S-eid Mubarak 2017!. ^^ :)

Hello!

 A short post of compiled Eid pictures for 2017.

Enjoy!

 Look at this cheeky cutie patootie!

 And this one too!

 Best seat in the house.

 Nyai looks so beautiful and lovely here!

So much green in Day 1!

Outfit sewn by Rifqa's Mummy yet again.

Loved how it looks in the end, but the material of this Songket is so..papery and hot.

And wrinkles/crumples so easily!

The Airism inside helped ALOT.

It was really awkward to walk with that sort of height after a very long time.

Was quite certain I might fall or trip, but all's good. :')

Syawal Day 2!

 We went purple.

 So purple.

 That I almost think it made everything around us look purple too.

 With Dad's Aunt.

I kinda love watching her interaction with Dad.

Since I never got to meet Dad's Mum, I guess I never really got to know what he was like as a kid.

But with her, it's funny yet heartwarming to see how she kind of still looks at Dad as though he's a kid.

Y'know what I mean?

Plus, Dad's the "loyar buruk" kind of person, so it's really funny to see her either entertaining or be so done with Dad HAHAHA.

^^

Oh and this is the Muruku which she makes every year.

Yes, makes.

Outfit from Geylang hahaha.

At the first house, one of them were wearing the exact same baju but in more of a peachy-pink colour.

Before we left, we were like "Eh, baju sama! Geylang right??"

HAHAHA.

This baju is hands down so much more comfortable in terms of material, it felt so good to be wearing this one. :')

Shoes did well too, considering the fact that there was a lot more walking this day.

I was really happy to have my feet step on even ground after taking them off.

But I still love the shoes.

The straps are velcro!

So it was really awesome and easy to take off and put on at every house. :>

The 5-day break from work for the Eid weekend was really lovely.

Much, much needed.

The last two weeks of Ramadhan at work was indeed a challenging one, and there were strong feelings of wanting to be away from work for awhile.

And it was honestly pretty timely, because it was really great feeling so at home, with all the love radiating around.

Couldn't have asked for anything more.

I am eternally grateful for the family that God has placed me in.

Eternally blessed for the time I have with them.

The idea for this year was just to take as many pictures as I want.

There'll be a tiny bit more this weekend.

And then I can close this year's Syawal chapter.

Oh, I do have a Ramadhan post in the drafts.

Figured I'd post this one first because, the feels. :)

Well, see you then.

Du vet jeg elsker deg.

Goodbye

#RamadhanRecreATE 2017

Hello!

Ramadhan is here!

I thought about what I could do for myself this month.

& why not start with the one thing that is pretty relevant to the month (and probably the only thing everyone would relate the month to) - FOOD.

Basically, I'm going to attempt cooking at least 4days/week.

& the food that I'll be cooking up has to be of a healthier alternative.

No, I am not trying to stop eating carbs.

To be honest, I agreed to this because I was genuinely curious.

About what?

"You are what you eat."

Is that why I feel sluggish and bloated all the time, especially after meals?

What about my eating habits?

Given my current working shift, I always reach home in time for/a little later than dinner time.

So I really want quick, light, almost "useful" meals that could fit into my daily life.

At least for this month.

Let's start with Week 1.

I'm calling these posts;

#RamadhanRecreATE

Will explain later.

Shrimp & Quinoa.

Recipe here!

Salmon & Quinoa.

Here, I used the same quinoa from the recipe above.

Salmon was seasoned with Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder and pan fried.

I added the broccoli to the salmon in the last 5 minutes, assembled everything together, and done!

Fried Quinoa Rice.

Exactly the same ingredients, but cooked a little differently.
Flaked up half of the cooked salmon from the day before, threw in the broccoli and sweet corn (fav) and a tiny bit of soy sauce, and done!

Chicken Wrap #1.

I am terrible at wrapping/rolling wraps, really.

The aluminum foil saved my wrap.

What's inside;

Shredded chicken breast, seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder.

Quartered Cherry Tomatoes.

Baby Spinach, pan fried with some olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper.

A slice of cheese, a squeeze of Sriracha, wrapped in a Wholegrain Tortilla and toasted on a dry pan on both sides.

Chicken Wrap #2.

What's inside;

Leftover Chicken Breast from Chicken Wrap #1, heated up with a squeeze of Sriracha and honey.

Quartered Cherry Tomatoes.

Baby Spinach and Sweet Corn, cooked the same way as CW#1.

Scrambled eggs.

Wrapped in a Wholegrain Tortilla, toasted on a dry pan on both sides.

Week 2!

Zaru Soba.

 This one was abit of a cheat as I bought the ready-made packaged Zaru Soba from Isuramuya, where I had iftar with Dina and Rifqa the other day.
It's a cold dish, and really easy since the only thing you had to do was boil the noodles, and then serve.
Pretty tasty too.
Soba itself were tasteless, hence the dipping sauce.

 Quina Pizza.

Recipe here if you would like to try it for youself!

 The process of making the crust itself was really, really simple and straightforward.
The only thing I'd do differently next time is to add more spices into the quinoa before blending it up. because I found that the quinoa taste/smell kind of overpowered the overall taste.
Oh, I threw on a bunch of random stuff on it.
Tomato sauce, shredded chicken, cherry tomatoes, button mushrooms, cheese, dried oregano..
You name it.

Stir Fry Soba.

 Another quick meal.
Think, the Salmon Quinoa fried rice from before.
Veggies and leftover shredded chicken cooked in soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper, toss in cooked Soba noddles, enjoy!
By the way, might I add that the shredded chicken is just chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, ground cumin and cayenne pepper, pan fried in olive oil. :>

 Tofu Wrap.

 Went completely meatless here, which I'm quite surprised by myself.
(I love meat.)

I marinated the Tofu overnight in a mixture of soy sauce an sesame oil.
 I then fried them in a teeny bit of olive oil till crispy on the sides/edges.
Gave the veggies a toss in the remaining sauce, wrapped it up and done!

Pretty sure I added Sriracha too.

Cant leave without spice. :')

Aaaaaaand here's all the other delightful meals I had as well. :D

 Daun Upeh Hor Fun.

 Mee Bandung.

Isuramuya Restaurant.

Just two more weeks of Ramadhan!

Till then.

Du vet jeg elsker deg.

Goodbye