The World From My Eyes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! (Ok, syok sendiri) So, I turned a year older today and my sister asked me what do I want for my birthday dinner? I requested Korean food as I was craving for it and her amazing chef hands made all of these: So, what was on the menu? Kimbap (Korean sushi) Dolsot bibimbap (Mixed rice) Tteokbokki (Spicy rice cake) Spicy calimari I was a splendid dinner and we ate till we cannot eat anymore. Thanks sis, I love you!

In the midst of proofreading my dissertation, a friend invited for lunch at the Prayer Hall today. It was actually a last minute farewell for a friend who is going back to Netherlands. So, this friend of mine is Mexican and she cooked for us Mexican food. I was excited as the closest ever to a Mexican food that I ever had was Nacho's, and it's not even a proper Mexican dish. What did she cooked for us? The dishes were called "Chilaquiles con huevo estrellado" and "Tinga de pollo". The names are quite hard to pronounce, quite a tongue twister I must say. So, what are these dishes? Chilaquiles con huevo estrellado - tortilla chips, with salsa sauce, topped with cheese, sour cream and sunny side up egg Tinga de pollo - shredded chicken in salsa sauce Here's what the dish looked like. Can you guess which one is which? The green stuff is just normal salad..hehe

I've been playing Giada for the past few days. I don't know why, but I was in the mood to cook. Though it doesn't help that I'm eating alone. So I don't know what effect it has on my kgs. But, who cares; you've got to enjoy life while you can right? So what's been cooking in my kitchen? give your eye a feast..hahahaha *evil laugh* Fuel for body. My breakfast for champion Jacket potato with tuna and sweetcorn filling. Recipe in this blog. Vegetarian japchae (korean glass noodle) Tortilla pizza from my nearly expired tortilla and I didn't want to make a wrap out of it. Crispy chicken nachos. You can hardly see the chicken underneath the tortilla chips. Fruit cocktail pudding. I didn't have any evaporated milk or colouring at home; so I used fresh milk instead to give some "colouring" to it Not in the pics: Bubur jagung and KFC style fried chicken.

Hi all, Browsing through Easter holiday pictures made me crave for jacket potato as I didn't have a chance to eat it when I was in Granada. So, I decided to make it myself today and I'm sharing the recipe here. What you need: Potato 1 can of tuna in brine 1 can of sweetcorn Mayonnaise Olive oil Salt Pepper Chilli Flake (optional) Spring Onion (optional) Preparations:   Potatoes Wash the potatoes thoroughly Washed potatoes Poke holes with fork Rub oil around each potato Sprinkle salt and pepper Ready to bake Bake the potatoes at 180deg for 1 hour and 10 minutes  Tuna and sweetcorn filling Remove the water from tuna and sweetcorn  Mix the tuna and sweet corn in a bowl Tuna and sweetcorn in a bowl Add mayonnaise, chilli flake and spring onion Put everything in a bowl Seasoned with salt and pepper  Filling is ready Mix well Serve with the baked potatoes while its hot. Bon appetit! Jacket potato with tuna and ...

I've recently heard of this place from my sister. They have 2 branches in the UK: London and Cardiff. Since we were in Cardiff yesterday for my sister's birthday, we decided to check the place out. This place is so simple. They only have 3 things on their menu; Burger, Lobster or Lobster Roll with fries, salad, and lemon and herb butter sauce on the side. All of the three items cost £20. Personally I think the price is a bit steep for burger and the lobster roll, that's why we chose Lobster. Hungry faces waiting for our food So, if you're craving for some Lobster; I would definitely recommend this place. But get ready to be messy and it will get messy half way through. Though it might not look big, believe me; it is. I was so full at the end of the meal. So if you have a small appetite, do share it. Our grilled lobster Nyum nyum P/S: Sorry as I did not take many photo as I was too hungry to think about anything else. 

Salam all, It's been a while since I post a new recipe on this blog. Well, today I feel like sharing a new recipe on this site. So the recipe that I'll be sharing today is a Malaysian dish which the specialty dish of a state in Malaysia called Pahang. This dish is "Gulai Masak Tempoyak" or if you translate it to English it is Durian Paste Soup (I think I literately translate it). Ingredients: Durian paste (My mum brought it over when she came to visit. You can Google how to make it using Durian flesh) Tumeric powder Fresh Chillies (sliced at the bottom) Cucumber(cut) Salt Meat of choice (I usually cook fish. Never tried it with any other types of meats) Procedure: Add 2 cups of water in a saucepan until the water is about to boil Add 2 table spoon of durian paste and mix Add a pinch of tumeric, chillies, cucumber Add salt according to your taste bud Add your meat of choice and close the lid until the meat is cooked Serve and ready to eat. My Ik...

I've decided to put my chef hat on today and share with you my chocolate brownie recipe that I've been using since my undergrad days. I'm baking tonight to bring to the potluck lunch that my colleagues have organized for me and they have requested for me to bake for them so here it is. Ingredients 85g baking chocolate 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar (I usually only use 3/4 cup sugar) a pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup chocolate chip and nuts The ingredients Procedure 1. Combine butter and baking chocolate until both of them melt 2. Add sugar and salt. Mix. 3. Add egg one by one and vanilla extract. Stir until the mixture is homogenous. 4. Sprinkle flour slowly into the mixture. 5. Add chocolate chips and nuts into the the mixture and mix. 6. Pour the mixture into a baking tray and bake at 180 deg C for 30-45 mins. 7. Cool on a cooling rack. Ready to put in the oven Topping 1. On low heat, mix milk and baking chocol...

I went out to eat with my colleagues yesterday to celebrate Vaani’s birthday. We decided to go to Food Foundry since it was close to our office. This is my first visit to this shop though I’ve heard about it previously. The interior Menu. The have a variety of choices We ordered three dishes for the 5 of us since none of us were that hungry and since I have a small appetite after my last fever I didn’t think that I’ll finish a whole meal for myself. In the end, we ordered seafood marinara pasta, aglio olio pasta and lamb shoulder (as per birthday girl request) as the main dishes. Aglio Oglio Seafood Marinara Lamb Shoulder I really like the seafood marinara pasta and the lamb dish. The lamb was tender and the sauce that complimented it went well with the lamb. It was very delicious. As for the aglio olio, personally there’s nothing special to it, just so-so. All the dishes in one plate Cleared all of the plates This place is famous for their mille crepe c...

Hi all, Today I won’t be talking about the villain in the cartoon power puff girl, but a cafe called Mojo Nail Cafe located in SS2, PJ. I got to know about this cafe when I saw a high tea offer at Groupon, so my friend and I decided to buy the deal. We had zero knowledge about the cafe and last Friday when I remembered about the deal that we bought a few months ago, we realized that the deal will expire this weekend. So, I called the cafe on Monday and book for appointment today.  Interior of the cafe Open style drink preparation area We went for lunch today to redeem the high tea deal. The deal consists of drinks, food and a pot of ice cream. But I don’t remember them serving us the ice cream. But the food was so-so only; I wouldn’t come here for the high tea again. Ice lemon tea & and hot latte Our 3-tier high tea set for 2 Bottom tier: waffles, spaghetti, cheese cake and coleslaw Middle tier: fruit salad, butter cookies, sandwiches and ch...

I just got back from meeting one of my high school bestie. It's been a few months since we saw each other.She just resigned her work and will be heading to the Holy Land of Mecca sometime end of this month or early next month to work there. Lucky her to be able to be on the holy land for the next one year.  Well, we met over dinner at Sunway Pyramid (my favorite spot). Knowing her, I know she wanted to eat at a place that sells good food and have dessert. Initially I wanted to suggest Tong Pak Fu, but I recently went there so we decided to go to MOF Japanese Cafe. This is my second time here, the first time was with my colleague for lunch. Since we didn't have much time previously, we didn't try their dessert. So despite that this is my second time here, it's my first time trying the dessert.  These are what we had just now: Saba Bento Set, RM28.80 Food for sick people: Kino Kimchi Pot, RM 11.90. Dessert: Shiro Kurian, RM 13. There's variety of desse...

Do you love to eat snickers?  But it's too expensive for you to eat it casually? Fret not, you can now make your own snickers. I found this recipe from a website called bestyummyrecipes. You can have a look at their website here . They have variety of recipes that you can refer to if you run out of cooking ideas.  Well, you want to know how to make snicker? Here's how.. Ingredients: 24 oz of chocolate for coating 2 oz butter 1/4 cup condensed milk 7 oz Marshmallow Creme ( marshmallow fluff) 14 oz caramel candy 1/3 cup peanut butter 14 oz of whole peanuts 10 oz chocolate for background 1 tablespoon of water and 4 tablespoons more Preparation: Prepare a plate size 9 x 13 inches. covered with foil . Dissolve the chocolate (10 oz) in a water bath and poured onto the mold surface and also extended . Then put in the fridge for a few minutes . Then melt marshmallows with a tablespoon of water in a water bath . When the marshmallow is melted a...

Have you ever heard of Kelapa Bakar (grilled coconut)? Well on the way to Banting to send my brother back to his college today, we saw this shop at Sungai Manggis Banting called Pak Long Kelapa Bakar. I've dined there once and I ate their kuey teow soup which was very delicious. But I never knew that they served grilled coconut as well. So we decided to stop here and give the grilled coconut a try. We just had our lunch an hour ago but I guess we were excited about the grilled coconut that we ordered one each (it was actually a bad idea as I didn't manage to finish mine by myself, luckily my brother helped me). So, what did it tasted like? It's actually warm coconut drink (you can request for ice if you want), with some lime. Plus, they will give you honey as well if you request for it. So the sweetness does not come from sugar but from honey. For a person who has sore throat like myself, this drink was very soothing. Not to mention, the abundance of coconut flesh t...

Yesterday I went out to eat with a friend at Sunway Pyramid. We were deciding what to eat when we saw this one interesting food outlet that we never saw before. From far away, we thought that it was only a dessert place, but when we saw the menu they do serve main dish as well. The interior was very nice, it had a homey feeling to it. Maybe it's because of the bedside lamp. The interior Since it was mainly a dessert shop, most of the food that they serve is dessert with lmited choices for the main dish. Variety of mango dessert. Will definitely try one of these next time I dine here. These were the food that we had: Honey Chicken Ramen and Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun Mushroom Chicken Cheese Baked Rice Chicken Dumpling Guava Snow Ice: my favourite dish for the day If you want to dine there, here's the address: F1.76. Sunway Pyramid (next to Pasta Zanmai, near Asian Avenue).