Fried Noodle, Bak Kwa, Salad, Curry Puff & Home Cooked Dinner

This was 2nd day of Lunar New Year (CNY). Even though we woke up early, we didn't go for morning walk. We even had our breakfast late. Hubby went out to buy breakfast and I stayed home to make hot drinks.

Fried rice vermicelli from our friend's stall.

We shared this place of fried noodle.

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Lunch: Bak kwa, tong sui and salad.

There were some sweet dried meat (bak kwa) in the fridge. I took out to bake in the oven.

This year I made 1 kg of sweet dried meat (bak kwa).

Chilled leftover red bean and longan sweet drink from the fridge.

I used the leftover yam bean strips and cucumber strips to make salad with roasted sesamed dressing.

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Home cooked dinner.

I fried this tail portion of the grouper fish. After frying the fish, I placed the fish on a plate and removed most of the oil, leaving a few spoonful in the wok. I then fried the ginger strips in the oil until golden brown and fragrant. Then I added some soy sauce before scooping up everything onto the fish.

Fermented bean curd (fu yue).

Hubby loves to add fu yue to his plain rice porridge.

I heat up the leftover pickled salted mustard green dish.

I boiled some plain rice porridge for hubby and hubby added the fu yue into the porridge.

I didn't want porridge, so I heat up a curry puff in the oven.

This was our home cooked dinner on the 2nd day of CNY.

White bougainvillea with variegated leaves from my garden.

Photo credit: Joshua.

Neon Tetra - Paracheirodon innesi (scientific name).

My friend's son (Joshua) shared his aquarium fish with me. These fishes are from the Amazon basin. They exist in large shoals and are one of the most popular aquarium pets as they are relatively easy to maintain. They are peaceful fishes. Good tank mates are other tetra species, Corydoras and Oto catfishes.

Linking to Saturday's Critters & Garden Affair.

Turn away from evil and do good.

Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

(Psalm 34:14, New Living Translation-NLT)

Herbal Duck Soup Noodle, Bak Kwa & Rice Porridge

This was one Sunday before the Lunar New Year. After finishing our morning walk, we took our car to buy take-away breakfast. We haven't been to this shop for a very long time probably because it is not on our regular route.

Sunrise at 7:40am

This is the shop: Restoran Sin Kooi Yuen.

The lady boss and her sister used to help her mother with the noodle shop in the Buntong wet market before she started her own shop here at shop #17, Jalan Raja Perempuan Mazwin, Taman Tinggi, Ipoh.

2 sets of wonton noodle - dry version.

We brought along our stainless steel tiffin carrier to takeaway the food.

We didn't want any wonton (dumplings) because we wanted herbal duck soup.

2 sets of wonton noodle with herbal duck soup and home made hot coffee.

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Later in the morning, I made a small portion of bbq dried pork (bak kwa) for home consumption. The minced pork was pre-marinated overnight in the fridge.

Before I made the bak kwa, I boiled tapioca sweet drink or tong sui.

When I gave the tapioca sweet drink to my friend and neighbour, my neighbour gave me a papaya in return. My neighbour has become my regular supplier of fresh papaya.

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Home cooked dinner on a warm evening.

The weather is hot so I decided to boil rice porridge with roast pork bones and peanuts.

Garnishing for the porridge: Ginger strips and chopped home grown spring onion.

Sauteed home grown long beans with garlic and salt.

Leftover food: Taro with mushroom and dried prawns.

We were able to finish everything, including the leftover food.

Commit everything you do to the Lord.

Trust him to help you do it, and he will.

(Psalm 37:5, 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)

Nasi Lemak, Bak Kwa, Gold Sky & Rainbow

We woke up to a wet Sunday morning, 47th day MCO. This is the 7th online Sunday Worship and the 1st Holy Communion celebration under MCO. 

View of Kledang Hill (west side) at 7:08 am.

Sunrise at 7:08 am.

Sunrise at 7:09 am.

Kledang Hill at 7:28 am.

Sunrise at 7:29 am.

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Breakfast

We want to try this nasi lemak so we bought 2 packets @ RM 2.80 each.

Rice cooked with coconut milk, 1 fried eye, fried anchovies and peanuts, cucumber slices and sambal gravy packed separately.

I like my nasi lemak with lots of sambal gravy.

I like to mix the rice and sambal gravy together. Nasi lemak tastes good.

Just nice for hubby but I prefer it to be a little bit more spicy.

Steamed buns and pastries.

I also bought 2 nam yue pau @ RM 2.50 each.

1 kaya puff and 1 egg tart (can't remember the price).

The above were harvested from my garden.

Pre-lunch: We had papaya.

Lunch: Egg tart for me and kaya puff for hubby.

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After lunch, I got busy grilling the pre-marinated bak kwa (sweet pork jerky).

Hubby paid RM 50 plus for half kilogram bak kwa.

Now we can enjoy cheaper home made bak kwa snack.

Evening sky at 5:29 pm.

Evening sky at 6:00 pm.

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Simple dinner, no cooking in the kitchen.

We have been snacking on the bak kwa (pork jerky), so we had these 2 steamed buns for our dinner.

Just to show what is inside the steamed bun.

Filling: thick slices of nam yue marinated pork belly.

Nam yue is red fermented soy bean paste.

Our friend took this image of a golden sky from his house.

And I took this image of a double rainbow from my house.

The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you

and to every living creature on earth.

It will remind you that I will keep this promise forever.

(Genesis 9:13, Contemporary English Version-CEV)