Steamed Chinese Pomfret Fish & Sengkuang Cooked With Pork Strips

On Sunday morning, I was bored with noodles so I told hubby I will walk over to the dim sum restaurant near my house to buy the following items back and brought them to our regular coffee shop.

#1 - Baked bbq bun for me.

#2 - Steamed bbq bun for me.

2 fishballs: 1 for me and 1 for hubby. 

Hubby bought a piece of Chinese cruller and Chinese fried doughnut for himself (no photo to show). We ordered unsweetened milo for me and Chinese tea for hubby.

Beautiful altar flowers at the church on Sunday.

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Home cooked dinner.

To clear the stock from the freezer, I will try to prepare home cooked lunch and dinner for both of us.

Steamed 2 slightly bigger than palm size Chinese pomfrets.

I have 2 more Chinese pomfrets in the freezer for the next meal.

Yam bean and carrot strips cooked with pork strips.

I bought the yam bean thinking I will be making pie tee shells for the new year but it was not to be.

Chinese or Lunar New Year greeting from Eu Yang San Medical hall in Ipoh old town.

The new and the old.

Saw this 90's Classic Barber Shop at the side of a corner shop which was recently renovated.

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

When someone becomes a Christian,

he becomes a brand new person inside.

He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!

All these new things are from God who brought us back to himself

through what Christ Jesus did.

And God has given us the privilege of urging everyone

to come into his favor and be reconciled to him.

(2 Corinthians 5:17-18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Restoran Sipu Claypot Chicken Rice, Bercham

This was a Friday. We had to go to Ipoh town and ended up having lunch at the old Kopitiam Sum Ho Lok at Persiaran Greenhill.

My colleagues and I will regularly patronize this stall when we were working. The stall closes at about 1pm and we were there at about 12:30pm.

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For dinner, we went to try out the claypot chicken rice in Bercham which a friend recommended.

Restoran Sipu Claypot Chicken Rice.

There were 4 of us and we ordered the following items.

Claypot noodle (yee mee) - small pot @ RM8.

Fish balls - 6 pieces for RM10.

Stewed chicken feet - RM9.

Claypot chicken rice - Big @ RM17.

Drinks - RM3.70

Total cost of dinner - RM47.70

Opposite the restaurant, by the roadside is a papaya tree with many small papayas.

Managed to take a snapshot of this evening sky from a moving car on our way home.

What do you think the cloud formation looks like?

I saw this mural in Heritage Town Cafe in Gopeng.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Come before him with thankful hearts.

Let us sing him psalms and praise.

For the Lord is a great God, the great King of all gods.

He controls the formation of the depths of the earth and

the mightiest mountains; all are his.

(Psalm 95:2-4, The Living Bible-TLB)

Fish Balls & Fried Noodles For Dinner

Today is Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

Right time to share the Sunset Bells from my garden.

These were taken before the rainy season.

Beautiful blooms, just nice for Christmas & New Year 2023.

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For dinner, we went to Pusat Makanan MXII,

#9, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azhar, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh.

We ordered 8 fish balls (sai toh yu tan or yellow tail snapper).

Flat rice noodle or koay teow with egg gravy.

Doesn't look nice but tastes good.

Fried flat rice noodle (koay teow) + rice vermicelli (beehoon).

This was our dinner for 4 people which costs less than RM50.

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Photos credited to Shirley T for sharing the following photos with me.

Beautiful bird with bright yellow and black feathers.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

"Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect."

- Oren Arnold.

Noodle in Clear Soup With Fish & Meat Balls

This was a lovely morning.

Started our morning walk at about 6:40am.

6:50am.

This was before the hot and humid days.

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We haven't been to Bai Nong coffee shop for a long time. After we have done our rounds of morning walk, we stopped at this coffee shop for breakfast. Before they shifted here, they were at the shop opposite the Batu Pahat goldsmith shop in Ipoh old town.

I ordered 4 fish balls and 4 meat balls to share.

They added the spring onion once they realized they have left it out.

I ordered 1 bowl of koay teow in clear soup. I only took a few mouthful and the rest finished by hubby. Hubby even finished off the clear soup because it was tasty. He didn't feel thirsty so that means the soup is not overload with msg.

Unsweetened coffee with evaporated milk (kopi C kosong).

Both of us are cutting down on coffee, so we share 1 cup of coffee.

We were the early birds, so the place is not crowded.

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The following photos showed the old place that we used to go for our beef tripe soup. Now the business has shifted new location.

 This old building will be torn down and a new one will be erected. We happened to pass by here, so I snapped a few photos. Even before the business shifted, the place was very run down.

Don't know how long it will take for the new building to be completed.

But you, dear friends, must build up your lives ever more strongly

upon the foundation of our holy faith,

learning to pray in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit.

(Jude 1:20, The Living Bible-TLB)

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

Lunch At Restoran Fook Kee, Sungai Siput, Ipoh

It was a Wednesday morning, end of April. We were looking forward to a foodie trip to Sungai Siput. The first after the pandemic restriction has been lifted. From my place, it is about 45 minutes drive, depending on the speed and the traffic on the road.

Morning sky at 7:05am.

We have plenty of time for our walk, watering of my garden and getting ourselves ready as the appointed time was 10:30am.

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It was a smooth drive all the way.

As we entered the restoran to go to the air-conditioned room, we passed by these groundnuts.

We took one packet (RM4 to be charged to the bill) to try while waiting for the food to be served. We ordered the following dishes for 4 people.

We ordered a plate of fish paste noodle cooked with assorted ingredients.

Stir fried rice porridge with dried squid and etc.

This is my first time tasting stir fried rice porridge.

We like it and I hope to try to cook this one day.

Steamed mixed fish and meat balls with egg white as base.

Cuttlefish with water spinach (kangkong) and peanut sauce.

Stewed pork (wild boar) belly in clay pot.

We didn't finish this because the pork belly was still tough and not tender enough. I don't like to waste food, so I requested to pack for take-away for dinner.

All in, we paid RM100 for the lunch,

(inclusive of Chinese tea and plain water).

When we reached Ipoh, we stopped for cold dessert with ice shaving as the weather is hot and humid.

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For dinner, I re-stewed the pork belly that was leftover from lunch. I searched my fridge and found carrot, home grown white bitter gourd and okra. I added them into the stew.

Ta da! Well balanced, all in 1 dish.

I also picked the remaining green amaranth from my garden and blanched them, using them as base for the stew dish.

No rice, just cooked dried instant noodle to go with the stewed dish.

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The following photos were from a friend.

Photos credited to Aislynn.

Her newly adopted kittens and their mama cat.

Her youngest son found the strays and brought them home to his mother.

She took them in and provide a temporary home for them.

One of the babies.

The sweet mama and her 4 babies.

Both mama cat and her babies are now sheltered and well taken care of.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS!

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Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust."

(Psalm 91:1-2, New International Version-NIV)