Recipe: Apricot Cheesecake

Salam,

It has been a long time I didn't post anything referring to any new recipe. Honestly I am being too lazy to cook something rice. Since gaining few kilos of fats, I am totally need to balanced up my diet and that is why the therm of cooking laziness took place. Because of the stamped of expiry date on the food label horrors me bit and some fast action needed to prevent any food wastage. At the time I have cream cheese, biscuits and dry apricots to work with. Yes, I think of cheesecake is the best way! Yums~

A slice of apricot cheesecake

          Pardon me people. This is my first attempt of making apricot cheesecake. It looks nice but it does not taste as sweet as it looks. For someone with sweet tooth, I recommend to glaze the cake with more or just sweetened the glaze a little more. Enjoy the recipe and I am grateful if you have any comments to improve this recipe. Thank you in advance.

Ingredients Sauce 100g Dried Apricots 3 Spoonful Apricot Jam 2 Spoonful Castor Sugar 1/2 Cup Water Cake Base 10 pieces Finely crushed  Digestive Biscuits 100g Melted butter    Cheese Fillings 300g Cream cheese 130 ml Yogurt 2 Eggs 100g Castor Sugar 1 tbsp Vanilla Essence 1 tbsp Corn Flour

Methods Simmer all the ingredients until the dried apricots absorb the liquid and the sauce is thickened. Preheat oven 180°C. Mix in together the crushed biscuits with melted butter. Press mixture evenly onto bottom of a 7-inch spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, yogurt, corn flour and vanilla until combined. Add eggs all at once, beating until just combined. Stir in chopped apricots from the sauce. Pour filling into the crust-lined pan. Place on a water-bath and bake about 45 minutes or until the centre appears nearly set when pan is gently shaken (it will continue cooking after you remove it from the oven). Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen crust from sides of the pan and cool another 30 minutes. Remove the sides of the pan and cook the cheesecake completely.  Glaze the cake with the apricot sauce. Ready for serving. Using D'arbo jam for the sauce and whole cup (130ml) of Marigold low fat yogurt

This is the 7 inch cake looks like

Nasi Goreng Kerang di Pantai Remis

Salam,

Jalan- jalan di pantai Remis memang seronok. Tambahan pula di sana terdapat jualan pelbagai jenis ikan, kerang, kepah segar yang boleh dijadikan juadah lauk-pauk yang sedap. Selain daripada itu, keropok ikan pun ada dijual (bukan keluaran tempatan tapi diimport dari Kedah). Pertama kali ke Pantai Remis memang mengujakan. Lepas penat pusing-pusing melawat gerai seafood segar, perut pula minta untuk diisi tambahan pula panas terik waktu tengahari menambahkan dahaga di tekak. Maka, Medan Selera Pantai Remis menjadi pilihan kali ini. Hihihi.

Ikan segar yang dijual. Pardon me, saya kenal ikan bawal aje. Kalau suruh teka kan siakap atau keparu belum tentu betul.

          Disebabkan saya feeling-feeling mahu diet, maka Nasi Goreng Kerang menjadi pilihan. Sebenarnya saya tersalah order. Sepatutnya Nasi Goreng Lala sebab lagi menarik. Tidak mengapalah, perkara sudah lepas. Kawan-kawan yang lain memang dasyat. Mereka order - Ikan Kerapu Tiga Rasa, Ayam Masak Sweet Sour, Telur Dadar dan Mee Goreng. Wah, macam hidangan makan malam rasanya. Bila sampai sahaja hidangan yang telah ditempah...Nah! nasi gorengku memang terbaik dengan kerang yang banyak lagi gemuk. Oleh yang demikian, feeling-feeling diet hancur sama sekali.

Nasi Goreng Kerang dengan kerang yang gemuk-gemuk.

Mereka yang order. Saya kalau banyak begini untuk lunch memang tak mampu nak habiskan.

          Melalui blog-blog yang saya baca, hidangan udang lipanadalah popular di kawasan Pantai Remis. Tapi sungguh, saya memang tidak tahu lokasinya di mana. Khasiat Udang Lipan atau Udang Ketak menurut Abah, boleh mengubati penyakit lelah / asthma. Yes, I need to check it out ofter this :)

Stamp Collection: Second Series of Malaysian Currency (Issue of 2012)

Assalam,

The stamps was released on 16th July 2012 featuring new Malaysian coins for 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cents and 50 cent. It has an unique hexagon shape and the stamps was issued with both front and rear surfaces for each coins. I may say say that worth to have these inside the stamp book. Happy :)

Alhamdulillah, today I have received the miniature sheet for the new Malaysian Currency for RM1, RM5, RM10, RM20, RM50 and RM100 with the drawings of the back side of the real money. How interesting. I think it is official that I have the whole stamp for this collection so far. Totally awesomeness. Worth to collect these babies and I deeply think that this will be more worthy in the future. Perhaps, Perhaps  with my finger cross!

Burger Bakar - Abang Burn vs. Kaw-Kaw

Salam and Hello,

After five hours exhausting journey back to KL, there are warning sounds made by the tummy that can be heard by my neighbor. It screams, “Fill me up, Fill me up, Please!” With the cold whether due to the rain and plus the traffic jam, the head start to feel drowsy. Luckily, one of my friends (there are three of us) asked if we wanted to have dinner before reaching home. Gladly, I said yes!

Supremo -  meat burger with slice of cheese, onion rings and deep fried mushroom from Burger Bakar Abang Burn (RM10.50)

We choose to ate somewhere near to my house. But have no idea exactly where to eat. Suddenly my friend suggested trying burger bakar (grilled burger) since he never tasted it before. As for me, I have eaten them before this and I think it is quite good and it is a big meal. First time having burger bakar with my fiancée at Burger Bakar Abang Burn located in Kota Damansara. At that time I choose meat grilled burger with onion rings and mushrooms. A big credit for the juicy meat patty and love the mushrooms. But honestly I am not a fan of burgers with lots of chili sauce and extra mayo. Overalls, I kinda like it.

Baconizer - Beef burger with slice of cheese and beef bacon at Burger Bakar Kaw-Kaw (RM10.50).

After a few rounds of hunting the burger stalls at Wangsa Maju, finally we found Burger Bakar Kaw-Kaw. Since this was our first time here, we don’t know which one is the best. So, we ordered the same Baconizer Burger which consists of burger with beef patty, slice of cheese and two strips of beef bacon. Again, it was big! I can’t imagine those who are having more than 2 patties. They must be really hungry! My first bite experience, it was a splendor! Sedap sangat! Beyond my imagination. Less sauce and mayo just like I them. The patty taste different from the other burgers that I have eaten before. Less fats maybe because through my observation, if the patty have high fats, I will have the oily taste and gooey. Lucky me, this doesn’t have that. Taste like homemade ground meat (not the one you bought from supermarket) with few spices! Superb and seriously want to have it again after this!

The menu and prices for the burgers at Burger Bakar Kaw-Kaw.

Locatios :

Burger Bakar Abang Burn - Tanjung Village Food Court (besides Sunway Giza), 7-21,Jalan PJU 5/13, 47810 Kota Damansara, Selangor

Burger Bakar Kaw-Kaw - (Nearby San Francisco Pizza, Sek Men Seksyen 5, Amway), No. 32, Jalan 1/27f, Pusat Bandar Wangsa Maju (KLSC), 53300, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur