Secret Recipe, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan

Secret Recipe is located at Ground and 1st Floor, No. B6 & B8, Lorong Im 8/33, Taman Mahkota Putra, Bandar Indera Mahkota, 25250 Kuantan

"B" marks the location of Secret Recipe. It is reached by taking Jalan Bukit Ubi from Kuantan's main town area.

Secret Recipe. Cakes. Very tasty cakes. But this was the first time we went to Secret Recipe NOT for the cakes (though we did take away a chocolate brownie for dessert!). This time we went for the food for lunch.

Yes, Secret Recipe is also a restaurant which serves very nice food, and we thoroughly enjoyed our lunch there yesterday.

The restaurant interior looks clean and attractive. And the bonus for us is that it was virtually empty as it's now Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, so at least we get to enjoy quick service and quiet restaurants.

Leah plays on the ipad while waiting for our food at Secret Recipe

We all ordered milkshakes! Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla :) Our favourite drinks . . .

Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla milkshakes at Secret Recipe

We were not disappointed when the food arrived. Here's what we ordered:

I ordered Secret Recipe's Lasagne. Very tasty and I cleaned up the whole plate with the bun

Fidelia enjoyed Secret Recipe's Grilled Mushroom Chicken

Lauren ordered her favourite Fish 'n' Chips at Secret Recipe

We ordered Leah Secret Recipe's Spaghetti

The food went down very well and was satisfying. And of course, you can't go to Secret Recipe without having cake, so we chose a piece of Chocolate Brownies to take away.

Lauren stares longingly at the cakes on display at Secret Recipe

Lauren's 3rd birthday video

Lauren's 3rd Birthday

I'm sick and tired of the constant rain every day here in Kuantan. I have eventually become sick with a sore throat, cough, runny nose, headache and tiredness. I'm currently taking two or three naps during the day as my body recovers. I'll be sure glad when the rainy season passes and the burning hot sun re-appears from it's seasonal hibernation.

Last night I watched Roger Federer win the ExxonMobil Open in Qatar, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final. Roger is back in form, hitting the ball so cleanly and smoothly, he's sharp and looking quite unplayable, which is great preparation for the Australian Open, which begins on 17th January.

On Friday 7th January, our daughter Lauren turned 3 years old. We had a small party with our neighbours to celebrate. Lauren really enjoyed it, as she wolfed down chicken and donuts! We bought her a pink toy handphone, which she had been requesting, along with some balloons to decorate the house. A video of her blowing out the candles and trying salad for the first time will be posted soon.

Bandung - delicious!

KFC, Garlic Bread

We ordered two large pizzas, pepperoni and hawaiian chicken

Birthday Cake, made by our ever-talented and creative neighbour, Dora Tong

Lauren had donuts from us because she can eat them very well, unlike cake, which brings on an allergic reaction. Fie and I got stuck in to the cake from Dora!

Shirley, Sharon and Lauren

Fidelia and Dora

Christmas In Kuantan 2010 - Part 2

Part 2 of our Christmas in Kuantan 2010 takes us to our neighbour Dora's house once more for Christmas dinner. We spent a hectic afternoon preparing the food and doing a BBQ on her balcony. You could say we were well ready to eat it when it was presented on the table at 7pm. Check out our Christmas dinner last year.

First comes the food:

A bird's eye view of the fully occupied dinner table

Enjoying our meal

Next came the cake, made by Dora:

Finally it was games time:

Lauren kicks a balloon like David Beckham kicks a football

She then demonstrates the same articulate footwork that Roger Federer displays when playing tennis

Lauren was absolutely delighted when she won our pass-the-parcel game, collecting a new mug in the process!

In this traditional pastime, Lauren pulls a home-made Christmas cracker with Melvin

Birthday Cake

What is a birthday without a cake? A week ago my neighbour, Dora, made a lovely cheesecake for my birthday, which was shared with my sister-in-law, Florianna.

This time, my tuition student, Yuki Tan's mum, bought this lovely cake for me:

Dora's Mother's Day Cake

Our neighbour and good friend, Dora, is somewhat of a specialist when it comes to making cakes, as can be seen here. She recently cooked up another beauty which she was preparing to sell in Kemaman. Check out the cake:

"Selamat Hari Ibu" translates as "Happy Mother's Day", of course

If you reside in Kuantan, perhaps you might want to consider doing business with Dora whenever you next need a cake to celebrate any event. In light of confidentiality, I won't distribute her contact number on line, but I will provide it to anyone interested in purchasing her edible work.