This is a continuation of our trip to Langkawi recently A must visit place for us each time when we are there is the Nam Restaurant at Bon Ton Resort. I heart this unique resort. It is just minutes drive away from the main beach of Pantai Cenang. A hidden gem if you asked me. Bon Ton is built on the grounds of a 100 year old coconut plantation and features traditional Malay houses that are beautifully restored into luxurious villas, a pool/jacuzzi as well as the Nam restaurant. This restaurant offers a fusion of western and eastern cuisine and is regarded as one of the best restaurants in Langkawi. Food is quite expensive but delicious. Below are some pics of our lovely lunch.
The Nam Restaurant. It overlooks a lotus lagoon. This place is so relaxing. You can see the peak of Mount Mat Cincang on the horizon and I read somewhere that the sunset view is just breathtaking.
Ashley’s Chicken Satay with Mash Potatoes
Chicken Schnitzel
Homemade Fish Fingers
Ms. Talk-A-Lot having her strawberry smoothie.
The private dining room
A sitting area. Love the antique furniture and decors.
Bon Ton Resort and Restaurant is eclectic and full of character. Oh I forgot to add that there are many cats roaming in this place. There are also dogs in a caged compound. It all started when Bon Ton Restaurant in KL began rescuing and sheltering street dogs and cats. So when the owner, Narelle came to open this island branch, she brought the animals along. Thus, the Langkawi Animal Shelter and Sanctuary Foundation (LASSie) was set-up to receive, rehabilitate and care for neglected, abused and needy animals. The cats we saw are so cute and chubby. Ashley had a great time talking to them but you know how cats are. They are so cool and couldn’t be bothered at all *chuckle* We look forward to returning soon.
As soon as we landed in Langkawi, we went to Telaga Harbour Front which is also known as Perdana Quay for late lunch. This place is where yachts of various sizes berth and there is a row of quayside restaurants and bistros here.
Hope to own one of these one day
Some of the restaurants along the quay
We settled for Hamachi, a Japanese restaurant.
We ordered Gyoza, chicken teriyaki, …
Grilled Ise Ebi Lobster…….simply delicious!
My favourite – Grilled Saba (Mackerel) in Teriyaki Sauce
The food was good and we will definitely return to this restaurant. We enjoy having our meals at Telaga Harbour because this place is so relaxing and breezy.
A mallet and a cracker. Important tools for eating crabs
We had a nice crab dinner at Tak Fok Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant in Jaya One tonight. We decided to try out this restaurant after seeing their promotion – RM18 for a plate of crabs. I heard they specialize in seafood and has a branch in Aman Puri, Kepong. Anyway, these are what we had :-
Salted Egg Crabs (each dish comes with 2 crabs).
Marmite Crabs. My favourite dish. Simply crabilicious!
(Non-halal) Tong Po Pork served with rice krispies crackers. This is the first time we tried a dish that comes with rice krispies crackers. I don’t quite like this dish because the pork is full of fat. (RM18)
Besides the above, we also ordered a Cantonese Fried Noodle for Ashley. The crab dishes are really delicious and cheap, so if you would like to give them a try, head over to :-
Today is the last day of school. I am having mixed feelings because it is Ashley’s last day at the kindergarten. Can’t help remembering the first time I sent her to the kindergarten when she was 4. In 1.5 months time, my baby will be in the ‘Big School’ (that’s what she has been telling me excitedly). Time to cut loose those apron strings. I felt kinda sad walking her into her school this morning because she would have to say Goodbye to her teachers and friends later. Ok, let’s move on to what I prepared for her friends in school today.
I bought some cookies since I don’t have an oven to bake them
Spent last night cutting out the heart shapes from red wrapping papers and glued them onto the dollies. My hubby who was busy reading the Nitro RC Cars magazine even stopped to help me glue them
Hey peeps, this is the last installment of our recent trip to Malacca. We stayed at the charming Hotel Puri again. This time I asked for a room on the ground floor (no need to climb up the stairs). Our room overlooks the little garden. It was really nice. Sorry, didn’t take a photo of the room.
This is the open courtyard where we had our breakfast. The stay comes with complimentary breakfast for 2. No charge for Ashley too.
We managed to check out the popular Donald and Lily cafe during this trip. They are famous for Nyonya food and is located @ Jalan Hang Jebat.
image via sixthseal.com. Tables are available upstairs.
We had Nyonya Curry Laksa
Mee Siam
Nyonya Rojak which consists of mainly fish balls, fish cakes and tofu. Pretty interesting dish. This is the only food available that Ashley could eat that day. Everything else was sold out when we reached there at around 2 pm. Overall, I find the food was ok only, nothing spectacular. Probably it is because the whole place was crowded and I didn’t feel too comfortable eating there. We also had to finish our food real fast as the sky was really dark and we did not want to be caught in the rain.
Later in the evening, we walked along Jonker Street to check out the Night Market. To our surprised, we saw a Caucasian man selling food at the market. According to the placards he put on the stall, this man is a chef from Montana. He was selling pasta and burgers. Business was good as many people were crowding around him, waiting for their orders. Ashley wanted Mac & Cheese so we ordered one from him. It was delish. I wanted to find out more about why he’s there but he was very busy so we left.
Last but not least, we got to drink this nice Chilled Coffee from Lao Qian Cafe, inside the Shan Shu Gong shop. The glass is freeze with crushed ice inside. Freshly brewed milk coffee is poured into the glass when order is placed.
Whenever we have Japanese food, I would always order Chawan Mushi. I love how smooth and tender the egg texture is and wonder what kind of special restaurant equipment were used to make them. I was lazy to google for the recipe until I saw Chanel blogging about it. Chawan Mushi is so easy to make. Ashley does not eat the ones we order at the Japanese restaurant but she would eat the ones I make for her during breakfast Below is the recipe from Shojikiya and that’s where I bought the Shiro Dashi from.
I usually put in a crabstick and mushroom. Just whisk the egg gently and be careful not to bubble it so that you would get a smooth texture.
Sprinkle some pepper on top when done. Simply delectable.
It has been raining a lot, especially in the evenings. So last Saturday, hubs suggested that we have this again ….
The food. No greens, right? Yeah, I forgot to buy them *slap forehead*
Steamboat at home..out at the porch again
But guess what? It didn’t rain that day. The sky was gloomy but no rain in the end Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable dinner for us Lots of leftovers too. Looks like there is going to be another round of steamboat at home very soon.
Have you tried the latest product from Gardenia? It is waffle in a few different flavours. There are Blueberry, Banana, Classic Cinnamon, Fresh Egg Vanilla and Maple Wholemeal. So far I managed to get Banana and Blueberry only. Ashley loves them. She said she wants to have waffles for breakfast every day
A packet of 2 waffles for RM1.40
You can eat it just like that or put it in the toaster
Ashley wants some syrup on hers so we got to stock up on syrups soon Can’t wait to try other flavours, if I can find them. So, have you tried them yet? Oh, have you seen the Gardenia Waffles ad on tv? The beginning scene features a sweet lil girl anxiously waiting for her waffles to pop up from the toaster. Her name is Caitlyn and she’s the daughter of my friend, Elaine. This is her first appearance on tv
It’s Sunday and the long weekend is coming to an end already. Not going to do much today. On 1Malaysia Day, we decided to check out the newly renovated old wing of 1 Utama. Jusco has moved and its supermarket and eatery are on the same block now. It was pretty confusing to walk around the old wing. I could not find some of my favourite stores. There are new ones like Cotton On Kids (Yay! no need to travel all the way to Sunway Pyramid anymore), shop that sell garter belts for women, shoe stores and restaurants. We had lunch at C.i Xpress which serve Hong Kong style food. They are a part of the Dragon-i chain. Its concept is similar to a well-known restaurant in Hong Kong whereby patrons place their orders at the cashier. There is a menu board next to the cashier, pay and take a number. When your number is shown on the food counter, you have to go and collect it.
I did not take any photos of the food. The food was ok, nothing spectacular. We ordered Ice Coffee Hong Kong style and sad to say, they were pretty bad. I prefer the Ice Coffee from KimGary. After lunch, we walked over to the new wing. Left the mall after spending 5 hours there. Hope you all had a lovely weekend.
When I saw Alice of My Little Sprouts making some Chocolate Ice Cream Mooncakes for her little ones, I thought I would try to make them too since they don’t require any baking. Here’s what I did…..
Bought a tub of cookies & cream ice-cream and a bar of cooking chocolate.
Teddy Bear Jelly Mould from 100 Yen and Mooncake moul from Bake With Yen (thanks to Sasha’s recommendation)
Double boil the chocholate to melt them.
Pour the chocolate into the moulds. Not nicely done because the choc was kinda thick. I should have poured the melted chocolate into the mould and swirl them around for easy coating instead of using a butter knife to coat the sides.
Put the mould into the freezer for 5 minute to freeze the chocolate. Then take it out and pour in the ice-cream. Put the mould back into the freezer for an hour or so. Last step is to pour the remaining melted chocolate onto the ice cream as a base.
Tadaa……the mini chocolate ice cream mooncakes
I also bought some orange chocolate and a different jelly mould. The result – Orange Chocolate Ice Cream Mooncakes It’s fun to make them.
A must visit place for us each time when we are there is the Nam Restaurant at Bon Ton Resort. I heart this unique resort. It is just minutes drive away from the main beach of Pantai Cenang. A hidden gem if you asked me. Bon Ton is built on the grounds of a 100 year old coconut plantation and features traditional Malay houses that are beautifully restored into luxurious villas, a pool/jacuzzi as well as the Nam restaurant. This restaurant offers a fusion of western and eastern cuisine and is regarded as one of the best restaurants in Langkawi. Food is quite expensive but delicious. Below are some pics of our lovely lunch.
Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable dinner for us 
