Eid Mubarak

Salam All,
Eid Mubarak to you!
Rindunya kelate!Selalunya right after ambil daging,my ma terus goreng,bakar,buat soup,singgang,mkn perut,paru,sedap la haiwan nie ;p.This year alhamdulillah beraya with hubby but basically macam tak raya lah.Abg needs to be in lab dari pagi sampai late afternoon esok,5pm pon ade meeting lagi.Owh well,my arms still sakit sebab main Wii melampau,so i have all the excuses to serve simple meal esok.Roti jala jer kot,kalau tak larat,roti+kari hihi.

Aidil Adha 2006-Hubby and BIL in action

weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market)

Festive season is here!In Deutschland, the Weihnachtsmarkt is not to be missed.
It is an alternative to the usual Christmas shopping experience,you know,shopping at the mall and whatnot.Everything at the market is so appealing;there are beautifully decorated stalls and Christmas tree,candle lights and traditional Christmas bakery and seasonal delights like the Lebkuchen and gingerbreads, roasted almond(Mandel) and cinnamon cookies.
Weihnachtsmarkt Augsburg started yesterday and I told hubby that this time, i wanted to see the mayor lights up the Christmas tree at the opening ceremony.645pm and the Augsburger started to flood the Rauthausplatz. It was getting colder but i insisted to wait!7pm and i started to shiver.The mayor was finally there but he was still talking after 10 mins,duhh byk ckp pulak.So i told hubby "tak apalah,the tree will light up the whole month anyway.We can just come again another day.Next time i'll buckle up properly,i promise!Jom balik rumah mkn nasi panas+sardin lagi sedap" huhu
Winter is supposed to be the most romantic season of the year but believe me,when you are out on a windy and chilling evening wearing thin clothes that don't keep you warm enough,you will wish it's summer!I normally put on 3 layers(if not more) when the temperature drops to O C. But i did not expect yesterday was that cold so off i went to the town with just a cotton top and jacket,padan muka ;p
Since we did not stay long,i only managed to capture this.The gigantic pipes are one of the bavaria's traditional musical instruments,i wonder how heavy those things are hihi.

Weekend tanpa haiwan

Hello,salam all.

How's your weekend?Me?I tak keluar rumah pon,deficient vitamin D dah menyorok kat rumah nie ;p Hubby sgt busy with his thesis,Call of Duty and football!He spent the whole friday nite nak abihkan call of duty tue,saturday morning main bola pula,ptg tgk v Manchester City,by the time i ajak dia beli grocery die dah penat!Sungguh kurang kasih sayang isteri nie ;p.We shop for groceries on every Saturday,so bile tak pegi last saturday,satu haiwan pon tade dlm peti utk dimakan huhu.And in Deutschland,everything is closed on Sunday.Yerp,all malls,department stores,supermarkets and the like semuanya tutup!Can you imagine?Tension kan?So we just make do with whatever left.

Burger and baked potatoesFirst time i buat burger buns.thanks ida for the recipe.tapi i didnot shape it well that it turned out smaller than i expected huhu,hubby tanye "honey buat macam whitecastle ke?" ;p

Mee goreng mamak style(letak rempah kari)Sugar-glazed Doughnuts
Hehehe lately i lagi suka masak kat sini,dah ade 7 stoves!tapi still kedekut nak deco cafe tue ;p

Kebab

semlm kedai yg masakkan utk kitorang huhu

Doener sandwich fuer Harith
Doenar Schaela or sth(lupe ;p) fuer michYeay Barcelona trip is happening.2 weeks to go and i've yet to book the hotel,haiyo!

Food

Ikan bilis ini tgh bercita-cita hendak jadi ikan paus kecik huhu.

Cheesy sausage rolls
Nutella swiss rolls(comottttt)Chocolate cake

Grilled chicken,potatoes and creamy penneHoney Lemon chickenNasi lemak sambal sotong

Finished my first knitting project!

And it's a scarf!
Hubby took a day off from lab today.While he was busy with Windows7 and Modern Warfare2, i took my own sweet time to finish up the scarf while watching the Bride War.Hubby did not even bother about the movie,he went away after 20 seconds.mmg lah,dah agak dah.
i started to knit religiously on tuesday,took a break over the weekend and finished it off today.This scarf is 1.5m,so ok la kan?But to get to use to it and pick up the speed was not easy.Casting on was ok,but knitting the stitch was really disappointing initially that i almost gave up.The row was tight and it was so hard to move the needles :( .Anyway,i've started to love this.nak muntah dah asyik tv and internet jer huhu.

I turned 3 not 2 yarnballs
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into thisthen to this....
and finally to the perfect length


What do you guys think about the colors?Ok tak?

Malaysia,here i come!

Euro780 for a one way ticket.Overly priced but they give me no other options.Malaysia Airlines or no claim!haihh habis tak bleh shopping doh.yerp,i'm going to celebrate the arrival of 20-10 with a 12-hrs journey on MH5+ 3hrs on ICE(Augsburg-Frankfurt).Na,i know you read this,nanti balik ami nok jupo tau!

My nephew(age 11) left a comment on my Wall.Do you think this is not cute?Nie sorang baru.I have 2+4 others.Munchkins can be annoying especially when they team up to turn Tok Wan's(my father's) house upside down.But being cheeky makes them adorable,rindunya.I've been an aunty since 9 years young so basically i grow up with them hehe.The eldest niece is going to sit for SPM this year.I called her few weeks back when she just came back from the DS(dining hall),mkn macaroni for supper.Dahsyat ek budak MRSM sekarang,my time dulu mkn biscuit je.

ME: niece,cimie nak balik nie.anything u want?
NIECE: yeayyy,nak2.cik mie,bleh check satu bende for me?
ME: ok,apa?
NIECE:LAMB
ME:ape dia?spell for me please.
NIECE:L-A-M-B
ME: a LAMB?you want a LAMB?
NIECE: Laa cimie nie,GWEN's label tueeeee.i want a handbag.tolong yeahh byeeee.
ME: ohhhh,ok.you take care.
****mane nak cari LAMB kat DE nie sayang****

I think she grows up looking like me,no?
Hubby ckp mana adela,except for the chinese eye(mata-sepet) hahaha.gambar raya 2008

Yeay can't wait to see everyone at home but i'm getting worried too.Who's gonna feed hubby-cum-my-guineapig for that 1.5 months(hopefully,not more)? sobsob.

My knitted scarf is almost done,which explain the absence of entry for the past few days.
Have a nice weekend all!

Our weekend

Alhamdulillah,hari tue hubby recovered by thursday.Sempat la kitorang pegi makan2 on friday.I brought 20 pcs of fruit tartlet.Ignore the messy decoration ;p.makan2 start @7pm,530pm baru nak buat tart,bijak kan?Host masak nasik ayam sedap and lepas makan kene paksa tgk this horror movie "Orphan",balik rumah at 12am,udah la foggy mlm tue,takot giler,3 mlm dok mimpi tau hahaha

Since hubby dah sehat,kite makan yg kureng sehat ok dek?Enough with porridge and soup ;p

Chicken Schnitzel,Backkartoffel,Coleslaw
Deutsches Essen: Wuerst,Backkartoffel(again;p) und Turkey Ham
Nasi goreng with Roasted Chicken,telur mata and sambal gorengApple and Lemon cake. I never thought apple goes so well with lemon until i tried this,hubby pon suka.

Fruit Tartlet and Strawberry Cheese Tart

Recipe nie ami copy from EncikMat,tiru sebijik ;p
For the pastry,i've tried both recipes,sama ja,due2 pon ok ;)

Pastry 1
Ingredients
200 g mentega
100 g gula aising
1 camca teh esen vanilla
1 biji telur
420 g tepung gandum

Directions
Putar mentega, esen vanilla dan gula hingga rata (tak payah kembang), masukkan telur dan putar sekejap, perlahankan speed, masukkan tepung sedikit demi sedikit hingga habis dan adunan menjadi doh. Bulatkan, tutup dengan plastic cling, sejukkan for 10-15 mins. Ambil doh,canai nipis antara 2 lapisan plastik, doh mesti lebih lebar dari acuan tat. Buka satu lapisan plastik, terbalikkan ke dalam acuan tat tadi. Ratakan, dan tarik keluar plastik. Kemaskan doh, cucuk permukaannya dengan garfu dan alas dengan aluminium foil, isi kekacang dan bakar 15 minit pada suhu 190C . Kemudian angkat keluar aluminium foil tadi, sambung bakar 5 minit lagi.

Pastry 2
Ingredients
125 g mentega sejuk, didadu kecil
40 g gula aising
1 biji telur, dipukul sedikit
220 g tepung
1 camca teh esen vanilla

Directions
Satukan tepung dan gula aising, gaul rata. Masukkan mentega dan esen vanilla, gaul ramas menggunakan hujung jari hingga adunan berupa serbuk roti, masukkan telur sedikit demi sedikit sambil diadun hingga menjadi doh yang lembut dan tidak melekat dimangkuk. Bulatkan doh, dinginkan 20 minit. Keluarkan doh dari peti sejuk, canai doh antara 2 keping plastik ,lebarnya biar melebihi acuan tat. Buka satu lapisan plastik tadi dan terbalikkan doh ke dalam acuan tat, kemaskan bahagian dalam dan tepinya. Tanggalkan plastik yang satu lagi tadi, kemaskan lebihan doh. Cucuk permukaan doh dengan garfu dan letakkan aluminium foil atasnya. Isi dgn benda berat (e.g kacang soya) sehingga penuh. Bakar dalam oven pasa suhu 175C selama 15 minit. Kemudian, angkat keluar aluminium foil bersama2 kekacang tadi dan bakar lagi 5 minit. Bila nampak sedikit perang, boleh keluarkan dari oven.

Note: ami tak letak kacang.mmg kembang la sket base tart tue ;p

Fruit Tartlet (Filling) 1 biji telur
30 g gula halus
20 g tepung kastard
100 g susu cair
100 g whipping cream
1/2 camca teh esen vanilla fruits(peach,kiwi,grapes,strawberry etc)

Satukan susu dan whipping cream, kacau rata dan masak hingga suam. Dalam bekas lain satukan telur, gula dan tepung kastard, kacau rata. Masukkan susu suam tadi dan kacau bancuhan hingga sebati. Tapis ke dalam mangkuk tahan panas. Masak secara double-boiler sambil terus mengacau hingga pekat. Masukkan esen vanilla, kacau rata. Paipkan krim kastard ke dalam pastri. Kemudian susun buah2an mengikut kreativiti masing2. Sapu dengan apricot glaze untuk nampak berkilat.

**Ok,i cheat,tak buat double boiler pon,malas ;p.


Strawberry Cheese Tart(Filling) 250 g cream cheese, pada suhu bilik
60 g gula halus (caster sugar)
20 g mentega
100 ml whipping cream emon
1 biji telur
Strawberry(or blueberry) filling

Pukul semua bahan2 untuk inti kecuali blueberry, hingga licin dan tidak berbintil2. Ketepikan.Tuang inti cream cheese ke dalam kulit tat yg telah dibakar tadi, sudu kan strawberry filling atas cream cheese, buat beberapa bahagian, gunakan pisau atau chostick, lorekkan supaya menjadi bentul seakan2 marble. Bakar kembali pada suhu 150c selama 10 - 15 minit atau hingga keju keras bila disentuh.

Checkout my new skin ;p

Salam All,

How do you like my new layout?I lovee it,thanks hubby for helping out this dummy ;p!I'm still updating links and all,so drop a comment if i miss yours.I hope the font colors and size work well with this skin.Everything else is still in tact but to comment out or even view other comments you need to be in that particular post(just click on the title). Hehehe after 4 yrs ok baru nak tukar ;p Actually hubby created this blog in 2006 as our wedding page.I took over a year later and changed the blog name ;p

Poor hubby is down with colds today,blame on the weather!But winter is the running-nose season,there's nothing much we can do about it.

So for lunch org sakit nie,i buat rice porridge mkn dgn sambal ikan bilis(sambal getok?) and pickels .Org sakit bleh mkn pickels ke? ;p Bubur nasi paling best i penah mkn ialah dekat Akasia,Shah Alam best sgt sgt!Beehon soup for dinnerMy poor darling asked for the strawberry cheese tart again.I prepared everything and he helped to decorate the tarts.And the result.....
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hahaha,boleh la.marah kang makin sakit pulak ;p

Cheese Tart and Asam Pedas

Can you guess what is this?

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Taraa... .It's a tart shell!
And presenting,my very first cheese tart ;p Hubby finished almost all the tarts himself so i assume he loves it :)

And for dinner,since there's still some Indian Mackerel and Vietnames cilantro(daun kesum),i decided to cook Asam Pedas.
I love fish and everything that comes from the sea but we rarely had them here.I mean,fresh whole fish and fresh seafood.Hubby on the other side,hate fish!Not that he dislikes the fishy taste,it's the bones that creeps him out.He's fine with salmon,tuna,fish and chips and of course fish finger on any day.Just do not give him one whole fish unless you're ready to pull the bones out piece by piece for him,eii geram betul,mat saleh sesat mane neh!And if he found one in his mouth,that's it,dinner is over!So semlm,i could not stop laughing seeing him constantly looking for bones even though i told him i'd already pulled all out hahaha.And guess what,he really found some while chewing so he gave up,and ended up with just rice and gravy,sorry dear!Next time i will make sure you have filleted fish ok?

Does the Fall season come to its end?

Salam All,
It's already November,so i decide to capture the last beautiful colors of fall.
Schoener Ausblick....2 mins from home
Wait,honey belum ready la!
Ok!Do i spoil the view?;pA carpet of yellows and reds.Food over the weekend...............

Laksa penang
Laksa kelate,sambal tak buat ;pWraps for dinnerBrowniesSunday pula seharian bernasi kerabu
How's your weekend?