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So whats new really?? i must admit its not easy to update my blog on a daily basis.. well if i am free .. yes .. but if i hv a full on week.. blahhh.. i really salute some bloggers who make it a point to do it on a daily basis.. sometimes u can see them updating their blog 3 times a day.. how on earth do they do that?? arghhh... Time management Rima!!!

Hairi celebrated his 20th birthday 2 days ago.. he was in his camp and i am pretty sure hes not happy abt it.. hes a sour grape when it comes to army.. well what to do son... a duty is a duty.. even if u hate it.. u still hv to do it.. one more year to go and ur out of it..

So anyway.. yesterday after half of my day was gone doing laundry and cleaning up our place.. i managed to baked financier for the Seibels.. they come and visit us every single year and every single year i will get new schuhstrecker aka shoe tree fm them.. this year however.. i got something special all the way fm Vienna.... hehhe.. remember the Mermer couverture chocolate that i bought there.. well they bought me 4 packs of that.. i was like... yehhhhaaaa... am so gonna bake opera cake again one of these days.. so yeah.. danke danke danke!





This morning hb flew to Jakarta for an urgent meeting and got home a few hours ago.. his flight was delayed and thank goodness Sonia wasnt fussy at the airport while waiting for papa (way past her bedtime!).. i on the other hand have been busy preparing for tmrw's bbq birthday party for Hairi.. I baked for Nyai pandan chiffon cake and up to now I still dont know what kinda cake to bake for Hairi...

Oh and I also managed to prepare this pudding as one of the desert for tmrw gathering right after i got home fm my groceries shopping.. am planning to do another simple desert for the kids tmrw morning tho..







So ok.. its already past 2am and i need to get up pretty early to bake Hairi's cake.. heres the recipe taken fm Primarasa - Seribu Rasa Puding


Ingredients
(A)
200g durian flesh
75ml air
300ml santan dari 1/2 butir kelapa
150g gula pasir
3 1/2 g agar agar bubuk putih

(B)
300ml santan dari 1 butir kelapa
100g gula merah/melaka ( will add chocolate colouring next time for darker colour)
1/2 lembar daun pandan, potong2
3 1/2g agar agar bubuk putih
1/4tsp garam
2 kuning telur


Method
- Siapkan 2 pasang cetakan, masing masing terdiri dari 2 cetakan segitiga volume 500ml dan 200ml, basahi dgn sedikit air matang. (I used semicircle type)
- Adonan A - Masukkan daging buah durian ke dalam blender, tambahkan air, proces hingga halus dan licin, angkat, keluarkan, sisihkan. Masak santan, gula pasir dan agar2 dalam panci, aduk, jerang diatas api sedang masak hingga mendidih, kecilkan api. Masukkan adonan durian, aduk dan masak hingga mendidih kembali, angkat.
- Taruh cetakan kecil di tengah cetakan besar, beri pemberat (biji-bijian atau sendok) agar tidak naik ke atas. Tuang adonan ke dalam rongga di antara cetakan hingga cetakan penuh. Biarkan hingga agak mengeras.
- Adonan B - Taruh santan dalam panci, tambahkan gula, daun pandan, agar2 dan garam. Jerang di atas api, masak hingga mendidih dan gula larut, Angkat, saring dan buang hampasnya. Jarang kembali di atas api kecil
- Ambil 50g adonan gula melaka, campurkan ke dalam telur kocok, aduk, masukkan kembali ke dalam panci agar agar. Aduk dan masak terus hingga mendidih, segera angkat. Aduk aduk hingga uapnya hilang.
- Ambil cetakan segitiga kecil dari atas adonan durian, tuang adonan gula melaka ke atas adonan durian. Sisihkan hingga dingin dan mengeras. Keluarkan puding dari cetakan, potong2 melintang tebal 1 1/2cm. Sajikan puding dgn saus santan jika mahu.


To those who is celebrating Deepavali tmrw.. have a joyous one ok.. :o))


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Oh my goodness.. I am too tired.. i didnt wanna update my blog but i thought i better get this behind my back since tmrw is gonna be one busy day for us.. hb's family friend fm Austria is here and we will be taking them out tmrw.





Yes we got home a few hours ago.. The last two days were pretty predictable.. hb went to work.. i spent time with my parents.. took them out.. took care of their needs and by the end of the day.. i was pretty kaput..






I finally got to meet little Aaron last night when they came to the hotel.. we had coffee and cakes and spent a good few hours together.. catching up.. Sonia was one happy girl.. err shes happy not bec she liked to play with little Aaron.. she was happy cos she got to play with kakak Tasha again.. anyway Kevin and Lyn.. do let us know when u wanna come by ok.. I will show u that u dont hv to hv a super gadget to bake wonderful cakes hehhe..



Dont u agree with me that little Aaron looks tall for a 3wks old baby?


Today i woke up early eventho these couple of nights i didnt get to sleep properly.. i was sleepy but at the same time I was excited to get up simply cos someone made me a one happy woman when she promised to take me to a bakery supply shop in chow kit.. hehhe ty Yani aka KG.. ty for taking the time off to meet me.. lovely lady .. super friendly.. super active and she made me feel comfy.. we talked just abt anything and everything and i realised that there are other women who are like me.. macam cacing kepanasan if kena duduk diam.. muahahahha.. she later took me to Mak Jah Corner (Ampang Jaya, next to SPCA) for coffee and munchies.. the prata was yummeh and yep i ate most of the kuih that i bought Yani hehehe





We had so much fun that we ended up spending more than the hour we intended to spend this morning.. she had to go back to work and i had to check everyone out fm the hotel.. Sonia didnt tag along of cos or u wud see my little Sonia pics everywhere in that bakery supply shop hehe..


Well ok i am gonna hit the sack.. overall it was a good last minute trip to KL and i hope to see my kakis again next month.. hv a good rest everyone.. :o)

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Time: 07:30
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Weather: Typical yr end weather in KL
Mood: Blahhh.. lack of sleep.. and dont laugh sista.. i am pretty sure u know why!! haha
Peak Agenda: We got into KL on saturday morning.. checked into Concorde hotel.. gave out the congo bars that i had baked for all my kaki's and went straight to 1 Utama cos Sonia has been pestering us to take her to the art crafty since a few days ago.. so off we went there.. papa had to be in there since the teachers were too busy with other kids.. i on the other hand took mom and dad (yep we took them on this trip - refer to "mood" :) around the mall and bef we knew it.. sonia was done with her new art project.. well done dear!

Our weekend was spent doing our typical shopping aka around Damansara and KL area.. went to our "must" eat area around there and not forgetting stuffed our tummy with our "must" eat ramli burger in PS.. ohhh nothing can beat eating a packet of ramli burger lol..we also took mom and dad to their "must" go area aka masjid india while we waited for them at Maju Junction and lastly.. we did our typical grocery shopping at Tesco.. now that everything is complete on our to do list in KL.. its time for me to just chill with my parents while hb starts his working day..

Later today.. i'm gonna meet my old friend, Lyn and Kevin and also little Aaron who is abt 3wks old for the first time at the hotel lobby.. cant wait to hold him.. will take pics ok.. in the mean time.. enjoy these few pics taken over the weekend..


Artist at work heheh



Around KL and Damansara area.. look at my dad.. "hidung mu itew menjadi idaman hati mummy kuuu" muahahaha


This is what happens when u hv ur parents around.. u get to go dating.. err an hour date hahahah

Typical Sonia.. wherever she is.. "Mama i want Ben 10"... sooo yes.. a new tshirt for her complete with a new Ben 10 ball.. haizzzz.. yesterday she saw Ben 10 stickers and we bought it for her of cos.. the moment we were back in the hotel.. she spent a good 1 hour alone in the bedroom.. sticking every single ben 10 sticker in her Ben 10 book.. suka hati lahhh nakkkk hahaha
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Yep yep thats what my little Sonia has been calling this pandan layer cake.. shes so so funny.. shes so into green these couple of weeks.. the moment she saw me slicing this cake.. she said to me with a wide eyes..." uuuhhhhh mamaaaaa... greennn... Ben 10 cakeeeeeeee!!" .. hahaha






I love green.. i remembered very well the time i decorated my whole house with shades of baby green and pink.. eventho it was more than a decade ago.. i cud still remember it very well.. i was so so into english country that my house was featured in one of the top home magazines here.. Home Sweet Home (HSH) to be exact.. that was the proudest moment of my life! not cos i felt proud of the things i had in my home.. its more abt what i had achieved in my skills of home decorating... most of my nick nacks i got fm the US.. ohhh how i miss hunting for it during my several trips to the US ..


For some reason my old home was chosen and let me tell u one thing.. it wasnt easy cos it took them the whole day doing it.. taking photos and all that.. for me i didnt really care eventho my house was full of strangers.. i was too busy baking cookies for them and entertaining the editor and the rest of his crew.. it was good fun.. i love english country and my passion for it has never changed eventho right now our house is based on simple colonial style.. hb is not a big fan of english country and anything that is associated with flowers is a no no.... he doesnt like anything cluttered and even our bedsheets dont hv any flowery motif.. bedsheet has to be simple and has to be white with bold coloured borders.. threadcount has to be 800 and abv.. hehhe.. thats how fussy he is when it comes to bedsheets!





Anyhow better not complaint too much.. i love the way i decorate my home now eventho its not english country .. i still get to live in a house that is so easy to maintain compared to bef where i had to dust all the nick nacks every single day. I go to the nursery every weekend to get fresh flowers..ohhh i love fresh flowers alot.. not a big fan of roses .. i do love lilies tho.. i love all things green and white and pink..

So ok lets move on to this layer cake.. eeek i didnt realise i hv been blaberring abt house decorating in my food blog hahahha... i baked it last night bef we went to visit mom and nyai.. i gave mom and lyn 3/4 of the cake.. i kept 1/4 for my photo shoot and only tasted it this morning.. if u wanna know how it tastes like.. imagine eating pandan butter cake hahahha.. i loikeeee!


Ingredients
(A)
450g butter - I used golden churn
200g caster sugar
21 egg yolks
4 tbsp condensed milk

(B)
160g caster sugar
10 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar

(C)
270g Hong Kong flour
4 tbsp coconut milk powder (KARA)
1/2 tsp baking powder

(D)
2 tsp green colouring - I used powder type for making macarons
2 tsp pandan paste or emulco






Method
1. Using a stand mixer.. whisk butter, sugar and condense milk till fluffy.. add egg yolks one at a time and continue to whisk till well combined.. set aside
2. In another bowl.. whisk egg white and cream of tartar till bubbly.. add in sugar a little at a time and continue to whisk on high speed till it turns soft/hard peak.
3. Sieve ingredients C and add to ingredients A - (i used mixer to mix it using low speed).. Once mix.. fold in egg white mixture
4. Weigh and divide batter into two equal part.. one part add in pandan paste and green colour.. the other remain plain.
5. Greased 8x8 cake pan and start ur journey of baking 26 layers of batter.. standing and checking and looking at ur cake till u bake ur last layer hahahha
6. Temp that i am using is 175C.. each layer weigh 76g.. grill (upper fire) each layer for 5 mins.. dont forget to spread melted butter on every layer and also bake last layer using upper and lower fire for 15 mins (7 mins into baking cover ur pan with aluminium foil so as to avoid ur cake turns too dark)






So thats it peeps.. I really hv to go cos i need to get some things ready bef our dinner appt.. tonight i will hv to stay up a little longer cos i wanna bake congo bars for my kaki's in concorde hotel..




See you in KL aunties!!!

Source: Citarasawan
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A quick entry.. cant stay long cos i am off to run some errands.. made this steamed cake last night for my Nyai and honestly i cant comment anything abt this cake cos i didnt even hv a slice.. I had planned to bake her pandan chiffon but unfortunately i ran out of coconut milk.. so had to settle with this one.. glad i made it cos its as simple as ABC.




Hope u like it Nyai..i know this cake is not that sweet cos i ate a little of the crumbs heheheh

Ingredients
(A)
8 eggs
250g sugar
1 tbsp emulsifier
1/2 tsp salt

(B)
250g flour
50g milk powder

(C)
50g butter, melted
50g fresh milk

(D)
75g margarine, melted - I used butter
2 tbsp instant coffee mix with a little hot water
1 tbsp mocca paste - I used mocca latte paste


Method
Heat steamer.. greased a 24cm round pan.
Beat ingredients A until thick and fluffy.
Add in sifted B.
Mix well. Weigh and divide batter into two equal part.
Add C to one part, mix well, set aside.
Add D to another part, mix well, set aside.
Pour plain and mocca batter alternately till finish
Steam on medium high fire for abt an hr or till set
Remove fm pan, slice into pieces. Serve.




Source: Fatma Bahalwan
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Two nights ago.. right after dinner we went out to hunt for durian.. we of cos ended up in Geylang area where one durian can easily cost us $40.. anyway long story short.. upon reaching there... the only kind they had was either the most expensive.. which is $38 per kg.. or $15 each.. so typical me who doesnt understand why someone wud wanna pay so much on durian (aka that someone is my super duper hb).. i told hb that we shud just take the $15 each and get 2 durians instead so that way i can take home if there is any leftover..

Our durians came short of our expectation.. it has nothing got to do with the sweetness.. its just that its not that "rich"?.. it tasted so much different than the one that we usually wud pay for.. i ended up taking home one of the durian and kept it in my freezer..





This morning when hb showed me the tuk tuk that he had fixed for Sonia.. (dont know why wud any airline wanna gv this as kids gift.. it took hb a solid hr to finish it).. i suddenly remembered the mango and durian sticky rice that we had while in bkk.. so without delay.. i decided to try my hand on serimuka durian for the 2nd time..

It came out perfect.. the texture .. the sweetness.. Ohhhh la laaa... i ate and i ate till i felt like vomitting muahaha.. i gave half to mom and dad and they gobbled em up right away.. one thing for sure.. i know now where my durian fetish comes fm hehe




Ingredients
500g glutinous rice - soak for an hr with 1 tsp of alkaline water (i didnt use alkaline water)
1 tsp salt
340ml light coconut milk
screwpine/pandan leaves
1 tsp sugar (i added)

Method
1. Prepare the steamer. Combine glutinous rice, salt, sugar and coconut in a square or round cake pan. Mix well. Place the screwpine/pandan leaves on top of the rice and steam over rapidly boiling water for about 30–35 minutes or until cooked through.
2. Discard pandan leaves. Fluff up the rice, and then press rice firmly down with a banana leaf or aluminum foil until it is compact. Return it to the steamer.




Ingredients
Topping
300g durian flesh
250g sugar
6 eggs (abt 60g each)
60g flour (I added 10g more)
10g sago or corn flour (I used corn flour and added 10g more)
750ml thick coconut milk (i used KARA 350g and add 400ml water)
pinch of salt
a few drops of yellow colouring


Method
Puree durian flesh with 100ml of coconut milk taken fm 750ml of coconut milk - set aside.
Stir eggs and sugar until well combined. Add in sifted flour and slowly add the coconut milk (650ml).
Add in puree durian and continue to stir.
Strain the batter to remove any lumps.
Cook it over low heat till slightly warm... stirring it occasionally so as to avoid any lumpy batter..
Scratch the surface of the steam rice lightly with a fork... press em again and prick with fork. Pour in the batter on top of the rice. Steam over medium heat for an hour or until set.
Set it aside to cool completely before cutting into serving pieces.





Source: Rossya
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Is it just me or everyone else in this planet is feeling all tired... my eyes get painful especially at night and if i am not careful .. i might be down with a bad cough.. already right now i can feel the pain in my throat..





Weird enough when we were in Bangkok.. there was no sign of haze and the moment we were abt to land at the changi airport.. i cud see the haziness surrounding Singapore island.. sigh.. if it gets worse.. its not gonna do anyone good.. i just hope that it will clear soon cos I cant afford to fall sick right now..


Anyway eventho I'm swamped with lots of housework and laundry.. I managed to put aside an hour tdy to bake this cakey aka cookie brownie.. some might call this blondies.. i simply call this brownie.. both my boys are soooo inlove with this brownie that Hairi ate 5 pcs at one time.. hb ate 10 in one sit and i seriously think that this is gonna be his next "to do on monthly basis" thang.. just like my famous amos cookies.. these congo bars are definitely his kind of brownies and to be honest.. this brownie shud be called magic bars instead cos really.. right after u take it out of ur oven.. this thing is like magic.. now u see em.. now u dont muahahhaa


Thank you Bakerella for sharing this simple and yet yummie recipe and also thank you KG for trying it out and letting us know how wonderful this recipe is.. :o)




Ingredients
2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter, softened - I used 150g Anchor brand butter
1 lb. light brown sugar (Oh my and thank you!) - I used 320g
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
11.5 ounce package milk chocolate chips - I used 250g chopped valrhona (55%)
1 cup chopped pecans (optional) - I didnt use.. dont feel like it




By mixer:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.
Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
Add vanilla and mix.
Add flour and mix until combined.
Stir in chips and then pecans.

By hand:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Set aside.
Stir brown sugar into softened (not melted) butter in another large bowl until butter disappears. You can use the back of your spoon to help incorporate the two together.
Add eggs one at a time to butter mixture and stir well after each egg.
Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well.
Add dry flour mixture and stir until well combined.

Coat a 13 X 9 pan with non-stick spray and spread batter evenly into dish.
Bake at 170C for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. Make sure you don’t over bake!




Note: I baked it for 25 mins, 160C in my new pan that fits my silpat mat.. i am not too sure whats the size is and am too lazy to go to my pantry to check it out.. sorryyyyy

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We got home at almost midnight.. the flight back home was not that good.. turbulence and the feeling was not good - nevertheless i am thankful that we got home safely..






My last couple of days in Bangkok were well spent.. after brekkie at the lounge.. i got to chill by the pool with my Sonia.. i got to rest well.... she did her first manicure and pedicure while in bkk and it was hilarious.. the way she sat looking at her nails.. the way she knew exactly what she wanted made me wonder if shes really 2 and half yrs old lol..







She wanted her nails painted for whatever reason.. i know she didnt learn it fm me cos i am not into that .. she probably saw it fm all the shops that do nails in MBK.. anyway at first she wanted her nails to be painted pink.. i got her nails painted pink.. then when we got back to our room she kept on wanting her nails to be painted green.. i was like.. green??






I finally gave in and took her to another shop the very next day where she got her nails painted green.. not just an ordinary green mind ya.. she specifically wanted them to be luminous green!






We then went back to our htl room and she quickly put on her bath robe and said.. "mama.. look.. my nails greennnnn.. like Ben 10" muahahahah.. so that was it.. that explained why she wanted her nails to be green... arghhhhh.. i hope her craze over Ben 10 will die soon cos really a girl = Ben 10?? hmmmm







Anyway yesterday bef our flight home.. we did get to walk around bkk by foot.. I loved it.. eversince i got to know hb.. i hv learned how to love "walking" muahahah... I realized after our Paris trip (oh wow its been 6yrs maybe more since i last stepped foot in Paris) that the only way i get to see the place and the only way to take good pics is by walking.. Not only do u get to see stuff which u cant possibly see if u take a cab.. u get to even shop in places which u cant possibly shop in if u hadnt walked in the first place.. :op

So ok.. Enjoy the photos below that were taken yesterday..




Who needs an aircon cafe for toast when u can get one by the street?? hehehe


A trip to JT is a must this time around cos we needed to get a few stuff for mom as a gift and to our family friends in France..


Taxi boat.. be prepared to get a little wet and smelly when u get off it.. honestly, its been awhile since i rode on one.. err not that i miss it.. heheh





I feel like baking right now but i cant.. I NEED eggs!!!
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Time: 16:52
Venue: Bkk
Weather: Raining.. Cooling.. I loikeeee
Mood: Relaxing
Peak Agenda: Of cos my peak agenda for today's entry wud be of me meeting my other fellow food blogger.. Ijah of Arah.. shes one lovely woman i must say.. smiling and laughing.. just not like how i laugh tho.. i laugh like a witch hahahha..She came with her son who to me, looks more like a japanese boy than a malay boy.. Ika on the other hand speaks fluent japanese and at that very moment i felt that its abt time i make a little effort to learn how to speak german.. err after a decade i shud at least know how to converse well in german and not just the bad words.. right?? kahkahkah.

Anyways.. we had a great time chatting and hanging out and to put a face to a name is good stuff.. thank you Ijah for taking the time to go to our htl to meet us eventho u had a long day.. the gifts... ohhh u shudnt hv troubled urself nevertheless thank you for the thought.. let me know when u will be in JB and maybe we can meet half way?? hehhe.. take care dear!

On a different note.. both my sisters took the night flight out yesterday and the last minute shopping was hilarious at the same time troubling hahha.. i had to keep on reminding them that they hv to leave early to avoid the bad traffic to the airport.. we only got back to our hotel half an hr bef they were due to leave the hotel.. tsk tsk.. next time no more last minute shopping for u girls!! hahhaa





Pic abv was taken this morning.. room is so so quiet.. for the first time eversince we got here.. i got to sleep properly last night without waking up every hr feeling excited lol



Meeting my fellow food blogger.. Ijah and her son..


Sweet lill thang.. wonder how both will look like when they grow up?? hmmm


Thank you aunty Ijah... Sonia loveeeees it!!

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Time: 07:22
Venue: Bangkok
Weather: Rain... rain... rain
Mood: Shopping mood hehehe
Peak Agenda: Hey peeps.. We hv been here since last sat.. took the earliest flight out and got here when the stores were still closed muahahhahha.. good tactic for a shopaholic girls like us :op

Anyway come tmrw I am gonna be one lonely woman cos both my sisters will be flying back home tonight and hb will be busy with his conference fm today onwards.. I on the other hand will start my laid back chilling mood with Sonia in this suite... ahhhh this is what u call weekend gateway with ur siblings.. u shop and shop.. u walk and walk.. u eat and u eat and u MUST hv the time to just chill and enjoy ur relaxing time in the land of smiles...

Sooo I am gonna leave u girls with some pics taken last weekend.. at JJ market.. our fav weekend market whenever we're here.. we are abt to go down n hv our brekkie and will do our last min shopping together bef they fly back home this evening :o(


The smile on sis Wati face.. priceless! we know we know.. its been awhile hehehe



This is how we get around in bkk.. 7 peeps in one cab muahahhaa


Sonia and Dafinah looking out fm our 28th floor hotel room..

Hehehe aint they the cutest!



What is a trip to JJ market without buying all sorts of rempah/spices.. I loveeeeee this tom yam paste! 1kg plssssssss ... oh oh do u remember the last time i was here?? my rempah got confiscated at the airport cos the paste was more than 150ml and cannot be handcarried to the plane.. :o( I am so gonna pack all my rempah and check it in this time around!




Yes thats my little Sonia in her Ben 10 bath robe... haizzz shes so into trains and planes and Diego and Ben 10..
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Hi.. I am a SAHM to 2 kiddoes..19yr old boy n 2 year old girl.. met my Austrian hubby here in Singapore and hv been living here all my life... my love for baking started when i was 6mths preggie to my daughter, Sonia... my addiction to baking has not stop eversince.. I hope to learn as much as i can abt baking and decorating and then share it with u along the way..