Ayamas Ready to Eat Bolognese

Hubby and I went to Giant nearby our house last night for grocery shopping. My attention was caught by this food packaging. It is a frozen food and the packaging is the shape of Mickey Mouse's face. So I took a closer look and it is actually Ayamas' instant Bolognese Spagethi. Yum! The packaging and also the portion are meant or kids. It comes with sides which consist of corn and chiken slices. It is a ready-to-eat meal which is very covenient for all working mom's and is bealive are able to attract the fussy eater! The price is also very reasonable. RM6.90 per set. so boleh la belo and stand-by dalam fridge. Just in case u are super busy or come back late from work and too tired to prepare a male for your lil munchkin.

cupcakes is always the best fix

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I had Bisou Red Velvet Cupcake today during lunch. The cupcake is to die for! the cake is so moist and fresh. The cream cheese frosting is simply divine. And the price is just RM5/ pc. The size of the cuppies is big for the price you are paying. and the best part is that they did not compromise on the quality and taste! Sila la try.. pasti nak lagi. huhu

What is red velvet actually? Its just chocolate cake with red coloring! but it taste really2 nice, a taste of its own... weird huh?

the right way to enjoy cupcake

psstttt:for some reason I lurve to eat cupcake using fork!

Siapa rajin nak buat sendiri, here is red velvet cake/ cupcake recipe. Selamat mencuba!

Red velvet cake
Cake:
2 cups sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Icing:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour batter into 3 (8-inch) round greased and floured pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from heat and cool completely before frosting.

Icing:
Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl. Add marshmallows and sugar and blend. Fold in coconut and nuts. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

Restoran Ruz Aladdin

I bought this deal on Dealmates the other day. 50& off for chicken briyani set at ruz aladdin, TTDI. I've been to the one in Jalan Ampang. And the briyani is realllllyyyyyy good! So I'm expecting the same from this one. discounted price sum more!

The set comes with a Chicken Briyani, Sirap Bandung, and Rojak Buah. Hubby sgt la excited since Sirap Bandung is his fav!

This is the indoor area of the restaurant @ 8pm. Tak ramai orang lagi time ni. probably because it is still early for dinner. The restaurant is clean and comfortable. I loike.

We presented the delamates certificate. The friendly staff asked if I want a baby seat. Hahaha… my baby is merely 3 months old, he can’t even hold his own bottle, how to sit la macha! Hehehe. Thank you for the nice gesture tho :p I told the waiter that I want my drink without ice and hubby’s with ice.

Our drinks come a few minutes later. And terkejut sekejap sebab air sirap bandung yang dinantikan, bertukar menjadi kale hijau. Uik.. We called the waiter back and ask him. He told us that the package that we bought comes with calamansi drink, not sirap bandung. We’ll, saya memang pelupa, tapi saya tau baca.. I ask him to bring back the certificate and there, sangat la clear tulis “SIRAP BANDUNG JOHOR”. Tak dapat johor punye pun takpe, janji sirap bandung.. hehe.

Apparently the owner of the restaurant is there having dinner with his family at the open air area. He came to our table and apologized and took our drinks to change it. Tapi saya rasa kesian pulak, so I just ask him to change just one drink for hubby. Aku minum je la air kale hijau ni.. Nampak sedap jugak.
Next the Nasi Beriyani Ayam sampai complete with acar and kuah and what not. Terkejut lagi skali, not because ayam bertukar jadi kambing, but because the portion of the Nasi is really2 big. Ayam dia pun sgt la besar. Memang woth the money that you paid for. Nasi dia pun sgt la sedap. Cukup lengkap semua rasa. Tak makan dengan kuah pun takpe.. sangat sedap!

So hubby and I decided to just share a plate. Because saya confirm takleh habiskan one by myself. So we asked the waiter if we can tapau the other one and he gladly do so (altho dalam certificate tu clearly dah tulis for-dine-in-only)

This is the dessert (or should it be served as appertizer? hmmm). I have no comment on this. Rasa biasa je, nothing to shout about. Cuma rojak ni sgttttt pedas. Dorang terletak extra cili kot.. berair2 nak hidung makan this rojak.

Verdict = you guys should go and visit this restaurant. either in Jalan Ampang or the one in TTDI. ada byk lagi food on their menu. western food pun ada. huhu

Address

1) No32, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, TTDI, 60000 KL (03-77296463)

2) Restoran Ruz AladdinLot 1243 Jalan Ulu Kelang Mukim Ampang

Chuncky Loaded Pizza

The other day, hubby and I decided to go to Pizza Hut for dinner. Simply because I am too lazy to cook, and we dont know what to eat, and most importantly is because it is near to our house.


Browsing through the menu, we decided to try the new Chunky Loaded Pizza that they are offering right now.

looking at the menu, I know for sure I will not get what I saw. It is too good to be true. Well, true enough, indah khabar dari rupa. But for the price you are paying, kira worth la jugak. Tapi husband tak suka, "the taste is too asian" katanya. Ye la, kita makan pizza nak rasa Italy.. hehe

The set menu comes with carbonated drinks (hubby drank both glasess since saya masih pantang ais and air gas), and I just had warm water (they charge RM0.50 for it.. hesh, bagi free je la). It also comes with soup and this crapy garlic bread. they might as well call it "roti planta". garlic tak nampak langsung. Can smell garlic, they prolly use flavoring.

We also add on BBQ Chicken Garlic. Sgt sedap! tak rugi order.

All in all, kira ok2, so2 je la. Cuma tak puas hati with the marketing gimmick :(

Sirap Bandung 3 Layer

This is the first time I drink Sirap Bandung 3 layer which consist of syrup, condensed milk and brown sugar. It looks yummy, no? well, it is yummy! thrist quencher and did I say yummy? hehehe... sampai skarang dok terasa-rasa kat lidah ni..

*served by canteen operator of SK Sg Baging, Kuantan during one of our meeting to adopt the school for my company's CSR activity

Spring's Leaf Cafe

When we were in Alor Setar, Kedah a few weeks back, hubby and I decided to take sometime off and leave our baby with hubby's family. We went out to the mall and bought DVD's and on our way back hubby suggested for us to have drinks at Old Town White Coffee (because we are a sucker for its White Milk Tea). On our way there, my attention was caught by a cafe named Spring's Leaf Cafe.


Hubby hesitated at first, takut tak halal (He is very fussy when it comes to food),but we saw a few Malays in the cafe so he was ok :)

The cafe is has a very nice setting, with nice furnitures.



Surprisingly the food & drinks (that we ordered) is very delicious and very affordable too! For the price that they tag to the food, I would expect something simple. But turns out the food presentation as well as taste were not disappointing.

mocha @ RM5.90

Cappucino @ RM5.90

Bruchetta @ RM5.90 (Sgt sedap ok!)

Mexicano Fries @ RM5.90 (at first rasa mcm byk for 2 people to eat, but we manage to finish it in less then 10 mins! sedappppp...)


total bill is RM23.60 , and we are happy customers :) siapa yang ada kat kedah tu, apart from makan laksa kedah and nasi lemak royale, boleh la try cafe ni untuk lepak2, catch up with friends

Address:
GR, Kompleks Alor Setar,
Lbr Darulaman,
05100 Alor Setar,
Kedah
Tel: 04-735 4137

Tropicana Twister Lychee

I used to crave for lychee drinks during the final trimester of my pregnancy. I drink it everday and sometimes 2 to 3 times a day! cant get enough of it. Sampai mamak kat rumah tu dah tau, tak payah order. Nampak je muka aku, terus bungkus air laici. Siap dapat extra buah :) kesian tgk aku pregnant kot.. rezeki baby

Anyway, recently (duirng fasting month), Tropicana Twister launched a new flavour to its range. What flavor? yes, your are right... Lychee! OMG!!! keluar je iklan, the next day suruh hubby beli. OMG lagi skali... SANGAT SEDAP ok! ever since, I am hooked. dalam masa less then a month, rasanye nak dekat 10 botol dah kitorang beli.. hmmm... (90% of it, yours truly la yang minum).

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Worth to try. I am not a fan of lychee drinks that they sell in the box tu (Air kotak laici). Tapi yang ni memang sedap. Tak rasa fake (they claimed it was made with real fruit.. hmm) and tak manis sgt. Put it in fridge to chill... wah... mmg best. tak tau la kalau letak ais sedap ke tak, coz saya tgh pantang ais.. tapi minum chill pun layan... cubalah! hehehe

Other then lychee, ada jugak orange (hubby's favorite), apple and blackcurrent (I read somewhere, blackcurrent is not a success for Tropicana Twister)

Mohd Chan Restaurant

A few week before I due (for delivery), my husband took me for lunch at a Chinese muslim restaurant called Mohd Chan. Apparently this restaurant is quite famous with a few branches in Klang Valley. The one that we went to is in Shah Alam.

Sedap ok. Altho it is quite pricey, but memang puas hati. The serving portion is quite reasonable and the taste is yummy! At first we wanted to order white rice with several dishes (butter prawn yang meja sebelah order nampak sangat la sedap), but we decided not to as t is just the two of us. confirm tak habis.. kalau makan ramai2 sronok la.

I had this rice set. Black Paper Beef with White Rice.
I am not a fan of beef, tapi time2 mengandung ni, selera la pulak!

Hubby had this Ikan 3 Rasa with White Rice
(sedap sgt! rasa manis, masam, pedas dia sume complete la)

Since the Rice Set macam takde sayur, so we ordered this Stir Fried Bean-Sprout (rasa ala2 tepanyaki)

So sapa2 yang suka jalan2 cari makan tu, can give this restaurant a try. Chinese concept and yang penting, halal...

2011 is coming!

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I love my work and enjoying every minute doing it. And I promise to work harder next year and perform better.

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One of the things that I enjoy doing is traveling. This year I didn't get to travel as much as I want to. So I hope I can travel more next year (POSSIBLE KE?). Places that I wish to visit is Australia, Italy or yang dekat2 probably Vietnam or Bangkok. (Owh... and I really2 want to go to Paris and New York... one day perhaps)

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I'm 30 years now, and my responsibility is increasing. In order to be responsible on other things, I need to be responsible on my own health first. I need to really discipline, and more aware of what I put into my mouth and into my body. I will eat healthily, eat more greens, drink more water, eat less sugar and processed food. And starting to religiously take my supplements too.

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I will pray harder too. Indeed I need to be more discipline. And I've been thinking of wearing Hijab for quite sometime already. Perhaps I'll do it next year? InsyaAllah....

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I guess this is the hardest part of all. I am determined to get my self a thread-mill. I'm not in a condition that allows me to work-out, diet, loose weight and get in shape right now. I can only do that probably in August next year. So by 08/2011, I'll get my self a thread-mill, and work my-ass out on it and hoping to make my body somewhat like the girl in the picture above :p


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And I dont know if I can do this next year, but I really2 wish I can get back to diving. I am a certified scuba diver and its been quite sometimes since I last been under the water. I really2 miss it. And I miss my dive buddy. And I miss my pink fins (yerp, my fins are in hot pink.. hehe)


wish me lots of luck! hehehe.... happy new year to all of you my lovely readers :)

Laksa Teluk Kechai

Everyone who knows that my in laws are in Alor Setar, asked me if I have tried Laksa Teluk Kechai. It seems that it is a must try!

So hubby and my in laws made a few attempts to take me there, but unfortunately, the laksa is finished (yup, the laksa can be sold out as early as 5pm!) or the stall is closed!

So finally, the last time we are back in Alor Setar, we managed to get it at around 2pm.

According to hubby, this is the most famous ones, Zakaria, Laksa Teluk Kechai (along Jalan Kuala Kedah)

Customers started filling up the kedai.

So we decided to just tapau. The funny thing is, you didnt get to order by the normal quantity, say 4 bungkus laksa, or 8 bungkus laksa and so on. It goes by kilos! hehehe... We ordered for 1kg laksa (it serves for about 5 - 6 pax). The price is RM10/kg.

This is the condiments for 1kg laksa. It is not pre-cut for you. Dia bagi seketul-seketul... bawang, timun, cili padi, telur... balik rumah, potong la sendiri ye. Bagus jugak, you get to cut and serve it fresh as and when you want to consume the laksa.

The condiments is prepared by my sis-in-law, not me... thats why it looks presentable... hehe

And the most important ingredient is this "sambal kelapa". It is made with coconut, obviously. It is not spicy as the name suggest, but the sambal kelapa will make the laksa thicker and gives more "kick" to it. Seriously... memang kaw!

So apa lagi, sila la try if you happen to be in Alor Setar.. I'm not sure if this Laksa is available else where.

what is cooking tonite?

I made this a few weeks ago for dinner. Tak selera hari2 makan nasi and I ran out of idea of what to cook for hubby for dinner. It's fish and chips with steamed mixed vege, mashed potato, and french fries.

NOOODLES

Are you a fan of noodles? I'm not a fan, but bila jemu makan nasi, or sandwich, and dunno what else to eat, I'll resort to noodles. All sorts of noodles, prawn noodles, curry noodles, all sorts of laksa, and the list goes on.

When I was in Subang Skypark (formerly known as Subang Terminal 3 Airport), I bumped into a restaurant that sells all sorts of noodles! The name of the restaurants, well, errr, NOOODLES STATION (spelled with 3 "O")


Just like any other typical restaurant, well arranged and most importantly, clean.

I had Nyonya Prawn Noodle Soup (RM9.90). I like the fact that the soup is thick and you can actually taste the prawn-ness in the soup and dorang tak kedekut rencah. lots of vege, egg, fish cakes and prawns.

Hubby had this. Chicken Porridge with condiments. I forgot what is the price. But I think it is about RM10 too.


What is so special about this restaurant is they make their own noodles. They claimed that their specialty springy egg noodles is made using high protein flour with no artificial colouring or preservatives.

They also offer a wide range choices such as western food, rice dishes, childrens' meals and more.

How to get there? (out-side Klang Valley click here)

SELANGOR

NO.17, JALAN SS 15/4
47500 SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR
TEL: 03-56362274 / FAX: 03-56362274

SACC MALL LOT GF 26, JALAN PERBANDARAN 14/9
PUSAT BANDAR SHAH ALAM, 40000 SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR
TEL: 03-55180800 / FAX: 03-55117800

LOT G 33, GROUND FLOOR, ALAMANDA SHOPPING CENTRE
JALAN ALAMANDA PRECINT 1, 62000 PUTRAJAYA
TEL: 03-88888618 / FAX: 03-88888618

LOT F58, F59, GIANT HYPERMARKET KOTA DAMANSARA
PEKAN BARU SG BULOH, DAERAH PETALING SELANGOR
TEL: 03-61423322 / FAX: 03-61423322

KUALA LUMPUR

MID VALLEY MEGAMALL, S-069, 2ND FLOOR MID VALLEY CITY
LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA, 59200 KUALA LUMPUR
TEL: 03-22877558 / FAX: 03-22877558

NO. 19-0- BLOCK B, PLATINUM WALK, JALAN LANGKAWI
53300 SETAPAK, KUALA LUMPUR
TEL: 03-41422288 / FAX: 03-41422288