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We spent beautiful Saturday afternoon outside, having Greek food for lunch. It was really warm and nice weather recorded at -4 C. It’s very rare to have such temperature in the middle of Finland Winter especially during February 
On Sunday, we were just at home baking cupcakes, and doing some indoor activities together.
For lunch, I made those ready-in-30 minutes meal which include: cooked spaghetti (8 minutes), roasted tomatoes (15 minutes), pan fried scallops (5 minutes) and creamed spinach (10 minutes).
The combo came with organic orange juice and handful of grated Parmesan 
I cooked creamed spinach for the first time during our anniversary we had quite some time ago. This time, we liked it with scallop and spaghetti which seemed to work well too.
They were very easy to make yet satisfying every tummy in the house
Creamed Spinach Recipe
Serves: 5
- about 300 grams clean fresh spinach, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons minced white onion
- 3 slices shredded provolone cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and cook until wilted, stirring constantly. Remove from the skillet and drain in a colander. Try to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
- Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onions; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and stir in the heavy cream. Sprinkle in the provolone cheese and stir to melt and coat the spinach. Once the provolone has melted, stir in the Parmesan cheese and continue to cook and stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.
Pan Fried Scallops:
- Season scallop with salt and black pepper. Heat up some olive oil in a frying pan. Under medium heat, fry the scallops until golden about 4-5 minutes.
Roasted Tomatoes:
- Place clean tomatoes and basil leaves in a baking dish. Sprinkle with black pepper, rose pepper and olive oil. Baked at 200 C for 15 minutes.
Blogresipi, diari kehidupan dan pelbagai jenis masakan dari Kuopio, Finland. 
bahagia klu dpt prepare dish dlm masa yg singkat…:))
kawaiiii mikhail!
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Saya pun macam tu Kak Ena. Cepat siap cepat boleh makan, lega. hehe
Salam ijan! alalalalalalala… geram tgk mikael! eh eh eh kita suke tomato yg dah kecut kat bwh tuuuu sedappppp!!! kalau tomato2 ni di grill atau bakar mmg kegemaran kita, rasa mcm nak buat jugak jerrr
spaghetthi scallop tu pun sedap betul tgk! suke spaghetthi yg simple2 mcm ni senang kerja jimat masa n tenaga kat dapo 
sesuwai lerr tu org pemalas mcm kita 
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Salam Ika…
Ika dah cukup rajin lah, macam-macam ika masak kalau tengok kat blog tu. Kalau nak cepat kat dapur, buat macam ni ok jugak. Cepat dapat hidang
best ni ijan spag, tapikan kalau kak tak cukup nak kena nasik jugak hihihi dah perutnya ada cap beras tu yg susah
hihi.. chik, kalau buat lauk scallop dengan spinach tu, tambah nasi jadi jugak tu.
salam..Lepas ni kak ijan balik mesia.. masuk pertandingan master chef yerr..hehhe.. gerenti menang nyerr
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hehe.. Fifiey nak vote kak ijan ke?
ijan, jgn lupa kumpul semua gambar2 ni.. boleh buat buku.. gambar cantik2 n sure sedap!
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Terima kasih Yulie. InsyaAllah jika ada peluang boleh bukukan untuk hadiah pada Mikael
Geram tengok mangkuk dan placemat yg cantik tu..my fav colour! For the first time Ijan tunjuk resepi yg akak mmg dah tau masak..hehe..poyo dah tua2 tak reti masak nih. Mikael is so lucky to have you guys as parents..he seems so happy!
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I’m very sure you are a better cook than me kak
Anyway, thank you for your thoughtful comments. I love the mangkuk and placemat too. Sweet je kan corak dan color nya 
kak ijan…. warm and nice weather at -4???! wow… now i can call u a finnish ^^ takut nnti mikael x tahan suhu msia.. remembered the 1st time i went home for summer holiday, hidung berdarah seminggu sbb panas sgt. haha.. ngade2 betol.
uwaa… i wanna eat scallops too. mana nk cari nih.. nnti nk selongkar frozen section kt supermarket, kot2 la ada.
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Bila dah selalu dengan -27 to -30 C kan Tun, dapat -4 macam ni memang considered as warm. Kalau tak caya, meh Tun dok ngan Kak Ijan sekejap. hihi… kak ijan harap tak datang lagi suhu extreme tu. huhu
Salam Ijan..haaa ni satu lagi tummy kosong datang ngendeng….
Jom lah Sue… makan dengan kami
salam akak..
amboi,…makin hensem anak bujang akak..hehehe…
sedap je tengok spagetti akak tuh…
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Terima kasih Atiey, He’s a big boy now
Assalam ijan, wow nice pictures again..akak tengok tomatoes tu kecur pulak rasa macam nak buat pizza using tomatoes yang dah di ‘sun dried’ gitu..with lots of mozarella cheese..
hero kecik tu really enjoy the snow isnt it..hehe
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Thanks kak Ayu. Ye kak, Mikael tak kira sejuk atau panas memang dia suka lah bermain kat luar. Seronok juga lah kami melayan dia Tomatoes tu kalau buat pizza best juga kot. Manis2 buahnya
Ijan,
betul kata yang kat atas tu ..cantik2 pic ijan snap..tak yah makan dah..tengok jaer dah kenyang..hehehhe..masak yang simple simple gini akka suka,tapi hb akak kureng sikit..jadi takde maknanyer kan kalau take only half an hour…..mesti kena masak len pulak!!!
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Terima kasih Kak Asma. Kalau camtu kena skip spaghetti lah kot ye kak. Buat lauk scallop dengan bayam dan nasi. hihi
hihihi.. suke tgok gigi putih mikael tu.. ceria jer.. spgetti .. lama tak buat.. fav aimman ni..
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Aimman mesti tak sabar nak balik tu. Boleh lah dia makan masakan ibu yang best best lagi
sihat la menu ijan ni…xde la bertakung2 lemak cam kami kt mesia ni!
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Kadang-kadang saya terpaksa tukar2 masakan, tambah2 Mikael sekarang dah pandai memilih
Very simple but delicious for sure. I can’t wait to try that myself.
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Hope you’ll like it
Cantiknya gigi budak kecik tu…senyum manis sangat…’nyampah’ tengokkk tau.
hehe.. mama gerau pun manis jugak taw
salam kak ijan… woweeee…. besau dh mikael……. syedapnye spagetti tu… pic pon nice sgt!!! yuhuuu.. berkeroncong dh pewut sy nih. ayoyoyo
Salam Miera,
Terima kasih. Miera boleh buat kat cik abang nanti. hehe
Ijan, kak Naz datang dgn hungry tummy jugak ni..ada utk akak tak? hehehe..
Nampak besar dah mikael.. Big boy now! Riang jer muka dia…
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Untuk kak Naz, ada lagi saya simpankan. ehhehe… ye kak, big boy now.
Omagash! I really love your food styling; beautiful beautiful beautiful… Little M is getting cuter and cuter and cuter ^^. Wish that the spaghetti would feed four hungry tummies (including mine hehehe ^^V)
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Thank you dear. Sure it would, just come over to Kuopio for a plate
Your pictures are fantastic as usual, I love the light in them! And this spaghetti with scallops is calling out to me. Looks perfectly delectable!!
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Thanks Tia, I just love bright pictures. It satisfies me every time
Salam ijan…kmaz suke sngat tgk pic2 ijan..lain dri yg lain…unik gituw…wpun mknannya simple..tapi tetap buat org jdi lapor..kmaz la tu..hehee…kmaz ni bru muncul blik…asik tngelam timbul je…ni pun xthu la bleh thn brapa lama….
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Salam Kak Maz,
terima kasih kak. Gambar2 akak pun tak kurang hebatnya. Harap2 tak tenggelam dah tau. hehe
wow your pictures are so awe-inspiring, both of the dish and just the lovely tomato photos! those scallops look mighty tasty!
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aku harap bakal bini-bini aku pandai masak..haha..
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Salam Kak ijan.. wow best nya masakan kak ijan.. tergoda saya di buatnya.. saya nak tanya skit psl pemakanan semasa mengandung.. sejak saya disahkan hamil saya kurang berselera terhadap nasik putih.. saya lebih nak makan mee , bihoon dan sebagainya.. Untuk pengetahuan kak ijan saya ni alah kepada mee kuning atas sebab saya ada gastrik.. kalau saya tukarkan kepada spagetti anggle hairl ker..atau apa apa jenis spagetti lain ok tak? kebaikan dia sama tak dengan nasi?
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Salam Fifiey,
Kalau Fifiey tukar kepada spaghetti pun tak apa. Pasta pun ada macam2 jenis, Fifiey boleh pilih ikut kegemaran. Yang jenis grain pun bagus juga untuk bekalkan tenaga. Lagi satu, Fifiey cuba lah makan potato dan jenis2 ubi, baik juga untuk karbohidrat. Makanan berasas susu dan high protein pun bagus untuk Fifiey dan Baby.
Kak Ijan harap Fifiey sihat2 saja tau. Awal2 mungkin mencabar sikit lah, nanti dah lepas first trimester mungkin lebih ok