Dessert Snack In Cowan Street

My girl requested some light lunch, I am beginning to worry about her, she seems to be controlling her meals. For a growing girl, I do not encourage eating less, eating healthy is one thing, eating less than normal, I cannot condone. No matter how she reassures me that she is eating alright, I am still skeptical in whatever she takes each day. Just today she told me that she doesn't eat anything during her recess time in school. OH gosh, I didn't know that, I thought all along she buys something from the canteen... One glass of milk in the morning till 1pm or so? My stomach will be growling furiously!

It is difficult to force her to eat at this age, she is no toddler anymore.... so what she requests, I have to abide as long as she has enough food in her body.... now and again, she likes to eat in this dessert shop along Cowan Street, IPOH...

she likes her bubur cha cha..

chin tui...

yam cake...

this is mine...


and a plate of meehoon which i overlooked...
is this meal enough for her..

this is the dessert shop....

A Colorful Delight For Everyone!

When my Johor Bharu friends came to IPOH a couple of days ago, I took them to taste the famous fruits ice kacang in this food court along the Sam Tet Primary School, just opposite the old Odeon cinema. You can find none other place that sells like this stall, it is simply yummy. They decorated the whole bowl with assorted fresh fruits, the colour and the arrangement making the ice kacang too irresistible to avoid not trying.

Well, this is one of the delights in IPOH.. do come and try when you have the opportunity!

Our Secret Recipe Meal

Fernie wanted to visit Secret Recipe, she has been "harping" for it few days ago.  Since I also have a sweet tooth, I obliged willingly.   Upon entering, we could not make up our minds on which cake to order, one piece will be sufficient for both of us and we had a hard time thinking of which to choose.  We felt like eating this and that... hahaha....  Finally we settled for the below flavor and meal...

A Dish My Kids Love!

Ever since they were as young as a toddler, this is one of the dishes they love to eat, the one dish I love to cook and the only one dish I always used to post..lol...
Now my kids are grown, eldest being 21, youngest 15, till today, they request for this dish whenever they come back from their semester hols or weekends, so here it is, I hope this recipe will be simple for you to cook for your kids as well and hope they love it too....

ingredients:
3 potatoes (sliced) and fried
3 chopped drumsticks sauteed with light sauce, salt, pepper and a teaspoon of tapioca flour
2 big onions sliced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoon oil

Method:
Put in the oil and chopped garlic & big onions
When fragrant, stir in the chicken pieces and stir fry them
Add half cup of water and let it simmer with slow fire, close the wok cover
When chicken are nearly cooked, add in the potatoes as well
Add some more water if you like it to have more sauce
Add salt to taste
And the potato chicken is ready to be served...

Kar Pin In Bendahara Road, IPOH

After purchasing some bus tickets for Andy, Kong and I went to Kar Pin coffeeshop to have our breakfast. We have not been there before, we always used to pass by the shop only. Parking is not very easy along the busy street but one can always park along Datok Road adjacent to Bendahara Road.

Upon entering, we saw a lot of fish balls, many varieties were displayed for customers to choose whatever they like and the waiters were waiting in line to take your order. Systematic.... :)

loe shu fun noodles...

curry meehoon

and some fried liews...

Breakfast In Wah Nam, IPOH

This morning I was feeling not hungry at all!!! I was shocked at myself! How come I was not starving as usual.... Well, if I felt like this each day, I will not gain any weight, that is reassuring.. but it was shortlived...

When I reached Wah Nam, I felt like taking this and that and that... lol.. Finally I settled for two sets of different meals... one toasted bread and one bowl of pan mee as shown below...

this was good...


delicious....yummy....


then followed by pan mee...

not bad too...

my colleague had this
nyonya mee

a bit of assam and sourish
something unique...

Lets Go Sun Mar Poh

My kids missed the nestum chicken in Sun Mah Poh.... and this shop only opens during weekends at night. Funny... Not sure why but each time I went during weekdays in the evening, it was closed. So I suppose they only do weekend meals in the evenings. We have been there few times, the price were very reasonable and it was always packed after 7pm.

To make sure we could get a table, we went there around 6pm this time... the crowd was not there yet and the food were served fast as well... I guess people like to have their dinner at 7pm, right?

first came the soup
Andy loves seaweed soup.

kai lan with salted vegetables..

assam fish curry
super spicy...

stir fried kangkong

our favorite nestum chicken

nearer vision of the nestum...
i think next time i can try that at home...
since they like it this way....

The bill: RM51/- including 5 bowls of rice & drinks...

Simply The Best Wan Ton Mee

The morning Aaron reached IPOH, I took him for breakfast in town, this shop is behind the Telekom, Horley Street. The shop is quite secluded but it serves very nice noodles with wide choices. Whenever I go there to take my breakfast, I always end up taking roasted pork wan ton mee, it is the best! Accompanying with that wan ton mee is their crispy wan tons as well, they are simply fabulous!

Ipoh Old Town Hakka Mee

I love to come to this old town shop for breakfast. In fact this shop has been selling hakka mee for many many years now, ever since I was a teenager. That time it was operated by an old couple and now I guess their siblings have taken over.

Ok, the landmark, the hakka coffeeshop is just opposite this Batu Pahat Goldsmith shop, be careful when you r crossing the road, this road is prone to snatch thieves eyeing for ladies carrying handbags... (just a warning only la.. not so dangerous actually)..

always crowded till the pavement..

my colleague likes to take soup..


whereas i prefer the dry type..

both of us ordered the same fish balls...
taufoo and foo pei...

Lan Je In Rawang

One of my main purposes of going to Rawang is to eat the delicious food from a few shops in that small township. Thanks to my friend, Belinda, for showing and taking us to eat.. one of the shops she took us to is Lan Je eatery shop. You will be amazed to find a large crowd there especially during lunch hour.

When we reached there, it was almost 12.30pm and it was quite crowded but we managed to get a table after a short while. This Lan Je is famous for its fresh water talaphia... very distinguished, even when I am thinking of it now, I have to swallow "u-know-what."

the open aired shop

the famous talaphia

stir fried yau mak

their famous sotong with dried chillies...best!


the dishes we ordered...

this was the crowd...

Bak Kut Teh In Chung Thye Phin Road

My friend Christian visited me one evening and we were talking for a fair half hour in the house before our stomachs growled.. (exaggerating a bit la.. ) . "Jom, lets go for dinner... somewhere we can sit and continue talking plus can eat full full one... " I told her....
Suddenly bak kut teh came to my mind, actually I am not for it, but I like the stewed trotters and due to my hunger, I did not mind that particular evening. She agreed so we went to the shop along Chung Thye Phin Road, near Ave Maria School. I believe that shop is quite popular especially crowded in the evenings....

the claypot bakkutteh..

stewed trotters
(chu kwok)

one plate of lettuce...
the bill came to RM18.oo with 2 bowls of rice..

Chai Leng Market, Prai

Anyone like to eat yam? ME! ME! Anything to do with yam, I am IN. Simply love yam, dont know why, steamed yam, fried yam, stewed yam.... delicious!
So when my fren mentioned there is a yam rice stall in Chai Leng Park, Butterworth/Prai (not sure) I said, come....go go.... Must Go...

Oh sorry for not taking the name of the shop but all I know is that the shop is just opposite the Chai Leng Market. Since it was not lunch hour yet, the shop was not crowded, according to my fren, he said that once lunch hour, we would have difficulty looking for an empty table...

here is the yam rice

fish balls, meat and pig stomach...
all mixed in this salted vegetable soup...
i like it...

the we ordered a small bowl of stewed trotters...
the bill came to RM17.00.. .expensive or not?
overall, the food was okay la..
not to say very very yummy
but at least it is something different...