Roti canai & teh tarik?

No doubt everywhere around us, there will surely be mamak & indian restaurants opened almost everywhere in every shop lot. If possible, corner the better!

Well, there's one in TTDI, which i found rather cute because of its logo.

The icon..is just funny & cute. I think it must be the eyes & the rounded head.
The color combination is also interesting & seems very inviting for customers to be drawn to it. Even though it's not a large space for dining, but i guess the mamak has it's own regular customers.

The menu has a variety of breads to choose from.
Reasonably priced & yummy...



They have cow's milk to be sold too. I heard a regular customer ordered a glass of "Nescafe Susu Lembu kurang manis" that morning i was there. Interesting...

Another thing about this place i like is that the tables & chairs are positioned in a school's canteen style. Everyone will sit together, wherever, sama-sama..hehe. That morning, we had some chats over breakfast with a nice, warm indian couple who are from BU. So friendly & they mentioned they love going to the market even if it's slightly expensive but it's clean & things are very fresh. I noticed there were not only locals but also foreigners eating there.

Do head down to TTDI Market for that piece of roti canai or maybe if u r like me, who prefers capati.

Luv Luv!

Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

Instead of eating out, this time i shall share with you on my experience of cooking with my cousins! Well, literally i didn't cook the dishes but my part was just merely presenting and snapping them. hehe...seriously im very good at the presentation part, my cousins actually nicknamed me "The Neat Freak"...oh well, whether like it or not, it stuck on me ever since then!

Anyway, here's how we started & ended the relaxing Sunday together.

The Making of
Laksa Johor & Apple Crumble

The day before Sunday, mama & i went grocery shopping & TTDI market for the ingredients. I just love being in the fruits section. The colors of freshness & crispness can be seen here & i can't resist in taking a pix of the ambience! hehe...and it goes the same to the fish area at the market. That wee hours in the morning had woken me with their loudness & cleanliness. I love walking around the market, so many things to see & learn. The fish we got that day.

Over @ cuz's place, we unpacked the ingredients & immediately started our cooking project. It was 4.45pm. We started to cook the laksa first. So, here are some pix to show u how we did it, mama's way!!!

Executive Chef:
Mama
Assistant Chefs:
Chelle, Via, Jee Hoe, Liss, Marcus & Maria

Fish was cleaned, boiled, shredded & pounded.

Onions, thinly sliced.

Sprouts, tails & heads, plucked.
(Wanna guess who had the patience of doing this?!! Yes, assistant chef, Via...& some help from assistant chefs, Jee Hoe & Chelle)

Spaghetti, blanched.

Mama showed her skills while assistant chef, Chelle, wrote down the recipes & assistant chef, Jee Hoe, looked & learned.

Condiments, neatly placed accordingly.
(Assistant chef Via's fave part in putting things together)

Important part of it all, the gravy.

Ingredients for apple crumble.

Granny Smith Apples + Raisins

The end looked of the pie before putting in the oven to bake.

Everything was then laid out on the table.

I've nvr tried mama's laksa johor or apple crumble before. It was really good! How i imagined the taste should be like was exactly how i wanted it to be! I had a full plate of laksa & 2 tiny servings of the dessert. It's irresisstible for me not to eat since there was a pot of hot yummy custard sauce + vanilla ice cream + strawberries accompanied the pie! Hooooo...Haaaaaa!!!

Everyone gave a big thumbs-up for those 2 dishes of the day.
A satisfying meal, full stomach & relaxing day with family, what more could i ask for.

Next week, we will be having another cooking session with the family, this time assistant chef, Liss, will prepare her signature dish & mama will bake another delectable dessert. I won't tell you what the dishes are yet. So, do stay tune & wait till Sunday comes!

Luv Luv!!!

Fun Ways of Eating Out!!

Eating out is always fun.

The reasons are simply because...

• You get to carpool & drive together with a bunch of foodies to your fave or new outlets to dine in.
  
• You get to order on what you wish to savour & try.
• You get to share & taste different types of delicacies with your friends.
• You get to talk & share thoughts with each other on which dish should be the "Dish of the Day!"
• Hearing the sounds of cutlery clicking & patrons murmuring...also not forgetting the sight of people with their many behaviors & expressions.
• Maybe also a moment of snapping pictures of the food & drinks, admiring the way each dish being presented accordingly, deliciously.
  

Well, those are the sort of things i would do when i'm out dining. Sometimes, dining out don't just fill your empty stomachs when you are at it. If you are up for some fun or merely looking for a sweet time to kill the boredom, then you should plan ahead with some food adventures with a bunch of your close friends!

Just put this together:

Free Treats + Spread of Good Food + Friends (Only Close Friends) + Fun
=
MONTHLY FEAST!!!

So recently, i joined some friends for a feast! It's a new thing for me. The concept of this feast is simple - "Every month, each person will take turns to treat their friends to eat & share food together!!"...and so my 1st feast with them happened at Italiannies, The Curve.



This is Ejaz.

He treated us that night with a feast that made our tummies went bloated!

Imagined, 6 of us with 6 main dishes for each person PLUS 2 entrees!!! Gila banyak!! Each portion was crazy huge!

I actually forgot what were the orders but i knew we ordered, carbonara, grilled salmon, mainly chicken dishes, meatballs, stuffed mushrooms & cheese balls. hehe...

So, do create & plan ahead with your friends on an eating out expedition!!
With food, there is always FUN to whatever your plans will be.

Luv Luv!!

PS: Please do SHARE with me your food day or night out with your friends!! I would love to listen to your stories! Thank you!!

My 200th Post!

Believe it or not...i've never imagined myself to actually create a logo out of my name & own a blog! To tell you the truth, when i was younger, i don't like writing & pouring out ideas. It's tiring!! haha...The reason i started one back in March 2008 was also because i thought i could share & sell things! HAAA!!!

Looks like i have better things to fill up these spaces. Photos, new places, information, lifestyle & articles...with all these, not only my photography skills are getting better but also my writing skills tend to pour out easily & naturally on its own.

Thanks to my love ones & the surroundings for the great ideas i get & inspired by...thus, this blog is shared!

So for MY 200TH POST, i wish to share something i came across end of last year, which i think was unbelievably, a great photo taken.

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Friday
25 December 2009

It was a public holiday & Christmas Day. Everyone took their days off & traveled as it was a long weekend, including my aunt & cuz from JB & papa & bro from Perak. They all came & spent time with us in PJ. I was happy beyond happy as i love when both family & relatives came & spent time together.

That morning, i brought everyone to Pavilion for a relaxing day, just to see the Christmas decors & 'tengok karenah orang' basically. It was a pretty sight with tall trees all around decorated with pretty trinkets & ornaments. I remember that time people took pictures with these trees non stop!

We decided to stop & hang out. And so we went into the little Austin Chase cafe located at Food Republic. It was a rather out of the blue moment for us to enter the cafe & lucky us managed to find seats as there were so many outlets packed with people! Kata cuti kan?...

While sitting, talking & drinking that was when i picked up this magazine!!!...

It's an old issue of National Geographic mag, dated back in Janury 1989. While flipping, i opened the next 2 pages & stared at that particular picture for awhile before realising what it represented. At first, i thought it's some cute colorful buttons or graphics made. Just as i realised it, I then spreaded them closely to my face like 'Whoa!...'


I recaptured it with my camera

Can you actually guess it immediately before having me telling you what it is?
Hmm...or maybe i was the blur & slow one here...hehe.

FYI, this picture represent the 7,000 Muslim worshipers bowing as one in prayer in one of the world's largest mosque, the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta. Detailed info on this picture can be seen, read & taken from these 2 recaptured pics!


Please click on each one to have clearer view!


Cool right? All the credits to the photograpaher who's skills i have to say, BRILLIANT BEYOND BRILLIANT!! hehee...

I showed to everyone at the table like a small girl showing "Look mummy! I got bitten by a mosquito!!!" (proudly) hehee..well as if ok? haha!

Just as i thought the day can't get any better than this, while we were about to leave the cafe, mama took the mag & showed it to the baristas, asking them if her daughter could have it! They eventually smiled & said 'Go ahead madam!'...I was like 'Serious?!!...WOW!!!...Thanks mama!'. and of course the baristas on duties! ;)

I was really happy. How i feel today has the same happiness i had back then...200th?!!!
Still cannot believe i've written so many articles.

WHOOPIE!
Cheers to all of you who have been following me through this blog & read my articles. I hope i have pleasantly make YOU happier & hungrier too, just like how i always feel after ending an article of the day.

LUV LUV!!!

Foodie's Expedition continues...

Tang Chao Kopitiam
Digital Mall, Section 14



Just before the New Year, i went on searching new places to eat & allow me to start with a new Kopitiam located in Digital Mall, Section 14.

Old lamps were seen hanging on the ceiling as part of their prominent decors. Other than that, paintings of the olden days Chinese palaces can be seen on the wall of the Kopitiam. Very Dynasty feeling...hehe

This Kopitiam serves many food choices from Western to Eastern delicacies. I luv the many rice selections they provided.

Seng Kua Tou Fu Rice

Curry Fish Paste Noodle & Kam Heong Chicken Rice

Mushroom Chicken Chop

Fried Rice with Butter Cream Chicken

Serving rice in wooden pots were really eye catching & cute!

All the food were nice & reasonably priced. Definitely a must visit for good food. However, the only hard part is to find parking around the area. Goodluck in that! ;)

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The Apartment
The Curve

The quick lunch set offered by The Apartment looked really good.

Mama took one set Lunch, which was the Duck Curry with Steamed Rice. The dish came with soup of the day & salad.

I, on the other hand, chose pasta, as usual. I took the Chicken & Mushroom Pasta. SEDAP! Seriously, it was very simple. Plain spaghetti with sauteed chicken & oriental mushrooms accompanied with sweet cherry tomatoes & rocket salad. Yummy! I would definitely go for it again. It's like Aglio Olio but better since it came with much condiments. Hmm...

Mama's Duck Curry was not that bad. It's decent enough to eat with bread too.

We had a sweet time "layaning" our sickness while sipping hot Jasmine Green tea. Yea, we were both sick & yet still nak keluar makan. I can't allow mama to cook kan? She was having a flu & all. Same condition as i was having.

After that, a few spoons of Eton Mess to end our meal? Yes, it looked messy & not that good but it was alright..it's crispy meringue with strawberry & cream. Lick-a lick!!
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Oriental Pearl
Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort

Dim sum at Oriental Pearl was not bad, especially that bowl of yummy porridge! Contained pieces of century egg, chicken, ginger & spring onion...yummy!! It was really tasty.

The choices were not bad. But the system they have here was unlike the ones that we've tried in Tropicana Golf Club, whereby they have a trolley, which we could choose straight from the trays. That's fun! After making our choices, here's what we've taken... =D

Fried Yam, Egg tarts, Carrot Cake

Chee Cheong Fun

Chicken BBQ Buns, Steam Prawn Dumplings, Fried Fishballs

Highlight of the day was definitely the porridge. I had 2 bowls of it!!

Just remember, since it's located in a Clubhouse, therefore these rules apply...

NO swimwear, singlet, sleeveless T'shirt
Tailored short only
NO riding boots, Japanese slippers, clogs, barefoot.

So, do go for a visit. Click Oriental Pearl to check on the opening times.

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Sakae Sushi
The Curve


Sweet tofu, Unagi, Green beans

For the first time, mama actually asked me if i would like to go for Jap this time. I was like "Really?? Betul ker? Tak kisah...JOM!!" hehe...

So, Sakae Sushi we walked in.


4 slices sashimi

It was my 2nd time visiting it but my 1st of using the comp system. Food + Fun = Foo-Fun! hehe...mengarut je i.


Duck Meat with Garlic

Sakae Sushi has an extensive list of delicious-ness on their menu; Raw, Rolls, Soups, Grilled & Deep Fried, Tempura, Don & Bento sets!!


Agadeshi Tofu

It's yummier & mouth watering when u not only see pretty, Jap names with goodies that look too good to eat! That's one thing about the art of Japan, which they carefully take seriously in making the food look good & tasty.

The Duck that we ordered was a new dish. It's really good & tender. The tofu has been our fave since the first time we tasted it. Sashimi is always on my list without fail.


Aloe Vera Jelly & Mini mochi ice cream



At Jap restaurant, you won't be satisfied while having Jap food without a cup of Jap Green Tea. =)

Luv Luv!!!