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Super hot weather in KL recently is making me crave for ice cream all the time. A really good one that we had recently was at Inside Scoop in Bangsar. According to their site, their ice cream is freshly made on site using premium ingredients, without artificial flavorings, colorings or preservatives.They...
For me, weekends are best spent with family and doing fun things with the kids. Our weekends are usually filled with a myriad of activities - from outdoor activities such as cycling, jogging and swimming to indoor fun such as board games and educational, stimulating games on the iPad and kid's...
We have been wanting to do lunch at Hit Mrs for ages, and finally found time to do so last week. We've had quite a few good dinners here, so expectations were high.For lunch, they do a 3-course Business Lunch Menu for RM55++ (or 2-courses for RM45++). And during our visit, we had the whole restaurant...
On school days, I would sometimes cook dinner when the kids are in school (usually a one-pot meal) and then simply reheat when the kids are home for a quick meal. Last week, I made one of my family's favorite, beef stew. After trying many recipes for beef stew, I'm back to square one - my own recipe for...
Yoshinoya and Hanamaru Udon, the famous beef bowl (gyudon) and udon restaurant from Japan will opening to the public on 15 March 2015 in Midvalley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur.We were there earlier today for the pre-launch, for a preview of some of their offerings. Both outlets operate a self-service system,...
The weekend is almost here - have you got anything planned? Last week, we had the pleasure of sampling Mandarin Oriental KL's new seafood buffet dinner, featuring some of the finest and freshest seafood. This extensive buffet dinner is available every Friday and Saturday (6.00pm to 10.30pm) at Mosaic, and...
Thanks to Hubby for getting us these gorgeous Fauchon Paris macarons. Fauchon macarons are available from Hamad International Airport in Qatar and all these other locations.They travelled really very well, with most macarons intact. A box of 16 costs QAR 200 (approximately RM200) - certainly not cheap but...
Happy to share some good news with you all! This month I'll be flying daily on all Firefly routes, both domestic and international. How is that possible I hear you ask?Simple - I am featured in this month's Firefly Official In-flight Magazine, FireFlyz - Malaysia's Mistress of Makan (page 42-43). You...
Life is good. This week has been filled with lots of good food, including a fantastic pork feast at The BAR°N at at 1 Mont Kiara mall.You can literally have it all at The BAR°N - it houses a restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, or small bites (tapas), as well as a cigar lounge, bar area (with...
Gobo Upstairs Lounge Grill at Traders Hotel,Kuala Lumpur recently launched its 45-minute Business Executive Lunchin January 2015. Priced at RM59++ per person, diners can enjoy unlimited starters and desserts as well as a glass of juice of their choice and one main course, which is prepared...
There is a new FAT in town... and it's Fatburger! Originating from Los Angeles, there are now over 200 outlets worldwide. A couple of weeks ago, we were invited to celebrate the launch of their new outlet in iOi City Mall, Putrajaya. This marks their third outlet in Malaysia (other outlets are located at...
We always have a pack of Mission tortilla wraps on standby at home, and they're great as express pizza bases. Last week, we tried recreating our favorite pizza from hereat home - funghi pizza with mozzarella and mascarpone cheese with an optional egg.For this pizza, we used sliced grey oyster...
During the CNY period, we will serve prawns quite often, due to its Cantonese name 虾 "ha" sounding like laughter "ha ha ha" and thus symbolising happiness. But mainly because we are a prawn-loving family! When my kids see prawns, they get super excited and they will not be shy to ask for more ("peel more...
Happy Birthday everyone!Today, the 7th Day of Chinese New Year is known as "Renri"人, or everyone's birthday. Yee sang is traditionally eaten on this day for continued wealth and prosperity.Yesterday, Hubby and I went on for a spot of daytime dating after running some errands in Bangsar.
Over the weekend, our relatives came over to "bai nian"拜年(CNY visiting) so I decided to make a salmon yee sang for us to toss together. Last year's Lucky 8 scallop yee sang was a huge hit with my family (and I got very good feedback from readers and friends who made it), so for this year's...
Beautiful waterlily bloom in our gardenMr Bee has stopped by to admire it too ;)If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates. Thanks :)
Hello! How are your Year of the Goat Chinese New Year celebrations going so far? Goat or meh (get it?)? We had a full vegetarian day on the first day of CNY. One of the auspicious dishes that we made was braised mushrooms with broccoli and fat choy.Cooked a vegetarian feast on 1st Day of CNYFor this dish, I...
Wishing all readers and friends a very Happy Chinese New Year in this Year of the Goat. May you be blessed with an abundance of wealth, fortune, longevity and good health in 2015. And not forgetting lots of good food :)Welcome Year of the Goat!Huat ah!Goat Xi, Goat Xi!Photographer: My mumLocation: The...
Last weekend, we met up with a good friend for lunch at Hokkaido Ichiba / Kita No Zen in The Gardens Mall. We ordered our food, chatted away, food arrived and we ate our lunch and then we got talking about CNY and yee sangs... and I said "Hey they do yee sang here too, wanna try?"Japanese yee sangWe ordered...
Nowadays, you can get Chinese New Year (CNY) ingredients at the shops two months before the actual celebration. We always stock up on lots of fish maw 鱼鳔and Chinese mushrooms as soon as we can get our hands on them. So, we've been cooking lots of different dishes with them and our favorite...