makan time

latest trial and error in the kitchen. the citrus prawn-courtesy of Mrs Martin, made it for dinner with the apple-tomato salad and the'diet' version of nasi minyak-less ghee, add raisins and sliced almonds.

Citrus Prawn
350gm prawns
1/2 tablespoon orange peel
1/2 tablespoon grapefruit peel
1/2 tablespoon lemon peel
4 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon fresh mint leaf
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt to taste

Marinate for 2 hours, preferably overnight.
Grill or pan-fried-make sure your pan is non-stick.
Yummy.
p.s: Use lime peel if grapefruit not available.

makan time

one of those days recuperating from the fever, thus decided to spent the time watching talkshows from 9am till late afternoon...

this recipe from 0prah caught my attention. so, i decided to try it lah.
Art Smith's Goat Cheese Drop Biscuits



since i dont have the oven skillet. the muffin pan did the trick.
no buttermilk, i used yogurt. so, try it. have fun.

p.s: Buttermilk Substitutions
If you have no buttermilk, you can make your own substitute, but go for the real thing if you can. Yogurt may be substituted for buttermilk, volume for volume, meaning 1 cup of yogurt can be substituted for 1 cup of buttermilk. In the reverse, you can usually substitute buttermilk for yogurt or sour milk on a one to one basis.
Buttermilk Equivalents and Measures
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk PLUS 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice (let stand for 10 minutes before using in recipe)
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup milk PLUS 1-3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup water PLUS 4 Tbsp powdered buttermilk
(reconstitute before using or add dry to dry ingredients and wet to wet ingredients before mixing
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1/4 cup milk PLUS 3/4 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 8.5 ounces
• 1 cup buttermilk = 242 grams

just a note

Answer the questions below, do a Google Image Search with your answer, take a picture from the first page of results, do it with minimal words of explanation.

1. the age you'll be on your next birthday


2. a place you'd like to travel to


3. your favourite place


4. your favourite food


5. your favourite animal


6. your favourite colour


7. first name of your significant other or crush


8. the town in which you live in


9. your screen name/nickname


10. your first job


11. a bad habit you have


12. your worst fear



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la musica

"Bus stop, wet day, she's there I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus go, she stays love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella we employed it
By August she was mine"

(Bus Stop by Hollies)


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mio amici - I

sejak beberapa minggu yang lalu, aku berpeluang berjumpa dengan kawan-kawan yang sudah lama tidak ketemu tetapi masih berhubung melalu emel, sms ataupun faceb00k.

sungguh menyenangkan dapat berbual-bual, berjenaka dan bertukar pendapat tentang pelbagai perkara.

banyak yang aku dapat pelajari daripada duduk berbual dengan mereka. walaupun ada yang kelihatan senang dengan kehidupan yang selesa, tetapi ada masalah yang terpaksa ditanggung sendiri. tetapi aku tabik spring kepada mereka kerana walaupun bergelar ibu dan isteri, mereka masih mempunyai aspirasi dan karisma untuk menyumbang kepada masyarakat.

aku mula menyedari, selama ini adakalanya aku makan hati apabila duduk berbual dengan mereka. aku berasa agak iri hati kerana mereka mempunyai pasangan hidup, rumah sendiri, keluarga, dan anak-anak. namun, faktor masa, usia dan pengalaman, banyak mengajar aku tentang erti kenalan, teman, kawan, sahabat dan persahabatan.

aku pernah bertengkar dengan seorang teman, pada ketika itu aku berpendapat dia hanya menyusahkan sahaja kerana asyik bermain sms, mungkir janji dan suka menceritakan perihal aku kepada kenalannya yang lain-yang memang tak sebulu denganku. memang pada awalnya aku terasa kehilangan, tetapi setelah difikirkan dengan mendalam, adakah aku peduli untuk berkawan dengan seseorang yang hanya mementingkan dirinya sendiri. bagaimanapun, aku sedari yang dia sebenarnya keseorangan. walaupun dia mempunyai ramai kenalan tetapi dia masih mempunyai rasa rendah diri. sekarang ini, aku simpati dengannya...

iqra

Reading...
* Kinship and food in South East Asia by Monica Janowski & Fiona Kerlogue
* The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
* Decent Exposure (Little Black Dress) by Phillipa Ashley

To Read...
* Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
* New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
* The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

buon compleanno!

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