As usual, we stopped by one of our regular coffee shop after our morning walk. Before we could sit down, our friend handed over the sweet cakes or Nyonya kuih to us. Our day started off with sweet cakes or kuih. When I was young, I do not like sweet things but as I get older, I am not so fussy.
We ordered a bowl of herbal tea and a cup of unsweetened kopi-c.
With all these sweet cakes from our friend, we needn't order any other food.
We passed by these pigeons on our walk home after breakfast.
Be careful never to walk under these birds.
Cleome Spider flower in my garden.
As the plant grow taller, the flowers continue to bloom.
Later the seeds will disperse and self propagate.
I was attracted to these 2 birds up on the tree top by their loud chirping.
They were happily singing aloud to each other in the cool morning.
Very soon, I will be harvesting glutinous rice wine from these 2 bottles. It doesn't look like much.
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For dinner I cooked Bak Kut Teh or Pork Rib Herbal Soup.
Ingredients for cooking the above soup:
1 packet of herbs, pork ribs, tofu puffs, mushrooms, red dates, goji berries, and some salt to taste. This is our 1 dish dinner without any rice or noodle.
Linking to Saturday's Critters & Garden Affair.
"Good salt is worthless if it loses its saltiness;
it can season anything.
So don't lose your flavor!
Live in peace with each other."
(Mark 9:50, The Living Bible-TLB)
it can season anything.
So don't lose your flavor!
Live in peace with each other."
(Mark 9:50, The Living Bible-TLB)
I cooked bkt not long ago. So easy abd everyone loves it.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you going to do with the glutinous rice??
Yes, its an easy 1 pot for everyone. The glutinous rice wine reside can be used to cook meat dishes.
DeleteThe flower is lovely.
ReplyDeleteInteresting re rice.
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Thank you, Margaret. Take care and stay safe.
DeleteLove the spider flower from your garden! The Bak Kut Teh looks so tasty and nutritious.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angie.
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ReplyDeleteNeat capture of the pigeons lined up on the wire. It is nice to hear the birds chirping in the morning. Your Cleome is beautiful, pretty blooms. Your meal looks delicious. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
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ReplyDeleteI love sweets and morning coffee :) Beautiful photos :)
Thank you, Lucyna.
DeleteI love the Cleome flowers...they are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rose.
Delete...the birds on the wire remind my of Leonard Cohen's song.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom.
DeleteI definitely would not walk under those birds! Your soup looks delicious Nancy :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha.
DeleteMy mother loves to eat glutinous rice wine together with the fermented glutinous rice. Do you eat the fermented glutinous rice as well?
ReplyDeleteI have tasted and it is sweet.
DeleteLooks like quite a lot of nyonya kuih. Did you both eat all the nyonya kuih in one morning?
ReplyDeleteWe couldn't finish all the kuih, kept some for our friend.
DeleteThe pink colour of the cleome flowers is so sweet. Ya better don't walk below the birds. Later got gifts from the sky. 😂😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteHa ha haa...ya, gifts from the sky.
DeleteYour home cooked bkt looks delicious! What brand bkt packet did u use?
ReplyDeleteNo brand bkt. The Chinese medical shop does their own packing.
DeleteThat soup looks really good and I love the photo of the pigeons on the wire! Your flower is pretty! I think it's very neat that you make your rice wine!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rain. The rice wine is for own consumption.
DeleteI always love your skies, flowers, and food. And yes, it is a great idea not to walk under pigeons!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Thank you, Yogi. Have a great new week.
Deleteun-sweeted coffee and sweet cakes are appealing for me....fresh.
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Thank you, Tanza. Have a great week.
DeleteTus flores están preciosas. Muchos besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa.
DeleteIt all looks very good. You have such spectacular plants!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gigi.
DeleteCreative photos of our feathered friends ~ love them all lined up on the wire
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Thank you, Carol. Have a lovely new week.
DeleteI love the bird sitting way up in the top of the tree!!
ReplyDeleteI too enjoy watching them.
DeleteMust have good flavour I also like herb teas
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve.
DeleteBeautiful flowers. The meals look delicious. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll visit my blog soon. Have a nice day!
Thank you, Marianela.
DeleteVery beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elena.
DeleteAh....I saw my favourite Kuih Talam, yums! Today I eat vegetarian, both today and yesterday, weather was good, no rain.
ReplyDeleteThe kuih talam is very nice.
DeleteNever walk under the birds is great advice!
ReplyDeleteYes, a good reminder. Ha ha.
DeleteWhat a strange plant!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lydia.
DeleteThe flower is so amazing :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Iwona.
DeleteButiful indeed
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jo-Anne.
DeleteI still have a packet of BKT ... must do it one of these days!
ReplyDeleteNow is rainy season, best time to cook BKT
DeleteThe rice wine doesn't look like too much. Interested to find out what you're going to do with it. :)
ReplyDeleteMost probably will be cooking chicken wine soup.
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