Mak Long's Apple Pie

It's raya time...

Above all the post that is yet to be posted, i'll choose an item that really caught my attention ie a really good one...

Went for our normal Raya visit year do at hubb's aunt's place... We addressed her as Mak Long... She is married to an American and she really cook n baked really well. We were always served by varieties of dishes everytime we were there...

This time, she served us with a freshly baked Apple Pie... She doing it as a business item but she was kind enough to serve us with it...

As i was having my main course, i was drooling for the apple pie... Kalau ikut hati, nak jer terkam dulu... But as far as manners are concerned, i ate patiently... lol

As dessert time arrived, i had my share... Gosh!!! it's damn lovely...

The crust is really crispy... Light and not too oily or memuakkkan... Yet tasted good... This is caused she uses crisco shortening instead of butter... And that's the reason it's really smooth, crispy yet not oily...

As for the filling, it's filled with apple slices and most important is that it's not too sweet... Tasted good definitely... Kalu ikut, I really wanna have another as i'm like so in love with the crust... but i like so segannn...

As for the main course, we were served shelly pasta with chicken chunks, best accompanied by tobasco sauce... Besides this, there were also chicken and beef rendang with ketupat...


As for dessert, i was really amazed by their chocolate chips and cinnamon square cookies... As I was wondering on how things are done, Mak Long actually showed me the recipe book and Uncle Paul was thoughtful enough to make a photocopy on the pages...

with Mak Long, Uncle Paul, Sarah, Ben & Maryam

This is their big happy family whom are always very warm in hospitality... Thanks for everything... It's always wonderful being here :)


Then we went off to his Opah's apartment...

the 4 generations - how amazing...

our Raya Wish

"Demi Matahari dan sinarnya di pagi hari...
Demi sukma kefasikkan & ketakwaan...
Kami menyusun sepuluh jari...
Salah & silap harap dimaafkan..."

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI
1431H

Maaf Zahir Batin serta halalkan segala makan, minum & segalanya

~salam semut dari kami berdua serta seisi keluarga~

ps : our raya dis year adalah sgt simple... i only got 2 pairs of baju kurung and a pair of kebaya yang telah siap dijahit centuries b4 Ramadhan... kasut n handbag pun brand biase2 jer... ala2 kesederhanaan gitew.... katanya... my camera pun tgh not so well now :(

but most important, i'm really looking 4ward 2 meet all my families (esp. cousins) n beloved friends... 2 beraya with them :)

mwahhhsx

***hugs***

Iftar at Bukit Kuching

My previous post, Rombongan Cik Sally ke 'Meow2 Hill' is referred.

As for berbuka puasa, we were invited by En. Azmi, a successful businessman in Bukit Kucing. At first, we thought it was gonna be a normal berbuka at his house... Rupanya, it was in conjunction with Iftar with Anak-anak Yatim & Warga Emas / Ibu Tunggal. Dafi was requested to menyampaikan hadiah... Wahh!! Dah macam YB la plaks... Well, nama pun 'YB junior' kan :)



According to Waty, En. Azmi often organized event macam ni at his house. Patutla rezeki dia murah.. Rumah pun besau... Siap ada surau & gym lagi...

So, he invited DFC along. Siap khemah bagai ok... Felt honored sggt... We were seated at the VIP table.. ceh... VIP la sgt... There were 2 main table. The rest are 2 long tables... 1 male... 1 female with buffet serving...

There was a set dome on our table. Sementara nak tunggu waktu berbuka, we were like so curious to know what's inside... N bila azan jer... Tanpa segan2, terus je bukak... Tarrrraaaaaaa.....

There were samabal tumis udang... Ayam Goreng berempah... Daging kari.. Mixed vege... Fruits n jelly... The foods seemed simple... tapi so sedap.... i ate my heart out... probably lapar kot...

Besides the foods in the dome, the were other kuih served...

Kuih Seri muka... According to Kak Nanie, it looked the same tapi rasa x sama...

This is kuih puteri ayu, if m not mistaken... I heard it's sedap... Nyesal lak x rasa...

And this is like the best Kuih Kaswi i've ever tasted... Sangat lembut n sedap... Rasa macam nak mintak tapau jer.. coz mum loves it so much.. Tapi sangat segan... Dah lah jemputan... Nt buat malu nama FC jer... Sampai now still terngiang-ngiang lagi kesedapannnya... yummmm yummm...

Dafi with JKK Kampung, Tok Imam & En. Azmi

Thank a lot to En. Azmi for his generousity... Semoga Allah murahkan rezeki En. Azmi sekeluarga... Also thank to Tok Imam and everyone involved diatas kerjasama yang telah diberikan dalam menjayakan projek ini...

ps :
Thanx Megat as certain pics (of coz the nice ones) are taken from him...
the rest are mine...

2 Great Iftars - Pre & Post Event

Pre event Iftar

2 Days before heading to Bukit Kucing, Jeram for DFC's charity event, we had a little meet up session at Kak Nani's house. Basically the purpose for this rendezvous is to have our final discussion to ensure that everything runs smoothly, to segregate all the stuff and of course... berbuka beramai-ramai...

Kak Nani actually took a day off for this matter... Gosh! Gigih betul Pn. President sorang ni... Siap masak macam-macam for all of us... Tq kak... Semoga Allah murahkan rezeki akak sekeluarga... aminnn...

masak lemak sotong with kacang buncis

fried chicken bertatah sambal

this is the killer item - air asam...
even x berapa masam, tapi sangat pedas coz Kak Nani guna cili padi Sarawak..

lepas makan, we hit 2 work...
there were a huge numbers of clothes to be segregated and pack...
at first, macam x leh siap but with teamwork, we got it done in no time...

this is Syuk, our VP...
i lyke he compile all the tapes...
sangat practical la...

With goodies to be handed over..

if pic cantekkk, of coz la by Megat... kannnn...

~xoxox~

Post event Iftar

This was held at Ray's & Megat's residence... Initially, they invited all whom got involved with the trip to Bukit Kucing, and others as well. Apparently, most ada plan and our Cik Waty had some task to be done... So tinggal la berapa kerat jer... Huhuhu... Rugi x join uols...

this was brought by anak-anak bujang, Capeq & Shuk...

This is killer item, Spaghetti ala Megat with lotsa prawns and lala...
speghetti pun al-dente... yummy...

this is Megat's soup lala with fish cake and sup bunjut...
i went nuts over this...
sedapppp... siap ada cilipadi lagi...

macam kenal je claypot 2... berguna gak kan...

the dishes we had...

at the kitchen preparing cekodok sausage n cili padi...

Capek n Syuk enjoying their meal...
x sempat duduk n x toleh kiri kanan... gigih syuk makan...

Ray the Tuan Umah...
thanx for yr hospitality n everything... had fun dat evening :)

Rombongan Cik Sally ke 'Meow2 Hill'

It's time for charity.....
(not to brag, juz 2 share)

After proper planning, hard work, effort and thorough preparation done, its time for us to hand over the collections (ie. cash and other stuff) to the selected families. So here we are, heading to Bukit Kucing, Jeram Selangor to accomplish our mission...

M not gonna say much about this event as official posting will be published via DFC's Official Website... Just to share few pics on the wonderful moment we were there...

Syuk, Kak Nani & Waty is the major strength of this event...
Couldn't have done it without them... as well as other team members...

with Erna, Shima Moshi, Neeta n Mieza at Tok Imam's house...
sebut tok Imam mcm nk menikah la plakss... lol
but this Imam is sggt supportive and gave us full co-operation...

with my luvely Megat :)


heading thru the first house with Dafi other rombongan...
a candid by Dr. Joey...

fyi, ini bukan printer yea... lol

at the first house (all together there were 5 houses)...
macam rombongan bawak hantaran la plaks...
pls excuse my facial expression, bukan x ikhlas but the kotak is sggt beras, n i was undergoing a 'stomach discomfort' then... adoyyy

Alhamdulillah... as we can see, the response was overwhelming. This was like 1 set of goodies to be handed over to them. The core item was cash n beras. Besides those, there are also hampers, foodstuff, baju2, toys and lots more...

With the first family... She is a single mother...


This was at the last house... Rumah ni sumbangan PPRT...
I lyke this Makcik... She was being extra friendly and sggt byk cakap..

A shot a Imam's house before going back...
Imam ni mmg sgt sporting, sampai dress code pun merah jugak...
tapi pic ni mmg xblay bla.. mcm gambo skola...

All in all... It was a long yet happy day... Not just happy because of the charity thingy... But happy as we managed to make other people happy...

Thanks to all the contributors (be it in any form, banyak atau sikit) - semoga Allah membalas jasa baik kalian...

Most important to everyone involved in this project... Xperlu mention as u know who u are.. Proud on all of u....

Oooommmbakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk....
(lama x mengombakkan diri)

***Clap2***

note :
For other coverage on this lil trip, kindly drop by at Ray's and Waty's blog...

Owh ya... Besides that, I got a new add to my Fridge Magnets collection... Dr. Joey gave a number from India... and the Dubai & Bali is from Waty... yeayyyyyy....

Tq so much, guys :)

Alahai Rojak Singapore

This entry has nothing to do with our neighboring country, Singapore (land where my beloved sista, Lina RD came from.. lol) but it has some similar feature with Ray's post on 3 Kisah 3 Reaksi @ Bazaar Ramadhan.

Hubs checked out bazaar Ramadhan of Section 13, Shah Alam to get some berbuka delicacies.

As he walked by, he had his eyes on this stall selling Rojak Singapura.

gambar sekadar hiasan

He wanted to purchase but had second thought, as he knew this stuff is normally pricy. Then he saw this young guy (probably IPT student) making some selection at the stall.

He observed the transaction and if it is reasonable (bukan murah but berpatutan) he'll make a purchase. Thank god he did that coz when the guy asked how much was it, the seller went like RM22 (or so)!!!

Gulp!!!

Ok fine... That turned and kinda pissed him OFF!!!

But the thing now i, he really felt sorry for the boy, as was tremendously shocked to find out that it cost him a fortune... Definitely he didn't expect it to be that much... Nak keluarkan duit pun terkebil2... Cian dia...

Probably coz he took stuff yang sangat lavish that cost him dat much... Or the seller simply overcharged him...

So i went like, maybe rojak 2 murah je, as in juz a few bucks, but it's in Sing dollar kot... So bila dah convert, 2 yang jadi mahal kots.... LOL

Teh Tarik Lemak 'Ba Alep Ba Ya'

ewwwwww....

sounds pathetic kan? Well.. we never know if we somehow dah 'terconsume' menatang ni, by accident... Just sharing what i've been shared by my cuz, Naz Wellazo via email...

"BEWARE OF THIS PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS EMULISIFIER-E471 (LEMAK BABI)

SIAP ADE LOGO HALAL LAGI TU"




re-quote from the email :

E471
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471) is a food additive.
These synthetic fats are produced from glycerol and natural fatty
acids,
from either plant or animal origin. E471 is generally a mixture of
several products, and its composition is similar to partially digested
natural fat.
Concern for vegetarians and vegans
E471 is mainly produced from vegetable oils, although animal fats are
sometimes used and cannot be completely excluded as being present in
the
product. The fatty acids from each source are chemically identical.
However, vegetarians and vegans, not wishing to consume any animal
products, generally avoid products containing E471 unless they are
certain that it is derived from vegetable oils. Also, because there is
a
risk of pork fat being present, Muslims and Jews will also avoid
products
containing E471 unless they know that it is made from vegetable oils.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) disease may also be a
concern
[citation needed].

the brand is : CheckHup

So just beware of what we consume... Semoga kita terpelihara dari benda2 yang x sepatutnya kita ambil... InsyaAllah...