Eventful activities..

Asalamualaikum..
We went back to Hometown last Tuesday. Huhuhu! totally forgotten taking any pictures. You know how excited meeting the family. My father in law is not in good health. We stayed a night at their house and went back home the next day as my daughter had to attend class. Syukur Alhamdullillah, he sounded much better when we called home yesterday.

Being outdoor, is really not a good thing to do .. not the right weather to be sun tanning..hazy days are back. Stubborn me...I could not stop myself to be out at the garden. I needed to organize the plants before the coming of Ramadhan. Gave them some boosting fertilizer, added more soil and some needed to be replanted and repotted. Sometime next week I will start organizing my indoor activities and most of all not forgetting taking good care of our health preparing for Ibadah during the holy month...with God's willing, In sya Allah.

I cleared some climbing plants around the fence and so it look very tidy and neat.
Though my body ached the next day, but I felt good.

This Orchid which has lovely purple colour flowers is flowering again.. do hope it will last until Aidil Fitri.

Some of my Orchid plants shifted to the front..hiding away from the direct sun rays. And the pot on the garden table is my *sherry baby* has a new flower stem shooting out since 3 weeks ago. Happy indeed, the plant had produced flowers about 2  or 3 months ago.

I am glad that Hb had insisted earlier on having Black Pepper planted in our garden.

Taa daa..  Black Pepper that I plucked and drying them under the sun.

This Passion Fruit had not bare anymore fruits.. only during the time when I brought it home from Sungai Buloh. But now, yiilekkk!

As for food, I was munching away with Carbs and sugar *trying my best to minimize* and still maintaining the leafy Salad once in a day...I am loving it.

My dinner tonight, half Chicken Wrap with Salad.

That was what I prepared for Father's day..Mandy Lamb and Chicken

Rice with Colorful Prune Cake.

My easy Peasy lunch

Events

Today..Saturday, 22nd June.

Attended a kenduri Kesyukuran /Akiqah K.Shidah's grandson.

With friends and my far left is my niece Dira.

Selection of scrumptious dessert

The hostess, K. Shidah looking very vibrant

Another Cuttoo Get together on the 12th June at Rohani's house Bukit Jelutong.

Everyone in Jubah..even our friends Steph and Jenny. They were more than willing

to be in that attire..very sporting.

Oh tidak! showing my petticoat with lace 

which I sew many many years ago.

Sweetie Pie Steph with her Bday cake.

Laksa

Kabsa Lamb Rice cooked by Rohani's maid who had lived in Jordan for 8 years
before working with Rohani.

Sedap..say whatt?? Perfecto. Everything was lovely, the food, the presentations and the company.
Ani, thank you so much, and till the next invitation ..ehem, Raya maybe.

Well, I need to have strong determination and have positive outlook of life...
My life is totally under my control and it depends on whether I can manage it well. If I let myself be cheated by those temptations *oohhh so so cannot tahan* I will be drifting away againnn.. Hmmm...my diet!!!
Adios!

Selecting the right Menus

Aslamualaikum..
I love not only sharing my menus as a Foodie, and  rambles from my heart in this space of my blog .. but haven't got the right mood to do so. Firstly, menganti puasa at the last minute making me too lazy concentrating with my laptop. Secondly, with my iPad  spending more time on Instagram but can't update my blog with it.. Thirdly, busy looking for healthy recipes, hehe. Fouthly, household to attend to...that never ends.

Tonight's Open Fast Menu..

 Pasta cooked with Spinach, Baked Chicken and Salmon and Mashed Cauliflower with 

Yogurt sauce and a little chopped garlic.

I started to slow down with my strict diet..  Aah! already coming to 2 months. Well, the menus are still healthy, I hope. Just once in a while craving for this addictive drink...

Lucky me, McD  a stone's throw away from my house

Latte with no sugar

Not that we practiced unhealthy food during the past...but, always prefer food that is easy to prepare, be it Malay or Western menus. And sauces I would always go for Yogurt. Frying, trying my best to minimize it..instead, I love baking food a lot. Rice was not so favorite, as my two kids are very conscious on starchy food and they eat very little rice, except for me, Hb and my eldest son.. We would eat almost everything...*wink* They say, rice can make you fat and high on Carbohydrate. Hmm, it all depends on the cook, apa yang di masak you like it or not 'Makan aje' And since, I was fasting, I prefer a little rice or anything with Carbs to give me strength for the next day.

Soba *made from Buckwheat* with some greens topped with Yogurt sauce

and baked chicken.

 

While the Kids and Hb enjoyed  Ciabratta Chicken Sandwich.

Another menu for my bukak Puasa, Mince Beef with soft Taufoo cooked with Tauchoo and

Assam Pedas Ikan. Greens, must have.

And this too.. Kerabu/salad daun Pegaga with chicken, masak Singgang Ikan

and Prawn Curry... with rice.

This  is my greens for sahur at 10.30 pm

And...

Something simple for Hb dearest for his lunch..
Parpu telur *his favorite* and masak kicap Ikan

With Friends at a Wedding in Bora Ombak Ampang last Sunday.

Picture above, on my left is Groom's mother Salmah.

A wedding with  Balinese concept..

Cheers and take care, have a productive week.
Adios..