My Limau Purut Or Kaffir Lime Is Fruiting Again

I have this lime plant with me for many years. This is the Limau Purut or Kaffir Lime and it is grown in pot in my garden. 

 The leaves of limau purut has a strong aromatic flavour. The leaves are usually used in cooking Tom Yum and Rendang dishes.

 Looks like these grasshoppers like this plant too.

 Good thing they didn't do much damage to the plant.

 Young leaves.

For cooking, we do not use the young leaves.

 Flower buds

 Pretty flowers

 Tiny fruit.

 Tiny fruits

 Young fruits.

 The juice of the fruit could be used in cooking.

The juice is also used to remove the fish smell before cooking. 

The juice is also used to add flavour to grilled fish or meat.

The limes and juice can be added to dish washing liquid or shampoo too.

Fruits of Limau Purut drenched with rain water.

Talking about rain, it seems the monsoon season has ended and the weather is getting warmer as the Chinese New Year approaches.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

I reach out for you.

I thirst for you as parched land thirst for rain.

(Psalm 143:6, The Living Bible-TLB)

Attending A Wedding Ceremony & Dinner In Taiping

On the 21st December last year 2019 which was a Saturday, we drove to Taiping to attend a wedding ceremony and dinner. It usually takes about an hour's drive but on that day, it took about double the time to reach.

We didn't expect such heavy traffic when we entered the expressway. Fortunately, even though the traffic was heavy, at least it was moving but at a slower pace.

 The weather was fine and not too hot for travelling.

 As we neared the church, it rained. Thank God we found a space to park our car just opposite the church. We reached just in time before the wedding ceremony started.

 The pastor blessing the newly married couple.

 The groom kissing the bride.

 After the wedding ceremony, we had some time to spare before the dinner starts. We took a drive out to Taiping town.

 As hubby drove, I took these photos.

 Praying that it would not rain as we will be driving back to Ipoh after the dinner.

 Sunset in Taiping, taken from a moving car.

 On our way to the SS Traders Hotel, Taiping.

At the dinning table, I met an old classmate which I couldn't recognize.

 Wedding dinner was held at the SSL Traders Hotel's ballroom.

 The dinner started with 1) Traders Five Combination Platter

2) Braised Crab Meat Soup With Fish Lips

(sorry for the blur photo)

 3) Steamed Red Fish With Soy Sauce

4) Combination of Roast Chicken and Duck

 5) Deep Fried Prawns with Soy Sauce

 6) Fried Mixed Vegetables In Yam Ring

 7) Fried Rice With Salted Egg

The dinner ended with a sweet dessert 8) Sweetened Longan with White Fungus and Coconut Snow Cake (no photo to show). 

After dinner, we thanked the host and excused ourselves.

Thank God for journey mercy and we reached home safely about 10 pm.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Christ also suffered.

He died once for the sins of all us guilty sinners

although he himself was innocent of any sin at any time,

that he might bring us safely home to God.

But though his body died, his spirit lived on, ...

(1 Peter 3:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Cooking Penang Prawn Noodle For Dinner

We love Penang Prawn Noodle. In Ipoh, we have Prawn Noodles but they do not taste the same or as good as the ones in Penang. One day a friend gave me a packet of prawn noodle soup paste that she bought in Penang and I used the soup paste to cook prawn noodle for our dinner.

First, I used the paste to make the prawn noodle soup according to the instructions.

 Then I blanched these big prawns in the soup.

 Next, I blanched these vegetables in boiling water. Instead of water spinach, I used home grown sweet potato leaves and beansprout.

 Then I cooked some dried noodles in boiling water.

 I also prepared fried fish paste, cooked chicken breast meat and hard boiled egg. 

Ta dah! Our home cooked Penang prawn noodle.

This not only looks delicious but it tastes delicious too.

I must remember to get a few packets on my next visit to Penang.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World

But the loving-kindness of the Lord is from everlasting

to everlasting to those who reverence him;

his salvation is to children's children of those who are faithful

to his covenant and remember to obey him!

(Psalm 103:17-18, The Living Bible-TLB)