Growing Nai Pak Choy In My Garden

I read in the news that we can see the  'Blood moon' Lunar Eclipse on the 8th November from 4:02pm to 9:56pm. When the time came, I didn't go out to check because it was raining and it was still raining when I went to bed.

6:45am

I didn't expect to see this bright big moon the next morning when we started out on our morning walk. The sky was clear and the moon was near to earth.

I only have my handphone camera but am glad to be able to capture these shots.

These are the best I can get with my handphone camera.

Breakfast before walking home.

Shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun) and coffee.

The cut chili padi gives it extra oomph.

Growing Nai Pak Choy in my garden.

I just sowed the seeds and let them grow on their own. I should have replanted to allow space for them to grow well but I was lazy.

Too much water from the rainfall is not good for green leafy vegetables, so I harvested the nai pak choy before they get spoiled and blanched them for dinner.

2nd portion of melt in the mouth bbq pork (char siew) with blanched nai pak choy. Placed both in 1 plate to avoid washing extra plate. Lol!

Our simple dinner with steamed brown rice.

My Ixora plant is blooming after being shifted to a place with full sunlight.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

Whatever is good and perfect

is a gift coming down to us from God our Father,

who created all the lights in the heavens.

He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

(James 1:17, New Living Translation-NLT)

Melt-In-The-Mouth BBQ Pork & Lettuce For Dinner

This was another wet morning. Not unusual because we are now in the monsoon season with lots of rainfall.

8:20am

We waited for the rain to stop because taking a walk to the nearby coffee shop for breakfast.

I like this photo.

The sunlight shining down through the clouds and a bit of the sunshine above the mountain, mostly covered by the dark cloud.

The air was cool and fresh after the rain, nice weather for walking.

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Our home cooked dinner.

Home made bbq pork (char siew).

I used 2 strips of pork belly. The above is 1 strip of pork belly cut into 3 pieces. The other 3 pieces I kept for the next day's dinner.

Melt in the mouth bbq pork (char siew) using a non-stick pan.

Using these raw home grown leafy lettuce to wrap the bbq pork. Yums!

Leftover soup from the previous day's dinner.

Simple yet delicious and satisfying dinner on a rainy day.

You sent abundant rain, O God,

to refresh the weary land.

There your people finally settled,

and with a bountiful harvest, O God,

your provided for your needy people.

(Psalm 68:9-10, New Living Translation-NLT)

Lunch At Restoran Char Siew Yoong, Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur

This was the 3rd and last day in Semenyih. At about 11am, we drove out from Semenyih to Cheras. We have arranged to have lunch with elder son at Restoran Char Yoong, Jalan Peel.

We were ahead of the peak lunch hour so we were able to get a big table to accommodate 7 of us. By about 11:45am, customers have to wait to be seated.

We ordered 2 plates of their "melt-in-the mouth" char siew.

The "melt-in-the mouth" part is actually the fat part.

1 plate roast pork with crunchy skin.

Braised chicken feet.

This may seem gross to some but this is hubby's favourite dish. This used to be a cheap dish but now it is considered a delicacy to some people.

2 bowls of sweet sour mustard green aka choy keok.

This place is known for their "melt-in-the mouth" bbq pork or char siew.

Non-stop chopping of roast pork and bbq pork.

After lunch, we were taken to K.L. Sentral where we waited for our train.

We were early so we had some time to enjoy some coffee with our friends.

Thanks to our friends for their time and hospitability during our 3D2N stay with them. Some even took leave to spend time with us.

This was a wonderful and memorable time spent with our friends and our sons.

Our train departed from KL Sentral at 3pm sharp and we reached Ipoh at about 5:45pm. We had dinner at WK Claypot Chicken rice before going home. We didn't want to wait for the claypot rice so we ordered the ready cooked dishes and rice.

Sweet sour pork rib.

Chicken curry.

Sweet sour mustard green.

This is the 2nd time we had this dish but cooked differently.

I saw this antique phone at the lobby of a hotel in Penang that we stayed in.

A new Big Apple nursery & kindergarten in our area. Not sure if this is a new extension to the existing one which is behind this building.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasure, Image-in-ing & Happy Tuesday.

For you have a new life.

It was not passed on to you from your parents,

for the life they gave you will fade away.

This new one will last forever, for it comes from Christ,

God's ever-living Message to men.

(1 Peter 1:23, The Living Bible-TLB)

Homemade Char Siew (BBQ Pork)

It has been raining almost every evening. Most of the mornings are gray.

Morning sky at 6:53am

Morning at 7:20am

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Home cooked dinner.

I was thinking of home made bbq pork (char siew). I defrosted and marinated the pork shoulder before I slow cooked it in a non stick pan. Can you see the thick slab of fat attached to the meat? I should have removed the layer of fat to make fried lard instead. I usually use pork belly to make bbq pork.

Home grown Brazilian spinach with dried shrimp and egg soup.

Simple yet satisfying dinner for 2.

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Some bird photos (not very clear) from my morning walk.

Looks like a pair of pigeon.

This looks like a kingfisher.

This one looks like a mourning dove.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.

You have taken away my clothes of mourning

and clothed me with joy,

that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!

(Psalm 30:11-12, New Living Translation-NLT)

Home Made "Melt In The Mouth" BBQ Pork

This was last Tuesday. I captured a few morning sky shots before we started out on our morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:01am

Dreamy morning sky.

On the reverse side

One snapshot while walking.

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Breakfast

2 half boiled eggs, 2 pieces of bread with coconut jam (kaya) and hot milo for hubby.

2 pieces of toast with peanut jam and apricot jam and hot milo for me.

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Dinner

Home made "melt in the mouth" bbq pork.

Cook the pre-marinated pork belly (kept overnight in the fridge) together with the marinate sauce in non-stick pan. Added some water to dilute the sauce in the pan. Cook over medium fire until it started to boil, then let it simmer covered over low fire. Check frequently to make sure the sauce doesn't dry out. Turn to cook the pork on both sides. Once the pork belly is cooked and soft enough, off the fire.

Cut the cooled bbq pork belly and kept aside one portion for our neighbour.

Kept the bbq sauce in a separate bowl. If sauce is too thick, add some water and cook over a fire.

Sauteed napa cabbage + carrot with garlic and salt.

Getting ready for photography session.

Poured the bbq sauce over the bbq pork and let's eat!

To keep ourselves connected, my foodie friends and I will post and share photos of our meals on our Whatsapp chat group.

Mangoes for dessert.

Our day ended with this evening sky at 7:20pm.

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Saturday's Ctitters

Baby grasshopper.

I saw a strange big ant on the trash bag which I haven't seen before. I used Google Lens app and it was identified as the Green Tree Ant. Information from the internet says that its sting is poisonous and can cause a strong allergic reaction that often leads to an anaphylactic shock. Before it could get away, I quickly flatten it. I hope its nest is not anywhere near my house. So far, so good, until now there has been no more sighting of this type of ant.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Don't brag about tomorrow,

since you don't know what the day will bring.

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth -

a stranger, not your own lips.

(Proverbs 27:New Living Translation-NLT)