Raya 2015

Tahun ni tak meriah sgt. First day raya pon pegi 2 buah rumah je on husband's side. Tema first day salmon color. Repeat pakai baju masa wedding adik aku haritu. The girls ok je tak byk hal. Dh kata tak pegi mana pon kan. Gmbr kitorg berempat pon lupa nk amek. Huhu.

Bukan baju baru. Aku pakai #thekaleidoscopeduck

Second day beraya on my side tu pon 2 buah rumah je sbb diorg dh pergi beraya rumah sedara lain on first day. Nasib baik sempat buat mintak ampun session. Ngn laki je tak sempat sbb dia busy pakai sampen la buat susu Safiyya la. Tema raya kedua was black. Adik meragam sket sbb panas kot pakai baju kurung tu. Pastu ajak my family dtg beraya kt rumah kami. I made fried spaghetti and nutella choc brownies for minum ptg. Malam for dinner, sister in laws tolong buat lauk simple2 je. Sambal kentang, tumis air sayur ngn ayam goreng sbb Adele meragam taknak org taknak letak.

theEzwans

I'm wearing Jbasic from Jovian and aerexduck duckscarves

Raya ketiga pulak family in law dtg beraya. We wore blue. Tp x kemana pon. Balik Rembau kejap pastu balik Durian Tunggal balik prepare lauk. I cooked kari ayam. Laku jugak wpon mak bwk mcm2 dari Umbai. Siap ngn tong air ada ais, sirap n air gula. Kekeke.

with my baby. Donning duckscarves

Raya keempat kitorng dh pegi the shore. Wpon bertema green tp aku dh pakai jeans. Lunch kat nandos pastu mkn ice cream kt haagen dazs. Ptg g beraya rumah my friend dekat Jasin pastu balik. Haha bosan gila ok raya kali ni.

theEzwans in green

Beraya rumah banos

Raya kelima Angah aku lak dtg beraya and overnight kat rumah. Seronok lah sikit ramai org kat rumah. Aku masak express sambal ayam. Kak ipar goreng sayur ngn telur dadar.
Esoknya breakfast aku buat lg fried spaghetti. Pastu lunch kat Melantak steak hub belanja diorg makan.

The Girls

Nasib baik last weekend we had a good time. Pergi beraya rumah my besties. On Saturday pergi beraya dekat Nilai dulu pastu singgah melawat Mitsui outlet Sepang. Kat situ lah aku moody and temper masa tgh minum Adele tarik gelas terus jatuh pecah. Fuhh sakit hati aku bgn terus blah masuk kete. Mmg drama air mata lps tu. Siap dh nk blk Melaka. Kahkah. Tp sbb fikir dah janji nk pegi raya rumah tipah laki ckp pegi jugak. Hehe.

With Shoot and her son Aqil

Tipah and her super cute baby boy Dhani. Me wearing Zalia top with chicandbasic NaelofarHijab

Esoknya pulak pergi openhouse dekat Casa Heliconia. Seronoknya bila dpt jumpa kwn2 rapat. Kalau tak hadap la ragam anak-anak je. Sempat gak bergambar ngn Dr Halina. Ah cantiknya dia. Mcm kena try je Kawaii collagen tu. Budget leh jelita mcm dia gak. Haha. This week ada another round beraya tp rumah abang-abangku je. Itu lah kisah hari raya kami yg x berapa nk raya. Laki kata tahun ni mcm xde mood. Apa sajalah janji budak berdua tu dapat duit raya. Dh selamat masuk tabung haji pon. Hehe.

Mak je yg ready. Always. teeheee

With the gorgeous Dr Halina

From left: Mel, Ana, yours truly, Mazura. I'm wearing Zalia top, Jbasic skirt and theweaveduck duckscarves

Ok till then, Selamat Hari Raya!

Raya preparation for 2015

Thn ni beraya berempat. First raya with Adele. 3rd raya with Safiyya. Alhamdulillah kebanyakkannya dh settle. First raya akan repeat pakai baju masa wedding adik haritu. Warna salmon. Wan nnt pakai je la jubah mekah yg org bg. Off color la tp belasah je la. Oh raya Umbai dulu this year. Second day black theme. I got mine from JBasic, Jovian. Masa beli tu la baru decide raya theme. Hahaha tak memasal la the girls ni kena pakai hitam.  Susah gak nk cari black kurung utk diorg. Nasib baik la jumpa jugak. Baju melayu hitam Wan dpt gak beli kt Parkson brand Orlando. Settle.

Ada la few dresses aku belikan utk Safiyya ngn Adele. 5 pasang sorg asalnya tp 1 dress aku order for each of them from mango tak sempat sampai. Maka refund. Then 1 lg from Cotton On too big for both mcm baju pinjam. Haha. Beli sbb murah. Syg tak beli. So 3 je confirm boleh pakai. 1 set top with legging, 1 set top and pants and 1 set t-shirt with skirt. Sorg sepasang lah. Except skirt utk adik xde size kena la pakai pants. Ok lah tu kan. Kasut for the girls 2 pasang sorg. 1 je same color. Bab kasut susah nk cari sama because Adele still kena pakai baby size. Mahal ok kasut budak. Kasut Safiyya sepasang leh dpt 2 pasang kasut aku kt Jelly Bunny after discount. Haha.

As for kuih raya, sbb first raya rumah sendiri this year maka rajin la buat cookies. Tu pon buat yg paling simple. Choc chip cookies ala famous amos, almond cluster, honey cornflakes and cornflakes cookies. X byk pon. Dpt buat 2 balang utk sendiri, 2 balang rumah ibu, sebalang kecik utk mak mentua for each cookies. Yg cornflakes cookies tu je dpt sikit sbb last minute tetiba adik ajak buat pastu dh petang dia nk blk. Kerepek pon Wan dh beli. InsyaAllah ada masa Adele tak buat perangai nnt buat choc cake, nutella brownies and blueberry cheesecake kot. Semoga anak-anak bg kerjasama la nnt sbb xde sape tolong. Yg cookies adik ada tolong aku. Kalau x jenuh aku menyiapkan ngn Adele yg asek mengempeng.

Duit raya pulak aku takde budget tahun ni. Nasib baik ada baki last year. Hehe. Wan je la tukar duit nk bg anak2 buah ngn mak sedara dia.

Excited gak la tahun ni sbb ada new addition in the family despite with currency jatuh, barang naik, gst and all. Pastu raya rumah sendiri insyaAllah maybe day 3,4. Will see how. Hehe ok lah. Sape2 yg mengenali diri ni dtg la beraya nnt. Bgtau awal-awal k nk dtg. Till then, Selamat Hari Raya Maaf Zahir Batin!

Beef Lasagna for berbuka

Salam Ramadhan. It's already day-14 of fasting. How time flies!
So yesterday i made a little spicy beef lasagna for berbuka. It was my first attempt and alhamdulillah it turned out very good. Hubs ate a lots and there are still few left.

I've referred to two blogs for the recipe especially for the bechamel sauce. Credit to Pet and Cik Epal. And actually it's not that complicated to prepare this dish. As long as you have enough ingredients then you're good to go.
I started to make the bolognese sauce first. Same sauce i always did when i make spaghetti bolognese.

Meat Sauce

Yellow onion - finely diced
Garlic - finely diced
3-4 tbs blended dried chili
1 jar of bolognese sauce
1 tin button mushroom
Finely diced green capsicum
400gm minced meat
salt to taste
ground black pepper
1-2 tbs chili sauce

Cook onion and garlic till it smell nice and a bit yellowish then add in the blended chili. Cook for about 5-7minutes and then add in the minced meat. Cook until the water from the meat is almost dry. Pour in the bolognese sauce followed by the chili sauce. Keep on stirring and add in the button mushroom and the capsicum. Season to taste.


At the same time, i make a bechamel sauce.

Bechamel sauce

1/2 butter
3-4 tbs all purpose flour
500ml fresh milk
1/2 cheddar cheese (5pcs)
salt to taste
ground black pepper

With a small heat, melt the butter and add in the flour. Keep on stir and pour in the fresh milk. Seasoning to taste. Add in the cheddar cheese and turn off the heat.

As for lasagna sheet, immerse the sheet in a hot boil water with a salt and oil until soft. Do not over-soak ya.

So how to stack?

Meat sauce at the bottom layer
Lasagna sheet
Meat sauce
Bechamel sauce
Lasagna sheet
Meat sauce
Bechamel sauce
Lasagna sheet
Meat sauce
Bechamel sauce
And put on lots of mozarella and parmesan cheese on top

Make sure to preheat the oven first and bake the lasagna at 180deg for 30-40mins until the cheese melted and brown. Wait for about 15 mins before you cut it! No more regret once you eat your own lasagna. No more restaurant-buy lasagna i tell you. hehe.

Till then, daa!~