Baked Cheese Macaroni from recycled pasta sauces....!

macaroni with lots of cheese on top before baking in oven....

Golden brown.....baked macaroni cheese.................

Recently i made two types of pasta sauce for my two sons.....because son R prefers the white sauce and son H likes the bolognaise sauce...... i made the white sauce from scratch...that means i had to used milk, cream and cheese to cook this creamy sauce...he doesn't like the ready made ones in bottles....i had the recipe in my previous post......some cooked chicken breast meat was added to the white sauce and the bolognaise sauce had minced beef in it......After having their spaghetti for dinner.....there will be these leftover sauces in the fridge.......so in order to clear my fridge from all the the leftover food i decided to boiled some macaroni and mix it with these two pasta sauces.....top it with some fried bacon....and lots and lots of grated cheese.....then baked it in the oven til golden brown.........verdict: my two sons give the thumbs up for this dish .....cooked with recycled sauces.....wonderful isn't it ?

So to all my friends out there.....if you have any pasta sauces leftover try this recipe and it will be hit among the children....

3 in 1 tag................About Me......

i just recieve this tag from Dora...it is a 3 in 1 tag and i had the choice of doing both or just pick one....i will pick the tag About Me...so my blogging friends will get to know me better...here is the tag:-


1. A movie that made you laugh
Mr Bean's Holiday.....(i like all mr.bean shows)

2. A book that made you cry.
Eh..i have not been reading books lately..so no idea..

3. A Best Friend.
i have a few very good friends..so it is not fair to name only one... (my nieces..Lena..Iris..,all my sisters...my church sisters...Elaine...and Tenny..will always be there when i needed them..

4. A favorite childhood memories.
when i was given a box of chocolate...everytime i got my teeth checked .

5. Your favorite animal
Rabbits...their furs are so soft to touch...

6. Your favorite food
curry puffs....and many others too

7. An item of clothing you cannot do without.
My long pants....i have not been wearing skirts for ages already.

8. Something you collect.
recipes and cookbooks ...

9. Your favorite store to shop in.
Bookshops and clothings department stores...

10.Your favorite flower.
Jasmine of course.....that's my name ....in mandarin....


I would like to pass this tag my blogging buddies if they have not been tagged...

Shern's Mom

Kiasumum

Little corner of mine

My homemade mee hoon tiak.......!

a yummy plate of ...'mee hoon tiak'....with sambal belacan......

"Mee hoon" in hokkien means..".flour."...and the word..."tiak"...means "tear."... and so it literally means "tear flour". i 've been eating this since i could remember..prepared by mum....it is cheap and very easy to prepare...the secret to this dish is that you have to prepare a good ikan bilis (anchovies) stock beforehand...then you tear in the dough to the soup and boiled it til cook.

For the stock..i boiled some ikan bilis in a pot of water ...add in a big whole onion ...some crushed garlic and a big knob of crushed ginger for flavour...you can also add in some chicken bones if you have any....for about 20 mins...then sieved the stock and put aside.

For the dough...i knead some flour with water...oil...and an egg...to a soft dough...then flatten the dough with rolling pin....covered with damp cloth and leave aside.

In a pan.. fry some sliced onion and garlic til ..fragrant...add in some sliced chicken meat....season with salt...add in the prepared stock....bring to a boil....then add in some sayur manis....'mani chai'.....or ...any green vege to the stock.....cook for a minute...then tear in the flatten dough with hands...according to the thickness of your choice...by pulling the dough further...boiled til dough is cook...about a min or two..then serve it with sambal belacan and deepfried ikan bilis...sprinkled on top.

Weird...weird..Doc....that gives me goosebumps...!

last sunday i took son H to see a doctor...as he was not feeling well....his main objective to visit the doctor is to get an MC because he did not go to work that day....(he is doing his industrial training )...after a week of nearly 10 long hours daily of work...he was quite exhausted. And as it was a Sunday....the clinic we normally visit was closed....so we decided just to drop by this 24hrs clinic nearest our place....this is the scenerio.....

mum: good afternoon doc......

doc: no response...with blank look..

mum: doc...this is my son...he's not feeling well...

doc: u..his mother...?.....write down yr name on this card...(pushing a card before me....why...my name....?)

the 60 something years old doc then put a tape on son's forehead and ask him to open mouth....just a peep....that's it...

doc: he's got fever and throat infection and flu....i will give him injection...
mum:...(panick)...oh..doc...what injection...for what....???

doc:( gave me another blank look without answering....)

nurse standing behind him in a loud voice : she wants to know what injection....u r giving his son....!

doc: u a nurse......?.....u know the names of medicines...?

mum: i want to know becoz son never had injection for flu before....he might get an allergy or something....

doc: injection...get well in 3 hrs....take tablets..5 days...only get well.....one injection cost 70 rm...(gave me another zombie look on his face)

mum: talking to herself....(he is so weird....don't know what will happen to son after injection....better not trust him..)....no..doc..no injection..give him tablets...and MC....

doc:.......(gave me another stare without speaking...no response..)

nurse: please wait outside......

when i went to take his medication...i saw so many packets....(8 packets of tablets plus 1 bottle of cough mixture.)panadols...for pain and fever.....i can understand...but a packet of ponstan.. another pain killer for what..??...my goodness..tablets for nose allergy...tablets for throat allergy...tablets for sore throat.. antibiotics...and tablets for nose/flu......so many to take for just a slight cough...and no fever at that time....and not only that ....i was billed 100 bucks for all that...

well...have anyone of you come across such weird doctors...??

Walking in Style....versus...Walking In Comfort.....!

the Star -22/11/07

yesterday i came across these beautiful high heels decorated with glittering swarovski crystal made locally in The Star papers. i envy those who had the chance to wear those beautifully design shoes because i had not been wearing any shoes with high heels since i had my arthritis......that causes me to have swollen and stiff ankles..... now i can only wear shoes that has soft and flat inner soles.....

My expensive pair....of  "Ronald Mcdonald"....shoes made in UK...as Iris used to call it.......it has a special custom- made insoles specially for my feet...insoles cost around more than 400 ringgit malaysia...and shoes also cost around that figure....that comes up to nearly 1 k...for a pair of comfort shoes....!!....this type of shoe is also suitable for dibectics whose feet has harden or peeling skin problems..........it is very comfortable with soft padding all around and very light too.....
My another pair of expensive ...MBT ..sandals.....cost 800 rm ++

"MBT Sport Walkers by Swiss Masai
MBT©, Masai Barefoot Technology mimics the way the Masai tribe walks barefoot. These shoes have a stiff fiberglass in the sole. MBT shoes have no heel, forcing you to really roll through each step from heel to toe, enforcing good walking technique. They are heavier shoes and can take some getting used to. The makers claim that the design can make you feel better from head to toe. If you have problem feet and have tried many different solutions, MBT shoes are one more option."


This pair of sandals is really wonderful for me......before i bought this pair of sandals....my damaged and painful swollen ankles had caused my feet to turn outwards when walking......after training to walk properly with this pair of sandals...my feet has been align back to its normal position. Walking on this sandal is like walking on air.....it is so light thats it feels like you are floating instead of walking on the ground. They also make you sweat when you walk in it....because the rolling action from heel to toe cause your blood to flow from head to toe smoothly.............it is a good training shoe for those with backache problems....the only disadvantage is that you cannot walk on oily dirty wet grounds with these......because the special soles will be damaged....i only wear it at home for training and excercise or on those clean shopping complex.




My most recently bought pair of Adidas Okapi....walking shoes......very comfortable and light.....made of soft leather with soft cushioned inner soles...very ladylike and makes your feet looks small.....these only cost around 300 rm++..............

Hock Chew Food... at Bei King Restaurant.. in Sitiawan.

Bei King Restaurant in Jalan Raja Omar....Sitiawan.

Last week i went back to hometown and ate some Hock Chew food in this restaurant in Sitiawan. The Hock Chew food is very different from other chinese cooking in that they like to cook their food sweet and sour. They have their famous sweet and sour fish....sweet and sour pork ribs....sweet and sour sea cucumber and fish maw soup...that you cannot get it in any other places.....! Here are some of the popular dishes we ate in this restaurant.....

Sweet and sour fish maw soup....in Bei King restaurant a year ago.

Sweet and sour fish maw soup.....at Bei King restaurant last week....better presentation....this time....?

Sweet and sour "Hoo Piew" or......fish maw soup.... is a popular Hock Chew dish...quiet expensive.....this dish will not be missing from a Hock Chew wedding's dinner menu.

The " O Chien"...or fried oyster omelette is different from the ones in Penang...it is fried with onions and chillis....til crispy and fragrant.


Sweet and sour fish.......very delicious....boneless fish deep fried and cooked with sweet and sour sauce......they used a very special chilli sauce... also made locally by the hock chews....to cook this sauce.

If you like to taste hock chew food...do come to any restaurant in Sitiawan or Ayer Tawar to get the real taste of their sweet and sour dishes.