oven-dried tomato

stress stress stress......

exam is coming very soon....

study everyday......

吊颈都要透下气 的...

my own way of de-stressing.... =)

cooking!!

this time I try to make oven-dried tomato....

just cut the tomato.....

sprinkle some salt on the tomato......

120 'C for about 2 hours.....

leave cool....

bottle and pour enough oil to cover....

tadaaaaaaaaaaa.................

I don't have olive oil in stock...

so I use normal peanut oil + a clove of garlic to give hint of flavor...

tomato done.....

stress released.....

back to study.... =)

Friday afternoon

today is Friday....

even though Ms.Black makes people hate FRIDAY...

I still love Friday.....

especially when I just done with my last project report on Thursday night.....

to be exact....it's Friday 5:15am.....

woke up in the afternoon......

found that the weather is so nice.......

the sky is so blue.....

the clouds are so fluffy.....

such a nice day..........

it's a waste if I don't enjoy this nice day after the stressful yesterday....

here am I.........

sitting in the little garden enjoying the peaceful moment.... =D

with a cup of Sabah pesticide-free black tea and 2 cute mini pao.....

wish everyday is a happy happy day....=)

The Pork Place

For all the pork lovers out there....

I present you all The Pork Place.....

I went to this place long long long time ago.......last year... ;p

this post is in the draft for so long....

time to let it out for the benefit of all the pork eaters.... =D

what so special about the pork there??

u can guess....they have their own farm.....pig live and eat and grow healthily.....

no hormone injection.....safe to consume....and it's TASTY....

we were sitting outside...so the lighting was quite bad...

food in the pictures doesn't look good.....

let's start the dinner with pork knuckle.......RM40 (half knuckle)

the skin is crispy......the meat doesn't dry out during the frying process......

and the most important thing is............it doesn't stink.....

I mean it doesn't have the smell of pig, which I think it is a good thing....

NEXT........let's move up a little bit to the belly......

House Specialty-Teriyaki belly (RM29)

see the shiny rolled belly on the top right of the picture?

there are layers of lean and fat.....

I must mention about the FAT part........

it literally melted in my mouth...........this dish is awesome!

BUT....my sister doesn't like it...... =/

because she doesn't like any fat part in any kind of meat.....

so if you are a fat-hater.....you could cross this out of your order....

go to the front part of pig-->SHOULDER

the Special Cut Shoulder Loin Steak (RM45)

***LIMITED POTION AVAILABLE***

it might look normal and simple.....

But this is the best pork steak I ever have........

it is very tender......the moment I chew it.....I know it's from a good good pig.... ;p

it is still juicy.........didn't dry out at all.....

let's have some minced meat......

sausage platter (RM40)

There are only 2 flavour available.....

it's quite normal to me.....prefer the Euro Deli's sausage here.....

love McD? love burger?

they do serve burger as well.... non-halal for sure... ;)

Bacon & Cheese Burger......(RM19)

the pork patty is JUICY....

with a big piece of cheese melted on top..... yum yum......

it's like home made patty....much much much better than any fast food burger....

don't know where it is?

Address: Lot 31, IOI Boulevard, Jalan Kenari 5, Bandar Puchong Jaya

the shop is quite small.....I think it can occupy around 30 people....

reservation might needed for weekends....

Tel: 03-80769608

happy RAINy SUNday

Sunday.....

a day off for all the people.....

put work aside.....enjoy the day....

so....we planned to cycle in Taman Cahaya......

we as in me and my BFFs.....

ah lai was the driver.....

start picking all of us at 7am....

the sky was quite dark and cloudy when I leave my house....

it started raining around 8am...

"it's ok......maybe it's not raining at Taman Cahaya..." I was thinking...

I was wrong...........

I think the whole Selangor was raining that day.....

the rain never stop.......the cycling plan had to be cancelled...

we went to eat Klang famous "Bak Kut Teh" and then played "lami"at kam's house..... hehe....

so relaxing....playing "lami" and drinking coffee in the nice cold weather...

3pm....time to go home.....and it's still raining.....

spent the afternoon cleaning my room.....

threw all the unwanted old stuffs away......

feel so proud of myself when looking at the clean and tidy room.... =]

later night.....

primary school 6M-er gathering....at Pitstop, Serdang....

I think at least half of the class attended....

by the way, there were 51 students in the class....

before going to the gathering, I thought we would have nothing much to chat about and it would be a boring event....I was thinking to leave early.....

but....I stayed until 12am......

we chat about our life recently...about everything happened in Standard 6.....

it really brought back lots of memories.....so much laughter during the gathering.....

it's really a GREAT success....I think.... =)

the rain.......yes.....it's not yet stop....

it's still drizzling when I reached home that night......

what a perfect weather for sleeping....

good night..... =]

ZO||

1.5 hours to go...

to the end of 2010....

same feeling every year..... why time passes so fast de....

looking back.....

2010 was a bad year for the world.....

extreme climate......disasters every where.....

~life is like a box of chocolate~

my 2o1o is the bittersweet chocolate in the box....

got a someone who make me feel beautiful.....

however he is not by my side....

got to learn my favourite language--French....

got into an accident and knock my precious nose....

gone through operation to fix my nose....

had wonderful celebration for my 21st birthday...

my dear doggie is resting in peace.....

past had already passed....

no point holding it for the new beginning.....

although can't really let the sorrow go...

at least make the last day of the year a happy ending....

home alone.....celebrating the new year eve.....

with books and notes....

and also.....

a glass of sweet sweet Chocolate milkshake.... =D

CHEERS!!!!

for a sweet ending.......

for a new beginning......

~HAPPY NEW YEAR~

冬至

here comes the last Chinese festival of the year -->冬至 (winter solstice)

it always falls on few days before Xmas.....

this traditional Chinese festival is kinda overwhelmed by Santa and Xmas trees....

(erm.....some would said Xmas is not about that old man......no comment about it here)

anyway....my family definitely would celebrate winter solstice festival....

how to celebrate?

basically just family reunion dinner + the traditional festive food

TANG YUAN!!!

i like these small chewy glutinous rice balls....

totally tasteless.....

that's why they can be served in both savoury and sweet soup....

fish ball?

no no no.......

it's tang yuan.....

I think plain tang yuan taste better in savoury soup....

coz it absorbs the flavour of soup...=)

this is the sweet type of tang yuan.....

pumpkin tong sui....hehe.....

my stomach full with tang yuan tonight......

ate almost 20 of them...........hehe.....

j'ai 21 ans!!

2-11-2010

this date tells me that I've been living my life for 21 years....

21 years old....

the KEY age....which the key of freedom will be given....

I had two awesome celebrations.....

avec ma famille @ Le Bouchon

It is a French dining restaurant at Bukit Bintang

it's a cozy restaurant....I like the interior....

front part of the restaurant is pub...
passed by the bar......go to the dining area through this short hallway....

the waiter pulled the chairs and also unfolded the serviette for all of us.....excellent service....=)
this is the whole restaurant view.....

time to order......we took almost 30min to decide what to eat....

after placing order.....some herb buns were served with butter.....

the bun smell so nice......*sniff sniff*

took a bite.....wow!! SOFT but still springy and abit chewy......
it's just the way that a perfect bread suppose to be....for me la....hehe....

I ordered a 4-course set meal....

appetizer....
Gratin d’asperges aux truffes du Périgord et au Champagne
(Gratin of asparagus with Champagne sabayon and black truffles from Périgord)

if you wonder where's the truffle....it's the black piece of mushroom-like thing on the right....
the left one is flower....yes....only one small slice in the dish.... =="
I didn't find it special though....it's abit crunchy like black fungus and it's not as flavorful as I thought...
but I like the sabayon sauce....light and sour....it's a good sauce for appetizer....^^


Coquilles St Jacques grillées et fricassée de champignons sauvages, sauce au Porto

( Grilled sea scallops with wild mushroom fricassee and Port wine sauce)

this is my favourite savoury dish in the set.....

scallop is fresh.....it's not overcooked....still juicy and springy....

it is always fun to eat fish roe.....like the funny explosion in the mouth when I bite it....

mushroom with Port wine sauce... slightly tiny hints of bitter....

I think due to the alcohol or what....

the sauce did not overwhelm the scallop....GOOD!!

Magret de canard rôti au miel de montagne, échalotes confites et fricassée de légumes aux tomates séchées au soleil

(Mountain honey roasted duck breast, confit shallots and fricassee of vegetables with sundried tomatoes)

I was abit worry when I chose this dish...
duck breast that I afraid it might be overcooked, turned out good...

it wasn't dry and still tender.....
although the skin I thought would be crispy, it wasn't at all.....

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5....=D
I like the black shallot confit that was dripped around the duck artistically.....
slight hints of sweetness... like marmite.... match so well with the duck....yum yum...
oh ya!!! the deep fried ball at the corners of the plate
it's so nice....the texture is like deep-fried mashed yam and taste like that too...
but the menu said it's fry vegetable with sundried tomatoes...hmm.....dunno la....
i just LOVE it....hehe....

my favourite moment....DESSERT...=)
Crème brulée aux framboises
(Crème brulée with raspberries)

crack the caramelized sugar and dig some creme brulee and put into mouth......
the cream is smooth and creamy......not too thick or light....
just the right sweetness with the sugar .....yum yum.....
the under the creme brulee got a layer of raspberry jam....
a great dessert to end my dinner....=D

it's the best time to have some wine, isn't? =p

so I brought the French rose to the restaurant...

the one that I bought in the wine tasting event...

Santé!!

it was a great dinner....

but it just took too long for 1 dinner.....

we spend 2 and half hours for dinner that night....

avec mes amis @ ma maison

Held a small birthday party at my house just now....

around 18 friends from high school and uni came....

buffet style....we didn't order catering since there wasn't many people....

my mom prepared the dishes.....

I cooked a few too...

forgot to take the picture of the food....

I make chocolate fondue, pasta and baked potatoes....

all of them were clear into the stomach...

so proud of myself.... =P

the cerewet ling likes the baked potatoes I make....wohohoho....

so happy......hehe....

I LOVE the strawberry Tart from RT pastry house....

for sure....my birthday cake was that too....=D

everyone was crazy over the red shiny juicy strawberry on the cake....

before the candle blowing session began....

got a HUGE surprise from my dearest siblings.....

they gather birthday wishes video from the people I know...

and make it in a really nice video.....

the most surprise part was the wishes video from the UK people.....

I was so surprised and touched.....

crying non stop.....tears of joy....=D

love love to my family....(= 3=)

thanks all the friends who take the effort attending my party....

some of them travelled from Seremban...from Seminyih...from KL...

some of they had some other appointment that night too.....

but they still take the effort to come...

really appreciate a lot....

thanks guys....=D

~best-est memory~