Puchong Yong Tau Foo and Greenfingers, Puchong

After plants and seeds hunting in Sg Buloh, off we head over to Puchong for Yong Tau Foo. 

Kaw Kaw had this Kueh...hmm...what is it called ah? Forgotten the name liao.

 

Papa had their Chee Cheong Fun.

I "eksyen" wor...sibuk wanna pay....

But "oppsss" not enough leh..RM4 only in the wallet..how ah? Have to wash plates ka?

Mamarazzi ordered the Keoy Teow noodles for me while she had Pan Mee. She loves the soup leh

Makan dulu ya. 

Aha....ni baru best ma.....freshly fried...yum yum...i love the "keropok".

Looks like the adults love bittergourd ya....took so many pieces of bittergourd.

After tummy full liao dunno wanna go where....then as we were heading home, Mamarazzi recalled a friend said Greenfingers shop is in Puchong leh. Might as well drop by and look see look see.

 

Thanks to GPS, found it !

This the shop?  wow..... 

Sorry ah...we "ulu" a bit. Seldom go to gardening shop. This one was big leh and looks well stock. Not sure about others shop la. This looks clean and no stinky smell.

Finally found some seeds.....

Mamarzzi was tempted to buy this nsapity snap plant but she didn't ..lucky me.

Here is the address to the YTF restaurant Lot 105 Jalan Tembusu, Batu 14, Puchong. Greenfingers is nearby there at 5, Jalan Puteri 4/7a, Bandar Puteri Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor

 

Adenium and Seeds hunting in Sg Buloh.

 

Cham...Mamarazzi "发花癫"..(is that the correct writing?) Means suddenly gone mad about flowers. Ngum ngum my Kaw kaw also wanted to hunt for some seeds. 

So Mamarazzi bodek Papa to go Sg Buloh lor. It's famous for its nursery . 

 

 First stop...Lot 26. Read in a blog that they have very good pricing for flowers especially adenium . Saw these seedlings and some bigger pots. A foreign worker served us. It must have been mis-communication as when Papa asked how much is small pot of Adenium, he quoted Papa RM100. Since the Boss was not around , we went to Lot 36 to buy some flower pots la.

Mamarazzi asked the Lady Boss there and the Lady Boss said for Adenium best is Lot number 28 and Lot number 61.

 

 Wah lau eh...Lot number 28 really big wor. Specialise in Adenium. There are all sorts of adenium. Multi petals ones , multi color ones and etc also have.

Since Mamarazzi is a novice, she aked the lady boss for the cheapest ones. The lady boss sold her a small pot for RM16. Red color flowers.

Next was hunting for herbs and seeds. Heard people said Lot 48 has a lot of seeds and herbs but we couldn't find lot number 28. Saw got Lot number 48 la but it was a furniture shop.

Saw many cars stopped at Lot number 49, we also went and "kaypoh" la.

Wah like gone to Cameron Highland la. Loads of plants . 

Hey! they even have Stevia! RM12 a pot. Mamarazzi saw the Mini Rose. Blooming so so so nice....only RM12.90. I wonder if when near Valentine Day the price would be the same or not leh? If yes, wouldn't it be better to buy this potted mini Roses to give for my girlfriends. Cheaper leh and can last longer leh.

Last stop was Lot number 61 . Kaw Kaw didn't find the seeds that she was looking for. 

Next stop....makan time....guess where?

Healthy Steamed Cake with NuStevia

Sigh...Each time Mamarazzi bake a cake...not that many times....the cake will turn into "Volcano Cake". Think the only cake she have any success so far is steamed cake.

Since we received some goodies from NuNaturals , Mamarazzi thought of trying it out on steamed cakes...or rather muffins.

 She used 2 types ....one was the Vanilla NuStevia (Alcohol free) and the other was Orange NuStevia (Alcohol Free). Just 3-4 drops  will do.

The one with orange dots are orange flavour while those with black marks are vanilla favour. Sorry about the ugly presentation coz she went and put chocolate chips on the Vanilla steamed muffins . they melted , of course.

I like it. Very aromatic.

 Mamarazzi loves the orange tasting ones while I love those vanilla ones

Recipe? 

Ingredients :-

1 Eggs

50g sugar

150g Self-raising Flour

3-4 drops of Vanilla NuStevia (Alcohol free) and Orange NuStevia (Alcohol Free)

40g extra virgin oil

Method :
1. Shift the self-raising and put aside.
2. Beat the egg and the sugar together till fluffy. Divide into two portion. One portion add
Vanilla NuStevia (Alcohol free) and the other portion add Orange NuStevia (Alcohol Free)

3. Add in the shifted flour and fold
4. Scoop and put into the muffin mould. 
5. Steam in rice cooker for about 15minutes or till it's cooked. 

As usual......errr...follow Mamarazzi's recipe at own risk

Big Bad Wolf Books Sale in PHL Convention Center, Ipoh 2014

BBWS Ipoh..here we come!

After a few months didn't chase BBWS, it is sure fun to chase some more. This round we bring along Papa's friends who came from Indonesia.

Shop about half an hour shopping here are my haul.

Auntie Claire! I got bookmarks ....mau?

For those of you who are in Ipoh and have not visited the Big Bad Wolf Books Sale yet, don't miss this chance. Tomorrow is the last day of the sale. It is at PHL Convention Centre. Happy shopping.

Tata for now. On the way back to KL loh...

Mamarazzi's Bihun Steamed Fish

Long time have not had fish. Dunno what "wind" came and Mamarazzi felt like having steamed fish but don't feel like having it in restaurant.  Went Jaya Grocer to get a fish.

Mamarazzi's steamed fish very easy. Just slices some tomatoes..*please ignore the carrots*..some mushroom slices...same preserved vegetable and a bit of Tanghoon or Bihun(up to you) .

Put everything on the plate. Add some Goji and sprinkle a bit of salt. Put into the steamer or wok and steam till the fish is fully cooked.

How do you know the fish is fully cooked? For Mamarazzi, she look at its "hand" (pectoral fin) had raise up signalling "I surrenderrrr".

There....just like this!

Mmm....I love the taste of the bihun that Mamarazzi put in with the fish. It had soaked up all the sweetness of the fish.

No photo! No photo!...makan first.....

A Surprise ! A Surprise!

In May, Mamarazzi posted about Name The Gem Giveaway by SerendipitybyJoW. She didn't win but last Saturday, there was honking at our gate. Yup, Poslaju was honking outside.

A surprised....some one sent Mamarazzi this.

Nice or not? They must have got it from http://serendipitybyjow.shoplympics.com/. How did the person know that blue is one of Mamarazzi's favourite colour?

Thank you very much Anonymous. 

There was another surprise is for me. Nice or not this cap? Got a Koala Bear Keychain for me too. Thank you very much Jie Jie Joanna.

Another surprise from Mother Nature........finally after many moons ..... 

Yay! long weekend is here! 

Selamat Hari Ray to those who are celebrating and happy holidays to the rest.

Kerabu Mango with NuStevia

Is mango season over? Seems just like in a blink of eyes only. I can't get enough of mango. One of my favourite fruits.

These are the harvest from the playground in front of our house.  Too raw to eat on its own but would be great to make into kerabu.

That's what Mamamazzi did.

 

Just shred a mango. Slice some onions. add some mint leaves from our garden. For the extra saltiness, just fry some dried shrimps or anchovies and add into the mix.

For some great taste...just squeeze some lime juice and add NuStevia No Carbs Blend Premium Natural Sweetener from NuNatural.

 This way, Papa can enjoy it with us. Hmm.....Mamarazzi wonder whether we can get some Stevia plant here in Malaysia or not. Seems like something good for the garden

What happened to the extra mangoes? She made into pickled mangoes. Just slice and put into jar. Add sugar, vinegar, asamboi and kum choh. Maybe she should have tried to pickle them using Stevia Syrup instead of using sugar. Oh well...there is always next round.

Oh ya...I received nice surprise from  Uncle SK. Thank you very much for the lovely card . You are so creative la.

Bazar Ramadan and Honey Chicken Wings

It's that time of the ear again. Have you been to any bazar Ramadan yet?

Last week we went to Bazaar Ramadan at our area...walked up and down.....end up...only bought Sugar Cane water.

Mamarazzi saw the price of food have increased and also the portion not that big nor appetising. 

Saw Chicken wings sold the...why so red ah? 

Like that the chicken wings that mamarazzi made the other day was nicer leh. Just marinate with some salt and honey.

Cut some pandan leaves(screwpine) from the garden to "alas" the chicken wing. Put into the oven and grill......whole house have very nice Pandan aroma.

Made some "yellow" rice for me ...she melted some ghee on the pan and fried some spices. Then throw into the rice  poit to cook with basmati rice. Added some Kunyit(Turmeric) powder.

Kau tim...one satisfying meal. 

Candied Pomelo Skin Recipe

 Mamarazzi was chatting with Uncle Twilight Man but don't know how the topic comes to Pomelo. He mentioned that when he was small, he had tasted very nice pomelo skin pickled. Taste a bit like Marmalade .

It's first time that Mamarazzi heard of Pomelo Skin pickled. A search through google yields surprising result. There are so many thing can be done with Pomelo skin. There are Pomelo Skin braised meat, Pomelo skin salad , Pomelo skin candy and many more but she can't find anything about pomelo skin pickled.

 She noticed that the Pomelo Skin Candy looks interesting. Well, we still have one Pomelo leftover from our Ipoh trip...yup...Fresh Pomelo can be kept up to a month.

To have sweet pomelo, it's best to wait for the skin to feel soft before eating. Those fresh pomelo will not be as sweet.

 "Operated" on the pomelo.

 Cut the skin into strips. Cut away the "white" thingy as according to the recipe, that is the thing that makes the skin taste bitter.

 Blanched the pomelo skins 3-4 times in hot water.

 Last ....pour a cup of water plus a cup of sugar and boil the skin till translucent. 

 Mamarazzi rolled half of the skins in caster sugar while the other half she dipped in honey as Uncle Twilight mentioned that the ones he tasted have honey taste and it's wet.

 Jemur it under the sun. Too very long to dry properly leh.

 When I came home, it's still not properly dried. Those with sugar have harden but those with honey still sticky.

I tasted a slice......Mamarazzi asked me how? My reply was very diplomatic..."nice". But when she asked me to have some more I said "enough".

Mamarazzi tasted them...she likes the ones with sugar more than those with Honey. Honey with honey still tasted quite bitter. End up, she took them into the house and rolled everything in sugar.

Hmm.....learn new thing that day. Thanks uncle Twilight for the tips.