With the newly opened supermarket nearby it gives more reason to shop for fresh ingredients and cook on my own.
Here are the ingredients:
Stir fry ginger, dried prawns then garlic, and in onions. Add in pork and sliced mushrooms. Crack two eggs and continue frying.
A dash of pepper and salt.
Add in the noodles, and a combination of dark soy sauce, light soy sauce and oyster sauce.
Chao ar chao ar chao ar (fry fry fry!)
Add in the spring onions and beans prout. Tadaa, my TV-dinner is ready.
For weekends, I usually go for the heavy Chinese breakfast or some place that’s got good coffee and pastries.
A quick MSN chat and we decided for a quick brunch and passing the long overdue Christmas gift. Not an easy decision to make since there’s a good variety including Cafe Coffee, Departure Lounge, Killiney’s Kopitiam, and yada yada.
We decided to try out Little Collins. 
It’s a bakery and florist (and gifts) shop. 
We ordered the salmon and egg island on a wholemeal and banana French toast. 
Coffee and tea is served. I love coffee with milk, and Little Collins put in some effort to froth the milk, so when I add it into my coffee it is still a nice and warm.
The breakfast for sharing, is served:
Salmon & Scrambled Egg Island.
There’s a choice of white bread, wholemeal, oregano or croissant for this. I had mine with wholemeal. The bread is very and it is lightly toasted with the generous slices of smokes salmon and scrambled eggs on it. It is served with honey mustard salad.
Banana French Toast
The reason I walked in to this shop. While browsing for menus, it caught me. A thick French toast with bananas, and dust with cinnamon powder, sugar and honey. It’s such a simple dish yet, so delicious. It’s like having dessert for breakfast.
Would definitely return to try out more stuffs. Lovely Sunday. 
Little Collin’s Bakery & Florist
17, Jalan Solaris 4,
Solaris Mont'kiara,
50480 KL, Malaysia
Open from 8am – 8pm.
One of my all time favorite Penang food is Assam Laksa and Hockkien Mee.
Especially Assam Laksa, I need to have it once a week. Back in Penang, this tangy fish stock noodle is a common late afternoon meal. Sometime around 3pm, you get peddlers selling at your doorstep and others including shop owners and hawkers gearing up for the crowd.
There’s some variation when this food travel down to Kuala Lumpur, despite using the same ingredients. But I’ve found a few good ones in Klang Valley.
Aik Laksa – Sea Park
Smacked between the junction of Jalan 21/17 , Sea Park, it is hard to miss the truck selling Assam Laksa and Hockkien Mee.
The tangy spicy fish stock paired with rice noodles and good vege mix of crunchies- onions, mint leaves, cucumber, pineapple. And drizzle the rich prawn paste and a touch of bird’s eye chilies. A meal that makes you sweaty, I tend to finish up the soup to it’s very last drop or help myself a second servings.
Heavenly.
When I am not in the mood of sour food, I opt for the rich prawn flavours. Penang Hockkien mee. 
Back in Penang it' is commonly known as Hockkien Mee. But in Klang Valley, it’s prawn mee or mee yoke. Hockkien mee here refers to the fat udon-like noodles fried with thick slab of dark soy sauce.
So, the soup is rich and sweet, and adding the spoonful of chilly paste blends the flavors all together. Kangkung and beansprouts pairs up as a good crunch for the meal.
Talk to the friendly owners order ice kacang from the nearby stall.
Rm 4.00 for a small bowl of noodles or RM 4.50 for a big one, you get some sun, piping hot soup, loud owners talking, buzzing traffic and a happy stomach.
Oh yeah, bear a lil with the drain stench.
A glimpse over the pictures folder, I did cook even though I was caught up with work. It must be one of the occasions where I need to clear off the fridge.
Tau Yiu Bak.
Mix cuts of belly and shoulder, marinated with dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, salt and sugar. Stew them over gentle heat with mushrooms and dried oyster. I add in some ‘dongkuai’ (also known as female ginseng) to whish out some herby flavors. Serve it with hard boiled eggs. I’m still trying to perfect the skills of making hard boiled eggs with the yolks runny.
Stir fry sprouts.
A good source of greens with crunch. Stir fry in a hot wok, with dried shrimps, salt and pepper to taste. A dash of nampla to add flavors. Simple, tasty and cheap!
Steamed pomfret
Chopped ginger and garlic, and sauce made of combination of sesame oil, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt and pepper. Slice in some mushrooms and steam in high heat for 15minutes.
And here’s Yeow, joining the dinner.
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year everyone.
Yes, I find little time to cook these days. But never stop me from stuffing myself.
Recently, I discover this little cafe in Subang Jaya, run by Japanese husband and wife team. Known as Haikara Style Cafe & Bakery, it specialize in charcoal roasted coffee & pastries. The fusion-menu very much inspired by a blend of French, Italian & Japanese.
Set meals comes with a complimentary cup salad, soup and/or butter bun. I’ve always prefer clear soup and Haikara perfected that little cup-servings of soup before your get main course. The little touch of mixed herbs gives a subtle hint of herby taste to your palate.
Seafood Aglio Olio.
The spaghetti is al-dente, and the dressing is tastefully done with the rich seafood essence. Using seafood stock and the combination of prawns, squids, octopus, some kind of-roe and watercress gives a great chewing texture that burst with seafood soul. This is my first encounter using watercress in pasta. First look I thought it was our dearly Malaysian ‘kangkung’, and I do love the crunch from watercress.
Golden Curry Rice.
Out of my 5 visits in two weeks, I’ve ordered this dish 4 times. It is highly recommended. According to the owner, they curry sauce is being stewed over two days with onions, carrots and potatoes, before it’s being spread onto the crispy breaded boneless chicken steak. Definitely my choice of comfort food. Did I mentioned this is highly recommended.?
3 color cream puff.
One of their French inspired desserts, the cream puff uses 3 different types of cream; chestnut cream, custard cream and whipped cream. Lightly sugar dusted with bits of crunched nuts, a messy bite of the puff radiates joy and positive sugar energy.
Charcoal Roasted Coffee.
Freshly brewed and served with that cute teeny-weenie creamer cup (which I am always tempted to keep it). It’s a good cup of coffee for a lazy weekend.
On other visits I’ve also tried banana roll, strawberry roll, ice cream blueberry french toast, macha roll, shokupan toast, beef stew, Omu-Spa pasta and some other buns there.
This is a great hangout for coffee and pastry, but do compromise with the small space and quickly sold out pastries. Greet the friendly owners and be inspired by their dedication in making food. And say hello to their cat PuPu.
Bon Appetite!
Haikara Style Cafe & Bakery
E-Tiara , GF SS16/1 Subang Jaya
T: +603 5630 0743
Tuesday-Thursday: 11:00am - 11:00pm(10:30pm Last order)
Friday and Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00pm(10:30pm Last order)
Sunday: 10:00am - 6:30pm(6:00pm Last order)
Closed on Mondays
Not because I’m abandoning the blog. It’s just that with my recent projects and travelling, I didn't manage find much time to cook.
But I do get reminders.
The place I’m staying in Bangkok, during my business trip. And it comes with a full functioning kitchen.
Drawer #1
Drawer #2
Drawer #3
I love that colander.
Basic plates and all.
And lobsters.
Saw that in the Sukumvit Soi24 Seafood Market. But I didn’t cook it myself la. It was an interesting seafood market, where you buy your life seafood and get it cooked in the restaurant. And it’s funded through ‘entertainment claims’.
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