Rasa Raya Rasa Ceria

Hey guys, how was your Raya-Merdeka holidays? I'm sure all or if not most of you had a great time celebrating with your family and friends. If you were wondering, I had my share of celebrations too!

I was invited to the home of a friend for a simple celebration, and it was great to have home cooked rendang, ketupat, lontong, and raya cookies!

My friend has always had a nick for making really good cookies and I always go for seconds when it comes to her lontong with sayur lodeh! Oh and because I love spicy food, I was even taught to add some sambal to the lontong and sayur lodeh to give it that extra kick.

I can't rave enough about her rendang daging, rendang ayam and the other many home cooked dishes she served but here's a funny tradition... I've always looked forward to her homemade pizzas!

I know it's not conventional raya food but don't you guys have this one thing you must have when it comes to festive celebrations or when you're visiting someone's home? Like the tradition of maybe eating fast food during Chinese New Year just cause this burger only comes out during that season, or even having Japanese curry every time you visit an aunt's home during the festivities? Well you get the idea...

So what makes her pizzas so special? Is it the tomato base she uses?

Or the yummy chicken mince, carrots, mushrooms and capsicum topping?

Or the pineapples and cheese she adds on top?

Well it's all of the above AND the fact that we only get to eat it in her home during raya...

This applies to everything we have right? If there's something that's only available for a limited amount of time then it's more likely we appreciate it even more. In contrast, we tend to take things for granted if they're always there within our reach at our convenience.

So this raya, don't take things for granted! Make sure you make the best of every moment to visit friends and relatives to ask for forgiveness over the harsh words or wrongdoings you might have done unknowingly. I too would like to apologize if there's been anything wrongly said on this blog... Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin everyone ♥