Happy Mother's Day's Gifts 2020

MOTHER'S DAY DURING MCO.....

Last night my neighbour asked me what I want to eat on Mother's Day.  He told me that his daughter has ordered his favourite chicken rice online and he just have to go to the shop and collect it.  "Wahhhh... so nice of your daughter.... I wanted the same as yours too, half a steamed chicken with two packets of rice.  I think my kids have forgotten it is Mother's Day.... "  He laughed when I told him that....

And this morning....

I had this simple healthy breakfast....

Two half boiled eggs, crackers with kaya and blended passion fruit with orange.... 

At 11.30am, my furry member barked and barked.....

A man in a car delivered this.... 

He said "from Andy"

Into the freezer they went after having their pictures taken... LOL... 

In less than 5 minutes, my furry member barked again!

Another delivery by car.... 

How come today no motorbikes?

And also elderly people too.. not the young chaps on bike...

Maybe today is special?

Three Big Giant Pieces.... 

I gave a piece to my neighbour... 

And some ice cream....

In return, she gave me two giant fishballs... LOL... 

Oh, I forgot to take picture of my steamed chicken!

Can't blame me... so much food...

I just want to eat and eat!!

Cos today is Special...

Happy Mother's Day to all my readers!!

Meaty Meals On CMCO

MEATY MEALS....

Whenever he goes out, my neighbour will call me and ask whether I want to eat or not... and my reply is always Yes!  I do not have to ask what he is going to buy, whatever he orders, I want a packet too... LOL..  I cannot afford to be fussy and picky when it saves me the trouble of cooking or driving out.  Moreover, I trust him when it comes to food, he only goes for the tasty stuff!  Both husband and wife are food lovers and good that we have this in common... LOL...

My complimentary breakfast from my neighbour....

He bought this packet of chicken rice from San Ma... 

I like it even without the light sauce...

I can just eat like this with chilli sauce and with their famous minced ginger.... 

For dinner I cook... 

Wanton noodles with roasted pork....

I added in some okra... only greens left in my fridge....

The roasted pork is ordered from online and delivered to our doorstep...

Each of us ordered 1/2 kg each...

My nephew simply loves a meal like this for a change!

Simple And Simpler Meals During MCO

FROM TWO MEALS TO ONE.... 

I am so lazy nowadays that I just cook one meal, mostly dinner cos I will be cooking for two instead of one.  My nephew comes over nowadays to share dinner with me.  Earlier part of the day, I just eat simple, bread or noodles bought by my neighbour.... and that includes snacks too!  If I am not sitting doing my work here, I would be lying like a "potato couch" in front of the TV watching the never ending Netflix movies and series!  At the moment, I am watching a couple of shows, mainly Money Heist and The Stranger.

Sometimes we eat really simple..... one dish is the best!  Fry meehoon and that is it.  One time I just air fried chicken wings and eat with bread.  Good that my nephew is not picky too otherwise, too bad for him.  LOL.... This auntie has cooking mood.... but he will like it if I order online delivery!  

Simple meal of fried Meehoon with chicken meat and vegetables.... 

Air fried 6 chicken wings to be eaten with bread and soup.... 

Easy Steps To Banana Walnut Cake For Two

BAKING MODE IS ON TODAY....

Before I changed my mind, I quickly took out my butter to thaw in room temperature.  I have been contemplating for the last few days whether to do or not to do, the mood must be there, right?  LOL.. My bananas have been sitting in my kitchen for the last couple of days, not totally black yet, still half half and if I don't do the baking today, they will end up in the dustbin tomorrow.  More or less, it is because of the over-riped bananas that I have to bake just now....

Firstly, the ingredients..... 

110gm butter

65gm sugar (I used only 50gm brown sugar)

2 eggs

100gm self raising floor

30gm crushed walnuts (another few to decorate on top)

Cream butter and sugar....

Then add in one egg at a time....

Lastly, add in the mashed banana, 

followed by flour and the crushed walnuts...

And the rest is for decoration on top... 

Into the oven it goes at 180 celsius... for 40 minutes...

Tested with the skewer when it was done.... 

And it turned out like this...

Not sure why cracked...

Can anyone tell me?

Is it because I did not "shake" the cake properly before it went in the oven?

I was so worried that it was dried...

Quickly cut and check.....

Hey, it is SOFT!!!

No dryness at all...

Just and moist....

In fact very nice!

Crusty a bit on top and soft inside!

Other than the "earthquake cracks"... 

I am happy with the outcome of this mini sized cake...

OK, next time I will do a double portion...

Minus the cracks if someone were to tell me why!

LOL....

Beautifying With False Eyelashes

Since the MCO started on March 18th, I have not put on any make-up whenever I go out.  Never once, I indeed save a lot when beautifying is concerned.  No wearing nice dresses, no putting on face powder or eyeliner or anything... with my grey hair growing actively, I even cannot be bothered to dye it.  LOL.... Yes, I look like a grandmother indeed if I were to be seen without my sunglasses and mask!  Thank goodness for these two cover-ups, all people see is my hair and a worn out tee shirt with shorts, physically... LOL... 

Before the MCO, I would not go out without putting on moisturizer, followed by sunblock lotion, followed by powder and most essential is the eyeliner underneath my eyes.  The eyeliner thingy, I must not miss putting, otherwise I look as if I just got up from bed with my "sepet" AKA small eyes I have.  When I realize my eyeliner is going to finish soon, I would get one in advance before it does.  Now you know why my eyes kind of look bigger!  LOL.... 

Eyeliner is one thing, putting on false eyelash is another.  The only time I did my eyelash extension was in November last year.  My daughter-in-law took me to the salon to get my eyelashes "extended" and I spent the next two hours closing my eyes, not knowing what really to expect.  After the two hours or so, my eyelash has somehow "grown" longer and it is really a tedious task.  Pity the girl who patiently glued one by one the extended eyelash to my real ones.  But the effect was overwhelming.... my eyes did look bigger and more freshened unlike the sleepy eyes I usually have.  Of course, I need to take really good care after the extension, I cannot rub or wash my eyes like I normally do, I must treat them with tender loving care!

These extension lasted one month or so... and now I am back to having normal eyelashes and looking sleepy again.  I think I want to try out false eyelashes this time.  These false eyelashes are easy to wear, they are lightweight strip lashes which easily purchased from drugstores or beauty product stores.  Either that or you can get some good ones online whereby they can be used 15-20 times if you take good care of them.  There are three types of eyelashes, mink, synthetic and magnetic.  Sounds interesting?  Not only that, they are 3D eyelashes!  They are very easy to apply, just put them on your own natural lashes with a lash adhesive and you can also use mascara over the lashes if you like.  

Another product you can easily apply on is Lashine Magic Lash Kit, also known as being the Magical Eyeliner to enhance your eyes.  The steps are easy, before you apply, just give the eyeliner potion a gentle shake before applying to the eyeliner to your natural lash line.  The lashes will adhere to the eyeliner and it will make your eyes so natural that you just feel on top of the world.  Once the eyeliner is dry, you can just touch the lashes with your fingers or using a rubber head tweezers and set them onto the eyeliner along the curve of your eye.  If you want to trim them to suit your face, you can easily do it gently and in no time, your eyelashes will be so natural that no one can notice you are actually wearing false lashes. Get more information on these Lashine 3D eyelashes from their website.  I surely would like to try out the easiest one I could find!

Our Dinner At YeOlde English Before MCO Started

OUR DINNER TOGETHER BEFORE MCO....

It was the 17th night of March when the four of us decided to have our last dinner together before the lockdown.  We went to Yeolde English in Ipoh Garden East, this is one of the long lasting coffee house or cafe in Ipoh, maybe around 20 years ago and still surviving till today.  It is a good sign already and I hope they will sustain till this movement order is over.

It has been several years since I last went and the thing I remember is that their portions are quite huge and yet reasonable prices.  They have Asian and Western food cuisine and on this particular night, the four of us chose Western food.  Their prices are still very reasonable, all less than RM20 and as usual, I could not finish my large portion of dinner. 

Grilled Fish with sides.... 

Hawaiian Chicken...

Smoked Duck Aglio Olio... 

And my Chicken Chop Aglio Olio.... 

Big portions, aren't they!

I wonder when we could have the get-together-dinner again!

My Non-Colourful Meals During MCO

NOODLING AGAIN....

My kind of noodles are out of the world... meaning no one make them as I did... hahahaa... I dump in all-kinds-of-everything into my noodles.   It is meant for my own consumption only.  When I did this plate of wanton noodles for my dinner one evening, I took a picture of it to show my friend.  She commented "how come it is not colourful?"  Huh????  Are noodles meant to be colourful?  So I replied what she meant by colourful.  "Add in some colourful vegetables la... carrots to make it orange, chili to make it red... not colourful, not so appetizing"..... Oh, really and seriously?  LOL....

If I were to add in some more colourful to this plate of wanton noodles, 

the noodles would not be seen at all.... LOL... 

Next round, Ok friend?

I put in yellow, green and red capsicum... 

Those would be very colourful indeed then! 

Another non-colourful dish....

I cook some chicken curry yesterday...

Again... noodles!

I like this type of dried noodles...

Just boil them and that was it...

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