Making Pulut Tekan

Pulut Tekan is one of the famous Nyonya Kuih. It served with Kaya. This is how my MIL prepared it.





MIL used bunga telang to get the blue colour.
It is save to consume











use big stone to press the glutinous rice



the pulut tekan is ready to be serve with kaya

making dodol

On 24th January, hubby's family making dodol at Malacca. First time my children experience it. The dodol is to serve visitors during Chinese New Year. All the family members loved it too.








grounded wet glutinous flour















santan from our own coconut tree

Gula Melaka

mix the coconut milk with glutinous flour

melt gula Melaka with santan

washing the big wok/kuali

pour the flour mixture into the wok

nonstop stirring for 3.5 hours

children playing together

Added the gula Melaka into the mixture

it is hard to stir

Big BIL set up the canvas tent

dodol is getting ready

Its done

Ready to served

Finally I am free

After 10 days of non stop baking cookies, now I am free....... By 9.00 pm I had finished baking the last tray of cookies for this Chinese New Year. Exhausted. For the past 10 days, myself morning at work, afternoon attended school meeting and evening start baking cookies until night. Too many orders. Even just now still received order but I rejected. Too tired. My sales reaching 2k. Don't know worth it or not. I had neglected my children for the past 10 days. After new year must spend more time with them and coach them in their study.

One day in KL

Today is Sunday. Once wake up hubby asks what is my plan ? I told him since today is our family day, why not we go shopping at Sogo KL ? He agreed. Our first place is sending cookies to PJ for his staff and eat dim sum at Tai Thong. After that we went to Eu Yan Sang to finish all the cash voucher. I bought some Chinese herbs, New Year cookies, dried meat, chicken essence......
By 2.00 pm we headed to KL Sogo. We thought of just window shopping only but end up buying a few skirt for Florence (70% discount on Barbie and Poney Brand).

Before going back, hubby suggested eating at The Ship, Pertama Complex for dinner. This time I tried their Sphagetti, very nice. Jian Shen said he will order it next time. Around 6pm we went to Batu Caves to visit my sister.On our way back, I showed children the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad and Dataran Merdeka. My sister gave me a lot of fruits. I don't think my fridge can fit it. She told me mother not feeling well. So we went to Sri Gombak to see her. Thanks God she is ok. After chitchating, we went back to Rawang and reached home by 8.20pm. Exhausted. Tomorrow I will be busy baking cookies again, too many orders.

Big Surprise on 8th January 2009

Today is a memorable day for me. When I was at school, suddenly a girl came into the staff room looking for me. She passed to me a hand bouquet flowers. It's from hubby. Today is our 13th
marriage anniversary ( Registered on this day, not the wedding ceremony). He still remember. Our wedding ceremony is on 15th December. I never thought that he will send the flowers to me through florist. It's really a big surprise for me.

Hubby is a very romantic person. He always give me surprise and never forgot all the important date. He make my life full with joys. You know ? He always tells me whatever I want in my life, he will try to fulfill it for me. So lovely. I told him I want to go for Mediterranean Cruise. He promise me he will bring me in future. I know he will keep his promise. Thank you darling.







There are 13 roses












So touching after read this
















Happy smiling








Hubby bring along Jian Yi to order the flowers,
hopefully next time he will be a romantic
person too after watching what his father did

Baking pineapple tarts

It's quite a long time I didn't blog. I was too busy with my school reopen after a long holiday. After settled down, today I curi masa to blog again. Chinese New Year is around the corner. I received a lot of order for New Year's cookies. One of them is pineapple tarts. Last 2 weeks I went back to Malacca. I cooked pineapple jam with my MIL and SIL. Don't know due to what reason, it turn out not so nice in colour. I can't get gold colour.

After backed to Rawang, I decided to cook another pineapple jam. This time I used nanas madu. One cost around RM3.00. Look at the picture, it is gold in colour. The taste is nice too. After the jam ready, immediately I baked rolled pineapples tarts. Can't wait to taste it.







Gold in colour ?














After mix with sugar, simmer it in slow fire













After 2.5 hours cooking, the jam is ready















rolled the jam into oval shape


















pump out the pastry














rolled it neatly

one tray is ready

apply egg yolk on top,

to get nice colour,

recommanded omega egg

pineapple tarts are ready to bake

Florence use to make the last piece of pineapple tarts into her favorite shape. It belongs to her

Fresh from the oven

It is delicious. The pastries make from 100%

creamy butter

Melt in your mouth.