And the Hunt Begins

Yes, the hunt for Kakak's ball gown or evening dress to be worn to her Year 12 Ball has begun. Dah berapa minggu dia ajak I  pergi city cari 'the' dress, baru tadi sempat pergi round tengok. Alahai...pening lah nak cari the right one. It has to be in the right colour, the right size and within our budget. Yang susah sekali is to look for the right size. Tahulah anak I ni kan kecik molek macam mak dia juga (actually mak dia lagi kecik), so agak lah susah nak cari baju di negeri mat salleh ni yg boleh fit ngam ngam dengan body dia. Sebab tu I sendiri pun susah cari baju dkt sini, jenuh nak dapat size, actually dkt Malaysia pun I cant get the perfect size for me.

We looked around at both Hay St and Murray St malls tadi, keluar masuk kedai. At least now we have some ideas on the kind of gowns to look for and their price range. Probably another trip or two, hopefully boleh lah dapat apa yg nak. There was this shop that can let you tempah the design that you want in another colour of your choice and size 4 is their smallest size. Macam alright lah kan. Lepas ni nak kena work out our budget. I dah suruh Kakak bagi hint dekat daddy dia the price range, ye lah kena bagi My Darling ample notice, nanti terkejut pula dia bila time nak bayar.
The ball is actually in April, about 2  months lagi. Lambat lah juga lagi, tapi kena lah mula cari sekarang . Berapa ramai budak year 12 satu Perth ni, kalau lambat sangat nanti habis pula semua ball gown dkt sini. And another thing Kakak said, cannot buy dekat Myers or David Jones, takut sama dengan orang lain.

So, tadi dalam sibuk sibuk cari baju utk Kakak, si Bunches ni pun sibuk nak juga  for her year 7 dinner and dance, padahal her function tu jauh lagi in October. But hers tak payah lah yang grand, asal kembang sikit pun cukuplah. So, I told her, yg dia punya biar I jahit kan sajalah. Wah...tak sangka pula she agreed. I pula yg suspense, boleh ke I jahit baju kilat kilat and kembang kembang ni. Dah 3 tahun tak pegang mesin jahit.

Teruslah tadi I singgah Spotlight, nak cari kalau ada pattern yg sesuai. Excited pula I sebab ada project baru ni. Adalah 2, 3 patterns tadi yg I berkenan, tapi all out of stock Hissyy...orang tengah semangat ni, dia tak ada stock pula. Tahu lah Spotlight tengah sale, tapi takkan semua orang Perth tengah nak jahit baju kembang kembang. Nantilah I kena round Spotlight yg dekat Melville pula.

Gambar dkt bawah ni we all ambik dkt one of the shops yg we all singgah tadi. So cantik kan the gown, tapi tak adalah we all nak beli yg macam tu. Itu sebagai contoh saja, and lagi pun itu baju yg patung pakai, sure dia letak yg very the mahal kan.

Ok, now I letak gambar food pula. This was my lunch tadi. We ate out today, sebab sibuk bershoppinglah katakan. The kids had chicken udon at Shimizu, I pula teringin nak makan nasi padang. So, after buying the kids their lunch, maka I pun bergegas ke Indonesia Indah and had this:

Finally dapat makan ikan. Kalau dkt rumah memang I jarang masak ikan because no one is interested in fish. Maka hari ini I pun bantai order ikan berlado, siap dgn air teh botol lagi :)

And this was our lunch/dinner yesterday, roti arab with mince meat, sebiji sebiji I ambik resipi from Sizuka's blog.

The copy paste version:

Keema Daging

bahan A
1/2 kg daging cincang
5 ulas bawang putih - mayang
2 ulas bwg besar - mayang
1 tbs rempah kari
minyak - 4 tbs
salt

cara2
1. panaskan minyak, tumis bawang putih & bawang merah sampai garing. bila dah garing, masukkan rempah kari and daging.
2. goreng daging sampai betul2 kering, add salt. set aside


bahan B
2 tbs oil
3 biji bwg besar - mayang
4 ulas bwg putih - mayang
2 inches halia - cincang halus
1 biji tomato - diced
1/2 can of pea/chick pea - tak kesah apa2 legume pun - mujur dlm pantry I have a can of chick pea
4 tbs tomato sauce - and I also added Leggo's tomato paste sikit
4-5 cili padi - cincang - I guna cili hidup
salt, sugar


cara2
1. tumis bwg putih, halia and bawag besar sampai garing.
2. add diced tomato, cili padi and bahan A.
3. goreng for few minutes, then masukkan tomato sauce and few tbs of water just nak bagi basah sikit je.
4. add salt and sugar, pastu masukkan pea. bila pea dah masak and sebati, hidangkan dengan roti arab


Roti Arab :

(sukatan ini utk 7 kpg roti)


Bahan- bahan
1 cup of tepung gandum
3 sudu besar Coffee Mate ( Ganti dengan 3 tbs Anmum.. hehehe) - I used susu tepung
1 sudu besar gula & sedikit garam
½ sudu kecil Mauripan
1 sudu kecil minyak masak ( aku guna 1 tbs corn oil)
Air untuk uli ( 1/3 cup of water)


Cara-cara :
Uli semua bahan sehingga jadi doh, (kalau terlebih air boleh tambah tepung sedikit). Biarkan sebentar sehingga doh kembang. Uli lagi & tumbuk doh. Bahagikan 7 bahagian atau ikut suka. Canaikan dengan roller (taburkan sedikit tepung atas papan canai supaya tak melekat). Goreng dalam minyak yang banyak & betul2 panas.