Wednesday 14 December 2011

The names of the flowers, the produce from the garden and the choc in a box

Akhirnya the last day of school went smoothly even though pagi tadi I was a bit kelam kabut nak make sure everything was wrapped nicely.

(dari pukul 5 pagi I dah kat dapur but tak tau lah I buat apa with the time, we got out a bit late for school today.)

Mana tak late nya, masa tu lah I baru terhegeh2 nak siapkan 2 boxes of treats for Miss 12’s teachers sebab dia kata dia nak bagi some gifts for 4 of her teachers. 2 teachers I dah belikan Maltesers gift boxes so 2 lagi tu yg Ikena buat boxes for them.

And then I thought of baking some muffins pagi tadi for the sweet treats hamper for the staff room so tu yang buat lagi lambat. Pastu, pagi tadi jugak I baru nak basuh all the dishes so lagi lah lambat, hahaha…

And then Miss 8 kata dia nak bagi some gifts for her sports teacher, the retiring librarian and her music/ choir teacher so lagilah I kelam kabut pack up a few things for them. Nasib baik all the goodies ada banyak extra so senang lah sikit.

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The choc boxes for Miss 12’s teachers. Miss 12 was so happy when she saw these cute boxes for her teachers and she said her teachers loved them as well.

(I know my chocs tak secantik the shop bought ones and tak secantik the pros, hehehe.)

Chocolates are so cheap here especially nak dekat2 Christmas ni and I know it is way easier to just buy the chocolates like Lindt gift boxes, Ferrero Roche and all the other types but I love making these things for them.

Ooh, before I forget, I nak tunjuk kat you all our new hasil in the kebun…

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The okra/bendi. Yang tak bestnya about okra ni, cuma sebiji okra aje yg boleh dipetik on each plant at a time because they mature at different times. We all cuma tanam 4 okra plants aje so macam mana lah nak kenyang kan, hikhikhik…

And I masak the bendi tonite for dinner. Terpaksa campur dengan beans to bulk it up, or else memang tak cukup lah nak makan, hehehe.

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I masak okra n beans  with coconut stir fry, ikan mullet goreng, daging masak kurma and acar mentah. Korma tu nampak hitam sebab I masak dlm oven so kaer dia jadi lain pulaknya Smile.

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The Other Half tak minat kurma sbb dia kata rasa kurma ni ‘bland’ tak menyengat macam vindaloo or rogan josh. I said to him takpelah sekali sekala masak ikut The Little Misses taste yang tak makan pedas.

Miss 12 and Miss 8 makan dengan begitu berselera sekali sebab makan something yang tak pedas yang bukan masak kicap! hikhikhik….

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Our eggplants. Kejap lagi, boleh lah we all harvest the fruits kan.

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We call these banana chillis/ banana peppers here. And chili ni kan yang orang buat solok lada tu? kalau makan yong tau foo ada solok lada ni, sedap weh Smile.

And before I terlupa lagi, these are the names of the flowers in this jom main teka teki post.

Unfortunately, takde sorang pun yang dapat teka dengan tepat but ada a few yg dpt teka sipi2 aje Smile.

1. Bendi (most people got this right)

2. Terung/ eggplant (again, most people got this right too).

3. Thai basil (ditto).

4. Strawberry (mentang2 lah semua pernah pergi Cameron Highland kan so bunga strawberry ni sangat lah dikenali ramai, hahaha.)

5. Cucumber/timun (senang sangat yang ini Smile).

6. Celery (no one guessed this. Yang sipi2 guessed parsley.)

7. Apple (No one guessed this either. Kat dalam kebun I ada pokok apple hybrid and one of the hybrids tengah berbuah and berbunga sekarang which I think is the granny smith variety kot.)

8. Green basil.

9. Blueberry

So sorry ye sebab takde sape yg dapat meneka dengan tepat. Takpe, next time kalau I buat teka teki lagi, boleh cuba lagi Smile

20 comments:

Gebera said...

Untungnya jadi cikgu kat sana....dpt treats mcm tu... feels soooo appreciated! =D

kasihredha said...

yang tak teka sama sekali mcm akak ni dapat hadiah tak...hik3

bendi tu masak sebijik2 ye...
bestnya dapat makan sayuran2 fresh.

an15 said...

pssttt..... kak min, i jupe something exquisite kat Salvos yesterday :p

lemongrass said...

Gebera,
kalau kat Msia, the teachers dpt hadiah masa teacher's day kan so lebih kurang jugak lah :-).

Kak Kasih,
hahaha...kena tunggu I buat another teka teki lah ye :-). Bendi tu memang masak sebijik2 kat pokok, penat nak menunggu :-)

Anis,
what exquisite thing? Ni yang buat I nak tengok, hehehe

DeLancrettLurpak said...

kak LG,

bendi tu kan letak dalam kari kepala salmon pun sodapppp!!

Amie said...

Selamat malam LG,
nampak subur betul tanah di sana ye, bendi tu kelihatan sihat!
salam kenal dari Amie.

whitecappuccino said...

Kalau cikgu2 tu tak seronok dapat gifts macam ni tak tau laa..suka la tengok plants LG yang dah membuahkan hasil ni..

Fatimah Azzahra said...

one word: supermom!!!

mamasuri said...

bestnyer ada kebun sendiri...leh main petik je bila nak masak...

JieJ said...

Kak LG, dah agak dah..memang jawapan saya tak de satu pun betul..heheh..nasib baik tak hantar penyertaan..kalau hantar pasti get D+. :)

Nota Cikgu Anum said...

ader keje kosong x kt skolah sane :)

T said...

Do you know that lately whenever I am on your blog, I always forget which season I'm in. Perasan early summer jugak. My mind is in the wrong hemisphere :-)

pB said...

salam ziarah dari pB

Dinas Aldi said...

Cantik la coklat2 tu! Suka tengok banana peppers tu, comel nau.

penDragon said...

haah, cili tu la yg org selalu buat solok lada tu...nyum..nyum...sedapnya kalau dpt mkn dgn nasi kerabu

MamaTiaMia said...

Salam LG,i tergoda bukan dengan chocolate tu but your gorgeous produce..hmm i love looking at okra on its' tree,the colour of eggplants and chillies too:) macam peladang berjaya you ni:):) kalau ada chicken and it's coop so nice kan,tu lah negara macam OZ mesti strict ..which is good too,kat mesia ni duduk apartment pun ada orang bela ayam laga sereban@ secoop wink wink.Tapi your vege garden is more than enough for me..so syok pagi2 pi terhendap hendap bawah pokok tu tengok buah dia kan,i used to do that kat my mother's house last time,tengok timun keluar buah pun macam "ohhhhh my baby"..hee..hee..take care p.s mesti seronok kat Perth nak Christmas ni dengan semua yang colourful dan terang bendarang kan:)

Zaitun said...

Sukanya kak Zai tengok kebun sayur lg buahnya cantik dan sihat2.

ameeza77 said...

a mother is like an octopus :)

Ayu said...

hm....cikgu kat sini tak dpt ke kak? ehehe....ayu plan nak bg cookies utk cikgu ainnur masa teachers day nnti.pastu boh dlm balang yg ayu buat decoupage.huhu.....ni baru plan je.takut nnti bila tiba masanya apa yg di plan ke laut! hehehe...

lemongrass said...

Lurpak,
Kari kepala salmon sedap ye? we all tak makan kepala ikan so tu yg susah sikit nak mencubanya, hehehe

Amie,
Salam kenal. We all beli tanah yg bagus utk letak kat garden beds ni and slalu baja, tu yg subur :-)

whitecappucino,
orang kat sini kdg2 pelik sikit, bnyk benda yg diaorang tak makan, tu yg kdg2 takut gak nak bagi homemade stuff ni, hehehe

Fatimah,
thanks but I'm definitely not one. Still a long way to go to become one :-).

Mamasuri,
memang best bila nak masak sayur yg ditanam but kdg2 terlebih2 pulak kat pokok, masa tu yg rasa tak tau nak buat apa dah :-)

JieJ,
takpe, I pun tak tau any single one of the flowers samapi lah diaorang berbunga depan mata, hehehe

Cikgu Anum,
banyak kot lagi vacancy, hehehe

T,
hahahaha...I guess when you are freezing there, it's always nice to dream of Summer :-)

pB,
salam singgah :-)

Dinas,
kalau lah banana peppers tu ada orang boleh buatkan solok lada utk I, lagilah bestnya kan, hehehe

Pendragon,
bila dah kat negara orang, baru lah semuanya teringin nak makan kan :-)

MamaTiaMia,
Salam. Tu lah tak best betul tak dapat bela ayam, sure lagi lah I boleh jadi petani berjaya all rounder kan ;-).
I pun love the early morning garden visits, just me n hubby talking and oohing and aahing looking at the plants :-).
You are right, at night time skrg tgh terang benderang dgn christmas lights everywhere :-)

Kak Zai,
thanks..sejuk mata tengok kebun ni kan :-)

Ameeza,
Only Moms know how to multitasks, hehehe