May
2013

House + Co – Bangsar Shopping Center $$ 14/20

categories: Eating Out, Restaurant Reviews

I love the set up here. It’s a breath of fresh air, literally, in a very mall-like mall. Green and airy. Local food and Western food, and some fusion dishes. Health conscious menu, high quality ingredients, and excellent presentation.

However, staff are not very informed on allergies at all and chef declined to come out. After much questioning of waitstaff and their going back and forth between me and the kitchen, we decided on a nasi lemak–the likeliest to be gluten-free.

They used all fresh ingredients and said that they did not cross contaminate with other gluten-containing ingredients. The recipe itself is ingenious. A green rice (basil? pandan?), several nuanced sambals, crispy fried fresh (and large!) anchovies, and a delicious rendang. I felt fine afterwards. However, they really need to train their staff to answer allergy-related questions knowledgeably.

Nasi Lemak at House + Co. Beautifully presented. Unique recipe. But yes, staff are fairly clueless about gluten issues.
Nasi Lemak at House + Co. Beautifully presented. Unique recipe. But yes, staff are fairly clueless about gluten issues.

Allergy friendly: ** Waitstaff were only reasonably informed. Chef refused to come out.
Taste: **** Delicious. Presentation par excellence.
Cost: $$ Around $20 – 30 per person for a main course.
Atmosphere: **** Cozy, airy, green, no stifling airconditioning.
Service: *** Waitstaff who try their best and are friendly.

Peace,

Daisy


May
2013

Middle Eastern Delight

categories: Recipes

I make this meal when I feel like I have had enough fish as my source of protein. Here’s a vegan high protein alternative.

A vegan medley high in protein.
A vegan medley high in protein.

Ingredients:

Hummus (see my recipe in another post)

150 gms Oyster mushrooms

1 cup organic quinoa

2 large tomatoes

1 large leek

4 cloves garlic

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Sea salt (celtic is best!)

A little feta cheese to crumble

Lettuce (as base)

 

Main Dish

Wash and arrange the lettuce on a plate. In your rice cooker, throw in your quinoa. When quinoa is halfway cooked, add garlic, cut up leeks, salt, and chopped tomatoes. While it is cooking, cut and stir fry mushrooms in olive oil and salt. When finished, place mushrooms and quinoa on bed of lettuce.

Hummus

Grind up ingredients to make hummus. For this particular Mediterranean plate, I like to add a dash of curry powder. Crumble feta cheese on top.

Peace,

Daisy