Chocolate lovers like me do not really need any reason to indulge in the sinfully wonderful dessert / snack but it is wonderful sometimes to learn that eating chocolate is good for your health! Here’s a video on the benefits of eating chocolate everyday which I found interesting:
Alternatively, you can read about the benefits of chocolate (and also get loads of other chocolaty information) at cocoa-chocolate.com or by clicking here.
Now, let’s get down to business. I found this sugar-free, dairy-free, low GI, gluten-free chocolate called Mini Blues over at Cold Storage and couldn’t resist but buy . . . → Read More: Guilt-free Chocolate!
I simply love mushrooms of all types. They are great for a variety of Asian and Western recipes or can even be served as a dish on its own. It is also quite easy to cook and importantly taste great!
Here are some facts on mushrooms:
There are over 14,000 different types of mushrooms in this world out of which 3,000 are edible and 700 are known for its medicinal properties. Less than 1% are poisonous. Mushrooms are a neither an herb or a vegetable but a type of fungi Mushrooms are very low in calories . . . → Read More: Mushrooms, glorious mushrooms!
As you know, I have this thing for fried chicken and I do indulge in it every once in a while. I normally do not quite like the thigh or drumstick part of the chicken which is often found at fried chicken stalls so when I stumble across Uncle Bob’s Fried Chicken, I was beyond ecstatic. Uncle Bob is definitely after my greedy tums!
This stall, found at the Farlim night market every Wednesday, sells only chicken breast meat without the skin. Sigh…it is almost too good to be true. Of course, the stall promotes it . . . → Read More: Uncle Bob’s Fried Chicken
We went to Strawberryland (Cameron Highlands) recently so of course we ended up buying a lot of strawberries and ended up with too much strawberries which started to spoil even as we drive back to Penang. So, what can we do with strawberries other than eat it raw as a fruit?
Well, this is what I do with some of the strawberries:
Strawberry Milkshake
Ingredients
4 – 5 strawberries, diced or choose the really soft and mushy ones
If you have heard of the famous Teochew food especially crab porridge by Cheang Kee Restaurant in Nibong Tebal, make sure you do not go to the wrong one!
We went there recently and had a rude shock when we realised the real Cheang Kee Restaurant had moved to another location while another owner has taken over its old shoplot.
We did not even bother to take pictures of the place (the old shoplot where Cheang Kee used to be) after eating the very first dish, boiled baby octopus. I did not even want to bother with taking pictures . . . → Read More: Don’t eat at the fake Chang Kee Restaurant in Nibong Tebal
I have been to Kim Gary Restaurant at Gurney Plaza several times and since I loved most of the food there, I thought I might as well mention it here. So, we went there again for Mothers’ Day celebration and ordered quite a lot of different food from the extensive menu.
What I like about this restaurant is that they offer quite a lot of variety from different types of rice to noodles. Now, they even have snacks and starters.
One of the most unique hawker food in Penang is the Penang Assam Laksa.
I used to have this crazy obsession for Penang laksa so I have tried almost all of the ‘famous’ Penang laksa stalls in the island and even the one in Nibong Tebal! Although now I can live without eating laksa every other day, I still do crave for the fishy, sour and spicy tang that is the trademark of our Penang Assam laksa.
