Curtain falls…

31st December, the curtain falls on the year 2009. My daughter and I went to the food court at the Sing Kwong Complex in Salim here in Sibu for lunch. I had a post on this before…but my daughter had not had it for a long time, so we decided to go for the claypot pork and salted fish rice there…

RM9.50 for a large claypot – more than enough for two persons…and for small eaters/ladies, maybe that can even feed three. It was very nice…

…and my daughter enjoyed it a lot.

We did not want to go out for dinner as every place would be jam-packed and it could cost an arm or a leg. I saw a hotel restaurant advertising its New Year’s Eve buffet dinner at RM65++ per head which may be relatively cheaper compared to other places in the country but I would think that it is extremely expensive by our local standards.

Thus, I had to see what was in the fridge…and I saw these streaks of pork belly that my missus bought last week or was it the week before? I rubbed salt and pepper on it and also a bit of soy sauce on the skin and roasted it. There were some leftover snow peas and young sweet corn, so I boiled those…and opened a can of baked beans. I served the pork on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes that my daughter and I made…

…and to go with that, I made a drink of blended canned peaches and orange juice and my daughter cooked the cream of chicken and mushroom soup.

Don’t worry. I trimmed away all the fat and ate the lean meat only…and anyway, most of it had melted in the roasting. The tray was filled with the oil which I promptly threw away. Maybe I should have saved it for future use…but I guess I’m better off without it! LOL!!!

So there you have it – our VERY simple meal to say goodbye to 2009 and usher in the new year – 2010.