Tea Time @ Melur & Thyme, Suria KLCC

beautiful latte

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and somehow, I missed my lunch. Searching for a decent meal I found enticing my companion Id to one of my latest makan place in KLCC, Melur & Thyme Restaurant on the Ground floor facing the park. I accidentally stumbled upon in on a Christmas day last year, having afternoon at the Harolds cafe. 

Melur & Thme served a mixture of local and western delights, both finger foods and full ala carte cuisine. Their coffee latte is one of the best and I never failed to order them on every occasion. Melur & Thyme's latte had the distinctive taste and aroma that word failed me right now, and of course, I also like their artistic foam drawings. And what a great way to nibble their spring rolls- fried popiah stuffed with cuttlefish and mixed vegetables served with thick sweet chilli sauce. A good starter for me while waiting for my dish in a day that I called a carbo celebration day! The mixed veggies were fresh and crunchy and the popiah skin were crispy.

spring rolls

I've frequented Melur & Thyme a few times, and on all occasion I was supposedly on a 'no carbs diet', thus the only option were some kind of proteins dishes (that I will post in the near future). Hence, on this fateful Saturday afternoon around 3pm, I ordered my dream plater, Nasi Goreng Bunga Kantan with Crispy Chicken. Basically, stirred fried rice with flower torch, long beans and lemon grass served with eggs, lots of crackers and their so called special ayan kampung (spring chicken) with of course sambal on the side!

RM24.00 Fried Rice

We also ordered Penang Char Koay Teow, stir fried koay teow (flat rice noodles) with cockles, chives, beans sprouts and tiger prawns with cut chillies in soy sauce on the side. I am not really a Char Koay Teow fan, so, I reckon the Char Koay Teow is so so. The taste is there with generous add ons. We finished it to the last bit, and it must be good. 

Char Koay Teow

The ambience is fantastic, the serving is fast and friendly and the waiters were very attentive not withstanding that we were seating at the outer side of the restaurant. The food itself were fantastic, wholesome, tasty and no cutting corners in term of ingredients. A plate of Fried Rice at RM24.00 it was a bomb, but this is Suria KLCC restaurant outlet where the rental is a bomb too, I say, it is value for money and a unique dining experience where we can mix, match or contrast our dining choices. Acepaizah's overall rating is 9 for this rather expensive dining extravaganza!

celebrations of carbs

~Acepaizah~

Tea Time with NN's Bread Pudding

NN's beautifully baked bread pudding

Homemade dishes are always the best. I am lucky to be surrounded by chef and sous chef. My three nieces took after their mother and know their way around the kitchen very well. My niece NN love to get her hands busy with western sweet desserts, while FA is famously known for her cake starting with the humble sandwich cake, courtesy of my BFF's ‘secret  recipe’. On the other hand NR is good at cooking Malaysian local cuisine. NN have been experimenting with all sort of dessert, from the humble plain pudding to the unpronounceable Pavlova! 

NN's master piece pavlova!!!

During my recent visit, she baked her mouth watering bread pudding, simple yet very tasty. Little brother MS helped with the breaking of  the newly bought Gardenia bread loaf. 

MS' craftmanship

I think, she then, drizzled melted butter over the bread. Then mixed some eggs (i think), milk, sugar, cinnamon and some vanilla in a separate bowl then pour over the bread while pushing down lightly with spoon/fork until the bread is covered and soaked with the mixture. Sprinkle with lots of raisins.

mix them well

well mixed

baking....

Baked in preheated oven about 30-40 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly tapped. It may be served with sweet sauce of some sort like caramel or custard sauce. Serve warm or cold. However, for want of accompanying sauce ingredients, we ate it as soon as it was taken out of the oven with a piping hot mug of caffeinated drinks! A timeless recipe passed from generation to generation!

p/s: NN commented that her sweet sauce, was custard sauce... emmm... I cannot really differentiate custard from caramel...

bird eye's view

rich and creamy 

the baking pyrex is still warm

bread story
~Acepaizah~