Eating Out: Garden Recipe

My friends and I found into this restaurant during our visit to Malacca. The restaurant looks cute (like a perfect spot to take more pictures!). We were hungry. Thus, we decided to try this restaurant.  We thought that this restaurant would served the usual kopitiam dishes. But we were wrong. Garden Recipe served healthy and delicious food.

I got myself a French Style Fried Rice. This fried rice were made of brown rice. It's served with soup, shredded vegetables and watermelon. I don't usually like brown rice. I thought that it didn't taste good (most healthy food doesn't taste good anyway) and it seems that I'm always hungry when I had brown rice. But, Garden Recipe's fried brown rice's really good. I never thought that brown rice could taste this good.

My friend opt for brown rice noodles with salmon. It looks pretty plain, but it taste good. The broth contains a mild taste of ginger.

Jah opt for Portuguese Fried Rice. It's plating was pretty much like French Fried Rice. I thought that Portuguese Fried Rice had a savory taste.

We had chicken pops for snack/side dishes. It's served with tartar sauce, I think.

G55-AEON Bandaraya Melaka Shopping Centre No.2,
Jalan Lagenda, Taman I-Lagenda 75400 Melaka.
Tel: 062839168

www.gardenrecipe.com.my 

Waldorf Salad

 

It was my parents' anniversary. I had to prepare some dishes, a dinner for them. I had to think of something really simple, and really easy to make. Then, I came up with a menu.

Appetizer

Waldorf Salad

Soup

French Onion Soup

Main Course

Broast Chicken with Oven Roasted Potato Wedges and Oven Roasted Vegetables

Desserts

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

We were really hungry by the time I finished (well, my parents are). I didn't manage to shoot more pictures of others dishes. Waldorf Salad was the only dish I manage to shoot.

Waldorf salad was one of the simplest salad to prepare. It's healthy too! I read an article, and it said that it's good to consume fruits before any meal. That's why I decided on Waldorf Salad.

Waldorf Salad

2 apples - cored and diced
1 stalk celery - sliced or diced
1 handful walnuts - toasted and chopped coarsely (I omitted this)

3 tbsp fruit salad dressing
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
lettuce - for base

1. Mix the apple, celery and walnuts in a bowl.
2. Mix the dressing, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl.
3. Toss the salad with the dressing.
4. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

Spicy Chickpea Salad

I came across an article that said that chickpea is good for metabolism, and great for weight loss. Spicy food too, helps a lot in weight loss. I thought that maybe I should try them. Besides, I rarely had any beans or nuts in my diet. So, when I went shopping for ingredients, I bought a can of chickpea with chickpea salad in mind.

Spicy Chickpea Salad

1 can Chickpea

1/2 tbsp Chili flakes

2 tsp Garlic

2 tbsp Capers

1 Tomato 

Salt and pepper 

Vinaigrette

1. Chopped some garlic.

2. Diced the tomatoes.

3. Combine all ingredients.

4. Drizzle some Vinaigrette, and season with salt and pepper.

5. Serve immediately or chill in refrigerator before serving.

Chicken Mayo Tortilla Wrap with Tomato and Olive Salad

I was thinking that I need to eat something healthy. Well, it worries me that I haven't lose any weight. It's hard to discipline myself to stay in diet while staying home. My mother is a good cook. She never fails to lure me to eat more than necessary XD

So, when my mother went out with my brother, I made myself some Chicken Mayo Tortilla Wrap with Tomato and Olive Salad. This dish is very simple and easy to prepare. If I had to make myself a bento, I will definitely add in this dish in my bento box.

Chicken Mayo Tortilla Wrap with Tomato and Olive Salad

Chicken Mayo Tortilla Wrap

Tortilla

Chicken Fillet - Shredded

Sliced Cheddar Cheese

Capers - Chopped

Mayonnaise

Lettuce

Salt and Pepper

1. Mix mayonnaise with capers and shredded chicken fillet. Add in salt and pepper to taste.

2. Arrange lettuce, cheese and chicken on tortilla and wrap!

3. Cut into rounds to serve

Tomato and Olive Salad

1. Heat oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the tomatoes and stir until they're wrinkled, about 5 minutes.

2. Mix in the olives season with salt and pepper. 

3. Mix the tomatoes and olives with lettuce before serving.