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It is Jamie's 3rd birthday today. And since it is a Sunday, I requested for a little prayer and birthday song singing in his Sunday school this morning. Like this, he can shared his special day with his little friends.

Youngest darling in the house

I bought refreshment and packed goodies bags for the kids as well. Snack time is one of the kids' favourite time and it is also when they are at their most co-operative moment.

Goodies for the kids

Happy boy

With his teacher

Snack time

After the church, we had a birthday lunch for the birthday boy. Post on that lunch is coming up.

In few months time Jamie will be going to kindergarden. I am excited and anxious for him. For now, I am going to enjoy the mum-son time with him before he starts schooling. 

Playing with his new toy

Happy birthday, Jamie! 

No doubt

This is Coffee Girl's preferred Sarawak laksa place and I were delighted to try it out with my hubby. 

Actually it was just a suggestion from me yesterday morning to come here since we were at the city area and hubby needed to pick his car from the service centre. My first time having breakfast in The House Cafe.

Alfred's laksa

The House Cafe is located (corner shop) next to Wisma Mahmud (where CMS HQ is) Padungan area, which is quite hidden and I wouldn't know of its existence if no one told me of it.

The cafe is clean and well maintained. It was packed with mostly office executives when we were there as it was a weekday. There are few stalls selling local favourite such as kolo mee, Foochow fried but I were aiming for Sarawak laksa from Alfred's laksa stall that morning.

No doubt, true to what Coffee Girl wrote, the Sarawak laksa was very good. Flavourful, addictive and satisfying. 

RM8 for this bowl of Sarawak laksa

Other places usually served sambal with lime but not here. It is cincaluk with lime. Oh my! Fragrant but I always like my laksa as the way they are but sometimes I just squeeze the lime juice in the laksa before mix the broth.

My verdict? It was good. No doubt about that. The spiciness and saltiness were right for me. So nice to go with a warm cup of teh c.

My boy had a bowl of kolo mee. He said it was good. It looked good to me but I thought it was a bit oily. Nevertheless, Jay finished the whole bowl with a little help from Jamie.

Kolo mee

Now I know another good place for a good bowl of Sarawak laksa. Option of RM6, RM8 and RM11 per bowl. We tried the RM8 laksa. Wouldn't mind coming back here if we are in the city centre.

New place

This coffee shop used to be called "Kim Yu" before it revamped and changed its name to "Sun Li Ting Cafe" not so long ago. It is opposite my favourite chicken rice shop.

We have never been there as a family even when it was known as Kim Yu back then. The parking in this 3rd Mile market is a pain in the ass and other than its tasty and herbal kueh chap, we did not know what is good there. I have been there once with a friend to eat its kueh chap many years ago.

So last Sunday we went to this new place for breakfast before our church service. Wanted to try new place and something different than going to the same places.

They have few stalls namely Sri Aman vinegar noodle, kampua, Foochow fried, laksa, fast food and kueh chap.

My boys had kampua from the kampua stall. RM3.50 per plate, same price as our kolo mee now. Look and taste very authentic Sibu Kampua.

Yours truly initially wanted laksa but when I went to the laksa stall, I saw a photo of mihun soup so I ended up ordering the latter. My mihun soup was quite nice. Clear and not too much MSG. RM5.00 per bowl.

Hubby had this special kueh chap for RM7.00. Tasted very herbal and thick.

The place is clean and service was fast. Maybe because it is new. The place was quite packed last Sunday. We would definitely not mind coming here again as long as we could find a parking spot.

Clean food

There is this interesting cafe that serves healthy and organic dishes in Jalan Rubber (the row of shop behind CIMB Bank).

KCH Clean Food (what a name!) has a nice, descriptive menu that includes organic brown rice, healthy entrees, hearty pasta and healthy and detox drinks.

I am sure this is a great place for those who are health-conscious, and looking for nice food.

The set-up of the place is quite unique in its own way with painted walls and menu written on them.

The history. Started in 2014 as a home-based, delivery service

Espresso and organic stuff

And I spotted the trophies on the counter where you needed to order and pay for your food before you take your seat. One of the owners must be a former body builder.

It was a cold night so my girl and I ordered hot chocolate. Look at the foam art on the hot chocolate.

We ordered 3 dishes to share among us. First we had this grilled chicken chop. I love the grilled black pepper chop.

Grilled chicken chop RM18.90

The grilled lamb chop was similar to the chicken chop and hubby and I finished up the mashed potatoes.

Grilled Lamb chop RM19.90

This prawn aglio olio was a surprise as we did not expect a big prawn on top of it! The aglio olio was well cooked. Prawn was fresh. One thing was they added chilli flakes to the aglio olio so it was spicy for the kids but yet, Jay finished the whole plate mostly by himself.

Prawn Aglio Olio RM29.90

I personally think it is a nice place to dine in. The food is alright to me but somehow it was quite small portion compared to other places. Saw many tables ordered its brown rice dishes. Maybe I would give the rice dishes a try next time we dropped by here. 

Weekend Menu # 81: stir-fried pork belly with salted mustard

My dearie loves salted mustard. And a better combination according to him is with pork belly. He has been asking me to cook him stir-fried pork belly with salted mustard for weeks.

Blame on my lazy bone, not a fan of salted mustard stir-fried and sickness and then we dined out on weekends, I decided to fulfill his wish last weekend by cooking him his favourite dish.

Ingredients:

300g pork belly, sliced to bite size

Few stalks of salted mustard

Ginger slices 

Chopped garlics

Marinade:

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce

Few dash of sesame oil

Few dash of white pepper

1/4 tbsp sugar

1/4 tbsp salt

Seasoning:

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup water

Methods:

1. Marinate pork belly with marinade for an hour or so in fridge.

2. Soak and rinse salted mustard to get rid of the saltiness. Squeeze out excess water with hands. Slice the salted mustard.

3. In a heated wok without oil, add in salted mustard. Saute for few minutes till the mustard is totally dried and crunchy. Dish out and set aside.

4. In the same wok, add in about 2 tbsp oil. Once the oil is hot, toss in garlic and ginger.

5. After saute for a minute, add in the marinated meat. Stir fried till the meat is brown and cooked.

6. Add in the salted mustard to the wok. Mix well and add in the seasoning. Simmer for a minute or so. Dish out.

Big and juicy

This is how I describe the sio bee from Sibu. Big and juicy (and meaty too).

My SIL brought over a pack of sio bee when she visited us last week. Not sure where but she did mentioned it is from a famous shop. Alas, my memory is fading as age is catching up on me. Lol.

Anyway, the other night I took out half from the pack and steamed them for my dinner. Yup. My light dinner.

5 of them. Looked good too. And oh boy, they were sure tasted good with chilli sauce.

September rain

There is this lovely piano piece called "September rain". If you haven't heard it before, here is how it sounds like.

September starts off with a nice rain this morning. I love listening to the rain, the drops on the roof. The rain leaves a cold and nice weather today. Nice to bring my boys for a hair cut in the morning. Jay has no school today due to UPSR exam so I brought him and Jamie to the barber.

I would wish for a rainy September. Rain to clear the heat and haze away.

What is in store this month?

Well, the school holiday is coming up.  A nice timing to catch a breather and relax without rushing and chasing the kids around.

Then, my youngest one is celebrating his 3rd birthday on 11 September.  Big celebration?  No, just a simple family celebration for him.

It is that time of the year to enjoy mooncakes and lanterns again. 


Hope everyone has a wonderful September.