THE YUMMY -MELLOW KITCHEN

Every bite will be very special and intended to remind us of the yummy-mellow things in our life.

ogyep's yummy-mellow cakes are made to order homemade cooks. So, no two are alike but all of them are bake from only the HALAL and highest quality ingredients.

So, indulge yourself in this ogyep's yummy-mellow garden kitchen. It will definitely yummy you and yet mellowing others...

THOSE WHO R BZZZ IN D KITCHEN & THOSE WHO LIKE TO PEEP

Monday 28 January 2013

MY GIRLS BAKED RED VELVET CAKE

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
For couple of weeks since d schools started, I was pre-occupied with kids schedules and activities.
Due to severe lack of dessert in the house, my daughters decided to bake this RED VELVET CAKE.
 In short, they are amazing. Very red & chocolaty yet so creamy & buttery, the cake will thwart even the most determined dieter. 
Although it is not everybody's cup of tea.. but most of cake lovers out there will like it very much because.. 
..well it is RED VELVET..
It would be hard to resist this kind of chocolaty red velvet goodness. 
up-close & personal
Baking your own at home is like a big fulfillment. 
My daughters gave me a big grin for baking  the cake successfully.
 Now I think they found their passion already.

However, despite their angelic perfection, these treats are quite simple to make! For my teen daughter, it took them about 30 - 50 minutes of preparation time. 
You will not regret making this red velvet cake, so go ahead.. (WARNING – Bake at your own risk, you’ll probably eat them all.)

As usual, my best red velvet's recipe is sourced from - Glorious Treats 
copy & paste from Glorious Treats
RED VELVET CAKE (OR CUPCAKES)
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa (not Dutch process)
1  teaspoons salt
1 1/3 cups oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 Tablespoons liquid red food coloring (or 1 tablespoons concentrated food coloring)
1 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk (my girls made buttermilk with HL milk + 1 tbs *vinegar)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons *vinegar
*normal cooking vinegar

Methods:
1.  Preheat oven to 170C.  Prepare cupcake pan with liners, or butter and flour cake pans and line bottoms with parchment.
2.  In a large bowl whisk cake flour, cocoa and salt, and set aside.
3.  In the bowl of an electric mixer (fitted with the whisk attachment), beat oil and sugar until well blended.  Add eggs one at a time, and continue beating.  Add food coloring and vanilla and mix well.
4.  Add flour and buttermilk alternately, in two batches.  Scrap down the sides of the bowl as needed.  Mix just enough to combine.
5.  Place baking soda in a bowl or cup, add vinegar and stir (it will foam and expand).  Add to cake batter and beat for 10 seconds.
6.  Fill cupcake liners 2/3-3/4 full, or divide batter between cake pans.  Bake cupcakes 20-24 minutes.  Bake cake layers 25-40 minutes depending on the size of the pans.

This recipe will yield about 24 cupcakes, 3- 8" cake layers, or 2- 9" cake layers.
(My girls used d 8" x 8" baking tray)Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
½ cup (1 stick/8 Tablespoons) butter (set at room temp about 10 minutes, but should still be cool)
8 oz. cream cheese (directly from fridge)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (always use pure vanilla extract if possible)
4 cups powdered confectioners sugar
1 to 2 Tablespoons heavy cream, heavy whipping cream (or milk- although I do like the richness that cream adds)
Directions:
1.  Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Add cream cheese and blend until fully combined, about 30 seconds.
2.  Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar (one cup at a time) while mixing.  Increase to medium speed and beat until it begins to get fluffy.
3.  Slowly add the heavy cream, a little bit at a time until desired consistency is met. (Don't add too much if you want the frosting to stay in place when piped on cupcakes.)
4.  Beat until fluffy, about 1 minute.
5.  Frost cake or cupcakes.
enjoyyyyyyy....

Sunday 13 January 2013

ogyep's ROASTED CHICKEN

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
.... d continuation of New Year Eve's Dinner
Inspired by the famous Kenny Rogers roasted chicken, let us check it out my really easy recipe for d delicious ogyep's roasted chicken.
As promised, kindly find below my recipe of
ogyep's RoAsTeD cHiCkEn
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
5 tsp minced garlic
3 tsp ground ginger
1tsp ground pepper
2 tsp chilli flakes
2 tbsp dried chopped parsley
2 tbsp dried chopped rosemary
1 tbs dried thyme
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs sweet soy sauce
salt & sugar t taste
d marinated chicken.. ready to d oven..
Method:
1. To make the marinade, combined garlic, ginger, chilli flakes, parsley, thyme, rosemary, olive oil and lemon juice. Stir to combine thoroughly.
2. Rub marinade onto the chicken generously. 
Place marinated chicken in a bowl and seal with glad wrap. Leave to marinate for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).
3. When chicken is ready to be cooked, preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan forced. Spray surface of a baking dish with spray cooking oil, place chicken onto the baking dish. Spray surface of chicken skin lightly with cooking oil.
4. Place baking dish into the oven and cook for approximately 50-60 minutes, depending on the oven.
5. Remove chicken from the oven.
.. hot from d oven
6. Serves as preferred
I served my roasted chicken with mushroom gravy, coleslaw & garlic bread
.. dah selamat 1/4 bird..
Next.. 
d coleslaw recipe..
ogyep's cOlEsLaW
Ingredients:
1 medium head green cabbage, cored and shredded
2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons grated onion
2 cups mayonnaise
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
Method:
1. Place the cabbage, carrots, green pepper, and onion in a large bowl. 
2. In another bowl, mix together all the remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve the sugar. 
3. Pour over the vegetables and toss well to combine. 
4. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving for flavors to blend.
Next..
d ogyep's MuShRoOmS gRaVy..
Ingredients :
1 tablespoon of oil
2 yellow onions sliced into thin rings
1 can button mushroom (ogyep used Ayam Brand) - sliced
3 tbs flour
2 tbs ground black pepper
1 chicken stock cube
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
600ml hot water
Method :
1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onions and cook for a few minutes. 
2. Quickly add in 3 tbs flour & quickly stir d flour to avoid it becomes crumble & burn.
3. Add half of the hot water.
4. Add the mushrooms and cook gently for about 30 seconds. 
5. Next add the stock, soy sauce and black pepper. Bring to the boil and then let simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Add in chicken cube, dark soy sauce & black pepper.
7. Pour in d balanced water. Let simmer for another 20 minutes or thicken.

If not quite thick enough mix another dessertspoon of cornflour and water and add a bit at a time.
The gravy can be frozen before the thickening stage.
SELAMAT MENCUBA..
HAPPY APPETIT..

Tuesday 8 January 2013

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2013 DINNER


السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
Entry tertunggak..
This is a belated posting which I ought to have written up on d New Year.. 
I missed d boat..
Ringing in the new year with party or going to any countdown celebration is NOT IN MY TO DO LIST.
Normally, we prefer the comforts of home, I would prefer cooking meals for my family.
I've assembled a New Year's Eve 2013 Dinner for my beloved family
It is always my preferred way of greeting the New Year..
Just makan-makan...
wallaaaa... bon apetite...
macam-macam ada..
A wise person once said that..
...the people U spend New Year's Eve with should be the people U want to spend the next year with...
In Shaa Allah.. Aminnn..
ogyep's New Year's Eve 2013 Dinner MENU
ogyep's Roasted Chicken
ogyep's Grilled Burger
ogyep's Cheezy Wedges
ogyep's Coleslaw
we have more..
ogyep's Fried Chicken, 
ogyep's Garlic Bread
ogyep's Chicken Creamy Soup
I m in d midst of completing recipes for d above meals.
In Shaa Allah, will try to post out recipes on my next entry.
Mean time, enjoy d photos first..

Saturday 5 January 2013

BANANA CAKE / KEK PISANG

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
Pisang emas di bawa belayar
Masak sebiji di atas peti
Hutang emas boleh dibayar
Hutang budi dibawa mati
Patutlah payah amat nak mencari pisang emas..habis semua di bawa belayar.. kalau ada yang masak pun, cuma sebiji aje ya.
from google - Pisang Emas
ogyep dapat membeli pisang emas yang fresh & cantik di Pasar Pagi di Kundang, Selangor.
Last weekend, kami repeat sarapan pagi di Kedai Makan Kundang Pak Sharif Roti Canai
Lepas tu kami jalan2 ke pasarnya..
Pasar Kampung.. 
Kalau-kalau teringn nak mencari sayur-sayuran kampung, kuih-muih tradisional, pelbagai jenis buah-buahan kampung & juga pelbagai jenis pisang, bolehlah singgah di Pasar Kundang ni..
Harganya, boleh tahan murah juga kalau dibanding dengan harga di bandar.
Barangan jualan pun segar-segar belaka..
I have some left over pisang emas.. 
Therefore, I decided to bake banana cake. I google about for a different recipe of banana cake.. 
I found one from Dapurku Sayang, d owner is DayangJack.
ogyep copy & paste d recipe from DayangJack@Dapurku Sayang
D Banana Cake recipe from DayangJack is a little bit different as she add Horlicks powder to d recipe.. 
Honestly, I love the taste and texture of d cake..
The cake turned out to be sooooo gooooood...
TQVM DJ for sharing d recipe..

Banana Cake / Kek Pisang
Recipe from DayangJack@DapurkuSayang

Bahan-Bahan :
  • 2 cawan  tepung gandum (DJ guna 1 3/4 cawan tepung dan 1/4 cawan horlicks)
  • 1 sudu kecil serbuk penaik
  • 1 cawan pisang yang sudah dilecek ( ogyep guna pisang emas +/- 5 biji)
  • 1/2 sudu besar ovalette
  • 1/4 cawan susu cair atau susu segar (ogyep guna HL Marigold)
  • 4 biji telur gred B
  • 1 cawan gula kastor (-/+)
  • 1 sudu kecil esen vanilla atau esen pisang (ogyep guna esen vanila aje cos x de esen pisang)
  • 100 ml minyak jagung atau mentega cair (ogyep guna minyak canola)
ogyep tambah :
3 sb chocolate rice/ coklat urai

Cara-cara:

  1. Panaskan oven pada suhu 160-170C atau ikut suhu oven masing-masing. Griskan loyang kek dengan mentega.
  2. DJ guna loyang 8".. ogyep guna loyang 10"x10".. cake turned out to be tinggi juga.
  3. Dalam bekas/mangkuk yang agak besar, satukan kesemua bahan di atas KECUALI pisang dan minyak jagung/mentega cair. Putar adunan pada kelajuan minima selama 1 minit dan kemudian putar lagi pada kelajuan maksimum sehingga kembang dan gebu.
  4. Masukkan pisang yang sudah dilecek tadi dan putar perlahan hingga sebati.
  5. Akhir sekali tuangkan minyak jagung/mentega cair dan kacau perlahan-lahan dengan menggunakan senduk kayu atau spatula.
  6. Apabila sudah sebati, tuangkan adunan ke dalam loyang kek dan bakarlah selama 45-50 minit atau hingga masak keperangan. 
  7. Setelah masak, sejukkan kek sebelum dipotong.
gebussss...
Happy weekends ahead..

Friday 4 January 2013

HIS FIRST DAY TO PRE-SCHOOL

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
Aduhai.. dah Jumaat dah.. sekejap aje waktu berlalu..
Today is 4th January 2013 already.
As the school season starts again and each one of the children faces it with different emotions.
This week parents dah mula la kelam-kabut semula dengan jadual persekolahan anak-anak.
Same goes to me, this year all my 6 kids, age range from 5 - 16 years old, are going to school. 
And in the blink of eyes I m very happy about savoring every stage of the journey with my kids. 

before going to school.. pre-occupied with his iPad..
My youngest boy, Muhamad Syafiq Haris is 5 years old. 
Yesterday, 3rd January 2013, I took him to his first day of preschool. 

How did this day arrive so quickly? 
One minute he was my tiny little bundle in my arms, then he turned 1.. 2.. 3.. 4 & now he is 5 years old..and now he has started his preschool.
anak mama dah besar dah..
Something that I do not want to miss in my life..
Watching my little boy walk up the steps of the school on his first day.. with his hair neatly combed and proudly lugging his new school bag. 
You guys better enjoy this time, because.. before you know it, they grow up and they’re gone!
WOW..
Seems like yesterday he was a newborn..
I always knew his first day would be different to him. 
He is a far more confident and independent little boy outside.. BUT quite soft & mild inside..
Apa kata orang tu.. Dalam hati ada taman... hahaha
 So it didn’t surprise me that he cried when I left him but it didn’t last long. 
I rang his school 30 minutes after I left d school,  Teacher Christine told me that he had stopped crying but refused to join the crowds.
He is still a very bright and happy little boy but he is very much a Mama’s boy and I feel he needs the chance to socialize and find his feet without having his Mama to stand behind him.
When I fetched him today, he ran to me for a big cuddle. Once in d car, he showed me his first colouring @ school. 
his first colouring sheet @ school.. dapat 1 bintang aje..
On the journey home, he told me that he had done some playing and some drawing but he did not eat anything during d break cos he was full. 
(No doubt, I made him eat a plate of Nasi Goreng for breakfast this morning.)
 He seemed very happy, so I hope this will be the start of a happy new phase for him. 
Semoga anak2 kita membesar menjadi anak2 yang soleh & solehah..
In Shaa Allah.... AMINN..

Tuesday 1 January 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه
&
Good Day
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013
Fire works are d climax of the countdown to  the new year 2013.
I would like to share some photos that I managed to capture just now, from my 13th floor condominium. 
The view covered were USJ, PJ, Shah Alam & KL

ogyep amik gambar guna kamera chekai aje.. Resolution x berapa bagus gitu.. Saje2 nak share dengan u guys out there.

Enjoy..
Selamat tinggal 2012 yang penuh dengan suka dan duka.
Selamat datang 2013, semoga hari2 yang mendatang akan lebih diberkati dan diredahi.. 
In Shaa Allah... AMINNNN...
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