Not too long ago, I blogged about my enterprising ex-student, Stephanie, and her little business venture here making mushroom pies and cheese tarts and she gave me some to try. I loved the former so much that I wasted no time at all in ordering some to give to my friends.
Well, she made some chicken pies…
…soon after that and of course, she gave me a couple…
…to try. Indeed, they were very nice but I still prefer the mushroom ones – this one has a lot more pastry…
…so if you are thus inclined, you probably would love it more. I can’t remember how much she is selling them for but if you are interested, you can always click the above link for her contact number to get in touch with her and ask.
I also got these…
…from Stephanie’s mum. No, she was not making them for sale and was just trying it out to see if she could make some really good ones. Well, at least, she has tried – I’ve been saving this link for years and years now but I never got down to doing it. As they say, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak…and the older I get, the worse it becomes. Hehehehehe!!!!
Well, needless to say, hers was anytime better than any sold in the town here – they are all not worth the calories at all and I never bother to buy them, not at all. The pulut (glutinous rice) was perfect, not too hard, not too salty but I would not mind a little bit more egg and santan (coconut milk) in the custard top so it would be a bit more wobbly and lemak (rich). That would be just perfect!
In the meantime, my good friend, Lim, dropped by my house to give me these mini-burgers…
Mini-burgers? I thought they were all quite big and far from being mini, I must say.
He did not know where they were from though – he said that the teachers in his school were raving about them and placing orders to buy so he just followed them and bought a few, including the ones he gave to me.
Yes, they were very nice…
…and I loved the homemade patty in each of them. I think it was pork…or chicken, not beef.
Then there was Alex who went and got me the chicken curry and daging masak hitam…
…from here and some pulut panggang…
…to go with those for our very delightful dinner that evening. No, they do not have those on their menu usually – they just cooked those for sale during the Ramadhan month so they would not be available anymore now that the holy month has gone past.
The ladies loved the curry more but my vote would go to the daging masak hitam…
Yes, both were rather oily, quite typical of Malay cuisine as they needed a lot to tumis (fry till well done) all the pounded ingredients that go into their dishes but that was not much a problem. I just let the thick gravy settle and all the oil would be on top and I could easily pour the latter away into the kitchen sink before sitting down to enjoy eating.
I did blog about the goodies that Mary got me all the way from Bangkok the other day and if you think that is all, think again. Stick around! There is more to come in tomorrow’s post. LOL!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 
I usually love home made pies. It’s tricky to get the amount of pastry just right though.
Yes, my girl made some that day and there was a lot of leftover pastry plus she still has to work on hers though, not as nice as Stephanie’s, just like mine – kind of hard. 😦
So many people give you food. Lucky you!!
The mini burgers look delicious. Would like to try that.
Yes, all scared I don’t eat, not tua pui, not sui anymore. Muahahahahaha!!!!
Yes, the burgers were nice – dunno where they got those from. When asked, they just said bus terminal area – that area so big. People really dunno how to give specific and clear information and directions. How to go and buy some more like that? So fed up! 😦
I really like the dishes with the blue flowers!
Somebody gave me the set a long long time ago when I moved into my present house in the late 80’s – for serving cakes. There was a big rectangular one and 6 small round ones and 6 more slightly bigger. I think my missus broke the big one, no more. 😦
You are such a blessed man! Those pies do look delectable!
Yes, very nice pies…everything’s nice! So blessed.
Abundant blessings, Arthur. All looks so good, but guess what I like, haha!!!….daging masak hitam, bestnya. Love the plates with blue flowers, beautiful.
So very blessed, indeed. The plates are older than my girl, some 30 years already.
I’ve seen the black bun burgers around, but have never had one.
They’re charcoal buns, Japanese charcoal – they say it is healthy, dunno. No significant difference in taste, just like bread.
Burger masak hitam?
I dunno but masak hitam beef with our kompia is really very very nice!
Time and time again, you are blessed with good food from very kind friends 😀
Yes, and I am not complaining, not at all. Hehehehehe!!!
You are blessed with good friends 🙂
Indeed I am!
Oh MY!! So much goodies stuff you received during Raya time and all of them make me drool…. Truly blessed you are!
I am! Everybody is so kind!
You have a nice student, who always gives you goodies. My favourite is also Daging Masak Hitam. Blended prunes or raisins are used in cooking the dish. Some dark ketchup is also used for marinating the beef, preferably that of Cap Unta.
Yes, I do have a few nice students, a few…
I use raisins and yes, the Cap Unta soy sauce is the preferred choice. Others pale in comparison.
Whats with the black burgers nowadays, have you seen the one with black cheese as well.
There is? No, all I’ve seen would be black bread and maybe, cakes too. Can’t remember anything else made using this Japanese black charcoal.