Stir Fry Fu Gui Cai With Sea Salt And Garlic

I have heard so much of this China ' fu gui cai' on facebook and out of curiosity, I bought some back from Tesco during the CNY period.  It was a bit pricey but seeing that it is quite light in weight, I decided to spend some money on it so that I could taste the real thing instead of imagining how this veggie would taste like :p  

Some recommended stir fry with garlic and some stir fry with razor clams.  I prefer to stir fry with just salt and garlic and it turned out delicious.  It tasted like Bok Choy but the stem are more crunchy and sweet.  Love it !  It satisfied my curiosity and if not for the price, I would love to it to my daily diet  :)  Simple dish and I am easily satisfied :p

this is how fu gui cai looks like before cooking

after cooking it still looks crisps and fresh :)

just stir fry with garlic and sea salt

love the crunchy stem and sweet leaves

Stir Fry Fu Gui Cai With Sea Salt And Garlic  - from WB's Kitchen

Ingredients:

200 gm ' Fu Gui Cai' trimmed and leaves separated

2 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp of olive oil

sea salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat olive oil in a wok.  Add the sea salt and garlic and fry till fragrant

2. Throw in the Fu Gui Cai and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.  

3. Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately.

Enjoy !

Family Dinner @52 Restaurant , Semenyih, Selangor

salted egg yolk coated squid rings....yummy!

WB, Piggy Josh and I went to Semenyih to meet up with Piggy Jo and SL and we had lunch at our favourite restaurant. It is called Restoran 52, they offer good dishes and we like their Salted Egg Yolk Coated Squid Rings, their signature dish Ribs In Guiness Stout and not to forget their signature Claypot Curry Fish Head.  This restaurant is where we normally have our dinner when we are there but of late my gal and her other half have found another restaurant which I will share with you later.  For the time being, just drool over what we ordered for our dinner when we were there :)

ribs in guiness stout...another delicious dish

simple stir fry sweet potato leaves with garlic

the leaves are young and tender..

their signature dish...Claypot Curry Fish Head with lots of

tau foo pok and veggies...lovely dish

Restoran 52,

52, Jalan Sungai Lalang,

Sememyih 52, Jalan 1, Jalan Sungai Lalang,

Kampung Baru, Sememyih

43500, Sememyih, Selangor.

Tel: 03-87238733

close on Mondays

Oven Baked Potato Wedges

The first thought would be...gosh, this is calories loaded but on second thought these delectable finger food is oven baked, thus healthier than deep frying :p  Okay okay I am in denial mode :) Whatever ...these are so good that I will make this again if the cravings comes again.   I don't make a lot. Just enough for WB and myself...so that is about a cup each :p okay okay....I have to take care of my diet but cravings for such addictive finger food is beyond control....eat first and sweat out later ! Talking about sweating out, after retirement two weeks ago, I have  been on an excessive exercise training and muscles are still aching.  Let me digress a bit here.  A friend recommended me to this magnetic jewelry that can helps relief pain and helps speed healing of the tissue.  Check it out here at www.superiormagnetics.com if you are interested to know what these magnetic bracelets can do for you.   For me exercise will have to continue seeing the way I am eating these days.  The weight machine shows an increase in weight LOL!

cut the Holland potatoes into wedges , seasoning with olive oil and mixed herbs

and paprika and cajun and a pinch of salt

bake on aluminium foil for 30 mins on 200 deg C

till golden brown and crisps on the edges

finger licking good !

Enjoy  And Happy Valentine's Day to all

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Dim Sum & Szechuan Delights @ Qi Yuan Restaurant, Greentown, Ipoh

WB, Jo and Elin

Piggy Jo came back for a short weekend and we had dim sum at Qi Yuan her favorite dim sum place. Not so much for their dumplings and other delicacies but more for their knife sliced noodles....spicy hot and really yummy. For me , I love their noodles and  'siew loong pau'.....heehee call me a glutton if you like. Each time she comes back, we will come for dim sum here. Thanks Sen Loong for the treat :)  Please come back more often :p  Love the photo shooting sessions after each meal  :)

There is another place that serve good dim sum in Ipoh South that I would like to share with you guys . Coming up in my next post...hopefully, I am free to blog about it :)

Jo and Sen Loong

a session of photo shooting while waiting for the food to arrive :)

Jo's fav  fried rice noodles

hot and spicy knife sliced noodles

WB's knife sliced noodles in beef soup

yummy!

this is their ' today's special ' taste like sushi

not really tasty

' lou sar pau '

steamed chicken with hot and spicy sauce

served like a cold dish

'swee loong pau'

shrimps dumpling

dumplings in chilli oil

Qi Yuan “Chuan Kwong” Chinese Restaurant
No 74, Persiaran Greentown 1,
Greentown Business Centre,
30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Telephone : 605-253 3551
Business hours : 7am – 8pm daily.

Steamboat At Home - Toast To A New Journey :)

Time flies....the day that I had waited finally arrived.  That was 30th January 2015...the last day of my working life. Yay!  I am set free from a time bound routine life.  My boss and colleagues gave me a very warm farewell lunch at Excelsior Hotel and I received many gifts. One of gifts was a Philip Induction Cooker...something that I wanted very much :p   and today it served us well :)

WB and I celebrated my new journey with steamboat at home.  We bought our favourite food and had a hearty warm dinner......really warm due to the hot and humid weather LOL! but no worry...the air con is in full blast :p and what more free flow of beer to cool down the body heat ;p  Anyway , to cut the story short, we had a really good time tucking in the food cooked on the induction cooker that comes with a multi purpose stainless shallow pot - just perfect for a steamboat !  A toast to a new journey in life for the both of us.  Finally I can be a full time housewife !  Hip hip hooray !!!!! more homecooked food from now on :) Super duper happy that I can have a timeless routine lifestyle...no more alarm clock !  Isn't that wonderful ?

a must have garlic oil for the steamboat

an assortment of our favorite food

our favorite veggies

love this induction cooker to bits

the crabs were so fresh...supposely one for him and one for me

but I ended up eating two...none for him :p

chilled beer is best to have when having steamboat :)

dessert for the night is local grown longan

meaty and sweet !

A toast to a new journey !

and 

May God be always there with us

as we journey together !

Thai Food With The Family @Awet Thai Garden, Semenyih

Today is not talking about what I cooked for dinner.  Today post is about this Awet Thai Garden restaurant in Sungai Chua , where we had our dinner when we spent our break with Joanna and her other half (okay my son-in-law )  LOL!  They both gave us a treat and we all love the food there.  The big sister knows that the lil brother loves the food there thus took us all there to have a hearty meal .  I have been to this restaurant ...you can check the past post here...my first time there and this is my second time eating there. For WB, it is his first time and I can see he enjoyed the food very much.   These are their famous and popular dishes.  

BBQ pork neck.....thumbs up !

seafood tomyam...very savory

mango kerabu...fantastic and a must order

tempura kangkung....very nice...crispy and they have

a special dip sauce

my Piggy Josh :)

we choose the floating platform ...the lake is man made lake

it is beautiful at night especially at dusk

why is WB glaring at me ??? hahaha

WB praying for the food, the guys are chatting and

that lil piggy Jo is looking thru the menu....aptly named

Piggy Jo...always looking at menu even after we have

ordered our meals LOL!

Enjoy !

AWet Thai Garden

Lot 1283, Kolam Takungan, Taman Cahaya, Sg. Chua 43000 Kajang, Selangor.
Tel: +603-87332396 / +6019-2630828