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..

desserts @ MOF Japanese Sweets

its indulgence weekend!
last night was dinner at my elephant, fantastic thai food (to be posted up later)

and this post is all about desserts. gelato...ice cream..and more

MOF Japanese Sweets & Coffee,
Lot 1.02.00, Level 1, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,
168, Bukit Bintang,55100
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
(its at the food level. near Mercato supermarket)


let me present to you all the delectable goodies!!

first is the "moffels" (MOF waffle) (RM 3) which comes in a variety of flavours. this is triple kick! white chocolate, green tea and chocolate cream. yummy combination. crispy and hot! the only thing thing to complain is its teeny size! its so small!!! just a few bites and....*poof*

this is the strawberry sundae (RM15) which is very very delicious! it also comes in mango, matcha, sesame, peach and other flavours. Its actually made of jelly, strawberry gelato (which has REAL strawberry taste) and soft serve ice cream which was soft and super creamy. really good!!

this is one of the chef's speciality. Macha Zen (RM13.50)

Red bean paste, japanese dumpling (like tang yuen) and a scoop of macha ice cream. all the ingredients go together very well. The slight bitterness of the ice cream is balanced out by the sweet red bean paste.

Last item is the chocolate chip almond coffee(RM10) topped with whipped cream, generous almond sprinkles and chocolate chips. its too bitter for me. don't really fancy coffee anyway.

overall, this is a great place to enjoy desserts. and the special thing is that its different from other ice cream parlour, offering so may unique and interesting desserts.

for other reviews...
masak-masak

yowazzup?

dinner @ 6 to 10 grill, happy mansion section 17

A quick food review...
We were supposed to go to My elephant for some yummy fiery THAI FOOD...
but it was so packed and we probably had to wait 30 minutes before getting a seat...so we decided to adjourn to another place just at the opposite block
(and make reservation for dinner at My elephant next week!!)

6 to 10 Grill & Nasi Lemak
BG-1, Block B,
Happy Mansion
Jalan 17/13
Petaling Jaya
Tel No: 03 - 7955 4993
(Open from 12.00 to 2.30 and 6.00 to 10.30 from Wednesdays to Sundays only. Non-halal)


the place was quite packed, mostly with families and young people. parking was quite difficult, didn't know this was such a happening place. LOL. there are three good places to eat here, 6 to 1o grill, Food foundry and my elephant (yet to try!) the people staying in the flats above are so lucky.

simple, no frills place

so this is what my sister ordered...feeling a little adventurous she ordered N/Z sirloin steak (RM 19.90) medium rare. It was served with fries, baked beans and some egg thingy. i took a small piece..hmmm..i don't think i can appreciate steaks. taste weird and had a lingering blood taste. so not my cup to tea...

i was feeling quite sick of chicken, so i went for grilled fish with lemon butter sauce (RN 12.50) was quite good. the sauce was nice and fish was yummy as well.

my father had nasi lemak with curry chicken (RM7) not bad, sambal was good and curry chicken tasted like my mum's cooking.

and for dessert! banana fritters with ice cream (choice of chocolate, vanilla or strawberry) RM5.50

ooo. this is LOVELY. a total contrast of texture and temperature. crisp batter coating the soft banana. Hot fritters with the sweet cold ice cream. Absolutely wonderful ^_^

Service was quite fast despite the large crowd and food was OK and prices were reasonable. worth another visit :D

other reviews by masak masak and ky speaks

a belated birthday....

just a very short post...
we went to celebrate Ze Wee's birthday last wednesday...eventhough his birthday was TWO WEEKS ago -_-"Wai Teng, Ambiga and I. before we left. was discussing our TBL before that...

the place we went to was Hawaii Steak House...which I suggested but I've never been there myself...anyway..this place is nothing to shout about...quite ordinary, something like salmon steak in subang, for those of you who are familiar...so too lazy to write a food review. haih, quite dissapointing as their menu looked so promising!!! and the service is not too good. we asked them to keep the cake and bring it out later. so after dinner, they just plonked the whole the cake still in the box in the plastic bag on the table. so horrible. >.<

a group photo :)

the birthday boy and his cake

and now to get back to my endless things to do..

1.on call report

2. case summaries

3. research project

4. STUDYYY :(

its gonna be a busy weekend

weekend baking project- japanese light cheesecake

here is a recipe for japanase light cheesecake, my first attempt:) with a series of unfortunate mistakes as well.

ingredients:

for the base

1 slice sponge cake (about 1cm thick)

*i used the ready mix sponge mix that can be bought from the ingredient shops and baked half the portion (250g of pre mix) according to the instructions. usually you'll need to add eggs, water and butter*

(A)

400ml fresh milk

250g cream cheese

60 gram plain flour, sifted

(B)

5 egg yolks

20ml lemon juice

(C)

5 egg whites

100g caster sugar

STEP1:

preheat oven to 180 Celcius. line a 8 inch pan, or use a spring form pan (which i think its much easier) and place the prepared sponge cake.

STEP2

double boil (i.e heat water in a kuali and place a metal bowl inside the kuali containg the ingredients) the fresh milk and cream cheese until dissolved (cream cheese should be room temperature and cut into smaller pieces so that it melts easily) add plain flour, stir and cook until mixture has thickenes. remove from heat and let it cool. Add (B) and mix well

(ok, i made 2 mistakes here...first i measured the flour wrongly, i used 90g instead of 60g! argh! and i did not sift it! so once it put the flour in the mixture it became all lumpy and chunky. uh-oh...)

STEP3

whisk (C) at high speed until soft peaks form. slowly mix in into the mixture from step 2

(mistake no.3.....my egg whites were contamianted. haih, dunno why but my egg seperation skills suxed that time. the egg whites must have NO traced of yolk so that the soft peaks can form -_-")

STEP4

strain the cheese mixture (using a sieve) on top of the sponge cake

STEP5

Steam bake (i.e take a larger pan, fill it with water and immerse the baking pan into the water. if using a springform pan, wrap it with aluminiun foil so the water won't seep in) the cake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes then reduce the temperature to 140 degrees and bake for another 1 hour and 45 minutes

STEP6

leave cake to cool in oven with door ajar for 1 hour (to avoid cracks in cake) chill in the frige at least for 4 hours before serving

(my cake HAD A CRACK! ARGHHHH~!)

baking the sponge cake. if its too thick then have to slice it, something which i'm not good at. i made a mess on the table at the process and my base was very uneven >.<

the extremely lumpy batter

soft peaks that will never form :(
mix it alltogether...

ready to go into the oven! keeping fingers crossed hoping it will turn out ok despite all the blunders

chilled and ready to be served!

remove from pan and cut into slices to be served..

the final product. and the verdict???

this is a fool-proof recipe!! hahah. it actually tastes good. light and fluffy and spongy. chesse taste is not over-powering with a hint of lemon taste(the only type of cheesecake mummy will eat.lol) very yummy even if i say so myself :)