Finally, the last day of school holidays, yeay :-). I think the Little Misses are getting pretty bored at home as well and can't wait to go back to school. Kalau kat rumah, balik2 asik muka yang sama aje and nak main pun cuma dgn each other aje. After a few hours of playing together, they will start arguing which will escalate to teasing and crying which will lead to Mummy or Daddy tukar jadi Hulk, hehehe. So, baik lah pergi sekolah macam tu kan.

I finally made a batch of tart nenas today after delaying it a few days. Malam tadi I ate my last tart nenas so tu yg pagi tadi after kemas2 rumah terus mula buat tart nenas, mana boleh putus supply kan, hehehehe. Takut terketar2 and meleleh aje air liur kalau terputus supply ni, susah nanti the other half nak 'cure'. Dia bukan tau buat tart nenas pun, hahahaha. I have to make sure kena ration the tart nenas so they'll last a long time. Sebab bukannya senang nak datang 'rajin' ni, hehehe. Tak payah lah tayang gambar ye sbb sama aje rupa nya dgn the last few batches i made :-).

Dinner malam ni I made to satisfy tekak Jawa and tekak Mat Saleh and tekak anak2 'jams' = jawa+ mat saleh kat rumah ni. Most of the time, we eat the same thing for dinner sebab Mummy malas nak masak 2-3 jenis dishes. But hari ni I saje je buat 2 different meals that are so totally different, kononnya nak melayan citarasa yang berbeza lah. And also sebab Mummy terperasan rajin sekejap :-). Both dishes are quite similar but very different at the same time. For the tekak Jawa, I made lempeng sempoi abis and for the tekak Mat Saleh, I made crepes which are basically lempeng version Mat Saleh. But lempeng sempoi I cuma guna tepung, air and garam aje with kunyit as colouring. Crepes ni pulak French lempeng which use tepung, susu and eggs. So, kiranya lempeng versi Jawa ni less fattening lah dari lempeng versi Omputih ni, hahaha.

Untuk anak2 'jams', I gave them them both lempeng and crepes but makan dengan kari ayam. Dah darah mixed kan, so makanan pun kenalah fusion jugak ;-).

Dinner for the other half, crepes with ricotta mixture filling. Inti crepes ni I sauteed onions and garlic. Then I added cubed chicken fillet, sliced button mushroom, diced silverbeets and salt and pepper and sauteed until masak. Then I added the ricotta cheese to it followed by toasted pine nuts. Banding dengan kari, memanglah a bit bland but it was still very delicious as filling for the crepes.

Dinner for me, lempeng with kari ayam. Kalau dah Jawa tu, tak boleh dipisahkan dgn lempeng nya, walaupun jauh mana tercampak, hehehe.

I didnt go to work today and I wont be going to work esok sebab I have to look after the Little Misses these 2 days. Tomorrow will be their last day of school holidays (woohooo!!! :-)) so since I ni ibu mithali, I look after them today instead of the other half :-). Actually the other half has seminars and lectures the whole day today and esok tu yg dia tak boleh jaga the Little Misses. And since my work is so flexi, I lah yang kena jaga them, lucky me, hehehehe.....

So, what did I do with them today? I took them grocery shopping, shopping for unnecessary kitchen stuff :-), and window shopping in the morning. Sekali sekala I have a free morning during the weekdays so of course lah I akan pergi shopping kan even if I have to drag the Little Misses along. But since they were well behaved and weren't complaining too much when I dragged them to all the shops, I took them to the playground afterwards. So, they were happy and Mummy was happy too :-). So, layan gambar the Little Misses at the playground.











And our dinner tonite, sticky ginger chicken and stir-fry vegies with japanese rice. Sekali sekala makan nasi ni sedap jugak kan, hahahahahaha ;-).

There's a saying that goes something along the line of ' A change is as good as a holiday'. I guess if you are rich, you can do both but since we've just had our holidays in June, so we had to do the next best thing today which was changing the furniture around :-). After lunch just now masa tengah lepak2 depan pc, the other half and I were discussing about the layout of the rooms and we decided to move a few things around so it will look like we have more space. We love doing this every few months bila dah rasa bored tengok benda2 yang sama at the same place hari2. Nak cat rumah or gantung benda2 kat dinding tak boleh sebab rumah sewa, so angkut and pindah furniture around aje lah yang boleh di buat. We might change them around again in a few months time :-). I do ramble on and on and on, don't I?


And while the other half and I were busy with the furniture, the Little Misses were outside playing with water. After an hour playing outside getting very wet and soaked, they came inside shivering and very blue! It's only Spring and bukannya panas sgt pun hari ni but diaorang yang nak sgt main air sampai basah kuyup so kesejukan lah!




















Our lunch today, makizushi (thanks Hana bagi nama yang betul :-)).








Our dinner tonite, sausages and all the accompaniments, yummy :-).

Spring's been here a month but baru hari ni terhegeh2 nak bermain2 dengan our garden beds. I guess bulan lepas tak kuasa nak penat2 tanam anything sebab busy berpuasa, then busy pulak beraya. Weekend ni lah baru ada free time sikit nak pergi Bunnings and plant all these flowers and seedlings and seeds for the coming summer months. Every Spring, we always feel so enthusiastic nak tanam segala macam bunga lah, herbs lah, sayur2an lah. Rasa macam apa aje yang di tanam, sure nya boleh hidup, hehehe. So far, our plants been doing well from Spring to Autumn but bila masuk Winter aje, semua nya jadi hidup segan, mati tak mau. So, we all pun bila Winter aje rasa sayu tengok all our plants macam tu, and terus takde mood nak prune or tend to them and pastu terus terbiar aje sepanjang Winter tu...... Until Spring comes again, hehehe...

So, layan gambar our project today with the help of the Little Misses and Miss 9 as the photographer :-).

Mummy and her herbs :-).

The lone Lavender plant in the middle surrounded by Gazinias.

Daddy tersenyum dlm paksa because he wanted Miss 9 to quickly take the picture so he could get back to planting the flowers, hahahaha....

The little gardener of the year :-).

And our lunch today, mini baguettes melts with metballs, pickles and cheese.

I am so sad tonite. Why you may ask? Because tengok lah gambar kat bawah ni............
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My Tart Nenas tinggal satu bekas ni aje lagi, wahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Sedih betul lah sebab first time buat tart nenas gulung ni in my whole life and first time jugaklah my tart nenas sikit nya gebu and melt in the mouth. And sekarang tinggal 1 bekas aje :-( . And if anyone tertanya2 bekas apakah yang berwarna pink itu, itulah bekas kuih raya saya, siap kaler pink lagi tu Cik Minah, jangan tak caya, hehehehehe.

Kisah bekas tu mcm ni, pagi Raya tu bila tengah sibuk2 nak isi biskut and kuih raya baru tersedar yang I memang takde langsung balang or bekas cantik2 nak buat isi all my home made kuih and cookies. So, pagi2 raya tu geledah my store room and found these cute 'takeaway' plastic containers I bought so long ago to letak mee goreng mcm yang kat kedai tu. Anyway, dari takde bekas kuih langsung, I pun guna ajelah bekas ni and they turned out to be really pretty sitting on the coffee table and also kedap udara. Bila orang nak makan, they just flip the lids. But, sayangnya people can't see the cookies inside so kira mcm treasure hunt lah bila nak makan and cari biskut yang kita nak, hehehehe.

Anyway, back to my sedih story, kiranya adalah lebih kurang 12 biji aje lagi tart nenas yang tinggal and I've already told the other half that no one can touch them except me! Hehehehe, tamak haloba betul wife dia ni when it comes to tart nenas :-). I really want to make some more this wknd sbb jem nenas banyak lagi in the fridge. But then, if I were to make some more, it will mean that I will be eating them non stop which can only lead to one thing..... weight gain! Baru aje 9 hari Raya, but I've already gained 1 kg, hampeh betul! Tapi sayang pulak kan kalau jem nenas tu terbiar aje kat dlm fridge tu sampai berkulat ;-)..... Dilemma Hari Raya, wehehehe.

So, apa yang patut I buat ye? Give in to my desire and make more tart nenas this weekend and not worry about the weight or tak payah susah2 buat tart nenas and stay slim forever :-).

Tuan rumah teramatlah sangat2 malasnya malam ni nak update blog sebab tuan rumah teramatlah mengantuknya. Belum pun pukul 9 lagi tapi dah berapa kali yawning. Kena masuk tidur lah kejap lagi to make sure I get my beauty sleep :-). Dah makin meningkat umur kenalah cukup tidur kan to stay young and beautiful selalu, wehkehkehkehkeh :P. So, layan gambar aje lah ye instead of layan my celoteh.

Play 'spot the monkeys'...... :-)

Fisherman plate for dinner tonite. Tinggal goreng and hidang aje, malassssss.........

Thank you to everyone who wished Miss 5 a happy birthday. She's officially now a Miss 5, she thinks 5 is such a big number because it's half of 10, hehehehe. So, kiranya Mummy and Daddy ni dah ancient sangat2 lah sebab dah berapa kali multiples of 10s :-). I know I'm ancient because the other half now loves to count my grey hair. Bukannya ada banyak pun but he gets so excited kalau terjumpa even 1 grey hair on my head! And you wonder why he keeps his head shaved. So I can't search for grey hairs on his head, thats why!

Today, the Little Misses had their 6 monthly dental check up. For a 5-10 minute check with the paediatric dentist, it cost us $52/child. Luckily all their teeth don't need any treatment or else lagilah banyak kena bayar, hehehe. But Miss 9 might need to see an orthodontist in a few years time if her jaws aren't growing big enough for all her adult teeth to fit in nicely. The problem with her is that she's got the cute asian jaws but big mat saleh teeth so susahlah nak fit all those big teeth nicely without overlapping or getting crooked in her mouth which only means 1 thing....... Braces City, here we come! That will definitely be a huge bill! kenalah start saving from now nampak gayanya, hehehehe.

Some photos of the Little Misses occupying thier time today with bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles.

And everyone loved dinner tonite after a week plus of not eating pasta. We really missed our pasta so much selepas seminggu asyik makan lauk pauk raya and eggs aje sebab Mummy malas nak masak, hehehehe.....

Spaghetti and meatballs in creamy tomato sauce.