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During our recent trip to Genting Highlands, we stayed at Awana Hotel. This is actually our second time staying here as a family. This 5-star hotel is set next to the lush rainforest and has a world-class golf course. It is conveniently located near Gohtong Jaya, and is a 5 to 10 minute bus ride away from...
Last weekend, we were at Resorts World Sentosa for a short family holiday. It was lunch time when we arrived, so we headed over to Palio for our lunch.Palio is a restaurant located in Hotel Michael's lobby serving authentic Tuscan and traditional Italian cuisine. They do a weekday lunch special for S$22 per...
If we make something in our kitchen three days in a row, we know we're on to something good. We first made this cinnamon and raisin loaf during the long weekend and it was so good, that we made it again and again.Cinnamon and Raisin LoafOne of the reasons why we love it so much is that it is very easy to...
From 11 to 31 May 2015, Lai Po Heen in Mandarin Oriental KL will be showcasing an array of sumptuous claypot dishes to tempt your discerning palate. A total of 8 clay pot dishes will be featured - prices range from RM58 to RM378.Speaking to us after the lavish dinner was Chinese Sous Chef, Chef Tan Kwang...
Mother's Day falls on 10 May this year (this Sunday!), and if you're thinking of baking your mom something for this special day, here are 8 easy desserts which you can consider. Click on the names for full recipe.1. Moist butter cakeButter cake is MY mom's favorite cake, so I make it pretty often for her.
Right after making the gingernut biscuits, the kids declared "Mummy, we want to bake more stuff!""Okay little bosses." I quickly flipped through my recipe book to find another easy recipe and we settled on this spiced rock buns. Rock buns (or rock cakes) are a traditional British tea time treat, which are...
Love going to Publika with the kids for a chilled out Sunday. Our idea of a fun weekend - enjoying lunch together, shopping at Daiso and BIG supermarket, visiting the bookshop to browse books and indulging in great desserts!Kids chose Ben's as our dessert venue. The cakes are displayed at the counter at the...
We're having a long weekend here in KL, thanks to the Labour Day and Wesak public holidays. Since the kids are off school, we are planning on doing some baking this weekend. If you are thinking of doing the same with your kids, here's a nice, easy recipe for you to try with them.Carrot cupcakes with cream...
I was looking for an easy biscuit recipe that I can make for the kids while they were in school. I flipped through Delia's cookbook and bookmarked a few recipes. This whole oat crunchies recipe in particular caught my attention as it is described as "the quickest and easiest biscuits I've ever made". Sounds...
When we visited Scotland last year, it was around the time of my MIL's birthday so we took her out for several meals to celebrate. One of the places we went to was The Bieldside Inn, which was not too far away from their home.The Bieldside Inn, affectionately known as "The Bielder" by the locals is a...
One ingredient we always have in our fridge are lemons. We especially love adding them to our drinks, and one week we had a surplus of them, so I decided to make muffins with the kids. We chose to make lemon and orange poppy seed muffins.When life hands you lemons, make lemon muffins ;)This recipe appealed...
We regularly take part in The Gardens Mall Instagram contests - in one of them, we won RM30 voucher from Eight Ounce Coffee. So we took the kids here for some desserts after lunch one weekend.Eight Ounce Coffee is located on the 1st Floor near the walkway connecting The Gardens Mall and Midvalley...
Songkran, also known as Thai New Year is celebrated from 13-15 April every year. In conjunction with this celebration, I have put together a list of my Top 10 favorite Thai recipes. Enjoy!1. Seafood tom yumMy favorite Thai food of all is tom yum. I frequently have cravings for this spicy and sour Thai soup.
One weekend, kids asked if we could go for dim sum. I wanted to drop by at Midvalley to do some grocery shopping, so we decided to have dim sum there - killing two birds with one stone :)Initially we thought of going to Tim Ho Wan (only Baby D and I have been before previously) but there was a pretty long...
Other than vegetables and herbs, we also plant fruit trees in our garden. Currently, we have kedondong (ambarella), guava, passion fruit, soursop, custard apple, Vietnam apples, pineapple and bananas. And last month, we harvested our first bunch of bananas.It was actually an unintentional harvest, as one...
Last week, we took the kids for a staycation atPrince Hotel Residence KLas they were on their school holidays. One of the things our kids love doing during staycations is enjoying good food (foodies in the making, I think!).For dinner, we visited Tai Zi Heen (one of the best pork-free...
Last week, we were invited to The Spread at St Giles The Gardens - Grand Hotel Residences to sample their Weekday Buffet Lunch. The Spreadis the hotel's all day dining restaurant and has recentlyundergone a refurbishment and reopened to guests in February this year.For the lunch buffet,...
Decided to drop by Lot 10 Hutong for lunch when we were at Bukit Bintang area last week. This is still one of our favorite "food courts" in KL. Please note that it is non-halal though.Hubby had the duck egg char koay teow (RM12.50) from the Penang Corner.... really really tasty! My brother also had this...
The Kitchen TableRestaurant Bakery has been on our radar for a while, after seeing lots of droolworthy photos of the food served there on Instagram. Last week, we were in the vicinity, so dropped by for lunch after running our errands.A few weeks ago, they started serving a Business Set Lunch.
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...
