Vietnamese Style Beef Noodle

Condiments

Soup  and meehoon

Today my mother made a vietnamese style beef noodle. So we bought some vegetables for the condiments. We bought mint, cilantro, bean sprouts ,lime and fried onions.   Some fried onions are tasty and I could eat a bunch of them  to my mother's horror . All  the vegetables are eaten  raw  My mother had cooked the beef soup in the pressure cooker . This dish is  tasty and refreshing.  The beef soup was cooked as usual but the the condiments add a different taste to the noodle . We used meehoon or vermicelli instead of the rice noodle.

Last week I had bought some yoghurt to make some fruit parfait. I loved the one I saw in the Traditional  Home magazine. I also love parfait glasses. So off I went to buy some Quaker  granola bars. I need smaller glasses . The granola bars vanished in one day. My husband prefered ithe yoghurt and fruits all in a bowl. I bought the large sized yoghurt  from Sunglo which is 1.5 kg. My parents seems to like it too . This week we bought some banana, pineapple and papaya. This combination is a good combination. Mangoes, blueberry kiwi , dragon fruit and strawberry would add  a riot of colours. You can  buy  frozen berries at the  Cold Storage.

I have not bought any muffin tray. I have not tried making Spanakopita. I am supposed to be on diet. I am way off my ideal weight.

February Birthdays - Al Rawsha

 

Jingga in a resting mood

Last Wednesday I ordered take away from Al Rawsha restaurant at Jalan Damai. They can deliver for orders above  RM 100. Actually one of the riders had  sent  food to our house by mistake a  few weeks back . Since then I have been planning to call them.  Incidentally it is my sisters Yati , Sadd and Nas birthday and Taqi my brother's birthday in February  . Since Sadd and Nas are coming back , it would be nice to have a party. 

I ordered Lamb Magdud  and Hummus . The delivery came exactly  at 6 pm.  I also made Shrimp Louie salad. There is a recipe which I literally took from the You Tube. I wanted to buy avocados but  I have no budget left .The sauce was very nice. I think it is true that  the Worcestershire Sauce, Lea & Perrins makes  a difference. 

So , the lamb was well received although everybody came back late and said they will eat tomorrow. By the next day  there was only one piece  of lamb left. The shrimp salad was delicious. The next day  , my mother made another salad without any shrimp . My sister Sadd treated us to lunch at the Theobrama  Chocolate loungue at the LCCT air port  . She came back  to  send her work for her PHD.   The loungue looks upmarket  and it is. The food is nice , cost RM 12 - RM 20.90. The small chocolate cake is RM 9.90.

Last night we saw  a malay movie called "Pisau Cukur " or Gold Digger . My niece Maryam  loves the movie  We watched  " Julie and Julia" half way as everyone dozed off except   me. My mother made asam pedas yesterday. It is a malay dish where you put , pounded red chili , onion into water . With some shrimp paste and bruised lemon grass. Add also Asam keping or Garcinia Atroviridis it's scientific name. You have to add the fish of choice. And voila   !! you have asam pedas. It is a simple dish and  a favourite of many in the family. My father has bought parboiled rice in order to lessen  his sugar intake.
These are some of the links for a nice shrimp louie salad for those who are interested :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWMAB5qn6oo  
and  a very nice one from http://brokeassgourmet.com/articles/shrimp-louie-with-spicy-dressing

Poire Belle Helene or Poached Pears with chocolate sauce

I saw this recipe when I was browsing a the  MPH bookstore the other day  . It looks good .  This recipe is called Beautiful Helen. It was created by Auguste Escoffier around 1870's after the operetta La Belle Helene by Jaques Offenbach. The recipe is about a hundred years old. I learn cooking from the internet . Desserts are nice to make.

This is another very sweet and lovely  dessert.  Maybe it is for the sweet tooth.  I bought the normal cooking chocolate .Nothing fancy.  I added the chocolate into the heated cream. It melted. I used  a Peckham pear.  The pear is not so sweet . It is the syrup , the chocolate and the vanilla ice-cream. This is one for keeps. Perhaps I should poach the pears longer until it absorbed all the sugar or I should let it be. My father said it is very sweet. My brother Mal gobbled it up . He he . The chocolate sauce is nearly finished. I think I will  ask someone to buy some chocolate.

I also went to Jaya Grocer at Tropicana and HPA today. I bought a vanilla ice cream and some traditional cosmetics from HPA.  I am back to the embroidery I left. This is seasonal.  I am now searching for delicious ,easy dishes to make. After this maybe some savoury dishes like stuffed tomatos. With crabs or shrimps. My mother like that idea. She used to make them , she said when she was a teenager. Hhmm.  I wonder if I am able to cook for an afternoon party.