Mushroom and chicken cream pasta

The base for this pasta is:
1- saute garlic
2- add sliced mushroom
3- add chicken cream soup
4-pour in the pasta of your choice

I tweak it a bit by:
1- saute garlic
2- browning a slab of chicken in the oil and garlic
3- take out the chicken and cut into small piece. discard the very brown garlic
4- saute new garlic into the same saucepan, scrape the pan while you're at it
5- add back in the chicken, cook a bit
6- add slice mushroom, preferable shitake
7- add broccoli
8- add in the chicken soup, stir in well
9- add in milk or cheese if you want it creamier.
10- add salt and pepper to taste.
11- pour onto pasta of your choice.

Spaghetti with tuna in tomato sauce

A refreshing twist to pasta that I didn't discover before..

Ingredient
a) 3/4 pack of pasta, but i used spaghetti
b) cooking oil, preferably olive oil
c) 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
d) a small can of tuna in oil
e) a small can of tomato purée
f) a small bottle of fruit juice (the recipe requested for white wine, but juice works too)
g) salt 
h) dried thyme and oregano

Methods
1- sauté the garlic until fragrant
2- put in the tomato purée, cook until the colour darken
3- add in the juice, and wait until it reduces, stir occasionally
4- while waiting, cook the pasta according to packet's instruction
5- add in the tuna, the size of the tuna depend on you..
6- add in salt and herbs to your liking
7- put in the pasta, coat using thongs.
8- let the sauce soak for at least 5 mins.
9- enjoy!



menjauhi kebiasaan pasta dengan daging dan ayam

bahan-bahan
a) 3/4 paket pasta, pilihan saya spaghetti
b) minyak masak, minyak zaitun lebih diutamakan
c) 3-4 ulas bawang putih dicincang halus
d) 1 tin kecil tomato puree
e) 1 tin kecil tuna dalam miyak
f) sebotol kecil jus buah (resepi asal menuntut kepada wine putih)
g) garam
h) serbuk oregano dan serbuk thyme

kaedah
1- tumis bawang puith hinnga harum
2- masukkan tomato puree, masak hingga naik minyak
3- masukkan jus, masak hingga kuah pekat
4- sementara itu, masak pasta mengikut arahan peket
5- tambahkan tuna, saiznya bergantung kepada anda
6- masukkan garam dan serbuk oregano dan serbuk thyme mengikut citarasa
7- salutkan pasta menggunakan penyepit makanan
8- biarkan selama 5 minit untuk kuah serasi
9- nikmati

New....again

   

  Without you knowing, it's already 2014..The first Muharram already left, and now another indicator of a new year comes again...I started the year as a slave, a daughter, a sister, a nurse, a friend, an enemy; perhaps, and a fiance. I would lie if I say that life comes flowing, gliding..but life comes like a river, sometimes trickling, lapping and sometimes slapping you hard across the face..

     What I've learn so far is that life comes unexpectedly bringing tears and laughter...sadness and joy... and you reap from it is what that is important..I sometimes become a good slave; pious and grateful, and sometimes be rebellious, be against what that been given.

   I ended the previous year still as a slave, a daughter, a nurse, a friend, perhaps still an enemy, and as a new wife.. The other posts, I have experience in them, whether I perceive it badly, or nicely, but, as a wife, its a road that I have just trodden.. on it, I've stepped onto thorn, but I also uncover flowers along the way.. The coming years, insyaAllah, will with my family, friends, co-worker and husband.. 

  Life is bringing more color

mee akochan

Due to the creativity of me and my siblings.. and the serial action drama Jetman, my father's recipe was dubbed as Mee Akochan.. and the name got stuck the recipe that was given to me was very simple 


Ingredient 
1-onions 
2-garlic 
3-red pepper paste 
4-ginger 
5-protein, such as chicken, cut into small pieces 
6-oyster sauce, around 3 tablespoons 
7-soy sauce, around 2 tablespoons 
8-eggs 
9-salt 
10-hot water 
11-dry noodles (i'm not sure what are the registered name, but we called them yee mee) 
12-carrots, cut to small sticks 
13-cabbage, diced 

Methods 
1- saute onion, garlic, ginger and red pepper paste until fragrant 
2- add in the chicken 
3- add in oyster sauce and soy sauce 
4- add in the vegetable 
5- add salt to taste 
6- add hot water and eggs 
7- put in the dry noodles and let it cook until soft

stepping to a new threshold

 

     In my 27 years of life, there were numerous of threshold that I passed through that with it brings a  new phase of life altogether. Phase in Luh Mahfudz, infant, childhood, adolescence.. Now I'm entering to adulthood, and now I have someone to accompany through it before going to old age and hereafter.
    I have to admit, to take the first step toward marriage is heart-wrenching, and I sometime doubt myself if I'll be able to do it..but I'm confident that what ever He gives me is what's the best for me, whether I'm ready or not, whether I like it or not..So I'm leaving to Him my future.. Ya Allah, You know what is best for me, but what ever you gives, may I'll be able to be steadfast on Your path, and be patience when I still don't know the hikmah for the things that happens.
   Anata..
    I can't promise wealth, beauty, and health. I can't even promise an easy road throughout our journey, let alone the world. What I can promise though is that I'll strive to be a better muslim, a better wife and insyaAllah a good mother (if the time comes). Do hold my hand through thick and thin, remind me when I forget and be patience for my short coming.
    This is a poem written by Ustaz Chahaya Takariawan that I've took from http://raudhatulnadwah.blogspot.com/, may this poem be a guide to us all....       

"Pernikahan Adalah"

Pernikahan adalah akad atau ikatan

Akad untuk beribadah

Akad untuk membangun rumah tangga sakinah mawadah wa rahmah. 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk saling mencintai,

akad untuk saling menghormati dan menghargai,

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk saling menguatkan keimanan, 

akad untuk saling meningkatkan ketakwaan, 

akad untuk mengokohkan ketaatan kepada Tuhan, 

akad untuk berjalan pada tuntutan Kenabian. 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk saling menerima apa adanya, 

akad untuk saling membantu dan meringankan beban, 

akad untuk saling menasihati, 

akad untuk setia lepada pasangannya dalam suka dan duka, 

dalam kesulitan dan kesuksesan, dalam sakit dan rehat, 

dalam tawa dan air mata. 

Pernikahan berarti akad untuk meniti hari-hari kebersamaan, 

akad untuk saling melindungi, 

akad untuk saling memberikan rasa aman, 

akad untuk saling mempercayai, 

akad untuk saling menutup aib, 

akad untuk saling mencurahkan perasaan, 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk mudah mengakui kesalahan, 

akad untuk saling meminta maaf, akad untuk saling memaafkan, 

akad untuk tidak menyimpan dendam dan kemarahan,

akad untuk tidak mengungkit-ungkit kelemahan, 

kekurangan dan kesalahan. 

Pernikahan adalah akad atau ikatan. 

Akad untuk tidak melakukan pelanggaran, 

akad untuk meninggalkan kemaksiatan, 

akad untuk tidak saling menyakiti hati dan perasaan, 

akad untuk tidak saling menorehkan luka, 

akad untuk tidak saling menyakiti badan pasangan. 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk mesra dalam perkataan, 

akad untuk santun dalam pergaulan, 

akad untuk indah dalam penampilan,

akad untuk sopan dalam mengungkapkan keinginan, 

akad untuk berlaku lembut kepada pasangan, 

akad untuk memberikan senyum termanis, 

akad untuk berlaku romantis dan selalu berwajah manis. 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk saling mengembangkan potensi diri, 

akad untuk adanya saling keterbukaan yang melegakan, 

akad untuk saling menumpahkan kasih sayang, 

akad untuk saling merindukan, 

akad untuk saling membahagiankan, 

akad untuk tidak adanya pemaksaan kehendak, 

akad untuk tidak saling membiarkan, 

akad untuk tidak saling mengkhianati, 

akad untuk tidak saling meninggalkan, 

akad untuk tidak saling mendiamkan. 

Pernikahan adalah akad untuk menebarkan kebajikan, 

akad untuk mencari rezeki yang halal dan thayib, 

akad untuk menjaga hubungan kekeluargaan, 

akad untuk berbakti kepada orang tua dan mertua, 

akad untuk mencetak generasi berkualitas, 

akad untuk siap menjadi bapak dan ibu bagi anak-anak, 

akad untuk membangun peradaban masa depan. 

Pernikahan adalah untuk segala

 yang bernama kebaikan!"

Dipetik dari buku Di Jalan Dakwah Kugapai Sakinah

BUTTERSCOTCH CAKE

 Ingredients
250g Butter
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 cup Brown sugar, lightly packed
2 Eggs, separated
1 tbsp Golden syrup
1 cup Self-raising flour
½ cup Plain flour
½ tsp Cinnamon powder
½ cup Milk
 Caramel Icing
60g Butter
 ½ cup Brown sugar, lightly packed
 ¾ cup Icing sugar
¼ cup Milk
 Method
1. Cream butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in egg yolk and golden syrup, beat until well combined.
3. Fold in sifted flour and cinnamon alternately with milk.
4. Beat egg whites until soft peak forms, fold gently into mixture.
5. Spread mixture into greased deep 20cm (8 in) round cake tin which has base lined with greased greaseproof paper.
6. Bake in moderate oven 50 – 60 minutes. Turn onto wire rack to cool.
7. When cake is cold, top with caramel icing.
 Caramel Icing
1. Melt butter in saucepan, add sugar, stir over medium heat 3 minutes, gradually add milk.
2. Stir until sauce boils. Remove from heat, leave to become cold.
3. Gradually add sifted icing sugar, beat until thick and spreadable.

Cinnamon rolls

Ingredients

 Dough:
 • 1/4-ounce package yeast
 • 1/2 cup warm water
 • 1/2 cup scalded milk
 • 1/4 cup sugar
 • 1/3 cup butter or shortening
 • 1 teaspoon salt
 • 1 egg
 • 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

 Filling:
 • 1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for pan
 • 3/4 cup sugar, plus more for pan
 • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
 • 3/4 cup raisins, walnuts, or pecans, optional

 Glaze:
 • 4 tablespoons butter
 • 2 cups powdered sugar
 • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 • 3 to 6 tablespoons hot water

 Directions 
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
 In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.
 In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg.
Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth.
Add yeast mixture.
Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle.
 Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes.
 Place in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, usually 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

 When doubled in size, punch down dough.
 Roll out on a floured surface into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle
 Spread melted butter all over dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough.
 Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired.
 Beginning at the 15-inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal.
 Cut into 12 to 15 slices.
 Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar.
 Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.

Meanwhile, mix butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency.
Spread over slightly cooled rolls.