Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Magnolia Bakery Red Velvet
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
binge eating junkies!

i spent the whole day eating junks today!!
i feel bloated!!
i cant believe i finished a whole bar of 100 g Milka chocolate on my own!!
what is wrong with me..
yet i am still hungry..
I dont feel soo good in my tummy now...
urghhhhhhh......its PMS im tell ya!!

Monday, July 28, 2008
saya nak makan ayam goreng McD and ribena!

lilmisskechik..have been craving for these yummies...and today she had the nerves to tell me that she ate them again....uwaaa..dah la org puase today...dugaan betul!
I miss ayam goreng McD..esp the pedas one..and of course ribena, tapi ribena dah lepas kan rindu kat london..:D. I wanted to bring back one botol but terforgot.
sigh...if only egypt mcd have em....i will have them rite now!!!...
its that time again..PMS is kicking in..:O! need junks..and need sugar....!!!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
soup of the day

i came home this morning, hungry,,,,didn't have anything to eat lastnite except from some buns filled with pringles...yucky??? no no its yummy...:).
so when i got home..i knew exactly what i wanted to eat when i woke up today...chicken soup with chickpeas...a recipe thot by my Iraqi yummymummy Wid Muhammad...its easy ,simple and very comforting. I've made it before and seems to go down well with caveman an bubbles so it one dish for all....wooohoo!
went in the kitchen, took the chicken out and zzzzzzz..when i woke up, i realise that i took the wrong chicken out, instead of cut chicken pieces i took the boneless slice chicken out..arghhhhh!!! i must be dreaming this morning. So i cooked sambal ayam for caveman to survive on for a day or 2 and make me chicken soup....its still simmering as I'm writing this...cant wait to slurppppp...
I like chickpeas..and for the longest time have cans of it in the cupboard not knowing what to do with them...so now all my cans are gone...time to buy some more...:)
Chicken Chickpea Soup (Wid Muhammad's Recipe)
8 pieces of chicken ( with bones preferably )
1 big Bombay onion ( sliced )
1 big lemon pr 2 small lemon ( up to your lemony levels )
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 can of chickpeas in water or brine ( please remove the skin out )
3 medium size potatoes
1.5 litre of water ( big mineral water bottle )
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Method
1. Fry onion til soft
2. Add in the chicken pieces and fry with the onion until slightly brown
3. Add in the water...and let its boil for a while and turmeric powder
4. Until the chicken seems soft and tender...add the potatoes
5. Then add the lemon juice
6. Let it boils again til the potatoes are cooked and add in the chickpeas.
7. Simmer for 10 to 15 mins and its ready to eat.
This soup is best eaten with some Iraqi bread...but i guess any crusty bread with be just as good!
OK time hit the showers......:)
Monday, June 2, 2008
wassup karipap!!
im crazy for karipap...karipap sardin kak yati to be exact!!..who is kak yati..she is my kak sedara ipar no.1...my mak long's eldest son kawin dgn die..which makes her my kak sedara ipar no.1. Her mom makes delicious kuih muih malayu..and passed down to kak yati..her karipap sardin is a winner!the last time i was back in KL...she made me some...tak sempat nak bawak sini dah habis dah....:).I can still remember how it tasted like..of all the karipap...i like karipap sardin the best! ..another place where i usually get karipap sardin is in ampang jaya...at the little corner shop near 7-eleven...tapi abit mahal la kan...tapi rasa ada! and also my canteen sekolah use to sell them too...sedap,15 cent satu...back in the 90s..!
since sini takde org nak buat kat i..i had to make it myself...so yesterday, i asked my cooking guru here in cairo for the recipe. I prepared everything but by the time i wanted to uli the karipap..i was too tired and need to sleep before starting my shift again at 9pm..it was 3 pm at the time and i haven't slept in 24hrs....
So this afternoon after sleeping from 10 to 4pm..i woke and start making my karipap..unfortunately it karipa daging n potatoes this time..no sardin available.:(.
how was the results...very well done, im happy...finally dpt makan karipap!i only had two before i left to work..and now its 5am..im thinking about them..and i hope my caveman n little cavebaby didnt eat it up!
Wassup karipap ( Shilme's recipe )
For the karipap skin / dough
2 cups of flour
1/2 cup melted butter
salt to taste
Filling
250grm mince meat
2 large potato1 large bombay onion
1 garlic and a little ginger(grated)
sping onion finely chopped
salt to taste
Method :-
1. mix in the butter and flour and salt with your fingers..and til its all grainy like.2. add in the cold water slowly until u can form a dough.
3. and let it rest for while.
4. fried the fillin indregients together until beef is cooked and potatoes are tender and let it chill.
5. roll out the dough/skin on till it thin..depending on how thin ot thick u want your crust to be.
6. Take cup and make a circle on the dough.
7. Fill the dough with the beef n potato filling on one side of the dough and fold the other side to cover the filling.8. Take a fork and press the side together so that they will close ( this is a modern wit...ure suppose to close it with you hand...but i havent got a clue how to explain this in writings hehehe please refer to sample picture )
9. finish the dough and fry the karipaps in hot oil til it turns brown..

yummmmssss....
I still want my karipap sardin....uwaaaaaaa
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
A dream comes true...congratulation sistas

I have heard good ravs about food from your customers...haha...and i think u know who they are :).
Although i haven't tried any of food thats is on thier menu...i have been tasting their food all my life..from their moms fav food...to her daughters food. They are GREAT and yummylicious..i kid you not!...the chicken devine..is divine and a must try!
Im craving for Kak Pa's gulai and telor dadar on a plate of hot rice...yummmmsss
So im looking forward to trying everything on the menu when i come home!!!....:)
Visit the cafe@lui website..here
Saturday, May 3, 2008
a perfect saturday

For the fudge icing:
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
1. Butter and line the bottom of two 20cm sandwich tins.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb and salt. In another bowl or wide-necked measuring jug whisk together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended.
2. Using a freestanding or handheld electric mixer, beat together the melted butter and corn oil until just blended (you’ll need another large bowl for this if using the hand whisk; the freestanding mixer comes with its own bowl), then beat in the water. Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix together on a slow speed.
3. Add the egg mixture, and mix again until everything is blended and then pour into the prepared tins. And actually, you could easily do this manually; I just like my toys and find the KitchenAid a comforting presence in itself.
4. Bake the cakes for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake-tester comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their tins on a wire rack for 15 minutes, and then turn the cakes out onto the rack to cool completely.
5. To make the icing, melt the chocolate in the microwave – 2-3 minutes on medium should do it – or in a bowl sitting over a pan of simmering water, and let cool slightly.
6. In another bowl, beat the butter until it's soft and creamy (again, I use the KitchenAid here) and then add the sieved icing sugar and beat again until everything's light and fluffy. I know sieving is a pain, the one job in the kitchen I really hate, but you have to do it or the icing will be unsoothingly lumpy. Then gently add the vanilla and chocolate and mix together until everything is glossy and smooth.
7. Sandwich the middle of the cake with about a quarter of the icing, and then ice the top and sides, too, spreading and smoothing with a rubber spatula.
Monday, April 28, 2008
BBQ 101 recipe


Friday, April 11, 2008
WAGAMAMA
I had to pass the dessert and get a ready made dessert from Costa coz there just not enuff time....i barely managed to put the potato salad together..my legs are hurting from tennis and my body is aching!
what a day huh....but it was fun..i get to hang out with my frens today...shopping with the gals..is always good!

WAGAMAMA has finally opened here in Cairo at CityStar 4th Floor Phase 2...and it was delis!...the service was tip top and the food was very good. We tried the Chili Chicken Ramen, Teriyaki Steak Soba and the Chicken chili men..they were all very good. The Chili chicken Ramen was close to our laska penang..minus the fishy bits!

i had always liked WAGAMAMA..the noodles in big bowls....ahhh im just a big fan. Im glad they opened here at least now theres more choice of food to choose from besides the junkies and Chilies..
will take caveman next!!!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Pengat Pisang Mama...
Mama thot me how to make this the last time she was in cairo, i had a bunch of frens over for din din to meet my family and my mama thot pengat pisang is very the malaysian and perfect for dessert....me personally not fan, in fact i never liked any pengat unless they are chilled...then i like....
So today, we invited ourself to Shilme's house for tea and i thot ill make this..the recipe is super simple but i almost forgot it..so thats y this is top priority!
8 banana
1 ketul gula melaka ( 1/2 cup maybe )
2 tbsp sago pearls ( soaked for 10 mins )
1 can of coconut milk
1.5 litre water
1 pandanus leaf
1 .Cut the banana in the middle and slice it in halves
2. Boil the water with your gula melaka until dissolve
3. Add the bananas , soaked sago pearls and your pandanous leaf
4. let it simmer for awhile until your sago is transparent and bananas is a bit soft
5. Add in the coconut milk and stir in slowly
6. Bring it to boil but dont over boil as u might break the coconut milk ( like what happen to me today..darn)
7. And ure done!!...
serve warm or chilled......
it took me less then 30 mins to do this..with little bubbles...dangling on my legs! :D
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Sushi demo next door...

My neighbour, Maria got me a sushi started kit the last time she was in London nice innit?..i told her that i was such a sushi junkie but could never make a perfect roll..i remember the 1st time i tried was at uni..and it was anitemare!!...rice sticking everywhere....we ended up with huge roll that was falling apart...but it was fun.
so today she did a sushi demo for me and two other fren...and it was a sucess!!! my sushi was GOOD!! we all got 3 rolls each, mine was the salmon with cucumber maki, crabstick with cucumber and a avocado maki...i wish we could get soft shell carbs here...it will be divine!!!
Maria still have the photos...will post them once i get them :)
So that was our lunch, maki rolls, choc cake, carrot cake and kerepek pisang...soo un healthy rite...i ate too much carrot cake that i had to slave myself at the gym after that...now my bum feels like stones...coz i have been skiving gym lately..hehehhe..i blame it on my guests...kekekeke..and the my abbs trainer told me to come to his abbs class today at 7 am..uhuhuhuhu..im soo gonna get it today, torture torture!!! thats what u get for skiving gym!
anyway.....we are going to a japanese food store next week...so that should be interesting!!!...ramen...udon...soba...i hope they have it all...my softshell crabs...ahhhhh i wish..
Sunday, January 6, 2008
watermelons vs bananas

got an email about how banana is so good for u...bla..bla..bla...then i when to see bestie's blog..and she got that on her blog too hahahaha..she's crazy about banana..me..not too much, ill buy them every other day for the house...both caveman n bubbles...loves them..."nak nana...mummy"..me ill probably have one banana a week or something..its just doesn't do it for me.
it got me googling watermelon vs banana...and this what comes out...a youtube movies about the fruits!!..made by the a bunch of kids who have nothing better to do then to play with fruits..
i guess in the end..no one wins!! both are winners...
my fav fruit is the watermelon...unfortunately..its not the season here anymore...during summer u can get huge melons....and they are soo are and juicy!! my cuz once told me that watermelon doesn't have much nutrients on them..they are just full of water but i beg to differ...how can a fruit that is soo yummy has no nutritional contents...impossible!
So this is what i found out...

Health Benefits
Watermelon is not only great on a hot summer day, this delectable thirst-quencher may also help quench the inflammation that contributes to conditions like asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis.
Concentrated in Powerful Antioxidants
Sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important antioxidants in nature. Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of vitamin A, notably through its concentration of beta-carotene. Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the body neutralizing free radicals. Free radicals are substances in the body that can cause a great deal of damage. They are able to oxidize cholesterol, making it stick to blood vessel walls, where it can lead to heart attack or stroke. They can add to the severity of asthma attacks by causing airways to clamp down and close. They can increase the inflammation that occurs in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and cause most of the joint damage that occurs in these conditions, and they can damage cells lining the colon, turning them into cancer cells. Fortunately, vitamin C and beta-carotene are very good at getting rid of these harmful molecules and can therefore prevent the damage they would otherwise cause. As a matter of fact, high intakes of vitamin C and beta-carotene have been shown in a number of scientific studies to reduce the risk of heart disease, reduce the airway spasm that occurs in asthma, reduce the risk of colon cancer, and alleviate some of the symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. A cup of watermelon provides 24.3% of the daily value for vitamin C, and, through its beta-carotene, 11.1% of the DV for vitamin A.
More on Watermelon's Lycopene
Watermelon is also a very concentrated source of the carotenoid, lycopene. Well known for being abundant in tomatoes and particularly well absorbed from cooked tomato products containing a little fat such as olive oil, lycopene is also present in high amounts in watermelon and mangoes. Lycopene has been extensively studied for its antioxidant and cancer-preventing properties. In contrast to many other food phytonutrients, whose effects have only been studied in animals, lycopene has been repeatedly studied in humans and found to be protective against a growing list of cancers. These cancers now include prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancers. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that in patients with colorectal adenomas, a type of polyp that is the precursor for most colorectal cancers, blood levels of lycopene were 35% lower compared to study subjects with no polyps. Blood levels of beta-carotene also tended to be 25.5% lower, although according to researchers, this difference was not significant. In their final (multiple logistic regression) analysis, only low levels of plasma lycopene (less than 70 microgram per liter) and smoking increased the likelihood of colorectal adenomas, but the increase in risk was quite substantial: low levels of lycopene increased risk by 230% and smoking by 302%. The antioxidant function of lycopene-its ability to help protect cells and other structures in the body from oxygen damage-has been linked in human research to prevention of heart disease. Protection of DNA (our genetic material) inside of white blood cells has also been shown to be an antioxidant role of lycopene.
Watermelon and Green Tea Team Up to Prevent Prostate Cancer
Choosing to regularly eat lycopene-rich fruits, such as watermelon, and drink green tea may greatly reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests research published the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Jian L, Lee AH, et al.)
In this case-control study involving 130 prostate cancer patients and 274 hospital controls, men drinking the most green tea were found to have an 86% reduced risk of prostate cancer compared, to those drinking the least.
A similar inverse association was found between the men's consumption of lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, apricots, pink grapefruit, watermelon, papaya, and guava. Men who most frequently enjoyed these foods were 82% less likely to have prostate cancer compared to those consuming the least lycopene-rich foods.
Regular consumption of both green tea and foods rich in lycopene resulted in a synergistic protective effect, stronger than the protection afforded by either, the researchers also noted.
Practical Tips: Get in the habit of drinking green tea and eating lycopene-rich foods.
Take a quart of iced green tea to work and sip throughout the day or take it to the gym to provide prostate protection while replenishing fluids after your workout.
Pack a ziploc bag of apricots and almonds in your briefcase or gym bag for a handy snack.
Start your breakfast with a half grapefruit or a glass of papaya or guava juice.
For a great summer thirst-quencher, blend chunks of watermelon with a few ice cubes and a splash of lime juice. Serve with a fresh mint leaf.
Serve cooling watermelon chunks as a side dish to balance the flavor of spicy black beans or other fiery Mexican dishes.
Begin lunch or dinner with some spicy tomato juice on the rocks with a twist of lime. Snack on tomato crostini: in the oven, toast whole wheat bread till crusty, then top with tomato sauce, herbs, a little grated cheese, and reheat until the cheese melts.
Top whole wheat pasta with olive oil, pine nuts, feta cheese and a rich tomato sauce for lunch or dinner.
Energy Production
Watermelon is rich in the B vitamins necessary for energy production. Our food ranking system also qualified watermelon as a very good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin B1, magnesium, and potassium. Part of this high ranking was due to the higher nutrient richness of watermelon. Because this food has a higher water content and lower calorie content than many other fruits (a whole cup of watermelon contains only 48 calories), it delivers more nutrients per calorie-an outstanding health benefit!
Protection against Macular Degeneration
Your mother may have told you carrots would keep your eyes bright as a child, but as an adult, it looks like fruit is even more important for keeping your sight. Data reported in a study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology indicates that eating 3 or more servings of fruit per day may lower your risk of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the primary cause of vision loss in older adults, by 36%, compared to persons who consume less than 1.5 servings of fruit daily.
In this study, which involved over 110,000 women and men, researchers evaluated the effect of study participants' consumption of fruits; vegetables; the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E; and carotenoids on the development of early ARMD or neovascular ARMD, a more severe form of the illness associated with vision loss. While, surprisingly, intakes of vegetables, antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids were not strongly related to incidence of either form of ARMD, fruit intake was definitely protective against the severe form of this vision-destroying disease. Three servings of fruit may sound like a lot to eat each day, but watermelon can help you reach this goal. What could be more delicious on a hot summer's day than a slice of sweet, refreshing watermelon? For a great summer spritzer, blend watermelon with a spoonful of honey and a splash of lemon or lime, then stir in seltzer water and decorate with a sprig of mint. If you didn't experience the fun of a seed spitting contest as a child, it's not too late to introduce this summer ritual to your children or the child in you!
Arginine to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction, Lower Blood Pressure, Improve Insulin Sensitivity
One more reason to enjoy watermelon before summer ends: this sweet, crunchy, cooling fruit is exceptionally high in citrulline, an amino acid our bodies use to make another amino acid, arginine, which is used in the urea cycle to remove ammonia from the body, and by the cells lining our blood vessels to make nitric oxide. Nitric oxide not only relaxes blood vessels, lowering high blood pressure, it is the compound whose production is enhanced by Viagra to prevent erectile dysfunction. Arginine has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetic patients with insulin resistance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Nov;291(5):E906-12. In volunteers drinking three 8-ounce glasses of watermelon juice each day for three weeks, blood levels of arginine (synthesized from citrulline provided by the watermelon) were 11% higher than in controls. Volunteers who drank six daily 8-ounce glasses of watermelon juice for 3 weeks had arginine levels 18% higher than controls. Nutrition. 2007 Mar;23(3)
not bad aye for watermelon! keep eating those melons...peeps..!!!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
food hunting

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i love food ( explains y im still carrying 20lbs extra hickss..)...my whole family loves eating and enjoy good food...we would always look for restaurant to try and unfortunately..we kinda running out of restaurant...the last time i came back to kl i didn't even try anything now...well maybe i was missing the food i use to eat too much....but i did try the fish ball soup house in Damansara Uptown Its 3 doors from Starbucks....its pork-free...and its very good..something light but at the same time it makes u feel good and also their asamboi drink is excellent...its asamboi stuff into a lime...my mouth is all water thinking about it...ekkeke...
so yesterday..i was just goggling the blogging world and i came across this blog http://kyspeaks.com/ This guys goes to eat everywhere and anywhere and never forgets to bring his camera too..:D.
In his blog theres a section of halal food.....i wish i had found this blog when i was in KL..darnnn!
Anyway...for those are in Malaysia or KL...this might be useful..when ure having a hard time to think where to fill your empty tummy!!!!
Its also in my yummy link list...Food Hunting In KL....check it out!