Jingga ran away

My cat Jingga ran away last Wednesday night. I thought he will come back. On Thursday he ran as I wanted to

catch him. He is not back since then. My mother said it was because of  Kuntum and the kittens. I feel very sad

I thought he will  not be around . Last night I saw him under the neighbour's car . I gave him a piece of fried fish. Today  I saw him again but I could not reach out for him . His mouth is black I think it is because he had eaten

some stones.

I felt sad that he is afraid to bome back home.  Today we made some sheperd's pie using mutton . My sister Nas is here with her children.  My brother GG is here with his wife and mother in law. I made some favourite

stand by . AJ's tomato lamb or mutton, some Ayamas chicken and some salad.  I am still waiting for Jingga to come back . 

Ibu kucing or the mother cat

I have a fair share of  the mother cats. Cats which have a litter. The first was Rosa which got run down by a car back in 2006. I felt very sad. Then Eleina Daniela one of her kittens. She gave birth twice until we have to give them them away. Then came two Toms. Now it is Ibu or mother . I like to call her ibu but mother is not appopriate having a mother of your own. I call her Kuntum.  Today she brought her four kittens. She hides them besides the shoe rack. I think she will bring them inside the house if she has the chance. I feed four cats now. Awang , Spicy another pregnant cat , Kuntum and Jingga. I don't know why  Kuntum wants to bring the kittens in. Last time  Tom also brought her kittens in.  

Jingga likes the Blackwood dry cat food and fish . Boiled fish. He does not want to eat any chicken meat. I wonder why . I have read in the net that fish is not good for him.  Kuntum's kittens are about one month old. Once they are bigger I will put them with the other cats behind the house. There is a colony of cats behind the house and they are taken care of a nice lady. She feeds them every morning and evening and would give them

medicine if they are sick.  That is really nice of  her.  My father said that there  should only be one cat at home and he will tolerate only one cat. The cat is Jingga .

My cat Jingga

My cat Jingga is allowed to stay in the house. He is a fussy eater. He does not want to eat chicken anymore nor does he want  to eat  the dry cat food. Now I feed him boiled or raw fish. He does not want to sleep in his bed which I bought. He likes to watch the other cats at the back.  Today he does not want to spend time in the house. Perhaps it's too hot. 

I have knee pain. Last week I have sprained my knee. I went to see an Orthopedic doctor, he told me to reduce my weight and buy some medicine. It's called Vitra sal in powder form. I have to take it once a day. I surfed for 

some  nice recipes to make.  I know that I feel very hungry at night . So now I drink water or eat fruits when I am hunger. On the first day I boiled some carrots and one egg, then slice one onion and eat with some left over 

tuna. The second night carrots, green beans  and onion.  Last night it soto ayam. 

Niqah day

On the 26th February which fell  on the Maulidur Rasul day , was  also the day  my brother  GG got married The aqad nikah or solemnization ceremony was held at   Kg Baru  mosque after Asar  prayers. Both the bride and groom wore white lovely  baju Melayu or Malay wedding dress. Many of our relatives  from both my parent's side  came  to  the wedding day. My brother proclaimed his vows only once. I like the bride's wedding dress  which is  covered with lace.  The trend is white nowadays  and  I think it is  lovely and romantic . I remembered  when the trend was lilac  a few years back. I wore blue on my wedding day.  I will wait  to upload some photos.

And then after the solemnization ceremony we went to  my new  sister in law's house at Jalan Mahadi for a feast or Kenduri on the bride's side. Many people came and it was a  joyous  ocassion.

My brother GG is wedded . After one month of  engagement.  After that we went  to sleep at  the Best Western. The next day  all of us , Nas and her family , my parents, my brother and I   went to another wedding , my sister's Nas 's husband's family.  The whole family wore gold coloured traditional  dresses . Gold lace but the bride and groom wore white too.
Now there are only four of us in the house , if Mal comes back home  there will be five of us .  My brother GG came to visit a day after the wedding with his wife Ti. He looks very happy , I am glad for him. So now we will wait for another feast on the groom side which will be  in July or September.  I do not know what colour will be in season . Perhaps it will be gold or fuschia.

Vietnamese Style Beef Noodle

Condiments

Soup  and meehoon

Today my mother made a vietnamese style beef noodle. So we bought some vegetables for the condiments. We bought mint, cilantro, bean sprouts ,lime and fried onions.   Some fried onions are tasty and I could eat a bunch of them  to my mother's horror . All  the vegetables are eaten  raw  My mother had cooked the beef soup in the pressure cooker . This dish is  tasty and refreshing.  The beef soup was cooked as usual but the the condiments add a different taste to the noodle . We used meehoon or vermicelli instead of the rice noodle.

Last week I had bought some yoghurt to make some fruit parfait. I loved the one I saw in the Traditional  Home magazine. I also love parfait glasses. So off I went to buy some Quaker  granola bars. I need smaller glasses . The granola bars vanished in one day. My husband prefered ithe yoghurt and fruits all in a bowl. I bought the large sized yoghurt  from Sunglo which is 1.5 kg. My parents seems to like it too . This week we bought some banana, pineapple and papaya. This combination is a good combination. Mangoes, blueberry kiwi , dragon fruit and strawberry would add  a riot of colours. You can  buy  frozen berries at the  Cold Storage.

I have not bought any muffin tray. I have not tried making Spanakopita. I am supposed to be on diet. I am way off my ideal weight.

February Birthdays - Al Rawsha

 

Jingga in a resting mood

Last Wednesday I ordered take away from Al Rawsha restaurant at Jalan Damai. They can deliver for orders above  RM 100. Actually one of the riders had  sent  food to our house by mistake a  few weeks back . Since then I have been planning to call them.  Incidentally it is my sisters Yati , Sadd and Nas birthday and Taqi my brother's birthday in February  . Since Sadd and Nas are coming back , it would be nice to have a party. 

I ordered Lamb Magdud  and Hummus . The delivery came exactly  at 6 pm.  I also made Shrimp Louie salad. There is a recipe which I literally took from the You Tube. I wanted to buy avocados but  I have no budget left .The sauce was very nice. I think it is true that  the Worcestershire Sauce, Lea & Perrins makes  a difference. 

So , the lamb was well received although everybody came back late and said they will eat tomorrow. By the next day  there was only one piece  of lamb left. The shrimp salad was delicious. The next day  , my mother made another salad without any shrimp . My sister Sadd treated us to lunch at the Theobrama  Chocolate loungue at the LCCT air port  . She came back  to  send her work for her PHD.   The loungue looks upmarket  and it is. The food is nice , cost RM 12 - RM 20.90. The small chocolate cake is RM 9.90.

Last night we saw  a malay movie called "Pisau Cukur " or Gold Digger . My niece Maryam  loves the movie  We watched  " Julie and Julia" half way as everyone dozed off except   me. My mother made asam pedas yesterday. It is a malay dish where you put , pounded red chili , onion into water . With some shrimp paste and bruised lemon grass. Add also Asam keping or Garcinia Atroviridis it's scientific name. You have to add the fish of choice. And voila   !! you have asam pedas. It is a simple dish and  a favourite of many in the family. My father has bought parboiled rice in order to lessen  his sugar intake.
These are some of the links for a nice shrimp louie salad for those who are interested :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWMAB5qn6oo  
and  a very nice one from http://brokeassgourmet.com/articles/shrimp-louie-with-spicy-dressing

Poire Belle Helene or Poached Pears with chocolate sauce

I saw this recipe when I was browsing a the  MPH bookstore the other day  . It looks good .  This recipe is called Beautiful Helen. It was created by Auguste Escoffier around 1870's after the operetta La Belle Helene by Jaques Offenbach. The recipe is about a hundred years old. I learn cooking from the internet . Desserts are nice to make.

This is another very sweet and lovely  dessert.  Maybe it is for the sweet tooth.  I bought the normal cooking chocolate .Nothing fancy.  I added the chocolate into the heated cream. It melted. I used  a Peckham pear.  The pear is not so sweet . It is the syrup , the chocolate and the vanilla ice-cream. This is one for keeps. Perhaps I should poach the pears longer until it absorbed all the sugar or I should let it be. My father said it is very sweet. My brother Mal gobbled it up . He he . The chocolate sauce is nearly finished. I think I will  ask someone to buy some chocolate.

I also went to Jaya Grocer at Tropicana and HPA today. I bought a vanilla ice cream and some traditional cosmetics from HPA.  I am back to the embroidery I left. This is seasonal.  I am now searching for delicious ,easy dishes to make. After this maybe some savoury dishes like stuffed tomatos. With crabs or shrimps. My mother like that idea. She used to make them , she said when she was a teenager. Hhmm.  I wonder if I am able to cook for an afternoon party.