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First off, this recipe is just about making the dip and the rest were just ready-to-eat store bought items he he. Secondly, I initially planned to just use avocado but somehow I saw beautiful cauliflowers on display when I was shopping for the ingredients at Tesco and suddenly thought of combining guacamole and some cauliflower puree recipes to make this dip >< But most importantly, it was Giada that inspired me to make it although she was fixing a totally different thing on her Food Network show Giada at Home - artichoke and bacon dip served with pita chips  he he. No artichokes here, so avocado it is .. eyeballing,  I used: 1 avocado; roughly chopped 2 heaping tbsp sour cream 1 heaping tbsp mayonnaise 1/2 red onion; diced 1 cup cauliflower florets 1 cup low fat milk 1 clove of garlic 2 tbsp lime juice 1 tbsp sunflower oil Spring onion; chopped Crushed black pepper and salt to taste For chips, I used 2 pieces of pita bre...

After checking in and chatting for so long with our hosts at Eid Guesthouse in Itaewon , we were finally ready to check out Seoul on our first evening there. We wanted to head out to Gangnam district first, but we were so famished as we missed lunch and it was already 6pm.  Since we stayed just a few minutes walk from the Seoul Mosque, there were actually so many halal restaurants to choose from that are located along the way from our stay towards the Itaewon subway station; so we just stopped by at a Mr. Kebab shop because we were dying for some french fries ^^ Between Itaewon station exit 3 and the Seoul Mosque, you'll find 2 Mr. Kebab branches, we went to the one on the hill slope (the second branch you'll find if you come from the subway). The setup was simple and small, but pretty cozy and private as they can only seat about 10 people (or less) at a time; however it is this big welcoming smile that somewhat attracts customers; Korean speaking Turkish co...

When I saw the beautiful fresh qurban meat that we received on Eiduladha yesterday, I don't know why I immediately thought of making this dish; even though I've never seen the full recipe. It's inspired by Ree Drummond or the Pioneer Woman  as she is famously known on her blog and Food Network cooking show. I'm using the word 'inspired' because I'm afraid I did not follow her recipe 100%; I just basically remember how the finished product looked like on tv and simply recreated it based on my gut feeling :P. If anyone ever tried my version and it's less than good, the last thing I want is to associate it with the PW coz she's a great cook ^_^. But since I find my recreation of the PW's finger steaks turned out to be so darn good and yummy, I thought I'd share my way of making it anyway he he.  As always, I didn't measure my stuff, especially when it's this simple; I used: Fresh beef, cut into fingers W...

Despite the name, we had this breakkie in downtown Banda Aceh, and not Jakarta ha ha .. I imagine this must be a popular dish in the latter that it has made its way wayyy to the west of Sumatera. Before heading to the airport on our last day here, we walked out into the street in front of our hotel  practically just one minute walk across the road to find a friendly street breakfast place. It was barely 7am but we were lucky that one stall has already opened; they sell Bubur Ayam Jakarta. It's basically rice porridge served with shreds of chicken meat, roasted peanut, fried shallots, some deep-fried crackers with chicken broth and a special green chili sauce. The chicken broth and chili sauce were kept in containers, you can pour or drizzle them to your taste Truth to be told, I'm not a fan of rice porridge but surprisingly I enjoyed this one very much.  Check out the humble setup of this street joint; We sat next to a friendly Acehnese couple, pea...

My first time dining at a Nando's restaurant was circa 1999-2000 ; the only menu I liked back then used to be the burger and that's hugely because they served fries with it (I'm a sucker for deep-fried foods) =D I didn't find their other grilled chicken menu appetizing either because they were too dry for my liking so that explains why I stopped going there only after a few visits (read: healthy meals are not at the top of my list either he he) ... until my recent stay at  Swiss Garden hotel in Melaka with my mom and sister when we had our lunch at a new shopping mall attached to the hotel, The Shore. We only found 2 halal restaurants there which were Nando's and a sushi place and were too hungry to explore if there were anymore halal joints tucked in the corners of the top floor.  So we just settled for Nando's coz our mom doesn't eat sushi. Long story short, I ordered their Caramel Cheese Cake for dessert and that alone has managed to make ...

Please be warned that this snack has the phrase 'for lazy bums' written all over it ha ha. I'm not even sure if it needs a recipe and cooking instructions =D But I'm going to blog about it anyway because it was greasy-sweet-spicy-creamy yummy and managed to fill and seal the hole in my tummy ^^ (Ok, that rhymed ). It was 10pm, I still haven't had my dinner but in need of something with bread. I looked around in the kitchen, put my pretentious chef hat on and .. decided to use: 4 slices of white bread, toasted Some cabbage, sheared thinly Red chili flakes Mayonnaise Garlic butter spread, home-made Apricot jam/jelly 6 pieces of tempura chicken nuggets, deep-fried Cooking oil for frying to make dead-easy, almost-gourmet (self-proclaimed) chicken apricot sandwich. Making it: 1. Heat some oil in a wok / pan and deep-fry the chicken nuggets. While this is happening, do the rest.. 2. Toast the bread.  3. While the bread...

This is one famous murtabak . It was showcased in a few newspapers and even the price don't scare customers away =D The price tag for special and regular murtabak here What is murtabak ? Lemme see, I would describe it as a type of roti canai (famous malaysian staple)  with a lot of minced meat filling coz the roti pastry is the same hehe. Murtabak Mengkasar  can be considered a food landmark in the huge district of Pekan, in the east-coast state of Pahang, Malaysia. I actually first knew about it after reading an article in a national newspaper. The shop is located about less than 100m from the arch/gate on Sultan Abu Bakar Street, you won't miss it. To justify the price tags, check out how they are made .. Contrary to most murtabak you could find anywhere, they use the roti pastry on the inside and out ..  The roti pastries that were prepared ahead of opening time The cook poured a mixture of minced meat, eggs, herbs and spi...