Woo-hoo, I’m listed, or rather Foodarrific is listed on RNCentral.com’s Top 100 Healthy Mom Blogs. I am truly honored, of course, to be picked from all of the thousands of great food blogs out there.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll notice I’m always complaining about the high sodium, sugar and grease content of food I eat outside. In my own kitchen, I’m notorious for reducing the salt, sugar and fat to the point of sometimes leaving them out altogether.

And you should too especially if you’re cooking for your kids. Start by tweaking your existing recipes little by little, and consider using healthier substitutes wherever you can. Pretty soon, your tastebuds will be conditioned to accept lower sodium, sugar and fat levels.

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My aunt who brought me that delicious jackfruit also gave me this pomelo from her trip to Penang. I placed this pomelo, or Chinese grapefruit, on my altar as an offering to the Buddha and conveniently left it there too long.

I have this silly habit of forgetting to eat stuff, if you can believe that! As a result, the pomelo is kinda over-ripe. But never mind, it’s even sweeter and juicier like this.

It’s quite an art peeling open a pomelo. Although it’s technically a citrus fruit, you can’t peel it like an orange because well, it’s the size of a small watermelon.

You need a sharp pointed knife to first cut right across the top of the pomelo about 1 inch down so it opens up like a cap.

To make it easier to peel the rest of the rind off, I have to divide it up into sections. I use the tip of the knife to make 5 or 6 shallow lines from the cut-off top all the way down to about 1 inch from the bottom.

Then from the top of each section, I dig my fingers in and peel downards. Repeat till all the sections are done. The whole thing will look like a flower with petals. Pretty, huh?

That done, I can dislodge the whole fruit from the rind and gently slice it open to reveal the segments. It’s just like an orange inside, so I just segment and pop into a Tupperware for easy storage.

I tend to refrigerate any leftovers because our climate here is so hot. I like it better chilled too. I don’t get to eat pomelos often, only around Chinese New Year because it’s believed to bring prosperity and good fortune.

I could use some of that, sure. So if someone brings me back one from up north (where they’re grown), I’ll gladly take it .

This week’s FFOF has put me in a holiday mood. I’ve had a very busy week so it’s good that I even get to dream of a holiday. Okay, let’s get going with this week’s questions.

#1. If you could travel anywhere to have a meal, where would you want to go and what would you want to eat.
Dimsum breakfast in Hong Kong, a pasta lunch in Tuscany, Italy and a scrumptuous lobster dinner in Sydney, Australia. Am I coming across as being just a little greedy here ?

#2. When you go away do you make your own meals or eat out?
We eat out. Most hotels don’t have cooking facilities. At any rate, vacation time is precious and I wouldn’t want to waste it slaving in the kitchen.

Besides when I go to a new place/country, I want to try all the different types of local food so I’m just rearing to go, go, go! Sometimes I will even grab some food (usually finger food or street fare) back to the hotel to eat.

#3. While traveling if you have to stop for a meal do you go in or do you go through the drive thru and eat in the car?
It really depends on the place we’re passing through. If it looks dirty or crowded, we’ll just drive on. I usually have snacks and sandwiches in the car so we really don’t have to stop till we get to a decent restaurant.

#4. Share a recipe or food related tip for people making a long trip by car.
We pack a cooler with ice cubes, canned drinks, bottled water and cut-up fruits. I also like to bring along snacks and breads and pack a few sandwiches as well. I have a can in my car for sweets (candy) and sour preserves.

It’s a great idea to also have a few empty plastic bags which can come in real handy as garbage bags for the stuff you’ll be eating in the car, and a bottle of water for washing hands. Did I leave out anything ?

One of the hardest things to resist when you’re at a kopitiam (new concept coffee shop) is the kaya toast, or coconut jam toast. The bread is so airy and light that when it’s toasted, it tastes so good with all that butter and kaya oozing out at every crunch.

But I’ve only ever ordered it once or twice in all the times I’ve been to a kopitiam. I just don’t believe in paying rm2-3 for two slices of bread, no matter how good it tastes.

And it’s so-oo easy to replicate at home too. I can get a whole loaf of this airy bread for around rm3 at Tesco or around rm2 at the market. Yes, a whole loaf, not two slices!

One loaf is enough for our family of five to have one heck of a teatime party, I tell you. It’s perfect too for when visitors or my nieces/nephews drop by. It’s cheap, it’s yummy, everybody loves it especially the kids.

The trick to getting it to taste like the ones at the kopitiam is to slob on lots of butter and kaya. That’s what makes theirs so yummy (and fattening too !).

I finally got around to buying that non-stick frying pan that’s been on my shopping list forever. I would’ve redeemed a La Gourmet pan but I didn’t have enough Bonuslink points.

So I redeemed my points for cash vouchers instead and bought this 28-inch Tefal non-stick.

Pretty neat, eh? My current non-stick is also a Tefal and it has served me well.

Like always, before I use a brand new non-stick frying pan for the first time, I have to condition the pan.

When I bought my previous non-stick, I was advised to wash it clean with soapy water, fill it up with water and bring to boiling point, wipe  completely dry, then rub with oil.

I think I’ll do the same with this one although the care instructions on the packaging doesn’t say anything about boiling water in it.