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What can we do with pumpkin? Image taken from the following site: fogcity.blogs.com/.../ 10/halloween_and_c.html Definitely not this!!! (It's cute though....) Image taken from www.students.stedwards.edu Before going into cooking, let's read some healthy information about pumpkin. Got this from: http: //homecooking.about.com/od/foodhealthinformation/a/pumpkinhealth.htm PUMPKIN & HEALTH Pumpkin and Health Pumpkins are a tasty source of vitamins and minerals, particularly beta-carotene, vitamin C, and potassium. It also helps prevent arterosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which can lead to strokes and/or heart attacks. Pumpkin seed oil and pumpkin seeds are a good source of zinc and unsaturated fatty acids which are effective help for prostate ailments. A study by the USDA indicated that diets high in pumpkin as a fiber source tended to curb the appetite, yet provided more food for the same calorie count. The subjects in this study also absorbed less fat and calorie...

Again, this is a recipe that I learnt from my mother. Well, most of my cooking knowledge comes from mak. Make sense isn't it? Kemana tumpahnya kuah kalau tak ke nasi. But I have not acquired all. There are many more to learn. Anyway, this is my first time cooking the mee rebus for my own family since got married. Phew! That's so looOOOOOOng ................ Apo nak buet, kadang-kadang R ajin tapi kadang-kadang juga M alas. These are some of the MUST HAVE ingredients: Boiled beef bones. Boiled and mashed sweet potato. Fresh prawns. (cut off its head, blend the head and strain for the 'juice', betul ke? hentam je lah ) Other ingredients will be: chilli paste tomato pure (tomato sauce pun hentam je lah) shallots and garlic peanut (fried & blended or boiled & blended - pick your choice) - but i did not put this into my cooking as my beloved daughter, Sabrina is allergic to this -meaning to say, the gravy 'menjadi' even without the peanut. tamarind juice co...

Before going the delicious part, let's have some food to feed to our hunger for knowledge. Here's some info about Mushroom. Found it on the internet. (Source: Food Magazine: Australia's Leading F&B News Website) 23 March 2009 Mushrooms could cut breast cancer rate Mushrooms and green tea could help halve the risk of breast cancer according to newly released research. An Australian research study, just published in the International Journal of Cancer, has revealed that 10 grams of mushrooms - less than one button mushroom - per day can protect against breast cancer. The research found that additional protection was also provided by green tea. For details, please go to the link. Now, for the delicious part. Well, I used to make the mushroom soup with the recipe given by my sister. It is slightly different from Jeni's. That is why I am keeping this recipe so that I could try it one day ( bila tuh? ... bila rajin lah ye.. .) The recipe Source: Jeni...

Croutons Got this from http://jeni.resipi.net/ (Thanks Jeni, I think I 'know' you, but you don't know me, well, that's the ' danger ' of publishing yourself on this WWW). Haven't tried yet but have been wondering how to make this. I put it here as an easy access to the recipe, bukan copy cat ( used to use that term in my schooldays ). Bahan 7-8 keping roti 3 sudu minyak zaitun 3 ulas bawang putih ditumbuk Garam secukup rasa Cara Potong roti kepada kiub-kiub kecil. Campurkan minyak zaitun dan bawang putih tumbuk serta sedikit garam. Gaulkan dengan roti tadi. Letak roti atas baking pan bakar selama 10-20 minit sampai rangup dan warna keemasan. Gaul selalu supaya dia bakar evenly.

This is my version of chapati's recipe. I got it from my mom who got it from her neighbour in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang, more than 40 years ago (I was not born yet at that time). The ingredients: Atta Flour (about 1/2 kg) Butter (2 tablespoon) ~ kalau pakai Ghee lagi sodap Boiling water (till you can knead the dough nicely, you can add it bit by bit, but its easier to add flour than adding water, therefore, lembik sikit pun orait ). -that's all. So simple ehh.. The process. Melt the butter. Boil the water. Mix the melted butter with the atta flour. (Caution! Do not use your hand to mix, or else you might be rushed to the nearest hospital for severe burn). Once mix, pour in the boiling water, and mix well until becoming a dough. Later, form the dough into ping pong ball shaped dough. Let it rest for a while before rolling it. This is how the dough look like. The ping pong ball shaped dough. When you think you are ready, the dough too are ready t...

APPLE BUNS Source: mamafami.fotopages Basic Sweet Bun Dough Ingredients : (A) 480g bread flour 120g plain flour 110g sugar 10g salt 20g milk powder 4 teaspoons instant yeast (B) 1 Egg 300ml cold water (C) 60g butter Method : 1. Mix (A) till well blended 2. Add (B) and knead to form a dough 3. Add (C), continue to knead to form a smooth and elastic dough. 4. Cover dough with clear film. Let it prove for 50 - 60 minutes, or till it doubles its size. 5. Use finger and press into the dough. It should show a clear finger tip mark, but the dough should not sink. Now it's ready to use. Apple Filling (A) 400g green apples (Granny Smith), cut into cubes/thin slices 150g sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 110 ml water 1 tablespoon lemon juice (B) 40g cornflour 40ml water (C) 20g butter To prepare the filling : 1. Cook (A) till boiling. 2. Add the premixed (B) and continue to cook till mixture thickens. 3. Remove from the heat and add (C). Mix till well blended and leave to cool. Step by step how to sh...

POTATO BREAD Source: http://mamafami.fotopages.com/?entry=706291 Ingredients : (A) 600g bread flour 70g sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 tablespoons milk powder 4 teaspoons instant yeast (B) 1 egg 270ml cold water (c) 120g mashed potato* 60g butter (D) Custard *Mashed potato that I used are just peeled potatos that you boil till soft and then mashed. It's not the ready made in powder form. Method : 1. Mix (A) till well blended. Add (B) and knead to form a dough. 2. Add (C), continue to knead to form a smooth and elastic dough. 3. Make the dough into a ball. Put in a bowl and cover with clear film. Put in a warm place to prove for 45 minutes. 4. Mould the dough into a balll and leave it to rest for a further 15 minutes. 5. Divide the dough into several 30g pieces. Mould them into balls and put them on a greased 23cm square baking pan, 16 pieces per pan. Makes 2 pans. 6. Cover and leave to prove for 40 minutes or till twice the size. 7. Brush with egg wash and pipe the custard to m...