Pumpkin Cupcake with White Choc Filling - DKKD#5

Star Q

i.  CPT - Keeping Us in the Dark

ii.  Penyerahan Slip Keputusan

This is the last of my 'Dari Kebun Ke Dapur' (from the garden patch to the kitchen) series.   And I am ending it with another recipe using pumpkin.  The thing is, there's only one pumpkin plant, but it bore 4 too many pumpkins for our family's consumption.  And none of our next door neighbors (after asking them) wanted any.  When in season, pumpkins are not as popular here as in the US where fans get crazy with new recipe creations using pumpkins!

Asam Laksa - DKKD#4

Star Q

i.  Au Revoir (not Adieu) to Education

ii.  Penyerahan Slip Keputusan

This is one of my favorite dishes mostly because it is an all-in-one dish (suitable for lazy people like me!)  and secondly because there isn't a single fat or oil or what-so-ever related to it (suitable for lazy people like me; lazy to exercise that is!)

Smoked Catfish with Tapioca Shoots - DKKD#3

Star Q

i.  Au Revoir (not Adieu) to Education

ii.  Penyerahan Slip Keputusan

This is another recipe using yet another part of the tapioca which we planted in the small patch of land in front of our house.  After the Tapioca Cake recipe using the tuber of the plant, this time is a recipe using the tapioca shoots.

Tapioca Cake/Kek Ubi Kayu - DKKD #1

Star Q

i.  Penyerahan Slip Keputusan

ii.  A Serious Shock of Reality

The small patch of garden (kebun) that we have in front of the house, has been very faithful in providing with small but steady stream of crops.  There may be only a few types of plants there, but every time we gather the small harvest, there is always that feeling of fulfillment.  

Retirement Potluck by Ph Hjh Hazimah

Star Q

i.  A Serious Shock of Reality

ii.  Lawatan Dato' Pengarah, JPNS

It was another potluck session this morning!  But this time around, the brunch which consisted of 'Soto Nasi Impit' was sponsored by the person who is going to retire!  Strange!  Usually other colleagues would hold a potluck for a friend who is retiring!  However, over here it works both ways and we eat twice!

Pumpkin And Ginger Cake - DKKD #2

Star Q

i.  Lawatan Dato' Pengarah, JPNS

ii.  A Serious Shock of Reality

This is the second installment for this edition of 'Dari Kebun Ke Dapur'.  This time I'm using the pumpkin from my small garden patch.  As you can see from the picture, the pumpkin itself resembles the patch; small! However, even though it is small, it's got that bright orange color that is so pumpkin-ish!

Rendang Betawi

Star Q

i.  A Different Aura

ii.  Fogging Their Minds

I have always had a few Rendang dishes in my repertoire including Rendang Tok, Rendang Cili Api and Rendang Selangor.  So, the other day when I was feeling peckish about having some rendang for dinner, I chanced upon this recipe in the 2007 issue of Flavours magazine (incidentally, I prefer the old version as opposed to the new one!)