As you would have known by now, my fellow floggers - Jackson, Precious Pea, Teckiee and WMW, participated in the recent The Star, Drive For Food competition. The voting is now open for you to pick the best video travelogue for a friend who would like to take an 8 hour leisurely drive from KL-Penang.
The floggers have entered 2 videos under FANTASTIC FOUR and THE APPLE CRUMBLE TEAM (ACT) since 2 of their round one videos got to the final. Would appreciate if you guys go help vote for their videos which are the top two videos displayed.
Please VOTE HERE. Thank you very much.
Check out WMW's account plus the details of those places FANTASTIC FOUR have visited.
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Monday, 12 November 2007
Festive Cookies
In replying to Teckiee's question in my Deepavali greetings post if I was away making murukku... hahaha of course not lah! I got a tin of that from a friend of mine. Well instead of murukku, I made these...
Wahseh... colourful or not? Before these babies were coated with milled sugar, the strong colour looked kinda scary! I made a trial batch of these earlier but I've used very very little colouring and my test bunnies told me they were too light. Hmmm and I thought they looked kinda nice in pastel shades, just that they don't show much after the sugar coating.
So are they festive enough for Deepavali???
Anyways, these babies are known as Arab Cookies or Ghee Biscuits or Sugee (even though no sugee were used??) Biscuits... recipe can be found HERE.
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Wahseh... colourful or not? Before these babies were coated with milled sugar, the strong colour looked kinda scary! I made a trial batch of these earlier but I've used very very little colouring and my test bunnies told me they were too light. Hmmm and I thought they looked kinda nice in pastel shades, just that they don't show much after the sugar coating.
So are they festive enough for Deepavali???
Anyways, these babies are known as Arab Cookies or Ghee Biscuits or Sugee (even though no sugee were used??) Biscuits... recipe can be found HERE.
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Thursday, 8 November 2007
Happy Deepavali
Wishing all Hindus who are celebrating the festival of lights a Happy Deepavali!
My first time seeing such a huge beautiful kolam, quickly took out my phone and snapped a pic of it. This pic was taken at The Weld.
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Stir-fried Long Beans With Bean Paste
A firm favourite in Chinese households... am pretty sure most moms would have this simple yet yummy vegetable dish on the dining table. Just stir in some chopped garlic, sliced shallots (shallots are not necessary, just that I have some and wanted to use up before they turn rotten) and minced bean paste in hot oil till fragrant. Watch out diligently as the bean paste can burn easily. Next, dunk in the long beans and stir. Sprinkle in a wee bit of water and watch how the beans turn colour into a deeper shade. Dish up and serve hot otherwise the beans will turn wrinkly. I do not add in any salt since the bean paste is salty. For a bundle of long beans, I normally use about a heap teaspoonful of bean paste. Most times I will taste it during cooking, if not salty enough then only add some to taste.
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Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Review: Restoran Soong Kee Beef Ball Noodles
**Non-Halal**
Soong Kee at the intersection of Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin (Silang) and Jalan Tun HS Lee needs no introduction at all as it has more than 60 years of history behind it walls. Well not at the current walls but at least at the cooking section. Previously (at least more than 6 years ago), they do not have a proper front for patrons to sit. We always ended sitting along the corridor of the building behind it. Thank goodness they have renovated the shop front and it's so pleasant so dine here these days. The only problem coming here is there is hardly any parking around.
Anyway, this is one of our fave place to drop by for a simple dinner whenever hunger calls since the noodles are served in a jiffy! Both our orders are pretty standard... fresh noodles dry style with a small bowl of broth filled with beef meat and beef balls whilst hubby preferred a large bowl of beef balls. We usually skip the tripe since we don't fancy them.
We loved the springy texture of the fresh noodles (sang meen, the same noodles used in wantan noodles) topped with very flavourful and generous serving of minced pork meat sauce (yes it's pork and I've seen patrons who don't eat beef order noodles with just the minced meat). The beef meat is tender and the beef balls could literally bounced right off the wall if you hit one at the wall haha... Their beef balls are of the smooth and bouncy kind. Best dipped in the vinegar laced chilli sauce. The broth served is kinda nice but could cause dry throat later on as MSG is used here. Luckily they do not serve a huge bowl of broth, otherwise it can be quite disastrous heh.
Other than fresh noodles, you can ask for the popular loh shue fun (a type of rice noodles), hor fun (flat rice noodles) and bee hoon (rice vermicelli).
BTW, we have stopped patronising Ngau Kee over at Tengkat Tong Shin since last year as their noodles and beef balls standard have dropped tremendously. Aeons ago, you would have to fight for a table literally but these days if you pass by there... it's soooo quiet. So Soong Kee is definitely the place in the city centre for a good bowl of hearty beef balls noodles!
Soong Kee Beef Ball Noodles
3 Jalan Tun Siew Sin
Kuala Lumpur
Tel No: (603) 2078 1484
Opening Hours: 11:00am - midnight
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Soong Kee at the intersection of Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin (Silang) and Jalan Tun HS Lee needs no introduction at all as it has more than 60 years of history behind it walls. Well not at the current walls but at least at the cooking section. Previously (at least more than 6 years ago), they do not have a proper front for patrons to sit. We always ended sitting along the corridor of the building behind it. Thank goodness they have renovated the shop front and it's so pleasant so dine here these days. The only problem coming here is there is hardly any parking around.
Anyway, this is one of our fave place to drop by for a simple dinner whenever hunger calls since the noodles are served in a jiffy! Both our orders are pretty standard... fresh noodles dry style with a small bowl of broth filled with beef meat and beef balls whilst hubby preferred a large bowl of beef balls. We usually skip the tripe since we don't fancy them.
We loved the springy texture of the fresh noodles (sang meen, the same noodles used in wantan noodles) topped with very flavourful and generous serving of minced pork meat sauce (yes it's pork and I've seen patrons who don't eat beef order noodles with just the minced meat). The beef meat is tender and the beef balls could literally bounced right off the wall if you hit one at the wall haha... Their beef balls are of the smooth and bouncy kind. Best dipped in the vinegar laced chilli sauce. The broth served is kinda nice but could cause dry throat later on as MSG is used here. Luckily they do not serve a huge bowl of broth, otherwise it can be quite disastrous heh.
Other than fresh noodles, you can ask for the popular loh shue fun (a type of rice noodles), hor fun (flat rice noodles) and bee hoon (rice vermicelli).
BTW, we have stopped patronising Ngau Kee over at Tengkat Tong Shin since last year as their noodles and beef balls standard have dropped tremendously. Aeons ago, you would have to fight for a table literally but these days if you pass by there... it's soooo quiet. So Soong Kee is definitely the place in the city centre for a good bowl of hearty beef balls noodles!
Soong Kee Beef Ball Noodles
3 Jalan Tun Siew Sin
Kuala Lumpur
Tel No: (603) 2078 1484
Opening Hours: 11:00am - midnight
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Friday, 2 November 2007
Yummilicious Snacks
Found these pics in my flickr album. Totally forgotten about them.
At times when I'm hungry at odd hours but lazy to go out to grab a bite, I will usually turn to my fave food - bread. Other than slattering them with peanut butter or making PBBT, most times I will rummage my fridge to look for stuff to go with the bread.
The simplest is just spread some butter on a piece of bread, sprinkle with some grated cheddar cheese then top with sliced sausages. Top with more cheese and dot with chilli sauce. Toast till the cheese melts and chow down whilst it's hot. Easy but irresistable!
I had fresh button mushroom on hand once, so I spread some sweet chilli cottage cheese on a piece of bread. Place sliced button mushrooms all over and grind in lots of fresh black pepper. Send for toasting and voila... another yummy, easy and quick snack.
Check out my other snacks:
Quick Corned Beef Snack
Stir Fried Mushroom in Butter
First Attempt With Bagels
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At times when I'm hungry at odd hours but lazy to go out to grab a bite, I will usually turn to my fave food - bread. Other than slattering them with peanut butter or making PBBT, most times I will rummage my fridge to look for stuff to go with the bread.
The simplest is just spread some butter on a piece of bread, sprinkle with some grated cheddar cheese then top with sliced sausages. Top with more cheese and dot with chilli sauce. Toast till the cheese melts and chow down whilst it's hot. Easy but irresistable!
I had fresh button mushroom on hand once, so I spread some sweet chilli cottage cheese on a piece of bread. Place sliced button mushrooms all over and grind in lots of fresh black pepper. Send for toasting and voila... another yummy, easy and quick snack.
Check out my other snacks:
Quick Corned Beef Snack
Stir Fried Mushroom in Butter
First Attempt With Bagels
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Thursday, 1 November 2007
Review: Nasi Lemak at Jalan Alor/Changkat Bukit Bintang Junction
I'm pretty sure many of the KLites working around Kuala Lumpur most popular hawker haven, Jalan Alor, would know or have tasted this nasi lemak located at the junction of Jalan Alor and Changkat Bukit Bintang (opposite KL Baptist Church). I know of a fan, Yozora Nite Sky, who must have her fix at least once a week! Haha... Opens in the morning and it's a norm to see long queue like this...
Going up close, you'll be amazed with the array of lauk (dishes) to go with your nasi lemak. Ranging sotong, fried chicken, curry chicken, chicken/beef rendang, kerang (cockles), bergedil, terung (eggplant), paru (lungs) and so on!!!
Next to all the lauk, they have a separate section offering fried noodles, bee hoon and colourful kuih-muih.
This packet I've gotten costed RM3.50 that have beef rendang and sambal kerang. Aiyoh I'm salivating now looking back at the delicious pic hahaha... Loved their beef rendang where their meat is tender and not sinewy at all. The rice is not overly rich and they come in separate grains.
On another occassion, I had a piece of ayam goreng berempah and a piece of bergedil. This combo costed me RM4.50! Chicken tend to be pricier it seems. I'm not complaining cos this style of fried chicken is very tasty albeit oilier. The chicken meat are usually marinaded with pounded shallots, red chillies, garlic and turmeric before being deep fried. Yum yum! I think their bergedil is plain potatoes patty but I can't recall tasty any minced meat inside or not. Nice... but I could be bias cos I loved potatoes - any style!!!
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Going up close, you'll be amazed with the array of lauk (dishes) to go with your nasi lemak. Ranging sotong, fried chicken, curry chicken, chicken/beef rendang, kerang (cockles), bergedil, terung (eggplant), paru (lungs) and so on!!!
Next to all the lauk, they have a separate section offering fried noodles, bee hoon and colourful kuih-muih.
This packet I've gotten costed RM3.50 that have beef rendang and sambal kerang. Aiyoh I'm salivating now looking back at the delicious pic hahaha... Loved their beef rendang where their meat is tender and not sinewy at all. The rice is not overly rich and they come in separate grains.
On another occassion, I had a piece of ayam goreng berempah and a piece of bergedil. This combo costed me RM4.50! Chicken tend to be pricier it seems. I'm not complaining cos this style of fried chicken is very tasty albeit oilier. The chicken meat are usually marinaded with pounded shallots, red chillies, garlic and turmeric before being deep fried. Yum yum! I think their bergedil is plain potatoes patty but I can't recall tasty any minced meat inside or not. Nice... but I could be bias cos I loved potatoes - any style!!!
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