Why is it that when we are heading towards the year end, the days seem to flash by extra-quickly? I don't feel that way during the first half of the year but somehow things just catapult like crazy after July. I'm saying this because I just realised that almost a whole month had gone by since 25 September. Why 25 September?That was the day we had our Culinary Challenge 2 in Bayan Indah! We're almost going for the 3rd session and I guess it's high time I blog about CC-2 … [Read more...]
Da Sa Rang
This is a first. Yes, this is my very first post on Korean food. It's not that I don't like Korean food. I was not really passionate about it but LL has done his best to try and change that. Yes, he's very much into Korean stuff (like most youngsters his age!) ~ like K-Pop and of course Korean food. The Korean pop culture has totally swamped the scene - so many of LL's friends are absolutely crazy about the various Korean boy & girl groups. I think they no longer listen to … [Read more...]
El Cerdo – a Porky Celebration!
How do people celebrate? Go dancing? Go singing, bursting out in songs of joy? Bring out the champagne? Set off the fireworks? Hmmm... yeah, I guess all those are ways for people to celebrate... not very common ways, unless it's a major event (referring to the last 2 methods!). Generally, when we Malaysians have something to celebrate, we usually do something simpler, more satisfying, more binding, more enjoyable... we eat. Yeah, we love our food. We find all sorts of reasons to go out and … [Read more...]
Grand Palace @ Pavilion – not so grand after all
It's true that not every one of our dining experiences always turned out good. That's life, isn't it? You get some good and definitely some bad as well. Most times when I encountered a bad dining experience, be it at a roadside stall or in a 5-star establishment, I seldom blog about it. Like what I've always been taught: if you have nothing good to say, then don't say anything. The not-so-pleasant factors could be bad food, been made to wait too long for service, … [Read more...]
Marbled Angkoos
I know the past few posts here had been focusing on stuff that I made/baked. When the cooking/baking bug bites me, it's always like this! Sometimes when I don't have the inclination or too lazy, I can stay off baking/cooking/making stuff for weeks and weeks... but when the mood hits, this is what happens!So, for the sake of my good friend, Xara, I'm putting this up for her :-)) I made these a few weeks ago when I was playing around with all the lovely colours I got from natural … [Read more...]
Happy Mid Autumn Festival! Moonies Galore!
Tomorrow is the 15th day of the 8th month, according to the Chinese lunar calendar and that's when the Chinese (and probably also all other races here in Malaysia - we are 1Malaysia, right!) celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival. It originated from farmers, back more than 3,000 years ago, celebrating the end of their summer harvest and it seems on this date, the summer moon is at its roundest, fullest and brightest. Traditional foods for this celebration are of course, the … [Read more...]
My little Moonies
Inspired by the many beautiful photos put up by fellow food bloggers in their blogs, I decided to try my hand at making some "ping pei" (snowskin) mooncakes. I'm not much of a mooncake fan so that's why I opted to try making some mini ones. Being small, mini mooncakes are not that "jelak" and I do think they look cuter too!Ping pei moonies are not that difficult to make, actually. It's the same principle and procedure as making Angkoos! Furthermore, there is no … [Read more...]
KK Mayflower Seafood
When we first moved to Kota Kemuning more than 3 years ago, it was still a relatively quiet and peaceful suburb. We love it for the tree-lined wide roads that were a breeze to drive on. Everywhere you turn, there are matured trees and lush greenery. The commercial area in the Anggerik Vanilla precinct wasn't too crowded and you can easily get parking even right in front of the banks! Well, 3 years down the road and the place has now become a bit more congested. With … [Read more...]
Angkoos Galore!
Ever since I started making angkoos a couple of weeks back, I have been busy trying out various flavours and colours using all-natural ingredients. For the past few weekends, the steamer in my kitchen has been put to good use and by now, members of my family have gotten quite tired of tasting the angkoos I make! Fortunately, my neighbour is still very receptive towards my kuih offers, LOL!From the very first attempt and subsequent attempt when my purple angkoos were born, I turned … [Read more...]
Culinary Challenge 1 @ Bayan Indah
One of the fun things I get to do in my job is to organize activities for my colleagues under the umbrella of our Sports Club. We are constantly thinking (aka "plotting") to come up with different stuff for the people to participate. Ever since I experienced the 1st session of fun cooking at Bayan Indah with Rohani Jelani, I was hooked on that place and went back for a 2nd session a couple of months ago! As I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 outings in … [Read more...]
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