2013 Resolutions

The third day of 2013

Assalamualaikum,

It has been the third day of 2013, I guess it wasn't that late to say happy new year although for me I already had my new year on 15 November 2012 ( 1 Muharram 1434 ). According to the Islamic Calender, I would be 30 years old this year. Alhamdulillah. Welcome to the 3 series. I was born on 2nd Jumaada al-awal 1404 A.H and after some serious online calculation, I will be celebrating the 30th birthday on 14th March 2013. Wohho...okey, hoping there will be NO depressing moments on that day.

Are there any resolution for this year? Is there any? Well, 2012 has been a kick start for me. Yes, meeting my cutie pie, the business went well (of course there are a bit slope here and there just like riding roller-coaster), got the shiny stones on the finger, working with snails (more to come this year), has tonnes of excellent cooking and baking experiments etc.

Got my eyes on Leica.but I had better take a good care of my LX-3!

What do I wanted for this year 2013?

1. Settle the PTPTN loans - always been a nightmare. Just a little bit more!
2. Be Happy
3. More travelling and more pictures!
4. Visit the beaches - I miss to be there! Sedey hokey.
5. Learn to deco cake with fondant.
6. Have more creative ideas.
7. More success for this year.
8. Nak kurus!
9. Have a big event at the end of the year..Weehoo!

Recipe: Making Pavlova!

Alhamdulillah, we meet again. It has been a while I didn't write a thing or two for the blog. Yup, been super busy with the cookies and some madness situation that I have to handle patiently. The cookies business have been a great deal lately and for that I am so blessed and thankful for the sustenance. Syukur!

           From making the cookies, there are lots of egg whites leftovers. After watching the Second Season of Masterchef  Malaysia, I am so keen to make myself a beautiful and puffy pavlova! It looks simple to make and yes people, it is so simple to make it. On the first trial, I gained the recipe from the net and the taste, masyaAllah! Super sweet and seriously I cannot eat them. Luckily I have my office colleague to finished them off. Actually I made the first pavlova especially for Maisarah birthday! Sorry Mai, it was too sweet to consume and happy belated birthday!

          This second trial came out perfect with some alteration to the previous recipe. A major alteration of course! Less sweet and the fruits was so tempting! These are the recipe and may you enjoy baking it.

PAVLOVA RECIPE

Ingredients

150g egg whites
150g castor sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 teaspoons of corn flour.
125ml non dairy whipped cream
75ml milk or any liquid will do
2 tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Fresh fruits.

Methods

1. Pre-heat oven to 170˚C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Draw a 8 inch circle on the parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, beat egg whites, vanilla, sugar, corn flour and lemon juice until stiff but not dry. Beat until thick and glossy. Do not over beat. Be absolutely sure not a particle of grease or egg yolk gets into.
3. Spoon mixture inside the circle drawn on the parchment paper. Working from the center, spread mixture toward the outside edge, building edge slightly. 
4. Put your meringue into the oven and decrease the temperature to 100-120˚C. Bake for 1 hour and let the meringue rest a little bit in the oven (open the door a little bit). Cool on a wire rack.
5. In a small bowl beat cream, milk and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form; set aside. Remove the parchment paper, and place meringue on a flat serving plate. Fill the center of the meringue with whipped cream. Top whipped cream with fresh fruits as what  you desires ( I recommend sweet sour fruits such as berries, mango, kiwi, passion fruits to balance the sweetness of the meringue).

Pardon my falling apricot :)

Jalan-jalan MAHA 2012

Semalam, sempat singgah sekejab di MAHA International 2012, MAEPS Serdang. Dekat je dengan office tambahan pula rehat hari Jumaat kan panjang. Sebelum pi MAHA, sempatlah perkena cendol pulut dan rojak sotong sebelah UNITEN. Memang terbaik aih~ Seriously sangatlah meriah keadaanya kat situ. Macam-macam ade daripada kuih-muih, sate ikan (popular sangat time sekolah rendah dulu), cendawan goreng..you name it lah. Semuanya ade weh. Sebaik tak blaja kat UNITEN dulu, kalau idok, abes la rupa parasku.

Diambil dari enciksepul punya blog

          Okey-okey, cite pasal MAHA pulak. Memang ramainya orang walaupun semalam masih ramai lagi peserta baaru nak setup booth mereka. Parking memang jangan kata lah. Penuh amat. Tak tahu lah kalau hari ni. Mesti parking tepi-tepi jalan tu aja. Semalam, sebab parking pon jauh amat, so daku parking illegally aje. Tak perlu bayar RM3.00. Kalau nak dikenangkan semata-mata nak jejalan kat MAHA ni memang tidak lah daku menyinggahnya. Tujuan, nak tengok ler booth Maksu Tini. Nasib jumpa. Serious besar eh MAHA nih.. Banyak tempatnya. Booth Maksu Tini letaknya kat Agro Bazar. Lama jugaklah nak cari. Banyak produk-produk bumiputra ada dijual contohnya seperti frozen food, cokelat, biskut dll. 

Booth Maksu Tini - Produk Kek Lapis Sarawak dan Kukis.

Sila jangan tiru aksi ini :)

          Jomlah pergi MAHA tahun ni. Macam-macam ada. Jangan risau kalau parking jejauh sebenarnya sebab ade kemudahan shuttle bus disediakan. Cuma saya rasa kesian sikit kalau ada yang sakit lutut dan sebagainya...memang besar nak jalan-jalan tengok kawasan. Kepada sesiapa yang bertujuan nak membeli belah, dinasihatkan bawa sekali troli kecil. Untuk kemudahan nak mengangkit barang yang banyak nanti. MAHA Internasional 2012 bermula pada 24 November hingga 2 Disember ni. Masih sempat 

Bulgogi Brothers (Korean BBQ) @ Curve, Damansara

Annyeong-haseyo. 

Suddenly I just have the feeling to speak korean language. Hehehe.

          Last Sunday, my fiance' and I decided to have lunch at Ikea since  I was craving for the delicious meatballs. Been dreaming to have the balls! While I was on my way to park the car at the Curve, he saw the signage of Bulgogi Brothers and ask me to try the korean food since both of us never taste it before. I said ok, but I like to have the meatball first (tak mau mengalah!). Well, it was Sunday and of course very long cue towards the food counter at Ikea and please don't ask me about the seating there. Because I was so determined, we managed to get seated at some corner :) 

          I was full with 5 meatballs, broccoli and chocolate almondy cake in my tummy. Hoping that he will forget the korean food. So, I asked him to watch Skyfall (which I found out that the movie was devastatingly boring and such a disappointing) later after having the meatballs. Then, on our way to the Curve, tada! There was the Bulgogi Brothers Restaurant in front of us. With his smiley face, I know he didn't forget about it and said, "Jom cuba ni pulak!". I asked him to have it after the movie but he said no because he was hungry. And of course I agree with him...Habes diet iolls!

Bulgogi Brothers Special (RM81.90 for 400g, RM121.90 for 600g) and the beef served here is  Australian beef. There are a few beef dish to choose from either the combination of Unyang and Gwangyang-style bulgogi, Gwangyang-sik bulgogi and many more. Click here to find out the menu. The Unyang-sik bulgogi is a considered royal cuisine and made in heart-shape and Gwangyang-sik bulgogi is thinly sliced seasoned beef served with leeks, sweet potatoes, mushrooms and onions. For today we tried the Gwangyang-sik bulgogi. The beef is grilled in front us as the each server table was equipped with the induction cooker.

Complimentary from the house, Memil Cha and lots of vegetables - Kimichi, Kangkong in soya sauce, white reddish (I guess so),  corn, reen peas, sweet potato, simmered lotus in soy sauce (Yeon-gn Jorim), pumpkin+sweet potato paste and kangkong with sesame. (Phew~ Korean do eat a lot!) 

          Besides that, as this is our first time trying the korean dish, he likes to have bibimbap (influenced from korean drama - Running Man). He choose to eat Chicken Bibimbap, a korean style fried rice with spicy chicken slices and lots of vegetables. For me, I didn't like the taste. Maybe the waitress have put in too much the spicy sauce (I'm not a fan of spicy foods).

The waitress, Yati helped us grilling our Gwangyang-sik bulgogi. Love!

Chicken Bibimbap.