I’m not a pasta fan but last Friday evening I had a couple of close girlfriends over for a “catching-up/chit-chat” session and they insisted they just wanted a simple meal, preferably pasta. So I decided to cook a very simple spaghetti meal, making use of whatever I had available in the fridge and larder.These were some of the ingredients that went into the spaghetti sauce:As I had lots of fresh tomatoes, I just needed a dash of tomato sauce to thicken the sauce. The minced meat, ham & bacon … [Read more...]

This Leung Kee wantan noodles shop in USJ Taipan has been around for some time and it's one of our favourite places to go to when we need some noodles-fix. I believe many USJ residents also love this unpretentious joint - during weekends, people have to stand and wait for available tables. It's located in the row of shophouses facing the main entrance into the Taipan carpark complex.They serve one of the best Braised Chicken Feet ever. We never fail to order this - in fact we always order … [Read more...]

Choong Foong Seafood RestaurantNo.8 Lorong 1DKampung Subang40150 Shah AlamTel: 03-78463253/2482/1081This restaurant is located in Kg Subang, right at the end after the old Subang Airport. It has been around for quite some time and it serves good old simple Chinese food at affordable prices. This particular trip to Choong Foong was sometime after CNY but I haven't blogged about it yet until now.This is one place we go to when we hanker for Sharksfin Omelette (RM30 for big portion). Sharksfin, … [Read more...]

Canton-iG-208 Ground Floor1 Utama Shopping Mall1 Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar UtamaPetaling JayaTel: 03-77297888As some of us may know, Canton-i is the "sister restaurant" of the popular Dragon-i. Some of the dishes served here can be found in Dragon-i but generally, Canton-i serves mostly "fast" dishes like wantan noodles, congee, fried rice, dim-sum and some stir-fry dishes.Their Wantan Noodles are fabulous - the texture is springy and light - you don't get the jelak feeling even after consuming … [Read more...]

While in Bangkok, we ate in the foodcourt in MBK on the first night. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of that session. We had tomyam soup, phadthai (thai fried noodles) and thai green curry chicken that night. The food was average, and I remember the prawns were pretty fresh.The next day we tried the food at the Platinum Plaza foodcourt. SL had her Tomyam Noodleswhile I had Fishball Noodles.We also had a bowl of Kway Chap - pig's innards in herbal soup. However, the soup was kinda like … [Read more...]

Bangkok is a paradise for street food. On every street, almost every corner, there will be carts and stalls selling all kinds of grilled, pickled, fried, boiled or just plain fresh food. There are full-fledged stalls with tables and chairs, some are just wooden carts, some are mobile stalls and some just lay out the food on benches.We stayed in Asia Hotel on Phyathai Road and just outside the hotel, there're lots of food vendors, massage centres, tailoring shops and 7-Elevens.The mango season is … [Read more...]

Betty's Kitchen 5G Jalan Anggerik Vanilla AB31/ABKota Kemuning40460 Shah AlamTel: 012-3345028I read a review of this place in the newspapers not too long ago and decided to give it a try. Initially, I had a bit of problem locating the place as it's tucked away in a quieter road of the Kota Kemuning town centre.The restaurant was rather quiet. The 1st dish - Laksa Nyonya (RM7) was disappointing. The laksa gravy was just lukewarm, which is a no-no for me. I had to get them to reheat it and when it … [Read more...]

Ah Lek Bak Kut Teh in Taman Teluk Pulai is almost a household name in that part of Klang. We have been patronising this outlet for about 20 years and that guy had been in this business much longer than that!Ah Lek's style of BKT is that the meats are boiled till very soft and they are served in big chunks in a claypot. Of course there are also some customers who want theirs served in bowls and that can be accomodated as well.For us, we definitely prefer the claypot servings and it's just so nice … [Read more...]

On our last day in Dubai, while waiting to board the flight to Doha, we tried the super-expensive food in the airport food court.This serving of Shrimp Pasta cost about RM45 and it's only a single portion, meant for one person! I'm not a pasta fan, so taste-wise, I would say it's just average. Rather bland and cheesy.My order was for this plate of Thai Fried Rice - cost RM32. Again, it's for a single portion only. This tasted much better than the pasta! … [Read more...]

The Dragon Mart is so named because the entire mall houses only "made in China" goods. You can find everything under its roof, ranging from industrial machinery/equipment to clothings, accessories, household items, toys, shoes, garden furniture etc etc etc!We had lunch in one of the chinese restaurants there - the Sun Tour Restaurant. It seemed to be a very popular place as it was full so service took some time.The 1st dish we had was Fried Mutton. Small pieces of mutton fillet were skewered … [Read more...]