Episode 601 - Happy Birthday Daddy & Dinner @ Charcoal, BBQ & Grill

Happy Belated birthday, Daddy dearest! Celebrated his 54th birthday last Wednesday and we had Dim Sum from 11 Degrees Sports Cafe, Sutera Biru Hotel, Kuala Belait. They serve Halal Dimsum and they serve pretty good Dim Sum too! I mean, it's not as good as Dynasty's but can eat la~ Had the Siu Mai, Fried Carrot Cake (my favourite!), Prawn Salad, Yam Ko', Vege Popiahs, steamed chicken (supposedly with shark fin but I ain't seen any shark fin on that) and some fish balls. Pretty filling cos you know when you eat several small dishes, they just fill your tummy up easily but funny you can get hungry fast. Then we had cake from Mum Bakery. Chocolate Royale Cheesecake. I am very sure that this is one of the best cakes they have. Soft sponge chocolate cake layered with light cream cheese. Such a great combo! Mmmmm delish!

Fried Carrot Cake - Which part of it is carrot? hmmm..

Next, caught the Prince of Persia Sands of Time movie at the Empire. Pretty good movie as it was action packed and I love the effects where they kind of slow mo on some of the scenes when he jumps off from one building to another. Really great acting from Jake Gyllenhall though! Surprised me as he kinda gave me a stigma from the movie Brokeback Mountain! But seriously, anyone who could play out as a Homosexual lover can make any movie a hit! And the lines were pretty humorous too! A total must see movie of the year! Can't wait for all the upcoming Summer movies! Ok, enough about movies. After the movie, I went for steak at Charcoal BBQ & Grill. Asked the waiter what is the best lamb steak they have and he recommended the Mint & Pineapple Lamb. Cooked to perfection, I loved the taste. Complimented with the sizzling sauce and 2 side dishes. I couldn't finish the whole thing! My friends had the Piri-Piri Chicken, Sirloin Steak, Half a grilled Chicken and "appertisers" we all had Oyster mushrooms deep fried with a coating of batter, Mushroom soup, Calamari rings and the best one was the Salmon Crepe! - Sweet & salty sheets of Smoked Salmon wrapped in a thin crepe with some mayo/ creame freche! So freaking good! Didn't have my digi camera with me so I used my handphone. Blurry pics but better than nothing :) Which makes me think that I should get a bloody SLR!





From top to Bottom: My Mint & Pineapple Grilled Lamb, Half a grilled Chicken, Salmon with Mango Dressing Salad, d very nyaman/da-bomb four seasons (mixture of mango juice & several other fruit juices blended) & Salmon Crepe

Episode 521 - Two Delish Treats for the day! - Supasave's Beef Kebab & Bakerlyn's Caramel Sticks

Energy day, have you done your part? Well, I didn't get to pledge online but I did try as hard to save lotsa energy today by switching off any unused electric things. But I did hear that we didn't do well to save energy! Only a somewhat 1+% lower than the average Monday! That is really sad though. However, I want to share with you all 2 treats I had today! First is the Serikandi Express Beef Kebab (basically half of a pita bread, stuffed with savoury cooked meat & vege in the mid) I bought from Supasave, Panaga. Best kebab I've tasted but I do wish they put a lil bit more mayo hehe. Costs at BND2.20 a piece, the price is so-so but wished it was a bit cheaper too. Then again, quality is more important right? Next are the Caramel Sticks (price unavailable) from Bakerlyn Bakery, Qlap, BSB. Practically these are just buttery puff pastry cut into strips, twisted and embellished with lots of sugar! They are so darn yummy!!!!

Beef Kebab @ Supasave, Panaga. Doesn't look as appealing but trust me, it is slurpies!

Caramel Sticks @ Bakerlyn, Qlap

Well, that's all. Just wanted to share a lil something-something for those of you who got the blues on Mondays *ergh*. Will be catering for Viv's birthday on Wednesday so I'm going to cook Nasi Briyani and make Potato Egg Salad. Wait for the Briyani recipe. An easy dish made out of instant packets.

See you then!

Episode 520 - The Perfect Egg Sandwich

Eggs! Babe LY's favourite! I don't think anyone can hate eggs! Eat it with your Indomee or cook it with vege, dump it in your soup, make cakes with it, mash it, boil it, poach it, it all taste as good! You can never go wrong with eggs.

I discovered this recipe during my Uni days where Babe LY's mum would make a container of this egg sandwich mix and LY will be chomping her way to heaven. I knew it was really precious to her but regardless I didn't decline her offer! And my God, was it a damn good egg sandwich mix. Ok, not nearly the same but similarly close to the real recipe, this is my own blend of the perfect egg sandwich!

Ingredients: 3 hard boiled eggs - mashed 4 tablespoons of Mayonnaise 1 cup of shredded carrot 1 teaspoon of sweetened Condensed milk 1 tbspoon of Cream Cheese A dash of pepper & dried parsley 6 pieces German Bread - cut in halves

Method: Mix well all ingredients. Take the halved bread and make a pocket in the middle with a sharp knife and stuff 2 tablespoons of egg mix in it.
Serves: 6

*Tip*: Add some more mayonnaise for extra creamy egg mix. Serves well with fresh salad and fries on the side. Use Wholemeal bread for a healthier choice or a Crossaint if you like a little buttery flavour to your sandwich!

I added slices of chicken ham and fresh lettuce to my sandwich with this egg mix and it was absolutely tasty! Great dish for a breakfast meal!

Episode 519 - Thermomix a.k.a the machine which does anything (in the kitchen that is)!

Thermomix - The Superman of Food Processors

I had a very interesting time one evening last week. My Supervisor invited me to some sort of a cooking demo. Apparently he said there's a very amazing machine which cooks for you with a touch of few buttons. I had a glimpse of it on a brochure he brought but had a first hand experience during the demo we had at a colleague's place. I was truly amazed because this magical machine is like all machines in one. More precisely its actually 8 types of machine in one. It can basically do around 14 things which other machines can prolly do only 3 and that is one thing at a time. But this machine does 3 things at a time! Steams, cooks & blends! The other 100 things it can do are : weigh, chop, emulsify, whip, grinds, knead and more! So I had a chance to see how the machine can make and then steam 'Man Tou' (best Man Tou I've tasted & the dough the machine kneaded was just super smooth & fine!) , cooks & blends pumpkin into a creamy soup, stir fried Spinach, cooked rice & steamed chicken at the same time. I was totally impressed by it. However it is like darn expensive man. Cost around BND 2,000. But I guess it is a good investment if 1. you have no other machines like food processors, blenders or mixers in your kitchen, 2. if you have a supperrr busy life as the machine can cook anything for you in just less than 20 minutes, 3. if you can afford a 2k food processor haha But regardless, it is surely something worth to look at because practically it cuts cooking and preparation time into half. I just have one negative thing about it. This machine cuts the joy of cooking entirely! And ya, it doesn't deep fry food too because it is a machine which supports healthy cooking!

Go to this website for more info: www.thermomix.com