Monday 14 November 2011

DOUBLE celebration......coming soon...

i am so excited.......

wanna know why?? hmm....


I shall be celebrating TWO special events in my life......


Waaaaa......nervous la.....huhuhuu....

after 2 months....

Assalamualaikum W.B.T....

GOOD afternoon to all..

It'a been almost 2 months since i last updated my blog....
well, nothing to share actually plus pretty busy with work n family...but alhamdulillah, i managed to organize myself with my so called busy schedule..ahaks..

last night, my husband and I had no idea what to eat for dinner...hmm, so after work we went to Giant and let our mind picked the menu...after a few minutes searching for the right dish, my husband decided to have a grilled salmon with some veggie for dinner..we bought salmon n some other stuff n rushed home. Right after maghrib, i prepared the dish n this was how it looked like:

presenting -----> Grilled Salmon + Chicken breast with various herbs and spices + grilled Broccoli, potatoes and home made Coleslaw with tiny cubed bread~~~~~~~


what do you think?? nice isn't it?hehehhe

i simply grilled everything and since the salmon was not that big, i added some chicken breast flavoured with herbs and spices ..wawaweeeeeeeeeeee.....

the taste was sooooo...umph...i couldn't describe it la....i closed my eyes when the salmon touched my lips...heheheh.. it was so savoury...

well, i could say that dinner last night was PERFECT!!!! most of all, mu husband LOVED it so much!!!








------- few days back--------

this is the picture of my-few-days-ago breakfast..actually it was for dinner but since we had done some cleaning and everything, i was too tired to cook...rather than having a simple breakfast, we had ourselves some BIG Breakfast! yummy!


::: Grilled black pepper chicken breast with grilled baby asparagus plus grilled potatoes topped with cheese~~~ ::: YUMMY....!!!

Thursday 1 September 2011

Rayaaaaaaaaaa

Salam to all~

before i start, i would like to wish all of u SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI....

This year, i celebrated raya with my beloved husband n his family...



alhamdulillah..everything was great! even though i did'nt spend it with my family, still, i had lots of fun with my new family..the sad thing is my late parent aren't here with me..huhuhu..i miss them soo much..

dear mak n ayah.....
semoga roh kalian dicucuri rahmatMU Ya Allah...damailah dikau semua di sana...amin ya rabbal alamin...

Saturday 13 August 2011

say CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE~

Ok, this is another recipe that i've tried yesterday.....as a dessert....hehehe...it is called:


LIGHT BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE!

Also taken from another powerful blog, HASUE: I LOVE MY LIFE....

I did modify a lil bit...but still, credits must be given to Hasue: I Love My Life for simple but fluffy cheese cake!

LIGHT BLUEBERRY CHEESE CAKE
Recipe : HASUE: I LOVE MY LIFE

Bahan2:

300ml susu segar
6 keping keju kraft ~ i used 250g cream cheese..
3 biji telur gred A
90g gula halus
110g tepung gandum
1 sudu kecil esen vanilla
110g mentega/marjerin ~ i used farm cow's buttercup
Blueberry filling secukupnya~ i used blueberry jam. could find the filling at my in law's village

Cara2:

Panaskan oven pada suhu 180c,gris loyang dgn mentega dan tabur tepung atau alaskan dengan baking paper.
Dengan api perlahan,panaskan susu dalam periuk dan masukkan kepingan keju. Kacau sehingga cair dan masukkan mentega/marjerin.Kacau sehingga mencair dan ketepikan.
Asingkan putih dan kuning telur(kuning telur diletak di dalam bekas yg agak besar untuk 1 adunan)
Pukul putih telur bersama gula halus sehingga menjadi meringue(adunan betul2 ringan sehingga bekas diterbalikkan adunan x tumpah)
Pukul kuning telur sehingga berkrim dan tambahkan adunan susu yg dipanaskan tadi..kacau perlahan.
Ayakkan tepung gandum ke dalam adunan dan kaup balik sehingga sebati.
Setelah itu masukkan adunan meringue dan kaup balik lagi sehingga sekata
Masukkan esen vanilla dan sebatikan adunan
Ambil loyang yg sudah digris tadi dan masukkan 2 senduk adunan,picitkan blueberry filling (gunakan icing bag atau plastik bersih yg digunting sedikit hujungnya)dengan cara bulatan di sekeliling adunan.
Setelah itu cedukkan lagi 2 sudu dan ulang langkah 9 sehingga adunan habis
Bakar pada suhu 175c menggunakan kaedah bain marie(letakkan loyang adunan di dalam loyang lebih besar yg berisi air panas ketika membakar) selama 50 minit atau sehingga masak(bergantung pada jenis oven)

The result?..jeng jeng jeng.....

view from the top





that's all..see u next time....!

Foodies~

Salam to all....

yesterday i went back to my in-laws' house...as usual, we cooked together...since last week, i was craving for cheese cake and i decided to do it...after buying the ingredients, i started baking...actually yesterday i managed to bake and cook at the same time...i helped my sister in law with her famous "Kalasan Chicken"...it tasted really delicious! i've jotted down the recipe from her and insyaAllah, if i had the time to cook that particular dish, i 'll share it here...

ok, enough talking...firstly, i will share with u a recipe that i've tried yesterday..this recipe is created by this cool blog called LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA. Thanks for sharing this recipe! my family love it soo much!

here we go!

Hot & Spicy Mayonnaise Prawn Fry
Recipe: love2cook-msia.blogspot.com

Ingredients :~

(A)
1 kg large prawn ~ skinned & veined, leave the tail intact
1 egg ~ beaten
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp salt
(B)
2 cm ginger ~ chopped
5 lemongrass stalks ~ sliced lengthwise ~ i used 4 only
10 - 15 nos bird's eye chilli ~ chopped ( reduce or add as you wish )~i used red chilli
3 - 4 tbsp chilli sauce / Thai chilli sauce
1 tsp sweet soy sauce
1/2 cup water
salt
1 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise ~i added up another spoon..
cooking oil

Method :~
In a bowl, mix together ingredients (A) and let to marinate for 15 minutes.
Fry the marinated prawn in oil until golden. Drain on a separate plate.
Reduce oil, stir fry ginger and lemongrass until fragrant. Add bird's eye chilli and mix.
Add chilli sauce and sweet soy sauce, stir. Add water and salt, let the gravy boil.
Mix in the fried prawns.
Quickly add mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. Ready to serve. ;)


these are the pictures of DELICIOUS prawn!yummy! Credits to LOVE2COOK MSIA for this recipe!!!!!!



it's simple but tasty!!! try it!

Monday 1 August 2011

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak...A blessed month.

Salam to all....

Today is 1st August...first day of Fasting month...Alhamdulillah..i am so grateful to be able to celebrate this month for the first time as a wife...and also first time without my parent...i feel a lil bit sad because my mom is not here with us anymore
..its a bit awkward actually..but life must go on....(sigh...)

ok, i am so excited to spend the rest of the month with my husband and my in laws...its a new beginning in my life's chapter and i hope it will be ok....this morning i woke up at 430 am n helped my sister in serving the table....i cooked 'ikan tongkol masak pedas' and 'sayur air' last night....yummy....the rest of the meal were cooked by my sis earlier...we started eating at about 515 am and finished at 535 am....after that we cleared the table n started watching football match...hehehehe...

as for this month, the working hours are different..usually we thumb in at 9 am, but now, we thumb in at 830 and go back at 5 pm...at this moment i am thinking about what to have for break fast...hehehehe...feel a bit sleepy now....zzzzz

hope u guys have a wonderful time!

Salam Ramadhan!

ok...bye...zzzz

Saturday 16 July 2011

The newborn......

DAY 5.... MOOD: OK

It's been 5 days since my beloved mom passed away..things happened so fast i didn't realize it..but, whatever happens, life must go on..just trying to find the strength to keep on living in this Almighty's world...

ok, moving on...this morning, i finally went back to my mother in law's house...things have gone pretty well...even though my mom is no longer here, i still have another mom...Hjh Safiah binti Wan Daud....she's like a real mother to me n i loveee her soo much...spending time with her made me realize how lucky i am to be in her family....i hope it will last forever....

speaking about new born....hmm..actually i wanna share a good news with all....my niece has finally gave birth to a cutie baby girl this morning....she is soo small...i feel a lil bit relieve to hear about it...at least we are celebrating this new born in our family....i hope she will bring happiness in our lives....ok these are the pictures that i took ...enjoy!


cute right??






some more pics..........


and last but not least............


with her 'Tok Ma'...demm, i've become a grandmother now....(T_T)

BUT I'm too young laa....huhu...

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Kau pergi jua.....................

12 JULY 2011 , 06.55 A.M....HUSM...

Hari yg sgt menyedihkan utk aku......n family...........setelah hampir 59 tahun hidup di dunia ni, akhirnya Allah S.W.T telah membawanya pulang....pulang ke tempat asal kejadiannya....

Almarhumah Rekiah binti Yusoff....ibuku yg tersayang telah pergi utk selamanya....tiada lagi kedengaran suaranya memanggil2 aku setelah aku pulang dr tempat kerja..tiada lagi terdengar gelak tawanya bermain dgn cucu2...dan..tiada lagi jasad yg setia menantiku di depan pintu setiap petang...Allahu Akbar...cepat sungguh masa berlalu...rasanya aku mcm baru saje menemaninya di rumah..menyuapkan makanan ke mulutnya...memicit badannya disaat dia rasa lenguh..tapi skrg...sumenya telah tiada....tiada utk selamanya...


ibu....aku rindukan ibu..disaat ini air mataku bercucuran membasahi pipi...sesungguhnya aku rasa sunyi hidup tanpamu...seolah2 masih terlihat kelibatmu di dalam bilik tidurmu itu....Ya Allah..beratnya dugaan ini...Ya Tuhanku,berikanlah kekuatan utk hambamu ini....semoga kami sekeluarga tabah menghadapi ujian ini...setiap yg berlaku adalah ketentuan-Mu..sesungguhnya diri-Mu lebih menyayanginya drpada kami,,,kami redha dgn ape yg berlaku...ape pun, hidup ini mesti diteruskan...


Kali ni aku dapat kumpul sedikit kekuatan utk menghadapi dugaan ini...yg pasti, aku bersyukur pada-Mu Ya Allah kerana memberi peluang padaku utk berbakti pada ibu sehingga nafas terakhirnya....alhamdulillah..itu adalah hadiah yg sgt berharga buat diriku....semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat-Mu dan semoga dia ditempatkan dikalangan orang2 yg beriman.....Amin..Ya Rabbal Alamin....


utk IBU....

Wajahmu... seindah serinya pelangi yang indah
Seharum mawar putih segar berkembang
Wajahmu mengapa sering terbayang di mataku
Sehingga terbawa di dalam mimpiku

Sayangnya... harapan yang selama ini kubawa
Hancur berkecai musnah jua akhirnya
Semuanya bagaikan sebuah mimpi
Oh... Kau pergi jua
Setelah cintaku kini membara
Belum sempat kucurahkah kasihku
Kau pergi tak kembali................




AKU SAYANG IBU.............!

Monday 4 July 2011

~ my name is Akhmar and I'm an EDUCATOR~

Namaste bhai or baihenu....

FYI, it means 'Hi brothers and sisters!' in Urdu..hehehe..love the language..just another day at the office...n it's almost lunch hour now...i usually go out with my girlfriends (Sabrina,Kak Hajar,Kak Yong, Kak Lee n gang)to our fav(really...?) n nearest place..TESCO...n I am counting the time...tik..tok..(^_^)

as for this post, i just want to share a lil bit about me..i know i'm supposed to write this as my 1st entry but i forgot to do so..hehe..my bad,,

Ok, i'm a simple woman who chose to be an educator...why? i like teaching...when i was a kid, i had dreamt of becoming a doctor but since i'm not a huge fan of blood and everything, i said to myself,"stop dreaming and start choosing ur career"..so that was it...i chose to become an educator (this term sounds superior than a teacher..right? :p) basically, i am an English Lecturer at one of the private college in Kelantan..the fun part is, mu husband also works at the same place as i am..hehehe..coincidence?nope...it is perfectly planned and arranged by him...(before we were married)..now we need to act professionally in front of our colleagues...working in the same place has it's pros and cons...what are they?no need to tell la..figure out yourself would u?hehehehe

first time meeting the students...whoaaa....it was quite shocking..some people who weren't ready will definitely get culture shock...was that really bad?YES! hehehe..just kidding...as for myself, well....at first it was kinda hard to adjust with the new environment (since i was a student for a 5 long years of study)and now i have to teach them! everyone has their own ways and techniques of teaching..so am i...i approached them slowly and steadily...once i finished teaching 1 class, i fell soooo relieved! well at least for the first day..there will be more than that coming in front of me...so i gathered as many information as i can get and examined these students' behavior and reactions in the class..alhamdulillah..after a few months, i managed to handle the students...some of them..hmm..wait, some?nope..most of them aren't really good in English..they kinda flunked this subject during SPM. That's why as an educator, I must help these student with the knowledge that i've got from my previous studies...

Being a lecturer especially English is hard...seriously, it is hard!! especially when it comes to some students who didn't know how to read in English...at all! it is a BIG challenge for me and the rest of other English lecturers here..but we try our best to help and educate them..i started working there on May 2009 and it's been 2 years now...wow,i never thought it could be this long...seriously...but, its my destiny..hehehe(really?hmmmm)..and i accept it with open heart...i must say that i kinda enjoy working here..i have taught soo many students..maybe more than 500 of them..hehehe..most of them have a good relationship with me...i still remember when i was in high school, whenever there was a Teacher's Day, the celebration was awesome! students gave presents to their teachers...now, i feel the same thing..some of my close students give presents to me not only on teacher's day, but also on my graduation day as well as my birthday! i am soo touched!....

We, English lecturers also organized some fun and exciting activities like Apple's Day(i received lots of apples!!!!) English Day n Choir Competition...



it was fun,fun and fun! i received so many apples...!hehehe..at the same time, i also teach some Indian dance to students (the idea came after my colleagues realized that I'm a HUGE fan of Hindi movies..)hmm..i teach simple dance only and we just view some Hindi movies video clips and try to imitate them...i have so much fun teaching them and as a result, I become closer and closer with the students!

these are the dancers....before make up


after the performance~ weeeee


besides that, we also join some other activities organized by our college...like sports day, family day n many more...




all i can say is, we are 1 BIG family...yay!

thats all i guess....bubyeeeeeeeee!

Sunday 3 July 2011

yUM2 FluffY muFFins!

hey yawls!

it's 10.30 a.m and i'm feeling a lil bit sleepy...just to convert this feeling, i would like to share with u some pictures of one of my new attempted cooking taken from some a recipe book that i bought few months ago...FYI, if i flip some mags or some recipe books and when my eyes caught some simple yet delicious recipe, i tend to try it at once! call me old fashion but when i wanted to try something new, i will try exactly as what has been written in the book. in other words, it is called as "followed by the book" (my hubby always call me that..;p) but that doesn't really bother me... i keep trying and trying until i achieve what i want...heheehe...

ok. enough about me...now let us spare some moments to view these pictures of fluffy muffins...i've tried two flavours, raspberry and chocolate muffins...(p/s: for raspberry, it's actually blueberry flavor but since i only have raspberry jam, i simply replace it..heheh)...it's very simple n delicious...alhamdulillah...my family love them soo much!
~before~ (Raspberry muffin)

~after...weeeeeeee!~



~these are the pictures for Chocolate Muffin....double + tripple Yummyyyyy!!!~

n some more pic....from different angle..teheeeee...

n more........


...fuh...i feel better now...hehehe...

...(T_T)...

Hiya!


Lately I'm not in a good mood....it's really hard to express but i need to..once i pour everything out, I'll be fine...

it's about my mom..she's sick...as her only daughter/the eldest,i feel bad...i hope i can manage my time to take care of her...for the past 2 weeks i haven't had enough sleep..every morning i wake up feeling dizzy and sleepy...thank GOD i have a wonderful husband who understand my situation...last week i didn't go back to my in law's house just to take of her...i hope this week she will be OK...

it's kinda hard to manage time when u have a husband and a sick mother to be taken care of..luckily, my sis and her family as well as my brother are here to assist me..

to Mommy.....



LOVE U!!!

Wednesday 29 June 2011

keGILAan masa dulu....

Mehndi or Henna....nama yg pernah menjadi kegilaanku...but don't worry, it's not the name for a person...ni adalah nama2 utk seni ukiran tangan yg famous di kalangan org India...especially time majlis kawen n ape2 celebration,e.g. karwa chauth (btol ke x eja cmni ;p)diwali n mcm2 lagi..sy ni peminat setia cite2 Hindi..n since i started watching these Hindi movies, i was exposed by this beautiful art...once jumpe inai lukis tu, sy try la lukis kt tgn sendiri..bile dh menjadi, wat demo utk tgn kawan2 plak...alhamdulillah...berjaya jgk akhirnya...then sy terfikir utk wat service lukis inai...with continuous support from my beloved family n friends, sy berjaya wat bisnes ala kadar kt universiti...sy cume caj simple2 je...bdak2 pompuan kt dorm sy mmg ske benda2 cmni...n stakat yg sy pakai, inai lukis ni cume tahan dlm masa seminggu dua je...the best part is, kebanyakan yg dtg sumenya 'regular customer'...sorang penah wat 3,4x..mmg sonok sgt time tu...tp skrg ni susah nk dpt inai yg berkualiti esp kt Kelantan....

ni pattern pertama yg sy lukis kt tgn sendiri...ok x?design ni amek kt internet...saje nk test..

yg ni demo kt tgn kawan..hehehe..;p

ni dia antara contoh2 lukisan yg sy wat kt tgn2 customer...







sy penah berangan nk lukis inai kt tangan sendiri utk majlis kawen sy...punye la nk gila cari inai satu Kota Bharu..akhirnya jumpa gak..sbb takut xjumpe dh pastu, sy beli satu kotak!

excited sgt time tu...tup2 2,3 ari nk kawen,sy lukis la tgn ni dgn bersungguh2....keesokan harinya, bile buka mata tgk2 inai xterang!!! yg tu kire ok lagi...mlm akad nikah lagi haru biru..inai hilang terus! sedihnya Tuhan saje yg tahu...dh la susah nk cari inai,jumpe2 yg x berkualiti langsung...trus la sanding ngan inai kt kuku je..mmg frust menonggeng gak r...tp dh xde rejeki...huhu (T_T)...yg pasti,KAWEN ttp SAH!.hehehehe..alhamdulillah...berakhir la zaman bujangku n welcome to WIFEY club!ahaks...

dlm hati ni ttp husnu zhon(sangka baik)..mybe inai2 lain yg still ade dlm kotak ni ok kot...pastu ade request dr jiran sebelah mintak dipakaikan inai utk majlis kawen dia...sy pon bgtau la awal2..kl xterang jgn marah lak...sy pon lukis la dgn syoknya...sampai hari sanding, ty kt pengantin ok x inai?..dia kate xterang langsung..aduhai......sedih la cmni...nampak gayanya xmenjadi la bisnes kt kelantan...kt KL senang je cr inai..kt pasar malam sebelah UIA Gombak ade je inai2 yg berkualiti..kl nk yg lagi mantap hasilnya, cr je kt Masjid India or Jalan Tar..confirm jumpe...

setelah percubaan sy yg kedua ni turut menemui jalan buntu, sy pon dgn dukacitanya bersara la dr karier lukis melukis ni...mgkin belum ade rejeki lagi kot...tp xpe, pasni ingat nk try bisnes lain lak...ade gak bincang ngan hubby psl nk bukak bisnes..tp perancangan tu xde lagi..setakat perbincangan atas angin je...doa2kan la ye semoga sumenya berjalan lancar...amin...

thats all for today....jumpe lagi!

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Recipe time!!!!!

i looooovveee cooking!it's my passion..hehehe..selalunya ade je online resipi yg menarik perhatian sy....but for this post, i want to share a spaghetti recipe from my sister...sy selalu wat yg ni..kirenya resipi ni diturunkan oleh kakak sy..mana dia belajar pon sy xpasti..yg penting,bile masak spaghetti ni, ramai yg mintak lagi..hehehe...

it's just a simple spaghetti with a simple sauce from a simple person...kl nk tambah rasa umph(tu pon kl ske la) bleh wat meatballs skali...yg ni sy belajar melalui cite New Scandinavian cook kt Asian Food Channel...(yg Nigella Lawson n Jamie Oliver blom sempat buat lagi :p)


Lets start with the ingredients: (for 4-5)
~500gm Spaghetti
~daging (potong dadu. daging kisar kurang best so better gune daging biasa)
~4 biji bawang besar (potong dadu)
~2 labu bwg putih (potong dadu)
~cili giling (mengikut citarasa.kl nk lagi pedas letak byk sket)
~4 sudu sos tiram
~1 tin kecil tomato puri (sy xske masam,kl ske masam leh la letak yg sederhana)
~sedikit air
~black pepper (byk lagi best)
~garam n gula

cara2 membuatnya:
1) didihkan air dalam periuk. setelah mendidih,masukkan sedikit minyak masak. kemudian masukkan spaghetti. setelah masak, angkat dan toskan.
1) panaskan minyak. tumis bwg besar n bwg putih sehingga naik bau. kemudian masukkan cili giling.beberape minit kemudian, masukkan tomato puri. kacau hingga sebati.
2)pastu masukkan daging n kacau sehingga sebati n keluar air daging.
3)masukkan sedikit air. pastu masukkan sos tiram. tunggu sehingga daging masak/empuk.
4)perasakan dgn garam n gula.nk tmbah ajinomoto pon boleh.
5)bile daging dh masak, taburkan black pepper sebanyak yg anda ske.
6)bolehlah dihidang dgn spaghetti..yum2!


Ni la rupa sos spaghetti yg dh siap...selamat mencuba...


ni plak rupa homemade meatballs yg belum digoreng...kl nk goreng gune minyak sikit je...jgn garing sgt nanti keras...
*yg ni sy gune daging kisar..baru la seswaiii..hehehe..selamat mencuba!

Angry Bird's MADNESS!!!!

ANGRY BIRDS!!!! They are everywhere....u can either play it on ur Android phone or even on PC....there is only 1 word to describe this phenomena: MADNESS!!! It all started when i browsed for free games on my husband's HTC phone and suddenly i noticed this game was rated on the first rank....i started thinking.."what is sooo special about this game???"..

the next day, my husband downloaded it and we started playing...my 1st impression: hmm..not bad...ok la..followed by 2nd and 3rd impressions:WOW!!!!see,simple game can attract u n people all over the world..for those who still have no clue what so ever about ANGRY BIRDS, this game is about 5 types of birds and some piggies (green colored). these notty piggies like to steal those cutie birds eggs..that is why these superbirds (well, i call them with a new name) become angry...then puff...the title "ANGRY BIRDS" appeared...nice right?


a few weeks ago, i googled "angry birds" wallpapers and i found this:

They're all cute but i prefer the black and the yellow because they are more powerful compared to the rest...it is also stated by 1 of the websites that i regularly visit this website and see for yourself...ENJOY!
:

Assalamualaikum w.b.t : Pembuka Bicara.....

Salam/Hello/Hi/Namaste/Vanakam........

Welcome to my blog....i'm still new to this blog thing so if there is any suggestion, please..do not hesitate to drop ur comments here...harap2 pasni dpt berkongsi idea n resipi2 menarik kt sini....i'm a food lover..i love to cook for my husband n family.....sy dh byk try resipi online n alhamdulillah..sumenya menjadi...kepada para suri rumah yg ade resipi2 yg agak luar biase..(tahap vava vooom!) diharap sudi berkongsi dgn saya ye...yg belum jadi suri rumah pun dialu-alukan juga...hehehe...