Karaoke!

Had a splendid time karaoke-ing on Deepavali Eve. It had been so long (probably 2 years!) since I last went for karaoke; had a hard time picking out the songs. But I found this one, and I have a feeling that it's going to be a karaoke favourite :D



Banyak negeri kami pergi, untung tidak, malahan rugi! hahahahaha

This is how I feel whenever I spend time with you :D

I miss you

I miss you greatly. I miss you so much I even dreamt about you. I miss our long chats. I miss your explanations on things. I miss your enthusiasm. I miss your daily updates. I miss your stories. I miss your smile. I miss your frown.

I really, really miss you.

Back to life, back to reality

Mee rebus Mak Sad

mee besar
daging
keledek putih
udang kepah/udang geragau 2 ringgit
kayu manis 2 batang
buah pelaga 2-3 biji
bunga lawang 3-4 biji
serai titik 1-2 batang
cili kering 4-5 sudu
sos cili
kacang tanah
bawang besar
bawang putih
rempah kari 4-5 sudu
tomato
tepung jagung 2 sudu
halia 2-3 inci
gula merah 4 sudu
kicap manis 4 sudu
garam

mesin semua bahan basah

Chocolate-orange upside-down cake and Kentucky-style chicken

more Morrisons recipe!

Cake
3 oranges, peeled and sliced into rings
5 tbs orange marmalade, warmed
150g butter
150g demerara sugar
3 eggs
150g self raising flour
100g plain chocolate chips.

cover pan base with orange slices. spoon over 3tbs marmalade. cream butter and sugar. add eggs. sift in flour, fold in marmalade and choc chips. spoon on to orange slices, level and bake 30 mins at 180C.

Chicken
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 sachet powdered tomato soup
100g cornflakes
3 tbs self raising flour
2 egg whites
500g chicken breast fillets
cooking oil spray

mix all dry ingredients and blitz. season. whisk egg whites till foamy. cut chicken fillets to bite size. dip chicken into egg whites then into crumb mix. spray lightly with oil and place on baking tray. bake for 20 mins at 200C.

Recipe papers

I need to clear up the kitchen. Found a pile of papers with recipes on them. I just want to write down the recipes here and throw the papers away.

Cheese bun

300g flour
5g salt
100g milk
2 tbs yeast
50g sugar
30g butter
1 egg
80g water
100g cheddar
90g mayonnaise

Choux bun (probably)

250ml water
125g butter
125g flour
4 eggs

160C for 20 mins

Cinnamon roll/bun/whatever

3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup margarine
3 1/4 cup flour
1/4 oz instant yeast
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbs cinnamon powder
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup raisins

heat milk, add marg, let cool till lukewarm. add 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar, salt, mix well. add water, egg and milk mix. add remaining flour. Cover n let rest for 10 mins. mix sugar, cinnamon and marg. roll out dough, spread with sugar mix. roll. cut into 12. let rise 30 mins. bake 190C 20 mins.


Cucur malas

2 cawan tepung
1/2 tbs yeast
1 genggam taugeh
10 kucai
bawang besar
1/3 tsp kunyit
udang
1 cawan air

Strawberry cake

2.25 cup cake flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1.5 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/5 cup fresh crushed strawberry

Chocolate salted caramel marble cake by Morrisons

Ingredient

Cake
175g margarine
175g caster sugar
3 medium egg
175g self-raising flour, sieved
1 tsp baking powder, sieved
55g plain chocolate, melted
55g white chocolate, melted

Salted caramel icing
250g light brown sugar
150ml double cream
140g margarine
1/2 tsp salt

Ganache
200g plain chocolate
200ml double cream
Cocoa powder and/or popping candy to finish
Sea salt crystals

Method
1. All-in-one: Place all ingredient in mixing bowl except for the chocolate and beat with wooden spoon until well mixed (2-3 minutes). Divide mixture into two and melted dark chocolate to one half and white chocolate to the other.
2. Place alternate spoonfuls of mixture into a greased and bottom-lined 20cm  cake tin, and gently swirl through mixture with a skewer.
3. Bake in middle of a pre-heated oven 170C for 50-60 minutes. Turn out, remove paper and cool.
4. To make icing, place sugar, cream and salt in a saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves and then bubble for 3-4 minutes not stirring. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then beat in margarine. Chill in refrigerator until firm.
5. Split cake and sandwich together with half the icing. Melt chocolate and double cream together and then chill until a spreading consistency. Spread over the top and sides of cake. Chill remaining ganache until firm.
6. Form the remaining icing and ganache into truffles and roll in either cocoa powder or popping candy. Use to decorate top of the cake. Sprinkle with salt crystals if preferred.

Studio Ghibli season

It's Studio Ghibli season on Film4. They are showing movies from Studio Ghibli everyday for two weeks. So I searched for the schedule for Grave of the Fireflies, my favorite movie to top all my favourite movies. They will be showing it sometime next week. One search led to another, and I found myself looking at Grave of the Fireflies artwork.

And I start tearing up :(

MUST WATCH! Choir Sings Pachelbel Canon Medley

The reason why Palchelbel's Canon is so great :D

Kentucky style chicken

Found this in Morrisons's free magazine. Need to copy it down just in case I throw the magazine away...

Serves 4

A
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 sachet powdered tomato soup
100 g cornflakes
3 tbs self-raising flour

B
2 egg whites
500 g chicken breast fillets
cooking oil spray

Blitz A till fine. Season.
Heat oven to 200C. Line roasting pan with baking paper.
Whisk egg white until foamy. Cut chicken to bite size pieces.
Dip chicken into egg white then into crumb mixture to coat.
Spray with cooking oil spray and place onto baking sheet.
Bake 20 mins till cooked through and crunchy.

M.Nasir - Suatu Masa - Official Music Video

Berpucuk-pucuk surat terbiar di depanku, tak dapat aku utuskan. Ku ramas semua dan kubuangkan jauh dari pandangan. Lalu aku kesal, ku kumpul semua, tak dapat ku nyatakan apa yang ku rasa....

Bila kusut, kita dengar keroncong....

Terbaik!