Dinin' heaven

Sauces and sources...

2011-04-21T20:43:00.003+08:00

I've just found out that brown sauce tastes awkward without anything good to go with it...
i need to research on sauces and sources of sauces too :)

Cafeteria food anyone?

2011-03-25T14:02:00.000+08:00

Ok, I know its been ages since i posted here and to all of you who have been reading still, I offer my thanks and deep gratitude..
(I know of at least one who still reads my blog)
As most of you who know me would know, I have opened up my own Game Shop and its been taking up most of my Daylight and Moonlight time.
Its even gotten me to leave my girlfriend, but that's a story for another time.
At any rate, thanks to the shop taking up so much of my time I've decided to bring some of the guys out for a meal at a joint that I was newly introduced to at Aman Suria.
The name of the place was Rosemary Bites.

It was a place that pride itself on having home secret recipes, and authentic American cuisine. Oh and it was Halal too, which allowed all of us to enjoy the meal with a peace of mind.
So we sat down and looked around, the decor was very warm and the setting was quite cosy. The table arrangement however, leaves much space unoccupied and was rather scattered. Also decorative items jutting out from the walls were things to consider while sitting down to have a meal.
The toilets were clean and well marked, and they had alot of things for you to read. Between reading the chalkboards on the wall, the signs out the front, the 3-page menu seemed very bare and sparse on details. To some it might be underwhelming to see such a sparse menu, but I like the fact that it got the job done without too much bells and whistles. So me and the group sat down and ordered Fish and Chips, apparently it seemed appropriate that an American Diner should serve good Fish and Chips which caused 3 out of the 4 of us to order the same dish.

The only other food order we placed was that of a Rosemary Roasted Chicken, which made all of us stare at him for being the odd one out but we laughed at each other after that for our synchronicity.
The drinks however were nothing to shout about, just the usual teas and lemonade and colas.
Here's pictures of the food with the Rosemary Roasted Chicken on the left and Fish and Chips on the right

Now then, the food review.
The Fish and Chips has a lot of batter, making it chalky and less juicy. The juices from the fish had very little flavor but the sauce was very interesting. It had mayonnaise and wasabi paste flavors.
But the chips were awesome though, yet the dish as a whole was underwhelming.

The Rosemary Roasted Chicken smelled awesome when it first arrived, giving us the impression that it was a lot better. However according to the Guy who ordered it, it tasted like Cafeteria food.

The Verdict: The place is awesome, price is decent, but the food quality tastes like cafeteria food. Recommended if you need a fix for American cuisine, but not if you're trying to impress someone with good food :)

Sporting Break :)

2010-05-18T11:29:00.001+08:00

There are times, when we need to remove ourselves from the hustle and bustle of eating for the casual simplicity of real life sports :P
Nike seems to have harped in for this and below is a link to their latest soccer campaign.

NIKE campaign

Do support them by learning about the campaign and in turn may u be healthy in both mind and body :)

Shaking it up at Strawberry Fields

2010-05-08T02:21:00.005+08:00

So it is a weekday and you've just had a bleeding loooooong day, and you feel all tied up.
Your boss fed work to you while flirting around with the new pretty good looking intern that you have the hots for, and when you finally have the guts to say hi, the new intern asks you if the regional manager is available. Frustrated, you go to the pantry to get a milkshake. Only to find that the pantry had been empty for the past 3 days, even the cookies you brought had been devoured. Feeling disgruntled, you walk back to your chair and notice a new pile of work placed on your desk by your colleague with a note saying she has to go out early. Most probably out dating with the ex that dumped you 2 weeks ago. You carry your work out to the car thinking you could go home and finish it, then you notice you forgot to turn off the lights when u came in in a rush this morning. So your work's piled up, love life's screwed, boss is flirty and flighty with work, car's dead and you're left wondering what to do.

Well maybe not all of us actually have a work life that's that frantic, and yet there are times where we would just loooooove to pamper ourselves. One awesome way to unwind after a ballistic day like that is to call up the gang/girls(whichever your gender) and go have some good food! :)

Now that brings us to the place that would be on our introduction list today, Strawberry Fields Cafe :)

(Picture courtesy of Gan photography, no i did not take it myself, phone is dead...)

Now, they are rather humble on their naming on the menu. You will not find fancy names such as 'Flaming Shepherd's Chop' or 'Angler's Bite', in fact their best item is simply called ' banana chocolate milkshake'.
Having simple and easy names on the menu makes it easier on the brain when making choices, especially when they have about 100+ choices for you. I wonder how the chefs keep up.
Their choices also span a wide variety of cooking, they have Thai, Local, Western and even some Fusion cuisine for you to choose from.
Everything found in the restaurant is Pork & alcohol Free so my Muslim friends can rest easy when dining :)
they also have a wide selection of beverages, and on the list of beverages the best i had was their Banana Chocolate Milkshake!! :) Lovely stuff, its always easy to unwind when you have a cold sweet milkshake in your hand and friends to gripe to or joke around with :)
The easy atmosphere in Strawberry Fields Cafe allows for really easy conversation, and the staff are pleasant, they have clean toilets :) (Very important I tell you!) good finger foods, and most importantly smooth, cold, sweet, choco banana milkshake...

As it stood, my mates were running on late and I was starting to get hungry. My choco banana milkshake was running low on supplies. So I ordered a main course which had rice, in an effort to stem my hunger pangs. Hunger and stress is an annoying combo, thus I asked that my order be made extra fast. Much to my surprise the waiter obliged, and within 8 minutes my food was ready. The order placed was for Black Pepper Chicken with Rice, and before I could finish the sweet, smooth choco banana milk shake, the thick, spicy and strong aroma of peppered chicken filled the air. It made my mouth water, and when the plate was placed onto the table, surprise fought with hunger for my attention. For the rice was made into a SQUARE!!!

In the end hunger won, and I started down on my black pepper chicken rice. Halfway through it my friends arrived and we ordered another round of choco banana milkshake.

An interesting fact was that by the end of it all, with 7 choco banana milkshakes and 3 rice dishes. Our bill's total came up to the 90's region only and had yet to hit 100 RM.This should say something about the affordability of the restaurant. The smoothness of the milkshakes, and the intriguing square rice servings, plus the easy going ambiance of the place, makes it a highly recommended food joint for foodies and people looking for a place to pamper themselves after a hard day's work :)
A link to the place is provided at the bottom hopefully with this, my readers would forgive me for the long awaited new post :)

Map to Strawberry Fields Cafe
address: Lot14 (ground floor), Jalan Tengah, Pj New Town, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Sorry, couldn't avoid the food Commercials

2010-04-02T02:48:00.000+08:00

Well, as we all know food is important to life and therefore, a food commercial should be important too right?
Well only if done the right way, thats what I say.

So, here's a commercial from a household name while i really get down onto this review....

MAGGI competition

Now for those of you who wonder why i do not join it myself, its because i've gotta finish these thesises and food reviews and build that robot that i've been procrastinating on :P

GET FREE Concert tickets and more :)

2010-04-02T02:35:00.001+08:00

well here's a free contest to all reader of my blog
(I thank you all humbly for visiting again throughout my hiatus)

BEp concert TIX <- click here for the contest :)

well good luck to all of you, i'm still working on the cone pizza review.. maybe i should just rewrite it

Also for all you loyal readers out there, here's another treat for you :)

I talk Whoa Promotion!! <- click here to enter and see the promotional details :)

Now they say third time's the charm right?

So here's another promotion for you guys to sink your teeth into while i write up this review from scratch..

For Malaysians and non Malaysian Phone users :)

now in the next post there would be one more
but its for a food company this time :)

Improving your english

2010-03-10T15:28:00.000+08:00

Improve your english by either having yourself some alphabet soup and stand better chances of getting a job

click the hyperlink please to show your support.

3 week hiatus

2010-03-05T13:09:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the interruption in postings..
Its time again for me to go off and prepare for my final exams..
Also this time, i've got to prepare a thesis for my degree..
hopefully i'll be able to sort everything out and continue postings thanks for bearing with me guys :)

Pizza Cono~

2010-03-04T13:47:00.000+08:00

"Avete sentito parlare di pizza a cono?" - Quoted from Google translation (English to Italian)
(WARNING: picture heavy post )

Have you ever heard of a CONE Pizza? The line above clearly states with effect, how much the shape of the pizza had struck me silly when visiting this latest food joint.

A few weeks before the start of the Lunar New Year, me and a couple of friends were in the mood for something "Red" to set us into some New Year atmosphere. That was how the craving for something tomato-ish started. We headed down to a new hangout spot named Puchong Boulevard, opposite IOI mall to see what tomatoey goodness we could get our hands on.

And guess what we found lurking right beside a reflexology parlor :P A place that sold CONE PIZZAS!!!

Intrigued by the promise of a cone pizza, and struck by the bizzare lighting arrangement that made the whole place striking red. We entered the shop with hunger in our bellies and curiosity running through our veins.

Here's a picture of the interior for your viewing pleasure :P

Panoramic camera, lighting, and side panel shot.

From the environment, we were really excited to see how the food would turn out. Fortunately for us, the owner of the restaurant was there on the night itself. Mr. Nicholas was kind enough to serve our table that night, an honor i must add, that we appreciate very much. :)
Being super hungry at that moment, we ran through the menu tour with the guidance of the owner and pinpointed a few owner's favorites wanting for the food to arrive fast. After taking our orders, the owner left us to our photo taking and joined us for some small talk in which he explained that he had multiple branches over in Damansara and other places in Klang Valley.
A few minutes later the first of the orders arrived :)
First up on the list was our soup of the day, mouth watering, hot, and creamy.

A pretty sunny sunday afternoon...

2010-02-08T23:50:00.000+08:00

So after an interestingly refreshing sunday morning in port dickson, I started my drive back towards KL.and started getting hungry some where around the Seremban Rest & Relax stop. Me and a couple of friends had agreed to go for lunch at the the Rest house.
On our way into the rest house, we expected to see a fast food restaurant franchise. Something along the lines of KFC or Mcdonalds.

We were soooo wrong to expect that.
There wasn't a single Mcdonalds or KFC in sight! And the usual Baskin Robbins Restaurant had been taken over by a restaurant called SHALALA Coffee.

"Shalala coffee? Almost makes u wanna sing huh?" was the comment that come out spontaneously from me.

The others who were in my car at that moment were too hungry and frustrated that there wasn't a fast food joint to laugh at my silly outburst. Making a trip down to the car park was a challenge in and of itself. Apparently Malaysian parking culture seems to withhold its powers even along the North South expressway, as the cars were parked to the brim. Some even double parking just so that they could be closer to the toilets.

Anyway, we found a parking underneath some shade in the petrol station and headed over to the large circus tent like establishment in the middle of the rest and relax stopover. Upon arrival of the shop, the aroma of beriyani rice flooded our senses. Almost imediately i placed an order for their Lamb Beriani rice combo deal, which came with rice and drinks. Not expecting much, i sat down waiting for the food, as the food served at stopovers along the highway has been known to be sub-par.

The others ordered similar stuff, except for one of us who ordered Laksa instead of rice. By god did he regret his decision.

The orders arrived promptly after being placed, and wow was the look on our faces when we were served up with rich lamb aromas wafting from the rice. Wasting no time at all, we jabbed our forks into the meat, only to find that they were tender and juicy! The laksa arrived immediately after, and from the look on our friend's face it tasted really bad.

The meat from our Beriani Rice was succulent and rich, the aroma filled our entire mouth and nasal canal. This led to one of the best experiences we had in an eatery by the highway, when the bill arrived we were further shocked. The Beriani Rice combo was only 8.90 inclusive of drinks!!

Thus we all agreed that the eatery, SHALALA coffee is a considerable place to eat. If only for their Nasi Beriani Combo :P

Heading down to Port Dickson

2010-01-23T16:48:00.000+08:00

Well it is with a heavy heart that i cannot update you guys with good reviews recently.. i've been out of whack..
And now to add Icing to the screwed up cake, my class trip is in Port Dickson..
Not that the trip is not interesting, nor that i do not want to go. However, the choice in which i have to make which is to forgo my Weekly Tournament, my MDEC .Net programming course which is worth 2000 RM, my time with my family, my FYP, just to go down to see an organizer who screams at me and belittles me?
I wonder upon whether the 'A' grade is worth getting and if i don't get the grade what am i to think of myself after..
Not to mention i do not have the address or a red carpet to welcome me down there..
There i've ranted enough about the matter. time to get it over with..
See you all when i get back...

Self made heart-break

2010-01-08T23:12:00.000+08:00

KAJANG, SELANGOR - In recent news, the owner of this blog has dealt himself a deadly blow with his love life and completely messed up his sense of being.It has resulted in the confirmation of research papers started by psychologists on the possibility of a person's mental state to determine his 5 senses.
The owner of the blog has noticed that his tastebuds seem to haven been severely numbed in the wake of having broken up with his girlfriend.
Also, he tends to hear voices even when there's noone talking and is largely irritated by the most mundane of sounds. Visual impairment also seems to be one of the problems that the blog owner is facing, as he seems to have momentarily missed the chair he was supposed to sit on by a few inches. Earning him the nickname 'slippery ass'.
Certain sources have claimed that there is a possibility that this series of unfortunate events is stemmed from the new year.
Stating in the same claim that this effect has not only affected the blog owner, but also others around him. This global phenomenon has yet to be proven as scientists work around the clock, overcoming minor scientific maladies to attempt to arrive at a plausible conclusion.

New year, New plans

2010-01-02T03:04:00.000+08:00

New plans for a new year :)
thats what inspired me to do this post even though i'm in the midst of soul searching
(yes soul searching does not require one to recognise time date or space.)
I have a long term project that i would like to involve highly productive and self inspiring individuals who are willing to help out..
so please leave me a message if you're interested.
location is not an issue...

Soul search

2009-12-18T12:43:00.001+08:00

gone out of town for an indefinite period of time, will be back with updates

Postponed Post and Happy Smiley Faces

2009-12-14T19:49:00.000+08:00

I would like to beg for forgiveness of the readers in this delayed posting of the Stadt review. Apparently while my G900 Sony Ericsson phone allowed me to blog while i was there, my glee was awfully short lived because the internet access died and my phone's camera function with it.
This angered me slightly, however, just like the span of my happiness, the span of my fury was equally short lived, as the food arrived soon after the internet access died.
And to say it arrived is an awful understatement, as the food MADE its own announcement upon arrival. The impeccable aroma of Honey Glazed Pork Knuckle, still makes my mouth water until now.

Before and after, Honey Glazed pork knuckle :P
Its succulent and juicy flesh, mixes well with the honey glazed skin, and the accompanying bacon strips serve to further illuminate the flavor of the pork. A very well done dish, and i was really impressed by the star of the STADT menu :)

Live blogging @ Stadt

2009-12-04T21:15:00.001+08:00

So in my quest to find better places to dine for melc's sake, I found myself blogging live from Stadt, a German restaurant i was recommended to try. Oh er... excuse me the food's arrived. brb

A bit of PRADA

2009-11-27T04:20:00.000+08:00

Gah what happens when you get a stream of sleepless nights? Really, i don't know.
So if any readers out there have ideas on how to cure sleepless nights, please do recommend me some :)
Anyway due to me being unable to sleep properly, I've decided to blog about the latest food joint that i've visited :)

*Yawn, and takes up a cuppa coke( wakey up sleepyhead... gotta finish that blogpost)*
So guys, erm.. i'm typing this half asleep as usual... so go easy on critique will ya?

Now let see..
The name of the restaurant I've visited was called the "PRADA cafe" , a very fashionable name if u ask me. And on first glance I had thought it to be a boutique/cafe ( i'm not too good with names ) so i avoided it for the best part of a year.
However, after consistent persuasion from a friend of mine that their "cheese baked rice" was awesome, i decided to try it out for myself :)
So i went over to Bandar Puteri Puchong the day after my pre B'day celebration to have dinner at this "PRADA" cafe, and much to my surprise it wasn't crowded though it resembled a club more than a cafe. (sorry guys, was with my parents and we didn't bring the camera....)
I had been informed beforehand that the "cheese baked rice" was one of the best in town, so when the chef 'Chris' came along i ordered "Pork Cheese Baked Rice" without hesitation.
My family however, really couldn't decide amongst the dishes availible and they ended up with a special recommendation from Chef Chris.

Also we ordered a round of non alcoholic drinks, which to be honest were fantastic. If you can take the sweetness, dad complained that it was much too sweet for his tastes. When the food arrived, the Chef's special "Pork Curry with Rice" was first to be served; and my was i in or a surprise. Succulent pork bits, fried lightly in thick curry sauce, the smell of which raced through my senses and made me drool unconsciously.( was really hungry at that time...)
Its flavor well maintained by the slight sauteeing and was enhanced by the savoury spicyness of the curry flavours. It was certainly an exhilirating dish, and left us wanting for more :)

It was quickly followed by the famed "Cheese Baked Rice", only after it was served that i was informed the "Cheese Baked Rice" was prepared by another chef. (i did not get his name)
When the cheese baked rice hit the table, it was immediately obvious why i was recommended to have this dish here. The gently wafting smells of the cheese perfectly camouflaged the flavours of the fried rice and pork slices underneath. Making it a surprise just to prick open the cheese layer.
I would describe the smells from the fried rice inside to be "GUSHING" out of the bowl, surrounding us with an aroma that screamed "EAT ME!!!!". The dish never made it past the 6 minute mark, as it was quickly consumed by everyone on the table. The hot rice complimented by the flavors of the cheese, only had 1 flaw that made me judge it as good but not fabulous. There was practically no cheese beneath the first layer. Although i may complain about this flaw, i note also that it is not an imminent flaw and to achieve full cheese flavours in the rice itself takes a maestro :)

There were also 2 other dishes we ordered that didn't manage to make the cut, the Spaghetti Carbonara we had was a slight letdown as the flavours did not get their chance to shine.
And the Chicken chop that was ordered... well.. "PRADA" is known for their SMALL servings.. I repeat.. SMALL servings...
the size of the chicken chop would probably only fit a kid's meal.

Overall, it was a decent experience and i would definitely recommend the cheese baked rice and chef Chris's special orders for anyone visiting their restaurant.
Lastly i'll leave u their bblog so u can view their pictures :)
"Prada cafe blog"

Also, i'm looking forward to visiting Sakae Sushi in Sunway :P
anyone up for it?

Pre b'day dinner

2009-11-20T02:25:00.000+08:00

So i had me a wonderfully eventful life up till now...
and i expect it to be as industrious and eventful as ever for a long time to come :)

Feeling awkward about the entirety of it, I spent a few hours thinking what to do for the people that make my life so special that i would celebrate it...
So, i decided to try out something. Something i know i'd love to eat :P
I took out the recipe for the baked potatoes, thinking that i'd mash the insides to make potato mash and fry some fish for a Fish & Mash.

However as things would turn out, I was out of my favourite Teriyaki Sauce and lemons to squeeze juice from.
Now the only problem with that was, dinner is expected to be served at 7pm and not a minute less.
So I took a look at my availible options.

Eat out, which i'll be doing tomoro
Order something, which might happen tomoro
Cook something else, which needed another hour or so of defrosting
Work with what i have.

Wow, life does give us alotta choices....
So I took up the challenge and went with option 4, working with what i had.

Recipe: Fishin Tater Boat Crew

Ingredients:
Potatoes (this determines number of servings)
Dory Fish (cut and diced Sashimi style)
Onions
Tomatoes
Grated Cheese
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Worchester Sauce
Italian dressing

Special Utensils:
Torch(to melt cheese)
Oven
Flat based pan ( you can use a wok flat based pan is just personal preference here..)

So this time I ain't gonna type out a specific list of steps, as there were many problems that i encountered while cooking today.

First up i set up the potatoes to be baked. Washed the skins as i wanted to keep them on, before popping them into the oven, i drizzled olive oil and shook some salt and pepper on them, making sure they were completely covered.
Then after popping the spuds in for 50 mins on 200 degrees, I started slicing the frozen fish. Frozen is easier to cut, but u need it to thaw a little so that they dun stick back together.
Oiled the pan with Olive oil and let the pan heat up, chopping the onions as i did so.
First into the pan went the freshly chopped onions, stir frying them till fragrant and slightly pale coloured.
Next(please remember to reduce the flame/temperature before doing this) is to put in the fish, place them in slowly as the change in temperature will sear the flesh.
Toss them while u fry, to remove the crumbly texture of the fish(the cuts are quite important here. make sure that the grain of the muscle is severed so that if the meat were to separate it wouldn't just fall apart.) and add in salt, pepper, and Worcester sauce. Fry them till sightly browned.

Once that is done the next job is to cut the Tomatoes. dice them into small cubes so that they go easy on the mouth. If you prefer, remove the juicy innards to avoid sogging up the boats (only luxury cruises like having water inside lolz...).
When the potatoes are done, bowl out some of the potato and mix it with the fish and tomatoes and some grated cheese(mozarella or cheddar). Then scoop up parts of the mixture and put them into the carved 'boats'.

Top the boats with cheese and flame the cheese with a torch to melt it.

PLEASE SERVE WHILE HOT :p this dish is best eaten when fresh out of the kitchen.
I made a mess out of the kitchen and had the whole family finally together without arguments for once at the dining table. The evening saw everyone enjoying themselves and me completing my EDH deck.

Oh about the food... the boats were finished before they were able to cool off :P (and noone figured out that it was fish in the boats BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA) Happy birthday all SCORPIOS :)

New Layout and Night out Pt. 2

2009-11-17T20:14:00.000+08:00

So the adventure continues in Pt. 2 :)

After the awesome dinner i had the previous evening, my outspoken friend brought me out again the day after to meet up with her friends :)
I must say that they are an interesting bunch of really jolly people and that their company was delightful and was an experience to treasure :)
Unfortunately, my poor memory has served to beget me once again by having me forget the name of the restaurant. I will henceforth find a way to get the name correct.
This was what i had for dinner that day.

To the extent of my knowledge it was called pork pan mee, and it was delicious :)

the arrival of it was signaled by the majestic aroma that surrounds freshly made Pan Mee noodles.

You could really smell the fried pork lard and minced pork from afar, which made the anticipation mouth watering at the least.

Once the noodles were on the table, I had difficulty finding time between mouthfuls to do anything other than grab another mouthful.

The texture of the noodles were smooth, its sauce was light yet tasty, the pork had a wonderfully juicy taste, just the Pan Mee I was looking for to recommend to a friend who would be returning from abroad :)

To the right are more mouth watering samples from the same shop.

Later that evening however, I noticed some unusual effects the noodles had on me. I became obnoxiously thirsty..

Luckily there was a thirst quencher sold in the 100 yen shop nearby. And it came in the shape of...

However, the thirst quencher while novel in being a 500 ml can of Pepsi, was priced at almost 5 ringgit. I screamed outrage!! wasn't this supposed to be a 100 yen shop??

Only then was i informed that 100yen was only the shop's name.

How Quaint......OTL

Now if you guys will excuse me.. i have to find a place to put this novelty can drink can in a non uncanny position in my room LOLZ

New Layout and Night out Pt. 1

2009-11-12T01:37:00.000+08:00

Few days after having my site layout changed, I had an interesting evening with a very close friend.
And as such, we decided to have an equally interesting meal :)
We headed down to the nearest shopping mall at that moment(IOI mall) and after some indecision, chose to dine at Sakae Sushi.

I haven't had an opportunity to taste Sakae stuffz, so i accepted the opportunity with open arms and gladly stalked into the Sakae Sushi restaurant.

Honestly, i never looked back.

First up, a point for all of you to note. When a restaurant promotes itself with a sushi in the name, you would expect their Sushi to be top notch. Not something you can find at supermarkets like Jusco or Carrefour and what not.
This is one of the few occasions, where i was proved to be right.
Sakae Sushi's Sushi, (what a mouthful...) proved to be fantastic. It was just the right mixture of rice to toppings ratio. (my only complaint was that they dun have "Sake" on the conveyor belt) The conveyor didn't have much choice as we were there pretty late.
But the double conveyor(1 for kids and 1 for adults) was a very novel addition to the usual single conveyor style. Also, the remaining Sushi on the belts were still tasty despite being the last few remaining.

Being a little sad that there were no Salmon Sushi on the belt i specifically ordered the Spicy Salmon Sushi.(as pictured on the green plate)
It was fantastic, freshly made Sushi seldom tasted so good. The flavour of the Salmon was distinct and the texture was succulent and fleshy:) delicious.

However, Sakae Sushi didn't really shine in the Donburi section. I made this order after contemplating between Salmon Don and Unagi + Tamago Don.
I must say that the Salmon was lovely, however the lack of sauce or Miso soup to go with the plain Sushi rice was honestly irritating at best. As the rice was rather glutinous and needed to be washed down ever so often. But to the bonus of the dish, the lemon complemented the dish very well :)

Now the last picture on today's post would be of my friend's dish. She ordered Ramen, which isn't usually my thing unless its served using fresh noodles instead of what tastes like Maggi mee Goreng(Instant noodles). however the soup in the Ramen noodles was a refreshing relief from the plain rice i had and i must say that the savoury flavour of the soup really did give bonus points to the evening's experience :)

Overall, I'd rate Sakae Sushi as Good food off the conveyor belt but could do better in the other departments. :) I'd love to go try them out when they have their student offers :) i hear its a BIG bargain.

Until the pt. 2 here's me signing out :) nights everyone.

PS:
So what do you guys think of my new layout?
Nice? not so? Looking forward to me changing it more often?
Please do comment in the comments section yeah :) thanks

Growing Pains

2009-11-04T15:49:00.002+08:00

The site would temporarily be 'wonky' for the next couple of days due to me testing out new templates :)
please bear with me, i understand i am not the best at this...
Hence i've acquired help :)
hopefully together we'll come up with something u guys like :)

Potagymnastics and Potlickers :P

2009-11-03T22:06:00.010+08:00

Today i had a gap between papers...
and i woke up late..
and my sister had raved about healthy eating...
so a cumulation of all the above factors led me to try out a new recipe :)
thus, i went over to trymasak(link on left pane :P) to see if i could find a new recipe.
and then i met a recipe for nasi lemak, which was relatively decent but was too fattening for my sisters needs.
This led me to search for something that was flavorful and yet less fattening.
Although this ended with a recipe that wasn't really slimming, it was more interesting. As trymasak didnt have this recipe in their lists..
So being highly interested in cheese and potatoes i tried my best to find a recipe that would combine both.
A flashback came to mind and i started thinking of a dish that was served to me in a fancy diner awhile ago..it was called "potato jackets"

A brief run through the google search engine returned tons of recipes and videos, most of which were astonishingly simple.
but they didn't have a basic recipe.. and their ideas on how to bake the potato, well there are more ideas than directions on a compass..

Thus, after going through a few videos. An idea of combining them to form a base where all my jacket potatoes are gonna come from began. Below is the recipe :)

Jacket Potato (Basic)
Ingredients : (this recipe serves 2-3 but if u wanna add more just pile on the spuds :) )

4 Potatoes!! :) get them about the size of a palm, so that they fill more stuffing :)
3 sausages, or any other kind of meat u can find (my next trial would be with minced pork :p)
1 tablespoon of butter
2 tablespoons of olive oil(really just drench your palms in some)
1 onion
1 tomato
some salt and pepper
some cheese :)

Utensils:
an oven preheated to 200 degrees
a really sharp knife (tomatoes can be the devil to dice)
forks and spoons

Method:

WASH THE SPUDS!!! you'll be eating them with their skins on, so having mud and stuff aint gonna be good.
Drench you palms with olive oil and roll the potatoes in your palms to coat it with olive oil.
Sprinkle some salt and pepper onto the coated potatoes and put them into the oven at 200 degrees for about an hour.
While the potatoes bake, dice up the onions tomatoes and sausages(or any form of meat)
Sautee the meats and add your sauces for flavor.
Once the potatoes are done, take them out and cut them in half (lengthwise if possible, can be hard to tell with a potato)
Dig out some potato flesh in the middle to form a bowl like shape in each half of the potato.
Mix the flesh with some butter, cheese, the meats, onions and tomatoes.
Put the mixture back into the 'bowl'tatoes. And top them with a layer of cheese.
Send the 'repacked' potatoes into the oven at 200 degrees, to be baked for another 15 minutes
Cool and serve :) (serves best as finger food with thousand island sauce or your favourite dressing)

Now that that was done, i realised that dinner was not going to be filling enough. And there were tons of the aforementioned mixture left over. Thus, in a spur of randomness i decided to sautee the remnants and see what i got.

The result is what i called 'Potlickers' cos they stuck to the bottom of the frying pan but were very tasty!! :)

Potlickers =P

Ingredients: (best if used from the above remnants)
Mashed potato
Sausages(or any meats,best if flavored)
onions
tomatoes
Eggs
Salt & Peppa
Cinnamon
Worcester sauce

Method:

Heat up a frying pan with olive oil
Stir fry the mixture in the oiled frying pan
Crack an egg over the mixture while frying
Add a dash of cinnamon, Worcester sauce, salt and pepper.
Serve while hot :)

The potlickers i made were an epic success, after eating them my sister couldn't wait for the main course to be served :)
Well typing this out at 4 am definitely has some devastating effects..
so i'm gonna go off now.. while u guys try this out :)
good luck with it

With a Twit and Twat and a new cookout..

2009-10-28T22:48:00.002+08:00

So on the last friday that i had before my Final exams this semester..
Me and my pal took a trip down to GOmobile2009..
over there... some life changing things happened...
1. I found myself in the odd position to accept that the world now has realtime telegram service called 'twitter'....
2. I found myself becoming a 'twit'
3. I found that i was suspended even before twit-ting anything lolz..

well now that you all probably know more than i do about twitting...
or was it called twittering..? i do not know i'm confused..
anyway.. i hope to learn more about this.. and discern whether its a fad or fab... :S

Ok, thats enough jabber...
back to what i would like to post about.
"www.trymasak.my"
was a website i was introduced to at the Gomobile 2009...
and apparently they have video recipes for local recipes!!!
i have gone to register myself there and hopefully i'll find time after my finals to try it out :)

in the meantime hopefully everyone will go try to memasak :P

A taste of too much veggie?

2009-08-11T00:10:00.009+08:00

Before the meat eating animals can get the energy to hunt, there was the vegetarian animals; and before the vegetarian animals got the energy to run, there was VEGGIES!!!
Green,Efficient, Organic, Natural, and Life Sustaining Vegetables, the source of energy for almost all life on earth.
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to come across these basic things in the food chain, the vegetable, and the vegetarian :)
A few friends and me went to KLCC for a meal during dinner and we just had to try out this restaurant we found overlooking the gardens and convention centre.
here's a picture of the scenery from the inside

not exactly the breathtaking view :P but out there is the smoker's section, very nice idea if u ask me to put smokers out there with no air-con
they'd smoke up the air conditioners...

so we arrived there around the evening and decided we would have an early dinner.
the atmosphere inside was great, and surprisingly we had less complaints about it compared to some other things i usually do not complain about.
(then again we were critical people anyway...)

So we were nicely ushered to our seats which was about 20meters away from the entrance, which i felt was quite a showy feat for a restaurant to show off their abundance of space hahahaha.

we waited for a whole 15 seconds before getting a well dressed but slightly less well mannered waiter ready and waiting beside us to take our orders. After looking through their menu, which we felt was very under maintained.(it had ketchup stains on it..) We decided to order the following items:
BLT(Bacon LETTUCE Tomato) Pizza,
Peking Duck Pizza
Garlic Cheese Checca (appetizer)

Honestly, we were surprised by the speed in which the food was served. Less than 15 minutes of our orders being placed, the Garlic Cheese Checca arrived.
And to our Delectable Suprise it arrived with an abundance of savoury smelling CHEEESE!!!
All of us agreed that the Checca was wafting its smells from right across the room before it even arrived on our table, as we were salivating from the smell long before the food showed up.
to assist your creative thinking ability, I'll provide you with the picture of the Checca.

bonus points here for the great smelling food :)
we couldn't quite figure out what the exact composition was placed into the sauce that they provided us, but the mixture of Checca and sauce was lovely....
Thick Creamy cheese in Savoury arabic bread, Sweet mix of tomatoes and herbs in the sauce..
The Checca really knocked the socks off our feet, and we started singing praises of the place when suddenly...
... the waiter reappears hoolding our other 2 orders before we could even dig into the Checca.
He didn't even say a word..(we felt that kinda rude and thus docked the extra points given.)
... before dropping our other 2 orders and left again without saying anything.
(food being served fast is good. however being served all your dishes in the frame of 2 minutes, makes the food cold before u can finish them all... - points) not to mention the table couldnt fit all that plates...

The peking duck pizza was, to its credit, the oddest pizza we have seen and it smelled alot like the hoisin sauce used in chinese cooking.. again smells caused us to give it bonus points :P
Peking Duck Pizza :

However, the BLT pizza was a letdown. Not only did it not smell fresh, the Lettuce to tomato or bacon ratio looked, felt, and tasted like 10:1 causing the BLT pizza to lose alot of valuable fresh flavor as well as Bacon flavor.

BLT :

After completing a number on the Checca, we moved on to the BLT pizza first since it looked less apealling to us non fully vegans...
and upon first 2 bites of the pizza, it was to the condiments section to search for the heroes of the evening: condiments

we dramatically needed large doses of these condiments to make the BLT palatable, even the foreigners on the next table were piling up on the condiments for their BLTs.
(westerners usually don't have a stomach for strong flavours.. so it was a rare sight.)

and the Tabasco sauce they had was actually quite Awesome :p we loved it so much.. we took a picture for future reference :

Then we moved on to the Peking duck Pizza, which by now had been sitting there for a good 25 minutes.

To their benefit, the pizza's smell didn't change while it was sitting out there. It did however, become more 'Jelak' as the flakes of fried flour on the top of the pizza softened due to exposure to air water moisture. This problem was overcome by the good strong taste of the sauce, which ended up being slightly too salty, and the smell from the sauce itself. After completing the whole pizza, we had difficulty in determining if we really had any duck at all, as the duck slices were reallly really thin. Oh and not to mention that they forgot to add any peking duck skin at all...

Well after the meal, we sat some more to discuss about the entirety of the meal. we discussed about how the food was served and how fast we felt hungry again.

Finally we came to our verdict which determined the analytical break down of the experience as below.

Overall satisfaction = 3
+ points :
+ speed, it was served really fast
+ waiter alertness and accuracy, they had our orders to the letter
+ Checca was awesome, and the smells enhance the dining experience
+ Environment was non smoking, not oily, clean, serene, not too loud
+ Condiments were awesome.

(i did say that we were meticulously critical....)

-points :
- food was not held back to wait after the appetizer but served immediately and thus cooled too early.
- waiters weren't prompt enough, they would take our drink orders and dally before getting the orders through.
- music was out of place.
- BLT was a bad experience with its bland taste and lack of freshness
- Peking Duck with no skin??
- i had to use condiments? not good..
- the food was filling but could only last us that long.. after 15 minutes we were hungry again.
- mannerism of the staff can be improved
- i would like to have a menu that doesn't stain my hands thank you.

The deciding factor and churning of the verdict happened there and then, as we debated over points and rated everything else.
verdict was convincingly stressful...

and lastly, u would wonder where we went to eat?

"CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN"

yes my dear Melc, let me know if they have better pizzas in California.... :p

Voice of malfunction

2009-07-27T00:29:00.002+08:00

Apparently the voice of fate malfunctioned last month, as well as this month. So now i've gotta write my own pieces.

Ok, lets get back to the food, this time the shop was named Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh, although personally i'd highly not suggest you eat their Bak Kut Teh.
Their restaurant has not much to go for in terms of looks,located right next to old klang road beneath a highway(not the most scenic spot i'll wager), but arrive late or during human feeding hours and you'd be hard-pressed to get a seat.
Almost always full to the brim, the restarurant serves Chinese style dishes and of course Bak Kut Teh. A typical chinese broth made of herbs and largely based with pork.

Now as i said although the place was named after bak kut teh.. its best dish i've had thus far has to be its assam fish..
Also known as Steamed Fish in Assam Laksa Sauce.
Ordering the hot steamy dish granted us a long wait as there were tons of people ordering similar fish dishes, and there could only be that many steamers in a restaurant. So to taste the prowess of their bak kut teh we ordered a small portion of that too
After waiting for what seemed like ages(30mins) the fish, Bak kut teh and rice arrived.

The flesh of the fish was fresh and juicy, coupled in mix of sweet, sour and slightly spicy Assam Sauce which goes to full blossom as the fish slides into your mouth.
Irresistibly the steam frm the fish tingles your senses and tempts you to eat more than what you would normally have.
As you reach out fo the Bak Kut Teh broth, you notice its pale coloration in comparison to usual Bak kut teh.
And as you bring a spoonful to your mouth, you smell its lightness and lack of body.
When you put it into your mouth however, the taste proves that you were right all along. The broth is light, and lacks body.
However, as i ate the fish and drank the broth I realised, the broth was not meant to stand alone, but to complement the other dishes that they might serve. As the usual broth would be too thick and strong.

All in all Ah Wang Bak Kut Teh restaurant is highly misleading in its sign, stature, and location but it doesn't fail to deliver delectable chinese cuisine at affordable prices.
Also the restaurant is open from 6 pm to 4am, so if you're ever feeling in the mood for Bak Kut Teh in the wee hour of morning.. Old Klang Road is the place to go :)

SPORK for all seasons :P

2009-05-29T21:58:00.002+08:00

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is the voice of fate once again. Filling in this ominous evening for your usual host, Medicontherun. The topic for today s as extravagant as our usual host's exquisite finesse in mincing his words. First made in the 90's the uniquely named spork was made for people who are cluelessly clumsy or just can't use both their hands for meals.
Now, in lieu with modernization let me showcase our latest innovation in sporking technology.

http://www.nooschi.com/2009/05/masami-takahashi-ramen-spoon-fork.html

That's all for now folks, this is the voice of fate returning you to your daily lifestyle and schedule.

Feverish Memory

2009-05-19T22:49:00.003+08:00

Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to another session with the 'voice of fate'. This is a short notice you say? Well that's because Medicontherun was feverish after moving all the books last night, therefore he informed me of this draft he posted for a while.
Telling us the story of an interesting location to eat in the midst of his residential region he has left behind a short legacy of his visit to it. Without further ado, let us begin this oral rendition of his feverish work:

" The night pulled its long shadows over my heart that night just like now, the lonely light that formed the crescent moon drew out dark and twisted feelings of loneliness and the need to meet up with a friend just for small talk. A searing pang struck across my midsection, dinner had yet to reveal itself to me and my stomach was endearing me for it. I reached out for the phone, flashes of phone numbers raced through my grey matter. Calculations raced for risks and odds, the one with the highest possibility then struck my phone in a flurry of button presses. I swear it never went through my head as i watched the number materialize on the silicone screen.

The phone came up to my ear as calculations ceased and pinpointed this number as the highest possibility. The voice answered and the result was positive. I breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to leave for a new locale.

No i would like you guys to forgive my feverish memory as i've forgotten the names of places and F&B that we had, however i do know where it is and that the food is decent for its price.
also that i would like to go there again.
so in the meantime here are the photos to ease out your pallete :)

"
well that's the oration for the night ladies and gentlemen, this is the 'voice of fate' signing off once again and until next time may you live by the enlightened hands of fate..

Literally rule bending liberation..

2009-05-19T21:58:00.005+08:00

ladies and gentlemen, this is the 'voice of fate' speaking. here to take over from your traditional underposting medicontherun due to his being under the weather for the past few days.
he has briefed me recently on current events and of recent endeavours, i shall now commit it to you in verbatim from what he has described to me in explicit detail :

"Ok, i didn't manage to get my new blog resolution down properly.. (to update more often...)
so what can i say?
other than that i've always tried my level best to make every blog post count towards making the blogosphere that little bit bigger.. (yeah rite...)
so to do that i'll need a lot of vocabluary and ability to use that passive lexicon of words in my head...
That brings me to my latest haul..
i stayed up until 3am last night moving these babies out of the car (i got home at 12 midnight)
so here's some pictures of my latest library additions :)

i got them all at a steal price so i hunted them all night
even when i type this my arms are still sore from the ordeal...
i wonder how long will they take to finish ahahhaahah
laughing about it with my sister last night was good family therapy.. something we needed for a long time..
i also got to meet one of my favourite Magic™ writers Zac Hill that night, awesome fellow and an awfully good writer :)

anyway.. less of life

and more of my latest Recipe.. for a special friend.. (apparently medicontherun claims you know who you are... )

Recently a close friend of mine had some residential troubles.. and as she told me about how she could only use a pot to cook, i was reminded of the days when i also only had bare minimal to live by in campus.
so i went and confronted my mom for he impeccable ability to conjure delicious food right out of a single pot..
its a recipe she always made when the weather was cold in particular, because it tasted best when hot :) so anyway here goes my oral rendition on it..

Rice in a Pot

ingredients:

RICE!!! the obvious..
garlic(chopped)
onions (chopped)
dried shrimp(minced)
long beans(cut to inch sized bits.. use your thumb for RULE OF THUMB ONLY DO NOT chop it)
chinese mushroom/shitake mushrooms (sliced or diced)
chinese sausage/bacon/fragrant meats u can find(sliced)
minced meat(chicken or pork no beef cos beef would be too strong) best if seasoned with soya sauce, sugar and salt.
spring onions for garnish (chopped)
cinnamon powder for those cold days or when u need an energy boost..

instructions

start off with frying the onions, garlic, and dried shrimp till they are fragrant and slightly browned(for the garlic and onions. Some people however prefer to have them only lightly fried) remember to do this in the pot.
next once the onions, garlic and prawns are fragrant, put in the sausages to fry.
put in the meats together with the chinese sausages to fry,until they're reasonably cooked.
once you get your meat almost cooked, put in the mushrooms and beans. pour in about 2-3 tablespoons of thick soya sauce(the sweet and thick one they use for char koay teow..)
season with salt and pepper and fry till fragrant/reasonably cooked.
wash the rice and ad put it into the pot to boil with adequate amounts of water..(depends on your pot and amount of rice)
add more oyster sauce if needed.
wait till the rice is done cooking and remember to put enough salt, the water might dissolve this.
when the rice is cooked mix and serve, remember that some rice will stick to the pot, so its advisable to eat and wash immediately after. Or choose to soak the pot in water for the rice to dissolve slightly bfore washing

this recipe was passed down by word of mouth so please edit the amount of ingredients to suitable proportions according to your needs
if you need a more direct set of proportions please do not hesitate to ask me :)
I hope it'll help u over come your boiled food woes dear friend... :) "
thank you ladies and gentlemen for your attention, this is the 'voice of fate' signing off until we meet again on another prescheduled blog post or you can catch me on medicontherun's deviantart too. Until then, my the Fate guide you..

A wormderful world..

2009-03-24T09:15:00.003+08:00

So i chanced upon a meal with my family a few weeks ago that had this most interesting choice of additives in the rice.
I was in Puchong and at a very popular local joint for claypot rice.
Seriously popular, it had good soups and nice claypot rice.
In fact, i even promisd to post about it after that meal..
However i've now taken back my idea due to a very interesting ordeal.
My family decided to have dinner that day, and we ordered 2 bowls of claypot rice.
Mum's the one who usually eats the least, but today she was ravenous.
So she started before the rest of us.
Halfway thru the meal she squealed, and she started weeping.
Shocked, we turned to see what had shaken her so.
Only to see this squiggly lil white thing stick its head out of her spoon.
It was a WORM, 1 cm long!!
it caught her in such a fit she couldnt do anything but weep.
Sobbing she summoned her will to call up the waiter.
We all pointed at the worm in unison, the waiter looked at it and said "oh its just a rice worm"
He made it sound so matter of fact that we were all taken aback.
"Its just a rice worm", how in the world would a rice worm be alive and in the rice?? after cooking??
So the waiter just left our table. saying that its alright and it was only a rice worm.
after being taken aback like that my mom stabilized..
she reached out for another new plate and scooped up another round of rice from the pot.
And then she saw it again! Another squiggly white thing, with its head sticking out of the remaining rice in the pot.
She threw the spoon back into the pot and screamed for the waiter.
This time the waiter came back, contempt written all over her face.
like it was my fault that there were worms in the rice.
she looked into the pot and grabbed it away without saying a word, but her face showed contempt and rage.
We quickly decided to pay up and leave, then the manager came to bill us.
he said i'll not charge you for that last pot of rice, it sometimes happens that they give us old stock so rice worms do get into the rice sometimes.
I stared at him in disbelief...

What do you think you would have done in my shoes?
do you think that it was a decent try on the shop's part to persuade us off the topic?
do discuss and tell me what u think

Fed up, Thus moving forward

2009-01-29T00:38:00.002+08:00

ok since the previous post had me clogged for ages, i've decided to give that topic a skip and move on to the next post and next set of foodstuffs...

so i shall start off my return with a simple dish i had the opportunity to perfect just a few days ago..

-Buttered toast.

ok its simple enough to warrant stares for even being bothered to post this here instead of the CHJMES review..
but i've never actually been able to master the art of buttered toast..
not that i knew not to butter ur bread before toasting it :(

anyway here's the recipe:(no photos, the toasts were gobbled clean before they could be taken)

ingredients:

-"hailam" bread (if u can't get them or don't know what are they, substitute with the airiest bread u can find)
- butter/margerine
- kaya/coconut jam

Method:

-toast your slices of bread till stiff and crispy(2-3 minutes)
-butter them well and spread some coconut jam on them
-put 2 slices with the spreads in between and enjoy

alright hopefully you guys enjoy this simple recipe while i head down south to Johore for my New Year celebrations :)

note: the author wishes to express his regret for not bing able to come up with anything better due to his lack of time and concentration recently. he hopes that the readers would be understanding enough... :(

Writers block

2008-12-24T16:52:00.002+08:00

*Insert blockade here*
after so many months i've still not written about anything constructive its been due to alot of emotional flux...
so i beg your forgiveness once more my dear readers as the voice of fate fades away from the net for the next few days

Sing-a-poor?

2008-12-04T14:20:00.002+08:00

ok, so most of my friends know by now that i've been to singapore and back.

they also realise that i've been staying with an interesting household while i was there :)

well now, this interesting household that i've lived in deserves mention up here on my blog today for more than just taking care of me while i was in singapore (of which i'm really grateful for.. many thanks to you guys for your hospitality and help :) and i hope i wasn't too troublesome.. :( do tell when u guys are over hopefully we'll be able to bring u guys someplace nice and return the favor)

well there'll be 3 posts i think regarding singapore i should expect out on this few weeks.

but because of classes its not gonna be easy to keep updating..

i'll try my best though :)

so on the first day I went to singapore me being the usual food fanatic went off in search of smth to eat.

there were a few places on my lists that day..

first off was to head to a place called chijmes...

the target was a cafe that serves more than ur usual fare of pretty waitresses and buff waiters

in fact it was a cafe built up around the idea that stemmed in japan, "meido"

now i'm pretty new to this "meido" concept.. and to me it seemed like girls dressed in french maid dresses and frilly stuff..

next post.. the place, environment, atmosphere and lastly verdict...

2008-11-27T00:51:00.003+08:00

Tropic thunder!!

Ok, so 2 people have voted on my blog to see me post a new recipe..
so i've been trying my best to come up with something special yet easy to make..
and i wanted it to be something related to fruits cos my friend in Canada had some health issues..
therefore, i was running thru my mind for recipes and remembered something that was shown to me by chef Jean..
Sauteed fruits..

So on i go down into the kitchen and tried to "fry" some fruits..
in malaysia the fruit that's probably fried the most had to be Bananas...
banana fritters are almost staple add-ons to any typical tea time snack..
however dun let that idea get into your head just yet..
cos fritters are dry whereas the recipe we came up with made the fruit sweeter and slightly juicier..
so here's wat we had to work with :)
so i wanted to have something high in protein and fruit sugar for energy as well as sustenance
hence i chose meat and a fruit

ingredients:
fruit- watermelon (cubed)
meat- beef bacon(cut so that it can fit onto the cube) or pork bacon
salt(in moderation)
pepper(to your tastes)
garnish- still haven worked out a nice garnish..(forgot what they used that day too..)

instructions:
1. cut the fruits into cubes
2. heat a flat based pan lightly and coat with olive oil
3. lightly fry the meat till its just done on a small flame (this takes considerable skill and patience and experience.. took me14 strips before it got really nice...)
4. place the strips onto a papered plate to dry excess oil.
5. slightly fry the cubes on a low flame next on all sides of the cube till they turn fragrant.
6. once they are fragrant u can take them off and place them on a serving plate
7. fold the meat and place it onto the cubes with the help of a tooth pick and serve with garnishes when possible..(i didnt have any and they still tasted fresh but i prefer the garnish :P )

this dish is a simple snack that maintains the goodness of having a low carb meal for those who are on a carbless diet..
and it also has proteins for those who need em
and for those who lack the fruit goodness and fibers... mixing them up is a nice way of prompting stubborn young ones into eating fruits :)

Pantasmeecally Pantasia!!

2008-11-12T00:13:00.009+08:00

Pantasia!!
the name of the shop in yakitate japan :) which is somehow indirectly related to today's feature article..

scene 1
-a normal looking kopitiam with a lot of people walking in andout and shouting
(a ravenous medicontherun staggers into the stage accompanied by 2 other more energetic people...)
motr: are you guys sure that this is the shop?
Tour guide A: yes, confirm... my mom always makan here one...
Tour guide B: really ah?
TA: yalah.. the noodles here ah mou tak deng one...
TB: sure not? u know how many places we go liao ah? even the one i recommend oso tak boleh laku... :(
TA: can de... if tak laku i belanja k?
TB: ya hor.. he now so hungry sure will taste good de :P
motr: oi.. i can hear u know... i'm hungry not dead!!!
TA: oops.. no worry man.. u eat this sure good de...
motr: really dude.. this is shop # 50++ liao...
TB: i think its 48 only...
motr: waaa u count ah?
(TB blushes as they sat down and placed their order..)
(they continue to talk as their orders arrive)
motr: so you're sure it won't leave that salty tang after eating?
TA: haiya.. why you so particular..
TB: yalor.. every time oso u liddat..
motr: this i'm particular because i wanna bring someone to go eat it later.. so cannot la intro salah..
TA: oh.. bawa awek la...
TB: nvr intro oso :(
motr:... eh come edi.. i pay first.. if not nice u pay me back i tell u...
TA: cheh.. its good one.. confirm
TB: then mine leh?
motr&TA: U PAY LOH!!!!
(laughter)
(motr eats the noodles in silence)
TA: woah see he like it so much he no make noise leh...
TB: ya wor... you not bad ah...
TA: i good leh
TB: ya.. how u find this place?
TA: i saw in newspaper...
TB: oh.. i oso must learn to read la..
motr: (finishes his noodles..) u owe me lunch tomoro...
TA: WAHT?? WHY>??
TB:....still cannot ah?
motr: yeah.. the soup is too thick... its leaving that fatty taste on my tongue even after eating...
(TA & TB resign with a sigh and walk off together with motr..)

scene 2
-a rundown shack at the side of a busy street in the early morning
-crowd is comprised of working class people
(TA & TB are in office clothes, whilst motr is sitting there eating noodles)
TA: eh dude, why u eating this noodles so early in the morning?
TB: later fat la...
motr: i wan to test it..
TA: huh? u every week oso eat here with us la...
TB: u must be testing noodles this time?
motr: yeah.. but only this particular noodle...
(holds up piece of noodle for all to see...)
TB: oh... so how is it?
TA: is that a stupid question?
TB: why?
TA: if he got time to talk means not 100% enjoy lo...
motr: hahahahahahaha... quite good actually.. but not good enough..
TA: oh no.. not again..
TB: wat?
motr: jom later lunch we meet bring u all go makan..
TB: ..... oh no......
TA: slow la u...
motr: dun worry la.. i belanja...
TA: got work la..
TB: sorry got to see boss later..
motr; eh potong la u all.. i go only lo..
(scene blacks out)
Disembodied Voice: so thats how the hunt began... searching and searching, motr brought TA and TB all across towns to scour for the best noodles...
DV: even until the 50th shop he relentlessly searched... and TA & TB were growing weary..

scene 3
-motr is in a car driving alone
(phone rings)
motr: yo man sup?
TA: hey today i cannot come with u la..
motr: why?
TA: got things to do la.. malas la..
motr:.... lidat oso can meh?
TA: oh shit credit habis...
(phone cuts...)
motr: haiz...
(dials from memory)
motr: hello
TB: bro, i'm in meeting now..talk later k?
motr: k....
(hangs up)
motr: haiz...
(drives to a new place)
motr: i've never seen this place before...wonder whats it like...gotta come back later with the guys...

scene 4
-motr is surrounded by 2 friends who arent TA or B
-the shop is panted half pinkish purply and half white horizontally on the walls..

motr: so what u guys think of the place?
F1: not too bad
F2: okla...
waiter: so what would u like to have?
motr: i'd like to drink honey lemon tea
F1: coke lemon

motr: i'll have the special thanks, and so will they (smiles)
F1: hey dun force our order!!
F2: yalor... u think u boss meh?
motr: shaddup u belanjaing hahaha
F2: waht??(pouts)
motr: dun worry its nice
F2: yealah tu...
F1:..(plays with phone..)
(food arrives)
waiter: here's your traditional style minced pork pan mee
motr: mine!!
waiter: here's your pork ball traditional style pan mee
F1: mine
waiter:and here's the dried minced pork thick noodle style pan mee
F2: mine!!!!!! finally!!! motr u starved us long enuff

(everybody chows down on the food due to hunger pangs..)

scene 5
the verdict!!
-bowls of empty pan mee on the table

motr: well that was refreshing (smiling) 8/10
, due to clear soup smooth texture, nice environment, fast serving, light yet flavourful soup, crunchy anchovies and wafting aroma.

F1: i think the one my mom goes to is better
motr: really?
where?

F1: far away from here..

F2: i still hungry...

motr: yeah the serving is small thats why drop.. oso becoz not cheap

END...

the reason for this blog and my tireless hunt for this pan mee shop?
aside from it being my used to be fave noodles of all time..(used to be, cos after 50 bowls of it u ge a little tired..)
The year was 2006, an anime was ended called yakitate japan...
it was about bread....
suprisingly... it was the same year that i met...
MEL...
ok she's not really a bread fan..
but.. a noodles fan..
and the type of noodles she digs is made of flour..
kneaded into smooth dough..
then pressed or squeezed or just pinched into pieces and strips..
blanched in a flavourful yet light hot soup, and served together with anchovies and mushrooms for the fragrant aroma and crunchy bite.
this dish, simple yet fulfilling was named PAN MEE.
after the original pan mee looking like planks of wood.
It used to be a poor man's dish and is best enjoyed in cool weather because of its light broth.
Its distinctive aroma although not particularly impressive, allows u to determine its taste right off the smell.
a unique dish that includes blanching of noodles with stock seasoned broth, frying and steaming all in its cooking...

to mel.. for her love of pan mee..
and as an apology for making her wait so long...
this post was about a place called "PAN MEE CAFE"
hopefully its still there when u're back :P

Other Sites

2008-11-04T17:39:00.001+08:00

Other sites that are written by me:

A Webnovel

Poetry In Motion

MTG the (CM) Storyline

*under construction*

Contact Me

2008-11-04T17:07:00.001+08:00

Email: medicontherun@gmail.com

Prime Time dining Escapade

2008-11-02T00:55:00.003+08:00

So, its prime time and your mates have asked u out for a meal...
usually u'd be wanting to stay at home on the couch and order a take out from the van above so you could catch the latest episode of your favorite soap opera correct?
Well there's no such leisure for a food connoisseur(or so i hope to be :P hey it rhymed so dun blame me)
apparently my tour guides have found out that the above takeout van has a main base!!
and its been featured in the STAR(the only paper i pay attention to cos of the food corner :P)!!!
So after watching the latest episode of MYTHBUSTERS in advance, yours truly decided to put Adam's quote to good use:"i choose to defy your reality and substitute it with my own :P"
Thus with "Raving Hunger" as my weapon of choice and "High Expectations" as my shield, I set foot into the unknown......
My tour guides left me with much to desire as i was given round after round of tantalizing stories.
Starting with juicy tenderloins breaking waistlines, pungent aroma causing nausea, to intriguing snippets of photos taken with the owner's permission....
All that story telling got me psyched. So we started off our journey at the stroke of 6PM(prime time on Sunday for Eastern and Mountain time zones...) turning on the engine to my mum's trusty Kancil a rush of excitement flowed through my veins.
It felt like adventure arising, a certainty of which i would be surprised by what i would find next.
Thirst for adventure pumping we started the drive. On the road we were met with a wilderness of modern day, swerving cars and rampaging motorcycles were but the least of what we had to go through.
Leaving the gruesome reality of what formed the major part of our journey behind, we arrived at an open playground.
To level the playing field so to speak, i took off my shield of "High Expectations" and looked squarely at my guides.
With a shudder they pointed towards some foliage, i squinted, in the distance i could barely see some neon lights.
Looking up at the clear moonlit sky, the waxing crescent seemed to smile at my interesting circumstance as if appreciating the effort I've put to get this far.
Holding "Ravaging hunger" close to my chest i set out in front of the pack through the field.
Walking through the green meadow like field was breathtaking to speak, we were coming in at the target from upwind so it wouldn't smell us.
The slight movement of the brush could blow away our cover, as we inched forward ever so tenderly. Constantly afraid of stepping on to bogs and other natural "mines".
As we finally cleared to field and stepped onto tarmac once again, i felt an overwhelming sensation of wanting to kiss the ground. However, "Ravaging Hunger" started to glow brightly and thus we headed towards the Restaurant where my rush was explained...

WHERE ARE ALL MY SIRLOIN STEAKS!!! MY PORK RIBS!!! GIMME MY WINE!!!
i thought i was in for WESTERN CUISINE!!!! not NASI LEMAK at a KEDAI MAMAK!!!

Dreadfully feeling cheated regardless of how my tour guides tried to persuade me otherwise, I trudged into the store.
Only upon sitting down and glancing the moon once again did a revelation occur to me.
The sign on the shop was a cryptic message, left by ancient(the shop is 20 years of age) shopowners to fool fiesty young food expert wannabes.
The shop sign meant opened 6-10 PM primetime only for Grills & Nasi Lemak.
A clarification with one of the more enthusiastic waiters i've met clarified my revelation and got our orders down.
For the main i ordered a Norwegian Grilled Salmon, half expecting a half black half white resident cat of niagara to appear :P
We also ordered a typical western favourite, chicken chop. I liked the choices that came with that selection in particular, we were allowed to choose between breast meat and thigh meats, brown sauce or bbq sauce, and grilled or fried.Versatility is always appreciated :)
The next order placed was that of Lamb chops, this order was placed because of the pungent lamb smell that floated all across the diner. And although the outside of the diner looked like ur typical chinese food joint, the interiors were pretty decent and therewasn't much oiliness or stickiness in the air.
For drinks, All of us had juices. An interesting note was that the juices had salt in them, and havin left during the beginning of the dinner crowds made the chef hard to question so we didnt find out why.
Within 8-10 minutes of our orders being placed, the food arrived smelling awesome.
However i wasn't exactly pleased with the Norwegian Grilled Salmon as i expected smoked Salmon but apparently it wasnt smoked. Which dipped my scales for that particular dish.
The fish was well grilled, and wasnt overcooked which must mean experience on the chef's part. The sauce that went with it was decent, but wasn't outstanding enough to raise the stakes.
The grilled chicken chop on the other hand was marvelous, the sauce contemplated the chicken well, and the meat wasn't hard but supple and slightly juicy.
The slight juices in the chicken combined with the BBQ sauce wonderfully and saw my guide licking his cutlery after every bite.
The lamb chop was a little bit on the fat side, but it had a rescuing angel in terms of its mint sauce.
As soon as the bottle was opened, we could smell the mint sauce from where it stood on the table.
The mint sauce wonderfully enhanced the flavour of the grilled lamb chops in a marriage made in heaven :)
Mint freshness, succumbing to the tender lamb flesh that suprisingly didnt have a heavy smell to it, stirred an involuntary salivation.
That in turn only made the dish more palatable and tasty.
Having tried the main grill dishes, we decided to go for their nasi lemak since it had the odd favor of grabbing my attention.
Halting the enthusiastic waiter didnt prove too difficult, although the other waiters/waitresses leave much to be desired in that dept.
He had the courtesy of introducing us to a new special that was off-menu but sounded interesting, PORK rendang nasi lemak.
Once that was served up, the gladiator was fed to the lions.
But the jury, now having been satiated with the previous WOW stuff, could only be moderately satisfied by the Nasi Lemak and pork rendang.
Granted it takes credit for an awesome pungent smelling rice which was rich and flavourful, sweet yet spicy sambal, and rendang sauce that could beat the beef rendang in most places, But its pork was not very flavorful.
That was a major setback after all the suprises that the previous dishes had.
payment was made to the cashier and we found ourselves blasting off back home.
the prices atthe restaurant were steep, not unlike what u'd find in a normal food court, but still a tad pricey although i would eat here due to the good flavorful food but not on a daily basis :P
i have to end my review here cos its 2:30 AM and i have exams this week...
i would like to take this opportunity to say sorry to mel,and everyone else, because i had to take so long to update my blog. (having finals :( )
so good night for now and once my sis releases my photos from captivity i'll have something u'd be wanting to try when u get back frm states mel :)

early morning sneak out results

2008-10-05T01:59:00.002+08:00

ok.. it was early yesterday morning and i got up from a nightmare..
i dislike nightmares... :(
so i decided to take the car and go for a spin..
as i passsed the area i remembered the laksa stall..
so although i knw it wouldn't have been opened at that godly hour :P
i went anyway and here it is for those of u who wanna look at it

ok i know its not very clear.. cos my screen cant see it myself..
i'll try getting one more when its brighter..

need a bit of kick from your noodles?

2008-09-29T22:44:00.002+08:00

alright guys.. i know i havent posted for a while..
thank you to all my readers who are still reading this blog.
i've been very busy lately with exams and whatever else bugs a teenager's life..(although i no longer am 1)
but anyway.. to make up.. i shall tell u an inspiring story of my trip to eat noodles :)
its long because i would like to apologize (not that i won't write long otherwise) and cos the noodles were just that inspiring.
forgive me for dropping names..
i promise to come up with names as soon as i can :)
(thanks to my guides for pointing out this place and making me dislike laksa before :P)

yesterday i went for dinner in this interesting little joint underneath what is now known as digital mall :)
( for those of you who do not know about digital mall,it was once known as metrojaya and is located in section 14)
so looking at the rundown semi deserted place i was a little bit disheartened i must say..
however, as i turned down the aged corridors led by my tour guides i was intrigued by that sense of nostalgia.
evening light streamed in from vents that housed ventilation fans.
low hanging halogen tube lights dimmed from age, further illuminated the area.
as we walked down the aisle, the bare few shops that were opened provided the atmosphere and din needed in a food joint :)
sounds of dishes being washed and pots being clanged around in preparation for the dinner crowds.
there were a few sets of steps leading from aisle to aisle.
after heading down to the aisle on the far left, my guides pointed out a shop that was to be our host for dinner tonight.
expecting to be sitting somewhere in front of the shop i turned to make an order.
however, my guides seemed to have other plans as they told me to walk down the next set of steps into an aisle that looked like a courtyard.
presuming they wanted to keep me in surprise, i acknowledged and planted myself at one of the square tables situated in the middle of the aisle.
a few moments later they joined me at the table and announced that they ordered "laksa"
a traditional peranakan dish, that was a fusion of chinese and malay elements. (quoted:wikipedia)
expecting the usual dish served by malays i profusely declined, expecting the usual fare of sub standard broth that usually leaves my mouth feeling lined with fat and not able to savour the spices and thus the meal to the fullest. (i do not mean to offend anyone with this statement. but my guides have been responsible for my distaste of laksa. this trip was made with the promise that i will definitely be pleased with laksa for once lolz..)
that was when they declared that it was "Siam Laksa" and made by an old chinese uncle.
this struck me as very intriguing and after rocking a little on my creaky stool i decided to brave this one out :)
not too long after, during the time in which the argument had subsided and i had a chance to look at other wares by other shops.(my guides insisted that i dun go to see the name of the shop i'm sorry)
the dish that was called "siam laksa" was presented to me.
from the moment in touched the table, i was captivated by it.
a slight breeze picked up as the hot noodles shifted the air pressure around it.
wafts of steam infused with mint, pineapple, lemongrass, onions, coconut milk and fresh taugeh(beansprouts) tickled our nostrils.
and if that wasnt enought to set u salivating, the thick curry soup was tantalizingly sour, sweet, spicy and didn't feel greasy on the lips even with the coconut milk in it.
cili padi slices were littered in the soup that i had to avoid :P( for all my love of curry, i just can't handle a chilli padi without reaching out for the nearest drink equvalent :P)
the broth was a blend of curry laksa and assam laksa, and unlike the cases where it was only poured into the bowl of noodles at the last minute, this broth actually seeped into the noodles so that they became flavourful individually.
slurping on the noodles was pure joy, as the noodles had the essence of the broth nicely infused in it.
the soup wasn't too thick.. and its tang set my senses to high alert, i was sweating profusely from all that cili padi, yet i continued to slurp, the zing from pineapple made my previously sleepy mood vanish in an instant.
onmy guides insistance i tried out the sambal belacan laid before me.
bracing myself, i tasted a pinch.
3 seconds later i found myself pinching more and more :P
the savoury texture of the sambal and its slight spicyness blended nicely with the laksa causing me to semiconciously speed up my eating.
as i hit rock bottom, my guides ordered another bowl for me.
this time it was "assam laksa".
fearing that i would not be able to taste the assam laksa due to the powerhouse of tastes that had attacked my taste buds, i decided to sit out.
but the oreder was made so my guide gleefully took up the order and prepared to finish it.
when the "assam laksa" finally arrived, the intense grip its smell had on me was just unbearable.
i just had to try some.
and then i tasted regret:P
i wanted the bowl of "assam laksa" to myself.
the clear light broth, sour base flavor, intense mint smell and flavour enriched noodles.
but a promise is a promise :P
so i had to let that bowl go...
but now.. if i'm in section 14 and i need a pick me up meal..
i definitely know where to go :)

STUNT MAN MEAL!!!!!!!

2008-09-29T22:26:00.002+08:00

ok..
this is one of the most interesting things that
my friend came across
she had a stock of leftover food stuffed in the fridge and she decided to resolve her hunger using them...
therefore.. the horror began...
she tossedall the left over lamb chops, spaghetti carbonara, roti canai, steamed fish, chick peas, Eggs
into a pan and stir fried them....
OMG!~!!
it looked horrible and smelled atrocious according to her..
but it seems it was good to taste..
as it stands we now await the photos to be uploaded and then i shall update you all
about the glory of STUNTMAN MEAL!!!
lolz..
warning: this is not for the faint of heart. do not watch if u cannot take ugly looking foodstuff :) the link shall be posted in a future post so that u get ample warning :)

Crappin Crepes

2008-08-05T00:30:00.002+08:00

ok so i've been trying to get this recipe down for ages as most of u would knw..
well i found that the problem lied in my BATTER!!!
as it stands.. i cant bake.. so making proper batter aint exactly my best suit of cards..
well..
that all said and done the "TASTE" workshop + ratatouille rerun
caused me to try my best anyway..
and finally after flipping 100 pieces of crapz...
i made the best crepes i could :)
i later found that the crepe batter recipe can be swapped with a whole load of stuffz to customize ur own crepes.. so this is still basic crepes :)

Ingredients:

Batter:
2 medium sized eggs
1 glass of milk
1.5 glass of water
250g of flour (i used wheat flour u may choose others to ur discretion.. although i knw rice flour would make tosai :P)

Dressing/Flavoring:
2 sweet limes
the rind of the above limes
sugar to taste

Method:
1. beat the eggs until smooth but not fluffy
2. stir the milk and water in slowly
3. mix in the flour and stir till no lumps form
4. slightly grease and heat a flat based pan on low heat
5. put a ladle-ful of the batter on to the pan and even it out preferably in a circular shape
6. once the underside dries reasonably it'll be able to slide across the face of the pan, flip the crepe using either a spatula or by tossing it :P(personal preference)
7. cook both sides till they are slightly browned, but not dry and crispy and put on a plate
8. sprinkle some sugar and lime rind and add a dash of lime juice..
9. serving styles differ but i prefer folding mine into pockets to serve :)

enjoy :)
next target? probably mac & cheese baked :P

cooking for engineers

2008-07-23T21:00:00.002+08:00

ok, i've said before ppl like me are a rare breed indeed,..
and oft left alone in wat we do
however..
through my cook's block period i've been introduced to this site

Cooking for engineers

this site's tag line says it all
have an analytical mind and like to cook?
this is the place to be :)
recipes there are awesome
i'm planning to try out more soon when i have the time :P

"Taste"ful workshop & refreshing food..

2008-07-07T11:18:00.004+08:00

So we all knw that i had a situation with my creative juices in cooking recently..

My new semester has just started and i was very sad that i couldnt cook everyday anymore :(

Well, even so i chanced upon a pretty lady who introduced me to an event that would change my culinary experience drastically.

It was an event that was held in MPH 1 utama on saturday 5th of july and Sunday 6th of july to showcase a new book authored by chef Jean Michael Fraisse.

the "TASTE" workshop, hosted by chef Jean himself, who happens to be one of my favourite article writer from "Flavours" magazine, together with Bruno(a fellow chef) and two of their apprentices it would seem(i didnt get a chance to talk to them).

During the workshop, they showcased some of the recipes in the book by cooking them on the spot. After which they allowed us to taste those recipes and i must say... they were divine.
Nearing the end of the workshop they allowed me the honor of trying out my hand at frying a crepe.. it was suprisingly tasty for a recipe so simple..

after the end of the workshop i must say that i've been intrigued into the world of french and low fire cooking..
it is a stark difference from the high flames and sweltering heat of the typical kitchen i'm used to :P

my thanks to the Chefs, Bruno and Jean, Ms Mimi, and of course Ms Kylie for entering me into the workshop and wowing me out of my self induced stupor of a Chef's block...

*blush*
till the next post :P

Cook's Block?

2008-07-03T00:02:00.001+08:00

ok guys.. u're probably wondering why i havent posted a new recipe for a while..
well..
as i cook my recipes and then post them..
as it stands.. im out of new ideas...
so.. i'm having a Cook's Block?
if thats possible lolz

meatball pasta :)

2008-06-22T13:46:00.001+08:00

ok after a few tiring and trying days this was what came out of my kitchen :)

Meatball pasta

so the ingredients first
ingredients:(serves 3)
meatballs about 12
pasta 450 g
Prego pasta sauce
tomato sauce for added sourness
minced meat 400g
chopped garlic and onions to personal preference
instructions:

fill a pot half full with water so that it covers the pasta
bring the water to boil then lower to medium or small flame to keep it simmering till the pasta is soft
fry the garlic and onions in a saucepan slightly
pour in the meats and meatballs and fry them till they're slightly cooked
pour in the prego pasta sauce and leave to simmer for about 15 mins or till meats are cooked
strain the pasta from the boil and place in serving bowl
serve pasta with sauce on top :)

there we go a simple yet scrumptious meal :)

long absence due to long preparation

2008-06-20T17:45:00.000+08:00

ok guys, i'm very sorry for the looooooong absence since my last posts..
thats because i was busy preparing stuff for a few recipes that i made for a large dinner the other night...

as u can see from this picture the main of the night was the Fish and Mash
which was followed up by a large serving of salad

and then ended with an equally large helping of chocolate fudge which i'm sad to say was not included in the pictures :P(due to being finished before my camera could arrive :P)
warning these recipes can get slightly messy so having an extra set of hands helps
i had help from my mom and aunt throughout this preparation so a shout of acknowledgment and thanks to them for helping me out with this
it was thanks to them that i managed to finish all this in 1 hour

here are the recipes for the Fish and Mash

Fish and Mash:
ingredients:
500g of kentucky flour
2 large eggs
breadcrumbs (optional)
mash potatoes (refer to previous recipe)
2 lemons (for the juices and the grated skin goes into the salad later)
salt, pepper and worchester sauce to taste
and 6 pieces of Dory fish fillets

instructions:

first wash the fish and let them soak in lemon juice, salt them slightly(the fish will turn out very salty if u salt them thoroughly because of the kentucky flour)
while the fish is soaking in lemon juice fill a bowl with the flour, pepper and breadcrumbs
beat the eggs and put them in another bowl
heat up the pan and put in enough oil to cover most of the pan(u wanna avoid the flour sticking to the pan)
put 1 of the fish fillets into the egg bowl and when its covered with eggs coat it with flour
put the coated fish to fry till golden brown on both sides(getting the fish to be fully cooked here can get slightly tricky the trick would be to stab it with a chopstick in the middle or to cut it into small easier to fry pieces)
repeat steps 5-6 till you've fried all the fish fillets

Garden Salad:
(salads are very versatile and i've found that the best salads arre the ones that suit your tastes so this is just an example do try and be creative with urs :) )
ingredients:
2 green bell peppers
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
4 eggs(hard boiled)
grated lemon skin from the above recipe
200g fried ham chips
1 head of lettuce
Italian low fat salad sauce to taste
raisins for a bit of sweetness
instructions:
toss everything in a salad bowl and its up for serving :)

that was a gastronomically delightful dinner for sure :)
of course the clean up after that was notorious :P
alritez.. i gotta split time to cook up the next meal

BIG BREAKFAST

2008-06-09T10:19:00.003+08:00

ok so i've been posting stuff bout food i made and stuff..
so just for a breather here's what a BIG breakfast i made for myself looks like :P

for those of u who, like me, have a dark monitor my breakfast consists of:
eggs, a foot long sausage, and potato wedges :)
and a mug of milk to wash it all down :)

Classic Mash Taters

2008-06-08T16:45:00.000+08:00

ok guys im sorry for not being able to find the zong recipe..
well... not exactly couldnt find it just didnt have a good result from the recipe i had :(
so instead i'm gonna put in the classic mash tater recipe...
here goes

Basic Mashed Potatoes:(6 servings)

ingredients:

1 kg potatoes
100-250g cold butter, diced
150-250ml milk or UHT cream or a combination, heated
salt &pepper to taste

instructions:

wash the potatoes and put them in a pot.
fill the pot with water till the potatoes are fully covered.
add a teaspoon of salt to the water and bring it to boil.
lower the flame to a simmer till the potatoes are soft
drain the potatoes and peel off the skins
mash them while they're hot
put them into a saucepan on low heat to dry the potatoes, remember to stir so they dun burn. take them off after about 3 minutes
warm the milk or cream without boiling it
stir it into the mash a lil bit at a time mashing it into the mash.
(optional) if u want the mash taters extra smooth press it through a fine sieve.
serve while warm for best taste

hope u guys like this recipe as much as i did :)

2008-06-03T17:27:00.000+08:00

One of my favourite times of the year is here again!!
the time of the year where i get to eat Rice dumplings or "zongzi" in mandarin to my heart's content!!
To those who aren't famliar with these dumplings
here's a link to wikipedia for it :)

Zongzi

as it stands i have just returned from work..
and since i do not knw how to make these lovely dumplings..
i shall try my best to update it within the week with the recipe...

2008-05-29T21:58:00.000+08:00

FLAVOURS is a local cuisine magazine that has caught my attention.
after grabbing it during the international popular book fair at 5 for 10 ringgit,i've not regretted my decision.
a well authored food magazine that has plenty of recipes, tips from the pros and less ads.
it made me wanna inspire to be like it on this site..
so now.. on with the grind..

PS:the updates this week is gonna slow down cos of the work has come my way hope u guys can understand :)

Other worldy food fest!

2008-05-25T14:34:00.000+08:00

Ok so we've had the recipe of the week
but if some of you remembered las week's poll
recipes we tied with places to eat :)
so here's a place where i've found pretty good food
with a different kind of setting..

Ever wanted to have a meal with these kind of guys?
or you think the force is strong so u wanna eat with these kinda guys?

or like tony spark u prefer to have people respect and fear you?

then search no further than

the MYSCIFIFAN outpost
where the gathering of food lovers and movie goers get together
in perfect harmony of food,games and entertainment!
not a star wars fan?
no problem!
they cater to all public whether you're a movie fan or not..
and their chef's specialty is......

ROSTI!!

a pan fried potato pancake
of course their toppings vary(depending on personal preference and chef capabilities)
scrumptious, filling, and bursting with energy providing carbs, they prove to be a super
switch from the normal rice
fans of this oddly shaped tuber will find this delicacy a not to be missed extravaganza

i personally found this to be the reason i keep heading back to the outpost for a meal
spice it up with a bit of pepper is the way i like mine..
price wise its all reasonable.. u can fill ur stomach maxed out for about 10 bux..

oh and did i forget to mention it is also the favourite food of the sith? :P

anyway moving on down their list on the menu we have MOVIE THEMED FOOD
i'm thirsty hang on *grabs an energon drink and chugs it down*
ahh!! noone would expect energon to taste so good :)
what? u expect a human to be blogging? :P

latest movie theme set

photos are frm 501st legion, rebel legion, and the outpost :)

Eggy baskets

2008-05-22T14:55:00.000+08:00

ok so after my introductory speech and watching the polls grow for a little while..
they seem now to be tied between good recipe & good place to eat
so for sake of pleasing you all
i've come up with a photo, albeit not so tasty looking
of my latest recipe..
original recipe maker is unknown but this is my variant to the Eggy basket recipe
so enjoy the recipe and do rate it on my comments once u've tried it :)

Recipe:(serves 8 baskets)
ingredients : 4 eggs, ham chips(pork, beef, or chicken strips would also do), butter(optional), mayonnaise(optional), olive oil, cinnamon powder(only for pork based meats)
instructions:
1. put the eggs to boiling water for about 15 mins or till they are hard boiled...
2. fry the ham chips(or other meats if u prefer) in olive oil till slightly crispy..
3. cut open the hard boiled eggs in half at the egg yolks, try to keep the egg yolk balanced on both left and right..
4. using a teaspoon gently remove the hard boiled egg yolks frm the egg whites and place them in a bowl
5. put the ham chips into the bowl with half a teaspoon of butter(optional), a dash of pepper, cinammon powder, and 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise.
6. mix the ingredients in the bowl till even and scoop them into the cavity in the egg whites.
7. served on its own as a scrumptious snack or in a salad :) enjoy

p/s: ssorry bout the photo being out of focus.. need a better camera :P

2008-05-19T15:04:00.000+08:00

Voila!!
my first appearance to the world!
welcome one and all to my humble abode..
where i mix my second favourite hobby with my favourite pastime
food and blogging..
i'll try my best to keep this blog updated twice weekly to accommodate the interest of u :)
so as a start i would like to ask if the general public would be so kind
to give me some feed back on which topic they would prefer me to post this week :)
there's a poll at the side of the blog to vote :)