Dinner On A Rainy Night

It rained last night on and off. This morning there was a light drizzle, so there was no morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:45am

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Breakfast in our area.

I ordered pork with daikon soup noodle. It tastes something like beef  with daikon soup noodle, substituting beef with pork. No photo of hubby's breakfast, he ordered wan tan hor.

Cucumber plants in my garden.

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Dinner in hubby's hometown Gopeng.

We went to one of the restaurants in Lawan Kuda.

There were six of us to a big table.

Fried pork belly slices with fried garlic with skin.

This was the second time we ordered this dish but it was not as good as the first time. Taste wise, it was okay but the pork belly slices were not crispy as before.

We ordered snakehead fish (san yu) and the meat slices used to cook "kam heong" style. From the above portion, I guessed the fish was not a big one.

The bony part of the fish cooked in herbal and rice wine soup.

Water spinach or kangkong cooked in shrimp paste. Of all the dishes, this was the only dish that was the right portion for 6 people

Deep fried squid.

This looks like a small portion for 2 or 3 people.

We have been here a few times and were never disappointed except this one time. It is obvious that prices of food have definitely increased.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

For the Scriptures tell us that no one who believes in Christ

will ever be disappointed.

(Romans 10:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Restoran Chuen Kah Fook, Menglembu

A group of us met up for dinner on Sunday, the eve of CMCO, conditional movement control order (from 9 Nov - 6 Dec, 2020). After this, we will not be able to meet up in groups, at least for the time being until further announcement. Due to the sudden surge of infected cases, this restriction was re-enforced to curb the spread of the virus.

We were all seated at an extra big round table. The following dishes were served on a rotating tempered glass top placed in the centre of the table.

Taro, pumpkin and minced meat in clay pot.

Deep fried tofu topped with minced meat, chopped salted radish, soy sauce, etc.

Eggplant in clay pot.

Steamed chicken served with "sar keong" or "cekur" ginger.

Deep fried butter egg squid.

Assorted vegetarian dish (chai choy) with fermented bean curd.

Fish head curry.

Here ends our dinner and hopefully, we will be able to gather again after cmco.

This fish pond was on the ground floor of an apartment block.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

I am radiant with joy because of your mercy,

for you have listened to my troubles and

have seen the crisis in my soul.

You have not handed me over to my enemy but

have given me open ground in which to maneuver.

(Psalm 31:7-8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At San Low Seafood Restaurant, Johor

After having collected the Nyonya chang (dumplings) and pineapple tarts, we continued our journey to Johor. 

Not much traffic on the highway.

When we reached Johor, our hosts were waiting to take us out for dinner. Not wanting to eat rice, our hosts ordered the following.

Wat Tan Hor - Flat rice noodle in thick egg gravy.

The locals called this Smack Noodle (fried rice vermicelli).

Pea sprouts or pea shoots stir fried with garlic.

Deep fried baby squids.

Teochew sweet taro paste with ginkgo nuts and pumpkin (Or Nee).

Grilled fish cake (Otak-otak).

This is the place we had our first dinner in Johor.

It was a dark, rainy evening.

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Back home in my garden.

After a long absence, a Cleome plant came out of the ground.

It grew and bloomed its first Pink Cleome flower (spider flower).

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed

- not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence -

continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

for it is God who works in you to will and

to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

(Philippians 2:12-13, New International Version-NIV)

Dinner At Seafood Recipe & A Walk By the River

Time really flies. Once again it was Friday and this time there were 5 of us going out for dinner. It was a very warm evening and we chose an air-con restaurant to eat in comfort. We left the ordering of dishes to the mother and son.

First dish - deep fried silky tofu with crispy toppings and soy sauce.

2nd - stir fried kai lan vegetable with garlic.

The kai lan was a bit hard for our weak gum.

Deep fried baby cuttlefish or "sotong" coated with thick sweet sour sauce. It was very crunchy and nice when it was first brought to the table but after a while, it was no longer crunchy and needed more chewing. The younger man enjoyed this dish very much and we lose to him because of his stronger teeth. Lol!

Fish head curry with assorted vegetables.

We made an unplanned visit to the Sungai Kinta or the Kinta Riverside to enjoy the night lights.

This is our first visit to check out the place.

The big trees were lighted up with light bulbs wound around their trunks.

There are railings and stairs leading down to the river side.

There were a few others besides us enjoying the place.

We met 2 families with their young children.

A place to gather or to hold an event.

Flowing water of the Sungai Kinta or Kinta River.

For the folks staying around this area, this would be a great place to enjoy their morning or evening walk or a place to have their exercise.

Recycle bins

A big butterfly made from recycled plastic bottle.

Nice and clean and hope the public will appreciate this place.

We didn't go far as it was getting dark and lonely.

I would love to revisit this place again one fine morning when the weather is nice and cool.

We have seen people walking or jogging along the river side when we drove past in the morning.

On the last day, the climax of the holidays, Jesus shouted to the crowds,

"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water shall flow

from the inmost being of anyone who believes in me."

John 7:37-38, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Restoran Ah Meng, Johor Bahru.

We were informed that there was an invitation for dinner that night. We were told to meet at the venue at the given time. As expected, there was a big crowd at the restaurant since it was a public holiday. In the end we have to go upstairs where there is a big table available for 9 of us. When everyone is seated, a lady server came to take our orders. In spite of the crowd, the service was fast and in a short while the food was served.

First, the smack noodle. This is different from the earlier smack noodle that we ate on our first day in Johor Bahru.

This is steamed fish with Nyonya sauce.

Spicy sambal stinking beans with anchovies.

Bitter gourd or bitter melon with eggs.

Stir fry baby greens or choy sum veggie with garlic.

Steamed salted free range chicken

Dipping sauce for the chicken.

Deep fried baby octopus.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner as you can see from the almost empty plates.

The deep fried octopus plates were added towards the end of the dinner.

A yummy dessert to end a delightful dinner.

This is the Or Nee (taro paste sweet dessert) with pumpkin.

When mixed together, this reminds me of baby food! Lol!

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The following photos are for joining Saturday's Critters.

A rooster and a hen.

Another pair of chickens.

The white rooster and its bright red comb and wattles.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Come, let's talk this over, says the Lord;

no matter how deep the stain of your sins,

I can take it out and make you as clean as freshly fallen snow.

Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you white as wool!

(Isaiah 1:18, The Living Bible-TLB)