Asmara Kentang & Keju

Minggu lepas bila jalan-jalan kat Raffles Shopping Centre, hati terasa sangat nak singgah kat Marketplace supermarket... Bukannyer apa....cuma nak cari kalau-kalau terjumpa cream cheese yang sedap tu...Cream cheese yang dimaksudkan mesti lah Cream Cheese and Chive dari Chris....Cream cheese ni paling best sangat!!!...Rasanya tak terlalu masam dan sangat berlemak...Rasa kuchai dan bawang pun tak terlalu overwhelming...  

Tadi sebelum ambik anak dari child care, singgah lah dulu kat supermarket nak cari kentang..Dapat pulak jumpa kentang yang kiut miut...Harga tak lah mahal sangat...Cuma S$2.10 satu kilo...Bila bawak kentang ke rumah, cepat-cepat basuh dan potong empat...Tabuh kan sedikit minyak kanola dan garam bawang putih dan terus gaul rata...Tapi sebelum potong kentang tu, jangan lupa pulak panaskan oven dulu...Nanti lambat pulak kentang nak masak...

  

Ini garam bawang putih...

Untuk masak pasta carbonara pun aku letak garam ni....

Dah siap pun untuk dibakar!!!

Untuk suhu 180 darjah selsius, bakar selama 30 minit....Kalau nak tahu bila kentang dah masak atau tidak, cucuk aja kentang dengan garpu...Kentang yang belum masak akan rasa keras bila dicucuk...

Bila dah siap, cecah dengan cream cheese...Seeeedapppppp.....Sigh...Pak kal malam ni aku kena maintain badan...Kalau tak, habis jugak cream cheese aku...

Besok kiter jumpa lagi ya Mr Cream Cheese...

Selamat malam!!! Hiak Hiak Hiak

Shopping sakan di hujung minggu

Minggu Ahad lepas, ajak si buah hati keluar berjalan-jalan. Maklum lah dah tak berjalan sama dua minggu sebelumnya sebab suami ada hal yang nak diurus. Kali ni kita berjalan ke Orchard. Ketika itu, suami pulak ada S$70 Takashimaya voucher. Ingat nak beli document bag untuk simpan sijil and document yang penting. Tapi lain pulak ceritanyer. 

Bila berjalan kat Taka shopping centre, si suami dah aim nak beli dry bag. Dia kata senang nak simpan barang yang berharga dari dikena air bila naik boat. Kalau korang nak tahu, insyaAllah kalau tak ader halangan, kita akan berangkat ke Pulau Perhentian untuk bercuti. Suami kata dulu bila dia pegi sana, botnya bukan jenis yang tertutup. Tapi tak tahu pulak kali ni botnya macam mana. Masih tak bertutup ke atau dah 'up' sikit ke....Kerana suami tak nak ambil risiko, dia beli lah dry bag ni untuk simpan kamera, passport, duit, bag tangan aku dan selanjutnya.      

Bila dah guna S$30 voucher, tinggal lah S$40 voucher untuk digunakan. Pusing punya pusing, sebiji document bag yang murah pun tak ader. Akhirnya, aku pakai untuk beli kasut. Bukan satu pasang aja tapi siap sampai dua pasang skali...hehehehe...tamak kan? tapi apa nak buat, namanya perempuan. Si suami pulak sokong dengan kerenah aku. 

Jenama yang aku beli jenama Melissa dan diperbuat di Brazil. Jangan kata aku pernah dengar jenamanyer. Nampak orang pakai kasut melissa pun aku tak pernah. Jadi bolah katakan ini lah pertama kali aku terus jatuh cinta pandang pertama dengan kasut jelly Melissa.

Kasut yang buat aku terus tergoda, tak lagi dan tak bukan mesti lah kasut yang berwarna hijau. Mereka ada dua pilihan...Yang hijau dan yang merah jambu...Tapi kerana aku ni bukannyer putih melepak sangat, aku pilih yang hijau sebab ia sesuai dengan warna kulit aku. Time tu, Melissa ada discount.. Kalau beli dua pasang, dapat 10% discount untuk setiap pasang...Sungguh gatal tangan aku...Sebab tak nak lepaskan peluang, aku beli lagi satu pasang...Pilih punya pilih, beli jugak kasut pattern harimau belang...

Kalau korang nak tahu berapa harganyer, jangan skali tanya aku...bila aku dah tekan nombor kad ATM aku, dah tak nak aku ingat harganyer...takut nanti menyesal...Tapi alhamdulillah, kasutnyer sangat lah selesa bila pakai...Bila pertama kali pakai, kaki macam tak selesa tapi bila lama kelamaan, jadi selesa pulak. Tapi kan yang tak best sekali kalau kaki kiter berpeluh...Jadi tak sesuai bila dipakai!!!

Bila si mama excited nak beli kasut, si anak pun ikut excited jugak. Like mother, like daughter kata kan....

Heheheheh

       

Dapat pulak 'shoe promoter' yang si cantik manis...Confirm aku beli ini kasut...

Bila habis berjalan di Taka, kiter bertukar destinasi kiter ke Uniqlo di Somerset. Kena jalan jauh jugak tapi apakan daya...Nak beli seluar di Uniqlo punya pasal, terpaksa jugak jalan di bawah panas terik. Kali ni, saya beli two pasang lounge bottoms dan stokin kaki...Aku ni kan minah bunga dan lace...Kalau nampak bunga dan lace yang cantik, mesti datang dekat... Kualiti selaur lounge ni tak tebal, sesuai untuk pakai pada waktu malam dengan cuaca yang sejuk sedikit...   

Ha...ini lagi seluar yang aku beli di Uniqlo jugak...Aku beli 2 crop legging dan 2 full legging...aku sangat suka dengan legging lama yang aku ada...Setiap minggu, mesti aku pakai kat kerja..Yang lama, aku ada warna biru gelap, putih dan warna nude...Walaupun aku cuci setiap minggu tapi kualitinyer masih baik...Jadi sebab tu aku beli seluar Uniqlo lagi...Bertambah lah koleksi aku..Hehehehe

Bila nak balik, si suami ternampak kedai popcorn...Apalagi, mulut pun dah nak rasa mengunyah...Kiter beli perisa cheese dan caramel...Bagusnya bila dicampur perasa yang berbeza...Jadi tak lah lekas jelak bila dimakan satu perisa aja...

Glamour betul cermin mata anak aku...Mak dier pun kalah...

Ok, bye!!!!

Treasures from the South China Sea

On the Sunday afternoon, hubby had called to say that he had finally reached home. At that point of time, my mother-in-law, my daughter and I had went to the Geylang Wet Market to do some quick shopping. We hurriedly went back home to see what treasures hubby had brought for us. Upon reaching home, we quickly looked at the loot kept in the cooler box.  

These were some treasures that hubby had caught while he was at sea for 3 days and 2 nights. 

Alhamdulillah, sedikit rezeki untuk kami nikmati and kongsi bersama keluarga yang lain.

Without wasting any time, my mother-in-law selected all the small size fish to cook for her favourite grandchild and my nephews. Of course, the cooking part I would rather leave it to my mother-in-law. She is more of a cook than me. I would just waste the good fish with my not so great cooking skills. And I rather not feed my guests with bad dishes.

These fishes would go straight into the fish soup. I am not a big fan of fish soup as at the back of my mind, I would always imagine the nasty fishy taste. But to my surprise, my mother-in-law just know how to get rid of the fishy taste and the fish soup would turn out yummy and super delicious.  

For the bigger fish, my mother-in-law cleaned and cut them into small pieces. She made sure that she cleaned and divided the fishes equally for our uncles and aunts to bring home as souvenirs. 

I took my hat off to my mother-in-law for her hard work in the kitchen. It was not an easy feat to cut big fish.  It took a lot of strength to cut through the hard bones and thick flesh. She had to use a cleaver and a pestle to chop up the fish.Usually for me, whenever I buy fish from the wet market, I would ask the fishmonger to clean, gut and cut the whole fish into medium slices. I find it a hassle to clean up the smell and bloody mess.

All the big fish went into this big pot filled with loads of spices and herbs. A lot of hard work and sweat had gone into making this dish. Each time my mother-in-law cooks her famous Assam Fish, both hubby and I would salivate. Even our family guests were very happy to fill their tummy with not just one but two servings of the dish. All hubby and his mothers' hard work had made the dish tasted so much sweeter. So thank you hubby for bringing home these wonderful treasures and thank you Ummi for the wonderful dishes that you had whipped up for all of us to enjoy and celebrate.   

Here was one of the vegetable dishes that my mother-in-law had got me to cook. It was my favourite fried bitter gourd with egg. It was a perfect accompaniment for the Assam Fish. Its bitterness really blend well with the spicy and sour taste of the Assam Fish.

For those who wants to try cooking bitter gourd, be sure that you get rid of all the seeds and soak it in salty water for around 30 minutes. This technique will help to reduce the bitterness. Plus for those who suffer from high blood pressure, be sure to eat this vegetable regularly as it helps to lower your blood pressure.

Be sure to try it, okay. Like what my mum used to say, "Pahit itu Ubat".

Shopping again like a bachelorette

Last weekend was the ladies weekend. Hubby had taken the weekend off to sail to the South China Sea to catch some fish.

So it was just me and my baby girl. So what did we do?

What else if not SHOPPING....

Right after I cleaned the whole house, we headed for our cold long shower to get ready for our another mother daughter outing. The spring cleaning had got me sweat non-stop. We were blessed with a sunny day with an occasional rain. Since April, we have been experiencing extreme HOT weather here. Not to forget, the hot weather has lead to many mosquito breeding grounds. There are more than 10 case of dengue in my area. That really sounds so scary to me.

But life must still go on and we must take precautionary measures to ensure our home is safe for our love ones.

Anyway, back to the story mory....I was mentally debating whether to go town or Tampines to spend our day. So I decided why not do both....

Our first stop was Swensens. Well a woman got to eat first if she wants to accomplish her mission, right? 

My baby girl enjoying her little doodle while waiting for our meal to be served.

Our Lunch...oh it was Heavenly...

Fries for her...Clam Chowder for me and Salmon with Mushroom Pasta for us both.

This was my first purchase. I had been reading reviews on compression stockings since the early last week. I had been noticing that my left thigh was experiencing some discomfort and I could see bluiish green veins becoming obvious on my skin. 

Due to my working condition which requires me to stand and walk a lot, I suspect that it could be due to my poor blood circulation on my leg. Hope the stockings could help to relieve my tired legs.

I got this stockings on offer in Watsons. They were having a 1 week special discount. For one pair of stockings, I paid $43.30.     

The next pit stop was, of course, Daiso. I had to get some household stuffs.

I bought scissors, S-shape hooks, hand towel hanger, dehumidifier and pillow netting. I am so glad for the pillow netting. I can now use the netting to dry and sun my pillows. The smell of the sun on pillows would be marvelous.... 

Our final stop in town had to be Spotlight. Here I bought some white acrylic paint and wooden alphabets.

I thought of doing some paint job on the floral appliques that I bough online. The alphabets are for another pending project. I want to display my daughter's small slippers that we bought from Bali. I wanted to put the word Bali on the shadowbox but unfortunately, the letters 'L' and 'I' were out of stock yet again.

After we had our agenda covered, we headed back home to keep our shopping bags. Without any delay, we headed out again and hailed a taxi to bring us to Giant Tampines.

There I bought some new hand towels and water absorbance sponges. I am very much nuts over absorbance sponges. They are so useful around my sink. They keep my sink clean and dry each time I used it.

I had never seen Clorox disinfecting wipes in any supermarket before. I hope it would be useful not just on the kitchen surface but also the whole house.   

This is my favourite bacon. I love the taste of the salty and crispy bacon. It tastes so finger licking good.

Ikea was a must go place in my list. Since Giant is just next to Ikea, it is an absolute compulsory for me to drop by. This time I bought a clock which was only $1.80.

The mini chopper that I bought cost me $14.90. I have been wanting to own one since chopping can be quite a hassle and time consuming. The mini chopper would definitely saves me a lot of time during my cooking.

The lotus bamboo plant is one of the new additions to my small garden. I am placing the plant near my kitchen window and hoping it will brighten the area.   

Last but not least, I bought this white frame. I was so happy to see this big and lightweight frame. Its first edition was black in colour and I don't quite like it. For the white one, the price was $39.90 and since it is lightweight, I know I had to get it.

It felt so good to do this again. It reminds me of my bachelorette days when I could just spent the whole day shopping around Singapore hunting for good bargain without breaking the piggy bank.