Presents, Cookies, and More Alaska. Okay Mostly Food!
Check this out. From the Great White North I have been blessed with some goodies and a post card of downtown Calgary. Cool, huh? Thanks Fantasyflier. I was totally not expecting this. Now I can get a taste of those chili crabs I’ve heard so much about. 
I used our baby grand piano for the back drop on the photo. And look friends. You can see my ceiling fan too. hehe. Oops!
The missus cooked some cookies. Yum. It’s those Toll House brand cookies. They melt in your mouth, or your hands if you’re too slow.
And look what those cookies attracted. Not one. But two. Thats right I caught a pair of crumbsnatchers. And they were snatching those cookies like the big fat man in the house might eat some if they did not act quick.
Those of you who have been following this blog can recall that the Sapphire Princess is cruising through Glaicar Bay. And you may recall the great fun I recounted as we listened to ice break and felt chill winds freeze our noses. Well this adventure from the deck of a ship gets a soul hungry.
So when one gets hungry on the Sapphire Princess and the clock is nearing the hour or three and thirty there is only one recourse. Make your way to the Emerald Room for High English tea. And so we did.
Me and the missus were certainly up for some finger food.
My niece enjoyed the hot tea. It drove away the chills of Glaciar Bay and thawed out a smile.
My other niece was feeling less than photogenic. Cannot blame the dear girl, as ice hung down from her ears and nose. She said something about talk to the hand.
But here are the photographs that everyone really wants to see. Food!!!
The lovely little croissant with a chicken salad and walnut concoction. Blissful.
When you’re in Alaska you can never eat enough salmon. And they helped us get our daily ration at tea.
And then there was tuna salad for variety.
And when they served these. Well honestly. I could not help but think of May and her scones. Though I’m sure these did not taste as good as the one she bakes. The cream and ham were devine too.
Now here is question. Why do you need a fork at tea? A spoon. A knife. Sure. But a fork? Oh well.
What are those things called. They are to die for. They just melt in your mouth and it’s a pleasant explosion guaranteed to make you get as close to Nirvana on Earth as possible.
And with a plate of these you cannot go wrong. So filling. Hmmm… And dinners at 8 huh?
September 17th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Chup!! Nothing like food to bring those smiles on!
September 17th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
salmon from Alaska!! that’s what I’d like to have. fresh, sashimi-style. ermmm… I think those scones you had might’ve tasted better than mine… hehehe!
September 17th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
haha I can see you’re salivating with excitement
September 17th, 2006 at 10:38 pm
Oh I missed the medal… but it’s o! I love to read your blog! especially when it’s about food!!!!
hugs!
September 17th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
ARGH…okla..no 5 also good enuf ^_^
*grabs SA’s croissants*
ok!that shud b enuf for breakfast..gtg…working time
September 17th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Ho ho ho FOOD!!! Salmon!!! Oh yes, scones!! OMG, Chili Crabs!!! Orgasmic!!
September 17th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
woo.. thos finger food looks so yummy. Hehe… I want I want!!
September 18th, 2006 at 1:47 am
those cookies look yummy. aiks i missed the chup:(
September 18th, 2006 at 3:15 am
SALMONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 18th, 2006 at 3:55 am
wow…so many food…seem yummy…whre mine???
btw ur nice still single? LOL
September 18th, 2006 at 3:57 am
nice = niece
sory as too fast typing…
September 18th, 2006 at 4:41 am
bloggers can be so cruel nowadays.
… you know i’m kiddinnngg. but then again.
September 18th, 2006 at 5:00 am
That was such a lovely picture of you and your wife. I want to be like you when I grow up.
September 18th, 2006 at 5:14 am
its not often i see pictures on ur blog so thank u for sharing, more please!
September 18th, 2006 at 5:34 am
Where’s the claypot herbal huskies?? LOL
September 18th, 2006 at 6:04 am
Oh wow. I’m honestly drooling while at hostel and the only food I have here is cup noodles. -pouts-
Anyway SA, I just wanted to say I really missed you. HUGS!
September 18th, 2006 at 6:37 am
The food looks yummy.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:05 am
so much yummy food
Luckily I have my dinner before I came
or else the keyboard will be soaked with saliva.. LOL
September 18th, 2006 at 7:31 am
Is that your wife and children?
The food…oh!!!! I need it too!
September 18th, 2006 at 8:39 am
Oh no… food again! I’m so hungry now. There goes my diet… hahaha.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Food and smiles just go great together Bkworm.
Blue Ribbon for you.
I don’t know May. Gonna have to do a taste and see. But the salmon was simply divine. Enough to make me consider more Alaska trips.
You grabbed the red ribbon.
Did I drool on the piano FF? hehe Still guarding my mangos for the right occasion. Maybe rent a movie next weekend and I got my treat.
White ribbon for you sir.
You missed the ribbon but you still get a hug Jane.
How’s about a number 5 hug PC. Hope that croissant filled ya till lunch.
Orgasmic indeed L B. Still waiting for you to get baking again.
You have to go cruising V. It would be so fun. You and your friends would have a great time. Check it out.
There’ll be other chups Winnie the Liu. Give a cookie hug to ya.
SALMON!!! There’s and echo Hijackqueen. Put a nice one I think.
Quick to the ship Ah Nel. Hurry and catch it. So good and tasty.
Yes she is. She is Canada right now going to school. She is a sweetie and damn smart. Scary smart.
I’m very cruel misti. Come get my cruelest hug. muahahaha
No you don’t K-man. Be you and you’ll be happier.
I promise Wuching. More pictures soon.
Sorry Cocka. This was the Princess cruise line. You need to check out the Korean cruise companies for that delicacy.
I miss you too kiddo. Hope those noodles fill you up so you can learn a ton.
Then you can go earn the big bucks and pick a cruise.
It was so good PY. I want to do again. And again.
Oh gosh Chen. I almost fried my keyboard the other day looking at some food posts. I can relate.
Yep them’s mine Maverick SM. You gotta to go have some soon.
Same thing happened to my diet Kenny. Just destroyed it. But what a way to go. hehe
September 18th, 2006 at 9:36 am
it is so dangerous bloghopping nowadays.
and thanks for your cruel hug. i hug you back. just don’t look behind your shirt.
September 18th, 2006 at 10:17 am
woah! yummy-in-my-tummy! How I wish! ahahaha
hahaha
My MIL also said that she took a lot of salmon during the cruise and when she was back the sight of salmon made her dizzy…. so when we told her we are going for Japanese buffet she was like… “Don’t tell me about salmon”
September 18th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Scones looks yummy.. Tea was didn’t cost a thing?
Haha.. you have 2 cookie monsters at home.
September 18th, 2006 at 10:26 am
Oh gosh. Whats back there misti? 0.0
Wow Angeleyes! Shu musta ate a whole lot of salmon. I wanna eat that much. hehe Hope she recovers soon. How was your sushi?
All of that was part of the cruise ZM. So nice. You just have to get a table. We waited early so we had no trubs. Were too late the day before so we learned.
Those poor cookies did not stand a chance. Scared they would bite my hand too. haha
September 18th, 2006 at 10:27 am
wrong timing to read this again… why did i always came across food blog when my stomach is complaining for hunger late in the night…???!
haiz… how to sleep??
September 18th, 2006 at 10:46 am
wow! i felt so hungry after looking at all these lovely food… which are my kind of food! yes, i love croissants, sandwhiches, burgers, cookies and all these sorts.
September 18th, 2006 at 11:11 am
Hmm… I gotta choose a better timing to view your blog next time.. tummy growling after seeing the pictures and it’s midnight now… alright, I’m going to drink lotsa water and go to bed! Haha…
Geez, looking at your pictures makes me feel like going on a holiday, not to Alaska definitey cos it’s way too expensive. The salmon looks good! Yum yum.. can dream about food and holidays later.. nite…
September 18th, 2006 at 11:45 am
waaaa!!! scones!!!! i want more scones!!! how was da’ cream? good?
September 18th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
Eat first. Then eat Laymank. hehe
Then you should catch a cruise Lucia. They serve this everyday.
Sleep well Pinkie. Don’t drink too much water or you will get up in the middle of the night.
The ice cream Angel? That’s next post.
September 18th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Hi Nice posting
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but now I am hungry(dribbling over his keyboard)
foooooood
Wish you well Liked it
September 18th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Thanks Zingtrial. I’m feeling bad now. So many keyboards and hungry people. *yikes*
September 18th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
i came to get his pillow.
September 18th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Mmmmmm….what wonderful food! Especially the cookies…and the scones…and, yes, all the rest…I may need a midnight snack after reading this post.
September 18th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
Pillow? That wasn’t a cream puff misti?
That seems to be happening a lot Kimananda with all of the commenters for this post.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
haha. you ate Buggie’s pillow.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
oh btw, he has a name now.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
and i got me my 69 up there.
now 70 is clutter. so i had better be outta here.
September 18th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
ask the ship to wait…i’m come now…
i scary stupid… scary stupid + scary smart = a happy couple… LOL
btw ur missus looks like one girl that own her own cooking show in Malaysia…
September 18th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
69 hugs for misti. You silly.
My wife has some uncles in Malaysia somewhere Ah Nel. Could be a cousin.
September 18th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
*ship wait for me…i kambing* LOL
i’m damn stupid and scary stupid…the formula we learn here…
Damn smart + Damn stupid + Scary smart + Scary smart = Happy couple
LOL
btw ur missus look like a lady that own a cooking show in malaysia…
September 18th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
I was so thrilled to see the Singapore-made Prima ready-made mixes. I mean, hey, everybody, the Hainanese Chicken Rice mix is to DIE FOR!!! The other mix not in the pic is LAKSA. I have served loads of peoople at home just using that mix.
And yes, the scones remind me of May, KW and ZMM.
September 18th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
Wow..!! FF !! i want chilli crab too..!! and some mee siam.. if you can find them.. kekekkekekee!!
I jealous.. SA..!! kkekekee!!
But so nice of FF..!
September 18th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
I love your missus’ cookies. Please send one box to KL now!!! ;p
The melt-in-your-mouth thing, is it a marshmallow?
And I so darn miss the croissants in NZ!!!
You can hardly find any good warm ones here in M’sia. Sigh.
September 19th, 2006 at 9:15 am
You like that comment so much you type it twice Ah Nel? hehe
I was pretty thrilled to Mama S.
(Glad to see you kept your moniker too)
It was very nice of him Mama Bok. Dun be jealez please. And welcome to my blog too.
Oh gosh. I got to get her baking again Titoki. That melt in the mouth thing is actually hard and crunchy. Not a marshmallow like treat. But so yummy. Wah! No good croissants in Malaysia. Open your eyes girl. There is treasure chest. Open a bakery with Titoki’s fantastic croissants.
September 19th, 2006 at 10:01 am
aahhhhh food talk again!!!
i so love it here. heh.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
Food. We eat everyday misti. But it never becomes boring.
September 19th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
no lar as i submit then it doesnt came out and i retype again lor…i think .com dont like me and dont let me comment…
September 20th, 2006 at 5:09 am
that melt-in-your-mouth thing, is it a meringue?
September 20th, 2006 at 9:11 am
Sometimes this blog is dreadfully slow to refresh. Real pain I tell ya Ah Nel.
You know Domesticgoddess a meringue might be a good way to describe. Though it is much harder than what is typically found on, say lemon meringue pie. It melts kind of the same in your mouth.
September 20th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Dried Mango!!! I’m getting hungry!!
September 20th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Then let’s eat Christine. Time to dig in.
September 21st, 2006 at 10:25 am
i’m so thinking of lemon meringue pie and chocolate mousse. we know who’s to be blamed.
September 21st, 2006 at 11:39 am
Who? 0.0
October 8th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Hi! Came by when I heard that you’d just moved over to Wordpress recently and found this interesting post on your trip to Alaska. Wow, of all the places in the world! Beautiful site too!
October 9th, 2006 at 6:05 am
Thanks for dropping by Kittycat. It was a beautiful place to visit.