Mar 15th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Bee hoon topped with scrambled egg
There was some cabbage & carrot stirfry from last night’s dinner, so I used it to make fried bee hoon. Very quick to whip up since the cabbage was already cooked. Add a scrambled egg, and you’ve got carbs, fibre, and protein for a balanced meal!
Mar 14th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Do you remember food fads like Portuguese egg tarts, apple strudel, and donuts? Well, those fancy snacks have come and gone, but our beloved banana fritter aka goreng pisang is still going strong!
Where to find some of the best goreng pisang in Singapore? We hunt them down in the latest Tried & Tested story. Click here to read the full article.
Mar 14th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Stuffing of mashed potato & ham
This is Mama-in-law’s standard purchase whenever she shops at Four Leaves Bakery. She got a couple for us as well, when I took her shopping at Jurong Point SC yesterday.
As Four Leaves is a Japanese-style bakery, the bread is typically soft and cottony. The mashed potato is sufficiently smooth and tasty. We warmed these in the microwave for 10 secs. Can’t remember the exact price; it’s probably around S$1.50 each.
Mar 14th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Gardenia raisin buns
We haven’t bought these for a while. They’re nice enough to munch on their own, but hubby likes them with butter.
Mar 12th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Mayo in squeezable bottle!
Instead of butter, I experimented spreading the bread with mayo today. Hey, it’s nice! 
I find that butter has a tendency to overpower the pork floss, but mayo seems to go very well with it.
I asked Rick if he could spot any difference, but he said no. Maybe he was reading the newspaper, so didn’t pay attention to his food?
BTW, have any of you seen this fabulous squeezable bottled mayo? I bought this in NTUC Fairprice (Bukit Merah Central), but they don’t stock it anymore. It’s really handy! Also, it seems to taste better. Could it be because it’s made in Canada? I think the bottled ones are made in China or Malaysia.
Please drop a line if you know where to find the squeezable bottled version!
Mar 11th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
This was a quick dinner before catching Alice In Wonderland 3D at Lido Cineplex.
BBQ meats twin combo - roast pork & char siew, S$16.00++
Rick and I are both HUGE fans of Imperial Treasure’s roast meats, especially their roast pork. See how beautifully golden the crackling is! It’s evenly crisp and light, just sublime. The char siew is succulent, has good bite, and isn’t too sweet.
On a previous visit, we tried the roast duck and it was superb too. Continue Reading »
Mar 11th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Crunchy peanut butter + golden honey = yummy!
“Can we have a simple breakfast tomorrow, say plain bread with some kind of spread?” requested hubby yesterday. Heh, I think he’s getting a bit scared of my breakfast experiments.
Actually, Rick can happily eat bread for breakfast everyday. But not me! I prefer Asian breakfasts. How shall I convince him that porridge/congee is a delicious breakfast option? Hmm……
Mar 10th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Fried beehoon with fishcake, chicken, and cabbage.
This has been such a long day, starting with this morning. I overslept when I should have woken up earlier to make breakfast as well as a packed lunch for hubby.
What followed was a mad rush – cook rice, steam braised duck leg (from Mommy’s Sunday dinner), cut cabbage & carrot, stirfry cabbage & carrot, soak beehoon, fry beehoon for breakfast – made even more stressful by an increasingly impatient hubby!
Result was late breakfast + slightly annoyed hubby.
Next time, I will prep some ingredients the night before if I’m attempting such an ambitious undertaking again.
Omelette of chicken, green pea and spring onion
Sunday evening – dinner at my mom’s. As usual, she prepared enough rations to feed the SAF, Navy, and Air Force. Of course, she made me bring home the excess food.
“Take it all home, then you don’t have to cook. Just reheat and eat! Oh, here’s some fresh fish and prawns as well. Bought them at the market today. Very fresh and cheap! I already packed for you. How about veggies? You want?”
Of course I said no, no, no! But Mommy isn’t one to take no for an answer.
Hence the pre-cooked chicken in this omelette is courtesy of Mommy Dearest. The butter roll is another excess from Sunday’s brekkie.
As you can see, I still need to work on my omelette-making skills. Fortunately, it tastes a lot better than it looks!
Mar 9th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
The only reason I had lunch here today was because Noodle Place has a new head consultant, Chef Chui, who was formerly Executive Chef of the renowned Mak’s Noodles in Hong Kong.
Wanton & shrimp dumpling noodle (soup), S$8.50++
Now, I’ve not tried Mak’s Noodles’s famous shrimp wanton noodle before. But having been to Hong Kong a couple of times before, I find that Noodle Place’s version isn’t even as good as those from any random noodle shop in Hong Kong. Continue Reading »
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