Sengkuang Dumpling (Ladu Sengkuang)

Dumpling Fillings:
1/2 sengkuang. Shredded
2 carrots. Shredded
100g dried shrimps
Salt and pepper to taste
2Tbps Oyster sauce
Fried shallots

1) Heat oil, fry dried shrimps till frangrant. Add in the rest of the ingredient, stir fry. Add in fried shallots.

Skin
200g wheat starch flour (淀面粉)
150g tapioca flour
100g glutinious rice flour
550ml boiling water
pinch of salt
3Tbps oil

Mix the flour well. The oil will prevent the skin to crack. Need to dust hand with flour to prevent skin to stick to hand. Knead dough, peel into think slice. Wrap in filling. Steam for 10 minutes. Done. Can make about 30 dumplings.

The first batch of dumplings (abt 10) was broken, because it’s too sticky and I didn’t dust my hand with flour. But luckily the rest turn out fine and I gave my neighbour 10, still got a bit I keep for my hubby.

I also bake a marble cake this afternoon after finish the dumpling. JS wants to bring it to school tomorrow.

OK, now’s time to prepare dinner. Barley drink and soup is done. Need to bake salmon, cook a luncheon meat tempra and 1 green vege.

Finally Doing It

After hubby agreed to let me do the course. He wrote a cheque for me on Sunday night. I courier it yesterday and today the training center called. They are processing my registration and they will sent my application to S’pore. Hopefully I will receive my course material soon. Maybe in a week or two time. Can’t wait to start.

JS’s School Sport and Family Day

Last Sunday was JS’s school sports and family day. SIL#2 drove PILs to NS on Saturday. We met them at the town restarurant after hubby’s team building at about 7pm. After dinner, JS said ” I want to bring ah ma to the merry-go-round” , so off we went to the fun fair and JS took a few rides with her grandma. The kids were very happy having the grannies and aunt around.

Sunday, we had early lunch and then went to Jusco for a walk. JS’s sport is at 2pm, held at the hall in Tuanku Jaafar Golf Club. JS was very excited about it and she kept saying she want to dance for the grandparents. (Our main worry is that she would chicken out last minute. Grandfather kept telling her that she must dance because they came all the way to see her)

We reached there about 2.15pm. The event starts at 2.30pm with all the children marched in. JS behaved quite well. No crying. She sat with her friends and asked me to go join the grandparents. Usually if I sent her to school, she would manja and wanted me to stay on. But not on Sunday. I was surprise. She did the march, excited like a monkey. Jumping, hoping , swinging her hands. She participated in 4 events (Jump like a frog, 30m run, Bean on the head, crawl like a baby) and also a dance (Mambo No 5) Maybe she’s not use to the term of “race” yet. When the whistle is blown, she’s still gazing there, day dreaming, hence she’s always the last on the race. The event “bean on the head” was a group one, one of her team mate could run very fast, that’s why she manage to get a medal at the end. During the prize giving ceremony, she’s anxiously waiting for her turn, keep asking why she doesnt have any and after that she even ask why she only got 1. I’m quite proud of her overall behaviour that day. She didn’t cry, she didn’t manja, she didn’t shy away and she participated in all the evens eventhough 2 of her classmates were crying maybe due to the crowd. During the tea break, I wanted to carry her to get some food, but she said “mummy, no need to carry me, I’m a big girl already” . I’m really surprise with that, because it’s really the total opposite of her when I sent her to school and during the sports event. The sports end at about 5.30pm. By the time she’s already very tired.
Getting ready
JS with her best friend, Vase
Happy