{"id":994,"date":"2011-01-10T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/2011\/01\/10\/a-special-celebration-for-that-special-man\/"},"modified":"2011-01-10T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T01:25:00","slug":"a-special-celebration-for-that-special-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/2011\/01\/10\/a-special-celebration-for-that-special-man\/","title":{"rendered":"A special celebration for that special man"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was hubby’s 44th birthday today, and I planned a great meal for that special man in my life. The preparation was quite tedious starting a day ahead, baking the hummingbird cake and marinating the meats for the paella. On the very day, with no helper (Along was called to work, Anga went shopping @ Auckland)…I spent the whole day in the kitchen. Well, Ain helped out in icing the cake…the rest was a solo effort.<\/p>\n

I wanted to present something different than the usual, and it took a while to come up with the menu list. Coleslaw, shepperd’s pie & the garlic bread were planned this morning while I was on my way sending Along to work.<\/p>\n

Here are some pics taken and some recipes of the meals I prepared today. I think I put on 2kg today! Enjoy!<\/p>\n

The gifts we got for dad…a Rugby 2011 cap from Anga, a fishing bait box from Along, a box of choc from Ain & a Kenneth Cole watch from me.
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Hummingbird cake from Foodtv. The filling was chopped banana, pineapple & pecans. Tasted great!!!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
Menu list…I didnt set up dinner at the dining…as we had the guys over…tak cukup tempat…\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
My kids love shepperd’s pie….since we have additional guests to hubby’s small bday party, I decided to make one, to add up to my original menu. Unfortunately, I ran out of mince and was too lazy to run to the Halal butchery…and too lazy to take my food processor from the box (* I don’t remember where I stored my food processor…), so I used my blender to make my beef turned into pieces…..anything can do!<\/span><\/div>\n

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My shepperd’s pie…(I think I might have posted the recipe in my blog before.) <\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
Paella is a rice dish from Spain and is well-known around the world. You can use just about any kind of ingredient that goes well with rice! My paella contained chicken, mussels, prawns, peas and peppers. But I reinvent my recipe as hubby wants something spicy.<\/span>
Here is the recipe, credits to Rachel Ray.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel Ray’s Paella<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
Olive oil<\/span>
Garlic<\/span>
Onion
Some beriani powder<\/span>
4 cups rice<\/span>
Saffron threads<\/span>
Bay leaf<\/span>
Chicken stock<\/span>
Thyme<\/span>
Red capsicum<\/span>
Water
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Cook the above as you would cook Nasi Minyak….then add the ingredients below<\/span>
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chicken (marinate one night & fry earlier)<\/span>
beef (marinate one night & fry)<\/span>
seafood mix (marinate one night & fry)<\/span>
Turks chicken sausage (fry & add black pepper)
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\"\"<\/a> Garnish the paella with parsley, spring onions or anything edible that you like…<\/span><\/p>\n

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This hot chicken thighs appetizer actually might originate from Buffalo, New York (too lazy to google). I wanted to make Buffalo Chicken Wings but the Halal Butcher ran out of nibbles and wings so I substituted that with thighs instead. Well, there are many recipes that you can find on the net, but this one, I used Barefoot Contessa’s recipe.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Buffalo Chicken Thighs<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

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16 chicken thighs<\/span><\/div>\n
Cayenne pepper<\/span><\/div>\n
Tabasco<\/span><\/div>\n
Salt<\/span><\/div>\n
Sour cream<\/span><\/div>\n
Worchester sauce<\/span><\/div>\n
Black pepper<\/span><\/div>\n
I mix everything and marinate them overnight before grilling\/baking them in the oven.<\/span><\/div>\n

This is hubby’s bday cake. I took the recipe from FoodTV network. Yummm as it uses cream cheese icing (my favourite!)<\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hummingbird Cake<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
2 3\/4 cups all-purpose flour<\/span><\/div>\n
1 cup pecan pieces<\/span><\/div>\n
3 ripe bananas, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/2 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple ( I used canned pineapple)<\/span><\/div>\n
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/2 teaspoon ground ginger<\/span><\/div>\n
1 1\/4 teaspoons baking soda<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/span><\/div>\n
3 large eggs<\/span><\/div>\n
1 3\/4 cups sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
1 cup vegetable oil<\/span><\/div>\n

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For the Frosting:<\/span><\/div>\n
2 packages cream cheese <\/span><\/div>\n
Butter<\/span><\/div>\n
Icing sugar<\/span><\/div>\n

p\/s: the vocab for today is “too lazy…”<\/p>\n

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