Banana Yogurt Muffins

Yet another way to use up over-ripe bananas.. I know I have many recipes along these lines but I never tire of them. Or more honestly, I rarely turn back to them, always on the hunt for more. This time, I also had some greek yogurt that needed using up, and I was in the mood for some nice spice.

Banana Yogurt Muffins
makes 12

2 bananas, very ripe
120 g greek-style yogurt
2 eggs
120 g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
150 g all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger, ground

Mash the bananas with the yogurt, and stir in the vanilla.

Beat the eggs and sugar until very fluffy. Add the banana yogurt, then the baking soda, baking powder, flour and spices. Stir together until combined. Divide into 12 lined muffin cups, and bake at 175°C for about 15 minutes.

Recipe in Swedish:
Bananmuffins med yogurt

Outfit Snap: Yellow Polyester Komon

I went out for lunch with a friend today and we had both decided that it would be a dress-up day! Neither of us could seem to decide on what theme we wanted (kimono or loli), so eventually we just agreed to wearing whatever we felt like ^^

I was feeling pretty determined to wear kimono because I've recently received a bunch of new pretties. I'd also bought myself a nice new bag from Coach when I was in the US (was there for over a week for work, but naturally, we had one Saturday at a factory outlet XD), so I really wanted to use it! Unfortunately, the bag was teal - a colour that I generally find difficult to wear in kimono. I do have a hakata obi that is only just a shade darker than my bag, but add in the bag's accessory (strawberry coin purse), and that is one hell of a colour combo I had to find and match in my kimono closet!

Eventually, I couldn't get the right combination for either colour, theme or weather, so I changed the accessory from the cute coral strawberry coin purse attachment to a grapefruit one (colour scheme: yellow and pink). I'd only decided to change my outfit this morning, so I was scrambling to get an outfit put together in time.

(Luckily, I woke up at 4am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I had like 7 hours to prepare XD;;;)

Eventually, I came up with this!

I'm wearing a yellow polyester hitoe komon with stripes, pink roses and some sort of leaf (a new komon I'd bought from Shinei during one of their sales sometime last year). To introduce teal somewhere in the outfit to match the bag, I paired the kimono with a teal summerweave hakata obi.

I chose a pink ro obiage and yellow summerweave obijime to balance out the colours a little because the obi looks kind of like a sudden break in the outfit - too striking! I hope the yellow obijime softens the harsh contrast...

I tried to add in a little more teal with my earrings and wanted to wear teal zori, but I don't have any blue or green zori in anywhere near the right shade.... So instead I wore a pair that matched the kimono! I'm also wearing tabi with matching flowers embroidered on the toes ^_^

Today's kitsuke was pretty easy because the kimono is made of a very crisp almost chirimen-like polyester that holds its grip really well. I was also using a two-piece juban with chikara-nuno to hold the collar in place - and my collars didn't move at all today! XD

I also used an obi aid (I think this one is called kairyou makura?) and it was really easy to create an almost-perfect otaiko with it really quickly! I'm always amazed everytime I use this obi aid. All of my obi miraculously fit, and there's no need for me to struggle with putting on the obi at all XD;;;

What do you guys think of this coordinate? The colour combo is a bit disconnected compared to my usual matching preferences, but I kind of like how yellow & teal look together. Any suggestions on how to improve this coordinate? So far, all I can think of is wearing teal zori and adding a teal hair accessory... Maybe something with the han'eri?

Oh btw, we forgot to take pics of ourselves at the restaurant... We did get alot of stares and some comments though XD;;;; My friend was dressed in loli with the cutest hat! Loved her coordinate today!

Random note: My sister chose the location for the photos because the flowers in our kitchen match my kimono XD;;;;

Abuba Steak

Jl. Wahid Hasyim - Jakarta Pusat

Nah ini dia pelopor steak murmer di jakarta. Dulu pertama kali buka di cipete raya jakarta selatan. Sekarang cabangnya banyak banget. Salah satunya di wahid hasyim ini. Biasanya sih gua makan yang di pluit soalnya sering ke rumah mitoha di muara karang. Tapi denger2 dia baru buka di taman ratu, lebih deket nih dari rumah gua. Asikkkk. Hehehe. Waktu dulu belum ada cabang dia rame banget warungnya. Abis cuman satu sih tempatnya dulu sementara peminatnya banyak. Kondisinya bisa disamain ama Steak Hotel by Holycow sekarang di radio dalam yang nyediain steak wagyu murmer. Udah buka cabang di senopati pun masih diantre orang. Hope I could taste Holycow someday deh.



Favoritnya di abuba ini Sirloin NZ ato daging sirloin dari sapi new zealand. Kenapa? Karena harganya cuman beda dikit ama Tenderloin lokal-nya. Jadi mending pilih daging NZ yang notabene lebih empuk. Kalo gak salah Rp. 46.000,- deh. Baru2 ini abuba juga nyediain wagyu juga, tapi kalah pamor ama wagyu Holycow. Jarang gua liat orang yang pesen wagyu di sini. Dari sekian banyak steak murmer yang ada di jakarta favorit gua tetep abuba. Gak tau yah gua suka banget ama bumbunya. Tapi belum nyobain Holycow sih. Sapa tau nanti berpaling ke lain hati. Hahaha.

Sop Kaki Kambing Dudung Roxy

Jl. Muara Karang Raya - Jakarta Utara

Sengaja gua tulis alamatnya muara karang raya soalnya gua makan yang di sana. Sop kaki kambing ini kayaknya yang paling terkenal di jakarta deh. Banyak cabangnya, tapi meragukan semua apa itu cabang aslinya dia. Contohnya yang gua makan di muara karang ini. Sama sekali gak enak. Cabang dia yang di tanjung duren juga sama sekali gak enak. Kalo yang di tanjung duren dia sih ngakunya sodaranya si dudung roxy. Gua pernah tanya soalnya. Di food louvernya GI juga ada dudung roxy. Tapi harganya ampun2 dinaikinnya. Gak tau juga itu cabang aslinya bukan. Kayaknya yang bener2 asli cuman yang di Jl. Biak roxy doang deh.



Walaupun yang di jalan biak lumayan enak tapi tetep aja gua lebih suka sop kaki kambing bang muchtar (May 2010) yang di tanjung duren dulu. Sayang sekarang juga udah gak enak. Bingung nih penggantinya di mana kalo mau makan sop kaki kambing. Sementara ini sih yang mayan cuman Agung Roxy yang di food court TA. Yah masih boleh lah tapi kurang mantep gitu lho. Any recommendation?

Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meals Indian Feast - Steak Indian-Style and Spinach and Paneer Salad

I've been trying out some of Jamie Oliver's recipes from his 30-Minute Meals book, including the Chicken Pie dinner and the Frying Pan Pizza. The latest '30-Minute Meal' that we tried out was the Steak Indian-Style and the Spinach and Paneer Salad from page 216 of the book. The first thing to mention is that we didn't make the mango dessert because we had no mango. So we focused on the steak, salad and naan breads, which were made alongside a yoghurt dip and a creamy curry sauce to dip the naan breads into.

Firstly, the salad was so easy I got my five-year old to make it. You just tip spinach, coriander leaves, alfalfa sprouts and cress over a large serving bowl or platter, and then using a potato peeler, cut thin strips of  carrot over the top. The paneer was also easy enough - sliced paneer that is then fried in olive oil until golden and then sprinkled with sesame seeds (I did that bit as the hot sesame seeds have a tendency to pop and fly all over the kitchen!)

The only thing I didn't quite 'get' about this 30-minute meal was the yoghurt dip. We were all left wondering what to do with it. When he makes this meal in the TV series Jamie refers to this dip as the 'fire extinguisher' for when you eat a hot curry. It's yoghurt, mint and lemon juice combined in a bowl - and I bet that does have a really cooling effect with a spicy curry but the flavours in this meal were very mild and subtle. But the dip is nice alongside the salad, or used in pitta breads or sandwiches the next day to use up with any leftover steak and salad (packed lunch bonus points, there).

And the curry sauce was just jalfrezi curry paste and coconut milk, heated in a pan - and is perfect for dipping your naan bread into. We did have quite a lot of this curry sauce left over so I put it in the freezer. The naan breads (I normally make my own but I went with Jamie's shop-bought ones for this meal) taste really authentic heated in the scrunched-up greaseproof paper, and they look good too, ripped out of their steamy white wrapper at the table.

The one part of the meal that we did all completely love was the Indian-style Steak. You make a marinade using some jalfrezi curry paste and a few other storecupboard ingredients, rub it into the steak and then fry the steak over a high heat. The paste then charred in the hot pan, creating another flavour on top of the meaty steak and the aromatic curry - it gave a kind of sweetness to the outside of the meat. The one thing you need to do with this though is go for the best rump steak that you can get - we used two steaks to feed two adults and two children, so you don't need to buy loads. And we don't have a griddle pan so just used a non-stick frying pan, and it was fine.

Verdict

I didn't time this meal, because I was supervising a young child through the whole thing and taking my time to show her what we were doing. But this meal is worth trying if just for the steak alone. I remember promising to always cook our steaks like this as I greedily helped myself to more of it. The children were a bit confused about the salad - and no one really went for the paneer in a big way, but I think that's just because it was an unusual taste for them. But the next time we invite friends over I bet I'll be making all of this to go alongside a vegetable curry, to give them something different and offer more variety than just 'curry and rice'.   

variety show (Invincible Youth a.k.a G7)

salam...



arini macam biasa holiday time...

walaupun just 2 ari je, tapi bagi aku cam 48 jam... Ehhhhh~ bukan ke sama tu????

emm sila abaikan~...



jadi cam biasa, bila besok nya cuti( refer: kalau besoknya hari tak pergi kerja) aku akan jadi batman... ehhh silap, batwoman...

tak pun kalu nak ayat power sikit aku jadi ghost bird* ( atau nama base melayu nyer burung hantu... "T.T)ekk elehh....huhu



well kalau still tak paham,

aku bgtau maksud sonang* (mudah)nye untuk keterangan diatas ialah aku berjaga malam..

aduss!!! cakap la awal-awal kan....

hehehe...

cool down..cool down... jangan mare aku...



tapi aku tak keseorangan, aku stay up dengan adik-adik aku yang sekepala*

sekepala????? imposible..imposible....

seminat la lebey kurang... tengok cite sesame...

paling best tengok variety show...



yang da habis tengok citer Invincible youth...

tapi just session 1 punya..

show sal apa meh..meh.. aku citer:



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (aku rembat dari sini je, so kredit to them!!)



Invincible Youth is a South Korean variety show that features 7 girls from top K-Pop idol groups wherein they experience how it is to live and survive in the rural Korea outdoors. The 7 Girls include Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls, Han Sunhwa of Secret, Hyuna of 4minute, Hyomin of T-ara, Sunny and Kwon Yuri of Girls' Generation, and Goo Hara of Kara.



tapinye...



On Friday, May 14, 2010, the PD of the show Kim Ho Sang announced that Sunny, Yuri, and Hyuna will be leaving the show due to scheduling conflicts with their respective groups' overseas promotions. Their final filming will take place on Wednesday, May 19. Their replacements will be decided through private auditions with members of other K-pop girl groups, and will be revealed in early June.[2] On May 30 was finally confirmed that After School’s Jooyeon, f(x)’s Victoria and Kim Sori will become the three new members of G7 on Invincible Youth. Kim Jong Min (of Koyote) also became a semi permanent member for a month under the moniker of being a "Variety show mentor" for the new members. (so kat sini session 2 begin la..)















Present G7 Members:



1. Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls) Nicknames- Adult-Dol/Hojin

2. Hyomin (T-ara) Nicknames- Folding Screen or Wallflower (Byeongpung)/Hyoderella/Naming Master/C.E.O Girl (Completely Edited Out Girl)

3. Han Sunhwa (Secret) White Paper/Wet Feet Girl/Blank (Baekji) Sunhwa Air Head (Baekdu) Sunhwa

4. Goo Ha-ra (Kara)Nicknames-Haragoo/Childish Hara/Yu Chi Hara/Goosain Bolt/Stealthy Hara/ Thief Hara

5. Jooyeon (After School) Nicknames-Clumsy Jooyeon Burdensome ("Jim") Jooyeon Baggage/ Dead Weight Jooyeon

6. Victoria Song (F(x)) Nicknames-Wu Lin Girl/ Censor Vic

7. Sori (Solo Artist) Nicknames-Vein Sori



basically show ni more to macam mana nak berdikari..

yela... diaorang-diaorang ni sume artis-artis(kpop) so bila da masuk kampung kena la idup cara orang kampung....

antaranya bercucuk tanam... menternak binatang... community service etc..

show ni sangat sempoi, lagipun genre cite ni more to Reality, Variety, Comedy, jadi tak sah korang akan gelak sampai keras perut..

pastu dia ada selit-selit segmen-segmen macam..:



# "Yuri's Yoga Class" - Yuri teaching the G7 members and occasionally Yoochiri residents various yoga poses.

# Ownership Quiz - G7 members play a quiz game which would decide the ownership of a newly arrived animal or farm commodity.

# "Yoochiri Queen Service" - G7 members go to the houses of various Yoochiri residents to do whatever that is asked.

# Food eating game - A game to see who eats various food (such as radish, jajangmyun, watermelon, etc.) the fastest.

# "Hara's Yoochi-Gag" - Hara would spontaneously make a corny joke that is usually of anti-humour variety. Also occasionally done by Hyuna.

# "Ppong Talk (literally "joke talk")" - Members would make a joke to each other which are of ridiculous claim; such as Narsha saying she kissed village Chief Noh last night or Hyomin claiming that she is a variety show ace or the funniest member of the show.

# Pronunciation Game - A game in which the members have to say a phrase that is difficult to pronounce the fastest. Usually with a food prize on the line.

# "Yoochiri News" - This mock news segment featured Yuri as a main anchor with other G7 members playing the roles of reporters. It would cover the progress of various farm products in the village as well as public interests in the village. It was shown at the beginning as well as end of the episode.

# "Taewoo's One Way Suggestion " - Taewoo would spontaneously come up with a suggestion in a middle of a conversation(usually involving playing a game) to the dismay of the G7 members.

# "Gag Silmido" - During times when the G7 members concentrate on the work too much and show gets boring, Shinyoung forcefully directs the G7 members to come up with something funny. Usually involves doing an imitation or a parody.











if you all nak tengok citer ni boleh download kat sini

http://pikeyenny.wordpress.com

Sweet Potato Risotto

Ok, here's another one of those posts where I don't have an actual recipe, because I didn't write it down at once. I don't do it very often (anymore) but it still happens. Does it happen to you, too? You know - "oh, this was great, but it was so easy and obvious, I'm sure I'll remember how I made it in a few days when I sit down to blog about it." And I'm sure I *did* remember, for a few days. But it's been a few months now, and frankly, I'm not sure.

I *think* I baked the sweet potatoes, diced, in the oven for about 20 minutes or until very soft. And I'm pretty sure I had some fried chorizo in there. Other than that, a standard risotto. Results = great. I'll definitely try to re-create it, and next time, I promise to write a recipe.