Fat Spoon at Damansara Utama/Uptown

Makan group is back on action and we've decided to meet up at this restaurant for our lunch gathering. I didn't have the complete pictures of all our orders because halfway thru, I was just so lazy... lazy spells hit me again! Haha....

Fat Spoon's menu... storybook concept.



Cappuccino!

Fried fritters...

Popiah ...

*and I forgot what is this dish*, but looks normal rite.. and it cost about RM16. Normal chap fan wouldn't have cost this much.. hehe.

Anyway, since we have not met up for quite some time and we have lotsa of things to catchup, this place ain't really a good place for "long term" chatting because it was quite small and not really sound absorbent. We decided to move on to Wondermilk, for long hours of chatting and also to celebrate one of our friend's birthday... =)

Michelangelo's @ Pavilion, KL

Thanks to our boss that we can have a scrumptious meal after work! At first we thought of the usual places like TGIF or Chillies or any other usual restaurants, but surprisingly, we were told to meet up at this restaurant and all of us were quite delighted. The best part is that there's no budget allocated per person and you can even order up to RM1k worth of food if you have the "thick face". Hehe...

Hot Chocolate (RM12.90)

Mineral water from Italy!

Lumache Cotte Del Burro Dell' Aglio ~ Snails in shell stuffed with garlic herb butter, baked in oven, served with garlic bread. (RM29.90)

Creme Di Funghi ~ Cream of triplet wild mushrooms cooked to perfection with a touch of truffle oil (RM12.90) I love this, the real mushroom soup!


Antipasto Di Mare (2 pax) ~ Slipper lobster, oysters, mussels, smoked salmon, octopus, tiger prawns and salmon fish on a 3-tier platter. (RM79.90). I would still think this can serve 4 pax instead of two ... quite a big portion for appetizer.

Funghi Alla Griglia ~ Grilled fresh champignon mushrooms with garlic (RM18.90). I'm a mushroom lover and just love this dish!!

Filetto Costola Con Funghi ~ Black Angus beef ribeye steak (250gm) with blue cheese sauce served with gratinated potatoes and button mushrooms. (RM78.90)

Filetto Di Salmone ~ Grilled salmon on a bed of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and served with chives cream sauce. (RM45.90)

Protestare Delle Costole ~ Beef ribs braised with barbeque sauce, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. (RM54.90)

Agnello Al Forno ~ Roasted rack of lamb with fresh herbs crusts with shallot and mint sauce served gratinated potatoes and seasonal veggies. (Seasonal price)

II Seno Di Pollo Imbottito ~ Chicken breast stuffed with creamy mushroom and served with pesto sauce. (RM39.90) My order and unfortunately, I just didn't know how to enjoy beef/lamb. Wasted rite.. haha. Otherwise I would have gone for STEAK! =D

Panacotta ~ A light version of Italian cream caramel, topped with fresh strawberries (RM15.90)

*Unfortunately, I've forgotten to capture the caption of this dessert and have no idea what is it now =( *

Tiramisu ~ An Italian tradition of sponge finger biscuits dipped in espresso liquer, then layered between rich mascarpone cream, topped with cocoa powder (RM17.90)

Gelato (Single scoop) ~ Assorted flavours : Strawberry, vanilla, chocolate. (RM11.90)

Torta Di Cioccolata ~ Italian chocolate lava cake, topped with vanilla ice cream. (RM15.90)

Overall, the food here is quite good and the place is fully packed by 8pm with all the western-ist.

Salmon spaghetti in carbonara sauce

We both love salmon fettuccine, especially the one served in Italianese. So, we decided to try on our own see if it tastes the same ... if yes, then we do not have to fork out so much money for salmon fettuccine in Italianese. =D And the chef is not me, but Chef Ng! Off day for me....

All the ingredients prepared by the chef in the kitchen... and he actually told me he can't sleep because he kept on thinking on what to chop, what to prepare, how to cook. Haha.. so funny.

Chef Ng busy in action and chef's wife busy photoshooting... =D

Tah dah!!! Home cooked salmon spaghetti in carbonara sauce..... delicious!!!! If we have white wine, then it will be perfect... but no wine/alcohol for the moment. Hehe.

Here's the recipe for salmon spaghetti in carbonara sauce..

Ingredients:
Spaghetti
2cm slice of unsalted butter
1 big onion
Garlic
2 big tomatoes
Smoked salmon, coarsely chopped
1 cup heavy cream; you can substitute half & half for a lighter but just as tasty result
1 box of full cream milk
1 cup of parmesan cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
parsley, Italian (optional)

Steps:
1) Put water to boil. Add some olive oil and salt in the water. Cook the spaghetti according to the instructions on the box and drain well.

2) In your favorite heavy pan, melt the butter and saute the chopped onion and garlic until it is soft and transparent but has not changed color. Add half the chopped smoked salmon, tomatoes and the cream.

3) Warm the mixture gently, blending thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Add in some milk. Pour little by little so that you can estimate the amount and do not over pour.

4) Stir thoroughly and add a little freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle on a pinch of parsley and Italian Herbs (optional) and serve at once. May not need salt, depending on the salmon. But usually we will add some.

That's all ... a healthy meal!

Delectable Cake @ The Gardens

When I first saw this cake, I was like wowwwwwwwwww.... .am really really impressed with the cake's deco! The Lambs are so cute, the Bible is so cute, the flowers are so pleasing to the eyes, the words are perfectly crafted and the color combination is just so sweet...... Since it was our Pastor's last Sunday in Banting church, my friends decided to buy this cake as a gift! Inside is butter cake ... and you'll be surprised how much this cake costs! It was RM400!!! My eyes almost popped out when I heard the price....... I've not eaten such an expensive cake in my entire life.. and I've not eaten such pretty cake in my entire life. Awwww... what an unforgettable last Sunday. I will remember this celebration with this lovely cake forever! =D

So pretty and sayang to cut and eat...

There are wordings at the bottom of the cake saying Thank you Pastor Vic, Anusha and Kristen ... When Kristen first saw this cake, she mumbled all the way "I want to eat cake" "I want to eat cake" ... haha. So cute!

Can you resist the cute lambs?? I can't ....

We shall visit you Pastor! One day! Yes... one day! Kekekeke..... Wish you all the best Pastor and Anusha and I will miss the lil cute gal...

*Pics were all stolen from my Pastor's FB =D*

Claypot Chicken Rice without Claypot!

Sounds a bit funny with the caption, should have just removed the Claypot word in front instead of putting without claypot at the end. But, what I'm trying to say is that I'm attempting to cook "Nga Po Kai Fan" without the use of claypot. I used my forever-faithful-rice-cooker instead!

Ingredients:

- small onions, garlic, ginger

- chicken/pork; cut into cubes

- mushrooms ... I put more because I love mushrooms!

- soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, pepper, sesame oil, (oyster sauce if you want)

Steps :

1) Marinade the chicken/pork cubes with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, and chopped ginger. Leave it for 30 mins.

2) Fry small onions and garlic until fragrant. Add the marinated chicken/pork cubes and mushrooms and stir fry until 90% cook.

3) Wash rice and measure the water level using rice cooker (just like how you cook rice), and then scoop out the rice and stir fry together with the chicken. Mix everything and then pour the mixture into the rice cooker that contains the water that you've measured just now.

4) Cook it!! And Kao Tim!!

Yummy!! It was perfect! Not too dry nor too wet....

All I can say is that this dish was superb and I should have cooked more!!! Added up with my hometown's cili padi as the side dish........... perfecto!!!!!!!!!! Try it at home... the easiest steps yet so delicious! =D

Just Heavenly Choc and Cheese Cake

Just Heavenly cake is seriously good.... I don't mind spending a few ringgit extra for these whole cake instead of getting the common secret recipe cakes. Unbeatable .... We bought this cake for my MIL's birthday and I was having a headache to choose which cake is the best choice and trying to imagine her taste buds. I know she likes tiramisu but for the 9" big cake we need to place an order at least 2 days in advance. So, we left only with the Red Velvet, Choc n Cheese and Chocolate Banana to choose... Red Velvet is kinda scary for me because the inside is so red and I can't imagine I'm eating 9" coloring cake.. so this is out. The next recommendation by the waiter was Choc n Cheese, which look very simple and that made me think twice. Hmmm .... finally, we bought the Choc n Cheese and hopefully it is as good as what is recommended by the person in charge.

Nice box!

Looks simple rite .. but Justin said so nice .. LOL. Can't wait to try ...

And this is how it looks at the inside.... chocolate cake coated with salted cheese. And the chocolate cake is not the normal chocolate sponge cake, but it is so soft and moist and generous in the choco flavor. The salted cheese is not that salty and it blends just well with the sweet chocolate cake. The whole outcome is salty + sweet = not so sweet. Nice combination ...

This 9" cake cost about RM88 and we had a 10% discount with a free cupcake which worth about RM9. For 6", it cost about RM68.

And this will be my next cake shop for the upcoming birthday events... =D

Homemade Bak Zhang

Homemade bak zhang is always the best because first of all, you get to customize what ingredients you like and if you prefer mushrooms, you can add more. Furthermore, you can control the fat level and not too much fat, but more meat. Nice ..... And my parents purposely came all the way down to KL just to wrap a basket full of bak zhang for me. And you call this BLESSED!! =D

The ingredients well prepared ... a lot of hardwork in preparing these. And the wrapping process is at balcony since there's not much space in condo. LOL.

My mom happily wrapping the zhang and hopefully I manage to wrap successfully when I try in the future. Can't wait to try but am still looking for the string + time. Recent weekends are all tied up with events. I got a video captured on how to wrap the zhangs.

Yummy yummy!!! So manyyyyyyyyyyy and I'm happyyyyyyyy. And they are all mine ... kekekekeke... =D

I only like the bak zhang that my mom/grandma make and not anywhere else. You'll be surprised, I NEVER buy zhang from stalls before in my entire life because they just don't taste the same...