Lost & Found

10 years ago (give and take), my family used to patronise a particular duck stall at Sin Ming Rd. It was in the coffeeshop where Aston's is at Thomson Prata House & Salted Caramel.

Whenever my dad buys a roasted duck back, he'll tell the uncle to leave the drumstick alone because it will be mine. I love having my duck rice with drumstick using hands! Yes, like a glutton! :D Sadly, the uncle shifted.

My dad's a cabby so you know how cabby knows all the good food around Singapore. So he FOUND that duck stall! It's now at Stirling Rd, at a very old school coffeeshop.

 This wanton mee stall also looks good! Order a bowl of wanton and oh boy! the soup was so delicious! According to the father, alot of people will queue for the wanton mee during lunch!

Anyway, this is the duck stall (opposite end of the wanton mee's). Soya Chicken and Roast Duck.
We ordered half a duck, braised beancurd and roast pork, for 5 pax. Uncle gave us a big bowl of soup too! (:

The only roast pork I eat. Crispy skin, equal distribution of fats! Pork was alil salted which was very appetizing  Sedap!

Roast duck! Sauce wasn't too overwhelming nor jelak and the skin, oh goshh. Pls kill me! I ate all the skin! 

Close up of the meat! 

I was a very satisfied kid at the end of the meal! Oh, did I mention that the chilli sauce the Uncle has is also very good? Complements the duck meat! Always, always have it with the chilli sauce! I had 2 servings of it. 

Really glad my dad found this duck rice stall and I'm very sure, we'll be back for more duck meat (I always prefer duck to chicken!). 

Busy Bee

Been really busy ever since school started. Hence, the hiatus.

Last week, I attended a church wedding - No, there wasn't the classic wedding song when the bride walked down - and it was touching to see the couple exchanged their vows.

I'm a crybaby.
1) When my friend got married, I was so happy for them deep down that I had to hold back my tears during the dinner. This time was no exception! -.-
2)When my friend left for UK, I cried like mad the first time and had to hold back my tears on the second occasion. FML seriously.
3) The recent 855 (starhub cable tv channel) drama - On Call36, was so touching I cried straight for a few episodes

Here's a pic of my ootd for the church wedding:

 This is the ootd for the second night (hotel banquet @ Swissotel, The Stamford)

Let me show you some snippets of the dishes served at the banquet dinner

 Lobster - Save the sharks! - enoki mushroom and prawn broth

 Cold Plate

 Asparagus w Scallops - oh gosh! can die right now.

 Broccoli w Abalone which I didn't eat.

Now for the scenic view from the 64th storey!

How pretty is that? Even though it looks too commercialised with buildings everywhere. But oh wells! Singapore ya? (:

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Let me end this post with a fat cat I chanced upon at Gim Moh last Sunday! Seriously sleepy and tired, I guess? It didn't bother to wake up even when passerby walked past it.

Meow!

xoxo

FFP

Cooked twice this week. actually I cook every week because of my PT job, I need to have a really filling lunch and so, I'll usually whip up something.

Anyhoos, on wed, since I didn't had school while the boyf. has, we didn't want to travel too much for dinner so I said I'll cooked porridge. He came over and helped with the luncheon meat. He even did plating for it -.- Wanted the luncheon meat to be crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and he was so proud of himself.

These were the simple fare that we made. Everything was really easy to prepare and cook. Cooking time was probably max 30mins.

Just wanted to share a closer picture of the minced pork. My mum does it this way, and so, I followed and it's one of my favourite dish. Just add some seasoning and corn starch, mixed well and steam in on medium heat for 15mins and wah-la!

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This was my lunch for thursday. Since I had left over Kailan, I did it oyster sauce style and made a fried rice w egg and prawns. As usual, simple and fast cooking. Throw everything into the wok and fry. Of course, you add the prawns last since they get cooked really fast and season with a bit of pepper and light soya sauce.

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The old woman bought Tiong Bahru Bao's Siew Mai. It's one of the few dim sum stall that I eat siew mai from because: 1. Big in portion 2. No porky taste. It's about 70cents - 90cents/ pc if my memory didn't fail me. Super shiok so go try it! It's definitely alot better than He Ji Bao's.

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Currently eating this almost everyday for breakfast. 

6 spoons of Just Right cereals, 3 spoons of yoghurt, 2 strawberries and a teaspn of honey. 

Have a Happy sunday!
xoxo.

Nandos @ Tampines Mall Review

Went to try the branch at Tampines since Bugis was a tad far for a last min dinner appt and Bugis service isn't exactly all good and friendly.


Tampines Mall #01-46

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Went in during dinner time but we had the whole place to ourselves till about 7-ish before other diners started filling the place. It was just my friend and I, so we ordered 2 mains and 2 drinks!Bill came up to about $42/+-

1) Chicken breast fillet wrap w 1 side $11.90 (w/ Hot peri-peri level)
Side: Corn on the cob

 wrap was a lil on the crispy side which was not what I expected it to be. I like my wrap just slightly warmed enough.

 Lots of veg in the wrap: Lettuce, tomato, cucumber and their special mayo

 Looook at the chunk of chicken breast! :9

2) 1/4 Chicken w 2 sides of your choice $13.90 (w/ Lemon & Herb peri-peri level)
Sides: Spinach and Sweet potato mash 

Sweet potato mash was really good - some spices taste to it.
Spinach was a lil  :/ Not to my liking.

3) Rosa Fresca $4.90

Fusion of pomegranate, mint syrups, lime juice & Sprite

 4) Sparkling Apple $4.90
Didn't take a photo of it because the food arrived and I forgot -.-
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If you feel that the marinated peri-peri sauce in the chicken is not enough, you can always grab a bottle from the counter to add on! We choose the Hot Peri-peri sauce. My friend don't take spicy food so this level was already a sizzling-hot-gonna-have-sausage-lips-soon level for her.

 The 1/4 chicken was a huge portion and it smelt so mouth-watering with the Lemon & Herb marination. Would love to try it the next time I dine at Nandos. I came across a table, a plate full of Lemon & herb chicken, gosh did it smell like heaven! So please do give it a try and if you're a spicy eater, just grab the sauce bottle use it like a chilli sauce! :)

The wrap would be perfect for a small eater and besides the wrap, you can also opt for Portuguese Roll or a Toasted Pita. I enjoyed having the Corn as my side - Juicy!


The service at Tampines' Nandos is ALOT better than that of Bugis. Servers were all smiles and ready for recommendation and the ambience of the place was slightly brighter than bugis' outlet. A great place for big groups to dine and have a catch up session!

Mid Week Picture

Hi there.
Just gonna post a couple of yummy food pictures.

1) Orange Jasmine Iced Tea. Totally un-awesome. Tasted like air freshener.

 Totally un-awesome. Tasted like air freshener.

2) Home made roti john w chilli and mayo sauce, Campbell mushroom soup.

3) Subway White chocolate chip macadamia cookie

 who can resist such chewy cookie? 

4) Carrot Sticks. Childhood favourite food for breakfast! 16 pcs for $2.

5) Sweet Potato Fritters. Preparing the taste bud for some Taiwan cuisine.

6) Subway, Eat Fresh - Cold Cut Trio.

 Meaty goodness.

7) Homecooked lunch. Pork slice w golden mushroom. 

 8) Cereal w blueberry, strawberry, yoghurt and a drizzle of honey.

Current breakfast routine for the past 3 weeks. 

That's all. Happy mid week! :D 

Thai Express Bistro @ Tamp1 Review

Tampines 1 #04-09
Opening hrs: 11.30am - 10 pm
Tel: 6786 0998

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The Thai Express Bistro in Tampines1 occupy 2 levels and we had the upper deck. Don't be afraid that service will be slow because a server will be stationed at the second level when there are customers dining in. He doesn't leave the level until everyone leaves. Most importantly, food serve will still be slightly hot because the dishes take an elevator to reach the upper deck!

See what I mean? (:

Anyhoos, we dine in on a Sunday night, table for 5. Service was good and we had a really wonderful Thai dinner. Ordered 5 mains, 2 sides and 1 dessert.

1)Stir Fried Beef w steamed Thai Hom Mali Rice 
Beef was thinly sliced which was pretty good to chew on and it's a lil on the spicy side which is good for me. 

2) Khao Phat Gai Ob Nam Peng (Fried rice w honey chicken and egg) $9.90

This is definitely recommended for kids. When the food arrived, I was momentarily stunned by the portion. Afterall, it did mention in the menu 'recommend for kids'. That aside, The honey chicken was nicely done, nice subtle sweetness. 

3) Khao Kluk Kapi Talay (Fried rice w seafood w shrimp paste) $9.90

Fried rice was fragrant and the shrimp paste was a lil on the watery side. When ordering this dish, I had the perception that the shrimp paste will be fried together with the rice (like tom yam fried rice?) but it came on the side, which can also be a good thing, just incase certain individuals do not like it and would rather not have it together with the rice.

4) Rad Na Tom Yum (Tom Yam Hor Fun w seafood) $11.90

This is DA BOMB/MUST TRY. I fell in love with this main when I tried it for the first time. Don't be deceive by the clear sticky broth because, it is spicy (alil IMHO, I love spicy dishes). What I felt could be better was the hor fun. It wasn't browned but was white in colour which reminds me of Shan Lou and that's not my kind of food. Really delicious, pls order this when you're at Thai Express. They added mushrooms, fish, sotong, prawns which was oh-so fresh, vegs, carrots etc. 

5) Poo Phat Pong Kari (Steamed Thai Hom Mali Rice w soft shell crab, egg and onion curry) $11.90

I wonder if this is the raved soft shell main or it's the other one. Anyway, Thai Express is quite famous not only for their dessert (coming right up) but also for their soft shell crab! So I ordered this for the Ol'man and he almost licked the plate clean. Hot steamy rice with onion curry, and soft shell crab? Can die in peace now. Really appetizing and was also tasty!

Side Dishes
1) KangKong

Even though the sauce may appear to look on the spicy side, it wasn't sambal spicy because there was sweetness to it. Mother says they probably add honey or sugar. I love this - because it's sweet. Veg was fresh. If you want the bbq kinda Sambal Kang Kong, don't order this. Go Chomps!

2) Kanom Pang Na Kung (Prawn Toast) $7.90

Another MUST TRY/LOVE IT dish. Eat it with the sweet chilli provided. Definite worth the money dish though it's only a serving of 4 slices of prawn toast. Minimum bread and prawn chunks. Sooo goood! 

Dessert
1) Khao Niao Mamuang (Sweet glutinous rice w fresh mango and coconut milk) $6.50
I always ask if this is still available whenever I have a table. A couple of times they said it was sold out and I had to order something else which was also good but seriously, when you have Thai food, you'll order this dessert isn't it?


This was served warm and the glutinous rice was soft that it breaks off easily using the fork. The mango was alil sour to taste but it's all well when you have abit of the cream and glutinous rice with it, altogether in a mouth. Thumbs up!

The manager who served us (2nd pic on this post) was friendly, polite and fast! When the dessert took awhile to reach us, he made an effort to rush the kitchen even though we didn't mind the 'slowness' because we were happily chatting and resting our already full stomach. (:

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Here's one of my OOTD during the weekend.
Cotton on white basic top, Pattern shorts from shop at NEX, Perlini(?) red bag & a vintage watch from market stall.

Have a great mid week! Till then!