Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Hari Raya goodies!~

Following my post on my family's road trip/visit to our family friend's open house during the festive season, I am posting the food pics over here =)

When we arrived, we were served with the cookies and cakes which were almost similar to those we serve during Chinese New Year.
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Look at all the cookies they have!
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Did you spot a very cute purple cookie? It was actually a mini replica of mangosteen! =)

Flake cookies (this is something similar to our CNY Kellogg's cookies...something which one of my aunts is good at=)
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Rich and moist Chocolate cookies
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Some cakes to pass around (Coffee and Dark Chocolate flavored)
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The cakes were really good; it was freshly baked and had a pleasant scent of coffee and chocolate. The scent and the taste was definitely not overwhelming; and this came from a non-coffee and chocolate fan =)

Some preserved fruits; cherries and plums
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After sampling all the cookies in the living hall, we were invited to adjourn to the dining table where our host had taken the trouble to spring up a few simple dishes for us!
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We were really touched; and we didn't expect to trouble them so much. Furthermore, they are scheduled to travel back to the mother-in-law's place that afternoon (their family's balik kampung trip to Malacca)

They insisted on us trying out their simple spread for lunch; but it was not one or two dishes...but 5 dishes!

Auntie's famous Ayam Masak Merah...it was piping hot!
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Another of her famous; Sambal Ikan bilis (a lil oily)
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Beef cooked in the dry and dark rendang style
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Another different rendang for the chicken
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A very meaty and lemak (coconut milk-laden) meal; which was not my usual style....but I am not here to review the food, but rather to share the unique spread prepared by the wonderful host =)
She deserves a mention here in my blog =)
I almost forgot that this was not a restaurant and was tempted to recall the prices of the food! =P

Mixed vegetables in coconut-milk gravy
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Lontong; something like Ketupat rice
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It was a lovely visit, furthermore, it was raining on our way home! (I LOVE the RAINNNN!!!)
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How did you celebrate your Raya weekend?

2 comments:

  1. that's a lot of goodies!!!

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  2. Yeahhh Ivy, want some? =P
    But Deepavali's coming soon.. ;)

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