Weekends Lunch : 16th Oct 2010

Lately i love to eat cooked tomato. Those tomatoes from ABC soup or sweet sour sauce.. all i hentam.. and now I always keep 2-3 tomatoes in my fridge for my weekends cooking. :)

Last Saturday, running out of idea to cook.. hehehe.. if see image below.. then u know liao.. simple dishes only. :P

Saturday Meal: Yellow Bean with tomatoes, Goji Leaves Soup with Pork Ball and Egg, Fried fish with fragrant toppings

Don't know why my hubby said the fish is very nice and fresh. If you see it is not really nicely fried.. muahaha.. skin off here and there.. :P He walloped almost all of it. I only aimed at those tomatoes in the yellow bean and goji leaves soup. YiWen drank lots of soup and at lots of Goji leaves too.. maybe those leaves are soft .. easy to munch :)

YiWen "helping" me to pluck the long bean into shorter length. End up I have to tidy up her mess.. alamak!

Sunday Meal: Old Cucumber soup, Honey Stir-Fried Chicken Breast (Specially for YiWen), Steam Bean Curb with Fragrant Toppings, Stir-Fried Belacan and Dried Shrimps Long Bean

Dessert: Hasma with Red Dates and Gingko Sweet Soup

This is second time i boiled Hasma with Red Dates and Gingko Sweet Soup for my family. Previously I only put 4 grammes to boil.. and my hubby said too little.. some more, I shared it out with parent in law. Lagi la he said not enough. Btw, this soup is good for women, not men.. but he likes the texture so much.. hehehe.. This round, I put double.. 8grammes, and he said very nice! I think he ate 4-5 bowls.. YiWen had half bowl only. Though she loves it, but accordingly to wikipedia, children are not allow to take too much as it might speed up the development of fertility system. I guess i need to stock up more since my confinement period is near.. Will ask my CL to boil this for me.. :) Siok! All good food during confinement.. YUMMY!!

Saturday Lunch - 4/10/10

Since my 7th month into pregnancy, i'm required to go for checkup every 2 weeks. So it is absolutely a big rush for me on the Saturday if need to go for checkup. Got to wake a lot earlier to go to market, prepare all cooking ingredients, marinate meats etc so that once back from hospital, i can start cooking immediately. Of course when i have no time , then i can't prepare 3 dishes meal for my family.. so got to do 1 big pot meal lo.. like "Claypot Chicken Rice". Hehehe.. actually is "Rice Cooker Chicken Rice" coz i don't have claypot yet. Going to get one soon.. :)

Rice-Cooker Chicken Rice

Ingredient: Rice, Half Chicken, Mushrooms, Ginger Slices, Spring Onions

Seasoning: Lea and Perrins Sauce, Light Soya Sauce, Dark Soya Sauce, Pepper, Sesame Oil

Lotus Root+Groundnut+Sweet and Bitter Almonds Soup

Ingredients: Pork loin, Lotus root, Groundnuts, Sweet and Bitter Almonds, Red Dates, Wolfberries, Dried Octopus

Sunday Lunch - 5/10/10

YiWen actually dislike sour food. But to make her not so choosy on her food, i try to cook more with tomato sauce. Tomato sauce at least is not too sour.. it is more to sweetness. After she can accept it, i introduce her sour plum sauce.. hehe.. Suprisingly she can accept it! She ate a lot of the pork ribs.. things that she loves to eat, will require no adult-feeding..she will climb up to dining chair and grab those food she loves.. and she did it onto my sour-plum pork ribs.. hehehe.. glad she can accept it. :)

Belacan Stir-Fried Tapioca Leaves

Ingredients: Tapioca Leaves, Shallots (chopped), Garlic (chopped), Dried Shrimps (chopped), belacan powder (i use maggi)

Deep-Fried Pork Ribs with Sour Plum Sauce and Tomato

Ingredients: Pork Ribs (Deep Fried), Tomato

Marinate Pork Rib: Lea and Perrins Sauce, Light Soya Sauce, Pepper, Corn Flour (only when deep-fried)

Seasoning: Sour Plum (Maggi), Chicken Stock Powder (Maggi), Sugar

Yummy!! YiWen savouring the pork ribs while watching tv.. :)

Saturday Lunch - 9/10/10

Last Thursday, we went to DELICIOUS STEAMBOAT for dinner. It is all-you-can-eat buffet style restaurant. I saw my hubby took 1 packet of udon and had it all by himself. He must be liking it a lot. So, this weekends, I will make him Udon too... but not soupy type but stir-fried.

Stir-Fried Japanese Udon Noodles

Ingredients: 2-packets of Udon Noddles, Marinated Minced Pork, Fish Paste, Carrots, Garlic (chopped), spring onions

Marinate (minced meat): Light Soya Sauce, Pepper, Sesame Oil

Seasoning: Light Soya Sauce, Oyster Sauce, Dark Soya Sauce, Pepper, Water

Hub liked it! :) Yiwen not so interested. She prefer yee-mee.

Additional snack - Nam Yu (Red Fermented Bean Curb) Fried Chicken

Ingredient: Half Chicken

Marinate: Nam Yu, Light Soya Sauce, Pepper, Sugar

Use corn flour only when deep fried

Chili Sauce (I use McDonalds Chili Sauce - my favourite coz it is extra spicy than other chili sauce)

Actually there are a lot more of the NamYu Fried Chicken, but hub took few pieces and when Yiwen saw hub ate the chicken, she also snatched some from the dining table. Luckily i still managed to catch photo of it before they savoured all.. hehehe.. Frankly speaking, not all can accept the taste of NamYu, but luckily YiWen can accept it. Now i can happily use NamYu in my cooking. :)

YiWen's Birthday Party

Cutting cake. Her cute wig hair clip has turn YiWen from boyish to girly look.. hehehe..

Mommy and papa love you a lot!

My living room was packed with kids and balloons.. Gu Jie was helpful enough to help me take care of YiWen while i'm busy serving guests. :)

Some photos to share with all on my daughter's birthday party on 4th September. Her actual birthday is 6th Sept. We did a small buffet party for her in our own home-sweet-home with friends, relatives and my colleagues. Very merry indeed. Lots of delicious food, balloons, and presents for YiWen. Though just 2 years old, I'm sure that she enjoyed the night very much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY YiWen! {Big Hugs from Mommy & Papa} :)

Last Weekends Lunch

Saturday Meal: Jicama Red Carrot Soup, Stir-fried Belacan Kacang Botol, Black Pomfret Sweet Sour Tomato Sauce

Sunday Meal: Jicama Red Carrot Soup (leftover from Saturday :P), Stir-Fried Chicken Ginger, Aubergine with Fragrant Topping

YiWen was very co-operative when hubby feeding her. :)

Nowadays, it is a bit hard for me to feed YiWen. She is not those kids that can sit still while having her meal. How envy when i see those kids that can sit quietly till food is finished. How wonderful! To feed her, adult have to run and squat down to feed her. In my preggie condition, I can't afford to do that anymore.. 1+ mths i'm going to deliver already.. have to take care of my physical. No choice, but to ask hub to feed her.. luckily she is quite co-operative.. :) Oh, btw, she loves the Jimaca Red Carrot Soup.. very sweet and tasty! Thanks Wendy for introducing it to me. :) Can't finished the big pot on Saturday, we didn't pour it away, but reheat the leftover on Sunday. Too yummy to give away to longkang.. :)

Preggie Queen

Just now received a call from my big boss .. i mean the real BIG wan.. "Chairman". Just checking me if i'm in the office or not (as i been travelling quite often lately). I said .."ya.. i'm here today" and i thought he wanna see me.. so before i tell him that i will climb 3 storeys to see him, he ask me to see him in board room. Whenever i hear the boardroom, my goose bump will appear. If you watch "The Apprentice" by Donald Trump, you will know what i mean. His favourite phrase "YOU'RE FIRED!!" But luckily not the case here, he said he don't want me to run up and down as i'm preggie of 33 weeks (that's about 7.5 months). That's really touchy.. hehehe.. everyone in the office especially men are so polite and caring towards preggies. Feeling like a QUEEN now! muahahaha!!

Super Busy Mom! ......... SOOOOOOOOOON...

I could imagine now how busy will i be after my newborn arrive.. Being a FTWM, then reach home take care of 1 toddler and 1 baby.. then at the same time, must punctually pump milk for newborn every 2-3 hours (to maintain the supply).. then have to take care the house chores as well.. phew..

Since my job scope requires me to travel (light one.. ) , it will be even harder.. sigh!! How to pump milk when on the run?

Adding salt to wound.. my hubby also need to travel more too since his projects are out of hometown boundary ..

This gonna be tough.. real tough..

Anyhow, I'm going to face it positively and give the best i can to the family..

Merdeka Day 2010

We celebrated Merdeka Day this year with my MIL and FIL at our house and I cooked them a simple lunch. Didn't went to Ipoh Town to watch any Merdeka March.. too crowded and not convenience for preggie like me .. and don't want YiWen to run around the street under hot sun.. later come back sick pulak... hehehe..

So early morning, hub was kind enough to bring me to Bercham Market to buy fresh lala, pork, chicken and veggies. Hehehe.. I happily buy at ease while he "jaga" YiWen. As usually Yiwen will pester her dad to buy her some little toys.. :P This is my first time cook lala .. Not difficult at all, and hub gave thumb-ups for it. Hehehe..

Merdeka Lunch (4 adults and 1 toddler servings) : Szechuan-Styled Lala; Minced Pork Ball and Potatoes with Oyster Sauce; Acar (bought from market :P); ABC Soup

Dessert: Ribena Konnyaku Jelly (Bought super nice jelly moulds from market this morning and can't resist to try out another Konnyaku Jelly.. RIBENA flavour! cute ar this design? There are over 20-30 different shapes in a single mould. And great thing is it only cost me RM2.50 per set. What a steal! Hehehe.. )

Last Weekends Lunch

Last weekends, I spent most of my time in my favourite corner (my wet kitchen). Usually i will cook simple lunch 1 dish and 1 soup for my hubby and daughter. Ya.. due to laziness. :P Plus, don't know what else to cook. But since lately, i bummed into so many good cook bloggers.. seen some of their recipes.. just can't resist to try it... :) If you wanna know what cooking recipes blogs that i'm following.. just look at my homepage's Home Cooking Recipes Blog List.

Lunch on Saturday: Chicken and Chinese Mushroom (canned) with Oyster Sauce; Stir Fried Long Bean with Garlic and Fish Paste; Chayote, Sweet Corn and Mushroom Soup.

Lunch on Sunday: Aubergine with Fragrant Topping; Sweet & Sour Garoupa Fish; Lean Pork Soup with Green Radish and Carrots (this soup is great remedy for cough and phlegm)

Dessert: Sour Plum Konnyaku Jelly (special? ya.. it is great recipe from BlessedHomeMaker. Most of the time I only tasted sweet fruity konnyaku jelly.. but sour jelly? Never before. But this is definitely a very refreshing dessert. My hubby and daughter love it. My coll Jeck said "hou hou sek ar!!" hehehe.. )