Thursday, September 24, 2009

A Few Funny Shaped Wantons to go with my Wanton Mee for Supper

I was busy preparing Wantan Mee in the kitchen for supper and I got my little daughter to help me wrap the wanton so that I can fry them later. I combined all the fillings for the wanton and gave her the wanton skins to wrap it with. I told her to make triangular shaped wanton (Fried Sui Kau Recipe) with little fillings in it so that I can deep fried them quickly and make sure that the fillings are cooked easily. My daughter, being very cheeky purposely made funny shaped wantons without me knowing it. Some were shaped like sweets in their plastic wrapper and some were like money bags! I had to fry the wanton under medium/low heat to make sure that the meat fillings are cook thoroughly! Luckily they tasted quite nice! Ha ha ha! Sweets and money bags shaped wanton, before and after deep frying! Related Post, Wanton Mee and Sui Kow Recipe 1) Wantan Mee Recipe 2) Simple Recipe – Chicken Siew Mai, Fried Sui Kau and Sui Kau Soup (Chinese Dim Sum)

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Restoran (Restaurant) Ayam Bing, Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak, KL

After our early morning appointment in Kompleks Antarabangsa, my business partner and I decided to go to Sang Kee, Kg Pandan to eat the Pork Ball Mee. Unfortunately, Sang Kee was closed, so we hopped over to Tesco Ampang to eat the mee rebus (local Malay spicy noodles) atRestoran Nasi Kandar Che Abang Kepala Batas. What luck, the mee rebus is not ready yet, because it is not yet buka puasa time. We were determined to have some good lunch since we are alrealy in this area. So, next stop, we went over to Taman Sri Rampai to eat at Restoran Ayam Bing. The name Bing reminds me of the famous actor Bing Crosby! LOL! It was early, so there were not many customers around. My business partner ordered roast pork with rice and I went for roast chicken with roast pork. The total cost came up to be RM9.00. The roast pork in this restaurant is very nice and crispy; almost compatible with the famous one in Wong Kee Pudu. The roast chicken tasted ok and it goes well with the spicy, sour and sweet chilli sauce. My business partner kept on topping up the chilli sauce in her small saucer! The char siew is quite nice too. This round I gave the char siew a pass. Will be back soon with my family to eat here! Address : Restoran Ayam Bing 2B, Jalan 46/26, Taman Sri Rampai, 53300, Kuala Lumpur Map to Restaurant Ayam Bing

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Quickie Bacon Omelets and Scrambled Eggs for Breakfast - Recipe

Instead for just frying bacon and eggs separately as usual, I decided to fry all of them together with some onions. To be honest, actually I was trying to safe some time and have a quick breakfast. I used some of the eggs mix to make omelets and some to make scrambled eggs, just to try out which one taste nice. I think I like the scrambled one more than the omelet!

Ingredients
Bacon, 3 pcs, cuts into bits
Eggs, 3 pcs
Pepper, a dash
Soya sauce, 1 table spoon
Onions, 1 pc, chopped finely

Break eggs and put in mixing bowl. Add bacon and onions. Put in the rest of the ingredients and beat the mixture with a fork. Heat up non-stick pan and put in some vegetable oil. Pour a ladle full of eggs mix into the pan. Cook for a while and then fold the eggs and turn it to make a half circle omelet shape. To make the scrambled eggs, heat up a little oil in the wok and pour in a ladle full of eggs mixture. Use the spatula to break the egg in the frying pan and fry for a short while. I used these omelet and scrambled eggs to make sandwiches!
My yummy breakfast!

Friday, September 18, 2009

My American Friend and Bob the Bull

Breakfast Coffee shop talk with my American friend, John continues.......this time about Bob the Bull in Bachok(Kelantan, Malaysia), who couldn’t find a compatible mate. It was reported in The Star that this Charolais breed bull weighs 1.5 tonnes and it broke 2 cows back when he was trying to mate with them. Poor cows, they all died after that!

John : Wow, this bull is indeed very huge and heavy. Bob the bull broke its’ mate back when he tried to mate!

Me : Woooo, poor cows!

Ah Beng : Wah lau leh, look at the ‘big fifth leg’, takut (scared) leh!

Ah Lian : Where, where, I want to see.

Ah Beng : See what, you kepo (busy body)!

Ah Lian : See also cannot meh?

Ah Beng : So what have you learned from this story?

Ah Lian : Learn what?

Ah Beng : You always want to marry ‘Ang Mor’ (Caucasian)! Ang Moh, all so big. 'Lim Pek' (me) thin thin you don't want. See, see, on wedding night, back broken then you know!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

I would like to wish all my Muslim friends a Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. This is a pantun by peteformation for you! Dodol sungguh enak rasanya Rendang daging dengan santan kelapa Berhati-hati memandu di lebuhraya Sampai ke kampung dijemput sanak saudara Beras lemang dalam buluh sungguh padat Dengan kuah sate sedap dimakan Malam Raya menjamu ketupat Keesokan hari bermaaf-maafan Kek Raya manis rasanya Kuih bahulu dibakar di ketuhar Selepas Raya,berpusu-pusu pulang ke bandaraya Jumpa lagi minggu depan di Kuala Lumpur Raya decorations at Giant Kota Damansara, Suria KLCC and Sunway Pyramid

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Dishi Volanti Pasta with Baked Sausage ala Petetaliano Recipe! ROFL!

Picture 1 - Pasta with baked sausage.................Picture 2 - Baked sausage and veg mix
After cooking and before cooking!
I love to buy and cook many types of pasta. The Dishi Volanti has very cute snail like shape. Some it look like some ladies earring to me. Ha ha ha! My kids would normally be quite excited whenever I cook odd shape pasta. Somehow my little toddler likes to eat pasta as well. I tried to do some thing different with this recipe. I had some steamed sweet potatoes leftovers and I used them as replacement for potatoes. The sweet potato came in two different colours; purple and orange. It is going to be a very colorful dish! Here is the recipe of Petetaliano Pasta Dishi Volanti. Ingredients Dishi Volanti Pasta, 1 cup, boiled in hot water until they turn soft, drain away excess water. Pepper, a dash Butter, 1 table spoon Salt to taste Olive oil, 1 teaspoon Baked Sausage Sausage (smoked), 3 pcs, cut vertically Sweet potato, 2 pcs, steamed until soft and peel off skin, cut into small chunks Onion, 1 pcs, chopped finely Cheese, 1 pc or just use cream cheese Red Pepper (Capsicum), 1 pc, chopped finely Dried Thyme, ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano, 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Tomato Sauce, 3 table spoons Put all the baked sausage ingredients into baking pan. Then put the mixture in the oven and bake at 180 Deg C for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, when the pasta turned soft, put in the pepper, butter, olive oil and salt to taste. Serve the pasta with the baked sausages.

Michele Cafe Metro Perdana, Kepong

I took my wife and kids shopping last Saturday and did not cook on that day. We were checking out new places to eat and ended up having our dinner at Michele Cafe Kepong. This is the first time I ate here. I actually did not see the sign board of the cafe but got the name from the drinks’ receipt. So, I am not sure whether they used the same name in their shop sign board or not. My apology! As usual, my son ordered his favourite hawker dish, the har mee (Prawn noodles). I tried the har mee soup. It tasted quite good, so the har mee passed my test! My daughter wanted the curry mee although we advise her to eat some rice. At last we gave in and ordered curry mee for her. The serving is quite big and they are quite generous with the garnish. It tasted ok, more of KL style type of curry mee. Initially, my wife wanted to eat Teowchew porridge but the restaurant was closed. I had a real bad tummy discomfort the night before so I opt for chicken porridge with fried pork intestine, my favourite. I just love the crunchy fried pork intestine. The porridge came in a rather big clay pot, enough for two people, so I shared it with my wife. The fried pork intestine is quite good and there is not unpleasant smell in it at all. The porridge is smooth and soft. I still remember the best intestine porridge I had was the one in Ipoh town old shop lots! Overall the atmosphere of this restaurant is ok and I will be back here again to try out the food from other hawker stalls.
Address : Michele Cafe D-G-12 Jalan Metro Perdana Kepong 3 Taman Usahawan Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur Tel : 03 62508880 Fax 03 62593180 Map to Michele Cafe

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Lai Lai ah, Mari Mari, RM10 for 3 Moon cakes

I couldn’t believe what I heard when the moon cake vendor in Kepong Baru wet market told me that the moon cakes on display are RM10 for 3 pieces! He was displaying plenty of moon cakes at his stall and I actually felt pity for him because there weren’t any customer there buying his moon cakes. I asked him suspiciously, “Leng mou (Nice or not)?”. They looked ok to me, so I bought three and paid RM10 for all of them. The flavours I bought were Pure Lotus Paste, Durian Mung Beans Paste and Ping Pei Lotus Paste. I was surprised that moon cakes at this price taste good and are almost compatible with the expensive brand. The branded moon cakes are very expensive and I think they are over priced! My kids love the taste and they ate most of it. I like the durian flavoured mung bean paste, the aroma is just nice, not too strong. Well, I guess for this price they cannot afford to put too much durian in it. The ping pei pure lotus is a little soft because I left it out at room temperature. It was ok after I put it in the fridge. Not too bad, the lotus paste is quite smooth and nice. I going back there this weekend to buy some more!