Dried Shrimp Sambal

This is a recepi from my mother-in-law. I love it very much. I have tried other recipe before where there were garlic and tumeric added. However, my taste bud still prefer this one.

This recipe can easily be halfed. 500g of dried shrimps is a lot!

Ingredient
500g dried shrimp
8-9 stalk lemon grass (more if you like the aroma)
20 stalk dried chilli
15-20 shallot
Half cup oil
Sugar and salt to taste

1) Wash and soak the dried shrimp until clean and soft.
2) Blend the shrimp coarsely
3) Cut the lemon grass, chille and shallot to smaller pieces before blending it to a paste (water can be added a bit for easier blending)
4) Heat the oil in a wok before adding the paste.
5) Stir fry until aromatic before adding the dried shrimp.
6) Stir fry until aromatic.
7) Add sugar (I didn't count how many tablespoons, but it was quite a lot. This dish suppose to be sweet, salty and spicy)
8) Add salt to taste if needed (as the dried shrimp can be salty)

BAD lighting!

Butter Durian Cake

This recipe is from http://wokkingmum.blogspot.com. Purely for durian lovers only. If you are not that, stay far, far and farther away. Heavy duty staff... literally... I mean, with 250g durian, 250g butter and 250g flour...


Ingredients:
• 250g Mashed Durian Flesh (original was using 170g)
• 250g Butter
• 150g Castor Sugar (original was using 180g)
• 5 Eggs
• 240g Flour, sifted (Plain/All purpose)
• 2 teaspoon Baking Powder, sifted

How to do it:
1. Cream butter and sugar til light fluffy.
2. Add one egg at a time and continue beating.
3. Add in durian gradually and beat for 2 1/2 minutes.
4. Add in flour and baking powder.
5. Mix well.
6. Pour batter into a greased and lined 25cm X 25cam baking tray. ( I baked in 6' rectangle tin and muffin cups)
7. Bake at 180C for 40 to 50 minutes or till cake is done (check using toothpick)


A real staff!

15 Minutes Cupcake

I was quite surprise as such a simple cupcake tastes pretty good. As I added chocolate chips to it, I reduced the sugar to 100g so it wont be too sweet. As for flour, I reduced it to 200g since there would be less sugar, therefore less liquid.

Recipe from http://wokkingmum.blogspot.com

Ingredients:
• 225g Self Raising Flour, sifted
• 130g Sugar
• 125g Butter, soften
• 3 Eggs, lightly beaten (I use AA eggs)
• 60ml Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

How to do it:
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Place sugar, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla extract in a bowl.
3. Beat to combined.
4. Gradually add in the flour.
5. Beat well till mixture is smooth and pale.
6. Stir in chocolate chip, raisins, nuts, etc, if you like.
7. Spoon mixture into muffin cups.
8. Bake for 15 minutes till golden on top.
9. Cool on rack.

SImple and Good!

A Visit to National Science Centre in August 2011

The centre conduct activities during certain time of the day. If you plan to visit the centre, it is best to call them to confirm the activitie time. Otherwise, it would be like us. We reached there around 12.30pm where there was a break and most of the activities starts again at 2.30pm.

Tel:03-2089 3400

Their opening time is 9.00am to 5.oopm
Ticket priced at RM8.00 for adult and RM5.00 for children
(inclusive of dinosour exhibition.). The rate is cheaper if you do not want to include the dinasour exhibition)
Free entrance for children below 4 years old

Small M and dino



Big M and T-rex


Grasshopper U


Grasshopper Me


Print yourself!


Can you make this quick? You are wasting my time


Roar T-rex! ROAR!