Saturday, October 22, 2005

Ipoh Delights 2

Place   : MOVEN PARK
Location: Greentown, Ipoh
Cuisine   : Fusion
Price   : +/- RM20


*this is the continuation of my 1st entry..hehe..

During my visit to Ipoh, we had our dinner at this place called MOVEN PARK which is really great.
You can feel a great vibe of people there. The restaurant or cafe...hmm..i cant actually
categorized it in a right category..cos the premise is quite big which pretty much look like a restaturant..but at the same time the mood of the place were more like those of a cafe...hmm...

On first impression the place looks REALLY beautiful...With the lights n the nice songs in the air...
It's a double-storey premise which look like a banglo lot being transformed into a food galore
..haha..It has an indoor n outdoor section..which is really brilliant. The overall decor of the place
is stunningly beautiful, especially the outdoor section which we sat. It has alil of Jap-garden like plus
alil of ethnicity in the design..thats how i look at it..n even d toilet design is cool too..haha..

Despite the light showers that nite, we decided to take the outdoor section...

K back to the main course..I guess one of the main attraction or rather specialty of the food i
n MOVEN PARK is its STEAMBOAT..they have individual steamboat or buffet style..However,
if you open up the menu, there's more to just steamboat..there's a great fusion of food and drinks...
up for offer..N we were smiling to ourselves when we happen to see..ALCHOLIC drinks being
served too..There was cocktails, wine, liquor, beer..u name it n they have it all there..As for the food,
you can get Chinese dishes n Western stuff..

We ordered cocktails..hehe..


L-R: Joyce being screwed by SREWDRIVER, ST took ...+COLA (damn i forgotten wat is it),
       me happy with TEQUILA SUNRISE n apple with her MARGARITA

tequilla sunrise
My TEQUILLA SUNRISE..prob has the best presentation among all



I think Joyce orbably got alil dipsy with her drink...hers n mine were orange based..
ST thinks that hers had too much of cola than alchohol..n Apple is pretty fine wit her choice..

I'll just skip the boring part n get straight to the food we ordered..That night, all of us decided to
order Western..some ordered steak..chicken chop..n me...i ordered a very TEMPTING..TASTY..
WELL-PREPARED dish..SALMON PENNE..there's actually a name to it..but i cant quite remember..

The dish is SOOO...RICH WITH FLAVOURS that i melt with every bite..Just a quick look at the dish n u can just see what makes it..FINE slices of SALMONS!!!penne...n the ever so EVIL CHEEZZEE!!!
I can only say the every bite leads to even more bites...YUMMMY...

salmon penne
Just look at the cheese...n SALMON..are you not DROOLING yet??

Oh..i got so carried away that i forgot that we had a superb appetizer too..FAT, JUICY, SUCCULENT
...SHRIMP COCKTAIL...mama mia...

shrimp cocktail
Can you feel your stomach juices oozing out now?haha...


**I would love to tempt you guys with more DELICIOUS dish..but sadly..we didnt take enough pics of it..**

Oh...we had a cake too..cos the dinner was a celebration for me n joyce's birthday..even d cake
is so...heavenly...it made a really great dessert for the night...

chocolate birthday cake
Rich with multiple layers of thick chocalate, top with real orange flavour...a MaSTERPIECE..

That's about all the pix i have for MOVEN PARK..It is a definite must to dine-in here...
if you appear to be anywhere nearby this area..Or you will miss the fun..food..frenzy
of this heaven..

Terrific place for friends n family to chill out with great cuisine all night...with the almost perfect
atmosphere..NO REGRETS..i'll give this place a 4.5/5..

Why isn't there places like this in KLANG!!!hmm...mayb there is but im not aware of it..

KEEP DROOLING PEEPS!!!

**THE END**
-mel-



Saturday, October 22, 2005 03:38 pm by melisa
4 Stomachs Growling

Friday, October 21, 2005

The Cupcake attempt


i was inspired to like really bake something chocolaty..
after some time where i kept making cheesecake..

so.. i was really foodblog-hopping .. and came by many many ideas..

so i thought.. this was the one.

Peanut Butter-Banana Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Glaze & Caramelized Banana Disk
by chockylit

*phew* that was long

butterchocolateeggs
mixed chocolate filling


the ingredient were rather simple.. but however i got stuck with the Caramel Glaze
but anyway.. lets' get to the ingrediesnt

Peanut Butter Filling
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg

1. mix brown sugar, peanut butter, and egg in a small bowl and set aside

Cupcakes
24 cupcakes / 350 degree oven
11 tablespoons unsalted butter
9 ounces best-quality semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
5 ounces best-quality bitter-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1-1/3 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
[1/4 teaspoon baking soda]
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup mashed banana (from 1 medium banana)

1. melt butter and semi-sweet chocolate over a bain marie
2. whisk together eggs and sugar
3. add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt, mix to combine
4. add melted chocolate/butter mixture, mix to combine
5. stir in mashed banana
6. fill cupcake tins about 1/3 full, drop a teaspoon of peanut butter mixture into each tin,
top off with cupcake batter to about 2/3's full
7. bake for ~20 minutes or until a crust forms on the cupcakes

Caramel Glaze
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons half and half
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. in a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter
2. add milk and brown sugar, stir to combine
3. boil vigorously for 1 minute
4. remove from heat and beat in 1/2 cup powdered sugar
5. cool slightly then and beat in the vanilla and remaining powdered sugar,
add more half in half if necessary
6. quickly spoon over cupcakes before glaze sets

Caramelized Banana Disks
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium ripe banana, sliced into disks

1. melt butter in a skillet over medium heat
2. carefully add banana disks and let caramelize slowly until brown and crispy
(but not burnt)
3. flip with two forks, continue cooking the other side
4. top glazed cupcakes with the banana disks


all was fine.. except that i ddint know waht was ...
4 tablespoons half and half in the Caramel Glaze


chocolate cupcakes
choc mixture + peanut butter mix. to be baked


to pour the mixture to the moulds.. my god ..
it took me some time cause i didnt' wanted it to spill over..
and make it like 2/3 of the cup..
and the mixture was rather thick..

so at that moment.. i thought .. this is gonna be a VERY CHOCHOLATY CUPCAKE

chocolate peanut banana caramel cupcakes



mm.. conclusion..
the good
+ it was very rich in chocolate... it's almost a mouthful of chocolate when u take ur first bite
+ the peanut topping was just nice.. it ddint cover the entire cupcake's aroma,
yet.. u still can get a hint of it ...


the bad
+ the cake didn't rise enought..maybe because i put baking powder instead of baking soda
cause i couldnt find the soda in my house ... only powder was available..
+ the caramel wasn't such a good work .. :P
+ couldnt really taste the meshed banana in the cake ..

cupcakes

cupcakes chocolate chip



bon appetitt :)


Friday, October 21, 2005 06:57 pm by Swee San
7 Stomachs Growling

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

what's for lunch and tea?


Loh mee has become one of my favourite lunch..

if i'm at home.. or i'd go for cheap lunch with friends ..
i'd head to this place in Jalan Melawis in Klang

they have the best loh mee i've ever eaten.. and it's not easy to find loh mee in pj..
em.. well.. as in .. among the pj areas i've been.. ahaha..
they have Lam mee or .. pan mee.. but not Loh Mee...

there seems to be a different type of loh mee in penang n kl.. and klang ..
some are like lam mee .. more starch.. and more dark soy sauce ..

but anyway.. this is klang's type of loh mee

loh mee
nyaammmm

i do not have the recipe.. but.. as far as i know (from looking at how the aunty cooks)
first she boils the anchovies soup.. adds pork bits and chinese mushroom
then she adds in mee (the yellowish type)
 well some other ppl do order loh yi mee (fried), loh chi mee (like pan mee) ..
then she adds in pepper, light soya sauce and thick/dark soya sauce..and black VINEGAR
then some vegetable...
then she pre-mix water with flour (i'm not sure if it's corn or tapioca) ..
but the purpose of it is to make it thick and sticky
then.. cracks 1 egg .. n stir it well ..

n tada.. it's done ..

and u know.. that row of shops ... has 3 shops that has some really goooood food
first is the loh mee shop.. other that loh mee. their mee hun kueh is really good

then there's a curry laksa shop.. nice too!!

and anohter one selling home made egg tarts .. mamamiaaa ..
the egg tart they sell there's really good.. cause the crust is just nice ..
crunchy.. but doesnt fall to pieces after your first bite ..
at the same time .. ti's not soggy too .. sometimes .. some of the crust is abit wet

egg tart


however.. there're 3 different types of crust ..
one.. is the flaky outer crust ... which are sold in most Dim Sum Restaurant..
two.. the pie crust ..
three.. the portugese type ..

there are a few shops that sell nice egg tarts ...

1 is .. in IPOH .. u can never doubt ipoh's egg tart..
i ate in a dim sum restaurant called Ming Court (i think)
2.. this shop in Melawis..
3.. can't recall now ..

egg tart


now .... if this is a hong kong styled dessert / dimsum .. how come ...
how come they never serve any in Kim Gary....

mmm ...

*contented with lunch + tea*

back to work.. *cries*



Wednesday, October 19, 2005 04:07 pm by Swee San
4 Stomachs Growling

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Ipoh Delights..


I went to Ipoh with a couple of friends few weekends back..
N we spent alot of quality time..doing what everyone does best EATING...haha...
There's 2 place in particular which i think has superb food..So here goes..

NOTE: The pictures taken werent intended for this blog entry much earlier
...so pls dont screw me for the poor snapshots..hehe...
n there'll probably be more words than pics..

#1 OLD TOWN KOPITIAM   
Cuisine: Mostly buns & coffee  
Rating: 4/5 for a kopitiam   

Take a peek at the signboard..
I cant recall the exact location of this kopitiam...
So hope this signboard will help..haha..oh..n d price is really within anyone's
budget..hehe

 


Lets start with the interior...
D cafe is nicely decorated with furnitures, paintings n other stuff
which will remind you that you are sitting in a kopitiam..
a modern one tho..it gives you a feeling that you are in the past..f
ew decades back..brilliant..even d cups they use are real kopitiam style..
D Downside, mayb its alil cramp n warm...

Food...food...food..

If u take a peek in the menu,
u mostly see buns n coffees in a wide variety...
We odered lots of them to share...


Drinks (l-r): Ipoh white coffee (hot), Ice blended coffee, Ipoh white coffee(cold)
Buns(l-r): Toast bread with curry chicken, Polo bun, Kaya& butter toast bread


closed up

D food is just so incredibly yummy..
Altho d presentation is nothing shout about.
The yumminess of this simple foods will unfold when you take your very
1st bite...haha..
D POLO BUN & D KAYA+BUTTER TOAST especially...
there's a slap of butter in it...When you take your very 1st bite,
the feeling of the smooth butter melting on your tongue..haha..
it drove me crazy for more...Both the buns were crunchy too...
n felt like it just came out of the oven...

As for the TOAST BREAD WITH CURRY CHICKEN..its another masterpiece...
Im sure alot of us out there enjoy dipping bread into curry n eatin them..
So sum smart fella in this cafe is so brilliant to come out with this serving...
d crunchy toast...n d hot but not so spicy curry...yum yum..
definitely a must have...I think im starting to drool al over again...
The plus side about the toast in this cafe is u notice...its BROWN..unique??

Enough said bout the buns...time to flatter d drinks a little...

Honestly, the buns made more marks in my memory than d drinks
if you were to ask me...But anyway, d drinks r really nice too...
D beautiful aroma of white coffee...haha...
I think the white coffee works best for me compared to the other
2 coffees in the top pic...u can really taste d difference
between those original ipoh white coffee n those in other places...mmm....


my ipoh white coffee...


That's about it...everything i have to say about
OLDTOWN KOPITIAM's stuff..hehe...
must visit there when u peeps r in ipoh...ill get more details on d location...

more to come...*to be continued*

-miao-
 


 



Tuesday, October 18, 2005 02:29 pm by melisa
15 Stomachs Growling

Monday, October 17, 2005

Blogging By Mail 3


hi all..

I was curiously hopping thru each and every (almost) foodblog that i saw..
then i came to read that they do have food-blog events..

like the one i just saw in Emily's La Dolce Vita.
She did the In The Pink food event to create awareness for Breast Cancer.
was quite interesting. the bloggers that participated cooked or baked something in pink
and she did a round-up for it .. so do check out..

and then i dropped by Cathy's my little kitchen to see that she's hosting the Blogging By Mail 3.
It's actually bloggers swapping 'food or recipes or anything listed' to one another.
then they have to post up an entry about what the blogger swapped..
and of course what u sent as well

so this time around.. the theme of the event's Home for the Holidays

....."I propose that this time around your package include some or all of the following:

A Food Section from your local paper
A grocery store flyer from a store where you shop
A photo of your kitchen
A favorite holiday recipe
A food item made from a family recipe (and the recipe!)
A handwritten note from you explaining a bit about the package contents,
t
elling about an important holiday for your family and your traditions for that holiday,
and telling about your plans for the upcoming holiday season...."

and so .. i signed up for it.. ahha ...
it'll be fun thinking of what to send ..
and thinking of what u'll get. .ahhaha

be sure to check out the link on the left.. there're some worthy n fantastic foodblogs..
there's a whole lota stuffs..
some of the locals ones are Masak-Masak, MalaysiaBest by 5xmom, MakanSakan and
Yummy Corner

celebrity chefs : Jamie Oliver and Kylie Kwong

my current fave is .. she who eats..
actually.. i like them all.. ahhahaha

ciao...


Monday, October 17, 2005 04:59 pm by Swee San
2 Stomachs Growling

Penang Village Restaurant


yay! i'm first. yeah cause miss yeemei is too busy with her assignments and test...
while me ? no need to say much. i'm plain lazy. bah.

so.. first review
hah.. hope it'll be interesting ..

Place    : Penang Village Restaurant
At         : Taipan & Tmn Tun
Cuisine : Nyonya / Malay

unfortunately, we went during tea time around 3pm .. so the menu's abit different
it's written Tea-Break Menu (with limited food)

so maybe they have more food during lunch and dinner.

For appetizer, we ordered the Penang Village Pie-Tie
presented nicely.
the filling was something like.. pohpia filling, with crabstick meat, cashewnut..
rating : 3.5 / 5 (i think the pie-tie in chicken rice shop is nicer ...)  *yeemei agrees with sweesan!*


sorry for the poor quality.. twas taken with phone

then we ordered Penang Villate Nasi Lemak
nicely presented again.
the rice was moulded in a square shape
served with Rendang Chicken, Prawn and Sambal of course. and ...
that vege thing... which i dont know what's the name of it.. hahaha
Rating: *let yeemei do the job*    yeemei thinks that the nasi lemak is rather nice...give it a 4/5


Nasi Lemak

then i had .. Penang Village Nasi Tomato
almost the same as the nasi lemak but my rice was moulded in a cone shape
and i had rendang chicken, a few pieces of malay-styled lobak, popadum and the sour vege thingy
Rating: 4/5 (everything was good but maybe they should give more rendang or sambal or something)


Nasi Tomato

em.. overall rating would be 3.5/5 lah.. basically maybe because we went at the wrong time.
so the 2-shop-lots restaurant looked very empty except for out table and other workers.
and... cause of that .. we got a limited choices of food to pick ...

Other food listed in the menu are like.. Kuey Teow Soup, Fishball noodle..
alil bit chinese food there as well.. but nevertheless,
we're quite satisfied with our food..

yeah cause we were darrrnnn hungry before that..



Monday, October 17, 2005 01:14 am by Swee San
3 Stomachs Growling

Sunday, October 16, 2005

test


test test

hrm.. ok Just Heavenly is up!! almost

just let me get some link up at the side and we're done!!!


yay!!! contented betul..
i just did my blog template in the morning ..
then i did another one for this during midnight .. until 4am.. *yawn*

yeah yeah.. might seem to be a lil bit like My Doggie Life v5 ...
but... nice mah.. not nice meh ??

*self puji*

test test test

ok ... bagus ...

Cheers,
Swee




Sunday, October 16, 2005 04:35 am by justheavenly
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