潮陽小館 The Oriental Gourmet (Revisit)

潮陽小館 The Oriental Gourmet
Date: April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
Address: International Gourmet Street, 633 Silverstar Blvd., Unit 105, Scarborough
Phone: (416) 291-9966

it's still very crowded every time we came here..

潮州小四拼 (蝦棗 6 粒、蟹棗 6 粒、涼拌海蜇、泡帶子) $26
Chiu Chow Style Assorted Platter (Four Regular Size Combinations of Shrimp Ball, Crab Ball, Jelly Fish & Scallop)
..we saw many people ordered this platter.. & we love it..
潮陽甘蔗香薰鴨 (半隻) $10.5
Chiu Yeung Style Smoked Duck on Sugar Cane
..a strong "smoked" taste.. tender duck meat..

碧綠川椒雞 Stir Fried Chicken with Vegetable
普寧豆醬炒白菜苗 Stir Fried Baby Bok-Choy w/ Bean Sauce $8.5
..to be honest, it tasted like a normal Fried Baby Bok-Choy to me, with a few beans in it..

茄汁蝦碌

茄汁蝦碌
(食譜來源: 濃情朱古力碰上士多啤梨)

還記得有一次在朋友家吃過茄汁蝦碌，覺得很美味 (那當然是因為我朋友的煮藝了得啦!) 最近突然想吃茄汁蝦碌，但又不想在外面吃，那唯有自己嘗試做吧!

第一次煮，汁料不夠.. 讓我下次再試另一個 recipe 吧!



材料: 大頭蝦 12隻
汁料: 水 3 湯匙、茄汁 2湯匙、白醋 1湯匙、糖 1茶匙、粟粉 1茶匙、鹽 1/2茶匙、老抽 1/2茶匙

做法:
1. 將蝦尾部，頭尖部份、腳剪去。
2. 清洗及滴乾。
3. 預備汁料。
4. 燒熱3湯匙油，將大頭蝦兩面各煎2分鐘。
5. 再燒熱1茶匙油，煮汁料至濃稠。加入大頭蝦拌勻、上碟。

No arms, No legs, No worries -- Nick Vujicic

can u imagine living your life without arms & legs??

i'm alway amazed at how Nick Vujicic can do it..

he has been a great insipration to me.. it makes me cry every time when i listen to his sharing..

"we cannot & should not compare sufferings" by Nick Vujicic

highly recommending this video:
in this video, u'll see how Nick manages to use the computer, how he can swim, etc.. & how he can overcome depression & anger..


More about Nick..
Nick Vujicic (born December 4, 1982)

About Nick Vujicic

check out this website:

(Source: Life Without Limb)

Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine 凱龍船 (Revisit)

Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine 凱龍船
Date: April 18, 2009 (Saturday)
Address: Unit 4-6, 160 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & 404)
Phone (905) 731-3718

my aunt told me that the dim sum at 凱龍船 are good.. after being so disappointed a week ago, we decided to go for something good!! & yes, all the dim sum tasted GOOD!

(left) Steamed Shrimp Dumpling Har Gow 水晶蝦餃皇
(right) Steamed Siu Mai with Crab Meat 蟹皇蒸燒賣

(left) Steamed Beef Ball w/ Bean Curd Sheet 山竹牛肉球
(right) Steamed Spare Ribs w/ Pumpkin 南瓜蒸排骨

(left) Deep Fried Squid Tentacles 五香炸龍鬚
(right) Deep Fried Diced Beancurd w/ Spicy Chili Salt 椒鹽豆腐粒

(left) Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls w/ B.B.Q. Pork 蜜汁义燒腸
(right) Steamed Chicken Feet w/ Black Bean Sauce 豉汁炆鳳爪

(left) Steamed Shrimp & Veg. Dumpling in Chiu Chow Style 潮州蒸粉果
(right) Steamed Chicken w/ Mushroom & Fish Maw 北菇棉花雞

Steamed Duck's Egg Yolk Bun 黃金流沙飽

(left) Deep Fried Shrimp Dumpling w/ Salad 沙律明蝦角
(right) Deep Fried Taro Spring Roll 家鄉咸水角

炸鮮奶

i downloaded their dim sum menu from their website:

Boston Pizza (Revisit)

Boston Pizza
Date: April 17, 2009 (Friday)
Address: 2910 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Markham (Major Mac. & Woodbine)
Phone: (905) 927-0000

went to this Boston Pizza for dinner as we were sure that we could easily find a parking spot there.. hee hee.. it was our 1st time here though..

Cactus Cut Potatoes $8.45
A BP original. Thin & spicy fried potatoes with a bite. Served with signature cactus dip blended with crushed chilies, green onion, sour cream & parmesan..
..this homemade potato "chip" itself was spicy.. dunno how they made it this way.. but tasted good..

BBQ Chicken Pizza (small) $12.99
Signature pizza sauce, mozzarella, cheddar, fresh mushrooms & tender chicken breast tossed in sweet, smoky BBQ sauce..
..LG felt it's kinda weird to have sweet-flavored pizza.. but i think the sweet sauce went pretty well together with the BBQ chicken..

Ruelo Patisserie (Revisit)

Ruelo Patisserie
Date: April 11, 2009 (Saturday)
Address: Times Square, 550 Hwy. 7 East, Unit C73, Richmond Hill
Phone: (905) 762-1500

we decided to go try their 即叫即做 Soufflé.. but the waiting time for Orange Soufflé is 20 mins, while it's 40 mins for Chocolate Soufflé.. i guess it's $6.99 each..

we tried some cakes while waiting for the Chocolate Soufflé:

Matcha-misu
..it's Green Tea Tiramisu which has a very strong green tea flavor.. very good!!

Mango Almond
..it's Mango Mousse, chopped-mango pieces, almond bavarois, & almond dacquoise..

Chocolate Soufflé
..it's very fluffy..

i notice that they also have Molten Chocolate Cake for $9.99..

樂園 Nak Won

樂園 Nak Won
Date: April 11, 2009 (Saturday)
Address: 3225 Hwy 7 East, Unit 3, Markham (First Markham Place)
Phone: (905) 604-2471

the thing i like most about having Korean food is.. there are many different appetizers.. & i'm so happy to see 9 different appetizers here.. so many varieties!!! i like the 海帶 kelp most!

Pork Bone Soup HotPot 土豆豬排火鍋 (for 2) $19.99
..i like this one.. Pork Bone Meat very tender.. & the soup tasted good.. not too spicy.. LG said it's not spicy at all..

a closer look..

Spicy Rice Cake Sticks $8.99
..very spicy with a hint of sweet taste.. i guess that's the flavor of the Korean spicy sauce.. i like this one too.. the Rice Cake Sticks were chewy..

Jellied Soft Tofu Stewed in Hot Spicy Broth with Seafood & Vegetables $6.99
..this one was just so-so.. it's supposed to be spicy but not really.. very rich in ingredients though..

Stewed Cornish Hen Stuffed with Garlic, Cloves, Ginseng, Dates & Sweet Rice 蔘雞湯 (Half) $10.99
..not much Ginseng flavor..

can't remember the name of this dish.. i just know that it's beef! :P

there is another branch on Yonge & Finch.. this is their 2nd branch..

敦煌閣 Asian Cuisine

敦煌閣 Asian Cuisine
Date: April 11, 2009 (Saturday)
Address: 9021 Leslie Street, Unit 105, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & Leslie)
Phone: (905) 881-8098

it's a not-so-pleasant lunch..
we arrived there at ~12pm.. ordered the following dim sum + 黃金流沙包..
all 點心 $2 each..

(left) 安蝦咸水角 Deep Dried Glutinous Dumplings
..this was the 1st one to arrive.. but 翻炸的!! we tried to use our chopsticks to put thru the 咸水角 but couldn't!!
(right) 蝦餃 Steamed Crystal Shrimp Dumplings
..no good at all..

(left) 豉汁鳳瓜 Steamed Chicken Claw in Special Sauce
(right) 蝦醬鮮魷 Squid with Shrimp Paste

(left) 街坊芝麻腸 Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls with Peanut & Seafood Sauce
(right) 皮蛋瘦肉粥 Preserved Egg & Minced Pork Congee

the food were below average..

& now back to the 黃金流沙包 Steamed Buns Stuffed with Thick Milk..
we have waited for an hr & it still hasn't come.. so we asked the waitress to check for us.. another 15 mins went by & still nothing.. when we asked the waitress again, she said they were now making for us.. i was like, "what?! aren't u supposed to make it when we ordered it at 12pm?!" but anyway, we waited for another 5 mins & it finally arrived.. BUT not to us.. the waitress put it down at the table next to us.. & the customers from the other table noticed that it wasn't their order.. however, the woman said, "it's not our order, but i'm ok with this".. & then started eating the 流沙包!!!

what a meal!!

The Decadent Molten Chocolate Cakes

this is one of my favorite desserts.. bought it at Loblaws..
PC The Decadent Molten Chocolate Cakes (朱古力心太軟)

some of these frozen desserts either have too much flour, or doesn't taste like the real dessert.. but this one is really delicious & moist! just follow the simple instructions on the box with the exact timing.. very easy to make..

there r 4 of them in a box.. in individual package..

i love this cake as it was not too sweet, & it has a dark chocolate flavor.. 流出來的是朱古力漿, not powder.. very rich flavor (香濃) & it smelled sooooo good!!
& this is best served just out of the oven.. (let it cool down a bit first!) so YUMMY!!

i heard people having molten chocolate cake together with vanilla ice-cream.. maybe i should try it next time!! :)