Yee Sang @ House, G tower

The lunar new year is approaching and as it does, a little tradition like Yee Sang comes along. Yee Sang originated in Malaysia and Singapore. 

Yee Sang is basically a bunch of veggies, salmon and a few condiments that binds it all together. It is quite healthy food and delicious to eat. Yee Sang can be eaten as an appetizer or for fun. It is so light and not to mention Halal as well *wink*.

The Condiments: 

* Crispy Crackers

* Ground Nuts

* Sesame seeds

* Fragrant Oil
* Sour Plum sauce

The Yee Sang itself consists of 

* Carrot strips

*Ginger strips

* Cucumber strips

* Yam Strips that comes in green, yellow and red

And several stuff other yummy goodness

Pour all the condiments on to the Yee Sang and start preparing the Salmon to finish up.

Some adds either Salmon or Abalone to add additional flavor to the Yee Sang. Squeeze a little bit of lime to add a tangy zing to it.

When everything is all piled up (as shown above), it is time to finish up this Yee Sang. Supposedly you are supposed to make a wish of what you want the year to be for you when you tossed everything together. The higher you toss it the better! 

Be sure to not spill it around because it will be a waste of veggie goodness.

The yee sang above is by House, G tower and also a Groupon Deal.

*Original Price is RM 55.68*

*Groupon Price is RM 38*

Gong Xi Fai Choi!

Happy Dragon Year!

Delicious tea set

Not that many places cater to the tea crowd unless you are at some hotel lounge that is. Delicious is one of a few restaurants that offers tea sets.Their tea set consists of 3 tiers of heavenly delights. 

The bottom tier is a plate filled with an assorted of sandwiches such as smoked salmon and the crispy yet scrumptious Duck confit in a filo pastry.





The middle tiers consists of mouth watering chocolate truffles and red strawberries with chocolate dipping sauce. On that plate, there's also freshly made scones. Cream and blueberry jam was accompanied for the scones.

The top tier is the best of all and the most mind challenging one of all. You are allowed to pick one dessert of your choice. Usually we picked our all time favourite (as shown here) but this time we decided to choose something else. Mrs were sold as soon as she saw 3 of her favourites all wrapped into one. Macadamia toffee cheesecake.






The caramelized macadamia nuts adds that crunch to even the softness of the cheescake and the sweetness to the toffee. I guess different location of Delicious restaurant have different desserts. There's no harm to test it out except your sugar level, of course.

Hayaki

Driving to the east coast can be a hassle at times especially when you are craving Nasi Kerabu or Nasi Ulam. But now you can indulged in these scrumptious meals and many more Kelantanese delights at Hayaki.

{Nasi Kukus Combo RM 6.90 w/o service charge} 

For today, we decided to have to different meals at Hayaki. The first would be Nasi Kukus and the other is Rojak Buah. Nasi Kukus is one of Mr's favourite thing to order at Hayaki with Sambal Belacan on the side. If you cant handle the hot and spicy, ask for it gravy on the side. But try not too as it will minimize the eating pleasure. Be sure to order it as a set where you get free ice Tea to drown the spicy gravy taste.

{Rojak Buah RM 5.50} 

Next is just a simple side order or can be considered as appetizer. Rojak buah consists of a mixture of fruits and it is then infused together with shrimp paste and topped up with crushed peanuts. The fruits that is in the Hayaki Rojak was Mangoes, guava, pineapple and cucumber. Well cucumber is not a fruit per se but it all goes well together. 

Address:

No 1, Jalan SS 21/37, Uptown Damansara Utama

*Open 24 Hours!

* Has a 5% Service Charge

RT Pastry

It has been months since our last update on the blog. 

To start off 2012, why not start it right with something sweet eh?? 

Back then it was Cupcake...then Macaroons. Now the latest craze is the soft yet airy Hokkaido Cake. There are only a few bakeries in Town that does it and RT Pastry house. Ok basically it is like a miniature cake with a yummy creamy centre on the inside. A perfect combo of cream and cake that makes you crave more of it. 

These yummy cakes can only be bought in a box of 6. And if you want a chance at it, be sure to either pre-order it or come super early to the bakery. This delicious chiffon and cream cake comes in two flavour : Vanilla and Strawberry. 

Usually Mrs Tummy would avoid anything vanilla, but this was an exception!

For more delicious pastries and other stuff by RT Pastry, check their website..

Address: 

B6-G Jalan SS 15/4D, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Tel : 03- 5621 6758

Other Locations: Serdang, Klang and Puchong  

Delicious

To be frank, Delicious is one of the restaurant that we often visit on a weekly basis. Whether to have their dessert *as mention here*, to munching snacks over small chats with friends or even for a meal. Certainly not surprised if the people there will know our orders by heart. Hehehe.

Today, we came for dinner and catching up with friends. We divide and conquered their Asian cuisine as well as Western. First up would be their Chicken Rice. This would be our first time having it. When it first came, the first thing that came to mind was where's the chilli? Usually whenever we have Chicken Rice, we would always ask for extra Kicap (soy sauce) but in this case that would not be a problem. 

{Delicious Spicy Steamed Chicken. RM 19.90}

It stated in the menu that it was spicy soy sauce. But from the looks of it, it need more spice! Hehehe. Little did we know that they actually blended in and incorporate it in the soy sauce. A healthy portion of chicken that came with the rice and soup. Another dish that we would recommend is from their Asian delicacies is the Green Curry with Rice. 

Next would be the Carbonara.

{Spaghettini Carbonara, RM 23.90}

Needless to say that it is cheesy but the balance of the mushroom and bacon strips in it completes the meal. Don't worry, it is Halal of course. The downside of eating Carbonara is that mid way through the meal, you will start to get all cheesed out. Luckily the soy sauce was there to the rescue. It may sound a tat gross but it actually compliments the carbonara and added a unique taste to it. Not to mention it tasted super good that it got the job done to finish up the pasta. 

There are plenty more items on the menu that we are truly fond of like their big ass salad (you should try their pomelo salad or to be safe, Caesar Salad), burgers, pies and the 3 cheese sandwich.

E Garden Recipe

On the way to staying healthy, it is hard to find a nice organic food shop that is reasonable until now. Located in SS2 Mall tucked away a cosy little organic restaurant, called E Garden Recipe. To most, healthy food equals to high in price and low on taste. Rest assure that this is not the case.

The menu was filled with food that is served with Brown Rice and uses Yoghurt instead of Santan for their curry dishes. Between the 8 of us, we had about 6 different dishes. 

The first was Assam laksa followed by Curry laksa. The others had the mee soup, grilled salmon with rice and also grilled chicken. Last but not least would be their Lei Cha.

{Our HUGE bowl of Curry Laksa, RM 10.90}

{Lei Cha and its condiments, RM 13.90}

The portion are worth every single organic penny there is as they came in HUGE bowls (for the laksas). They also served freshly juiced fruits without added water or sugar of course. Wouldn't mind going back to try their other dishes. 

Price Range: The meals and drinks will cost about RM5  to RM 25 (before the 10% govt tax)

Address: LG55,SS2 Mall,Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Operation Hours: Mon - Sun:11:00 am-10:00 pm

Website: http://www.gardenrecipe.com.my or their Facebook

The Tappers

Jaya One is the place my colleagues and I tend to go for lunch. A is because it is one of the nearest to the office (Amcorp is the nearest but the parking is such a hassle) and B there is plenty of choices to eat and lastly  C if we feel like it, Starbucks is just around the corner *wink*. So today, we decided to have lunch at Tappers Caffe.

The ambiance is so chilled out and the decor eventhough minimalistic, it is still gorg and an inspirational for my future wall of picture frames that I plan to do. It can be packed at peak hours but I must say service is still alright in terms of speed. 

There were 4 of us that went out for lunch that day, so we all ended up choosing four different meals from their set lunch. Their set lunch comes with a drink of your choice between lime, lemon tea, Goo Leng Ping (aka sirap bandung) and honey mmon. The first of the four meals came.

 {Spaghetti Carbonara RM 12.90}

My colleague's feels that the sauce was a bit creamy and watery but taste wise, fits the bill of RM 12.90. 

 {Chicken Parmigiano RM12.90}

This was my lunch. It is basically chicken chop with melted cheese on top of it. Delicious and well recommended. The only downfall was the size of the portion. I was still left a tat hungry after lunch.

 {Bangers and Mash RM 8.90}

{Chicken Chop RM 13.90}

All in all for the price that we paid, it was satisfactory however the size of the portion might vary from one person to another and also depending on the food that you are ordering. So far the biggest of the lots is the Chicken Chop as well as the Asian food for lunch sets.

Address:

5-G, Block D, Palm Square,
Jaya One, 72A, Jalan Universiti,
46200 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-7958 3198

Satay Station istana budaya branch

Nowadays, it is hard to find good quality malaysian food at a reasonable price. One of our local delicacy, the satay is served almost verywhere but it is usually tiny pieces of meat on a skewer. From the name of the stall says it all. Satay station has several outlets and the one we visited is near Istana Budaya. 

The menu is simple either to order satay or mee Rebus. Of course we ended up with both to fill our taste buds. First up would be the Mee Rebus. A portion enough to leave space for a few sticks of satay. Although it may look unappealing, but beg the differ as it has just enough of everything to savour any taste buds. Mee Rebus originated from Johor has become everyone's favourite and a staple in any local restaurant menu. 

The Mee Rebus consists of sliced up boiled egg, bean sprouts, fried shallots and of course yellow noodles. What makes or breaks the taste of the Mee Rebus is the gravy. A nice thick gravy is what makes it heavenly to be consumed by the masses. Next would be SATAY!

The helping of the satay here is how it should be. The key to a good satay skewer combination is meat-fat-meat. The meat is juicy and cooked to perfection whether it is lamb, beef or chicken. The peanut sauce accompanying the satay is thick and filled with chucks of peanuts which makes it even more appetizing to consumed. The sauce is so good that you can even eat it on its own. The only thing that would be a downfall for the satay is the lack of cucumber and rice. This is what you called truly an asian dish where many chef abroad can't really replicate. 

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Papa John's

One of the many gifts that we got from America is their fast food chains. And it is DE-LI-CIOUS! It is quite refreshing eating a different taste of pizza as compared to Dominos and Pizza Hut. The outlet that we went to was at the Tropicana City Mall. Hidden away at the edge of the mall but we are so glad to passed by and grab a taste of it. 

The menu of the night would of course be pizza (DUH!) and a few more other things. First up would be their appetiser: the Cheese stick. Well don't expect it to look like a stick literally, I would personally say that is it a preparation of what is ahead. Basically their cheese stick is a miniature version of a cheese only pizza. What made it even more appealing is the fact that it came with a tomato and garlic sauce on the side. RM 6.90 is a steal for this miniature all cheese pizza

Next was something that none of the fast food pizza parlour has. I would like to present "THE POCKET PIZZA". I knew that was what I wanted to order the moment I went through the menu. A good choice that was. What I have noticed with Papa John's is their cheese factor. The pocket pizza is what a pizzeria would call a calzone.  This is their Chicken and Mushroom Pizza Pocket. 

For RM 8.90, it is an ideal meal for one if you are not in the mood to share or eat a pizza. This too comes with a tomato sauce.

Last but not least, here comes the Papa John's pizza. Like Dominos, they too have the option as having half-half toppings of pizza. This is a great way to taste the variety of  toppings that they offer. The topping of choice for the night is: Super papa and  Pepperoni. 

What we notice is the fact that at Papa John's, their pizza or any other food on the menu goes well with the tomato sauce and their special garlic sauce. A matter of fact, it even enhances the whole eating experience and leave you craving for more! Even though you are super full *wink*. Moderation is the word people. We shall meet again Papa John's to try out even more toppings that you have to offer.

Yippe Club

With the weather being super hot now a days, nothing beats a nice cold refreshing drink. A drink that both children, adults and grandparents will enjoy : Bubble tea. A little history about bubble tea (also known as pearl tea) was made famous by the Taiwanese folk dated way back to the 1980s - Wikipedia.  From its name "bubble tea", the original flavor is in fact anything that is tea based that have now evolves in other flavors like coffee and fruits as well as chocolates. We can't be the only one that evolves rite? Hehehe.

What makes everyone going crazy over bubble tea (besides the wide range of the flavors) is the black chewy balls that comes in it. Those chewy little buggers are actually tapioca or even sweet potato and they are addictive too.

You will go nuts just thinking of the flavors that they have in the menu. Once a flavor is chosen, they then prepare them and sealed it up in a cup. A huge straw is in order to enjoy the bubble tea so that you are able to enjoy the chewy balls with the juices or drinks. Ahhhhh the perfect drink and inexpensive one at that, in order for you to quench your thirst and that sudden craving for something chewy. 

San Francisco Steak house

We decided to go to this restaurant due to its promotion on Milkadeal. We were instantly sold when we saw that the main course was between lamb rack, ribeye steak and ribs. We couldn't wait to find a date to have it. The outlet that we chose to have it was the nearest to us, Tropicana City Mall. So which the deal was you get their soup of the day, chose one between the 4 main courses, a pick between the 2 desserts and a soft drink. 

Baguette with garlic butter,complimentary

Sup of the day Rm9.90

Even though the service ain't that great maybe due to the fact that we paid less than other, they still serve us with breads. The soup of the day which was Corn soup followed soon with our free flow of soft drinks. The three of us decided to divide and conquer the menu and had the 3 meaty-est main course so we could taste each one.

bbq apple ribs Rm49.90

The first was the half portion of the BBQ Apple ribs. We weren't too sure which of it had the apple, but we suspected it could be the dipping sauce. The sides for this dish came with coleslaw and fries. The coleslaw was ok but the fries was as good as the ones in McDonalds!

Grilled rib eye steak Rm52.90

The Rib eye steak looks very bare with just steamed veges. As we all know, looks can be deceiving and in this situation  it is very! The meat was nice and tender was cooked medium well. It was juicy enough that you can dip the fries or even use it as gravy with the veges. Downfall would be that it wasn't big of a portion as we that it was going to be. 

Rack of lamb Rm47.90

The last main course that we picked out was the Lamb Rack. The 4 piece lamb came with steam veges and potatoes on the side. The perfect amount of everything except the dipping sauce wasn't enough to go around with the meat. But on the other hand, the lamb was good enough on its own.

Coit icecream tower Rm14.90

As mentioned earlier, you are able to choose between the dessert shown above or a scoop of Haagen Daz ice cream. If you were stuffed, then the way to go was the Haagen Daz. If not, their Coit Tower Cookie Sundae. The dessert is basically a huge cookies piled with probably 5 to 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream. That is not all, they then drizzle the whole thing with chocolate sauce and finish it off with strawberries. The perfect ending to a delicious meaty dinner. 

Muse Italian Restaurant and Cocktail Bar

Written by Mrs Tummy

Lunch hour is always a tough one especially when you need to plan ahead where to eat. So what I usually do is start asking who wants to go for lunch and start thinking of places to go an hour before. The best place to go is usually Jaya One, since they have a variety of restaurants as well as Starbucks. We all wanted to eat at a new place but in the end we choose to eat here at Muse. What we all ended up picking is the lunch special. The lunch special consists of the soup of the day, a main course and soft drink. Total is RM 15 (before the 16% tax). 

Soup of the Day: Pumpkin

First up was the soup of the day which is pumpkin soup. Knowing me, I would passed up such healthy food but the smell lured me in with the cheese. Lucky me that it tasted as though it was a potato and cheese soup.  The bowl was HUGE and some how it resembles an egg. Hehehe. Then came the selection of main courses that we pick so that we are able to taste everything.

Chicken Bolognese

Fetucinni Carbonara

For the main course, they had a selection of Asian as well as Western food. And we all took the Western, of course. Being a bonafide meat eater, I picked the grilled lamb chop. While some took pasta, chicken chop and also fish.

Grilled Lamb with potato salad and greens

Fish with greens and mashed potato

Due to this heavy lunch, it was a very unproductive Friday at work. Can't wait to come back and try the rest that is on their menu!

Pros

-Fast Service

-Easy Parking

-A healthy portion of food

Cons

-No dessert for the lunch set

Address: 16-G, Palm Square, Jaya One, No. 71A, Jalan University, 46200 PJ.

Operation Hours:

Monday – Friday: 11.00am – 1.00am

Saturday & Sunday: 4.00pm – 1.00am