SELAMAT HARI RAYA & MERDEKA!

TO ALL MUSLIMS READER,

SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN.....

TO ALL MALAYSIANS,

HAPPY 54TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

GONG XI! GONG XI FA CAI

WISHING EVERYONE

A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR

MAY THE YEAR OF RABBIT BRINGS YOU MORE LUCK AND WEALTH ALWAYS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

HOME MADE MOON CAKE

Last weekend, I have the opportunity to watch my friend making moon cake in her home. When I arrived , she has started some of the processes and thus I was able to watch the following steps only:-

dough balls wrapped with lotus paste

beautiful design

ready to bake in a mini oven

after 10 minutes of baking, here's the final product

my box of moon cake ^.^
baked moon cake (top) and jelly chocolate moon cake (bottom)

a nice gift for mid autumn festival

Besides baking for her own family consumption, my friend also sell to friend and outsider at atrractive price:-

moon cake with lotus paste - round shape @ RM6.50 (w/o egg yolk), with 1 egg yolk @ RM8.50, square shape w/o egg yolk @ RM3.50, jelly chocolate moon cake @ RM6 each

Tomorrow is the actual day of Mid Autumn Celebration.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND SPARKLING MOON CAKE FESTIVAL!!!

VALENTINE'S DINNER EXTRAGAVANZA IN PRINCE HOTEL KL - ECCUCINO

This year Valentine's Day coincide with Chinese New Year which falls on 14 February 2010. Both celebrations are widely celebrated by couples and family in a joyous and happy manner.

If you are planning to celebrate Valentine's Day, head on for a romantic, love and excitement at Eccucino with its extravaganza Mardi Gras theme dinner @RM110++ per person.

each table are specially decorated with imported beautiful mask and colorful beads to enhance a romantic atmosphere

Executive Chef DJ Pezar has created a selection of New Orleans's Cajun and Creole specialities culminating in the Mardi Gras Valentine's Dinner Buffet. Buffet dishes include seafood jambalaya etouffee, shrimp Creole, baked oysters, seafood bar, carving station featuring Blackened Roast Beef, action stalls featuring a lar minute cooking, ice bar and a host of desserts including banana foster station.

Seafood Jambalaya


Shrimp Creole


Shrimp Etouffee with dirty rice

Blackened Roast Beef

wide selection of desserts

For reservation, please contact 03-21708888 x 8119/8120.

CHINESE NEW YEAR - PINEAPPLE TARTS

Being a foodie and also someone who love to cook, each year before the Chinese New Year I never fail to make my own pineapple tarts to share with my family and friends.

I have been using this recipe for the past few years cos' I love the skin pastry which is soft or 'melt in the mouth' type.

So here is the secret recipe which I would like to share with all of you!

Pastry skin
125 grams butter, 60 grams caster sugar, 1 egg yolk, vanilla essence, 20 grams custard flour,
40 grams corn flour, 160 grams plain flour & pineapple jam

Method
1. Beat sugar, butter, egg yolk adn vanilla essence till light n fluffy.
2. Add in flour and mix it well.

3. put the dough into a jam tart mould. Use finger to press and push the dough out. Cut the tart skin about 7 cm long

4. lay the pineapple jam balls in the centre of cut tart skin and then roll/fold it

5. Place on a grease baking tray
6. Glaze with beaten egg yolk
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 celcius for 15-20 mins

READY TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR!!~

SELAMAT HARI RAJA HAJI

Eid al-Adha or Lebaran Haji or Hari Raya Haji literally means the festival of pilgrimage' and is an Islamic festival celebrated in conjunction with the Haj pilgrimage and to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's spirit of sacrifice.

WISHING ALL MUSLIMS READERS,

'SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA HAJI 09'

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

In the next few days, all Muslims throughout the world will complete their one month of fasting or Puasa and leap into "Hari Raya" which literally means "Day of Celebration".


In Malaysia, most of the Muslims' working in the city will 'balik kampung' or go back to their home town few days before the festive in order to celebrate this delightful occasion with their family and loved ones.

While the city remains free from traffic congestion during the holidays, non Muslims will take this opportunity to attend open house, shop in the city or even travel locally and abroad.

For those attending open house, you can expect to taste a wide variety of delicious spicy dishes. such as ketupat, lontong, nasi padang and beef rendang. A green packets containing money are given to kids when they go visiting.

Here's wishing all muslims readers,
'SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN'


I'll be back after the holidays.... do continue reading!!!