Naughty Little Cheryl

Just now, I saw Cheryl sitting in the basket under her recliner chair. I was a bit surprise when I saw her there. How on earth did she manage to get in there? When I asked her to come out, she refused to do so. No matter how I tried to coax her out, she still remain sitted in the basket. It was very funny.

So, I went to take the camera to record down this funny event. When she saw me coming back with a camera only she moved out. She tried to grab my camera. When I put away the camera, she went back into the basket. That was when I saw how she got in there. Once again I tried to get her out, but she still doesn't want to come out. So, I go and take the camera again and that does the trick. She quickly climb out.

Nowsaday, she has become naughtier and naughtier. It is very difficult to control her and she is very good in throwing tantrum. I think nobody can beat her in this. Whenever she wants something, she will make sure she is getting it. If you scold her, she will begin to throw things. If you try to pull her away, she will lie down on the floor.

But you can't hate her for long as she will show you her cute face when you are angry. Then she will jump over and hug you. Sometimes, she will even kiss you.

Whatever....

Last week, I noticed a swelling or a lump on my right breast. It is round and hard. Its size is somewhat bigger than a pebble and smaller than a golf ball. I am quite concerned with this condition and can't keep my thought out of it.

I am going to see my doctor this Thursday for my routine pre-natal check-up. So, I think I am going to talk to him about the lump. I hope he can give me some answers that will ease my mind.

I hope he will tell me that it occurs because of hormonal changes as a result of my pregnancy and the lump will be gone after the childbirth. It is a logic explanation, isn't it?

Mangoesteen

I have been craving for mangoesteen for quite some time. But I was unable to satisfy my craving till yesterday when hubby bought some mangoesteen. The mangoesteen costs about RM3 per kg.

It was so "fresh" and taste so nice. Initially, when I saw an advertisement by Tesco in the evening on mangoesteen, I said to myself that I must go there and buy during the weekend. The mangoesteen costs RM3.50 per kg there.

I kept on thinking about the mangoesteen until hubby came back that night with 2kg of mangoesteen. What a surprise!!Is it just a co-incidence or are we thinking in the same wave? Our antenna can transmit and receive excellent signal, huh?

Chasing Little Cheryl

Yesterday, Cheryl ran off with my carrot.... I took out a packet of carrot from the fridge. When I asked her back for the packet of carrot, she took one out and gave the rest back to me. No matter how I tried to get it back, she won't give in.

It was so funny how she ran away from me with the carrot in her hand. She keep on looking back to see whether I was chasing her. I managed to take some cute photos of her with the carrot.

Tom Yam

Yesterday, I cooked tom yam for dinner. I think my skill in cooking tom yam have improved. Of all the tom yam that I cooked before, this is by far the best.

Initially, I boiled a pot of water with lots of prawn heads and shells (I have one big packets of prawn heads and shells in my freezer. So I just used all of it). After that, I removed the heads and shells leaving only the basic soup in the pot. Then, I lightly fried the onion which I have pre-cut into rings. When the onion turned limp, I added in some kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass which I lightly bruised using a pestle. Then I transferred these ingredients to my pot of basic soup which I have prepared earlier.

After that, I added in the carrots, tomatoes and birds eye chillies as well as 2 tablespoons of instant tom yam paste and some fish sauce. I just let it boiled for a while.

Just before serving, I added in the abalone pieces, prawns and squids and removed the pot from the flame when the prawns turned pinkish. As I don't have any lemon or lime at home, I just ommit them this time around. As a result, the tom yam doesn't taste that sour. Nevertheless, there were still awesome!!

Grapefruits

During the weekend, we went to Jaya Jusco to buy some groceries. You would normally see many type of fruits on the shelf. I do not know why I suddenly have the urge to try the grapefruits. They look so pretty with their beautiful hues. The last time that I bought grapefruits were from Tesco. They look just like normal oranges. But these were different. They were so beautiful.

Those grapefruits that I bought from Tesco costs about RM4 for 2, if I am not mistaken. They were of the size of average oranges. They taste like pamelo, only a bit bitter. After trying those grapefruits, we don't have the plan to buy any grapefruits again.





But when I saw the grapefruits in Jaya Jusco over the weekend, I just wanted to try them. So we bought 2. It is cheaper that those that we bought from Tesco as it costs RM1.49 for 1. They were also slightly bigger than the average oranges. For me, they still taste like pamelo but this time around, they have a bit of sweet and sour taste. The bitterness was not that emminent. On average, they were good.

Bak Kut Teh

Last Saturday, I cooked bak kut teh for dinner. This is not the first time that I cook bak kut teh. But what is so special about this is that I prepared (mix and match) the spices and herbs myself using only ingredients that I have at home.

Although I "mix and match" the herbs and spices myself, they taste just like the real bak kut teh. You can see from the pic what are the ingredients that I put in.... (red dates, wolfberries, cinnamon sticks, star anise, dang gui, dang shen, bei qi, white peppercorn and some garlic) I even marinated the pork ribs first. I marinated them with dark soy sauce, sesame oil and some salt for about 2 hours.

Initially, I boiled the spices for few hours together with the pork ribs. Then after about 2 hours, I removed the herbs and spices using a sieve. After that, I continue to cook the meat till tender. Minutes before consuming the bak kut teh, I added in pre-fried "fu chuk", birds eyes chillies and dried octopus? (Is that what they are being called?).

When hubby tasted the bak kut teh, he instantly fell for it. He said it taste so great that I can start selling the bak kut teh. Sure I won't run out of business...