Very long time I didn’t properly cook for breakfast. So I decided to do this on Mooncake day morning. Wake up a bit early..Argghh..so lazy too actually, cause not really have good sleep every night. Anyway, cook too even Big Man ask me not to. 

A wholesome breakfast that last us till 2pm.

Very fast and easy to prepare. Toasted butter bread, sausages, egg, bakes beans, cucumber and tomatoes. So Big Man is quite ok that morning.

“IF A MAN BE SENSIBLE AND ONE FINE MORNING,
WHILE HE IS LYING IN BED,
COUNT AT THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS
HOW MANY THINGS IN THIS LIFE TRULY
WILL GIVE HIM ENJOYMENT, INVARIABLY
HE WILL FIND FOOD IS THE FIRST ONE.”
~ LIU YUTANG, PHILOSOPHER

There was a few days I passed by my neighbor doorstep, I got to sniff a strong durian smell..I was thinking it must be the durian season now. The smell really so tempting and thats makes me so craving on it. I told my mum if happen to see anywhere selling kampung durian, pls buy back. Well, it is not that easy to find, unless we really go into some rural kampung area and have it there. All those selling in town are the “D” branded.

It is quite cheap now. RM10 for 5 small one. Sunday, mum brought back the durian together with mangosteen. What a great fruit to accompany with it. King of fruits with Queen of fruits.

Forget to take pic, left the only last piece of durian.

Just before I have my last bite of durian, I was thinking how mangosteen taste like already?..too long never eat. When I open up the first one, it was really nice..sweet and frangrant, finally I found back the great taste. That was my lunch of the day, since Big Man no favour to it, me and mum wallop all up.

Mangosteen is a very good fruit. A few days ago, came across an article from newspaper saying mangosteen juice is recovering a patient who suffer from blood block in heart. Mangosteen is an anti-oxidants fruit which is good in fighting cancer too (related article here).

Last Saturday Agong’s birthday, finally big man got a holiday break. We decided to treat ourself good on this day. Hubby brought us to Shogun Japanese Buffet restaurant at 1 Utama, New Wing. We were there to have lunch buffet. So, you may guess the recent petrol hike may hinder ppl from shopping and eat out for awhile. Guess it is not, the car park is still very very full since early the morning and Shogun is full house man! Luckily we did an early booking and we just walk in without need to wait at the long queue.

We brought along our little rascal. He was sick since last week (fever, cough and flu). Guess he won’t have appetite for outside food, so I brought along porridge and medicine too not forget. Boy slept on the way to 1U. We reach there on time. Lunch starts 12noon - 3pm.

The ambience

I just can’t be left out of his sight, while I’m away hunting the food, he kept crying for me. Even daddy also can’t comfort him. So, I got to quick each round and sneak away when daddy plays with him. He only have 5 spoons of porridge and thought he wants to try on some nice looking sushi, it is not too. He not ate much when we were there. Just play with daddy and a little girl next to our table, walk around and want to be carried. For good, he only sat on the high chair for the first half an hour. I also can’t have a peaceful mind to look for more food and eat more.

We had 2 cheese baked oysters which is not on the buffet menu (entitle 1 for each customer). I didn’t have it as I sniff there is a strong fishy smell when hubby eating it. Here are part of the food,

Other than this, there are more varieties on Japanese, Chinese and Korean cuisine, soups, hot plates and dessert. Green tea ice-cream is taste good! We take turn to wallop it fast and look after the little monkey. We take a move at 2.30pm. I can say overall the food is ok and acceptable, just wish to have longer hour and eat slowly on all, as you know with a kid along you can’t have that privilege.

On the way back, the boy looks extremely tired after med. Just to cheer him for a while, daddy put him on the kid’s ride. He just don’t want to be carried away when force to go. Of cause he cried all the way which have draws many eyes looking on me like thought I tortured him. I almost can’t grab him tight when he struggle hard. Finally, he totally ran out of energy and exhausted, he slept all the way home.

Some info about Shogun,
Buffet Lunch
RM45++ per person (Monday to Friday),
RM48++ per person (Sat, Sun and Public Holiday)

Kid below 4 is FREE.

Shogun Japanese Buffet Restaurant
Lot S 335A, 2nd Floor
1-Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)

For booking pls call: 03 - 7726 5770

This coming Sunday is the chinese lunar calendar month 5th day 5th. It is our chinese traditional Dumpling Festival also called Dragon Boat Festival. As usually, family all will gather for a meal and yak some chinese dumpling (zongzi).

I like varies type of dumpling fillings like red beans, those with meat, mushroom, beans, dried shrimps, chesnuts, salted duck eggs, nyonya and etc. Can’t eat much at a time, the most 2 will make you feel very full. For many years, due to busy at work, my mum not making any dumpling for us. This year she have some extra time and I’m so happy that she will making some to eat and distribute. She even surprise us that she will put dry scallops as one of the filling ingredient. 

The skill of wrapping this triangle shape of glutinous rice is not really easy. During those day when I got chance help out in the making, I tried before, really it need lots of skill to wrap it tight and in shape. This morning went to market to do my weekly purchases, walk across lots of stalls selling dumpling.

I bought 2 (one for big man) to eat as breakfast also at the same time to check price. Since many things are increasing lately, it cost RM4.50 per piece. That only for a normal filling with meat, mushroom and beans only. Those with extra ingredient I believe it is above RM5. Duh, expensive betul…

Anyway life still goes on and yeah it is more hard now with the recent whopping increase of petrol price and soon on electricity and believe with petrol increase everything will increase very soon. All the best to all of us to continue to survive under the situation of salary-no-increase-yet.

Wishes you,

HAPPY DUMPLING FESTIVAL ~ 端午节快乐! ~

Belanja you a bite of my RM4.50 zong

I was thinking to do this when I want to introduce macaroni to my boy the other day. I bought 2 type of pasta - spirals vegeroni and macaroni. Too bad, my boy doesn’t like the cheese macaroni, he still much prefer to have rice or porridge.

This spirals vegeroni with minced beef is very easy to prepare. Here are the ingredients and steps.

(For 1-2 serving)

Ingredients:
100g+ top side Beef, minced it
⅓ pack of San Remo Spirals Vegeroni
1 hand punch full of Anchovies
¼ Cheese single slice
Few stalks of spinach leave, chop fine
Prego fresh mushroom pasta sauce

Cook the Vegeroni

1. Boil anchovies soup. Slightly fried the anchovies with garlic till it starts to turn golden, then add in water and salt to taste. Boil for 25 minutes.
2. Wash the vegeroni in running water and put it into the anchovies soup to boil.
3. Add in spinash, half way before the soup fully absorb/ dries up.
4. Add in cheese slice and stir well.

Cook the minced meat

1. Heat the wok with oil, add in garlic and fried the meat till it frangrant.
2. Add in salt and pasta sauce to taste.

It was since so long ago I wanted to try on this new and famous donuts in town, Big Apple and J Co. Monday was holiday, I have been with my family to visit my aunt and cousins. During the second half of the day I was shopping at Mid Valley.

With cousin sis

That day I was really so happy, cause finally I got to taste the donuts that I’m craving for so long. As usual, this donut store always need to queue up. I need to queue for like 10 -12 peoples before my turn, it took around 20 minutes till I check out.

There was not having the full stock of all flavours that they have. So I just pick whatever they have from the tray and here are my choice.

Pink Panther, Kimochi, Whitnut, Say Cheese and Carlifornian Almond , 6 for RM9.50 pack with contest form.

It was Big Apple 1st Golden Year Anniversary. Prizes include Berjaya Hotel and Resorts stay for 3D/2N and passes for FREE donuts. With this purchase, I got a postcard contest form. Just answer 3 questions without any slogan.

Comment on these donuts - it is fluffy, but all flavours topping are too sweet. Next I will try on J Co.