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famous malaccan baba chendol and nonya laksa

In sweet treats, the melting pot on July 28, 2009 at 4:40 pm

As part of our annual pilgrimage to Malacca, a group of friends and I always stay at this hotel called Hotel Puri near the famous Jonker Street. It is along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, and is actually a traditional Peranakan house/mansion which used to be the home of some famous Malaccan pioneer (whose name eludes me).

Anyhow, like I said, we love staying there because it is near Jonker Street which comes alive on weekend nights because of a night market or ‘pasar malam’ where one can get traditional food, crafts and lots of other things. There is also a pub (Geographer’s Cafe) around the corner which we love for the chill-out factor (although the live music could wake the dead). Most importantly, it is near the famous ‘baba chendol’ which is TO DIE FOR!
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chocolate fondant with strawberries

In sweet treats on July 28, 2009 at 12:52 am

First off, I have to include a disclaimer that this absolutely lovely and sinful chocolate fondant wasn’t prepared by me. I had a do at my place to celebrate a friend’s birthday (she had requested my special burgers), and her sister (also a dear friend) made this. I was surprised at how simple it was!
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chicken and shrimp skewers with mushroom and peppers

In light bites on July 27, 2009 at 4:50 pm

This was prepared as part of an anniversary dinner. After having prepared food a few times, I wanted to focus more on the styling and presentation. Of course, while taste was paramount (and it wasn’t too shabby, if I may say so myself), this was a first attempt at putting some thought into the food styling and presentation.

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grilled salmon with broccoli & sour cream sauce

In the main event on July 25, 2009 at 11:32 pm

Since this is the first post in this blog, I decided to post something I prepared more recently, rather than dig into the archives of photos that I have. Not sure what inspired me to prepare this today. Maybe it was the simple way in which salmon can be prepared…oh yes…i remember now. I watched Jamie Oliver (or was it someone else?) on the Asian Food Channel preparing something with watercress sauce. Just throw in some watercress into a food processor with some sour cream, and voila! Although, in lieu of watercress, i opted to substitute with broccoli. The consistency and texture was nice, but the taste was…well, it tasted like broccoli with sour cream.

Why? What did you expect?

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