Recent Posts

Makanning

Makanning

Return To Blog Listing

Mouth Wide Open

Search This Blog's Tags For:

Recent Posts Tagged With Chinese

  • Mom's Recipe

    Posted on Friday October 19th, 2007 at 07:32 am in Chinese, poultry, home cooked

    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...

  • Shrimps and Parsley Noodles

    Posted on Tuesday October 16th, 2007 at 11:20 pm in Chinese, noodles, home cooked

    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...

  • Jujube Tree @ Ningbo

    Posted on Saturday October 6th, 2007 at 09:16 am in Chinese, vegetarian, dessert, tropical fruits, healty eating

    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...

  • Noodles or Rice?

    Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 06:46 am in Chinese, stir fry, home cooked

    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...

  • Xi'an Food Delights

    Posted on Thursday October 4th, 2007 at 09:26 pm in Chinese, restaurants, soups, snacks, spicy, breads, fruits, hawker stalls

    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...

  • Asian Porridge

    Posted on Thursday October 4th, 2007 at 08:48 am in Chinese, one pot, home cooked

    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...

  • Chinese Muslim Food

    Posted on Wednesday September 26th, 2007 at 02:24 am in Chinese, restaurants, poultry

    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...

  • River View Restaurant, Kuala Selangor

    Posted on Sunday September 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 am in Chinese, restaurants, seafood

    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...

  • Jalan Alor

    Posted on Thursday September 6th, 2007 at 11:01 pm in Chinese, hawker stalls

    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...

  • La Manila

    Posted on Tuesday September 4th, 2007 at 09:26 am in Chinese, local favorites

    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...

  • Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur

    Posted on Saturday September 1st, 2007 at 09:43 am in Chinese, snacks, dessert, hawker stalls

    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...

  • Makaning Bentong, Malaysia

    Posted on Friday August 31st, 2007 at 04:24 am in Chinese, fruits, tropical fruits, hawker stalls

    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...

  • Dry Curry Noodles

    Posted on Wednesday August 22nd, 2007 at 06:38 am in Chinese, fusion, spicy

    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...

  • A Taste of Home

    Posted on Sunday August 19th, 2007 at 03:36 am in Chinese, restaurants

    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...

  • A Simple Lunch

    Posted on Saturday August 18th, 2007 at 07:13 am in Chinese

    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...

  • An Uphill Task

    Posted on Friday August 17th, 2007 at 07:06 am in Chinese, beans, home cooked

    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...

  • Tea Time in China

    Posted on Wednesday August 15th, 2007 at 07:55 am in pastry, Chinese, snacks, dessert

    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...

  • Nanyuan Hotel, Ningbo

    Posted on Monday August 6th, 2007 at 08:52 am in Chinese

    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...

  • Chao Nian Gao 炒年糕

    Posted on Sunday July 29th, 2007 at 12:14 am in Chinese

    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 :)...