Breakfast at Day to Day, Puchong.

 On a Sunday morning, we decided to go for breakfast somewhere near

 Puchong.  There is this simple, typical family restaurant situated in Bandar Puchong Jaya. The things that interest me, is the variety of the breakfast there, and the good service. The owner himself, takes the initiative to mingle with the customers.

Our morning beverage, "Teh-O"(tea without milk), Milo and BRU coffee, which another brand of coffee, which is stronger than Nescafe.

Nasi Lemak

Tapioca Cake, Something We Used To Have During Tea Time in Those Days

I remember when I was little, I used to help my mom to make this cake. As I grew older, I completely forgot about it. All of a sudden, I had a craving for tapioca cake, and my thoughts went back into the time when I was a kid. To tell you the truth, I don't think my son has ever tasted tapioca before, and I think
it is time to introduce it to my kid now.

LUXURIOUS PASTA- My Pride & Joy

Pasta is not always all about spaghetti with carbonara or bolognese sauce. Inspired by Lillian's blog, I decided on my version of luxurious pasta, using high-end ingredients :- salmon, prawn, portabelo mushroom, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, preserved olives and a dash of liquor. It can't get more luxurious than that, can it?

Idli- Steamed Rice Cakes & Mock Mutton Meal

Idli is a south Indian savoury cake which is popular throughout India. It is normally eaten for breakfast or dinner. This steamed rice cakes is ideally eaten while it is hot. Paired with Indian gravy is makes a superb meal. As I planned for a full vegetarian meal for the day, I had to come up with a vegetarian gravy dish. 

Prepared idli with mock mutton curry

Flluppy, white rice cakes paired with hot, spicy "mutton" gravy

Vegetarian Thursdays.... Elegant, simple meal of soft tau-fu and Portabelo mushrooms

I have abstained myself from eating meat on Thursdays. It is more for religious purposes, but then again, it is beneficial to the health too. Somehow, being vegetarian limits us, but that is, in fact, a myth. So, in order to beat the odds, I make my Vegetarian Thurdays as interesting as possible, for myself.

This is what I had for lunch. Soft tau-fu with minced Portabelo mushroom. Tasty, and yet healthy, a perfect meal for those who are on a carb free diet. I just used Portabelo mushroom, because these mushrooms are meatier, and you won't feel deprived of the meat in your meal. Chopped garlic, vegetarian oyster sauce, salt and pepper were also added to the minced/mashed tau-fu. And finally top it up with olive oil, and put it on the steamer.

Add the minced portabelo mushrooms, chopped garlic, oyster sauce, salt, pepper and olive oil.

And that was my lunch for the day....simple, elegant and healthy.

Amazing Chada Beach Resort, Koh Lanta, Krabi.

We had an excellent time at this resort, having been upgraded into a gold suite. This was probably the nicest accommodation we had ever stayed in.  The food was good, and we had breakfast everyday at the hotel. We realise we were here during the off-season so there were not much activities that we could do around the island, so we spent a lot of time in the hotel .Our suite opens into this amazing private pool. There is another general pool near the coffee house, beside the beach, which is also very nice. It is for those who are not staying in the Gold Suite. The view is amazing in the evening as its backdrop is the beach.

View from our suite. The veranda opens to the pool.

Super-duper Chicken Curry in a Jiffy

In the modern era, cooking curry is simply a breeze. No more mummies pounding the ingredients in mortal and pestle like yesteryear. By making use of the conveniently packed "raw materials", it can be done in a jiffy. But don't expect it to be as good as grandma's cooking...
A picture says a thousand words, so here is my step by step recipe:

From the left: Tumeric, curry powder (brand does not matter), chilly powder, black pepper, garlic-ginger paste, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, curry leaves, onions, cinnamon, cloves,cardamon seeds.