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!

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

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)

Steamed Buns, Glutinous Rice In Lotus Leaf & Father's Day Treat

This was Monday, a day after Father's Day. I thought of cooking something special for Father's Day but hubby told me to keep it simple.

Sunrise at 7:35am

Sunrise at 7:40am

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On our way home from morning walk, we detoured to the Dim Sum Restaurant to buy steamed buns for breakfast and for lunch.

Hubby didn't want steamed bun so he bought fried economy noodle from the roadside stall. I ate the "kai woh pau" which is steamed bun with a layer of glutinous rice at the bottom.

My breakfast with 2-in-1 black coffee.

Inside of the "kai wor pau".

Steamed bun with chicken and mushroom filling on top of a layer of glutinous rice.

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Lunch

We had lunch with warm honey lemon drink.

Glutinous rice wrapped in dried lotus leaf.

Glutinous rice inside the lotus leaf.

Steamed bun or "san yuk pau".

This is hubby's favourite steamed bun.

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Our friend called up to inform me that she has ordered fried noodles and the noodles will be delivered to my address. Its a belated Father's Day treat for hubby.

Father's Day dinner which could easily feed 4 people.

I had already boiled soup.

"Wat tan hor" - 1 portion.

Flat rice noodle with thick egg gravy.

Fried rice vermicelli or beehoon - 1 portion.

Blanched beansprout.

Meatballs in clear soup.

Sambal belacan for the noodles.

My friend took advantage of the special promo by Tuck Kee Restaurant.

We realized that the food plus the soup was too much for us so we decided to keep the soup for next day. We managed to finish most of the food except for half of the fried noodle.

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A friend sent me the following photos of an iquana that visited her brother's back yard.

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Don't you think it looks pretty in this pose.

Photos credited to: AshleyJ / Nyappy#

Thank you, dear friend for sharing these photos.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Our earthly fathers trained us for a few brief years,

doing the best for us that they knew how,

but God's correction is always right and for our best good,

that we may share his holiness.

Being punished isn't enjoyable while it is happening - it hurts!

But afterwards we can see the result,

a quiet growth in grace and character.

(Hebrews 12:10-11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Coffee With Butter & Breakfast In Pusing

When I was a little girl, my father used to take me along for his regular cup of coffee. He will place me on the back seat and I will hug him around his waist, making sure my little feet will not get caught in the back wheel as he cycled to the coffee shop. At the coffee shop, he will then lift me up onto the chair next to him. He will pour some of the hot coffee from his cup onto the saucer to cool and passed it to me.

What is so special about the coffee? That hot coffee was served with a piece of butter in it. That was many years ago and I have totally forgotten about the coffee with butter until recently. Someone shared a video about his foodie outing in Pusing and mentioned the coffee with butter. Hubby and our friends were interested and off we went to Pusing for breakfast on the last Thursday of April which happened to be a public holiday. This was before the implementation of MCO 3.0, nationwide lockdown.

We managed to find this Loong Foo Kopitiam, located at Jalan Keretapi Lama, Pusing. We were seated at a table for 4 people. 1 kopi-o ice and 1 kopi-o kosong (unsweetened) for the ladies.

2 hot coffee with butter for the men.

I took a few sips and it was really good getting the taste of butter in it. This coffee with butter is best enjoyed when the coffee is still hot.

Our lady friend ordered a bowl of curry noodle with some stuffed items.

I cannot resist assam laksa, so I ended up with a bowl plus some stuffed items.

Beef brisket with daikon soup noodle for the 2 men.

After breakfast, we took the back lane to the Pusing wet market.

We stopped to buy our favourite taro or yam from a roadside stall.

Pillow shaped glutinous rice dumpling with wrapping removed.

We also bought the above glutinous rice dumpling, wrapped in the shape of a pillow from a roadside stall.

After steaming the rice dumpling to heat it up, the leaves wrapping was removed to reveal the inside of the dumpling. It was packed with ingredients. Hubby and I shared this dumpling plus soup for lunch.

I took out the leftover chicken herbal soup from the fridge to heat up. One bowl for hubby and one bowl for me. This heavy lunch lasted me until past dinner.

Friends came over to have dinner at the nearby food court. Hubby ordered the above, meatballs and garlic bread for his dinner. No dinner for me because I was still full from having a bigger portion of the glutinous rice dumpling. That showed that my digestion has slowed down.

I took a snapshot of this antique kid tricycle on one of our visit to Concubine Lane.

My new Coleus plants are doing well in my garden and I was able to share some cuttings with friends.

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

Our earthly fathers trained us for a few brief years,

doing the best for us that they knew how,

but God's correction is always right and for our best good,

that we may share his holiness.

(Hebrews 12:10, The Living Bible-TLB)