Thursday 5 July 2012

It’s my birthday and I can have a party if I want to

It’s my birthday today thus the makan2 celebration I had at home this morning.

Unfortunately, it’s a work day and also a school day so cuma gang Mak2 aje lah yang sambut dengan I pagi tadi, hehehe.

The Other Half and I akan sambut our birthdays sama2 with the girls nanti on Saturday since our birthdays are so close anyway.

Alhamdulillah, the party went well.

Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves because there was a lot of talking, laughing and eating going around.

So, what did I end up cooking for the party?

I made seafood nyonya kari laksa makan dengan beehoon and mee kuning, lamb in filo pastry (macam yang I buat for dinner the other day) makan dengan caramelised onion foccacia and bean salad.

Then on the side I goreng popia/ spring rolls and keropok lekor (Ganu mari yang my Sis brought with her a few weeks ago).

For dessert pulak I made butternut snap tartlet, marble cheesecake, kesari, strawberry meringue mash (or kalau kat UK, it’s known as Eton mess) and creme caramel as my birthday cake.

But then the tetamu brought with them tepung pelita, kuih talam kacang merah, crostolli, buah melaka and red velvet cupcakes.

Punyalah banyak makanan, memang penuh satu meja and then aftet that penuh giler our perut, hehehehe…..

Layan lah ye gambar the food…

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Ini satu meja penuh dengan the stuff I made. The other dining table, penuh dengan the desserts the guests brought along.

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the marble cheesecake and the kesari (which came from a packet by Baba’s).

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Butternut snap tartlets.

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The strawberry meringue mash. I made the meringues semalam and then made strawberry coulis pagi tadi. Then I whipped some fresh cream. When you want to assemble it, you break the meringue into big pieces in a glass bowl, dollop the whipped cream on top of it, then pour the strawberry coulis on the cream. Then gently mix all of them together. Put it in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.

Senang sangat nak buat but sangat sedap!

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My creme caramel birthday cake, first time I buat, nasib baik jadi. But then bila I terlangkupkan onto the plate, tersenget pulak duduknya, lantak lah kau labu, hehehe.

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The desserts brought by the guests.

The foccacia and the lamb filo.

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The spring rolls and keropok lekor.

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The mee kari lupa pulak nak ambik but i dah selalu tayang mee kari pun kat blog ni.

And ini pulak salah satu gambar tuan rumah tengah membuka her presents.

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Dah makin bertambah usia tuan rumah…

When I first started the blog, I was only a young 37+ girl, now dah 42 umur I, hikhikhik….

76 comments:

Anonymous said...

my memory failed me this time. CS told me about July babes sometime back.

anyways, have a blessed birthday LG.
foccacia and lamb filo tu menggiurkan!

Alang Wan Najihah said...
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Alang Wan Najihah said...

happy birthday Kak Min... semoga diberkati Allah selalu dan bahagia bersama keluarga tercinta (^_^)

Chazie Bilmas said...

Selamat Hari Lahir Kak LG :) Semoga berbahagia selalu & dilimpahi rahmatNya. Amin......

DeLancrettLurpak said...

Happy birthday Kak LG!! Semoga panjang umur dan murah rezeki :)

Kuih kesari tu yg warna kuning tu ke? Apa nama lain dia ye? And ada jual dlm Baba's paket? interesting, hemm... saya mencari short cut recipe/paste kuih for ramadhan ni..

lemongrass said...

Noir,
something to do with July babies being always gorgeous and young at heart? ;-), hahaha.
Thank you for the wish.

Alang,
thank you and amin ya rabbal al amin...

Chazie,
thank you, amin...

Lurpak,
Thank you.
The kesari comes in a green packet by baba's, it's in 'powder' form, rupa semolina tak masak lagi tu. Then you have to add it to boiling water, and stir for a few minutes until thickens, then add some butter/ghee to it. Dia suruh add banyak, but I cuma add separuh aje the butter sbb tak larat tengok bnyk sgt butter, hehehe. Then stir some more until all mixed nicely and cooked. Pastu, letak dalam dcontainer, and all done :-).

blu4sky said...

Happy Birthday mynn..many many happy returns!!!
besar present hihihi..

kasihredha said...

happy birthday LG
semoga dilimpahi kasihsayang, rezeki, kesihatan yg baik dan diberkati Allah selalu....hug3

banyaknya kuih...rasa nak capai je dari balik skrin ni..hihi
hadiah pun banyak juga...best2

Dinas Aldi said...

Happy birthday Myn! Semoga terus dikurniakan kebahagiaan & kesihatan yg baik olehNya, amin!

Semua makanan tu buat cek terlioq, macam biasa :p

Yazreina said...

Happy birthday Kak Minn... :) enjoy your presents!! and the food... delicious..!!

JaJa'Z said...

kak mynn..happy birthday...and also becomming happy birthday gak to ur other half..jaja raya his birtday on 10 july kan? sama dgn jaja kalau tak silap..

wah..fillo pastry tu memang menawan gak...teringin jek nak rasa, if dapat la....jaja tak tau la kalau dapat masak sebanyak yg akak buat..mau terlingkup dapur lepas2 tu..hehhe

Art lover, cinnamonworldofcolours said...

Aslmkm Min..
Saya ucapkan Happy Birthday to You, May you have the best things in life and Hereafter.

saniah said...

Happy birthday LG.. :)
Seronok baca cerita u kat sana esp bab2 berkebun tu...teruskan bercerita k

HoneyBee said...

Happy birthday LG moga panjang umur n mudah rezeki amin

ati_emylia said...

happy bday k.min....semoga panjg umur dan dibanyakkan rezeki
..kuih kesari tu adik beradik puding ke?

Emy

QASEEH HATIKU QASEEH said...

Happy befday!!!

msmitchie said...

Happy Birthday! May all your wishes and dua come true.

Maryam Izza said...

salam Kak Min!
Happy birthday to u mommy adk gebu :) u masih slim melim la akk! jeles tau tgk akk pakai jeans tu kurus je peha u hee

syiok na kat sn ada kepok lekor, buat sendiri ye kak...btw seronok kan dpt makan rmi2... didoakan semoga akk sentiasa bahagia dn diberi kesihatan serta dipermudahkan segala urusan amin

CathJ said...

Happy belated bday.... :)

whitecappuccino said...

happy birthday to u! moga bahagia selalu...you nampak cam 35 :)..really! semua menu best!!

umiyumi said...

Hepi Besday kak.. wow penuh makanan semeja. best tuu.. lepas ni kena update la dpt hadiah apa, mesti best2 tu :)

Kongkang Malaya said...

Happy birthday Kak Min!
Semoga terus ceria, sihat dan gumbira di samping keluarga terchenta!

Unknown said...

Happy birthday kak min! Bestnye celebrate ngan kwn2.. Hihi..mine on 20th july nih..hihi

Cik Lily Putih said...

akak,
tray yg letak dessert 3 tier tu beli kat sane ke? murah tak? klu murah nak kirim beli boleh ke?

Trying To Be Muslim.. said...

Kak Lg...
Kak Min...
Kak Comel..

Ages is just a number! :) But it came with experiences and wisdom! U r not getting older taw, but better:). May the years continue to be good to you with all the great things in life, biiznillah, Insya'Allah.

Happy Birthday! Ni hadiah birthday dr Dowha, nah.....EMMMMUAH!!!!:))

ellynadyra said...

happy bday!

vivien_capri said...

Happy Birthday!

You are really one extraordinary cook! You definitely can cook up a storm if you want to. No doubt about that :D

Ibu Qisha said...

Happy Birthday kak,

semoga dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki...Amin :)

Hana Soffelia said...

Happy belated birthday sis.. May god bless u and happy always with ur beloved family.

Anis Rafie said...

Happy birthday kak min..
May Allah bless you and family always.. Amin..

lydia said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAK MIN !! DONT STOP BLOGGING TAU! saye suke bace blog akak..ehehehe....Hilang Stress =p

cikmanggis said...

happy bday Lg..semoga sentiasa berada didalam keadaan sihat sejahtera ..dan terus berblog ya....hai lapar le pulak perut Cm bila nampak makanan bertimbun timbun tu...wah..dapat hadiah...

Dash Darus said...

Happy birthday kak LG..semoga sentiasa dirahmati Allah dan diberikan kesihatan yang baik serta rezeki yg melimpah ruah..

Miss Layaleya said...

Happy belated birthday sis.. May Allah bless u & family.. :)

Eey said...

Happy bdae Sis,

Moga diberikan kesihatan yg baik & senantiasa dalam rahmatNya.
Amin.

Mother of Two said...

happy birthday kak min,
semoga panjang umur murah rezeki dan bertambah kecomelan itu :):)

mazlin jamal said...

kak min, hepy bday and many hepy returns! sedapnye juadah party..

amirah said...

happy birthday kak!

athirahsafarudin said...

happy birthday kak..

nifalnin... said...

selamat hr lahir kak
semoga sentiasa muda dan ceria...

Lisa Ho said...

Happy Birthday...
May Allah bless you with good health, murah rezeki and ceria selalu :D
Have lots of fun opening the pressie.. and hopefully light tent or lens would be one of many ;)

shah_izan said...

happy bestday sis

moga dpermudahkan segala urusan di dunia n akhirat

Messy Mummy said...

Happy Birthday Kak Min. Semoga happy dunia akhirat Dan sihat selalu tuk always bercerita dengan kita org nieh :)

zdiana said...

Happy belated birthday kak lg... Semoga sihat selalu n dimurahkan rezeki..

T said...

Happy Birthday LG!
Sangat meriah your birthday celebration. I want keropok lekor too :)

P.S. good to know that I'm not the only one bakes my own birthday cake.

ayang said...

Happy birthday kak min. Moga terus ceria, bahagia & happy2 selalu di samping keluarga tercinta.

suzy said...

happy 42nd birthday kak LG..u look so cute wearing that scarf..

Miss Cool said...

doa semoga murah rezeki n makin bahagia ;)

wati said...

hepi besday LG,moga sihat and gembira selalu...

mamasuri said...

happy besday akak...semoga murah rezeki selalu...n pls teruskan blogging sampai bila2 k...

RaB said...

happy birthday kak.. happy blogging ya.. enjoy sgt dgn ur writing

Norliana Abdul Rahman said...

happy birthday!

can't believe you are 42, u look so young! :) honestly!

Shue said...

Happy Birthday LG!

Zaitun said...

Happy birthday buat lg semoga beroleh kesejahteraan dan bahagia disamping suami dan anak2.

Banyaknya makanan...enjoy betul hehehe....

TopsyTurvyMum said...

Selamat Hari Lahir LG:)
Semoga sentiasa di rahmati Allah, Amin.

Telan air liur jer la tgk segala food yg u tayang tuu. Gulp!!

n.a.n.i.e said...

Selamat Hari Keputerian Kak Min :)

Semoga panjang umur, murah rezki slalu & bahagia d samping keluarga tercinta.

Ina Hashim said...

Happy belated birthday kak...mine is today anyway :D

Rdimple said...

waaa.. happy birthday LG.. hehehe muda lagi tuuu..

bday i 4th july, tp i tua u 2 taun.. :)

zuwaidah said...

happy birthday, same zodiak with me. Mine 1st July - i'm older than LG hihihihi

ibh_sue said...

Happy Birthday Kak!
Semoga Allah merahmati hidup akak.

cikNor said...

hepi bufday akak...moga hidup akak sentiasa dirahmati ALLAH swt serta berbahagia dgn family tersayang...

mrswongjowo said...

Happy Birthday Dear! I miss reading your blog :( May Allah bless you with health,iman and wealth!

Tia said...

Happy birthday LG!!! Keep on blogging... Rupanya kita sebaya..:)

Azrey Rozie Eiman said...

happy birthday Kak LG :)

Azian Elias said...

alamakkk sorry.. happy belated buirthday dear... sorry berlorry yeee... semoga bertambah bahagia..

Linlin said...

hepi besday LG :) tq sebab menceriakan hari saya dgn blog y bwarna warni

susumanis said...

Biar lambat asal ucap, bole g2, happy belated BIRTHDAY to LG n semoga dirahmati Allah swt sentiasa hendaknya ..aamin...

Mat Gebu said...

Selamat hari lahir LG. Erkk....alaaa....maaf terlewat ucap ..apa2 pun awek jawa mentennn vogue gitu...awwww...haha

Chekgu Azrine said...

Happy belated birthday sis!!

AbbotCottage said...

Happy Birthday!!!
Kalau i datang, maunya i terlupa langsung nak wish birthday kat birthday gurl, sebab meja dah sarat, mperut dah menari-nari mintak diisi.
kalau tak makan, boleh termimpi-mimpi.

n.a.n.i.e said...

Happy Belated Birthday Kak LG :)

lemongrass said...

Salam and good day everyone,
thank you so much for all the warm wishes and doas.
May all of us be blessed by the Almighty.

Nina @ BabyBoon said...

happy belated birthday LG! oh wow it's been that long since i first started reading your blog (silent reader je for years). may Allah send good things your way always! :)

ishamizu said...

Happy belated birthday kak LG! You are still looking young even at 42. ;)

Lama dh tak tgl komen kt cni..hihi nway salam dpd London..:)

kak tyea said...

Salam,Kak Min...Happy belated bday,kak. maaflah lambat.sejak x aktif blog, jenguk sekali-sekala ja blog ni.hehe.mudah-mudahan dipanjangkan usia, disihatkan tubuh badan n dirahmati seisi keluarga olehNya.Aminn.

Akukah? said...

Happy Belated.. Belated.. Belated Birthday LG!