It is fun to have a combined meal with friends. We have both parties doing the cooking and contributing the food to the meal. In this way the work is reduced by half and we get to enjoy each other's cooking plus company. We had the following items for one of our early combined dinner at 4:30 pm.
Our friend ordered this Otak-otak (grilled fish cake). I love otak-otak and maybe one day I will try to make this.
Fried rice from the same friend. We each had a small portion of this fried rice.
The same friend made Fried Chicken Wings with a Air-Fryer cooker.
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The following items were from my kitchen.
Prawns and pineapple curry.
A simple Jicama (sengkuang), carrot & dried prawns dish without the dried cuttlefish which I thought I had in the fridge but couldn't find it.
Home made Herbal Jelly (Gui Ling Gao) for dessert.
Since we finished dinner early, we went to one of the shopping mall for window shopping and walking exercise. Lots of lighted colourful lanterns ahead of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival) which falls on the 1st October, 2020.
My pink multi-layered petals hibiscus. The colour is a faded pink because it was taken at late afternoon.
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I love hibiscus because there are so many varieties and the colours are lovely! Yes, after the pandemic should get more friends to join this kind of potluck gathering to strengthen friendship. love your pineapple curry meal. So delicious! Did u buy any mooncakes when jln jln at the shopping mall?
ReplyDeleteThis time I ordered home made moon cakes from my neighbour's colleague which is less sweet.
DeleteBeautiful hibiscus! I want to try that otak otak...looks really tasty, Nancy. Happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of making home made otak otak too.
DeleteAnother awesome post
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jo-Anne.
DeleteWhat lovely food! The idea to all bring a piece of the meal to share is a great one too! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a lovely weekend :)
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Thank you, Mica. Have a lovely week.
DeleteI miss potluck. Everyone sharing food and spending times together.
ReplyDeleteFor the time being, we can meet in a small group to share our meals.
DeleteThis all sounds like good fun and good sating. Oh, that hibiscus is so beautiful@
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose.
Delete...the hibiscus is a treat for the eyes.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom.
DeleteA nice potluck is always good and everything looks delicious! Love the lanterns and your hibiscus too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha.
DeleteInteresting post my dear, thank you for sharing )
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elena.
DeleteWe call it a pot luck party in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteSome of us call it pot luck too.
DeleteThose meals look fabulous. Take care and stay safe, Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you, Diane. Take care and stay safe too.
DeleteThe lanterns looked festive. That otak-otak looks delicious. I bet your prawn and pineapple curry was good.
ReplyDeleteThe curry was delicious, very appetizing.
DeleteMuy buena comida. Un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa.
DeleteWonderful meals and flower, and that looks like a great pkace to walk.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mimi.
DeleteYes, we must share our meals for now... hahaha... more varieties!
ReplyDeleteYes, let's continue our food sharing.
DeleteThe shopping mall does look inviting and clean.
ReplyDeleteHibiscus is gorgeous and your meal looks extra good because I'm hungry :)
Thank you, Margaret.
Deletegood to have potluck and try each other dishes!
ReplyDeleteWe get to enjoy more varieties.
DeleteI love all the dishes for your combined meal. So interesting to hv combined meal, not only you enjoy the food shared you also enjoy the company and chit chatting.
ReplyDeleteGood food and good company go hand in hand.
DeleteI miss eating the otak bought from jb and malaysia, they taste fabulous!
ReplyDeleteNot easy to find good otak-otak in Ipoh.
DeleteAgree with you on combined meals... more fun, less work and more food to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteWe are enjoying our shared meals very much.
DeleteAwesome post i loved
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nassah.
DeleteSo nice to cook and share a meal with friends it works so well. The food look delicious. It was also nice to see the lanterns a learn a little more about the different festival.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mamas.
DeleteThanks for linking up with Garden Affair.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome.
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