#407: Carrot cuppies

#405 : 2009, DAY 1

#404 : Savoury Carrot and Feta cheese muffins

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup grated carrots
2 and 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sun flower oil
8 oz feta cheese , cut into small cubes
1 cup yogurt

steps:
Preheat the oven to 180 degree
grease 12 cup muffin pan
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl
beat the eggs , yogurt and oil in a bowl until smooth.
gradually add in the dry ingredients until just combined
stir in the carrots and feta
spoon the batter into the prepared pans.
Bake until well risen and springy to the touch
Let cool slightly before turning out onto a wire rack

#403: Today's new cuppies

#402: grilled coriander stuffed prawns: recipe #224

This is very yummy. A must try for all prawn lovers :)

Ingredients:
10 large prawns- intestine removed, the backsides are cut to form slits for stuffing.
oil
sea-salt
cracked black pepper

stuffing:
coriander leaves-chopped
tamarind paste
fish sauce
dried chili paste
chicken stock powder.

steps:
1. fill in the slits with the prepared stuffing. keep aside for at least 5 minutes
2. mix the prawns carefully with salt and black pepper.
3. Heat oil in a grilling pan
4. When oil is hot, arrange the prawns in the pan, cooked for about 3 minutes on either side of the prawns. When the prawns are cooked dish up .

#401: Yam cake ( Wu Tow Ko): recipe #223

Ingredients:
250gm yam, diced
1 cup water

(A)Mix together:
1/2 cup rice flour
4 tsp tapioca flour
1 cup water
1/4 tsp alkaline water

seasoning- (adjust to your taste)
chicken stock powder
salt to taste
white pepper
1/4 tsp sugar

other Ingredients : ( can be used for garnishing, I mixed them with my batter)
4 tbsp dried prawns, soaked and chopped coarsely
4 shallots, sliced
1 chicken sausage, diced

Method:
heat oil in wok and fry shallots till crisp. remove from wok
Fry the dried prawns, saute till fragrant, remove and set aside.
Add in the diced sausage,remove.
Add yam and stir, fry well. Add water and bring to a boil.
Add in (A) and seasoning till batter is fairly thick. Add in the shallots, prawns and sausage.
Adjust the taste.
Pour thick batter into a well-greased tray.

steam till "kuih" is set and cooked through. Leave aside to cool before cutting it.
serve with chili sauce

#400 : "Lemak manis" fruit

I bought this interesting fruit at Kundasang fruit and vegetable market. The taste is similar to that of Japanese sweet potatoes. If I were at home, I would use it to make muffins :)

#399 : Cute cuppies :)

My dad loves to eat local fruits . One of his fave is "Tibadak". I made these before I went off to KK the other day using this recipe, and iced them with butter cream icing .

#398: I am back!!! :)

I love December! I enjoyed my action packed December so far and I still have 3 more days to enjoy. There are a lot of stuffs to write about. I have not blog about my recipes for quite sometime now, I think I will do that later.. :) . For now I just want to share some of the "balasan" that I've prepared for my sis-in law's wedding.

#397 : Action packed December ....

December is a busy month for my family and I . I started my leave on the 10th and then was busy helping out with the preparation of my sis-in-law's wedding. I am in-charged of the "balasan" and also baking cup cakes for the guests during her Solemnization day. During the occasions, My hubby and I were in-charged of the photography amongst other things. It was a relief that everything is over and now I am really looking forward to enjoy the rest of my hols especially that this year we planned to explore the national parks of Sabah.

Here are pics of the couples... more in my facebook :)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM : FAUZIAH AND HUSAINI, ON THEIR WEDDING DAY : 12-14TH DEC 2008

#396 GOOGLE IMAGE QUIZ......I was tagged ~ by Ciliqueen :) Thanks there

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#395 What happen since I last blog?

Meragang outing 2 ~22nd November 2008

CCA awarding ceremony ~ 26th November 2008

My Hubby's cycling marathon ~ 23rd November 2008

Maizatul Kok's "doa selamat"~ 22nd November 2008 ; CONGRATULATION ON THE BIRTH OF YOUR DAUGHTER; Alyssa

Returning of textbooks 22nd November 2008

Staff Annual dinner 16th November

A lot more events coming soon in my "action pack" December.
Adios :)

#394 Chocolate cream puff: recipe #222

I am a big fan of Oriental dramas namely Japanese, Koreans and Taiwanese. Titles and ratings of the dramas I watched so far are posted at the sidebar of this blog. Anyway, the latest drama I watched was Zettai Kareshi, portraying a story of a young lady who had purchased a robot lover. She was also a good baker. Her specialty wass the shu cream, Japanese cream puffs. So throughout the drama, I was watching the so-called "shu cream" which looked very yummy. After the torturing 11 episodes, watching her eating the cream puffs, I decided to bake some... since I have made the usual cream puffs before, I decided to make chocolate puffs instead... and here it is :)

For the pastry:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup water
1 cup flour sifted together with 2 tbsp dark coco powder.

- Boil butter, water and sugar in a milk pan.
- Add in the flour mixture all at once. Mix well, stir quickly.
- stop the heat.
- Add eggs slowly in the mixture and mix well.
-Pipe or spoon onto a baking pan
- bake at 180 degrees for about 20-25 minutes
- cool and fill with your preferred custard.

Filling:
Place 4 yolks , 1/2 cup sugar, 4 tbsp flour, 1/2 cup sugar, about 1/2 cup flour, 600ml milk and 1/2 cup chopped chocolate into a milk pan, put them to boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. cool the mixture before placing it into the puffs.

#393: PTEB NEW CAMPUS: PTE Meragang....

Some of us went to the handing of the new campus key to Our Principal, Mdm Chong Li Chen, on the 25th October 2008 . The newly built campus is very near to the Meragang Beach@crocodile beach at Muara, which about 50km drive from my house *sigh*. We are moving because our campus will be used by the secondary education section, for a new school, Sekolah Menengah Berakas II.

When exactly will we move? soon... but students will only move the earliest by end of November or latest next year.... so students ... don't feel excited just yet... concentrate on your Exams.

Back to the new campus... It has an open concept... huge and modern. I told my colleagues that I should wear sport shoes for teaching next year. I took a number of shots during the handing of keys. Click on the pictures for more pics I uploaded into my facebook's albums :) Enjoy the view.

#392 : PTEB Tutors "Rayaing"

#391 : Watching the waves

#390: Adidarwish's Blueberry Cookies: recipe #221

Sometimes Darwish would have unusual cravings. This cookies for example was what he had requested on Friday. Every time he had something in his mind he would "hint" me with questions
Darwish: Blueberry cookies is it wiving thing or not wiving thing, mom?
Me : It's a non- living thing
Darwish ( a few minutes later): Blue berry cookies need butter?
Me ( lazily) : Yes
Darwish : Does a blueberry cookies need sugar?
Me: Yes
Darwish: Where you want to make the blueberry cookies, in a bowl or in a bowl?
( notice he did not give me any choice :) )
Me: Ok , Mummy will make you some...
and here ladies and gentlemen....Darwish's blue berry cookies.... created on the spot LOL!



Ingredients + methods
Preheat the oven at 180 C
cream 1/2 butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar until well mixed. Add in 1 egg, creamed till combined. Add 1 cup flour , a pinch of salt and a pinch of bicarbonate of soda. Add in 1 dsp blueberry paste. mix till combined.

Spoon the mixture using a teaspoon onto a baking tray. A large baking tray should only have 12 of the mixture . bake for about 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 140 C and bake until the cookies are crisp . Yum !