Crepes Weekend- updated.

Had a crepe weekend.. both Tish and my Dh loves this snack so much. I didnt manage to snap more photos. A satisfying crepe session. Tish enjoyed spread her own Nutella and butter and pilling strawberry on it... so as her daddy.

I had mine with Nutella & banana! yumssssss...

The Crepe's Batter :

4 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2 ¼ milk half = water : milk
¼ cup (½ stick) melted butter

-Whizz it all in a blender, rest the batter in fridge of couple of hours.*
-Heat a non stick a frying in medium heat, spray with some vegetable spray and wipe off excess.
-Pour in about ** 1 laddle of the batter, twirl the pan to make sure the batter coat evenly the bottom of the pan.

twirl

-Allow to cook for a minute, flip over and allow 10 seconds for the other side to brown a little...

flipped crepe

Viola. Ready ... just add your favorite filling.

*I did mine a night before and keep it in fridge enough for our breakfast the nest day and coffee later that afternoon.
** I used heavy bottom non stick 10" frying pan.

Makan2 Dar Es Salam, Tanzania.

Nasi Lemak & Ayam Masala @ Nora's, yummy ...even our Japanese friend loves it.. Cayalah Nora.

Impromptu Curry Puff day @ Nora's... And Nora.. The Master Of Karipap! I did the dough and filling they Nora & Chin,..assemble it-the part I hated most when making this yummy snack. Btw, Thanks Nora, for 'teaching' me the 'correct' way of doing it! Cool!

Our friend Chin, trying her hands at seaming the dough!

Yums Yums! All gone in seconds!

Warm Beef Salad @ Karembezi , Sea Cliff Hotel.

Al Basha's Mix Grills

The Salsa was good!

Freshly Squeezed Juices, Passion Fruit & Orange... Similiar to Egyptian ashir.

Chicken 'Something' (hehehe, I forgot the name) @ SPUR, Sea Cliff Mall.

Marry Brown, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania

Marry Brown
Msasani Peninsular
Dar Es Salam
Halal Certified.







If we are not eating at Thai Village, we'll be eating here.A fast food restaurants but they serve Nasi Lemak & Sambal (the most essential dish in almost every Malaysian list of comfort food when they are abroad, I guess), Nasi Goreng & Satay apart from their fried chicken. Service was good..we totally felt at home.

It comes with a playground for kids... So its a family restaurants I should says and that is nice, since most of the hotel around Dar are not very kids friendly..no kids pool..no playground, this is the only place Tisha loves . Marry Brown is the place where u go for snack & chat with friends while kids are having fun at the playground.

Our friends in Dar introduce us to the Malaysian owner..and we became friends instantly, thanks for the hospitality Mr & Mrs Owner... I'm so dying to mention their names, but I think I should respect their privacy!

Tisha's Fav... Prawn Fritters& Chips.

These 2 Malaysian girls are there for a new branch opening..

Our Favorite Coconut Bun..look at the amount of filling, should I say more??

Marry Brown here in Dar comes with a Bakery called The Loaf. If you are lucky you could get a freshly baked Red Bean & Coconut Bun... The did it from scratch..the filling & bread of course...I heard there's also a Kaya Bun... but I wasnt lucky enough or i didnt stay long enough in Dar to savour it.

You'll get free coffee for your breakfast to-go at The Loaf.

I ddint get to snapped many photos though. But I should say...for Malaysian this is the place for you, when u misses Malaysian food.

the playground

There's also a Malaysian restaurant called Istana owned by The Marry Brown's Owner too. We had scrumptous roti canai & dhal, biryani & curries and many other yummy food..and I didnt snapped any photos since Tisha was having a fever that night. Thanks again Mr & Mrs Owners.
Will add on more info on that soon. till then.

17 May 09- Thai Village Restaurant, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania

A music bar and restaurant with a driving range. Live band performing on Sundays from 6 pm onwards, with 5000 shillings entrance fee person. But you could just tell them, that u just wanna have dinner, the have a designated area for 'just dinner' patron on Sunday.

Tisha and her favourite dish Tom Yam Seafood

To die for - Crab Fried Rice

Extra gravy for Pla Sam Rod, we dipped everything in it

Our special order,not on the menu - 3 Flavours Fish / Pla Sam Rod

Prawn Spring RollsMango Salad

Located on Chole Road, Msasani Peninsular.
Open from 12 noon to Midnight.
Closed on Mondays.
Delivery Available.

Food and services was great. The Chefs are Thai, so they serve a very authentic dishes... you can ask them to prepare a real Thai flavour, which is very very spicy or a toned down Tanzanian version, so it is all up to you. And we even ask for a dishes which was not on the menu, but you have to know the dish name in Thai since the Chef speaks very little english. They use the freshest seafood. I just have one complaint though, i dont like their Mango Salad, since they use the ripe mango so the sweetness of the mango over write all the other flovours...I still prefer the young mango salad. And If I have more time, I might ask the Chef to prepare some Thai desserts for me...I'm thinking of Ruam Mit or Ka Ti or Tam Tim Krop maybe...instead of the ever boring, so much overrated mango & sticky rice.

As far as I remember during our 6 weeks stay, we eat there almost every weekends - lunch and dinner, Saturdays & Sundays. And few times of takeaway during the weekdays... That's how much we love the food.

ICCI Mosque & Olive Garden Cafe - 2 May 09

We finally managed to get to ICCI -Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland . Thanks to Mr. Zul, who showed us the way..it just like 10 mins drive from our flat. I really didnt know it was that close.

For further info, here's the address and site

Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI)
19 Roebuck Road
Clonskeagh
Dublin 14
Phone: +353(0)1 2080000
Fax: +353(0)1 2080001


It's quite a huge mosque with a Halal Olive Garden Cafe and Halal Store & Butchery, Islamic School, Quran Lesson on weekends, and a Gym, alternate day for men & women.
,The food was okay, it was a cold, since we're there for lunch at 4 pm that day, so I dont blame them. The services and the rest was good.

Tish had nuggets & chips.

My Biryani & Chicken Jalfrezi

My DH Biryani & Lamb Curry.

Btw, the are 2 mosques in Dublin, the other one is on the South Circular Road. Will check it out soon, insyaallah.

Backdated : DH Home From Jo'burg. - 26 April 09

Daddy's girl!..hey I want a hug too.....

Maria's Famous Manhattan Cheesecake

Tried out Maria's Manhattan Cheesecake! My DH & Tish favourite... so to welcome DH home...I made this for him. Wanted to do the raspberry topping, suddenly realize my raspberries was missing from my kitchen top...
Next things I know, Tisha eating those berries while watching her fav cartoon!

caught in the act... ;-P