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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Pig's Liver Noodle (dry), S$6.80++

Rick LOVES pork liver, but I’m squeamish about cooking it at home, so he has to get his fix outside.

Shrimp wanton noodle (soup), S$7.30++

Having not gotten over the disappointment of Noodle Place’s shrimp wanton noodle, I was curious to see how Imperial Treasure’s version would measure up.

Here, they haven’t got a wanton+shrimp dumpling combo, so I settled for just shrimp wanton.

Imperial Treasure’s shrimp wantons definitely trumps Noodle Place’s! Here, the shrimps are uber fat, fresh, crunchy, and sweet. Very shiok!

But for the noodles, I think Noodle Place’s is thinner and has a nicer mouth-feel. Also, I prefer yellow chives which is more authentically Hong Kong-style, rather than spring onion.

As for the soup base, both are about the same.

So it seems the score is even. But if I had to choose, it would be Imperial Treasure for me, cos it’s more about the shrimp wantons rather than the noodles.

Note: This place fills up quickly. Queues are expected at peak hours and weekends, and seating is cramped in the inner section. But we’ve been here a couple of times, and have been satisfied thus far with their consistent food quality and efficient wait staff.

Total bill for 2 – including beverages, wet towel, 10% service charge + 7%GST – was S$41.80.

Imperial Treasure Noodle & Congee House
Orchard Turn
#B3-17 ION Orchard
Singapore 238801
Tel: (65) 6509 8283

Mon to Fri: 11am – 10pm
Sat to Sun: 10:30 – 10pm

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……

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!

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.

Ok, perhaps I’m a bit harsh. Or maybe my expectations were raised too high.

Wiry thin, springy, and eggy, the noodles were very similar in taste to what I had in Hong Kong. The soup, while a little oily, was pretty decent.

But the wantons and dumplings were diminished shadows of the fat, luscious ones in my memory. They also skimped on the yellow chives.

And its tiny portion meant I was hungry again in less than three hours!

Next time, I think I’ll stick to their house special congee, which is what I usually order here. The earthen pot dishes are also pretty good.

Total bill including charges for Chinese tea, 10% service charge, and 7% GST was S$11.89.

Noodle Place Restaurant
176 Orchard Road
#01-53/56 Centrepoint
Singapore 238843
Tel: (65) 6733 3171
URL: http://www.pfs.com.sg/restaurants/noodle_place/