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My colleague must have been real bored ... and so we headed to Smoke House for more pork! Yum ...

Pork Burger

We did not drink so much this time around, but I thought the meat was much tastier compared to previously. The burger too tasted really great as it was made to order. The pork patty was soft and subtlely spiced, and coated with a yummy barbecue sauce. The smoky flavour from the grill was also there ... yum ...

There were also ribs and spaghetti marinara, but I only found out about them much later ... so I did not get to try them. Next time,, maybe.

Ritz Toasted Chips

My colleague bought it from Brunei when he went there during the recent holidays, and gave me a packet. How sweet of him.

"Biscuit that tastes like potato chips," he said. But certainly healthier, I would assume as it the chips are toasted and not fried.  They are made with 40% less fat than potato chips, and also packed with  ALA Omega 3-fatty acids.

Apparently, there are many flavours, and the packet which my friend gave me was the Dairyland Cheddar Toasted Chips

Back at home, I ripped open the biscuits ....

Fresh, crispy and crunchy, the biscuits were thin and tasted slightly sweet. Each biscuit is coated with orange-coloured cheddar powder which gave the biscuit some saltiness. They were not too salty though.

I'd not say that I was crazy about these biscuit chips. I'd not be eager to buy them, I suppose. But anyway, they became my tv snack for many nights .....

Berry Is Born

What a joyous day
to be celebrating the birth of BERRY!

May you grow up happy and healthy!

Love you lots!

Berry's toys ... pic courtesy of sil ....

From :

GuGu

 & Congratulations to the proud parents! 

Peanuts with Anchovies

My friend S**** recommended me these deep-fried peanuts with anchovies. Well, I trust S****. She loves her food. So when she says that something is good, it IS good. I bought a packet, and was immediately hooked.

The salty but crunchy anchovies, coupled with the deep-fried peanuts were very yum ... and they made  a greats snack for me in front of my computer. Do try it, if you ever find it. Last I saw, there were some at Boulevard Hypermarket ....

Tapioca Dessert

Second Uncle and Aunt went back to the village at Bau and brought back some tapioca. Great! How did they know that I was craving for some tapioca dessert?? Mom and I had actually been sourcing for some at the market for a few mornings already, but we had not come across any. So it was such a coincident that my Uncle and Aunt had brought back some for us ....

Tapioca

So, Dad cleaned the tapioca and cut them into large chunks ... and Mom had them steamed. Then in a separate pot, Mom brought thick santan or coconut milk to a boil with some sugar and a pinch of salt, and of course screwpine leaves.

The result .... yum ... sweet rich santan flavoured the fragrant tapioca chunks ...

I loved to eat them HOT. The tapioca was not very powdery, but I did not mind the chewy bits. The santan tasted really rich or lemak with the addition of sugar. I liked coating each piece of tapioca with lots and lots of santan before popping it into my mouth ... Yum ... it was really delightful to savour the flavours. A simple , but a delectable fare.

Luncheon Meat Sandwiches

When I was small, my Mom always makes for me luncheon meat and egg sandwiches. I loved them. Ma Ling was a popular brand in those days. They came in a round can. Mom always cut the luncheon meat into half-moon shapes and then pan-fried them. Then, she'd sandwich the the meat, egg omelette, cucumber and tomatoes in between 2 slices of bread. Sometimes, I'd have double decker sandwiches, when gluttony calls. ;p

However, there has been a lot of luncheon meat scare since that time. There were stories of luncheon meat being contaminated with insecticide and all that. There was no way of verifying whether all these were true. So, to take the easy way out, Mom eliminated luncheon meat from our diet. I had not eaten a luncheon meat sandwich for years!

Recently, I had a craving for my childhood sandwich. And so it spurred me to purchase a can of luncheon meat. While shopping around at the local supermarket, I decided to buy a can of Tulip  Pork luncheon meat, which was made in Denmark. Surely it was safer to consume than any Made-In-China brand of luncheon meat. I would assume that Europe has more stringent production and quality control. Well, hopefully.

Tulip, Made in Denmark

Anyway, I sliced the block of meat in medium thickness and yielded 9 slices. Next, I pan-fried them in a non-stick pan. I did coat the pan with just a teeny weeny bit of cooking oil but soon, oil began to ooze out of the sizzling slices of the meat. I liked them browned and slightly crisp at the edges.

Luncheon meat & egg omelette slices

So right after that, I served my luncheon meat, together with a slice of omelette, some crunchy cucumbers and sweet tangy tomatoes in between 2 slices of cheese bread ...

Yum .... it was time to savour my luncheon meat sandwich from those good old days when I was a child. All I needed now was a hot cup of coffee to go with my bread.

Feng Cui Bing 风脆饼

They are marketed as Matang Mooncake, but actually, they are made at Jalan Mendu, Kuching. These biscuits are made fresh daily and are very delicious.

The pastry is thin and flaky. The filling, on the other hand, is fragrant, soft and chewy, and not too sweet. My family members would even bring these biscuits for friends and family members overseas! Highly recommended if you like Feng Cui Bing like me!