Sunday, October 24, 2010

Grab n Gobble

The days are getting colder and that's not so great. Having to drive to school (saja nak habaq, got my liscence two weeks ago!!!*poyo*) with the stering wheel practically frozen is a new experience. So busy and I am bummed that I can't spend time cooking as much. Still, my stomach demand a little sweet treats once in a while.

 Thank goodness for these...

Cremé Bruleé !!

Creamy custard.

Sprinkle brown sugar.

Burn with a torch.

DEVOUR!!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Pasta with Smoked Salmon

This is probably one of my our favourite dish. It is our emergency dish and we love to stuff our face with this one. You know, when both of us are really tired from work or school, so very hungry but so very tired. We I will always end up making this pasta cause it is easy and takes very little time. There is one catch, you'll have to have a packet of smoked salmon in the fridge like us but don't worry, this works with normal frozen salmon filets as well. I first read the recipe here


Here's how I make the dish.

Boil pasta, drain and rinse with ice-cold water.

Dice 2 medium sized onion, 3 clove garlic and 2 cili padi. The chili padi is to give a little kick, optional. Fry them in Olive oil until aromatic.

Chop some fresh parsley.

Throw in some smoked salmon strips and fry to infuse some flavor.

You'll need 2 dollops of chunked tomato from a can and 2 dollops of fresh cream cheese. You can use Joghurt, Sour Cream or Cremé Fráiche if you're on a diet.

The recipe calls for white wine but I use apple juice.

Throw in some capers and black olives. I also add frozen peas.

If the broth is too runny, add cream or milk or apple juice. Season with salt and pepper. Heat up the broth, don't boil! Then throw in strips of salmon (around 200g) and the pasta in there.

Tadaaa.. Misch Masch. Yumm da Dummm..
Serve with sprinkling of fresh parsley.




ps: Mamak&Mami will be updated, but probably not as frequent as before since mami is back to school.


Friday, October 8, 2010

Raya with the Fraunholz

Fasha and her family invited us to their Syawal openhouse. Lucky us!!

Tangan tuan rumah, tgh susun sudu.

Ulam untuk Laksa Johor

I love to see and more importantly, smell raya food.

This is what she laid out for us. Feast fit for a king.

My favourite dalca tomato.

Kek Lapis Sarawak dari Dewi.

Anak² kacuk.

Lastly the desert table.

It was so much fun, sooo much good food that we ended up Tapauing..haha. Fasha dear, jgn serik dpt tetamu macam kami naa..*dasar tetamu makan macam ular sawa*


Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Fourth City : Vaduz, Liechtenstein

 After Bregenz, we drove between the hills to Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

 Behold, the rich microcountry of Fürstenturm Liechtenstein!!

 Their government congress building. There were so many banks here, we lost count.

 I had to had Käsespätzle for lunch.

 Another shot of Liechtensteiner Bank.
 At the top of the hill is the castle of the princes of Liechtenstein. I am not kidding!

The country is so rich, even the public clock is Rolex!

Then, it started raining and we headed home. It was a 2 and a half hours drive from Liechtenstein back, since we didn't use the Autobahn. We took the 'landroads' around the lake because were too cheap for Vignette. Hahaha..Tipp: Don't forget to buy a Vignette (a toll sticker)  if you want to use the Autobahn in Switzerland and Austria.

Hope you enjoyed the road trip with us!!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Third City : Bregenz, Austria


By the time we reached Bregenz, Austria, it was late in the evening. We checked in a hotel and out we went to watch the sun set. 


A little porch.


We visited the Bregenzer Festspiele podium. Unfortunately it was dark and we didn't manage to get a clear shot of the podium. It was beautiful by the way * you just have to trust my word*.


Back to the hotel, we had a small dinner. Tipp: If you come to Austria you have to try their cheeses and yoghurt. They're wonderful.

The next morning, up the Pfänderspitze we go. Pfänder is one of the 240 alpine peaks and you can take the cable car from Bregenz city.

 View from the top. The hills are alive.

Then we paid 5€ to see the Flugschau of birds, not planes. :D.
They have vultures, eagles and owls.



This shot of Rotmilan ends this entry.

ciao!