Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Crab Meat

Sorry for not updating...well, all I just can say is that a teacher's life is getting busier lately.
However, my love for cooking is always there. This recipe is our family's favourite. It's easy to make and it's fast too.

Ingredients:
5-6 potatoes, washed
1 can crab meat (you can substitute with other ingredients like crab sticks, chopped bacon, sausages,etc.)
1 small packet of milk
1 egg
grated cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

1. Boil the potatoes. Let them cool and peel off the skin. Cut into 4. Set aside.
(Preheat oven 150 C)
2. In a bowl, lightly beat the egg.
3. Add in milk. Add salt and pepper.
4. Pour the mixture into potatoes. Mix well.
5. Pour into a baking dish, spread grated cheddar cheese.

6. Bake, 150 celcius for 30 minutes.

This is your best choice for a healthy lunch or dinner. Enjoy!

Pyramid Cheese Cake

Thanks to my sister Angela, this cake has been our family's favourite for years now. It's easy to make and this cheese cake does not need to be baked.Just simply put it in the fridge overnight. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
250 g Philadelphia cream cheese
125 g buttercup (don't use other butter, this butter suits the cheese well)- room temperature
2 small cans of Nestle Reduced Cream
1 cup of sugar
2 packets of marie biscuits (use the small types,preferably the Cap Ayam Biskut Marie)
3 tbsps sweetened condensed milk, mix with 1 glass of warm water

Method:
1. Cream the cheese and butter together. Mix well. (use mixer)
2. Add in sugar, beat well.
3. Next, add in the reduced cream and beat until creamy. Set aside.
4. Get your baking pan, cover with aluminium foil. (so it will be easy for you to lift the cake later)
5. First layer, around 2 -3 scoops of the cream cheese mixture.
6. Then, dip the marie biscuits in the warm milk (not too long) and arrange them on top of the first layer. For the next layer, cover the biscuits with cream cheese mixture( not too thick).
7. Keep continuing to layer the mixture and the biscuits (don't forget to dip the biscuits).
8. Cover and chill it overnight.

It really tastes good if you eat it when it's cold.
Don't forget to try making this cake for Aidilfitri. Enjoy!

To all my muslim friends, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin!

Blended Orange Cake

Simple, fast and super easy!

Ingredients:
1 orange
1 cup of sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted together with
1 tbsp baking powder

Method:
1. Slice the orange into half. Remove the seeds and the white strips at the centre of the orange.
2. Cut the orange into small size, yes, with the rind. (Don't worry, the cake would never taste bitter)
3. Blend together orange, sugar, oil and eggs until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into a bowl and add the flour. Mix well.
5. Pour the mixture into greased pan.
6. Bake in a preheated oven, 150 celcius for 40 minutes.
* You can add 1 tsp grated orange zest

Japanese Tofu with Minced Meat

Very easy..no fuss!
Ingredients:
3 packets of egg tofu, sliced
5 tbsp rice flour
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pips of garlic, finely chopped
1 small bowl of minced meat
2 tbsp of corn flour, mix with 5 tbsp of water
oil
salt, pepper to taste

1. Dust the tofu with rice flour.
2. Deep fried, set aside.
3. Heat oil and fry shallots and garlic.
4. Add in minced meat. Stir well.
5. Add in salt,pepper and corn flour.
6. Stir well.
7. Pour the minced meat over the fried tofu.

Ikan Tenggiri Masak Lemak (Spanish Mackerel Cooked in Coconut Milk)

My boys love this dish. My masak lemak is a mild version.

Ingredients:
(Blend)
5 shallots and garlic,u can put more if u like
4 red chilies
2 green chilies
2 bird eye chilies
1 piece turmeric, you can use turmeric powder (1/2 tsp)
1 stalk lemon grass

Blend all the ingredients.

5 pieces of ikan tenggiri (spanish mackerels)
2 cups of thick coconut milk
1 cup of water
2 tsp of tamarind juice
turmeric leaf,thinly sliced
salt, sugar to taste

1. Saute the blended ingredients.
2. Add some water and let it simmer for a while.
3. Then, add coconut milk. Cover.
4. Let it boil for a while and add the fish.
5. Add salt and sugar. Cover.
6. Lastly, add turmeric leaf and serve with hot rice.

Besides using the fish, you can almost 'masak lemak' quite every thing. You can try chicken, pumpkin, salted fish, tapioca leaves, shoots and some even use cabbages as well as bean sprouts too.
Try the recipe, it's so easy to make especially for a busy person like me..:)

Fried Homemade Chicken Tofu

Hey, sorry for not updating..I've been very lazy and busy lately. Anyway, last Saturday I made this delicious and crispy Chicken Tofu.

Ingredients:
300 g (1 block) of soft tofu (the one that cost RM1.20 per piece,well,here in Kch)- mashed
100g minced chicken, blended
100g prawns, shelled and blend
2 eggs
2 tbsp corn flour
1/2 carrot, chopped
3 dried mushroom, soaked in warm water and sliced thinly
salt, pepper

For frying:
oil
corn flour

1. Mix all the ingredients.
2. Steam for 20 minutes.
3. Let cool before you cut them into large pieces..it's up to you actually. (make sure the tofu is cold enough,if not it will break)
4. Coat the sliced tofu with corn flour and fry.
5. Don't forget to make the delicious dip - mayo + sweetened milk.

It's easy, right? and yes...delicious too!!

Butter Prawns

This is one of Malaysians' favourite. I've been trying to find out how the chefs in my favourite seafood restaurant prepare this dish. After hard work of googling and youtubeing (I like that sound), I found this one simple dish and easy to make Butter Prawns.

Ingredients: 
7-8 big prawns, deep fried, drained
1 egg yolk,beat
2 tbsp of butter (I used Planta, and it smells great!)
curry leaves
2 tbsp of evaporated milk
garlic, chillies, chopped finely
salt, sugar to taste

Method:
To make the egg floss:
1. Melt the butter and add a little cooking oil
2. Keep stirring, until the butter melt
3. As you are stirring, add the egg yolk and keep stirring. You will see the yolk turns into fine floss.
4. Drain. Leave aside.
5. Next, heat 1 tbsp of butter and a little oil.
6. Fry the garlic, chillies and curry leaves.
7. Then, add in prawns and mix well.
8. Add in evaporated milk, not too many or else the prawns will become soggy and watery.
9. Add in salt and sugar. Mix well.

10. Put the prawns on a plate and sprinkle them with egg floss.