Hubby took a day off on Thurs to drive down to Kuala Lumpur to help our younger daughter move back home after finishing her South Australian Matriculation program at Taylor's College. A quick stopover in Ipoh to visit my parents saw us tucking into some of Ipoh's specialties. Usually, we head for the hawker stalls for dinner but this round, we had guests. It's that time of the year for term break and like us, my brother-in-law and his wife were up in Ipoh to fetch their son home from Universiti Petronas. Dad and mum wanted to host so we went to one of our favorite restaurants in town - Seng Hup Kee.

And the main dish? Black pomfret assam curry :D Are you drooling already?

For breakfast, it was dim sum at Ming Court. Did think about trying Fosan (another grand old dim sum shop that had moved opposite it) but in the end, loyalty reigned :-)

My daughter calls this the sweaty chicken (lol) because this oven-baked salted fella (an Ipoh specialty) starts off quite dry in the box but will be soaking wet in its own condensed juices by the time you get it home onto your dining table! Sorry, I have only the damp box to show - I forgot to take pictures AGAIN before we devoured it :S

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Feeling really lethargic after all the heavy Chinese New Year meals. So I'll just let my pix do the talking :-P

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Taking a break from sewing to try out this easy peezy (so claims my friend) no-bake cheesecake recipe. Used digestive biscuits for the base and blueberry pie filling for the top. See the result? Not bad, huh? ;-)











And it's yummy too... so the guinea pigs told me (Lol)!!!

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Not much imagination here but will suffice. Blame it on the morning rush.

There.... Three pats on the back. Improving, right? Lol...

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Nothing Japanese to it. And definitely nothing to shout about. Aesthetics and nutrition wise, I think it is sadly in need of some greens :-( Self-rating... 4/10

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Hopping around blogs landed me in Bento Land. I was greatly intrigued by these ladies and their bentos. And what more, they have inspired me to want to join the bandwagon :-)

Yummy, right? This picture is a courtesy of Wikipedia. Japanese in origin, bentos are simply home-packed meals. But far from our usual run-of-the-mill packed lunches, bentos are aesthetically pleasing to the eye because they are creatively put together. Needless to say the trade comes with its own set of tools and equipment, but no point spending big bucks now investing in things that may turn out to be only a flash in the pan!!! Yeah, that's me ;-)

Right! We need to start somewhere. Hmmm... the bento box! So let's dig out the containers.

Next move? Set the alarm half an hour earlier each morning! (LOL) Will be back with more...

Labels: 2008, Bentos, Food