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During our recent staycation at The Majestic Hotel KL, we indulged in their English afternoon tea with a Malaysian twist. Afternoon tea is served daily between 3-5pm and guests can choose to have it in 4 locations - The Tea Lounge (RM48++), Atrium at Colonial Cafe (RM48++), The Drawing Room (RM68++) or The...
After seeing so many successful attempts on Bill Granger's Choc Oatmeal Cookies, I wanted to make some for my family too. These are easy to make and incredibly delicious. The star ingredients in this soft and chewy cookie is the rolled oats and chocolate chips. We love it because we get chocolate chips with...
Last month, we dined at Hit Mrs for the first time and really enjoyed our meal there. While planning for my birthday week, Hubby asked if there were any restaurants that I wish to dine at and I told him that I would like to revisit Hit Mrs.Hit Mrs changes their menu on a monthly...
Big black bee on blue pea flower (bunga telang)Flowers around gardenFrangipani and blue skyRaindropsRaindrops on a blade of grassYellow dancing ladies orchid
Growing up, wantan mee was my favorite type of noodles. For me, the perfect serving of wantan mee contains noodles cooked al dente and tossed in a dark caramel sauce, lovely slices of char siu (BBQ pork), plump wantans in soup and pickled green chillies.Dry Wonton Noodles (Konlo Wantan Mee) with...
During #BabySumoBirthdayWeek, one of the restaurants that we visited for lunch was Madisons in Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar. After browsing their menu, we decided to go for their 3-course lunch priced at RM40++, which is made up of items from their regular a la carte menu in smaller portions.The restaurant...
Before we embarked on our #BabySumoBirthdayWeek recently, we went on a week-long of clean eating to prepare our body for the heavy eating that was to follow. An easy, healthy breakfast that we had one morning was overnight oats with a variety of fresh fruits, dried fruit and nuts.A gorgeous,...
The Malaysian school holidays has officially started today. Am sure many mummies and daddies are scratching their heads to come up with a plan for a fun, fulfilling holiday for their kiddies.KidZania would be a great place to bring your kids for a day out. What is KidZania? It isan indoor family...
Look at our ripe mulberries :DAlmost ready for harvestLadybird on a straw hat
I was thinking of what to cook for dinner the other day, so I went Bill Granger's chicken recipes. Eventually, I decided to cook his honey lemon chicken wingssince the marinade sounds kids-friendly. However, when I was at the wet market to get the chicken wings, Baby D asked if I could cook him...
Sundays are meant for relaxation and indulging in good food with great company. Enter Branzo, the revamped Sunday brunch at Prego, The Westin KL where freshly made (unlimited) Italian favorites are served right to your table.Branzo was derived from the word ‘Pranzo’, meaning a traditional Italian lunch...
I've never really felt the urge to make char siu叉燒(BBQ Pork / char siew) at home before, as we are able to get good char siu from Toast Roast.However, good char siu in KL often comes with a high price tag. So when I saw Alvin's homemade char siuand how simple it was to...
Pretty white flowersLittle orange fishIs it feeding time yet?
Our family are big fans of YTL Hotels Resorts, hence we were really excited to be staying at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur during Baby C's recent school holidays. Built in 1932, it was regarded as one of the grandest hotels in South East Asia and YTL has been entrusted in restoring this grande dame...
It was our first time flying together as a family. We were flying Air France from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Aberdeen (ABZ), transiting at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).We chose Air France because it offers the least number of transits to Aberdeen and having flown with AF/KLM in the past on both economy and...
Ma haw or ma hor ม้าห้อ, literally translated to Galloping Horses is a popular Thai appetizer and is said to be named in honour ofKing Rama VII's excellent horsemanship. The sweet and sticky caramelised minced pork is topped on segments of fresh pineapple or tangerine and garnished with a...
This month, Vivian from Vivian Pang's Kitchen is hosting Little Thumbs Up and her chosen ingredient is "oats". I was going through my drafts folder, and found this recipe for oat, banana and blueberry muffins which I baked sometime ago but had not blogged about yet.Oat, banana and blueberry muffinsBananas...
Walking into The Colonial Café located in the Majestic Wing of The Majestic Hotel KL transports diners back to the halcyon days of the planters of Malaya. Plush red leather chairs, crisply starched white tablecloths and timber panelling reinforce the colonial feel as well as exuding elegance.The Bar is the...
Hi everyone! For the month of Nov-Dec 2013, we will be cooking Bill Granger's recipes for Cook Like a Star. Bill Granger is an Australian self-taught cook, food writer and restaurateur who takes pride in serving simple and fresh food. We went for a few staycations around KL / PD last week and it...
We bought some glutinous rice for making lo mai gai糯米雞, a type of savoury steamed glutinous rice dish commonly found in dim sum restaurants. We had some leftover rice after that, so we decided to try our hand at making Pulut Tai Tai, a popular Nyonya dessert/snack.Pulut Tai Tai is made using...