Family Dinner at Elegant Inn – Hong Kong Cuisine

This post is long overdue. I am not a food critic or whatsoever but I just have to tell you about this restaurant. We had our family dinner on the 7th day of CNY. This is the first time I dine here but not my family. They frequent this restaurant often as they just love the food here. I was impressed with Elegant Inn. It was one of the best Chinese restaurants. Quality of food is excellent and the service was superb. I have no idea how much this meal cost but I understand it was on the higher side because of the quality of the food they served but it is all worth it.

Naturally, we started off with yee sang, the unique Malaysian CNY tradition. Of all the yee sang I tasted this is the best. They used only fresh ingredients like radish, cucumber, pomelo, carrots, Asian pear, salmon, abalone, etc. No fake colored preserved vegetables here. The taste was refreshing and not too sweet like the commercial ones.

Next was the impressive double boiled kampong chicken with ginseng (I think) for a few hours. End result a bowl of super rich tasting soup.

Next the most anticipated dish…CRABS!! I think it was cooked the egg yolk style. Super sweet and check out the super size claw…Delicious.



I was not very impressed with the next dish. It was steamed kampong chicken. The taste was just so so…
Prawns cooked in Foie gras sauce (goose liver). This dish is to die for especially the slight bitterness of the sauce. Rich and sinful.
A simple yet refreshing vegetarian dish that have lotus roots, with pine nuts. Simple yet refreshing.

Stir fried pig’s cheek with ginger and green onions.

Next had two rice dishes. I don’t know why I didn’t take a picture of the lotus leave rice with wax meat. Maybe I was too busy eating this fried rice. One of the best fried rice I’ve eaten. I forgot what was in the fried rice. This dish is a must order each time my family comes here. My nieces just love to watchthis handsome chef in actions (cooking the fried rice)

We end our dinner with pan fried nian gao and almond cookies.
Please call first before you go to the branch at Taman Connaught as I understand they only open for 3 days a week, that is, from Friday to Sunday.


Elegant Inn
No. 16, Jalan Waras 1,
Taman Connaught, Cheras
56100 Kuala Lumpur. (Tel: (603) 9130 2626)

2.01, 2nd Floor, Podium Block
Menara Hap Seng
Jalan P.Ramlee
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-20709399

Early Christmas

Christmas came early for us this year. A few weeks ago there was a huge package waiting for us at the front door. The package was from New Zealand and I knew right away who is it from. They were gifts from my good friend Shereen, her husband Simon and son Justyn. Just look at what was inside the box. It was full of my favorite cookies Tim Tam. And also Manuka honey and some browning sauce (I can make Sarawak cake with this) Thanks Fielden family for being so thoughtful!









For those of you who are in the US and interested in buying the original Australia Tim Tam you can get it at Pepperidge Farm. I understand they will be selling it only for the holiday season.

Reunion Dinner on the 25th Jan 2009

Ahh! Finally, I am able to sit down to update my blog after all the baking and cooking. I was in charged of the reunion dinner this year. I completed the cookies baking on the 24th Jan. Thanks God my nieces were here to help me out. A day before the reunion I baked 3 types of cakes in the morning and after that I’ve been slicing, dicing, mincing, wincing the whole afternoon getting ready for the big feast the next day. Got up really early to start my cooking the next day and after that packed everything to take it to my mom's house. Here are some pictures I took during the reunions dinner. I am really happy that everyone in the family enjoyed the food.

Some of the dishes

This year organic 'Yee Sang'

Broccoli with mushroom and abalone

Fried wanton

'Eight Treasure' stew chicken

Stephanie busy setting up the dining table.

Rendang

I just noticed somedishes missing from the table. The steamed fish and prawns (it's still at the steamer :)



Tossing the Yee Sang together.

Look at all the happy faces :)

Relaxing after the dinner. Me and Marianne.

Relaxing after the full stomach :)
Another round of prep work today. Everyone will be coming to my sister Elizabeth house for steamboat dinner this evening. I better get going. Have to take a shower and drive to Jaya Jusco for some shopping. See you!!

Trick Or Treat!!

We have more kids knocking at our door this year for trick or treating. Last year I had half of the candies left but this year I've given out everything within an hour. They were all so cute and everyone dress up for the occasion. Here are some pictures I took of them.

Birthday Celebration

We celebrated Carlos birthday at home this year. Since we went out for dinner on our anniversary and spent so much money eating at Outback (food was just so so) I thought maybe I should prepared his birthday meal at home. I plan a steak meal for him since he like steak at lot.

Ribeye steak with roasted potatoes and asparagus.

Birthday cake

Birthday boy blowing out the candle

Later in the evening we went for a movie. This is a very good movie.
The next day Diana and her Bf came home to prepared us a Japanese meal. We had DIY hand rolls. Robin trying to cool down the sushi rice outside the cool temperature :)


Our spread!