Thursday, September 8, 2011

Lets bake!!

the process of making 100 tarts alone wasn't really fun as it was pretty tiring
but seeing the piping hot tart coming out from oven was absolutely fun, unmolding each tiny little quiche, i'm happy..i'm even happier that they love the tarts especially the extra lemony tart :)
'sour for the right reason' sounds so good

mini lemony tart + tine meeny mushroom scallion quiche

sinny

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Porky Dinner

daddy and mommy needs to go for wedding dinner, and i'm lazy to ring anyone up
but still i need a good dinner, without companion since i was already too tired to have any accompany after a long day
and there is some leftover rice in the fridge, i guess that's the best ingredients for some wicked fried rice

 looks quite yummy right? syiok sendiri pulak. Ahem...
but it was really quite yummy ler of coz nothing comparable to those Chinese restaurant outside with big wok and wok hei!!!


 Fragrant rice + Chinese Sausage + Pork belly marinated with miso and mirin + eggs + lotsa fried garlic + fresh green scallion harvested from mommy's pot
love it to the max when i'm hungry and accompanied with this:

steam tofu with pork belly and salted fish
a typical home cooked dish taught by mommy and friend
and since darling was mentioning buying kiam hu from her recent trip to Pangkor, i tell her to cook this and she actually say: ' cook and post a pic'
and i actually go and layan her request for things that is like so easy and simple for her..GOSH!!
tofu must always be at the bottom thinly sliced (a bit too thick on mine), layered with marinated pork belly and of coz loaded with kiam hu on top (mommy say must be Mui Heong wor), other must condiments; chopped garlic, ginger and chillies. Finally top with scallion and a dash of Chinese wine
lets scream WICKED!!! mommy chef also advice only to go with rice but i go with fried rice. Equally awesome!

and half of everything becomes mom's lunch the next day

not bad for a dinner by myself

sinny

Antipodean Cafe

its another day where i basically have nothing to do and decided to head down Bangsar for breakkie all by myself since everyone is at work and i'm sitting alone in home
erm, this cafe is also another place for coffee that have been highly raved but also highly 'commented'
even a friend of mine was commenting, its not worth a visit
but its unfair to judge if i din pay a visit myself right

nevermind the good or bad comment, this place is fully packed when i reach and until i left, its still fully packed.
once a table being cleaned, new customers start sitting down, maybe its not that bad huh
service was considered fast looking at the amount of customers in house
i didn't have a chance to walk to the end of the cafe to look at the cake display also as it was so crowded but i love the crowd that day.it not like those Chinese kopitiam crowd. if you could understand
i was just sitting at one corner where i can mostly see everyone.observing mood on. haha!!

for the menu, just tilt your head to the right, and you can see a whole long list of menu
and i meant it when i say long, its the whole stretch of wall
from coffee, teas, juices, breakfast item, salads, main course, porridge (the Western kind like Bircher),Thai food, dessert...u name it, they basically have it.kitchen is really really busy for MEP..and one good news BREAKFAST WHOLE DAY LONG!!! and they serve PORK BACON

Antipodean emphasize a lot on their coffee, mainly Arabica blends from Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and Bali. Its produced by Merdeka coffee, a Indonesia-based franchise
but black wasn't my choice for the day, opted for a latte
love the lovey love on the foam but don't like the extreme hot latte that almost burnt my tongue
it was really hot that i need to stir stir stir to cool it down slightly and the aroma of coffee wasn't really there
hmm, maybe business was too good and the barista made an error. 

then i had my French Toast with maple syrup and pork bacon
it looks a bit pathetic right, but its the presentation la
nothing very special, but you don't get much place selling toast + Bacon + maple in Klang Valley though
and this was yummy.awesome threesome combination even they look like they doesn't pair
i always prefer maple on toast or pancake compared to honey, should have order extra bacon huh..rustic!!!

a good breakfast or brunch, to start off the day and i might just drop by for another trial of coffee and since there are still so so so much more items on the menu

ooohhh..and i found a new gem in BV, at Ben's General Store..big big muffin..
i guess they are almost the same size as Starbucks, and i bought the chorizo muffin and a few other pastries
i had a bite of the muffin and it was delicious. savory muffin is good once in a while with the price of RM10 for one muffin
this place has varieties of fresh bread on their display, very tempting, even English muffin. Cant wait to get those muffin to do my Eggs Benedict, or Egg Florentine?? 

poached egg + Hollandaise sauce + Pork Bacon + Rockets + Toasted English Muffin

sinny

Antipodean Cafe
20, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar, KL
Tel: 03-22820411
Open 8am- 10pm on all days

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Blue Cow Cafe

formally known as the Fogal's Meat Market, now its Blue Cow Cafe though i din see any blue cow, that's good
This cafe has similar concept with Jarrod Rawlins as they also sell raw meat item, burger patties, meat skewers, sausage, their pork chop look pretty tempting..but i shall safe it for other time then
today its meant for BURGER TIME!!! with my two dearies or the pastry hunter/baker!!
they had quite some choices and i was like ' i want this..i wan this..i want that' and finally i settle down with this:

 the Mexican burger
the portion was pretty big..and the patty was a chorizo patty..interesting right..with beans, tomato, lotsa lotsa chillies and onions..so Mexican right!!! i just need some guacamole and tortilla chips to complete it..haha..

can you see the amount of chillies..sumore is bird eye kind.this is only a part of it.
although i took spicy food, i still need to dig out part of it.or should i say big part of it
but i love the patty, it was juicy, doneness was just right, flavorful and the bun was pretty good too although i still adores Daily Grind wholemeal bun!!
the mashed potato was yummy. im not sure is it commercial or home made, but its creamy and the gravy not too salty. the only downside was the vegetable, it was almost or totally tasteless..aiks.should have at least sauté a bit huh.

 Sheila's United Kingdom burger or London burger. i don't remember!!!
but i remember we love the wedges with sour cream
not much place i get wedges with that though..crisp crisp..i guess this is commercial pack wedges..nevermind that.
she loves her burger too, it was nicely done according to her, juicy patty, with the brown sauce but how does it resembles the Union Jack??

 the finale burger belongs to my dear cooler a.k.a Xiao Ly French Fries burger
okay, they don't name it that way, i named it coz she don't have a flag. sounds so pathetic right.haha
she had a porky porky burger with mashed potato and chips. two starch, wonder why, she dun like vege..haha

see see..there they are..
very funny and cheerful people, my cooler always laugh at my reaction, i will always laugh at hers too..
'omg, wahhhh...ooooo....aaaaaa....'
and Sheila, she is one friend i know i can ask for advice, her story always amaze me..hope mine one day will be as cool as hers!!

miss u gals!!!

sinny

N-1-4, Plaza Damas, 
60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, 
Sri Hartamas
03 6201 3206
Opens: 8.30am-10pm daily
(pets are allowed)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

double breakfast

yeah!!! Kimmie is back from Romania
and as usual she need a quick fix from her tipsy movement the day before
and i decided to venture to part of the town that i'm not familiar with
to had some kick ass coffee

Coffee Famille
it was a small little cafe chucked at rows of new shop houses
love the exterior of the shop as it was very welcoming, another homey place
i guess it was still early, the place is still pretty empty when we were there

saw the lady behind the bar? a very lovely owner, very friendly
and she is also the Barista, if i'm not mistaken i read some where she was train in Taiwan
they serve freshly brewed coffee, syphon coffee even ice drip
and what's amazing they ROAST their own coffee!!!! YES, they have their own roasted right behind the bar
i guess the coffee trend is really the hip things now

and since there weren't much choice, we decided to have their H.E.Y breakfast
Healthy, Energy and Yummy
i guess it was a pretty balanced breakfast but there is nothing to be shout for
ham was pretty tasteless, but love the scrambled (i requested for scrambled that is bit more wet) and bread..

and coffee is a must i guess
she had a latte, she say it was good, smooth, and awesome aroma
i had my single origin coffee
erm i'm not sure why, but this coffee didn't really leave a good impact
it was short, and i just remember it has higher level of acidity
i guess that's it, i shall try to more precisely next time
it was a pleasant coffee time
and since we are nearby, we'll just visit the highly raved dreamz bakery since its nearby
indeed, this place is fill with love
you can see every single effort of the owners in decorating the place
hand painted murals and decoration, lovely lovely

the cup and saucer set is so English..and we try to speak in English accent too..haha
the place was pretty small and especially when more customers are coming in, the place can be a bit too crowded
they have the layered crepe cake, cakes, the highly raved hello kitty cookies, macarons and cream puff all subject to availability

we tried the crepe cake, vanilla and chocolate crepe
the vanilla was tad too sweet for me and weren't light enough
it was pretty heavy, i'm not a big fan of chocolate but this time i preferred chocolate maybe because its not so sweet and more flavorful..i still prefer Nadeje!!

a great morning spent with Kimmie

Sinny

Dreamz Bakery
No 58-3, The Strand
Jalan PJU5/20D
Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya


Coffee Famile
6-G, Garden Wing,
Sunsuria Avenue,
Persiaran Mohagani,
Kota Damansara PJU5,
47810 Petaling Jaya