Merdeka Gathering

Organized a Merdeka gathering at my place and invited my 'ci mui' to come over for 'makan and minum' feast. Send out emails to all of them and to get confirmation whether they can make it or not. After few emails with them finally we fixed the date for the gathering on the Merdeka Eve since everyone is free but got to omit out Mic cos she is working.

We are having some sort of port luck gathering. Each of them help me to get drinks, dessert and we even have pizza. So, me as the host and organizer, make steamboat cos majority prefer steamboat rather than BBQ. Last year gathering we had BBQ. Prepare the steamboat soup base and make two types of base : Lat Thong and Tom Yam. Not going to elaborate much cos now very sleepy Zzzz. Hope the photos will tell what we are doing on this day. Few more hours to go we are going for a family outing again with mom & dad, sis, BIL and their kids.

Since I am working yesterday, hence some of the foods I prepared one day earlier.

As for the steamboat, we have 2 types of soup base. Either Tom Yum or 'Lat Thong' soup base.

Whip up a quick and fast Moist Choco Cake last night. Let it cool down in the oven and this evening I frost it with choco cream and decorate it with a cute Malaysian flag.

Marinade some chicken wings with the Mccormick Hickory BBQ Buffalo Wings. Marinated this yesterday night and start the baking pocess in the oven yesterday before the party start.

Make some 'Mango Jellies' in the late evening after work.

Fruits Punch added in a can of beer and a can of ice-cream soda. Wah so nice and refreshing.

This is the simple steamboat I make yesterday.

Look at the messy table. I was wondering how all these women eat.

The kids are having their own party too in the house.

All started with appetizer first. The adults having the 'Buffalo Wing' and the kids having their YAKULT.

All of us enjoying the ice-cream at home. My 'ci mui' after makan session, we chit chat and have some wine and keep talking till about 2 am. Wah all ' beh tahab liao'. All blur blur after the whisky and wine.

Will update more photos on our family outing day to RAUB later.

MERDEKA, MERDEKA, MERDEKA !

Why So Dirty?

Look at my little girl and what is she eating ? Dearie Suki snap a photo of her and look at her. Aiyor....eating the ice-cream till so dirty. She and dearie hubby seems to love ice-cream a lots but not me. Both of them seems like got the same chemistry of liking. Both loves durians, both loves junk foods and now both loves ice-cream.

Dearie Suki bought this newly launched Wall's Mini Poppers ice-cream in Vanilla Flvaours from Giant Subang last week and it come in a handy pack of 3's. Tried one and not too bad but I still prefer sorbet.

Happy Mother's Day

Yesterday hubby Suki had an early Mother's Day celebration for me. Couldn't imagine that me myself a mother of two now. Nothing special we just go out to have our dinner at a nearby restaurant. Then my 2 good 'ci mui' Michelle and Eve, called me up for dinner so we have our dinner together lor. Wah... restaurant is full with people and got to wait so long until Le-Ann and Ee-Thern 'beh tahan' liao. This 2 kids really create a havoc in the restaurant !

Today we have a pot luck Mother's Day celebration in Ah Ma's house. Sis called me up on Friday asking me what to cook. I told her I am so busy this week some more ask me to cook. So I will make something simple .... Fruits Konyakku Jelly and Butter Cupcake with frosting.

I thought is easy to frost the cupcake but not as easy as you think. Really got to be patient with the buttercream and me so messy in handling the buttercream. Still could not master the skills yet. I think I must go and sign up a course on how to decorate a cake. But not cheap oh ... I enquire before and it is about RM2,000 plus using the Wilton Method but wait till I am free then I will definately take up this course.

To all the mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day !

Sago Pudding with Gula Melaka

I am not a dessert person cos I don't like sweet things. Usually if I make any dessert at home it will end up in my Ah Ma's house cos there are more people there to finish up my dessert. I make some Sago Pudding last Tuesday cos I found a container of sago and I think its been in the fridge for a year. So its better I do something with it.

Here is one of the easiest pudding with Gula Melaka.

Ingredients :
1 bowl of sago
1 piece of gula melaka
1 cup of water

Method :
1. Washed the sago with cold water. ( got to be gentle with the sago )
2. Boil the sago in hot boiling water for about 10 minutes and the turn off the fire and let it soaked in the hot water overnight. With this method you will get a crytal clear sago.
3. Rinse the sago with cold water.
4. Spoon the sago into small cup and let it cool in the fridge.
5. Once cool, turn the sago in the small cup into a dessert plate and drizzle with gula melaka. You can add some evaporated milk or coconut milk if you like.


To make the syrup :
1. Boil 1 cup of water.
2. Add in the gula melaka.
3. Let it boil till the gula melaka melted and become caramelised.