Down to Some Private Kitchen Dinning

Hi everyone! How are you today? Do you ever get tired over some fast food restaurant, cafe, fancy restaurant or even with the hotdog stand outside your office building? How about trying some private kitchen dinning? Still hasn’t got a clue on where?

Huck’s Cafe! This underground home cafe is stuck in between some housing and apartment area. But their food are simple delicious. The double story house is decorated based on the Balinese theme that makes you feel warm and cozy together with a man made fish pond that even relaxes your clouded mind. Sounds too good to be true?

So, what so special about this Huck’s Private Kitchen? The Chef will be offering various menus for you to choose from. However these menus will be constantly changing from month to month. In another words, the Chef will decide certain menus for his customers. Let’s take a pip on what are the top dishes he has to offer. Start with soup, appetizer and salad.

Pumpkin Soup – with fresh pumpkin, carrot and onions

Eden Salad – served with edible herbs flower, wild rocket, lettuce, carrots, purple cabbage with lemon sauce

Nemo Salad – served with mango, carrots, wild rocket, lettuce with lemon sauce

Daun Kedok Coconut – served with coconut, daun kedok, shallots, dried prawns, peanuts, chili and kantang flowers. A truly traditional Asian appetizer

Just the soup, appetizer and salad is tempting enough what more to say on the main course and desserts. As for the main course, I shall review only the top dishes among all of the Chef creations. They are:-

Lemon Roast Chicken – served with whole bird with roasted potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and herbs

Baked Fish – served with coated oat and cheese with creamy pasta

Rolling in Drip – served with two beef steaks, button mushroom and cheese

Racing Bull – served with stew beef, onions, carrots, potatoes, bay leaves with red wine

Finally, we are presenting you with the dessert menu for tonight. We have,

Love Creme Brulee

Durian Mud Pie Ice Cream – top with cashew nuts and rich chocolate sauce on durian ice cream (seasonal item)

Bird Nest – top with toffee, chocolate cookies with vanilla and chocolate ice cream

Rocky Road – served with cashew nuts, bitter chocolates with toffee

Head down to Huck’s Cafe and tried these wonderful dishes. Remember, advance reservation is required as the seats are limited. There are two location for you to choose from.

26 Jalan 5/58 Bukit Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya

03 – 7781 2781

 

22 Jalan Abdullah Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur

03 – 2282 2126  

Good Luck & Enjoy

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Rosie

Pancakes For Breakfast!

Hi everyone! Good morning Monday. Had your great breakfast this morning? Why not tried some home – made pancakes? Delicious. Well, recently I have made some pancakes over the weekends and the are just perfect for the lovely Sunday morning. So, let’s start cooking some pancakes shall we?

Ingredients: –  

1 3/4 all purpose flour, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 egg slightly beaten, 1 1/2 cup milk (optional), 3 tablespoons cooking oil,

Toppings: –

Desired fruit (apple, frozen blueberries, peach), syrup (optional)

Cooking Method: –  

1. In a large bowl stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

2. In another small bowl, used a fork to combine egg, milk and oil.

3. Add in the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir until well mixed (batter should be slightly lumpy). If desired you may add in your desired fruits.

4. Heat up the frying pan. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into it to get a standard size pancake. But if you wish to have a dollar size pancakes, used about 1 tablespoon batter.

5. Cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Make sure both side the edges are slightly dry. Served warm.

6. If desired served with syrup and fruits too.

You can always make different types of pancakes and have fun too! If you wish to have a more healthier pancakes tried the whole wheat pancakes. You may substitute with whole wheat flour and brown sugar.

Hope you will enjoy this easy and delicious recipe of mine. Bon appetite everyone.

Good Luck & Enjoy

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Rosie

Chinese Tea

Hi everyone! I am back with more interesting stories after a long vacation. I hope you are doing great. Today I wanted to share with you on Chinese tea. Are you a tea person like I do? I love tea especially, Chinese Tea. Tea has been around for more than thousand years ago and it was originated in the South West part of China. Due to the warm and tropical climate zone, it has the most suitable soil to plant tea trees here. Did you know, Chinese Tea was first discovered as medicine and evolved into our beverage today?

Recently with my visit in China, I have learnt interesting facts on Chinese tea. Did you know, Chinese Tea is being categories into 8 classes!

1. Chinese Green Tea – Green tea is the most natural of all Chinese Tea classes. It is picked, natural dried and fried briefly just to get rid of the grassy smell. Fermentation is not being process here. Green Tea has the mot medical value and least caffeine amount all 8 classes. Green Tea contain a medium to high aroma but light in flavor. There are many types of Green Tea  you could buy, but the most famous ones are, “Hou Kui” (Monkey King), “Long Jing” (Dragon Wall), “Gua Pien” (Mellon Seed) and “Mao Jian” (Fur Tip)

2. Chinese Oolong Tea – it is also known as, ‘Qing Cha”. Oolong Tea is in between green tea and black tea. Typical Oolong Tea leaves are green in the middle and red on the edges. Oolong Tea is fried, rolled and roasted and undergo a brief fermentation process. Usually Oolong Tea are for serious Chinese tea drinker as the aroma is from light to medium but the flavor is very strong. You may tried “Tie Guan Yin” (Iron Goddess), “Big Black Leave”, “Oolong Special”, Osmanthus Lone” and “Snow Flake Lone” as these are the most common Oolong Tea.

3. Chinese Black Tea – it contains the highest caffeine among all the Chinese Tea classes. Black Tea produce a full bodies amber when brewed as it undergoes drying, roasted and let ferment for a long period of time. The most famous Chinese Black Tea is no other than “Pu’er”. It has a robust taste with a mild aroma.

4. Chinese Red Tea – it is called Red Tea due to it is process from red leaves. This is where the leaves will turn into dark red copper color before they are fried, rolled and shaped. Red Tea has a very long shelf life as they can be stored for years! Red Tea have both low aroma and medium flavor but however it is not much in demand as compare with the rest. However, you should tried on “Lychee Red”, “Qi Men Red” and “Tian Red” and maybe you would love it.

5. Chinese White Tea – White Tea comes from the buds and leaves of Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. The leaves and buds are wither in natural sunlight before they are processes lightly. Usually White Tea is found in Fujian province. Sometimes, White Tea considered as a subclass of Green Tea. It has a very low caffeine content as well. “Longevity Eyebrow King” is apart of the White Tea series.

6. Chinese Yellow Tea – it is uncommon class of Chinese Tea but it is slowly gaining recognition in Western country. It is produce from yellow tea leaves. The process is similar as the Green Tea fermentation but the dying process is slower and the damp tea leaves are left to take on a natural, light yellow color. If you do not like the Green Tea intense flavor, you can choose Yellow Tea as has a mild, sweet and refreshing flavor. But beware of the temperature while brewing this Yellow Tea as the water should not be hotter than 180 degrees F. This tea may not be commonly or easily found but if you so happened, tried look for the “Yin Jan” (Silver Needle) and “Yellow Bud”

7. Chinese Flower Tea – Flower Tea is an unique class of Chinese Tea. It is subdivided into Flower Tea and Scented Tea. It is a simple concept whereby the dried flowers are used without any processing. It has medium flavor and strong aroma. You may tried, “Rose”, “Dragon Ball”, “Jasmine”, “Chrysanthemum” and “Hibiscus” too.

8. Chinese Compressed Tea – it is a whole and finely ground tea leaves that have been packed in molds and pressed either in block or cakes and columns shape. Compressed Tea is the most commonly produce and used form of tea back in China prior to the Ming Dynasty. Usually, Black Tea is used in Compressed Tea. It can be stored for years and decades believe it or not! Usually, “Pu’er” is used in Compressed Tea.

I hope the 8 types of Chinese Tea that I have shared with you will bring you some knowledge on tea. There are facts shown that by drinking Chinese Tea will bring goodness in us. More countries such as Western countries are now enjoy a cup of hot Chinese Tea. Hope you will find a your own favorite Chinese Tea too. Till then…

Good Luck & Enjoy

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Rosie