Frozen Marinated Lamb

Satu hari tu Dude cakap kejap lagi ada kawan dia nak datang hantar frozen lamb chop.. Dia order untuk tolong kawan berniaga.. I on the other hand takda masalah.. tapi order sampai berkotak-kotak dah kenapa?

Rupanya, untuk kawan dia deliver the lamb kena order certain amount.. ok.. nasib baik lamb memang laku kat rumah ni.. Adam pon boleh tahan favourite jugak.. Memang sebulan sekali ada la kena marinated lamb simpan siap-siap..

Nama frozen marinated lamb ni Hatinie's Kitchen.. rasa macam penah nampak masa jualan kat ofis sebelum ni.. tapi macam tak berapa pandang sebab marinate sendiri lagi senang.. Lagipun takut rasa tak sampai..

Dapat je lamb tu terus try satu box kecik.. Dude beli 2 box besar and 2 box kecik.. lamb tu comes together dengan satu peket pepper sauce.. frozen jugak.. just panaskan and I added butter sikit.. tak tau kenapa tapi rasa macam nak tambah jugak butter.. ehehehe..

frozen black pepper sauce

star of the show, lamb

Lamb tu masak dalam Pemanggang Ajaib yang memang ajaib.. Lamb yang ala-ala ais tu letak skali dengan butter dalam Pemanggang Ajaib tapi api memang kecik betul.. tutup untuk dapat effect steaming tu..lepas tu masak la bagi kering..

Rasa? memang sedap.. no complaint dari sapa-sapa pon yang makan.. siap sekali bukak box kecik dah tak cukup.. so sekarang kitorang memang simpan stok of Hatinie's Kitchen marinated lamb.. sebab senang.. Dude pon boleh buat sendiri bila dia teringin.. tak payah nak pegi beli kat supermarket.. ada delivery lagi.. Black Pepper sauce dia pon ada banyak lebih yang boleh dimakan dengan bende lain lagi.. boleh jadi marinate jugak..

Adam's Food Pack Collection

These are Adam's food pack to school everyday..

Awal-awal tu lengkap dengan buah and everything.. Tapi second week dia dah taknak buah.. biscuits je as munchy..

The main dish memang lovingly handmade by mama.. which is chicken nuggets, beef & chicken burger.. Kiranya a pack consist of nuggets or burgers or sandwiches with a packet drinks.. and biscuits / fruits..

chicken burger-green apple-chocchips- air kotak tak muat

chicken nuggets-mini oreo-milo

chicken nuggets-chocchips-milk

nutella sandwiches-choc chips - milk

burger-choc chips - milk

chicken burgers with cheese-chipsmore-gigabyte-milk

Memang sama je menu dia.. pusing-pusing je.. bila bagi lain sikit.. dia tak makan.. might as well bagi something yang dia makan kan??

Menebar

Macam dah cerita entry sebelom ni.. Adam join class untuk buat roti canai hosted by Avillion Kids Club.. tak ramai sangat pon yang join.. since dia buat sebelah pool.. kids are more interested with the pool.. 

Sorang chef incharge of ajar budak-budak macam mana nak buat roti canai.. 1-to-1.. from a dough sampaila jadi roti canai yang letak atas kuali untuk masak..

Yang kelakar part menebar tu.. semua kids tak lepas nak menebar.. Adam lagi la.. nak angkat tepung pon tak pass..

 

the best part of all, lepas roti canai dah masak.. boleh makan with the kuah dhal prepared.. Adam really seronok.. since roti canai is his favourite.. tak boleh share langsung dengan mama..

Bila tengok hasil roti canai boleh dimakan,, ramai la kids yang join in the class.. bukan sebab apa pun.. sebab lapar!!

Good job kids club!! hopefully other hotels boleh buat yang sama.. atleast the kids ada aktiviti selain swim at the pool or beach..

Bila Rajin tu Datang

Makanan anak pon nak cantik-cantik

Chilli Prawn

A couple of colleagues came back from an outstation work to Kota Kinabalu and came back with a couple of kilos of freshwater prawns.. they were HE-UGE!! this is a what-ever-I-have-in-the-kitchen recipe.. so no specific measurements..

But Dude said it was delicious..

 

 

INGREDIENTS

freshwater prawns
shallot - pounded

garlic - pounded

birds eye chili - pounded

shrimp paste - pounded

salt

sugar

 

PREPARATION

1. fry the freshwater prawns head first until partly cooked.
2. heat oil and fry the pounded shallot, garlic, birds eye chilli and shrimp paste until fragrant.
3. add in water.
4. add in salt and sugar to taste.
5. when the chili thickens, add in the freshwater prawns and wait until cooked.

Sweet Sour Lala

Dekat ofis haritu ada ofismate bawak lala masak sweet sour.. woohooohooo.. sedap betul.. lama tak meratah lala.. so weekend baru ni dengan sepenuh hati tekad nak masak lala.. by hook or by crook mesti ada lauk lala..

So this is my version (after some tweaking from the colleagues' recipe) sweet sour lala..

INGREDIENTS

1 kg of softshell clam (siput lala)
2 inches ginger - pounded
4 cloves garlic - pounded
1 shallot - pounded
2 tablespoons chilli paste
1 cup water
0.5 cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons chilli sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
lemongrass
salt
sugar


PREPARATION

1. heat oil and fry the pounded ginger, garlic and shallot until fragrant.
2. add in chilli paste and wait until cooked.
3. add in water.
4. add in tomato sauce, chilli sauce and soy sauce.
5. add in salt and sugar to taste.
6. when the sauce thickens, add in lemongrass.
7. add in the clam and wait until cooked or when the shells are open.

Voila! Bon Appetit!

Express Pizza

Pagi tadi tak tau nak buat ape for breakfast.. since, I only cook on weekends, so I made it a point that I have to cook no matter what at least 1 meal on weekends.. Sebab yang selebihnya tu selalu eat out jek.. ehehehe..

Adam bangun dah lambat.. so I ran to the supermarket and bought a couple of things.. Apa nak buat?? Express Pizza.. why express? sebab.. cepat je dah siap..

INGREDIENTS

wraps - I bought Garlic Mission Wraps
pasta sauce- I bought traditional Prego because I prefer it that way
fresh button mushroom - slice
cherry tomatoes - slice
beef slices
mozarella cheese - grated
pepper   
spices - I used oregano and basil 

PREPARATION

1.   spread thin layer of pasta sauce on the wrap
2.   arrange all your favourite toppings on the sauce spread

3.   top with mozarella cheese

4.   bake until the cheese melts and brown

 

garlic wraps

traditional pasta sauce

pizza waiting to be baked

pizza ready to be eaten

 

Sotong Goreng Tepung

One day Mr. AZ came home with squids.. he said he wanted sotong goreng tepung.. apparently our holiday to Kuantan doesn't satisfy his sotong goreng tepung cravings.. so here goes..

This is a campak-apa-yang ada recipe..

INGREDIENTS

Squid - clean and cut into ring pieces 
2 portion wheat flour
1 portion rice flour
salt

pepper
ice cold water 
cooking oil

INGREDIENTS

1.   mix wheat flour and rice flour
2.   add in the salt and pepper to the flour mix
3.   heat up the cooking oil. wait until the oil is heated
4.   add in the ice cold water bit by bit to the flour. Mix quickly
4.   dip the squid rings in the batter then into the oil
5.   wait until the squid turn into pale yellow and take them out of the oil
6.  drain the excess oil with a paper towel and serve with chilli sauce

Beef Lasagne

I went to a couple of cafe's to search for a good lasagne.. but it wasn't up to my expectation.. In the end Mr. AZ asked me to do it myself.. So this is my version of lasagne.. for me it was how I like it.. and everybody agrees.. We had the lasagne together with coleslaw and mashed potato. 

INGREDIENTS

-- Bolognese Sauce
800g minced meat

1 can button mushroom - sliced

1 can tomato puree

2 tablespoons butter

garlic - finely crushed

curry powder

4 medium size fresh tomatoes - diced
onion - chopped

tomato sauce
water

bayleaf

basil

oregano

salt

pepper

-- Cheese Sauce
2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons corn flour

4 tablespoons water

2 cups milk

125g cheddar cheese - shredded

garlic - finely crushed 
basil

oregano

salt

pepper

-- To combine

lasagne sheets

mozarella cheese - grated

1 fresh tomato - sliced 

PREPARATION 

-- Bolognese Sauce
1.   heat butter and fry crushed garlic until fragrant
2.   add in the minced beef and a tablespoon of curry powder. stir until dry
3.   add in the onion. stir until the onion caramelized
4.   add in the tomato puree, fresh tomato and a can of water. wait until boiled
5.   add in the button mushroom, tomato sauce, bayleaf, basil and oregano. leave to cook
6.   add in salt and pepper to taste
7.   sauce is ready when it thickened

-- Cheese Sauce

1.   melt butter in a saucepan

2.   heat up the finely crushed garlic, basil & oregano

3.   stir in corn flour together with water

4.   cook for 2 minutes over gentle heat

5.   remove from heat & pour in milk. stir well

6.   return to heat. stir until thick & smooth

7.   season with salt & pepper

8.   add in cheddar cheese

9.   stir over low heat until cheese melts

-- To Combine

1.   boil water
2.   blanch the lasagne sheets
3.   spoon the bolognese sauce in ramekin
4.   spoon a layer of cheese sauce and top with mozarella cheese
5.   lay the lasagne sheet
6.   repeat the step 3 - 5 until the top of your ramekin
7.   arrange slices of tomato on top of the cheese as garnishing 
8.   bake for 40 minutes at 150 degC or until the cheese melts and brown

bon appetit

Apple Crumble

I was craving for something sweet/desserts the whole of last week but couldn't decide on what to have and where to go to.. in the  end i decided to make my very first apple crumble when I saw some apples in the fridge.. I mixed couple of recipe that i found on the net and wallah! my very own apple crumble..

 

INGREDIENTS

-- Apple Mixture

3 granny smith apples - peeled, cored and chopped

60 grams sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 

-- Crumble Topping

100 grams flour

60 grams butter

25 grams sugar

1 tablespoon oats   

 

PREPARATION

1.   stew the apples with sugar and ground cinnamon until soft.
2.   let them cool.

3.   mix flour, butter, sugar and oats with your fingers.

4.   spoon the apple mixture into ramekin.

5.   spoon the crumble topping over the apple mixtures.

6.   bake for 30 minutes at 130 degC.

before baking

all that was left

Chicken Pad Prik

I have the urge to cook something that I have not been cooking for a while.. the easiest menu ever.. Pad Prik.. I like to cook this menu because vegetables and lauk are cook together in a dish.. so I don't have to cook another dish for vegetables.. all in.. but I don't have the exact measurement.. just nice-nice je..

INGREDIENTS

chicken - cut into small pieces
onion + garlic + ginger - blend or minced
cauliflower
ginger - julienne cut
carrot - julienne cut
long bean -  cut to 1-inch long
kaffir lime leave
lemon grass
chilli paste
chilli sauce
tomato sauce
soy sauce
oyster sauce
chicken stock
salt
pepper   

 

PREPARATION

1.   fry chicken until al-dente. set aside
2.   heat oil and fry onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant.

3.   add in chilli paste and wait until cooked.

4.   add in chilli sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken stock

5.   add in kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass

6.   add in salt and pepper to taste

7.   add in the fried chicken and mix well 

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Since we get back from DoubleTree, Adam always asked for soft cookies.. so I search for the best recipe to try and was attracted to this particular recipe.. But I did a no-nut cookies since Adam hate nuts..

 

I prepared the mix one day earlier and chill the mixture.. then the next morning I bake them with the help of my junior chef.. the mixture was so tasty that Adam can't help himself eating the raw mix..

 

After baking, the cookies turn out just the way he like it.. I made the cookies super giant size that he love so much.. now he must have a cookie a day..

 

 

INGREDIENTS

43 grams rolled oats

288 grams all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

226 grams (2 sticks) butter, softened

165 grams brown sugar, packed

150 grams granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

2 eggs

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

 

 

PREPARATION

1.   preheat oven to 350 degF.
2.   grind oats in a food processor or blender until fine.

3.   combine the ground oats with the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

4.   cream together the butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon juice in another medium bowl with an electric mixer.

5.   add the eggs and mix until smooth.

6.   stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture and blend well.

7.   add the chocolate chips and nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well incorporated.

8.   spoon rounded 1/4 cup portions onto ungreased cookie sheet. place the scoops about 2 inches apart. you don't need to press the dough flat.

9.   bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until cookies are light brown and soft in the middle.

10. store in a sealed container when cool to keep soft.

11. for the best results, chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator before baking the cookies.

 

 

some of the ingredients

my little helper

ahahah.. busted!

the soft cookies

as big as his face