Thursday, September 20, 2012

Lunch On the Go!

Had to deliver a large "wedding order" and stopped along the way for lunch. Probably should walk to my destination after this heavy lunch.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

LUNCH WITH MUM


Took time out from my crafting to spend some time with my Mum over lunch.  We took her for Peranakan food, at the PeraMakan Restaurant in East Coast.  We had a good time as she reminisced her childhood.  She lived opposite the hotel, along Sea Avenue and then she'd go across the road to Chapel Close for her piano lessons. She pointed out the homes of the Barker, Quintal, Galistan and several other Eurasian families. She remembered sitting in the front garden of the house in the evening all bathed and dressed and puffed with baby powder,  on a chair with the black and white amah hovering around as she with  her friends in the neighbouring houses.  Her Mum would be playing mahjong with the Nonyas from the neighbourhood.  It was really nice listening to all the stories and having her describe how different the area used to be/look.  Katong was an Eurasian and Peranakan enclave.  Much of our food - on the Asian side of our heritage - would be adaptation of peranakan recipies. A little collage of some of the dishes we had today.

BELLEE BEADZ

Monday, July 30, 2012

Monday, July 23, 2012

Sunday, July 22, 2012

SUNDAY DINNER

I like Sunday dinners at home.  I am in charge and I can decide what I want to cook and usually I opt for a roast as its easy enough to prepare and serve. Tonight, with excellent quality steaks on hand, I decided on black pepper steaks.  Some sea salt, coarse black pepper, and a sizzling hot pan with a dollop of butter.  


Parboiled carrots drizzled with olive oil are finished off in a preheated oven and for carbo, I prepared mashed potatoes with a twist.  To lower the calorie count I added boiled, mashed cauliflower to the mashed potato mix.  A quick pop in the oven gives the surface area a slightly burnt crust.  Dinner is served!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

SUNDAY DINNER

Roast beef, roast potatoes and oven baked vegetables.........Now to get everything organised and table ready.  Have a good evening everybody!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

SUNDAY DINNER AT HOME

After a long week and before the start of a new week the family, barring other engagements, will have dinner together.  Usually I'd cook to avoid the hassle of Sunday evening traffic, parking woes and full restaurants.  The easiest for me is to prepare a roast, make a salad and tonight I also made a pie......Now we're all done, having our coffee and fruits.  

SUNDAY LUNCH




Simple light Sunday lunch at our favourite Vietnamese Restaurant.




Long Phung Vietnamese Restaurant
Tel:             +65 9105 8519      
Opening Hours: 1pm – 2am
Add: 159 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore

Saturday, July 7, 2012

SATURDAY DINNER







We made plans to meet up with a friend for dinner.  We decided on the PeraMakan Restaurant at Santa Grand Hotel East Coast.  Excellent company, wine and food.

FRIDAY LUNCH


We had a dinner function to attend last night so we decided on a 'light' lunch. This was indeed a perfect way to enjoy a satisfying meal without feeling that we'd overeaten. The accompanying clear soup is TDF too!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Eng's Noodle House



You'd appreciate this only if you're an Eastsider and a fan of Eng's wanton noodles. They've moved from their old haunt at Dunman Food Centre to their own shop down on Tg. Katong Road.  Nice!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

FAIL! FAIL! FAIL!!!!!!

Epic FAIL!!! Geeeezzzzz!! Disgusting bastardization of the language!!!!!! TRANSLATION: We are repairs and redecoration to Blocks............. So who are these clowns "repairs" and "redecoration"......would love to meet them! I suppose they must be feeling real proud of themselves ...... being able to use the apostrophe.....heck who cares if it's stuck in the wrong place.....they found a word to stick it in.

Monday, July 2, 2012

FRIENDS FOR LIFE





Lunch get together at the home of one of us
Tea at Goodwood Park Hotel before wedding reception @ Sentosa
Four schoolmates + 1 


It's a fact....I'm undertall :((

Sunday, July 1, 2012






Today, the man and I lunched @ the PeraMakan restaurant at the Santa Grand Hotel East Coast.  
The whole of East Coast Road was a mind boggling conundrum - people, vehicles, more people.  The hotel/restaurant is situated across the road from The Holy Family church and Mass was just over........parking henceforth was a problem.  The limited parking lots at the back of the hotel are reserved for hotel guests and not for patrons of the restaurant.  This hotel is a conservation project with the old pre-war houses serving as the base and the hotel being built upwards.  This hotel is a small chain as they are located in other locations as well.  I'd imagine that this is a 'better' location as its in a 'good' part of the East.......by that I mean its not in errr...OK....you can google it and find out the other locations.  I think the restaurant is also part of a small chain......


On a hot Sunday afternoon in Singapore, the above attire would be best way to go.

Friday, June 29, 2012

As if I don't have enough to do, I've now decided to start a separate blog where I can post photos of my travels - in and out of the country, my gourmet expeditions - in and out of the country and general trivia.


I've started this because not all my friends are on Facebook and therefore cannot keep up with my escapades - not that there's much but I guess the little I get up to is 'interesting' enough for some of my friends who 'miss' my editorial nonsense.  So GH......you gave me the final push :))