Pickles!

It's an amazing day outside; complete with sunshine and a warm breeze but all of my friends are indoors doing something or the other. We should all get out more and take a walk at Gray's Lake. Summer is almost here and I think I'm already in the holiday mood. Sure, I still study for classes and finish my assignments but things seem more relaxed...(to me anyways).

Recently, I've been suffering from cravings for Asian food. Not the so-called "Asian" food they serve here on campus but good Chinese, Japanese or Korean food. I went to a new Asian store yesterday and omg - it was food heaven! I was walking past the shelves and on each shelf, I could pick out something that I would love to eat or cook.


I stocked up my fridge and shelf with Spicy Pickled Radishes, Spicy Fried Korean Squid, Japanese Seaweed Salad, tom yum noodles etc. I've been eating a lot lately....like a lot. Possibly 4 full meals a day which is unusual for me because I usually eat about 2.5 meals. Maybe it's just one of those periods of stuffing myself and the next couple of days, I don't feel like eating anything at all. How I wish I had Klang Jaya nasi lemak sotong with me right now!

My friend asked me if I was pregnant. I don't think so...unless it's immaculate conception. Just a very hungry girl these days....maybe its parasitic worms in my stomach...hmm. But then again, if one has worms, they usually lose their appetites so I doubt that's the case. Mmm....food!

Chopsticks

I discovered Des Moines hidden secret today. They actually have a decent Chinese restaurant and zomg, the food was so close to home and the prices were decent. It was about a 15 minute drive away from Drake. This little shop located at the end of a stripmall called Chopsticks. I had my first "white" chicken dish in the US and it was soooo good! Along with kailan, fish, tofu, prawns and eggplant. The bill came up to about $9 per person inclusive of tip which is pretty reasonable. But oh boy, the food! I am so going back to that place again.

I was feeling so sick of the food on campus but this...this totally made up for it. But then again, I might end up complaining more about the food later on. Heh! That's why sometime next week, during Fall Break, I plan to cook Nasi Lemak. Sigh~ I haven't had good Nasi Lemak in 10 months so if this turns out to be a success, I will probably make more later on.

But food....glorious food! Malaysia, I'm coming home to you baby!

Food Glorious Food

Yesterday, I followed a couple of Malaysian seniors to church. A different one from the one I went to last week. I think I'll be attending this one permanently as it is rather similar to DUMC...similar, but not quite. I miss DUMC and CG. Anyways, after church, they so kindly took me to a Vietnamese restaurant as I told them that I had cravings for Asian food. The day before, I had a fried rice dinner at Hubbell Dining Hall and it was just nasty. Who puts plum sauce into fried rice?!!

I ordered Chicken Fried Rice at the restaurant. It was beautiful to be able to see chilli sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, chili paste and chopsticks on the table again instead of the usual salt, pepper and ketchup. When my fried rice came, the serving would easily feed two of me back home in Malaysia but boy, did it smell good!!! I stuffed myself and finished the entire plate. If someone would hit me on the stomach then, I think I would've puked. We then went to the Asian supermarket next door. They have Indomie!! I will go back and get a whole carton another day because right now, I don't really need it and I'm broke. $7.95 for 30 packs which works out to about RM1 a pack.

I was talking to my mum on Skype this morning and she told me that my family (minus me :( ) would be going to Penang this weekend! How evil is that? Imagine all the char koay teow, asam laksa and rojak I would miss. I spent some time in class spacing out just thinking of all the food back home and yes, my mouth did water so much so that I had to swallow my saliva in class. It didn't help that it was past lunch time.

I had to go to the bank today because I still have not gotten my debit card and check book yet. I think the manager got my address wrong. She cancelled the old one and reordered a new one for me. I should be getting it in a couple of days. Until then, I've only got 15 bucks in my wallet at my disposal. On the way to the bank, I noticed a Chinese takeout restaurant. Heh heh heh...it's walking distance from my dorm. Looks like I'll visit it when craving pangs strike me again.

Chocolate Supply

I am now eating half a packet of Hershey's Kissables. They're a little like M&M's but much tastier. The candy and chocolate supply in my fridge has been replenished overnight...thanks to no other than Delle! Thanks for the yummylicious treats and it's great to have you back!

Eating the Weekend Away...Literally!

Last week, I accompanied my friend Rina who was looking for a place to host her wedding dinner and we happened to drop by Bangsar to look at the various eateries there. It was there that I found out about the "Bangsar Food Fest" where you pay a nett price of RM28 per ticket to enjoy food from nine restaurants and a wine cellar on Saturday for the month of August. Since yesterday was the last Saturday of August, I decided to drag 3 of my friends along to enjoy the food. We started off at Vincenzo's (Italian) and ended up at Bangsar Seafood Garden some 3.5 hours later. To my surprise, there were a lot of people who came for the fest as well. I think when it comes to food, Malaysians know best. I saw so many foreigners, families, groups of friends (like us!), couples and even aunties and uncles. We spent at least 1/3 of our time there joining the queue at the various restaurants. We managed to visit all of the eateries and after all that eating, I felt like a bloated pig! My favourites would have to be Vincenzo's and Hideki. While we were queuing up at Cungdinh (Vietnamese), the proprietor warned us that the queue at Hideki was extremely long. In my mind, I couldn't help but feel skeptical as..."How long could it be?". It was long all right. It took us 30 mins to reach the buffet but it was worth it. The California Roll and Salmon Teriyaki was absolutely delicious! We left One Bangsar with half-grins and very full stomachs.

I thought I couldn't eat another morsel for dinner but after coming back from church, my family went over to Adelle's grandparents house for a nasi lemak dinner. I ate a packet of nsi lmak, chicken rendang, sotong sambal and fried beans. And, to add to my fabulous day out, I was aquainted with 2 extremely cute and cuddly puppies and one doggie. You would never guess that the Rottweiler puppy was born lame but thanks to constant and loving care, he can now walk but he walks a bit funny...like a bear. And my favourite Pekingnese pup has a hernia. It's only about 6 weeks old and is too young to undergo an operation so, he has to grow up before it can be corrected. Needless to say, I had so much fun playing with them that when I got home, my dog was sniffing me all over as she could smell all the dogs on my clothing. I went to bed last night with a full tummy and a smile on my face!