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Baraqah Tuesday everybody!

My replies: Mrs Fedex- some people tak pernah dengar pun,my mom actually called it buah Lanjut:), Aida78-durian susu tu colour putih but they are really creamy and sweet;), potpetma- ye ke,nanti i try okay,ada 2 biji lagi dlm fridge, Annhuzi- yeap TiaMia the kampung girls and theyare  really proud about it;), Mixed-family in da house- dropby at your blog,i like it,hopefully you can make it to your kampung:),Twins Mom- Congrats and Alhamdulillah we have twins in the house!handfulls but seronok kan..and seronok to feed them too..jom kita masak2;), Kak Shamsida- nanti tunjuk gulai masak lomak kak sham tu ya, mekjangok- wahh rumah dekat pantai lagi seronok tu..i love house by the beach,non stop holiday mood then:), Mamalisa- tu lah banyak kampung dah maju sekarang kan..whatever or wherever it is,"kampung" is on our heart, Zuzus- Ye lah,Pahang rasanya macam sama kan,pernah pergi rumah my niece punya PIL kat situ, Aishahjamrek- yang ni version masam2 manis tu,i love the smell, Mummy Miqhael- yeap not so bad the mee with kangkung,my PIL semua duduk sini dah:) dulu2 pernah pergi,so banyak benda kat pasar khadijah kan,Salmi- Selamat berpuasa Salmi,ikan bilis sambal sentiasa buka selera kan,Dila- yeap kalau balik kampung nothing but kuning,kuning ajer lauk semua nya;):) kenalah balance DiLa,town is where we get our ilmu,rezki,keeping up with development while kampung is our root,we need to have solid root in order to survive in this concrete jungle!, Kak Pinat-ishhh kak pinat ni orang bandar lerrr..siput sedut sungai tu colour hitam kuning.licin dan bersih sebab dia duduk dalam air mengalir,while siput yang selalu jual kat kedai2 makan KL ni,berketak-ketak,dalam di lendir sikit ada hijau2..saya tak suka;), Rosma- thanks so much:) i have yet to see with my own eyes but the lady owner told me the last time i visited her that they are going to move to somewhere near KP bus station- the mee hailam sedap kan,i pernah berdiri kat dapur dia tengok how they cook!, Naura- asam binjai tu senang ajer,hiris,bubuh air suam sikit,gram,cili tumbuk and bawang hiris,tenyeh2 siap utk di makan;),yeap Naura dont push ourselves too much yer,make a wise step:), Nyza- buah rambai muda tu masam,so gulai tu macam ganti asam lah,kalau keringkan lagi sedap:), Yatie - kat sana boleh dapat bahan2 ker? kalau nenek masak sedap2 kan, Yanizz- salam to you too,teluk kemang too crowded we hardly go there,ni sebelah Selesa kat tempat yang ada bridge and the bridge to connected to a small island,petang2 banyak org mancing situ:)Hi Min- so orang kedah pun pandai makan binjai lah jugak ye- kulit rambai tu ramai org tak tau makan,anyway akak loves laksa kedah so muchhhh:):) Fatimah- wink wink:)

Hmmm ramai orang tak tau buah kampung and masakan kampung too:):) Yesterday few girls in my office's lift asked me about Binjai..haa..haa..i have made binjai popular:):) Well i myself tak lah pandai sangat buah2 and food kampung ni but i love to read and find out,i read many things about food and recipe,even in a story book i can pick out a recipe! When i was in my teenage my Acik who worked at DBP used to bring many books home,once i read "Lepaskan Kembali Aku ke Laut"- a strory about people in Malaya at the brink of Merdeka,at that time you can bring RM3 to pasar to buy things for cooking,so i read about this girl with her RM3 she went to pasar and bought one kelapa,kangkung and ikan bilis.She cooked goreng kangkung and rendang ikan bilis,i can imagined that the rendang ikan bilis is very sedap,as the writer described  " bila santan kelapa dengan serai dah kering,ikan bilis pun garing dan kuning,berminyak-minyak,aroma rendang ikan bilis yang wangi menusuk masuk ke hidung semua orang" I rasa nasi panas berasap dengan daun pandan dia atasnya,rendang kangkung yang hijau2,crunchy dan rendang ikan bilis garing dan wangi berserai mesti sangat sedap! Me a bit extreme kan:):)

Normally when i have a cooking book i will read from front cover to end,i love to read the preamble that describes what is Star Anise,Cardamon,Fenugreek,etc,etc there are many types of pepper,salt,and even onion.I read how people made pasta,kimchi,century eggs and the history behind it.Dengan membaca,mendengar,busybody etc etc tu dapat lah sedikit ilmu:) As i told Rosma above,i once stand at KP Mee Hailam's kitchen..Mee Hailam ni tu my tekak is very sedap,susah orang melayu nak buat mee hailam sedap,i cuba agak2 masa makan tak berapa boleh nak figure out the secret,so buat muka tak malu i berdiri kat dapur dia..so i nampak dia ada satu periuk besar air rebusan tulang,jadi beef stock,mee pulak dia guna bukan yang kuning jenis mudah hancur tu but the light yellow yang kenyal..special order selalunya di pasar,so bila dah tumis tu dia masukkan beef stock ni satu senduk besar plus sedikit tepung jagung,the secret is in the beef stock and the way they cook it:)

Macam tu jugak minat2 benda yang lain,i will google,carik the info..now that Tia Mia love to ask question i will tell long story to them! They asked not only how to make chocolate but how to make car,bricks,false teeth (uwan's one wink wink),crane and swimming pool!

Reading is the best way to take you anywhere that you want,now that you have the search engine such as google, you can  browse kitchen in Paris,farmhouse in London,lake in Zurich while terbaring on bed,isn't it wonderful?

Apa pun my emak said "niatkan mencari ilmu", we are encouraged to seek knowledge, i told my maid that it is makruh to makan dalam pinggan yang retak dan sumbing,not only that i am particular nak cantik2 saja,she kan suka buat my pinggan mangkuk jadi chips..Hygienic,makan secara yang elok teratur tu semua di tuntut dan di galakkan.Enough ramblings :):)

Yesterday i bought 3 types of ground coffee from M&S for Man of The House:)

Tersenyum-senyum dia balik tengok Lazy weekend,Colombian and The Luxury Italian,after this we will know which one is the best:) I am now still waiting for the froth maker to complete our little "Coffee Beans"'s Corner.

My buka puasa appetizer:):)

Another classic lauk i belajar from uwan, terung bakar with belacan dan asam limau..sanagt membuka selera.

I bought a blouse for Teacher Claire for Christmas, I told Tia Mia,only Christians celebrate it, we are not celebrating but they can give present to their teacher as an appreciation for teaching and being kind to them.Banyak tanya the two now, Mama" we are islam right? We cannot eat pork right? Allah gives us so many things? Why we cannot see Allah but Allah can see us?" Hope Teacher Claire will like it.

Nicely packed talcum powder for Teacher Claire's daughters who are always nice to Tia and Mia.

And Red Currant Pastry for Uncle Nick,Teacher's Claire husband who will run to McDonald,KFC or mamak shop at anytime when children at the kindy asked him to go;):) So glad to find  people from different race and religion with golden heart..you can see and feel it.Alhamdulillah.

While looking for the recycle gift bags in the wardrobe I found the coaster tiles which i bought before this from Australia.

Even they are coasters but my intention when i bought it is to place at the backwall of my oven area when we have rezeki to build our own house.

I love hen/roaster's pictures,they give instant country feel:)

I have few metal wall plaques too.. when we have our reban ayam at the backyard may be we can put  somewhere there...oneday..one day:):)

Haahhh..i found this nice handmade kitchen gloves which i bought from Frankfurt..mahal and nice tak lah di pakai-pakai.

When i renovated my house at the Golf Course last time,i had French Kitchen theme in mind..i asked a dear blogger friend to buy few items and material from French shop in UK,she bought and shipped it to me..so i have these lovely lavender picture items plus more than 10 yards of material.

Now i am not sure whether to use the material at the present house with some make over or shall i wait for my dream house..which tak tau bila lah nak terbina nya:)

Talking about dream..this little girl ended her dream fast this morning,she was an early riser..bangun at 5.30am.

For the first time in 4 years we took them for early breakfast after Subuh at Mamak shop:) Tak pernah pergi mamak subuh2:) I asked "what do you want to eat?" Both said "Soft boil eggs..it must be soft, i want to break it in a bowl" then they pun tanya how to make soft boiled eggs? how to make the hard ones pulak..etc..etc..

Untuk menggembirakan hati suami and anak2 i pun tak puasa today..Alhamdulillah dapat sehari semalam..so i had crispy tosay at Subaidah today.

3 soft boiled eggs for the girls.

My dream starts here..our land,still bare,not far from the present house:) It is nice and shady..one day i hope my dream will come true;)

I hope to make a big outdoor oven at the backyard..moga terpujuk hati yang sedih melepaskan  oven yang dulu:):)Hmm cantik jugak kalau gambar ayam tu i stick to the oven wall:):) He..he berangan dulu..bukan kena duit pun:)

I hope the girls and Teacher Claire have a great day today:)

Teacher Claire told me dia nak bawak the kids to outing somewhere..hmm risau jugak tak pernah melepas kan anak2 pergi without us..maybe i should volunteer to assist Teacher Claire..hee..heee kepochi mother kan:):) Taa...taaaa...

Pekan Ahad or Sunday Market or Portobello Market:):)

Assalamualaikum buat semua di hari yang Barakah ini.Alhamdulillah we had a beautiful weekend:) Lets jawab all the comments first before we talk about our kampung getaway during the weekend:)

Hi Mayonniz- alhamdulillah,berkongsi pengalaman yang tak seberapa tu saja:) Zeta- why mood ke laut,hopefully today dah dapat mood yang indah2 saja, Fonseka- thanks for the doa,same goes to you ya, Azwa- Salam buat Azwa di Penang jugak,thanks sudi baca our cerita,Insyallah dont stop doa to Allah,follow your niat with usaha and act..moga diberkati Allah your good niat:) Suffia- salam buat you di Doha,i tak pernah tengok barefoot contessa tu,tak ada kat channel ASTRO rasanya but it sound great,i dropby at you blog,so teruja to see your beautiful garden,your DIY and your little one:), Zaida- haaahaaa,sekampung kito yo..akak dah balik pun pungut durian and many2 more:), Nyza- thanks, insyallah nyza pun akan jadi siteri yang comel and baik one day:), arinieva- wahh so happy dengar you dah buat lasagna, Nur Raihana- sama2 and together we learn form each othermi am still learning too, Mrs Fedex - so true kan,they ni manja macam2 budak2,which kinda of nice sometimes and geram jugak once i  a while, Aishah jamrek - sama2:), Hanis - heehh..heeeh cubit2 tu berkesan jugak Hanis;), Naura- alaa kesian pulak akak dengar,my advice Naura kalau kita mampu kita boleh ambik pembantu,walaupun life is much peace full without them but be fair to ourselves too, dont push too much,kalau badan penat minda pun tak berapa nak happy..having said that it's going to be a big change in your life bila ada maid,but doa,get a good one,insyallah you ll be more relax and can spend more time with family:) but if you cant manage it of course running you own family without outsider intervention is the best, Salmi- tu lah kan orang lelaki bila they gets older tambah sensitive,kadang2 dia lupa kita pun tambah sensitive jugak kan..so as you said kena give and take:) i like chef wan too..tapi ada dia merepak lebih yang tak tahan;) Mamalisa-Thanks so much,sama2 kita improve ourselves, Kak Shamsida- tu lah kadang2 kita letih merajuk ajer lah kak,buang masa meronyok2 muka kan:) Mekjangok- Kita pun kadang2 letih kan..hopefully kita dapat buat yang seadanya, Zuzus- you take care too:), Saniah- Alhamdulillah dah 21 tahun bersama,moga terus di berkati dengan yang indah2 saja Saniah- Fiza- thanks a lot, Kak Pinat- tiamia kuat makan jugak:), Aida78- kadang2 tiamia kena share jugak, Mummy Miqhael- tak der lah bangun awal sangat biasa saja,around 6.00 dah settle semua kat atas turun 6.30 masih sempat buat banyak benda,planning kena betul:), Yatiyahya- thanks ya;), IbuNurin- thanks,saya pun mengingatkan diri sendiri jugak, Liza-thanks, Zira- sama2 ya, Cik yan- thanks, Idida- haa,haa tak sompek lah den nak masuk bertanding pulak haa..main masak2 kek dapur snediri ajo lah, Mommy CT- ye ke..tu lah tak boleh leka gulai telur ni they get harden very fast,keras sikit jer tutup api and pindahkan dalam pinggan;) N- tak ingat nama brand,tapi yang guna sprouts tu,banyak bijirin,any good wholemeal bread will do too:), Anon- griller tu akak beli di Parkson brand "Princess"-very useful kalau nak buat toast,nice brown on the both side, kalau tak silap around RM300+++ kot.

Before we bebel2 about our pictures just wanna show some great photos i reproduced from Hello Magazines- yeap i love reading gossip magazines once in a while:) NewIdea,Australian Women Weekly among my favourite.

I like these two very much and i love watching the original Vampire again and again too:):) They are gorgeous aren't they- now both are couple,they have confirmed this in Hello..i like the way he described her- he said " she is a woman with her own thinking,a goal getter,she wants people to listen to her idea".

I love her great eyes,nose and mouth:);)

Lady India said her mother " is like the air i breathe"..so true,our mother is our pillar of strength..our air and lifes:)

I like this picture too..very sweet:):)

Yang ni tak boleh lawan..anak,twins semua dah besar dah..tapi perut tetap kerempeng..may not be our perfect role model..but her determination and spirit surely can inspire us;)

Well that's some pictures about people that goes to Portobello Market now let see photos from people that goes to Pekan Ahad or glamournya "Sunday Market" Cewahhh..actually nothing great nak tunjuk pun but i like Tia Mia to grow loving our kampung, get to know our traditional foods,fruits,veges,lifes..there is something about kampung that keeps you feets firmly on the ground. Of course the first thing is always religious value that you have in you but learning about your roots ,Isyallah will add some value in you too.To me it brings peace and lovely feeling..it made me feel happy.

Saturday i cooked lunch,packed it and off we go to Rembau..my second brother came back from Haj last Wednesday and Uwan cannot wait to see her son.

As i was worried about jam etc and having Uwan travelling with us we stopped for our lunch by the beach.Nanti dah lambat nak order food semua kesian the junior and the senior pulak.

Papa took us to a lovely spot in PD..less crowd..we can see many Yachts from here.

It was a nice and quick picnic..uwan makan bertambah-tambah:)

Before we continue our journey to Paktih's house in Rembau the girls had their ice cream and uwan too:)

Alhamdulillah we reached Paktih' house,Paktih so happy to see Uwan,he gave Uwan a big hug:) and we had many serving of Air Zam2 and the sweet treats.

After borak2 with Paktih we went back kampung Uwan..pakcik has yet to reach kampung with heni as he was stucked in a jam..lucky we took off early..we reached kampung and greeted with these thorny sweet thing at the tangga..terima kasih Kak Ambit..sukaaaa;)

Mia asked me to cook her a Brocolli soup, so we stopped at KP Econsafe to get few things for cooking..rumah Uwan has all the basic cooking things like oil,salt,nescafe,etc,etc but we need to buy benda2 fresh.Tia Mia sedap selera makan kat kampung bertambah-tambah:)

I didn't cook much since we stilled have lauk from our lunch, this kambas goreng ikan bilis i learned from my arwah brother dulu..he can cook tasty meals.. hmm miss him alot:( Alfatihah for my Arwah Embong and Father.

I made sambal bilis with chilli padi kampung..my Acik loves this...and kenalah letak dalam pinggan traditional ni:)

It was so nice to watch VCD in the dark at Uwan's kampung,cold night with thick blanket..sweet dream.

See macam ni lah seronoknya tidur..ayam berkokok pun tak sedar.

Seronoknya morning view from Uwan's kampung house in the morning..nampak ayam berlari-lari..kabus yang tebal..bunyi burung...:)

Uwa a bit extreme..early morning dah bukak ni..happy uwan balik kampung.Durian susu,walaupun putih tapi sangat nikmat lemak berkrim;);

My HB hardly ask sepecific menu for breakfast,he always say " apa2 yang senanglah" but this time he said he wants to eat "mee goreng bash with kangkung"..hmm tak pernah pulak goreng mee with kangkung except mee udang,bandung atau yang berkuah2 yang lain. But i cooked lah jugak..not bad..it goes well with the basah2 noodles;)

So we had mee goreng basah with kangkung for breakfast;)

Then these two made early morning tour around the kampung.

Checking the new bridge...dah nak pilihan raya kan..so kampung dapatlah new bridge;)

The kopi susu sungai;);)

Happy faces..sambil meronda sambil kena suap mee.

Okay lets go back and change..nak go Pekan Ahad now..mama i have many many things in mind;)

Before that dessert rambutan dulu.;)

The Pekan Ahad..i like,many many things...lesson menganal sayur,buah kampung pun bermula buat Tia and Mia.

Rambai muda,kundang,jering

Buah Binjai or Lanjut Uwan panggil..so happy to see this..lamanya tak makan..sangat sedap buat air asam...bagi yang tak kenal..dia macam mangga tapi lagi wangi,texture smooth,masam2 manis.

Buah Asam Gelugor.

I wanted to buy siput sedut sungai but they didn't have it..just this siput sedut yang banyak kat KL..i tak suka.

Tapai pulut dalam daun keladi..sangat classic dan sedap.

Kueh bakar dalam daun pisang pakai arang pun sangat sedap.

After memborong sayur kampung we balik..tengok Kak Ambit dah hantar rambutan gading..happy nya.

I bought rambai muda and terung telunjuk nak masak few kampung dishes.

This is how i eat the binjai buat air asam,hiris nipis,bubuh air masak sikit,garam,bawang,tenyeh2..alololooo sangat sedap.

Tempoyak segar with kampung cili pun sangat mengujakan.

Gorgeous petaiiii:)

My first killer dish gulai ikan lampan cilipadi with kulit rambai muda..sangat sedap walaupun banyak tulang.

This is husband's favourite, gulai cendawan kukur (kulat susu) with terung telunjuk dan ikan bilis.

Hidangan kampung dah siap.....

Sedap dan nikmat tak boleh cerita..taa..taaa..moga di permudahkan puasa today..nanti balik nak buat asam binjai tu lagi lah..leleh2 dah ni:)