Chicken Rice Recipe

I was thinking of what to cook - and me being a lover of one-dish meals with no more than 5 ingredients, decided to google up a simple chicken rice recipe. (I love google!) Came across a very attractive blog with step-by-step instructions to make a simple chicken rice dish - all in the rice cooker. Hooray! I kid you not, when I looked at the photos, I could smell the aroma emanating from the finished dish! What a beaut.

Photo credit

Please visit Kimberly's "Mom's All In One Pot Asian Ginger Chicken Rice Recipe" - and you'll know what I mean!

Thanks a gazillion for this Kimberly - super duper quatrooper love it :)

Fatty Crab Restaurant: Order Food Online!

I saw this header in one of my emails' subject heading this morning,
"[50% Off] Seafood + free delivery for 2 pax: Fatty Crabs’ Signature Green Chilli Sweet & Sour Crab + Special Fried Rice + 6 Mantou Buns. Only RM37"

(Photo from Fatty Crab website)

I subscribe to this group buying site called Groupsmore. They have deals everyday or every other day. You sign up and you get to buy stuff with group discounts :)

ANYWAY ... back to the Fatty Crab promotion. I clicked on the email link and it took me to a very mouth-watering place! What's more interesting ... I never knew Fatty Crab did deliveries! I also never knew that Fatty Crab has their own website! Here it is http://fattycrabs.com/

My my. I was thoroughly impressed.

Anyway, just to share with you (if you didn't know, like me) about this "order food online" service that Fatty Crab has. Happy ordering!

Allegro Cafe @ SS 15 Subang Jaya

We rarely head to Subang Jaya as it is relatively "far" away from where we are. But, we decided to go to Empire Hotel Subang one day. While in the neighbourhood, we drove around, and found Subang Jaya to be quite a nice place! Many many restaurants in Subang Jaya.

So, when our friends told us that they'd take us to Subang for dinner, we were delighted to be able to sample some food from one of the restaurants there called Allegro Cafe. Allegro Cafe @ Subang Jaya was not what we expected it to be, looking from the outside. It's situated on the first floor of a shop lot. We walked up the stairs and into a very cosy restaurant! Wow! I was thoroughly impressed :)

(Photo above is from Allegro Cafe's facebook page - the rest below are mine)



Warm lightings, cosy setting providing a very soothing ambience!
Now how about the food?

The mushroom soup was nice.

Mushroom cheese bruchetta was nice.

The tomato bruchetta was super nice

The Caesar salad, apparently. Didn't taste like Caesar salad - more like the warm chicken salad dish you get from Delicious (Ms Read's Cafe). But, it was nice nevertheless.

My mouthwatering medium-well steak. *drrrroooooolll* It was SO tender and SO succulent. Served with a red wine mustard sauce on a bed of aglio olio spaghetti. Oh, hello 2011!
Hubby's sole with some lemon dressing was good too. I still prefer my red meat :p

For dessert, we had tiramisu (which was quite homemade), and apple strudel ala mode (so so only).

Overall, it left a lasting impression on us. The price was good too! About RM45 for my steak, and for the other dishes about RM20. Slightly cheaper than most cafes. Very very good! I highly recommend! So far, the best restaurant in Subang Jaya! (At least in MY sample size ;))

Allegro Cafe
11A 1st Floor
Jalan SS 15/4
Subang Jaya
Tel: 03-5631 5682

10 February 2011: Oh, just saw that an excerpt of my review was featured at Milk-A-Deal! If you want to get discount vouchers for a pasta/pizza with ice lemon tea at 58% off, visit their website here!


14 February 2011: Whaddya know, Groupsmore is offering discounts too. Check the deal out here! 


16 February 2011: 79% discounts at Everyday! Click here to get the deal :)

Dream Cafe at Dream Centre (DUMC)

This is where I have my lunch, most weekdays! The Dream Cafe at Dream Centre (DUMC) - located just next to Jaya 33, serves an array of sumptuous dishes for your "economy rice" lunch! Have a look at the photos! The Dream Cafe serves pork-free food :)

Here's how you get to the Dream Cafe at the Dream Centre :)
It's super easy to find parking as the Dream Centre has LOTS of parking spots for you. Not only that, as the map suggests, if you are working around the Section 13/14 area, there's also a back gate access in order to enter the Dream Centre grounds.

The Dream Cafe is fully air-conditioned and that's why I LOVE eating there - good food, convenient and stress-free :) The prices are pretty reasonable too. On average you pay RM1.50 for a drink and a plate of "economy rice" should cost you about RM5 for one meat, one vegetable and one tofu dish WITH rice. The servings are really generous and the quality of the food is excellent. You get free soup as well!
(Note: Best to arrive early, say 12.00-12.45pm as that's when the dishes are freshest and in abundance)

If "economy rice" is not your cup of tea, you also get to order ala-carte - rice or noodles - in individual portions. The top seller is the Kong Lam Mee. There's also Black Bean Fried Rice (either you like it or you don't. I don't, but my friends love it.), Yin Yong, Hokkien Mee, Thai Fried Rice and lots more. Noodles (except Kong Lam Mee) are RM4.50 per plate, and rice, RM5.00 per plate.

Not only that, you will find the best scones at the Dream Cafe! Warm, crumbly and freshly baked - served with cream and home-made strawberry jam. It's RM2.50 per scone. What a bargain eh? Super yummy. Other desserts available are carrot cake (RM3.50), moist chocolate cake (4.50) and caramel custard (RM2.00).

It's really worth the visit!

The Dream Cafe opens from
Tues - Friday at 11.15am to about 3.00pm
Saturday at 11.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday 8.30am to 1.30pm

Their weekend menu is slightly different. You can go yourself to find out what they serve. Generally, they are open during the day.

I hope you enjoy this place as much as I do! :D

Address: Dream Centre (DUMC), No.2 Jalan 13/1 Petaling Jaya (next to Jaya 33)

Victoria Rossa English Tea Room @ Hartamas Shopping Centre

Sorry for the long silence! Haven't really been trying products/services, nor has there been an outstanding one to recommend ... so there.

My friend took us to her friend's "shop" in Hartamas Shopping Centre for a high tea. I didn't expect much - even though the place looked nice. Sometimes shops are so nicely decorated but the food is icky and yucky.

This place is called Victoria Rossa - situated on the first floor of Hartamas Shopping Centre. To be exact, here's the address: Unit K20, Level 1, Hartamas Shopping Centre (right across from Pineapple Computer store). Everything is dolled up in Victorian splendor - very elegant and pretty.

The menu - so shweet :)

My friend ordered one of those tea sets - that came with cucumber sandwiches, butter cake and scones, accompanied with tea - very nice tea!

Cranberry and raisin scones - fresh, light and buttery

Nice tea pots and tea cosys - the experience is building up very quickly!

Hmm, I thought I had a photo of the butter cake which I must say was absolutely divine! As I said, my expectation of this "tea room" wasn't very high. BUT, my my, I was pleasantly surprised ... the food was of really really good quality! I'll say it again, the butter cake was beautiful! A MUST HAVE when you go there.

The owner of the place came to sit with us and brought more food for us to sample. Wow, we were so blessed. We listened to him talk passionately about his tea room. You can tell he really takes pride in what he does. He doesn't believe in using substandard ingredients so the butter cake (and all the other pastries) are made with only pure butter. No shortening, no margarine, nothing with trans-fat.

Will definitely go back again for the great experience. Hmm, or maybe not ... just for the sake that I can't afford the calories :( But ... if you're looking for a good English high tea - Victoria Rossa is the place to go!

Website: http://www.victoriarossa.co.uk/
Blog: http://victoriarossaenglishtearooms.blogspot.com/
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=238163063457&v=wall

Cakes galore!

This friend of mine started out baking a few years back as a hobby, and hooboy, I bet she has a string of loyal customers now! Her cakes not only taste good, but make great eye candy too! I love her London Cheesecake. It's simply heavenly! Her cupcakes are equally delicious!

Guess what this is?

My wedding cake!!! It was the bestest ever wedding cake in the whole wide universe! And ain't it a beaut?!

For enquiries, please email eejuen (at) yahoo (dot) com :)

Do check out her blog at http://ribbonsandcakes.blogspot.com/

Niji Sushi

It seems like the last few posts are on food! We just so happened to have tried more food places in Medan Putra, Kepong.

We visited Niji Sushi once before and I didn't think too much about it. However, after having read good reviews about it, thought we'd give it another chance!

Sushi! I had tuna and salmon. Surprisingly, in the slice of tuna provided in the roll was quite thick. Well-bodied enough to be able to taste it. Ok. Impressive for RM4.50 per roll. The salmon was fresh and so was the seaweed wrapping the handroll.

CS had the fish set. It was REALLY good. I'm not a fan of chawan mushi, but the taste of this one was nice as well...not too egg-y, not too thick, not too watery, the texture was just right. The portion of rice served could be a bit bigger though.

We're pleased that we went back :) A good joint to have in the neighbourhood.

Niji Sushi

No. 25 & 27 Jln 1/62D

Medan Putra Business Center, Kepong

Tel: 03-62777060

Ecogreen Cafe, Taman Tun Dr Ismail

CS took me to this place a few weeks back. His company had had events there previously and he said the food was quite good (though pricey). The Ecogreen Cafe is located at the Bakti building in Taman Tun (http://ecogreen.com.my/outlets/ecogreen-organic-restaurant-bakti/). Quiet and serene. I was so excited to see the No MSG, No transfat, No this and No that sign. I love (though not necessarily can afford) organic food!

CS had the Oat Curry Chicken with rice

I wanted to be adventurous and the picture of the lui cha on the poster looked so good. Never tried lui cha before, so thought it might a be a good place to start :) It didn't look much, but after going through half of it, I was full! What's more, my jaw was tired of all that chewing. The stuff put in was really healthy! It's an acquired taste with the mint and basil paste though. But I enjoyed it nevertheless. Next time, 2 people can share this :)

Yi Yan Porridge Restaurant

We saw a cafe close down recently near our home. In its place, Restoran Yi Yan took over the shop lot. It sells porridge mainly, but there is also pan mee available. It's located at Jalan Medan Putra 1, Kepong.

It was our 3rd wedding anniversary that night and we ended up at this place. Not exactly the best place to celebrate an anniversary but it had to be here, because I was not well and had to eat porridge! Hrmph. 

The porridge was quite palatable. The meat came in chunks. I would have preferred it more mince-y though. On a whole, a good shop to have in the neighbourhood ... for sick people who need "sick food" like porridge, or for those who like porridge :)

Yip Kee Rice & Noodle House

This restaurant is located in Jalan Medan Putra 3, Kepong. We first tried it out when we moved nearby. It serves a pretty decent wan tan mee. CS prefers this one while I prefer another stall at Menjalara which I reckon have the best soup sui gows ever! :)

This is Yip Kee. The owners are always nice and welcoming :)

We never fail to order some fried sui gow's - crunchy and nice :)

This is the standard charsiew wantan noodles. They have other variations like curry chicken and beef brisket.