Chocolate Marble Butter Cake!

The butter that I bought is going to expire and thus, I was busy looking for recipe that will just use up the 250gm of butter. I know it's fattening, we felt really guilty after finishing the cake in 3 days and so, the next week (which is also this week) is known as exercise week! Burn, Fat, Burn!!

Just realized that the cocoa powder finished and no choice, I had to use milo and added some coffeemix. Also, chocolate chips expiring soon, so dump in some as well. This is for the top layer, cocoa. Too bad, it wasn't dark enough due to the milo and not cocoa powder.

The pure butter batter.... for the bottom layer.

And then pour the chocolate batter on top of the pure butter batter.

Bake it!!!

And it turned out to be like this......... should have added more chocolate chips because it tastes really good when you bite on the crunchy chocolate chips! Awesome...........

Well, this was the greatest butter cake that I've ever made because Justin loves this so much that I had to told him, stop stop. Otherwise you can't have your dinner. And he kept on praise this butter cake! And.... the praises made me want to bake more! Also equivalent to more fat coming in. Perhaps I should start looking for 0% cholesterol butter which will be quite pricey I guess.

Here's the recipe that I copied from Nasi Lemak Lover blog. Thanks so much for sharing!

250g butter
160g sugar
4 eggs
250g cake flour
1tsp vanilla essence
2tsp of double action baking powder
4tbsp milk
2tbsp cocoa powder and ½ tsp coffee powder mix with 3tbsp hot water

1. Sift cake flour and baking powder in a bowl.
2. Beat butter with the sugar until pale and fluffy.
3. Add in egg one at a time, add in vanilla, mixing well.
4. Fold in flour and milk, combine well.
5. Mix ½ portion of cake mixture with cocoa mixture.
6. Pour cake mixture into cake tin and follow by cocoa cake mixture.
7. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for 30mins or skewer came out clean.

Dry loh shu fun with minced meat

We woke up early in the morning last Sat just to go to the market and get some kampung chicken for double boil soup. While shopping for some veges, I saw this pack of loh shu fun which cost only RM1 for such a big pack, good for 3 eaters actually. Bought it to try and here goes the recipe....

Minced meat, fry with some sesame oil, garlic, soya sauce, dark soya sauce and add some Shao Xing wine. Don't forget salt too.

And for the loh shu fun :
1) Boil water and cook the mee. Don't overcook because it gets soft very fast. Probably about 3-5 mins. (Tips, after fry the minced meat, I used the same kuali to cook the mee. At least some "chap" in the kuali not wasted. hehe)
2) Drain the mee. Add soya sauce, dark soya sauce, sesame oil and dash of pepper in a plate and pour the mee, mix well.
3) That's all!!

To cook the soup, boil chicken bone and add some salt and pepper. Then throw in fishballs and lastly, vege and some chopped spring onion and also fried garlic.

Here it goes.......... very simple recipe for such a satisfying meal! And surprisingly, it tastes really good for a 1st attempt. Usually my 1st attempt always fail and only succeed after 4th-5th attempt, but this is too easy to cook and it turned out great! Can easily cook this especially after office hours when you do not have much time to prepare for food.

Ingredients that you need:
1) Loh shu fun
2) soya sauce
3) dark soya sauce
4) Minced meat
5) 1 stalk of spring onion
5) Pepper
6) Shao Xing wine
7) Sesame Oil
8) Salt

That's all !! =D

Wedding at Restoran Overseas Armada Hotel, PJ

Everytime when I attended wedding, it will remind me of our own marriage, 2 years back and how time flies. Such a nice memory to remember it until my last day on earth. Congrates to Alex and Yun for their wonderful blissful marriage! Such a sweet couple working in the same company and then, love blossoms! Wow... =)

Door Gift!!


This dish is special. It's wrapped fish and not sure what it's called in chinese. But nice!



Salad prawns...

Justin and Brilly got addicted to the yam seng and yam yam yam with Ming on the phone. Haha!



Finally, congrates to the sweet couple and build a strong happy family! =)

Street gangsters use durians to rob women

I think it's important to post this up since there are getting more and more crimes. Just becareful eventhough you might not believe the story below, but as a precaution before it's too late. And lastly, don't forget to always say a prayer before you step out from your house!

Dear all,

My daughter just related this true incident that happen to her friend's mother. She was eating breakfast at a makan stall in a wet market. A man approached her and asked if she would like to buy some fresh durians. Being a durian lover, she said yes. The man then asked her to follow him to his stall nearby.

At his stall, there were lots of durians. The man opened some fruits to show her the freshness of the durian. She was quite taken aback that he opened quite a few, so she said only wanted 5 durians.

Suddenly, the man asked, "What am I going to do with the opened durians?!"
He insisted that she buy all the opened fruits. At this point, two big men with tattoos appeared at the stall. The frightened woman decided not to buy and quickly walked to her car. But just as she opened the car door, the 'durian seller' came up behind her and slammed her door shut!

He waved the parang he had used to open the durians and demanded RM400 for the 5 durians she had wanted to buy. The lady tried to protest about the price, but the man shouted at her,
> waving the parang threateningly close to her head. So, after some 'bargaining' (pleading), the three men settled on a price of RM 300 for five durians!

This incident happened in Cheras, but a robbery scam can be set up anywhere.

Beware, because they pretend to be legit traders, and durian sellers do carry parangs in broad daylight, so they have an alibi. If the cops show up, they'd just deny everything.

Times are hard now, and criminals are cooking up creative ways to rob the more vulnerable ones in surprising ways.

Makan-makan is Good!

It is always fun to have people around for makan-makan, enjoying yourself after a hectic day in office. And how nice if we can go for some swimming and then makan-makan. It will definitely be nice. Look at all the happy faces when it comes to makan. Haha...

Stanlee said he loves the shepherd's pie!! Wowww....... am proud! hahaha.

And Gerald is always the happy man. Wherever he goes, he brings BIG laughter! Keep it up!!

An our honorable guest, Ps Vic Gonzalez! Hope to see you around anytime ... hehe.

And Grace's hubby, Mike Thompson!

Grace ............ congratulations and welcome to the marriedhood life! Hehe

Everyone enjoying themselves, helping themselves and it was a great nite!

Makan-makan sambil berbincang-bincang dan ketawa-ketawa kecil.... Spot the two small IKEA kid's chair. =P

And finally, Justin with long-time-no-see-FILA... new nickname that he gave me. Hahaha.....

Happy BurpDay Mr Justin!

Happy Birthday to Mr Justin and here I would like to express out 10 good reasons why he is always a darling husband to me!

1) He helps in housework! How many guys actually help the wife to clean the house, do the laundry, sweep & mop the floor, prepare dishes and etc....
2) One call and he always attend to me.... and he never fails to bring me a cup of water whenever I'm enjoying myself on the sofa watching my favorite movie! Not only a cup of water, sometimes added ribena in it. Awesome!
3) He can cook!!! Whenever I'm lazy, I will throw the cooking task to him and surprisingly, he managed them well! Guys are always good in experimenting and he added this and that, and it turned out to be so good! Especially the fried egg with sesame oil...
4) He's a good listener! I always complain to him about this and that, he never added salt and pepper to it but he's just so positive and optimistic and asked me to relax. Sometimes I still prefer he joined me in the complaining.. but, thank God he didn't. Imagine wife complain + husband complain = ???? ... Hahaha.
5) Sometimes he attend to my not-urgent/unnecessary needs! Girls always love shopping and he never fails to say "No, don't buy" or "You got so many clothes, some never wear also" or "Wardrobe cannot fit liau" but he will just say Buy Larh.. The more he say buy lar, the more I feel guilty. In the end, I didn't buy.. Guys, learn this technique. Haha... But sometimes, I do. hehe. I've not been shopping for 3mths I think... miss the moment. But I don't need so many clothes.
6) He drives me to office! Especially when I'm working night, he will sacrifice his time and drive all the way to my office and pick me up. How wonderful it is.... =) I only know a few husband/bf that will do that. Not all..... Right?
7) He's happy-go-lucky man! I seldom see him showing his papaya long sour face or raising up his voice and all these only happens once in a while. Once in a blue moon he does that.. and it is GOOD! We are human anyways, but some humans throw tantrums everyday... but him, i think once a year. Hahaha.....
8) He works hard for the family! He's always good at work and never see him complain Monday blue or whatsoever.... and this gives me the ease of mind. If only next time I don't have to work. Muahahaha.
9) He loves travel + food just like me!!! =D
10) He serves God! Everything will be in tip top condition because the family serve a good God! Deuteronomony 13:4 "It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him."

Celebrated at Sushi Zanmai, we've been missing this since we moved over to WM.

Unagi Nasu Gyoza ~ fried egg plant dumpling topped with roasted eel

Macha Monaka ~ green tea wafer ice cream with red bean.

Hope you enjoy your birthday!!! Muacks.....

Kura Japanese Restaurant @ One World Hotel

Happy Birthday to Ivan and my MIL, Ps Vic, Sis Anusha, Kristen came all the way from Banting to celebrate his wonderful birthday. Ivan chose Kura Japanese Restaurant and I didn't know it exists in One World Hotel.

Sis Anusha & Kristen...

Very nice "massaged-beef".. If you're not a beef lover like me, you can't stand the smell of beef, or you don't like chewing beef, then you will be surprised that you can take this meal! But, it's expensive!! Delicious..... few slices and it cost about RM60 (if I remember correctly)
0.0 (rolling eyeballs wide)

Tempura!

Special chawan mushi which cost RM20 per cup... extremely good and highly recommended!! Chawan mushi which tastes and looks like shark's fin... =D

Unagi ...



And finally, hot pot! My favourite...... yummy yummy soup!
The food here is kinda pricey, a little higher than Sushi Zanmai but I think if you have the budget and do not know where to spend, here could be the place to dine in. Otherwise, Sushi Zanmai will do. Good enough to satisfy your soul and mind ... cheers~

Cameron Highlands @ Pahang, Malaysia!

The last visit to Cameron was when I aged 10+ I think.. And at that time I was still young and couldn't really remember how it looks like, where did I go and so on.. so this will be the 2nd trip to Cameron! Anak Malaysia kononnya rite.. haha.

The free hotel that we got from one of the aunties and it looks more like asrama for perguruan. That kind of rooms.

We arrived at Cameron about 3pm and had our first meal at The Lord's Cafe! Strawberry scones... and that was how I knew what exactly is scone. Haha!

Chicken Tart .... delicious!!

Strawberry cheese cake.... ok ok la, still prefer secret recipe's black forest cheese cake!

Julia's chicken chop!! After tea time break, we went back to the room as there's nothing much to do in Cameron.

And in the evening, pasar malam!! Everywhere is strawberries and berries and berries. Cameron looks so red with the berries.


And this lil young boy amazed me because we were standing right in front of him, looking at his mature look and his skillful techniques packing the asam laksa for customers. Not even afraid of the hot soup but he did it pretty well! Good job boy.... your parents will definitely be so proud of you!

And not to forget also, everywhere is jagung and jagung and corn and corn. Seems like the corn there is quite sweet.

BBQ corn is best eaten in cold weather. ngam ngam ngam...

Dinner time... nice to have hot pot especially in cold windy weather!



Day 1 in Cameron ended just like dat.......

The next day, farm visits....






6 for RM10 and it's really cheap, compared to 3 for RM10 in IKEA. I just couldn't resist and there starts my gardening passion again at my lil balcony at home. Hehehe..







That's all for the trip to Cameron and I felt so red after this trip... thanks to the strawberries! Haha! But, I will not go again.. it's boring!