Post Christmas Day: Lunch, Snack & Dinner

We didn't go for morning walk the day after Christmas. Instead, we drove out to town for breakfast.

Sunrise at 7:20am

Morning sky at 7:45am.

From the look of the sky, rain was expected later in the morning.

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We had leftover for lunch.

I steamed 4 baby corns (1 eaten by hubby before I took the snapshot), and I reheated the yam puffs (given by a friend) and 2 croissants (bought from Aeon Big Falim) for lunch. Happy to clear all the above items from my fridge.

I made Konnyaku jelly with cut orange because I couldn't find other fruits in my fridge.

My neighbour gave me a big papaya, cut half and kept the other half in the fridge. We had the above sweet treats for our afternoon snack.

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I had a packet of stinky beans and some remaining sambal dried prawns which I need to clear from my fridge.

I cooked a plate of stinky beans with sambal dried prawns (bought from Penang). This time I cut the big stinky beans into quarters which makes it easier for us to bite.

Dinner for 2 people: Stinky beans with steamed rice.

I reheated the leftover beef with ginger and spring onions which I almost forgot about it.

We used to pass by this corner house on our morning walk. We are attracted to these round shaped cockscomb flowers planted by the roadside. I had to stop to take a snapshot of the flowers before continuing our walk home.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

And when the green shoot comes up out of the seed,

it is very different from the seed you first planted.

For all you put into the ground is a dry little seed of wheat

or whatever it is you are planting,

then God gives it a beautiful new body-

just the kind he wants it to have;

a different kind of plant grows from each kind of seed.

(1 Corinthians 15:37-38, The Living Bible-TLB)

Home Cooked Drunken Lala Or Clams Soup & Salted Chicken Egg

Yesterday morning, we began our morning walk at about 6:10 am. As we were almost reaching the shops behind our house, it began to drizzle. We started to quicken our walk but it began to rain. We have no choice but to run to the shops. We got a bit wet but not drench with the rain.

Passing by this corner coffee shop, I spotted this electric scooter. I have seen this scooter a few times but this is the first time I took a snapshot of it.

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We walked to our regular coffee shop for breakfast and at the same time to wait out the rain. We only ordered 2 cups of coffee because our friend gave us 2 buns the moment we sat down at the table. When the rain slowed down, we walked home. We were offered umbrella but we declined. It has been along time since I last walked in the rain. I used to walk in the rain when I was in my teenage years. We took warm bath once we reached home.

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Lunch for hubby.

I cooked instant noodle with some clams (lala), green veggie (choy sum), ginger strips and sesame oil. I bought 1 kg of clams (lala) for RM 10. A friend blessed me with some green veggie (choy sum).

A spoonful of spicy chili oil to go with the noodle.

A friend gave us 4 freshly baked buns which she bought from the nearby bakery shop. I ate 2 of these soft and fluffy buns with pineapple jam for my lunch.

Mid afternoon: Sweet papaya from my neighbour.

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Dinner

With the clams (lala), I cooked drunken lala with clouds ear fungus, dried lily buds, pork belly slices, ginger strips, bird's eye chilies, and Chinese cooking wine.

I sent this portion of clam soup to our friend at the coffee shop.

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Update on my home made salted chicken egg at 35 days.

At 35 days, the yolk of the salted egg became more grainy and has more oil. Thumbs up from hubby.

We enjoyed our dinner with the salted egg and hubby's favourite drunken clam soup.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Everyone enjoys giving good advice, and how wonderful

it is to be able to say the right thing at the right time!

(Proverbs 15:23, The Living Bible-TLB)

First Day Morning Walk At The Park Since MCO

Yesterday morning (86th day MCO), we woke up early and were out of our house for our walk at about 6.20 am. Since we were early, we walked to the park to check the place. 

There were not many people there and we were comfortable to use the park for our walking exercise.

We noticed there were a few policemen stationed by the roadside.
We did 2 rounds of walking and then we walked to the shop to collect the vegetable dumplings our friend bought for us.

For breakfast, I took 1 piece of dumpling or "choy kok", some biscuits and hot Nescafe. Hubby took 2 pieces of vegetable dumplings and hot Nescafe. He was meeting up with his friend for brunch later in the morning. 

Papaya for our mid afternoon snack.

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My appointment with my hairdresser was yesterday, 5 pm. I was the only customer and need not have to worry about social distancing.

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Dinner 

Hubby requested for pig's tail soup. Ingredient used were: pig's tail, black beans, peanuts, red dates, and goji berries. Hubby had steamed multi grain rice. Instead of rice, I ate all the peanuts and black beans.

Sea Hibiscus flower from the front of my house.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him,

and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful

supply of wisdom to all who ask him; he will not resent it.

But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to tell you,

for a doubtful mind will be as unsettled as a wave of the sea

that is driven and tossed by the wind;

and every decision you than make will be uncertain,

as you turn first this way and then that.

If you don't ask with faith,

don't expect the Lord to give you any solid answer.

(James 1:5-9, The Living Bible-TLB)

Teochew Rice Porridge With Canned Fried Dace & Lettuce Pickle

It was a Sunday morning and the sky was gray with no pretty sunrise to catch. I watered the plants and did some much needed trimming of my plants since it was a cool morning.

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Breakfast

Hubby went to a nearby coffee shop to buy his breakfast.

Steamed flat rice rolls with yam bean filling (chee cheong fun). He added some fish cake, fish ball and pig's skin curry.

I was bored with noodles and I want to finish the above croissant bought from a cake shop. It would taste better if I had toast it in the oven.

A croissant and 2 pieces of wholemeal bread for my breakfast. I spread peanut butter and kaya on the toasted bread. I made a long slit on the croissant and spread it with peanut butter and kaya too.

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Lunch

We had leftover food for lunch. I took out the food from the fridge to steam.

Hubby took lemang and some beef rendang. As for me, I ate a piece of bread with some of the beef rendang and 2 small pieces of roast chicken.

I cut this big, sweet and juicy mango for dessert.

I am not sure but I think this is apple mango.

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Dinner

I felt like eating Teochew porridge.

We have a few tins of Pickled Lettuce.

I opened a tin of these crunchy pickled lettuce.

Hubby like the above fried dace with salted black beans.

I steamed to warm up the above before serving.

Blanched green amaranth with garlic oil.

Simple dinner for 2 people.

I kept the leftover fried dace in the fridge.

For dessert, we had chilled papaya.

These days, our kind and generous neighbour blesses us with constant supply of papayas.

Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
(Psalm 112:4, New Living Translation-NLT)

Glutinous Rice Dumpling (Bak Chang) & Wonton Noodle

We are now under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) and yesterday was the 65th day. Yes, I am still counting. Restriction is more relaxed now but things are still not back to normal yet. We had thunderstorm for the past few days and no beautiful sunrise to catch in the morning.

The night before, I took out the last 2 glutinous dumplings (bak chang) from the freezer to thaw on the lower shelf o the fridge. To steam to heat up the bak chang for breakfast.

I had 1 bak chang with hot Nescafe.

Hubby had 1 bak chang with green tea.

After this, don't know when we will be ordering bak chang again.

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Lunch

I had some frozen snacks in the fridge which I took out to fry for lunch.

We had the above for lunch..

Mid afternoon, we had chilled papaya.

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Dinner

No cooking as we had something in mind for dinner.

With the above stainless steel containers, hubby went out to buy dinner. The container on the right for holding the dumplings (wonton) and soup. The 2-tier tiffin carrier for holding the noodle. 

Minced pork dumpling (wonton).

Hubby ordered extra dumplings.

2 pax wonton noodle and dumplings with green chili pickle.

They were generous with the green chili pickle.

Hubby had the noodle portion on the right which is 1+half portion.

Cockscomb flower from my friend's garden.

I passed some seeds to her and now she gets to enjoy the flowers.

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Sunset captured on the 15th May, 2020

 Sunset at 7:27 pm.

I captured these sunset shots during our evening walk near our house.

Sunset at 7:29 pm.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,

the name of the LORD is to be praised.

The LORD is exalted over all the nations,

his glory above the heavens.

(Psalm 113:3-4, New International Version-NIV)

Glutinous Rice Dumplings & ABC Soup

The weather seems to be getting warmer. Yesterday morning, 51st day MCO, I woke up early and did about 30 minutes walking exercise in front of my PC. After I have finished exercising, I went out to check the sky. It was still dark outside.

 Morning sky at 6:42 am.

The sky behind the opposite row of houses was lighted up at 6:55 am.

 Sunrise at 6:57 am.

 6;59 am.

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Breakfast

 I took out 2 glutinous rice dumplings (bak chang) from the fridge to steam for breakfast. I have 2 more bak chang in the freezer.

 I don't mind eating bak chang once or twice a week if the bak chang is as tasty as this one.

 It would have been perfect if it has Chinese chestnut in it.

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Lunch

We were supposed to have only ABC soup for lunch but our friend ordered an extra packet of chicken rice for us. Hubby went to collect from her stall.

 Indonesian chicken rice from our friend.

The chicken rice is very flavourful and tasty, consisting of flavoured rice, fried potatoes and prawns, fried chicken, blanched long beans, half a boiled eye, cucumber slices and onion crisps.

Home cooked ABC soup without tomatoes.

I have to throw the tomatoes away because they had gone bad.

 Lunch for 2 people

The cut Chinese cruller was from the previous day's lunch.

I soaked the cruller pieces in my bowl of soup.

Sweet and healthy snack. 

A friend sent this box of fruit called "chempedak".

(belongs to the family of jackfruit)

Home grown vegetables from my garden.

Red okra, dwarf long beans and 2 purple/black eggplants.

I cooked all the red okras and long beans.

When cooked, the red okras turned to pale green colour.

I kept the purple/black eggplants back in the fridge.

The same ABC soup that I cooked for lunch and dinner.

Condiment: Spicy bird's eye chilies in soy sauce. 

 No rice dinner for 2 people.

Sweet papaya for dessert.

Found this small mushroom colony growing in my garden.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him.

See that you go on growing in the Lord,

and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught.

Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all he has done.

(Colossians 2:7, The Living Bible-TLB)