Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chicago Rib House...our 2nd visit

Months ago, I bought 2 RM 60 vouchers from Groupon and Living Social.
Got hubby to come down to Penang last Friday and we had a meaty-feast! It was 7 pm and packed inside the restaurant, so like many others we opted to sit outside.

New menu
Hubby ordered this drink called 'Zing', which contains mint, ginger and lime/lemon (something like that).
Not being a fan of ginger, he preferred the mint/lemon drink at Mysore and Chennai Curry House.  Wanted to order their hot chocolate but instead got their latte since the former has finished.

Zing

We ordered 2 appetizers; the corn chips with salsa dip and the new appetizer, can't exactly remember the name but it's actually bacon wrapped sausage.

Honestly, we prefer the cheese nachos (see previous post).  The cheese nachos are obviously more expensive (RM 17.90) compared to the plain corn chips with salsa dip (RM 9.90). Now you know why the  taste also differ to that extend!

Corn chips and salsa dip
The bacon wrapped sausage with bourbon dip. Quite nice but on the salty side.
I think since bacon is rather salty, it should be paired with pineapples or mushrooms, or asparagus to balance the overall taste. Just my opinion!

Bacon wrapped sausage with bourbon dip
As usual, hubby ordered the famous original BBQ pork ribs which came with 2 sides, fresh vegetables and coleslaw. The meat was very tender, but the taste was bland. In other words, the marinade didn't get to the meat as much as it should.

BBQ Pork Ribs with vegetables and coleslaw

I, on the other hand ordered the Grilled Bourbon Chicken.
Look the at cheese, slurp! I'm not a fan of mashed potatoes, but this...was really yummy!

Grilled Bourbon Chicken

We ate until we nearly burst...too much meat-affair for one night.



Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Gift from Maria...

I stumbled upon this blue bracelet while rummaging through my jewellery box few days ago.
I looked at it and smiled.

This bracelet was given to me by Maria, the owner of Villa Rose, Santorini.

I remembered the day when we were said our goodbyes, I handed her 3 fridge magnets from Malaysia.
She must be touched, as moments later, she took off the bracelet she was wearing and gave it to me.





A simple bracelet, but a reminder of the wonderful and happy times we had in Santorini, and the warmth and kindness shown by Maria and her family. That we will not forget....