Post No. 116

Can you believe we've hit the month of May already. What better way to start the month with a post of absolutely bombing desserts. It is that good and I am not even joking. La Renaissance is situated at The Rocks. I was blown away as soon as I put a forkful of Zulu (the chocolate one) in my mouth, THE BEST CHOCOLATE DESSERT EVER! Afternoons are better spent here with a cup of coffee paired with any cake or pastry of you liking. I see myself coming back for more and more in the future.

Post No. 112

unagi roll

Unajyu: grilled eel on ric

udon

soft shell crab tempura with dipping sauce

regular sushi set

quick dinner at Hukuya Sushi Bar. Japanese food no doubt is one of my absolute favourite cuisine to date. There is something about the delicateness of Japanese creations that keeps me coming back for more. and more.and not to mention lately I have this crazy addiction for sushi, I make them for dinner for at least once every week. my sushi making skill are not quite there yet. but hey, its the taste that counts.

Post No. 109

Bugs and figs salad.

pan seared Tasmanian scallops. 

sirloin steak with roasted pumpkin and wilted spinach

tomato salad with balsamic vinaigrette 

lambchop with mint sauce and mash potatoes

Doyle's famous fish and chips

hot seafood platter

tiramisu

blueberry chocolate tart

had an absolute wonderful meal at Doyle's while my parents and sister was here for the February holidays. Doyle's was absolutely worth the trip. Foodwise, the hot seafood platter can do with less chips and a bit more seafood. me and my mom shared this dish as it was suppose feed 2 people. but I reckoned it can easily feed 3 as we did share some among all of us. Every piece of seafood was fresh and served in the most delightful manner. Simple dishes like the fish and chips did not disappoint as well. Deserts was to-die-for. Too bad we were all quite stuffed that night. Otherwise would have ordered more. 

Post No. 104

just got this ahh-mazing stand mixer not too long ago, and I just have to try it out. so we've made Apple Tea Cake. the cake was just blah. but the mixer was THE BEST THING EVER. 

cant wait to make more desserts soon!

Post No. 103

not much to say bout my week cept that it was incredibly hectic and I was tired most of the time. so much to do, so much to read, so much to study for. having said that, I did have some good food over this month, and I shall share!

1. Char Kuey Teow. I missed this desperately and I just need to have a fix. I think I've mastered this dish, but dont have the right utensils. still, it tasted amazing, and I'll know what to do the next time I have a craving.

2. I shall declare that herbal chicken soup my all time favourite soup. Best to have in the recent cold, rainy nights.

3. Crispy Skin salmon. <3

4. Taro bubble tea.

5. Reese Peanut Butter chocolate. Holymoly. Discovered another sliced of heaven with this chocolate! randomly picked this up at the green grocer. and I can't wait to get MORE. 

Post No. 100

Malaysian Kitchen Insiders had a lunch & dinner food festival in one of the alleys off State theater. All you need is $10 per entry and you get 4 dishes in tasting plate size. Quite a steal. We had Satay in chicken and mutton I believe, chicken kapitan (the best of the day), nasi lemak (quite a let down), and vegetarian gado-gado(sry no pic for this one. but it was good anyway). This event is insanely popular among Malaysians in Sydney I must say. the queue was unbelievable. We did the lunch session. Satisfied. Looking forward to next week. Good job on the deco, it was dreamy.  

ohbtw. this is post #100. wohhhooo.

Post No. 96

Have not done a food review post in a while. 

So second day into the new year me family was wondering around ou looking for a nice place for lunch. went past Chao Yen for a couple times now. My dad is Teo Chew so he knows teochew food more than we do.  and we finally decided to give this place a try. 

The restaurant is located in New Wing OU. Next to Otak-Otak. 

Sauteed Xiao Bai Chai with Mushroom Slices. Very regular. Nothing to shout about. 

 Stir fried fish slices with shallots and ginger shreds. One of the commendable dish of the day. Hearty serving of fish slices. but is quite pricey for the portion.

 deep fried Oysters. I did have some kind of expectation. its deep fried. and its oyster. It has to be good. but this one here turned out tasteless. thumbs down.

 Preserves duck slices with freshly crushed peppercorns. This dish is the biggest rip off of them all. I think it cost bout RM27. but there are only 10 slices of them. I don't mind the price if the dish is good. but it isn't. The meat is a bit tough and rubbery. I kinda expected it to be salty since it is preserved. But it turned out tasteless. and with the amount of crushed peppercorns on each slice of the meat, the peppery taste becomes too overpowering. major disappointment.

 A closer look on overpriced preserved duck slices.

Braised salted preserved vegetables with pork belly. I had better versions of this dish at roadside stalls. 

Red rice. RM3.50 per bowl. Small portion. Rip off I tell you!



Overall. Definitely not worth a second visit. The prices for everything is a bit too much I must say for such ridiculously small portion. The food isn't great, I don't feel any sort of satisfaction. Service is horrible. *facepalm* I wonder how they survived that long.

Post No. 83

Couples week back, Coles and Woolies had this massive prawn sale. So the seafood lover in me just cannot bare to have this sale to slip out of my hands and I went to get 2kg of prawn. The prawn flesh had been used to make a number of yummy dishes, and I knew the shells and will come in handy someday.
After sitting in the freezer for almost two months, I finally found a use for the heads and shells.
Prawn Noodles Asian Style!

I confess. I never liked the taste or smell of Prawn Noodles while I was living at Malaysia. I avoid it at all cost. But lately my cravings for Malaysian hawkers food is getting too strong. So strong that I am getting ahead of myself making lists of places to visit and food that I must taste when I'm back for my December/January visit.

All in all. Prawn noodles stock was delicious! I did have some doubts when I was making the stock. It smelled terrible in my opinion. But after awhile, you get acquired to the smell and its smells wonderful.

The shells that I've used. The more you use for the stock, the better the taste. also let it simmer for a least 2 hours. I think I left mine to simmer for 3 hours.

The end product! It got some pretty basic toppings like bean sprouts, fish balls, hard boiled eggs, tou pok, and crunchy shallots. Gotta love the eggs. They taste so good with the soup. I don't have any prawns the freezer and I didn't get any from the stores. So this is a bowl of prawn noodles without any prawns. Lolxxx.

Awesome stuff!

p/s: I forgot to add that. after simmering the shells for 3 hours, I've added a packet of prawn noodle stock paste into the soup. so it saves you work from making your own chilli paste plus it makes the soup extra flavoursome.