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I'm sure many of you are familiar with this soup. Egg drop soup (aka egg flower soup 蛋花湯) isa Chinese soup made with chicken broth and contains thin, fine egg threads. Comforting and delicious, egg drop soup is something you can whip up in your kitchen in under 10 minutes.The Chinese version is...
When we're in the Scotland, we eat quite a lot of steak... Aberdeen is afterall the home of the Angus cattle (aka Aberdeen Angus). You can easily pick up a good steak cut from any supermarket (we usually go for rib eye or sirloin) and it makes a really quick dinner.In the summer months, we like pairing our...
One of our favorite cuisine is Vietnamese as it is fresh, delicious and healthy.Last week, we checked out Super Saigon Pho Cafein TTDI and there is just so much to love about the place - the amazing decor, the delicious food and great coffee. Expect to find authentic Vietnamese dishes on the menu,...
We spent a lot of our hours out and about during our holiday in Scotland, so by the time we get home it's usually dinner time and I just want to be able to cook something quickly, as well as nutritious to feed the kids. Stir fry dishes are so convenient and easy to cook.This trip, we got a bottle of Lee Kum...
Our kids enjoy having soup as part of their Chinese meal. Chinese soups are super easy to make, as you literally dump all the ingredients into a pot and simmer for 2 hours. Recently, we have been adding sweetcorn to our soups; the corn gives a lovely sweetness to the soup and the kids can also eat the corn...
We love having wraps for breakfast - it's light yet filling and easy to put together. One of our favorite combinations happen to be completely vegetarian, consisting of creamy avocado, fluffy scrambled eggs, wild rocket and tomatoes. Absolutely delicious! ;)A fantastic way to start the day- vegetarian...
Our kids love going strawberry picking, so last week when the sun was shining, we took them to Easter Anguston. The place has gotten a slight upgrade since our visit last year- you now pay£5 for an empty punnet and you may fill it with as many strawberries as you like. There is also an...
I LOVEEEEEEEE Brussels sprouts, so whenever we come to the UK, I would eat my fair share as they're so reasonably priced here. I would often serve it as a side dish to our meat dishes, usually steamed or boiled. Last week, we had grilled lamb chops and I also cooked Brussels sprouts with crispy bacon and...
Earlier this week, we were blessed with fantastic weather... 23°C called for a visit to the beach and also burgers on the patio on a beautiful summer's evening.We got some beef patties from ASDA (sea salt and black pepper beef burgers), grilled for 17 minutes and then topped with Cheddar (back to the grill...
We've been getting some really fantastic weather here in Scotland, so we would spend almost all day outdoors with the kids. So for dinner, I usually cook something simple and quick when we get home... such as this pasta with sauteed button mushrooms, zucchini as well as some samphire. Samphire goes well...
It's been a while since we had banana leaf rice, so the BLR gang gathered together last weekend at Annapuurnam Chetinad Restaurantin Bangsar, KL. What drew us to this restaurant was a video that we saw, showing peanut butter being added to their mutton curry, which piqued our our interest.We ordered...
Thean Chun is one of the must-visit places in Ipoh for breakfast and lunch. Our friends and even our newly made acquaintances from Ipoh all pointed us in that direction when we went on a food adventure with BabySumoKids.We were very lucky as we managed to get a table right away when we arrived. There are...
Last weekend, we visited Hua Wang in Klang with the family as we were in the area. The restaurant is famous for its steamed fish head as well as other home-style dishes.The restaurant opens at 5.30pm; to avoid the crowd, we were there early and hurray, we were the first table to be served ;) They have a...
A hidden gem in Damansara Jaya, LI Restaurant is a contemporary Malaysian restaurant serving local Malaysian favourites with a twist. The restaurant is the brainchild of three friends Lim Heng Kit, Lim Yee Rui and Lee Ziyan, and the name of the restaurant is inspired by their surnames.Quirky corners in the...
Our kids love grapes. They're great as a snack and we would happily eat these any time of the day.Did you know that Australian table grapes are currently in season, until June?The Australian fruit industry is renowned for its world-class safety standards and innovative traceability systems. Being able to...
A couple of years back, we used to go to Suki-Ya in Pavilion or Paradigm often, but it's been a while since we visited. Last week we went to check out the newly opened MyTown Shopping Mall, and there was a Suki-Ya there so that's where we headed to for lunch. MyTown is connected to IKEA Cheras.Now that the...
A couple of weeks ago, we managed to score some really cheap Hass avocadoes. We bought a few packs home, and made guacamole as an early dinner snack.This recipe is adapted from here,and comes from Thomasina Miers, the founder of Wahaca (a UK restaurant group selling Mexican-style street food). She...
Last week, we attended an event showcasing French potatoes organised by Business France Malaysia. The French Embassy in Malaysia hosted a delegation of French key players in the French potato export industry, and the objective of the mission is to explore Malaysia's suitability as an export destination for...
A couple of weekends ago, we visited UMAC House - which stands for University of Malaya Academic Club - for some banana leaf rice with our friend, PT. Diners can choose to dine in their al fresco dining area or air-conditioned rooms in this old colonial bungalow. We opted for the former, since there was an...
During our CNY review at The Ritz-Carlton KL, we were gifted two bottles of XO sauce to bring home. XO sauce is a spicy sauce originating from Hong Kong, and is usually made from roughly chopped dried seafood such as scallops, fish and shrimp and cooked with chilli, onions and garlic.One restaurant dish...
