Fong Lye, The Gardens Mid Valley

Someone commented that my blog is always about food. Well that's about the only thing I do nowadays - eat, sleep & sh** :-)

During one of our outings to The Gardens, we stumble upon Fong Lye. Goodness gracious, we actually had to queue for a table!! That's not something I usually like doing but on that particular day I didn't mind - we were served some drinks while waiting so everything was o.k.

Mind you, both Leslie & I are very small eaters, so we didnt order much. We were actually busy staring at what other ppl were eating!!!!

We started off with sweet potato balls, hehehehe...nice but pretty hollow inside.

Next we had Beef Roll, which was so tasty.... . The skin was a bit dry but the beef inside was so yummy :-)

Finally, we had some noodles, "sa cha" noodles with pork.

The only comment I have about Fong Lye is - eveything is so damn tasty, not sure if its the MSG or the cooking !!!!!!!!!

Chicken soup for the soul ..

On Saturday nite Leslie & I had an excellent meal at Sassorosso (http://www.sassorosso.com.my/) with 2 great friends. It was a time to catch up after not meeting for the longest time. As usual, we had a great time, conversation was flowing & laughter was abundant and the food was delicious!!! ..... but I do think we ordered a bit too much, as usual :-)

IMHO, nothing tops having dinner with wonderful friends...

On Sunday, it was all exercising and moderate eating :-)

A morning walk is a must nowadays. I have to say, venturing about the neighbourhood is indeed an experience. Leslie kept on trying to figure out which Condo Ida Nerina live in since the n/paper mentioned she stays at Persiaran Syed Putra....

The we were off to MV. Wanted to catch Transformers, but an 10am the queue was already blardy long. Good sense prevails and we decided to wait till next weekend!!!!!

After indulging on Sat nite, we absolutely must have s'thing home cooked on Sunday. Something light and healthy - skinless kampung chicken soup with carrots and green beans....

As usual Leslie did ALL the washing up because his lovely wife was kind enough to cook for him - a fair trade one may say :-)

Eating Healthy....Oregano Chicken Salad

Leslie loves this healthy dish & I love making it, because it is so easy.

Just stir fry the chicken strips (all cut to edible sizes already, courtesy of Cold Storage), season with sea salt, black pepper & then add some oregano for flavour. Absolutely fantastic!!

Layer the serving plate with heaps of vege ie lettuce, japanese cucumber, baby tomatoes. Put the chicken strips on top. For added taste, I fried some oyster mushroom and added them on top.....simply cannot get enough of this.

Of course I also need some side dishes, ie corn and chicken peas (for protein) :-)

We finished off dinner with Indian mangoes, they are simply the best!!. Fragrant, juicy & not sickly sweet - PERFECT!!. (& it does not burn a whole in the wallet like Australian mangoes..). There are loads of Indian mangoes in the market, but look for Ranee - they are to-die-for.

& the best part - Leslie did all the washing up....

I love rainy days :-)

I just love rainy days. Nothing beats curling up on the sofa with a good book and a steaming cup of hot cocoa!!!

After 2 weeks of working throughout the weekend, I was in absolute need of some alone time with my latest purchase "Twilight".. hehehe...I know I've seen the movie (love it, love it, love it) but I'm 100% certain the book is better (they always are!!!)

Later that evening, Leslie & I had some home cooked dinner by the balcony while enjoying the sound of rain & the cool breeze. It has been quite some time since we ate by the balcony & really we should do it more often.

of course we cannot leave the cat out!

To complete the meal, we had caramel creme which I got fr Village Grocery. Really delicious!!

Next week Leslie is going to surprise me by cooking me dinner. I just cant imagine what he'll be making..nescafe chicken or something more exotic sounding ;-)

Dating again....

Leslie and I have decided to make Friday our date night :-)

Because of our hectic schedules, we hardly have time to have meals together anymore. So, we made it a point to spend Friday night together, exploring new restaurants and catching up on what's happening in our lives!!!

Last friday was our 3rd date, and we decided to try The George and Dragon at BSC. (Have you seen the new BSC ? very nicely renovated). Some friends recommended this, saying the sausages are really good, and I absolutely love sausages!!!

Because we were in a pub...I had to have a drink (yes, I know, I did mention in my previous post I'm going to stop drinking but i've to qualify that drinking with my husband is perfectly alright!)

Leslie had a ginger beer (it's still a beer, right?)

Next were sausages wrapped with pork belly, oh..so lovely. (Leslie was actually transported to the Friday before when we had an overdose of pork at Vintry, Medan Damansara ;-))

And we also had a pork sandwich which was basically, pork in between 2 slices of white bread. No lettuce, cucumber, pickle whatsoever (which looked really sad), but it did taste quite good.

We choose to sit outside at the smoking area, eventhough both Leslie & I do not smoke because we felt like enjoying the cooling night air.

I cant wait till next Friday because Leslie & I will be in Krabi..hehehe...waiting in anticipation!!

Outing at Bangsar Village

Leslie & I love spending time at Bangsar Village. The place is just so spacious and there is never a huge crowd. We normally spend the whole day there. I will do what I do best, ie shopping while Leslie will usually sits at Starbuck and does what he does best – working!!!

One afternoon after a hard day of shopping, we decided to have a light meal at Su Chan. I’ve never been there before but have always wanted to try. Ever since a good friend brought Su Chan’s signature Tiramisu to one of my dinner parties, I was hooked!!!

But, remember, this was a light meal, so no tiramisu. Anyway, you’ll find out why later..

I had their Thai Laksa, which was fabulous ( it tasted a bit like Kelantan Laksa which I absolutely love), the soup was not spicy at all with loads of santan. I ate all my noodles and drank all the soup, not a single drop left. I really enjoyed the meal.

Leslie had the vegetarian linguini, a tomato based pasta with carrots, capsicum and very (I mean very) generous dose of oregano…really flavorful…

As usual Leslie spent all this time on this computer. Sometimes I do think he loves his computer, PSP, car more than me :-(

Anyway, all was forgiven when he agreed to bring me to Outback Steakhouse for ….. Chocolate Thunder From Down Under….ahahahaha. Yes, I was saving my tummy for another dessert.
I saw an episode of “Sweets for my Sweet” on Asian Food Channel, with Allan Wu and wife & I could not wait to try the desserts at Outback Steakhouse after that!!!!

I have to say, I was not disappointed. Chocolate Thunder from Down Under have basically 3 layers, a base of sinful pecan brownie, a huge scoop of vanilla ice-cream, topped off with a dollop of light & fluffy whipped cream. OOohhh…did I mention that the pecan brownie sits on top of most wonderful chocolate sauce….everything just blend together so perfectly.. a truly magnificent dessert!!!!!

I think I gained 3lbs from the dessert but, you know what… it was worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to hit the GYM :-P

St.Moritz Cafe, Solaris Mont Kiara

I really have to stop drinking on Friday nite!!! Seriously...last friday was another another late night & to make matter worse I had to leave my car & asked my husband to pick me up because I was not up to driving!!!

On Saturday morning, Leslie had to drive me to get my car. (sorry darling).

Anyway, since we were already at Mont Kiara,we decided to have brunch at Solaris. We've always wanted to try St.Moritz Cafe (owned by Euro Deli, I think). Its a non-halal place which serves really meaty breakfast & lunch sets.

Upon inquiring their speciality, we were recommended the Big Lunch Set, consisting of ham, sausages, pork chop, bacon & mash pototoes. Because the set looked huge, Leslie & I decided to share. (very wise decision indeed...)

The waiting time was a bit too long for my liking but when the food finally arrived, they were absolutely wonderful, not to mentioned, a lot!!!!

The bun that came with the meal was warm so when we spread the butter, it melted immediately. With a slice of ham sandwiched in it, the bun tasted fantastic. So much so, we ordered 2 more of them!!! (oink oink)

As mentioned early, Leslie & I made an extremely wise decision to share the meal because it was so damn huge. But even when we share, both of us had a meat overdose!!!!


But all is good because after the meal, we went grocery shopping at Cold Storage to walk it off :-)

How to make a cranky wife happy.....

I have to give Leslie some credit...he knows how to please his cranky wife - give her some good food and bring her shopping :-)

I was working on FT Day (not because I am hardworking but I really need to finish some work) and was feeling really cranky. To add salt to wound, I was also hungry!!! So, when I left the office by 4pm, I was in a foul mood.

Earlier on I've promised to cook dinner for Leslie, but one upset phonecall to Leslie and he suggested going to MidValley to cheer me up ;-)

Because I was so damn hungry, Leslie immediately suggested we eat first (very clever indeed of him). We've been eyeing Canton-I for quite some time but never really had a chance to try it out.

Canton-I was a very good choice. I had the Signature Prawn Wanton Noodle and Leslie settled for Roast Duck & Char Siew Rice.

The roast duck was one of the best i've ever tasted. The meat was tender, juicy and melts in the mouth. Yummy!!!!! I think I ate most of Leslie's roast duck..poor Leslie, has a glutton for a wife!!!

My Prawn Wanton Noodle looked really ordinary but looks can be deceiving!! The noodle was cooked to perfection and the prawn wantons were so fresh.

And, thanks to CIMB, we had 10% off our bill...yes, we just love discounts :-)

After food I was off for some well-deserved retail theraphy. I've to say, The Gardens is one of the best places to shopping!!!

Leslie's Day!!! (Part 1)

I am such a terrible wife, I nearly forgot my husband's birthday !!! But I did make it up to him. I agreed to be his slave for the weekend. Now, before you start getting naughty thoughts, it was nothing like that at all, it more like whatever he wants for the day, he gets....

But since we're a boring couple, nothing exciting happened ;-).

The highlight of the weekend was when we dumped into an ex-manager from KPMG, whom we have not seen for 10 years, while having dinner at Peranakan Restaurant at 1 Utama. KL is just too small!!!!

Dinner was fantastic. We had Paku, Honey Sotong and Beef Rendang. Leslie could not stop singing praises about the food.

Paku was yummy, but they kinda leave a tingly sensation in the mouth/ The Honey-sotong was just a tad too sweet for my liking

The beef rendang was to-die-for. It was melt-in-your-mouth tender without being too spicy. I could this everyday.... (but wont because then I'll be HUGE!!!)

No dinner will be complete without dessert. Since both Leslie & I were already stuff to the max, we decided to share the dessert & opted for Sago Gula Melaka.

Saturday ended quite early because Leslie had a football match to watch & I have to wake-up early for a run the next day.....oh well...let's see what Leslie has in stall for me tmrw ;-)

My weekend started at 5pm on Friday nite !!!

On Friday nite, my new boss suggested that we have a get-together drink with the new staff. To cut the story short, I had a few beers and was drunk by 5.30pm!!!! To make matter worse, the drinking continued before we adjouned to The Mansion at Heritage Row for more drinking and dancing!!! I've to say, I had a blast, laughing and dancing, these ppl are just insanely crazy and hilarious!!! It wasnt until 3am did I reach home after some drama (now, that will be an interesting story for the future!!!)

After 4 hours of sleeping, I woke up for my morning run at Bkt.Gasing. ahahaha...DEDICATION!!!!!

On Sunday, I was back to normal!! Leslie & I went for our usual lazy breakfast with our Sunday newspapar and decided on dim sum at Chopstick Noodle Hse, Mid Valley. The dim sum was just fantastic. We had yam puff, carrot cake, siew mai, chee cheong run and dumpling.

The Yam Puff was just heavenly...crispy on the outside but soft yam & pork on the inside, perfect!!!

Another highlight was the chee cheong fun, diff because they were slightly fried, so they were not runny. Leslie loved this...

I had another excellent week. I love my life!!!! : - )

The Long Christmas Holiday.....

The past week has been really fantastic. There were some wacky moments, family get-together and also quiet time-out for Leslie & I.

Our Christmas holiday started on 24th. Due to our hectic schedule, Leslie & I decided not to attend any functions on Christmas eve. Instead, I opted to cook Leslie a Japanese christmas eve dinner of beef teriyaki, vege & soba. Later on we chill out over a cup of coffee and watch "Taken".

Then on Christmas Day , we hosted a Christmas dinner for some friends. We had a wicked time - filled with fun & laughter. The company made this dinner absolutely fantastic. For the entire 5 hours conversations were free-flowing. Our friends were absolutely fabulous, they brought the best dessert, ice-creams (not any ice-creams but Haagen-daaz & Baskin Robbins), Su Chan to-die-for Tiramisu (no words could describe this cake!!!) and of course sake & wine.

Yes, the next day I did wake up with a hangover...I am not very good at holding my liquer!!!!

Subsequently Leslie & I were kept busy ferrying my mum & sister (who is visiting from Perth) to shopping centers for shopping, shopping and more shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The last day of our holiday, I finally have some alone time with Leslie. We decided to chill out at The Yogitree at Mid Valley for some back to basics cooking.

I cannot imagine 2008 is coming to an end ............................... but wait..there will still be the New Year's Party!!!!

Leslie's Favourite Mango Dessert

Nobody would believe me if I tell them I enjoy cooking…well, I don’t blame them.

But to tell the truth, I do enjoy cooking. When I surf, I am always on the lookout for new recipes to try out. The only thing is they cannot be complicated because if they are I will mess up…seriously.

Recently I saw a write-up on Mango Dessert on http://www.babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com/, so on one of my visits to Village Grocery at Bangsar Village, I picked up the very same Mango Dessert. ..hehehe.

Actually the main reason why I choose this dessert is because it is so simple to make - pour out the contents, add hot water, stir, place in cup, chill & serve. I also added loads of Nata De Coco because Leslie absolutely loves them.

The texture was creamy and a bit gooey. Luckily I added some Nata De Coco, because the freshness & sweetness of the Nata De Coco actually gave a balance to the dessert. Anyway, the most important thing is Leslie loves it & he could not get enough of it.

Linguine with Pesto Sauce

During the weekends, there is nothing I enjoy more than to cook for Leslie.

Actually, Leslie had promised to take me out for a “nice” dinner, but his hectic work schedule over the weeks has taken a toll on him. With his constant coughing and sneezing, I thought it will be better to just stay in.

So, what is a wife to do for dinner – something very simple, of course. :-)

Linguine with Pesto Sauce
This is something very quick to make. Boil linguine (per packet instruction), stir in pesto sauce with fresh basil, ham, baby tomatoes. Finally add a generous dose of parmesan cheese & voila…

With a side serving of salad, I have to say, Leslie absolutely loves the meal. Hmmm……come to think of it, he enjoys eating whatever I cook. Either he is an extremely unfussy eater or I’m a good cook, I tend to think the former is more believable!!

A Lazy Sunday Morning

I love what I call “lazy Sunday morning”, sitting at my balcony overlooking the greens, enjoying my self-made breakfast, sipping coffee & reading newspaper. Life does not get better than this.

Actually, this morning I was at Bkt. Gasing for my usual run, but instead of 1 round, I did 2 rounds, which I’m very happy with because more exercise means I can eat more!!!

Instead of buying breakfast, which I usually do, I decided to cook s’thing. Looking thru my fridge I decided on bacon, 3 eggs (with only 1 yolk), greens, cherry tomatoes, 2 pcs whole grain bread with lots of butter. & of course coffee. (cant live without it)

There used to be a time when Leslie & I used to have “lazy Sunday morning” together. Strangely, nowadays we prefer to sit at some coffee shop or restaurant, doing the same thing. I guess variety is the spice of life.

An evening of good food and great company

I love spending my Saturday night eating and gossiping with this bunch of friends. We can chat about everything under the sun and most importantly nothing is taboo!!!

We started off from my apartment at about 7pm and headed towards Woo Lan Restaurant at Jalan Scott Brickfields. The restaurant looks rather old but the food, OMG, they were so good. We ordered mee suah, asam fish, fried pork (so delicious, best i’ve tasted)), veg & butter squid & the "si tau poh" was kind enough to give us free soup, which was boiled to perfection, so damn tasty. Everyone was raving on and on about how good the food was, seriously!!!! Ops..no pictures since I forgot my camera!!!! And the price - soooooo reasonable. It worked out to only RM20 p/person My friends commented that it has been quite some time since they have had such a cheap but fantastic meal….lol.

For dessert, it was a toss between Delicious, Bangsar and Nero Vivo. Since I’ve never been to Nero Vivo but have heard so much about it…hehehe….I managed to persuade the group there.

Mind you, if you ever want to go to Nero Vivo, do make a reservation. That place was so packed. I wanted a table at the terrace but the only table they have available was indoor. The noise….let me tell you…deafening. Leslie said Nero Vivo is like a high class pasar malam!!!

For dessert, we ordered nearly ALL the desserts available….well, there were not that many to choose from in the first place. We had the Tiramisu, Chocolate Flan, Pannacota & Crème brulee. I was not particularly impressed with the desserts, expect for the chocolate flan, which was out of this world! The chocolate cake was so sinfully rich and the chocolate sauce oozing out was just heavenly....yummy.

For the entire night from Woo Lan to Nero Vivo, the conversations flow like water. We talked about everything.....well...... not really...... SEX was the key topic. Btw, I learned that men like their anus to be licked……ahahahha…too much info????

All in all, definitely a night to remember.

Umai-Ya, Damansara Utama

I’ve had wanted to bring Leslie to Umai-Ya since I myself went there for a friend’s birthday quite some time back. However, the previous time I brought him there, we went at about 4pm. Little did I know, Umai-Ya is only open for lunch and dinner, and not in-between...hehehehe. So this time, we make sure we went at dinner time, 6pm!!!

Leslie’s first impression of Umai-Ya – where is the entrance??? ahahahaha. Yes, we are one of those idiots who could not locate the entrance…who knows the wooden thing with rattan thingy sticking all over is the door…duh….

But once we sat down & ordered, everything was fine ;- )

We started off with the Spicy Tofu Salad, nice but nothing spectacular.
Next came Roppongi Beef Maki. Who would have thought of putting beef on sushi. However the combination works & the outcome is this wonderful burst of flavor which is simply to die for.

We also tried Hawaii Maguro Sushi. Emm....I dunno, but the tuna is a bit hard (yes, I knw tuna is suppose to be hard...duh) and not that flavourful.
For me, a Japanese meal is never complete without Salmon Sashimi. I must say, the salmon are just so fresh. I can feel them melting in my mouth. So absolutely wonderful.

Leslie had a rice dish, Oyako Don. Chicken, eggs, onions on rice. He loved it but, the eggs were a bit raw so, I skipped that.

Finally, dessert, wasabi ice-cream!! I didn’t really know what to expect but, much to my surprise, it was actually quite good.

All in all, a great night out. Excellent meal, not too heavy but oh-so flavourful.

Mr.Ho's Fine Food - Mid Valley

Sunday breakfast is often a slow and lazy affair for Leslie & I. We just want to sit in a quiet restaurant, read newspaper and enjoy some good food. Originally we wanted to go to Marmalade, Bangsar Village 2, but since I had some errands to run at Mid Valley, we thought we should have breakfast there instead.

After much walking, we finally decided on Mr.Ho's Fine Food. Well, I actually saw their breakfast menu - Mr.Ho's Real (Porky) Breakfast Set consisting of 2 eggs, bacon, baked beans, sausage, sauteed tomato and wholemeal bread and unlimited refill of italian coffee or tea for a RM16.90 ++ and was immediately sold. As for Leslie, he wanted roast pork, but was informed that they will only be ready at 11.30am :- ( so he too ordered the breakfast set.

We had to wait for quite some time for our breakfast, but, when it arrived, I knew the wait was worth it.

Thick succulent sausage (yummm), eggs with runny yolks, perfect to dip our bread into and tomatoes sauteed to perfection. Everything was just perfect!!!

To top it off, the mgr, Anthony, kept us entertained with hilarious stories about the perils of selling pork at Mid Valley, which made our trip even more enjoyable

Before we left, Anthony mentioned that Mr.Ho's at Mid Valley will be relocated to Solaris, Mont Kiara by 16 Aug 08. Check out the flyer.

Leslie & I will definitely check out

the new venue when it opens. Just look at my plate, that will give you an idea how much I enjoyed my breakfast ;- )