Nothing from Sesame Street. It’s another cooking blog where Jennifer Tai explores one of the joys of being at home with the kids : cooking.
And, there’s a very nice and delicious-looking video on how to make steamed mushroom.
Gah, now I’m tempted again to binge.
Bad bad Wena.
About a few weeks ago, I went to attend a function at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Hall. Well, not in the hall itself but in the function room. From the picture, you can tell that it was a very grand room and very formal as well.
On each table, there was a food warmer. There are tea candles at the bottom heating up the water in the middle, causing steam to rise up and gently head the small plates on top that has food on them.
Now this is the cold starter dish. Looks tempting doesn’t it? See if you can match the pickled chilli jellyfish, baby octopus, prawn and fruit salad and some fish cake rolls. The only problem was that because the food warmer was already in the middle, we had to squeeze in this cold dish plate to the side.
Also served as Double Boiled Kampung Chicken (Free Ranged Chicken) with Ginseng and Dry Scallops Soup. Yes, in the midst of all the bird flu situation, I went and took this. Why? Because it’s properly cook and at that time, no cases in Sarawak. Even to this day, there’s none. So, I thought, why not? And I’m still alive today. :p
Finally the main dishes. The middle was Yam Fried Rice in Lotus Leaf (glutinuous rice is used). The fish was Garoupa cooked in Assam Sauce. Another chicken dish known as Meisan Roasted Chicken. And the vegetable is one of the traditional Sarawakian dishes : Fried Midin with Garlic.
Who was the caterer? Holiday Inn Kuching. Surprise? Actually, their food is actually quite good IF IF IF you eat the Meisan Chinese Restaurant. The Coffee House is not so nice.
And I ate this before the start of my diet. What caused me to go on a diet was the picture afterwards. LOL! It scared me so much that I decided to go and lose some weight. So, that was that.
Poor fish fish had her umbrella “misplaced” by an MAS staff at the Kuching Internation Airport recently. And after she was lending it to him. Hopefully, she didn’t get wet from the rain.
I guess it doesn’t help with this still hanging in the air. So, I need to be extra careful myself when I go through the airport next week when flying back to Miri.
BTW, that airport has a high theft rate so always good to be alert for snatch thieves. It happens fairly often at that airport. Even if it’s no less different from any other airport, still the impression does last.
Next week, back in Miri for a month long break. And hopefully with more postings (very famous last words).
These are old videos from 2003 Mooncake Festival. I caught on video the guy making Dragon Whiskers 🙂
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I bought this book for myself to do this year. And since Sina’ was asking about it, was thinking of getting it again.
Eeep! Very expensive at MPH. I got mine for RM18.90 from Popular Bookstore during their Annual Book Fair at the Taman Kereta Carpark last month. It’s the 2004 edition but I’m sure it’s still doable. RM68++ is really expensive.
A great place to look for exercising books is at book fairs. Popular Bookstore may not have that many English books compared to TIMES but they sure are cheaper on hardcovers and other books that TIMES priced at very very high figures.
Anyway, have also started the liquid drink diet already. So, it’s breakfast and lunch drinks with milk or soya bean milk with some salads. It’s been over a week now and so far, things are okay. Clothes are a bit more lose although the weight loss is not so much. My colleagues at work tell me not to rush things and take it easy but I can’t help it! LOL! I want to lose weight now!
Still, it’s not too bad. Everyone is looking at me so now the pressure is on. And when I told my 13 year old cousin about my diet drinks, she said that is breakfast for birds. 🙂 She definitely wasn’t impressed.
Anyway, cheerio. I’ll put another video up to cheer folks up.
This is a great tourist attraction. Huge aquariums of fresh fish at this Sabahan chain of seafood restaurant. This restaurant branch is located in Miri. I took the video last year during a dinner. There’s some pictures to go along with it. Have to dig them up.
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I’m having fun putting videos up online. Wheeeeeee!
Oh, side note, there were a couple of postings that I had to delete. Copyright issues. Anyway, just to sum up, I’m on the path of losing weight(again). 🙂