Author: Kimberly Low

Everybody needs a Microplane grater

Cooked dinner last night, Moroccan lambs chops and spinach couscous.

Dinner wasn’t planned, otherwise it would have been Moroccan lamb chops with yogurt, hummus and sultana couscous.

Anyway, just want to say that anyone who cooks needs at least one Microplane grater. I’ve got three! Got them from ebay but you can find them pretty marked-up at specialty cookware shops.

# – Snowing nutmeg on me lamb chops.

It was so effortless to grate the nutmeg. Even to this day, whenever I zest lemons, I’m just filled with pure joy everytime because I don’t have to struggle!

Microplane started out as a wood file, before thankfully moving into people’s kitchens all over the world. So yeah, you don’t want to put your finger to it.

Next Microplane on my list….a mandolin.

When not to use shaving cream

You know how the mirror in the porch has been bugging me with its stains and streaks?

I tried everything but the cloudiness just wouldn’t fade. At last, I tried Google.

Many suggested shaving cream to remove stubborn cloudy stains from mirror.

So I did it.

# – Like frosting a cake.
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Left it alone for 15 minutes then wiped it off with paper towel.

Verdict?

Looks worse than before -_-

This was probably as useful as the time I put mayonaise on my hair to make it softer.

By the way, that’s my very first blogpost after my xanga blog imploded. How time flies.

The restaurant with no romanised name

Recently, a new restaurant opened in my neighbourhood, literally behind our old apartment.

I’m always happy whenever a new restaurant opens. That means, more dinner options!

At first, I had no idea what the restaurant was selling…because it has no english wording on the main signboard! Finally, I noticed a tiny “Chee cheung fun” printed on the smaller signboard.

# – What? Don’t know what 后巷肠粉记 means but that’s the name, I think.

# – Nice interior.

When I opened the menu, I was so happy because there were like 6 types of chee cheung fun or rice rolls.

I ordered 4 types…

# – Penang style. Really nice prawn paste sauce, very strong flavours perhaps even stronger than the one in Genting Cafe! I was very pleased.

# – Curry fun. A bit too mild for me but decent overall.

# – Ipoh style. I think this is the first time I’ve tasted Ipoh style chee cheung fun. It’s red, a bit sweet and a bit tart, quite unusual -Anyone know what is the sauce made of?

# – KL style. Sweetish tart.

The other two types are plain with soy sauce and stuffed. Going to try those the next time.

# – Yong tau fu. Quite nice to go with the rice rolls.

# – Deep fried dumplings. Okay.

Food was okay, certainly not the best rice rolls I’ve ever had but it’s nice to get so many local specialty rice rolls in one place.

My favourite part of the restaurant has got to be the faux vintage cups and plates! I want me some of those!

# – Michael Jackson in a retro steel mug.

后巷肠粉记
Jalan Tanjung SD13/2,
PJU 9, 52200 Bandar Sri Damansara
(same row as Groupbase Restaurant)
Closed on Tuesday