Nigella Lawson Wannabe…

Sunday morning…its here again…lying on the bed..looking at the ceiling….hmmm what do i cook today? breakfast, lunch and dinner.
" Ma..can we have breakfast now"
" hmm 5 mins k"
Ok that’s it..my mind just couldn’t think of what to cook. It’s bath time boys…bathing my baby needs extra care particularly the shampooing part …I have to make sure not even a tiny drop of water gets into his ears.(since he’s had 3 attacks of ear infections) Slowly i let the water run pas his ears..until no traces of shampoo is left.
Checklist no.1…bathe the boys…checked.
No.2…Fix a healthy breakfast.(now that’s a problem)
No.3..Lunch (no rice)
No.4..Dinner ( make sure its served before 7.00pm)
I was scanning the kitchen cabinet for food in the kitchen while my brain is working hard for a simple breakfast recipe i can cook for the 3 of us.
"Ahhah..got it.." Well.not a recipe actually.. I think i’ll settle for my usual teh tarik and hmm lets see maybe tosei or tosei telur at the nearest Mamak.
I ran upstairs to tell my Mr.Darcy of the brilliant idea i have for breakfast.
After closing a deal with Apai…(deal : stay home with bibik while mama and papa go out for a little while and of course mama will buy you chocolates and sweets.In the meantime enjoy your breakfast which is a bowl of yummy delicious cereal)
There..everything well planned…off we go to the Mamak’s for breakfast.Phewww..quite a relief.at least there’s some quiet quality moments for both of us.
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After a glass of teh tarik and a plate of Tosei Telur…i felt energetic..lying on the sofa I flipped the pages of the newspapers..urrgh boring stuffs except for the gossips on artists..who’s going out with who..this singer is doing this and bla bla bla.
Time flies so fast on Sundays…it’s already 2.00 pm?!! Walked straight to the kitchen..boiled some potatoes and in another pot i poured half a packet of macaroni into the boiling water.There..i’ll just leave it for 30 minutes.
Potatoes looked good….the macaronies cooked well. i took out the chopping board and started to chop the onions..chop chop chop…and suddenly i was in a different kitchen..chooping the onions…talking to the camera on tips to chop the onions…then i took out my fav pan..and saute the onions.Hmmm smells good!!( ..eeerr was actually fantasizing being Nigella Lawson on Dicovery Travel and Living Channel)
Threw in minced beef, tomato sauce, some seasoning, salt, pepper freshly mashed tomatoes… and let it simmer for a few a couple of minutes …mmm…smells good!( ..I’m so excited about baking a caserole..umm yummy…this is my first attempt to bake a caserole…and i’m already imagining my Mr Darcy praising me…."You are such a Good Cook..!!!Didn’t know i married a good cook!!")
Heheh I’m already smiling while i carefully cover the top layer of my caserole with slices of cheddar cheese…WHAT??!! Sliced cheddar cheese??? Nigella Lawson is gonna kill me…nobody uses sliced cheddar cheese in their caseroles..Aren’t you suppose to use the big chunk of cheddar cheese and grate them??..Well, i don’t have a recipe…i put in whatever i thot would be nice…Nigella cooks without refering to a recipe anyway!..Ok take it easy. Everything’s gonna be just fine…Mr. Darcy is gonna be so proud of me…..
Right..there goes the caserole dish in the oven. 180 degrees…30 minutes will do…
Krriinggg..krrriiingggg…Yay!! my caserole is ready…..took out the dish and took my first breath of the delicious looking caserole.( actually there’s a little burnt looking cheese here and there…)
Table is set..i laid down the caserole on the dining table..and called Apai and my Mr.Darcy for….hmmm i should say..tealunch.Oh GOD I’m so excited…to present the first baked dish i made after 5 years of marriage…=).
After Apai reciting the doa makan, Mr Darcy just stared at the Caserole…"Go..on..try it..It’s GOOD!" I said.
"Alamak..is it cheese?" asked Mr. Darcy.
I saw him frowning. Oh! Bugger..bugger I forgot my Mr. Darcy doesn’t really eat cheese!!??. So i married this kampung guy..half of his life grew up in KL, and spent a few years in West Palm Beach, Florida and sad to say he doesn’t like CHEESE.
" just try..it’s not like the usual cheese taste..it’s..really really good", great..i’ve used up my energy to cook this wonderful dish and wasted my time pretending to be Nigella lawson ..only to see he ate a small portion of it.
I waited for any praisals from him…nope..none.Suddenly..
"Mmmm so good Mama..can you make more?!!!",said Apai.
"Ok."..there goes my fantasy of getting praised by Mr. Darcy after all the hard work i’ve done.
There goes my weekend…as a part time domestic goddess and a full time supermom…i failed to reach the KPI for the weekend which is:
1. Cook 3 healthy meals.
2. Make Amir’s baby food for the week.( I did..but enough for 2.5 days)
It’s ok..Chill…looks like i better make Laksa next weekend rather than baking another caserole.:P