Upside-Down Pizza

 Hari ni malas nak masak beriya, I tried a recipe shared by mate & Shidah in FB. Tapi for Adik yang tak makan anything named pizza or roti, I made spagheti for her. She ate spagheti with the remaining red sauce used in the pizza while Baby ate the spagheti with the leftover white sauce last nite.

Last nite I made spagheti marinara using the clamps we bought on the way back from Yan. We bought 2 types of clamps. Actually, nak beli mentarang coz mentarang tastes much better for spagheti marinara. Tapi tak jual lak kat situ. The last time we bought mentarang was in Kuala Kedah.

 This Pizza Upside- Down is easy to prepare and yummy too. It only took 10 - 15 min to prepare. Hubby said it is better than lasagna while Alysa said " Sedapnye mama.. pandai mama masak". Hehe..So typical of her when she likes the dishes. Siap ulang2 makan sampaikan I told her to stop. Bagi tummy relax dulu..:-)

Pizza Upside- Down
Source: Here

My version:

Layer1: red sauce i.e onion + spag sauce + minced meat + mushroom + diced tomato.

Layer 2 : Grated cheddar cheese

Layer 3: Whisk 1 cup milk , 2 eggs, 1 tbs olive oil , 1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt.

Layer ikut turutan. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 20 - 30 min
 
Spagheti Marinara
 

Lepak di Penang

 During the school holiday last week, we didn't go anywhere for the hols. Malas nak bersesak dengan orang yg ramai. Lagipun masa schools hols berganda le hotel rate. So, when Ila & family came over with my parents, diorang pun plan le nak pegi lepak Gunung Jerai. Tp tulah, rate hotel mmg steep le, so they decided to go to Batu Feringghi after spending a night at our house. Ni kira double celebration for her. Her birthday & celebrate nak tambah another family member.

 We joined them the next day coz Friday tu Hubby keje le pulak. So, on Saturday we met Ila at Paradise Sandy Beach where they were staying. I pernah stay kat situ dulu. The deluxe room mmg spacious. Sesuai utk family. PSB ni kat Tanjung Bungah just before Batu Feringghi. Tp beach kat sini sama je dgn kat Bt Feringghi. Sempat le the princesses mandi manda kat swimming pool kat PSB. After check-out kitaorang lunch kat Bayan Lepas. Tak ingat nama kedai tu. Just tau bawah pokok ceri je. Diorang jugak called it restoran 'mulut besar'..hehe  coz the waiter is loud. Jerit je order..

 Lepas kenyang, we went to Aquarium. Tp still under renovation. Ikan pun tak banyak. The last time we went, lagi byk ikan. So, lepak kejap jela. By 4 pm tu dah balik coz Ila nak kena balik Kedah pulak.

The princesses with their cousins. Mandi manda kat atas skali. Orang lain mandi bekas diorang...:-)

Airis with CikLa while the sisters were frolicking in the pool.

Baby @ Aquarium

The cousins

Trifle
Source: Here

My  version:

Bahan-bahan

500ml susu cair
2 sd besar gula
4 sd besar tepung kastard
1 cawan air- utk dicampurkan dengan tepung kastard
10 biji bahulu
3 mango, di potong
1 peket agar-agar jeli kristal Nona
400ml air panas


Cara-cara
1.Panaskan susu cair dengan gula. Kecilkan api.
2.Bancuh tepung kastard dengan air sejuk. Masukkan bancuhan tadi ke dalam susu cair yang sedang mendidih, Masak hingga betul-betul pekat dan kastard pekat. Tutup api.
 3.Di dalam bekas berasingan, susunkan bahulu sehingga habis. Kemudian, basahkan dengan jus mango ( blend sedikit mango dengan air )
 4.Susunmango hingga habis.
5.Tuangkan bancuhan kastard ke atas susunan buah-buahan tadi.
6.Untuk jeli, larutkan jeli bersama air panas. Kacau hingga sebati.
7.Akhir sekali, tuangkan jeli tersebut di atas kastard dan sejukkan. Bila betul-betul keras, bolehlah dihidangkan
 
Our lunch
 

  

Pizza & the Slow Website

 I woke up early today which was quite rare considering I'm not a morning person. Selalunya lepas subuh, zzz..balik. But, I have a mission today. Well, last nite masuk this gov website, but could't get the job done. So, I thought kena buat during office hours kut. So, after subuh tak sambung tido.
 Since masa ada lagi before the office opened at 8am, I decided to make a pizza dough. Lama tak buat pizza ni coz sorang dalam rumah ni mmg tak makan anything to do with roti. ( Adik le tu..). So, kalau masak benda yang dia tak makan, mmg nak kena buat something for her. Dah le kurus kering, makan pun memilih. Kejap je pizza dough  & topping dah siap. Dapat le 2 large pizzas. Resepi I combine 2 resepi.
 Back to the govt website, rupa-rupanya diaorang dah tukar new system since 1st July. Baru je lagi. Tu yang tak perasan tu. So, kena call office diorang tu get the new password for the new system. MasyaAllah, punya le lembab macam siput website tu. Everytime u want to go to a new page, it prompted to key in the identification ID which u have to key in about 5X! Lepas tu nak upload document yg around 30kb pun tak leh. After calling & emailing them, at last we resolved the problem dah petang. Rupa2nya file name tak leh ada any characters. Grr.. Apasal le tak mention awal2 kat instruction tu upload tu! So, finally got the job done around 4pm with the help of Hubby.

Pizza Dough

After bakar

Before bakar

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup fresh milk
 2 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 200C. In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Add fresh milk.
2.Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
3.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan . Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Stand up, sit down

This week Baby has been practising to stand up ( of course with the help of the sofas or anyone nearby) & sit down without falling backward. As of today, she can take a few steps with the help of the sofas again..:-) She turned 9 m.o yesterday. But still no tooth & she couldn't crawl yet.. Unlike her cousin Afif who is 10 days older & already has 3 teeth & can crawl like a bullet! Oh well, girl is different from boy right? Being a girl she should be more ladylike..so lambat le merangkak. Being toothless makes her more adorable! hehe..jangan mare ila. Afif pun cute sangat dengan gigi atas yang besar kapak!haha.

While practising to stand up, ada le a few times tergolek gak..but not so bad coz she fell sideway. kalau terlentang haru jugak..Alysa & Adik being watchful of Baby.. Boleh harap gak bebudak ni hehe.. Kalau diaorang nampak aksi menarik from Baby, diaorang yang heboh bagitau siap demonstrate lagi what Baby did.

Minggu ni konon2nya Hubby nak on protein diet. So, we had roasted chicken, then baked fish. Hari ni terpesong lak makan pizza for lunch. But, with heaps of protein as topping. Kira ok la tu.. I pun dah mati kutu nak masak. Tomorrow ingat nak wat meatloaf je.. Tadi, since the princesses tak suka pizza, I pesan kat K.Jun suruh masak nasi & goreng telur kat diorang. Pulun sakan diorang. Yelah dah banyak hari tak makan nasi..wakaka..kesian kat diorang. Papa nak diet, semua orang kena diet nasi..Alysa tak kisah le since she can survive on bread, but Adik since taste dia kampung style sikit, kalau tak makan nasi banyak hari mesti rasa tak puas! Aside from pizza base that I prepared last nite, I also made an easy peasy carrot cake. Recipe from allrecipes with a few modifications.

Our lunch today

Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil

1 cup castor sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

3 cups grated carrots

1/4 cup chopped cashew

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 170C. Grease the pan.

2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, sugars & vanilla ext. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in carrots & cashew. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Bake for 50 minutes.