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My culinary passion -Part 2

Hi All!! More sharing for everyone!

Somemore? Hmmmm....

My culinary passion -Part 1

Yes, I love cooking & baking too! Here's some pics to share with everyone!















More to come......

Assam Fish- Brahim's Spicy Tamarind Sauce

Fast & easy way to cook Assam fish without any pounding or grinding in the kitchen.

Brahim's Spicy Tamarind Sauce @ RM 5++

Step 1: Head to the nearest supermarket, buy a packet of Brahim's Spicy Tamarind sauce and any type or your preferred fish. Clean & cut the fish and vegetables( if any).

Step 2: Pour the tamarind sauce into the frying pan and then the vegetables. Stir fry it.

Step 3: Insert the cleaned slices of fish (stingray- my preference). Add in some water, simmer till done.
Step 4: Hard boil 1 or 2 (or as many as you want) salted eggs to go with the Assam Fish. Remember to cook some rice too!

Step 5: Once cooked, place the Assam Fish in a bowl.

Step 6: Tada!!!!!! Start eating, eat as much as you can!

Step 7: Finish eating? Now, wash the dishes

Step 8: Done with the cleaning? Make some drinks then.

Step 9: Time to watch the tv (movie)

Step 10: Time to let the TV watch you. Dozed of Zzzzzzz.........

Okay, that's about it! 10 easy steps for a short evening after work

COME ON !!! Sing out loud........

Be it a talent development or an interest for oneself, here is a good news to share with everyone!!

XUAN MUSIC CAFE (KL) welcomes everyone with their newly launched vocal training classes! Hurry, let the others hear the melodious sound of yours!!

炫歌唱培训班

训练可以美化你的歌喉，歌声可以美化你的形象，歌唱可以放松你的心情！不必再为歌唱烦恼，不必再犹豫了， 来参加炫歌唱培训班吧。这里专门传授“通俗唱法”，教您唱好卡拉OK， 帮你解决歌唱中的问题，解决跑调等歌唱难题，掌握正确的歌唱方法，提高歌唱水平，让您欢聚时自信的放声歌唱。

培训目标：能够熟练掌握“通俗唱法”歌唱技巧，演唱经典流行歌曲

招生对象：不受年龄和基础限制

就业机会：学成者将有机会成为炫音乐餐厅的驻唱歌手

有兴趣者请留下您的联络号码或电邮网址。我们会尽快联络你

Xuan's Vocal Training Class

• Afraid to sing when you're having karaoke session with your friends?
• Sing the wrong key and out of tune every time?
• Sing like William Hung or worst?
• Preparing to participate in singing competition?

Don't you worry! Come to us and we can solve the problems for you. We'll make you sing like Paul Potts and Susan Boyle or perhaps Mariah Carey and Ronan Keating! We have experienced Vocal Instructor and we will make you shine up on the stage. You'll even have the chance to be our performing artist too. Leave your contact/email, we will get back to you soon!

Xuan Music Cafe

My pieces of thoughts:- Do you know?

The Art & Beauty of singing

Singing makes you happier
Singing is one of the way to soothe your emotion
Singing is one of the way to express yourself
Singing reduces stress
Singing raises self esteem and confidence of oneself
Singing strengthen the memory muscle
Singing improves humans respiratory system

And...... the most important of all!!

Singing is FUN!!


Interested? & What are you waiting for??? .......... Leave me a message & see you there!

For further information, visit: http://www.xuanmusicafe.blogspot.com/

Seafood porridge by Lushia

Having sore throat lately. Am back from work and don't know whats for dinner. Peep into the fridge and see what's available for cooking. I then, decided to boil some porridge for myself. Seafood porridge!

To boil porridge within a shorter time and without using the slow cooker, this is what I do:

Rice blending & boiling
-Wash rice till clean
-Blend rice and add in some water
-Remove from blender and start boiling porridge

Ingredients preparation
-Run the dry scallop with water then soak it with a bowl of warm water
-Cut fish into pieces and keep the leftover parts (bones), add in salt, pepper and sesame oil- place aside
-Wash, clean and remove the prawn shells, prawns head are soak with warm water too
- Slivers of ginger
- 2 small cubes of anchovies stock, pepper and salt to taste

Preparation/Method
-Pour in the water from the soaked scallop and prawns head to the pot of boiling porridge.
-Add in slivers of ginger and soaked dried scallop
-Place the fish bone in the pot of porridge to boil together.
-Add in the cut fish to boil.
-Lastly, place the prawns in the pot of boiling porridge and remove an place in a bowl once cooked

The result
My bowl of seafood porridge! Add in cooked prawns only when ready to serve, or else it's over cook. Gruel and soft, sweet and salty in taste. The taste of sweetness from the dried scallop and fish is appetizing and tasteful. Am not self complementing myself okay........just something to share with everyone. Perhaps you might want to try this.... A bowl for you? Be my friend........

Email: ls.lim@hotmail.com

Dong Zhi Festival

My blur vision doesn't stop me from celebrating Don Zhi Festival. After 3 years of mourning period on my dearest grandpa's departure, we will be celebrating Dong Zhi Festival this year. But, am not back to home town to celebrate and just the same as last few years, I made my own and invited my friends from outstation and not travelling back home. This year is abit different, it's delivery rather then them coming over as everyone is having a tight schedule.

About Dong Zhi Festival
Dong Zhi literally means the arrival of winter. Dong Zhi Festival also known as Winter Solstice Festival is an important festival where the Chinese family gathered to celebrate the good year they had and welcoming the new year. Dong ZHi normally falls on either 21st or 22nd of December as it is the day when sunshine is at its weakest point with shortest daylight.

About Tang Yuan
During Dong Zhi Festival, the Chinese will make Tang Yuan 湯圓 (Chinese) or Tong Yuen (Cantonese) and eat together among the family members. Tang yuan is made of glutinous rice flour and round in shape and served with sweet soup. Tang means soup in Chinese and Yuan means round, signifying completeness (yuan man) and the word "tang yuan" literally means "tuan yuan" which means family unity & properity. Hence, it's an important festival to celebrate among the Chinese.

However, in another occassion Tang Yuan is eaten during the Lantern Festival, another festival for family reunion but it's seldom practise in Malaysia.

The pink (red) and white mix signifies good luck. However some said, it is made to pink and white as it signifies yin ang yang. Nowadays they even have it in green colours( I don't what does that means...probably it's the modern day version). The bigger ones are tang yuan with filling. Mine is with red bean paste and chopped peanuts with sugar and the smaller ones are the plain tang yuan.

Tang Yuan with filling served with sweet coconut sugar and ginger soup

My version of Hokkien Style Tang Yuen

Recipe by grandma many many years ago. If you asked me if it is delicious, I am sure to say yes as I have been eating this Ah Ma Hokkien style tang yuan for many many years. But ,some first timer find it weird though! ~lol~

Soup base- Garlic, dried shrimps, mushroom and preserved vegetable (tong choy) and add in minced chicken/pork balls. I chosed chicken as my best pal doesn't like pork.

HAPPY DONG ZHI FESTIVAL!!! (belated) Hahahahahaha...

Festive Fun-tasy featuring Disney Lights & Lanterns @ NZX, Ara Damansara

It's packed during my last visit to niuzesui last weekend. So this week, I popped in again to niuzexui for the Festive Fun-tasy which is the Disney Lights & Lanterns display at niuzexui Street Mall.

If you have not been there as yet......do go...it's worth a visit.

Pooh Fun-tasy

Space Fun-tasy

Animals Fun-tasy

Mickey Fun-tasy

Mickey & Donald.........says Hi!!

Mickey Townhouse-Wishing you Merry Christmas!

Jungle Fun-tasy-The Lion King

Underwater Fun-tasy

Besides the lanterns, one can also see the disney characters during the tour down the street. There's Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pinochio, Woody, Stitch, Pooh and others.

Disney's Charaters-Pic 1

Disney's Charaters-Pic 2

Disney's Charaters-Pic 3

The admission fees is FREE!! All you need to do is to purchase a voucher of:-

RM 10.00- Adults
RM 5.00- Children

The voucher can then be used to purchase mugs, umbrellas, VCD or foods at the booth along the streetmalls. If the vouchers are use to change for disney characters mugs/umbrella, you will be entitled for 3 game tokens. Challenge yourself at the fun fair game booths like fun dart, wheel of fantasy , fantasy toss etx and win Disney prizes for your childrens or friends!

FESTIVE FUN-TASY
15 Nov 08 - 8 Jan 09 featuring Disney Christmas Lights & Lanterns

9 Jan 08 - 15 Feb 09 featuring Disney CNY Lights & Lanterns

Visiting hour:
Mon-Fri 12 pm- 12 midnight,
Sat,Sun & Public Holiday 11 am- 12 midnight

@ NIUZEXUI Ara Damanasara