Ethan has been talking so much about Jurassic World as most of his friends in school have watched it in the cinema. With his exams all done and over with, we decided to bring him for a movie treat last weekend.  My boys and I before the movie start. Am so glad that Ayden sat through the entire movie this time. During our last movie outing, that boy ran out halfway through making me miss out on […]

After making so many frozen traditional popsicles aka ais krim potong, I guess it’s time to make some fruity frozen yogurt treat.  I bought some strawberries the other day.  I washed and removed the leaves. I sliced some and left the rest to be blended with yogurt later.  I juiced half an apple for some natural sweetness.  Combine apple juice, strawberries and natural yogurt in a food processor.  Blend until smooth. Pour into popsicle mould. […]

I made orange frozen popsicle once. I did not add sugar and little Ayden refused to eat it. I guess it was too sour. So I thought of an alternative to make it sweeter naturally.  I added natural apple juice.  I blend the orange and apple juice together.  Poured into the popsicle mould and freeze.  The result is an extremely refreshing cold treat on a super hot day! This orange plus apple juice popsicle is […]

My sister-in-law brought some durians for us from my FIL’s orchard last weekend. Thick, creamy and extremely sweet. Oh me, oh my. Yums! I ate them all immediately leaving 2 seeds (as shown above) to make durian frozen popsicles. Creamy durian flesh.  Boil a cup of fresh milk in a pot. Add the durian flesh and mash. I did not add sugar and salt since I’m making this for my 22-months-old Ayden. Once boiled, let […]

This month, we celebrate Malaysia’s unique and multi-cultural food heritage at Cinnamon Coffee House, One World Hotel as it is transformed into a bazaar with live action stalls offering a myriad of tastes from the states around the country. After a long day, seeing this thoughtful little gesture from the hotel team surely warms the heart. Beautiful little gift of kurma before we feast on our dinner. From over 100 delicacies with six menus rotated daily, […]

This year we celebrated TWO fathers (Darling and my Dad) on Fathers’ Day over at Estadia by Hatten. This place is still brand new having launched just a month ago. I arranged for my parents to stay the night with us too and told them to meet us there. We made our way from KL and met up with my parents at Hatten Hotel car park Level 5. There is a special car park area for […]

I love baking cakes using my rice cooker. I find that the cakes retain their moisture better compared to oven-baked ones.  After all the successful cakes I baked using my rice cooker, I thought it will be a breeze baking a moist banana cake but I was wrong. It took me 4 attempts before I can finally publish this post as I don’t want to be one of those who published false recipes and ending […]

Persimmons are an excellent source of fiber. They are very high in fructose though so have to keep reminding myself to eat them in moderation.  The persimmon season is short so whenever they are in season, I’ll make sure to buy them in boxes as I super love them.  But do you know persimmons make excellent soup as well? It pairs well with almost any bone broth. All you need is some persimmons and your […]

Today while big brother Ethan is at school, Ayden decided to help me make fruit salad. Actually I have no problem feeding Ayden fruits. It is the big brother I am having difficulty with. He refused to eat fruits no matter what so these days, I make fruit salad for him. With fruit salads, he’ll at least eat maybe 2 to 3 spoon fulls, better than nothing right?  So let’s make this easy peasy fruit […]

The fasting season is near and that means having buah kurma (dates) in abundance everywhere. I love eating kurma. The moment I see shops starting to sell kurma, I’ll go grab several boxes home but Ethan doesn’t fancy kurma. In fact, he won’t even touch it. Well, that boy doesn’t even eat bananas but loves eating my banana cake so that got me wondered if he’ll eat kurma cake. Again, it took two bakings to […]

During our holiday in Genting earlier last week, the marketing team was very kind to treat us to a scrumptious dinner at Resort Seafood on our final night there. Resort Seafood Level 1, Resort Hotel Operating Hours Lunch (Daily) 12.00 noon – 2.30pm Dinner (Daily) 6.00pm – 9.30pm I tell you one thing. If you’ve been following my blog or FB you’ll know that I frequent Genting like nobody’s business as it is only an […]

Remember my post on Angcle Peoh’s best Char Koey Teow that blew me away? It got me craving for more day after day after day so I decided to go there again not too long ago.  Ayden checking out the menu :P Once we are there, I decided to try something different. I wanted to know if the rest of the items on the menu is as good as the glorious CKT.  I ordered the […]

At 21 months old, Ayden is finally bored of porridge and mushy food. He likes to eat rice with soup these days. I’m busy looking for new soup recipes to add more varieties in his diet. I was first introduced to guava soup when I was invited to a friend’s house for dinner over CNY. It was my first time drinking guava soup and I must say that it is intriguingly delicious. It is unique, refreshing […]

Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar will once again set themselves as the ultimate dining destination on this holy month of Ramadhan for a spread of mouth-watering sumptuous selections of dishes from 21st June to 16th July 2015. Themed Starry Arabian Nights, we can expect an extensive spread of traditional Arabian and Malay cuisine. The entire place is also decorated to incorporate Arabian styles such as starry lights to create a great starry ambiance.  Last year, Darling treated […]

A friend said I am baking with a vengeance. Heh. It’s just that I am so excited to experiment with so many recipes out there to see which works and which doesn’t. This is my second attempt baking Moist Chocolate Cake. My first attempt failed miserably so I did not blog about it. It came out looking like a piece of belacan. It was so dense there wasn’t any space to breath in there. I […]

We are getting very comfortable baking using our rice cooker these days with the many successful cakes that we’ve baked. Today, I’m going to let my little helper do most of the work because it is that easy :) If little Ayden can do it, so can YOU! Watch this video: We’ll be baking this beautiful and equally delicious Marble Butter Cake. It is actually similar to the butter cake we baked previously but nicer looking […]

The holy month of Ramadan is commonly perceived to be a time of giving and blessing. It is also said to be the time for reflection and contemplation, for charity and compassion, and for friends and families to turn their thoughts to those less fortunate. For Darling who is in the marketing line, it is time to scout for the best Ramadan dinner spread to reward his business partners. We’ll start with Eastin Hotel’s buka […]

I baked butter cake using my rice cooker last week. This is by far the most successful cake baked using my rice cooker. The texture of the cake is exactly like those oven baked cakes except the top layer is pale and not brown. The amount of ingredients used makes it just perfect when it comes to the thickness of the cake. This is also the first cake (baked using my rice cooker) that requires […]

I have a Snickers bar sitting in my fridge for months. I did not allow the kids to eat it actually coz it’s too sweet. We had two. We got it during our stay in Aloft KL back in March. It came complimentary with the room. The kids ate one yet they can’t finish it so I did not let them eat this one. I was wondering what to do with it when I suddenly […]

Happy Mother’s Day to all my lovely mommy readers. I hope your day has been great. Mine started sadly with not a single wish from my boys that prompted me to post this on my Facebook: They don’t wish me so I wish myself lor. See, so nice my friend sent me a virtual cake somemore :P But it did get better lah after that. We went to Eastin Hotel for a Mother’s Day buffet […]

My first rice cooker cake is steamed banana chocolate cake. Then I experimented with a different recipe making moist chocolate cake that turned out to be a total flop as it was too dense. Today, using the steamed banana chocolate cake recipe, I tried making sweet corn cake. Was super nervous to open the rice cooker when it was done as I was afraid it will be another failure but surprise, surprise, this is highly successful! […]

I wanted to blog about other stuffs tonight but I just came home from a fabulous durian buffet at Pullman Bangsar and my body’s really hot right now from all the sugar rush.  We were actually here for a Ramadhan dinner preview and durians is one of the main attraction. Last year I was here too and we got to eat Durian Kampung but this year we were extremely lucky to get Musang King! Va […]

Over the long weekend we spent most of our time eating. I don’t know. I think it’s a Malaysian thing. We happy, we eat. We bored, we eat. We stress, we eat. We angry, we eat :P As for us, we were not angry nor stressed out but purely wanted to kill time. Since we had so much time in our hands, we drove all the way to Bangsar for some Japanese cuisine.  We went […]

Since I am so crazy on baking using my rice cooker, I think I better list down all my rice cooker cakes posts in ONE post for easier reference. I’ll update this post as and when I have a new successful bake to share :) Moist Chocolate Cake *Tutorial Video* Click for full recipe: http://www.submerryn.com/2015/05/rice-cooker-cakes-moist-chocolate-cake.html Cheesecake *Tutorial Video* Click for full recipe: http://www.submerryn.com/2017/04/baking-with-ayden-rice-cooker-cheesecake.html Marble Butter Cake *Tutorial Video* Click for full recipe: http://www.submerryn.com/2015/05/rice-cooker-cakes-marble-butter-cake.html Moist Orange Cake *Tutorial Video* […]

I’ve been seeing pictures of people eating this J-shaped ice cream for months and told myself to NEVER ever go near it as it looks horrendous. But true to the saying, “Never say NEVER” I finally succumbed to it when Ethan requested for it. My first reaction was an immediate ‘NO’ but Ethan kept begging us for it each time we walked passed this place. After about two months or so, we finally bought one […]

Can you believe that I am still cooking porridge for Ayden at home? He is 21 months old now and porridge is still his staple food. He eats whatever else that we eat but still the bulk of his meal is porridge. Today, I tried making something different for his tea break. I made Mee Hoon Kueh.  Mee Hoon Kueh aka Pan Mee with only flour and water without eggs. I made a hole in the […]

Since I got my new rice cooker, I’ve been abusing it with baking rather than cooking rice. LoL. This is to compensate my many years of being unable to bake due to a faulty oven wiring at home :( Today, I tried baking bananas in spring roll skin aka popiah pisang. Only two ingredients needed – spring roll skin and banana. I sliced the banana in half and wrapped it with the spring roll skin. […]

Darling bought me a new toy. The rice cooker that I have been using to cook porridge for Ethan and now Ayden has finally died so he bought me a new one. It comes with a CAKE function so today I excitedly tried to bake a cake using it as my oven at home is rendered unusable for ages. For a mother of two, you’d think that I would have everything in my kitchen but […]

It’s time to make popsicles again and this time, we are making red bean popsicle. Growing up, my favourite ais krim potong flavours are kacang merah, durian and jagung. I also like cendol and yam. I have tried making sweet corn popsicle and it turned out really well. You can refer to my popsicle posts here: http://www.submerryn.com/2015/06/easy-homemade-frozen-popsicles-recipe.html Let’s start with our red bean popsicle now. First, we need to make red bean paste.  But before […]

How many of you here are vegetarian? Raise your hands. Well, I am not a vegetarian but I do believe in organic food and eating healthy whenever possible. That is why I am now growing my own greens in whatever little space I have at home. Last Sunday, a vegetarian friend invited our family to dine at Be LOHAS Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine in Sunway Mentari. Be LOHAS healthy vegetarian cuisine, Mentari Plaza. Ayden and Ethan […]

We were in Penang late last year. Wanted to try the asam laksa at Ayer Itam market but did not manage to do so due to the kids spending too much time at the beach. That is what happens when we travel with kids. They prefer to play eventhough I prefer to go out food hunting. Imagine my delight when I read in several blogs about the asam laksa in Ayer Itam being available not […]

Ethan doesn’t eat fruits. If I don’t make him eat enough fiber I’m afraid he’ll get constipated one fine day. What I can do however, is to boil papaya soup for him regularly. He doesn’t know it is papaya soup though because I boiled it with corn and the sweetness of the corn actually camouflage the papaya taste (if any). Papaya is one of the best fruit to eat if you suffer from digestive problems […]

Last weekend while doing our grocery shopping, we saw sampling of some Indonesian sweet potatoes. We tasted it and it was very nice. Sweet and fragrant but then again, don’t all sweet potatoes are sweet? Looking at the price, I just brushed it off and proceeded to get my usual Japanese potatoes that is much cheaper BUT this Darling is a sucker to all these promoters. I don’t understand why. They are not even sweet […]

After my first attempt of making the highly successful and delicious banana chocolate ice popsicle that is a huge hit with the kids, I am more confident to try on other healthy treats. Since the kids love corn, I thought of making sweet corn ice popsicle as we always buy sweet corn ais krim potong.  Ingredients needed are just a cob of sweet corn, a glass of fresh milk, a teaspoon of sugar and a […]

I love spicy food. I always go maximum when it comes to eating spicy food. Maybe because I grew up eating delicious Nyonya cuisine but Darling is not so adventurous. He can’t tolerate too much spiciness. The only thing spicy in his life is ME :P While most kids his age can eat chili, Ethan doesn’t eat spicy food as he is as ‘lousy’ as his Dad. They get sore throat easily so Darling is […]

It was raining heavily this evening but Darling was out sending his car for service. We were hungry at home with nothing much to eat but a bunch of extremely ripe bananas. I needed to make something fast out of it for tea and the easiest is always the ever so simple Cekodok Pisang or Cucur Pisang. Petang tadi hujan punya lah lebat. Darling tak de kat rumah. Dia keluar hantar kereta pi servis. Kita yang […]

Went back to my in-law’s place last weekend and got a whole lot of ripe bananas. Would be so awesome if I can bake banana cake with these but my oven is still not working so I have to think of other ways to quickly use them up. Ripe bananas that will bruise the next day. Must eat them up quickly! Let’s make a healthy ice treat.  I took two, strip them naked and placed […]

A week ago, we were invited to experience a showcase of an extensive spread of seafood for marine enthusiasts at Chatz Brasserie, PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur. Dubbed ‘A Festival of Marine Harvest and International Carvery’, we were spoilt for choices with slipper lobster, mussels, prawns and scallop on ice, Japanese selection of fresh sashimi and sushi, grilled seafood and meat and lots more. We also enjoyed sampling crabs cooked in 6 different flavours.  Butter Crab Kam […]

I’m a bit of a health freak mom when it comes to drinks. I don’t usually allow the boys to drink sodas on ordinary days. They are only allowed to have sodas on special occasions due to the high sugar content. I prefer them to be drinking something healthier. I prefer juice. I make fresh juices for them everyday at home. When we are out I usually make them drink water from their tumbler >_< I […]

We were in Mont Kiara today for Ethan’s haircut at Number 76 and as usual I took that golden opportunity to get my hair treated but I will talk about that another day in another post :) Just next to it is this boutique coffee and tea place: Caffé Crema E01-02, Plaza Mont Kiara, Block E, 2 Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, KUALA LUMPUR Ayden kept coming in here while Ethan was having his haircut. I guess […]

Few weeks ago was extremely hot, right? On scorching hot days, I like to drink watermelon juice. Actually I like to drink any juice as long as they are freshly made. But the one fruit that goes really well with the kids is watermelon. Ethan who doesn’t like to drink fruit juice can still tolerate watermelon juice. He’ll drink at least half a glass.  The best part is it is also one of the easiest […]

Many people are falling ill under this torturous weather. I boil barley frequently for the family as they (especially Ethan) are getting really heaty from being out in this scorching heat. Ayden and I are quite okay as we spend most of our time in the comfort of our home but Ethan and the father are always out and it is important to keep them well hydrated. Ethan’s nose bleed episodes are getting more frequent […]

Malaysians love their nasi lemak. That is the first thing we miss each time we travel overseas and will be the first thing we eat as soon as we touch down back in Malaysia. But there is this someone who loves it too much until he recreates it into a dessert resulting in a strange but intriguing Nasi Lemak Crème Brulee. I’ve seen this dessert a lot on Instagram so I told Darling that we […]

Last Monday when most of the city folks are preparing to balik kampung for the Chinese New Year, Sid invited us for dinner over at Tony Roma’s to try out their latest promotion – Crave the Kick that is happening from 16th February to 29th March 2015.  Pina Colada (RM13.90 each) As soon as we are seated, we ordered our drinks. Instead of ordering the usual designated drinks at TR, we specifically ordered their Pina Colada […]

Chinese New Year is just a day away. What that means is hot, hot days are waiting for us. I know every year at my in-law’s place, Ethan and I will keep eating ice-cream to cool us down as it can be pretty hot over there. This year, I am well prepared. Since we will be eating ice-cream like twice a day, I better make sure we eat something ‘healthier’ as I know Ayden will want […]

Chinese New Year is exactly a week away. As we get busy preparing to celebrate the arrival of the Goat, we also had the opportunity to dine in true oriental tradition at Tai Zi Heen, KL. The Submerryn family at Tai Zi Heen, Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur We were treated to a bounty of traditional reunion feasts of pork-free Cantonese fare. Toss to good fortune; the auspicious festive menu begin with the tossing of […]

One of the great ways to begin the celebration of the Lunar New Year is by indulging in hearty meals and symbolic dishes representing good luck, prosperity and health with family and friends. The Submerryn family was at Ming Palace, Corus Hotel KL recently to toss to their scrumptious Lou Sang set menu. Salmon Fish Yee Sang with Dragon Fruits and Pine Seed (RM98++ Half Portion / RM128++ Whole Portion) The best part of Lou […]

Remember we had dinner at Xenri not too long ago? We saw that their Yee Sang set will be up soon so I quickly gathered my best pals to try it out. The thing about Lou Sang is the more the merrier and merry we were that fine afternoon as there were 10 of us excited to try out their luxurious Yee Sang. A row of beautiful bamboos outside Xenri. If you ever have trouble finding […]

This is his second restaurant I heard. My foody friends were talking about him and his restaurants. His first restaurant serves more towards spicy dishes while this second restaurant is more ‘home feel’ as the food serves here aims to bring your memory back to home. I’ve not dine at his first restaurant (Restaurant Fu Li Lai, Bandar Puchong) but my foody friends had and when they invited me to join them to try out his […]

As we usher in the year of the Sheep, greater hopes and prosperity arrives to bring up the energy to us this Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is all about families, friends and loved ones getting together under one roof for a favourably and promising moments. It is our first time dining here at Ee Chinese Cuisine, Eastin Hotel Petaling Jaya. The boys were really excited to be here. Eastin Hotel has always been […]

Chinese New Year is less than a month away. We are getting busy spring cleaning, making angpow lanterns, shopping and more to usher the 2015 Lunar New Year. It’s also a must for some to buy a box of Yee Sang to toss at home with the family on CNY day. Same goes for us. Last Saturday, we were at Sakae Sushi not to tapao their Yee Sang yet but to dine in and lou sang […]

Chinese New Year is less than a month away. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday we welcomed 2015 and now it’s almost CNY already? My family was invited to a CNY feast at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant, PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur last Thursday. It was our first Chinese New Year lou sang for the year so I made sure we dressed up for it. I was extremely happy to still be able to fit […]

We were at The Shepherdoo Restaurant & Lounge recently to try out their Valentine’s Day menu. Valentine’s Day falls on the 14th February this year (and every year) if you really don’t know. The Shepherdoo Restaurant & Lounge, Sky Park @ One City Priced at RM168/per couple, we were served the following: Starter (2 sets) Smoked Duck Breast Salad with Caramelized Citrus Dressing We started our Valentine’s meal with this tangy, simple yet refreshing salad […]

OK this post is not about me selling Elken products but coincidentally I was at Wisma Elken to meet up a friend who was there to collect something. It was late evening by the time I arrived there so we decided to have dinner nearby. It was just several days into the new year 2015 and we thought we should ‘eat big’ to start our year with abundance so we made our way to Xenri (located […]

Late last year, a few days after Christmas, a day after my birthday and a couple of days before the new year, we went to Barn Thai Restaurant & Bar at Plaza 33 for dinner with some friends. Such a posh looking place this Barn Thai Restaurant @ Plaza 33. The moment I stepped inside, I am mesmerized by their interior and decor. Definitely a nice place to hang out. Every corner exude style and […]

When I was in Penang and being driven around by our food blogger friend Ken, he stopped us at this humble place along Carnavon Street. He told us that their egg tarts here is very good so Darling immediately got down to get us some.  When a local tells you that the tarts here is good, it’s GOOD! Darling bought ten of these fresh out of the oven mini egg tarts for RM5.  RM5 for […]

You know I always hang around at The Strand right? It’s either there or 1U so when the foodie gang called for a night out to check out Bmon Cafe at The Strand Kota Damansara, I am ever so ready. We just got back from Penang and were disappointed that we did not get to take pictures of their famous murals at Armenian Street there but guess what? There is even cuter murals here at […]

Ok now I have some time to continue my post on our recent Penang trip. We shall talk about the assam laksa I had there. On our second night in Penang, we went to Northam Beach on our own for dinner. The food there was so horrible we left everything unfinished. Their laksa was simply horrible with the texture of their noodles being too soft that they just melt in your mouth (not a good […]

Christmas is the season of joy where everyone gets to spend quality time together. This year, we experienced “A Family Christmas Affair” with an exciting line-up of dining activities at Chatz Brasserie, PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur. Beautifully lit-up reindeers, sleigh and Christmas tree at the hotel lobby. We feasted on the traditional roasted turkey with chestnut stuffing. The must-haves on every Christmas, roasted turkey. This year, the chef has generously added in the rich in flavour […]

Darling and I went for dinner at The Manhattan Fish Market, Mid Valley about a fortnight ago with 4 other friends. A total of 6 adults and 2 children (excluding Ayden), we had a lot to eat. Dinner starts with their homemade soup specially prepared by the Chef. Cream of Beetroot Soup (RM5.50 Lite / RM6.50 Reg) Darling and I had this new item in the menu – cream of beetroot soup. So pretty in pink, […]