Mar 4th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Sorry, no image of hubby’s brekkie today, cos I was too busy making a packed lunch. No time to take pictures!
Tuna kimbap (Korean rice roll)
I hastily snapped some pics of hubby’s lunch box – tuna kimbap and fresh Korean strawberries – while he was putting on his shoes. Oh, it was such a mad rush this morning! After he left, I had to clean up and get ready to take Mother-in-law for her eye check-up. I didn’t even have time for breakfast!
If you’re a fan of reality TV shows and cake decorating, do tune in to CAKE BOSS, debuting tonight at 7pm on Discovery Travel & Living (Starhub Ch16). Just who is Cake Boss? He’s Buddy Valastro, one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the United States. Excerpts from Discovery T&L’s press kit as follows:
Master baker of Carlo’s City Hall Bake in Hoboken, New Jersey, Buddy has created some of the most mouthwatering and elaborate cakes, including Britney Spears’ circus-themed 27th birthday cake. Now he is geared to serve up the perfect recipe for TV entertainment on Discovery Travel & Living’s new series CAKE BOSS every Wednesday at 7pm, starting March 3.
Shot mostly in the back of the store, CAKE BOSS offers a fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes process of creating edible art out of flour and sugar, churning out old-school recipes and remarkably modern cakes.
At his family-owned bakery, Buddy supervises a team that includes his mother, four older sisters and three brothers-in-law. And when one is working with a family on a daily basis, this could be a recipe for disaster.
At an exclusive cake decorating workshop organized by Discovery Travel & Living, media and bloggers were treated to a special preview of CAKE BOSS. It was an intriguing clip that featured plenty of family drama and beautiful cakes. I’m really excited, and can’t wait to watch the debut episode on TV tonight! If you miss it, you can catch the encore telecasts:
CAKE BOSS on Discovery Travel & Living (Starhub Ch16)
Wednesdays – 7pm
Encore telecasts:
Thursdays – 1am, 5am
Sundays – 4am, 12pm, 6pm
Wednesdays – 5am
Mar 3rd, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Soon kueh 笋粿 and gu chai kueh 韭菜粿
Was at Bedok yesterday, so I bought these Teochew kueh from Fatt Soon Kueh for brekkie today. The filling was tasty and generous in amount. The soon kueh had thickly-cut strips of yam bean/jicama, carrot, and black fungus. Only thing I didn’t quite like was the dough skin. I prefer the more traditional type, which is opaque and white, rather than the translucent variation. But hubby enjoyed today’s brekkie very much. 
To heat these up, I put the kueh on a plate, covered them with a plastic microwave cover (so that the dough doesn’t dry up), and microwaved for 2 minutes on medium heat.
The soon kueh kueh and gu chai kueh are sold at 4 pieces for S$2.00. They also have png (glutinuous rice) kueh, ang ku kueh, and Hakka yam abacus beads.
Fatt Soon Kueh 发笋粿
Blk 207 New Upper Changi Road
#01-51 (food centre next to Bedok Interchange & MRT)
Tel: (65) 6446 4616 / 8222 5840
Open daily: 7am – 11pm
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Crispy pork floss sandwiched between two slices of Gardenia white bread.
This is a quick and tasty breakfast sandwich. Just butter two slices of white sandwich bread, spread crispy pork floss generously over one slice, and cover with the other. Continue Reading »
Mar 1st, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Tampopo's signature desserts - whole orange jelly and Scoop cake.
While at Tampopo to review their famous Black Pig Shabu Ramen for Tried & Tested: Ramen, we also tried out two of Tampopo’s much-raved about desserts. Continue Reading »
Mar 1st, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Char siew bao 叉烧包, S$0.70 each from Tiong Bahru Pau
Starting today, I’ll put up short posts of hubby’s daily breakfast (prepared by me, of course).
Today’s breakfast – char siew bao from Tiong Bahru Pau. Bought these two days ago from the branch at People’s Park Complex (Blk 32, New Market Road, #01-1038, People’s Park Cooked Food Centre, Singapore 050032). Took them out of the fridge and steamed for 15 minutes. The filling is fragrant and luscious, with good dough-to-filling ratio.
Feb 28th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Calbee Jagabee Potato Sticks, original (left) and purple potato (right).
Confession: I’m a snack food junkie, with a horrible weakness for anything crunchy and salty, particularly chips/crisps and crackers. One of my favorites is Jagabee Potato Sticks by Japanese snack food company Calbee. Available only in one size (40g), it comes in a handy cup.
Jagabee Purple Potato Sticks (38g)
A few days ago, I came across a new Jagabee flavor. Instead of regular potato, this one is made using purple potato. Continue Reading »
Feb 28th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
A novelty just a few years ago, Japanese ramen is fast becoming part of our local culinary landscape. In fact, there are now so many authentic Japanese ramen joints that we had a hard time choosing just five. Read on to find out which ramen joint gets our vote! Click here to read the full article.
Feb 23rd, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Howdy, my dear fellow foodies! Have you been eating well? Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been so busy with Lunar New Year-related activities. Really need to clear my backlog of posts!
Let’s start with this one, which was Sunday lunch with mother-in-law and hubby two weeks before Lunar New Year.
BBQ pork pastry 叉烧酥, S$3.80
We only tried 5 dimsum items – there’s only so much the three of us could eat! – but already, we were mighty impressed with the quality of the food here.
All 5 items were fabulously executed, but the clear favorite was the char siew sou. Served piping hot, we could find no fault with the buttery pastry and delicious char siew filling. Continue Reading »
Feb 18th, 2010 by Julia Khoo
Gong Xi Fa Cai, everyone! Did you enjoy your Lunar New Year celebration? For me, it was a really busy time. Lots of cooking, baking, cleaning, and visiting. I only managed to bake pineapple tarts this year. Sorry, no photos, cos I was too exhausted.
Besides pineapple tarts, radish cake is another Lunar New Year food which has an auspicious-sounding name. Radish is 菜头 in Chinese, which is a close homonym for 彩头 (a herald of good luck). What better way to start the Year of the Tiger than having some fried radish/carrot cake? Check out the latest Tried and Tested feature on inSing.com for five of the best fried carrot cake in Singapore!
Hear Julia on radio every Thursday 12:15pm as she shares a Foodie Lunch Pick on 938LIVE's F-Cube with hosts Eugene Loh and Melanie Oliveiro. Click here for more information!
