Hello, as promised, here is Part 2. After visiting some of the places, We have lunch there, and also visited some interesting shops and outlets and strolled the streets around the area. There are bars and pubs in the location and many restaurants and pubs on the streets/ road above.
Pineapple Tarts in 4 Simple Steps
This is the Best Pineapple Tart recipe so far (for me). There are only 4 mains steps so it is super simple. I am using the pineapple jam that I made earlier. The pastry sweet short crust pastry and it nice and crumbly full of fragrance.
Easy Prosperity Money Bags
,As the name implies, prosperity money bags are just the appropriate dish to be served in auspicious occasions like Chinese New Year. These easy to make bags contains jade and, silver and gold!
AngKoo Kuih
Angkoo Kuih is a traditional Nyonya Kuih. However, do you know the Nyonya story behind it? Angkoo is a feature during the’ full moon’ celebration. When an infant reaches a month or 28 days, it is an occasion to celebrate. Due to the high infant mortality rate in the olden day, reaching a full month …
Quick Noodle Soup in 10 Minutes
When one is hungry, a quick meal is necessary. This quick noodle soup is easy to prepare and easier to cook. All it takes is 10 minutes of your time. This recipe is a god-send. Well. me send as I created this! Oh I believe many busy mums would have invented it as well. We …
Peculiar Pasties: Vegan Pasties with an Oriental Twist
You might be wondering why I am doing pasties? The Pasties are rather peculiar as it is not your usual pasties. That is why I call it Vegan Pasties with an Oriental twist. Vegan Pasties with an Oriental twist. Well, it all started when a business customer asked me to make vegan chocolate …
Nyonya Recipe Shop is Open
Good morning, I have been quite busy lately. I have not post very much although I have a lot of materials to post. I am so happy to announce that my shop is finally open. I have put up some of our Malaysian favourite cookies so that you have a chance to try it. Many …
Day Of The Dead! A Mexican Tradition
On Saturday, I was invited to celebrate the Day of the Dead by my friend, Dianne. Dianne had lived in Mexico for several years. This is the 2nd time I have been invited. I wanted to blog about it last year, but I was too busy. So now, well, I am busy as well and …
How to Make Roti Jala
Roti Jala is a type of pancake that looks like a net. Jala means net in the Malay language. So Roti Jala means Net Bread. It is eaten as a roti (bread) as it is use to mop up the curry gravy. One can find roti jala in stalls or eateries. Sometimes you can …
Sweet Potato Pizza
I do not have a freefrom diet. I just try to reduce the calories that I consume. There is cauliflower pizza base and then, there is this the sweet potato pizza base. I prefer this as it is tastier but has a bit more smart point that the cauliflower.
Rejuvenating our Life-Force over the weekend
Last week, we had our annual Midland Area Summer Course. I always look forward to this course. I missed last year’s course as I was away on a very long holiday. So this year, I made sure that I attend the course. We always have the course in the Hinckley Island Hotel in Hinckley, now …
Lavoush
I bought a Middle Eastern cook book two Christmas ago and had a quick look at it. So recently I decided to have a look at it again and found this recipe. It was easy enough to make and it sounded tasty. I was looking for a snack or tea time treat. This recipe is just nice …
Marco Pierre White Steak House Bar & Grill, Jurys Inn, Hinckley
Last week, we decided to have dinner in Marco Pierre White Restaurant Bar and Grill in the Jurys Inn, Hinckley Island (formerly Hinckley Island Hotel) It was a belated Mothers’ Day Dinner. I have stayed in the Hotel several times and the rooms were good and spacious and the bed was very comfortable. I had …
More Adventurous Kuih Ee for Winter Solstice
Well, in my previous post, I planned to make kuih Ee or tang yuen with fillings. I tried it and it worked. I filled it with peanut butter, yam and cashew nut butter as I happened to have all of them in my larder and freezer. In fact I just needed to clear my freezer …
The Shard, Jackson and Rye, London
The Shard After Borough Market, we walked towards the embankment and we went to The Shard, one of the newer iconic buildings of London. However, it began to drizzle. We went for the tour anyway as we will not be coming this way until many months later. The ticket costs £30.95 each ( adult). …