. But this husband (lets called him A) he took his hand up as in nak salam with me so anyhow kena salam lah kan?

What I wanted to say, its weird.

I don't even salam my male cousins unless they're much younger than me.

New tsk scratch Moon

I just don't get the idea of girl being all girly and squeals with Edward. Oh c'mon!

Last weekend was a movie night out with my sister, Afi, Kak Jot and Kak Ity. And of course, New Moon. I have to frank. I'm not a big fan of Twilight! I just can't get the idea of why why why people (espescially the girls) are too obsessed with it. It is those pople who gets me annoyed too much.

It was dreary and unexciting. Lack of actions, I think that was what it supposed to be, a melancholic episode. Some of the scenes seems to be out of places. Like this scene at where Alice trying to convinced Bella would be one of them, one day. Why all of sudden when the audiences were all anxious and terrifed tetibe keluar Edward, in a slow-mo, running. And no, to rub salt into MY wound, he wasn't alone. Suddenly Bella appeared from the bushes, again slow-mo joined him. WTF? Haha I laughed okay. Then I realized, I wasn't supposed to laugh was I?

All along the two hours torture, I had this thoughts through out the film.

Like, why Edward? Why? Ok he might be too cute for a vampire with a killer gaze. But I think he was just too........weird?

He looked like a walking corpse. I know that was how he supposed to be, but there were many scenes in New Moon where you can see that his face doesn't match with his body skin tone. Their make-up artiste must be very tired to touch up all day.

And whats with the fake abs? Aiyooo.

Pale, skinny, fake abs, lazy eyes.
Tsk tsk.
Rugi with that face.

But this fella is really really hot!

Now this is what we called as hero.

I am not really a big fan of big toned muscle pffft! But when he has a strong firm hands/arms just cozy enough to be cuddle up, now that I would die for.

Look! Grrrr....

That was not the solid reason I love Jacob. Its just this protective character that made me fall in love with him. The best thing you can get from a guy is protection. Remember how Jacob tried so hard to save Bella? And how he would rather had a fight with his bestfriend (or wolf) for her? And how he never gave up and always be there when Bella needed him though she was just using him getting her bikes done and to forget Edward?

The only wrongdoing he'd done was when Edward called. Itupun he wasn't actually lied.

And how could Edward left Bella all alone in the woods after the break up when he knew it must be very hard for Bella to digest it? Tsk Edward you're too dumb for that.

Edward seems helpless. That is not what I want from a man. If he can't take care of himself, how can he takes care of me?

Now, Edward and Jacob. Who would you choose?

ps: I'm sorry EFC (Edward's Fan Club)

never mind.

this is what i know about life.

pleasing others would never be enough.



if i only had one wish, one wish,
i hope my dad's getting better.

and whats with all these "dengan kuasa Allah"?
Allah Maha Besar, i know that.
and never doubt about it.
although sekali pernah terlari tapi Alhamdullilah, kuasa tuhan.

i'm in the middle of believing or not to.

would it make any difference if i do?

i thrust my knowledge aside and just pray for the best.

kita hanya berikhtiar, bukan?
kerana Allah yang Maha Berkuasa.

InsyaAllah, I shall find my happiness again.

Dhall's Rice

I changed the recipe a bit ;) Not sure about the exact amount of ingredients though. It was just a roughly-amount. Add/deduct whatever you think is right.

Nasi Dal (Dhall's Rice)

1 kg beras basmathi
8 ulas bawang merah kecik
15 ulas bawang putih
5cm halia
1 batang serai
1/2 cawan kacang dal (rendam overnight)
4cm kayu manis
3 biji bunga lawang
8 biji bunga cengkih
5 biji buah pelaga
4 helai daun pandan
1/2 cawan susu cair
1 tbsp garam
6tbsp minyak sapi
Kismis secukupnya
Air secukupnya

Kisar bawang merah kecik, bawang putih dan halia. Tumis dengan minyak sapi kesemua rempah (kayu manis, bunga lawang, bunga cengkih, buah pelaga) sampai wangi. Masukkan bahan kisar dan serai yang dititik and tumis hingga naik bau.

Bersih dan toskan beras basmathi. Masukkan dalam rice cooker bersama-sama bahan tumis. Gaul rata and make sure beras dilitupi minyak dengan rata. Tambahkan kacand dal, kismis, air, daun pandan yang di ikat dan garam. Gaul rata.

When its boil a bit, pour in all the susu cair and kacau lagi. Tapi jangan over kacau nanti nasi hancur ;) tunggu sampai masak, taraaaaa~

I can be a wife but not yet a mother.

As expected, guests arrived today as soon as the prayer's done in and before all the slaughter begins. Man, I can cry shooosh :(

Rise and awake even before dawn, and when Mom still dreaming she would never have to work again, and when Mama well still feeling cosy under her thick blanket, I pull up my hair into a ponytail, with eyes half-closed I put on my chef hat (No that's a lie. I don't even have an apron), I start ambushing Mom's kitchen and made this;

Dhall's Rice aka Nasi Dal!

I am so proud of myself *flips hair* other than feeling like a bit too motherly (young, single woman can't be bother to wake up that early and whats more to cook?). That was the first time I made those ok, and not bad *blows nails*

And what else did I made? Of course cupcakes!

Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate frosting and Reese Peanut Butter Cup

And as usual besides Dad, the cats will get the guests' attention *sigh* such an attention seeker you cuties. The first family arrived and I already shouted at the kids. Don't you dare touch the cat's house doors! Grrrr.....

A: Mane kucing kecik? Mane kucing kecik?
Me: Ahh takde takde *hurriedly put the mother in the basket and brought them upstairs*
A: Mama mama! Tata tu bawak kucing kecik naik atas!

Pergh. Mengadu kuat habis. I hate kids anyway if you're wondering. I don't know why but I just has this awkward feeling when I am surrounded with those little fellas. And plus, they won't listen to whatever I say! Hello, although I talked to them nicely.

1. They keep on kacau Pooja although I told them not too because at the moment Pooja is behaving extra protective for her babies so whenever unfamiliar faces trying to make friends with her, she would become very angry and I afraid she might bite them so I told the kids stop kacau-ing her. But did they listen? No!
2. One of my niece used his damn dirty slipper in house and keep on stepping on the carpet! God I almost fainted and when I just about to remove her slipper, she ran, in a circle! And her nenek (my auntie) didn't do anything! Such a tyrant!
3. I told the kids to stay away from the grass. No, not because of we love our garden too much but because there were cat's shits somewhere and one of the kids being rebellious, he didn't listen and guess what? He stepped on Pooja's biggest treasure! Hahahahahahaha! He almost cried you know. My uncle won't let him hoop on their car until he's clean. Told ya!

So I brought them to my room and now my room sorta like their playground. Ever since they can run, mi God, aren't they tired already?

We had to put them in a higher basket but with a smaller base and they had to cramped macam burger Ramly in it.

All big and plump!

Kahkah kantoi they were hugging each other.

Ok. Look at Mojo (Mojo). Lihat lah betapa lurusnya dia while his brothers sisters happily stuffing their stomach with milk, she decided that she needs her sleep even more!

Then when nobody's is looking, she prefers her Mom to lick her butt. You should see her face memang tengah layan. Haha.

And this is her tengah tidur mati sambil mengigau main bicycle. Haha yes I'm serius!

Happy Eid Ul Adha!

ps: Pooja & babies just moved to my room. Heck!