Naughty Nuri's @ Desa Sri Hartamas

Finally! My farewell from kerang peeps comes nearly 1 year late.
We went for BBQ pork cuisine at Naughty Nuri's @ Desa Sri Hartamas in KL.

The food...

NN's Signature Pork Ribs @ RM39
This is much better and tastier than the ribs served in other famous franchised restaurants

BBQ Pork Chop @ RM23
This is a no-no. The meat is tough and dry. *speechless*

BBQ Pork Loin @ RM25
This is not bad. Meat is juicy and tender, but nothing much to comment further.  =P

The chili sauce accompanying the meat is awesome!! (refillable upon request)

The "lead" pork of the day - - Babi Guling~~
Whole piglet @ RM300
This is similar to the BBQ piglet that we'll have during wedding dinners. Nothing special about it.
Don't really fancy the sweet sauce which comes with it.

Lychee Martini @ RM28
One of the famous "shake-shake" martini.
Just another martini with singing and dancing while served.

The verdict...
Taste: as spelled out above
Portion: below expectation
Price (value-for-money): pricey for the portion , compensated by some of the delicious meat
Ambiance: bright, airy ; packed, noisy, tables are closed to each other
Service: good
Convenient-ability: easily searchable via Waze ; limited parking space

Note: It's essential to make reservation

Address: No.2, Ground Floor, 20/70A,, Desa Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur

Phone:019-339 9611

This might be "once in a lifetime" experience.

Please follow us to our 2nd round after Naughty Nuri's at Bricks & Barrels.

X.O.X.O,  Ms. Lor

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Christmas Stollen for Christmas party!

How do I avoid gaining weight for my upcoming Christmas party? 

Hohoho! Let's make some smart splurges so you feel satisfied with your holiday indulgence (no guilt!).

After a few times failed to bake an edible low-carb version of Ginger Breadman cookies for my Christmas holiday cookies craving, I was so demotivated. :( Eventually I changed my mind (understand that cookies is not my kinda thing). So I decided to bake Christmas Stollen! This is my first trial baking low carbs, gluten-free and "healtified" version of Christmas Stollen, it turns out to be perfect- moist, nutty, and perfected with the soft sense of cinnamon fragrance. I can't wait to share with all my dearest bimbos.

More good news for my dearest friends that complaints to me that they do not have a electric mixer making excuse that they couldn't bake - i mixed the ingredients using a blender (usual juice blender or food processor). Ha! Ha!


Ingredients A:
1. 4 eggs
2. 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
3. 1/2 cup of non-GMO coconut palm sweetener (or natural honey)
4. 1/4 cup of cranberry or other non-sugar added dried fruits
5. 1/2 cup of chopped walnut
6. 1/2 cup of grapeseed oil (or olive oil)

Ingredients B:
1. Half cup of coconut flour
2. Pinch of salt
3. 1 teaspoon of baking soda
4. 2 teaspoon of cinnamon power

A bit of icing sugar for dusting & deco.  

Step: 
1. Pre-heat oven at 175 °C, greased the baking pan.
2. Mix ingredients A to blender and pulse.
3. Add in ingredients B and pulse.
4. Pour batter into greased baking pan.
5. Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick check comes out clean.

Let cold, decorate with dust of icing and serve! Dig-in!

Stollen is a traditional German cake, usually eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen or "Christstollen." - Wikipedia

xoxo, Ms.SS

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10 AWESOME CHRISTMAS GIFTS - FOR HIM

Christmas is around the corner and I can hear the jingle bells are ringing. Short of Christmas gifts Ideas for your husband, boy friend or clandestine lover? Miss2Mrs chics have sorted out 10 most practical yet unique gifts ideas for you.


1. Slim Wallet/ Money clipper
Fossil is well-know for its endurable, long-lasting and clean design. Head to Fossil store to get him this practical gift.

(Photo from Fossil)

Pick up one from Fossil store today
From RM109
 

2. Limited Edition Moleskine Diary
Be organized, on track and efficient, get him a unique diary from Moleskine.

(Picture from MPH Online)

Available at MPH store



From RM59-RM125  

3. Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
Ms. Hot mama's hubby favourite. She mentioned this is the greatest gadget that a man can have. Crisp, clear, and coherent. The selling point from Jawbone.com is "Military-grade NoiseAssassin® eliminates background noise, so even if you're in a crowd, the only thing they'll hear on the other end is the sound of your voice." Get this at Lazada today, let him hear only your voice.

(Picture from www.jawbone.com)

Also, can be purchased from LAZADA

From RM339-RM459 







4. Tiny yet Almighty X-Mini Speaker

Awesome, cool speaker with extremely loud and powerful volume with sound of good quality. Affordable and very practical.

Available at most of the IT marts include Machines
From RM49.00
 

5. Fitness tracking band
He is into fitness and health (Fitness Madness?)? Get him something that recognize his workout and get him motivated. Track sleep patterns, activities and looks trendy on his wrist too. Plenty of brands out there to choose from.

(Picture from www.jawbone.com)

We like Jawbone UP Move. Available at most of the IT stores.
Or you may get it online from Ipmart
From RM187.00 to RM439


5. Wet & Dry Shaver 
Something intimate for him. He can shaves even in the traffic! Philips wet & dry shaver available at Jusco stores too. Check out at Philips stores

                                                              (Picture from www.philips.com.my)
From RM129.00


6. Fun Socks set 
Get a set of quirky and colourful sock set for him. We like River Island socks set of 5. Available at Zalora.

 (Picture from www.zalora.com.my)

From RM79.00


7. Sony PlayStation®4
Got bigger budget? Get him an upgrade of home entertainment system. He will definitely love it.

Buy online at Sony
Console With camera - RM1,679

8. Sound system
What is better than getting a gift that you can enjoy it too. Be at home on lazy weekends and have sweet time watch romance drama (or horror).

We like Harmon Kardon Soundstick. 
Available at Machines store.
From RM899


9. Designer Briefcase/ Work Bag
He needs a bag. Every professional needs a work appropriate bag. Get a durable, stylish and timelesd design case for him. Let him catch the attention from the crowd. Make him proud. We like Braun Buffel briefcase.

 

(picture from www.braunbuffel-asiapac.com)

From RM2,499

10. Sacoor Brother Neck Tie
I’m Sacoor loyal customer since my first visit. You can request to sew his initial on the piece from the store. Their service are superb and sales assistants are all friendly (and good looking too!). They always have musical performance during season celebration. Be impressed with their excellent quality and outstanding service.

 

(Photo credit to www.kinkybluefairy.net)

Head to Sacoor Brothers store today

From RM199

Hope this helps. Share the joy and love. Wish you a Merry Christmas.

Also, check out 10 perfect christmas gifts for her

xoxo, Ms.SS

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Long Weekend Getaway - Malaysia & Singapore

10 Awesome Long Weekend in 2015 for Malaysia!

Are you ready to party?

Let us share with you our travel log! We will be updating this for the whole 2015 every month!

Romantic Escape

• Boracay 
• Korea (Travelogue #1 to #5)

Weekend Family Getaway 

• Hello Kitty Land, Johor (Travelogue #6 to #7)
• Lego Land, Johor
• Cameron Highland, Pahang
• Tanjung Sepat (Travelogue #8)

Budget Travel

• Pulau Langkawi
• Kota Kinabalu
• Bangkok (Songkran 13-15th April 2015)

Lots of Love,
Miss2MrsChics

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Simple Cranberry Bread - low-carbs & gluten-free

My another recipe! This low-carb and gluten free cranberry bread is so easy to make and yet so delicious. It is especially tasty to toast with butter, to bright-up a Monday blue morning. Good recipe for low-carb dieter who craves for bread breakfast, this bread definitely works for your carbs craving. Come on peeps, stay on track!

Ingredients:
200g of almond flour
Pinch of salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs

½ tablespoon no sugar added honey (you may substitute honey with sugar substitute such as Splenda or Stevia (can get from Jaya Grocer Cheras Central) - Splenda only contains approx. 0.01g carb per packet, it is good for your first two weeks of your low-carbs induction)
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon of Olive oil
25g of dried cranberries (unsweetened) (depends on personal preference, i'm on low-carb diet and cranberry is naturally sweet, i reduced it to minimal)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix well the almond flour, salt and baking soda
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, then add honey, lemon juice, vanilla essence and olive oil.
3. Blend wet ingredients into dry and add cranberries
4. Batter texture would be very sticky, add a bit more of olive oil to smoothen the texture and scoop batter into a greased baking pan
5. Bake at 175°C for 30 minutes; or until a toothpick comes out clean
6. Cool and serve
   

Makes 1 mini loaf of about 8 slices and a mini bun.

Enjoy your low-carb bread!

Like chocolate but on low carbs diet? Don't worry, make healthy Low-carb Chocolate Almond  for your chocolate craving!

xoxo, Ms. SS

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Low carbs Chocolate Almond Bread

A simple, delicious and sugar-free bread and what's more - it's LOW CARBS. Perfect dessert/ breakfast treat for low carbs dieters! It's so easy to prepare and only 5 ingredients are required. I made this for my weekday breakfast to go with my favourite office pantry's Americano.

Ingredients:

130 g Almond flour (2g carbs) 

1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda (1g carb)
1 tablespoon of melted butter (0g carb)
1 tablespoon of melted non-sugar-added dark chocolate (5g carbs)

(nutrition data from: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/custom/2419135/2?quantity=2.5)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Greased baking pan with olive oil.
2. In a medium size bowl, mix almond flour, salt and baking soda
3. Melt chocolate and butter in microwave for 1 minute. Fold over the batter every 20 seconds
4. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs for approx. 2 minutes until frothy
5. Mix butter and chocolate mixture into eggs and combined well
6. Mixed almond flour mix into wet mix
7. Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes. Check by inserting toothpick if it comes out clean.
8. Cool and serve

Make one loft of 8 slices, each contains approx 1 g net carb.

Low-carbs is not as boring as you may thought (not only egg/meat and vege), with a bit of effort, you can discover tonnes of tasty yet low-carbs (most of them are gluten-free too) receipes. May this keep you on track and achieve your weight loss objective fast!

Stay tune for more low-carbs and healthy recipes!

Also, read about how i shed 4 kgs in 2 weeks here: http://miss2mrschic.blogspot.com/2014/11/i-loss-4kg-in-2-weeks.html

xoxo, Ms. SS

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I loss 4kg in 2 weeks!

I received loads of compliments when I attend my friend's wedding reception last weekend. My friends are amazed with my quick weight loss results. (They just met me few weeks ago, and they are shocked to see I got a quick transform from L to M size in short time). Many were curious on my secret of quick weight loss. But what I am gonna share here is a simple diet that you may have already known; it will work wonderful if you execute it accordingly.

There are many possible ways of quick weight loss but most of them require you to be hungry and unsatisfied. I am a fan of Atkins diet a.k.a low carbs diet. Love this diet concept as it allows me to eat big portion, no exercise required (it’s optional) and effective results even in the first week of induction. What you need it’s just a careful mind and a bit of discipline. I felt it is tailored for lazy peep like me :p

The key words to success – “WATCH THE CARBS”, keep it below 22g of carbs per day for the first two weeks. And your body will be autopilot and you will soon realize you’ve turned yourself into a FAT BURNING BEAST!

3 STEPS for QUICK WEIGHT LOSS
1. Cut the SUGAR, RICE and FLOUR

The most important part is to eliminate sugars and high carbs food from your daily meal. I understand it is tough to apply this in Malaysia context as we are so weak / irresistible to all the good local food. 

That’s why you need a bit of discipline to succeed. Low carbs diet is all about change of eating habits, you will be able to appreciate of Step No.1 when you see immediate weight loss in the first 3 days when you induce the new diet to your body (strictly), and you’ll be amazed by the quick results and sustained until you get your ideal weight. 

I personally shed 3 kg in the first week when I do this strictly, without any cheat day.

Reasons that Step No.1 is so important as Sugar/ high carbs foods will stimulate secretion of insulin, and insulin is the main culprit that makes us gain weight. 

Insulin also called “fat storage hormone” in layman term. Cutting all Sugar and high carbs food directly reducing the insulin level. When insulin goes down, it’s will be easier for the FAT to go out of the fat storage (on your tight, especially tummy) and your body will start burning fats (from storage) instead of carbs. 

Another benefit of lowering insulin is that your kidneys shed excess sodium and water out of your body, which reduces bloat and unnecessary water weight if this is your reason of extra weight.

2. Eat ONLY allowable food

The good thing I appreciate about low-carb diet is eating until fullness, while the low-calories diet is calorie restricted and hungry. Don’t be frightened by the oil/ butter, they are all very low in carbs and it’s allowable for this diet. Eating all the allowable food here will keep your carbs below 22g per day but still will keep your stomach full and satisfied.

1. Eat all kind of meat/poultry, fish and eggs – any cooking style as long as non-breaded and no-sugar added
2. Eat all kind of vegetables
3. Eat all kind of fat source include butter and cheese. Don’t be afraid to fried the eggs with any cooking oil in this diet

3. Have a CHEAT DAY bi-weekly (recommended after your 2 weeks induction)

This is not in Atkins diet recommendation but I think cheat day is essential (very important) for people who do not have iron willpower like me to keep-going. Carbs re-feed is so important that you wouldn't give up easily and be encouraged throughout the diet journey. You will find yourself gain a bit of water weight the next day after carb re-feed but it will go away when you’re back on track.

Tips to survive 2 weeks induction in Malaysia context:

1. Avoid all your favorite national breakfast which includes mee/ meehon goreng, roti canai, nasi lemak. But eat all kinds of meats/ poultry, eggs and vegetables. I have a list of delicious low carbs recipes for working day breakfast that can be ready within 5 minutes if your office has a microwave (stay tune!). Further, eat chap fan (mixed rice) without rice, say no to sides (if it is high carbs goodie) when you order set lunch.
2. No sweet drinks – Order tea without sugar or Americano when you reach Starbucks counter, run fast when you walk pass Chatime bar. Say no to fruit juice for first 2 weeks when you kick-start your diet as juice naturally high in sugar (even it stated “organic”) and it will interfere your weight loss. Avoid milk – 100g of milk in your café latte contains 16g of carbs where it almost the carbs ceiling for the day.
3. Read the nutrition facts, beware of all the healthy food options as many of those naturally high in carbs (even it’s gluten-free – they are all high carbs!)

After 2 weeks induction, I am currently fine-tuning my carbs tolerance level by introducing different carbs source every day to find out how much carbs that my body can take for continuance weight loss and lifetime maintenance.

I have shed 4 kg so far. This is a great achievement of mine as I always include weight loss in my new year resolution but it never gets realized. I used to joke that weight loss is a resolution with a life-long time frame (no deadline), but in fact, it can be achieve quite easily with a bit of change in eating habits and need no exercise at all. Remember, never starve yourself, and eat when you feel hungry. But pick the right food to eat.

Let me know what you think :)

Xoxo, Ms. SS

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