Grandma's Fruit Cake

I was fortunate, when my visit up north for CNY prized me with my grandma's fruit cake recipe, not only that, she made a couple, stressing that the methods are what makes it her's and not their's.

Her fruit cake is one of those cakes known within the family. She has only taught a few, me being one of them :-)

This is my 2nd attempt, 1st turning out very well. I'm happy. My 2nd attempt is a success! Let's wait a couple of days for the cake to mellow..

The results of 4 hours of work.. an hour of waiting..

Ayam Panggang Kenyalang

It was a lil more than a couple of months back when I read this article in the papers. I seldom believe newspaper/magazine writeups on food, just too many bad experience. But I decided to give this a go.

So one fine day off we went to hunt for the place.. it was indeed a hunt.. many wrong turns.. asking the locals didn't help that much..

We ended up calling Awang himself when we were just about to give up..

What I can recall is to locate the "Church of Visitation"(on your left). Follow the road until you reach a junction with a "Fire Station"(on your left). Take a left at this traffic lights equipped junction. Head towards "Ampangan". From there you would see a signboard saying "Pantai" to your left. Take the left turn and I presume you're on "Jalan Pantai" as the article mentioned. However I didn't see any road signs saying that was indeed Jalan Pantai. Soon you'll see a "Petronas gas station" on your left. Awang's stall is on the right of the gas station.

No coordinates this time mates.. At the time of this writing, I can't quite locate this place on google maps.

It's easy to miss Awang's stall, as I did so too causing me a couple of U-turns before calling Awang.

A visual of the stall.. the almighty AYAM PANGGANG KENYALANG!


As you look on into the stall, to the left..



Succulent birds waiting for u..


An option to be served with rice.. Don't forget the soup..



As the article mentions.. the sauce is the magic.. for this I'm willing to make a trip to Seremban!

Pasta Zanmai @ Mid Valley Megamall

Sushi Zanmai now Pasta.. this place serves Italian Japanese fused with abracadebra.. The results? Magic! Ok I must admit I ain't a fussy fler when it comes to food. As long as it tastes good to me, it goes well.

It was me buddy's birthday and I insisted, well kinda insisted that we buy him dinner at Pasta Zanmai. While the rest hadn't visited the outlet before and knowing very well my "low-standards" of satisfaction, they were rather sceptical of the place.

Even after being seated, they still spoke of my 'low-standards'..

Until the food came.. until they bit into it.. until.. they shaddap for the rest of the evening on the topic.. even mentioned I'm a changed man (sense the sarcasm in there?)..

Something hamburg..


Sirloin steak ;-)


Squid cum pasta..


Tofu.. A simple thing like this, made nicely..


Some chicken..


Check this out.. Avocado pasta ;-)


Unagi pizza.. simply the best!


Some Ebi pizza.. bery good too..


Results? Polished plates..

+wondermilk

+wondermilk ain't no wonderbra ;-) altho the somehow seem to rhyme *smirk*

Kelv told me of this place that had delicious cupcakes but only opens during the day or perhaps early evening. Fat chance for me visiting this place after work. Kept slipping my mind on the weekends till yesterday when it just came popping in!

A cuppa cap or latte would cost ya RM6, pretty decent price eh? What I don't understand is, however wonderful the cupcakes tastes, does it justify it's high price tag of RM4.50 per piece or RM17 for 4 pieces? pssst~ it's a really small piece..

For those who have tried Cupcake Chic at The Curve, the cupcakes from +wondermilk's a tad bit smaller.

How do I like the cupcakes? I like em pretty much. Altho Kenneth says they are too sweet, they seem to fall into the sweet-but-not-too-sweet league for me tooth.



I simply love the deco, the moment I stepped in it felt very cozy! Kudos to the IDs!

If u look carefully, there are quite a few lomo cameras for sale, lomographer in the haus?


Takes effort to keep things simple yet artistic..


Cool ceiling lights..


Nice corner.. I'd imagine myself all lumped up with me iPod..


Takeaway? The boxes are cute!


Exposure +2 to bump it up!


google maps - 3.135001, 101.621121

lookout carefully as you may just zip by this lot without as much as noticing it's existance! I'd blame it on the humble signage, it's dark colored background certainly doesn't help.

http://www.ilovecuppacakes.com

Pavlova at The Apartment, Downtown.

I've got a blardy weak spot for Pavlova..

The Strawberry Peach Pavlova served at 'the apartment' KLCC was.. mmm hmmm..



Strawberry Peach Pavlova

BBQ Chicken Wings

So often we don't know what's just round the corner or nearby.. This place in Menjalara is 7 minutes drive away and I never knew about it. It was Kelvin and Debbie that told me about these succulent BBQ chicken wings last week and I was like 'whuuuuuat?!'. So right now I have 10 wings, RM2 per piece, sitting right beside me. Smelling goooood... tasting simply lovely!

Google maps - +3° 11' 37.91", +101° 37' 48.79". Go have some will ya! If you know me personally, give me a ring when you're around ;-).

run Forest.. run..

Bubba Gump at The Curve! It's a shrimp place.. it's all about the shrimps!



Pretty neat plates they have here.. Leave it as "RUN FOREST RUN" to keep the waiters away..


"STOP FOREST STOP" gawd dammit stop! That's to flag you seek some attention ;-)


A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.. could we agree less?


I had ran for 3 years, 2 months, 19 days and 16 hours.. I really can't recall "Forest Gump" the movie, but stuff in the joint is filled with bits and pieces of the movie, so Kenneth reminded..


This place have some nifty drinks on their menu.. I had some mango, lemon, some zesty kinda thang.. yummy!


Food we had, which I don't remember what, but pretty damn nice.. I'll definitely be back for their dessert which I had to skip this round due to gluttony..





Note the ping pong bat? It has clippings of 'featured' food.. Why the bat I asked, apparently Mr. Gump played ping pong? Sauces in an over sized bucket that took up just too much space on the table.


I may have odd taste.. I like this door handle..


The experience was all good until we asked for the bill.. it took them ages.. I asked 3 times for my bill.. and when we paid, we had to wait another minute too many.. the end wait killed all the fun we had.. I've my patience, but this killed it point blank. So we walked away feeling not too happy anymore. I hope and am pretty sure this'll improve..

Kin Kin Restaurant

Off Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman to be exact.. to be precise 3.16087,101.698337.



So what will you find here? Lat chiu pan mien! WTF you say? Ok here's the literal translation.. chili plank noodle. erm.. ain't exactly illustrative ya?

Normally you'd see em' hand rolling the noodles with a small manual machine. This fellas have an electronic machine. Nifty! Oh ya as you can see, it's not 'plank' style but rather like plain noodles.


Do you spot the sunny side up egg? Mix it well and mmm..


But where's the chili you yell? There you go! Add as much as your taste buds tell ya too!


Damn the damnest, this is good! Highly recommended ;-)

Friendship Herbal Soup Restaurant

Friendship Herbal Soup Restaurant in Kepong is a delightful joint to have a nice bowl of soup and a pleasant dinner. They have a selection of herbal soup for a variety of causes. Feeling heaty, fatigue, poor blood circulation, etc? Have a bowl of herbal soup, very common amongst the Chinese community.

I've been telling me pals about this place for quite some time, however it being in Kepong seems like a far reach for many. Let's see if these fotos would entice..

Location? Search Google maps for 3.215245,101.641366

You can't possibly miss the neon lights IF you're on the right road..


Double boiled herbal soup. This is the American ginseng soup with black chicken. Chicken's hidden.. pok* pok* pok*


Bored with plain rice? Try the yam rice.. delicious on it's own!


Pork belly with salted fish..


Some fish that cost me RM9 per 100g.. YUM!


Fancy frog meat? There you go! Now now, don't ya go ewwwww on me! It's absolutely delicious. For those who haven't tasted this delicacy, imagine smooth tender chicken meat..


Drunken chicken!


Choy sum.. We must have more greens!

Beef Noodle in Taman Ehsan

Lee Fong Yuen Restaurant, a hidden jewel.
Jalan E 3/6, Jalan Ehsan Utama.
3.221897,101.624007

Beef noodle anyone?


This is rather different, the soup is thick and full of flavor. It even reminded me of beef stew! What else can I say? YUMMY!