weekend santai NZ style

Last Saturday I had a breakfast date with the girls kat town ...went to one of the new cafe kat Cuba Street. The breakfast was yumm ...i had a mushroom omelette and a caffe latte..sedap ok..and as usual breakkie was a a noisy affairs ...first time jumpa syerina, who by the way is a really nice friendly person with such bubbly personality...macam tak cukup masa for all four of us to talk and catch up ...after breakie, we went to Tawa for a leisurely look round the shops ...somehow, ntah macam mana we decided malam tu to stay the night kat rumah kak shidah ...the plan was to help her pack coz she is leaving for good jumaat nie ...rupanya dia tak bagi pun kami tolong..we were there utk masak masak, makan makan, sembang and lepak lepak ...

Masa nak dinner tu, anak kak sidah datang with his friends ..so meriah le makan makan malam tu ...had beef, tabouleh salad, roasted beetroot (which oddly i found to be yumm hahaha), roasted kumara (aku buat), garlic bread (anita buat), and fish pie using salmon and spinach ..penuh meja walaupun all of it was impromptu ...

homemade garlic bread

Pas abis dinner tu, we had leisurely dessert and tea sambil tengok tv...had pecan pie..with caramel ice cream, and cheesy puff twist ...the former dibeli di Moore Wilson but the latter was made by kak shidah ...

cheezy puff twist ...made in less than 20 mins!

we had this tea that night ...sangat harum and sedappppppppppppp!!!!! Anita yang introduced to us ..

malam tu lepak2 tengok tv ajer ..and sembang2 ...tapi yang best nya bangun pagi the next day, Kak Shidah made ubi kayu rebus for breakkie ...complete with kelapa parut with gula melaka ..dah le aku org yang paling akhir bangun hehehe memang tak sedar diri ...by the time aku siap mandi and bersiap semua, ubi kayu dah masak ....

 kelapa parut ...biasalah dok obersea nie, mana ada kelapa parut fresh ..guna dried dessicated coconut jer lah

ubi kayu nie was frozen ...available kat Moore Wilson supermarket ...and according to Kak Shidah, yang dah diparut pun ada dijual jugak kat situ ...so nanti2 kalau nak buat bingka ubi kayu, boleh aku menapak ke Moore Wilson ....lagipun bukan nya jauh pun dari rumah aku ...kak shidah siap bagi resipi lagi, and better aku tulis kat sini sementara aku ingat ..kang lupa susah pulak .....

2 packet grated cassava (Moore Wilson), 1 tin santan, I cup brown sugar ...mix kan, and bake in the oven till cook ...easy peasy lemon squeezy! nanti lah, kalau aku ada orang yang aku nak impress ngan skill memasak aku, baru aku buat .....sila lah muntah hahahaha

aku set the table, tapi pagi tu memang aku blur ...coz aku lupa langsung nak letak sudu garfu semua hahaha and masa buat scrambled eggs that morning, aku tertuang lebih lada ....aiyooo nasib baik they are so kind ..kind enough to finish the eggs hehehehe 

one thing I am going to miss about Kak Sidah nanti is her cooking ...she always cook great food for us ..and bukan nya masak satu jenis gitu ajer ..selalu main meals akan siap complete ngan dessert ...and with the table properly set ...and kalau breakfast pun meriah ...with bread, muffin, eggs and fruits ...lengkap ....it was great that I jumpa dia masa mula2 sampai sini ...dia nawak aku merata2 jalan ...and try various cafes to try her favourite menus ...especially in search for her favourite slices ,,,and our search for the favourite lemon meringue pie .... tak terasa dah 5 bulan aku di sini ...and now Kak Shidah is leaving for good ...sedihhhhhh ...

so balik flat by noon time ...and sampai2 flat jer, Maryam bagitau that Nabil and gang otw ke flat sebab nak buat apple pie yang aku request kan ...hahahaha so sunday was basically another round of makan2 for me .....weekend yang santai ...meeting with friends ...and sentiasa ditemani oleh good food ...what more can you ask for kan ...