Curry Ribs Wonton Noodle & Home Made Salted Mustard Green

This was Wednesday, 2 days before Lunar New Year. After morning walk, we stopped at one of our regular coffee shop for breakfast. 

We ordered and shared a plate of wonton noodle with curry pork rib and minced pork dumplings (wonton). Then hubby bought a Chinese cruller or youtiao to eat with his coffee.

Papaya for pre-lunch.

My lunch: Took out 1 curry puff, warm up in the oven.

Lots of filling: a quarter hard boiled egg, chicken, and potato.

Hubby's lunch: Mamak rojak (pasembor) and iced unsweetened black coffee.

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Home cooked dinner.

There was a tub of home made pickled (salted) mustard green (hum choy) in my fridge. I almost forgot about it. I took half to cook with minced pork, tomatoes and chilies.

Fried 2 slices of grouper fish.

We had plain rice porridge with the fried fish and salted mustard green savoury dish. It was a very appetizing dinner. I kept half the salted mustard green in the fridge for the next day's dinner.

Salt is good for seasoning.

But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?

You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves

and live in peace with each other.

(Mark 9:50, New Living Translation-NLT)

No Bake Cheesecake & Fried Mung Bean Noodle.

Today is Christmas Eve 2020. Since the number of infected cases is still high, my sons have decided to wait till January or Chinese New Year (February) to travel home. So, we (2 couples) will be dining out for our Christmas eve dinner. We haven't decided on the place yet, will confirm when we meet up this evening. Will share the place and the food in another post. 

Wishing everyone who is celebrating Christmas,

"BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!"

Breaking of dawn at 6:40am (Tuesday morning)

Thankful for the bright lights that lighted up the streets.

Economy fried vermicelli (Indian style) + herbal tea for breakfast.

A friend dropped by to gave me a piece of delicious fruitcake with generous fruits and nuts in it. This is more than enough for me because hubby doesn't like fruit cake.

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My homemade no bake chilled cheesecake.

After cutting the cake, only remembered to take photos.

I don't have a springform pan so I used the normal baking pan. I first made a chilled cheesecake when I was still working. The first attempt was successful but this time, it didn't set very well. It tastes delicious, just that it is not as firm as expected. 

I gave half of the cheesecake to my old friends. This couple loves chilled cheesecake. At last, I fulfilled my promise to bless them with my homemade chilled cheesecake.

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What did I cooked for dinner?

Something simple and which I have been craving for.

Fried mung bean noodle (glass or cellophane noodle).

Ingredients used: mung bean noodle, carrot strips, bean sprout, minced meat, egg, garlic, sambal dried prawns, oyster sauce and salt to taste. This plate is more than enough for 3 people. I sent 1-third to our friend and left two-thirds for hubby and myself.

First, help me never to tell a lie.

Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!

Give me just enough to satisfy my needs!

(Proverbs 30:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Neen Koh & Minced Pork and Fish Paste Balls

It had been raining the whole previous night until the wee hours of the morning. By the time we woke up, the rain had stopped and we were able to go for our morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:13am.

For the rest of the day, it was gloomy.

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Neen Koh or Nian Gao

Neen koh or nian gao or the sweet sticky glutinous rice cake is usually sold once a year before the Chinese New Year. When the neen koh has been steamed for many hours, it becomes a sticky gluey dough. As a kid, I love to twirl the sticky dough around the chopsticks or a fork and eat it off the chopsticks or fork. Another way is to roll the sticky dough with grated coconut mixed with a little salt and served as a snack. Usually my mom will cut the slightly harden cake into slices, sandwiched it between a slice of sweet potato and taro, dipped into rice flour and egg batter to be deep fried in oil. Another simple way is to coat the slices in beaten egg and pan fry them with a little oil over low heat.

My simple homemade neen koh or nian gao.

Ready made neen koh or nian gao is not cheap. I have tried making neen koh the traditional way once but I don't like the long hours of steaming. This time I tried the simple way with only 4 hours of steaming and it turned out beautifully. I quite like the colour of my homemade neen koh.

To hasten the hardening of the sticky cake for easy cutting, I chilled it in the fridge. When it was hard enough, I cut it into thin slices like the above. I stored them in a plastic container ready to be used. 

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What to cook for dinner? I went to the fridge and found minced meat and fish paste. I submerged both packets in water to thaw them which is one of the fastest way. After I have mixed the minced meat, fish paste and all the other ingredients together, I remembered Phong Hong's fried meatballs with corn and that gave me an idea. I had corn in the fridge and I removed the corn from the cob, mixed the corn into the paste before I fried the meatballs. If you are interested, you can click here for her recipe.

Ta Dah! Here is my minced meat + fish paste + corn meatballs.

(Ingredients used: minced meat, fish paste, corn, spring onion, egg, cornflour and oyster sauce. I didn't add salt because there is salt in the fish paste)

Blanched baby Chinese Kailan, drizzled with garlic oil and soy sauce.

Sweet and spicy Thai chili sauce as dipping sauce for the meatballs. This is the only chili sauce I have in the fridge.

Simple homemade dinner for 2 people.

We couldn't finish the meatballs, kept the remaining 7 pieces of meatballs in the fridge next day's lunch.

And I am sure that God who began the good work within you

will keep right on helping you grow in his grace

until his task within you is finally finished

on that day when Jesus Christ returns.

(Philippians 1:6, The Living Bible-TLB)

Harvested My Homemade Glutinous Rice Wine

I managed to capture some nice morning sky shots last Monday morning on our morning walk. The photos were taken both on the East and West side as we walked.

Breaking of dawn at 6:50am

Just before we set out on our morning walk.

6:54am.

On the opposite side (Kledang Hill) at 6:56am

6:58am

On the opposite side (Kledang Hill) at 6:58am.

6:59am

7:00am

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Back home after the morning walk.

White Dwarf Mexican Petunia.

Making glutinous rice wine for home consumption.

I managed to harvest the above amount of rice wine after 40 days.

Keeping them in the fridge for future cooking purposes.

Residue from the rice wine.

Can be used for cooking meat dishes.

Thick sweet crunchy Jackfruit from our friend.

While I was busy extracting the rice wine from the residue, hubby went out to buy lunch and came back with KFC Tandoori chicken. I was surprised because I didn't expect him to buy KFC. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Jesus replied, "What I am telling you so earnestly is this:

Unless one is born of water and the Spirt,

he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

Men can only reproduce human life,

but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven;

so don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again.

(John 3:5-7, The Living Bible-TLB)

Porridge With My Home Made Salted Duck Eggs

Time to harvest my home grown Brazilian spinach. Together with the bean sprouts given by a friend, it will be enough for a plate of blanched vegetable for our dinner.

I plucked off the leaves and used the stalks to grown another pot of Brazilian or Sissoo spinach.

My home made salted duck eggs are ready after 30 days. I am excited to check the salted duck egg so I boiled rice porridge for dinner.

Plain rice porridge.

Blanched bean sprouts and Brazilian spinach drizzled with garlic oil and soy sauce.

My home made salted duck eggs turned out very well. I am encouraged to make more.

Pan fried bacon.

Leftover canned fried dace with salted black beans.

Simple and appetizing home cooked dinner for 2 people.

O LORD, what great works you do!

And how deep are your thoughts.

Only a simpleton would not know,

and only a fool would not understand this:

Though the wicked sprout like weeds and

evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

(Psalm 92:5-7, New Living Translation-NLT)

Bread With Kaya For Lunch & Fish Porridge For Dinner

These days, before we go out of the house, we must make sure that we have these things: our smartphone, face mask, and of course money. Out of the 3 items, the most important is face mask. I make sure I have extra masks in the cars, and in my bags. We wear mask to protect ourselves and others, plus to avoid being slapped with a RM1k fine. Okay, back to my post.

Sunrise shot just before we start our morning walk.

6:50 am

Later in the morning, I cooked kaya which is coconut milk+egg+sugar jam. I used natural colouring from the juice of pandan or screwpine leaves. Hubby helped to stir the kaya while it was cooking. We love to eat bread with thick spread of kaya.

Home cooked dinner for 2.

Sauteed cabbage and some home grown okra with garlic.

Canned pickled lettuce & braised peanuts.

Fish+rice porridge.

Wall decoration at the Kapitan Kongsi Hotel.

Wall decoration at the Kapitan Kongsi Hotel.

The leaves of the Croton plants are more beautiful than their flowers.

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

A wise man speaking strong words to a listening ear is like

a piece of gold for the ear and a beautiful object of fine gold.

(Proverbs 25:12, New Life Version-NLV)