The Kitchen Guardian

Monday Blues!

2012-02-13T15:14:00.000+08:00

....I am having withdrawal symptoms from the weekend...yes I do! The heat (which was about 42C on Saturday) just overwhelmed me! I gulped so much water and yet it was hot and humid....but the hot weather was so favourable for making macarons!...and today I still miss and want my weekend, huhu! I didn't get to try any new recipes over the weekend. I had some orders, yes but last week

Jom Buat Roti Jala!

2012-02-10T15:34:00.001+08:00

I'm pressed for time, so this post is going to be a 'rojak' of some sort! We went back to Ayer Baloi last weekend, after the photography workshop and the little ones' Lorna's classes. Got in Ayer Baloi at around 10 pm, unpacked and made a batch of macarons! From the last bake I still have not got it right with the oven there! Slept at 1...and the next day I baked some more! While in Ayer

Learning To Take Food Photographs!

2012-02-10T13:27:00.001+08:00

Yup! I do! I have to learn to take photographs!....and I have to first read my manual, haha! Indeed it was a brilliant class, short but compact! The class that was held by http://planetcakes.blogspot.com/2012/02/basic-food-styling-food-photography.html was well worth going to! Sure it was a basic class. But the knowledge gathered could be applied and used for general photography. And what

Ombak Rindu....

2012-02-03T17:54:00.002+08:00

I am not a fan of Malay movies...well, those new ones, but I love the theme song of this movie. The movie itself, to me is a longer version of drama minggu ini, but the cinamatography is brilliant! Happy long weekend and enjoy!

Hari Wilayah, Anatomy Of A Macaron, Hello Mr Prime Minister!

2012-02-02T14:30:00.000+08:00

We, who work in the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur had a break in the middle of the week yesterday, for it's FT day! Yeay! I loved it, but now am suffering from withdrawal symptoms, lol! Anyway, quite several interesting events took place yesterday! ...like the night before, I made some macarons for the Food Photography Workshop on Saturday 4.2.2012. I bought some Garrets Caramel Macadamia

Lempeng Kelapa

2012-01-30T16:58:00.002+08:00

Last weekend was kind of busy for me. I managed to go to Pasar Tani on Saturday, finished a hantaran cake and in the afternoon ferried the little ones to Lorna, and in between dropped the hantaran cake and some macs! Pheww! Yeah, I didn't get to try any new recipes except that I made this Lempeng Kelapa for breakfast yesterday. Hubs asked to serve with Assam Pedas, so I made Assam Pedas Jenahak!

New Macaron Flavors!

2012-01-27T15:30:00.001+08:00

Well...one gets addicted either in eating macarons or making them. I am addicted to making them, but lately I have also become addicted to eating them!! Because it is only when you savour the taste that you will be inspired to create different flavors. And for macarons, there are myriads of flavors either in the shell or the filling that you can create! ...and because I have decided to take a

Sour Cream Maple Banana Cake

2012-01-26T17:32:00.004+08:00

Hi you alls! I'm breathing thorugh my personal emails as well as my office emails! But, I have to share with you this recipe that I got just before I left office yesterday! It's easy to make ....I made this last night just before I hit my sack...and baking this cake was literally a bananas in pyjamas agenda, LOL! Pictures were taken this morning before I left for work...and please forget my

Madelienes

2012-01-25T14:53:00.000+08:00

...it was a long weekend due to the Chinese New Year celebrations and we were supposed to go back to Ayer Baloi. But, on Saturday I saw one of the tyres of the mpv torn, and we couldn't get that fixed, the tyre needs to be ordered....and so, we were stuck in KL ...boring.....almost...not! I decided to try new recipe and eat and sleep, that's what we did over the weekend! I made this

Apple Crumble Tart

2012-01-19T15:05:00.001+08:00

Hi peeps! You know I bought a whole lot of stuff from Singapore, and one of them is this rectangular tart pans. I have been looking at this in Donna's magazines and Martha's tart book for a while. And I have almost ordered this online! So, I got 2 of the pans from Sun Lik, kept one and the other one I gave away to my sugarpaste teacher....I wanted to get a few more to give away, but they have

Brownie Cheesecake and Baking With The Veterans!

2012-01-17T18:01:00.000+08:00

Hiya you peeps! I thought that this month would be a quiet month, with very few orders, since I decided to declare an order free month...but, no! I have been busy! Work in the office has started to pile up, Ibraheem and Umar have adept to their new classes and friends, Khadijah has started her Alevels at Taylors under FaMa scholarship and Yusof looks like he's working harder than ever (planning

Food Styling and Photography @ The Dessert Table

2012-01-12T14:32:00.001+08:00

You know when I started blogging, it was because I wanted to share my journey of my trials and triumphs in baking and cooking. And this blog was created by hubs for that purpose...I didn't even know how to create my own blog! I knew very little on how to post my stories....well...I am still learning to tweak my blogger account, as you can see, LOL! And then, I started taking pictures

More of Singapore and Almost Famous Amos Choc Chip Cookies

2012-01-10T18:05:00.000+08:00

.....hmmm, by the second day , we realise that we didn't do what we were supposed to do...strolling at the Botanical Gardens and just stroll along the streets of Singapore. We have been entertained and well fed by the lovely people whom we met there! So, on the second day, we decided to go to Orchard Road and the Arab Street.... If I were travelling alone, I wouldn't stop and take this

My Singapore Trip

2012-01-09T12:39:00.003+08:00

This was where I was, with hubs over the weekend...Singapore!!! Well, initially, I wanted to make a day or two day trip, but hubs wanted to belanja me, and he too, like me needed some fresh air before this 2012 madness begins(hope not)! So, off we went and left all the kids at home under the care of my FIL, and Wan assisting with driving them around to and from school. I had cooked and prepared

Karipap Pusing Tahun Baru!

2012-01-05T09:00:00.000+08:00

It was the New Year's weekend, and we decided to stay home. Hubs had asked if we wanted to go to Malacca or PD, all my kids gave a big "NO" answer! So, what did I do, then? Ahah! Karipap Lapis for New Year's breakfast .....(and that was at close to 11 am, when all was done!). It was easy, but mine was really comots! The recipe asked to use margarine, I used Vitalite as it was soft even from

Goodbye 2011, Welcome 2012!

2011-12-30T17:55:00.000+08:00

Some bakes and cakes that I made in the last 2 weeks. Tq beautiful people! It felt like yesterday we breathed into 2011, now we are almost hopping into 2012. I have achieved lots this year, but there have also been loads of setbacks! Am happy and grateful for both! Think I have done so much baking this year that I could ever imagined...and

That Joie De Vivre

2011-12-29T16:37:00.000+08:00

You know I was talking about our Ayer Baloi abode....we decided to drive back last Saturday, after attending a dear friend's nephew's wedding reception... Dr Wafiy is no longer a chubby boy I use to know, he's now married!! The reception was in Kak Nabilla's house in Shah Alam, and boy, what a traffic we had to drive through before we got to the gates of that joie de vivre....5 hours

Sugar Buns

2011-12-21T13:46:00.000+08:00

Hi you alls! It's the time of the year that people let their hair down and chill and relax! I, on the other hand will only be going for a holiday with my hubs in January! I have busted my leaves, but driving to work when a lot of people are on holiday, means there is less traffic! I have not been trying new recipes lately, been pretty occupied with my orders...and been having visitors at

Fairy Cakes!

2011-12-16T13:33:00.002+08:00

....think by now you would have guessed that I simply love Butter or Vanilla, Victoria Sandwich Cakes or simply Fairy Cakes...they are all variations of Butter Cakes! They are dead simple to make, the kind that you can whip after dinner and enjoy soon after, and most of all they are not pretentious, plain yet not boring! I made this sometime last week, didn't have time to try a more

Stuffed Foccacia Bread

2011-12-14T14:48:00.001+08:00

....think I mentioned in the previous post that I was running on spare battery...you know what happen last Friday!? My whole body gave way, I was down with viral fever and flu and cough, they actually started the day before when I had excruciating headache and back pain ... So, instead of going back to Ayer Baloi on Saturday (hub's newly wed cousin's inlaws and relatives were to bersanggar

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

2011-12-08T16:09:00.001+08:00

Well! I am in love with bread making, now! After I attempted Caterpillar Bread, I thought nothing could stop me from making my own bread! And this one, has been in my to do list for a long long time! People say they are easy to make, but looking at the bread, it sure gave an impression that it is complicated! ...until I decided to make them last Sunday!and after reading the recipe and

Caterpillar Bread

2011-12-06T10:23:00.001+08:00

Hmmmm...yup Caterpillar Bread and my first attempt at bread making without using a bread maker nor my Kmix! Think with the kneading and the handheld whisk that I use to make my macarons, my biceps are looking great, haha...perasaaan! Anyway, ....I have always wanted to try making breads...I mean the smell of freshly made bread and the taste, who would not love them (I usually get my

Bill's Big Carrot Cake - Yeay!

2011-12-02T17:26:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Let's make a Carrot Cake! Since I loved Carrot Cakes, I loved trying new recipes with different versions as well, just like trying Vanilla Cake recipes! I have read about this cake loads of times and had tasted once, when I redeemed Tina's Milkadeal Macarons and Carrot Cake. She made this in cuppies for her deal! Well! This cake is big, definitely bigger than the recipe that I usually

Macadamia Nut Brittle Caramel Buttercream Macarons...Holiday Macarons!

2011-12-01T14:30:00.000+08:00

It's the holiday season! Yeay to all of us! Except that I will be in the office till year end...I only have a few days left of my annual leave and my daughter has yet to finish her exams...the Malaysian equivalent of the British O-levels. So, my holidays really will be in January 2012 when I will take a few days off. Anyway, as always we are excited over any Mactweet http://

Gungy Chocolate Pavlova!

2011-12-01T11:00:00.000+08:00

It was our 18th anniversary on 21.11, however, time was cruel and didn't permit us for any celebration whatsoever. Hubs was busy with his work and coming home late lately while I was busy with the kids and my baking. And hubs went back to Ayer Baloi over the weekend...I have to stay back since Khadijah still has the science papers this week. Hence, I only made this on Sunday night! Hubs loved

Rainy Sunday and Chocolate Macarons

2011-11-29T16:54:00.002+08:00

It has been raining almost everyday lately, even if the sun is fierce is the morning, the afternoons or evenings are usually wet.....make me want to just be under my duvet! Where I live, we don't have any aircond unit in the house and I still use the duvet that I used during my student days...ahhh...heaven.... I have been getting requests for macaron classes, but time just don't permit. And I

It Was Mak's Day!

2011-11-22T14:39:00.001+08:00

Indeed, it was Mak's Day, I have never seen her so happy! She laughed and chatted with people close to her, her cucus and her Marhaban and Mengaji friends. Even though she didn't ask for this, Ayah knew knew that she would be elated to have one! Ayah had planned for this, iniatially we wanted to bring her out for dinner, then it was kenduri doa selamat amongst ank cucu sahaja....so...Adik decided

Sunday's Random Pics

2011-11-21T10:21:00.002+08:00

Saturday was Mak's day in Shah Alam, but Sunday, hubs went back to Ayer Baloi. Pak Uda Seman who used to live in the Ayer Baloi house passed away, after a 2nd stroke in Sultanah Aminah Hospital. He was admitted on Friday for lung infection, had his 1st stroke, but lost the battle the second time...alfatihah....life is really short....and org baik baik pergi dgn senang dan cepat....harap kita pun

Grandma Iny's Prune Cake!

2011-11-16T11:43:00.000+08:00

Hubs was not around last week. He and Ibraheem, Umar and Muhammad went back to Ayer Baloi to oversee the final reno works there. So...I didn't bake anything apart from some Coconut Cuppies and Lapis Tiga Rasa for Raya Haji. Come Monday, he complained that there has been no dessert in the house!....While me.....I was counting my calories, haha...but have been having rice and lauk pauk 3 days in a

A New Paradigm!

2011-11-14T13:05:00.003+08:00

That morning I sent hubs to the airport, he had meetings in JB, and the late Mr CP had just established his firm in KL. Hubs was to take care of the KL office. I was about 36 weeks ++ preggers with Khadijah. Since, hubs was not around, I decided to spent the night at mom's! I felt alright that day, except that I spent the entire day going to the toilet! It got worse when I got back from work! Was

Maltesers' Squares

2011-11-11T15:24:00.000+08:00

Hi you alls!How was your week!? Mine have been hectic! Anyway, we had a corporate wellness program today in the building and I got my sugar level, body fat and cholesterol level checked....except for my cholesterol level that is on the borderline, the rest is okay! Gotta start taking rolled oats for breakfast and climb up the stairs to my office to correct my cholesterol level! Anyway....I made

Salam Aidil Adha

2011-11-08T11:15:00.001+08:00

It was a rather quiet Raya Haji this year. Mak and Ayah and Adik went back to Alor Setar, but we stayed back as Khadijah's busy preparing for her SPM...6 days to go! I made Coconut Cupcakes with Pineapple Cream Cheese and Lapis Legit Prune Chocolate and Nasi Tomato with Ayam Masak Merah for juadah raya. After Solat Raya, we had breakfast and then went to Tok Bik's house in Kg Melayu Subang, went

Apple Strawberry Crumble (Gluten Free)

2011-11-02T18:16:00.000+08:00

The last couple of nights have been free and easy nights for me. The order that was supposed to be for Friday was delivred on Tuesday. I have been getting inquiries and orders, most of which I had to turn down....I have been having this throbbing headache since Friday night, flu came on Saturday and went off, but the body ache and headache stayed, only to ease after I pop some Actifast...not good

Hati Seorang Isteri.......

2011-10-31T17:37:00.000+08:00

Last week we got a very disheartening news, Puad, our neighbour in Ayer Baloi had stroke, not once but twice! I spoke to Ina, his wife last night who was taking care of him in Sultanah Hospital in JB...apparently he was having tea ("ngeteh") at the waroung in front of their house on Deepavali night when this happened. His two other friends who were with him did not realise this until Ina went to

Vanilla Cupcake with Creme Fraiche

2011-10-28T17:29:00.000+08:00

I guess I am old fashioned....the cake that I like most and can never be sick with is Vanilla or Butter cake! So far, I really love the Victoria Sandwich cake! And, I have been trying recipes to get the perfect one, in terms of taste and most importantly, the texture. It has to be dense, at the same time moist, even if stored in the fridge for a few days. I found this recipe from dailydelicious,

Singapore Chicken Laksa (Using Angel Hair Spaghetti)

2011-10-28T12:06:00.000+08:00

So many things happen the past few days...but lately as I ponder on the goals that I set early this year....I have a lot to achieve! I have done a lot , but, yeah, there are many more that are far from reach! I will not meddle more into that, until the time is appropriate, but now is not the time...perhaps at the end of the year! Let's look at what I made last Saturday.....Singapore Chicken Laksa

Happy Deepavali...I'm A Hopeless Blogger.....

2011-10-25T14:57:00.002+08:00

Yup! Am a hopeless blogger....whenever I draft my contracts, time is of the essence would be a mandatory clause. But, I couldn't seem to apply that to my own domain...I have been scrambling for time for as long as I can remember...my days start as eary as 3 or 4 am, provided that I tuck in early the night before, and will go on till I hit the sack again at around 10 pm or 2 am, if I didn't nap

Of Unconditional Love.....

2011-10-21T10:39:00.000+08:00

....so, I went for my check up and my pap smear yesterday. The hospital APSH (been coming for my antenatal checks since carrying Yusof! Yusof is now 14) was surprisingly rather quiet yesterday...good, but I spent close to half a day there! I don't particularly like hospitals or going to the hospitals, but I felt relieved(maybe I should'nt be saying this) to hear other people are also having

Brownie Cookies With Peanut Butter Filling

2011-10-18T15:19:00.000+08:00

Hi you alls!...it's a delayed post! But better late than never!well, am well immersed in my work and baking....have decided to limit orders and am doing orders that have been placed much earlier only and been very selective with new orders... time is not on my side...there are so many things that I want to put up here, but I have to push to another day and time which I can't tell when...just bear

The Week That Was....

2011-10-12T10:33:00.001+08:00

Devils Food Choc Cake with Cream Cheese< Choc GAnache and Strwberries, tq Amizah! It was a chaotic week last week! With office load and Muhammad and Hajar were not feeling well...think I had about 3 hours sleep daily! I took Tuesday off, thought of finishing my macaron shells and went for some pampering and menicure pedicure.....but the weather? It rained and was super damp that day, or the egg

Pink Chocolate Macaron Pops!

2011-10-10T11:24:00.001+08:00

I have been so busy, and I have missed MacAttack two months in a row...definitely did not want to miss this month's Pinkarons...a tribute to Cancer.....To me fighting cancer is like fighting another war...but the enemy is one that sleeps in and slip in! I lost two loved ones after their brave battle with cancer last year, my dear sister in law who was only 31 lost the fight against acute leukemia

Pierre Herme's Bitter Chocolate Macaron

2011-10-07T00:17:00.000+08:00

It's going to be Friday tomorrow, and what a week had been for me....CHAOS is the (and read:comments not replied yet....sabar ye!) word !....anyway, more stories on that when I updates and cakes on bakes! For now, let's talk Pierre Herme's macarons....Choc Macarons and the much talk about book that now is printed in English...woot! I got my copy last week, and what better opportunity to give this

Doing It All- For All Women Out There!

2011-10-03T17:44:00.000+08:00

I was getting ready to enter the snoozeland last night...it was close to 12.30am, I have cleared the kitchen, managed to tidy up our family library upstairs, did a test batch of macarons baked on silicon sheet, washed the toilet upstairs, applied my hand cream (a must since I havent got a helper anymore) and some foot cream (sudah tua, that i so need them to smoothen my cracked heels, now!), and

Let Your Life Be Filled With Colours!

2011-09-30T11:46:00.001+08:00

I didn't realise that I have been making this coluorful morsels until i put them all up here! They have indeed added some colours to my weekly routines! ....and despite the kecohness at home especially dealing with my children, am happy to whisk the meringue, sift the ground almond and powdered sugar, add the colours and do the macaronage while counting........42, 43, 45.....sometime up to 50,

Hajar Is 4!

2011-09-28T17:40:00.001+08:00

Notice the figure candle...it was supposed to be no 4, and i was in a haste yesterday that I bought a no 2 candle instead...yikes! ....so it was Hajar's birthday yesterday, and it was also the last night of Syawal. Hubs decided that we throw a small party aka makan-makan only to 4 families! My inlaws, my new neighbours whom I have not met (hubs went to their tahlil housewarming party before

It's The Macaron Fever!

2011-09-22T14:41:00.001+08:00

Hmmmmm....I have been baking nightly since after Raya till last Tuesday! Took a night break on Tuesday and I'm back on the groove....inshaallah this will continue till December. I have planned to space out my orders...yeah I planned, haha...let's see how they will turn out! Rima was in town, and I had a short lunch with her and Shida Dairimama....nowadays the topics range from baking, macarons (

Chocolate Meringues (Pavlova) with Strawberries and Blackberries!

2011-09-21T09:11:00.001+08:00

It was going to be a long weekend with Friday off last week for Hari Malaysia celebration, so hubs decided we went back to Ayer Baloi! I sorted out my supposedly free weekday to fulfill all orders to be collected on Friday, from Khadijah....she was still in the midst of SPM Trial Exams and stayed back with Yusof accompanied by my mak and ayah. I had about 2 hours sleep the night before, I was

A Wedding and An Engagement!

2011-09-12T08:05:00.003+08:00

I was completely pooped last night....but I was darn happy! Lega at the same time!This projects that I decided to take on a few months for two special people were executed on Saturday...phew! Kak Puteri, whom I met through this blogsphere and Aunty Jude, a lovely, lovely lady! Let's see!A Four Tier Cake, 3 layers of dummy cakes, thank you Kak Puteri for that, I prepared the dummies on Thursday

Sana Sini Raya Part 2

2011-09-07T15:13:00.001+08:00

...so Raya continues! On the 3rd Syawal we left Muor for Ayer Baloi! The new kitchen is still in progress, so there is no open house, yet! I cleaned and scrubbed whatever that needed scrubbing and cleaning and chilled! Didn't even visit my neighbout Fuad and Ani...they were not around most times....beraya! The abode at night! Kids played bunga api....whilst I tried my hand with varying shutters

Sana Sini Raya!

2011-09-05T14:53:00.000+08:00

Too many pictures, too little a time to narrate a story!So, let's see what we have here!Muhammad tired after we arrived from Ayer Baloi.Baking resumes, Butterscotch Congo Bars!I like!....errr I carry a tool box, not a cosmetic kit!, hehe!Kek Lapis Cempedak, baked in the new oven in Ayer Baloi!I love the sight of choc macs!Me and my hubs and our brood! Di pagi Raya!His samping, I like...he's also

Two Days Before Raya

2011-08-31T07:56:00.003+08:00

...it was a baking frenzy! I had to bake all this, or else I wouldn't make it before raya!So, I started at 11 after getting some groceries from Econsave and began making Lapis Prune, Prune Cake (MIL requested), Victoria Sandwich Cake (x2, one for Mak Arah), and Coffee Macarons for iftar!It was prunes affair! Lucky I was fasting, if not I would have popped a few into my mouth!Kek Lapis Prune....

Salam Aidil Fitri!

2011-08-30T07:16:00.000+08:00

I'm sorry if the bakes and cakes that you ordered were not to your liking, I'm sorry if I had missed your email, I'm sorry if I couldn't take your order, I'm sorry if I had not replied to your comments......but most of all thank you very much for reading my ramblings and being my friend! As usual there some delayed posts, hehe...after this! Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Dzahir Dan Batin,

Ayer Baloi, A New Kitchen!

2011-08-28T02:54:00.001+08:00

Good morning everyone! I have started my Raya break, woohoo! But spent the night before I left for Ayer Baloi, Muar tidying up my kitchen, my house, books , clothes and packing my baking stuffs and gadgets to bring back to kampung! I was supposed to make kek lapis this week, but I busted my schedule with the 21 cakes adhoc order! Anyway....we left at 8 yesterday morning...err we were supposed to

Lebaran Treats For Mak and MIL - Part II

2011-08-25T14:25:00.001+08:00

I have been quiet the past few days, and it felt like I was in an amazing race....to bake! It was madness in the office and also back in my kitchen! Anyway, I managed to do altogether 4 types of cookies for mak and mil, all in all! Those cookies that I gave mak and mil are still save with them....mine...are slowly depleting, the boys mucnh on them after iftar, but nevermind...I will make some

Lebaran Treats For Mak and MIL!

2011-08-19T10:36:00.001+08:00

Morning everyone! Am huffing and puffing! It's 10 days more in Ramadhan, and Syawal will make it's appearance....and....I'm way behind schedule...and all my cookies are now gone!Happy that they are gone to loved ones who dropped by with all sorts of cookies and goodies, so, the cookies were my gifts to them.... So, here's some cookies that I made last weekend...thought I'd share with you, in case

Red Alert!

2011-08-17T14:26:00.000+08:00

Salam Ramadhan semua...hari ni I nak berceloteh dalam bahasa ibunda saya, bolehkan haha! Hmmm, dalam kecoh-kecoh saya berentap dengan masa untuk menghabiskan kueh-kueh raya untuk Mak dan Mentua saya, di pagi hari Isnin, saya telah mendapat satu panggilan talipon.....Yong yang selalu menempah kek dan tart meminta pertolongan saya....dia memerlukan 1,500 cupcakes...mak ai! Banynaknya! Saya langsung

Kacang Pool!

2011-08-15T16:13:00.000+08:00

Kacang Pool! Yes, hubs wrote on my fb wall asking for this yesterday. He was driving back to KL from Ayer Baloi with Muhammad, Umar and Ibraheem. I had just finished making macarons, 2 batches cracked with feet...the weather was not healping, and I was really trying despite the damp and humid air! Don't know why this soup/stew, sort of is called Kacang Pool...I gather it's due to the fact that

Pineapple Cupcakes and Mixed Berries Macarons

2011-08-11T13:30:00.004+08:00

Morning everyone! I notice everyone have geared into either making Raya cookies or trying new recipes for Iftar...me!!!??? I'm still trying to catch up with the list of recipes that I wanted to try....but am achieving so little! Ramadhan month which usually was quiet, somehow presented me with quite a bit of work to attend to in the office....and the traffic in the morning and driving home after

Croissant Pudding and New Mac Flavors!

2011-08-09T12:56:00.005+08:00

I must admit that I have been feeling very lazy to attempt any new recipes for cookies....even though I know that I have to make some for Eid! Yesterday, my kitchen was declared as close! The contractors had cleaned the walls (wet kitchen) and the tiles...the walls were all painted, and today the floor will be glazed...hubs had not called to say that iftar is tapau-ed food! Anyway, last night I

Jom Masak Nasi Daging!

2011-08-08T08:59:00.005+08:00

Morning everyone! After about a week fasting, I have gotten into the groove of eating early in the morning and forgetting my morning coffee, first thing when I got to my work-station! I have tried a few new recipes, but somehow I have still yet to find the sparks to make cookies for Eid!...am soooo lazy to tend to those minute creatures! I thought of making macarons, but, my MIL's would be too

Bananas...A Few Ways...

2011-08-03T12:49:00.003+08:00

During fasting month, you'll see that I prepare dishes using bananas almost every day....got it from my MIL...for whenever she comes over, she will bring along some bananas for the kids! So, the last two days I decided to prepare these 2 desserts using different types bananas....Pisang Emas and Pisang Raja...wow emas and raja, hahaha!Kolak Pisang (that's what MIL calls this!)Ingredients10 bananas

Congo Bars Revisited, Reminiscing Aber!

2011-08-03T12:26:00.002+08:00

You know, I can never get over the fact of how things happen when you are part of the blogosphere community....for me this blogging thingy is another world of its own! ....and I find such joy meeting and making friends with the lovely peeps behind their blogs! I am known as Kitchen Guardian, you know...and I love it! I have always admired 4cakesinacup...their bakes are lovely! One day I received

Durian Profiteroles!

2011-07-31T23:44:00.002+08:00

First and foremost...Ramadhan ya Mubarak to all Muslims around the world, and especially to my fellow blogger peeps! I have decided not to take any orders for Raya cookies this year..I need this time to reflect and try to do more ibadah, inshaallah...I have been asked to bake this and that during this fasting month, I can only wait and see this weekend. As I do not think I would have any energy

Camomile Macarons with Raspberry Froyo!

2011-07-29T09:44:00.057+08:00

Phewww...I was just in the nick of time! This MacAttack is closing tomorrow!...and guess what the challenge was...Macaron Ice-cream...and I don't know and have not attempted making ice-cream before! Since frozen yoghurt is a hit in town now, I decided to make my own froyo, woohoo, my way, woohoo!Camomile Macarons with Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt!Loved the colour of the shells, and the subtle aroma

Marmer Cake and When In School...

2011-07-28T00:34:00.076+08:00

Marmer Cake...Marble Cake....this is one of the cakes that I have known from very young! It is a must cake for Hari Raya at my grandma's...my mom doesn't bake, you see, so my aunt will make sure that this cake apart from Kueh Bahulu was served! Now, that I bake, am still searching for the best Marble Cake (...and Butter Cake, they are my favorites!) to bake! I made this one on Tuesday night while

Lapis Cheesecake!

2011-07-26T18:06:00.003+08:00

Well! This might not look like kek lapis at all....the layers are not visible, I have tweaked the recipe without doing any research of the outcome....but, I must tell you...this cake , this cake....mmmm...this cake....ahh, I can't describe how good it was.....like Rima said...indeed it was the best of both worlds! I shall now try more cheesecake recipes and....layer cakes, of course! Yup, it took

Learning Macarons The True French Way!

2011-07-25T00:14:00.003+08:00

...the scar from that incidents are still there...I have only managed to accept the whole thing, they have sunk in, but I have now to deal with them...that incident left me with almost meal-less days from Tuesday till Friday last week...I met Yusof's teachers twice, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons... I almost didn't want to attend this class, that I had queued from March, only to get a call

Wordless Wednesday....

2011-07-20T10:01:00.001+08:00

...yup truely wordless, "soul-less", butterless, eggless....nothing rips me apart than blunders and wrongdoings of my children.....taking a stride at a time I plod...and plod and plod and ponder.....please bear with this lonely space for a while.....

The Beginning Of A Long Journey??!

2011-07-18T13:18:00.005+08:00

I got up early on Saturday, like any other Saturdays to finish a cake and pack my macarons...no, I didn't go to Pasar Tani, it was too rushed, if I did. We had an appointment to see the Principal of Kolej Yayasan UEM (KYUEM) in Lembah Beringin at 10. Nut and Kak Nabilah and her girls were also supposed to be there. Nut who used to be in the same uni with hubs, used to serve in the BOD of the

Mastrad...my New Love!

2011-07-14T09:41:00.001+08:00

If you had read my post yesterday, I was eagerly waiting for my Mastrad sheets! Yup,I got them yesterday, and due to the nick of time that I have been imposed, I didn't think that I would give the sheets a try last night...but not! I cleaned them....yeah there's a special instruction to clean them before first time using....and did my first batch of macarons using Mastrad silicon sheets...woo hoo

Wednesday's Ramblings!

2011-07-13T13:26:00.001+08:00

....boy, if you knew what is going on in this head....ahhh...you wouldn't want to know! Just one thing..,.time is a real essence for me this week...so many things to do, and am scrambling for time!....anyway, am super excited today, despite a half day documentation meeting this morning.....you'll see why, hehe....MAD (short for Milkadeal) wanted to order a cake for their beloved boss, a co-owner

Sambal Tumis Bilis with Belimbing Buloh

2011-07-11T00:11:00.005+08:00

....life is like sambal belacan or sambal bilis for me-lah...I love Sambal Bilis! and life is full of sweet stuff and the crying episodes, right! Just like your sambal belacan or sambal bilis....They are so nice to eat, sweet and yet you have to go through the spicy taste as well! Last Friday Kak Ana my tea lady brought some Belimbing Buloh from her house. I, of course had to take some. I wanted

Bakes and Cakes

2011-07-08T14:16:00.001+08:00

Last weeks' produce...Nora requested for this Barbie Princess cake with buttercream for her dear niece's 6th birthday. Victoria Sandwich Cake covered with buttercream...thank you Nora...tq Rima for the inspiration! Her friend ordered this cake for her hen's party...Red Velvet Cake...thank you Azaila and friends!Then, I got an order for this Hummingbird Cake from Azaila's sister and some macarons

Pink Rainbow Cake...Yeay!

2011-07-06T10:00:00.071+08:00

Hmmm...this seem to be another cake that the peeps around KL talk about! I have seen this in a few blogs, but they are all in the true sense rainbow colours red, yellow, blue, purple......I have seen this recipe in Dorie Greenspan's Baking From My Home To Yours, too...and apparently it is dubbed as the best party cake! I needed a breather from my macaron making last night...and a fellow blogger

The Weekend That Was...

2011-07-04T08:53:00.049+08:00

Sunday morning felt so good! This assignment was accomplished...to some it might not be a big deal..to me...it was a first time doing a tier cake and using pillars to stack the cakes! ...and I have never had any practise doing this before! The task was to have four or five recipes of Red Velvet cake and covered with cream cheese as a cutting cake! This cake was ordered by Haslina for her niece

Lychee and Cream Cheese Macarons!

2011-06-27T10:12:00.003+08:00

I'm always excited to see the next announcement on MacTweet...what is the next theme??!! As there is endless ways and possibilities to do a macaron! So, for MacAttack 20, the theme was Fruit Macaron..woo hoo....I was going to recreate what I have done before.....Almond Macarons with Cream Cheese and Lychee! The only other better thing this time round was that I had some fresh lychees....so they

Bakes and Cakes

2011-06-23T13:48:00.018+08:00

Red Velvet Cake for Dad...tq Asmah, Asmah first ordered this cake during Milkadeal deal sometime in March! Purple and Marbled Purple Macarons for hantaran. Tq Nadia (hubs' cousin) for her brother's engagement gift. Rose Macarons for an engagement gift, tq Yong!The small packs are to be shared with loved ones...The 40 pieces pack are for mother of the bride and wedding gift, tq Datin Siti!Red

Not So Giant Double Choc Cookie

2011-06-22T09:00:00.034+08:00

Well....they might not be so giant a cookie! But they were nice enough to satisfy my craving for some thing chocolatey and the baking prowess in me......late last night! At 11 to be exact! But making these...are super easy! I didnt even use a handheld mixer, let alone my stand mixer...the old wooden spatula was good enough to execute the job!So...apa tunguu lagi! Here goes:Ingredients1 cup (2

Lazy Bone Weekend!

2011-06-20T10:04:00.000+08:00

Yeah, that was me last weekend! Finished all my orders on Saturday at 6 am, brushed my teeth, washed my face and went to pasar tani! Fadhil (who takes care of the Ayer Baloi home) was coming for lunch with his family! I made Gulai Senangin, Udang Galah Goreng Titik Serai, Pucuk Paku Masak Lemak. Bought this Tepung Pelita for dessert........and whipped this Hazelnut Macarons...they were overfolded

Macarons-Fast Sale!

2011-06-16T10:14:00.001+08:00

Good morning all beautiful peeps! I made some macarons and have this extras to go! There are 20 macarons in a pack, which includes hazelnut and chocolate macarons (using Valrhona cocoa powder and buttons) and almond macarons with assorted fillings.... yam, coffee, coconut, salted caramel and lemon all infused in Italian Meringue buttercream...going for rm30 per pack...I have 2 packs only! If

Hummingbird Cake

2011-06-14T11:28:00.000+08:00

I felt really fresh this morning....yeah! But minus my glasses! I was taking pictures, had to take it off, I have this short sighted and long sighted flaws already LOL...but am not that old you know! Yeap, I made this cake last night...and it makes feel good....you don't know how crancky I have been as I was not being able to bake leisurely, kah kah kah....it has become addiction, this baking!

Bakes and Cakes

2011-06-09T17:48:00.000+08:00

Well! It was macarons affair for the past month! And, I can say purple is the new pink! you can see from here! As Ramadhan is approaching, the orders are quieter, but I have started getting enquiries for weddings and engagements in September! I will not be baking or taking orders for Raya cookies this year....there might potentially be some orders for hampers, but am hoping to concentrate in my

Trips To APSH

2011-06-06T16:50:00.000+08:00

Almost enough of baking till the wee hours in the morning for the past two weeks, and due to school break, we decided to get Umar and Ibraheem on their joirney to adulthood....so, last Friday, I took the day off and waited for my two young men for their jouney. Dr Wan Osama a Paed Surgeon of Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital was chosen for the task! We arrived there at around 8.30 in the morning.

Happiness Is Making Others Happy!

2011-05-30T16:20:00.002+08:00

Classic Butter Cake with Vanilla Buttercream, thank you SuhailaCoconut Macaron, Salted Caramel and Pistachio Macarons, tq Aida, Fadzrain, Tini, Wani in Penang (tqs Stefan for delivering this to Penang!). Pink Velvet Cake and Starwberry Shrtbread Tarts with Starwberry Toffee Drizzle, thank you YongDevils's Food Choc Cake with Choc Ganache, Cream Cheese and Starwberries, thank you Norizan.

Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Slice and SHbredow.....

2011-05-26T00:43:00.001+08:00

Hi! Remember in the previous post that this week was going to be a storm...indeed...literally it rained cats and dogs over the weekend and I had to prepare large orders of macarons! It was hell!And, I think where I live that is almost at the collar of Banjaran Titiwangsa, the lush greenery surrounding my house helped contribute to extra moist...hence, from any batch of macarons, there were

Snickers' Macarons?!

2011-05-20T15:51:00.000+08:00

I was wondering what to leave you peeps for the weekend...I have been busy this week, and has not been able to attempt any new recipes....so, maybe you can make this macarons! I made this using the one egg white macaron recipe. Think the original recipe came from Jill Colonna's book, which I have divided and meddled as usual, hehe.... and because the theme for Mactweet's mac-attack-19-

Tenggiri Fishball Soup

2011-05-19T15:44:00.001+08:00

People always ask how I find time to cook...the truth is that the recipes that I chose are super simple and easy to make....a no brainer (to me) as I call it...I haven't the luxury of time, I have six children and I haven't a helper either...but then, good food is homecooked food, right! So....how about this fishball soup....well, they weren't really round to call fishball, but yeah, that's what

Happy Teacher's Day!

2011-05-16T12:18:00.004+08:00

Blogger went hiatus last week, I couldn't sign in, and hence, I wasn't able to update my blog! It was alright on Saturday, I think, but I was busy with my baking and a bit of cooking, so I wasn't able to put any new updates. And today, while many people take the opportunity to stretch their weekend and take today off, because tomorrow is a public holiday, I'm in the office...but guess what, my

Be Bold, Be Different, Be Pink....Pink Velvet Cake

2011-05-09T14:54:00.001+08:00

...and so it was Mother's Day and my Birthday yesterday! Of course I didn't plan for any birthday celebrations except that I wanted to make this cake and make some macarons! However, it was a very merry weekend and my FIL and BIL and my parents and Kay and hubby turned up to join the modest celebration, somewhat...with us! Great!! I woke up on Sunday morning very early (as usual) to finish a cake

Strawberry Shortbread Tart With Strawberry Toffee Drizzle

2011-05-06T09:45:00.000+08:00

Hmmmm...some time last month, I have been approched to show how to make fruit tarts! Me!? Moi!???...hehe...the last time I had attempted to make fruit tarts were about several moons ago...but I obliged the requests of Aina, last Saturday! I had browsed Dorie's recipe for almost all purposes shortcrust pastry, but I have decided to stick to this one! It is super easy to prepare and the pastry just

Bakes and Cakes

2011-05-06T08:53:00.000+08:00

It was a rather quiet week last week, and am grateful for that.....the next wave is coming sooon, yes! I'll embrace with open hearts and arms! And now, it's time for thank yous!Victoria Sandwich Cake wrapped in baby pink hued fondant for a wedding Hantaran (gift). Thank you Kak Ana!Classic Butter Cake Topped with Buttercream for Saturday tea, thank you Kak Inah!Traffic Stopping Cake ....Red

Tuna Leek With Hazelnut Crust Pie...A Rustic Pie!

2011-05-03T15:37:00.003+08:00

I have been wanting to make a savoury pie, but I always find the reasons not to, ...maybe because I have always been intimidated by the steps to make the crust, the base, hehe.... anyway, I couldn't put off any longer, I am waaaaay long overdue to submit my post to an online magazine! And, I thought, this would be a good one! I was toying with the idea of making pizzas or this...I'll make pizzas

Macarons..Italian Meringue!!

2011-04-29T12:38:00.003+08:00

Like I made macarons successfully many many months ago...I jumped with joy when my macarons started showing their feet last night...I attempted the Italian Meringue method..woo hoo! I had a postponement for a macaron order, so...I took the opportunity to give this method a go! ....and what can I say...I might convert from the classic French meringue method to this...it was like doing step 1, 2, 3

Molten Chocolate Babycakes...My Attempt To Become A Domestic Goddess!

2011-04-28T15:25:00.003+08:00

I have only had this chocolatey dessert once, at Tammarind Springs....hubby and I had dinner with Mr and Mrs Nordin, and Superwomanwannabe and Superman......a few years back! We have not been out for dinner for quite a while, infact ever since we made do without a helper, hubby and I had never been out on Friday nights...our rendezvous night! We now spend time with the kids, or ferrying Khadijah

Bakes and Cakes

2011-04-26T15:38:00.004+08:00

Time for tqs! Bakes and Cakes of last week and yesterweek!Choc (using Valrhona Chocolate) and Almond Dusted with Valrhona Cocoa PowderMacarons with Choc Ganache, Espresso , Raspberry and Salted Caramel French Pastry Fillings, tqs Rohaida, Ju!"Tq Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid" who vacated his chair at the LSE Alumni...Double Choc Cake with Choc Ganache and Summer Berries, tq Shaun, Milkadeal boss!Devil's

3rd Macaron Class!

2011-04-24T00:34:00.002+08:00

It was a macaron rollercoaster ride last week...and I tell you I really had the jitters before my macaron class yesterday...what if the mishaps, the cracks, the flat ass happened during the class......anyway i had to gather my courage and just did it! Can't bear to postpone the class and disappoint the girls! And so, we began at 10....and I insisted that we use this other method rather than the

It Was Wet Wet Wet.....

2011-04-22T10:03:00.001+08:00

It's no joke when making macarons in a wet weather....I was chatting to Rima about our macarons yesterday, she also experienced the same...and coincidentally, we were using the almond flour purchased from the same bakeshop...err...oh no! Could it be the weather, or might it be the almond flour....I don't know...and as I said I was not going to fret and sweat the small stuff when making macarons..

Pause and Breathe.......

2011-04-21T16:12:00.001+08:00

My head is tingtong (heavy), it's wet (rainy season again??!) and my macarons were busted last night (they danced happy feet but cracked) and hence, I'm behind my orders for macarons, work is also catching up in the office, and I have also not replied your comments...grrrrr.....so, I'll pause and do the necessary....in the mean time, just to let you know that I have received a list of requests

Very Merry Weekend with Loved Ones

2011-04-19T00:38:00.000+08:00

Last weekend was the weekend that was probably the most carefree and 'baking-free' weekend. I decided to postpone my class on Sunday as I had a khenduri (gathering where we say prayers and rejoice, of course!) at Sham's and a house warming get together with hubby's cousin in their new abode Shah Alam.....and I think my family is missing me quite badly already, hehe.... So the fiesta started on

Macarons...Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, Just Go Make Them!

2011-04-15T14:47:00.001+08:00

I was thinking of what to leave you peeps for the weekend...yeah, something that you can work on...and one that you won't have to "sweat the small stuff"! As in go grab your egg white, hand-mixer, almond flour and whip that macarons! I have also had some emails asking me to conduct more macaron classes...yup, there is one coming up in May, and probably another..I think! But, in the mean time,