Alfredo Portobello Spaghetti

I was not feeling well for the last whole week. I dozed off in bed most of the time. I lost appetite and turned a little bit moody. I didn't even feel want to cook. The Alfredo Portobello spaghetti was the only meal I prepared. Even then, it was tasted too bland for me. My taste buds were not working properly. So, I can't tell if this is delicious.

I'm sharing this dish with Presto Pasta Night #170 that is hosted by Ruth from Once Upon A Feast.

Alfredo Portobello Spaghetti

for two

Ingredients:

spaghetti, portion for 2, cooked per the instruction on packaging
1 can of Campbell's Alfredo Portobello sauce
150gm white button mushroom, quartered
Lettuce, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
50ml water
2 tbsp of olive oil

Steps:

1. Heat up olive oil in a wok. Saute garlic till fragrant. Add the button mushrooms and saute till soften.

2. Pour in the Alfredo Portobello sauce and water. Leave it simmering for a while. Toss in spaghetti to mix well. Dish out and garnish with chopped lettuce.

The Prosperity Cake (Brown Sugar Huat Kuih)

"Huat Kuih" is its Hokkien name, while in Cantonese, it is known as "Fatt Kou". "Huat" or "Fatt" in both dialects carry the meaning of prosperity. The traditional method of making "Huat Koay" requires long hours of fermenting, which bring the result of "smiley face" to the cake after steaming . Can you see the cake is smiling with widely open mouth? Yes, that's the reason the cake has a such auspicious name - The Prosperity Cake. 

This recipe that I got from 妮可斯爽闹厨房 calls for a twist to the traditional way of making "Huat Kuih". Instead of using rice flour and yeast, both are replaced by self raising flour. It simplifies the making process.

The Prosperity Cake (Brown Sugar Huat Kuih) 

Recipe adapted from 妮可斯爽闹厨房
Yields for 3 cakes in 3" diameter ramekin

Ingredients:

130gm self-raising flour
35gm brown sugar
35gm white sugar
25gm coconut cream
100ml hot water

Steps:

1. Bring a wok of water to boil.

2. Dissolve the brown sugar and white sugar in the hot water

3. Sieve the self-raising flour in a big bowl. Mix with coconut cream. Sieve in the syrup slowly and mix until you get a gluey batter.

4. Line paper cups in ramekins. Fill the batter into paper cups. Steam for 20 minutes. If you use smaller ramekin, the steaming time can be reduced to 10 -15 minutes.

Chicken and Veggie Tortilla Wrap

Tortilla wrap is one of my favorite light meal at home. Get any type of salad, cheese, cooked meat or seafood and wrap it up in a tortilla, and my meal is done. I've tried garlic and wholemeal tortilla before, so this time I chose potato tortilla. Taste wise, this is the best.

Chicken and Veggie Tortilla Wrap 
Yields for 2

Ingredients:

2 tortillas
2 hard boiled eggs, shelled and smashed
1 tomato, chopped
1 small onion, diced thinly
cooked chicken breast (barbecued, roasted or pan-fried)
Lettuce leaves

Steps:

Arrange all the ingredients in the middle of the tortilla and wrap it up. That's all!

Strawberry Moment @ Cameron Highlands

Strawberry Moment Dessert Cafe

24, Jalan Angsana Satu, Brinchang Point,39100, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

605-4912061

Website: http://www.strawberrymoment.com/

Click here for my previous review

Visiting Strawberry Moment is a must when we go to Cameron Highlands. Enjoying yummy desserts or drinks in a cool ventilated ambiance is so relaxing. Relax, yes, that's the purpose we planned the short holiday anyway. We felt so refreshing in that 2 days. No worries and no stress. Cool...

This time, we went there after our lunch. We just order yogurt and hot chocolate. The Tri-color Fruit Yogurt looked nice, but it's too sweet.

This is nothing special, just the normal hot chocolate. :)

Uncle Chow Kopitiam @ Cameron Highlands

Uncle Chow Kopitiam 
Address: C2-G-01 Block C2, Taman Royal Lily, 39000 Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.
Tel: 6012-205 2778

There's no one eatery cafe in Cameron Highlands that you can find a typical Cameron Highland's food. The famous food there is either steamboat or strawberry desserts. We've tried most of them. So, for the recent trip, we went to hunt for some "homey" food instead.

Uncle Chow Kopitiam is one of the highly recommended eatery at Tanah Rata. The cafe is operated by a retired couple from KL. Here you can find a variety of home cooked food. Their concept is like the Old Town White Coffee style, but they have a wider range of better quality food. Aunt Chow is a good cook. All the food is home cooked by her. She makes yam cake, curry puffs, kaya, all types of Malaysia street food and desserts. I'm so amazed by the cleanliness of this place.

Hubby opted for the popular nasi lemak. He commented that this is a very satisfying breakfast. The serving is generous and most importantly, the rice cooked with fresh coconut milk is really tasty.

I tried the prawn noodle which suits my taste buds very much. The big bowl of prawn noodle consist of prawns, chicken strips, hard-boiled egg, fish cake, convulvulus and noodle in flavorful prawn soup.

We also ordered toast and half-boiled egg to share.

We'll definitely revisit this place.