Category Archives: Food and Drinks

Craving for butter cake

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I found a great recipe for butter cake on Instagram a few weeks ago. Everyone should know one good recipe that they can make during craving times. Initially, I was torn between spending some money to order it from a home baker or just making one myself. If I order it, it would take a few days to reach my hands. If I bake it, I could eat it in a few hours.

Thankfully, I have all the ingredients I need at home. Lately, I have this habit of making sure that I’d have at least a block of butter and some Grade A/B eggs all the time. This is because I have recently become very interested in baking. Baking is precise. You just need to follow the instructions to the dot, and the results will almost always come back perfect. Cooking, on the other hand, requires some form of agak- agak in the steps.

I decided to give my butter cake a dash of green colour. Perhaps later, I could make it in purple as Malaysia welcomes BTS in December. The butter cake is best served warm. Even though I kept the leftovers in the fridge, it still tastes great once I’ve heated it in the microwave.

This year, I have tried brownies, lemon cake, apple pie and this butter cake. I am now searching for a good chocolate cake recipe.

Here is the recipe;

6 days off

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Melaka was very fortunate to have 6 days off work during the Chinese New Year celebration. I did not have to think about work for 6 days, and what a blissful week it was. Furthermore, the 1st of Ramadan also falls in this same week, and I thought it was great for the kids to have 4 Ramadan days at home. No school, nothing.

I made caramel pudding.

Tanghulu.

Brownies.

6 days off

It is only a matter of time for me to have the courage to try to make cinnamon rolls. I have saved a few recipes on Instagram. I just need that ounce of energy to do it.

Craving asam pedas in Muar

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I was not a fan of asam pedas. Until I had my MIL’s asam pedas. The visuals of her dish are mouth-watering with its bright red colour, but it is not spicy at all. Since then, I have discovered asam pedas tetel and other proteins in asam pedas. I tried making asam pedas, but the balance seems to be off. You need a good mix of chilli and tamarind paste.

Before Ramadan, my father was craving for a particular asam pedas in MUAR. It was Asam Pedas Kak Yah, located near Masjid Jamek Nurul Iman Parit Bakar. The journey was an hour’s drive from our house. We ordered 2 portions of mayong, 2 portions of pari, 1 portion of vegetable, 2 portions of telur dadar, 4 plates of rice and 4 drinks. The total amounted to a reasonable RM80.

We reached there just after 11am. The crowd had not arrived, so we were able to have our meals peacefully. Overall, it was a great lunch.

The morning before KKOM-ing

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I had to substitute a colleague at Klinik Komuniti the other day. Klinik Komuniti (KKOM) has odd working hours of 12noon till 9pm. There is no lunch break, but there is an hour break during Maghrib at 645pm-745pm. It is usually manned by a medical doctor, a medical assistant, a registered nurse, a pharmacy assistant and a health assistant. KKOM was established as a means to provide services for minor ailments, wound dressing and emergency situations outside office hours for areas at the periphery of the main town.

I honestly think that KKOM is already out of touch.

We have plenty of GP services sprouting in these areas, providing care out of office hours. Some clinics even open 23 hours. The government should look into providing incentives for shared care between the GP and KK. Of course, cost is an issue, which is why patients still prefer going to KKOM. However, this is where the thinkers need to reconsider the said options. Furthermore, people are treating KKOM as a retail pharmacist. Some would straight up request paracetamol or mmt as standby meds at home.

Enough of that.

I am usually prepared on days I have to go to KKOM. Meaning I would arrange for certain errands to be done in the morning, like going for longer brisk walks or to the bank. This time I wasn’t. I have quite forgotten my own schedule. Hence, I find myself undecided on whether to go for a walk or stay inside with my kettlebell. Then, should I go for mamak or just have toast at home? Should I watch a TV series or do online CPD? Brunch with asam laksa maggi or go for a bite at Aeon. My decisions led to this.

  • kettlebell at home
  • toast and hot coffee at home
  • online CPD to collect enough points for my APC renewal
  • a bite at AEON

I had a lovely brunch of Beef Stroganoff Pasta and GIGI Coffee. Lucky me, GIGI was having a promotion. All drinks were priced at RM6.90. I ordered an Iced Pecan Latte. It tasted awesome.