NEW YEAR

Selamat tahun baru hijrah 1430. Semoga kedatangannya membawa lembaran baru yang lebih baik dalam hidup kita dan ummat Islam seluruhnya... Ameen.

p/s: Someone sent this to me:
"Jadikan yang tebal itu Iman, yang nipis itu lidah, yang tajam itu akal, yang lembut itu hati, yang ringan (untuk dikerjakan) itu solat, yang halus itu suara, yang luas itu ilmu, dan yang mnis itu senyum..Keinsafan dan Kesyukuran sentiasa di hati kita hendaknya. Amin... SELAMAT TAHUN BARU HIJRAH 1430."

OVEN ROASTED CHEESY POTATO WEDGES

Love French fries, but hate the fat and calories? Here's a delicious alternative that tastes as yummy as it looks. (Serves 2)

2 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound Yukon Gold or russet potatoes
3/4 cup finely grated Asiago, Parmesan or Piave Vecchio cheese
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Wash the potatoes and cut them in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 2 or 3 long wedges or spears. Peeling the potatoes is optional. Place the potato wedges in a bowl of cold water with at least 6 ice cubes and let the potatoes soak for 30 minutes. Drain, and pat the potatoes dry with paper towels.

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Place the egg whites and salt in a medium-sized bowl and whisk to combine. Add the potato wedges and toss to coat all surfaces.

Spread the grated cheese on a large plate. One by one, dip the potatoes into the cheese, coating the all the surfaces. Arrange the potatoes on the prepared pan, making sure none of the wedges touch.

Bake until the potatoes are golden brown and fork-tender, 20 to 30 minutes. To serve, sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, to taste.

Source: http://www.ebfarm.com/Recipes/StyledRecipe.aspx?RecipeID=251

p/s: tak tau lah potato jenis apa yg saya guna hari tu. Main hentam je sbb dah ada dlm fridge ;)

PESTO SAUCE

Last week saya cuba buat pesto sauce. Sos ni sedap dimakan dgn pasta. Lebih sedap kalau boleh kunyah pine nut yg tak dikisar halus lumat.
Resepinya saya ambil dari internet je. Kalau nak buat sos ni katanya lebih sedap kalau ditumbuk je daun basil tu instead of kisar. Tapi saya kisar je guna food processor bukannya blender sbb sos ni tak perlu letak air. Dia macam paste sahaja. Bukannya cair berkuah.

Bahan2:
2 cwn basil leaves
2-3 sudu besar pine nuts
1/2 cwn parmesan cheese
1 Garlic
Extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper & salt to taste
Pasta (apa2 saja-last time saya guna linguine)

Masukkan semua bahan dalam food processor dan kisar. Tak perlu lumat sangat..nanti tak sedap especially kalau tak boleh kunyah pine nuts yang crunchy tu.
Dah siap, boleh lah digaul dgn pasta yang telah direbus terlebih dahulu

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Mmmm...yummy....

Selamat mencuba...

JAKARTA, DAY 3; BANDUNG, DAY 1

We left Jakarta for Bandung by "Argo Gede" train through Gambir station. It was a nice train. Usually I would sit by the window if I were to travel either by car,bus, train or plane. But on that day, I was not well and I feel like sleeping, so I gave up my fave seat and my husband sat there instead. While waiting for the train to arrive (the train was late by more than 1 hour) I felt so tired because there were many people at the station and there was no more seat left. All were occupied. People were everywhere. People kept on coming and crowded the station no matter how many of them left with each train that made a stop there.

The trip took about 3 hours and it was already afternoon by the time we reached Bandung. I felt more tired. But I assure you the trip would be otherwise interesting since the scenery was amazing and breathtakingly beautiful.

The driver from the hotel was already there waiting for us. He informed us that delayed train was not uncommon. On our way to the hotel, we made a stop at apotek (pharmacy) to get some medicine.

After check in I went straight to bed and slept until it was very late in the evening. I woke up for prayer and continued sleeping after that. Meanwhile, my husband went out for a sightseeing and get himself a supir (driver) for tomorrow's trip to white crater. Actually my friend in Jakarta had asked me to contanct her family in Bandung and they can send their own supir to get us to anywhere we wanted to go. But we decided to be on our own until she returned to Bandung because we did not want to disturb her family.

I woke up again for dinner. We ordered nasi timbel that night. After finished eating I slept again only to wake up in the middle of the night due to stomach ache. I rushed to the the toilet and threw up on the floor. After that, I slept through the night until morning.

EIDUL ADHA

Dear all,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you "عيد مبارك" and "وكل عام وأنتم بخير".

MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It's my birthday today. Thanks to the family and frens who remembered my special day and wished me well. May Allah bless all of you.
Thanks to my hubby for the wonderful early birthday treat at L* M******* and 'sudu'. The food was great. It was enjoyable even though I dropped a sudu and embarrassed myself at first. You are so wonderfully nice to me. Thank you soooo very much....

THREAD EMBROIDERY

A few weeks ago I went to a bookshop in Bangi and found a few good books on tread embroidery. I bought 3 different books and I was so happy with my purchase. To actually make use of those books (asyik beli buku menjahit, buku sulam je...tapi tak menjahit pun...so kali ni kena buat something...) I set out to sew pillow cases for my friend's new born baby with thread embroidery on it. As of yesterday, I managed to complete the embroidery but not the pillow case.... not yet...
I'm quite satisfied with the result since this was my first thread embroidery project....