Weekend Menu #75 : Stir-fried chicken breast

Long before we were back in Kapit, I were trying to clear and finish up what ever stuff we had in the fridge. The red pepper has been there for more than a week and it would not be any good to leave it longer.

So I created a new dish for the family. Something that everyone loves and easy to prepare as well. 

I love the colour of this dish too. Furthermore, red pepper has some health benefits and it is not too spicy to be eaten.

My stir-fried chicken breast with ginger, red pepper and spring onion

Ingredients:
Breast meat, sliced
Ginger, size of your thumb, sliced
1 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced
Spring onion, 4 stalks, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp cornflour

Marinade:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp shao xing wine
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sesame oil

Methods:

1. Marinate the chicken and let it in fridge for at least 1 hour before cooking.

2. Add about 1 -2 tbsp cooking oil in a wok. Once heated up, add in ginger and garlic. Stir fried till fragrant.

3. Add in the chicken pieces. Add a bit of water onto the marinade and pour back into wok.

4. Stir fried for few minutes till chicken turns white before add in the red pepper. 

5. Cook for a minute before add in spring onion.

6. Add a bit of water into cornflour, mix and add into the wok. Cook for few seconds till gravy thicken. Dish out.

Long ago

Long ago, this place used to be our frequent dining spot as it was near to our old house. However since we moved to our current home, we never go to that area for food.

However this week on one raining evening, we went to this Expert Kopitiam, RH Plaza for dinner as my parents-in-law were here. It has been more than 4 years since we stepped into this coffee shop.

Together with my in-laws, we had a simple dinner and delightful chat amidst the crowd and rain.

I went for something soupy such as this pan mee. Love the soup; not too much MSG. RM6.00 for this soupy pan mee.

Ordered this chee cheong fun for my MIL to try as she had never had it before. She liked it as it has prawn filling.

We also had fried carrot cake with radish which was beautifully fried.

But my favourite dish would be this pork satay. Well-seasoned and moist but I prefer the pork satay from this food court.

It rained but the coffee shop was almost full to the max. So many food stalls there to tempt you, sometimes you may be lost at what to eat. I wonder when would I be back here to try out other food stalls? Hopefully not on another rainy evening. ^^

New pot

One morning, I followed a girl friend to a nursery as she wanted to buy some soil for her garden. I thought maybe I could check out this nursery since I have never been there before.

The little one was happy to follow suit as he got to walk and sun-bathing that morning. *wink*

This JS nursery is located in Green Road and to our surprise, their price is reasonable.  The lady was friendly too.

My friend got her soil (RM5.00 for 5 medium-sized plastic bags) while I bought back this new pot for my garden. Cannot resist this loveling. RM5.00 for this pot.

Now I am all crazy again about the Japanese rose. Actually I have been crazy about them for a long time but never have time to cultivate them. And since it is school holiday now and I have some free times, I am taking up my gardening again.

My friend has been so generous to give me different Japanese rose cuttings from her garden so now I have few pots at home. They are hardy, pretty and easy-care flowers; just with adequate sunlight and water and they will strive well. I couldn't wait to see my Japanese roses grow and bloom!

A little responsiblity

Another milestone for my 9 years and 7 months old girl when we gave her a mobile phone last month. She has been requesting for one for quite sometime but we only gave her my old Samsung Galaxy S3 few weeks ago.

There is always one question in every parents on whether should they give mobile phone to their children and if do, at what age. For me, a mobile phone is a big responsibility for a young child; it is not a privilege or novelty. Having a mobile phone comes with big responsibity and trust between parents and children.

Initially I agreed for Jan to have her own mobile phone when she is entering secondary school or even better, when she goes to college. And I myself only owned a phone when I were studying in college in West Malaysia!! Old age to own a phone, I know. Lol

However somehow few weeks ago when she went to a school holiday camp organised by a church, hubby and I started to talk about it and finally agreed on giving her one. Only to be used to call me when to pick her after the camp.

With 2 of her classmates in the camp

When she was in Kapit, I whatsapp with her almost every day to check on how she and Jay were doing. Other than whatsapp, calling and photo-taking, she is not allowed to do anything with the phone. No games or internet definitely. We would not want her to be too besotted with the gadget.

It is using a Pre-paid plan so we could control on her usage.   We agreed that she would not be allowed to use it on normal day other than afternoon classes and tuitions. After all schools would not allow students to bring mobile phones.

If you ask me, there is no right age but control and supervision are necessary. Talk to your child on do's and don's. I just hope I did the right thing to my girl and she would cherish this responsibilty well.

Favourite spot

It has become our favourite breakfast spot on weekends. Most of the food we had was good like this and this but no all, like this Sarawak laksa for instance. And we did came here for supper one evening as well.

Last Sunday, we came here again for our breakfast. Hubby and I were both craving for its fried noodle, so we did have second thought on what to eat when we were there.

However that morning we ordered different variety. Usually we just asked for prawns but that day, we requested fresh cockles.

RM6.00 fried kway tiaw

Now, that is my kind of breakfast. Fried kway tiaw to perfection with fresh cockles and topped with sunny-side up. Perfect with my big glass of teh-C. 

After a week in Kapit, we got our fried kway tiaw dose here the next morning. It has never failed to impress us and our tummies. *wink wink*

The day after

It was the other Sunday. The day after we came back from our 1-week holiday in Kapit.

After dropped hubby in the airport for his flight to KL that morning, my dad called me for brunch.  My plan actually that day was to rest and catch up on tv at home with Jamie but my dad insisted on picking both of us up. So, I couldn't reject his good intention. Anyway I were not feeling that well after back from Kapit; down with flu, cough and sore throat (my 3 "best friends"!). Thankfully I have recovered by now.

We were driven all the way to 7th Mile for food. Gosh. I don't remember when was the last time I hunt for food in 7th Miles.

Dad said this food court has a stall that serves nice and affordable mixed meat soup with rice. And true to his word, the soup was nice. Not too much msg and they serve quite a lot of ingredients in this bowl of soup. Let's see; they had liver, blood clots, mince pork balls, meat balls, fish balls, beancurd cubes and some green vegetables and salted mustard. RM5.00 for this bowl of goodies. RM0.50 for a plate of white rice.  Forgot to snap the rice but it was a big portion (for me).

Managed to snap the food court from the back. The stall is right at the back.

Hardly could see the name of the food court as it has faded with time. Lol. It is called Happy Food Court. Doesn't look like a very happy food court to me but this stall at the back sure enjoy good business there.

Jamie and I spent some times in my parents' house. And my mum proudly shown me her "feathery guests" in her garden. Wow. 2 little birds in a nest in one of her pots. This was the 2nd time the bird laid eggs there. First time, there was 2 eggs but one bird died while another survive. This round, also 2 eggs and luckily both baby birds look healthy.

Jamie and I did get some afternoon naps after we got home. When we both woke up, we went to Petanak market for dinner.

And before we did, we took a quick view of the Sarawak river. Hmm. It wasn't that dark but the photos turned out otherwise. I liked how the evening sky turned out actually. Beautiful light.

That evening, we both went to bed early. We were still recovering from the holiday and lack of sleep. Plus outside was raining cats and dogs so it was a good idea to tuck in early.

Eat a pizza cone

There was this post in Suituapui's blog last month on potato and pizza cone, and I commented that I have never tried out the pizza cone before, neither in Sibu nor in Kuching. STP asked me to try and let him know as he has never tasted any too. So it was that particular weekend that we did our grocery shopping in eMart Batu Kawa and there is this stall selling pizza cone in the hypermarket.

You would not miss the stall as there is this big styrofoam pizza in cone picture in front of the stall. 

I always passed by this stall but never thought of trying out its food. So that morning feeling adventurous, I decided to give this Pizza World a food tasting.

All pizza cone is priced at RM5.90 nett and there are quite a selection to choose from. I opted for its best seller. Double Pepperoni Beef.

And their freshly baked double pepperoni beef pizza was just out from the oven while I waited for my pizza. Within 3 minutes waiting time.

And here was my pizza in a cone from Pizza World!!

It looked appetizing, don't you think?? And I could see that big slice of pepperoni on top.

And that was how the cone looked like. Like crust used in curry puff but thicker.

So, how did I eat my pizza cone? I had never eat my pizza walking around so I just got to wait till I were at home and placed my pizza cone on a plate.

For RM5.90, I think it was worth to try. You could taste the sourness of tomato sauce, the cheesy mozzarella and nice texture of pepperoni and potato cubes.