Monthly Archives: November 2019

3rd HCA 3 Dishes 40pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 8Oct2019

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dishes transferred to HCA food warmers

today is my 3rd 40pax 3 dishes lunch for HCA hospice care patients on 24.9.2019 –

1 braised wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake
2 bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones
3 4 brocoli

my RI bro LCM came at 1040am helped me to ferry the food containers to HCA in my car..

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this my third time doing forthrightly 40pax lunch for HCA..

doing 40pax 3 dishes lunch is not quite the same as doing one dish for 130pax for teban gardens friday breakfast.

teban gardens is well provide with beehoon, porridge, yutiao etc and they do very well without my one dish, whereas for HCA i am basically providing the full lunch (except for rice and fruits) for the patients.

it took a bit of trial and error to cook enough, and not having to cook each dish in one go and NOT 2 separate times. 🙂

wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

additional serving – wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

i had about 3.2kh boneless chicken thighs, 2x200g shitake plus quite a bit of clud fungus. 🙂

it was a delicious dish using my own marinade/braising sauce=6 tbsp huadiaojiu, 3tbsp oyster sauce and 3tbsp fish sauce.

bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

i had 2 kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones.

it was tasty and tender tender. later i received feedback that it was not enough. will increase to 2.4kg next round.

fried broccoli

and i had 4 brocoli…thought it was a lot, but again feedback not enough. will increase to 6. that is quite a lot of cutting to do as well. 🙂

the chicken dish was evidently enough..3.2kg plus quite a bit of cloud funguss and shitake.

2 x 200g shitake

it was quite a good combination of ingredients.

wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

a tasty, delicious dish.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

the bean sauce pork is a also not a difficult dish. just fry thoroughly pork with lots of chopped garlic, 2 tbsp of bean paste and 2 tbsp of oyster sauce. then added water and cok for 1hr 15mins till tender, while reducing the gravy and infusing the taste to the pork.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

a delicious dish, salivating indeed.

4 broccoli

4 broccoli

brocoli quite standard, and it is always nice, with good wokhae.

HCA prepared rice and fruits

HCA also provide cut fruits.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

quite a nourishing meal for the patients, ending with a healthy note.

c.h.e.f andy

Excellent Dimsum @ Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese on 7Oct2019

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steamed pork ribs and steamed chicken feet 

had excellent dimsum @ imperial treasure fine teochew cuisine at ion orhard with sis & bil on 7.10.2019. ^^

menu prices here are ridiculously expensive..a whole braised duck is S$80 and cold crab is S$24/100g..

luckily dimsum prices are “normal” like S$6 per item..I wouldn’t dine here except for dimsum lol! 😂

we had 9 dimsum plus tea & appertizer, came to S$80..I had S$50 welcome voucher so nett was S$27 ..

steamed pork ribs

steamed pork ribs good. i had better ones though. 🙂

steamed chicken feet

steamed chicken feet as good as any.

crispy prawn cheong fun

crispy prawn cheong fun was really good. my favourite.

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果 the usual good standard.

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果

polo char siew bao

polo char siew bao ok, i don’t mind having it also next time.

but no comparison with timhowan shamshuipo HK crispy char siew pao.

咸水饺 fried dumpling 

咸水饺 fried dumpling good standard.

流沙包

流沙包 ok. i can do without.

steamed pork ribs and steamed chicken feet

very nice dimsum with my sis & bil. myself i will come back for dimsum not the ala carte dishes.

c.h.e.f andy

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Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine @ Ion Orchard

Address:

2 Orchard Turn #03-05, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
Located in: ION Orchard Mall
8R3J+MH Singapore
Contact:
imperialtreasure.com
6736 2118
Opening Hours:
Saturday
  • 11am–3pm
  • 6–11pm
Sunday
  • 10:30am–3pm
  • 6–11pm
Mon-Fri
  • 11:30am–3pm
  • 6–11pm

 

 

103rd Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 4Oct2019 – Sauteed Dory Fillet

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sauteed dory fillet

made sauteed dory fillet for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 4.10.2019.^^

i cook a dish for teban gardens every friday unless i am traveling or otherwise indisposed.

this my 103rd friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

teban gradens friday breakfast

the residents are already well provided with beehoon and other dishes, so i just cook an additional dish..

sauteed dory fillet

i cooked 3 packets of pangasius fillet = 3x800g nett weight = 2.4kg or 12 pieces of fillet.

sauteed dory fillet

today i am just using my ubiqitous braise – 5 tbsp huadiaojiu, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp fish sauce.

just marinate fish overnight.

this morning i cooked the fish in 2 batches of 6…anyway they only require like 6 mins, so very easy and quick to get the dih ready.

sauteed dory fillet

sauteed dory fillet

fried in oil, cut onions, and chopped spring onions, and over high heat to reduce the liquids to a flavourful tasty sauce.

sauteed dory fillet

i browned some shallots and topped off with garnishing of shallots and spring onions. 🙂

teban gradens friday breakfast

 the residents all enjoyed the dish.

afterwards i had coffee and good chat with TKF at 古早coffee stall at the food centre.

c.h.e.f andy

7pax Retirement Study Group Graduation Dinner @ Ah Yat Grandstand on 2Oct2019

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peking duck

had our retirement study group graduation dinner with Master Guru KWL @ ah yat grandstand on 2.10.2019. ^^

Ah Yat food consistently good and seafood especially, cheap and good. 🙂

excellent food & even better service..we gave S$30 tip..

we had –

2 steamed lobster superior stock very good S$29.80 each
2 claypot frogs with ginger scallions excellent S$4.50 each
2 gongbao frogs not that great S$4.50 each
2 pumpkin crabs excellent everyone liked it (2crabs for S$39.90)
& we ordered mantou to dip the sauce
S$40/kg 1kg patin with minced ginger was just perfect
$48 peking duck very so so plus S$15 for second eat beehoon (tasty)

complimentary red bean soup good too

& QTC brought very sweet alfonso mangoes

peking duck

peking duck ok, but only dish that was pedestrian and nothing special.

lobster steamed in superior stock

lobster steamed in superior stock

lobster steamed in superior stock consistently good.

just S$29.80 for each 650g live boston lobster (like S$75 at lobster and burger) and cooking was excellent. lobster fresh, sweet and tasty.

dinner dishes

claypot scallions ginger frog

claypot scallions ginger frog

and the bull frogs S$4.50 each, no much different from buying 3 for S$10 at supermarket!

claypot scallions ginger frog was excellent, very flavourful and delicious.

mala gongbao frog

mala gong bao frog less so, ok dish not the best…

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

bros all like the pumpkin sauce, something new to them.

2x500g crab for S$39.90. crabs were “toing” (strong), flesh filled the shells and sweet.

steamed minced ginger patin

steamed minced ginger patin

and i loved the patin.

my favourite dish. 1kg patin for S$40, just perfect

shredded duck braised with beehoon

shredded duck braised with beehoon

the second eat they charged S$15 i think. it’s ok la, tasty beehoon well infused.

but nothing special. 🙂

QTC brought alfonso mangoes.

and restaurant gave simple complimentary dessert – red bean soup – simple but very nice! 🙂

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

HAB prepared the certificates which we all signed, and then it was presentation ceremony.

a thoroughly enjoyable retirement graduation dinner makan & chill!

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

Address

#03-01/02, The Grandstand, 200Turf Club Road, 287994

Reservations

+65 6884 6884
+65 68832112

Opening Hours

Daily: 11:30 – 14:30

Daily: 17:30 – 22:30

9pax RI Bro Dinner Showcase NCL Curry Chicken & Harold’s Adobo Pork Dish on 1Oct2019

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dinner dishes

our RI bro LCM organised a 9pax dinner for HCK’s 茶 chat group on 1.10.2019. ^^

unfortunately HCK has last minute overseas engagement & unable to join us this evening…

wonderful that CCG was able to join dinner….

the evening menu showcased-

1 adobo pork with egg and potatoes by H
2 curry chicken by NCL

& some calefare dishes by me to make up the numbers

3 nonya fish curry
4 nonya chap chye &
5 fried kang kong with gimson nonya sauce

copied from chong lee whatsapp –

Thanks, H for the adobo pork.

Thanks, LCM, for the wine.

Thanks, CCG, for the kuehs.

Thanks, JT, for the Olympics liquor and the baguettes .

Thanks, WWC, for the Chateraise jelly.

Thanks, LCH, for the grapes.

CL’s curry chicken

NCL’s curry chicken with prima paste good as usual. 🙂

there was plenty of curry so tasty can be more intense. that is a personal preference.

Harold’s adobo pork dish

Harold’s adobo pork dish

Harold’s adobo pork dish very tasty dish. i had like 3 helpings. liked the eggs and potatoes too.

everyone liked it. 🙂

fish head curry

my fish head curry the usual, with lots of vegetables.

nonya chap chye

nonya chap chye

nonya chap chye. this like my second time making this dish.

pretty good actually, quite delicious.

nonya sauce fried kang kong

nonya sauce fried kang kong

grapes

we also had LCM wine, JT’s own umeshu special brew, CCG’s kueh, Tolmas charteraise fruit jelly, and LCH’s grapes.

CL’s curry chicken

another fun dinner among old friends showcasing NCL’s curry chicken dish and Harold’s adobo ninoy cuisine.

must have more, surely!

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Delicious Homemade Hu Tieu (Vietnamese Kuay Teow 果条) 2pax Lunch on 29Sep2019

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hu tieu

RI bro CCG came for lunch.

made 2pax hu tieu (vietnamese kuay teow 果条)lunch on 27.9.2019. ^^

finito!

hu tieu

excellent hu tieu as good as in hcmc。

with bakuteh stock, liver, sliced pork, tender belly pork and 沙茶酱mala sauce dip 👍👍👍

vietnamese coffee

vietnamese coffee

hu tieu

 

& vietnamese coffee was superb!

own handgrind vietnamese coffee and strong cup served with condensed milk。

very enjoyable lunch and time with RI bro

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

 

 

 

 

102nd Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 27Sep2019 – Curry Chicken with Potatoes

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curry chicken and potatoes

made braised pork with shanghai greens for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 27.9.2019.^^

i cook a dish for teban gardens every friday unless i am traveling or otherwise indisposed.

this my 102nd friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

curry chicken

this time i used happy family curry paste on promotion.

i think heng’s curry better but this is ok too.

marinated chicken with curry past overnight in fridge.

fried curry leaves and chopped garlic, then added chicken and fried about 5mins.

removed chicken and cooked cut potatoes for 10mins.

added back chicken and mixed.

curry chicken and potatoes

curry chicken and potatoes

off fire and transferred to aluminium carrier.

a simple delicious curry chicken dish for teban gardens residents.

c.h.e.f andy

Great Dimsum & Ramen @ Paradise Dynasty Wisma on 26Sep2019

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小笼包xiaolongbao

had 40% discounts dimsum tea with wife @ paradise dynasty wisma on 26.9.2019. ^^

40% discounts 3pm to 5.15pm

3pm to 5.15pm.

for 50% discounts, go to funan or suntec city. 🙂

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小笼包was excellent… very tasty stock and nice skin and filling..

抄手spicy dumplings

抄手spicy dumplings

抄手just as excellent..very tasty mala sauce, great texture and tasty dumplings..

白萝卜酥radish pastry

白萝卜酥radish pastry

白萝卜酥radish pastry

& carrot pastry very fluffy and tasty!

sliced kurobuta ramen

sliced kurobuta ramen

the ramen stock was better than crystal jafe and imperial treasure..

bill S$28 for 2pax after 40% discou ts

sliced kurobuta ramen

3 dimsum + a really excellent “tonkotsu” kurobuta ramen for S$28 …

very good value👍

service by all the servers outstanding too!

c.h.e.f andy

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Paradise Dynastry @ Wisma Atria
Address:
435 Orchard Rd, #01-18 Wisma Atria, Singapore 238877
Located in: Wisma Atria
8R3M+J3 Singapore
Contact:
paradisegp.com
6219 3931
Opening Hours:
Mon – Fri
  • 11am–10pm
Sat – Sun
  • 10:30am–10pm