I'm joining Lin's July Giveaway

Lin Handmade Greeting Card are organizing July giveaway. I'm participating in it and the rules are very simple. Please click here to go to her blog and below are her giveaway prizes for July. She organize giveaway very months!!!!!

My 1st Giveaway (Local and International Entries Accepted)

This is my first giveaway so hopefully there will be some good response to my giveaway. You can try your luck at winning these humble prize of mine by following this instruction.

1. Everyone is eligible to enter. I accept local (Malaysia) and international entries.
2. Please be my follower.
3. You have to promote my giveaway by putting an entry about my giveaway in your blog. Make sure you paste my giveaway photo and the link.
4. After you have posted the photo and the link at your site, copy the link and post it at Mr. Linky's Magical Widgets column. (It's easy to keep track your entries and in the same time promoting your blog.). 
5. Be sure to write your name/ blog name there too.
6. Only one person will be picked as winner. (If there's a good response to this  giveaway, next time I add more winner) Prize is divided into two, 

• If the  winner is local, then i'll give  1 set of vibrant colour plastic container (consist of 3 container).
• If the winner is residing outside Malaysia, i'll be giving a set of instant Maggi seasoning which consist of 2 packets of Spiced Soy Chicken, 2 packets of Spaghetti Bolognaise Sauce Mix and 1 packet of Magsi Coffee from Bali, Indonesia. 

7. The contest ends on 1 August 2013.

Jambul Fruit aka Buah Kerian aka Naaval Pazham

Today, I have been introduced to a fruit which I never tried before. It's called Jambul Fruit (Syzygium cumini) or called Naaval Pazham in Tamil. My husband bring this fruit to me as I would love to try eat exotics fruit. Even it's not a familiar fruit in Malaysia, I think people in India would familiar with this fruit. There are common name for this fruit :
Malay : Buah Kerian
Telegu : Neredu Pandu
Tamil : Naaval Pazham
Malayalam : Nerale Hannu
Bengali : Jam
Oriya : Jamukoli
(Source from Wikipedia)

This tree start flowering from March to April. The flower are fragrant and small. The fruit develop by May or June and resemble large berries. The fruit is in oblong shape and starts green and turns pink to shining crimsom black as it matures. The fruit has a combination of sweet, mildly sour and astringent flovour and tends to colour the tongue purple (Source from Wikipedia)

Anyway it's not a 'hard to found tree' as my husband found it in middle of city in Kuala Lumpur.

Click  HERE to look at jambul tree picture
Click HERE to go to information of Jambul Fruit Wikipedia
Click HERE to read about health benefits of Jambul fruit

Lin Handmade Greetings Card June Giveaway!!!!!!

I've decided to enter Lin's Handmade Greeting Cards June Giveaway as I attracted to creative art works. Some people are born with such talent in arts  and this including Lin. This is her giveaway contest link (click to go her blog): Lin Handmade Greetings Card . For those who interested to join this contest please log into her blog so read about rules and regulation. The contest end on 1st of July 2013.

This is her blog address : http://azlina-lin.blogspot.com.

Mixed Up Weird Breakfast

I called it Mixed Up Breakfast.  

Ingredient :
1 egg
Some fresh salad- sliced
Mixed vege (carrot, peas, corn)
Chicken sausage
A few pealed prawn
Some garlic
Salt and white pepper

Cooking Method :
Heat the cooking oil, sauté garlic follow by chicken sausage, and prawn. Add in salt and white pepper, then put mixed vege. Finally when everything cooked, add in salad and just stir with the others and serve.
Easy!!!!

FAIL

I receive my result for my Administrative and Diplomatic Officer exam and i'm FAIL.
Ok, life have to move on so i'll retake the paper next year and tonight, i'll be treating myself a piece of cheese cake as to redeem my disappointment. :)

(p/s : Kecewa konon, hahaha )

Chitty Boy Having Flu

Our Chitty Boy having flu again. He got running nose and having little bit difficulty in breathing. When to doctor yesterday and advice us to avoid air conditioning  for a few day but Chitty Boy love air-cond very much as dogs have high body temperature.

Breakfast : Cold Tuna Sandwich

It been a while I didn't ate sandwich so this morning i'm eagerly wakes up early and prepare my sandwich.

Ingredient : your own measurement
Canned tuna chunk in oil
Fresh salad
Cheese
Egg-boiled and cut it into pieces
2 slice of bread (any type)

Method:
Since it's a simple sandwich, I didn't add any mayonnaise or chili souse or tomato ketchup plus the tuna itself contain a little bit salt.
Arrange all the ingredient according to your taste. Wrap the sandwich with transparent food wrapping plastic and put it in fridge to make it cold a bit.
While for my hubby who is in diet program, I didn't serve with bread but use the salad to wrap everything.

                                                    Mine

                                Salad wrap-without the bread

                                             For me and him.

Ramu-Chitty Boy Friend

Chitty Boy meet his friend Ramu on Sunday. See what they're doing....

Shocked?

Mom : Chitty boy....mommy and daddy going out. You behave well and be a good guard dog ya!!!!

Chitty Boy's Inner Voice : I want to follow also!!!!!!

Black Chicken Soup

It's 2nd  my hubby under a new dieting program. So he should have something that low carb and high protein. So I've cooked chicken soup with vegetable for him at it's called Black Chicken Soup as the chicken's skin is black color. I've  used this chicken because it's very suitable for herbal soups and low in fat. (The chicken is have white feather and black skin inside).

These are the ingredient :
1 whole black chicken (optional) -cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon fennel seed
1 tablespoon coriander seed
1 table spoon black cumin
1/2 tablespoon black pepper seed
1 inch ginger
6 glove of garlic
3 small onions (Spanish onions or other)
1 medium sized carrot
1 potato (it's for me, he's not allow to take carb)
Handful cabbage (option)
Salt


Method :
1. Finely ground fennel seed, coriander seed, black cumin, black pepper seed, ginger, garlic, onions. Make it as paste.
2. In the soup pot- put in the chicken, the spice paste, potato, salt and water. Then heat the pot. 
3. Let it boil until the chicken cooks. Put your carrot and cabbage in the last 10 minutes before you switch off the flame.
4. Serve.

Lempeng Rangup

Jikalau anda mempunyai kari ayam atau kuah dhal berlebihan, bolehlah dibuat lempeng sebagai sarapan pagi. Resipi ini adalah untuk seseorang yang malas membeli sarapan pagi di luar. Cara membuat lempeng ini adalah amat senang kecuali anda menambah beberapa item lain dalam resipi ini.

3 cawan tepung gandum
1/2 cawan tepung beras
2-3 titik warna kuning (boleh tukar warna lain)
garam sebukupnya
air secukupnya (adunan haruslah cair)

Masukan tepung gandum, tepung beras dan garam.
Masukan air dan jadikan ia sebagai aduan yang cair
Titik warna kuning dan kacau aduan tersebut
Untuk menjadikan adunan ini lebih halus, tapis adunan ini menggunakan bekas penapis.
Gunakan periuk leper non-stick untuk lempeng ini.
Bentukkan adunan ini seperti bentuk bulat dan lempeng ini harus masak dua kedua belahnya.
Setelah warna lempeng semakin berubah kepada kening keperangan, angkat dan hidang.


For english, please use google translate to translate this receipi.

Chitty Boy Not In Action!!!!

It's has been long time didn't update chitty boy's picture. This picture taken yesterday when he try to cuddle in blancet and also playing with his favourite ball. He is a good poser!!!!

 Am i cute or what?

 Me and my favourite ball

 Need to strech up 1st before start to play

 My favourite activity : Bitting the ball

 I feel sleepy...not much active huh?

 Is anyone coming? coz i want to cuddle in....

 Ahww........I'm feeling very sleepy!!!!

 I settling myself in comfort

 Ok, don't disturb...i'll play tomorrow....now i take rest 1st....

ZZZZzzzzzz

Cempedak Fruit aka Artocarpus Integer

Another seasonal fruit that local like to eat. Normally i just dipped it in batter and fry it. Simple mixture of butter is usually wheat flour, rice flour, salt and turmeric powder. Once a while, have tea with fried cempedak is pleasure.

How about you? What is ur favourite tea time snack?