Gulai Lemak Udang (Prawn Curry) & Roasted Pork For Dinner

We had a lovely sunrise on this particular morning.

Lovely pink sunrise.

Took these snapshots on our morning walk.

Beautiful sunrise.

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We walked to our regular coffee shop for breakfast.

We shared a bowl of fish noodle.

Polo bun sandwich with ham and fried egg for sharing.

I ordered herbal tea and hubby ordered unsweetened coffee (kopi-C kosong).

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After breakfast, we visited an old friend who came back from KL during the Hari Raya weeklong holiday.

We met at a food court near to her place. We ordered cold drinks and our favourite snack. The days pass by so fast and we want to appreciate every moment together.

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Home cooked dinner.

Gulai lemak udang or Prawn curry with turmeric and coconut milk. I used belimbing buluh and pineapples. This was suppose to be a one dish dinner.

Just as I was halfway cooking the prawn curry, my neighbour handed over some roasted pork. When the prawn curry was cooked, I handed over a portion to them.

A blessing that we are neighbours.

Ixora flowers from my garden.

It was in a semi shaded place, now we have moved it to an open space without shade.

Linking to Friday Bliss and Skywatch Friday.

The LORD himself watches over you!

The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

(Psalm 121:5, New Living Translation-NLT)

Prawn Noodle For Breakfast & Prawn Curry For Dinner

This was Tuesday, 3 days before Lunar New Year. We started our morning walk at about 6:45am.

This shadow shot was the first shot with my smartphone that morning.

On our walk home, we passed by this Jasmine shrub in front of a house.

This Pinwheel Jasmine or Crepe Jasmine flowers do not have any fragrance.

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Breakfast

We drove out to Yummy Food Garden buy breakfast. I was looking forward to having assam laksa for breakfast but when I reached, I was told they do not have assam laksa during lockdown, instead they have prawn noodle and shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun).

I ended up buying prawn noodle even though I have not tasted it before. I am glad because the prawn noodle was very tasty and is worth going back again.

Delicious and satisfying breakfast to start off the day.

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Dinner

There was leftover curry from the previous day's dinner.

I added in some tofu puffs to the curry because we have finished all the prawns. I cooked 1 salted duck egg and steamed some white rice.

Simple home cooked dinner for 2. Salted egg goes well with curry.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;

when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

(Proverbs 11:10, The Message-MSG)

Steamed Buns, Twisted Green Eggplant, Prawn Curry

This was on a Monday, the same week as the Lunar New Year. We didn't go walking on this particular morning, so we didn't pass by our friend's stall. When she didn't see us, she called to ask hubby to collect our breakfast from her. She bought steamed buns and she also bought our share for us.

2 steamed buns (hubby has eaten one earlier) and left one for me. Our friend also gave us a packet of crispy crabstick snack that she fried.

My breakfast: 1 steamed bun with pork filling and hot Nescafe.

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Simple lunch

This pack of biscuits (tau sar pheah) was on my table. I was curious to taste the biscuits.

There were 5 pieces, I ate 2 pieces for my lunch.

Hubby had been in the hot sun trimming the plants in front of our house. He requested for herbal tea, so I placed a herbal teabag to steep in hot water for him.

That evening I harvested the first green eggplant from the garden. This eggplant turned out twisted, hopefully the rest will turned out straight. This one and only plant was given to me by a friend.

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One dish dinner.

I bought this curry fish paste to try. Instead of using fish, I used prawns.

This curry consists of prawns, cabbage, home grown long beans and 1 green brinjal.

Our one dish dinner: prawn and vegetables curry with steamed rice.

I saw this motorcycle displayed in a Malacca hotel where we stopped to have lunch.

Pink and white hibiscus by the roadside. This snapshot was taken on one of our morning walk.

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

Show me the path where I should go, O Lord;

point out the right road for me to walk.

Lead me; teach me;

for you are the God who gives me salvation.

I have no hope except in you.

(Psalm 25:4-5, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner Tastes More Delicious When Shared

One morning while having breakfast together with friends, we started talking about the need to cook to clear our fridge. Then the idea came that it would be nice to cook and share our dinner. We decided to have an early dinner in my house. Dinner was ready by about 5.30 pm. My friend contributed the following 2 dishes.

 Dried prawn curry with long beans by my friend.

 Canned poon choy with added napa cabbage by my friend.

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I cooked the following 2 dishes.

 Yam bean cooked with carrot, dried prawns and cuttlefish strips

Old cucumber soup boiled with rib bones.

When we shared our dinner, we get to enjoy more variety.

It is also a good opportunity to enjoy one another's company.

Work happily together. Don't try to act big.

Don't try to get into the good graces of important people,

but enjoy the company of ordinary folks.

And don't think you know it all!

(Romans 12:16, The Living Bible-TLB)

How I Cooked My Home Grown Vegetables

When my fridge is filled with vegetables from my garden, I have to think of ways to use them in my cooking. Most of the days when I cook, I only cook one meal per day and that is dinner. In this post, I shared some examples of my simple home cooked dishes.

Breaking of dawn at the recreational park.

Prawns and home grown vegetables curry.

I can lots of vegetables cooked in this curry dish.

Home grown old cucumbers and pork rib soup.

For better flavour and taste, I added dried cuttlefish, red dates & goji berries.

Steamed home grown vegetables with soy sauce & garlic, onion oil.

Conveniently used up at little of what has been harvested from the garden.

Steamed snake beans and stubby okra sprinkled with soy sauce, scallop sauce, garlic and onion crips and oil. I love beans and I enjoy eating this without any rice.

A small taro or yam cooked with dried prawns and spring onions from my garden.

The advice of a wise man refreshes like water

from a mountain spring.

Those accepting it become aware of the pitfalls on ahead.

(Proverbs 13:14, The Living Bible-TLB)