Solitary Meal

* This was last year's entry. Just added and updated the pictures. *

Having a solitary dinner since Ayang is busy with his company's open house. Alas, as there were only me to cater to, I decided upon the one-wok-dish ala masak pedas seafood s****i. Ayang did mention that s****i is getting more expensive and I wanted to see whether I could duplicate their signature dish. So, there I was gearing upto cook the dish and the only seafood on hand was some squids the I bought at Kedai Aceh. However, I made do and here is the result.

Ta daa!!!!

Does it taste as yummilicious as it look? Of course!!!! This is what the Malays said about masuk bakul angkat sendiri (literally it means praising and boasting about one's achievements). For those wanting to have a taste...

Here is the recipe:

Four shallots, three garlic (smashed), an inch of ginger, two tablespoons of chilli paste, a tablespoon of fish sauce or nampla, eight squids (cut across to make 4 rings each), some carrot, some long beans and an onion.

Heat some oil and stir fry the shallot, garlic and ginger. Add the chilli paste, stir and add the nampla. Let the oil rise and add the squids. Stir around and throw in the cut veggies. Add salt and sugar to taste.

It is as easy as ABC or 123. Have a try!!!!

Puff, Puff and gone...

This endevour has been delayed for quite some time now, even the lemon bought for this venture has turned mushy and yucky. Kak Ida (my baking master) suggested making this instead of the more ambitious difficult apple pie. The reasons she gave:

1. easier, as the pastry was store bought.
2. tastier, as the filling was as easy as ABC.
3. time-saving, as it taks only minutes to fold, crimp and voila!

the apple puff is ready to be consumed with relish. Here are the evidence...

Paka, Terengganu

We decided to make a short and brief trip to Paka. The reason? Well, let's keep it as a secret till everything is settled. We had a hectic and chaotic holiday (idiosyncratic, isn't it) But suffice to say, we had a blast of time. It has been quite some time since Ayang and I get to go off on our own. So, this trip has been a blessing in disguise.

The beach was awesome. The waves were quite humongous. It may not be suitable to take a dip there as one might be swept away by the waves. As a place where one contemplates life, this is where one should be. It wasn't thronged by the obvious tourists and the locals who might be immune to such beauty and grandeur of the beach. Thereby, it was quite empty.


So, the next time if you have a hankering to go somewhere beachy, come over here. You could enjoy a hassle-free holiday as this resort is not quite the 'it' place like Cherating and the like. But, it is an awesome place.