Open House 2011

Assalam raya tahun ni pintu rumah kita terbuka luas pada minggu kedua raya iaitu pada hari Sabtu 10th Sept yang lalu...macam biasa, mostly yang datang adalah teman2 Mr Hubby dan adik beradik nya..Kita ada juga jemput teman2 dari ex office kita dulu, jiran2 yang sama blok dan  my cousins yang tak sempat berkunjung pada hari pertama raya kemarin..and buat julung2 kalinya seorang silent reader or guest yang kita kenali dialam maya ini pun ada datang bersama keluarganya!! Suka sangat..you know who u are dear..hehe..

Basically tahun ni menu yang kita masak  kita rasa ada sedikit 'mundane' sebab I have to cook, those menu yang normally hari raya pertama kita masak dan jumpa....

Ini adalah request dari Mr Hubby and his Chinese friends yang suka sangat makan rendang daging dan lontong..dah beberapa tahun kita buat open house kita selalu sediakan menu yang bukan menu raya..hehehe..mungkin this time Mr Hubby put down his 'request' as firm as possible  nak RENDANG & LONTONG as top of the list menu..

Well nak buat macam mana ikutkan ajelah 'Managing Director' dah suruh..

so 'Operations Manager' kenalah buatkan..heheh

Oh yes, nak cakap pasal chaffing dish yang baru kita dapat(beli) tu...

Buffet set kita yang lama  tu kita dah gantikan dengan yang kat atas tu..reasons was because,  1st was mangkuknya kecil and of cos quantity makan yang diletak pun sikitlah  dan 2nd was makanan yang diletak selalunya terhangus bila lilin dipasang kat bawah mangkuk kaca tu....dan disebabkan quantity yang sikit aje  makanan yang dapat masuk dalam mangkuk tu terpaksalah kita kena top up banyak kali bila makanan dah surut..ini memakan waktu dan tenaga especically bila kita sibuk nak melayan tetamu yang datang sibuk pulak nak top up apa yang dah surut(sebab kita tak cukup manpower ler yang boleh tolong top upkan, bascially my mum & me aje )..so kita pun  request juga dengan Mr Hubby untuk beli chafing dish yang ini..the most yang kita kena top up 2-3 kali aje kalau yang dulu adalah dalam 8-10 kali(jenuh weh) ..so productivity, money, space & taste wise memang berbaloi sebab yang ni dia tak mungkin hangus sebab dibawahnya ada lagi satu mangkuk yang diisi air, dan chaffing dish ni boleh dilipat selepas digunakan..as for yang lama tu masih boleh juga digunakan tapi untuk jemputan yang kecil  or for other side dishes..

On top of rendang & Lontong, kita juga masak  menu2 yang ada dibawah ni..cuma  menu Mee goreng Kicap kita tak sempat ambik sebab dah sibuk as kita goreng 1kg at a time which overall kita goreng 3kg..
Tahun ni lupa pulak nak suruh Hasif ambil gambar para tetamu sebab, his job this year tukang jaga air kalau dah surut, tukang informer kalau dishes dah surut dan buang sampah kalau dah penuh..so gambar2 menu ajelah nampaknya yang ada..

This was the menu on that day
Nasi Lobak Merah,
yang kita parut carrot sampai I see 'carrot sticks'.hehe

Acar Nenas
my mum's

Acar Timun 
 my mum's juga...so basically,
Nasi, Nasi impit & Mee Goreng are the main menu plus lauk2 sampingan

Good remarks from guest for 

Ayam Masak Palembang,

yang digandingkan
Nasi Lobak Merah and 5 star for

Rendang Daging II
(will post the recipe later)

Udang Wangi,
a last minute decisions, when tengok menu macam sikit aje..hehe

Not in picture
Mee Goreng Kicap
yang kita goreng 3 kali 1kg each, tak sempat nak ambil gambar..
Cendawan Goreng 
yang dah siap bahan2 tapi tak sempat digoreng sebab kurang tangan as ramai tetamu  datang serentak at certain times..itu pun
Ayam Goreng Simple
my mum sempat gorengkan awal2 sikit..ingat nak goreng batches by batches tapi kita fikir mesti tak ada tangan so terpaksa goreng ayam awal2, of cos kalau dapat fresh baru goreng lagi baiklah..

 Sayur Lodeh

yang dimakan dengan nasi impit plus, serunding & sambal tumis biasa aje..
& chocolate tidbits for the kids

These are my cake raya yang sempat kita buat dan ambik gambar
..on top of another   
Dulce DeLeche Marble Cake
&
Orange Macan Rolls
which I will post later..

Indonesia Walnut Butter Cake

Cake Cocoa

Rich Marble Chocolate Cake Sheila Mambo

Muffin Kokocips

Logistic wise for next future planning for 80 people - I cooked, 

5kg Nasi Lobak Merah - include packet back for siblings & some friends
4kg Beef Rendang - next time 5kg
5 packet nasi impit Adabi
7 ekor Ayam Masak Palembang- include packet back for sblings & some friends
2 kg Udang Wangi
3 packet 2kg chicken wings  Ayam Goreng Simple
3kg Mee Goreng Kicap

My Humble Open House

 Salam, wow it was another hectic days ...few days ago...after the busy preparations for the Raya a week ago, this time preparations for our open house pulak on Sunday afternoon till night....

 Mr Hubby decided to invite his 

colleagues and friends together with his siblings to our humble house...

As usual, I had a tough time thinking what to serve the guests this time...and as usual many of his friends are non Malays and of course some cant take hot,...

for those that can take hot, would prefer rendangs, but I guessed after a week 

of rendangs , sambal gorengs, korma and lontong, to think of the names aje dah

rasa kembung perut..hehehe...

I 've decided to just made simple dishes as usual, but 'kenyang' and acceptable to the growns up and the kids,

since some of them would bring their family over..

Our Menu this time was

Nasi Lemak Sri Pandan,  

Kacang Phool, 

Mee Tai Bak Goreng Kerang, 

Chicken & Egg Pratha Rolls, 

some nuggets and fries for the side menu...

 For the Nasi Lemak Sri Pandan, masak 5kg beras basmathi for this,

the side condiments was,

Sambal padang, Ikan Benggol goreng,

 Hot & Crispy Fried Chicken , 

I bought 12 chicken grillers(ayam kecik) 

my  kaki sampai kebas,

tangan sampai kembang mengerjakan ayam aje..hahaha

 Kacang Panjang(1kg)  goreng bawang putih with cili padi dicampak aje, 

Telur goreng 

we fried about 75 eggs - ( which my mum jokingly said- pedih 'montot' ayam bertelur..hahaha)

can be for the nasi lemak or kacang phool..

Kacang phool standard lah kan, comes with diced onions, 

sliced limes and sliced green chillies, fried eggs and of course french  loaves..

this one we've got to brief the guest as for some Chinese they tak berapa

familiar with this Mediterranean's dish.

I used 3 sets of each beans total of 3 baked beans, 3 kidney beans & 3 foul medammas

and bought about 10 french loaves..

Mee Tai Bak Goreng Kerang, I fried batches of 1kg, dah habis baru goreng lagi..

total I fried about 4 kg..same goes for the fried chicken, dah surut baru goreng lagi..

bergilir2lah my mum and me goreng..siapa free dialah buat..and of 

course mee tu I tak goreng pedas...

Frankly, the most queries was the chicken & egg pratha rolls..

mostly love them and mostly are the Chinese...

Total I fried 30 instant prathas and rolled them up like in the pictures and cut to halves, so

dapatlah dalam 60 pieces..

 Basically pictures that day was taken by Hasif...as I was busy topping up and frying things..

So I gave him the job and camera pulak buat hal hari tu..tekan2 tak boleh apasal entah..

so I let him go and godeh2lah apa yang patut..

some pictures were taken candidly and some the compositions are out...

so I just edited and cropped mana yang patutlah kat photo shop cause some are dark and some are bright or blurred..

The above picture, 

clockwise turn - some of the guests shoes outside the house at one time, Mr Hubby's friends chatting at the dining area, one of the colleagues kids helping himself with the food, mingling among themselves, Iqram entertaining the guests kids for some computer games which looked like he was entertaining himself..hehehe,

some of the gifts, mostly chocolates from the guests, , 

Mr Hubby's friend from another department with his family.

 The above picture  

clockwise turn- Hasif friends came over earlier before the open house, a friend's memorable shot, SIL and niece, 

making a move and saying goodbye, some of the tidbits for the kids, 

2 of Mr Hubby's friends got a surprised from another friend when they were presented with a birthday cake for both which happened on the same day..

the lady as usual who is camera shy, but this time confirmed I tak tahu my back were taken..hehe

and the fish pond yang ikannya dah berapa kali mati..hehehe..

Overall, cukup penat lepas tu..tapi alhamdullilah semuanya selesai dengan hati yang tenang,

last guest was at 9pm, and after washing up, 

I went to bed,

if mercun ke apa meletup, or even campak kelaut..

memang confirm tak sedarkan diri..

hahaha..

Yasinan & Tahlil 2010

Salam, miss me tak?..haha..manalah tahu ada orang rindu kat kita..mungkin jugak ada orang cakap peduli apa..hehehe...tak apalah perasan sendiri ni...well just to update been busy since last Friday.. buat kuih and pergi pasar on Saturday...  for the yasinan & tahlil on Sunday morning..biasalah since Ramadhan is around the junction (bukan corner eh..heheh), some houses mungkin buat bacaan tahlil & yasinan, for arwah2 yang telah pergi dahulu...at the same time kenduri doa selamat jugaklah...

Well we didnt really invite ramai orang just my father's friends, pakcik2 yang baca dalam satu kumpulan marhaban..and our brothers & sisters aje..adalah dalam 30++ orang..the menu was Nasi Ayam  Ipoh, hehe..dont play2..Udang Bawang Putih, yang kuih muihnya I made Kek Gula Hangus, Kuih Bakar Jagung and Chocolate Banana Muffins, all  with the help of my mum & miserable me..haha..tak cukup manpowerlah kira...yalah sampai tak tidur mokcik tau from Saturday morning till the next Sunday afternoon when the occasion ends..banyak juga tragedy yang kalau di cerita tak habis entry ni..

Oklah, sikit aje,  yang mana my adunan kuih bakar jagung tu half of the mixture turned sour,(I dont understand why this happens,) I adun pukul 4 pagi then bakar half way sebab nak uruskan lain hal, then at

9 am I nak sambung bakar dia dah berbuih... luckily managed to bakar dalam 30 ketul , yang mana tak sempat nak goreng mee, walaupun dah beli bahan2 till now 2 packet 3kg mee kuning masih ada lagi ..yang mana tak sempat nak potong itu dan ini when the pakcik2 tu dah hampir habis baca and dah nak makan...aduhai..nasib baik, my sisters-in -law tolong sana sini..kalau tak nak terkucil dibuatnya ..kiki

Apa2pun shukur semua dah selesai ..cuma sekarang ni , my house berabuk gilers, cause of the dust from the toilet revamp..Here are some of the pictures that I managed to snap, right before the pakcik2 bangun and help themseleves..

The whole spread yang tak seberapa ni..haha

The ubi rebus + sambal tumis, coconut  steam blossom , 

Kuih kaswi,  kuih koci, some fruits are from SILs,

Udang Bawang Putih, recipe can be taken from Ikan bawang putih that I posted last week.

Adjustlah ikut berapa banyak udang ya..

Kena dengan nasi ayam ni or any nasi ayamlah..

I fried 3kg of medium size prawns for this

Sayur Chap Chye, 3 kali goreng

Ayam Goreng Nasi Ayam Ipoh- 7 ekor large chicken

Pardon the hand, itu tangan pakcik yang nak ambik tongs,

kelam kabut snap sebelum di open ceremony..

Kuih Bakar Jagung - 2 adunan & Kek Gula Hangus 3 adunan

This was what yang tinggal from 5kg of  Nasi Ayam Ipoh!..

Business laris habis hehehe..

Feedback from the guests, SEDAP!!

Senang hati sebab walau penat tapi semuanya habis..

Some siap minta resipi for the sambal..hehe

Cuti Cuti Malaysia - Perak

The main reason for this trip was for Mr Hubby's cousin's wedding in Parit Buntar, Perak.. looking at the map, it was almost end of Perak and near Penang...so thats when we decided to proceed to Penang for the holidays..

See Mr Hubby's brother's car from the back?..we followed from behind..

The 'Hollywood' style billboard on the hillside along the highway stated 'IPOH'.. but we didn't stopped over at Ipoh as the wedding was further ahead..

We were served with this welcoming menu from mother of the bridegroom..before we were directed to overnight in a 'home stay' nearby...Actually Mr Hubby's uncle (bridegrooms father), already booked a 'house'(home stay) earlier.. but all just couldn't bear to tell him that we preferred the hotel.. after we were brought over to the house, we confirmed that hotel is the choice..not that we are choosy or just because some of you might think that we are from Singapore and we are pampered...no not all!!!
We decided to check in a hotel nearby..Hotel Damai...it was Saturday night and to our surprised, the hotel was almost fully booked considering a quite 'not so busy area'.. left with 2 rooms only!! My family of six in one room and brother in law's family of six in another.. Imagine this again..2 in 1 single bed!!!!!!well that's what the rest preferred rather then the home stay..
sabor ajeler..

Anyway, the next day we attended the wedding..quite simple, moderate yet nice wedding banquet..

Buffet setting lunch..

Bride and Bridegroom's table and guest from the bride side..

The 'bunga telur'..and some kuih muih on the entrance to the banquet..
Below are what was served as the wedding menu..

Dalca lembu

Daging Korma

Ayam Masak Sambal/Merah not sure..hehe

Air Asam

This view was on our way back from Penang..We stopped over at Gopeng R&R just to get this pomelos...well cause we didn't got the chance to stopped over at Ipoh, to go to Pomelo Paradise..Mr Hubby bought this for his office mate as souvenirs...
Wanted to to go to Kellie's Castle but we have to put that aside also...

For Nur and Mamahawa, this are for you cause tolong tengok2 kan rumah..hehe..ambiklah sorang satu ya...olih2 dari Perak ni..

Makan Makan For Close Families

Still in Raya mood... just got the chance to update today...Saturday went out visitings to those houses that we didnt managed to visit during the holidays...

Yesterday, my in laws came over to our house ...'kecoh'(very noisy) with all the jokes and laughters..as if my house is the only house celebrating hari raya in my area..hahaha..anyway it was fun and exciting as very seldom we get to gather as a family...this year we didnt have a that 'open house' as previous years as both Mr Hubby and me are quite busy handling some important events in the coming weeks and days....
I am in a midst of preparing for my niece wedding cupcakes which will be held this Sunday..

As usual I am very stressed!!! its like as if I am preparing for my own 'wedding'..Oops, ..hehehe. Mr Hubby is flying off to Australia somewhere in October, and the kids are sitting for their exams somehere there too... so by the time all of this over Hari raya also over..hahaha..

Below are what I prepared for the makan makan...I wanted to make something different( to me lah), not sure about others, to cook something 'simple' but yet 'accept

able'..? I opt not to cook noodles, nasi beriani, sayur lodeh and all those commonly served when ever I go to open houses.. can I say that I got sick of lontong, mee rebus and all the rendangs which you can find during the first and second day of raya..so I 've decided to serve something which is an everyday menu? (this is just my opinion ok..dont quote me ah!)

My buffet setting, again lazy to bring out the buffet set..just laid on the table and self serve.. makan makan starts at 2 pm and ended at 11 pm..wooh!!..tired wah cakap sama lu..

A view from the other side of dining table...

Shabsuka the main dish.. in this big aluminium foil I cracked 20 eggs.. I made 2 nos of this and left with half tray ..altogether I used 4kg of minced beef, 40 eggs, 10 red chillies, 10 green chillies, 13 big onions, 10 tomatoes, 1 small packet fried shallots and etc, etc.. basically I have never made shabsuka this much..hehehe..

2kg of buttered prawns, I used, 1/2 curry leaves, 20 birds eyes chillies and 1 butter for this menu. At the end left only 10 pieces..huhu..

Ayam Goreng Berempah Serai.. hot favourites.. 3kg chicken wings..finished with no trace..only left the 'kerak'(crispy stuff)..and curry leaves...

Nasi Goreng Kampung.. maybe some cant imagine why I served nasi goreng..hehehe..but believe me..this fried rice HABIS licin berkilat (finished with shining cleaned aluminium foil..)!!!!...
I used the Maggi 'Perencah Nasi Goreng Kampung' and just added some chicken meat and kangkung, fried some anchovies and minced it(tumbuk pakai batu lesung)and mixed them up!!!..hehehe

Kids Menu... for those kids that dont eat pedas(hot) dishes.. I bought 3 packets shoestring fries and 2 packets wedges... Habis!!!..cause big kids also lanyak..hehehe


This one I bought 7 packets Master's brand 'Black Pepper Coctail'.. I boiled it instead of fried it..before guest come my kids already attacked 2 packets... so left with 5 packets for guests..


French loaves, also nak masuk frame...Fresh from oven, so we didnt have to toast it cause it was still warm and crispy but yet soft in the inside....
I told Mr Hubby to buy 10 pieces he bought 15 pieces..
Ha engkau, I told him ini nak buat bantal peluk for him pun boleh..hahaha..he just smiled..
today left with 3 pieces...never mind lah can eat for breakfast..