All in one day…

The gospel reading in church last Sunday (not today) made me think of our own situation at home. You see, my missus would sweat it out in the kitchen every weekend cooking all kinds of dishes for Melissa to bring back to her quarters at her school in Selangau so it would make things easier for her there – she would just heat up what she wants and eat that for lunch or dinner. I, for one, do not think it is a good idea as the weekend, when Melissa comes home, would be the only time for us to spend quality time together and it would be better to do all the cooking on Thursday or Friday and then, enjoy Friday afternoon and the whole of Saturday doing things that may be of general interest before  we send her back on Sunday…like last Saturday (not yesterday), for instance.

While everyone was still asleep (I get up very early in the morning, you see), I cooked this simple fried rice dish, Chinese style with lap cheong (Chinese sausages) and egg and some frozen peas that I found in the freezer…

…for breakfast. I would prefer it kampung-style but Melissa is not fond of that as she had been eating it that way at the stalls across the road from her teacher-training institute in Sungai Petani, Kedah all the years she was there and has grown quite sick of it.

Later, we went out for lunch at this place as I wanted her to try the tiramisu mille crepe (RM9.00) and crème brûlée (RM7.00) that I had not too long ago and thought they were both really very good. She had their sizzling chicken chop with creamy mushroom sauce (RM18.80)…

…and she loved it! I don’t know how they cook it but she particularly liked the corn-on-the-cob.

My missus had their sizzling beef with rice (RM10.20)…

I had this before but with kampua noodles and to me, that would be one of the must-try items on their menu. I certainly thought it was really good.

The baked cheese rice with pork chop (RM14.90)…

…that I had was very good too except that it was served with a fork and spoon and eating that slab of meat could be quite a hassle. I would think that they should provide a knife to eat it with…or they could bring along a pair of kitchen shears and cut it into smaller bite-size pieces to make it more manageable.

It was not a very big bowl actually – you can see that the bowl was, in fact, quite shallow…

…but there was quite a lot though – definitely substantial enough for a good meal for one.

We spent the afternoon shopping for stuff for Melissa’s quarters and things that she needed for her lessons and in the evening, we went for the sunset service in  church before going for a late dinner. For that, we went back to this place as we enjoyed the food there the first time around and Melissa said she wanted pasta. However, when we got there, she had a change of heart and wanted the fish and chips that I had the last time around (RM14.90) instead…

Probably she saw that the pasta dishes cost a little bit more, I wouldn’t know…but that girl of mine is always very careful with her spending.

In the end, I ordered pasta myself – their spaghetti carbonara (RM15.90)…

…and shared that with her. It was very nice, really well done and with all that ham and cheese in it, I would say that the pricing was pretty fair. Anyway, we do not get to eat it all the time so I guess it is all right once in a while to pamper ourselves a bit.

My missus ordered the seafood tom yam with rice (RM13.90)…

…which was good but not spicy and I think their version had a bit of santan (coconut milk) added so to me, it wasn’t exactly my favourite. The ones here taste a lot better except that theirs are more expensive and they are not as generous with the ingredients, unfortunately.

After dinner, we called it a day and headed back home. That, I must say, was a day well-spent – bonding with loved ones and enjoying all the food as well.