18 weeks and food galore

So we finally know the gender of our baby!!! were having a girl!!!- and none was happier then moi, and my mum in law who was rooting for a girl coz after having 2 rowdy boys- she wanted a better life for me- haha!! Ive been itching to buy cute lil baby outfits since we found out i was expecting but i had to hold myself back coz i wasnt sure what i was carrying. I had a strong instinct that i was carrying a girl but jj brushed it off saying i was being paranoid and biased- which of course i wasnt! it wasnt just that it was only baby girl clothes that appealed to me evrywhr we went, or the numerous dreams i had of actually birthing a baby girl. It was more then that. It was just a strong feeling of knowing that this baby inside me is a girl. Like evrytime i imagined myself with my child- its a girl!! call it a mothers hunch if u may but whatever it is- I won dinner fair and square :)

Ive wanted to try out this thai place for quite some time now. jj was expecting me to pick some pricey place for dinner- haih, he clearly thinks very highly of me- phishhh!! but i didnt! Thai sabye sabye is a veyr down to earth, family eatery and we both loved it. The best item we ordered that night was the salted egg soft shell crab- it was so so sooooooooooooo good!!! i could actually feel it permanently parking itself on my already humungous thighs- but i decided it was worth it. We probably ordered way too much for 2 people but hey- its my winning dinner! lemme!!

Then lastnight we decided to have mama n ariff's bday dinner. for once we decided to cook instead of going out. by we i mean kak in. I only agreed coz she promised i wouldnt have to do anything but the appetizer. which worked for me. She made baked siakap fish with gorgeous butter sauce and wud not stop calling it baked barramundi- which earned her endless mocking by all of us. and 2 roast chickens and some veg. Then she made this reconstucted piped cheesecake with blackberry and apple filling- which was delish!- i hate cheesecakes by the way bt this was awesome! lazy me made prawn cocktail salad which was essentially just blanched prawns eaten with fresh salad and i made a simple cocktail sauce. i even had bibik shell the prawns for me so all i did was just blanch n shucked them in the fridge. but dinner was good! it was nice to be among family, eating good food with ur hands and laughing with and at one another.




salted egg soft shell crabs- 2 thumbs up!!



Dinner is served!

prawn cocktail salad

blakie!!

papa dom and na <3

Then na insisted on taking charge of the camera

Rescued this cutie a week back and made her bibik's new best fren!- the cat not my husband

Awesome cheesecake

4 months and a day

yesterday after work, hubster n i finally made our way up this steep hill near our place. Weve passed this place numerous times and have always said we were gonna jog/walk up it but of course in true malaysian fashion- never did, till yesterday. Earlier on in my pregnancy i had trouble downing rice so we stuck to a mostly rice free diet and it did justice to hubster's bod. He lost some weight and loved it. When i reached my 2nd trimester i had no food restrictions at all. My pre-pregnancy appetite came back togather with my love for cooking- and brought along with it hubsters bulging tummmy. That was how we ended up on the steep hill. Its actually road up someone's driveway but lotsa ppl walk thr so we did too.

Its super super steep. I walked up twice before giving up. I was laughing out loud and telling hubster that if a dog were to walk out of these bushes i would fall and roll down the hill. Then a dog walked out of the bushes. I almost died! bt he was a good doggy. but needless to say that was my last walk up that day.

On the way home we stopped by a durian stall coz i have been craving for durians for some time now. Is it ok to be eating durian when ur preggers?? well i hope it is coz i had a lot last night. Ive also been more in touch with my emotional side- too in touch if u ask me. Last week i cried while watching The Increadibles. This coming from a girl with a heart of stone (according to mama).

Honestly all this change is kind of scaring me. My body is growing and shifting in ways ive never seen before and its freaky and fascinating at the same time. but i still dont look preggers. my tummy looks like how urs would after a huge buffet dinner. 4 months and counting!! hopefully we can find out the baby's gender by next week then i can cash in on that dinner im gonna win..

100 foods to try before you die

Being a food affecionado, I would LOVE to be able to try all the food on this list (with the exeption of the non-halal stuff). Im gonna cross out those that i have eaten and pursue the ones i have not! Those highlighted in green are non-halal.

Abalone
Absinthe
Alligator
Baba Ghanoush
Bagel and Lox
Baklava
Barbecue ribs
Bellini
Bird’s Nest Soup
Biscuits and Gravy
Black Pudding
Black Truffle
Borscht
Calamari
Carp
Caviar
Cheese Fondue
Chicken and Waffles
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chile Relleno
Chitlins
Churros
Clam Chowder
Cognac
Crab Cakes
Crickets
Currywurst
Dandelion Wine
Dulce de Leche
Durian
Eel
Eggs Benedict
Fish Tacos
Foie Gras
Fresh Spring Rolls
Fried Catfish
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Plantain- young banana goreng pisang is similar kan??
Frito Pie
Frog’s legs
Fugu
Funnel Cake
Gazpacho
Goat
Goat’s Milk
Goulash
Gumbo
Haggis
Head Cheese
Heirloom Tomatoes
Honeycomb
Hostess Fruit Pie
Huevos Rancheros
Jerk Chicken
Kangaroo
Key Lime Pie
Kobe Beef
Lassi
Lobster
Mimosa
MoonPie
Morel Mushrooms
Nettle Tea
Octopus
Oxtail Soup
Paella
Paneer
Pastrami on Rye
Pavlova
Phaal
Philly Cheese Steak
Pho
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
Pistachio Ice Cream
Po’Boy
Pocky
Polenta
Prickly Pear
Rabbit Stew
Raw Oysters
Root Beer Float
S’mores
Sauerkraut
Sea Urchin
Shark
Snail
Snake
Soft Shell Crab
Som Tam
Spaetzle
Spam
Squirrel
Steak Tartare
Sweet Potato Fries
Sweetbreads
Tom Yum
Umeboshi
Venison
Wasabi Peas
Zucchini Flowers