Making dessert

As a lover of sweet desserts, nothing pleases me more than making my own desserts at home. Right, today we are making green bean dessert. Yum!

"I'm Back!!!"

I know,  I have not update my blog in quite a loooong time. I was caught up in some other things, been busy at work, and then laziness sets in, and the rest, as they say, is history.

BUT...

I am baacckk!!!
I will put up a new post soon.....YAY!!

Back to eating now!

DELIcious dinner

Recently, my boss came all the way from the UK for his annual visit. And, as customary to such occasion,  we decided to give him a treat at the DELIcious restaurant located at The MARC Residence along Jalan Pinang. The place, I ahve to say, is pretty secluded, and is blocked form view from the main road. So, if you intend to visit the place, first, get yourself to KLCC Twin Tower, from there, head towards the direction where the MNI Tower is located. Then, just walk a bit further up along the road until you see the Marc Residence building, and voila, you're there.

The whole place is awashed in white, and the decor is done in simple minimalist-style, evoking a sense of spaciousness and freedom. Their signature look is the barren tree with empty bird cages strewn all over them, which I took to be a symbolic gesture of freedom, because these cages do not contain any birds. They all fly freely..And these empty cages light up when the day turns into night too, a symbol of hope, I'm sure..

Now, as the whole staff from my office was there for the occasion, it would be quite a hassle for me to label all the meals that we ordered. So, instead of providing written description for each dish, I decided to let to pictures themselves do the talking here. Enjoy...

Bubba Gump Shrimp revisited

In early December 2010, I had the opportunity to personally vist the Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant at Sunway Pyramid with a good friend of mine. It was the perfect outing, as a way to review the restaurant from my own point of view, and also because it was my birthday treat. So, with great excitement, here I present to you all good readers, my own dining experience at the place....

The place is very easy to find. At the main entrance of the Sunway Pyramid, just look to your right, and you'll see it. Really, you can't miss it. 

My friend insisted that I take photos of the desserts section of the main menu. They all look delicious, but, alas, we didn't order any.

As you can see, right behind my seat, there are bottles of alcoholic beverages for decor. There's also Jenny's outfit on display. The whole place is filled with reference pieces from the Forrest Gump movie.

The ambience is very very western, and comfortable. For Muslim readers who are wondering whether the place serves alcohol, the answer is yes. But, we did see at least three tables occupied by Muslim couples and families. So, I guess the place is halal to visit for Muslims, as long as they don't order any alcoholic drinks.

For starter, we had the Calamari Rings, which is basically a salad toss with fried squids. It is tres delicious!!

For the main course, I had the Mama's Southern Style Fried Chicken, which is a very traditional Western servings of boneless fried chicken, corn, mashed potatoes and veggies. Overall it is a decent meal. it proved to be too much even for me, as I couldn't finish it.

Meanwhile, my friend ordered the Mama Blue's Southern Charmed Fried Shrimp. According to her, it was a bit on the bland side.

Well, there you have it. A second dig at Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant, the place to be if you're yearning for some decent Western foods, Southern-style. You can learn more about them by visiting their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=205205437368.

Run Bubba Run!!..All The Way To Sunway Pyramid

What does Tom Hanks and Ancient Egypt have in common? Nothing, except both have been mildly (or in the case of the latter, blatantly) exploited for commercial gains. In the heart of the bristling, modern town of Sunway is a mall that is built in the shapes and style of an ancient pyramid, guarded by a lion sphinx...And in this pyramids, instead of catacombs and tombs of pharaohs, one will find all sort of retail shops and eateries, including one that is called Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Yes, anyone who have seen the Tom Hanks-Goes-Retarded Flick will be amused to know that the whole restaurant spot the theme of Forrest Gump. Although what mental handicap has to do with delicious foods is anybody's guess.

My food-enthusiast-slash-colleague, Miss Veron, has the opportunity to give this restaurant a try recently. So, she did a 'Ran, Veron, Ran' to the restaurant with her boipren Kevin, as well as two of their close friends,  Sheeven and Cathy.

Happy couple # 1 Veron & Kevin - in matching outfits

Happy couple # 2 - Sheeven & Cathy - acting all lovey-dovey

The whole place has a very rustic, cowyboy town feel to it. It's like stepping into the Wild, Wild West..

Ooohh..they even have mock cowboy-indian stage play. How very interesting!

Choice phrases from the Forrest Gump movie adorned the walls..

Look! Old-fashioned cowboy washing basin, complete with el-cheapo toilet rolls..

Veron said they use signs such as these to catch the waitpersons' attention..Too bad they don't have more options like 'Skip, Forrest, Skip', or 'Somersault, Forrest, Somersault', or it would be REALLY fun!!

For quenching thirst, they ordered Bayou and Sunburst, which are fruity vodka beverages...

For filling growling tummies, they ordered these...

Cajun Shrimps

Veron: "Served with garlic bread, there were a lot of shell-less juicy shrimps in a splendidly spicy buttered sauce with loads of flavour. 

ABSOLUTELY YUMMY!! ;p"

Lt Dan Drunken Shrimp

"This was so so satisfying... We first tucked into the stick-thin fried potato strips...yummy! then we dived in for the chargrilled shrimps and spicy sausages. the sauce looked cheesy but was supposed to be non-alcoholic bourbon sauce, but it was tasty nonetheless. As for the mashed potatoes, it was divine. each spoonful of the smooth mash just melted in our mouth...."

Bubba's Baked Seafood Rice

"Looking at the richness of the melted cheese melted flooding the whole dish made us so full already ... HAHAHA! but of course we all took scoops of the cheesy rice served with a variety of seafood and spinach. SO FILLING la with the Parmesan and Cheedar Cheese."

Four Very Satisfied Customers..

"With all the good food and great company of friends, we had an awesome night full of laughter and contented stomachs. "

The place does look very cosy, and the foods, really yummy!..It seems like the perfect place to visit for that heart-stopping good meal.

Bubba-licious!!!