Thursday, January 8, 2009

Who are you?

January 8

Thanks to the 48 readers who participated in my survey of who you are. A quarter of those who responded are amateur food enthusiasts, slightly fewer than that are chefs. The amateurs all chimed in when I reminded my Twitter followers of the survey. One respondent is a self-proclaimed celebrity chef. One of those who ticked “other” commented that he or she was a sommelier.
Participants were allowed to pick more than one answer, and a lot of them did, which is why there are 65 responses from the 48 participants.
And now I’ll put up a new poll, about one of the hot-button issues in foodservice these days: Posting calorie information on menus and menu boards.

The question was, Who are you?
The answers were thus:

Chef at an independent restaurant: 5 (10%)
Chef at a chain: 3 (6%)
Fine dining chef: 3 (6%)
Chef at a non-restaurant foodservice operation: 1 (2%)
an NRN subscriber: 5 (10%)
Celebrity Chef: 1 (2%)
Journalist: 9 (18%)
Foodservice supplier or manufacturer: 1 (2%)
Amateur food enthusiast: 12 (25%)
Food Writer’s Diary fan: 5 (10%)
Publicist: 12 (25%)
unrelated in any way to foodservice: 4 (8%)
Other: 4 (8%)
Total voters: 48

100% dari hati!

lately. rase cam bnyk gle bnde nak ckp.
nak luahkan. nak post. nak share.
but then. maybe sbb bnyk sgt. sampai.
xtaw mane mau mule. mane maw cite.
n last2, x ckp ape pon. hurm...

okay. d saat menaip bnde nih.
badan. mate. tgn. pinggang. otak.
sgt letih. ngantok. g jj td. beli rak. 2. berat.
angkt msk troli. angkt msk kete. angkt msk umah.
then. try nak pasang. dgn mama. berjam2.
skru2 tuh sumenye sgt degil. pdhal.
bnde tuh should b so simple.
last2 leteyh sgt. simpan blk sumenye.
n here i am. on9 jap. then tdow. kot~

okay. semlm. gerak kuar umah awal.
kelas kul 3 but kul 12 da kuar.
g sony centre klcc with nora.
hantar my dearest cybershot d sane.
seminggu baru selesai repair. hurm...
nasib baik still de warranty. then.
mkn ice cream best tuh. berbaloi la.
bkn slalu makan. hee...pot pet dgn nora.
then g kelas kul 3. nora blk umah.
die x de class. thanks nora teman.

4 class genre studies dat evening.
kene buat sains fiksyen pnye movie.
skrip. duration. sinopsis. n so on...
then. we've 2 act dkt dpn. ikot group.
my group. anna. feeqa. dill. n me.
2 saintis. 2 superhero. tp...superhero cacat.
sbb slh formula. haha.
me n anna jd superhero cacat tuh.
d mane anna jd teleng. [momo]
n me, sengau + sotong. [soso].
tp bkn sotong lembik tuh.
sotong yg cam shuffle2 je keje. haha.
by the time i buat sengau. d whole class gelak.
++ anna mmg buat teleng gempak gle.
i plak tah. leh buat sengau. lg laaa...
jgn kate da whole class gelak. i yg tgh acting pon cam.
tahan gelak gile2 pnye tahan. huu...
bnde tuh sgt lawak. hingga. hari ni pon.
org cite ttg tuh lg. n my classmate.
nmpk muke i je trus ckp sengau. wahahaha...
tp rugi sbb x de sape record la plak time tuh.
me myself. x tahan gelak ble pk blk....hahahahahha.

then mlm. tetbe. sgt nasib baik.
blh bukak ym. tp awal lg kot time tuh. dlm kul 9.
so on9 je la jap. skali. akhirnya.
die on9. die di indonesia tuh.
setelah tah bape lame. kte org main reply off9 msg je.
erm. semlm dpt ym jap. lame jgk kot?
tp semlm. x bape de mood. bkn marah....
tp semlm i'm sad. ye. time tgh ym dgn die pon.
blh plak nangis. rase cam die tbe rite on time.
he used 2 b my loyal listener. huhu.
n semlm cam agak pelik. nak ckp goodbye pon agak lame.
i mean. asyik x jd je goodbye itu. dahla mlm kelmarinnye.
i mimpi die. tibe. then muncul lak dkt ym. i mean.
die slalu je buzz if die on9 ym. i yg jrng on9 ym.
then ade la i ckp mid valley de la lain skit.
kerusi dpn MPH da x de. kerusi depan studio R ade lg.
since kerusi dpn MPH kte org ddk time 1st time jmpe.
n kerusi depan studio R kte org ddk time last day jmpe.
and he said... "the good old days"
hurm. it is good. yup. thanks 4 everything bintang hati.

then. i yg ckp nak off dulu semlm. which is. rarely happened.
haha. mengong. rase down je lately. yup.
dgr lagu "sorry blame it on me" bnyk kali jgk.

sorry....sbb aqilah bkn kwn yg baik.
even dah try utk jd yg terbaek.

sorry....aqilah x mampu jgk nak jd anak yg baik.
even cuba selalu utk mengalah.

sorry..aqilah x sekuat mane sbb sy jg manusia biase.
even most of the time nmpk kuat.

sorry...4 the time when i'm not there when u need me.
cuz i'm bz with something i can't run from such as class, fmly.

sorry...sbb x dpt puaskan hati kalian.
but i did try 2 help as soon as i can.

serious shit.
i'm just too weak sometimes.
sbb tu i slalu ckp



"i'm just nowhere near perfect"


babe.

i miss u damn much. maybe u tataw or nmpk tuh.
tu bnde yg sentiase ade dlm hidup nih.
kte makin jauh. i nmpk tuh.
maafkan i. if u terase dgn i...tp sumpah.
tak pernah terniat utk kecewakan u.
i bangge dgn u...i happy dgr u gelak.
serius. my love 4 u insatiable.
just...hope. u takkan pernah benci i.
sorry again. cuz i'm not perfect.
maybe...u deserved some1 better than me...
i betol2 harap, we're friends 4evermore.
but serius. i syg u sgt3!!!


kambink.

i love u. i admit it. i know u love me too.
but plz. i'm a girl.
how strong i'm, i'm still a normal girl.
i'm not an angel. 4give me 4 my weakness.
sy try utk trime awk dgn kelemahan awk.
sy marah bersebab.
harap awk jd some1 better...
awk baik. awk pandai buat lawak.
awk buat sy happy.
cuma jgn slh fhm bile sy sdeyh.
sy perempuan...ye sayang?
mesti lah sy lebeyh sensitif dgn org sy syg.
erm. ape pon. sy syg awk!
dan sy selalu harap...someday somehow.
awk terima n fhm sy seadenye.


bintang hati.

rindu kamu. nape kte berpisah?
sbb org ke3 itu? tp...
katemu, dia hanya kawan.
entah. mungkin. and i know,
kamu bnyk utk dikejarkan lg.
cita cita kamu. harapan keluarga kamu.
but. sy selalu tnggu kamu pulang.
ya. and sy bangge.
kte kenal dgn slumber.
n berpisah dgn baik.
hey pak cik.
awk kwn sy paling kachak! haha...
moga jd doctor yg berjaya dunia n akhirat.


nora.

thank u. sbb bnyk teman aku g sane sini.
teman aku ckp ttg mereka2 yg ku syg.
dan kongsi pendapat. ajar aku mcm2...
n aku taw ko kuat. tabahkan hatimu.
ermmm...ko pernah dgr x. org ckp.
bukan bape lame kte kenal yg jd ukuran.
tp. sejauh mane org tuh layan kte.
aku syg ko! taw3? jgn tipu aku! hee...


my dearest 1st love.

my sweetest history.
awak ini kenangan terindah.
gile best hidup time nih.
kamu sgt3 baik!!! serius.
x nyesal kenal kamu.
nyesal putus dgn kamu je. wahaha...
tp selalu doa yg terbaik utk kamu.
thank u sbb fhm, kenal, tlg & sokong kte.
thanks sbb dgr sume cite kte.
ttg laki2 yg dtg lepas kamu. ttg hidup.
ttg fmly ku yg dah kamu kenal semuanya.
dr nenek ku sehingga sepupu sepapat ku.
oh...cukup 1 keturunan~
rasenye. x de ape dlm hidup ni yg kamu x taw.
dan mmg betol kte ckp.
u're the NICEST guy i've ever met.


adek.

ko cantik! ko baik! ko pandai! ko kaye!
haaa...ko bnyk kelebihan ok?
jgn rase rendah diri sgt.
lain la aku. mmg x de pape special.
sape kate ko x de kawan? aku ni ape?
even bdn aku cam gajah...aku manusie taw.
manusia bername kawan.
maybe aku x mcm yg ko harapkan.
x mcm kwn baeik yg ko idamkan.
tp at least. bg aku peluang.
utk ukir senyuman utk ko eh?
be strong sayanggg. always!!!



hurm. entahlahhh...
ramai sgt utk diucapkan jutaan terima kasih.
kalian...yer. yg muncul dlm hidup sy.
yg mengajar sy mcm2 ttg hidup.
thanks again. dr sekeping hati kecil ni.
eh jap. de lg ke hati? errr...ade kot.
ade ade. tu la pompuan~
owh. itulah aku. aqilah!

new baby born

8 januari 2009, kamis,

Hari ini husband libur, Mei skul, sempetin datang ke rumah seorang teman, nengokin baby. Kemarin kemarin ga sempet trus mo nengok, ketunda tunda, coz Xiang sakit n another reason.
Sori banget ya bu...hehe

Rumahnya ga tau coz die baru pindah rumah, jadi ancer ancer deh ke toko deket daerah rumah nya, trus nyampe disitu die jemput. Husband cuman nganterin aja, die pulang lagi sekalian jemput Mei coz Mei juga cuman setengah hari, coz hari pertama sekolah lagi setelah libur musim dingin.
Bebinya cowok, lucu, imut banget, bobonya maunya digendong, wah da bau tangan deh...hehehe
Lahirnya pas banget ma ultah mamanya, hebat ya? heheh, kayak uda diatur aja..hihiihi, bisa aja nih buatnya...hehe..
Anaknya yang pertama, cowok juga, agak agak cemburu ma dedenya, jadi agak manja..mmm, biasa deh anak anak begitu, ga mo hilang perhatian orang tuanya.

Anyway, omedetou, selamat ya, atas kelahiran bebinya.

takoyaki hotcake

7 januari 2009, rabu

Bikin cemilan di rumah buat Mei di hari terakhir libur musim dinginnya. Besok da mulai sekolah lagi nih..Caranya gampang banget, coz pake mesin nya takoyaki..hehe, praktis kan

Bahan
100 gr hotcake mix
1 bh telur
100 ml susu cair
coklat mesis secukupnya ato topping lain, sesuai selera deh



Cara
-aduk semua bahan, lalu masukkan adonan di mesin takoyaki.
-setelah bagian bawah matang, , masukkan taburan coklat mesis lalu, masukkan sedikit adonan, lalu dibalik
-setelah matang, diangkat

Kayak cemilan di indo, apa ya namanya??

Ayam Kecap

7 Januari 2009, rabu

Diajarin mertua bikin ayam kecap ala japanese punya. Gampang n enak..
Bahannya
1 potong paha ayam

saos
3 sdm kecap
1 sdm sake
1 sdm mirin
2 sdm gula

Cara
- panggang ayam di ferifan, bolak balik hingga matang
- masukkan saos, aduk rata, biarkan hingga saos meresap
- potong2 ayam , lalu masukkan lagi di saos, masak api kecil kira kira 5 menit
- siap disajikan

Gampang kan?

Are you vegetarian? You can eat in Palermo!



In italiano su Agave blog

The cuisine of Palermo, is full of alternatives for those who wish not to eat meat or fish, due to the fact that it is a poor cooking it's great use of vegetables seasoned in various ways.

And now a list of traditional vegetarian dishes that you can taste in Palermo without giving up the taste and tradition:

Starters:
Melenzane parmigiana, caponata, peperonata, pumpkins in sweet and sour, eggplant cutlets, omelette with zucchini flowers, peppers stuffed with breadcrumbs, cheese, raisins and pine nuts.

First courses:
Pasta alla Norma: with tomato sauce and fried eggplant.
Pasta with macco: pasta with a sort of mashed fava beans
Pasta with broccoli arriminati (attention if there are anchovies)
Pasta alla carrettiera
Pasta alla Trapanese.
Pasta with sardines ... "Overboard."

Fast food:
Cardoons, artichokes and broccoli in the batter.
Bread with Panelle and crocchè.
Sfincione (attention to the anchovy).
Arancine with and spinach (not to be misled by those known as "butter" because it contains ham too), mini pizzas.

Seconds:
Vegetarian pizza, vegetable couscous.

Desserts:
All non-fried in lard. Cassata, cassatina, Gelo di Mellone , ice-cream and slush.


There are many places where you can find all these beautiful varieties.
At our favorite restaurant "L'Antica trattoria al Monsù", they make a good Pasta alla Norma and a fantastic caponata.
A vegetarian restaurant that now prepare dishes with meat and fish (so is ok for all) is "Il Mirto e la rosa".
As for the fast food of Palermo, the city is full, simply appoint "L' Antica focacceria San Francesco", "Franco u Vastiddaru", "Nino u ballerinu", "the cuochini", etc.
Those who love the fruit, can go the fruit kiosk at Cala.
For sweets and ice cream, the choice is very wide.

Irish Blog Awards .



The Irish Blog awards 2009 is now accepting nominations
The Irish Blog Awards take place in Cork on 21st February 2009. Nominations are now open, so if you’ve read a blog you’ve admired over the last year, why not head on over and nominate your favourite Irish blogs in their respective categories.