I FRIED MY RICE...

Nasi Goreng Cina

It was a very busy day for me, a lot of housework and gardening as well... Pheeeewwhhh... Looking at my mom's garden.. plants and trees... Wow, it juz a breath taking but one thing for sure it isn't as simple as Nasi Goreng, need a lot of patience and also hard labor job! Trimming, digging and etc....Mom have taught me how to trim her bonsais, it is not that hard if u know how to shape your trees but the hardest part is to make sure that her plants will stay alive. I am having hard time with plants and I am aware about it long time ago...Some said I have heaty hands which these green leafy creatures dislike.. Maybe.. So I don't want to get stress out with housework, trying to make my job easier cooking our dinner. I like Nasi Goreng, making my life easy and simple..Nasi Goreng Cina, not spicy, with vegetables and I used prawns instead of chicken... MMMM... deliciousness in simplicity !

FIX YA A PIZZA...

Hawaiian Pizza

Ingredients for base :
200 grams of flour
100 ml of water
10 grams of yeast
Salt and corn oil

• Mix all together and knead
• Shape dough
• Put toppings and bake
  

Toppings :

• Mushrooms
• Pineapple
• Chicken meat
• Chicken pepperoni
• Pasta sauce
• Mozarella cheese
  

I have this picture of a friend in my facebook, he is an expert of making pizza... A lecturer in culinary art of a well known college, the capture was in is his kitchen during his class. He was doing an amazing flying pizza, well... he was demonstrating the method of shaping the pizza base... I guess he shall get more secret admires among the students... :p and for the more he is AN AVAILABLE BACHELOR !... and this is how I came out with the idea to bake a pizza for our lunch today... Hawaiian pizza.. A rememberance of my dear friend with his flying pizza...

FISH FOR DISH

Ikan Siakap 3 Rasa

Ingredients :
1 medium sea bass
1 onion
4 garlic
3 chilies
1 inch of ginger
Pineapple cubes
Oyster sauce
Salt and sugar
Cooking oil

• 
  Fry sea bass
• Blend onion, garlic, ginger and chilies
• Heat oil and saute
• Add in oyster sauce and pineapple
• Add in salt and sugar
• Pour on the fish to serve
  
  

About one week ago.. me, Donut, Jojo and Shara went for a dinner in Alor Setar. Feel kind of missing the Tom Yam there.. We used to eat there before we moved to Jitra, It's quiet near to the house.. A nice cosy small restaurant serving normal Tom Yam shop's menu. So for the crazes... we ordered Ikan Siakap 3 Rasa... 3 Rasa means, 3 flavors... Sweet, sour and spicy, not too spicy just a bit of chili hot mmm...yummy... And today, it's irresistible for me to have the same dish for our lunch, I cooked my sea bass bought last night. And it is just YUMMY... Some like Sweet Sour, Steam With Lemon or Chili Fry, but I always love 3 Rasa.

NASI GORENG AYAM SERAI

Nasi goreng Ayam Serai

Ingredients for chicken :
1/2 bird of chicken
1 onion
3 garlic
2 lemon grass
1 inch ginger
Cummin, tumeric powder and curry powder
Salt, honey and sesame seeds
Oil

• Blend onion, garlic, ginger and lemon grass
• Marinade chicken with blended ingredients
• Add in salt, cummin, oil, tumeric powder and curry powder
• Grill and glaze with honey and sprinkle with sesame seeds

Ingredients for fried rice :
8 cups of cooked rice
2 onions
6 garlic
3 chilies
Ikan bilis
Eggs and mixed vegetables
Salt
Oil

• Blend onions, garlic, chilies and ikan bilis
  
• Heat oil n saute the ingredients
• Add in eggs and mixed vegetables
• Add in salt

Suddenly I missed Ayam Percik, well it's hard for you to search for Ayam Percik here in Jitra. It's not a local food in Kedah and I guess can only be seen during fasting month. Ayam Percik is a traditional dish originated from the state of Kelantan and hardly can be found here at the north.. So what I did this evening is challenging my tastebuds ... I made my own version of Ayam Percik and magnificently, it does taste like Ayam Percik but less pungent and a little sweet just nice to go with my fried rice... I am really proud of my tastebuds ! And can say that because Donut really enjoyed my Ayam Serai so much...

SHRIMPS FOR MY PASTA

Spaghetti Marinara

Ingredients :
1/2 packet of spaghetti
5 garlic
1 onion
2 chilies
200 grams of shrimps
Tomato sauce and lemon juice
Oregano and pepper corns
Salt
Olive oil

• Cook spaghetti
• Coarsely chop onion, garlic and chilies
• Heat oil and saute
• Add in shrimps and tomato paste
  
• Add in oregano and pepper corns
• Add in spaghetti, salt and lemon juice
  

LAZATNYA LASAGNA

Lasagna

How about a change in your ordinary everyday rice menu to something special and delicious. Pasta would be nice to substitute rice, full of carbohydrate and less starch... Lasagna has all nutrients that u need from a single meal of rice, you can choose chicken or beef. I love beef lasagna, the beefy taste is just rice with the sweet and sour flavor of the pasta sauce and cheese... What a wonderful choice of menu for regular parties and evening receptions....