Strawberry-berry busy

Hi all..

It's been a long time since my last post on Sept 12...Sept 12?? Mak ai lamanye. Tak terasa betapa cepatnye masa berlalu. Now dah 2nd of Jan 2008!!. Been very busy, even after raya aidil fitri... still bz with kek lapis, no much time for my strawberry. Sian dia.. neglected.

Actually, i baru nak menapak dalam business kek lapis ni. dah register company membuat dan menjual kek lapis... and dah start market. Tapi kecil-kecilan je. Baru nak hantar sample ke MARDI utk Food chemical analysis. Dah dapat official letter dari MARDI nanti, baru boleh all out ke market yg besar sikit. And also Halal certification pun nak kena ada gak. Takpe la...sikit2 and pelan2.

Mmm... nk ckp apa ek pasal strawberry nih? ok lah i have an interesting fact about strawberry...
Strawberries are said to have gotten their name from the English practice of placing straw around the growing plants for protection, although some sources maintain that the name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon verb "to Strew" (spread) because of the runners that spread outward from the plant.

Did you know that 8 strawberries have more vitamin C than an orange? (I tak suke, tak suke, tak suke orange. Sib baik ada strawberry) Well, it's true.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries (166 grams)
Calories 50
Protein 1 gram
Carbohydrates 11.65 grams
Dietary Fiber 3.81 grams
Calcium 23.24 mg
Iron 0.63 mg
Magnesium 16.60 mg
Phosphorus 31.54 mg
Potassium 44.82 mg
Selenium 1.16 mg
Vitamin C 94.12 mg
Folate 29.38 mcg (If you're expecting a baby, you'll be very interested in some of the new discoveries about folic acid. In fact, 8 strawberries have 20% of the folic acid you need every day.)
Vitamin A 44..82 IU

Naturally sweet, this most popular berry is high in vitamins A and C and folic acid among other vitamins and minerals. Eight medium strawberries contain only 45 calories and no fat, while providing an amazing 160 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin C. A cup of whole fresh strawberries has about 55 calories.

Strawberries have only 50 calories per serving and no cholesterol or saturated fats. Strawberries can also play a part in helping you reduce your risk of cancer or heart disease.

Hard to believe? Tasting is believing.

nice, nice, good, good, yummy yummy...strawberry beransur dulu. bye bebeh..

THE MAKING OF KEK LAPIS CHACHAMAIRA (STRAWBERRY & COKLAT FLAVOUR)

salam again....

Pagi tadi buat kek lapis Chachamaira (perasa Strawberry & Coklat). Officemate kawan I kat HP Damansara ordered and need to be delivered tomorrow morning. I start buat pukul 10.30 pagi and siap pukul 2.00 petang tadi. Nak dekat 4 jam siapkan kek ni, sebab nak kena bakar selapis demi selapis. And bahan2 pun kena pukul asing-asing, telur kena asing kuning dan putih, then pukul kuning dulu, ketepikan. Then pukul putih lak, Pas tu pukul butter pulak ....macam tu lah istimewanya buat kek lapis ni. Colour warna-warni, rasa pun warna warni gak lah.... nak tengok hasilnya....jeng jeng jeng. Proudly present to you Kek Lapis Chachamaira:


resepi?? I bagi resepi:-

Kek Lapis Chachamaira

20 biji kuning telur
12 biji putih telur
350 gm mentega
275 gm gula kasar
150 gm tepung naik sendiri
1 cawan tepung ais krim (perasa strawberry)
1 cawan tepung ais krim (perasa coklat)
1/2 tin susu pekat
2 sudu makan nescafe
1 sudu teh vanilla
sedikit pewarna merah

Cara-caranya:-
Puti telur dipukul sampai kembang dan putih. Kemudian masukkan gula sedikit demi sedikit, tinggalkan anggaran 1 sudu makan. Ketepikan.
Kuning telur dipukul bersama baki gula tadi sampai kembang. Ketepikan.
Mentega dipukul bersama susu pekat dan vanilla hingga putih.
kemudian satukan ketiga-tiga adunan danpukul hingga rata dan sebati.
Masukkan tepung naik sendiri dan gaul rata.
Bahagi kepada 3 bahagian:-
i) 1 bahagian campurkan dengan tepung aiskrim strawberry & warna merah;
ii) 1 bahagian campurkan dengan tepung aiskrim perasa coklat & nescafe;
iii) 1 bahagian biarkan putih.

Bakar selapis-selapis. Dare to try??? Kalo rasa cam susah.... let me do it for you. Kalau yang dah biasa dan terrer buat kek lapis tu memang tak jadi masalah. Ini ditujukan khas untuk sesapa yg rasa macam tak confident or rasa mcm terus nak ngap...please do not hesitate to contact me. Daaaa........

Salam strawberry..

BISKUT JEREBU STRAWBERRY

Salam semua...

Petang semalam buat Biskut Jerebu Strawberry. Actually this is my mum's recipe. I tambah sikit ingredients biskut ni. I added strawberry paste and pink colour. Warna asal biskut ni is putih and original name is Biskut Jerebu. Bila I dah tambah strawberry dalam bahan2 dia, so nama pun tukar ke Biskut Jerebu Strawberry. This the photo of Biskut Jerebu Strawberry...

Nak try resepi dia? I attach kan resepi dia kat bawah ni:-

Biskut Jerebu Strawberry

200gm shortening
150gm minyak jagung
500gm gula halus (boleh kurangkan kalau tak nak manis)
1kg tepung gandum
satu sudu makan paste strawberry
pewarna merah
susu tepung (untuk tabur kat atas biskut - ala-ala jerebu gitu)

Cara2:-

Campur semua bahan2 then terap guna apa2 acuan yang anda suka.
Bila dah masak, biarkan sejuk. Bila dah sejuk, baru taburkan susu tepung.

Selamat mencuba...adios.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT RAMADAHAN

Salam semua...

Esok dah start puasa. So, saya ucapkan selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak kepada semua yang baca blog ni.
Hari ni nak shopping bahan-bahan untuk lauk berbuka for tomorrow and hari-hari seterusnye. I tak gemar sgt beli makanan berbuka kat bazaar. I masak sendiri je lauk-lauk. Kalau kering idea, tak tau nak masak apa, I just surf internet and go to bahagian resepi. My favourite web utk resepi are My Resepi, Dari Dapur Hanieliza, Mesra.net Resepi and kat forum cari.com.my. My plan tomorrow nak buat chocolate dipped strawberry for the dessert, and main dish nak buat Kerutub Ayam (resepi ambik dari "Dari Dapur Hanieliza)... yummy...yummy.

Salam strawberry....

Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

Hi....

Hari ni i cari resepi untuk Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes. Then, I came accross satu web ni Nigella.com. Familiar tak? Sesiapa yg suka tgk Travelling & Living channel kat Astro mesti familiar ngan Nigella ni. Rancangan dia Nigella Bites. Seronok tengok dia masak. Full of passion, passion for cooking. And masakan dia pun nampak menyelerakan and eatable especially cookies utk children. Tengok dia makan pun best... lebih kurang cam Maria Tunku Sabri dalam rancangan Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan kat TV3. Semua makanan nampak sedap kalau derang makan. Tengah kenyang pun jadi lapar balik kalau tengok derang makan. So, now i nak share with you all the recipe. Actually recipe Nigella tu Cherry....tapi i substitute ngan strawberry...well after all ni kan blog pasal Strawberry.

Untuk Cupcakes:

125 gm soft unsalted butter

100 gm dark chocolate, patah-patahkan

300 gm jem strawberry

150 gm gula kastor

secubit garam

2 biji telur gred A @ AA, dipukul

150 gm Tepung Naik Sendiri

12 pcs muffin tin and muffin papers


Untuk icing:

100 gm dark chocolate

100 ml double cream/thick cream

Cara-caranya:-

Preheat the oven to 180C

Letakkan butter dalam pan dan cairkan atas api. Bila dah dekat2 nk cair, masukkan coklat. Biarkan seketika sehingga ia menjadi lembut. Kemudian alihkan pan tu dari api dan kacau sehingga adunan tersebut sebati. Kemudian, masukkan jem strawberry, gula, garam dan telur. Kacau lagi sehingga sebati, kemudian masukkan tepung sedikit demi sedikit.

Tuang ke dalam muffin papers yang telah diletakkan dalam muffin tin dan bakar selama 25 minit. Biarkan 10 minit kemudian baru keluarkan.

Penyediaan icing: - Patah-patahkan chocolate dan kemudian campurkan double cream. Masukkan dalam saucepan. Didihkan dan kemudian pukul (guna tangan boleh, mixer pun boleh) sehingga sebati.
Bila dah sebati, boleh lah bubuh adunan icing tu at the top of the cupcake, style ikut citarasa masing-masing. Letak strawberry kat atas sekali.

Makes 12.

DADIH STRAWBERRY

hi....

I ada satu lagi resepi strawberry... Dadih Strawberry. Baca betul-betul, bukan dadah perasa strawberry hehehe. Resepi ni i dapat dari "Dari Dapur Hanieliza". I dah try dadih ni. Takde lah susah sgt. Simple je and bahan2 pun senang dapat. Rasa pun boleh tahan.

By the way, nak ucap thank to kak Liza from "Dari Dapur Hanieliza" sebab allow me to post this recipe here. I nak paste gambo dadih tu, tapi tak berjaya. It's ok. You all pun tau kan macam mana rupa dadih tu....

DADIH STRAWBERRY

Bahan
1 liter susu kotak strawberry dutch lady
1 cawan air
4 s/b gula
1 s/b serbuk agar-agar
150 ml [1 cawan kecil] yogurt asli dutch lady

Caranya
1. Masakkan serbuk agar-agar dan air sehingga mendideh.
2. Masukkan gula dan kacau rata. Bila mendideh tutup api.
3. Masukkan susu kotak strawberry dan yogurt asli. Kacau rata.
4. Masukkan dalam gelas atau bekas kecil.
5. Sejukkan dalam petisejuk.
6. Hidangkan sejuk.

Credits: http://hanieliza.fotopages.com/

STRAWBERRY SHAKE

hi again....

hari ni I asyik mencari resepi related to strawberry. and guess what, semua nampak delicious. I terjumpa satu resepi ni kat my recipe book. tapi tak tau source dia. anyway, kat bawah ni i sertakan resepi dia. I dah cube... sedap. Nak2 kalau hari panas macam ni (panas ke?). Tak panas sangat. Tapi I'm very sure kalau minum tgh2 panas ni, mmg sedap. Creamy. Kalau try untuk berbuka puasa pun boleh gak. Hilang dahaga. Lagi pun nak buat shake ni takde la rumit sgt. sekejap je. Sediakan apa yang patut dan blend je. Abis citer.

Strawberry Shake

Bahan-Bahan:

10 biji strawberry (fresh frozen)
½ cawan skim milk
4 sudu ten gula
¼ cawan original lo-fat yogurt.
6 kiub ais

Cara-cara:

Blend semua bahan-bahan di atas pada kelajuan yang tinggi.
Kalau nak nampak cantik dan sedap letak toping vanilla ice cream atau sirap strawberry.
Siap.
Senang kan?


Selamat mencuba.......

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Who comes into your mind when you heard chocolate-dipped strawberry? Of course, Siti Nurhaliza & Datuk K. Look delicious yummy..yummy.

Now, I bring you another recipe to share with. Happy trying. Yang ni kalau nak suruh saya buatkan pun boleh....Jangan lupa kos nye....miaha ha ha

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Bahan-Bahan:

15 Biji Buah Strawberry
1 Keping Coklat Vochelle (Milk) (Saiz Sederhana Besar)
250 ml Air

Cara:

1. Rebus air dalam periuk.
2. Masukkan Coklat Vochelle ke dalam mangkuk tahan panas.
3. Letakkan mangkuk tersebut di atas periuk yang berisi air tadi.
4. Kacau coklat sampai cair.
5. Ketepikan
6. Ambil strawberry dan celupkan ke dalam coklat.
7. Tunggu 2 ke 3 minit.
8. Masukkan strawberry coklat tadi ke dalam fridge.
9. Biar 1 jam atau lebih.
10. Selepas 1 jam atau lebih, boleh keluarkan dan yum yum yum...

Strawberry Horticultural Facts

Hi all.....

Again, I bring you some facts about Strawberry, Strawberry Horticultural Facts. Hopefully, you can get something useful from it. Enjoy reading!!

• The strawberry is a small plant of the Rosaceae (Rose) family. All varieties of the strawberry plant belong to the Fragaria genus.
• It grows both as a wild plant and as a cultivated plant.
• Some strawberries, called everbearing, produce berries throughout the summer and fall.
• Strawberry plants can be planted in any garden soil. But the richer the soil, the larger the crop. The plant grows best in a cool, moist climate and does not do well in warm temperatures. The plants may be planted in the spring or fall, but if the temperature is too cold, fall planting requires a great deal of care.
• The strawberry grows close to the ground on the stem in groups of three. The greenish white fruits turn to a rich red colour when they ripen. When the strawberry ripens, the petals of the flower fall off and all that remains is the calyx, a leafy substance shaped like a star. Not every flower produces fruit.
• Strawberries are not really berries or fruit in the "botanical" sense (i.e., the end result of a fertilized plant ovum). A strawberry is actually an "aggregate fruit" -- the "real" fruit are the objects we think of as the "strawberry seed" -- properly called "achenes" -- which are fruits in the same way that a raw sunflower seed with it's tough shell is a fruit. The "berry" is actually an "enlarged receptacle" and is not reproductive material. As a result, strawberries must be picked at full ripeness, as they cannot not ripen once picked.
• The strawberry plant has seeds on the outside skin rather than having an outer skin around the seed, as most berries do. They do not however, normally reproduce by seeds. When the fruit is developing, the plant sends out slender growths called runners. These look like strings. They grow on the ground and send out roots in the soil. The roots produce new plants which grow and bear fruit. Sometimes these plants are taken from the soil and replanted to start a new plantation of strawberry plants.

credits: http://www.jamm.com/

Strawberry Historical Facts

Good day....

Here are some historical facts about Strawberry that I want to share with you all. So, enjoy reading it!!

• Strawberries are thought to have been cultivated in ancient Rome.
• The strawberry, as we know it, was originally grown in northern Europe, but species are also found in Russia, Chile, and the United States.
• The berries seem to be strewn among the leaves of the plant. The plant first had the name strewberry, which later was changed to strawberry.
• In France strawberries were cultivated in the 13th Century for useas a medicinal herb.
• Historical Medicinal Uses of Fragaria Vesca (Alpine Strawberry):
  It is said that the leaves, roots and fruits of this variety of strawberry were used for a digestive or skin tonic. Internally, the berry was used for diarrhoea and digestive upset, while the leaves and the roots were used for gout. Externally, it was used for sunburn and skin blemishes, and the fruit juice was used for discoloured teeth.
• The first American species of strawberries was cultivated about 1835.
• The first important American variety, the Hoveg, was grown in 1834, in Massachusetts. The hybrid variety was developed in France.
• The strawberry is considered one of the most important small fruits grown in the Western Hemisphere. Today every state in the United States and every province in Canada grows the strawberry plant.

**credits: http://www.jamm.com/