Simple Peach Crumble recipe

A simple peach crumble recipe I'll like to share :)

Very easy to bake- preparation just takes 5 minutes and baking takes only 25 mins...

You'll need:

1 canned peach halves (in syrup)

75g plain flour

50g brown sugar

50g ground almond

60g butter (chopped)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder

1. Drain the syrup from the peaches and cut the peaches into medium thick slices. Place the sliced peaches at the base of the baking dish (mine is a 6 inch round dish).

2. Preheat the oven to 190 Celsius.

3. Mix the flour, sugar, almonds and cinnamon powder in a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers.

4. Sprinkle the topping over the sliced peaches.

5. Bake for 25 mins (slightly longer if you prefer a crisp top). I had mine hot off the oven with vanilla ice cream :). Serves 2.

Restoran Fu Kua, Taman Megah

I hated fu kua (bitter gourd) when I was a kid.

My mum would cook bitter gourd soup; the bitter gourd cut in squares (the size of my kiddie palm, mind you!), boiled until its soft and I was forced to drink a whole huge bowl :(

It's very good for you! Mum would say while making sure I finished my portion.

But as I grew much older, I finally learnt to appreciate the finer points of this special gourd...and actually enjoy eating it :)

When my parents were up in PJ recently for a short visit, I suggested Restoran Fu Kua for lunch. You should have seen my mum's face- she was beaming with pride..haha.. or maybe it was my imagination? :p

As the name of the shop suggested, the menu was filled with every thing fu kua- from fu kua soup, stir fry noodles with fu kua, fu kua cooked with all sorts of meat/ seafood/egg/ tau foo and even stir fry fu kua with fu kua (yeah, you read right).

We didnt want to go fu kua overboard, so we had some stir fried fu kua with salted egg..

Thin slices of fu kua was slightly crunchy in texture and the salted egg added some light fragrance to the gourd. Quite tasty.

My must order everytime I'm here.. the fried tau foo with mince meat..

The tau foo was fried to perfection- the skin was crisp and aromatic, the mince meat and sauce complemented the tau foo beautifully. Absolutely scrumptious.

Braised ma yau (threadfin) with bitter gourd..

Other than the slightly over fried ma yau, I enjoyed this dish tremendously. Their bean paste sauce was excellent and goes so well with the bitter gourd and fish. In fact, I've tried their stir fried bitter gourd-bean paste combo with chicken, pork ribs and frogs..all tasted yummy too.

The marmite spareribs was mediocre though..

Could smell the marmite when the dish was served, but could hardly taste it when I took a bite. Luckily the meat was tender.

Wash the meal down with some bitter gourd juice and we are all contented..hehe

Restoran Fu Kua is located at 19, Jalan SS23/15, Taman Megah, 47400, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Indulge, Tropicana City

Unexpected events cropped up and I didnt felt like updating my blog..

Felt sort of tired, and needed a breather..

Slightly charged now, so I'd better write :p

We started off with the intention of catching a movie at Tropicana City. Well, it's always not too wise to try doing a impromptu movie session, there were no tickets available :(

Oh well, change of plans led us to Indulge for an early dinner.

Indulge has a cheery setting, filled with bright yellow furnishings to brighten up a mediocre day..

We had soft shell crab salad (RM20) ..

Not my first choice- I ordered foie gras with duck salad (at a very reasonable price)...but was promptly informed that it was an 'old' menu item and is no longer available :(

So BQ asked for this salad instead..

Was pretty good, I like the dressing- honey citrusy mix- goes very well with the greens. The soft shell crabs were crisp and juicy, a not so healthy accompaniment to the salad..

BQ wanted duck, so she got her Duck confit (RM30)

BQ enjoyed this dish, the duck was tender and well marinated, the sides salad of walnut, grapes and tomatoes gave a refreshing contrast to the else rich sauce and meat.

I took the boring choice of crispy skin salmon with mash (RM28)

Quite a generous cut of salmon; the skin was indeed crisp and slightly salted while the flesh was moist with beautiful pinish center. The smooth mash was excellent with the creamy sauce. My only gripe was slightly under cooked vege.

Dapheny who joined us later only wanted dessert, so she had a bread and butter pudding with raisins(RM8)

Compact, thick cut of B&B pudding served with warm custard. Though compact, it was still springy and slightly spongy, soaking in the sauce sufficiently for a delight in every mouthful.

The creame brulee (RM9)

The paper thin layer of caramelised sugar was in good proportion to this very sinful dessert. Velvety in texture, it's thick and extremely eggy- only for those who enjoys a rich version of creame brulee.

Overall a pleasant experience, will pop over to try other stuffs in the future.

Indulge is located at Lot L1.12, Level 1, Tropicana City, PJ.

Happy Beans Cafe, UEP Subang Jaya

Andrew brought us to Happy Beans when we wanted something sweet for tea time.

There's some interesting stuff here.. can try la

Yes, interesting indeed...

Happy Beans speciality is handmade yu yuan (yam balls) that you can have it served with a few ways..

Andrew ordered the yu yuan special..

His bowl consists of yam balls, sweet potato balls, cubes of yam and pearl balls. Served in piping hot ginger brown sugar soup, it reminds me of eating tong yun and bubur cacar condiments at the same time. The yu yuan has an interesting texture- it's very QQ-bouncy, compact yet does not stick to the teeth. Andrew and WF really enjoyed it.

WF order something cold, it's cincau with her selected condiments..

With yu yuan and a few types of beans. It was served with a small cup of vanilla creamer, but WF who does not enjoy milky stuff did not add it in. I actually thought it tasted pretty good with the milky stuff :p

As for me, I'm not a fan of doughy flour stuff (with no filling :p) so I decided to have their dou hua with beans.

Their version of dou hua (bean curd) was silky smooth with distinct soy bean taste. It was pleasant to eat the non sweeten dou hua with the sweetened beans and slightly ginger spicy soup. The only bean type I didnt like in this was the kidney beans. A tad hard and rather tasteless.

Happy Beans have a range of shaved ice with fruits, which looks much better than those served in KTZ. Shall pop by to try that one day.hehe..

Happy Beans Cafe is located at 46, Jalan USJ 10/1E, 47600 UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Kokopelli Travellers Bistro, PJ

Somewhere cozy, somewhere central in PJ, somewhere ok for kids...

We decided to meet at Kokopelli, figured that it's not too crowded and good for catching up. Ben came with baby Rei and Aki, such cute and well behaved kids...lucky lucky Ben :).

First, we had to settle the babies tummies- a simple baby pasta(RM5.90) for them. Simple tomato based pasta- maybe a tad sour for Rei..

We started with some chicken rissoles(RM8.90) and fried calamaries (RM12.90)

The chicken rissoles was scrumptious- real crunchy, yet the filling was creamy and substantial. The tomato sambal goes so well with it that we had to ask for more :p

The fried calamaries was quite nice but paled compared to the chicken rissoles. Slightly oily, but good to snack on.

The roast chicken (RM22.90)

The chicken was rather dry and bland. The mash and accompanying sauce was just average.
The moussaka (RM20.90) came piping hot..

Good to share, I think it'll be too rich for one person. The moussaka was laden with loads of cheese, the top was baked till golden brown with a thin crisp layer. The eggplant was sliced too thinly though, we could hardly taste nor feel it.

The lambshank (RM32.90)

Quite a large portion, the lamb shank was tender and had absorbed the marination deep into its meat. The bread was redundant though, the sauce was only sufficient for smothering the mash.

The famed char kuay teow (RM10.90)

For a halal version of CKT, I must say that Kokkopelli's was tasty. Slightly spicy, which was nice actually. Still, it's plainer compared to those non halal CKT with sliced waxed sausages :p

We finished our meal with some of Kokopelli's desserts..

Sago Cream and Sundae.

Both were sadly forgettable.
Was glad to catch up with everyone..and SL, for such a long wait for that meal we owed ya! :p

Kokopelli is located at 6, Jalan Bukit, Section 11/2, PJ. Faces 32 Square.