We thought there will be no morning walk when we woke up because it was raining. Surprisingly, it stopped a short while later. When we started out, the ground was still wet and the air fresh and cool. Today, I am combining 2 days posting into 1 post.
Day #1
The top of Kledang Hill was shrouded in mist - 7:30am.
Morning sky with dark cloud looming over us - 7:40am
A lone bird perched on the power cable.
Home cooked instant noodle with steamed pork rib with preserved black bean, leftover from the previous day's dinner.
I prefer to add some dried shrimp chili to my plate of noodle.
We stopped at a roadside stall selling biscuits, cakes and unbranded mooncakes. The mooncake festival is about 4 weeks away but mooncakes are already on sale. I have not bought mooncakes for many years, whatever we had were gifts from friends and neighbour. I couldn't resist because the mooncakes were freshly baked. I ended up buying 2 different types of mooncakes to taste.
This is 5 mixed nuts mooncake which is my favourite.
Love this 5 nuts mooncake but now I have to take a long time to chew on the nuts because my gum is not as strong as before. It is fresh, tastes good, less oily and not very sweet.
This is white lotus paste with single salted egg yolk mooncake.
This is hubby's favourite. I took a piece (cut into 8 pieces) to taste.
This is also fresh, tastes good, less oily and not very sweet.
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Simple home cooked dinner.
Just 1 dish (sambal stinky bean with minced pork and dried shrimp) dinner. This dish is best eaten with white rice.
My neighbour doesn't eat stinky beans so I kept this extra portion in the fridge for another day's dinner.
Day #2
A cool morning after a whole night's rain.
Mist or low cloud surrounding the hill.
Received 2 big steamed buns (tai pau) from our neighbour.
1 for hubby and 1 for me.
Steamed big bun filled and packed with delicious ingredients.
Since we like and enjoyed the mooncakes, I went back to the same stall to buy 4 more mooncakes:
2 white lotus paste with single salted egg yolk (RM6.80 each),
1 with 5 mixed nuts (RM7.80 each)
and 1 with 5 mixed nuts with Chinese ham (RM8.40).
No more buying of mooncakes, enough for this year.
The cook was in lazy mode, so we went out to buy dinner.
We bought fried noodle (Mamak mee goreng), 2 pieces fried chicken and some potato fries.
Since the vaccination program started, coconut water has been a hot selling item. There are about 5 stalls selling coconut water and they are enjoying roaring business. People has been queuing up to buy coconut water. It is believed that drinking coconut water helps to reduce side effects of vaccine such as fever and etc.
If you love someone,
you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.
You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him,
and always stand your ground in defending him.
(1 Corinthians 13:7, The Living Bible-TLB)
I haven't heard this about coconut water. The moon cakes and steamed buns are too pretty to eat!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny.
Deletewow...the mooncakes are so cheap! over here in supermarkets it is usually around RM18++ per piece (lotus paste with yolk). I'm still waiting for discount....
ReplyDeleteI miss mee goreng mamak!
We have enough of mooncakes for this year, need to watch our sugar intake.
DeleteAll looks good.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margaret.
DeleteI may just buy some home made mooncakes and one four yolks mooncake. Your mooncakes must be really tasty that you went back to buy more. Good that your neighbours told you beforehand that they don't eat petai so you know not to give them any. Did you ask them or they volunteer that information to you?
ReplyDeleteI won't be buying mooncakes after this because we also received homemade mooncakes from our friends.
DeleteI have not bought any mooncakes as yet. Maybe next week I will get the one with nuts as I enjoy that a lot!
ReplyDeleteYes, I love the nuts very much. Munching on this is better than munching on kacang putih.
DeleteWonderful photos and delicious food. Those mooncakes are so beautifully made, glad you enjoyed them. Have a great week, take care, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Valerie. Have a great week too.
DeleteI haven't had any mooncake in years...these look really festive and delicious. Love that steamed bun too.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying the mooncakes with nuts filling, very addictive.
DeleteThe mooncakes look delicious, I have never come across them before.
ReplyDeleteYou may find them in Chinatown.
DeleteI bought our Foochow Mooncake Festival biscuits (with lard), RM6.00 last year...this year, RM6.50. I don't think I will buy any mooncakes this year as I am on a low sugar diet. I do enjoy the traditional ones, lotus paste with one egg yolk though. Sighhh!!! So sad, have to deprive myself!
ReplyDeleteCan eat moderately. That is why I choose the ones that are not so sweet and oily.
DeleteWonderful meals and the cake too. Am very sure the coconut water is very good in food.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve.
DeleteHummmm tudo com um aspecto delicioso.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Thank you, Francisco.
Delete...fresh is always better!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom.
DeleteLovely morning. Beautiful moon cakes. Love petai and looks good with sambal there. Coconut water are in demands. Love the freshness.
ReplyDeleteThank you, babYpose.
DeleteThose big steamed buns (tai pau) sure look tasty and the mooncakes look very special Nancy.
ReplyDeleteCruisin Paul
Thank you, Paul.
DeleteMy sis drank coconut juice on days pre, actual and post of her vaccination jabs. Wow that bao is huge, must be very filling to finish the whole bao.
ReplyDeleteThe big bao will last me till dinner.
DeleteThe mooncakes look beautiful and tasty.
ReplyDeleteYes, yummy mooncakes.
DeleteSince I like nuts, I would prefer the nutty mooncake, too. Wish I could have a piece right now. LOL.
ReplyDeleteOnce you have tasted it, you will love it. Very addictive.
DeleteYummy on all the food and I want some of those moon cakes. They look so tasty.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and week, Nancy. ♥
You will love the mooncakes.
DeleteThe moon cakes particularly look delicious!
ReplyDeleteYou are making me want to stock up on coconut water too, haha! I have my second does of the vaccine in a few weeks and I felt very sore after the first, ha! I need some coconut water I think for the next dose!
Hope your week is off to a good start :)
Away From The Blue
Good to drink coconut water before and after jab.
DeleteI have never tried a mooncake but those look so tasty!
ReplyDeleteI would say it is very tasty.
DeleteThat mist adds the right touch.
ReplyDeleteThank you, William.
DeleteYou do live in a very nice area.
ReplyDeleteMooncakes sound delightful, i hope to try one someday.
Thank you, Mimi.
DeleteRicos pasteles, me dejaste con ganas te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteThank you, JP.
DeleteThe first pic makes me feel awesome! Wonderful mooncakes
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeevan.
DeleteI'm wondering these mooncake :) thanks for your sharing...
ReplyDeleteThank you and have a wonderful day.
DeleteI have heard of mooncakes but never tried one, not a thing here
ReplyDeleteMooncakes are usually very sweet, so we are limiting our intake of mooncakes.
DeleteHeh good and cheap mooncakes. This year mooncakes seem to have started being sold later than usual. Or perhaps I didn't notice since haven't been out much.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of buying mooncakes this year but since I pass by this stall quite often, I couldn't resist buying some to try.
DeleteTodo interesante. Besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Teresa.
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