mama's kitchen claypot low shi fun

the pot of low shi fun looked so good that damien took many photos of it. so did carol here as you can see!
it came with an egg on top which we stirred around to create a slightly sticky, creamy consistency to the sauce. it was so tasty that i wish I had ordered more. the meat sauce was ample and moist and the spring onions on top lent it a fragrant, fresh flavour. all of that on a heap of moist dark sauce coated low shi fun in a steaming claypot did not disappoint.

this famous low shi fun sure lived up to its name! damien and carol agreed. we also had a side order of crispy deep fried sui kao which was also excellent but we were too busy eating to bother taking photos.

Mama Kitchen Restaurant
48 Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (at the row of shoplot behind secret recipe)
Contact: +603 7729 3030
Business hours: 11am to 3pm, 6 pm to 10.30pm closed on Thursday

parkway restorant in SS19

i love eating at parkway in SS19 subang jaya because the food is delicious and it's very reasonably priced. most of the time when we order rice and dishes the bill often comes up to RM15 per head, with as many dishes as there are people. above is the pork and choysum stir fry which was excellent. the porky bits added lotsa flavour to the greens and gravy.
this time we had the shrimp foo yong egg, hot plate tofu which had heaps of minced pork in it, spinach soup [my fav!] and steamed fish [gav's fav]
they serve beer too! everything was yummy.
here's the spinach soup with century and salted egg. I order this almost every time I come here coz it's my favourite! the flavour of the soup is really fresh tasting because of the spinach.

MAS flight from SYD-KUL

on the flight gavin had this beef stew with carrots and mashed potatoes. i loved that tiny coon cheese and cracker set! and the tiny cadbury milk chocolate. unfortunately he dropped the cheese on the floor or smtg.

restoran goon wah Off Jln Kuchai Lama

mum brought us here for fish head noodles one afternoon and it was so packed!
we had some kailan
and of course the fish head noodles which were excellent. the soup was really somthing else. i can't quite pinpoint what exactly makes it different but it was so good. the noodles were nice and fat and there were big bites of fish. it was strange that they added yam to it, i'd never seen fish head noodles with yam before!
i saw that everyone else were having the low shi fun as well but we were too full. pity!
will definitely go back there to try it.

parking there is a nightmare though! go early if you don't want to go around and around looking for a spot.

Restaurant Goon Wah

G13, Jalan 3/115C
Block KP2, Taman Kuchai Jaya
Off Jalan Kuchai Lama

58200 Kuala Lumpur

Restoran Ma Ma's

knowing that we'll miss malaysian food, the phuas and the atkinsons took us to this restaurant last night to have curry fishhead, kangkung, nyonya fried chicken [Inche Kabin], chicken curry and four angled bean kerabu and salted veg ommelet. all were excellent with rice.
the walls are decorated with nyonya kebayas, the lighting dim, atmosphere quiet [no loud music blaring] so it's good for conversation.
everything here tasted very home cooked without being too salty but the curry had a lot of oil floating on top [then again..most curries do!] which made me uncomfortable! but we spooned the oil off.
i suppose one would be hard pressed to find things like these in australia! then again I may be wrong after all almost every other malaysian i found there were from penang...

we also ordered pai tee but that got gobbled up before any photos got taken.

some other reviews :

laksashiok
tankiasu

Restoran Ma Ma's

Address: 36G, Jalan SS 22/25, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor (same row as Domino's)

Telephone: 03-7726 0776

easter sunday at CBC

we have really nice food here at CBC on sundays [everyone gets snacks after service] but yesterday was extra special because it was easter. here're some ham croissants [above]

pretty cupcakes in pastel easter colours.
the tuna tarts are the best - crisp short pastry and tasty tuna salad with capsicum bits

macadamia tarts

i made these yesterday with the aussie macadamias leon gave. the pastry's quite easy to do, crisp and short. the eggy maple custard is really fragrant and not too sweet, a perfect compliment to the toasted macadamias inside. yummy ! [the one on the left overflowed a tiny bit outside the pastry, that's why it looks a bit burnt]

the recipe is from the Australian Macadamia society.

Macadamia and maple tartlets

Pastry:

• 200g plain flour
• 50g icing sugar
• 150g cold butter, chopped
• 1x60g egg
• 1-2 tablespoons cold water

Filling:

• 3 eggs
• 90g brown sugar
• 175ml maple syrup
• 60g melted butter, cooled
• Finely grated zest 1 orange
• 240g (1½ cups) unsalted whole macadamias

Pastry: put the flour, sugar and butter into the food processor. Pulse until mixture forms breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and water and process until the mixture comes together. Roll out thinly and line 6 x 11cm individual tartlet cases. Chill for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Spread nuts out on a baking tray and lightly toast in pre-heated oven, 6-8 minutes. Remove and cool on paper towels. Filling: whisk together the eggs, sugar and syrup. Stir through the butter, zest and nuts. Pour filling into prepared pastry shells and bake for 10min. Reduce oven to 160ºC and bake a further 15-20 minutes or until set. Serve warm or cold. Makes 6 tartlets

home cooked

i like it when friends chip in to cook a dish when we have dinners together. that way i only have to make one thing or two. last sat yuenching and matt made this tomato soup above and a salad [no photo] and i made this p otato and bacon casserole with eggplant. i also had a mint chocolate cake but wasn't in the mood to take photos since it was the day my uncle died and we had to go to the funeral home to see his body after that.
to make this casserole, preheat the oven to 180C, then slice up some potatoes, eggplants and onions and garlic. layer them all in an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with seasonings of your liking [I used garlic salt, pepper, chilli flakes and oregano] pour 1/2 cup of milk allover it, and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes. take it out, put some cheese and bacon slices on top and back in the oven for another 10 minutes. then it's done! so easy!

strawberry milkshake pop tarts

only in America can you serve up a biscuit covered with sugary icing, then iced with more pink coloured sugary icing AND topped with artificially coloured sugar crystals and filled with artifically flavoured sugary filling and call it..BREAKFAST!
they're yummy though i wouldn't give them to my kids for breakfast. the sugar rush and artificial colours and flavours would make them hyperactive and moody later on. plus it has almost zero nutritional value.

ceres

this mango juice pack from south Africa is REALLY nice! it's not too sweet and has a very strong mango sourish flavour. it's mixed with grape juice because pure mango juice would be too thick to sip through a straw.

review on Brahim's Kurma sauce

this is a review on brahim's ready made kurma sauce. I don't know how to make kurma from scratch and so far I've only ever had one very good mutton kurma at minah's in Penang so I thought I'd take the easy way out and use this ready made sauce.
the instructions were very simple, just cook the chicken pieces in the sauce with water for 20 minutes and it's optional to add root vegtables [we used potatoes] the other fresh ingredients needed are just chillis and onions, both of which we had on hand so it's very convenient.

we simmered it a lot longer than 20 minutes because we had the time and because I wanted the chicken to be tender.
at first I thought it might have been too watery and regretted not measuring the water properly but as we let it stand the sauce got thicker and thicker and turned out to be just right. this is a very mild one, and it wasn't hot at all though I added 3 chillies. the chicken turned out tender and juicy. the spices were, as i said, very very mild. overall it was an "okay" tasting sauce and our friends carol and sonia finished most of it so i guess it must've been okay. I don't feel that strongly about it though because I prefer a stronger flavoured kurma but Gavin said he would buy this again.

for someone who's tired out after work and want a quick saucy, meaty dish this would be a good idea!