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Monday, December 31, 2012

Aiskrim Potong Kacang Durian (Stick Durian Ice-Cream)

 This is my last entry for 2012.... good-bye 2012 & welcome 2013! HAPPY NEW YEAR to all friends and viewers, may the year brings lots of successes to all of us! I may need to slow down in the coming year since Liana will be entering level 1 Pre-school. As with her three brothers, I will be spending more time doing homeworks with her. I do take this level seriously because it sets the foundation and motivation for her. I want her to enjoy learning and the activity gives her opportunity to spend time with me.

Sorry for another durian menu... I made this out of the leftover Bubur Kacang Durian the other day from here. Just pour into the mold & freeze it. Ready as soon as it get frozen... nyummy!

BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Ini entri terakhir dari Along untuk tahun 2012. Sorry lah tak habis2 dgn entri durian - Along buat aiskrim ni dari lebihan Bubur Kacang Durian dari sini. Amat mudah nak buat nya... tuang ke dalam acuan & bekukan. Bila dah keras, boleh lah di makan.

Alhamdulillah, berlalu nya setahun lagi... terima-kasih buat semua atas sokongan anda ke atas blog yg seada nya ini. Selamat Tahun Baru 2013 buat semua! Semuga tahun yg akan datang ini dapat di tempuhi dengan kekuatan, kesihatan dan kejayaan. 

Kemungkinan Along akan slow-down sedikit pada 2013 ini untuk tumpukan lebih perhatian kepada Liana yg akan memasuki Level 1 Tadika. Along nak luangkan masa bersama2 dgn Liana buat homework dan belajar. Dulu dgn abang2 Liana pun sama, sekolah ni memang banyak homework setiap hari termasuk buku bacaan harian. Along amat pentingkan tahap ini walaupun hanya tahun permulaan kerana ini adalah asas dan juga motivasi penting untuk berjaya di masa hadapan. Semuga Liana akan enjoy belajar bersama mama!

Ice-cream mould


Sunday, December 30, 2012

Assorted Roti Canai

Roti Boom for the two boys
 This is actually the last week breakfast menu.... Roti Canai is something I made regularly but I think I only posted it once before here in 2008. Why not having another refreshing look.... I usually made into three types - Roti Boom (small & thicker), flat round disk and square shape. That was because of different preferences in the house.... Liana requested for square thin roti canai, the two brothers always want Roti Boom and hubby likes the ordinary disk shape!

Flat & fluffy disk for mummy & daddy
BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Kat rumah ni selalu buat roti canai sebab semua nya suka & tak jemu. Buat sendiri lebih sedap dari roti beku segera atau yg di jual di gerai sebab lebih tebal, gebu & sedap. Along buat roti canai dari umur Along belasan tahun dan ini resepi tradisi keluarga kami. Roti nya kurang berminyak dan berlapis2 lembut. Nak buat roti canai yg lembut dan sedap perlukan praktis.

Along buat berbagai bentuk mengikut kehendak anak2 - Liana suka roti empat persegi yg nipis & rangup, abang2 nya pula suka roti Boom yg tebal & lembut di dalam, mama & abah pula suka roti canai bulat biasa yg rangup & gebu di dalam. Semua bentuk ni ada Along tunjukkan dahulu di sini pada 2008 dahulu, lama dah... kali ni saja Along tayang semula & siarkan resepi dalam BM pula.
Square & crispy for Liana
 Along selalu nya buat sekilo tepung. Selebih nya Along masak sekejap & bekukan untuk kegunaan kendian.

By: AlongRoz@HomeKreation
Bilangan: 18 keping
BAHAN2:
1 kg Tepung Gandum
600ml Air
1 bj Telur kecil
3 st Gula
1½ st Garam
3 sudu Majerin

Minyak - secukup nya

CARA2:
1. Adunkan kesemua bahan2, kecuali majerin & minyak, sehingga terbentuk doh.
Masukkan majerin & uli sehingga lembut & kenyal.
2. Bahagikan adunan kepada 18 ketul bebola. Rihatkan sekurang2 nya 10 minit.
 

3. Ambil seketul doh, lumur minyak secukup nya, leperkan & tibar sehingga nipis.

Gulung & bulatkan seperti gambar di bawah atau lipatkan seperti di kehendakki.
Barisan pertama ialah gulungan Roti Boom, barisan kedua ialah Roti Canai biasa

4. Gelekkan nipis & bakar atas kuali leper.
Sapukan majerin/minyak supaya garing.  
Balik2an selalu supaya masak sekata.
5. Angkat & tepukkan dgn kedua tangan supaya roti gebu.
6. Hidangkan dgn kari atau lauk kegemaran anda.

Roti Canai

Roti Boom

Roti Lipat

Thursday, December 27, 2012

EOY Party in Office

 I hosted a party in office corridor today in celebration of end of year and appreciating hard work by every one. Many do not celebrate Christmas and therefore longing for Turkey.... which I fulfilled their wishes while the festive season is still on and they ordered a 5+kg weight of stuffed turkey, enough to feed 50 people! It was beautifully made with bones removed and stuffed well. Unfortunately I couldn't enjoy it as much with my fever not yet fully recovered... anyway most importantly everyone else do.

See below for the remaining menu for the day..... Thanks so much to the ladies (SH & CF) who helped to organise it.
The main menu - Stuffed Turkey!

The host is doing the first serving with a colleague drooling over...

Chopped steak

Assorted pasta

Assorted pizzas

Rich Fruit Cake from HomeKreation

Happy & hungry faces

Surprise Fruit Cake (Kek Buah Surprise)

 This delectable rich fruit cake recipe was shared by sis Hanifah, my lovely sweet FB friend that I met a couple of times but feel like knowing her for decades already. The cake is moist and taste pure fruits bonded by light chocolate cake. I made this to serve our end of year party in the office today and reserved some as gift boxes, of cource sis Hani had some small share too!

I've been having fever for two days already... appetite has been very bad with everything taste bitter, nausea and nose becomes too sensitive to any smell... so gotta live on congee these few days and hopefully I will recover soon. My head is spinning & body is aching but I can hardly lie down all time... so pardon me that I have no enough strength to type much tonight.... will share the recipe (which sis Hanifah has kindly consented) when I feel better later. In meantime, just enjoy the pix....


BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Along ketengahkan satu lagi resepi istimewa dari Sarawak.... kek yg sangat kaya dengan buah2an yg lembab di imbangkan pula dengan rasa kacang gajus... manis nya seperti bak kata manis-manis buah... amat sesuai untuk di hidangkan pada musim2 perayaan. Kek ini di kongsikan oleh kenalan baru dari FB, orang Miri juga - sis Hanifah.... walaupun baru berkenalan sis Hani amat peramah dan baik-hati... tak lokek berkongsi ilmu.... semuga Allah membalas kebaikan nya dengan seribu keberkatan di dunia & akhirat!

Kek ni agak besar, ramai yg merasa serba sedikit. Dapat juga Along hadiahkan kpd 2 org kawan yg bercuti pulang dari NL & China. Selebih nya Along beri sedikit kpd sis Hanifah & hidangkan di pejabat semperna EOY party.
Sorry lah ya, lama tertunggu-tunggu resipi nya... Along masih kurang sihat. Ni dia resipi yg di tunggu-tunggu tu:

By: AlongRoz@HomeKreation
Source: Sis Hanifah
Saiz: 9" persegi
BAHAN2:
8 biji Telur
25g Gula
150g Tepong Gandum
2 sudu makan Butter
2 sudu makan Golden Syrup
2 sudu makan Koko
3 kotak Red Dates
500g Buah Kurma tanpa biji
1 bungkus Pitted Prune
3 bungkus Buah Cherry
- hijau & merah campur 

500g Kacang Gajus (di belah dua & goreng dgn sedikit minyak) 

CARA2:
1. Pukul telur & gula sehingga gula hancur.
Masukkan mentega, golden syrup, koko & tepong - di gaul rata.
Ketepikan sedikit buah2an & gajus untuk topping, masukkan selebih nya & di gaul rata.
2. Masukkan adunan ke dalam kuali & di masak sebentar sehingga pekat.
3. Masukkan ke dalam tin yg di lapik kertas & di gris.
Susun buah2an & gajus yg di ketepikan tadi.
Bakar 170C selama 45 minit. 
4. Sejukkan sebelum di potong.

Nota: 
Kek ni tahan lebih seminggu di suhu bilik atau 6 bulan di dalam petisejuk.
Kek akan lebih lembab selepas beberapa hari & lebih mesra rasa.

Gift boxes for visting friends from NL & China


Bubur Kacang Durian on our 23rd Anniversary

 It has been 23 years together.... syukur alhamdulillah. No cake or special cooking this year... hubby seriously asked me to rest. However, I cooked him his favourite dessert.... nothing fancy but for sure he was very happy! I added two types of Durian to the dessert - you can see the two different colors in the photos - the brighter yellow is Durian Ukak.

I received overwhelming wishes and doa from many friends.... amiin ya amiiin... semuga doa anda di makbulkan Allah. Syukur and am very happy to share our special day with all friends out there.
 For recipe, can refer here.


JJCM at Ieera Kitchen aka FB friend

 Malam kelmarin Along, hubby & Liana gi JJCM kat Ieera Kitchen which was belonged to sis Hanifah, my lovely FB friend that we met once last month at our home. Ieera Kitchen ni bertempat kat Taman Seroja ditengah2 kota Miri. Tak pernah pun ke taman selera ni sebelum ni - rupa2 nya ada fresh cooking, seafood dan macam2 lagi.

Sis Hanifah ni baik sangat orang nya dan peramah. Siap buatkan bingka durian untuk Along lagi dan tapao Kerabu Su'un. Kat bawah ni gambar2 makanan yg Along order malam tu... semua nya sedap! Along sebenar nya demam malam tu, selera pun kurang sebab tekak dah pahit tapi dalam demam pun selera juga makan malam tu. Siapa2 kat Miri sila lah ke Ieera Kitchen ya.

TQ so much sis Hanifah for hospitality & hope to meet you again.
Posing bersama toke restaurant

Ketam Goreng Pedas

Kangkung Goreng Belacan

Sup Tulang Tendon

Kerabu Su'un - compliment from chef & siap ada tapao lagi!

Bingka Durian  - buah tangan dari Sis Hanifah

Monday, December 24, 2012

Congo Bars

 This was once popular amongst the blogger but I could only manage to try it out yesterday. It was for our family picnic at the beach. The texture was moist but a bit too sweet to my preference. I'll reduce the sugar a bit if I were to make this again. Somehow the two boys and Liana didn't show an interest too, not sure why.... Overall I think it tastes good with the melting bitter chocolate chips which AlongRiz brought back from US several months ago.

By: Roz@HomeKreation
Source: Ika & Ayu (Orig by: Rima) - tq all
Retyped for own ease of reference
Makes 13"x9" tin
(I made half portion of below recipe in 8" round tin)
INGREDIENTS:
2¾ cup Flour*
2½ tsp Baking Powder*
½ tsp Salt*
(* sifted)

150g Butter
300g Light Brown Sugar
3 Eggs (I used 2 small for half portion)
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
270g Chocolate Chips


METHOD:
1. 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 chocolate chips.

2. Pour into lined & greased tin.
Bake at 170C for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Make sure you don’t over bake!




BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Along sekeluarga berkelah di tepi pantai kelmarin.... takda cuti panjang, jadi kita orang bersantai di Miri sahaja lah. Subuh2 lagi Along buat kek ni dan masak Mushroom Cheese Pasta. Cuaca amat baik, seronok nya Along bersantai di tepi pantai dgn angin sepoi2 sambil baca buku " A Doctor In The House" yg dah lama di beli tapi takda masa nak abiskan.... Hubby lak gi jogging kat tepi pantai & Liana main sand castle... dah berapa hari merengek2 nak main sand castel... hitam Liana berjemur tapi seronok amat. Tak sempat nak abiskan banyak membaca, tetiba AngahRuz pucat lesi sakit perut... kita pun gulung tikar jerlah & bawa dia ke Columbia Asia... rupa2 nya dia sakit perut side effect antibiotik yg dia makan sebelum ni kerana demam. Selepas tu kita orang pun terus balik rumah.....huuuuu

Kek ni popular tahun lepas tapi Along baru ni sempat mencuba. Kek nya agak manis pada selera Along, kena kurangkan sedikit gula nya. Kek nya sedap & lembab kena pula dengan bitter chocolate bits yg AlongRiz beli kat US. Entah kenapa tak laku pula kek kali ni... my two boys & Liana cam tak heran langsung.... agak nya musim demam ni selera pun kurang...

Resepi dalam BI di atas ya, malas nak translate... kalau sesiapa nak dalam BM, kasitau kat comment ya.



Sunday, December 23, 2012

Green Bean Vegetable Curry

 Simple lovely dish that goes well with any rice or roti. Utilizing the gift from a lovely friend... she gave me a packet of green beans which she suggested for Kuih Angku filling but this dish is my favourite especially nice to go along with roti canai.

By: Roz@HomeKreation
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup Peeled Green Beans
1 tbsp Curry Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
Assorted veg - carrot, long beans, brinjal, potato
Coconut Milk
1 Cinnamon stick
3 Shallots*
1 Garlic* (*sliced) 
Salt

METHOD:
1. Boil green beans until cooked.
2. Place all ingredients in a pot, except shallots & garlic.
Cook until boiled and veg are soft.
3. Heat up few tbsp oil & stir-fry onion & garlic until golden brown.
Pour oil & onions into the cooked curry.
4. Serve with rice or roti.
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BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Ini lauk yg mudah di sediakan dan kesukaan Along dari kecil dan Along suka makan ni dengan roti canai. Baru2 ni sahabat Along dari KL beri sebungkus, katanya untuk buat inti Kuih Angku. Tapi takpa lah kan sis, Along buat lauk ni jer sebab dah lama tak masak lauk ni. Kalau rajin, belen tu nanti Along buatkan sesuatu lain pula ya. Kacang hijau ni tak da pula terjumpa kat Miri ni.

By: AlongRoz@HomeKreation
BAHAN2:
1/2 cwn Kacang Hijau tak berkulit
1 sb Serbuk Kari
1 st Serbuk Kunyit
Sayuran - karot, kcg pjg, terung, kentang
Santan
1 bth Kulit Kayu Manis
3 ulas Bwg Merah*
1 ulas Bwg putih* (*hiris) 
Garam

CARA2:
1. Rebus kacang hijau sehingga empuk.
2. Letakkan kesemua bahan2, kecuali bwg*, ke dlm periuk & masak sehingga mendidih & sayur empuk.
3. Panaska beberapa sudu minyak & goreng hirisan bawang* sehingga garing.
Tuangkan minyak & bwg ke dalam kari sayur.
4. Hidangkan bersama nasi atau roti.

Green beans


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Durian Ukak Fritters (Durian Ukak Goreng)

 I thought I was going to stop new entry on durian.... but I just cannot help myself.... this God creature is really heavenly delicious that I can create so many things out of it. Last year was hardly any durian through out the year in Miri but this year was abundance! I bought 7 Durian Ukak for only RM10 few days ago!

The flesh is firmer than typical durian, so I imagined that it must be nice if I deep fry it. I was absolutely right.... it turned out to be so delicious that Liana ate 3 pieces! She hardly ate anything much after recovering from the recent fever and am delighted to see her enjoying it. Ukak is known as non-heaty, not like the typical durian so I'm sure it is ok to feed Liana with it.

Read more about durian Ukak in my previous entry here. The obvious distinction from the typical durian is its vivid color (however this one is lighter), much smaller size (about a human palm size), hair around its stem, soft thorns, firmer flesh and less stenchy. One may mistaken this from Durian Isu that I shared earlier here due to similar size and vivid aorange color but you can tell from the shape of the thornes - they taste very different too which I don't know how to describe it.


 
To make durian fritters, dip the pulps (with seeds intact) into your favourite fritters batter. Deep fry until batter is crispy. Serve for morning or evening tea. I used the batter recipe from here.

 
BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Hari tu kata tak nak tayang menu durian dah, kan dah berderet2 menu durian... hehe tak boleh tahan godaan durian ni lah.... ni lepas geram sebab tahun lepas Miri takda durian sangat tapi tahun ni mmg berlambak2 & harga pun murah. Along beli Durian Ukak ni cuma RM10 untuk 7 biji. 

Sebelum ni dah ada Along tayang Durian Ukak kat sini. Durian Ukak ni tak sama dengan Durian Isu yg Along tayangkan baru2 ni kat sini. Rasa nya amat berbeda walaupun isi nya sama berwarna jingga terang. Ukak ni berbulu di tangkai nya, isi nya lebih pejal dari durian biasa, bersaiz kecil sebesar tapak tangan jer dan bau nya tak kuat sangat. Along memang suka makan Ukak di bandingkan dengan Isu.

Along saja jer cuba nak goreng sebab banyak Ukak yg Along beli tu tak abis makan begitu sahaja. Along bayangkan isi nya yg pejal tu tentu sedap jika di goreng - memang tepat sekali bayangan tu.... isi yg digoreng tu rangup di luar & kenyal2 di dalam. Anak2 & hubby kata sedap.... Liana pun makan sampai 3 ketul. Durian Ukak ni tak panas badan jika di makan banyak, jadi takda masalah kasi bebudak makan.

Untuk resipi:
Celupkan ulas durian (dgn biji nya sekali) ke dalam tepung gorengan & goreng dgn minyak dalam sehingga tepung nya rangup. Boleh guna resepi apa2 pun utk tepung gorengan tapi Along suka resipi HaSue yg Along dah buat banyak kali - boleh rujuk di sini.


Marble Cheesecake

 Specially made for my best friend to serve during her son's birthday party last week. It is 4.44am right now when I'm typing this.... so just enjoys the pix. It is going to be a busy day for me as usual in week-ends for routine chores as well as ad hoc matters. Happy week-end everyone.