Heaven on earth..

Is when i sip my cappuccino while listening to harry connick's song 'it had to be you'

Is when i dance with my children when van morrison is singing 'brown eyed'..

Is when i do barefoot walking on the beach during sunset..

Is when i sit down by the beach listening when sea tide kizzez the sand accompanied by a warm jasmine tea while watching vanilla sky..

Is when i got up and having you by my side.. Who instantly awake and give me a hug..

Is when i know that in my circle of life.. Its always you who stand by me all the time..all these years..

At the end.. I finally believe that everyone can create their own heaven on earth.. As for me.. Life is soo precious.. Which encourage me to live at the fullest....

* dedicated to my life partner, families and all my best friend.. May life fill you with joy and happiness..

Friendship..another 'Life Metamorphosis'

Di satu weekend yang menyenangkan.. saat itu saya dan beberapa orang sahabat sedang merayakan hari jadi seorang teman kami..

Berada di tengah2 mereka, mendengarkan celoteh dan lawakan gak penting namun selalu bikin kangen..tanpa disadari membuat saya mengucap syukur alhamdulillah.. 'segala puji bagiMu ya Allah.. Yang telah memberikan saya banyak bahu untuk bersandar..

Bercerita dari mulai masalah dapur hingga yang 'xxx' rated... Sampai masalah remeh temeh ga penting yg jadi bunga hidup kami semua..

Kami datang dari beragam pelosok, dengan ragam tabiat dan persoalan yang ada.. Yet.. Friendship we have conquer all matters...

Most of us are working moms, ada juga yang masi single but not available.. Perbedaan yang terdapat diantara saya dan sahabat2 saya.. Ternyata benar2 menjadi berkah. Through them.. I know that circle of life does exist, through them i see black and white.. Through them.. I saw how people struggle and love at the same time..

All of us have been through several metamorph.. Boleh dikatakan begitu.. Pertemuan saya dengan sahabat2 saya ini pun boleh dibilang diluar kebiasaan. As we have different interest.. i think i need to say thank you to mr wannabe.. at least as a 'gak penting & nyebelin' person.. You've brought us up together.. 'jij ada gunanya juga ya pak.. Wkwkwkw (gals.. You know who he is.. Rite.. Wkwkwk)...

Seperti yang orang tua bilang.. Always believe in destiny.. Bahkan setetes embun yg jatuh ke permukaan pun ada yang mengatur.. Well.. I do believe in that..

Buat saya.. Mereka seperti oase.. Tempat saya rehat sejenak kala kelelahan menerpa.. Jarak dan waktu bukan jadi masalah... (hi kris, nilam, carla.. *miss u galz..),.. As most of us even replying msg while sleeping (correct me if im wrong gals.. Wkwkwk..)..

Intinya adalah.. We all stand back to back.. Things that i have never found before...

Well, what else should i say.. Besides.. 'gals.. Stay put.. Stand back to back.. So now i know that im not the only 'TWISTED HEAD' that occurs.. Thank you for everything.. :D.. Big hugs for all of you..

*written as promised and dedicated to all my dearest girlfriends...

Italian, anyone... ;)

Hasil praktek last weekend..

Italian food.. anyone ??

Savoury bread pudding

Ingredients :

6 Whole wheat bread - cubed

250 gr Smoked chicken breast - cubed

1 tbs Italian mixed herbs

1 cup Cheddar cheese, cubed 1x1

1/2 cup shredded cheddar to be mix with 2 tbs bread crumb

1,5 cup Milk

4 Eggs - lightly beaten

Loaf pan or muffin pan

Butter or margarine

How to make :

1. Mix the milk with 1 tsp salt, half tspoon pepper, italian mix spices, and 2/3 of lightly beaten eggs.

2. Soak bread in milk mixture..

3. Heat 2 tbs of cooking oil, sauted 3 cloves finely chop garlic, till brown, add 1 cup of champignon mushroom and smoked chicken. Keep stirring until mushroom is caramelized.

4. Turn off the heat, set aside.

5. In a big bowl, mix the tender bread, sauted mushroom and chicken.

6. Pour the mix into pan

7. pour the bread crumb and chiz mix..on top of the dough.

8. Warm the oven - 200 C for 5 minutes, put the pan in. Bake for 20 minutes in 200 degrees.

Italian mix salad

Ingredients :

Penne/fusilli pasta - boiled al dente

black olive - sliced

Boneless chicken ..pan seared..

Red kidney bean - boiled until tender, otherwise use canned one

Romano head and iceberg lettuce

Whole kernel frozen corn

Red paprika and fresh parmesan0 grated

light sour cream or lemon yoghurt

Ground sugar, italian mixed herbs, olive oil , salt n pepper, lemon zest..

How to make the dressing :

Prepare 1 full cup of yoghurt

Add half cup of olive oil, half cup of melted butter, 2 tbs of vinegar or lemon juice, 1 tbs of lemon zest, 1 tbs of italian mixed spice, salt, sugar and pepper to taste.

Using a whisker, stir until everything mixed well.

Set aside, cover the bowl and put them in fridge.

Boil the pasta, set aside. Prepare other salad component, set aside. Let it cool until time to serve.

Aglio olio pepperocino

Ingredients :

8 shrimp

3 cloves garlic - finely chop

1 onion - finely chop

spaghetti or fetuccini or tagliatelle

Olive oil

3 chilli padi

1 tsp dried chillies

Salt and pepper to taste

dried parsley

how to make :

Heat 2 tbs of cooking oil. Sauted garlic and onion until brown.

Add shrimp and chillies, stir occassionally, add salt, pepper and dry spices.

Add pasta, and half cup of olive oil.

Check whether the taste is already as expected.

Serve with garlic bread.

Note :

tbs - table spoon

tsp - tea spoon

cup - regular tea cup

Semuanya gampang banget buatnyaaa... Jadi.. silahkan dicoba .. :)