Kek Puteri Dangdut

my laptop has been acting strangely, lebih-lebih lagi towards the end of my studies. alhamdulillah, dah bleh kata habis laa ni, so boleh la jalankan projek format laptop. so now and then, i organize balik files and folders and i found some pictures of baked goods yang i, myself had already forgotten bile masa tah baked .. hehe. so i need to record it in this blog ...

well, for tonight, i'll showcase this one sarawakian steamed cake called kek puteri dangdut. recipe by a kind and sweet blogger, Hasue. thanks so much for sharing this :) the cake is so yummy, easy to prepare with minimum number of ingredients. i made half adunan in 7' square pan and the end product disappeared within seconds, and there were only two of us!

Bahan-bahan (Separuh adunan)

• 220 g mentega
• 1/2 cawan gula halus
• 5 biji telur A
• 3/4 cawan tepung gandum
• 3/4 cawan horlicks
• 1/4 tin susu manis
• 1/2 botol browning sugar (mine was pekat, need to dilute with hot water)

Bahan-bahan Asal ( loyang 8"x8"x3.5" )

• 450g mentega (sy guna golden churn)
• 1 gelas gula halus
• 10 biji telur
• 1 gelas tepung gandum
• 2 gelas horlicks
• 1 tin kecil susu manis
• 1 botol browning sugar

Cara-cara

1. Pukul mentega bersama gula hingga kembang/putih
2. Masukkan telur satu persatu (pukul sekata baru masukkan telur seterusnya) hingga habis..
3. Masukkan pula tepung gandum,horlicks dan susu pekat manis satu persatu sambil di adun rata. Setelah sebati,masukkan browning sugar dan kacau hingga warnanya sekata..
4. Masukkan adunan ke dlm loyang yg sudah digris mentega dan ditabur tepung atau loyang dlapik kertas minyak.
5. Pastikan pengukus sudah mendidih. Tutup loyang dgn aluminium foil(jgn ketatkn kerana kek akan naik ketika dkukus)cukup skadar utk mengelakkan air kukusan menitik di pmukaan kek.selain tu,boleh juga ltk kain di atas penutup pengukus utk mengelak hal yg sama berlaku.
6. Kukuslah adunan kek selama 2 jam ke atas(org kate,lg lama kek tu dkukus,lagi thn la kek tu)..tp sy kukus selama 2 1/2 jam jer.dah sehari semalam kat luar,simpan dlm pt sejuk..mmg thn lama.

The Muse Hair & Make-Up Studio

rambut dah sangat panjang dan rambut gugur macam bertambah kronik. ayoyo masalah dunia betul. so pagi tadi, lepas syampoo rambut tetiba jek dpt wahyu untuk potong rambut and buat hair treatment. lagipun esok dah nak fly g sabah, baik setelkan benda yang harus setel harini jugak.

ingat nak g jek salon kat subang jaya, tapi instinct suh tanye encik google. google google google, kebanyakan orang recommend the muse hair and makeup studio and hairstylist lean. apa lagik, kita pun terus menapak.

hair treatment which was recommended to me was the kerastase 3 steps. it includes moisturizer, masque and another one is to seal in iron if i am not mistaken. each is rm160 but if taken all three, total is rm350. i took the masque and moisturizer and that costed me abt rm250.

my hair was cleansed and then rinsed thoroughly before the serum that moisturizes was applied. then, my hair was steamed and later, rinsed. next, she applied another cream and draped on hot towel all over my hair. after a while, my hair was rinsed.

after my hair is ready, lean came to cut my hair. i told him that i wanted my hair to be just above shoulder and the hairstyle, i leave it to him .. so dia pun assess, pull up my hair, assess lagi .. dan lagi. begitu thorough. then he tanya, penah tak buat digital perm? i said, dulu nak buat tapi hairstylist tu kata kena rambut panjang baru bleh buat. so last-last tak buat. then he excitedly said taklah, kalau my soon to be hair length pun bleh buat ... siap tunjuk gamba lagi. wah, ini sangat bagus! tapi pastu dia dengan baik hati kata, tak payah buat digital perm tu today since i just done the hair treatment ... so rugi la haku kan. dia siap cakap, nanti u rugi, i untung, we must win win maa..aaa lagi la haku suke mamat ni. tak mengambil kesempatan langsung.

pastu dia pun potong la rambut ...zap zap zappp ... siap tukar my hair parting lagi .... maybe lagi cun kot ... pastu bile dah siap, my hair was rinsed again. then left for blow dry. masa blow dry ... ada dua orang woo bega sama my rambut. pastu lean sket sket datang, bagi direction kat orang yang blow dry on how to blow my hair ... ada 2-3 kali kot ... last-last, dia takeover. woho, all attention on me, i like!! bile dah siap, dia suggest lenkali kalau i decide to do digital perm, dia advise buat sekali dgn highlight .... baru cun gile. wo wo wo. dia ni tak lokek adgn advice aaa. in fact, semua staff dia baik. recommended gak aa salon ni. address dia:

The Muse Hair & Make-Up Studio
F-G-3, Neo Damansara, Jalan PJU 8/1, Bandar Damansara Perdana, 47820 PJ Selangor.
03-77241399

ps: haircut costed me abt rm55
pps : highlight rambut bleh ke bawak smayang eyh?

Coach Spree!

semalam, dah sampai rumah baru tau yang Coach KLCC bagi special discount to staff kampeni encik Mon.

dalam hati rasa mcm .... sukar untuk dipercayai ... pulak tu, mesti staff kat klcc dah rembat habis kan ... tapi ni bukan selalu beb. so dengan semangat yang jitu, kita pun keluar la balik, menuju ke kl. haa ... tabah tak tabah ...

as expected ... pabila masuk je kl ... congested tak hengat donia. all in all, sejam setengah kitaorang dm kete utk perjalanan sehala. dengan hujan lebat lagi. bile sampai je coach klcc, wahh ... kena q. rupenye staff coach tutup kedai utk public, dibuka hanye utk staff kampeni encik mon. baguihla .. dpt shop dgn aman sket.

punyela byk org q membayar

mmm ... makcik-makcik hangkut beg berkoyan-koyan ... nak kata murah pun, idok la sangat. handbag cun-cun 30% je ... yang kecik-kecik tu yang 50%. tapi tgk gak barang la. macam pwincess, dapat coach ponytail scarf discount up to 70% ... dahla coach poppy ... considered baru lagi model tu ... so, hati jadi gumbira~

yang dah bayar, sambung balik memilih dan memborong

best betul, bleh pulak kampeni collaborate dgn kedai handbag demi menjaga welfare staffnya ... timakaseh byk-byk ... lain kali buat la collaboration lagi dan lagi ... dengan kedai jenama lain pulak ke ... hihi!

coach staff yang tolong consult potential buyer yang dlm dilemma nak hangkut handbag mana

yeay, my purchase! bergambar dgn tgn orang yang membelanjakan .. thanks so much, i lebiu!

Mak's Birthday

MIL's bday fell on the 7th of May. but she had to fulfil her work obligation for the whole day ... her school organized canteen day on that day, and she had her part, so that explained. kesian mak, penat sangat nampaknye.

well. worry not, mak! we decided to take her out for her bday treat. out we go to periuk belanga, empire gallery. luck was on our side; as we got enough tables and chairs to seat ourselves despite not making a reservation and moreover, it was a saturday night.

mari menuju ke jalan yang benar, hik hik

service at Belanga was so ... slow, if you ask me. my youngest BIL ordered nasi lemak ayam rempah ... and 15 minutes later, the waiter came and informed that the dish has run out. ok fine. he ordered prawn mee or something like that. another 7-8 minutes later, came another waiter, informing us that nasi goreng belacan pulak run out. duh!another 5 minutes later.....guess what? yup, the waiter came again. this time, the ayam percik for nasi kerabu is only enough for 1 serving. and poor those who ordered prawn mee, it took more than 45minutes to come.

but the good news is, the food was nice. the asam laksa doesn't have that chemical after-taste like it usually has if bought at some eateries. and the ayam percik in the nasi kerabu is big, so it was value for money and the grilled beef nasi kerabu was delicious.

bday girl

i made her marble cheese brownies, as a bday cake as well as a courtesy to say sorry because of my sporadic visits due to my final year thesis (blame UiTM !)

this is the 2nd time i bake this, i just love eating this ... the taste is divine!

Marble Cheese Brownies (adapted from rinnchan)

Brownies:-
250g butter
1 cup cocoa powder
3 eggs (grade b)
1 1/2 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk (i used milk powder dissolved in water)
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour - sift together with baking powder & soda bicarbonate
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda bicarbonate
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:
1. Melt butter. Put the cocoa powder and stir well.
2. Whisk sugar and eggs. add to butter-cocoa mixture. stir well.
3. Add evaporated milk and mix well.
4. Add flour + BP + SB little by little while stirring until well blended. Finally, add vanilla essence and mix well.
5. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Cover the base 10 "x 10" pan with grease proof paper. Let the paper hanging on the opposite sides to easily remove the brownies.
6. Pour brownie batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Put aside a little to make marble effect on the top layer of cheese later.
7. Bake for 20mins using top and bottom heat.

Cheese layer ingredients:250g cream cheese
1 cup gula castor
1 egg - grade B
11/2 tsp lemon juice - i added

Method:
1. Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
2. Add sugar and beat again until well blended.
3. Add egg and beat until well blended. my way:- i added eggs and lightly beat, then added in the lemon juice.

* After 20mins remove the brownies from the oven. Pour the cheese mixture and spread evenly. Pipe the remaining brownie batter over cheese layer and make marble effect. Put back into the oven and bake for about 15min or until the cheese is cooked. Allow to cool before cut.

Nuffnang Sucks!

20 days prior to my birthday, nuffnang sent me an email, informing that I've been selected to receive 4 complimentary passes for any movie at TGV cinema outlets nationwide. As the email stated, this is a part of the TGV Birthday Surprise for Nuffnangers and i need to collect the tickets before 6 May 2011.

isn't Nuffnang so sweet?

yeah, i thought so too, initially.

during the 20 days period, i was so tied up with my final year research (yes....i did not celebrate my birthday, tsk tsk) and time did not permit me to drop by at their office to collect the tickets. after my viva on the 4th May, i finally get to go to their office ........ and it was all for nothing! habuk pun tarak okey.

pwincess sangat marah. marah membara okey.

i was informed that all the tickets have been collected by other email recipients that also been sent the same birthday surprise email offer. that person also stated that, "ok, we took note that you came here before the dateline and if we get any tickets from TGV again, we will inform you and ask you to come here and collect it".

what?!!! adehh ... ingat rumah aku dekat ye dgn kl? dah la to go to Jalan Yap Ah Shak, it was so tricky, what more, to find the office in the heritage house ... sangat tricky dan menyusahkan ok. kitaorang pusing area tu 3 kali tau baru jumpa Nuffnang office. and, what is even sweeter, they did not give their phone number!

i was so furious. i said, you should have stated in your email that this is a first come first serve basis. she answered, "oh no no, this is not like that. this is the first time we experience this kind of thing."

well, as an organizer, you should :

firstly, GET the tickets from TGV.
secondly, you need to COUNT the tickets.
thirdly, after you get the number of tickets to giveaway, then only you SELECT the lucky recipients and EMAIL to them. barulah tally dan everybody is happy.

c'mon la. that is the ABCs, kalau tak, better cakap it's first come first serve basis. takdela menyusahkan orang yang tidak bersalah, drive la ke kl sana .... minyak mahal tau .... dgn cari parking lagi, dgn kena endure prangai reckless kl-lites drivers. menganiaya tau tak, huhu.