Assalamualaikum, my name is Zuraida, call me Ida. I live in Kuala Lumpur. I am a full-time housewife with five kids. I love to cook and try out new recipes and always have families and friends to gather at my place either for special occasions such as Hari Raya, kenduri, birthday party or I just invite them for a Sunday morning breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner. Normally, I will cook main dishes such as noodles, rice or soups and buy one or two ready made sweet Malay dessert such as kueh mueh or fruits.
I’ve decided to blog about the recipes I made for my FAMILY and friends and to share them with you. I have photographed most of my finished products so you can see what it would look like. Most of the recipes are from my cookbook collection, some from my families and friends and others I’ve found online or along the way.
Sometimes when I am lazy to enter the kitchen, I’ll take a fast way to fill my kids stomach by taking them to eat out or to take food back home. You can browse through some of the photos and a review here.
KUEH MUEH MELAYU
cara berlauk kueh ketayap kueh talam
Kuih (also kueh, kue) is the term given to various manners of bite-sized food items in the Malay Archipelago, much like Spain’s tapas. They are usually - but not always - sweet and intricate creations, including cakes, cookies and puddings. It can also be described as pastry, however it is to be noted that the Asian concept of “cakes” and “pastries” is different from that of the Western one. Kuihs, plurified kueh-mueh or kuih-muih in Malay are more often steamed than baked, and thus very different in texture, flavour and appearance from Western cakes or puff pastries………….continue reading….
FOOD PHOTOS AND RECIPES
MORE RECIPES AND FOOD PHOTOS…..
A guide to perfect cakes
To achieve success each time with baking you need to look to your basic ingredients. The best cakes start with the best ingredients, each of which plays a specific part.
Flour gives body to the cake, butter and sugar flavour and tenderise it, eggs contribute to the framework of the cake, and the liquid develops the starch and gluten in the flour.
Follow these guidelines to ensure success each time.
Main Dish Recipes
Kinds of Cheese
Cheese is nutritious food made from milk. There are hundreds of different types of cheese that can be differentiated both by the type of milk - raw, skimmed or pasteurised, and by the animal - cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, horse or camel. Around 4000 years ago people started breed animals and process their milk. That’s when the cheese was born.
The numerous cheeses (often named for their place of origin) depend for their distinctive qualities on the kind and condition of the milk used, the processes of making, and the method and extent of curing. They may be divided into two classes, hard cheeses, which improve with age under suitable conditions, and soft cheeses, intended for immediate consumption. Very hard cheeses include Parmesan and Romano; among the hard cheeses are Cheddar, Edam, Emmental, Gouda, Gruyère, Provolone, and Swiss. The semisoft cheeses include brick, Gorgonzola, Limburger, Roquefort, Muenster, and Stilton; some of the soft cheeses are Brie, Camembert, cottage, Neufchâtel, and ricotta……………more…
MY FAVOURITES
