【A Silent Blog 。近乎沒落的部落】

Bright sunny Christmas Eve ^^v

好久好久好久。。。沒更新媽-masak了，十根手指在鍵盤上來來去去徘徊了好久好久好久，還是不知從何下手 >_<

。。。可是再不下手，這份聖誕快樂餐就沒有什麼意義了，因為今天就是聖誕前夕了。。。

hohoho... Santa Claus is coming to town!!

原先有很多（炮製聖誕快樂餐的）想法，可是心有餘而力不足吶 /o\
本來打算就那樣讓小妞的聖誕不著痕跡，悄悄地溜走 ;p
可是那天小妞一看到滿街的聖誕老人（裝飾品），就很興奮地向媽咪要求：“mummy, can you make this (Santa Claus) for me? Koko want to eat!”
當下，媽咪真的很內疚，因為很久沒為小妞製造快樂的驚喜了。。。
所以就用了僅有的精力弄了一份聖誕老人早餐+雪人午餐。。。

既然沒有白色聖誕，沒有下雪，讓小妞堆雪人，媽咪就讓她堆“薯泥人”！！

童言童語：
忘了是哪天（因為太久沒寫部落格了），小妞看到爹地腿上的傷口正流著血，小妞就很憐憫她爹地：“aiyo, daddy bleeding, painful or not?....可憐hor...”

爹地也配合地搭腔：“是呀，爹地很可憐，Koko要沙洋（sayang = 疼愛）爹地。。。”

小妞馬上“安慰”（還是諷刺？）她爸：“No worry, bleeding only, won't die!!”

【Imperfection 。相愛的遺憾】

November 22, 2011 不必撐傘的日子

那天在『皮皮時光機』看到這個有趣，‘抵死’的漫畫，覺得挺有意思，就把它搬進{媽-masak}來跟大家分享 ^.^v

Love embraces us...

嚴格來說，這不算是*happy meal*，頂多是*happy snack* ;p
嚴格來說，這次的作品沒有特別精緻的地方，想要分享的是鱷魚情侶之間的遺憾。。。
觸摸不到的溫度，還是很溫暖的。。。
雖然有點遺憾。。。

Distance strengthens our determination....

在身邊垂手可得的東西都是應有的嗎？
身邊的人對我們的好就是理所當然的嗎？
。。。

【Shake-shake-Shape-shape。減肥記】

November 17, 2011 涼涼的，濕濕的

I want my 30" waist back!
I don't want anything > 75kg
Daddy, cut oil cut oil, work harder!!

雖然已經在{媽-masak}出現兩回了，但媽咪還是有點小遺憾，因為之前出現的多啦A夢一個是紅叮噹，一個是黑叮噹，而且都是有頭無身的叮噹 >,<
。。。所以媽咪一直很想做一個完整+典型的藍色小叮噹!! :-D

這幾天女兒的爸正積極地進行他的瘦身大計，為了給他加油打氣，媽咪就讓爹地的青梅竹馬多啦A夢打頭陣，一起加入啦啦隊 ^.^v

*happy lunch* includes:
Apple & banana (starter) + pan fried onion egg +
spinach enoki mushroom tofu with vegetarian oyster sauce + yacon pork rib soup  

童言童語
之妳的名字，我的姓氏：

下午小妞監督著正忙家務的媽咪時，忽然又給媽咪出考題：
“What is your （她自己）name?”

每當碰上小妞的這道問題，媽咪往往都答錯 >.< （唯一可以肯定的是，答案一定不是Iroko Soong YuRou）
因為那小妞總會幻想自己有多重身份 @_@
她是Megan（Barney的夥伴），Emma（Barney的夥伴），Katherin（Hi-5成員之一），也是MeiLin （gymnastics的教練），有時還會變成媽咪，小姨，ah Han 哥哥（她的小表哥）或Joey姐姐（她的表姐）。。。

看媽咪答不上來，小妞很得意的揭開謎底：
“I'm Eva Soong!!”
這一次不曉得又是出現在哪個Barney系列的人物了 <o_0>"'

【I will follow U。請跟我來】

November 16, 2011 陰晴不定

When the berries meet...
(top) local red berries; (bottom) USA raspberries

回鄉接近三個禮拜，不曉得哪根神經受了刺激，小妞一直嚷著要吃覆盆子，去了幾趟+幾家霸級市場，都找不到小妞朝思暮想的覆盆子 >_<

第一回找不到，就買了草莓安撫小妞；

第二回同樣找不到，媽咪就托詞說我們遲了一步，都賣完了；

第三回還是找不著，小妞心有不甘，就要了一盒藍莓。。。 @//@

Finally, Iroko got her raspberries ^.^v

Are we caterpillar, 毛毛蟲？？ o__0
ermmmmm.... at least we both have hair, 都是毛毛的！

童言童語：

有天在外吃飯時小妞問爹地為什麼把蒜頭都挑掉不吃，爹地就告訴她，吃了蒜頭嘴巴會臭臭，要在家裡才可以吃 >.<

過了幾天吃肉骨茶時，媽咪一貫地添了一碟的蒜米+指天椒+黑醬油+醬青，小妞一看到蒜，就一本正經地看著媽咪說：

“Mummy, eat garlic cannot kiss because eat garlic your mouth 臭臭 （bad breath）!

Mummy don't eat, otherwise cannot kiss Koko!” @.@

【The Poor Swimmer: Hippocampus 。不會奔馳的馬】

November 15, 2011 晴。晨；陰。午；雨。下午

草稿裡原本是挺著大肚子，身邊有隻小海馬的海馬媽媽。但是一個不留心把海馬媽媽加大了一個碼，就把小妞的午飯用得七七八八了 ;-p 結果，小海馬被犧牲了。。。

照著相時，越看就越覺得這只海馬跟之前那隻很相似。。。這就是個人特色？？還是在創作的過程中，自己往往無法跳出自己設計的框框？？

*happy lunch* includes:
Grapes (starter) + spinach rice + sweet corn soup

童言童語：

那天閒著沒事小妞就爬上咖啡桌，要唱歌給奶奶聽。

“OK, let's put in the CD... and play... ”

唱著唱著。。。

“DOE a deer a female deer, RE a drop offfffff...” 小妞忽然忘詞 >_< 

怎知，那小妞竟然無賴起來：

“oppps，how come the CD hangs？？”

真的是‘咁都得’？

【Degenerating... ;-c 。退化中 >_<】

October 14, 2011 陰裡怪氣の天氣

‘假期’，絕對不是作品水準降低的理由！！
但絕大可能是正負兩面影響作品水準的因素！！

因為帶著輕鬆愉快的心情，之前在假期中生產的那兩個作品（萬聖節的殭屍 & 水翁吉蒂貓），絕對比今天這一個好得多 >_<

也因為悠長假期剛結束，重新回到現實生活的第一天，腦子好像退化了，弄不出什麼水準之作 '~'
就是這麼一般。。。

。。。所以不能怪是假期惹的禍，
只是媽咪自己還沒調適好的心情 ;<

*happy lunch* includes:
Pasta with mushroom sauce & sesame oil +
boiled broccoli + pan fried sausage + hard boiled egg + miso soup

童言童語：
又是一個可能會讓人反胃的話題--小妞上大號的冷笑話！！

雖然克服了對嗯嗯的恐懼感，但每當體內發熱，排泄物比較乾燥，需要小妞用點力把嗯嗯擠出體外時；又或者在過程中她的肚子絞痛，小妞就會選擇草草了事，逃避現實。

那天上大號時，小妞自覺有點困難，才出了“頭盤”，她就嚷著“ok done, ok done”，要起來了；媽咪告訴她應該還有，就是不讓她起來。小妞接著媽咪的話說道：

“Mummy, en en is so lonely, only one, needs more friends to play together right?”
說著說著，小妞就用力再擠出幾個“朋友”。然後，很興奮地歡呼：

“yayyyyy，en en got new friends now！。。。But how come they don't want to hold hands？。。。ooo, because they don't have hands！！Look at the shapes！” （就是典型長長圓圓的條狀）
>_<
@.@ oh nooooooo!!

【Hello, Hello ^.^ 。哈嘍，哈嘍 'u' 】

November 04, 2011 難得放晴的檳榔島 ^.^v

Hello Daniel ~v~

距離上一次的*happy meal*其實僅僅隔了1，2，3，4天罷了，但感覺上彷彿如隔三秋了 >,<
實在按捺不住了，所以今天就用小妞最愛的水果，給她做了份很簡單的*快樂冷盤* ^.^v

Happy Kitty mummy + Happy Kitty baby + Happy Daniel Daddy

原本出現在腦海裡的畫面是許許多多大小一樣，臉上掛著不同表情，身上/頭上呈現不同造型的Hello Kitty 和Dear Daniel。但當真正要動手時，覺得好像蠻繁重的，就“偷吃步”，換上了『一家三口』的甜蜜畫面 ;p

後記：每一次製作吉蒂貓都會有同樣的經歷---在粘上眼睛鼻子的那一刻，總覺得怎麼看都不像吉蒂 @_@ 加上貓須後，感覺就好了點 -.- 總要等到照片拍出來後，才覺得像樣 ;)

童言童語：
不久前小妞還是很害怕用花灑洗澡，尤其是用花灑幫她洗頭， 每當媽咪把水灑在她的頭頂上，她就馬上大聲叫喊。
漸漸地，在媽咪的“誘迫”下，為了可以繼續到泳池游泳，她開始接受了花灑。。。
從一開始的幾聲“yik yik yek yek” ，到現在的“Koko pandai hor, shower didn't cry！”

除了強烈想學游泳的慾望，當中少不了小妞常常自我催眠的心理作用-- 每當看到神廟/佛像，她一定不忘要膜拜。 同時念出她的口號：“hor hor （神明）保佑平安，快高長大，嗯嗯沒有cry， shower沒有cry。。。”

剛才洗澡，用水瓢幫她把頭上的泡沫沖洗乾淨時，小妞很鎮定沒有哭，也沒有叫喊，媽咪就很驚喜地稱讚她很棒，小妞很自滿地告訴媽咪：
“Because Koko already told hor hor！” (>.<)""

【Here I Come, Halloween 。我也來萬聖節湊熱鬧！】

The Halloween Eve 2011

maaaaaaaaaaaali mali humm, 急急如律令。。。
Time to get up!!! It's PARTY time!!

Mummy actually did not plan to make *Happy Halloween Meal* because, 

Firstly, Halloween has never been on the list of celebration; 

Secondly, Iroko and mummy are on their vacation, visiting the new born cousin in Penang ^.^v 

Thirdly, mummy is not confident to produce a presentable *happy meal* without {ma-masak} tools and daddy's camera.

Pumpkin carvings? Ghosts? Mummy? Skeleton?……?
taa laang!!! At last, 殭屍 (jiang shi)--chinese vampire came to the fore!!

However, the heat of Halloween is getting stronger everywhere... and Iroko is so attracted to those Halloween party products... and couple of ideas (for *Happy Halloween Meal*) started bursting to welcome the festival v(*u*)v

Finally, for the very first time, the Halloween even dinner was produced outside the {ma-masak} work station ^.^v

*happy Halloween eve dinner* includes:
Strawberries (starter) + mashed potato + hard boiled egg + sweet corn soup

童言童語之迎接小生命記：

那天在醫院裡小妞看到了好幾個剛剛呱呱落地的小貝比。閃爍的眼光落在玻璃窗內的那些小生命，帶著驚喜+驚訝的聲音，小妞小心翼翼地問媽咪：

“Mummy, are the babies real ones？Oh no, how come so small？” @_@

女兒丫，可知道那時剛出世的妳比他們任何一個來得更迷你！！

。。。

看到剛從產房出來的小表妹，小妞跟著大人們興奮地擁上前去，望著米C姐姐（nurse）打開裹著小寶貝的布以確認性別時，小妞突然問了一道讓媽咪跌破眼鏡的怪問題：

“What happen to 妹妹's 'pom pom' （the genital part）？”  Note: 妹妹 = younger sister

媽咪很疑惑地回答小妞的疑惑：“Because the nurse wanted to make sure 妹妹is a girl...” @_@ 

媽呀，那真的很考驗媽咪的性知識急智！！不過，不就是實話實說 >.<

。。。

漸漸習慣了真實小生命的模樣後，小妞跟小表妹隔著玻璃窗聊起天來了：

“妹妹，do you want to go to Alor Setar？Youcan play with 叔叔 and 爺爺。。。Got jambu （rose apple in Malay language）。。。but 妹妹has no teeth, cannot eat. Koko got teeth, broken already but can eat jambu。。。” 

@_@。。。 >_< 

【Happy Deepavali 。屠妖節快樂】

October 25, 2011 Rich sunlight & rain

憤怒鳥+孔雀的合體　＞＿＜

A few peacocks have been drafted for preparing this *happy Deepavali meal*. Mummy eventually decided to make fun of Angry Bird ;p
In fact, the Angry Bird is always the catchiest creature to Iroko. As the meal was served, she didn't realise it actually is an "Angry Peacock". Perhaps, the tail doesn't resemble a conventional peacock's tail... @.@

童言童語：
不曉得什麼原因，小妞忽然很害怕上舞蹈班，連續好幾個禮拜了，進到舞蹈室的首十分鐘內她一定哭一場才漸漸進入狀況 >,<
好像是因為一直更換老師的關係，
好像是因為被其中一位老師的大聲量嚇到，
又好像是因為她發現自己不是很喜歡靜態的舞蹈/運動
（自從上了gymnastics，她就無法“安分守己”的跟著老師跳芭蕾了）。。。

昨天小妞跟Barney跳舞跳得起勁時，媽咪就趁機試探小妞她是不是很愛跳舞，想不想跳得像熒幕上的哥哥姐姐們那麼棒。怎知，小妞並沒有中媽咪的圈套，告訴媽咪：
“Yea, Koko loves dancing, Koko can learn from Barney at home, no need to go dancing class...”

晚上，媽咪跟小妞提起過兩天就要帶她乘搭飛機回家鄉迎接姑姑的小貝比，所以接著兩個星期都不能去gynmastics 和舞蹈班了。這時輪到小妞趁機告訴媽咪：
“Mummy no need to go dancing class anymore, because Koko already finished the last one！…… so mummy don't need to pay for dancing class…… but mummy must pay to MeiLing teacher （her gymnastics coach）ya！！ ”

【ALOHA :D。小妞，扭扭】

 October 24, 2011 旱 。雨

這個草圖給媽咪很多創作靈感。
從頭到腳都有無限的發揮空間。
想過用褐紅色的糙米粉，也想過把薯泥用可可粉“染成”深褐色做頭髮；
想過用乳酪片修當皮膚， 也想過用白米飯捏成飯糰娃娃；
想過用5顏6色的圓形糖片做一串項鍊；
想過給娃娃“縫製”soba抹茶面草裙；
想過讓娃娃穿件紅色小背心。。。

Iroko has been influenced deeply by Barney series.
Recently, she loves folk dances so much...
The Hula is one of her regular exercise choices now!

結果因為小妞開始鬧肚子餓，就一切從簡。。。

*happy lunch* includes:
Grapes & orange (starter) + mashed potato + steamed French beans +  Yacon soup

童言童語：

某天在等電梯時，小妞興致勃勃拉起她的蓬蓬裙，在那裡左扭右擺的跳起舞來。看她跳得那麼開心，媽咪也配合她，做狀拉裙子隨她踢踏踢踏地起舞。怎知那小妞竟然揶揄媽咪：

“Mummy, you want to dance like Koko？But mummy is wearing pants, mummy doesn't have skirt like Koko one！。。。Or Koko buy for mummy？ But mummy is too big, cannot fit！Never mind when mummy becomes smaller like a baby, then mummy can wear the skirt。。。”

媽咪就告訴小妞，人只能一直長大，然後變老，媽咪是沒有辦法在變小貝比了。結果小妞“安慰”媽咪說：

“Can, mummy must eat a lot of rice, noodles... then you will become smaller！”@_@ 

因為大人常常告訴她要吃得飽飽才會長大，要多吃點才有力氣做這個做那個。。。想必小妞心裡一定認為只要吃多一點，吃飽一點，就會有“法力”變出你想要的東西！！

【Sun-bathing ( ' j ' ) 。夏日炎炎。。。正好發呆】

May 12, 2011 Finally the tap water gets cold 終於降溫了，涼！

熱到不想活動了，咻。。。

 The original plan was to make "cacing" (earthworms) popping out from sweetcorns, but it's (cacing) just too simple & dull, nothing about visual effect '~'

Unconciously, mummy moulded the mashed potatoe into an elephant!!

*happy lunch* includes:
Mashed potatoe + steamed sweetcorns & cauliflower & broccoli + seaweed soup

Perhaps, the weather is getting better, not too hot & stuffy today, Iroko's appetite has also returned ;D She finished 90% of the meal (1 large size potatoe + 1/2 cup of sweetcorns + 2 stalks of cauliflower & broccoli + 1 full bowl of soup)--mummy helped her to clear the other 2 cauliflower & brocolli.

童言童語：
正處於學習自主的小妞，最近也常學習討價還價。

比如媽咪提醒她洗澡洗太久了，該起來了，她就跟媽咪“殺價”，“One more time shampoo, okay? Ok larrr... ”

又比如她的雪糕癮來時，她會先“開條件”說服媽咪，“Only one okay? Promise!”

又或者，她想要爹地帶她去公園玩滑梯，她會先下手為強，“Tonight daddy brings koko to tortoise park (Taman Bukit Jalil)?”, 爹地還來不及反應，她就說，“PROMISE!”

聽起來好像有點過分，但那小妞，通常都只是說說而已，而媽咪也有自己的“太極拳” 來應付小妞，嗬嗬嗬。。。。

【‘雞’遇上‘蛋’。Chicken & the Egg】

2011年1月19日 晴。月圓

其實今天有點懶，不太想開{ma-masak}，因為工作表排得滿滿了，要準備早午晚餐，要打掃房子，要出去換外幣，要做年餅，晚上又得陪老公到SEREMBAN去買外公的藥。

但準備午餐的時候還是“過意不去”（或心有不甘？）地做了個簡單的*happy meal*給女兒 ;)

【‘雞’遇上‘蛋’ 。Chicken & the Egg】

雖然一天下來很忙，很累，但很開心，因為女兒吃得很開胃，玩得很開心 ;)

【Healthy "Doughnut" 。“咸咸圈”】

Jan. 26, 2011 Cloudy

Iroko falls in love with doughnut since she tasted the J-brand's doughnuts the other day. Undoubtedly, their doughnuts are always tempting. Even mummy loves them too >,< Unfortunately Iroko ought to avoid this kind of unhealthy confectionary to prevent her 4 broken front milk teeth get further decayed!

Doesn't matter, mummy got a tricky idea here!!

【Healthy "Doughnut"!】
No frying, no sugar, no artificial taste!

Mainly because the little one is having constipation these few days ;( mummy has to ban rice in order to make sure Iroko won't get severe dehydrated. And mashed potato is always an ideal food whenever she has this problem.

Iroko got "cheated" again! kkeekkkeee

On top of the main course, mummy also prepared Iroko's favourite seaweed soup to increase her fluid intake.
A kid's "inputs" and "outputs" are always critical issues that annoy all "baby sitters"!! phewwwww....

"Mummy!!!! One more doughnut pleaseeeee!!

【The Blonde 。金髮美眉】

October 21, 2011 Raining soon... @ 15:48pm

This is another non-cartoon *happy meal*.
Iroko called the blonde "po po" (her grandma) because they both got love handles >,<""
It (the meal) doesn't mean to satirize, indeed! To mummy, that is a language of motherly, a symbol of debonair ^.^

Honestly, the *happy lunch* is specially designed to remember mummy's mummy! Simply miss her...
Because of giving birth to her six children, she gained such a figure for the later part of her life!!

The quality of the Russet potato mummy bought this round is really good! Other than the natural sweetness, it gives very fine and smooth texture after being mashed.

In order to differentiate the hair and skin, which was quite pale, little amount of Milo (type of chocolate & malt powder, similar to Vico, etc.) was added to the mashed potato. Unexpectedly, the chocolate flavour mashed potato tastes gooooooood!!! yum yum ^.^v

*happy lunch* includes:
Apple (starter) + boiled quail eggs + mashed potato +
steamed broccoli, baby corn & cauliflower + winter melon soup

童言童語：
昨天差不多把晚餐吃完的時候，小妞很自滿地告訴媽咪：
“Koko pandai hor, finished the dinner by yourself （她自己），no need mummy feeds.... Koko is a good girl！But mummy is not a good girl... :-( ”

媽咪很不解地問她為什麼。

“Because mummy got angry！！That's not nice, you know？！” >_<"'

原來她還對昨天下午在洗澡時發生的事耿耿於懷@.@

話說小妞不喜歡花灑灑在她頭上的感覺，昨天洗澡時，小妞在浴缸裡享受泡泡浴，媽咪就用花灑幫她把頭上的泡沫洗乾淨，結果由於她的雙手都沾滿泡沫，無法擦去臉上的水，於是氣急敗壞的她就呱呱叫STOP STOP!!
媽咪就故意用激將法告訴她要是她真的那麼怕水，那以後就不能學游泳了。一聽媽咪那麼一說，她就叫得更大聲了。於是，媽咪就很豎起了臉，幫她擦乾身體，穿衣。。。讓她知道不可以那麼放縱！

原來在孩子的眼裡，不笑的臉=生氣！！

【What a Piquant Treat ！！ 。越吃越餓的小甜點】

2011年10月20日 陰霾裡藏不住的喜悅 *u*

這是唯一一個媽咪百試百靈的食譜 ^.^v
無論是藍莓還是這一次的檸檬口味，都讓人滿意 ^.^v
唯一要被打折的是印象分--賣相不是很好 ^~^

就是這個硅胶模具的處女之作 ;)

因為第一次用硅胶模具（silicon baking mold），不曉得硅胶的傳熱功能原來真的是名不虛傳！再加上那毛毛蟲狀的模型，導致那些凸起來的部分都稍微烤焦了>_《

有點焦，得上點粉來遮醜 >,<

蛋糕表面上因為淋上了檸檬糖釉，所以有點亮亮閃閃的；
但因為媽咪擅自把糖的分量減了一半，所以被淋到的表層有點酸酸的>.< 
剛開始吃幾口，有點後悔，但越吃就越起勁，過癮，開胃！！

後來再撒上葡萄糖粉（媽咪很喜歡葡萄糖粉那種入口即溶，冰冰涼涼的感覺，而且比起普通糖霜，這會來得比較健康;p）
檸檬酸加上額外的糖粉反而把蛋糕的味道襯托得更完整了 ^.^v

哎呀，怎麼會忘了罂粟籽（poppy seeds）>.<
不然，口感和視覺效果一定更好！！

這一回口感方面倒真的讓人喜出望外！一般上新鮮出爐的蛋糕都是特別可口，可是這一次竟然是“先苦後甜”！剛出爐的時候，一口咬下去，確實有一丁點失望，覺得有點紮實，不夠鬆軟。。。可是隔了一夜，反而變得有“空間感”了，而且軟硬度恰恰好！！
上桌前再把蛋糕“叮”微熱，就很完美了。。。

Lemon Yogurt Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
A) 125g - Butter
     1 cup- Sugar (80% filled/about 160g-170g) [cut down to 140g.]
     Grated lemon zest from 1 normal size lemon

B) 3 large eggs (at room temperature)

C) 2 cups - Plain flour (250g.) [ replaced with cake flour, and it worked out well]
     2 tsp   - Baking powder
     ¼ tsp - Salt
   
D) 1 small tub Yogurt (125g-150g) + milk = 1 cup
     OR
     1 cup - Yogurt (either plain or flavoured) (160g--170g)
     1 tsp  -  Lemon juice (optional)

E) 1½ cups - Fresh blueberries [omitted because mummy expected a pure lemon cake]


Lemon glaze: lemon juice from 1 lemon + 1 to 2 tbsp sugar. Cook over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Add 2 or 3 tbsp if you cannot take tangy/sour taste!

Let's do it:
**Preheat your oven at 180C as you start your work.

1) Beat (A) till creamy and fluffy.
2) Add (B), one at a time, mix well before each addition.
3) Fold in manually (C) alternate with (D) in 3 to 4 additions, beat till just incorporated.
** DO NOT OVER BEAT!!
4) Pour the batter in a greased 9"x5" loaf pan; arrange (E) on top but DO NOT PRESS!
5) Bake at 180C for 50-60 mins or until a skewer inserted and comes out clean [I got mine done in 45min.).
6) Pour over and brush lemon glaze on top. Let the hot cake stands in pan for 5 to 10min. Cool on wire rack.

Recipe Source: Cake.Bake.Love

【It's Hedgehog Again ;p 。又見刺猬】

October 19, 2011 Stormy weather >_<

*happy lunch* includes:
Fresh tomato (starter)  + pan fried tomato & spring onion egg +
steamed cheese sausage + stir fried spinach with minced meat + English gourd soup

This is the third one. We had mini carrot hedgehogs and large orange hedgehog visited Iroko in the past.
Why hedgehog again? The reason may be somewhat far-fetched ;p
... because this little creature is cute (to mummy ;p)
... because mummy is not confident enough to produce nice photos using the antique digital camera, that would only waste her effort /o\ ;p

童言童語：
下午出去時路經一所神廟，小妞馬上雙手合十，一邊膜拜一邊念念有詞地說：
“hoho （神明）保佑平安，快高長大，嗯嗯（上大號）沒有cry，哎呀，but Koko yik yik yek yek a bit just now when Koko en en!  Sorry huh hoho，but Koko didn't cry what! ” >_<

【A Flower for You ' V ' 。送你一朵小花 ^u^】

October 18, 2011 Cloudy rainy

密布的烏雲擋不住燦爛的微笑 ;>

Mummy was "lost" when preparing the meal.

As the photo shooting was done, she was wondering why she did not use a dark colour plate--the visual effect of the photos would definitely be much better!

... but... no no no, she changed  the plate to the white one because she actually planned to make a furry koala (cover the surface of bread with chicken floss)!!

sighhhhhhh '~'

arghhhhhh >_<

Anyway, with mummy's poor photography skills, with limited knowledge of the antique digital camera, without the help of DSLR, the ultimate outcome (visual effect wise) might not improve much... ;(

童言童語：

小妞韻律操學院停車場裡的發票機（parking ticket dispenser machine）和自動付款機（autopay machine）都是具備感應器而且還會“說話”。每當車子靠近發票機，有人走近自動付款機時，那些機器都會先打招呼，再給予指示。

每一次去到那停車場，小妞總是百問不厭，千篇一律地說：

“iee, how come the machine can talk？So funny！”

今天車子進入停車場，媽咪剛把車窗搖下來，小妞又重複了同樣的問題。不過，她馬上又沾沾自喜補充道：

“ohh, because the machine eats a lot of parking tickets！Then can talk ^.^v... Like Koko eat so much, then can jump up high, can do star jumps。。。But machine cannot eat rice, noodles, porridge。。。 you know mummy？”

【Cheerful Day ^.^ 。天天好天！】

October 17, 2011 A day with smiling sun!

CHEERS!!! Although it's MONDAY!! 

Egg is one of the most popular materials for preparing Iroko's *happy meals*.
Especially hard boiled eggs--always give a huge room of imagination + creativity ^^
Of course, Iroko loves to eat eggs but definitely not the yolks of hard boiled eggs >,<
She simply doesn't like the texture...

Ready？Say ‘cheeseeeee’！！

Since it's established fourteen months ago, for the first time, mummy invited quail eggs to perform at {ma-masak}.
Iroko was somewhat unsure if those oval thingy are egg when she first saw them @.@

*happy lunch* includes:
Strawberries (starters) + quail eggs + cheddar cheese +  pan fried sausage
dried noodles with mushroom sauce + carrot + boiled broccoli & sweet corn

沒有雞蛋的雞蛋麵 o_0

童言童語：

因為常常看到電視節目裡的哥哥姐姐騎在馬背上載歌載舞，小妞一直都躍躍欲試。可是，那一次帶她到動物園，看到活生生的馬兒時，她就退縮了 >_<''' 

之後，她就一直耿耿於懷，一直不斷催眠自己，下一次去動物園時，她一定可以！

昨天前往書展的途中，經過一個馬場，小妞就很興奮地要求爹地媽咪帶她去騎馬。還不斷地自言自語說：

“Do you （她自己）dare to ride horse？... Of course you won't cry... ” 

哇塞，竟然敢說 OF COURSE!! >.<

跟著，還挑戰爹地和媽咪敢不敢和她一起騎馬》_《

【The Memory of English Afternoon Tea 。回味英式下午茶】

2011年10月15日 大熱天

Raisin & Cranberry scones ^.^V

這是第二次弄的鬆餅（或司康--Scone的譯音）。
第一次是迷迭香口味；
這一次是葡萄乾+蔓越梅（小妞不是很喜歡迷迭香的味道）。

之前在英國吃到生平的第一個鬆餅就愛上了。一直很想嘗試動手做，但很多食譜都把做法寫得很“恐怖”---很挑戰，好像一個不細心地捏就弄不出，所以一直下不了手。。。買現成的真的不便宜。。。

食譜是面子書的一位網友飄洋過海分享的。第一次試做成功後就認定了這個食譜 ^.^v 只因為它讓媽咪找回了那種味道和口感。。。和本地烘培店賣的比較，是有過之而無不及的！
。。。就是香，脆，不會太紮實，卻又不會鬆散
。。。只要跟足材料和做法！
。。。其實不會復雜，也不難^.^v

鬆餅食譜

Ingredients:
* yields 16 medium size scones

A) 2   cups (220g)   Self raising flour      
     1/2 cup (60g)     Plain flour (or all purpose flour) 


B) 1/2 tsp Baking powder
     1/2 tsp Salt
     1 tbsp  Icing sugar
     4 tbsp  Rosemary (dried) [I replaced with raisins and cranberries)

C) 1/2 cup (115g) Chilled unsalted butter (cut into small cubes)

D) 3/4 cup (180ml) Milk
    1pcs                   Egg (lightly beaten) 
For glazing:
1 egg, beated and add 1 tbsp milk


Let's do it!!
1. Preheat oven at 205C. Line baking tray.

2. Sieve together self raising flour & the plain flour. Add in (B)--baking powder, icing sugar, salt, and rosemary, mix well.

3. Use fingertips to rub the flour mixture and chilled butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs or lumpy.

4.  Make a well at the centre of the mixture, slowly add in (D)--milk and egg. Mix well very gently using spatula.
**DO NOTOVERMIX or the scones will turn out very hard!! >.<

5. Sprinkle some flour on the tabletop. Gently knead the dough on the flour; pat the dough to make it 1.5" thick. Divide the dough into 16 pieces. Shape each dough to become round. Arrange on the lined baking tray. Glaze with egg&milk mixture.

6. Bake in preheated oven at 205C for about 15min. (duration may vary from one oven to another).

DONE!! ;)

【Durian Muffins 。沒有滿分的榴蓮“滿分”】

October 14, 2011 Bad weather??... hazy, frowsty, blur blur @.@

是的，媽咪不是很滿意這一次的鬆糕（muffin）;s

雖然賣相還過得去，但在烘培的時候媽咪嗅不到榴蓮的味道，就心知不妙。。。
（因為榴蓮被冷凍，解凍過）

果然，沒有榴蓮應該有的濃厚味道 ;(
而且，應該是過度攪拌的關係，再加上榴蓮果肉本身的質感和水分，
烘出來的鬆糕有點紮實+潮濕，沒有媽咪想要的“鬆” ;(
所以，乾脆直接不叫它們“鬆糕...

It seems bugs love Iroko so much because they very often drop by {ma-masak}even without invitation/expectation from mummy or Iroko. The *happy breakfast* was originally planned to be butterflies. Unfortunately, they turned out displeasingly no matter how hard mummy tried to beautify them... '~' ... until the bug-rescue-team appeared and got mummy & the butterflies off the hook >,<

So, here is another bugs meal...

*happy breakfast* includes:
Durian muffins

童言童語：
小妞的爹地很愛整小妞，尤其是小妞最“脆弱”，最經不起“考驗” （疲倦要睡，開始無法控制脾氣）時，就特別想激她。

就像昨晚臨睡前，明知道小妞認定她那張單人床是除了她，就只有媽咪有特權睡在上面。但爹地就是故意趁小妞還在玩，大動作地爬上小妞的床躺著。結果當然被小妞一連串的：
“I'm so sad... Mummy and Koko got no more bed, no more place to sleep... Daddy is too big, cannot sleep on koko's bed...” 給轟了下來 >,<

搞到小妞半夜做夢也淒涼地哭著哀求：
“NO~ ~ ~ Daddy, please don't sleep on Koko's bed!!! 不要~ ~ ~ ” @.@

【Let's Go Circus 。到馬戲團看表演去！】

October 13, 2011 High temp + bright + blue sky + white clouds

Elephant is one of Iroko's favourite animals and she has greater preference over this clumsy cute animal when she saw Barney repeatedly sings the elephant song and performs the elephant dance.
Continuing from the previous *happy meals* of the current week, today's *happy lunch* remains the spirit of "simplisticism" ;p

Daddy bought these mini potatoes from Cameron Highlands last week.
Better finish them as soon as possible before the growth of green tuber/new sprouts @.@

No joke, it took less than 7min. to complete the arrangement / decor of the meal. The most demanding part was to peel the potatoe skin >@<
Look!!! The smallest potatoe is even smaller than a small size fish ball!!!

*happy lunch* includes:
Banana (starter) + mashed potatoe + durian muffin +
+ hard boiled egg + steamed French beans + seaweed fish balls soup 

童言童語：
昨天下午小妞午睡醒來後，媽咪陪她在露台看了一會兒天空，就開始忙著準備晚餐；晚餐後又忙著清洗碗碟，再給小妞洗澡，再去洗她的衣服（手洗，所以很慢），接著又曬衣服，收衣服，折衣服，跟著又燙衣服 @.@

雖然小妞一整晚也自得其樂地跟Barney載歌載舞，但也注意到媽咪沒有停下來，就很嘮叨地問媽咪：
“Mummy, what are you doing? Why are you so busy?” O_O

女兒，老娘的老公，妳的老爸都還沒投訴老婆沒時間陪他咧！！
（當然，他怎敢出聲，就不怕媽咪叫他做家務？！）\o/