Day 80 ... Dinner in Penang

We resumed our journey to Penang after our lunch break in Ipoh. Arrived in Penang Tune Hotel about 4pm. Checked in. The Tune Bill for a Five Star Bed at One Star Price was RM10-95. Went up to the third floor, and Bryan stopped at the above room. 

Three-One-Eight. 

I asked, Did You ask for this room?

Bryan said, No, the guy just gave this room. :D
All my favourite numbers. :D

Ricky came to pick us up at 6:30pm for dinner. Went along Gurney Drive (I think) and stopped by one of the food hawker outlet. Got us a table. 

While waiting for the rest to turn up, we ordered Or-Chien (Fried Oyster). THAT was the highlight the dinner, for me. 

Oh my, it was out of this world! Truly, out, out, out of this world.

I should have just ordered another plate all for myself ... but decided against it. What would the others think?

Sting Ray with some kind of spicy sauce over it.

Yeah, the presentation is not so great. Ah, but looks can be deceiving. Tried it and found that the fish was absolutely fresh and tasty, and the sauce was quite interesting to the taste bud. :D

Japanese Tofu with Egg

I think my kindy kids will like this.

Fried KangKung

Look at all the stalks. Must be a balding kangkung. 

Not much leaves.

Sweet and Sour Meat

Very deep fried and high in ...

Eat first and worry about that later. :D

Meet Everyone!!! :D

Bryan, Ricky, Miranda, Grace's Mother, Grace 

We had a really nice dinner. 

I couldn't get the Or-Chien out of my mind. 

Thinking about it the whole night.  

The taste, the texture, the crispy bits, the succulent egg, 

the fresh oyster dipped in chilly sauce ... O-M-G! 

Time of Posting : 2:22pm (Wed) 

Day 80 ... Pan Mee Noodle Lunch In Ipoh

Today, Bryan and I took a trip up north. We stopped by Ipoh for lunch. Since we had Ipoh Hor Fun (rice noodles) the last trip, we decided to try a fairly new Pan Pee (Flour Noodles) restaurant that is opposite the Ipoh Viva Center. :D

 Bryan ordered Spicy Dry Pan Mee. 

See the heap of sambal (chilly) at 2 o'clock?

 He enjoyed it very much, and wanted me to take this snapshot for HIS blog.

Grin. Too late. 

 I went through the menu, and came across 

Set No. 11 : WOLFBERRY PAN MEE.

Wolfberry? Your guess is as good as mine.

I checked and the waiter assured me that the only meat in it was chicken meat.

No, no WOLF ... not even in disguise, I don't think.

My WOLF noodles came this way. No marks for presentation, huh.

Looks kinda messy, don't You think? 

Immediately, leaned over to Bryan and said,

"Exchange half-half." 

That means, I eat half of mine, and he eats half of his, and we swap.

I normally resort to immediate sharing when the thing I order turns out not as expected.

Oh Yes, by the way, we had Iced Milk Tea with our lunch.

Oh, the teh si peng was just excellent!

Close up. Looks like yee mee noodle at first glance,

but the waiter said, it's made of PUMPKIN. 

Pumpkin???

Oh okay ... Let's just try it ...

After my first mouthful, leaned over to Bryan again and said,

"No need to share." :D

The noodles were smooth and nice, soup was tasty,

  I added side sambal (chilly) to spice things up a notch.

 We ordered a "middle" dish.

In our family, whenever we eat out, we normally call a "middle dish."

A dish that is placed in the middle (of the table) for all to try. 

Sometimes, we call just one middle dish, sometimes two, sometimes three ...

Oooohhhhh ... The dumplings were just awesome ... :D

The dumpling wrap was all slippery, soft and smooth.

That itself got BONUS points from me.

Normally, I chew up the dumpling skin all around the meat, 

and pass the meaty part to Bryan. 

This one though, I didn't. 

The filling was actually quite, quite good. :D

Time of Posting : 1:17pm (Wed)

 

Day 79 ... Steamed Ma-Yau Fish

STEAMED MA-YAU FISH

Bryan got this recipe from the Sunday papers.

 1. The Ingredients

2. Steam the Fish 

He added some strips of ginger and pepper even though 

the chef in the paper steamed his fish with no seasoning.

3. The Sauce

Combine organic dark and light shoyu, sesame seed oil, 

a pinch of brown sugar and seasalt to a small bowl of water.

We didn't have rice wine.

Saute the garlic, onions, ginger, cili padi in sesame seed oil.

When fragrant, add the sauce mixture. Bring to boil.

The fish should be ready by now (about 15 mins).

Remove and place on serving plate.

Pour the hot sauce over the fish.

The aroma now is unbelievable.

Scatter some spring onions for garnish.

Yeah, we kinda overdid it here. 

Bryan also stir-fried the balance of pea sprouts from the day before

with onions, garlic and added some vegetarian oyster sauce.

This is my dinner. :D

Condiment

Chopped cili padi and garlic. Add light and dark shoyu, 

and a dash of sesame seed oil.

Ooohhh, this really went well with dinner. :D

Day 78 ... Sambal Assam Prawns with Petai

PEA SPROUTS WITH TEMPEH

SAMBAL ASSAM PRAWNS WITH PETAI

This evening, Justine is helping me to prepare dinner. 

1. The Ingredients 

for the Sambal Prawns

 

Devein the prawns.

Stir-fry the petai on its own and leave aside.

2. Saute the Ingredients

Saute onions and garlic until fragrant.

Add homemade chilly paste. Add assam jawa.

Add water.

3. Add Prawns & Petai.

Squeeze lime juice. Add seasalt and brown sugar.

When the prawns are cooked, add the petai. Toss well.

Dish out and serve immediately. :D

This is a packet of tempeh. 

Cut into little cubes. Stir-fry in sesame seed oil. 

Add organic dark sauce and shoyu.

Water fry a bunch of pea sprouts. Add seasalt.

Scatter the cubes of tempeh and dish out.

Bryan's plate. 

See how he patiently arranges the prawns. :D

My Plate. No patience.

Ooh, dinner was superb. We ate with our fingers. 

Justine did a great job cooking the sambal prawns. 

 Super-delicious!

Close up. Garnished with a pinch of black sesame seeds

and some cloves of garlic which was boiled with the rice. :D

This morning I had one shake of The Green Drink, 

chic o cheese at Starbucks for lunch and the above for dinner.

To Sum Up

1 shake & 2 meals

Juice. Fruit. BioFruity. Water.

Time of Posting : 7:48pm

Day 77 ... Rapunzel's Birthday Dinner

Today is Rapunzel's birthday. She is seven years old.

Mummy has helped her to put on a pretty pink dress. 

Doesn't she look like a princess?

Teacher Lynn gives Rapunzel a story book. 

She is reading the story Rapunzel while waiting for dinner.

They are having chicken for dinner ...

 fish ...

vegetables ...

 prawns and french beans ...

This is Rapunzel's family.

This is Rapunzel's brother, Massimo.

Rapunzel and Massimo are celebrating their birthdays together.

Happy birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to R & M

Happy birthday to You

They huff and they puff and they blow the candles out.

Rapunzel says, I love my family.

Mummy is cutting a slice of ice-cream cake for everyone.

Daddy says, smile for the camera.   :D

I am so happy today, says Rapunzel.