Chocolate Crazy (CHOCOHOLIC)

Almond Chocolate

Almond Strips Chocolate

Almond Strips fillings with Colorful Sugar Balls

Cashew Nut Chocolate

 Coarsed Almond Chocolate

 Pure Chocolate with Chocolate Rice

Almond Strips with Colorful Sugar Rice

White Chocolate with Chocolate Rice

White Chocolate with Mixed Fruits

Almond Strips White Chocolate with Colorful Rice Balls

White Chocolate with Chocolate Chip & Rice

I was introduce by a colleague to make HOMEMADE chocolates. His wife always do it at home. They favor the dark chocolates, while i favor milk chocolates. I requested him to help me buy the ingredients for a trial session. He was so kind, he assisted me to buy and send me the next day!

I am going for a trial, and if successful, i will make more as CNY is around the corner! It was a success at the first attempt. So, i will make more when i am free. Carmen will be my little helper to garnish the chocolates. I plan to give some to my parents, brothers and sisters and my in-laws too! There were just too many designs that you can make with your own creativity! 

My Birthday 07.01.2011

 The birthday cake from my friend.....i appreciate it very much!

Me & Carmen, while Daddy's taking photo for us

At the Yatch Club

Me & Carmen with all those luxury yatch background

Asam Squid

Steam Garlic Mussel

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Prawn Fritters with Salad

We have got no plan for the celebration. Furthermore, now feeling old already, not as excited as before. Some more, it's a working day for me and hubby. I did not ask for any gift, so does hubby never ask me what i want. He knows me best, he know that  i will buy what i like at anytime. I do not have to wait until my birthday to get anything i like. Luckily, so far, he will never raise any question.

I am another year older now! We are having a very simple celebration this year. Only family dinner, with my baby Jeanne missing, because it's too late to bring her along. We both finish work late. We went to the Selangor Royal Yatch Club as a last minute decision, for a dinner, viewing and appreciating those luxury yatch parking by the side of the restaurant. Thanks to my childhood friend who presented me with this birthday cake!

My Little Chef 02.01.2011

The simple ingredients

The output : Spagetti Carbonara 

 With Mushroom & Sausage

Preparation Stage

Cooking in process.........

Tasting the output, no need to explain, the signs shows EXCELLENT!

Carmen often follow me into the kitchen. She observes what i did for cooking, she started to develop interest in cooking. She always wanted to help me out in the kitchen. I used to cook fried rice for her during the weekend. She will ask me to assign her with some work and she insisted wanting to help me out. Normally i will ask her to break the eggs, add seasoning and stir it for me.

Today, we will be cooking spaghetti carbonara. I did a simple one out of the scratch. My little chef Carmen getting busy in the kitchen helping out!

Sushi King Meal 25.11.2010

The 1st Cup Ice-Cream without Red Bean

 

 The 2nd Cup Ice-Cream with Red Bean (On The House)

On the way to the parking passing by a water fountain!

Sleepy Carmen goes back active again!

Carmen is expressing herself

She is busy exploring each and every item she found nearby

 

Mommy & Carmen

I am free today, i am not working. So, i plan to bring Carmen to Mid Valley & The Gardens for shopping. We head for our breakfast at Sushi King. It 's Carmen favorite restaurant! It was very crowded today as the restaurant having their visitors, full of kindergarten students and teachers. They are having a site visit! It's just nice that Carmen is following, she can observe the others even though not participating! It's good to expose her with something she has not been doing before.

We had our breakfast cum lunch there in a noisy environment, and our last order from was a dessert; green tea ice cream with red bean and mochi. Half way we enjoying the ice cream, only we notice that our order comes without red bean! I confronted the waitress, and the manager gave us another cup of ice cream on the house! It's unexpected........and thank you very much!

Another weekend in Ipoh @ Hawker Food 21.11.2010

We are on the way to Menglembu Hawker Food, my pregnant sister crave for it!

 Carmen busy entertaining herself while on the way, left sleeping Jeanne at Grandma house 

We were seated at the corridor of the shop houses next to the small stall by the road side

 While waiting, this is what happen ...........

 The best thirst quenching drink under the hot and sunny weather "Lemon with Sour Plum"

My Fav ~ Thumbs Up!

 We called this "Ais Kacang" in Ipoh while some others called it as ABC in Klang Valley

 Deep Fried Wanton, Yam Bean & Yau Char Kwei

 Deep Fried Beancurd Skin, extremely crispy, only can get in Ipoh!

 

Assorted types of Yong Taufu in clear broth, NICE!

Over the weekend in Ipoh that i enjoyed most were to enjoy food! This stall in Menglembu, Ipoh was first introduce to us by my mom. Now, it has become my pregnant sister favorite stall at all time! You can see the food and drinks are so tempting! The price? Of course it is very reasonable, compared to the one that we have in Klang Valley!

Fishing Prawns 14.11.2010

The bait : Sea Worms in mud to seal the freshness

See the father and daughter team in action!

Both father and daughter waiting patiently.........

Carmen is fishing using her own rod, the boss give it to her for free!

Big Tiger Prawns catched and store inside the net

Carmen found something interesting, a tri-cycle belongs to the boss's son

Our return with so many sea - water prawns!

Fishing fish & prawn has been hubby's favorite past time hobby lately. I have no hesitation letting him go fishing every night with his friends. He normally will come home after work, shower, and accompany us for dinner before he go out again for fishing. While i and Carmen will stay at home, accompany by Astro, either by Cartoon channel or On Demand.

There was a day  that hubby promise Carmen for bringing her to fish prawn. I followed. It's also also my first time to the outlet. I remember my last trip accompanying my hubby for prawn fishing was many years ago before our wedding. Time really flies. The few hours of fun time passes very fast and we've got our prawns home!

X'mas in Ipoh

The old couples so happy with grandchildren around for the birthday celebration!

 
I will be going back to Ipoh every year during Christmas to celebrate my Dad's birthday. Before i married, i am the one who always organize and pre-arrange the event for him. Normally it will be a close family dinner. After my marriage, the arrangement will be handle by my sister. Now she is in the last tri-semester of pregnancy, she cant do much for arrangement this year.

We end up for a dinner at a restaurant in Ipoh Garden this year. The food are great, satisfy our tastebud! I regret for eating too much! But the food in Ipoh are really irresistible!

Nowadays is quite difficult for all our siblings to gather for a dinner, as almost all of us are having our own family. My elder brother is the last who get married in the coming March this year. We all are staying all apart from each other. Yet still, I have to call them from far and confirm with them earlier, just to make sure they are okay with the date and arrangement!