Congrats Cik T!

Tahniah kepada Cik T Cun yang telah selamat bergelar isteri orang semalam.

Hehe..Cik T, tak sure lagi la dtg ke tak kenduri rumah kamu coz takde sape nk teman ni.

Al-maklum la sejak "teeeettttttt" rasa mcm tak de mood la.huhu..asyik sedih je. Klw tinggal sorang2 asyik teringat jeee....

Td Aminah call, die bgtau yg mak bf die dah meninggal dunia.Innalillah. Sama2 kita sedekahkan Al-Fatihah untuk arwah mak Aizat. Semoga ruh nya ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin...Buat Aminah & Aizat, bersabarlah menghadapi dugaan ini..

Ain pn sedih gakk sebenarnya cz Ain dapt interview keje kt KL tapi memandangkan kerja ain kt cni banyak sgt2 belum siap, ain terpksa batalkan niat untuk g interview tu. Semua org ckp rugi klw tak pegi tapi nk buat ckp ne cz ain mmg tak leh nk pegi. Ain rasa serba salah pulak klw pegi tapi keje tak siap lagi. Rabu lak nk kene anta file kt KL. huhu.. So ain decide tak pyh pegi la. Maybe bkn rezeki Ain lagi....

Ain rasa stress sgt..lagi-lagi Mie da takde gn Ain. takde sape tempat mengadu.huhu...

Ain bukan ego. Masa akan menentukan segalanya kan.

Doakan Ain berjaya harungi semua ni, kwn2...

Thanks

Ain.

GARDEN SALAD

Nothing better than a cool salad in Summer. Garden salad is a colourful one with veggies of different colours.. green, yellow & red capsicums / bell peppers... carrots ... red tomatoes... cool cucumbers etc. etc. with a flavourful mustard-garlic dressing.

Red, yellow, green capsicums/bell peppers ... 1 cup

Cucumber ............ 1

Carrot ............... 1

Tomato ............. 1 ( you can use cherry tomatoes too )

Lettuce ............. 1 cup

For the Dressing:

Mustard seeds .......... 1 tsp.
Garlic ........... 3-4 flakes

Vinegar or lime juice .... 1 tbsp.
Salt .................. to taste

Sugar ............... 1/8 tsp.

Black pepper ..... 1/2 tsp.

Basil .................. few leaves.
Olive oil / salad oil .... 1 tbsp.

Method:

1. Cut all the vegetables into the desired shapes / sizes.

2. Break the lettuce leaves and immerse them in ice cold water until we are ready to use. This keeps the lettuce crisp and crunchy.

3. In a pestle and mortar, crush the garlic, basil and mustard seeds. Add the vinegar, sugar and salt. Mix well and blend the oil into the mix.

4. Mix the dressing to the salad just before serving. Serve chilled.

Homemade Butter in your Food Pro :))

A couple of months ago , I did a post on how to make your own butter , the old fashioned way , with a little elbow grease and a mason jar :)  Today Ill show you an easier method, using your food pro. Lots of pictures to explain the whole process :) Enjoy  

Ingredients Required : 

Heavy Cream - I used 750 ml , but 500ml makes for a nice sized batch too. 

Food Processor 

Sea Salt - Optional 

Start with 750ml of heavy cream ( 35% ) Ive owned this food pro for 10 years , and have never had a chance to use the mixer attachment until now. 

Noisy attachment that it is :) lol 

5 minutes or so in.. it will appear that nothing is happening, and then .... 

You get good old fashioned whipping cream :))  :) 

Keep going , the volume will increase almost twofold. 

and just when you think nothing is going to happen ... it starts to change ..  this is about 15 minutes in . 

At about twenty minutes it starts to clump up a little, and the butter milk starts separating. 

Twenty five minutes of constant whirring , and you have butter .. time to strain off the butter milk. 

Add a couple of cups of ice water , and turn it back on for 1 minute. 

Strain off the ice water , and you will have butter!!!  

Mmmmm creamy homemade butter !!!  

I saved the butter milk for making a  loaf of bread :)) 

Pack the butter into a seal-able container , add some sea salt if you like :) This will last for about a month in the fridge.  

That's it!! So simple and easy , and you can add any flavourings you like , herbs, salts , chili.. garlic Mmmmm so many options to enjoy , or keep it plain and add flavour later :)  I hope you have enjoyed this recipe.  Happy Cooking :))

Instead of French Fries

French fries are a food that I've avoided eating for years now. It's not that I refuse to eat carbs or fried foods or even pretend to be on a diet. But fries are one of those things I like but I can resist, and I may as well take advantage and resist them. I prefer to save my calories for those things I can't resist, like cheese, ice cream, and baked goods.

There is nothing that can replace the taste of french fries late at night, and it beckons those college days when we'd visit the 24 hour Burger King when nothing else was open. I'd order a milkshake and fries, their mingling salty and sweet a flavor profile that even today will make me feel 18 again. We'd talk about the boys in our classes or the tennis players from our floor or the guy who looked like actor Andrew Shue (Remember Melrose Place?). We'd huddle up in the cold walking back to the dorm, years of college ahead, friends we had only just met not knowing we'd be friends for life, not knowing which night would be the last one we'd make that BK run.

I don't miss those French fries, and I don't honestly miss that life or that age. But I miss that feeling of comfort, surrounded by friends and no real responsibilities other than making a decent grade and getting a date to dorm formal. I seem to be on a "grown up" theme lately, so here's my grown up version of French fries.


These roasted green beans look and sound like a vegetable, but the crispy salty exterior and tender interior is exactly like a fry. You'll pick them up and eat them with your hands and you won't be able to eat them fast enough. Eat them with your friends, gossip a little, let yourself feel like a college kid again - but a wiser, healthier version of one.

Roasted Sesame Green Beans (Cook's Illustrated)
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 pound green beans, stem ends snapped off
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon mince garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; spread beans on baking sheet. Drizzle with oil; using hands, toss to coat evenly. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, toss to coat, and distribute in an even layer. Roast 10 minutes. Meanwhile combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven. Using tongs, coat beans evenly with garlic/ginger mixture. Redistribute in an even layer. Continue roasting until dark golden brown in spots and starting to shrivel, 10 to 12 minutes longer. Adjust seasoning with salt and toss well to combine. Transfer to serving dish.

A Chart To Ponder

I fat fingered the data in from the Treasury Department's website. You can click on the image for a better version. The countries chosen are the 5 largest holders of Treasuries.


Question: When QE II ends, that is, when the Fed stops printing unbacked dollars and handing them to the government at the rate of $100B per month, what's going to happen? Note that the magnitude of the borrowing will remain unchanged.