Semolina / Sugee Cake

Ever tried a semolina cake? no? me neither. I've tried basboussa tho, almost similar but it's totally semolina in it without flour sprinkled with crushed pistachio on top. It's very sweet (imagine a buttery cake drenched in a condensed milk!) giler manis tp giler sedap! Nowadays, it's hard to get a yummy basboussa:((( Last time i had it was at taza's restaurant. Ok enuff of basboussa, this entry is about a semolina cake. I accidentally found this recipe while blog hopping and decided to try it cause the cake pic in that blog was too irresistible (unlike mine, i snap the pic above using my camera phone) so it lacks the lustre of a moist cake. Despite of the pic above, honestly...it's an absolutely delicious semolina cake, too good not to be shared. Imagine this: the cake is very moist, buttery to the taste with a rich buttery aroma especially when it's fresh from the oven (Sgt wangi!!), has grainy textures of semolina, and it's just perfect for tea time.

Here's the recipe:

Semolina Cake

140g cake flour

1 tsp baking powder

100g semolina

1/4 tsp salt

4 eggs

100ml milk

2 tsp vanilla extract/essence

250g butter, at room temperature

170g sugar

2 tbsp honey

Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in semolina and salt. Mix well.

Beat eggs, milk and vanilla essence together in a bowl.

Cream butter, sugar and honey till light and fluffy. Gradually trickle in egg mixture, beating constantly. Mix in flour mixture on low speed and stir till well combined.

Spoon the batter into an 8-inch cake tray lined with baking paper.

Bake for 45 minutes at 150 deg C or until an inserted cake tester comes out clean.

Cool cake for 15 minutes, then unmould and let cool.

Decorate as you like or have it as it is. Best served with a cup if tea.

Eid Ul Fitr 2010

I'm craving for a freshly baked choc chip cookies.
So i baked these sweet lovely cute as button munchies on the eve of raya.
I managed to get 2 jars from 1 dough and a BIG size cookie to end my craving;>

2 jars of cookies

My out of shape Big size cookie fresh from the oven

Pic after a BIG bite of the cookie



With that I wish u all,

SELAMAT HARI RAYA
MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

3 rasa

Oleh kerana terliur dgn status FB Lina maka terhasillah the result below:

Ikan Siakap 3 Rasa

DH said "leh bukak kedai dah ni". Owh iye ke? hahahaha..tp kene cari tukang goreng ikan bole?

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Fasting during the month of ramadhan while being pregnant is challenging. For someone who's a lazy bum, having to wake up at 5am for sahur is a BIG achievement. I spent fr 5am till azan subh stuffing my face with rice, bread, milk, plain water, kurma and vitamins. However, the hunger pang starts to set in at 10am, n bun #2 will be kicking vigorously perhaps asking for nourishment? or maybe the sound of my growling stomach wakes bun #2 from his/her peaceful slumber. I can tahan the hunger n thirst but up to 5pm i'm flat already...but due to this weird cravings for my own cooking that i hv...tah hape2 kan? particularly this month of ramadhan, i hv to cook..even a simple omelet with onions and chillis cud take about half an hour bc i'll be spending 5 mins chopping onions, 5 mins relaxing on the couch and so on until i finished cooking. By 730pm whole body is shaking with hunger. I'm not complaining, i just found it very challenging and i'm impressed with pregnant mommies who are able to complete 30 days of fasting without a hitch.

Day 6 of fasting, alhamdullilah up to this day there was no contraction attack at all. Amazing!! Eventho i skipped taking pills there was no contraction. Thanks to uterus and bun #2 for being so cooperative and good to me. I hope this will lasts until the 30th day and so on.

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An entry is not perfect without mentioning my notty lil zara. At 1 yr and 5 months, she's been a handful lil girl even during sleeping time..giler lasak!! boleh tido 360 degree, tibe2 je kaki dia leh sedap2 landing on my face la, on DH stomach la, belum masuk cerita lain lagi...kejap lagi we found her giggling on top of the dark staircase looking down at our panic faces, or there was this one time when i was about to doze off she poured a plain water fr her seeping cup on our bed. Ok, it's my fault anyway, letting her drink in bed. Hahaha. Owh, yes, some of u might be thinking zara tido lasak and kaki naik muka?? Yes, we co-sleep with our dotter bc we find it comfortable and happy to do so, the feeling of hugging ur dotter to sleep is priceless. I've tried several times letting her sleep on her own inside the cot, but the problem is ME, i can't sleep peacefully because i'll be waking up several times at nite checking on her. Motherly habis la konon *perasan mode. Actually, i feel she's safe sleeping close to us. But, sooner or later she will be sleeping on her own bed anyway.

Zara's mile stone at 1 yr and 5 months:

• She owned her full set of milk/baby teeth since 1 yr old. I love looking at her tiny baby canines and baby molars when she smiles....comel je.

• Her vocabs: "kuar" "mamam" "banana" "mama" "abah" "air" "ten".....err that's it. Hahahaha x byk lagi...but she understands what we said and cud understand our instructions.

• She can run and knows how to jump on the bed!! mane belajar tatau..i guess she just found out the bed is springy.

• She loves to dance to any groovy beats...including the sounds of bolt n thunder, blending machine, batu tumbuk (her fave), and even the sound of rain falling on the roof!!! I wonder where did she get such keen ears for music?

• She's an observer, and has a strong determination. If she wants something she'll try to get it eventho it will took her some time. She's been aiming my grandmother small square radio since last week. However my grandmother been hiding it from her every now n then switching places of hiding. Yday she finally got the chance to enter my grandmother's room when no one is around and guess what? She took my grandmother's square radio from the hiding place which was.. ok, senang je pun under the pillow n barter trade it with her abc123 sound palm top which she placed nicely under my grandmother's pillow. (That girl!! nk marah pun tak bleh...sbb pandai buat sistem barter trade lak.)

Actually kalau nk cerita about zara, mmg byk sgt. Tp enuffla for the mean time. I just hope bun #2 wud love lil zara and lil zara cud accept n love her lil bro/sis without throwing tantrums.

Pavlova with LoVe

For the first time, i'm putting to good use my wedding pressie from Pit. [Thanx Pit!!]

All these time when baking cakes, i prefer to do it manually, baru rase puas hati using just the wooden spoon and a bowl. This time i hv to use a stand mixer to whisk the egg whites.

See the result below!!

Before

After

First attempt: Successful

Texture: Crispy on the outside, soft and marshmallowish on the inside.

Taste: Sweet, Creamy and Sour due to the strawberry.

Bole buat lagi kalau rajin!! ;>>

Lil Zara's 1st baby food prepared with lots of love!

One of the moment that i've been waiting for is to prepare a baby food.
Zara's 1st solid food prepared by me is apple puree.
However, her 1st taste of solid food is nestum cereal prepared by her grandma.
We started giving her solid food when she's at her 4 months as advised by her Paed.
I thot babies shd start solid food at 6 months old, but her Paed assured me that Lil Zara is an active baby she's ready to start on solid food.
At first, DH & me were hesitant to introduced Zara to her solid food until she's 6 months.
But, she looks starving after BF & looks happy during eating time & her bowel movement is not effected.
So..now, at 5 months i'm introducing her to apple puree;> She loves it.
I can't wait to prepare more baby food. Next will be veges!!


Apple Puree Recipe:

Ingredient:
1. Apple
2. Lots of Love

How to:
1. Wash, peel and sliced an apple into small thin pieces (Easier to mash it later on)
2. Place in a small saucepan filled with water. Bring to boil and simmer until tender.
3. Tossed the tender apple and then mashed it.
4. Cool it and ready to serve.

Oleh kerana...i hv no other stuff to do. Da masak porridge for lunch and due to Ezany's request :

Masak Lemak Cili Api Sardin (I'll post the pic after cooking dinner ok) UPDATE: MIL & SIL came yday nite secara mengejut and the sardin da selamat tak sempat nk amik pic. hahaha. Sorry!!)

Bahan2 (for two):

1 tin kecik sardin
1 kotak kecik santan (i loike my masak lemak pekat2, kalau tanak pekat sgt..make it half)
2 sudu kecik cili padi (blended/tumbuk till hancur)
2 batang serai (dititik)
1 asam gelugur
Sikit serbuk kunyit
Garam ikut suke


Cara:

1. Goreng sardin dlm minyak sikit sampai masak/garing sket (sukati prefer yg mana).
2. Ikan da masak, masukkan santan, cili padi, asam gelugur, serai, serbuk kunyit, garam
3. Masak till mendidih, and kacau2 sket tanak pecah santan. Tp jgn sampai ikan hancur lak.

Happy trying Ezany

Note: n9 masak mmg tak pakai bwg besar/bwg putih for masak lemak..in case u r wondering apsal takde bawang? Kalau nk masuk gak bawang boleh je..no hal. Masuk dlm 3 ulas kecik and tumbuk2.

...I'm on leave [Yay!!]


...We hv the WHOLE house to ourselves [Double Yaaaay!!]. Currently my parents & sibs are away on holiday.



BUT



...I'm down with a painful sore throat and flu. I refused to see any GP...their medicine cant cure me (seriously, the medicine will only make it worse). I tried to cure myself by..drinking glasses of barley (hasilnyer asik nk terkucil), eating cold jelly cincau (it helps.....temporarily), drinking LOTS of water (...terkucil lagi). Actually the cure for this kind of sore throat is a liquid chlorophyl. I made myself a BIG glass of chlorophyl yesterday...but didnt drink it, after i found that the herbs is not recommended during pregnancy (...devastated).


Conclusion: I'm on leave but DH is working today, so I'm all alone in this house with a sore throat and flu [isk..isk..mama papa balikla cepat!], blogging while cooking a Teochew porridge for myself and thinking to cook masak lemak cili api sardin for dinner.

Baru lepas buat cocktail pudding!! with lots of evaporated milk, custard, and condensed milk (in replace of sugar) Ini adalah my resepi sukati based on observance of other almost similar recipes, to save time (no need for a separate custard sauce, no eggs) Easy & simple ikut rase sendiri nk manis and creamy tahap mane:)

Ingredients ialah as follows:

1) 1 tin cocktail (asingkan buah2 dr air)

2) Air cocktail.

3). 1 tin susu cair

4) 1/2 peket agar2 (serbuk)

5) 2 cwn air

6) 5 spoonful of custard

7) 3 to 4 spoonful of sweetened condensed milk (sbb malas nk buat air gula)

Masukkan bahan-bahan 2-7, dlm periuk. Sila kacau2 sampai sebati so, dia tak berketul....keep on kacau2 sampai mendidih and bhn menjadi kenyal. (Bukak api kecik ok).

Sediakan loyang, letakkan buah2 cocktail, then tuangkan bahan2 yg dah sebati tu.

Cool it, and masukkan dlm fridge supaya lebih yummylicious bile sejuk.

Happy trying!!!