Pepper Lunch @ Pavilion KL

Everytime when we walked pass this restaurant, we always ask and wonder if this restaurant is good. Finally, got to try it when my bro was down in KL and this was a free meal for us since he got to claim from his company! Good... hehe.

One of my colleagues used to say, why pay for food that you have to cook on your own? Haha.. but steamboat is the same as well. A lot of effort needed.

Salmon Carbonara.

Spaghetti Bolognese with sausage.

Salmon and Chicken

Mashed potato - Tastes just like the one in the maggi cup at TGV. :P Worth or not worth?

If you would like to have a set of drink + mashed potato/ice cream, then top up RM4.80.

Well, the food here does not suit our taste buds and I still prefer the one cooked by Justin! =D

Pandan Butter Cake

I saw this recipe again from my favorite home-cooked blogger "Nasi Lemak Lover" and decided to make it a try at home. A very concentrated pandan butter cake. Here's the link to her website Pandan Butter Cake

Can't believe that the taste is just so awesome... and yes, this color is originally from the concentrated pandan juice, and no extra coloring added! It's pure!

Here's the recipe!

Pandan Butter Cake

250g butter
160g sugar
4 eggs
250g cake flour
2tsp of double action baking powder
6tbsp homemade pandan paste (concentrated pandan juice)

1. Sift cake flour and baking powder in a bowl, set aside
2. Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
3. Add in egg one at a time, mixing well.
4. Fold in flour and pandan paste, combine well.
5. Pour cake mixture into cake tin.
7. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180C for 60mins or skewer came out clean.

To make concentrated pandan juice, blend as much pandan leaves as possible and refrigerate for few days until there's a layer of concentrated pandan juice at the bottom, which looks a lot like "algae". Hehe... And use that part for the very green look of your cake! =) Happy Baking!!

Chocolate Chips Pancake

It was raining heavily outside and thanks to my instinct that I applied half day leave today. Otherwise I could have stucked in a 2 hours horrible horrendous jam! I had a good afternoon nap and then, woke up to find that I'm hungry! Hehehe.... I don't have any biscuits/bread at home and wondering what will be the easiest to cook snack for tea time. Look around in my favorite food bloggers and I found this! Chocolate Chips pancake sounds interesting and it does not need much ingredients/preparations. I have all of the required ingredients in my fridge.. so voila!!

This pancake is just so delicious.... I would want to try pandan/strawberry pancake the next round!

Here's the perfect recipe from Nasi Lemak Lover! Check out her blog and you will be salivaling. Kekeke...

Pancake Ingredients:
150g Self raising flour
60g Sugar (I reduced to 30g, still tasty)
1/4 tsp salt
110ml Fresh milk
2 egg yolks (Large)
2 egg whites (Large), lightly whisk
1 and ½ tbsp Corn oil
70g chocolate chips

Pancake Method:1. Mix flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
2. Add in egg yolks, milk and corn oil, use a hand whisk to stir well.
3. Add in egg white and stir to combine, then add in chocolate chips, lightly mix well.
4. Spoon batter onto a non-stick pan (without oil) to pan fry until golden brown on both sides

Delicious @ 1Utama

Since 1U is no longer 5 mins drive from our home, we only have the so-called-good-food once in a blue moon when we are out and about and so many food-wish-list in mind. So on that day of out and about, we decided to step in to Delicious for pasta! We both love western food because Mon-Fri are loaded with Asian food at home... so SAY NO to Asian food in the weekend. Hehe...

Carbonara Spaghettini with Wild Mushrooms, Beef Bacon, Oregano and Cream (RM23.90)
Thumbs up!!!

Napolicious a creamy tomato based spaghettini with beef bacon (RM18.90) Quite unique as well but I still prefer carbonara. =D

Checkout the dining at Delicious - Bangsar Village II

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!