Sedapnyaa Ice Cream di Fat Baby SS15

Lepas makan ayam penyet Api yang sangat pedas tu, mulut ni mula la craving benda-benda manis. So terus pegi Fat Baby Ice Cream di SS15. Dekat je dengan rumah aku. 

Selang beberapa kedai dari Fat Baby Ice Cream ni adalah Cafe Grafa dan depan kedai dia pulak ada Kapten Steamboat. Masuk je kedai tak ramai orang. Yes! Bole belek2 lama sikit nak makan apa.

Sampai kat kaunter je dah nampak Salted Caramel my favourite. Server kat kaunter tu greet and teruz offer rasa dulu semua flavour sebelom decide. Baik betol. Mmg kedai ice cream akan bg kita rasa dulu, tapi inilah first time aku dioffer sebelom sempat cakap apa-apa. Kalau kat haagen-dasz, siap buat muka boring je server tu kalau mintak rasa.

Tapi aku time tu dah xnak rasa2 dah. (Sbb dah nampak salted caramel ice-cream). So aku dgn husband aku order Get Stuffed. Get Stuffed ni 5 scoop ice cream and 2 waffles.

Bila waiter tu bawa kat meja, rupanya besar betol waffle tu. Bole makan 4 orang. Aiskrim kat cni mmg sedap. Flavour dia lain dari ice-cream2 chain kat malaysia. Paling aku suka, salted caramel ice-cream. Masin tu mmg spot on dgn manis caramel tu. 2nd flavour aku suka coffee pie crust. Ice cream ni perisa coffee plus ada mcm2 pie crumble crunchy kat dalam. Sedapnya..
In the end ice cream habis, waffle ada cikit xhabis. Kalau datang 4 org, bole la order ni. Kalau setakat 2 orang, maka sure korang betol2 lapar.

Service kedai ni friendly sangat. Senyum dan sabar je server tu aku dok renung lama2 ice cream tu. Price wise, murah sikit dari baskin robbins or haagen dasz but rasa ice cream tu sedap sangat. Flavour ice creams kat cni berubah-rubah. So kalau korg ada preferred flavour, call la dulu sebelom datang nak mengelakkan kekecewaan. 

P/s : nnt nak pegi lagi. Haha

Detox Water : Lemon Ginger & Honey

I am usually very cautious when it comes to eating nowadays. You can say i am a foodie since I love food and always on a look-out for good restaurants and recipes for me to indulge in. But since my body metabolism has not been very good too me for the past 2 years (the extra kilograms are now my new best friends), i kind of watch what i eat and drink. 

Last weekend has been such a guilty pleasure for me. Friday night I was at Fatty Crab Restaurant eating Chili Crab with bread and fried rice, Saturday was Ayam Penyet and Ice Cream at Fat Baby Ice Cream and Sunday i had Chicken Rice with my in-laws plus pizza and Donuts with Belgian Chocolate with my best friends later.

Oh my God, by the end of the weekend, I was feeling so guilty and fat. I even had a dream last night where people are calling me Fat. So today I woke up early and jog for 3km jogs and workout and after that google for cleansing recipe. I stumbled upon La Juiceria cold-pressed juiced and order online a 1-day detox juice program (going to blog about it later) but juices are going to be delivered by Wednesday.

I have no choice. I have to detox fast. In the end i made myself my usual remedy. Honey Ginger and Lemon. Just mix 1 liter of warm water with 6 slices of lemon and 3 tablespoon of honey. Let it sit for 10 minutes and ready for drink. Usually the effect will start to kick in after you had 1 glass of this. (you will pee constantly). But it do make your body feel more energize. Lemon as you might know, has a very high antioxidant effect and help to cleanse your body. Ginger is very helpful to raise your metabolism and reduce bloating. Try it.

P/S : Can't wait for me La-Juiceria to be delivered. 

Makan di Fatty Crab Taman Megah

Friday night yeehaa!

Tiap-tiap minggu hari Jumaat husband akan bawa dinner kat luar. Selalunya hari weekdays mmg kami dinner di rumah je. So weekend gantung kuali makan kat luar jer.

Hari khamis husband dah ckp awal2 dia nak makan di Nirwana nasi daun pisang tu. (Husband aku mmg suka sgt makan kat ctu). Aku pulak iyerkan saja sbb aku pun xsure nak makan kat mana.

Tp alih2 husband aku ajak makan ketam di Fatty Crab. Gigih betol husband aku siap balik awal sbb nak sampai kedai tu sebelum pukul 7. Kalau x kena beratur.

Sampai je auntie terus ambil order. Order ketam sekati setengah, nasi goreng untuk 2 org makan, roti bakar 4 keping ( cicah dgn kuah ketam), chinese tea 2 cawan (bole refill sampai kembong perot).

Seperti kedai chinese lain, mmg laju makanan tu sampai walaupun ramai orang.

Makanan dah sampai

Ketam cili

Nasi goreng

Ketam tu cicah roti kuah mmg sedap. Pedas untuk aku yang xtahan pedas + masam2. But sedap. Husband aku ckp pedas ok jer. Aku paling suka nasi goreng. Kalau chinese yang goreng mmg sedap walaupun kosong jer. Aku nak order chicken wing, tp sbb awal sgt sampai, chicken wing tak ada lagi.

Total makan RM87. Mmg kenyang sangat dan berbaloi. Paling best dapat roti bakar lebih free of charge sbb auntie tu ckp roti hari ni kecik. Terharu betol aku. Aku mmg suka kedai tak mengira macam ni. Masa bayar pun auntie tu xkira sen-sen. Walaupun 20 sen diskaun, aku tetap rasa terharu. Haha next time dtg lg yee auntie.

Quinoa and Grilled Chicken

Quinoa Oh Quinoa! 

First time cuba masak quinoa memang fail. Jadi keras dan pahit. Then terus simpan quinoa tu jauh-jauh dalam almari. Masa kemas-kemas pantry rumah nampak bekas quinoa tuh, nak buang sayang pulak sebab agak mahal harga sepeket. So dengan gigihnya lepas tu meng"google" macam mana nak masak quinoa so that jadi sedap.

Rupanya nak masak quinoa ni ada sukatan dia. Setiap 1 cawan quinoa + 2 cawan air. Masak quinoa ni selama 20 menet bertutup dan jangan nak jenguk2. Lepas 20 minit, tutup api dan biar 5 menet. Lepas tu bole la gores2 dengan garpu bg lagi gebu.

Quinoa ni kalau masak 1 cawan bole dapat 3 cawan bila dah masak. Selalunya aku akan masak banyak2 lepas tu simpan dalam bekas tertutup dalam fridge. Bila nak makan, panaskan saja pakai microwave. InsyaAllah memang akan stay gebu everytime perangat.

Kalau nak tubuh badan yang sihat dan langsing silalah consume quinoa ni. Rasa dia macam kacang2 tp lembut. Kaya dengan protein dan sangat mengenyangkan.

Resipi Quinoa dengan Grilled Chicken

Quinoa

1 Cawan quinoa
2 Cawan air
2 ulas bawang putih
1 sudu kecil serbuk ketumbar
1 batang cili kering
1/2 sudu kecil serbuk jintan manis
1/2 sudu kecil serbuk jintan putih
1/2 sudu kecil garam
1 sudu stok pati ayam maggi

Grilled Chicken

2 ketol ayam bahagian dada 
1 sudu besar cayenne pepper
1/2 sudu kecil lada hitam
Sedikit garam

Cara-cara

1. Panaskan 2 sudu minyak dalam periuk. Masukkan bawang putih yang diketuk dan dicincang dan cili kering. Masak dengan api perlahan. (Jangan masak sampai bawang putih jadi perang). 
2. Bila bawang putih tu nampak lembut, masukkan serbuk ketumbar, jintan putih dan jintan manis. Tumis sekejap sampai naik bau.
3. Masukkan quinoa dan kacau sebentar. Masukkan air dan biarkan mendidih. Bila mendidih, perlahankan api paling kecil dan tutup dengan penutup periuk selama 20 minit.
4. Bila dah 20 minit, tutup api dan biarkan 5 minit dalam periuk. Lepas tu bolehla gores2 dengan garfu untuk bagi gebu.

Untuk grilled chicken, perapkan ayam dengan cayenne pepper, lada hitam dan garam selama 15 minit. 

Panaskan pan leper, letakkan minyak 2 sudu dan letak ayam. Balik-balikkan ayam bila dah perang. Nak sedap lagi, masukkan 3 ulas bawang putih sekali dgn ayam tuh. ( tak payah peel bawang putih..letakkan seketol2).

M.A.C Online Store Malaysia

I lurveeeee online shopping. There is something about sitting in front of your PC, staring at the items display online for hours and no sales assistant that keeps following you around.

I stumbled upon M.A C online store when I was looking for an eyeliner. I lost my M.A.C eyeliner last week and i was so lazy to drive to Sunway Pyramid, look for a parking and walk to the 1st floor just to buy an eyeliner. And then, Voila! M.A.C Online Store appear on my google list. Never knew M.A.C has launched its' online store. This is so convenience!

After 3 hours looking around the online store, I end up buying 3 items (Haha). A lipglass, Casual Color for lips and cheeks and a eye kohl.

The delivery was fast, my items arrived the next morning. 

Casual Color For Lips and Cheeks (Have a lovely Day), Lipglass (Ruby Woo), Eye Kohl (Smolder)

Arrived in sleek black box

Overall the shopping experience in M.A.C Online Store is great. The website is user friendly and they run from time-to-time free delivery for all purchases. On normal days, free delivery for purchases over RM200. 

Recipe : Lemon Butter Cake

Lemon oh Lemon! 

Love Love Love Lemon!
Suka sangat-sangat lemon. Suka lemon dalam minuman (especially honey lemon), lemon dalam salad dressings. lemon dalam pasta, toilet bau lemon pun suka. Hahaha

Kali ni nak share butter cake yang sangat sedap. Resipi ni kalau tak nak letak lemon, bole letak oren or limau kasturi. Kalau tak nak letak apa2, just letak vanilla essence. Resipi ni diambil dari website Exclusively Food (http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/lemon-and-orange-cake-recipe.html) Siap ada step-to-step macam mana nak buat kek nie kat link tu.
Memang sedap kek ni, Bahan pun tak banyak. 

Sebelom dipotong

Selepas dipotong

Lemon and Orange Butter Cake Recipe

Serves about 8.

We use a 20ml tablespoon and 250ml measuring cup for all of our recipes.

185g (3/4 cup) butter, softened (if using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon fine table salt with the butter)
190g (3/4 cup + 5 teaspoons) caster sugar
3 large eggs at room temperature (we use eggs with a minimum weight of 59g)
1 teaspoon finely grated zest (lemon and/or orange)
185g (1 1/4 cups) self-raising flour
4 tablespoons (80ml) citrus juice (we use 2 tablespoons orange juice and 2 tablespoons lemon juice)

Citrus Icing
150g (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon) icing sugar
30ml (1 1/2 tablespoons) citrus juice (either lemon or orange or a mixture of both)

Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius (150 degrees Celsius fan-forced). 

Kids or Without Kids

Me and my husband are approaching our 5^th year anniversary. Boy, time really flies. It doesn’t really feel like it’s already 5 years we’ve been married. Plus the dating period, we’ve been together for 7 years.

As any married couple, the next day after your “akad”, people will start wishing you all the  “cepat-cepat dapat baby” thingy. Days become months, months become years, still, and there is no whatever signs of any baby popping out soon. Then the “ADVICE” and “EXPERIENCE” start to flow in.

I am really ok when the questions are like “any kids?” or “are you planning”. Trust me, it doesn’t really bother me at all. But the annoying part was the ADVICE and EXPERIENCE after you answer “No kids yet”. We have acquaintance (who we barely talk to) starts giving advice on “how-to-do-it” and saying married life isn’t a married life if you don’t have children on your own. The meaner one would say that the husband will leave you if you could not bear any children. This feels like high schools again.

Why people like to assume the horrible things about not yet having kids? There are plenty of things that you could enjoy before having children. You could go brunching on weekends peacefully without one have to hold a baby, travelling would be easier since no stroller and no uncomfortable baby’s crying in the plane, your partner focus will be on you only and dinner date is easier since you don’t have to arrange for a nanny.

To be honest, my husband and I are happy on our own. We might not be perfectly happy (of course there are arguments here and there) but none of them are about not having any children. If I could remember, the first time we had the talk about children is after 2 years of marriage. Of course we would love to have kids on our own, but we are no way nearer of breaking our back and bones to have kids!

I marry my husband because I love him. He treats me like a queen, do whatever he can to make me happy, and always the one to surrender and say sorry first every time we had a fight (Queen ego never back down! Haha), and respect my families. If we desperately want children right now, believe me, we will do whatever it takes. But right now, we still enjoying just-the-two-of-us time.

Kids or no kids, we our own define our relationship. I’ve seen husband leaving his wife after 3 kids and 5 years marriage, I’ve seen couple growing old together without any kids. It is unfair to say that kids alone improve our marriage. Couples should be about loving and appreciate each other with or without kids.  Wish us the best in the world would be enough.