Sunnyside Farms Death by Chocolate Ice Cream at Tesco

I decided to try this one out a couple of weeks ago  and was pleasantly surprised that it tasted quite good though not as good as Baskin Robbins Chocolate Cookie Crackle. However you got to pay  more for  Baskin Robbins so for a budget ice cream, it is pretty good.

It took me some time before I tried it as the name of it had put me off a little but I guess you got to have a sense of humour to check it out.

It cost about RM21 for 1.7L over here.

Getting rid of Calcium Deficiency

I had a dream of bad teeth a few weeks ago so for the last few weeks I had been taking a diet that is richer in calcium. It seems to have helped out as I seem to have have less sore knees   and toothache than before.

Horlicks is one of the drinks that is rich in calcium but it tends to be very filling so it is best to be taken a few hours before you go for any heavy exercise routine.  I have been taking some cereals as well in the morning. Koko Crunch is quite expensive but nice to eat.


Here is how I make my Horlicks drink- (update- decided to just follow the recipe on the packet as the old recipe I used seems a bit too sweet . No need of the sweetened creamer.) 

3 teaspoon of Horlicks
2 teaspoon of Fernleaf Instant Milk powder
170 ml of cold water

update: - If you find that Horlicks could be the cause of indigestion, it is best to stop taking it until you feel that your stomach is strong enough to do so. Otherwise just stick to a couple of glasses of milk and some cereal. Some ice creams can also be rich in calcium but ice cream  can be very fattening.

Baskin Robbins Chocolate Cookie Crackle

This is probably the best chocolate ice cream I have ever eaten,. In Malaysia there is a Pink Wednesday discount for Baskin Robbins - where  you got to show the staff your pink items to get some offers  on them. I actually went for the double jr scoop not realizing that  there was a happy 8 offer. Update - apparently the happy 8 scoops are small . Here is the link to the promotion http://www.baskinrobbins.com.my/promotion.html

What's Buzzing? - Popiah in Gourmet Square

What's Buzzing? - Kacang Putih Stall Back In Tesco Ipoh

I was glad to hear that the kacang putih stall is back in Tesco Ipoh Garden. Its big omapadi ( I am not sure if that is what you would call it - but it is orange brown in colour) is different from the others - usually sweeter and taste nicer than most of the other ones in Ipoh. It is now located near Restaurant Pelita. Before, it used to be in front of the Tesco food court.

What's Buzzing? Sago Gula Melaka With Fresh Coconut Milk

I  made sago gula melaka the other day and it tasted really nice. Recipe is quite straightforward. I boiled  150 gm of sago  in around 600 ml of water at first but I found it a bit too thick so I added  more water to it. I boiled at lower heat until the sago was transparent- took around 15 min. Many recipes in the internet suggest filtering it - I did  not do so but yet it still tasted nice with the gula melaka and fresh coconut milk.

The gula melaka was made in the ratio of 1:1 for gm and ml - in otherwords around 200 gm of gula melaka in 200 ml of water for example. I boiled   till all  the gula melaka had dissolved. Some people use less water so the syrup is very thick but it seems like what I have done so far is okay. If it gets too thick, it could stick to the pan making it difficult to wash.

All of the above  were left in the fridge for some time to cool. Then when ready to eat,  cold coconut milk was first added to the sago before  the gula melaka.  The fresh coconut milk can be  bought from the Kampung Simee market at RM3 for 500 gm.

I got a bit of diarrhea here though so I am not eating much of it today!

What's Buzzing? - Ice Cream With Cake

There was a discount for the pound cakes at Tesco the other day so I tried out some ice cream with the pound cakes - kind of indulgent but nice.  The marble cakes tend to go well with vanilla and chocolate syrup ice cream.  I also tried King's F&N Chocolate Chip ice cream with the chocolate pound cake.

What's Buzzing? - Is Coconut Milk Good For You?

This has always been a big question mark. It appears that it does have some ability to boost brainpower but yet it could be bad for the heart. So it has to be taken with some caution.

I was making cendol a couple of days ago but somehow the cendol (called Afdal Cendol) I bought from Tesco Ipoh did not seem to taste so good - so will be trying to make  sago gula melaka soon instead.  Afdal Cendol sometimes tastes ok but sometimes it has a smoky taste. It seems others have complained about it as well. Anyway I have poured away the liquid it was immersed in, soaked it in water and put in the freezer. Hopefully the smoky flavour will go off after a while.

What's Buzzing? - Ice Cream With Bread

As I wrote before, I had a dream about eating cheaper ice cream. Well actually, I had  a dream about eating cheaper ice cream with a bun. So just a few days ago,  I went to buy some low cost F&N King's cookies and cream ice cream but felt the buns were a bit too expensive so I tried it with bread at home. Seems to taste okay but possibly cookies and cream is one of the ice creams  that go well with bread. The bread was actually wholemeal bread from Jaya Jusco La Boheme bakery which tastes nicer than the normal wholemeal bread that is available in most shops. I suppose white bread will do fine as well.