Drinks And Desserts

Here is the second part of my blog about SOULed OUT. This place has quite a number of choices of desserts, cocktails, mocktails and other type of drinks. Their staff are ever ready to quench your thirst. So here I'm going to share with you the drinks and desserts we had. Not going to comment on the cocktails as I hardly drink liqueur and definitely not an expert in it.

This is the Dragonfly juice. It's their signnature juice : Fresh red dragon fruit, watermelon, strawberry puree, Monin lychee syrup, fresh lemon juice and garnished with a wedge of dragon fruit. Well, it's quite tasty and it's definitely something unique.


Dragonfly

Souled Out Shooters S.O.S - Margarita Test TubesChoice of flavours (max 2 flavours)classic/blue/green/strawberry


Souled Out Shooters S.O.S

Green Peace - Limber up to the taste of white rum, Midory, dry orange curacao, sugar cane juice and pandan flavoured syrup.


Green Peace

Lemon Lychee Martini - Vodka, Lychee liquer, fresh lemon juice, lychee syrup


Lychee Martini

Malibu Sunrise - A blend of Alsolut Vanilla, Malibu, Cointreau, pineapple juice grenadine, lime juice, cranberry juice, orange & lime slices

Malibu Sunrise

Soul Sensation - Combining Vodka, triple sec jasmine syrup, brown sugar, red chili, fresh ginger and lime.

Soul Sensation

Those are the cocktails we had. Gosh, wasn't that a lot. I was laughing a bit much after the SOS shot. Geez, I don't think I can drink much anymore.

Anyway, here comes the best part of the meal - DESSERTS!!! How can anyone say no to sweet yummylicious dessert. Well, I definitely can't.

Pannacotta - Caramel topping

We had Pannacotta- Italian style cream mousse infused with vanilla beans. There are 2 choices of toppings which are the Caramel and Raspberry. Well, I personally like the Raspberry flavour. It's quite delicious and I actually quite like it. For those who are not sure what pannacotta is, it's actually literally means Cooked Cream in Italian. It's a very simple dessert to prepare but I never got the chance to try it yet as Doink never seem to show any interest in it.

Pannacotta - Raspberry Topping

And finally we had the Lava Cake. Warm moist chocolate cake in pralinesauce and cashew nuts, topped with Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream. It's definitely a great sinful delicious dessert. It's a must try in SOULed OUT if you like to indulge in some really good dessert. And don't forget, they serve it with Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream which goes really well with the cake.


Lava Cake

It was a great night. Met quite a number of new friends and I have to say I love them all. Guys you know who you are. And again, would like to thank Jason for his beautiful photos and Sidney for having us in this session. Hope all of you enjoy your visit here. Have a great day!

Great Place For A Satisfying Meal

It's so difficult to accomodate everyone's likings nowadays and one does not know where to dine when you are going out in a group as everyone favours different kind of variety of food. That's why I notice that there are more restaurants coming up with menu which serves from western, chinese to Indian types of cuisine so that there are choices for everyone. Don't everyone just love choices? *psst... not for me as I'm a fickle minded person*

SOULed OUT Kuala Lumpur is one of the places that is a great place to dine with family, friends and even with your partner. This place serves great food, drinks with cosy, warm ambience. The professional service staff which are always with a smile will ensure that every diners have a unique and pleasurable dining experience.

Anyway, I'm going to share with you some of the food which I had tried at the place. For starters, we had 4 different types of salad. First is the Sakura Denbu Salad, a japanese salad. It's unique and interesting and I really like the taste of it. I guess that's because I'm crazy over Jap food.


Sakura Denbu Salad

Than we had the mango prawn salad. I didn't manage to try this particular salad. So not going to comment on it. But the dish looks goods isn't it.


Mango Prawn Salad

Ceasar Salad with crispy crutons to give the crunchiness taste in the salad. A simple salad that's suitable for everyone's tastebuds.

Ceasar Salad

And finally the summertime salad. The grilled prawn and fish is marinated with some unique spices which gives the flavour taste really delicious. Definitely not a typical salad which you will come across at any restaurant. I would say this is a salad which you gotta try if you would like something different.

Summertime Salad

Deep Fried Calamari. I guess it's a favourite to most people. Crispy and crunchy squid rings in a secret batter recipe. Doink would definitely love this dish a lot.

Deep Fried Calamari

Than here comes my favourite food of all time. PIZZA!!! Yummy! We had Sake San pizza with toopings of salmon slivers, roe, cherry tomatoes, japanese mayonnaise, lolorosso and a hint of wasabi. This is a very unique style of pizza with fresh salmon serves on it. But I don't really fancy it as I still somehow prefer the old fashioned type of pizza with the usual toppings.

Sake San Pizza

Next, is the beefed out pizza. This is a must order. Beef pepperoni, beef bacon,beef ribs….all beefed out! A delicious combination with amazing yummy taste on it. I think each and everyone of us love this pizza a lot. The taste of the beef taste so flavoursome.

Beefed Out Pizza

Next up is our local cuisine. We had the Sang Har Mein. Wanton noodles with large freshwater prawns, deep fried anddoused with egg gravy. This is a delicious dish and I find it very tasty. Most places are not able to cook this dish well but I really have to put my hats off for SOULed OUT for being able to serve this dish at a satisfying level. But of course do not expect the standard to be the same as Green View Sang Har Mein at Petaling Jaya. And of course the price in Green View is double of what you will be paying at SOULed OUT. *lol*

Sang Har Mein

Than is the Spicy Square Fried Noodles - Bean sheet noodles fried with chicken,prawns and bean sprouts. This is kinda similar to Char Kuew Teow. But here it's much more spicer and it's suppose to serve with a little bit of the peanut sauce. Uniquely special taste but definitely not my cup of tea. Hehe...

Spicy Square Fried Noodles

Here comes the North Indian cuisine. Gosht Colapuri -mutton cubes braised in black pepper,onions, fresh tomatoes and chilli. Delicious tasty mutton that one would ask for more especially to those mutton lovers out there. It's a great dish serve together with the capati.

Gosht Colapuri

Than the butter chicken - Boneless chicken cooked in a creamy,tangy butter sauce reminds me of the type of Indian food which I used to had in UK few years back ago. It's taste so sinfully delicious. Brought back so much memories the moment I had this dish. The rice serves together with it is so flavoursome.

Butter Chicken

And here comes the Western cuisine portion. Slow cooked to perfection surrounded by mashed potato and chunky vegetable. Can't guess what is it. It's Lamb Shank. The meat is soft and the sauce is flavoursome. However, I find the portion is a little too big and it's best to share. I always somehow feel that too much lamb is quite sickening.

Lamb Shank

Than it's the Jerk Style Snapper - Spicy snapper fillet coated with jerkspices served with mixed sautéed greens, chips and Creole sauce. The beautiful fish is cooked with the flavourful spices. Definitely one of my favourite. So juicy and delicious. Just can't get enough of it.

Jerk Style Snapper

I can say that SOULed OUT is a place whereby they serve great food at a reasonable price. Oh ya, I forgot to mention, every night at about 10pm, the staff will perform a 2-3 minute dance just to entertain the crowd. Now that's really something unique. Anyway, I have not finish blogging about the place yet. Will do so next. Have a great weekend everyone! I know I definitely will. *smile*

Special thanks to:
BBO - for inviting me to savour all these delicious dishes
Jasonmumbles - for your photos

I Need More Fish!!!

I rarely cook fish as I'm not good at preparing them. So usually I don't experiment on fish dishes much. And if I ever wanted to have fish especially salmon, I would rather visit those good restaurant to savour it whereby I'm sort of sure that they will do a good job. I mean how wrong can a grill fish turn out.... *lol* Oh ya, I just love grill salmon especially those thick, moist, succulent meat. *drooling* And also not forgetting raw salmon. Just love Japanese food....


Salmon on a bed of rice

Salmon is a pretty expensive fish. But it's considered a healthy fish as it contains high in protein and omega 3 fatty acids. I just don't understand how fats can be healthy. *scratching head* Anyway, I went to the market with my mom and saw this piece of salmon which looks beautifully fresh. I was just asking about the price of the fish as I was interested in preparing salmon for Doink. Mom bought the fish straight away for me before I could even consider about whether I want to cook it or not. So I guess I had no choice.


Yummy!

I was excited in preparing it. So many different recipes were running through my brain. I wanted to prepare so many different kinds of dishes on salmon : quiche, pies, salmon with cream, fried salmon, salmon pasta etc.... Then I realise I better not try to be so adventurous and just prepare a simple salmon dish in case I screw the whole dish up and waste such a beautiful piece of fish.


Time to eat

So decided to just simple pan fry the fish after seasoning it with salt and pepper. When it was nearly done, squeeze some lemon juice over to it. Tadah, the dish is ready to be served. *yummy*


Korean seaweed

I serve the fish with rice. Now you must be wondering what are the black stuff on the rice. Those are seaweeds. I bought a packet of Korean seaweed from Jusco which costs about RM7+. Just add into your rice for better flavour. However, you need to add some water to your rice to add more moisture to it as I find it taste better if your rice is a little bit moist.


Love it so dearly

Now, this is a delicious full course meal. I think Doink and I really enjoy this dish a lot. Hmm... I guess cooking fish ain't that tough afterall. In fact it's pretty simple. Ok, next I'm going to try cooking some other type of flavour on the fish. Haha... But then I'm in dilemma whether I should cook the fish with lots of flavouring and taste or just a simple one whereby the fish can retain its natural flavour.

Kiwi and Peach Pavlova

It's pavlova again and it's one of Doink's favourite desserts. Anyway, it was his request so I'm of course excited to make this dessert for him again. The last round I made this was sometime in December 2007. Yeah, it's been a while. You can check out the recipe and blog here.


Whipped Egg Whites

I baked more meringue this round so that I can have some on its own. Preparing the meringue is not tough but it's time consuming. It takes about an hour plus just to bake the meringue. I made one big meringue while the remains I made into smaller ones. The smaller ones are crispy and it taste really good eating it by its own. It's like some crispy, extra light sweet biscuit.


Mini crispy meringue

As for the big meringue, it's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The texture of the inner part of the meringue feels like marshmallows. So it gives a really nice texture while you are biting into it.


More Meringue

Of course, my pavlova always comes with custard. The custard gives some extra flavours to the pavlova. Top the custard on top of the meringue and then only lay the cream over it. Ooohh.... absolutely sinful.


Cream, custard on the meringue

I intended to make the same strawberry pavlova as I felt that it was amazing. The vibrant red colour really makes the whole dessert looks beautifully gorgeous and appetizing. Just makes one want to have it instantly... *drool* But unfortunately the strawberries were out of stock at that particular supermarket. And I was lazy to go hunting for strawberries at another place. So decided to try different types of food.


Kiwi and Peach Pavlova

In the end I chose kiwi and peach. And I have to say that these 2 delicious fruits goes really well with the meringue, custard and cream. Absolutely gorgeous. I also did try putting in mangoes but then the pictures turned out horrible as I do not know how to arrange the mangoes on the meringue. As for the taste of it, I somehow still prefer kiwi and peach.


Yummy!

I just love it when I managed to prepare yummy desserts and being able to savour it with Doink. Somehow still wish that I can be doing this as a career. Preparing food that brings joy to people. Just so amazing.

Sugar high... jumping up and down!

Oh well, I can stop dreaming. Still got another day to go before the weekend arrives and by then I can be dreaming all day long. Hehe.... Have a great weekend everyone. And hope you will be having a great meal during the weekends.

Trick Or Treat

Halloween... A day which is celebrated on 31st October whereby people dresses up in scary constumes like witches, ghosts and skeletons. But nowadays you will see people dressing up costumes from characters in movies and shows.

I never really celebrated Halloween but I somehow like going out on that night to see what people dresses up like. It's really funny to see how sporting these people are to be dressing up some weird constumes. I doubt I will ever be able to do so. *lol*

Halloween mini paper bags

I was thinking of cooking something that day itself and I did ask Doink whether he would like me to cook. And guess what he says. He was asking me whether I will be preparing eyeballs soup, monkey brains or maybe bat stew.... Doesn't those dishes sound like a gourmet dishes? *ewww* But in the end I was being a lazy piggie and didn't cook for my Doink. We went out for McD... Yes, I know all of you are surprise how come a person like me who loves cooking will like Mcdonalds food. I just don't know why. Just enjoy dating with Doink there. *blush* But to be honest, I only like McD's breakfast and their chocotop ice cream. Yummy!!!

Pretzels

Anyway, just received some treats from Doink's friend. She bought a big packet of Treats for the little kids who lives nearby her place. And she gave some to us as well. There were these Halloween pretzels. It just tasted like the normal salty pretzels which you can buy in any major hypermarket. But these are special edition of pretzels as there are in the shape of Bats and Jacks. Don't they look cute?

Bats and Jacks

Of course, treats without candies ain't treats at all. So let me introduce you some candies that I have. There is this Wonka Nerds candy. Inside the box are tons of tiny mini small sweet. When I say tiny, I really mean tiny. And I also have Starburst, Laffy Taffy and Tootsie Roll candy. I'm not sure how they taste like as I haven't try them yet.

Wonke Nerds Candy

There are even some funny jokes in the Wonka wrappers. Let me share with you some of it.

1) What can you throw but can't catch?

2) Why couldn't the skeleton add 1+1?

3) What does a chicken and a band have in common?

Candies....

Wanna know the answer.... well, here are the answers...

1)A party

2) Because he didn't have a brain

3) They both have drum sticks

Hope you guys did enjoy the jokes. I definitely had a good laugh when I was reading it.

New Born Recipe

At times I get lost and confuse and I'm not sure what to cook. And when that happens, funny type of food will be served. Some will turn out to be nice but some will turn out to be a disaster.

Anyway, here is one dish which taste sort of not bad. But lots of improvements needed to be made for this particular dish. I don't even know what to call it. Doink helped me to name it as Cheese Chicken With Potato Nests. He forgot to add Mushroom in the name as well. Hehe...

You need to prepare 3 things for this dish. The Patty, Potato Nests and Mushroom Sauce


Mushroom Chicken Cheese In Potato Nests

Patty

Firstly, to make the big patty, take the minced chicken and add in breadcrumbs, chopped onions, an egg yolk and season it with salt and black pepper. Mix them well. Put it in the fridge for about 30 minutes and later shape it into a patty. When shaping the patty, put a block of cheese in it. The cheese will melt beautifully when it's cooking. Pan fried it for about 3 minutes each side to get the colour of the patty. Than put it in the oven for about 10-15 minutes to continue cooking the patty.


Drool

Potato Nests

To prepare the potato nests, it's actually very simple but somehow mine turned out terrible. I will provide you this recipe which will turned out better and much nicer. And don't think you can go wrong with this one.

Finely shred the potatoes. In a large bowl, stir together the potato, 1 egg, salt and pepper to taste. Squeeze out any liquid and spoon the mixture into the greased muffin tins. Using a spoon, push the grated potato up to the sides to make a nest shape. Pour 1/4 tsp melted butter into each nest.

Bake in the oven until golden for about 15-20 minutes.


Yummy mushroom

Mushroom Sauce
For the mushrrom sauce, I used portobello mushroom thinly sliced, cream, salt and pepper. Here, you just cooked the potato with the ingrediants and the sauce will taste absolutely gorgeous to go together with the patty.

It's quick and fast to prepare the sauce as the mushroom doesn't need to cook for a long time.

I used milk here because I did not have any cream at home when I was preparing the dish. I can tell that the sauce is not rich and of course it won't taste as good if I had used cream instead. Well, didn't have a choice so I had to find somehting to substitute with cream.

Melted cheese

Now is assembling time. Firstly put the potato on the plate, than place the patty on top of the nests. Finally pour the mushroom sauce over it. Next, you will need a fork and spoon to start cutting it open and savour it.

When Doink was savouring this dish, he thought the patty was made of bread. I guess I added too much breadcrumbs. *lol* But he actually likes it a lot. I will prepare this dish again and improve on the presentation and recipe as well. It's just an experiment dish. Hehe....


It's time to savour!

I guess that's why I enjoy cooking so much. In the kitchen I'm able to express myself freely. Able to cook anything in anyway I like and after that I get to eat them and feed my tummy well. Hehe... Oh, what a great way to enjoy my life. *grin* Definitely a way for me to live my life.

Jacket Potato

Jacket Potato. The name I learned when I was in UK. I used to stay in the Halls of Residence back then and was always wondering why those British people just love to eat their potatoes with stuffing on it. I can never understand that and I never try it, not even once.

To be honest, I was never really a potato fan. Doink has changed me tremendously. He loves potato so much so I had no choice but to find different methods of cooking potatoes. After a while, I fell in love with the potatoes and realise that there are really lovely. Then I realise that there is a potato dish I had never tried. That's jacket potato.


Generous amount of filling

It's actually a baked potato with additional fillings on it such as cottage cheese, shredded cheese, tuna, chicken etc. A good baked potato has a fluffy interior with a crispy skin. That's where you need to baked your potato for about 1-2 hours in an oven depending on the size of your oven.

Bacon!!!

However, I'm an impatient person and I know a quick method to cook my potatoes. It's by using microwave. For just 5 minutes, your potato is ready to be served. Although you won't be getting a crispy skin like the ones baked in the oven, but I think it's good enough. And make sure you don't forget to prick your potatoes with your fork so that it allows air to escape during the cooking process. If you don't do so, your microwave may explode. I ain't joking.

As for the filling, I decided to be greedy and make something all in one... I wanted my jacket potato to have eggs, cheese, bacon and sausage. So I boiled some hard boiled eggs and mix them with some mayo and season it with salt and pepper. I also added shredded cheese and sliced some sausages to mix with the egg mixture. Scoop the lovely mixture into your jacket potato whichyou already have split it into two lengthways. Before serving it, topped with some bacon bits. *drool* And be generous with your fillings to enjoy fully the "good times and great taste" of the jacket potato.

Yummy!

Well, if you are concern about your diet, here is a dish which you can be savouring. There is a popular misconception that potatoes are fattening but baked potatoes can be used as part of a healthy diet. But just beware of the fillings you put in such as butter, sour cream, cheeses, bacons which will all adds up your calories. You can always opt for low fat cottage cheese which taste absolutely gorgeous or egg with low fat mayonaise or even some salsa sauce which I think will taste great although I have never tried it before. *lol* Well, I will let you know how it taste like once I experiment it.

More stuffing is needed I think. Hehe...

Ooh, I definitely enjoyed my jacket potato. Now I realise why the Brits love their potatoes coz I'm loving them as well. *I'm loving it* Gonna make more for myself next time. *grin*

A Simple, Fast And Delicious Cake

Mixes are always very simple to make and I remember when I first learn how to bake, I am always using those biscuit mix, cake mix, cookies mix etc to make something yummy for my deary Doink then. (This is to make him think I'm an expert in the kitchen so that he feels that he had an amazing girlfriend then) *LOL* They are so simple to make and you can't really go wrong with it. But note that most of the mixes doesn't taste as good as you bake your own ones.


Anyway, mom's friend bought a box of Cake Mix from Australia sometime a few months back. She knew I love baking and therefore she went to get a brand called Golden Plains - Vanilla Cake Mix as she was saying that this cake mix taste really good.



Golden Plains - Vanilla Cake Mix

The instructions is written at the back of the box and the extra ingrediants that are needed is butter, eggs and milk. Just put your cake mix, add butter, eggs and milk and mix mix mix. Than pour the batter in the baking tin. Chuck it in the oven and bake it for about 20 mins. Tadah, your cake is now ready to be served. Isn't that sooo simple.


Smells really fragrant when it's freshly baked from the oven


Now, you are probably going to ask how does the cake taste like. I have to say, it's one of the best cake mix I ever had. The cake is soft and fluffy and even my dad who doesn't have sweet tooth loves it.

This is definitely a good pressie. Hehe... The cake is great for brekkie, tea or supper. If you want, you can spread butter cream or cream cheese on top of the cake. But to me, I love the cake the way it is especially when it just came out from the oven. Soft, warm, fluffy.... oooh, it's so addictive. Now I wish to have more. Anyone going to Australia soon? *grin*



Perfect for anyone, anytime, anyday

Anyway, I feel like preparing Mexican food for Doink next. I'm kinda sure he will like it. Now it's time to research and prepare for the ingrediants so that I can make him a special dinner. Woohoo, I'm all so excited for my next dinner project. Gonna make it another special one.

Refreshing Fruity Ice

What is the best refreshing dessert where you can have it to complete your meal or to just have it as it is especially on a pretty hot day and at the same time it's not sinful at all? What I'm talking about here is Sorbet.

Sorbet is a frozen fruit dessert typically made with a sweetener and a fruit puree. It also tends to be lower in fat or practically fatless compared to ice cream, yogurt, or any other desserts you can name of. It's a dessert that instantly cools your body down and it's so refreshing that you do not feel sick after having too much of it. However, beware as you might get brain freeze if you eat it too fast when it's too cold. *lol*

So well, cutie as usual being in the kitchen in action trying to prepare sorbet thinking that it will be a great dessert to prepare for Doink. So I got some oranges, lemon, lemon rind orange concentrated juice, water and sugar thinking that I will make a good sorbet without an ice cream machine.


Sand? Orange Salt? Definitely don't look like a sorbet...

After heating up the above ingrediants and adding a sugar a little add a time to ensure that i don't make it too sweet, I allow it to cool down before freezing the mixture. After about 4 hours, I took it out and use my hand held mixer to break down the ice. And that's what happen to it after breaking down the ice. It looks like some kind of grainy sand or some thick salt. Hehe...

Ever 4 hours, I will take out the mixture and break down the ice so that the sorbet will be smoother. I think I repeated this process for about 3 times. However, it's still a bit lumpy. I guess I either need a good mixer or an ice cream mixer to make a good sorbet.


This is more like a sorbet

But nevertheless, the sorbet still taste as good as ever. Doink and I enjoyed every bit of it. I purposely made more of the sorbet so that I can keep it in the freezer and savour it whenever I want. But then, these beautiful dessert don't last long there.


And it's mine now!

If anyone of you are tempted to prepare some simple dessert, I guess this sorbet will be a good one to prepare ahead. Well, for a different flavour, you can use strawberries or raspberries instead.

Anyway, it's the weekend here again. I bet everyone looks forward to it. Have a good weekend and may you guys enjoy the best out of it before Monday! Hugz!