cooking ..

well, those were the days when cooking was very far away from hani. masa family hubby masuk meminang pun ayoh had hilited on hani's handicapped in the kitchen but hubby was ok with it. hani could hardly differentiate between halia and lengkuas, kunyit was easier since it colored the fingers. trying to run away when cek minta tolong untuk kupas bawang since all types of onions will make my eyes sore. tho anak sulung, but being in boarding school since age of 13, tak minat and a big M(alas) in the kitchen, it was hani ..

only learnt to cook after marriage and Allah had given me a husband who doesnt mind eating outside most of the times. we were in trengganu during our early marriage, hani only knew to bakar ikan and cicah air asam je. feeling like hani was just a kindergarden girl in cooking. as years passed and being a more matured wife, with the aid from cek especially and mak, more and more recipes were accumulated and tried successfully.

alhamdulillah, now approaching a golden age, hani can cook more varieties of rice and lauk pauk. being a kelantanese, nasi dagang and gulai darat is a must during festive seasons. nasi kerabu and laksa lemak will be alternately cooked during weekends. aqeel loves hani's nasi lemak while aamal prefers the sambal sotong. aliff will be ok with anything which is rice based. hubby used to complaint about hani's previous asam pedas but now, dah dapat pujian memanjang. altho' in laws are from the southern, they are ok with my pantai timur's cooking

both hubby and hani like to invite friends to our pondok and we'll try new recipes, tak kira laa melayu or western food to be served. hubby is a very good companion in the kitchen and his rendang is superb. being a pensioner and trying to cook most of the days, tak de laa nak nangis lagi bila dapat call that someone's dropping by. just felt i'd graduated with a PhD in cooking ..