burger

homemade burger anyone?

our little lab

Berkongsi idea.
There’s a lot more actually that you can do but these are what our budget and space permit.
Tak adalah hebat, just sharing what i think is convenience.

	tall larder
	just pull for easy access (ignore the mess)

	pull-outs. kat bawah stove
	just pull, sonang nak ngambik barang. tak yah punggah2.

for small things, letak rak untuk untuk susun	bahagian bawah sinki

to free table top for other things, opt for railing & rack	strainer yang adjustable 'kaki'nya to suit saiz sinki

pan-fried fish fillet w lemon sauce

Kategory - food for all

Note:
HUTANG RESEPI CHILI CON CARNE
HUTANG RESEPI BLACKPEPPER STEAK
HUTANG GAMBAR DAPUR DENGAN mama-afif

Alhamdulillah.

Selamat memasak ikan malam semalam. Ikan yang ditinggalkan (TERtinggal sebenarnya) atas sinki masih ada hawa-hawa sejuk masa kami balik. Kasi rendam dalam air campuran limau nipis sikit, buang hanyir.

Memula ummi nak memasak. Tapi washing-machine dah siap berputar masa sampai rumah. Nak kena sidai pulak. Last-last mdh yang masak. Ummi sidai kain. Dan basuh pinggan. Dan makan.

Resepinya?
Senang aje.
Eh, apa nama hidangannya?
PAN FRIED FISH FILLET with LEMON SAUCE.

Here goes….
Untuk IKAN
- Fish fillet. Kat supermarket ada jual fillet dory but semalam kami try ikan siakap. Kasi buang tulang kat tetengah tu dan cabut tulang kat bahagian perut.
- Garam

+ Keringkan fish fillet.
+ Tabur garam.
+ Letak minyak sikit atas pan supaya tak melekat, then pan-grill kejap. Api sederhana. One side 6 minutes. Do not attempt to balikkan sebelum bahagian tu masak. If not nanti abis berderai sbb masih melekat kat pan.

Untuk LEMON SAUCE
- Butter
- Lemon juice
- Chicken cube/stock
- Tepung jagung
- Daun sup – hiris halus
- Rosemary
- Oregano

+ Heat butter in a small pan.
+ Add water. Bring to a boil. Preferably guna chicken stock.
+ Add a bit of chicken cube (kalau guna air – kalau chicken stock tak yah bubuh dah)
+ Add tepung jagung (bancuh dulu dengan air yek)
+ Add a bit of sugar
+ Simmer for 1 or 2 minutes.
+ Tutup api.
+ Masukkan daun sup, rosemary dan oregano. Mix well.

Untuk ACCOMPANIMENT
- Boleh guna apa-apa vege yang sesuai.
- Last night was french bean (kacang buncis) and carrot.
- Celur dalam air menggelegak yang dicampur sedikit minyak dan garam. Bila masak, tapiskan. Barulah sayur nampak ‘seksi’ (sbb ada kilat2 minyak tu)
- Celur dalam 3-4 minit saja. Kalau tak abis lembik nanti.

Caution – agak tak berapa mengenyangkan sbb tak ada karbo....

close-up ikan

black pepper steak - HUTANG RESEPI

Kategori - food for all
NOTE: maaf resepi belum ada. tukang masak sibuk!

blackpepper steak

accompanied by easy peasy potato wedges

tiada kaitan dengan steak. saja nak bubuh gambar. it's egg tofu

chili con carne - HUTANG RESEPI

NOTA: Maaf resepi belum ada. Tukang masak busy..

the recipe will be posted later..

tips

Category - tips

hari ni bukan nak post recipe. belum berkesempatan nak cuba resepi baru. mungkin the next one will be chili con carne. kami dah try beberapa kali and found it easy and tasty. for those yang wonder, chili con carne ni macam yang kita makan dengan A&W hotdog. the first time i came acrcoss the recipe, i was wondering, apa benda lah chili con carne ni.

anyway.

sharing few tips with you all today. tips simple2 je which maybe you all dah tau pun. tapi mungkin ada yang tak tau kan.

1. tho i prefer shop for barang2 basah kat pasar, at times i have to shop at places like carrefour or tesco. kalau kat pasar tu, nak beli daun sup/daun bawang, boleh main mintak nak 50c ke, rm1 ke. kalau kat hypermart ni, dah siap dibundle2 kan. and selalunya banyak (by my standard lah sbb kami cuma berempat, 2 dewasa 2 kanak). so bagi mengelakkan jadi layu, kering dan last2 masuk tong sampah, here's what i do. basahkan suratkhabar. basahkan daun sup/daun bawang (jgn sampai menakung air pulak yek, cukup sekadar renjis renjis dipilis jek). then wrap daun2 tu dengan suratkhabar lembap tadi. pastu masukkan dalam plastik bag dan simpan dalam fridge. i keep them up to 2 weeks, masih elok lagi.

2. for those yang nak pindah rumah baru, renovate rumah, menghias rumah, here's one simple tip. syikin commented in my last post pasal racks which i hang kat railing untuk letak sos2, rempah2 whatnots. it is good for those rumah yang dapurnya kecik. like mine. we dont have much space for working area (dapur = working area+storage area+cooking area) so kami pasang railing kat dinding. beli rak dan letakkan barang dalam rak tu. gantung kat railing. so, tabletop dapatlah di freekan sikit, making space for working area. kalau rak tak cukup, boleh tambah lagi selagi railing permits. kalau tak muat jugak, kena pecahkan dinding dan besarkan dapur! i wish one day i can have a dapur cam nigella. siap ada bilik kecik tpt dia letak barang2 masakan yang kering.

3. as for stove, kalau ada ongkos, opt for yang ada automatik tutup gas if api padam. sekarang ni selalu ribut, tak perasan api terpadam especially kalau masak stail simmer (api kecik). one more thing, do opt for yang ada starter guna battery. ada yang guna letrik. ada yang ada dua2. mine have both tp kami guna battery. kalau blackout, still boleh pasang dapur.

cokkodok kentang

Category - food for all

selain menyimpan barang-barang yang tak digunakan untuk sementara waktu seperti babygym iman atau mainan yang harus disorokkan sementara seperti play-doh kakak, stor kami juga tempat menyimpan stok susu iman (almaklumkan, member tu hisap susu sampai 8 tin sebulan.. mana muat nak letak dalam kabinet kami yang sememangnya sedia comel) dan juga bawang2 dan ubi2.


sneak-peek at our little store-room. for convenience-sake, it is
advisable to invest in storage-system. in our case, we install shelves.
for little things, we have drawers to accomodate the mess.

petang tadi melawat stor. sebenarnya almost everday kami keluar masuk stor, untuk ambil kain lap dapur, untuk ambik beg plastik bekas sampah dan sebagainya. tapi petang tadi baru perasan ada 4 biji potato yang dah membiak. rasa nak cuba tanam, tapi apakan daya pasu masih belum berisi tanah. nak tak nak, korbankan saja. bukan korban dalam tong sampah, tapi korbankan jadik cokkodok.

kakak dan iman suka. berulang-ulang ambik. mula2 disuap abah. kemudian ummi. kemudian si kakak ambik dan makan sendiri. i think it's a good diversion from the usual cokkodok pisang or 'jjempuk udang' or 'jjempuk sutong'.

so, here goes the recipe

ingredients
- potatoes
- carrot
- daun sup
- tepung gandum
- garam

step-by-step
- rebus potatoes dan carrot hingga lembut.
- bila agak sejuk, lenyek hingga hacur.
- masukkan daun sup yang dihiris halus
- masukkan garam
- masukkan tepung
- gaul rata
- golekkan menjadi bentuk yang dikehendaki. in between a few 'goleks', sapu minyak pada tangan supaya tak melekat antara satu sama lain.
- goreng hingga kekuningan.

	i have yet to try any recipe in any of these books
	our little lab where we experiment recipes

pasta spirali with tuna flake

Category - food for all

finally. i am logged in. is blogspot is having a problem or what? semalam takleh nak login langsung.

anyway. as working mom, i, at times, am torn between wanting to prepare good meals (in the case of weekdays, it's dinner) for mdh and the kids and to just relax after a long day in the office. i am blessed with a husband who cooks as well as not being too cerewet about meal. i know some husbands expect a full spread of nasi, sayur and 2-3 lauk for dinner. even for fulltime housewife, if you have small kids, it is quite,.. well,.. challenging i guess (i am not one so i dont really know, i just guess). and for me who, on the average, reached home at about 7-730 p.m. every working day - that is a big challenge.

anyway. i begged my husband to let me practise my limited culinary skill last night. so, our dinner was PASTA SPIRALI with TUNA FLAKE. (he later add TUNA OMELETTE SANDWICH).




Ingredients
- Spiral pasta (boiled as instruced on packaging)
- Garlic (slice thinly)
- Yellow onion (cut into small cubes)
- Pasta sauce (i used preggo's traditional sauce)
- Mushroom (slice/dice)
- Tuna in water (flake)
- Mix vege
- Salt
- Rosemary

Step-by-step
- sautee garlic and onion until sweat. (jgn sampai naik kaler coklat)
- add pasta sauce. add water if too thick. leave to simmer a bit
- add pasta
- add mushroom and mix vege
- add salt and a bit of rosemary
- add tuna flake
- mix well
- serve hot
Note: Add chili if you like.

chicken chop

Category - food for all

well, we had homemade CHICKEN CHOP meal for dinner last night. fo first-timers, it was quite an accomplishment, i must say. i've always thought preparing western-meal would be difficult. in the case of last night's CHICKEN CHOP, it was an overstatement. it wasn't that hard actually.

i, the official recipe-seacher did the reading-aloud while mdh did the cooking. satisfied with the output, i am sharing the recipe here. recipe is divided into 3 parts (i)chicken (ii)gravy and (iii)accompaniments.

(i) chicken
ingredients
-chicken legs - debone, cleaned and pat dry. leave the skin intact.
- wochertershire sauce
- salt
- ground pepper
- corn flour

step-by-step
- marinade chicken with wochestreshire sauce, salt, ground pepper for at least 2-3 hrs, preferably overnight.
- coat the chicken with cornflour.
- deep fry until cooked.

(ii) gravy
ingredients
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 tbs flour
- chicken stock
- tomatoes - seeded, cut into small cubes
- button mushroom - slice
- soy sauce
- salt
- sugar
- kulit kayu manis, bunga cengkih & bunga lawang

step-by-step
- cairkan butter in a pan
- add flour dan masak sampai it turns brownish
- add boiling chicken stock, bring to a boil
- add soy sauce, salt, sugar, kulit kayu manis, bunga cengkih and bungan lawang
- let it simmer for a while
- add tomatoes and mushroom
- simmer for another 5-10 minutes until gravy thickens




(iii) accompaniments
ingredients
- bunga kubis
- carrot
- potato
- tomato

step-by-step
- cut everything into small pieces
- steam bunga kobis, carrot and potato until tender. sprinkle some rosemary on potato.
- let to cool a bit
- toss with a bit of salt and olive oil
- serve with tomato as well

to serve, place chicken in a plate, pour gravy on it. add accompaniments.

fried wantan

category: food for all

uh, my last post was 10th april2006? i cant believe that myself!

anyway, my posting on babyfood may not be as frequent as before. muhammad iman is already a bubbly 1 1/2 yrs toddling boy. naturally, he began to refused the food i normally feed him - with the exception of applesauce, however. i'm doing lots of running around and wiping up feeding him as he'll be here and there, up and down. for those who wonder how do i maintain a 46kg weight - i have 2 active kids and i dont have a maid PLUS my husband doesnt normally eat rice for dinner. i'll start posting toddlerfood instead, i guess. but i still welcome request. like the other day mamafynn asked oat-based recipe. i bought 2 books on that (toddler meal). plus, other cookbook with easy peasy recipes for working mom like most of us.

some asked for wantan recipe. thousand apologies for the delay. nevertheless, here goes..
note af caution - this was prepared by my husband, i am merely conveying his recipe since he's not in the mood to post the recipe himself

ingredients
isi udang - mince finely
isi ayam - mince finely
garlic - mince finely
salt
white pepper
daun sup - mince finely
a bit of corn-flour
sesame oil
kulit wantan
a small bowl of water

step by step
- mix all ingredient except kulit wantan and water.
- shape into small ball and place on kulit wantan.
- trace a bit of water along the edges of kulit wantan.
- shape/bungkus in anyway you like as long as isi tak keluar.

tips
1. make sure the ingredients tak lembap, else kulit wantan koyak.
2. since i feel it's a bit hard for me to explain how we bungkus the thing, you can check this site for alternative wrapping-style.
3. isi wantan can be made from canned-sardin+big onion. just make sure the canned-sardin is well drained.
4. wantan can also be frozen. i'm not sure the max duration but we kept for about a week in the freezer and they still tasted as just-prepared.

selamat mencuba!

lazy daisy meatball

Category - food for all

We had soupy milidi for Sunday’s night dinner. As a variation, I added meatmeals as one of the ingredients. You can refer to the actual recipe with no meatball which i posted in february2006.

Here goes the recipe ‘LAZY DAISY MEATBALL’
Ingredients: -
Minced meat (I used beef)
Garlic (chopped finely)
Daun sup or celery (chopped finely)
Cracked-pepper
Corn-flour
Salt to taste

Step-by-step:-
*Make sure the washed-minced meat is thoroughly strained. If not, susah to gelek it into shape and keep it in that shape!
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Dab a bit of oil onto your palm.
Gelek bancuhan bulat-bulat.
Do dab a bit of oil, again inbetween (elakkan meatballs melekat2 dgn each other).

What I did was that I fried the meatballs over medium heat until ¾ cooked. Reduce oil and use the same oil to tumis bawang and whatnots for the soup. When the soup was boiling, I added the meatball.

Iman so loves this, he wouldn’t get down from his high chair until he finished his 2nd serving.

Do also have a peek at FRIED WANTAN. We’ve been snacking on these yesterday. Mdh kononnya nak goreng and bawak masa discussion with his friends Rabu nanti (we had them frozen in the fridge now) tapi taktau lah sempat ke tidak.

sweet carrot rice with milk

Category: Baby/toddler food

ATTENTION: PB, MAAF, BELUM DAPAT POST RESEPI NASI AYAM. TUKANG MASAK BUSY BUT I PROMISE IT'S COMING, OKAY.

I’ve been postponing this for too long actually. I’ve been wanting to try out this recipe but it never take off until last night.

Iman, from my observation loves ‘tau foo fah’, especially when he has to fight with kakak to get bigger share. And for me to do it myself is kinda out of question. I know it takes so long to produce. The beans has to be soaked, then bla bla, then bla bla bla. Resorting to pasar malam is a a lot more alluring, I think. Back to Iman. I want to give him something similar, something fulfilling, something sweet yet nutritious. Since ‘tau foo fah’ was out of question at 8.30 last night, I prepared him SWEET CARROT RICE with MILK.

Here goes the recipe....

Ingredients
- cooked rice
- 6 carrot cubes
- milk/formula
- water
- vanilla essence
- sugar

Step-by-step
- Add water to carrot cubes in a pan/pot
- Heat up. To expedite the process, cover pan/pot
- Once melt, add cooked-rice and a bit of water (quantity depending on the final consistency you want)
- Let to boil for 5-10 minutes.
- Add a bit of sugar (jgn banyak – not good for your baby/toddler and you as well, nanti dia jadi over-active pulak)
- Add milk/formula (last night I used Iman’s MAMIL – about 3-4 scoops)
- Add drops of vanilla essence
- Stir well
- Let it simmer for another 10 minutes
- Heat off, let to cool
- Ready to eat

As I was trying to get the best angle (ceh, macamlah ‘propeksional’ sangat ambik gambo!), the battery went dead so no gambar eh, sorry!

Selamat mencuba ya!

weekdays noodle

Category: adult food

Who says you need all sorts of things when cooking something that involves blanching and frying in the making? The tips is that, use the same utensil for all procedures.

For example, I want to prepare telur dadar, stir-fry sayur and ikan goreng. First, masak telur dadar. Using the same kuali, masak sayur pulak. Next, you may want to rinse the kuali a bit. Lapkan and panaskan minyak untuk goreng ikan pulak. In the end, you only have ONE kuali to wash. As a working mom, I can’t be cerewet and use different utensil for different type of cooking.

Also, I want to share easy peasy WEEKDAYS NOODLE. It is easy to prepare, and takes a short time also, hence the name. To accommodate the little time we have during weekdays to prepare dinner for our family.

Here goes..

Ingredients
Mee (jenis yang selalu buat wantan mee)
Chicken stock
Bawang kisar
Tomato
Fishball
Kicap
Sesame oil
Garam

Step-by-step
MEE
Put water into a wok and bring to boil.
Add cooking oil.
Drop mee into the boiling water.
Cook until just tender.
Transfer into tapis and rinse.
Add kicap and sesame oil to the mee and gaulkan sampai rata.

SOUP
Heat frozen chicken stock sampai cair.
Meanwhile, panaskan wok tadi dan masukkan minyak.
Tumis bawang kisar until fragrant.
Add chicken stock, bring to a boil.
Add fishball and tomato.
Add a bit of salt to taste (jangan masin sgt sbb mee dah digaul dengan kicap)

Ambil mee and add the soup, serve immediately (kalau tak mee ti ‘soggy’ dan jadi besar dan lembik). To beautify, garnish with potongan daun bawang dan daun sup.


mee yang digunakan. sebelum kena celur



mee tengah kena celur. kuali tu digunakan utk menumis later



chicken stock (maaf Iman, Ummi ambik seketul), melting



mee yang dah digaul kicap dan minyak bijan

taraaaa.... (takde daun bawang - kehabisan stok!)

nasi ayam day!

photos

oat in green-peas

Category: baby/toddlefood

Satu lagi resepi amat mudah. OAT in GREEN PEAS.

Ingredients:-
Oats
Green-peas cube
Salt/sugar to taste

Step-by-step
Heat green-peas sampai cair.
Whisk oat into green-peas mixture.
Add a bit of salt / sugar depending on your baby’s tastebud.
Cook until you get the desired consistency.
Let to cook.
Ready to serve.

milky green-peas

category: babyfood

assalamualaikum.

phew!

it's been quite sometimes since i last post anything here. i've been busy and when i was a bit free, i spent my time modifying and touching up my other blog.

For those who follow my other blog, surely by now you know my resolution to reduce our eating-out. firstly and mainly due to cost-saving measure. it happened when our spending pattern changed dramatically when the kids were started to being sent to nursery. from a fixed RM500.00, the cost skyrocketed (over sikit di sini, huh?) to RM700. the figures keep changing, depending on our workload at the office. the equation: more workload = late going back = more overtime. at times, we have to fork out even a four-figures! mainly to cover kakak's playschool fee. now that the petrol price has increased, i can go on membebel for days.

anyway, from cost-saving measure, it has become a habit. but it takes a lot. not monetarily but effort and time. we used to 'ceremoniuously' savor our meal when we had home-cooked meals (sbb once in a blue moon makan kat rumah :-O ). now the table is turned and we treated eating-out as an occasion.

We do, at times having hard time to decide what to cook. Like last weekend, we were wandering aimlessly at tesco, trying to decide what raw to buy. fish? chicken? beef? last2 we resorted to tripe a.k.a perut lembu. like always, the more adventureous cook is mdh so he prepared juicy yummy kerabu perut (translate - tripe salad in lime sauce??) while i tended the ever running kids.

and voila!

drool yet?

other than that, i'm gonna share a baby recipe - milky green pea

Ingredients:
Frozen green peas
Fresh milk/formula

Step-by-step
- Soak frozen green peas in water until soft.
- Put in a pan, add water and simmer over medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
- Drain. Let to cool.
- Transfer into a blender. Add milk/formula.
- Blend until smooth.
- Transfer to bekas ais and freeze right away.

This, can be added into your baby's porridge.



in the making - reading for blending

By the way, last 2 nights, I prepared the 'gebu'est and sexiest pancake in the history of my pancake making. Even when it turned cold, kegebuannya masih ketara. I used self-raising flour cap MFM instead of my normal routine of 'tepung cap sauh biru'. i was too busy gobbling down to snap gambar. sori... no bahan bukti.

creamy mashed potato

Category: babyfood

WOW… lama jugak tak letak apa-apa resepi yek. I’ve been busy and it’s kinda normal at this time of the month. Having finished initial compilation and analysis, I’m back to blogging. Sungguh ketagihhhh!!!

Nope, it’s not recipe to GOODY-GOODY NASI AYAM (yet). It’s a teaser, kind of.

drrooollll yet?

Okay, anyone fancy CREAMY MASHED POTATO?
Here goes…

Ingredients
- Potato
- Butter
- Milk
- Salt

Step-by-step
- Peel potato and cut into small wedges/cubes
- Put in a pot. Add water enough to submerge.
- Bring to a boil over high heat for 10 minutes.
- Lower down flame, cover pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Let to cool.
- Once cool, mash potato into desired consistency. DO NOT BLEND or it will all get starchy (imagine eating gam yang kita beli dalam tiub masa kecik2 dulu, well, the time masa I WAS KECIK to be exact – I am now 32 so, count back okies – I may not be KECIK anymore the time YOU WERE KECIK J)
- Transfer into a pot, add milk and butter (and salt if your baby is over 1yr already tp sikit saja tau)
- Bring to a boil over low heat.
- Cook until it thickens and to your desired consistency.
- Let to cool.
- Ready to eat/freeze

macam ni lah rupanya sebelum ditenggekkan atas dapur untuk kali ke-2

taraaa... dah siap masuk bekas.

Back to GOODY GOODY NASI AYAM, it is, again, my husband’s expertise. Selain mengemas and cleaning up later, I am usually entrusted with blending the sambal (after he carefully put all the ingredients in the blender). Other than that, I am usually incharge of keeping my kids away from the kitchen J. I’m not saying this because he’s my husband but his nasi ayam is SUPERB!!

Coming up - SOUPY MASHED POTATO