Jurnal Oktober 07

Gak terasa udah akhir Oktober aja yah... banyak yg dah kelewat ni...

Week 1st ( Oct 1-7):

Dari minggu lalu udah dapet kabar baru papa diterima kerja ditempat baru di KL.. jadi senin ini lah si pap masukin surat resign karna per tanggal 29 dia dah harus setor muka di ktr baru... asiiikkk.. alhamdulillah.. akhirnya menemukan jg tepat pegangan yg lebih meyakinkan... happy banget.. pap dapet kerjaan baru.. kita mo cuti lebaran... ribet bebenah rumah sama packing buat hari sabtu malem.. sepanjang hari ribet sama urusan laundry... secara hampir selama bulan puasa gw gak masak.. gak sempet bo.. minta maaf aja deh.. paling bisa ada waktu masak itu weekend itupun klo pap gak ngajakin keluar... hehehe.. heaven banget...

:: Nemenin Bubu Citah beli HP di Ambas sampe Pasha ke bobo-an.. ::

Week 2nd ( Oct 8-14):

::Diah, Iena, Nuke, Wiwied & "Pacarnya Bedul"::
(*satu lagi kasus lupa nama.. maap yah...duh napa sih gw selalu begini.. )

udah dijakarta nih... dari hari minggu bukber smaa temen2 kuliah dulu.. trus berturut2 undangan bukber bareng 3 hari... hal pertama yg gw lakukan di minggu pagi jakarta... adalah nyalooonnn jam 9 pagi ma temen2 di evergreen.. secara dah setahun rambut cmn kesentuh hairdryer salon... sekali pas ke kuantan dulu... pasha dpt byk kado nihhh... dari tante ika makasi ya tan... pas pulang sepupu pasha lagi pada batuk pilek.. kekhawatiran gw terbukti.. pasha batuk pilek jg akhirnya.. dan yg paling parah adalah pas kelar solat ied.. kita harus nongkrong di tria dipa.. pasha berobat... herannya kok treatmentny langsung inhaler yah?? bingung.. apa ok untuk infant sebesar pasha.. trus obatnya dikasih antibiotik lagi?? last last kita gak kasih obat dr dr umum di tria dipa itu... cmn nerusin obat batuk ama pilek dr paed-nya pasha yg disini... kasian si adek..

:: Lebaran Pertama ::
(Om Daffy, te' Ika, Mama Pasha, & Mutty Il)


:: kado dari tante ika.. makacih ya tan... mmmwwaahh... ::

Weekend 3rd(Oct 15-21):

:: Pasha 6 bulan ::

Giliran lebaran di kuala lipis nih... seru juga.. jalan2 kerumah sodara2 si pap... udah sebulan pergelangan tangan kanan gw sakit.. pas pulang ginilah kesempatan gw bisa diurut.. lumayan pas balik udah rada mendingan... kamis kita dah balik KL lagi kali ini pulang gak lewat jalan biasanya... lewatbelakang genting highland seru deh suka gw jalannya lebih jauh tapi pemandangannya lebih asik... jumat papa dah masuk kantor lagi.. weekend kit kerumah haliza.. makan2 gratis disana asiiikkk rame2 kenalan sama temen2 pap dulu waktu kerja di deloitte? :D (*maap deh gak tau spellnya...)



Weekend 4th (Oct 22-29):


:: Hidangan Sederhana ::

pap planned mo bikin rumah terbuka sabtu ini... gw panik.. mo dikasih makan apa tamunya... sapa yg mo masak... gw dgn paha?? apa bisa masak?? duh klo gak enak gimana.. mumet.. sambil ngelaundry sisa travel kemaren nyambil mikir menu... hari kamis kita belanja padahal pap belom gajian tuh.. pd aja lagih... qeqeqe gw masak macaroni ama puding hari jumat.. gara2 pesen kuwe tambahan akhirnya diajakin jalan2 sama tetangga kepusat bekalan bakeri bagus..hebat komplit juga.. ada nihbahan coklat yg gw pwngen jadi deh kita jualan coklat nih kayaknya.. minggu depan target belajar bikin coklat... experiment pertama dirumah sendiri.. heheheh..


:: Ibu OO mangku Pasha sementara Mama kasih mam ::
balik ke acara rumah terbuka.. jadi juga gw masak sendiri dan main tamu2an...starting jam 5 pagi... bikin setup buahnya dulu bikin kaldu ayam, then nyiapin bumbu soto, bikin perkedel dan soto ayam dengan sejuta printilannya.. banyak banget yg blm siap.. mo pingsan rasanya ketambahan pasha dah bangun dan papanya mo pergi beli mangkok untuk makan soto... yg pada akhirnya gak nemu juga... mo nangis deh rasanya.. sambil gendong pasha sambil masak... huhuhu... untunglah kak yanti tetangga ku orang brunai yg super baik hati ini maha pengertian.. mau ngambil pasha dari gw sementara gw bebenah rumah... yg masih kayak kapal pecah padahal udah jam 1.30... masya allah... udah beres semua hidangan baru deh ngambil pasha ke rumah kak yanti di belakang.. then mandi berdua... untung tamunya pada dateng telat.. jadi gw masih sempet istirahat sejenak..

:: group deloitte ::

Alhamdulillah.. sukses juga.. 80% undangan dateng... sisanya nyusul sore dan malem.. Trima kasih ya untuk smuanya udah nyempetin dateng ke rumah mungil kami bertiga... mohon maaf untuk segala ketidak nyamanan dan kekurangan pd cita rasa makanan harap maklum yg masak baru belajar.... Trima kasih untuk Nina (Roti dua ) & Ery (Olab) untuk cakes-nya yg super lezaat... Makasih untuk ayang aku yg udah mau bantuin cuci piring dan alat masak sebanyak2 nya yg masih aku tinggalin didapur.. qeqeqeqe.. luv u ayaaang...


:: Nina maaf ya.. jadi harus duduk di lantai.. huhuhuu.. jd gak enak.. :| ::

*Phhheeewww... selesai jg akhirnya.. ;)

I have forgotten

It was raining cats and dogs and maybe some chipmunks as well this morning. What is it with cats and dogs when it rains? Anyway, As usual, under such weather condition, I would turn on my headlights for safety reason even though it was still quite bright despite the downpour.

The rain was reduced to drizzle as I reached the office and not wanting to go through the hassle of taking out the umbrella, I rushed out of the car and dashed to the office. If Diah were there, I am sure that I would find her chasing after me with an umbrella... You know, like one of those scene where someone chasing a cat that just stole her fish... By the way, why do we ask a cat or a person or anything for that matter, to stop when we are doing the chasing with some object that can be used as weapon in our hand? That really beats me... Would you stop?

Anyway, 4 hours later, after lunch, I decided to get something from the car and as usual, while searching for something in the car, I would turn on the engine and the air-conditioning. What do you expect. This is a hot country and to stay a minute in a car under the hot sun would be like taking a sauna with your clothes on...

I put the key in the ignition and twisted it and I could not see the usual red indicators that would normally come up whenever that is done. Then I remembered that I have forgotten to switch of the lights. That's it. The battery was dead as flat as a roti canai from a mamak stall... For those who doesn't know what roti canai and mamak are, just google it up...

Lucky for me that the car accessories shop where I bought the battery was open. I went over there and told them about how good the battery that they sold me but now it's dead because I left the lights on. Accompanied by some cynical laughters, the shop owner agreed to get one of his boys to resuscitate my battery.

For a fee of RM5.00 or less than $2.00, the battery was back to life again...

That was not the first time I did that and I am sure that would not be the last. That was the same reason why I didn't want to take the umbrella out of the car because when the rain stopped, I would forget about the umbrella and left it wherever I was last.

In this case, I was amazed by the rain that had stopped and the morning that was bright and beautiful. How could I remember about some headlights? Sometimes I wonder. What if I were a pilot and I forgot to put the landing gear down when landing the plane. Anyway, the plane would have warned me but my old car just kept quiet and die...

What is your temperature?

Whenever Pasha went under the weather, the first thing that we would check was his temperature. Previously, we only used the traditional thermometer to do that. It's the one with the mercury enclosed in a glass capsule. I have always had problems finding where the mercury stopped at.

Recently when Pasha was not well in Jakarta, we got to use a digital thermometer and it was much easier to use and more accurate as well. However, the only problem with that unit was that the tip was not made flexible and therefore it was hard to keep it in place as Pasha would wriggle a lot once he knew that there was something sticking up his armpit. As a result, we would have to repeat the reading a couple of times before feeling satisfied.

When we got back to Shah Alam, we looked around and finally we got ourself a flexible tip digital thermometer. So, we bought the MT1931 produced by microlife as shown in the picture. We would have bought the ear thermometer but the price, which was almost ten times more expensive, put us off.

However, this unit serves us well enough. We had put it under a few test where all the twisting and contorted motions from Pasha did not affect the position of the tip and therefore, we can easily get his temperature.

By the way, they said the oral and rectal methods are more accurate but if we were to use it orally, chances are Pasha would bite the tip off and rectally is simply a big no-no. No way that we are going to stick that thing up his you know where...

K530i - My new toy!

Woo Hoo! I have got a new toy! It's a Sony Ericsson K530i! The phone was given out for free... Yup! I am not kidding. It was given out for free by Maxis to its One Club members. So, you might be wondering about what the catch is to get such a freebie. Well, there is a catch.

You must subscribe to maxis 15o plan for 24 months and if you decide to cancel, you need to pay back the remaining number of months left under the contract at a rate of RM 100 per month. Let's say that you have 12 more months to go, you must pay back RM 1200 penalty to Maxis.

Anyway, I have decided to go for it due to three main reasons. The first one is that the phone is FREE! The second reason is that my phone bill always exceeds RM 150 per month and the last reason is I need to replace my aging Nokia 6020 that have served me well for years even though it had been subjected to many bad and rough treatments.

The worst and the latest incident was when it decided to take a swim in a toilet bowl last month. I would spare you the details on that but amazingly the phone is still in a decent condition.

Back to the new K530i. The 3G capability is a feature that I would like to try especially when my sister in law in Jakarta just bought the same phone before the Raya. The main purpose is for us to make video calls so that they can talk and see Pasha at the same time.

I have my 3G service activated and the phone configured but I could not make any video calls yet. I called up Maxis and asked the lady how to check whether my phone is configured for video call correctly or not. She asked me to check for the 3G icon on the phone and I asked her how a 3G icon looks on a Sony Ericsson. She as me too look for something that looks like 3 boomerangs. Boomerangs? She must be kidding me! I told her that I have not seen any boomerang on my display so far.

She asked me to test by sending a MMS message and that went okay. Finally, she said that 3G signal in Shah Alam is still not that strong for video calls and they are expanding the coverage bit by bit. That really hisaplah apa2 pun... Anyway, I need to get to KL and see whether I could get boomerangs to appear on my phone or not... Boomerangs?

Any 3G Sony Ericsson user out there that can confirm about this Boomerangs stuff?

Okay... So the 3G experience has kaputted! Other than that, a few things that I like about the phone is the bigger and brighter screen and the multi alarm function so that I can set multiple alarms at one go without having to set them as appointments in the calendar. The 2 MP camera is quite good and the radio is awesome! The availability of the Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot and Bluetooth™ added more plus points to the phone.

The part that I don't quite like or may be not used to yet are the messaging functions such as, the space button is at the bottom right instead of the center as in a Nokia and the keypad is a bit hard to press at times. It would be easier if you have a small hand. Ladies would not have that problem. Other than that, since the phone is quite new, there are very limited accessories around. I need to wait a bit for a plastic casing or the screen protector to come.

In general, I would say this new toy is really not bad at all and let see how it will respond to the same handling that the 6020 had gone through.

Aidil Fitri 2007

Finally we are back to Shah Alam after a long leave during the Ramadan and then followed by the Aidil Fitri celebration. Here are some of the events that took place during the above period. If Diah is rajin enough, while Pasha is taking his naps, you will get full set of photos taken during our 12 days journey and who knows, may be some details on certain events... Anyway, that is subjected to Pasha's approval, in terms of time to blog...

We left Shah Alam on Air Asia flight AK956 to Jakarta on 6/10/2007.

That's Pasha and Mama Diah on the way to Jakarta. We arrived around 8:30 pm WIB and Papa Bear was really hungry since he did not get any decent food on the flight...

On 7/10/2007, we entertained Mama Diah's friends for a fast breaking at our house.

Pasha posing with a newborn that came to the makan-makan and she slept throughout the evening...

The next event that we went to was another fast breaking session on 8/10/2007 and this time with Mama Diah's ex-boss and ex-colleagues. It was held at the Arang 22 Korean Restaurant somewhere in Senopati, somewhere in Jakarta, wherever that was... Please ask Diah...

Here's Pasha getting lucky, surrounded by all those pretty ladies who were high on some Korean beef and kimchi...

We stayed at home on the 9/10/2007 so that we could rest a little bit especially Pasha who have not been resting very much yet.

Pasha playing on the bed with Grand Ma and Bu Sita.

On 10/10/2007, Pasha's Grand Papa arrived from Dumai, Riau and we went to pick him up at the Halim Airport... somewhere in Jakarta, of course...

Pasha and his EyangKung's (Grand Papa) lap posing happily for Papa Bear.

On the same day, there was an invitation for a little get together from Mama Diah's friends where originally was planned at a very smoky place but when Pasha quickly protested, we all went for a drink at the Starbuck in Kemang... yet another place in Jakarta...

Well, Pasha got lucky again and notice that these were the same ladies from the Korean restaurant... This time they were high on Starbuck's coffee... Pasha centil tapi Pasha tak kisah....

All the outings started to take its toll on Pasha and he was not feeling well. On the 11/10/2007, Pasha rested the whole day...

Pasha in dreamland...

12/10/2007, the eve of Adil Fitri... Pasha was down with cough and flu... He slept most of the time and Mama Diah got some time off to play...

Mama Diah and her bunga api.. something that she was not allowed to play with when she was little...

13/10/2007, the First Day of Raya and Pasha got worse. We had to take him to the nearby Tria Dipa hospital for treatment.

Pasha already feeling much better at Tria Dipa...

Our family photo, which is our first Raya photo together at our house in Jakarta.

That night Bu Ika and Ilma and Om Daffy and Atta came to visit Pasha. Pasha will all the not well feeling still made the effort to entertain them...

From the left, Om Atta, Bu Ilma and Bu Ika and before we forgot, thanks to Bu Ika for all the lovely gifts, a lot of them, for Pasha...

14/10/2007, we left for Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia flight AK957 leaving behind lots of people who would be missing Pasha a lot and probably would only be able to see him again next year...

Bu Ruri, Om Nanang, Bu Sita, Eyang Ti and Mama Diah with Pasha at Soekarno Hatta airport before checking in.

We reached our Shah Alam home early morning 00:01 hours on the 15/10/2007. The next day we took Pasha to DEMC for another check up and to get some of his regular cough and flu medication.

Pasha and Mama waiting for the doctor at DEMC Shah Alam.

We let Pasha rest for as long as he wanted. When he woke up that evening, we headed to Papa Bear's Mom's house in Kuala Lipis to spend some Aidil Fitri with Pasha's other Grand Ma.

At a relatives's house in Kuala Lipis... Pasha is looking at the sleeping cousin... "Apa laa... Raya pun asyik tido jer..."

16/10/2007, yet another rest day for all of us. It was a day to recuperate before the final journey back to Kuala Lumpur the next day.

Pasha playing with Uwan (Grand Ma) in Kuala Lipis...

Finally, on 17/10/2007 we headed back to our Shah Alam home. Pasha slept throughout most of the journey. He must be very tired but he is feeling much better now. He only have a bit of cough left and he has been back to his cheerful self! Papa and Mama are all very delighted to see him smiling a lot again.

Pasha... sleeping...

- The End -

We are flying off to Jakarta

Aidil Fitri or Eid ul-Fitr is around the corner and we are making a head start for the celebration as soon as tomorrow. Woo Hoo! We will be flying off to Jakarta after iftar tomorrow.

This year we will be spending the last week of Ramadan and the first two days of Raya (see Eid ul-Fitr above) with Diah's family in Jakarta and then we will be spending few more days at my parents in Pahang. I have been busy at work the whole week and Diah has been busy packing our stuffs for the trip.

Since the arrival of our beloved baby Pasha, we have no chance to travel light anymore. We always ended up with at least three suitcases. Whether we like it or not. If we are away for a few days only, it would still be three, but the smaller size bags instead of the big suitcases. Why do we need three bags? It is because that we love to have lots of things to carry around whenever we travel. No way! Here is why we need three bags...

For this trip, the first big bag would be for Diah's and my clothes and everything that is related to that. The second big bag is the place where we would put an air bed complete with a foot pump, Pasha's yellow ducky bath tub, diapers and toys, some souvenirs for the parents, brother and sisters and few other things.

If you are wondering why we are bringing along our air bed all the way to Jakarta, it is because that we are anticipating some relatives would be coming over as well. Therefore, there might not be enough bed for everybody and since we have this portable air bed, we might as well come prepared. If only we have a tent as well, then that would be superb!

Back to the bags, the third slightly smaller bag would contain all Pasha's clothings and some of his stuffs. You see... One bag just specially allocated for Pasha alone and Diah is a mother who would make sure that everything for the comfort of Pasha is available anywhere, anytime...

Enough about the bags. For the last three nights we have been out shopping for some stuffs for ourselves as well as for the family and tomorrow, we only have one last thing to buy before we leave for the airport. The last thing in our list is the roasted chestnut.

Roasted chestnut is my MIL's favorite snack and she has been reminding us not to forget to bring back some to Jakarta. Chestnut in malay is not buah dada (boops) ya... It is buah berangan! So, this is one fruit that you must not do a direct translation on.

Lastly, we would like to wish all our muslim friends...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Maaf Zahir dan Batin from the three of us!

Diah's Tag

Now is my turn FamyGirl, :

5 Things in my bag
- Two Wallet & My Passport
- An old Nokia Phone
- Camera, 256MMC & Spare Battery
- Latest Padini Catalog
- Notebook & Pen

5 Things in my wallet
- Foto Papanya pasha.. sama jg ama beruang blm ada poto pasha didompet...
- MyKid-nya Pasha
- Cards - ATM, Credit, KTP, SIM, Padini, IKEA, Nikah
- Vincci Vouchers & Many kind of receipts
- Duit.. duit.. mabuuuk duiiittt...

5 favorite Things in my bedroom
- Our Pasha
- Papa-nya Pasha
- Pc tua & web cam-nya
- Hairdryer
- Duck tub-nya Pasha

5 Things I would like to do
- Beli Mesin cuci buat emak
- Bayar Utang
- Tuker lantai keramik di lt. atas
- Punya Lemari yg besaaaarrr
- Ngecat Rumah

5 Things I am doing now
- Doing this tag
- Nganter papanya pasha berangkat kerja
- Mo ambil jemuran & ngelipetin-nya
- Waiting for Pasha Bath time
- Still doing this tag

5 People I want to tag:
- Tisi
- Natali
- Ika
- Ilma
- You, if you want to do it ...

Tagged!

We're tagged by FamyGirl and this is from the Bear:

5 Things in my bag
- A notebook or laptop, to some people - company punya
- An 80 GB external drive - company punya juga
- A 1 GB thumb drive - company punya lagi
- A 256 MB thumb drive - pun company punya
- a bunch of papers, forms and such - tah sapa sapa punya

5 Things in my wallet
- Honeybunch's photo (this reminds me to put in a photo of Pasha)
- MyKad
- Cards - ATM, Credit, Real Rewards, Bonus Link, Name
- Driving License
- Some cash

5 favorite Things in my bedroom
- My Honeybunch
- My Pasha
- The Bed
- The Pillows
- The red squeaky chair

5 Things I would like to do
- A family vacation
- Pay up all my debts
- Get a bigger bed
- Get a bigger house
- Get a bigger car

5 Things I am doing now
- Doing this tag
- Testing some programs
- Reading some emails
- Waiting for the time to go home
- Still doing this tag

5 People I want to tag:
- You
- And You
- and the person after You
- You, if you have not done this
- You, if you want to do it again

Injection time!

On the 29^th September 2007 we took Pasha for his 5 month routine immunization schedule injections. This time he was getting the DPT + Oral Polio (3^rd dose) and HIB Meningitis (3^rd dose). Before meeting the doctor, Diah and I speculated whether or not Pasha would cry out when being injected since he is cleverer now and can tell the difference between pleasure and pain. He did not cry during the last injection in July.

Pasha was his usual joyful self that morning and he was as excited as ever to go out. What he didn't know that we are going to see the doctor but then when we got to the hospital, he was not even bothered. So, that was great!

Just look at him with the doctor. He was smiling from ear to ear and he somehow knew what was going to happen to him when the doctor took off his pants and started to swab him with that cold stuff (what do you call that?) that was supposed to lessen the pain. When the needle went him, he just made a sound. Something that went like "Ark..." and that was it. He continued smiling as we told him that he was just being bitten by an ant.

It was a great day and we were glad that things went on smoothly and everyone was having a cheerful time.

Catatan Memasak Diah

Pengertian Memasak

• Hal penting dalam makanan indonesia adalah memasak dengan mengkombinasikan bumbu (spices) dan penyedap (seasoning) dengan mengunakan peralatan yang sederhana.
  

• Menyiapkan masakan Indonesia tidak membutuhkan susunan bahan yang komplex tetapi membutuhkan peralatan tertentu yang sangat membantu pekerjaan.
  

• Memasak adalah membuat matang bahan makanan sehingga menjadi suatu hidangan melalui beberapa proses pembuatan.
  
  

Peralatan Memasak

• Ulekan/Coet (grinding stone) : batu yang digunakan untuk menghaluskan bumbu sebagai wadah
• Batu Ulek/Mutu (granite pestle) : batu yang digunakan untuk menghaluskan bumbu sebagai penghancur
• Blender/Grinder/Food Processor : peralatan modern yang digunakan untuk menghaluskan bumbu
• Talenan (chopping board) : digunakan sebagai alas potong atau tempat untuk mencincang
• Golok (cleaver) : digunakan untuk memotong, mencincang atau mememarkan bumbu
• Kuali/wajan (Wok/conical frying pan): alat yang sangat umum yang dapat digunakan baik untuk menggoreng, menumis, merebus dll.
• Sutil Besi (frying shovel/metal spatula) : alat yangdigunakan untuk mengaduk waktu menumis atau menggoreng
• Sutil Kayu (wooden spatula) : alat yang digunakan untuk mengaduk waktu menumis atau menggoreng
• Centong (wooden husk spoon) : alat yang digunakan untuk mengaduk ataupun mengambil nasi

*Notes :
dalam memasak masakan Indonesia hindari menggunakan alat yang terbuat dari aluminium, tembaga, besi cor karena banyak bahan yang digunakan untuk mengandung asam seperti asam jawa (tamarind), jeruk nipis (lime), santan (coconut milk) yang akan mengakibatkan reaksi kimia dan mengubah warna saus


Istilah Dalam Memasak

• Diasap : membuat bahan makanan terbalut dengan zat asap sehingga matang. Caranya dengan digantungkan dalam ruangan yang penuh dengan asap yang berasal dari pembakaran kayu atau serabut kelapa.

• Dibakar : memasak diatas bara, sangat baik untuk bahan makanan yang berkulit, karena tidak mudah gosong
  

• Dijemur : membuat kering bahan makanan dengan menggunakan sinar matahari. Dilakukan pada bahan makanan yang akan disimpan lama atau yang akan dimasak kering
  

• Digoreng : memasak bahan makanan dengan menggunakan minyak/mentega/margarin yang panas
  

• Dikukus : memasak bahan makanan dalam uap air. Alat yang digunakan disebut dandang kukus
  

• Dimemarkan : bahan makanan dipukul-pukul tetapi tidak sampai hancur
  

• Diongklok : mengoncangkan bahan makanan dalam panci (makanan yang telah matang dan tidak berair) dengan tujuan melunakkan sisi bagian luar
  

• Dipanggang : membuat matang bahan makanan langsung diatas api ataupun dengan menggunakan oven
  

• Dirajang/diiris : mengiris bahan atau bumbu sampai menjadi tipis
  

• Direbus : membuat matang bahan makanan dalam air mendidih
  

• Disangrai : memasak bahan makanan dalam wajan dengan tidak menggunakan minyak
  

• Disetup :

1. Daging : dilakukan dengan maksud untuk melunakkan. Setelah digoreng, daging dibiarkan dalam air mendidih di atas api kecil sambil ditutup
   
2. Sayuran : setelah direbus, air dibuang. Sayuran ditempatkan kembali pada panci di atas api agar sayuran tidak berair. Lebih sedap jika ditambahkan bumbu
   
3. Buah : sama seperti sayuran hanya air yang digunakan diberikan gula, kayu manis dsb
   
4. Ditim : memasak bahan makanan dalam tempat yang dipanaskan oleh air mendidih. Bahan tidak langsung kena sumber panas.
   

• Ditumis : membuat layu atau setengah matang bahan makanandengan sedikit minyak goreng
  

Pemakaian Bumbu dalam Memasak

Masakan Indonesia banyak menggunakan bumbu rempah. Pada umumnya sebelum digunakan bumbu rempah dihaluskan, dimemarkan atau diiris-iris.

• Dikupas : membuang kulit bahan makanan karena kulitnya memberikan rasa tidak enak
• Diiris : supaya mudah dihaluskan atau bahan yang terkandung mudah larut dalam cairan
• Direndam : supaya mudah diambil sarinya
• Dibakar : untuk meningkatkan rasa dan supaya terbuang rasa tajam yang disebabkan oleh getah tertentu
• Disangrai : untuk mempertinggi rasa dan mudah dihaluskan
• Ditumbuk : supaya mudah dihaluskan

Perlakuan terhadap Pemakaian Bumbu dalam Memasak

• Lengkuas (galangal) : dikupas lalu dimemarkan
• Kunyit (turmeric) : dibakar, dikupas, adakalanya diparut, diambil sarinya untuk memberikan warna pada makanan
• Kencur (lesser galangal) : dikupas
• Jahe (ginger) : dikupas adakalanya dibakar dan dimemarkan
• Bawang Merah (shallots) : dikupas, diiris dan dihaluskan
• Bawang Putih (garlic) : dikupas, diiris dan dihaluskan
• Serai (lemon grass) : diiris atau dimemarkan
• Daun Salam (salam leaf) : dicuci utuh
• Daun Jeruk (kaffir lime leaf): dicuci utuh
• Daun Pandan (pandan leaf) : dipotong kecil
• Cengkeh (clove): dicuci digunakan utuh atau dihaluskan
• Cabai merah (red chilies): dihaluskan, buah biji dan dihaluskan
• Cabai Hijau (green chilies) : utuh, diiris dan buang biji
• Ketumbar (coriander) : disangrai dan dihaluskan
• Merica (white pepper): disangrai dan dihaluskan
• Jinten (cumin) : disangrai dan dihaluskan
• Kapulaga (cardamon)) : dimemarkan dan dihaluskan
• Kemiri (candle nuts) : dibakar/disangrai dan dihaluskan
• Terasi (shrimp paste) : dibakar/digoreng dan dihaluskan
• Jeruk Nipis (lime) : diambil airnya
• Jeruk Limau (kaffir Lime): diambil airnya
• Asam Jawa (tamarind) : diberi air hangat, diambil airnya
• Kayu Manis (cinnamon) : dihaluskan
• Lada Hitam (black pepper) : dimemarkan atau dihaluskan

Ukuran/Gramatisasi

A. BENDA PADAT

• 1 ons ( oz.) = 30 gram (g.)
• 4 ons ( ¼ pound ) = 125 gram (g.)
• 8 ons ( ½ pound ) = 250 gram (g.)
• 16 ons (1 pound ) = 500 gram (g.)
• 2 ons ( lb.) = 1 Kilogram (kg.)
  

B. BENDA CAIR

• 1 fluid ons = 30 mililiter (ml.)
• 1 gill ( ¼ pint ) = 150 mililiter (ml.)
• 1 Pint (pt.) = 600 mililiter (ml.)
• 1 ¾ pint (pt.) = 1 Liter (lt.)
• 1 quart ( 2 pt.) = 1.2 Liter (lt.)
• 1 gallon ( 8 pt.) = 4.8 Liter (lt.)
  

C. UKURAN UNTUK BENDA / BAHAN MAKANAN PADAT
Bahan makanan Ukuran Perkiraan berat

1.Tepung,susu bubuk 1 sdm penuh = 2 sdm rata 1 ons /30 g.

2.Gula,beras,buah- 1 sdm penuh = 2 sdm rata 1 ons/30 g.
buahan kering
3.Sirop,madu,selai 1 sendok makan rata 1 ons /30 g.

4.Lemak,margarine 1 sdm penuh = 2 sdm rata 1 ons /30 g.

5.Kelapa parut 2½ sendok makan rata 1 ons /30 g.

6.Gula pasir 1 cangkir rata ½ lb./250g.

7.Gula halus 1 cangkir rata 5 oz / 155 g

8.Tepung ¾ cangkir rata lb./4 oz./125 g
1 cangkir rata 5 oz./155 g.
1½ cangkir rata ½ lb./8 oz./250 g

9.Lemak, minyak 1 cangkir rata ½ lb./250 g.
goreng, margarin
10.Tepung roti,halus 1 cangkir rata 2 oz./60 g.

11.Tepung roti kasar, ,
keju parut, kacang 1 cangkir rata 4 oz./125 g
bubuk, campuran
buah-buahan

D. UKURAN UNTUK BAHAN MAKANAN CAIR

Sendok
makan Cangkir Ons/oz. Gill Pint Quart Gallon
4 ¼ 2½ ½ 1/8 - -
8 ½ 5 1 ¼ - -
16 1 10 2 ½ - -
- 2 20 4 1 ½ -
- 4 - - 2 1 ¼
- 16 - - 8 4 1

Sumber: Partogi Samosir