TH and I simply loved eating over at TGIF. We have always felt that the food there is almost similar to the ones in LA, US. I know it is an American franchise but sometimes, franchised outlets’ food differ from its country of origin. TH loves American food, a lot. When we were there on holiday, we practically pigged out at most of the restaurants and coffee houses and fast food chains, etc. Till now, we still find that they have the best ever Roast Pork Ribs and we could not find any restaurants here that can serve up . . . → Read More: Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF)
I love to munch on nuts (the real ones!) a lot and one of my favourites are almonds. People used to think that almonds are fattening and not very healthy but it was actually a myth.
Almonds, raw or roasted plain (without salt), are great as snacks or addition to salads. It is also a healthy snack for those counting calories / on a diet.
Here are the benefits of almonds:
If you eat 3 ounces of almonds daily, it can lower your cholesterol by 14% this is because the fat in almonds are 90% mono-unsaturated fat (which . . . → Read More: Almonds as a source of protein and recipes with almonds
Omelettes are the easiest dishes to prepare and it is also pack full of protein. On top of that, it could be cooked for breakfast, lunch, tea break or even dinner. So, I love to try preparing different types of omelettes and today, I want to share a simple and healthy wolfberry omelette. As you know, wolfberries (kei chi or kee chee) are very beneficial for our health as I had mentioned in this post.
So, other than just using it for soups, wolfberries could also be used for omelettes. Here’s the recipe:
As a Cantonese, soups are often the main component of meals especially at my grandmother’s place where I grew up. Amongst the soups she would make is the watercress soup which she always claimed to be nutritional and is good for ‘cooling’ the body.
Since my grandmother used to cook it once a week using fatty pork ribs which resulted in oily soup, I often avoided drinking the soup. I only drank it when it is not so oily or whenever I feel like having watercress. So, now that I have to cook for my family every once . . . → Read More: Watercress soup and the health benefits of watercress
Whenever anyone goes to Cameron Highlands, they will surely try out one of the many steamboat restaurants there. Due to the cool weather up there, steamboats are indeed quite a wonderful way to warm up and fuel up too!
The last few times we went there, we never did get around to trying the steamboat restaurants. Somehow, we were more than content with dining on snacks and fresh fruits bought from the weekend night market. So, recently, we decided to give the infamous steamboat restaurants a try. It will never do that each time we went there, we did . . . → Read More: The Cameron Organic Produce Steamboat Restaurant
Durian season started quite a while back (in late April) but earlier on in the season, the fruits were not so good and the price also not so cheap. So, I usually waited till near the end of the season before buying durians and stuffing myself silly till I scare everyone away with my Durian Breath!
But this season, I couldn’t wait. So I went searching for really good durians early in the season and got these:
I love the Malay-style barbequed chicken with peanut sauce (ayam panggang) and usually have a very hard time trying to find really good ones. It is only during the fasting month that we get to find a lot of stalls selling this wonderful, tasty barbequed chicken.
The chicken pieces, usually chicken breast meat, drumstick and sometimes chicken wings, are seasoned with peanut sauce, then speared on some sticks and barbequed over coals.