italiannies

had lovely dinner with 2 of our good friends, Dilla and Dahlia at the Italiannies The Gardens recently...they had this promotion of RM 89++ for 1 appetizer, 3 main dishes and 1 dessert.....

the servings are big and it really stuffs up our hungry stomachs!!!

we had bruschetta for the appetizer, chicken salad, pizza and pasta for the main dishes and bread butter pudding for the dessert....

ideal for sharings!

p/s: we saw Fahrin Ahmad eating with his guy friend at Chinoz....

putrajaya seafood restaurant (a BAD remark)

this was our first time here and i want to voice out our dissatisfaction about this restaurant....

we were greeted by an overfriendly waiter who talked like as if he had already know us for ages and by means of that i found it was a bit harsh for him to talk that way to my little Jihan....

they served us with chinese/jasmine tea and some steamed groundnuts as titbits which other saefood restaurants serve as well as COMPLIMENTARY (like Kelana Seafood) and by the end of the day, we realized that those things were charged to our bill, and they didn't even asked us or mentioned to us wheter we would like to have those or not!... (RM 2 each for the tea and RM 3 for the nuts- if i were to know this, i would have packed the leftover nuts!!!)

i ordered carrot juice with milk and it turned out to be a REAL carrot juice that only rabbits are able to tolerate with no tinge of sugar at all...and when we asked the waiter back, this one has no sugar..he answered back, that is pure carrot juice!!! i felt like throwing the juice into his throat and see whether he thinks the taste is edible or not!

the food were just so-so...

if the big boss of Putrajaya Seafood restaurant or their acquaintances or relatives happened to read this, let me tell you this...DO NOT CHEAT YOUR CUSTOMERS!!! high class restaurant like Al-Diafah, serves kurma, arabic coffee and fruits cocktail dessert as COMPLIMENTARY to their customers, meaning that AT NO CHARGE AT ALL!

i've been to many restaurants which serve complimentary titbits but they don't mention it in the bills...well, it's a different thing if they incorporate the price as their service charges or what...but i am certainly not paying for the thing which i don't order!

and i think it was a bit overpriced compared to other seafood restaurants..

probably you have good experience with this restaurant but not for us and certainly we are not coming here again...!

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

we celebrated my 28th birthday at Bubba Gump The Curve....wide food selections (until we couldn't make up our mind what to order...!), reasonable price for this type of restaurant....

i chose cajun shrimp and hubby chose western fried chicken (dunno why he chose chicken while we were in a seafood restaurant!) and Jihan had fish and chips in boat (kids meal)....we had thirst quenching smoothies.....

some of the food portions that i observed from other tables are quite big...good for sharing!

p/s: i don't cook much (not at all!!!) nowadays...we are food hunting hahahah!!!

JM Bariani House

had lunch at this outlet....this was previously The Rain at Bandar Baru Bangi Seksyen 9...

the bariani here was quite good...the service was fast...the menu was a combination of many types of bariani and some western food from The Rain previously....

he sirap bandung was a hit!!!

San Francisco Pizza

one of our favourite dining spot! at bandar baru bangi...

wide selection of foods and attractive offers and good prices with good portions...!

this was when me and hubby had dinner just the two of us....had salmon steak, beef steak and seafood soup with garlic bread...yummy!!!

Jihan's birthday cake - ELMO

we celebrated Jihan's brithday last weekend...this was my 1st attempt making my very own birthdya cake...i made it using the moist chocolate cake and decorated it using whipped cream and buttercream and the outcome was so good!!! i was really impressed with myself!!!

moist chocolate cupcakes -little monsters

i made this last week and Jihan brought them to her playgroup to give to her friends...she's celebrating her birthday with her friends...the kids really love it!!!

tomato, chilli and anchovy spaghetti

adapted from my favourite pasta book...!

spaghetti (or any other pasta), prepared according to the package

2 tbps sundried tomato paste

anchovy fillet

2 garlic, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2 red chillies, seeded and chopped

2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped

basil leaves, chopped

olive oil

• heat olive oil in pan. add in garlic and onion, fry till fragrant


• add in the tomato paste and chillies. mix well


• put in the anchovy fillet and basil leaves


• season with blackpepper and salt


• toss in the prepared spaghetti and mix well


• serve with green salad leaves

La Vida Cafe & Restaurant Cyberjaya

we had an Iranian dinner at La Vida Cafe & Restaurant Cyberjaya to celebrate mother's and father's day when we stayed at Cyberview Lodge resort & Spa recently....

it is situated at the Cyber Heights Clubhouse...the ambience was superb and we chose to sit in a private dining room, sitting on the floor with lots of cushions....the foods were superb and they are priced less than RM 20 (majority of them)...the services were fast and friendly....take away and delivery services also available for nearby area...

overall, it was a superb night, and we were all very full...we only ordered 3 main dishes and 1 platter of starter with a drink for each one of us (there were 6 of us including Jihan) and it costed RM 80++ only....

to get there - With Cyberview Lodge on your left drive straight pass the houses, on your left will be Cyber Heights Villa. Turn in and at the roundabout go to the right and then turn right up the small lane. Inside there is a swimming pool and right in front is La Vida

freshcream sponge cake with piping jelly

made this for my cousin's housewarming party....Jihan called it a spiderweb cake..!

happy 1st birthday "A SmALL FaMiLy with a BIG ApPeTiTe"

yeah, happy 1st birthday, my blog...i love you because i love food and i love all food lovers who become my friends and my sifu...thank you all for sharing lovely recipes and i shared them with other people who loves simplicity and challenge in their kitchens!

let's keep on sharing, friends and keep the heat on the ovens and stove flaming!!!

tuna and cheese quiche

a lovely dish adapted from Greatest Ever Potato book...serves with fresh green salad...

2 3/4 cup diced potoatoes

2 tbsp butter

6 tbsp flour

filling:

1 tbsp olive oil

1 shallot, chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 red bellpepper, seeded and diced

1 can tuna in water, drained

1 celery stick, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

2/3 cup milk

3 eggs, beaten

1 tbsp dried mixed herbs

1/2 cup grated cheddar chees (i used sliced cheddar cheese)

salt and pepper

• 
  
  cook the potaotes in a pan of boiling water for 10 min or until tender


• 
  
  drain and mash the potatoes. add butter and flour and mix to form dough.(alternatively you can put everything into a food processor and process, but it won't become a dough consistency)


• 
  
  knead the dough and press into a baking dish. prick with fork and bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 20 min


• 
  
  meanwhile, heat oil in skillet, cook the shallot, garlic, bellpepper, celery and adding the tomaotes last. cook for 5 min. sppon the mixture into the flan shell. flake the tuna and arrange it on top of the vegetables filling


• 
  
  in a bowl, mix the eggs, milk and herbs and season. pour the egg mixture into the flan shell and sprinkle the cheese on top


• 
  
  bake in the oven for 20 min or until the filling has set

chicken lasagne

a simplified version of lasagne...i used the readymade spaghetti sauce to make the chicken mixture...very creamy and tastes so italianies!...

2 tbsp olive oil

500g minced chicken

1/2 jar of readymade spaghetti sauce (i used Tesco's product)

12 sheets no-precook lasagne sheets

salt and blackpepper to taste

cheese sauce:

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup plain flour

2 1/2 cup milk

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

• 
  
  heat oil in pan, brown the minced chicken over high heat, stirring constantly.


• 
  
  add the readymade spaghetti sauce. bring to boil, cover and simmer for 30 min


• 
  
  make the cheese sauce. melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat, stir in the flour and cook for 1 min, stirring constantly. gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens. stir in 3/4 of the grated cheese until it melts, season to taste


• 
  
  preheat oven to 190 degrees. make layers of chicken mixture, lasgne and cheese sauce in an ovenproof dish, starting and finishing with a layer of chicken mixture


• 
  
  pour the remaining cheese sauce evenly on top. sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for 1 hour or until bubbling and lightly browned on top

madeira cake

a lovely, moist and soft lemony taste cake...i like the texture...very easy to make...from a recipe book of my friend, Teh...

180g butter, softened

3/4 cup castor sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/3 cup self-raising flour

2 tsp grated lemon rind

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp castor sugar for sprinkling

• prehat oven 160 degrees


• grease and flour a pan (18cm)


• beat butter and suggar until pale


• add eggs, one at a time, gradually beating well after each addition


• fold in flour, lemon rind and lemon juice


• sprinkle extra sugar over top (i omit this)


• bake for 1 hour or until done

moist chocolate cake - a wedding gift

i made this as a wedding gift to a family member....