Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

Instead of eating out, this time i shall share with you on my experience of cooking with my cousins! Well, literally i didn't cook the dishes but my part was just merely presenting and snapping them. hehe...seriously im very good at the presentation part, my cousins actually nicknamed me "The Neat Freak"...oh well, whether like it or not, it stuck on me ever since then!

Anyway, here's how we started & ended the relaxing Sunday together.

The Making of
Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

The day before Sunday, mama & i went grocery shopping & TTDI market for the ingredients. I just love being in the fruits section. The colors of freshness & crispness can be seen here & i can't resist in taking a pix of the ambience! hehe...and it goes the same to the fish area at the market. That wee hours in the morning had woken me with their loudness & cleanliness. I love walking around the market, so many things to see & learn. The fish we got that day.

Over @ cuz's place, we unpacked the ingredients & immediately started our cooking project. It was 4.45pm. We started to cook the laksa first. So, here are some pix to show u how we did it, mama's way!!!

Executive Chef:
Mama
Assistant Chefs:
Chelle, Via, Jee Hoe, Liss, Marcus & Maria

Fish was cleaned, boiled, shredded & pounded.

Onions, thinly sliced.

Sprouts, tails & heads, plucked.
(Wanna guess who had the patience of doing this?!! Yes, assistant chef, Via...& some help from assistant chefs, Jee Hoe & Chelle)

Spaghetti, blanched.

Mama showed her skills while assistant chef, Chelle, wrote down the recipes & assistant chef, Jee Hoe, looked & learned.

Condiments, neatly placed accordingly.
(Assistant chef Via's fave part in putting things together)

Important part of it all, the gravy.

Ingredients for apple crumble.

Granny Smith Apples + Raisins

The end looked of the pie before putting in the oven to bake.

Everything was then laid out on the table.

I've nvr tried mama's laksa johor or apple crumble before. It was really good! How i imagined the taste should be like was exactly how i wanted it to be! I had a full plate of laksa & 2 tiny servings of the dessert. It's irresisstible for me not to eat since there was a pot of hot yummy custard sauce + vanilla ice cream + strawberries accompanied the pie! Hooooo...Haaaaaa!!!

Everyone gave a big thumbs-up for those 2 dishes of the day.
A satisfying meal, full stomach & relaxing day with family, what more could i ask for.

Next week, we will be having another cooking session with the family, this time assistant chef, Liss, will prepare her signature dish & mama will bake another delectable dessert. I won't tell you what the dishes are yet. So, do stay tune & wait till Sunday comes!

Luv Luv!!!