Braised Black Pomfret With Pickled Veggie & Stewed "Kow Chai" Duck

It was a nice cloudy morning for our early morning walk.

7:08am

That morning, I needed to go to the bank. So we drove out to town for breakfast at Restoran Memorable Good Taste.

We ordered 2 "usual" breakfast sets for us (as above).

We only need to mention "the usual" to the boss and he knows what we want.

1 portion of wonton noodle with the following accompaniments.

This wonton noodle is thinner than the usual wonton and the portion is small.

A bowl of soup with 5 pieces of wonton dumplings and 1 piece of sui kao (big dumpling).

A bowl of stewed savoury pork ribs about 4 to 5 pieces, depending on the size.

The generous lady boss gave each of us a bowl of pickled green chilies. This seldom happens at most wanton noodle stalls.

This breakfast costs us between RM12 to RM13 for 2 people.

We pass by here on our morning walk on most mornings.

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Our dine-out evening with friends at Restoran Wong Sheng, Ipoh.

Blanched pak choy with slices of canned bailing mushroom.

Stewed duck or "kao chai" duck.

"Kao chai" means puppy in Cantonese. It is just a name given to the dish.

Fried black pomfret topped with pickled vegetables, meat slices, tofu, tomatoes, and etc. It was a nice and satisfying dinner for 4 of us. Dinner including rice and hot water for Chinese tea = RM106.

A mural of a bull pulling a cart.

I found this mural on the wall of a school in Tanjung Tualang, Perak when we were there for a seafood lunch and a short visit.

Linking to Monday Mural.

The Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe;

no one can follow me in and slay me.

H is a rugged mountain where I hid; he is my Savior,

a rock where none can reach me, and a tower of safety.

H is my shield. He is like the strong horn of a mighty fighting bull.

(Psalm 18:2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Penang Lobak & Stewed Pork Rib For Lunch

Our morning walk will be on hold during this Chinese New Year holidays. Our sons were still sleeping so hubby and I went for our early morning breakfast.

Sunrise at 7:15am

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Breakfast at our regular coffee shop.

My breakfast: Herbal tea and croissant.

Croissant sandwich with 2 slices of butter and kaya (coconut milk).

I didn't take snapshot of hubby's breakfast.

He ordered shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun).

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Lunch.

Ready made Penang lobak aka "ngoh hiang" which I bought from our regular supplier. A pack of 6 rolls for RM15.

Pan fried to heat up the lobak, sliced and served with chili sauce.

Ready made stewed sour plum pork rib (bought from one of our regular restaurant). Steam to heat up. Very appetizing dish.

Sauteed sweet potato leaves with garlic and salt.

This was the only dish I cooked.

These ready made dishes saved me a lot of work in the kitchen.

Purple bougainvillea by the roadside, planted in front of the owner's house.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Everything is appropriate in its own time.

But though God has planted eternity in the hearts of men,

even so, many cannot see the whole scope of God's work

from beginning to end.

(Ecclesiastes 3:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Early Dinner At Restoran Wong Sheng, Desa Rishah, Ipoh

This dinner was at Restoran Wong Sheng. We actually wanted to dine at this restaurant the Friday before this but we were disappointed to find it closed. Anyway, we returned the following Friday to find it opened for business. We ordered the following dishes for 6 people.

Steamed pork belly with taro.

Sauteed Milk Cabbage (Nai Pak Choy).

Stewed pork rib with bean curd sheet.

Steamed Tilapia with Nyonya sauce.

Salted egg yolk assorted veggie.

Dinner for 6 people costs RM125.

Heineken Dealcoholised Beer - Pure Malt.

Hubby received 4 cans of the above from a friend.

This is the first time we tasted this drink.

Creamy white Gardenia bloom.

Every time I walked past these plants, I get to enjoy its fragrance.

Rain droplets on the Gardenia bloom.

1 of 2 entrances to the Concubine Lane in Ipoh Old Town.

According to the locals, Concubine Lane was built by mining tycoon Yao Tet Shin for his 3 wives. Each lane was fittingly name Wife Lane, Concubine Lane and First Concubine Lane. While another version of the local tale is that it was also the place where rich men hid their mistresses. Today, Concubine Lane is the most famous lane, having been transformed into a popular hangout with a variety of pop-up stalls selling delicious ice balls, flower shaped cotton candy and more.

(Info taken from tourismperakmalaysia.com)

Another entrance to Concubine Lane.

A drastic drop in tourists (both oversea and locals) due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

The Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe;

no one can follow me in and slay me.

He is a rugged mountain where I hide; he is my Savior,

a rock where none can reach me, and a tower of safety.

He is my shield.

He is like the strong horn of a mighty fighting bull.

(Psalm 18:2, The Living Bible-TLB)

Noodle with Stewed Pork And Bitter Gourd For Dinner

I had some home grown bitter gourds in my fridge. The bitter gourds were slightly smaller in size this round probably due to lack of care and fertilizer. So for Sunday's dinner, I decided to cook stewed pork with bitter gourds.

Stewed pork with bitter gourds & carrot.

Ingredients used: chopped garlic, ginger, preserved black bean and taucu.

Blanched sweet potato leaves, drizzled with garlic oil & soy sauce.

Who would think of having noodle with stewed pork and bitter gourd?

Simple dinner for 2 people

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From my garden.

Variegated Madras Thorn leaves with a mixture of pink, white and green. 

Pure white periwinkles with yellow center from my garden.

Linking to Garden Affair.

And now, brothers, as I close this letter,

let me say this one more thing:

Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right.

Think about things that are pure and lovely,

and dwell on the fine, good things in others.

Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.

(Philippians 4:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Stewed Pork Ribs With Chestnuts & Morning Sky

We have not been regular with our morning walk, either it was raining in the early morning or we were out of town. Now we are back to our early morning walk at the recreational park. 

6:50 am at the park, breaking of dawn.

Some light reflected on the pond.

Under the dark cloud was a layer of pink - 7:00 am.

The sun is rising from behind the hills.

Sun rays piercing through the cloud - 7:17 am.

7:18 am.

Looks like a cloudy day.

Cockscomb flower in front of my house.

Stewed pork ribs with chestnuts and mushrooms.

I love chestnuts and I put in extra chestnuts. The chestnuts soaked up most of the gravy. I don't need any rice because I ate most of the chestnuts.

Snake beans cooked with pork slices and garlic.

White scallop fence.

Sorry about the reflected images that got into the picture.

Linking to Good Fences, Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

But we Christians have no veil over our faces;

we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord.

And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us,

we become more and more like him.

(2 Corinthians 3:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Our Dinner At Restoran WK Claypot House, Ipoh

Whenever I don't feel like cooking, we have a place where we can go for simple home cooked dinners. This business used to operate in a hawker center but is now operating in their own shop. Here, I will share some of the meals we had at this shop.

Dinner #1

 Evening sky at 6:42 pm

 Claypot Chicken Rice with Chinese sausage and salted fish.

 Blanched tender sweet potato leaves.

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Dinner #2

 Morning sky at 7:10 am

 Fried black pomfret fish

 Pork trotter with wood fungus and ginger in sweet sour black vinegar.

 Blanched greens.

 Appetizing dinner eaten with white rice.

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Dinner #3

 Morning sky at 7:00 am

 7:10 am

 Stewed pork ribs 

Fried Senangin or Threadfin fish

 A bowl of watercress soup

 Restoran WK Claypot House

Lengkok Rishah 3, Taman Silibin Ria, Ipoh.

You supply it, and they gather it.

You open wide your hand to feed them,

and they are satisfied with all your bountiful provision.

(Psalm 104:28, The Living Bible-TLB)