Makan Masak Main: November 2009

Makan Trip To Ipoh Part I

We left Subang about 7am, to go to Ipoh for breakfast. I was really excited as it's the first time I took leave on my birthday and do something out of the ordinary. We reached Ipoh about 9am, and went straight to Foh San for dim sum. To our surprise, even though is a Monday, the place was packed with people! We had to stand and wait for tables. We waited about 10 minutes, which was not too bad.

1) Siu Mai （烧麦)

2) Brinjal (酿矮瓜)

3) Har Gao (虾饺)

Look at the prawns in side! Yummy..

4) Yu Mai (Fish ball) （鱼麦）

This is my friend's favourite, I think we ordered 3 plates of this!

5) Ngao Yuk Mai (Beef Ball) （牛肉麦）

6) Char Siu Pao （叉烧包）

Juicy fillings!

7) Chives Dumplings （韭菜饺）

8) Nor Mai Gai （糯米鸡）

This was good, a lot of fillings..

9) Walnut Wrap （核桃卷）

This is really good! I think the skin is crepe, wrapped with cucumber, meat floss and walnut. Something new and the combination tasted good. A must try!

10) Steamed Pork Ribs （蒸排骨）

11) Lao Sar Pao (流沙包)

This is the first time i see and tried something like this. The filling is made of salted egg yoke, tasted really good and the fact that the filling ooze out when the pao got cut open.

12）Fried Fish Ball (炸鱼圆）

13）Water chestnut dessert (马蹄糕）

14) Egg Tart (蛋塔）

15）The tea

18) The bill

17) The surroundings

Satisfied customer 'posing'

Address:

Restauran Foh San Sdn Bhd

15 Jalan Leong Sin Nam

30300 Ipoh, Perak

Tel: +605 2540308

Operating Hours: 6.30am to 2.30pm

Close on Tuesday, open daily includes Sunday & Public Holiday

Choco Chip Spotties

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I am making some cookies to sell at Caremart for the Christmas season. Started making some with a friend 2 Saturdays ago. Here is the recipe, gotten from the Kelogg's Recipe Book.

Ingredients:

150g Butter

150g Castor Sugar (or icing sugar) [I use 100g as I find 150g is too sweet]

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

Sieve

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

B) Mix Together

100g white chocolate (chopped)

1 cup chocolate chip

2 cups Corn Flakes crushed

1 cup almond chopped

Method

- Cream ingredients in A till light and fluffy

- Add in egg and vanilla essence and beat for 1/2 min

- Fold in sieved ingredients (I replaced 1 cup of coco powder to self raising flour)

- Mix in all the ingredients

- Mix in all ingredients in B to form a dough

- Bake cookies in a preheated oven at 175C for 15mins or till golden brown

2009 Birthday..

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A friend asked me on Sunday, what is your birthday resolution for this year? I paused for a while and said.. err.. nothing in particular I told her. What is my resolution? Its for me to know and you to find out.. :)

Here is what happened for my birthday this year:

1) Care group surprised BBQ Party

2) Dinner treat at Sudu, KL Hilton (no photos as I was too busy eating!)

3) Lunch Treat @ Cristang Restaurant with my favourite girls

4) Birthday Makan Trip to Ipoh

5) Birthday Present from Auntie Lai Ying - Bracelet

6) Birthday present from Bernard & Su Lin - Necklace

7) Birthday Present from my Chee Muis - hand rest

8) Present from Anna - ear phones

9) Present from my dear sister - Golla Laptop Backpack

10) Present from Aunty Jennifer - Home made cookies & blueberry cheese tarts

(I finished everything before I could take photos of it.. hahaha)

11) Many many Birthday SMS, FB & Phone calls wishes

Reflecting to the events that happened, I felt very blessed. To have friends that care, and remembered my birthday! Thank you everyone for your thoughts. Love you all!

Cristang Restaurant @ Sekseyn 8, Petaling Jaya

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My fellow good friends took me out for my birthday lunch on Sunday, they told me, don't drive to church on Sunday, we will fetch you to a place for lunch. No, they didn't blind fold me, after about 20 minutes drive we reached the restaurant that is located at Seksyen 8 near PJ Hilton. This restaurant serves famous pork burger and also some Portuguese dishes. I was quite excited as it is quite rare to find a place that serves nice pork burgers. While waiting for the rest of my friends to arrive, we ordered our food first.

Bacon & Egg Soup

When I saw this in the menu, it caught my attention. So we ordered for sharing, the soup is tasty with lots of bacon and a poach egg

The Urban Legend

This is the chef recommendation so I ordered this not knowing how the burger will look like. The pork patty is about 2cm thick, topped with minced pork meat & petai, cheese, a slice of back bacon the rest of the condiments are lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion. The patty is tender and juicy, the minced pork though added petai, but can't really taste it, the combination is really good. Not forgetting the wedges, they were yummy too!

Pork Ribs Ambila

This is a Portuguese dish. The taste is quite unique, don't really know how to describe it but it tasted good. :)

Rendang Wild Boar

This weekend special. This dish is the only not so nice one, the taste is so so only but the meat is quite tender.

P2 Pork Burger

Pork burger serves with back bacon

Carbonara Bacon & Fungi

This is super yummy and the fact that I like Carbonara! Comes with generous serving of bacon & mushrooms!

Portuguese Baked Fish

The fish is tasted okay, I think I was so overwhelmed by the burgers that I did not really pay attention in tasting this. I shall check with my friend who ordered this and will update later with her comments