Autumn Meals~ Grilled Haddock Flakes on Yorkshire Pudding with Mushy Potatoes n' Peas.

She loves to see the golden leaves

from the English elm trees

twirling in the autumn breeze

on a dull November like she never sees

Rain pattering by the window-pane

making a stream in tiny drain

a golden leaf fall again

with thousand others down the lane.

~Hanis on autumn 13'~

notakontot: Lunch with my lil' Zidane. Easy peasy no need exact recipe.

What you need:

Cut into cubes a potato then boil it.

Season with salt and pepper a haddock/cod/salmon fillet, then grill it.

Microwave-cook the frozen peas for 4 mins (if you use frozen one)

Mash the potato and peas together with butter

Bake the frozen Yorkshire pudding for 3 mins

and wallaaa...they're done.

Scoop the fish into the Yorkshire pudding, serve with warm mushy potato n peas. I simply topped on the crusty fish flakes from the grill pan to make it like a golden leaves.

Entry Lapuk: Musim Luruh Pertama Si Budak Botak di London.

*Amaran: Backdated entry. I think I wrote it on August last year. My gosh! Tahap dewa lapuknya sampai aku dah lupa nak sambung. Sayang nak delete sebab ada gambo budak botak umo 6 bulan ekceli. Maka pasrah jelah membaca ye*


We were in London few weeks ago to make Fahim's Malaysian passport and birth certificate. The weather was good when we started our journey from Stafford. Hubby drove our car to London this time because we weren't intend to sightseeing but just to do his passport. Hubby took two days off and we went to London on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For this time, we stayed at Travelodge Heathrow West Bound (zone 5) because of its easy access from the motorways (highway) and there were also free parking space for the guests. We did love the idea of staying here because after having Fahim, there are lots of things to think about when traveling. Now we have to think about his own luggage, his stuff and toys, his stroller and car seat, and also need to stop for nappy changing and feeding. Hence, traveling by our own car is the best option..so far. :p


We arrived at Travelodge Heathrow around 4pm, and after check in done, we went off to its nearest town to find where the tube station was, as the preparation to get the tube to London city tomorrow morning. We're also bought takeaways 'Dum Chicken and Lamb Beriyani' (forgot the restaurant name) and they're so yummeh! Here you can find lots of halal food around, thus finding halal food was so much easier.


This was his second time sleeping at hotel, and it was not the same when he was 2 months old last time. This time Fahim was a bit playful, curious (nak tawaf and korek2 celah2 headboard katil), and because of his curiousity la susah nak tido. Haish.. But we managed to put him down inside his travel cot (hotel's) in the end.

*takat ni je ai tulis pastu biar berlapok dalam draft. Hoi..apekes? Sudahnya aku lupa, ok2..aku belum nyanyuk jap nak try ingat balik*

Sambungan:

On the next morning, we went to Malaysian Immigration Department (London) at Belgrave Square by tube all the way from Heathrow Wesbound station to Green Park. It was very easy to travel this way because no hassle to drive inside the zone 1 and what's more important was that it just took only 1 tube and no need to change from one train to another. And more excitedly, Fahim Zidane was also fascinated by his new ride-on-train experience. See his face..smiling and thrilled perhaps to see new surroundings. We brought his travel system too dan nasib baik 1 tiub je. Kalau kena turun naik tube memang leceh. Kalau naik tube senang carry Fahim dalam carrier sling je. Bolehlah time ni baru bape kilo, daddy pun senyum jek..cer sekarang? Mau patah pinggang!

~There were Changing of The Guards behind. :p

 ~Encik,ini dokumen saya dah siap isi. Bila boleh siap surat beranak saya?

Alhamdulillah,all the process didn't take too long and everything went well. We even had a good times sightseeing and walking at the Green Park, one of my fav places (and things to do) in London. The Park is big, beautiful, golden and leafy scenery as it was autumn that time. Squirrels were busy hoarding seeds and food for the upcoming winter. 

This picture will forever reminds me of funny story. The squirrel actually was standing on the grass few steps from us, and we were sitting on the bench like this..

I was the one who 'suit..suit' whistling to that squirrel. Konon-konon "alolo tupai cute!"..Suddenly the 'cute tupai' went nearer..and nearer to us. Too near untill my hubby and I pon tetiba cuak dan terus bangun sebab tupai tu dah stared macam nak terkam. Seriously, takot! 

Nasib baik 'tupai cute' tu blah..He p*ssed off maybe,ahh orang ni panggil tade makanan pon. Y_Y .Not very long after that, we saw two girls have been followed by a squirrel. And they ran away when suddenly the squirrel ran towards them. Hahaha!! Ok,for me that's horror kot.

Amaran: Sila jangan tertipu dengan kecomelan tupaii di mana2 park London.

Yes,it was his first autumn ever.. ahh..miss my botak lil' zidane. He was 5 mos i think. sorry,try hard to recall back.This is backdated entry,remember? -_-'

Yeay..it's my first autumn!

The next morning, after check out, we went to Kak Izu's house. Inilah first time bersua muka dengan blogger Ishamizu. Thanks for inviting us and the nice food too. Seronok dapat jumpa sebab dah lama borak dalam blog je kan..teehee..

Zafri dan Iris je ada. Zahin jadik photographer kot. :)

:)

After the visit, we went to Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre at Brickendonbury, Herford to celebrate the 2012 Merdeka Carnival. Sampai pun dah petang so just quickly grabbed some Malaysian food from the stalls. The prices were bit expensive..so beli yang betul-betul nak rasa je. Sebab kadang-kadang makanan yang dijual pun tadelah sesedap mana kan..so kitorang banyak borong kuih-muih kot like apam balik, murtabak daging, karipap, seri muka, kuih lapis, dan laksa asam.

~nampak Adira AF and Nubhan AF,mungkin diorang dah performed tadi..

~the stalls

~laksa asam nyummeh

Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre ni macam terletak kat kawasan farm yang santek gitu. Best tengok pemandangan. Sayang tak dapat stay lama-lama sebab hari dah makin gelap so kenalah teruskan perjalanan. We arrived home safely around 9pm.

Notts Game 12' Pendedahan awal bolasepak buat lil' Zidane

Salam to all readers. Cewah..macam formal jek bunyi. Last saturday kitorang pegi Nottingham University, acara setiap tahun kat sini ape ke lagi kalau bukan Notts Game. Pernah baca kan al kisah ahkak masuk netball kat Notts Game dulu. Tu tahun 2010.. Tahun paling meriah bagi warga Stafford sebab dapat hantar team bola, netball, basketball, congkak, batu seremban dan chess. Siap berkonvoi ramai2 dari Stafford ke Notts. best betul..Misi utama bukanlah nak menang sangat pun tapi lebih terarah pada nak beli juadah malaysia sebab banyak stalls jual kuih2 tradisi, sate dan nasi kerabu/dagang.. hihi..

Dua tiga minggu lepas, incek zaid dah hint2 nak suro jugak ai dan fahim zidane ikut gi Notts Game. Ai bukan ape..kalau cuaca kat luar tu sepoi2 bahasa oklah sesangat kan. Ini..pheww...tangan tu mcm rasa letak dalam peti es beku. Tapi mengenangkan keinginan beliau untuk memupuk semangat bola kat anak dia (padahal kecik lg pon), aku pegi jugaklah. Support laki kekdahnya. Pukul 6 bangun siap2 kan Fahim, pastu gerak dari rumah dalam 7.30 pagi. Sampai dalam 8.45 pagi.. All the way si Zidane........

Si supporter kecik. Tedo jek..Simpan energy japgi nak jadi tukang sorak daddy.

sejuk.. hug ketat2  \^_^/

"zidane sok daddy hantar main club eh", angan si bapak.

"main petang2 kat taman je udah", sampuk si emak.

Sampai je ai nampak students jual kuih muih. Terus ajak Shida gi beli. Sedap gak karipap sardin,karipap daging dengan roti sosej dia. Patut aku pun bukak bonet keta jual nasik lemak sure laku hoi..gerai dia takde competitor langsung. 

Si Zidane awal2 ok lagi. Pastu sejuk gamaknya..Aku bawak dia lepak dalam keta. Bfeeding jap, pastu main2 dengan dia. Sejam pastu zaid datang cakap diorang qualified ke next round. Tapi lepas kira mata semua ada team lain yg layak.. OK, misi mencari makanan pulak.*eksaited mak.

Malangnya tahun ni tak sebest tahun2 lepas sebab tak banyak gerai dan pilihan makanan. Stall nya sikit, beraturnya panjang ya rabbi..dapatlah beli kuih sikit tapi byk dah habis.Kitorang ingat kalau menuju ke masjid kat Notts tu mungkin la ada banyak halal restaurant ke,takeways ke. Hampeh juga..(kami pun takmo sesat larat) Maka pulang jelah ke kampung halaman Stafford beli al Karim special sudey.. 

Sempatla bergambau kat Notts Uni..berlatar belakangkan daun luruh yang keemasan.. :)

Both papa bear & baby bear. xoxo!