Seafood Lunch At Restoran Thong Lok, Tanjung Tualang

It was a Monday and our day started early as usual with our morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:05am

After I have swept my porch area and watered my plants, we got ready and waited for our friends. We were to gather at my house at about 10am.

We stopped at Pusing town to buy these pillow shaped bak chang or glutinous rice dumplings. It was RM7 and now selling at RM8 and the dumplings were not as tasty as before.

We reached Tg Tualang at about 11:40am. This is part of the small town.

Friends at the fruit stall.

This is Pisang Tanduk or Banana Horn. The hand is to show the size of the bananas. Pisang Tanduk is usually used for cooking e.g. making banana chips.

Opposite the fruit stall is the market.

A few restaurants were closed on Monday so we came to Restoran Thong Lok for lunch.

A worker plucking the paku pakis (wild ferns) in front of the restaurant.

Live fresh water prawns swimming in the aquarium.

Tourists come to Tg Tualang for its fresh water prawns, reared in fresh water ponds or rivers.

A friend ordering the dishes and we had the following dishes for 7 people.

Paku pakis salad with tiny dried shrimps topping.

Fried tofu.

Fried fresh water prawns.

Steamed fresh water prawns.

Fried clams or lala.

Steamed fish (from the cat fish family).

Steamed free range chicken with blended ginger sauce.

Total cost of lunch for 7 people = RM272

(incl. 4 small portion rice and Chinese tea)

Pink/Purple Spider Lilies.

Saw this at the Prawn Village when we visited after lunch at Restoran Thong Lok to snap some photos. Initially, we wanted to have lunch here since we haven't been here before but was told they only open at 3pm on weekdays.

The colour of the lilies looks like purplish pink

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Look at the lilies! They don't toil and spin,

and yet Solomon in all his glory was not robed as well as they are.

And if God provides clothing for the flowers that are here today

and gone tomorrow, don't you suppose that he will

provide clothing for you, you doubters?

(Luke 12:27-28, The Living Bible-TLB)

Home Cooked Steamed Prawns & Fried Clams For Dinner

The weather is getting warmer now. That means we will be sweating and the air conditioner will be on for most of the nights. We still have intermittent rain and occasional thunderstorm.

On this particular morning, we started our morning walk at about 7:05am.

Returning from our morning walk at about 7:45am.

~~~~~

Dinner at our friend's house for 4 people.

She bought some fresh prawns and clams (lala).

Steamed prawns.

Stir fried clams (lala) with sour lime sauce, ginger, garlic, and basil leaves.

She knows my hubby doesn't like the smell of basil leaves, so she separately stir fried a plate of clams without the basil leaves for hubby.

I contributed this pot of stewed pork rib with blanched broccoli.

This was our early dinner ( and some of us took a bit of rice to go with the above dishes. After dinner, we watched TV and chit chatted and then it was time for supper. We then drove to the Perak Stadium food stalls looking for Chinese rojak.

Our friend ordered this plate of fruit rojak for sharing.

She also ordered the above crispy flour crackers, drizzled with rojak sauce and crushed peanuts. It comes in a set of 3 pieces.

I ordered this plate of blanched paku pakis (salad style).

This wasn't as nice and tender as before.

As you can see the thick fibrous stalks was very obvious.

For drink, we order this bean curd sheet boiled with barley.

The above items were displayed at the Antong Coffee Mill mini museum. The enamel items consisting of tiffin (food) carrier, a pot and 2 mugs.

A close up of the Purple Heart flower from my garden.

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

But you have received the Holy Spirit,

and he lives within you, in your hearts,

so that you don't need anyone to teach you what is right.

For he teaches you all things, and he is the Truth, and no liar;

and so, just as he has said, you must live in Christ,

never to depart from him.

(1 John 2:27, The Living Bible-TLB)

Delicious Fish Curry & Clams (Lala) At Restoran Mun Ji, Menglembu

It's Saturday again! The days seem to pass by so fast. It has been 1 year since the first MCO was implemented on 18th March, 2020. Don't know when this pandemic will go away.

7:35am - Another brand new day.

Can you see the little black and white bird perched on the edge of the flower pot?

This is one of the few birds that visit my garden.

~~~~~

Dine out with friends on a Friday evening at Restoran Mun Ji, Menglembu.

Their signature fish curry in clay pot (medium size) RM50

Pork Rib RM22

Steamed clams (lala) with lime RM24.

Green Amaranth with 3 types of egg RM15.

Dinner for 6 people incl. rice & drinks RM121.70

With the help of Google Lens, this is the tropical tiger moth, Asota Caricae. I found this moth on a piece of table cloth in one of the restaurants I dined-in.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Don't repay evil for evil.

Don't snap back at those who say unkind things about you.

Instead, pray for God's help for them,

for we are to be kind to others, and God will bless us for it.

(1 Peter 3:9, The Living Bible-TLB)

Peanut Lotus Root Soup & Meat Balls With Corn

One of my sons came back to visit us for a long weekend after a lapse of almost 6 months. Due to the high number of infected cases, we are prepared and braced for some form of tightening to the movement restriction to be announced some time today. 

Morning sky at 7:20am.

Snapshot taken after a light drizzle.

~~~~~

Home cooked dinner for 3 people.

Our son has been missing home cooked food, so he requested for 2 items.

He can't do his own cooking because he stays in a rented room.

Item 1 - Peanut and lotus root soup.

(Ingredients used peanuts, lotus root, pork rib and carrot)

Item 2 - meat balls.

(Ingredients used: minced pork, fish paste, egg, cornflour, oyster and soy sauce to taste, and corn).

Stir fried clams (lala) with garlic, ginger, spring onions and chili).

Saute green vegetable (free choy sum given by a friend).

It is wrong to sentence the poor and let the rich go free.

He who says to the wicked, "You are innocent,"

shall be cursed by many people of many nations;

but blessings shall be showered to those who rebuke sin fearlessly.

(Proverbs 24:23-25, The Living Bible-TLB)

Deep Fried Fish Slices, Bitter Melon Soup & Steamed Clams

I used the remaining two-third of the frozen fish that my neighbour gave to cook for two days' dinner.

In order to cover the "fishy" smell of the fish slices, I marinated the fish slices with salt, sugar, and curry powder. Just before deep frying, I tossed the fish slices with potato flour.

~~~~~

1st day's dinner

This was 1st day's dinner for 2 people.

Omelette.

Crispy on the outside.

Sweet and sourish Thai chili sauce dipping for the deep fried fish slices.

Karela or small bitter melon soup boiled with carrot, red dates, gojiberry and pork rib.

~~~~~

2nd day's dinner

There were leftover omelette and fried fish slices from the previous day's dinner.

Just add 1 new dish - Steamed clams.

Good that we were able to finish all the dishes without any wastage.

~~~~~

From my garden.

My calamansi plant is flowering again.

The flowers give off a nice fragrance and the bees are back again.

I don't know what type of bees but they are small in size.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Dead flies will cause even a bottle of perfume to stink!

Yes, a small mistake can outweigh much wisdom and honor.

(Ecclesiastes 10:1, The Living Bible-TLB)