After the travesty of going to the old shoplot in Nibong Tebal where now there is another restaurant by the name of Law Chang Kee Restaurant, we made a point to pay the real NT Cheang Kee Restaurant a visit the next time we passes by.
The restaurant, famous for its crab porridge and Teochew style dishes, is now occupying a corner lot with plenty of places for huge crowds. Since we were in a rush, we did not dine in and only tar pau (packed back) their crab porridge.
I love cinnamon rolls and I used to eat it by slowly unrolling it and getting my fingers all sticky. One of the best cinnamon rolls I ever tried is from the Penang Adventist Bakery at the Penang Adventist Hospital. That was many, many years ago.
However, in recent times, their cinnamon rolls aren’t as good as it used to be anymore. Although their cinnamon rolls are supposedly healthier since it is made of wholemeal flour, I think they should not have compromised on the taste.
Amongst my repertoire of soups to cook during the weekends, is the winter melon soup. Winter melon is known to be ‘cooling’ so it is great for hot, humid days. I especially like the clear, refreshing taste that is not too cloying.
I could probably say that this is the only soup using a fruit that I can cook all the time and both the men in my household love it! Yes, winter melon is essentially a fruit although we, Chinese, tend to think of it as a type of vegetable.
I love eating Lok Lok (food – raw and half cooked- on sticks which you cook yourself by dipping it in hot boiling water) and used to go to the stall by the roadside opposite New Lane for my regular Lok Lok binging but I think the roadside stall have since moved away and I don’t know where. Anyway, after that I have started going to the Pulau Tikus market hawker centre for their Lok Lok. It is much easier anyway, with tables and chairs and proper plates and the boiling pot is in the table.
Salsa is actually a very healthy and easy to make sauce that you can bottle up yourself and keep in the fridge. I love to use salsa as toppings for my salads, as part of my spaghetti sauce, as gravy for my rice, as sauce for my sandwiches and even as toppings for mini mushroom pizzas.
So, I am sharing here a recipe of my own home-made salsa sauce:
So, in accordance with our gradual lifestyle changes to go for more ‘cheng’ (clear) and healthy foods – in other words soups and non-deep fried and non-curry and not-too-rich foods – we went to one of our favourite haunts for lunch recently.
It is none other than the famous Sin Hoe Peng coffee shop’s Ah Sai Pork porridge, beehoon, koay teow, mee suah, bee tai bak and maggi mee, all in clear soup or now, the new dish of ‘kon loh’ or ‘dry’ maggi mee as in without soup but with sauces.
If you enjoy smoothies and fruit juices, why not make your own at home? All you need are the fruits / vegetables, some ice, water and a blender. It is easy and cheap too!
So, here I present you a recipe for a healthy cooling drink that is both good for health and has a deliciously fresh taste to it!
