Lunch with grilled lamb sirloin and steamed rice

Taken on the noon of 22 May 2025. 

The fully cooked grilled lamb sirloin in BBQ sauce.

The cooked steamed rice.

Cooking process. Cook in temperature 120̇ C for 15 minutes in oven. 

Until then, have fun enjoying good cooked food for lunch consumption.

Baked potatoes as appetizer before lunch

This is taken on the noon of 11 April 2025. Where I get to test to make baked potatoes. 

The look of potatoes before it being baked in oven.

The look of used yogurt. As I was eating it with mulberry fruits as my snacks. 

I cook in oven for 30 minutes at temperature 150°C. However it is highly suggested to boil or steam the potatoes before baked in oven. In order to get fluffier and softer potatoes. 

If using pressure cooker, can choose to boil or steam using meat function. Based the used 6 liter Elba pressure cooker, choose timer 0.5. Just make sure to poke holes all over the washed clean potatoes with fork. So that it can absorb the sauce used during boil or steam process. 

Until then, have fun in making baked potatoes in oven.

My review on my heat proof baking pad.

This is taken last 12 August 2019. Before I start to cook my steamed rice.

Able to withstand heat up to 220 degree.

Size 40 cm x 30 cm.
Here can see I folded my heat proof baking pad to fit it into my 2.5 liter pressure cooker. I used the baking pad last 15 November 2019 to line under used ceramic bowl. In order to avoid any scratch to my precious non stick inner pot.

 The cooked rice with black glutinous rice.

Until then, have fun in cooking steamed rice.

My simple banana cake with oats cooked with microwave

This is taken on the noon of 1 August 2024. Where I managed to make banana cake using the yellow pisang raja (banana) fruit and rolled oats.

The look of first batch of the cooked banana cake.

Cover for my cleaver

This is taken on the morning of 23 May 2024. Where I managed to take picture of cover for my cleaver. 

Before putting in the cleaver into its cover.

The look of nicely fit cleaver in its cover.

For me, it is a worth investment buying the cover. As I do bring this cleaver a lot for my gardening consultation works.

Until then, be safe in using cleaver with its cover that close the sharp part safely. 

My review on rempah soto Nur Ain

This is taken on the morning of 8 September 2023. Have been using this rempah soto Nur Ain for more than 6 months. And it is proven gives tasty outcome. Also it did not makes my throat dry after consumption. Unlike other soup spices (rempah soup) in the market.

Baking bread kneaded using my girlfriend's Thermomix

This is taken in the evening of 9 October 2021. Where my girlfriend want to make bread using her Thermomix.

The setting of Thermomix and bread ingredients.

The look of bread dough portion for me to bring back home.

The look of the less than neat bread I shape before baking it.

The look of the rising bread dough in convection oven.

The look of cooked bread. Very fluffy. Have similar texture with Papa Roti bread. The chocolate chips does complement well the baked bread.

I do help my girlfriend to unboxing her free gift that comes with the Thermomix set.

I do think this device will really helps those who have limited kitchen space for cooking appliances. As Thermomix can also be used for blending food, stir fry and a lot more. An oven or air fryer will really helps to compliment Thermomix. But the price wise reminds me back that I should just do the current cooking steps of mine😅.

Till then, have fun in baking kneaded bread via Thermomix.

Using instant black pepper paste from Deli Dewi brand to make black pepper chicken

This is taken in the noon of 13 February 2021. Where I decided to try make chicken black pepper using instant paste from brand Deli Dewi. To pair with my steamed rice with lemongrass (nasi kukus serai). Which I will share my way of cooking steamed rice with lemongrass (nasi kukus serai) in next entry [1].

I am using 204 gm chicken. Which I then mixed with 20 gm paste and 33 ml water. Mix it well. Then I put into my Philips HD 2137 to cook using double bath method. As I am cooking for very small portion. Then I use function meat/poultry for default time 15 minutes.

The look of ready to be eaten food. 

Cooking process:

•The look of used 204 gm chicken. 

•The look of the instant black pepper paste.

Glass lid for my pressure cooker inner pot

This is taken in the morning of 10 December 2020. Where I decided to fry 4 unit of beef karipap using my pressure cooker. Since I feel to tired to stand to fry it on gas stove. Also due to the clean up splatter after frying.

The look of frying process in my pressure cooker Philips HD 2137.

The look of used glass lid to cover the inner pot after cooking. While waiting for the oil to cool down before storage.

My review on Ultimate 6 in 1, 600 W hand blender

This is taken in the noon of 14 June 2020. Where I am able to get nicely blended sauté ingredients to make nasi goreng (fried rice). I used the chopper bowl accessories of my hand blender to blend the peeled ingredients such as turmeric,ginger,garlic and red onion.

Finely chopped sauté ingredients for my nasi goreng (fried rice)

This is taken in the noon of 14 June 2020. Where it took less than 2 minutes for me to get nicely chopped sauté ingredients. All thanks to the chopper bowl accessories of my hand blender.

Cooking barley soup using 2.5 liter pressure cooker.

This is taken in the evening of 12 September 2019. I am cooking barley soup since I am having frequent cough today.
The look of the cooked tender barley. Good comfort and fulfilling food during sick time.

My tips and tricks in heating up frozen mee hoon using my lunch box.

I love heating up my food using my lunch box.  It is easy, less monitoring needed, my food would turned out nice and moist. Plus, I am the sole user of the lunch box. Up to me to share or not. That is the beauty of being a lunch box owner😉.

Do make sure the food did not pass the large bowl rim.  If yes,  then you have to use 3 tier of the lunch box instead of 2 tier.

Ceramic bowl with lid to complement my travel lunch box today.

I wanted to make some herbal concontion today. Since I need to make it in the lab, I decided to get 1 ceramic bowl to be used in the existing travel lunch box in lab [1]. I succesfully get one with 2 lids. It fits perfectly in my travel lunch box.

Total weight is 991 gm. Dimension: 12.5 cm (height) x 12.5 cm (diameter). Able to accomodate up to 1 liter capacity/quantity.

Seems like it would fit 6 liter Elba pressure cooker nicely [9].

Easy to bring for travel.

Close up look of my 3 tier travel lunch box.

The ceramic bowl snuggle perfectly in the travel lunch box.

My late lunch food: rice and ayam masak kicap with cili padi

I used my usual cooking technique which is measure, throw (or dump) ingredients and leave it to cook before I start tending after my plants today in the afternoon.

The pretty look of the cooked ayam masak kicap cili padi.

I used kicap manis pekat (sweet thick soy sauce) for this recipe.

Nicely cooked 40 gm rice on top part.

Both rice and chicken was cooked in the same pot at the same time.

Close up on the delicious food.

The pretty look of the cooked green beans in my soup.

I like the pretty look of the fully cooked green beans in my desert soup. I just use the green beans as it is after wash and rinse it.

Now I understand why the water level should not be more than 8 indicated in the inner pot.

Close up on the fully cooked green beans in my bowl.

The look of young one that enjoy my home made dodol.

I manage to bring 70 unit of the packed dodol made yesterday to my Aunt's open house today. What makes me feel touched is to see how this young one love eating my home made dodol. Does feel worth my effort to packed the dodol all alone for almost 3 hours early this morning.

Her precious look enjoying my dodol.