Tony Roma’s

Assalamualikum. Hi everyone. Lets talk about makan-makan.

I know Tony Roma’s is so common.
You can easily find their franchise all over in KL.
And I always thought they are very expensive!

So finally I went yesterday! just because to do this task.. Hahahahaha
*stop being cheapskate for once* >.<

I have directed by friendly waiter to a table next to window. Over the view is Sunway Lagoon.

 

Tony Roma’s is a modern casual dining chain restaurant. Very American style. You may adjust the window blind. We were enjoying our food while seeing the nice view of Sunway Lagoon over the window.. I simply took some pictures while waiting for our food to be served. No SDLR today, took all pictures with my phone camera which i carrying it everywhere i go… Hehe.. So that i can take more pictures to blog it here.. 😀

Tony Roma’s Drinks and Desserts Menu. Choosing your beverage was a headache because they have many to offer ranging from alcoholic to non-alcoholic. But me and ______ will normally skip the alcoholic section as both of us are non alcoholic people. Haha!

Our complimentary Bread with Butter Spread
Warm when it is served, crispy bread skins but soft inside!
Cut it half and spread with butter! Yummy!
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Pineapple Sunrise – RM8.90
Sweet and sour mixed of pineapple and orange juice.
Not chilled enough to my liking.
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Pina Mango Swirl – RM12.90
Pina colada swirl with mango and topped with crushed pineapple.
This is AWESOME!! The coconut milk enhanced the sweetness! =DD
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Salmon Scampi Pasta – RM39.90
A generous portion of pasta with garlic and tomato pesto.
And of course the thick piece of salmon!!
Salmon lovers!! You gotta love this!
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My main target – 
Lamb ribs with BBQ Chicken – RM53.90
Marinated lamb ribs flame-grilled to its perfection of crispy skin!
Tenderness of the lamb plus the delicious fat of the lamb make it perfect!
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The taste of lamb is awesome that is well marinated, and grill to perfection that the meat just breaks easily and fats that comes along is quite even. Just that some of the ribs have more fats and overall, this dish is done pretty good with special sauce that the chef have created that make its another great dish to be hunt in the menu.

Tony Roma’s

LL 1.43, Lower Level One, 
(Directly above the skating rink)
Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall
No. 3, Jalan PJS 11/15, 
Bandar Sunway, 
46150 Petaling Jaya, 
Selangor.
Well, that kind of enjoyment comes with a price.
Total of RM134.10 for two persons.
I guess I will only be eating here once in a long while. >.<
But its a good try.

The afternoon lunch was really enjoyable with the good companion in the warm and cosy restaurant and delicious food!

Overall Rating: 8.5/10

Recommended: Lamb ribs, Onion Loaf, Fish Grill, Chessy Burge

Price: Above Average. Price for set lunch is variant. It depends on the food that you order.

Ambiance: Cozy, young and lively atmosphere
Service: Good and friendly customer service.

Try Lanun Steak Uptown

Assalamualaiikum semua. Selamat hari merdeka !! Nak tanya ni korang suka makan kat mane? kalau Qila antara salah satu makanan kegemaran qila kalau nak makan Western Food ialah di Lanun Steak Uptown Hawkers, Damansara. Kalau korang pernah ke sana, mesti perasan gerai Western Food Lanun Steak. masa bulan puasa tiga kali makan sini. Heheheheh
 Environment dia ok la. tapi kadang terlalu ramai sampai takde tempat duduk. MEJA PENUH wa cakap lu !!!
Kat sini memang ada banyak pilihan Western Food dari pilihan menu Chicken Chop, Lamp Chop, Beef, Sirloin dan juga ada Mushroom Soup. Boleh pilih untuk di gabungkan dengan pilihan kuah Asli ataupun kuah Black Pepper.
Menu yang qila cuba minggu lepas, Lamb Chop. harganya murah sahaja dan memang berbaloi. Sedap dan semestinya lain kali akan cuba menu Sirloin Steak pulak.
Tempat dia biasa je. macam foodcourt tu. Ada banyak stall makanan. tapi Qila kalau datang sini cuma untuk makan kat Lanun ni je.. Sedapppp !!
Sizzling Lamp Steak qila punye, daging memang lembut + black pepper and lanun white sauce yang sedap ++ harga dekat sini adalah sangattttttttt murah. kalau tak salah harga makanan ni dalam range RM12-RM15 je.
Untuk korang2 yang xpenah try makan kat situ lagi..silalah. qila bagi 4 bintang..huhu..sebab daging die lembut..sos pun kena dengan selera qila.. harganya pun murah..hehe…soooo,zassss!!! so restoran nie dapat 3.5/5 star dari qila.. ahahahah.. kedekut star yeh aku? lebih dari 2.5 bermaksud korang boleh pergi makan kat sini.. anggap saja aku kedekut star.. ehem ehem.

MY HOMEMADE IKEA MEATBALL

Assalamualaikum. HI HI HI.

This is not my first time trying Ikea meatballs. People always telling me how nice is the meatballs. Last four days I went to there, the restaurant actually closed! GRRRRR

But, yesterday I finally get to eat there! *jumping around* so excited when I see the meatballs with fries. Looks so tempting 😀

I love their cream sauce super much! Actually at my first time try I was so surprised when I found that there’s berry jam in the plate! At first I thought it will taste weird because I cant imagine the mushroom-taste sauce mix with berry. But it turned out to be really matching. I love it so much.

I wish I can have it very often! HAHAHAHAHH.

So, we all know that Ikea is the best place to satisfy our cravings for meatballs right? They’re cheap, and delicious, but… just not worth the long queue!!! Don’t get me wrong. I love Ikea meatballs. To death. So much love for those little balls of meaty goodness that in many occasions, I find my ‘kakak’ driving all the way to Damansara, queue for God knows how long, and by the time I got my hands on a plate of meatballs (I always order 10 pieces no sharing). And it gets worse when it’s your turn to order, you’re all excited, tummy rumbling and all, then the cafe guy/lady says, “Sorry kak, meatballs habis. Tinggal salmon dengan chicken wings aje.” After all that time you wasted queuing. Killjoy.

It’s madness at the Ikea cafe these days. Weekdays, weekends, wee hours of the morning, late night just before closing, public holidays, whatnot, same old same old, always crowded. Not like those days (about 10 years ago) when my mom and I used to frequent Ikea. There was just so much space for us to run around with our shopping trolleys, and the meatballs were much bigger in size and less burnt as compared to today’s. Now the mention of Ikea makes her cringe. She hates crowds. She prefers to shop when there’s only her a few other people in the store. And if possible she wants her car parked right smack at the entrance, cos that’s how she rolls. Drama queen, I tell you. LOL! Just kidding, mom! Love you.

Well, I guess the problem with the Ikea cafe is that they’re understaffed. The workers can’t keep up with the meatballs demand of loyal customers, and as a result, we get shrinking, overcooked or burnt meatballs due to lack of quality control. I dunno bout you, but I keep getting those overcooked oddly shaped meatballs. And sometimes the creamy brown sauce could use a bit of seasoning too. Such a turn off. Don’t get me started on the Almondy (Daim cake). They almost ALWAYS run out!

So, If you don’t want to fight the masses of grumpy furniture shoppers for your Ikea meatball fix, you can make them at home like me !! HAHAHAH

This is the recipe. I found it at internet but I make it simple and the taste is still AWESOME !!

Homemade Ikea Meatball

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
5 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cold boiled medium potatoes
1 pound ground beef
1 egg
3/4 cup water and cream (or milk) mixture
3 tablespoons rusk flour, or dry breadcrumbs
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
A pinch of ground allspice

Cook the onion until golden in 2 tablespoons of lightly browned butter.

Mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour or crumbs in a little water.

Mix all the ingredients until well blended, and season generously with salt, white pepper, and a little ground allspice.

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Shape the mixture into golfball-sized balls and transfer to a floured sheet of waxed paper.
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Fry the meatballs slowly in plenty of butter.
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Cream Sauce

1 cup beef stock
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon white flour
Freshly ground white pepper

Bring the beef stock to a boil. Add the cream and soy sauce to taste, and thicken with flour. Season with white pepper and salt if needed.

Serve the meatballs with the sauce, freshly boiled small potatoes, and lingonberry jam. I just used raspberry jam, a bit different but it still YUMMYYY !

So you guys can also try it at home. MAMAMIA !!

BYE

Mee Rebus Hj Wahid AKA Baidali

Assalamualinkum uollss. Qila tengah lapar ni. Tetiba teringin makan sesuatu.

MEE REBUS JOHOR …erm memang dah lama tak makan makanan ni. Dulu masa masih duduk di Johor selalulah juga singgah ke gerai Mee Rebus Haji Wahid kat Taman Sentosa dan cawangannya di Stulang Laut. Mee Rebus Haji Wahid ini memang terkenal di Johor. Bila hujung minggu, gerainya yang di Stulang Laut memang jadi tumpuan terutamanya pelanggan-pelanggan dari Singapura. Lepas satu group ke satu group serbu pekene mee rebus.

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Harga sepinggan RM 3.50 je. Banyak ! kenyang makan. Makan satu pinggan pun dah sesak nafas. Qila memang tak boleh habis makan mee rebus satu pinggan. Selalunya sewaktu membuat pesanan siap cakap; mee separuh, tauge lebih dan kuah banyak ! Begitupun bila mee rebus sampai biasanya qila cuma boleh makan separuh pinggan dari ‘ separuh mee ‘ yang aku order tadi. Tapi kuah, tauge dan segala perabah yang dalam pinggan tu semua habis qila telan. hehehe

Dulu masa kecik-kecik memang kerap la datang makan mee rebus Hj Wahid ni dengan family. Biasanya pergi waktu sarapan pagi. Masa tu selalu pergi kt gerai sebelah station KTM. Tempat tu tak tahu la ada lagi ke tak. Waktu itu harga sepinggan mee rebus murah lagi iaitu dalam RM 2.50 sepinggan. Bagi yang memang minat gile makan mee rebus biasanya mereka memang order dua pinggan. Tapi sebenarnya sepinggan pun dah cukup banyak dah. Sekarang dah banyak dan cawangan mee rebus Hj Wahid ni.

Keluarga Haji Wahid memulakan usaha ini sejak 1919. Ia Bermula sejak tiga generasi lalu dari Basid Ali Karam Ali – Wak Baidali yang menjual mee rebus setiap hari dengan menggunakan kandar dua keranjang rotan yang dipikul di sekitar Bukit Zaharah dan Kampung Air Molek.

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Pada 1938, anaknya Haji Wahid Basid Ali mengambialih tugasnya dan menjadi satu-satunya penjual mee rebus di antara penjual sate di Satay Club, di seberang stasiun KTM Johor Bahru.
Pada 1978, Haji Wahid berpindah ke terminal bus Jalan Terus sementara anaknya Haji Halim, membuka kedai Mee Rebusnya pada sebelah petang di Tepian Tebrau.
Gerai Mee Rebus di Plaza Angsana dibuka pada tahun 1997.

Tujuh daripada 12 anak Haji Wahid dan dua cucunya melanjutkan perniagaan ini di Taman Rinting, Larkin Market food Court, Kampung Melayu dan di sebelah masjid Kolam Air. Cawangan di luar Johor yang diusahakan oleh anak-anak Haji Wahid ialah di Presint 9,Putrajaya di bawah pengurusan Zainal, di Section 24 Shah Alam oleh Yassin yang dahulunya berniaga di Tepian Tebrau, JB, dan di Sri Hartamas yang diusahakan oleh Nasir yang dahulunya berniaga di Komplek Kotaraya, J.Bahru.
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Apa istimewanya mee rebus johor ini ? Yang membezakannya adalah cara penyediaan dan bahan-bahannya yang ringkas tetapi sedap dan memikat selera. Mee rebus lain mana ada keropok semua…tapi mee rebus johor ada keropok di atasnya yang membuatkan perbezaan rasa bila kita mengunyah mee tersebut dan bunyinya yang kriuk, kriuk , menyerap masuk ke gendang telinga ! Haa…sensational itu yang membuatkannya berbeza dari mee rebus yang lain. Kemudian ada tauge, telur pindang, potongan lada hijau, taburan bawang goring disulami dengan perahan limau nipis sekiranya mahu. Apa yang paling best ialah adunan mee kuning dan tauge yang disirami dengan kuah pekat sesedap rasa. Berghazal tiba-tiba perut.. kihkihkih..
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Tengok ni penuh dengan condiment. Memenuhi selera tekak qila yang berselera johor ni la. Rasanya selama duduk dekat KL, orang-orang KL macam tak berapa terdedah dengan makanan Johor so diorang memang tak tahu apa yang special makanan orang Johor ni. Kalau pergi Johor jangan lupa jelajah dan selongkar makanan-makanan Johor. Semua sedap-sedap dan ada yang unik jugak dan memang susah nak dapat kalau kt KL ni.
Ok laaa cerita banyak-banyak pasal makan ni mengundang perut makin lapar jer. Dah la memang tengah lapar ;P kenyit mata sikit ! hiksss

Frambozen? Haaa?

Assalamualaikum semua. Hmmm kebelakangan ni terlalu banyak masalah menimpa. Tapi Alhamdulillah semuanya selesai juga satu persatu. kalau nak cerita semua masalah memang tak habis lah kan. Hari ni Qila nak share satu resepi yang memang awesome wa cakap lu!! eheh. Lepas Habis exam midterm sempat la Qila buat untuk hari raya. Bestnya rayaaaaa. Well selamat hari raya semua!! Ampun maaf dipinta, mensuci hening dosa. Okay la nama resepi yang Qila nak share ni Frambozen. Kenapa Frambozen? kenalah tanya pencipta dia. Siapa pencipta dia Qila pun tak tahu. Tapi serious to say Frambozen sangat dan amat sedappp.. NYUMNYUMNYUM ! Tengok je pun dah tahu sedap uollss. *telan airliur.Image

Haaaa nahhh, terliur tak tengok? dapat tengok jelah, rasa? tak dapat, bau? pun tak dapat.. heheh.

Actually, Frambozen ni takdelah baru sangat. Raya dua tahun lepas dah start keluar dah. Tapi jadi makin meletopss masa raya tahun ni. Mostly dekat area Johor Bahru dah makin ramai yang tahu tentang kewujudan kuih raya ni. Masa Qila buat ni, actually ni dah kali ketiga percubaan. Mostly semua jadi dengan jayanya heheheh. Means kat sini takdelah susah pun nak buat dia. so cerita banyak-banyak pun tak guna, lets start with the recipe.

Bahan-bahan yang diperlukan mudah didapati dimana-mana dan tak berapa banyak yang diperlukan.

Bahan A
250 gm tepung gandum *kalau nak lagi sedap dan rapuh boleh guna tepung redrose
110 gm gula icing *boleh dikurangkan sebab rasanya agak manis
110 gm serbuk badam
195 gm butter
1 biji telur kuning
80 gm susu tepung

Bahan B

Topping

TENGAH…jam atau filling blueberry/strawberry secukupnye
TABURAN….almond flakes  dan kuaci hijau *biji labu
Bahan C
Royal icing

60  gm putih telur
80  gm gula castor
2 tbsp tepung jagung
* Putar putih telur dan gula hingge menjadi meringue. Masukkan tepung jagung dan kacau perlahan menggunakan sudu.

Cara-cara untuk buat dia pertama sekali buat crust dia dulu. lapisan yang paling bawah tu, yang macam biskut tu.
1. Putar butter dan gula icing, masukkan kuning telur, masukkan tepung, susu tepung dan serbuk badam. Jadikan doh ( jika adunan masih lembik boleh tambah tepung sedikit demi sedikit )

2. Lapik tray 12x12x2 dengan kertas ( 1 adunan ini cukup untuk 1 tray )
3.Letak adunan dan tekan padat,cucuk dengan garpu permukaan doh,bakar sehingga kuning keemasan atau sehingga masak lebih kurang 30 minit pada suhu 170c.
Lepas dah crust dah masak keluarkan dari oven dan sejukkan sikit. Kemudian

sapu jam pada lapisan kedua serta royal icing . Barulah di tabur badam flakes dan kuaci.
Bakar lagi selama 20 minit untuk mewarnakan badam tadi.  ( tambah lagi mase membakar 1 jam pade suhu 100 C untuk mengeraskan royal icing )
Potong kepada bentuk segi empat yang disukai. *tips untuk potong frambozen ni, potong semasa royal icing betul-betul kering sebab ianya sangat rapuh dan mudah hancur.
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AMARAN KERAS: Biskut ni sangat sedap boleh menyebabkan anda makan tak berhenti. Maka jangan buat banyak-banyak takut terlebih makan boleh kena kencing manis pulak kang.. Eheheheh. Selamat mencuba.