Cooking It, Part1

since I'm gonna be emitted to KPJ Kajang this coming Friday morning for a Lil tinny-whinny surgery, I'm taking all chances i have to eat all the delicious food i want. while i can though. HAHA! so, as usual for dinner, I'm the BIGG STAR of the evening. what did i do? i COOK!!

Dish No1: Stir Fried Bak Choy with Fish Ball in Fish Sauce


The Ingredients:-
3 ties of fresh bak choy
8 fish balls (cut in halves)
1 clove of garlic (sliced as thinly as u possibly can)
5 spoonfuls of fish sauce
fried shallots & garlic for garnish
a dollop of water
some oil to fry

Preparations:-
1. Heat the oil in a heavy duty pan. Saute the garlic together with the fish balls until golden brown.
2. Throw in the bak choy, some water and the fish sauce. Stir all of it together. Close the lid and leave to simmer.
3. Place it in a nice dish and ready to serve!


Dish No2: Honey Orange+Ginger Glazed Chicken & Carrots topped with herbs


The Ingredients:-
8-9 pieces of chicken
2 carrots (roughly sliced to same cooking time)
3 spoonfuls of ground ginger (finely chopped)
2/3 cup of orange juice
1/3 cup of orange marmalade
2 spoonfuls of lemon juice (can be replaced with limau nipis)
some butter to fry
salt & pepper for taste
spring onion/oregano for garnish

Preparations:-
1. Brown the chicken pieces in hot non-stick skillet. Turn it frequently to avoid blacken the meat.
2. Put the carrots to cook together. Season the chicken with some salt and pepper.
3. Pour in the orange juice together with the marmalade, lemon juice and ground ginger. Simmer on a low heat for 25-30 minutes.
4. Place the cooked dish in a nice big plate and top it with the herbs. Ready to be served for 4-6 pax.


So people, don't just read or look at the photo. get your lazy butts up and try the dish out! trying something new is never boring. it adds colours to your taste buds! =D till the next recipes..

XOXOXO,
AqeelaAnnuar

Arabian Night

For not having proper meal the whole day, so later then, i had a wonderful fantasticca Arabic dinner with the entire family. there was everyone in the extended family except for Abang who couldn't make it as he had some other errands to do. however, for us those who joined the dinner, damnn it was beautiful! yess indeeed, a beautiful family dinner.. and here it is where pictures do paint thousands of words.......

-Sacred Dance of the Stomach-

and yessss. i totally agree. it looks soooo GOODILICIOUS ayte.. just imagine the succulent Arabic roasted chicken melts in your mouth.. the softness of the flash, the tastiness of the spices mixed together, the aroma of the rice eaten together with the tomato chatni.. zaiiisshh!! it was a total MammaMiaFantastico dinner. yess indeed again, it's MOUHTWATERING, DELECIOUS, SCRUMPTIOUS, and deffinitely GLUMPTIOUSS meal for the hungry 11members pack of family. oh and not to forget, i had to wait for my Chocolate Mou Ice Cream for ages. and while waiting, we MOUed aloud enjoying ourselves to the fullest! =D

-Family Pride-

and since I've been craving for quite a while to have rice for dinner together with my family, this was a great kill for having both birds killed with a stone. look at them. these are the faces and souls that are dear to my heart for aeonian! (yess of course baby, including you my darling KungFuPanda, PoPo) :)

-The After Partyy-

Still can't get enough. we had a YUMMYSSZHHAMMY teh tarik at Sri Neelas Tmn Desa. how the time passes by so fast envying us who enjoyed every minute spent together! a moment remembered forever. my dear family... we gotta do this more often!!!


My KungFuPanda..
how i hope for u to come back sooner. u could have join us for dinner. and i know you would enjoy the food along with the company. umi asked bout u. so does kakmaria. :D so hunn, when u get back do gimme a call/text ayte. need to hear from you. n i missed u forcing me up from bed early in the morn. I've been waking up quite late since u left. like really late at 12 in the aftrnoon. heeee. :D i miss u!


XOXOXO,
AqeelaAnnuar

Darling Violette

Baby, baby, baby..it's been almost 3days without any msgs or calls. what more an mms or 3G. i'm growing weaker and weaker as the days go by.. can't wait till my baby get back. ohh how i miss baby soooo much! baby went for a family retreat in Ternganu. they went for a camp.. *sigh*

- AshraafulAqeelAmran -

but baby, i'd like to say thank you for being such a dear last friday morning. nobody ever done that to me nor ummi. it's great that u accompanied us to the hospital. i really apprciated it. thanx for giving the support i needed. and thanx to you too baby, i manage to keep myself steady though i was in total panic! LOL. and the evening we went for late lunch at Mines, it was a total pleasure for me to bring u out for lunch. n btw, u look great with that GREY MONSTER by ur side. looks just like u!

anyways honey, i just want u to know that i do really love u so much although u wern't here on Valentines. no big deal really. as long as i have the recorded audio before u left, i'd be fine as long as it takes for u to come back. and oh, i have a suprise for u back at home.. =D love u lotss darl!

XOXOXO,
AqeelaAnnuar