Krispy Kreme is in Malaysia

Yep! the first KRISPY KREME store is located in Berjaya Times Square, which created a BIG HYPE!!! my dad who just could not sit still at home went all the way there and came back with a huge box of a dozen doughnuts. two weeks back. apparently they were having promotion (buy 8 free 4) and were even giving away doughnuts (the original one) to the customers who were lining up~!

the verdict?

it was quite good but i didn't really fancy it cos it was TOO SWEET!! seriously sweet stuff. honestly i prefer big apples/J Co.

but their toppings are pretty good as they use Hershey's chocolate. had to gulp down a whole cup of water after eating the doughnut!

click here for the Malaysia Krispy Kreme website (with a full description of all flavours!)

IMU Music Nite 2009

beautiful backdrop by kee and juejing:D

music nite was held on 29th april 2009. just one of the events us SRC had to organize to inject some fun.
glad that many people helped out and relieved that students actualy participate! hurrah~
I was in charge of invitations (again) and was coaxed to be emcee with dejun ONE day before the event. OMG!!!!

just some snapshots of the nite...


i brought musmus for amusement (and support! LOL) and musmus got violin lessons from wen leong. hahahahh. and he was supposed to put musmus in his pocket when performing on stage!! but he chickened out last minute :P

part of the ensemble
(thanks crissy for the correct spelling. hehe)

mike on the drums. Look closely for the flower on his hair, courtesy of meiann :P

with two good girl friends, suesuegamushi and eley.

Dejun and I, the emcees of the nite.

it was OK, except that embarssing beginning. eek >.<

can't believe i actually made it through the night! haha

david and I. one of our hobbies is calling each other "kiasu" :p

It was a great night, good first (and last! i hope) being an emcee.

chocolate lava cupcakes for mother's day

since is Mother's day today, i asked my mummy what she wants to eat so i can bake something for her. she said..
something new...
with chocolate!
very easy :D
let me share a recipe...chocolate lava cupcakes. rich chocolate cupcakes with a creamy chocolate centre. I've cut down sugar and chocolate cos mummy doesn't like it too sweet. use good quality dark chocolate ( i would recommend carefour dark chocolate, which is quite cheap and of good quality too)

Chocolate lava cupcakes

Chocolate ganache
100ml whipping cream
100g cooking chocolate
1. Boil the whipping cream. Remove from heat
2. Break the chocolate into pieces and stir in it the whipping cream until melted. Leave to cool and refrigerate it until semi-solid
*can actually make as much ganache as desired. This is just about enough for the filling for 12+2 muffins. Just use 1:1 portion of chocolate to whipping cream*

Cupcakes
(A)
250 all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
30 g cocoa powder
½ teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
(B)
10g chocolate emulco
40g brown sugar (I halved the original value=80g)
1 egg
150g cooking/dark chocolate (original value= 250g, I thought it was too much, so I cut 100g off)
180ml fresh milk
(C)
90g melted butter
(D)
Chocolate ganache (as above)

1. Prepare muffin tray ( I used a 12-hole muffin tray and 2 ramekins)
2. sieve (A) into mixing bowl
3. Stir (B) and combine with (A) lightly using a hand whisk. Do not overbeat!
4. add (C) to the batter and mix well
5. Spoon some batter into the tray (half full) add a spoonful of choch ganache and top up with more cupcake batter. Fill it to about ¾ full
6. bake at 180°C for 20 minutes.
7. decorate as desired.


the chocolate ganache
sifted dry ingredients

this is how the batter looks like

had extra batter so i used two ramekins (used for making souffle!) it looks rather nice in it :D

decided to give decorations a pass this time, cos its sweet enough and it was snapped up within minutes after i took it out the oven :P

happy baking!

and Happy Mother's Day :D

dinner @ my elephant, happy mansion section 17

time to clear all the back dated food posts.heheh
we finally got the chance to try out this restaurant that was making a buzzz in the food bloggers community a very long time ago, lol. its still very popular

My Elephant
Block C-G4 Happy Mansion
Jalan 17/13,
Section 1746400
Petaling Jaya
Business Hours: Tuesday to Sunday (except Saturday & Sunday lunch)
Lunch: 12.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Dinner: 6.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
click here for their website

my dad tried to make reservations for 830pm but the person said no need, just walk in. so we decided to just try our luck. and as usual the place was super packed >.<
and then when the person asked if we made reservation, my dad just told the guy off. i mean they did not even allow us to make reservation in the first place!!! so we decided to wait awhile for a seat. it was quite frustrating really. thankfully they gave us a seat in 10 minutes time.

there was another family who apparently made reservations but the people did not have a seat for them. and they were pretty angry. i think cos there are 3 numbers on the card, 3 different ppl taking reservations. so if there is no co-ordination..then everything will be messed up. this is the only major flaw this restaurant has.

Pandan cooler rm3. Refreshing, sweet and has a nice pandan tinge, the biji selasih adds a nice bite. something i can replicate at home. hehehe

anyway...this place is simple and very stylish. a bit cramped but very cozy. sorry its abit devoid of photos and the photos are of bad quality but its the best i've got (long story) but you can check out other blogs for photos that will definitely make you drool. lol

menu is quite extensive, chicken, soups, appetizers like salad and mix platter, duck, yummy curries and much more. they also have set lunches on weekdays that i think is very good value

they place banana leaf on each rice platter. the rice (brown rice + jasmine rice) rm2.50 per person (free flow) is healthy and yummy, something like the glutinous rice texture but less filling.

my elephant platter (rm22) comes with assorted finger food like fresh popiah, fired wanton, spring rolls, fish cake etc. so we can sample everything. served with yummy thai chili sauce

jungle vegetable (rm12) belacan style. this is very yummy.

best dish of the day goes to.....GREEN CURRY CHICKEN! (rm 15)

absolutely delicious!!! smooth creamy and fragrant. excellent with rice, i've never eaten so much rice for a long time. with generous amounts of boneless chicken chunks. highly recommended!!

last but not least, the tom som seafood soup (rm 20) one of the house speciality. slightly different
from tom yum soup cos its not so rich. Packed with a variety of seafood, this dish is superb. soup is spicy and sour and very authentic!

sadly they don't serve desserts. dunno if they ran out of stock or they just don't have it anymore. what a pity :(

well, it was definitely worth the wait although it would be fantastic if they could smooth out this problem as I'm sure they had to turn away many hopeful patrons. hmmm..not to good for business rite. but overall, a nice place for yummy authentic affordable Thai food!

check out these blogs for more reviews (and better photos!)

precious pea

lots of cravings
a whiff a lemongrass

early mother's day dinner @ Dragon-i, Sunway Pyramid

we celebrated mother's day two days in advance in

DRAGON-I,
G1.43 Ground floor
sunway pyramid
tel: 74923688

we were quite lucky as we did not have to wait long for a table.

stir fried string beans (rm18.00)

one of the vege that i actually like eating. I'm very fussy when it come to vege. hehe

its nice and crunchy with a generous amount of mince meat topping

Some fish (cannot rmbr the name -_-") RM 28.00

steamed to perfection. it was fresh and very yummy!

beancurd, sze chuan style. RM16

very flavourful, spicy stuff!! goes well with rice

the yummiest one of the lot! Salted egg prawns (rm35 for 7 pieces)

its very very yummy. each prawn is fried to perfection and coated with smooth salty egg yolk. mmm. sinfully rich~ can't get enough of it ^^

this is their house speciality, shanghainese xiu loong pau. (rm9 for 4 pieces)

small yet packs a huge punch. ultra thin skin and a meaty filling. and the soup that oozes out is just so wonderful.

and two desserts.honeydew sago (rm8) which is shaved iced with honeydew balls. smooth yummy and refreshing
this is the tang yuen in mango (rm10) 5 pieces of tang yuen (with filling) in mango puree and sago with mango pieces. yummy

this is a nice place to dine. high class Chinese food, but burns a hole in your pocket-_-"

brunch @ Haikara Style Cafe & bakery

A quick foodie post...

this cute and quaint cafe/bakery is just a 3 minutes walk from my house...and yet i haven't tried it...until today..

Haikara Style Cafe & Bakery
E-Tiara Service Apartments
GF Jalan SS16/1Subang Jaya
Tel :03-5630 0743
(Pork free. Open from 9.30 to 6pm daily except Mondays. Parking is available in front or at the visitors carpark at E-Tiara apartments.)

this cafe is run by a japanese couple...and when i was dining there several japanese customers came to buy some bread from the bakery, must be pretty good and authentic. and it was rather amusing to hear them speak japanese. kawaii~

the place is cozy and filled with cute japanese deco..koi kites, fans, the lucky cat etc. its just so different...

the bakery counter and the dessert/pastry counter. filled with goodies like eclairs (chocolate, mocha, and caramel), banana roll, cake rolls with mochi, chestnut cake & cream puffs. the bread is freshly made everyday. yummy.

coffee, served with cream (in a mini jug...so adorable) and sugar to add to your own taste. coffee was quite good...

most meals come with soup, salad and a butter roll. the clear soup is piping hot and has herbs and ground pepper floating in it. looks kinda weird but it its very good. nice, soothing and comforting....with some shredded carrots and small cubes of potatoes.

my dad went for the seafood aglio olio (RM25 for a set with soup, coffee and butter roll) which was quite tasty and had generous amount of seafood (prawns and squid). Would have preferred it to be spicier though. Hehehe:P

I had the Chicken Korokke set (RM12) which came with 3 pieces of croquettes lightly drizzled with sauce, a side salad and 2 soft bread rolls. it was also served with soup (Since it had good reviews :D)

this is a wonderful and filling (believe me!!) dish. the croquettes were fried to perfection. outside was crispy and inside was hot, creamy and absolutely satisfying! its not oily and the combination of potatoes and chicken was just right! an ultimate comfort food!

a nice golden brown butter roll. their bread rocks!! its really good. its warm, fresh and soft.

had a difficult time choosing ONE dessert (due to limited tummy space) went for the banana roll (rm5) at last cos it seems the "most worth it"

good choice :D outside is like a swiss roll and inside is custard and cream with a banana in the centre. nice combination and a sweet ending :D

this is a nice place to dine but prices are quite steep! definitely worth a second visit :D

plus the service was good, the people are super nice and polite!!

for more reviews....masak masak, sweets for my sweet tooth and she, the epicurious girl..