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Mom's Recipe
A simple steamed chicken dish I grew up eating. I love that it has lots of gravy and and the chicken very flavorful.Marinade chicken pieces with sliced ginger (lots of it), oyster sauce and tomato ketchup. You can adjust the measurements depending on...
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Shrimps and Parsley Noodles
See how parsley react to heat - they don't look fresh and green!I made another noodle dish for dinner yesterday. I had some parsley and onions leftover from yesterday and I used them with my noodles.I fried garlic and onions until the onions were sof...
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Jujube Tree @ Ningbo
My friend ate at Jujube Tree Restaurant in Shanghai and found out that they have a branch in Ningbo so he recommended that I try. When I told my friend here, she said that she has been there and the food is good. It is a vegetarian restaurant.Today I...
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Noodles or Rice?
Noodles!David is still under the weather so eating at home is best. He wanted something simple and less oily.Going to the market in the evening to get fresh ingredients is becoming the norm for me. I usually decide what I want to cook after browsing...
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Xi'an Food Delights
Entrance to the Muslim streetMuslim traders with an assortment of dried fruits, nuts and sweetsGrilled mutton leg, skewered beef sticks and pita breadwere some of the street fare.Roasted chestnuts and walnuts All sorts of desserts or sweets. From...
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Asian Porridge
We were in Xian the last few days and I've got a few food posts coming up!After eating out the past few days we were starved for a home cooked meal.The moment we reached home, put the bags down, I had the rice cooker out and ready to make some porrid...
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Chinese Muslim Food
Lunch was great today for all sorts of reasons. I had great company, the weather was good and I was hungry!Christine, my friend gave me a choice of vegetarian or Chinese Muslim food and we ended up eating the latter because it was nearer where we wer...
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River View Restaurant, Kuala Selangor
Deep fried crayfish is one of my favorite seafood dish.Fresh fishballs served in clear soup was a refreshing start.What we all thought were pork ribs turned out to be honey grilled chicken.Stir fried Kai LanPrawns fried with oatmeal and butterCurrie...
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Jalan Alor
We needed to go to Low Yat Plaza to get computer accessories and things so having dinner at Jalan Alor was the obvious choice since it was Malaysian hawker food that we missed most.Nicely BBQued chick wingsLobakFried Oysters :)Not having anything in...
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La Manila
We go to La Manila at Midvalley Megamall for local favorites. The Penang Char Kuey Teow is the best! I also love the Prawn Mee, the Curry Laksa and the Assam Laksa.The best curry noodles in town IMHO!Also the best char kuey teow!David and I didn't re...
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Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur
Shin Kee Beef NoodlesDry hor fun noodles with minced beefI prefer the beef ball with my noodlesDavid likes the beef slicesShin Kee serves my favorite beef ball noodles. I always order a large bowl. During the day you can find the shop on Jalan Tun Ta...
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Makaning Bentong, Malaysia
It is National Day holiday today. Merdeka! Merdeka!We joined our church cell group for a little outing out of the city to eat Durian! David and I are not particularly fans of the King of Fruits but we went along to enjoy the fellowship. The drive is...
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Dry Curry Noodles
Improvising is what I do best when cooking. We've ran out of rice so I planned on cooking the last of the ramen noodles, I like so much for dinner. I also have to finish off whatever foodstuff which cannot keep because we are heading back to Kuala Lu...
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A Taste of Home
I had the most satisfying lunch today at Z Place.I ordered Hainanese chicken rice and it was delicious. To me, the two most important accompaniment to good Hainanese chicken rice dish is the chili sauce and the rice. I rate this one of the best chick...
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A Simple Lunch
Rice is our staple and we have it for dinner most nights. For lunch I prefer bread or noodles but because I am alone, I end up eating leftovers so inevitably it will be rice.I guess if we eat so much refined foods - white rice and white flour for the...
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An Uphill Task
Cooking is an uphill task for me. Not only because I only started cooking in my late thirties but also because I don't know half the food items out there. This cooking adventure has taught me so much! And I'd have say that it has been much easier bec...
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Tea Time in China
By 5pm we were exhausted. Having moved 3 car loads from the 5th floor of the old apartment to the new, our legs and arms were aching. It wasn't so bad at the new place since we had a separate entrance and the front door was only a few steps up but we...
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Nanyuan Hotel, Ningbo
One of the highlights of Makanning Ningbo is having dinner at Nanyuan Hotel. The food is really superb here.Today we had spring rolls - light crispy pastry deep fried with fresh vegetables inside; steamed crabs with light soy sauce and wine - the cr...
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Chao Nian Gao 炒年糕
Chao Nian Gao is quite nice but very filling. The rice cake is stir fried with vegetables, mushrooms and pork slices. The texture is very chewy and surprisingly not dry.Flesh juice anyone?You can have some snock too :)...
