LiveProtein for the whole family!

I have a great product to share with you over here! Introducing LiveProtein, made purely from organic pumpkin seed protein, PISANE™ pea protein and prebiotic (inulin). It is a complete Vegan plant-based protein, suitable for everyone in the family.

What so good about this LiveProtein?

• made from plant based ingredients - not everyone can tolerate proteins from animal sources
  
• easily digestible and gentle of stomach unlike animal based protein
• Allergen free - no dairy, lactose, gluten or soy in the ingredients
  
• Will not cause bloating unlike animal based proteins which cause bloating or stomach cramps
  

Ingredients

• Organic pumpkin seed protein 

- certified organic according to USDA NOP standards by EcoCert S.A., France

- rich in fiber, zinc, antioxidants and other minerals and nutrients

- improve prostate and bladder health as it reduces symptoms of benign prostate enlargement and 

  overactive bladder

• PISANE™ Pea protein 

- this protein isolate made of non-GMO yellow peas manufactured by Cosucra Groupe Warcoing

  S.A. Belgium

- contain all 9 essential amino acids that our body cannot create, perfect for repairing and building

  body muscle

- allergen-free and does not cause an allergic reaction

- provides iron,arginine and branched chain amino acid that is digestible and well absorbed

  

Who can consume

• Elderly, to prevent and reserve muscle loss
• Growing children who need protein to promote muscle growth
• Pregnant and breastfeeding mum to help with fetus development and improving quality of breast milk
• Vegetarian who lacks of protein intake
• Sports lovers who need quick absorption of protein to repair muscles
• Those who want to lose weight or maintain body shape

How to consume

• Mix 2 scoops  (20g) of LiveProtein with 200ml of water and drink promptly

 

I have been taking this LiveProtein for a week now. Before I go for my morning walk with my man, I would make myself and him a glass of protein.  I just mix the greenish yellow powder with warm water, stir till no clumps and add more lukewarm or room temperature water to it. Stir well and drink immediately. It tastes nice too. It has that mild nutty taste, and does not have that aftertaste, unlike the soy protein I used to take in the past.

 

I have been watching my weight and cutting down on heavy breakfast. I will start my day with a glass of protein before take some toasts or fruits. It can lasts me till noon time. Being a stay-at-home-mum, I need to stay active all the times. Thanks to LiveProtein, it gives me the necessary nutrients I need, keeps me healthy, energized and active. 

My 8 years old boy drinks it too as he is lack of protein since he is allergic to egg, milk, and cheese and he has eczema since he was young.  I get him to take this protein everyday; luckily he likes the taste and finishes the protein without much complaining. I also encourage my other 2 kids to take as they are currently in their teens and growing stage.  So adequate protein is essential for their muscle growth.   

If you would like to know more or looking for a good protein supplement, you can click on https://www.dyna-nutrition.com/products/liveprotein/

 

 

 

 

When I saw (ayam pansuh)

My brother sent this photo to me last Thursday. He has been working at home for past week, so he has time to order food and help my mum around the house.

Ayam pansuh and ikan asam pedas from Telang Usan hotel to add to their dishes for lunch. Around RM49 for both, but discounted RM7 from FoodPanda. Both looked good from the photo. My brother commented the fish was nice and creamy, with thick, fresh fillets. The pansuh was nice but not that salty according to my bro's tastebuds. 

When I saw his photo, I had sudden craving for Dayak cuisine especially pansuh. The last time I had pansuh was last Christmas at my Bidayuh cousin's house. She served her homecooked babi pansuh that afternoon.

 

And coincidentally, I saw this post by Kuching Food Heaven (KFH) on a small home-based Dayak food delivery in FB. Somehow, the pansuh was calling to me that day! Thanks to my bro and this FB post!  Lol!

Actually I saw this post for few days but never thought of giving it a try till last Thursday.  So I Whatsapp the operator in the evening, and after a while, I decided to order these food from her for the next day. A day before Sarawak government implemented MCO in the state for 2 weeks.

On Friday morning, I brought my girl to nearby Klinik Kesihatan for her tetanus jab. Supposed to be done in school but due to schools closing, interested students are to go to selected Klinik Kesihatan to take the injection. Luckily our nearby clinic was chosen, so it was convenient to send her over around 8am. At the same time, I collected Jamie's medication from the pharmacy. It was fortunate that the clinic has a special spot for the students from her school to take the jab so less than 10 minutes, Jan was done!! 

Back to my food order, it was around 1130am that I met her outside my guarded residence to take and pay for the food. Supposed to meet at McD's parking but due to BTS promotion, we were concerned on the jam and crowds. A friendly young mum with her young daughter delivered our lunch. She was very courteous, whatsapp me on the taste and preference. 

We had Dayak cuisine for lunch, which consisted of Nasi Ubi Tutok with babui goreng and salted egg (RM8), Nasi hitam with ayam pansuh and salted egg (RM8), and 1 pack of ayam pansuh for RM5. Delivery charges of RM2, so total was RM23, which was reasonable to me.

My understanding was that Nasi Ubi Tutok was rice cooked with tapioca leaves where they grind with mortar and pestle. A Bidayuh dish, which I tasted for the first time last Christmas and I loved it! Tastier and more fragrant.  

This nasi ubi tutok was nice (not as tasty as my cousin's cooking), accompanied by flavourful with tasty fried pork belly (babui), fried anchovies, sambal dipping, and a fried egg. Jan had it for her lunch. 

On the other hand, I had nasi hitam, chicken pansuh and salted egg. Nasi hitam was more of a brown rice, not black at all.  The ayam pansuh packed in another plastic container. The ayam pansuh was mild in taste, slightly sweet and not too salty. I heated up and add some salt to the soup for dinner in the evening. 

 

For this order, I had 2 packs of pansuh. One to go with the nasi hitam, while another was without rice. I kept 1 pack of ayam pansuh in freezer for future consumption. 

 I don't mind ordering from her again when I feel like having pansuh. It is 1st day of Gawai today in Sarawak so her kitchen and delivery business are close for time being. She may not be sending the food herself due to MCO, instead she may get runners to do it, according to her.  Wish her all the best in her home-based business. 

Wishing all my Dayak friends and family "Selamat Hari Gawai, Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai"

Breakfast after our morning walk

Today is the start of MCO 3.0 (or more of 2.0 since we did not follow MCO 2.0 earlier this year) in most divisions of Sarawak. Not full lockdown unlike those in Peninsular, so MCO or not, it wasn't like what we experienced a year ago in MCO 1. 0.

Before this MCO, hubby and I tried to make it a routine to have our morning walk every day.  A 40-minutes walk at the grassy plot in our residence.  Our neighbours use this little road for their morning exercises and we are few of them. Not many go for morning walk other than an uncle and a middle aged lady teacher who we always bump into, so we really enjoy this quiet part of our neighbourhood.

Thank God that the weather has been rather cool in the mornings lately so we were able to enjoy our walk.  We usually started around 6.30am and finished around 7.10am. Some day we would walked to coffee shop to tapau breakfast but with the new 8am to 8pm operating hour rule, we did not do that anymore.

So, more cooking at home for breakfast.  Like one morning, I cooked Mee Maggi goreng curry flavour.  The kids liked the chicken flavour, so I made that for them. I heated up leftover curry chicken that I made the night before to go with my noodle.  Can compare with the Mee Maggi Goreng that served in Mamak shop or not??

Or if any leftover rice, fried rice is the best solution. I like adding bacon or luncheon meat to my fried rice but some day, Chinese sausage in fried rice is tasty as well. 

Hubby took over the kitchen one Sunday after our morning walk. He wanted to make omelette for breakfast, so I let him cooked for us.  Rare occasion to have him busy in the kitchen while I sit and wait for my food. Lol.

His mushrooms and tomatoes omelette, with pan fried bacon and some tomato cherries. Not my kind of breakfast as I prefer noodle or sandwich but I do not mind having omelette once in a while. 

Crackers, anyone?

One of my favourite cream crackers. When don't feel like having a heavy breakfast, some of these crackers with a tall mug of warm milo drink would be my comfort breakfast any day!

Recently a friend passed a pack of this Indonesian imported cheese cracker for us to try. Somehow I ended up liking it, the kids and hubby are not crazy about it.

Roma brand, this Malkist Keju Tabur (sprinkle cheese) was addictive. Comes in 10 individual packs with 3 cheese crackers in each pack, I like it. Can smell the fragrant of the cheese when I open up the pack, it is nice and great for a light snack. 

Easy to keep and bring around with the individual packs. My handbag used to have few snacks just in case but now the kids have grown up and we hardly go out together, I rarely buy snacks to stack up and put in my bag. Somehow, my kids have outgrown the habit of eating snacks in particular crackers. Lol. 

Thin

No dine-in prior to Hari Raya so some days, either hubby or I will wake up early and go buy breakfast from our favourite coffee shop.

It was a Sunday, I woke up earlier than hubby. He had a day fishing trip a day before, so I let him sleep late. Since it was around 630am, I decided to venture by myself to the coffee shop and bought breakfast.

Kolo mee for the kids while hubby and I had kolo kway teow. I like the thin kway teow that the stall operator used. Must eat it while it is warm otherwise it will stick together once cold. Hubby also followed me to take kolo kway teow since last month; he seemed to enjoy it.

Then a friend of my late father-in-law passed these spring rolls over in the afternoon. We had them for our afternoon tea break. Made by her daughter-in-law, this aunt passed us 2 packs of the Vietnamese-styled spring rolls (5 in a pack). They looked good, don't you think so?? Thank you so much, Aunt Amalin for the spring rolls. 

You could see the ingredients clearly through the thin skin. Filled up with lettuces, chicken shreds, prawns, carrots and vermicelli, the spring rolls were so good and tasty. Mostly went into my and hubby's tummies. I usually don't fancy such spring rolls because of the herbs especially basil that they add in the rolls but this one did not have basil leaves in it so I ate a lot! 

Dipped with the homemade chilli dipping and crushed peanuts, we enjoyed them very much. If we feel like eating them, we can order from this aunt in the future. RM10 per pack, I think it is reasonable considering the fresh ingredients and size.

From the sea

My man had his monthly fishing trip, since March. He goes for 3 days 2 nights trip, so he gets full load on every trip. 

On his latest fishing trip, hubby sold quite a lot of fishes he caught so this was whatever left  in the ice box when he came home on Sunday (coincided with Mother's Day) .

A couple of mackerels, grouper, snapper and few sea fishes I was unable to recognise. 

Cutting a mackerel

My own fishmonger who learnt how to clean and cut the fishes from friends while on the sea. He was quite an expert right now. He would cleaned and divided the fishes in bags for storing when reached home. 

A chunk of frozen mackerel

We did not wasted the fish heads especially mackerels. I cooked assam curry fish heads with them. 

A grouper for an aunt, weighing around 3.5kg. The aunt commented that she got to eat the fish for one whole week since only her and her hubby at home!! 

My sis' father-in-law loves red snapper and requested to buy from my hubby if he catches any. Of course, we didn't collect money from him. This 3kg snapper, a gift to him. 

The next day, a neighbour passed these shellfish over while I wasn't at home. I drove Jan to her school to collect her exercise book while the boys stayed at home. The neighbour who happened to be a mum of Jay's classmate, gave me some big prawns and squids!!! Oh my, so kind of her! I often passed fishes to her as we could not finished them  in the past, so that day she gave me the shellfish in return.

I took some of the frozen prawns to cook that evening. Steamed prawns are my favourite but as long as the prawns are fresh and sweet, any cooking methods are fine with me. How about you??

Oishii, mum!

 It was Mother's Day 2021.

Everyone woke up around 730am. I cooked instant noodles for kids and myself in the morning. Hubby came back after 9am with his fishes. After took care of the fishes and his stuff and he took his shower, we went to an aunt's house and then my parents' house to passthem fishes. A blouse for my mum that I bought online few weeks ago. 

We spent slightly over an hour there before we said goodbye to them. Jan had an online piano class that Sunday afternoon so we needed to reach home by 1pm. It was the Sunday before Hari Raya so it was rather jam in Batu Kawa but luckily, we were just in time for her online class.

While on the road, my man ordered our lunch. Since it was Mother's Day, we had a nice lunch treat from him. Japanese cuisine. Yes, it has been a while since we had a nice and decent Japanese meal.

Oishi Japanese restaurant in Rock Road was our option. We had never been to the outlet before so it was our first order from Oishi. The food delivered by Grab, came in trays and containers in less than 30 minutes later. Let's have a look at what we had. 

A California set, consisted of some of our favourite sushi. The wasabi was good, I liked it. 

Hubby ordered this Salmon bento for me, which I enjoyed very much. 

Jan had the chicken teriyaki bento. She rarely take chicken when we goes for Japanese so it was her first time ordered a chicken bento. Usually she goes for unagi don. 

As for the boys, hubby ordered ramen.  One was chicken teriyaki ramen while another was yakiniku ramen (beef). 

I took photo of both ramen before pour in the broth. 

Total cost was RM118.60. Was everyone happy with the lunch? Yes, I quite enjoyed my bento and sushi. And the kids when asked how was it, they simply replied with a thumb up. I guess it was delicious (oishii!). 

Thanks hubby for the nice Mother's day lunch. ❤️