1st Dim Sum Breakfast In 2023

Tuesday 31st January was the 10th day of CNY 2023. Hubby and I had already started out on our morning walk when we received a call from a friend at about 6:55am. She wanted to have breakfast with us and will be picking us up from our house in an hour's time. We finished our morning walk and went home for wait. 

A soft toy rabbit welcoming us to Halal Dim Sum Canning Garden, Ipoh.

Side view of the rabbit.

A big white rabbit in the garden with colourful umbrellas.

Floral decoration and dim sum trays.

Visitors can sit here for their photos to be taken.

We were seated in front of this wall.

From the left, clockwise.

2 plates of fried prawn dumplings, 2 trays of steamed prawn dumplings, yam puffs and siew mai in the centre.

Steamed chicken glutinous rice (left) and fried radish cake (right).

Satisfying and filling breakfast for 4 people.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Wisdom is more precious than rubies;

nothing you desire can compare with her.

She offers you long life in her right hand,

and riches and honor in her left.

She will guide you down delightful paths;

all her ways are satisfying.

Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;

happy are those who hold her tightly.

(Proverbs 3:15-18, New Living Translation-NLT)

Spicy Instant Noodle & Arrowhead Chips

This was on a Friday, a week before Chinese New Year. Hubby had "old coursemates" gathering and a friend came to pick him up early for breakfast.

It so happened that this packet of instant noodle is near expiring date so I cooked it for my breakfast that morning.

I didn't use the seasoning provided. I added a fried egg, blanched some napa cabbage and a few teaspoons of chili oil to the plain noodle. After breakfast, I started on my pre-Chinese New Year project - frying of arrowhead chips or ngaku chips.

This year I only bought about 2 kg plus, just enough for family's consumption. I started by peeling the arrowheads leaving the shoots intact. The shoots are for holding the arrowheads during slicing, using a mandoline slicer.

Since I am on my own, I sliced the arrowheads a few at a time. When the oil is ready, I take a stack of the sliced arrowheads and drop them into the oil slice by slice.

Arrowhead slices frying in the oil in a wok.

Fried arrowhead chips, nice and crispy.

Arrowhead chips or Ngaku chips is our all time favourite snack. We only get to enjoy this addictive snack once a year.

I managed to take a snapshot of this mural at a traffic light junction just before the light turned green.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Don't be conceited, sure of your own wisdom.

Instead, trust and reverence the Lord, and turn your back on evil;

when you to that, then you will be given renewed health and vitality.

(Proverbs 3:7-8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Treasure Pot With Noodles, & Red Beans With Longan Sweet Drink

For the eve of Lunar New Year, we had treasure pot or "poon choy" for dinner which was posted here if you want to see the post. Since the treasure pot was meant for 5 people, hubby and I only managed to take a third of it. 

I woke up early in the morning on the first day of Lunar New Year. I took out the treasure pot from the fridge and added napa cabbage to the dish. Once the napa cabbage is cooked and soften, I off the fire. Then I cooked 2 bricks of dried noodle.

Treasure pot noodle or poon choy noodle for breakfast.

We managed to finished half of the amount from the pot and kept the remnant for lunch.

A hearty and filling breakfast on the 1st day of CNY, 2021.

I boiled red bean with longan sweet drink or tong sui for lunch. We each took a big bowl of tong sui and finished whatever was left of the treasure pot or poon choy.

Reflection of sunset on that evening at 7:20pm.

Sunset at 7:22pm.

Twisted or crooked green eggplant.

The first fruit from this plant in my garden before it was harvest.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Wisdom will save you from evil people,

from those whose words are twisted.

These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.

They take pleasure in doing wrong,

and they enjoy the twisted way of evil.

Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.

(Proverbs 2:12-15, New Living Translation-NLT)

Breakfast & Dinner On Chinese New Year Eve 2021

This is Thursday (yesterday), the eve of Chinese New Year 2021. For once, I need not have to think about cooking because I have ordered a small "Treasure Pot" or "Poon Choy" for our reunion dinner before the MCO was extended. This CNY eve was like any ordinary day and our day started with a breakfast in town. We are now allowed to dine-in but only 2 people per table. Hubby wanted to eat pork noodle at Pusat Makanan Sun Hor Lok, Ipoh. We haven't been here for a long time.

Pork Noodles and unsweetened coffee for 2 people.

Misua or flour vermicelli for me.

The current price per bowl is RM8.

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Our Treasure Pot (poon choy) for reunion dinner was delivered to us about 7pm after the deliverer had made his round and I think we were the last receive.

The Treasure Pot (poon choy) came in this stainless steel pot and the gravy in the plastic container. The cost of this small Treasure Pot is RM238 (for 5 people).

We were told to heat up the gravy and poured it over the treasures in the pot. After that, the whole pot was placed over a low flame to heat up for about a minute or more.

Out of curiosity, I checked and I think there were about 16 treasures in the pot. The treasures consist of 5 prawns, 5 abalone, sharkfin, fresh scallops, dried scallops, dried oysters, shiitake mushrooms, sea cucumbers, pork tendon, bean curd sheet, fish maw, poached chicken, stewed pork, broccoli, carrot and napa cabbage.

Hubby and I enjoyed this Treasure Pot.

We ate about a third of the Treasure pot and kept about two-third in the fridge.

The night was still young and we decided to try the above roasted chestnut.

Hubby went out to buy 2 cans of beer 1664 blanc for us.

Nice to munch on the roasted chestnuts with a can of chilled beer.

For Jehovah enjoys his people; he will save the humble.

Let his people rejoice in this honor.

Let them sing for joy as they lie upon their beds.

(Psalm 149:4-5, The Living Bible-TLB)

Chinese New Year Gifts From Family And Friends

Two days ago, I received a text message from a family member informing me to expect a parcel which will be delivered to my house. 

Sure enough, I received the parcel. Inside the parcel, I found four different packs of bird's nest products.

Each pack contains 6 bottles.

This morning, I received another parcel with the above items. This is also from a family member.

There are 5 different packs in the gift box.

Yesterday morning, I received 4 curry puffs and a box of chocolate brownie from Friend A.

Frozen boneless waxed smoked duck from Friend A.

The above 3 items also from Friend A.

Homemade honeycomb cake from my neighbour.

Chinese sausages, mushrooms and 1 can of abalone from neighbour.

Nuts and 2 cans of abalone from Friend B. 

I bought 1 container of love letters (on the left) and fried arrowhead chips (nyaku) about 2 kg (on the right).

My homemade Bak Kwa from 1 kg of minced pork.

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Today is Chinese New Year Eve or the Lunar New Year Eve and family members are supposed to gather for the reunion dinner this evening. Due to the lockdown, many will not be able to join their family for the reunion dinner.

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Chinese New Year eve lunch for hubby and I.

I bought Chinese rojak.

My sister dropped by to deliver the above roast chicken from Baker's Cottage.

Black pepper roast chicken. We ate the wings and the legs and left the breast meat for making salad.

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For dinner, I won't be cooking because waiting for dinner to be delivered to our house.

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The following photos are for joining Friday memes.

Breaking of dawn - 7:09am

7:16am

7:17am

7:18am

To all my blogger friends and readers who are celebrating the Lunar New Year, wishing you

" HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR "

Linking to Friday Bliss, Skywatch Friday & Garden Affair.

They (We) celebrate your abundant goodness and

joyfully sing of your righteousness.

(Psalm 145:7, New International Version-NIV)