Enoki Mushroom & Blanched Nai Pak Choy

The sky looks dark and felt like it was going to rain anytime soon.

Morning sky at 6:45am.

6:50am.

We decided to drive out to town for breakfast.

7am.

Hubby was looking forward to his favourite curry noodle.

7:05am.

Not much traffic at this time.

7:10am.

Looking forward to having breakfast at Kedai Kopi Ah Chow, Ipoh old town.

Hubby's dry curry noodle (yellow noodle).

This round, I ordered the prawn noodle.

For extra oomph, I poured the whole plate of sambal into the bowl of prawn noodle.

Back home, I harvested the remaining nai pak choy from hubby's vertical garden.

For dinner, I blanched the nai pak choy and enoki mushrooms, drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Our dinner consisted of brown rice porridge and the blanched nai pak choy and enoki mushrooms. This simple dinner is enough to fill our tummy. Just before retiring for the night, we each had a cup of hot milo-o (just plain milo with any sweentener).

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! How good you are!

Your love for us continues on forever.

Who can ever list the glorious miracles of God?

Who can ever praise him half enough?

(Psalm 106:1-2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Waxed Duck, Bottle Gourd Soup & Nai Pak Choy

 This was a nice cool and clear morning. We got ready for morning walk.

Sunrise at 7:02am.

On the reverse side - Kledang Hill.

We settled for shredded chicken noodle for breakfast at our regular coffeeshop.

The boss added a chicken liver to hubby's bowl of kai si hor fun (shredded chicken with flat rice noodle).

He also added something to my bowl: 2 pieces of fried fish cake.

2 bowls for RM11.00, no extra charge for the add-ons.

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Home cooked dinner on a rainy evening.

I boiled soup with bottle gourd, carrot, goji berries, red dates and roast pork bones.

Steamed 1 waxed duck leg. This is hubby's favourite.

Stir fried home grown nai pak choy and ladies fingers with pork slices.

Our dinner on a rainy evening, eaten with steamed brown rice.

The bowl with more soup was hubby's. I like to drink and also eat the soup ingredients. That is the reason why I prefer not to eat rice.

But, O my soul, don't be discouraged.

Don't be upset. Expect God to act!

For I know that I shall again have plenty of reason

to praise him for all that he will do.

He is my help! He is my God!

(Psalm 42:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Traditional Soy Sauce Factory, Gopeng

This was Friday, eve of General Election (GE15). Younger son took about 5 hours of driving to reach home which on normal days will only take about 3 hours. Both our sons return home for polling day which was on 19th November (Saturday). That evening, we had home cooked dinner for the 4 of us.

Minced meat with fish paste patties.

Blanched home grown nai pak choy, drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Pig stomach, pork belly, ginkgo nuts, ginger and white peppercorn soup.

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19th November (Saturday) was polling day.

I was the first to finished casting my vote, so I waited outside the school gate for my sons.

I was standing beside a motorcycle which had the above image on the bike.

Hubby went back to Gopeng to cast his vote. My 2 sons and I went to Gopeng to join him for lunch at Lawan Kuda.

But first, we stopped at this traditional soy sauce factory in Gopeng to buy a few bottles of soy sauce for our sons' friends.

Sun dried soy beans using the traditional method of fermenting and processing the soy sauce and soy bean paste.

The products and their prices.

A newspaper cutting in 2013 mentioned that this factory is over 60 years old. So now in 2022, the factory will be over 70 years old.

I wanted to buy the thick soy sauce but it was out of stock. I bought a bottle of black vinegar to try. It had no label so I stuck a label to it in case I forget.

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

I would have you learn this great fact:

that a life of doing right is the wisest life there is.

If you live that kind of life, you'll not limp or stumble as you run.

Carry out my instructions;

don't forget them, for they will lead you to real living.

(Proverbs 4:11-13, The Living Bible-TLB)

Rice Noodle (Lai Fun), Fried Tom Yam Rice & Nai Pak Choy

 We woke up to a foggy morning after a night of heavy downpour.

7:22am.

Kledang Hill partially covered with fog.

On the reverse side, no sign of sunrise.

Gloomy morning at 8:30am.

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We drove out to town for breakfast at Jalan Centrepoint 2, Taman Hoover, Ipoh.

We ordered 2 bowls of rice noodle soup (loh shu fun), served with beansprouts, spring onion and sesame seeds.

Fried stuffs to go with the noodle.

Fried fish balls and fish paste in soup.

Breakfast for 2 on a cool morning.

Back home in my garden: Baby figs.

Harvested the above nai pak choy for dinner.

Plain blanched nai pak choy with home grown raw tomato.

Home made: Fried tom yam rice with tom yam paste, onions and dried shrimp.

Simple and satisfying dinner for 2.

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Mural from Batu Gajah town.

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This mural was painted on a brick wall.

A herd of elephants and one coming out through a hole in the wall.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Now as for you,

dear brothers who are waiting for the Lord's return,

be patient, like a farmer who waits until the autumn

for his precious harvest to ripen. Yes, be patient.

And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

(James 5:7-8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Growing Nai Pak Choy In My Garden

I read in the news that we can see the  'Blood moon' Lunar Eclipse on the 8th November from 4:02pm to 9:56pm. When the time came, I didn't go out to check because it was raining and it was still raining when I went to bed.

6:45am

I didn't expect to see this bright big moon the next morning when we started out on our morning walk. The sky was clear and the moon was near to earth.

I only have my handphone camera but am glad to be able to capture these shots.

These are the best I can get with my handphone camera.

Breakfast before walking home.

Shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun) and coffee.

The cut chili padi gives it extra oomph.

Growing Nai Pak Choy in my garden.

I just sowed the seeds and let them grow on their own. I should have replanted to allow space for them to grow well but I was lazy.

Too much water from the rainfall is not good for green leafy vegetables, so I harvested the nai pak choy before they get spoiled and blanched them for dinner.

2nd portion of melt in the mouth bbq pork (char siew) with blanched nai pak choy. Placed both in 1 plate to avoid washing extra plate. Lol!

Our simple dinner with steamed brown rice.

My Ixora plant is blooming after being shifted to a place with full sunlight.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

Whatever is good and perfect

is a gift coming down to us from God our Father,

who created all the lights in the heavens.

He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

(James 1:17, New Living Translation-NLT)