Thursday 27 October 2011

cabaran bento

arini nk citer perihal bento..bento papa la.. sbb dia je yg keluar tiap2 hari..kami kt rumah xyah bento, mknan ada dpn mata. ;p

mula2 ..it was a stressful n challenging task.
sbb papa takmo bawa bekal nasi + lauk .. dia simply tak nak (reason undisclosed.hehe).. so pagi-pagi he will have a heavy breakfast (read: lunch), nasi + lauk.. and bento shud be easy-to-eat, and senang di bawa.

dulu2..tak reti (no idea) ape bento yg sesuai.
mcm dapat keje la, tpaksa wat 'research' tgk sana, tengok sini, usha blog tu, sekodeng blog ni,..

lama2...ok, easy breazy..hee..
mungkin sbb br nk start blaja2 kenal dapur, kenal bahan masakan..tu yg memula dulu perit skit.
skang (stil blaja) but at least dh mampu produce a few mknan yg 'passed' di mulut dan mata kami. hahahaha
kena gelakkan diri sendiri kejap yer... ^_^

it is a (still) challenging but self-rewarding task that i have learnt to enjoy as much as papa love savouring his bento.
gambaruuuuuu.....

jom la layan some gmbr2 bento papa ni...

dulu2..asyik bekalkan muffin or brownies je. not good eh!?

then dh start bjinak2 buat loaf.. homemade is GOOOOOOD!! ;)
so now he has a healthier option. with different filling everytime.. *suka!
sometime..layan jugak sushi roll, nasi camni dia mau la bawa.. senang nk mkn katanya.. (t_t)v

once in a while, bg biscuits pn kenyang .. almond and cadbury choc (chunky) lagi...
on a good sunny day, ibu buat roti sosej. sedap makan panas2.. buat 6pcs aje..
today's bento: tortilla wrap with minced meat ..ibu use nori and salad utk hold the meats.
semakin lama, bole la kata..semakin kreatif utk sedia kan bento papa.
kena selang seli la antara roti, rolls, wraps, etc. yg lebih penting lagi, it shud be easy-to-eat (again, an important aspect), nutricious, presentable (the power of presentation.hik hik), and sedap!

okeh, Nau-chan buat ape?
skrg dh makin dingin.. mlm dh makin panjang.. lepas maghrib ibu n Nau-chan ada sesi belaja + main.
dh penat main, kita main lagi.

i'm cooolll... ;)

ok, arini nk masak laksa kedah!
chaiyo!  *note: all dishes is my first time okeh. sbb bfore kawen semua makan stail tunjuk..career women la konon.hehehek.

(~_~)v
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Thursday 20 October 2011

NF is 10m.o and salmon

aritu kohai papa kat Hokkaido sms tnya address kt sini.. ingatkan nk datang.... hahaha, jauh tuu..

skali..dia nk antar surprise rupanya.. a very very big..and very very special surprise lak tu!
oooh..

ibu tkejut sbb tak expect ade kuroneko nk dtg anta brg. kelam kabut jap cari tudung ;p
ni saye punya!
ia nya parcel yg sejuk! (read: frozen item)
cepat je buat assumption, waahh..biar betul...kohai papa kirim salmon dari Hokkaido kaaahh? papa ckp mmg bole pos brg fresh, but kami tak taruh harapan la dia betul2 nk pos!
sbb aritu dia bgtau tgh galak memancing, musim salmon la katakan.
sgt besarrrr... kan?
reaksi ibu masa mula2 tgk ikan ni? err..ter-kujat kejap. 'mak aiih, besar nya ikan nih'.. then trus gelak n call papa. gelabah gak, mane penah 'handle' ikan besar ni. nk letak freezer pn tak muat!
we decided utk bg kwn2 papa sorang sikit..dpt merasa ikan segar..rezki sikit sama dirasa. hihi..

gambar tak sengaja! (^_^)v
gmbr di atas ekceli ambil sbb nk mms kt papa, 'ok tak besar2 ni utk each kwn?' ..
skali papa ckp dia nk balik jap lps urusan sket kt bank. tunggu dia balik..
kepala n ekor kami amik la.. :)
yg lain kami potong dpt 5bhgian utk setiap org dpt satu..

minggu tu a few days gak menu2 salmon je..
The Little Guy pn mkn ikan jugak. seronok dia bubur nasi campur salmon. laju dia makan..

part terakhir..kepala!
since kami b2 bukan la antu kari..so kita grilled je kepala tu. mkn sayur2 pn grilled juga..
papa's breakfast
 perah lemon atas ikan..and iitadakimasuuuu!!!

our many many thanks to firdaus a.k.a spend for the thought. really appreciate this! semoga dipermudahkan urusan PhD..dh nk abis dh kan.. :)

ops.. The Little Guy pn nk tayang pinggan dia. (hahaha)..
snacking on fruits - tin, kurma n avocado. yummy!
Ibu: papa, bila la kita nk sampai Hokkaido ni?
Papa: kita tgk la nnt ye? *smile*
Ibu: erkk.. *tu jwpn standard tuuu*..

hihi
(#_#)v
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Friday 14 October 2011

ke Kappa Sushi!

sabtu, 8th oct yg lepas...we were supposed to be at Athletic Park ...to join papa's frens BBQ and reunion of RPKJ's..

but since papa finished his class at 2.30pm..(tu la, sabtu pun ade kelas..hehu) we will be late..
dh sampai eki Hiyoshi, then papa told me there was a change of plan..his fren asked us to meet at their house at 6.00pm..instead of going to the park..katanya ade yg dh balik n diorg nk sambung kt umah je mkn2.
nk masuk tmpt BBQ pn kena byr 1,500Y so mcm rugi plak if we go..masuk kejap dh kna kuar..
we were both dh la lapar macam naga nk tunggu till 6pm...mcmm errrr....
so papa said lenkali la dia jumpa kwn2 dia tu..dh lewat sgt nnt..nk g umah dia pn agak jauh naik densha..

bw muffin ni byk...skali x jd plak.. hehehe..xpe lah..
then papa dgn geniusnya mencadangkan, 'jom try cari Kappa Sushi?!'...yesss..jomm..

yess..nk mkn sushi murah & byk? sila ke Kappa Sushi.. we arrived Yokohama eki..then lps solat, kami ingat dekat (tgk map kat internet mcm dekat)...skali...mak aihhh..bole thn jauh..
kami datang dari arah white building on the rightside tuu..jauh dah tu..
crossing main (big) junction, we are going to the end..nampak sayup di ujung sana nun..
ok..semakin dekat..pheww nk patah dah pinggang ni..nampak tak signboard merah tu? Kappa is just behind it!
Kappa Sushi yg signboard nya kura2 ijau tu. ala2 ninja turtle.. ;)


yezza. dh sampai.. we arrived around 4.30pm..masih byk tempat kosong. ok, jom jgn byk borak. kita makaaannn!!!

kami bwk kicap sendiri. sbb musykil n mostly tak bole dimakan. kicap ni bole... ;)
The Little Guy eating his biscuit. alhamdulillah..behaved betul dia arini.. ;)
eksen je ni, nk bg maksu Eni jeles. hehe
jom tgk makanan plak..


dh mls nk amik gmbr..byk sgt..total pinggan kami...hehehe..25 jer. lol. kan dh kata td, kami both lapar mcm naga!
jgn risau, each pinggan 105Yen yer..dpt 2 pcs each plate. yg dlm bowl, kek, kacang n a few items je mahal sket..


ecehh..kerek nya mukaa..?

kami bgerak balik pukul 5.45pm..around 1 hr je kt situ (tp puassss) ..orang dh sesak Q nk masuk..wow..mujur dtg siang, kalau mlm..memang kena menunggu la jwbnya..

muffin byk2 tuh? otw balik umah kami singgah florist ..tempat papa selalu beli bunga, jumpa obaasan.. bg dia half a dozen of the muffins. dh byk kali singgah n bborak ngan dia. kali ni bg dia kuih skit..;p
Nau-chan ..Nau-chan.. sweet je cara dia address my Little Guy.. :)

oklah..The Little Guy expression..last b4 ibu end this entry..
oppppssss..... ;)
papa, when is next? hihihi..
(x_x)v
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Monday 3 October 2011

ahad ber-crepe cake

Papa knows both of us are crazy over sushi..i've been commenting on how lovely it would be if we can go one day..and savour as much as we could. *ayat org kebulur* haha
he planned for us to go for Kappa Shushi..but I know he was busy writing and re-correcting his journal, due as soon as possible..  and I said, let stay in today... Papa do the journal-writing while me doing something I currently-like (hahaha) - baking!

my inspiration came from this heavenlicious crepe cake that I had at LCCT the other day..masa balik aritu..
papa mkn ape lagi..mesti la Chocolate kek.. antu coklat... :)
mind you, this is first time trying crepe cake.. stakat buat breakfast mkn ngan buah, jem, or aiskrim tu..dh lepas sgt dah..
but layering those crepe and filling with creams in each layers..fuuh..such a tedious work! (I later discovered).
buat 20 pcs je. but the preparation + assembly..took most of my afternoon! mmg melepek, penat!
Ibu also learnt that for crepe cake.. tak bole silap in any of the step..
1. crepe mmg kena nipis habis.. alhamdulillah bjaya la senipis yg mampu..guna non stick and for each layer jgn lupa sapu butter sket utk hasil tbaik.
2. cream/custard/filling .. yg ni mcm ade something wrong somewhere...or senang ckp, still Ibu tak jumpa my perfect recipe.. mungkin kena lebih kan gula? or kurang kan cream? it was abit tawar n boring, I must admit..
3. assembly ... ni pun sbb cuba jaya..so tak bpuas ati lagi. Ibu thot dh buat abis tebal ..rupa nya kena 'tebal' lagi that cream...baru la sedap n tak terasa kepingan crepe tu sgt.. next time la nnt buat.

aaaa.. jom la layan a few pics that I snapped along the way..
Abes nipis dh ni..

mcm biasa..kena ada coklat..utk peminat setia.. ;)
this is how i assemble the cake.. saje menyusahkan diri sendiri. lol
this is half way done tau! phew..lagi separuh..
 I follow this recipe, from blog kawan cikyam. nk copy kt sini utk rujukan...  or bole singgah blognya..
Vanilla Mille Crepe
Ingredients


Crepe
4 eggs
1tbs sugar
a pinch of salt
500ml milk
200g all purpose flour.
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 drops vanilla
40g unsalted butter

filling
200ml whip cream
450ml milk
2 tbs flour
85g sugar
1 1/2 tbs cornstarch
4 egg yolks
2 tbs butter/margarine
vanilla essence

How-to (crepe)
1.sift flour+baking powder together. melt butter and put aside.
2.in a separate bowl, mix eggs + 250ml milk + sugar well. add the flour mixture and amix well until combined. add in vanilla and the rest of the milk,  combine.
3.add in melted butter and mix again. cover and let the batter rest inside the fridge for 30minutes- 2 hours
4.heat a nonstick pan and slightly oil the surface. wipe any excess oil. pour in a ladle full of your crepe batter and spread evenly as thin as possible. cook for 30 seconds and flip the crepe upside down and wait for 10 secs. remove your crepe from the pan and cover with a cling wrap to keep it moist.
5. repeat  until you finish all the batter. you should get around 20 crepes. put the crepes aside to let them cool down.

How- to (filling)
1. make the custard.
-using a heatproof bowl, heat milk in the microwave for 3 minutes. sift in cornstarch and flour , add in sugar and quickly whisk well to avoid lumps . add the egg yolks gradually and combine. put back the bowl of mixture into the microwave and reheat until it gets bubbly. take out and whisk the batter and reheat again. repeat this 3 times for a total of 5 minutes. take out the bowl, and add in butter and vanilla and mix well. leave it to cool .
2.in another bowl, beat cream at medium speed until cream starts to thicken, continue to beat until you get a soft peak.
fold in the cream into the cooled custard until well combined.

assembling the cake
lay one crepe on a cake base / flat plate and spread the custard filling evenly on the surface. (not too thick) cover the filling with another crepe and repeat until you have used all the crepe. put your cake in the fridge for 3-5 hours to let it set and serve it cool. happy trying!








verdict: not bad, some room for improvement on the cream tho (hehuu)

tp kan, Ibu tak puas ati sbb tak sama mcm kedai.... (hahahahaha)..

I was lucky sbb smlm my boys cooperating..The Little Guy layan tgk Alif Ba Ta dia while I buat crepe. then while I assembly, dia bole tido Papa dodoikan.. kalau tak, sure nk bgayut baru nk tido. alhamdulillah!

ade separuh lagi kek tu. sape nk mai la. ;)

bekpes + bento Papa nak gi skolah arini..kita mkn seafood gratin. top up ngan cheese..


Kenyang.....The Little Guy pun mkn pasta..
mata dh kuyu balik..... hmm.. afternoon nap, eh ke morning nap?
ngeh3

(^_-)/~~
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weekend bertako dan berlaksa

salam pagi isnin..

just nk citer2 psl sabtu ahad yg lepas..
since Papa ade kelas (pulakk..hehe) ari sabtu kul 1pm..so we just decided to do our grocery shopping kat Motosumiyoshi ..then we plan nk lunch trus before heading back home...

Jalan mmg santai itik sbb the street open its business around 10am (most of the shops la).. cuaca pun sedap2 walaupun kdg2 angin autumn sejuks dtg .

hoooih seriousnya.. usha ape tu??
we decided to go with the stroller.tp Ergo bw juga. sbb The Little Guy kdg2 meragam tak mo duduk dlm stroller. bila papa 'pakai' dlm Ergo, baru dia tenang.. just in case..better bring both..

Itadakimasuuuu!!
around 11am we finished our shopping. Ibu sempat sambar 1 sweater tgh sale 600Y! ape lagii..
perut dh lapar...Gindaco je la tempat dituju..mkn takoyaki.. minus the sauce la tpnya.... but still very2 yummy.rangup di luar..
jom tgk bos kicik pun makan (mkn his bento - donut) .. dia tak mkn takoyaki lagi yer.. hahaha

pandai makan...tp tumpah sana sini (normal la tuu)
skali masa dh siap2 nk balik...bole plak Ibu tlanggar cup berisi air..debusshhh ..tumpah atas diri sendiri! aiyaaaa... mujur la cuma plain water.. tumpah kt paha. aduuhh payah..abis berlap2 pun stil jean nampak basah at that area...tau je la.. puas ati kena gelak ngan Papa..dan gelakkan diri sendiri. The Little Guy pn tumpang ketawa.entah dia phm ke tak.saje nk join org ketawa.. ishh budak ni! tak jd nk rase stress.. (^_^)v

otw balik..takde sape2 concern or tegur *lega* hahahaha..

petang lepas asar, ibu buat projek melaksa asam la plak. Aiiissh teringat jiran Kak Jue punya asam laksa yg sedap sgt tu la... aritu dia jamu masa g beraya umah dia... terkenang2 sampai la kna buat sendiri! *dh teringin..* guna ikan fresh beli pagi tadi. *lupa nama ikan* rupa mcm ikan sardine but were longer..2ekor cuma 180Yen.

hasil budak baru nk belajar...
Papa ckp stil sedap walaupun takde petis.. I was thinking..kalau la ade petis kan...sure kuah tu lagi masyuuukkk... takpe lah..laksa tukar mkn ngan bihun je. buat kuah tu byk, so bole ulang2 mkn byk kali. hahahaha.. dasar kuat mkn!

just nk share..since takde daun kesum or bunga kantan, we substitute ngan ni
bole ganti kantan..bau dh nk dekat2 dah....
ok lah..
tu saje cerita ari sabtu...
jom tgk ape dua beranak tu buat lepas kenyang perut suka hatiii..

amboi amboi amboiii...bos kicik silang kaki siapp! *puas atii ... ;)
opsss..nk tayang tako lagi skali.. (#_#)v

nampak tako dia tuu? besaaarr... ;p
sambung citer ahad plak....
daa...

(t_t)v
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