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Here's what the curry plant(Murraya koenigii)flowers look like. The flowers are small, white and fragrant.
Hubby asked what I was making him for lunch one afternoon and I answered, "Fast fast udon." "Why is it called fast fast udon?" he asked, to which I replied, "Well, it's fast to make, and it tastes so good, you'll finish it real fast too!"Fast fast Udon with minced pork, beansprouts and mushroomSince there...
Popular Italian-themed restaurant chain Italiannies is introducing eight new pasta dishes during its Festa della Pasta promotion from now until 30 June 2013. These new pasta dishes give customers the chance to savour a selection of authentic pasta recipes which originate from various regions of Italy.We...
To all my dear readers and friends, Happy Wesak Day to you and your family.
Orange butterfly on white daisy
Occasionally, Hubby would put in a request for me to make him something from his childhood/teenage years. One of the things he craved for wasvol-au-vents, which he associates as a festive treat during Christmas/ New Year that his mum used to make for him. The original plan was to make thesefor...
Impressed with the food at Swich's outlet in HP Towers, we decided to visit their sister outlet during our last trip to Publika. With some help from the Information Counter, we managed to locate the outlet which is located in the walkway between two shops. Because of its location, I believe it is difficult...
Two of our new favorite ingredients in the kitchen are avocado and rocket leaves. Hubby found this recipe on Viva Strawberry's website(via Great British Chefs) - it looked absolutely fantastic, so we decided to make it pronto - for supper that night in fact!Avocados are not exactly the cheapest fruit...
Asian Food Channel's First Cook-Off in Malaysia for Facebook FansIn celebration of the upcoming Hari Raya holidays, the Asian Food Channel, part of the Scripps Networks family of lifestyle networks and Asia’s first and only 24 hour regional food and lifestyle channel, will be launching an online and...
Lo Mai Gai (糯米雞) is a savoury steamed glutinous rice dish which are commonly found in dim sum restaurants. In Malaysia, they are served in a small stainless steel bowl and then unmoulded tableside onto a plastic plate.Lo Mai GaiFor us, a good lo mai gai must have sticky, soft and flavorful glutinous...
Dining at Mandarin Grill in Mandarin Oriental KL is always pleasurable. The elegant interior combined with stellar service and excellent food makes it a gastronomically delightful evening everytime we dine here.Spring has sprung at the Mandarin Oriental KL...Chef de Cuisine, Reto Weber explains that the...
What a lovely sight to wake up to... a beautiful sunrise in the background and millions of sparkly raindrops. Have a great weekend all!
Earlier this week, we were invited to an exclusive wine pairing dinner at Hakka Republic featuring Le Macchiole wines. Le Macchiole's estate lies is in Bolgheri, Tuscany, an area known as Italy's Bordeaux and is home to Supertuscan wines. They started in 1983 and are now hailed as one of the world's most...
After our successful burger night, I still had two leftover homemade burger buns.We were at Ben's Independent Grocer's during the day and have gotten two large portobello mushrooms, so I decided to make veggie burgers for our supper.Veggie Bugger with Runny Fried EggWho knew a veggie burger could...
One week after our staycation with the kids at The Ritz-Carlton KL, Hubby suggested an adult's rejuvenation weekend away (just the two of us) to use up our remaining YTL points. We checked in early and went off for lunch with our friends, came back to the hotel and enjoyed our couple's spa at theSpa...
Instead of visiting our usual lunch place when we were at Bangsar, we decided to try a new place - Botanical, also by The Big Group. Botanical is a meat-free restaurant and its decor is reminiscent of an outdoor courtyard.As meat lovers, picking an item from the meatless menu was pretty challenging. We...
Little purple and pink flowers
One of my favorite pastas has to be spaghetti alla carbonara. When I saw that this month's Little Thumbs Up theme is mushrooms, it gave me the excuse to make this for lunch again. The last time I made it was June last year (wow, has it been that long ago? - recipe here) whereby I used fusilli pasta, this...
Before we moved back to Malaysia, we loved going for Michelin fine dining around the UK and Europe whenever we can. Last month, I wrote about the Hats Off event that was happening at The Westin KL, whereby 3 international Michelin-star chefs was coming to cook up a storm in KL. I was delighted when an...
Hello to all mums out there, how has your Mother's Day celebration been this year? We spent the morning at my daughter's school's sports day. Today is also my mum's birthday and Hubby suggested that I cook a nice meal for her (and the rest of the family) at home.Birthday Mother's Day cakeA simple...