Making Pickled Sichuan Mustard Soup For Dinner

We woke up early but was a bit late starting on our morning walk. It is because when I started to do something, I tend to get carried away and lost track of the time.

Sunrise at 7:10am.

After morning walk, we had breakfast in Ipoh old town at Kedai Kopi Ah Chow.

Dry curry noodle for hubby @ RM6.50

Seafood noodle for me @ RM6.00

I actually ordered seaweed noodle but I think the person taking my order mistaken it for seafood noodle. I didn't complain, just ate the bowl of noodle.

Wild mushrooms growing on an empty land.

During the monsoon season, wild mushrooms can be seen sprouting here and there.

~~~~~

Home cooked dinner.

This is a pickled Sichuan mustard stem. It is salted, dried and pickled with red chili paste. Before using, I washed off the chili paste, cut it into quarter inch thick slices and soak it in water to remove the salt. The longer it is soaked, the less salty the taste.

This soup tastes something like the salted vegetable (kiam chai/hum choy) soup.

Ingredients used: Pre-soaked pickled mustard slices, pork rib, tomatoes, carrot, some crushed white peppercorns and water. If necessary, add some salt to taste. We love this soup because it is an appetizing soup with a bit of sour and salty taste.

Sauteed malabar spinach with garlic and salt.

Dinner with steamed brown rice.

~~~~~

I found the following black and white murals behind a row of shops when we were having dinner one evening in Menglembu.

This mural shows a typical local street lined with shops.

These white, black and grey cows were drawn on a grey wall and they were drawn in such a way to outline the shape of a cow. Can you see it? I only noticed it when I was writing this post.

Linking to Monday Mural.

O Lord, what is man that you even notice him?

Why bother at all with the human race?

(Psalm 144:3, The Living Bible-TLB)

Breakfast At Fatt Kee, Kampung Kuala Kuang

Our friends came across a food video sharing about nice food in Kuala Kuang. Kuala Kuang is about 16.6km from our place and takes about 28 minutes to reach depending on the traffic on the road. We used navigator app Waze to take us to Fatt Kee at 33, Kampung Kuala Kuang. There were many before us but we were able to get a table for 4 people.

We all ordered coffee.

A friend ordered prawn noodle (that day's special).

I can't remember the price of this noodle.

Hubby ordered fish paste noodle with pickled salted vegetable at RM7.

These 2 noodles were served first.

A friend and I ordered seafood noodle at RM18 each.

These 2 came together.

Not knowing that the noodles portion was big, we ordered crabmeat & seafood wat tan hor (seafood noodle with egg gravy) for sharing. This plate costs RM20.

Blended basil paste and sambal belacan condiments.

The boss was so generous that he left the whole container of basil paste with us.

This is the eatery and the lady in black was making the drinks and also the one who took our orders for the noodles.

Menu and price list on the wall.

It was a satisfying and very filling breakfast for us and we will be back again.

O Jehovah, come and bless us!

How long will you delay?

Turn away your anger from us.

Satisfy us in our earliest youth with your loving-kindness,

giving us constant joy to the end of our lives.

(Psalm 90:13-14, 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.

~~~~~

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.

~~~~~

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.

~~~~~

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.

~~~~~

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)

Seafood Noodle, Durians & Home Cooked Dinner

The day started with me taking some snapshots of the morning sky.

Outside my house at 6:47 am.

At the park - 6:55 am.

Going up a small slope - 7:10 am.

Rising sun - 7:20 am

Lighting up the morning sky - 7:25 am

That morning I had seafood noodle.

In the afternoon, we passed by Gunung Rapat village. We stopped for fresh coconut drink.

This stall also sells durians. We bought the last two remaining durians.

The seller opened up the durians and packed the durian flesh in a plastic container.

Hubby couldn't wait to taste the thick and creamy flesh.

When we reached home, we had durian for lunch.

*     *     *     *     *

I cooked the following for dinner.

Chinese cabbage cooked with garlic and dried prawns.

Home grown angled luffa cooked with tofu, dried prawns and garlic.

Leftover from the previous day's dinner.

I placed the steamed chicken and stewed pork ribs together.

Let the mountains and hills, the fruit trees and cedars,

the wild animals and cattle, the snakes and birds,

the kings and all the people with their rulers and their judges,

young men and maidens, old men and children -

all praise the Lord together. For he alone is worthy.

His glory is far greater than all of earth and heaven.

(Psalm 148:9-13, The Living Bible-TLB)

Golden Girls Had Home Style Cooking For Lunch In Pasir Pinji, Ipoh.

It was the last Saturday of August that the golden girls met again and this round, we had something to do in Pasir Puteh. Some of us preferred eating noodles to rice but it was not easy to find tasty noodles during lunch hours. I remembered a friend sharing about a place where they serve both rice and noodles and the place is near to where we were. I am not sure of the exact location, so one of the golden girls showed the way. Even though she passes by this place almost everyday, she has not tried the food yet.

This place is known as "愛回 家 comehome Love Homestay". It is a home converted into a homestay and also served as an eatery. While waiting for the food to be served, a friend and I looked around and we even went up to the rooftop while the other two remained at the table to chat.

A cloudy day.

View from the rooftop. A mixture of the old and new roofs.

 The living room converted into a dining hall.

 This table behind us which was not occupied.

 Wall decorations 

 Wall decorations and stairway railing.

 We found these on the rooftop.

Very suitable for holding bbq party in the evening if it doesn't rain.

 Or maybe a steamboat or hotpot gathering.

Roof tiles serving as shoes rack.

 From the left: Advertising for the home stay and menu on the wall.

We ordered the following dishes to share.

Yummy and flavourful stir fried noodles - single portion.

Delicious seafood noodle in soup

 Fish head noodle - the salted veggie was too fibrous and pieces too big to bite. 

 This was a mistake. Not sure whose mistake but it could possible be ours.  We thought we ordered fish head curry noodle but it turned out to be just fish head curry without the noodle. This curry no oomph because it was too watery.

Sweet dessert - red bean sweet porridge.

Sweet dessert - pumpkin and snow fungus.

Looking forward to return to taste the other home cooked dishes.

Cement bricks as flower pots.

 Concrete pipes serving as fence.

If you are interested, here is the address:
1550, Jalan Pasir Pinji 5, Kampung Pasir Pinji Baru.
Tel: +60 12-508 3093
Do call up first to make sure it is open for business

 Evening sky - 7:00 pm

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

"In that day," says the Lord,

"I will answer the pleading of the sky for clouds,

to pour down water on the earth in answer to its cry for rain.

Then the earth can answer the parched cry of the grain, the grapes,

and the olive trees for moisture and for dew -

and the whole grand chorus shall sing together that

"God sows!' He has given all!

(Hosea 2:21-22, The Living Bible-TLB)