Sorry for the long dissapearance, i'm having so much fun in Melbourne at the moment, and felt a bit reluctant to sit down in front of the computer =D will be back to regular blogging sooooon, till then, Xx
Toro
I want some toro at the moment. It would be nice if someone were to buy me a lunch complete with multiple course of toro...
Songket
Come for the food, stay for the dancing!
Tucked away along Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Songket serves Malay recipes in a serene setting that seems suitable for both romantic dates and group outings.
Burung Puyuh Berempah, or deep-fried quail with onions, red chillies & curry leaves. Surprisingly tender and satisfyingly marinated _ a far cry from the bony, greasy versions elsewhere. Not outrageously priced either; a RM30 plate comprises nearly a dozen pieces.
Rusuk Panggang _ char-grilled marinated short ribs with sweet soy sauce & sambal belacan. Two massive slabs of mouthwatering meat, stunningly succulent and flavor-packed.
Udang Masak Lemak Ulam Tempoyak. A creamy creation, filled with fresh-tasting prawns in fermented durian sauce. Cu! stomers who are leery of durian can rest assured that this dish is rich and fragrant but not overpoweringly pungent.
Nasi Lemak Pandan. Might not be the best in KL, but moist and aromatic enough.
Nasi Kerabu. A slightly healthier alternative, with finely chopped veggies & herbs.
Booze is available, mercifully. Merlot makes everything more marvelous.
The highlight of a meal here might be the live performances at 9 pm, Mondays through Saturdays, featuring traditional dances such as the Mak Yong, Zapin, Joget Kelabang & Kipas Si Paku Lanang, culminating in a group hoedown with customers to the strains of Rasa Sayang.
But if Songket's food and feel strongly remind you of Bijan, there's a reason for that; its manager and chef used to work at Bijan, but they ! recently left and launched Songket.
Songket Restaurant,
29, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2161-3062
Mango Float Recipe By Jackie Go
In this post, we will be featuring a recipe of an online and twitter buddy of mine; Jackie Go. Jackie is a well known individual in the modeling and TV advertising community. The most memorable TV advertisement of her, in my opinion, are the ones from McDonalds. Remember this line? Paburger ka naman! Burger Burger Burger. I am sure you do! She's the girl at those TV ads that went viral and became the talk of the town for years! You can check her TV ads at her YouTube Channel to revisit those memories.
If you want to know more about Jackie, visit her blog titled My Nocturnal Journal, or follow her at twitter. By the way, she is running a blog contest wherein you can win good and awesome prizes. Visit her blog's Facebook page for more information about the said blog contest.
If you want to know more about Jackie, visit her blog titled My Nocturnal Journal, or follow her at twitter. By the way, she is running a blog contest wherein you can win good and awesome prizes. Visit her blog's Facebook page for more information about the said blog contest.
Jackie Loves PhilippinesFoodRecipes.Blogspot.Com
Now, lets go down to her yummy and tempting recipe!
Mango Float Ingredients:
All you need are 5 ingredients:
* Condensed milk
* Crushed Graham crackers
* Graham crackers
* All purpose cream
* Ripe mangoes
How To Make Mango Float (Instructions):
1). Mix the all purpose cream together with the condense milk.
2).Layering. 1st layer the graham crackers in your preferred container (a rectangle would be your best bet since its the shape of the cracker) , then pour in just the right amount of your creamy mixture, then top it off with sliced mangoes. Do this repetitively until its filled to the brim.
3). Sprinkle crushed grahams on the last layer and cover it up w/a cling wrap, then let it chill.
Now, lets go down to her yummy and tempting recipe!
Mango Float Ingredients:
All you need are 5 ingredients:
* Condensed milk
* Crushed Graham crackers
* Graham crackers
* All purpose cream
* Ripe mangoes
How To Make Mango Float (Instructions):
1). Mix the all purpose cream together with the condense milk.
2).Layering. 1st layer the graham crackers in your preferred container (a rectangle would be your best bet since its the shape of the cracker) , then pour in just the right amount of your creamy mixture, then top it off with sliced mangoes. Do this repetitively until its filled to the brim.
3). Sprinkle crushed grahams on the last layer and cover it up w/a cling wrap, then let it chill.
The Finished Product
Originally posted at http://mynocturnaljournal.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/mango-float/
"There you have it, my version of Mango Float. So far my family have no complains about it, heehee. Oh if youve noticed, I have not given any exact measurement for any ingredients? Thats because I measure flavors based on my palette." Jackie Go
Originally posted at http://mynocturnaljournal.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/mango-float/
Skin care woes
The following is a non-food related post, but if you're a girl and facing skin problems, you can read on ahead!
! I feel like screaming this sentence, which means "I'm going crazy", again and again. As suggested by the title, I'm undergoing the worst nightmare of my life. Not bad skin. But bad skin products.
The past few days, I was given a set of new products for my blemishes. They were from the same company known as Advanced Skin Technology and they carry the brands Aspect, Aspect DR, Cosmedix, Results RX and Societe. They were supposed to be superior in all means because they are chirally correct and natural. The latter I believe, the former I think it's bullshit.
Not that the products did not work on me. They did. The ones that rescued my bad peeljob worked like miracle, better than my Exuviance products. But the ones that were supposed to address my acne? Hell, the amount of alcohol and bad ph levels in the product can drain my skin off its health! Plus, they were expensive. I could buy La Prairie products with that much of money!
Products that saved my skin but not address my acne
Nice antioxidant moisturizer with SPF but very expensive
This works!
! I feel like screaming this sentence, which means "I'm going crazy", again and again. As suggested by the title, I'm undergoing the worst nightmare of my life. Not bad skin. But bad skin products.
The past few days, I was given a set of new products for my blemishes. They were from the same company known as Advanced Skin Technology and they carry the brands Aspect, Aspect DR, Cosmedix, Results RX and Societe. They were supposed to be superior in all means because they are chirally correct and natural. The latter I believe, the former I think it's bullshit.
Not that the products did not work on me. They did. The ones that rescued my bad peeljob worked like miracle, better than my Exuviance products. But the ones that were supposed to address my acne? Hell, the amount of alcohol and bad ph levels in the product can drain my skin off its health! Plus, they were expensive. I could buy La Prairie products with that much of money!
Products that saved my skin but not address my acne
Nice antioxidant moisturizer with SPF but very expensiveSo, I ended up calling my dermal physician to return the products because they killed my skin although they reduced some of the blemishes. I ended up with no anti-acne products now. I mean, I have Exuviance and Dr. Renaud p! roducts in my shelf but they did not work to address my congested skin. Thus, I started researching and researching.
Somewhere in between my research, I discovered Neostrata, the mother company of Exuviance. Seriously, why did I not think of NeoStrata? I ordered a PHA4 Facial Cleanser and a PHA12 Renewal Night Cream with 1 percent retinol acetate ( A weak form of the famous Retin-A but very effective in skin rejuvenation).
I just used the PHA4 cleanser and oh my holy cow! It's such a good cleanser. Why?
1. My skin does not dry up and feel tight after using it.
2. It still exfoliates thanks to PHA, a less irritating version of Glycolic Acid ( My skin hates Glycolic Acid by the way)
3. It delivers as it says!
4. It's inexpensive. I bought it off Chemist Warehouse for 18 AUD only. :) Cheaper than my sister's Exuviance Cleanser, which costs Rm 100 and my Results RX Gentle Cleanser which costs a WHOPPING 75 AUD (See, I told you it was expensive!)
The renewal night cream is left to be seen. It is slightly pricey, 40 AUD but you're suppose to use VERY LITTLE of it because of its potent 12 percent PHA and 1 percent Vitamin A. Apparently, it reduces fine lines, promote skin renewal and address acne as well! I can't wait to see the results. It will take some time because I'm intending to use it 3 days once first. I will blog about it soon.
This works!Another product that I love: Hyaluronic Acid by Clear Skin Care. This is the place where I got my un-pro peel done. The products are good but service wise, it's horror. This bottle costs 40 AUD and I've been using it for four weeks. Yet, the bottle is still very full! And it hydrates my skin. I always use the back of my left hand to apply this on my face. I know it's working because my left hand receives less wounds and itching compared to my right hand after washing dishes.
I know a lot of people would be wondering why I am using this because hyaluronic acid is more for ageing skin. However, if you have done a peel or microdermabrasion, this acts as a good recovery solution.
There are two more products that I received through the mail today. One is by Rationale Skin Care, another expensive line. It's a sample kit so it's free. It is another one of those "We are Natural and Works" skin care and developed by someone who used to go to Melbourne Uni. I think the Melbourne Uni factor convinced me to order the free sample kit which contains the Essential Six. Apparently, it's a range used by only plastic surgeons and dermatologists in Australia. However, I'm putting that aside first because it's such a bad idea to bombard your skin with products in one go.
Another is Paula's Choice. Paula Begoun is quite popular in the cosmetic industry and she owns Cosmetic Cops and Beautypedia, two websites that contain information about current skin care products and reviews of them. I find the reviews biased towards her own skin care range although there are some who reacted badly towards her products. Although both websites contain a wealth of information, I feel that they are just another marketing spin to convince people to buy her products and not others.
Nonetheless, I! ordered sample of her Skin Balancing Moisture Gel, Skin Balancing Toner and BHA 2 percent gel.
If the BHA gel works, I'm planning to order the whole bottle and use that in conjunction to the Renewal Night Cream. :)
That's about it. Now I'm off to double check my neuropsych lab report, which I had already submitted but want to re-submit it again. :)
Green Goddess Tea Sandwiches
What do mothers want for Mothers Day?
Breakfast in bed? Flowers? Jars of honey? Hand sewn pot holders?
Crown of daisies? Wads of cash? A high five?
Gum? Altoids? Pet goldfish?
Im hoping the answer is lunch with tea sandwiches and cocktails. cause thats whats going to happen for my mom.
Im making lunch. Im setting the table. Im using the fancy linens. Im also doing the dishes.
I think my mom is most stoked about the clean dishes lets be real.
Wait have you ever had Green Goddess dressing?
Green Goddess dressing is packed with fresh herbs, lemon, garlic, and bound with some sort of yogurt or mayonnaise. Fresh herbs? Its so delicious.
These tea sandwiches are inspired by that dressing.
I feel silly giving you an exact recipe for a simple tea sandwich. Can I just throw your inspiration your way?
Soak it up and pass it on to your mamabear.
I chopped up a tablespoon each of fresh mint and fresh basil.
I mixed the fresh herbs into 2 tablespoons of softened unsalted butter.
Also! A dash of salt a pepper.
In a separate bowl I stirred together softened cream cheese with about 1/4 cup of fresh chives and a bit of lemon zest. Black pepper too!
Thinly sliced cucumbers, carrots (shaved with a vegetable peeler), and spinach (not pictured).
Sandwich guts!
Cream cheese chive spread spread on one side of crustless white bread.
Herby butter slathered on the other side of crustless white bread.
Cucumbers, carrots, and spinach are stacked.
Not too heavy. These are delicate suckers.
Breads are pressed together and sliced in four. Eat ferociously.
Pinky up.
Kuching In 12 Hours, Part 1
It's always been a hassle for us Sabahans to get a Chinese visa because the Chinese embassy maintains only two branches in the country, one in KL and one in Kuching. The runners make their trips on Tuesdays and Fridays and if your schedule doesn't fit, you need to fly to those cities yourself. And that was what Yi and I did yesterday. We flew into Kuching in the morning and left the same night.
I've been to Kuching once, more than 10 years ago and I can't remember much of it. I hear that Kuching has some of the best food in Malaysia, after Penang. Some would say Malacca too but I wasn't impressed on my previous trip there so Malacca's not on my food wish list.
My first impression of Kuching's airport was that it was better than the budget Terminal Two in KK but Yi informed me that Kuching has only one airport. Strike One KK, because we have a Terminal One and it's an in-ter-na-tion-al airport. On the way into the airport, I was walking up the steps when I suddenly bumped my head against a ledge overhead. Yi re-enacted the spot in the photo above. If the steps are crowded and you are taller than 5 feet, you will get a nasty bump. While I was rubbing the bump on my head, another lady hit her head too and it wasn't funny because I could see she was in pain.
After submitting the forms at the Chinese embassy, we found ourselves in the middle of no where, with no taxis. A vehicle that looked like a bus came along. We got on excitedly since it's been ages since we've been in a bus in Malaysia. In my excitement, I didn'! t take a photo of the bus, a relic kind of vehicle which was last seen in KK (Strike 2) in the 1970s. Here's a photo taken inside the bus. I think that's how it must be like in Cambodia.
My impression of Kuching from the bus (fare was RM2/USD 70 cents per person; inflation has caught Kuching up) was that it is very big and widely spread out. There's no proper zoning and the city and residential areas are all merged so that there's no distinct city center. I'm not sure where the CBD is, or if there's any (not that we have much of a CBD in KK) and all the buildings were low rise, the tallest being about 10 storeys.
Old buildings such as the one in the photo above are still standing and they give a nostalgic air to the city (is Kuching a city?). Kuching reminds me of KK in the old days when I was growing up. I think what I like most about Kuching is the large expense of greenery here and there although I think that whoever cut those dozens of big trees along the road from the airport should be jailed, if not executed.
This looks like some parts of Penang.
Yi bought some shiou beefrom a food market. Shiou beeare like siew mai but not as tasty. I couldn't tell what meat was in them, but there were bits of crunchy stuff which I think were jicama (bangkuang). Yi thinks that shiou bee are the precursors of ! the Auss sie dim sims, those awful giant meatballs you find in fish and chips places.
Kuching's got character. Unlike Malacca or Singapore where old shoplots with wooden shutters have been perfectly copied or touched up, the ones on Kuching are authentically old and the 1st storeys of the shoplots are still occupied by the shopowners.
They even have columns with carvings, so European. KK has demolished all the old buildings and the city, like most modern cities in Asia, is characterless and uninteresting.
Yi loves kuey chap, a noodle dish we don't get in KK. Kuey chap noodles are small broad pieces of rice noodles in a slightly herbal soup with pieces of pig innards. I was told by a shop keeper later that the best kuey chap is in Johor Bahru and it's called kuey chap gia(kuey chap kid) because the noodles are thin, not broad.
Straight from the kuey chap stall on Jalan Ang Cheng Ho, we went to Min Joo, THE place for Kuching kolo mee.Kuchingkolo mee(white dry-tossed noodles) is the city's second most famous dish, after Kuchinglaksa.
Min Joo was crowded and we have heard that it takes an hour to be served. We couldn't spare an hour because we wanted to get to Choon Hui Cafe, about 15 minutes by taxi, for Kuching's best Kuchinglaksa.
RM4/USD1.30 per bowl. You can choose to have the toppings on the noodles or in soup.
Leaving Min Joo, we went a few steps away to Kim Joo, the copycat. There were lots of seats and we were served immediately. I found the kolo mee in Kim Joo just okay, a7/10,not something I'll crave for mainly because I can get the same thing, more or less, in KK.
But this I like, the iced kedongdong juice. Kedongdong is a sour fruit with a nice fragrance and is related to the starfruit. In the muggy heat, this drink was a life saver. I don't sweat easily but at this point, my sweat were dripping and rolling down my back and face. Yi and I wished we could take the earlier flight home.
How rustic is that. We don't get such places in KK anymore.
Astragically-placed trishawin a street for tourists.
This stall by the side of a road serves the best iced cendol in Kuching. I was relieved it wasn't open.
We turned the corner from Bishopgate and found an interesting street where people were selling colorful (but yukky) lapis (layered) cake. There are many souvenir shops too but they banned photo-taking even from the outside so too bad for them because I won't be giving them free ad space here. There are also some shops that sell local hardwood furniture which are absolutely gorgeous.
Sarawak is the leading pepper supplier in the world and besides the peppercorns, this shop sells pepper roots (for soup) and pepper candies. No pepper spray.
The shop keeper was an elegant lady, still very pretty although she was 82. Yi and I were inspired. She used a Chinese abacus to total up our purchase and gave me a calculater and yes, she was faster than me.
I've been to Kuching once, more than 10 years ago and I can't remember much of it. I hear that Kuching has some of the best food in Malaysia, after Penang. Some would say Malacca too but I wasn't impressed on my previous trip there so Malacca's not on my food wish list.
My first impression of Kuching's airport was that it was better than the budget Terminal Two in KK but Yi informed me that Kuching has only one airport. Strike One KK, because we have a Terminal One and it's an in-ter-na-tion-al airport. On the way into the airport, I was walking up the steps when I suddenly bumped my head against a ledge overhead. Yi re-enacted the spot in the photo above. If the steps are crowded and you are taller than 5 feet, you will get a nasty bump. While I was rubbing the bump on my head, another lady hit her head too and it wasn't funny because I could see she was in pain.
After submitting the forms at the Chinese embassy, we found ourselves in the middle of no where, with no taxis. A vehicle that looked like a bus came along. We got on excitedly since it's been ages since we've been in a bus in Malaysia. In my excitement, I didn'! t take a photo of the bus, a relic kind of vehicle which was last seen in KK (Strike 2) in the 1970s. Here's a photo taken inside the bus. I think that's how it must be like in Cambodia.
My impression of Kuching from the bus (fare was RM2/USD 70 cents per person; inflation has caught Kuching up) was that it is very big and widely spread out. There's no proper zoning and the city and residential areas are all merged so that there's no distinct city center. I'm not sure where the CBD is, or if there's any (not that we have much of a CBD in KK) and all the buildings were low rise, the tallest being about 10 storeys.
Old buildings such as the one in the photo above are still standing and they give a nostalgic air to the city (is Kuching a city?). Kuching reminds me of KK in the old days when I was growing up. I think what I like most about Kuching is the large expense of greenery here and there although I think that whoever cut those dozens of big trees along the road from the airport should be jailed, if not executed.
This looks like some parts of Penang.
Yi bought some shiou beefrom a food market. Shiou beeare like siew mai but not as tasty. I couldn't tell what meat was in them, but there were bits of crunchy stuff which I think were jicama (bangkuang). Yi thinks that shiou bee are the precursors of ! the Auss sie dim sims, those awful giant meatballs you find in fish and chips places.
Kuching's got character. Unlike Malacca or Singapore where old shoplots with wooden shutters have been perfectly copied or touched up, the ones on Kuching are authentically old and the 1st storeys of the shoplots are still occupied by the shopowners.
They even have columns with carvings, so European. KK has demolished all the old buildings and the city, like most modern cities in Asia, is characterless and uninteresting.
Yi loves kuey chap, a noodle dish we don't get in KK. Kuey chap noodles are small broad pieces of rice noodles in a slightly herbal soup with pieces of pig innards. I was told by a shop keeper later that the best kuey chap is in Johor Bahru and it's called kuey chap gia(kuey chap kid) because the noodles are thin, not broad.
Straight from the kuey chap stall on Jalan Ang Cheng Ho, we went to Min Joo, THE place for Kuching kolo mee.Kuchingkolo mee(white dry-tossed noodles) is the city's second most famous dish, after Kuchinglaksa.
Min Joo was crowded and we have heard that it takes an hour to be served. We couldn't spare an hour because we wanted to get to Choon Hui Cafe, about 15 minutes by taxi, for Kuching's best Kuchinglaksa.
RM4/USD1.30 per bowl. You can choose to have the toppings on the noodles or in soup.
Leaving Min Joo, we went a few steps away to Kim Joo, the copycat. There were lots of seats and we were served immediately. I found the kolo mee in Kim Joo just okay, a7/10,not something I'll crave for mainly because I can get the same thing, more or less, in KK.
But this I like, the iced kedongdong juice. Kedongdong is a sour fruit with a nice fragrance and is related to the starfruit. In the muggy heat, this drink was a life saver. I don't sweat easily but at this point, my sweat were dripping and rolling down my back and face. Yi and I wished we could take the earlier flight home.
How rustic is that. We don't get such places in KK anymore.
Astragically-placed trishawin a street for tourists.
This stall by the side of a road serves the best iced cendol in Kuching. I was relieved it wasn't open.
We turned the corner from Bishopgate and found an interesting street where people were selling colorful (but yukky) lapis (layered) cake. There are many souvenir shops too but they banned photo-taking even from the outside so too bad for them because I won't be giving them free ad space here. There are also some shops that sell local hardwood furniture which are absolutely gorgeous.
Sarawak is the leading pepper supplier in the world and besides the peppercorns, this shop sells pepper roots (for soup) and pepper candies. No pepper spray.
The shop keeper was an elegant lady, still very pretty although she was 82. Yi and I were inspired. She used a Chinese abacus to total up our purchase and gave me a calculater and yes, she was faster than me.
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