Saturday, May 17, 2008
1 person fish meal
Thursday, May 08, 2008
a gem in arab street
this may sound ironical. but, carol, who's only been in singapore for 7 months, introduced me to a restaurant on arab street that day! in all my 30+ years living in singapore, i've never fully combed the arab street area or ate at any of the restaurants there!
last weekend, carol brought us to Alaturka Mediterranean and Turkish Restaurant for dinner. the food was fantastic and the prices were reasonable!
check out some of the food we had! a lavash($2.50), a meze tabagi ($14), karisik kebab ($19) and etlipide ($9.50).
lavash is a balloon bread with sesame seed.
meze is a assorted mix mezzes combination consisting of several dips like eggplant, chickepeas, etc.
karisik is a combination kebabs include lamb and chicken, served with pilaf.etilpide is a lamb stuffed baked bread with cheese... like a turkish pizza.
all the dishes were delicious. im sure we'll be back for more!
aussie brekkie
on labour day, hubby and i decided to go for a nice brunch. we settled in the cellar door located at bt timah.
we had brunch there quite a while ago and we remember enjoying their lamb burger. thus, hubby ordered a lamb burger while i had an eggs florentine.
the burger was juicy and the chips were crispy!! yumyum.my eggs florentine had lots of veggie... the way i like it. it came with loads of cooked spinach and a side salad of rocket leaves. although it came topped with hollandaise sauce, i choose to believe it is still a healthy dish considering the amt of veggies! haha
something smells fishy @ singapore national museum
indeed, something smells fishy at the singapore national museum. it's the smell of fish sauce!
i attended another one of the classes organised by national museum as part of its food and culture series. it's on fish sauce. i enjoyed the class a lot. i learnt a lot on the different kinds of fish sauce and making of fish sauce. i thought there was only fish sauce from thailand. but, i was so wrong. there can be fish sauce from china, vietnam, japan and korea too!
it was like a wine tasting class. the speaker, christopher tan, introduced to each of the fish sauce. as he explained the properties of the fish sauce, we were given a sample each.
i learnt a few tips in using fish sauce too. it's not used just in thai dishes. you can add a few drops to your claypot chicken rice if you don't have salted fish! it can bring your claypot rice to whole new level!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
beef noodles
hubby and i enjoy a good bowl of beef noodles -- chewy noodles, crunchy beansprouts in a thick flavourful beef sauce, topped with sliced beef, salted veggies and lots of fresh corriander! who can say no to this? one of our fav stalls is in Newton hawker centre.
my very first world gourmet summit
Monday, April 14, 2008
the story of pho
Sunday, April 06, 2008
italian dinner with american friends
at the kind invitation of eric and carol (our friends from the US), hubby and i went to their home for dinner on sat. i was so looking forward to this dinner as carol's a wonderful cook and they're both super good company. we always have lots of fun with them!
it was italian night. carol whipped up these treats!
1st up was a salad. fresh and crunchy. nice start.
then, we had carbonara spaghetti. al dente pasta tossed in a lovely pancetta, garlic and egg sauce. so simple and yet so yummy. i really like carol's version as it is not too rich as the kind you get in the restaurants.
next, we had a chicken dish... i can't remember the name but i can't forget the taste! it was delicious. chicken thigh was pan fried till golden brown is cooked in a lovely sauce... i think there was wine added. it was simply yummy!last up was dessert... chocolate cake from sweet secret.
it was a really nice dinner... thanks again, eric and carol!
ooh ... chang kee
i love old chang kee curry puffs (aka kari pok). the straits times did a ranking of the best curry puffs in singapore some time ago. many brands like A1 and Polar came out tops but not old change kee. but, it remains my favourite curry puff. there are many reasons: convenience (you can find an old chang kee at almost every mall), value for money (there's lots of potatoes, chicken and a small wedge of hardboiled egg..yum), and taste (crispy on the outside and tender on the inside... droolz).
my idea of a good breakfast ... hot old chang kee with a decaf latte! life is good!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
rewarding dinner
hubby works really hard every day... sleeps little and work lots! we decided to stay at home today and just 'waste away'. haha... not really... we did waste time..but it was doing things we enjoyed!
we indulged in 3 activities - sleeping, eating and wii-ing!
yes! we got a new wii set and couldn't wait to swing that control! it was really good fun! i honestly felt like i've worked out after a game of wii tennis! :)
for dinner, i decided to buy some quality ingredients and cook up a really nice dinner.
for appetizers, we had a smoked duck salad with balsamic dressing. no, i didn't smoke the duck.. i merely bought it and just reheated it! smart, rite? :pfor mains, I got 2 pieces of kurobuta pork chops from jones the grocer. season them lightly with salt and pepper, then pan fried. for the sauce, i deglaze the pan with chicken stock and balsamic vniegar. let the sauce cook till this is thickened and drizzle over the pork. (See picture at top of post)
dessert was molten chocolate cake with ice cream.such a good weekend!
wagyu burger
i've read so much about wagyu beef... a superior grade of beef that is supposed to taste really good and cost really expensive. i've not had the chance to try it till today.since our 1st visit to Jones the Grocer, i noticed that they see wagyu beef patties at the meat counter. we've been talking abt buying these patties to make gourmet burgers at home. we finally got the chance today!
after a nice morning walk at botanic gardens with sam, we popped over to Jones and got 2 pieces of beef patties. next, we had to get buns and lettuce. we went to cold storage at jelita and got some fresh salad leaves. next to cold storage was cedele bakery where i got 2 buns.
all i needed to do next was to flame up the patties, assemble the burger and enjoy!credit must be given to hubby for taking the yummy photo of the patty in the pan. so, he did contribute more than eating in this meal!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
feasting tour in taipei
i was in taipei for a holiday with my mum 2 weeks ago.
we ate throughout our 5 days in taipei! there was so much food to try and so little stomach space... many times we stretched our waistlines so we could sample the delicious food!
here are some of them.
bollywood party
the food was a success ... i cant say the same for the tree dance, though. :)