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For the Love of Food! I Love Chinese Under the Maple Tree
Chinese Cuisine and any other links for pages you frequent. Adventures With Chopsticks
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Monday, October 29, 2007 %#%#% Sweet sweets %#%#% I don't really like mondays. For reasons even other than "it's monday". But today was pretty good.  Good news for AA306- tutor liked our presentation last week - read his comments this morning when i checked email. And althou i forgot that today had AA306 lesson, managed to offer some croaked reasoning... And Jane's group- who was presenting today- kindly decided to reward us with m&ms for that croaked reasoning! =) 2 packets! -one packet of plain, one packet peanuts! and turns out, i'm the only one at my table that loves peanuts... so we had a little debate over "peanuts is better than plain".. and yes, Peanuts IS better than plain =)  My AA306 tutor also has nasty handwriting... i was realli tired and frus at squinting.. so walked across the classroom to copy wadever he was writing.. Joined Emily's group's table.. and that's when Emily offered me pizza-flavoured biscuit rolls!! (dunno the brand lah..).. She juz suddenly reached below the table (in her bag, i assumed) and took out a packet and offered me! lolz!! such a pleasant surprise.. i asked for 4, and balanced them on my paper back for my group (1 each!).. thanks Emily!! =) so nice!! And also, Kellyn's group won some kinder brunuo... and she gave Candice one! and Candice shared hers with us!! lolz.. thanks kellyn for the kind donation, and thanks Candice dear for sharing blessed gifts! =) Lastly, AA304 was fun!! esp with JJ & Yong Qiang (JJ's group mate)!! YQ thinks Peanut m&ms is Better too!! hahahaha =p wish everyday's lessons could be filled with this much fun! ----------------------------------------------- Candice fetched me home, and we popped by parkway cos we were hungry.. bought us curry puffs from ol' kiang chee!! i've not had it in such a looong time!! so i bought one for candice- who drove home first, cos i was meeting my mom! ~ whom i shared the other curry puff! nice cool weather and steaming hot curry puffs! luv luv. mom bought bubble tea and waffles to take home too!! but no guilt!~ we tried to work out- jogged recce juz before dinner! such a nice day =)  Sunday, October 28, 2007 *#*#* "Pure Indulgence!" *#*#* My ms card in my phone is max-ing.. Tt's good, no? Ate dinner out with JJ 2 times this week!! First time at Au Petit, today at Marmelade Pantry!! Truly truly indulgence!! -Au Petit- Au Petit first! Set Dinner's abt $48++, comes with starter, main and desert. Our starters were escargots and the baby squid salad- both were good. i love their escargots!! served their way in the red clay dish-tray, totally drowned in pesto! Mains: Duck Confit and Seafood risotto!! i love love love their risotto.. seafood and prawns were fresh.. perfect COMFORT food.. made me wish i had the talent to cook like that.. cool day with a bowl of this hot mulnch infront of the tv... tt would be.. wowz. DESERTS!! pay $4 more for hot chocolate cake- comparabe to Baker's Inn's!! theirs has choco custard inside, Baker's Inn's more runny choc.. Ice cream is home made, taste of elegance! And of cos, Creme Brulee!! hahaha.. v v thin and sweet crust that juz melts in your mouth with as the custard slids down your throat... thin layer- cos they know it's good! =)  -- @ Marmelade Pantry (Holland V) -- I love their decor- simplistic white- elegant, pure and the little white puffs of blooms juz adds a soft touch..  We wanted to cheat by parking juz outside, opposite the resturant.. JJ sat across me, facin the street to watch out for any police/ warrants on the prowl.. suddenly, "police!!".. dashed to drive my car off and was quite lucky to find a lot at the carpark almost immediately... =) turns out the police were juz there to chase cars out so that they could close the street.. which is funny... cos it's a deadend street anywayz =p Back to food... Shared starter: Softshell crabs with rocket and coleslaw.. Their dressing was realli good with the rocket.. Softshell crab's juz simplistic luxury.. batter was crunch, and crab was fresh! we asked for wasabi mayo, and it was ooooh... lolz. the little plump cherry tomatoes were grilled to bring out maximum sweetness!! they were like little burst of sweet in your mouth!! yumz! =) Mains: JJ's teriyaki salmon and soba - the salmon is one of the best!! i hate salmon which is overcooked.. theirs retain the texture that makes salmon such an extravagant fish!! we both loved it!! I had the waiter's recommendation: Linguine and crabmeat in tomato sauce with a scattering of pinenuts.. it's really quite good- other seafood were mixed in to give it a realli seafood combi. Sauce is thick and there were plenty of crab meat!! Pinenuts juz brings flavour to a whole new level!! so they're actualli essential!! But pales in comparison to Zuko's.. i'm not a fan of tomato-based sauces, i guess.. =p  Deserts are to die for!!! We had 2: Chocolate Truffle Cake (above) and their renowned, yannie-recommended, sticky date pie with toffee and vanillia bean icecream!! Choc Truffle Cake is realli realli rich... cannot finish by oneself one.. and the portion is huge too! But the choc they use is realli good quality choc.. one cake can last for a whole afternoon! heaven if accompanied with a cuppa hot tea!! definitely for hard-core choc lovers!! Sticky Date Pie with toffee and vanilla bean icecream!! This is INDULGENCE at it's max!! i never thought dates and toffee cld be together.. but this isn't as sweet as i expected it to be.. in fact, it was more than juz nice... more than perfect.. this is.. joygasm in a mouthful... after mouthful.. after mouthful!!! This is one desert that tops my charts and rocks my soxs!! =D   2 dinners this week and, hopefully, more to come!! thanks for accompanying me for dinner!! i realli enjoyed myself!! BOTH food and company!! =) luv ya gal! @!@!@ Quizzes, Study, Quizzes!! @!@!@ Serene is sick of quizzes and datelines.  Pizza from Aimicili tt we sneaked into Starbucks @ Holland V Note that all the toppings are at one side.. tt's bcos JJ held it vertically to disguise it as a file while Candice and i bought coffee to distract the Starbucks staff... =p lolz. Pizza and coffee are nice. Staff at restuarants- one at starbucks and the staff at Aimicili- are not. So much for increase to 7% GST..  Rediscover Parkway Sakura Jap Fish Market - tt's the name of all the yummy sashimi and green tea ice cream (refer to post abt sneaking them into kbox) and.. yes!! California Maki! this is the only Cali Maki that i eat and actually CRAVE for!! hahaha.. it gives you a pleasurable sense of satisfaction- the avocado and mayo mix juz soothes all the day's frustrations away!! Sashimi platter above isn't on the menu- you get to choose your own cut of sashimi from the display, then the chef will slice it for you! i've been craving for sashimi Aji (Horse Mackerel) for a damn long time le... but sadly, they don't have it.. settled for Shime Saba ( which is marinated mackerel~ i think, forgot le).. and it's realli realli good! ~ i finished all tt fish sashimi you see there cos Candice don't like fishy taste.. The taste is firm and fresh, with the ginger and scalions, absolute perfection! Candice had their sashimi ebi (sweet shrimp)! and we both shared a plate of our fav Cali Maki!! We both savoured our portions throughly!!! and almost ended up late for our presentation in sch!! Enjoyed too much le, forgot abt time..... =p Opposite Parkway is the hawker center linked to the market (near Macs). In effort to spend less, due to our recent shopping sprees, we decided to go value for lunch! At the end of the hawker, hiden in a corner is this fish-meat soup which has a queue!! (nearer to NTUC side than Parkway side).. run by a couple from china i think.. the soup isn't as great as my fav stall (at the Marine Parade side), but the portion they give for $2.50 is value!! and the slices of fish are substantial =) Do try if you're in for sth healthy.. We weren't healthy at all.. we had bubble tea! =p And juz for the record: thin mee fen rocks!!(much much more than thick mee fen) =p Sunday, October 21, 2007 *%*%* I love Coffee!! *%*%* i love coffee~ Starbucks, Coffee Bean, tcc!! Getting hooked... Seriously hooked. lolz. Hot sunny afternoon... supposed to do work.. but luckily, my bro was realli sweet! he went to airport to send a friend off, and bought me my fav from Starbucks!! Choc Chip Java Frap!! hahaha.. i'm so happy! thanks bro!  On my messy table.. with alittle whipped cream! juz as i would have ordered it! =) Have been having lunches with my bro! Gonna ORD le, so can clear his leave.. lolz. i realli enjoy having lunches cos he and me got same mindset- order and share!! hahaha.. and yar, quality matters. Pile on calories nvm, as long as they're WORTHWHILE. Our fav haunt has to the Xin Wang HK Cafe @ Siglap.. back for more- unagi porridge (de-li!) and the mui fan with pork floss!! Both are realli nice in texture and in taste!! Last pic is from Fish & Co... we wanted to eat sth not so filling.. so we went parkway.. started at Jack's Place - cos got value set meals.. but looked at the menu and decided not value for $$.. so left and went fish and co.. and the bill came up to... *GASP* $70+!!! We ordered our fav mussles with lemon creme sauce, seafood platter for 2 (our default, takes away the pain of having to decide), and the sly manager!! he told us deserts were one-for-one for the seafood platter!! so duh, we ordered desert!! hahaha.. so much for "not so filling"... =p  *!*!* Great Lunches!! *!*!* We studied hard for the AA304 Quiz.. but the questions were so tricky... so saddening and disheartening... ... =( But JJ knows best!! she brings us to try the famous Adam Road Nasi Lemak!! =) And, yes yes, it's juz as good as all the raves say it is!! Thanks JJ! *luvs!*  The rice is fragrant and separates easily.. i can juz eat the rice and the chilli, and the rice and the chilli, and the rice.. it's extremely filling too! Don't be like me, kiasu, order ottah and chicken wing... thought tt i should try everything... Cos seriously, cannot finish!! I ate the chicken wing and the peanut-ikan bilis; and was realli full le... But it's soooo nice!! Planned to go to Serene Center for desert -icecream! but.. didn't even have space for it. Nvm, that'll be our next indulgence!! =)  Fish & Co with Candice~ we tried to study for our AA304 quiz at Parkway's Starbucks.. but in the end, the smell from Fish & Co lured us in for lunch!! hahaha.. we tried their set lunch - $14++ per pax- shared starter, drink + main course from their selection. We both tried the grilled sambal fish! it was hot and spicy.. realli realli punched! i didn't finish the fish cos it was simply.. too spicy. Wish they would not add raisins into the rice... And no, waitresses are too clever to fake.. yar, candice? tsk. =p  Here's the name of the cafe infront of topshop/ dorthey perkins @ Parkway which i've raved about.. ready? it's called The Cafe Bar!! =) Had their featured ham & cheese sandwhich again! and stole substantial amout from Candice's clam linguini. Last pic is the collection of clam shells!! That was during shopping yesterday!! Still in denial of the amount of money i spent!! Candice rationalized tt we needed a break.. eh, yar, we needed a break =) Fraud = opporunity (sales) + capability (us) + rationalization! Btw, JJ has amazing massive massive sales!! couldn't resist even after spending myself silly yesterday!! I need to manage my own cash flow... ^&^&^ Jap Restuarant @ Central ^&^&^ I forgot to find out about the name of the restuarant.. But it's on the 3rd storey, along with all the other jap restuarants... *yar, helpful information huh.. =p If it helps, it's not the one the udon house, not waraku, and it's the first one you reach when you walk from the escalator (turn left). They have a little waiting area which is separate from the eating area by a cloth screen painted with leaves of autum.. the cashier has a fancy fa cai mao and a little bamboo fountain which i can look at forever... As according to kj, who was treating me =p, this place is as fusion as it gets.. bosa nova music along with traditional jap fare and decor.. the waitresses speak cantonese. But nvm the strange combi and enjoy the elements alone. Jap decor is one of my favs, and they had displays of bottles of sake lined in the middle of the restuarant... which was so so pretty.. which was also why our sake was chosen due to it's pretty pink color. Which was also the most expensive on the list for its size... (yea, kj ouch. sorriz.) lolz.. But i'm definitely gettin more of this sake!! soothing taste that slicks down your throat.. elegant and refined. Matches the pink bottle! =) The waitress was thoughtful- she thought that since the sake was chosen bcos of the pink bottle, then we should have it in matching pink sake cups!! =)   Food!! 1. Grilled fish roe- alittle portion.. but realli ex!! and for good reason i guess.. it's packed full of flavour and extremely sweet! 2. Fried oysters! they're alittle too dry for me.. but the batter's a winner! =) delightfully light and crisp. 3. soba noodles in light soy broth 4. Grilled cod- the skin is charred thru and thru.. salted with sea salt and terriyaki sauce. Not oily at all! Before dinner, went to some jap supermarket at Liang Court.. i've never been inside. it's definitely one of the most interesting supermarkets i've been.. and makes me wish tt i was richer!! too many delicious-looking, interesting snacks!! and yes, pricey too.. jap imported wad... lolz.. anywayz, outta the large selection, couldn't resist trying these 2 out: Chotos!!   The Bitter choc is NOT bitter at all!! We got hot tea from Macs to go with them and... yes, heaven! Great alone, but heavenly with hot tea!! Muz try!! simplistic pleasures!! i prefer the bitter choc one cos the choc is alittle sweet for me.. but both are terrific!! Immediately thought of yannie!! lolz.. settled! one bitter choc rusk for your 21st bday present! =) Thursday, October 11, 2007 %$%$% Studying... rather hard... %$%$%  Left our mark on the whiteboard. Incredible lah, someone.. things ppl come up with early in the morning.. tsk tsk! hahaha Corrupt the innocent. Some tutors should be banned from giving 830 lessons. We bothered to wake up and lug our asses across the island to get here for your lesson. (okie, it's bcos you're niao to take attendence.. =p) The least you can do is to put in effort... Try. Holland V is our new venue of exploration. We've proclaimed camp at Starbucks and venture around for lunch! Today's jj's virgin journey, joining us in our quest to study hard for the upcoming 304 quiz.. Fight the Z monster!! Parking is expensive.... sighz. Happy tearing coupons! =) Lining up the front of my car with coupons... Candice proud of her achievement of counting the intervals to tear the coupons' timings... (Application of math genius!) Places we've tried so far... Starbucks (we asked for alittle whipped cream and they gave us each a smiley face!) Sushi Teh Amicili (incredible set lunches there! delicious pizza in pic below) Hog's Breath Cafe the Indian restuarant near Cold Rock (expensive!) Frosters (set lunches not worth it) Cafe 211's tiramisu (below is my art work!) We will conquer the rest of the cafes/ restuarants! ~ in due time Hopefully that also means tt we have studied hard and will score some As this sem =)  *!*!*! Jap Fish Market @ Parkway Basement !*!*!*  Candice's recommendation! I didn't know they had a little place set-up to eat Sashimi! Their californa rolls may not look like much.. but they're joygasmly, craving-prone-ly good! Sashimi was extremely fresh- you buy the whole piece of salmon then they'll slice it up for you! On our way out, we spotted greentea icecream~ which we smuggled into Kbox and ate with waffles and bubble tea!! hahahaha.. Swirls of green tea sorbet essentuates the creamy conventional green tea icecream! to die for... Soothed our throats for the high notes~! We sang till 2 am.. was almost locked out of parkway.. luckily there were people preparing for some exhibition in parkway and they kindly guided us in! if not, we faced walking up 5 levels of ramps to the car... lolz. It was amazing.. never seen the carpark so empty before... I'm realli glad we worked things out =) *@*@*@ Xin Wang HK Cafe *@*@*@ They have 2 branches- one @ Marina, the other @ Siglap. Went the the Marina outlet with Candice for a late night snack, the Siglap with Candice again for desert and then with my brother for lunch! =) The lunch was crazy!! lolz.. my brother and i went on food spree!! bro had curry rice, i had fried rice, mug of iced milk tea each + shared a thick toast + bo lor pau + mango milk ice katchang! Finished em' all in record 1 hour plus... cos needed to go to sch for lessons. I was basically gone for the rest of the day.. slpy slpy... sighz. Try their po lor pau!! Muz TRY!   It has a ring of PiNeApPlE inside!! pleasant surprise!! lolz.. Loved it so much i bought take-aways for my dear friends =)  Everything's pretty much good!! the portions are quite sizable too! so it's value =) their curry is realli reali nice.. and downing it with a big mug of iced milk tea is... heaven. Love the metal mugs they come in! so.. authentic... hahaha.. Both times i ate my company ate curry.. i juz stole from them =p  Mango Milk Ice Kachang! they call it snow ice.. it's not lah... But it's nice!! =) Can't resist it... I love mango Note: this blog is private in a way tt it's meant for my friends and i. Visitors are welcomed. Comments are also welcomed. If you wld like to post sth of personal meaning or appeal to any audience, please ask via email first. Thankyou. |
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