Hubby's Birthday Dinner at Me'nate Steak Hub Setapak

It's been ages since my last post.. Tak berapa ada mood nak write any new post sebenarnya.

On 10 October 2020, we went to celebrate hubby's birthday. Plan asal nk dinner kt Chilis or Tony Roma's, sbb we all love the food there. 

But since kes Covid-19 mula meningkat semula in klang valley since the past 2 weeks, kami decided to avoid malls.

So we looked for a restaurant yang situated kt shoplot je.. Senang, keluar dari kereta terus masuk restoran kan. Risiko kurang lah sikit. 

Then, kami rasa maybe we can try Me'nate Steak House ni as dah lama teringin but takut mahal sangat. Dari some blog posts, kami dapati the price was reasonable, so why not?

We made a reservation, sbb takut ramai org since it was saturday night. Kami sampai awal sikit, around almost 8pm.. Masih tak ramai. 

We were seated and diberi menu, tapi untuk steaks, kena pilih sendiri daging at the fridge. Ada banyak jenis daging, dari yg mahal sampai la yg murah.. Staff yg jaga bahagian fridge tu pon terangkan tentang daging2 yg ada tu.

I was interested kat tomahawk steaks.. Memang in my wishlist, tp tengok harga.. Lain kali la kot. 

Tomahawk dari jenis wagyu is aroung RM900+ sekeping.. While klu dari jenis daging biasa iaitu lembu grass fed ade yg around RM400+ sahaja. Size kecil sikit la yg RM400+... Probably just nice untuk 2-4 orang je kot. 

For our meat, we chose satu lamb rack & satu grain fed ribeye steak. The lamb rack tu harganya around RM59+ termasuk side dish and drink, and the grain fed ribeye steak tu around RM93+ termasuk side dish & drink. I was contemplating between grain fed ribeye and grass fed ribeye.. Sbb grass fed ribeye was way cheaper, can get around RM70+ je. The staff said ada beza sikit dari segi tekstur daging, yang grass fed steak lebih fiber so lebih kenyal compared to grain fed steak.. Grain fed steak lebih lembut. So I went with the grain fed steak. Kata nak cuba kan...

Here is the grain fed ribeye selepas masak. I asked for medium doneness sbb rasa nya tu doneness paling selamat nak try. 

Memang sedap & lembut daging ni, cuma a little less juicy.. I should have asked for medium rare doneness. Kalau kt TR or Chilis, medium doneness selalunya juicier than this. Tapi macamane pon, this ribeye steak masih sedap & lebih sesuai untuk orang yg tak suka steaknya masih merah.

Ape beza antara ribeye & striploin? Ribeye is more marbled while striploin is leaner, if you like steak yg lembut mcm cair dalam mulut, then go for ribeye.

As for the lamb rack, we chose medium well, as advised by the staff. 

Again, I think this was overcooked.. I should have chosen medium doneness. Masih sedap, but I prefer my lamb to be juicier. Maybe sbb kami selalu bakar kambing perap mamasab at medium doneness, so yg ni rasa kering sikit. Maybe the suggestion from the staff was based on preference kebanyakan pelanggan2 mereka. Not a suprise pon, sebab every time our big family buat bbq, I would find the lamb was grilled a bit dried to my liking. So kalau at family bbq, me & my son will always ask lamb kami kurang masak sikit compared to others. Citarasa masing2 kan.

For carbo, we ordered pasta.. Mamamia Beef Carbonara & Arabiata.

Memang sedap, sesuai ngn our taste bud. Recommended sangat, especially pasta Arabiata tu.. Rasa masam manis pedas mmg secukup rasa. 

Arabiata

Mamamia Beef Carbonara

Jumlah bil

Total bill RM215, which I think was reasonable utk 4 dishes & 1 fries. Lagipon drinks dah termasuk sekali dlm harga steaks. Klu kt Chilis, TR and yang seangkatan mesti lebih mahal lagi.

Dari segi rasa, kami puas hati walaupon kami rasa level doneness tu kami salah pilih. Cuma.. I really think the side dishes utk steak tu macam sikit sangat.. Unlike side dishes at Chilis or TR, selambak mashed potatoes & grilled vegies. 

Will I revisit? Yes, I want to try the wagyu & the tomahawk steak. Klu untuk ribeye steak biasa, Chilis or TR lagi ok kot sebab side dish banyak, lagi puas makan and boleh share.

Hubby, the birthday boy. 

Us

Our little family

Happy birthday hubby!!! 

Jom makan ketam @ Restoran Chili's Crab Seafood Kota Damansara

Sape suka ketam????

Kalu suka, jom try restoran nih.. trletak kt area The Strand, Kota Damansara. Dekat je ngn Sunway Giza.

My must order every time datang sini is salted egg crab.. serius sedap!! Chili crab pon sedap jugak.. salted egg sotong pon sedap.. ehhh semua la sedap :)

Roti mantou (x pasti ejaan) nya pon sedap. Tp lg best mkn ngn nasi putih.. mkn sikit je nasi tu, pastu ratah ketam2 tu..

Enjoy the pics.. sila terliur..

Ikea Lampan Hacked

Ikea hackers are the IN thing now. Some of the hacked stuffs are indeed great but some merapu je ku rasa.

Tp ari ni ai managed to hack one Ikea stuff.. Lampan table lamp. Ni table lamp yg plg murah, RM16.90 je sebijik.. X termasuk mentol yer. Utk mentol i pilih mentol LED yg harga RM9.90.

Things needed for this hack;

1. Lampan table lamp

2. A pair of scissors

3. Glue gun

4. White crepe paper

5. White soft artificial fur

4. Small craft flowers

5. Beads

After makeover.. Lights off

After makeover.. Lights on..

Actually I wanted to use butterflies intead of flowers but I couldnt get the right butterflies.

Looks ok, isnt it?

Dekorasi Simple Bilik Tetamu

Masih dlm mood deko2 nmpaknya.. Mangsa kali ni adalah bilik tetamu yg juga merupakan ruang storage & bilik menggosok baju kami.

Perabot yg ade cuma katil queen, almari baju 3 pintu, kabinet 4 tingkat, rak 3 tingkat merangkap dressing table, cermin dinding, ironing board & tempat sidai towel.

Aku rsa bilik tetamu pon perlu dihias spya tidak nmpk terlalu bosan or nmpk sgt mcm stor.
Klu boleh aku nk ltk poster dlm frame mcm kt ruang tamu tu tp aku  mls pulak nk pggil jiran aku tlg drill kn skru utk sangkut frame2 tu.. So plg sng cr sticker je.

Aku cba cari kt daiso tp yg ade sticker munga2 je.. Boring lak tu rupa munga2 tu. Cr kt aeon rawang pon xde yg berkenan.. Ade sbnrnya tp sticker tu bentuk frame.. Kena ltk picture pulak. Mybe nt la aku print dlu picture2 yg cntik2 pastu bru beli sticker frame tu.

Then aku cr hinode.. Barula jumpa sticker yg agk berkenan & boleh terus tampal je. Murah lak tu.. Rm5 je. Terus la aku beli.

Balik tu terus aku tak sabar dah nk tampal menampal wall sticker tu.
Camni la rupa nya...

Kabinet utk ruang storage & rak 3 tingkat ala2 dressing table. Ironing board pon kt sudut ni jgk.

Almari utk simpan towel, cadar & langsir.. abaikan bahagian ats almari tu. Nanti ade rezeki nk pasang kabinet gantung kt bahagian atas dinding ni. Tempat sidai towel & kain smbhyang pon kt sudut ni jugak. Karpet tu xde tpt nk letak, nk sumbat bwh katil x muat.. so biar je la kt ctu.

Bilik tetamu merangkap stor kami.. xde aircond, pkai kipas dinding jer..

FRAME GAMBAR IKEA WITH DIY POSTER

I realised kt my feature wall tu mcm something is missing but I was not quite sure what.
The perati2 lgi betul2.. Yer la.. Mcm tak complete je..

Dinding kt ngn coffee table tu looks kinda boring.

So I went to Ikea again.. kali ni utk beli frame gambar yg murah.

Actually I wanted to buy frame yg harga RM9.90 tu tp when I went there the other day, they don't have in black color. So I have to pick other type, which is prettier but of coz more expensive.

I bought Ribba frame, RM24.90.. can fit A4 paper size photo.



Photo ni pulak I googled, edited and then printed out on A4 paper je.. nak jimat kan..

Ni la hasil nyaaaaaa...

I like... kat mata aku, aku rasa puas ati.. tp kt mata korang klu x suka xper la...

SHELF & RAIL IKEA

Demam kemas ruang dapurku tak abis2 lgi..

Kali ni I bought few things from Ikea.. Yg murah2 je.. Utk psg kt dapur and yard.

Ni brg2 yg di beli kt Ikea;

Wall shelf rm69

Rel rm4.90

S-hook RM1.90

Rel wardbrobe/laundry RM19.90

Semlm i asked my neighbour tlg psgkn rak & rel tu. Hrga upah jiran2.. :-)

Ni hasilnya...

Rak yg di pasang gi dinding sinki.. Utk letak barang & gantung kuali2. Kira mcm 2 in 1 la.. Tmbah s hook leh jd tmpat gantung kuali. Rel utk gantung tempat sudu & sudip.

Rel laundry kt yard.. Sbgai tempat sidai tambahan klu tempat penyidai utama dah penuh.
Now nmpk lebih organized ckit dah my kitchen.

Pas ni target nk beli kabinet gantung kt Ikea tu. Boleh psg kt dinding yard & dinding ats sinki.

Update:


I bought a dish drainer at Ikea recently.. rm9.90 je. 
I used s-hook to hang it on top of my sink.

Kemaskini Kabinet Dapur & Storage

Tinggal di apartment yg keluasannya cuma 850 kaki persegi je amat memerlukan pengurusan penyimpanan/storage yg memaksimumkn tiap ruang yg ade.

Salah satu ruang storage yg kritikal adalah ruang di dapur. Wlupon dah ade kitchen cabinet tp ttp rasa ruang tu sgt terhad. Tmbah2 klu x pndai susun brg.

I know i haven't fully utilised the kc.. Tp ttp nmpk cam xde ruang dah. Ni maknanya i mmg x susun brg dgn betul. So sempena cuti merdeka bru ni i went all organizing crazy.. Starting dari saturday tu i went on storage/organizer shopping kt kaison at kl festival, ace hardware tmn melawati & kedai barang serbaguna sri gombak prima. 

Ni shelve yg aku beli kt Ace hardware.. rm15.90.. sblum ni sumer letak je ats kaunter top tu. 
Mcm mkn byk space.. lps da ltk rak ni nmpk kemas ckit and ade extra space.

Ni pulak rak plastik yg aku beli kt kedai serbaguna kt sri gombak prima. Harga rak ni rm14.90 je... i put benda2 yg selalu guna kt rak ni spya sng nk capai. Yg tepung2 tu nt cadangnya nk pndahkn dlm container pastu ltk dlm kabinet tp kena ltk kt bhgian bwh la sbb klu ltk kt kabinet ats susahla nk amik.. kena guna kerusi. Almaklum la.. kurang ketinggian..

Sebenarnya i have rearranged the things in my kc.. kotak2 gelas n mangkuk adiah kawin dulu yg x diguna i pindahkn to kabinet atas, pantry pulak pindah kn ke bwh spya sng nk amik brg2 pantry.
Bekas kuih raya pon pindahkn ke ats sbb jrg pkai. dlm kemas2 tu byk jgk rupanya brg yg x perlu trsimpan dlm kc tu... ptut le rsa cam x ckup ruang je. Pas buang ape2 yg perlu rupanya ade 1 kabinet lg yg kosong. 

Pas dah puas ati ngn bhagian dapur, i moved on to my bedroom. There is 1 area yg mnyakitkan mata, kt ruang antra chest of drawer ngn wardrobe tu.. nk rpatkan drawer ngn wardrobe tu incik husband x bagi sbb kt ctu ade power point. so kt ruang tu jd tpt letak fail la, used paper bag la.. end up jd nmpk semak.

So i bought these 2 boxes kt kaison, rm12.90 each. pastu sumbat segala bnda2 semak tu dlm box ni je.. tadaaaaa.. nmpk better kan...

Now let's move on to bilik tetamu pulak.. bilik tetamu ni jgk merangkap stor. Before this we put our stuffs kt dlm boxes je, nmpk sgt serabut. Then we decided to buy kabinet ni, rm170 kt kedai perabot aisyah kt rawang.. rak tingkat2 tu pon beli kt ctu, rm25 je. Brg2 dlm boxes tu kami msukkn dlm kabinet tu and again, bru sedar byk sampah je dlm boxes2 tu.. so buang je la yg x berfaedah tu. Yg perlu je kami keep n put in that kabinet. Rak tu pulak konon2 nya utk dressing table la.. kn sng klu tetamu dtg. Cermin tu maybe ramai yg tau beli kt mane.. hehe.. yerrrr betullll.. bli kt kaison :)

My Mini Garden... Taman Balkoni

This is a project yg tertangguh.. Tertangguh for around 2 years!!!!

Since we moved into this apartment I have always wanted a mini garden for the balcony. But kerana malas itu lebih indah so idea utk mini garden tu terperap je dlm khayalan.

Msa cuti raya 2014 tu I kerahkan semua tenaga yg ade dlm umah ni utk merealisasikn impian tmn mini ai ni.

The concept mesti ade rumput palsu, pebbles, pokok2 daun hijau & floor slab. I googled around for ideas tp as usual.. Budget quite limited. It is so not wise to spend more than RM500 for balcony. Jdi, deko tmn ni kena la berdasarkn budget bwh RM200 shj..

We bought the artificial turf & floor slab tu kt kedai hiasan tmn kt tepi jln kt area sri damansara (dkt dgn susur nk msuk LDP klu dr sg buloh). Harga rumput tiruan tu semeter RM138.. Lebarnya 2 meter. I bought 1 meter je sbb my balcony kecik. Floor slab tu RM7 sekeping. Total pas diskaun RM158. Pebbles pulak dah beli 2 tahun lps tp trsmpan kt yard je.

After few hours of work.. Ini lah hasil nya...

 
Dah siap tu rasa cam x complete lagi..
I need a set of kerusi taman pulak.. 
See.. 1 thing can let to another.. there goes my budget below 200...

I went to ikea to buy meja kerusi taman.. dpt 1 meja khas utk outdoor.. x mhl pon, 59 je.. utk kerusi ai decided to buy 2 stools sbb space saving n murah. 
Stool tu harganya tm10 je. 
So total cuma rm79 je.. alltogether klu campur kos taman still less than rm250.
more pics below...

Puding Kastad Pisang Sira

Ai try satu resepi ni ari tu.. Puding kastad pisang. Oh mai.. Syoknya layan..

Resepinya begini;

5 biji pisang berangan yg msak ranum
- potong pisang & goreng menggunakan butter. Goreng sehingga pisang jdi keperangan.

Puding kastad;
1 tin susu sejat
400 ml air
5 sudu besar tepung kastad
2 biji kuning telur
3/4 cawan gula pasir

Kacau kuning telur hingga berbuih, masukkan susu, air, tepung kastad dan gula.

Kacau hingga sebati.

Masak di atas api kecil sehingga pekat berkilat. Angkat dan tuang ke dlm bekas yg telah di letak pisang td. 
Sejukkan.

Bangkok, City of Angels ~ Day 4

15th June 2013

We just spent the day to do last minute shopping at the Pratunam Market area to finish all of our thai bahts. Price are cheaper than Platinum Mall but you have to buy more than a pc in order to get a cheaper price.

But don't worry, you can mix all items from the same store. Didnt take many pics as we were too busy spending our last thai bahts here..

Ini adalah Pratunam Wholesale Market, where you can get a nice cardigan for only THB 150 if you purchase 2 or 3 pcs.

 

During lunch time kami agak buntu jugak utk mncari tempat mkn sbb we didn't see any halal eating places there. Then we asked a young thai muslim girl (we knew she is a muslimah as she was wearing hijab), she can speak BM tp dgn loghat kelantan.. she was so nice, she even walked us to the one & only halal stall kt Pratunam Market tu. Semoga Allah merahmati gadis tu, Ida namanya.. she's mmg local girl, tp her father is from Kelantan and mom is from Bangkok.

Gerai makan ni simple jer, food was just ok but there was no other choice so we just sit down and eat. Duit pon dah nak abes so xleh byk songeh sgt.. makan jer..

Ni owner gerai tu.. ari tu dia berniaga dgn anak pempuannya.. both can speak bm tp x fluent seperti Ida tadi..

Dah pas mkn kami masuk blik ke dlm Pratunam Wholesale Market & sambung lgi acara beli belah ngn berbekalkan Thai bahts yg dah makin kurang.

Around 4pm kami balik ke hotel & waited for our cab, kami mtk owner hotel tu book kn a cab for us, not for free though.. kena byr THB 50 utk service charge booking cab tp xper la.. dari kami nk seret bag2 ke jln besar & tahan cab sndri.. apae la sgt nya THB 50 tu kan..

Depan hotel sblum gerak ke airport..

 

Kawasan bandar Pratunam.. perhatikan kabel2 berselirat tu..

 

Our cab arrived at 5pm and we reached Don Mueang Airport before 6pm. The cab charged us around THB 400.. agak murah dr yg kami jangkakan.. maybe sbb x jem sgt masa tu.

Our lugage.. ;-p

Baggage check in process went well, so kami just hang around dlm airport smntra nk tggu time to board our flight. Nk gi mkn2 mmg x berani wlupon perut sgt lapar. Nak beli snacks pon takut sbb kt kedai snacks kt airport tu all the snacks bercampur2 ngn snacks yg dibuat dr pork.. ishh.. x lalu terus nk beli ape2...

Di sebabkan lapar sgt, kami beli mknan dlm flight.. Nora bought nasi lemak and I bought nasi putih green curry.. Nora belanja. I told Nora, bkn sng nk dpt org belanja mkn di atas awan ni.. hehehe..

We had fun in Bangkok but kami x sabar jugak nk blik sbb we missed our loved ones. i have a feeling that I'll come again nanti.. tgok lah nanti..