Literally translated as “Mirror Lake”, Tasik Cermin is a pristine oasis that’s mysteriously tucked deep within one of the clusters of limestone hills in Ipoh (my hometown), a city 2 hours north of Kuala Lumpur. If you’ve not already known, Ipoh is famous for its widespread karst formations throughout the city, thus rendering it the nickname “Guilin of Malaysia”. […]
Author: DaphneFoo
Stir-Fried Chicken and Broccoli
When I was in the US for my honeymoon, I had a really strong craving for Chinese food (don’t judge me for that, I am just being Chinese). As such, I searched every corner to look for Chinese eateries in order to satisfy my craving. And guess what? I found this casual Chinese restaurant by the name of Panda Express in […]
Ginger Chicken Stew with Fermented Soybean
For those who’ve been following my previous post on Bentong, you’d have known that I bought the well-known Bentong ginger. Since then, I’ve been contemplating the types of dishes I can come up with, considering that my other half is not a big fan of ginger. Hence, it’s surely a tad tricky to come up with a dish to his […]
Four Seasons Dragon City Restaurant
It has been awhile since both hubby and I last had an authentic Chinese meal (peculiar of China, I meant). We have a strong penchant for such authentic cuisine, for the simple reason that we’ve never been to China. We’ve heard of so much good food that one can find in mainland China, but the main reason that delayed us from going there […]
Mushroom and Meat Korokke
One of the disadvantages of not jotting down the items to buy during grocery shopping, is that the majority of time, you may end up buying items that you already have. I don’t really have scheduled days for grocery shopping and therefore, I’ll just stock up as much as possible basic dry groceries, e.g. garlics, onions, gingers […]
Agra In Half A Day
On the third day of our Delhi trip, we were going to explore Agra – the home of the Taj Mahal and also the first capital of the great Mughal Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Hubby managed to get us an amazing deal from Expedia at the price of RM440 (US$106) per person inclusive […]