Yummy Yum Yam

After craving tom yam for so long, I finally get to taste it today. Hubs called me a moment before lunch. He wanted to take me out for tom yam as I was bugging him about it this morn. But then to have lunch with him, he'll have to come all the way up and then go down to Sunshine and later send me back to office, him to his office. It's so much hassle, pity him. Once in a while it's ok but today the craving is not that strong yet, so I turned down his offer. See see my colleagues suggested to go Sunshine, but it's already 11.45am. By the time we reach there, the queue will be so long already. So I didn't put much hope in eating it today. However, the guy up there must have heard my wish and divert most of the patrons to other places. I managed to order a bowl of yummy tom yam and it was ready in such a short time. Happily I whollap the whole bowl including the soup, till the base was exposed. Only the peppermint leaves were left. Am a satisfied girl now.

Happy Birthday to you,dear friends!

We, the makan gang were out again last night for the celebration of December's babies. Yup, this month we have two birthday girls. One being my uni mate and another being my ex-house mate. Upon recommendation from Lil' Monkey's colleague, we decided to patronize the new shop in QB, Macedoine Dining. Situated on top of Old Town Kopitiam, it took over the place used to house Al Fresco Coffee. The place is quite small and with a group of 6 people occupying two tables, it looks like we almost have the whole area covered. Each of us ordered a set dinner. For RM14.80++ per set, it comes with a soup, a main dish and a drink. I did survey on this restaurant from welovepenang.blogspot.com. Since she went back there for the second time, I thought it was not bad. We didn't whip out our camera so the following photos are taken from welovepenang.blogspot.com.

First to arrive is the Grilled Chicken ordered by Hubs.

He did not join the birthday celebration but since the others were late, he had his dinner first and left me when the rest came. The soup was nothing to shout about. What I like about this set is the green blended peppermint leaves that was used as deco. This blended leaves was normally used in tandoori chicken serve in Kapitan...my favorite. All the sets come with a choice of either saute potato or wedges. Staying with my MIL, I'm trying to lead a healthy life too. So I asked him to go for saute potato. Good choice! The potato reminds me of those that comes with Fujitas from TGIF or Chilies though the taste lacks a bit. As for the gravy, we felt that it doesn't go well with the meat. As for the drink of the day, it was peach tea. It smells good but the only sad thing is it's too sweet. Maybe if we ordered with ice, it will be diluted and hence not this sweet.

Two girls ordered Grilled Fish but non not have good comment on it.

Each of us tried a bite on this. The taste? Erm.....weird. I couldn't figure out the taste but they said it tasted like corn sauce. This time the waitress forgot to asked us whether we want saute potato or wedges, and they decided to give us wedges instead. Lucky for my sharp eye, the moment I saw the brought the Grilled Fish over with the wedges, I immediately asked the waiter for potato for my set. Believe me, the wedges is a big NO-NO.

Mine? I prefer to be safe than sorry and ordered Chicken Chop. No one can goes wrong with this. It's just a deep fried chicken drumstick and a little sauce. No photo for mine though. Taste the best among our orders. The sauce is slightly spicier but still edible. The chicken was crispy and quite big portion. I couldn't finish them. Probably because I had nibbled on Hubs food earlier on.

The last to arrive was one of the birthday girl. We had decided for her on her set after we tried most of the sets. We thought one could never go wrong with Fish & Chips too. Saw the next table ordered it and looks quite OK but turn out......disappointing. The fish was totally from the fridge to the flour. No seasoning or whatsoever. One word....TASTELESS. The portion is not as big as Chicken Chop but still she couldn't finish it.

We, the makan gang is famous for our sharp tongue. Not in arguing but in food tasting. All I can say is once and that's enough. If you don't believe us, give it a try.

MACEDOINE Dining
Business hours: 10.30am - 10.30pm
Tel: 04-645 5872
H/P: 016-4673632 (Michael)
Email: michaellau11@yahoo.com
Address: GF-126, Queensbay Mall, 11900 Bayan Lepas Penang

Ayamas, finger licking good!

Just a few hours after my last post, I told Hubs I long for Ayamas. He was quite ok with it. But the nearest shop is almost 10km from where we were. Hubs had a football session at 5-7pm. So I told him to drop me off at my place, to wash up my dirty clothes and do some manicure/pedicure while watch TV. While on the way, Hubs took the left lane instead of the usual right. When I asked him, he said he's fetching me to buy first, then only send me home. Aw...so sweet. He drove all the way to the forever delicious Ayamas shop. Although I was the one who went down to tapao, my heart still feel so flowery by his action. Thanks, Hubs! They don't have the quarter bird or set, so I go ahead and bought half-bird (all to myself). I though to myself, " I need to exercise before consuming all these". The moment I set down the box, I couldn't refrain myself from tearing open the box like a hungry bear. Totally forgot to even take picture on this. Aroma filled the air and down my nostril. Nothing could stop me now. In less than 15mins, I salvaged 80% of the meat. STOP! I really need to exercise. So without further ado, I went down to the gym only to find a lady on my fav machine. That's the only machine I ever used whenever I'm at the gym. So plan cancelled and I went up to rest my tummy. The rest of 20% was eaten in less than an hour later. I consoled myself by putting on UZap. Way to go!!