Makan-makan @ Kota Damansara - Guantanamo

Guantanamo @ Kota Damansara by Wood & Steel

Minggu lepas, tengah boring2 nak makan mana ye for early dinner dengan budak2.. since kitaorang takde idea tapi malas nak pergi shopping centre, kita drive je ke kota damansara pusing2 tengok apa ada.. kalau dah takde idea habis.. rusa dan rimba je lah sebab senang anak2 boleh main sambil mak bapak makan.. tapi I tak berapa sangat suka pergi rusa dan rimba sebab menu dia tak berapa kids friendly.. the only thing that my kids can eat is the pasta or nasi lemak.. 

Passed by Guantanamo by Wood and Steel ni a few times, so.. haritu dapatlah check out the place. Exterior besar ye.. ada smoking and non-smoking section (I like.. jadi tak payah lah I nak susah2 makan kelam kabut bila tiba2 ada orang sedap merokok depan anak-anak I) 

I thought the menu selection would be more tapi quite limited lah.. ada set nasi asam pedas, a few nasi gorengs and nasi lemak tapi takde lah pulak set nasi lain (tekak teringin nak makan nasi hari tu sebenarnya) tapi sebab kita ni pun sibuk mengejar anak.. jadi I pun tak berapa nak ingat apa lagi yang diaorang offer ye.. so tengok je lah apa yang kita order...

Beef Bacon Linguine Carbonara

Walaupun dah mintak tukar Linguine kepada Spaghetti.. bila sampai tetap Linguine jugak.. tapi oklah anak I makan je.. tak complain.. tanya sedap lagi sini ke sedap lagi MeatPoint? jawapannya..tentulah.. "MeatPoint" okaay..

Nasi Goreng Seafood @ Guantanamo by Wood & Steel

Nasi Goreng Seafood.. masa order tanya pedas tak? Dia kata boleh buat pedas dan buat tak pedas.. I cakap ok I tak nak pedas sebab nak share dengan anak kecik I (sambil tunjuk at my 20 months old - sebab kadang2 waiter ni lupa kan kakak ni nak pedas ke tak? jadi tunjuk baby senang dia ingat) dia kata ok! Sampai2.. I pun happy jek suap anak I tak rasa dulu.. budak tu sekejap ok.. sekejap meraung mintak air.. rupa2nya pedas tak rata.. hhmm.. takde mood lepas tu nak makan.. I ni jenis kalau anak I tak dapat makan, I takde selera nak makan.. bila anak dah ok baru I ok..   nasi goreng ni ok lah ada udang kecik dalam 4-5 ekor dengan sotong.. takde ayam.. I makan pun dah sejuk sebab layan kerenah budak2 so biasa2 je lah bila sejuk.. 

Lamb Shank @ Guantanamo by Wood & Steel

Ni husband I order.. dia makan dulu.. I dapat rasa sikit2 je.. daging dia lembut sangat dan kuahnye pedas2 manis.. sedap.. kentang dan sayur tu.. I rasa tawar disengajakan sebab kuah dia dah memang cukup rasa.. 

Dessert - cemil2 @ Guantanamo

Husband order keropok lekor.. sedap.. lembut.. isi ikan dia oklah.. takdelah banyak sangat tapi takdelah banyak tepung.. 

Anak no 2 memang suka brownie.. dia kata sedap..

Tu nutella tart sebenarnya order untuk diri sendiri.. tapi anak no 1 dah makan dulu.. ok lah cheese biasa2 je.. pastry keras sikit..  lepas tu order lagi satu sebab mak dah makan yang tinggal separuh then anak yg no 1 tu nak lagi.. 

Yang ni air apa entah.. I tak berapa suka air jenis gini.. kencing manis.. haha lebih rela kencing manis sebab teh tarik :p anyways we ordered air yang kat atas ni + choc milkshake + teh tarik ... air semua.. mengecewakan.. teh tarik dia paling takde rasa.. I tanya hubby "u order kurang manis ke? dia kata tak.. tapi entah kenapa teh dia memang cair sangat.. tak tahulah kalau nasib i jek haritu..

Exterior dan interior of restaurant ok, selesa.. layanan pun baik.. cuma makanan tak berapa kena dengan tekak I and suami... pastu bil RM160.. hmm.. kenalah dengan ambience.. maybe next time kalau datang lagi.. order makanan lain lah.. tersalah order kot kali ni.. 

Guantanamo by Wood & Steel is at:

(betul2 opposite Sunway Nexis - opposite Rusa & Rimba tu...)

Dibuka 10 pagi - 11.30 malam kecuali Jumaat 3 ptg - 12 mlm

Acient Egypt Project - KS 1

Umair is learning Ancient Egypt this term and we had to do an ancient Egypt costume and cook some food. 

Googled "Pharaoh's costume for boys" for ideas and decided to print out the head dress from firstpalette.com  here  (I added an elastic tape at the back so that he can wear it properly) and their instructions for the collar here. 

Then I cut a cardboard to the shape of the belt and pasted a plain white paper over it before painting it gold (though it turned out to be a bit on the brownish side when dried) had some leftover trimmings so I just glued that on cos I'm too lazy to do anything else :p at the back I just put some tape as we only had to take a picture of the costume, if it's meant to be worn I guess velcro tape would be more suitable. We also had some shiny gold cardboard leftover from Mikail's old project so I cut that and it naturally rolled and that became the arm band. aaand we are done! Yeay!

Umair in his simple Pharaoh costume

and lil brother wants to try it too!

As for the food.. I am totally unsure if what we made was Ancient Egypt or not but it's definitely Egyptian! Lol.. I thought I don't want to waste my energy making bread yeah? and my kids are definitely not gonna eat a yoghurt cucumber salad.. I need something that we can make and eat as well so we made a simple kofta (I said they are Egyptian sausages 😝 ) and eggs in tomato sauce called shakshuka. Recipes are from here (kofta) and here (shakshuka). Of course for I also followed with whatever spices that I have in the kitchen and adjusted it to my taste :p It was more winging on my part that's why I can't put it the exact recipe used haha... left out the bread and milk from the kofta recipe too..anyways.. all I want to do is finish up the project with the kids! That's it. Umair liked the kofta but Mikail didn't.. I find it to be so-so.. The shakshuka was a tad too plain for my Malay throat.. if it weren't for my kids having to eat it, I would probably be more generous with paprika and chili powder 😬

anyways here are some photos!

He was happy cos he helped cooked the dish and said the koftas were delish :p

close up of the not so flattering koftas and shakshuka :p

Kostum Kuda Belang untuk Kanak-kanak (Simple DIY Zebra Costume for Kids)

Anak no 2 ada persembahan di sekolah.. membawa watak kuda belang, kostum mak kena buatkan.. nasib topeng tak payah buat.. jadi I pergi lah beli plain white t-shirt (terjumpa di Art Friend - The Curve dalam RM12.99 tak silap) lepas tu ingat nak potong2 tape hitam dan tampal je dekat baju tu.. sekali jalan2 kat Spotlight cari benda lain, terjumpa lah pulak kain corak zebra dijual dalam 70cm panjang gitu, dah siap potong2 ..so I ingat I beli je kain tu, lepas tu potong2 jalur ikut pattern kain dan tampal kat baju dan seluar guna fabric glue) settle! hasilnya seperti di bawah: 

Bahagian depan baju _ bahagian belakang I biarkan kosong, malas.. haha

Ni seluar bahagian depan - leggings ni beli dekat fox kids tak silap

Ni seluar bahagian belakang - buat simple je sebab tak nak semak

Simple dan cepat!