Assorted Western Breakfast

Assorted Western Breakfast

Well, this morning I made this breakfast for my dear husband,

as requested by him yesterday night.

Ok lah.....this will be my Valentine Gift to him.....very cheap lah!

But this gift is valuable because it is cooked with love and joy.

I wish my dear husband joy, happiness, longevity and prosperity.

Wanted to share this dear incident with you which I told my dear

colleague Elly Chong about and she said it was very amusing and cute.

Here goes my story. 1st night, I couldn't sleep until 1.00 am

because maybe I had too much of Chinese tea during dinner time,

thus, I did not have a good night sleep.

Then, 2nd night, our room air-conditioner went out of order.

You can imagine the hot weather outside.

So, my cranky mood was coming out while my dear husband

was fixing it at 10.30 pm.

While I was sleeping, I murmur that yesterday cannot sleep well

and today cannot sleep and I have a lot of office work to clear off tomorrow,

bla bla bla.....,

You know what, my dear husband came to my side

and "um" (pat) me to sleep and kept saying "go to sleep", "go to sleep",

"don't think so much of the heat", "I will fix it", use fan for the time being

....bla bla bla and then I realise the next morning that I have slept

through the night while he was patting me. I am just like a baby.

:)

THE END

Ok, back to my cooking..

Pan fried sausage, bacon...I cooked it without any oil.

Oops! I've forgotten to take picture for my Sunny Side Up egg....sorry-lah.

Once, all the sausage, bacon, egg are cooked and bread are toasted,

placed all in the serving plate.

Easy breakfast to make :-

2 slices of toasted Wheat Germ Bread.

3 pieces of Pan Fried Sausages.

4 slices of Pan Fried Bacon.

1 Sunny Side Up Egg.

Isn't it lip smacking?

My husband and son loved it but not my daughter

because she is trying to become a pescetarian.

Just wishing her all the luck... Anyway, isn't it very

difficult when her mother cooks so many

delicious FOOD at home? So, how to become a FULL PESCETARIAN?

Snow Pears and Apples in Chicken Broth

Soup Name: Snow Pears and Apples in Chicken Broth

Traditional Chinese Name: (png gu xu l j tng)

Introduction:

This naturally sweet soup is great in lowering heatiness in the body. Its not overly cooling, but does help soothe sore throats, sun stroke (& dehydration), and cool down that fiery feeling in your body when you eat too many fried and spicy foods. Its great for kids, is super easy to make and the ingredients are readily available.

What ingredients are required?

1 whole fresh chicken, quartered
3-4fuji apples
3-4 snow pears
2-3 large dried dates
1 tablespoon of apricot kernals
3 L of water

How do I prepare it?

Prepare chicken (see instructions on the chicken page) and quarter

Begin boiling your soup water

Rinse and soak in warm water the dried dates and apricot kernals for 10 minutes

Blanch the chicken in a separate pot of boiling water

Wash the snow pears and apples, halve and core

Add all the ingredients to boiling water

Boil on high for thirty minutes and reduce to a medium boil for an hour

Serve and enjoy

Any benefits?

• Snow pears are cooling and help in nourishing the lungs and cooling the heart
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• This soup is ideal for the summer months
• It helps relieve heatiness and conditions such as sore and dry throats or heated bodies from consumption of fried and spicy foods

Any precautions?

• Snow pears are mildly cooling so people who sensitive to cooling soups should caution
• The chicken itself is quite fatty, so use an oil scooper to remove the fat and oil

Restoran Pau Kee - Ipoh Hor Fun @ Imbi, Kuala Lumpur

AquietSunday morning @ Restoran Pau Kee before we start our weekend marketing for a good breakfast at Imbi territory. We love sitting at the five foot way just like in Paris......and with a cup of hot Malaysian Kopi "O".Mrs. Chong seems to be a friendly operator she got good regulars and her food is awesome. The shop opposite hers selling the same stuff is not enjoying such good like Pau Kee. Sometimes it's the human touch that matters.

The curry noodle is good the broth looks thick but it's only for the surface. It's actually like the soup of the Koay Teow Hor Fun and I quite like it.

Another popular noodle of Pau Kee is the Ipoh Hor Fun. plain looking noodle with plain broth, prawns, chives (koo choy) and chicke! n shred.

Side order of a steamed chicken wing with poached bean sprouts to supplement our noodles.

Prawn wanton is another side order that might be your liking. Having breakfast at this coffee shop in the morning with wonderful sight of vibrant Imbi was a lovely way to start the day.

Restoran Pau Kee

10, Jalan Utara, Off Jalan Imbi.

Facing a small green lung near Honda Showroom

Tel :016 375 1360 Mr & Mrs Chong

GPS : 3.145398,101.715666

Restoran Tuck Cheong @ Pudu, KL Cheap & delicious Dim Sum!

This my favourite dim sum joint!

Yes, it was challenging for a foodie to pinpoint one joint, but this is it.
The reasons are apparent. Its cheap, its tasty and its deliciousold school dim sum. Everything is made in-house in accordance with generations old recipes.

I reckon the people running the place the place are the owners themselves, or perhapsdescendants of the founders. Thus youre spared the pain of dealing withblur foreign workers and as an additional plus point, the selection of dim sum here adhere to a certain level of consistency as the owners takes pride in their products.

Fret not though, its not so old fashioned til theres only boring siew mai and har kau. Slight innovative twists to the selection of dim sum are present, starting withthe fish paste beancurd wrapped broccoli. Its a nice spin from the traditional yes?

This place was recommended by a fussier foodie than myself; Leon and if he had no problems with the food, it should please just about everyone else in KL. LOL.
Anyhow when you see a crowd like this, with majority of them old citizens who obviously knows their food, youll be convinced of Tuck Cheongs quality of dim sum too!

On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Tuck Cheong serves a special pork ribs and steamed chicken rice. Come by 8am or risk being disappointed by the reply sold out!.

I lost the receipts, but each bowl is about +- RM5 . Overall, the dim sum here is pretty cheap, with each portion at about RM2 RM5.

Left: Pork Ribs Rice. Right: Steamed Chicken Rice.

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The tenderbraisedpork ribs and itsaccompaning piquant gravy was good enough to be a one-dish meal.

I pushed away the ribs on top to dig into the rice, moisten with the aromatic gravyofChinese tau cheong (salted bean paste), chillies and other secret blend of ingredients.

The Chicken Rice was better in my books. Tenderised with corn flour, this was alike a mini Claypot Chicken Rice.

The little bowl was not mini with ingredients for sure; as each bowl came with a whole drumstick plus Chinese mushrooms and waxed sausages. Such a steal for the price paid! This would have set you back at least RM15+ in an upmarket Chinese restaurant.

On another visit, we ordered the pork ribs and chicken rice again. As you can see below, the portions were pretty consistent. Ill confidently vouch for the taste too.

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No dim sum meal is complete without my perennial favourite; the Char Siew Pau.

Im always wary of such traditional dim sum joints as they tend to overdo the fatty bits. To the old folks, the fattier the better! Thankfully the char siew pau here had a balanced ratio of lean meat to fat, and the gravy wasnt overly oily or sweet too. Nice!

The Big Pau (Tai Pau) was chock-fullof ingredients, taking the record for the best Tai Pau I had so far. Lean pork, mushrooms, waxed sausages, chicken, turnips and egg were spilling out from the bun.

But being a typical traditional joint,the skin of the buns can be a bit on the compact side. Most of us prefer ourpaosfluffy; a trait more commonly found in posher restaurants and hotels.

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A typical meal for 2 as below would set you back for less than RM15.

In my experience, if the dim sum is cheap, then its likely that the quality suffers. For example; more fatty bits in compensation for lean pork, more dough than fillings for the paus, etc.
That wasnt the case here though. The dim sum here are meaty, delicious and fresh.

Same goes for the pork ribs.

The fish paste was smooth and springy.

The only problem? You have to be early as business is very brisk. For me, I can visit only one in a while, as Pudu is considered far for me. Unless someone picks me up & drive me there and back!

Restoran Tuck Cheong @ Pudu, KL
End of Jalan Kancil, Pudu, KL, facing a very rundown, old Kompleks Ruby. Behind Maybank.

Hours: 5.30 a.m. Mostly packed by 7.15 a.m. Almost everything is self service.

Entree @ Damansara

Attempts at Asian fusion cooking can often stir up dining disasters, but this casual cafe is bucking that trend with its creative culinary choices.

Flavors here are bold enough to seize attention from the start. Grilled prawns & alfalfa on wholemeal toast might sound innocuously pleasant, but "assam pedas" concasse turns it into an hors d'oeuvre like no other, flaring with spicy pyrotechnics to put the tongue on red alert.

Burger lovers, brace yourselves for one of the Klang Valley's best beef patties _ enjoyably coarse & chewy, this tastes like real meat instead of unidentifiable cow components minced & processed into fast food. The Asian element: an aromatic lemongrass essence in every bite.

Penang-inspired produce: 46th Rangoon Street laksa _ slippery, slurp-worthy noodles soaked in a remarkably flavorsome curry broth brimming with shredded chicken, prawns, beansprouts, tofu pok & crispy bean curd skin.

But not everything here is a smash hit; the fish & chips with tomato lime sambal are as forgettable as a food court offering. Still, it's impressive that Entree keeps prices low; set lunches hover around RM10, while a filling dinner could easily dip below RM30 per person.

Entree's (pork-free) menu features only two desserts, but both are intriguing enough to try. Deep-fried California plums with gula melaka reduction? A little too sourish for our liking, though the vanilla ice cream manages to take some of the edge off it.

Jack fruit spring rolls with apricot coulis. Something that grandparents would probably adore, since it kinda tastes like a traditional crispy street snack.

Wine isn't listed on the menu, but ask & you will receive. Entree supplies delicious South African varieties nicely priced at RM18+ by the glass. Service is reassuringly prompt & friendly.

Ipoh white coffee & tea-coffee combos are also available.

Being optimistic: Entree could fare fairly well, despite Damansara Uptown's parking woes & worrisome competition among the neighborhood's galaxy of eateries.

Entree Cafe @ Damansara Uptown,

33, Jalan SS21/56B, Damansara Utama (beside The Ship restaurant).

Tel: 03-7732-8540

Open daily through 10 pm.