Boiled Cassava Root With Palm Sugar Syrup

This was last Friday morning. After morning walk, we drove to Menglembu for breakfast. Hubby ordered hor hee noodle. I walked over to the next shop to take a look at what they have at the bakery shop.

I bought this piece of garlic bread. I took half of it for breakfast.

I also bought this piece of curry puff to try and I had it for breakfast too. I like both the garlic bread and curry puff. Kept half the garlic bread for mid morning tea but by then it had soften and was no longer nice.

I also bought 2 polo buns for my neighbour who was on leave from work. Her feedback was that these polo buns are very nice.

These were what I ordered for breakfast that morning.

Toast and coffee for sharing.

Hubby wanted a small piece of butter to be added to the coffee.

A small piece will do because too much won't taste good.

Wild mushrooms growing in my flower pot.

Our friend has space to grow cassava or tapioca plants.

That afternoon, he called to inform that he has pulled out 1 plant and the roots were waiting to be collected.

I removed the skin from the cassava roots and took out a small portion to boiled with some salt and water. The rest I kept in the freezer for later use.

I love boiled cassava root with pure palm sugar syrup without any sugar added. I don't get to eat this often because my garden has no more space for growing tapioca plants.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure

and full of quiet gentleness. Then it is peace-loving and courteous.

It allows discussion and is willing to yield to others;

it is full of mercy and good deeds.

It is wholehearted and straightforward and sincere.

And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace

and reap a harvest of goodness.

(James 3:17-18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Baked Cassava Or Tapioca Cake (Ubi Bingka)

Another day with overcast sky. 

The sunrise is partially veiled. Snapshot taken at 8am.

I received a text message with the above snapshot informing me that my friend had harvested his cassava roots and wanted to give me some.

Hubby and I drove over to his house to collect our share of cassava roots. I peeled off the skin and cleaned the roots to make baked cassava cake (ubi bingka).

From 1.5 kg of cassava root, I can make 1 big and 1 small trays of cassava cake. This time the cake looked pale. I should have leave it in the oven to bake longer to get a more golden colour.

The cassava cake or ubi bingka was cut, placed in various tubs and distributed to friends and neighbour. I kept back 1 tub for hubby and myself.

While the cassava cake was baking in the oven, I made myself a cup of Nescafe and took out half a piece of chilled no-bake cheesecake for my lunch.

Hubby came back from town with takeaway snacks. He bought 2 baked buns (Seremban siew pau) and kaya puffs (below)

Mini sized 5 kaya puffs for RM3.50.

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Dinner consisting of leftovers.

Leftover chicken rendang from previous day's dinner.

Last portion of vegetable acar from Pantai Remis.

Dried Cintan noodle.

Simple dinner for 2 people.

At last, I managed to clear the leftovers from my fridge.

What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven!

What joys when sins are covered over!

What relief for those who have confessed their sins

and God has cleared their record.

(Psalm 32;1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Baked Cassava Root Cake & Boiled Cassava Root

I needed to harvest my cassava roots before they get over matured. I finally dug out all the cassava roots on afternoon.

I waited and when the sky turned cloudy, I started digging out the cassava roots.

Cassava roots harvested, washed and the skin peeled off. I kept aside a portion to make cassava cake or kuih ubi bingka and store the rest in the freezer for future use. I am thinking of making cassava sweet drink or tong sui and making cassava cake one more time.

To make kuih ubi bingka, I grated the cassava roots. Then I lightly squeezed out the water from the grated roots. Then I added sugar, coconut milk, melted butter and 2 eggs and mixed all together evenly.

Then I poured the mixture into baking trays oiled with melted butter. I baked the cassava cake in the oven for about 1 hour at 190 deg. C.

It smelled so good but the texture was not as soft as I desired it to be.

It tastes good and not too sweet.

The cassava cake was cut and packed to be distributed to my neighbour and friends.

Another way of cooking cassava roots is to boil them in some salt until they are soft and fluffy. This is another one of my favourite. Sometimes I eat it plain, sometimes with grated coconut. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

Crape Jasmine flowers by the roadside in front of a row of terrace houses.

I was born to do wrong,

a sinner before I left my mother's womb.

You want me to be completely loyal,

so put true wisdom deep inside of me.

Remove my sin and make me pure.

Wash me until I am whiter than snow!

(Psalm 51:5-7, Easy-to-Read Version-ERV)

Nyonya Chang From Malacca & BBQ Pork Belly For Dinner

Time flies so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday. I tried applying the brakes to slow down time but the brakes do not seem to work.

Greetings from my garden.

Steamed Nyonya chang or dumpling for lunch.

Nice Nyonya chang from Malacca.

I received a packet of frozen fish and scallops from my neighbour.

I dug out some cassava roots because my friend wanted to make cassava sweet cake or kuih bingka. I kept some back to boil with salt. I love to eat cassava roots cooked this way. During the Japanese occupation, many of the older folks ate this as their staple food.

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I cooked the following for dinner.

My neighbour gave me a thick strip of pork belly. Used it to make bbq pork and gave half to the same neighbour.

I harvest 2 angled luffa from my garden. Cooked them with salted egg and Fuchow fish balls (with minced meat filling).

Hubby doesn't want rice, so I cooked noodle.

That evening, a friend sent this snapshot taken from his house to our chat group.

By the time I went out to check, this is what I saw on my left.

And this is the sky I saw on my right.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Sing to the Lord, O kingdoms of the earth

- sing praises to the Lord,

to him who rides upon the ancient heavens,

whose mighty voice thunders from the sky.

(Psalm 68:32-33, The Living Bible-TLB)

Boil Cassava (Tapioca Roots), Tom Yam, & Fried Turmeric Fish

A friend gave me some cassava or tapioca roots. Initially, I thought of making baked tapioca kuih with coconut milk. Finally, I decided to boiled the roots with water and salt. Then I melted some palm sugar (gula melaka).

This is the yellow type of cassava (tapioca root).

I packed the boiled cassava and the palm sugar and took it along on our morning walk. I gave half to our friend and I ate the other half for breakfast. Hubby doesn't like this.

Pour some palm sugar syrup over it and it is good to eat. It would be more delicious if eaten with grated coconut.

This was my breakfast with a cup of unsweetened coffee (kopi-C kosong).

Purple Duranta by the roadside.

Pink Plumeria or Frangipani by the roadside.

Cockscomb drying up and the tiny black seeds are dropping off.

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Lunch

I added napa cabbage, chilies and prawns to the previous day's tom yam soup.

I blanched some rice vermicelli to eat with the tom yam soup. The added chilies made the soup more flavourful.

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Home cooked dinner.

Blanched fresh mushrooms, snow peas and home grown okra. Drizzled with garlic oil and oyster and soy sauce.

Fried 3 fishes, marinated with turmeric powder and salt.

I pan fried a few pieces of bacon for hubby because he is not a big fan of fish.

Rice porridge

Our simple home cooked dinner for a warm evening.

Now you can have real love for everyone because

your souls have been cleansed from selfishness

and hatred when you trusted Christ to save you;

so see to it that you really do love each other warmly,

with all your hearts.

(1 Peter 1:22, The Living Bible-TLB)