prawn alio olio
got leftover like 60g spaghetti in chiller
just throw in 4 prawns and made chili prawn alio olio 1pax lunch.
prawn alio olio
prawn alio olio
fried cut chili padi, chopped garlic in olive oil till fragrant. do not brown garlic.
add white wine and reduce.
add spahetti, off fire, add butter & toss. add sea salt to taste.
garnish with sweet basil. i lazy to do. lol!
voila!
a quick, delicious meal for one!
c.h.e.f andy
msw from ah seng – S$22 per kg = S$30 for 10 seeds
msw from ah seng – S$22 per kg = S$30 for 10 seeds
bought msw durian from ah seng
S$22/kg 1 small durian = S$30 for 10 seeds quite ex
super creamy and “joo hoot” very tiny seeds, taste excellent maybe not the most flavourful i had from ah seng.
still shiok if not very very shiok!
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duck rice and pig trotters
had breakfast with brother & sil at 6th ave coffeeshop…i had kopi..
met CCG at novena..
梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE
梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE
afterwards we drove, parked and walked to whampoa food centre about 11.20am on 5.9.2019. ^^
no queue at duck stall and hoover rojak next door..& trotters stall only open 12pm
took duck rice then added a trotters. both quite good. 👍
braised duck
braised duck
the duck S$14 for 2pax not too ex..duck leg portion ok not a lot for 2pax…
duck texture and taste both ok. i don’t like the gluey sauce much…
S$6 pork trotters
S$6 pork trotters
duck was ok.
both of us liked the trotters from 幸福潮州小食 more. 🙂
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(2) 幸福潮州小食 @ whampoa food centre
Whampoa Makan Place, 90 Whampoa Drive #01-04, 320090, (Balestier)
crispy char siew pao
5pax lunch with wife, daughter, sis & bil @ imperial treasure nanbei at taka on 1.9.2019. ^^
went early at 11.30am sharp and got our table immediately.
nanbei very crowded on sunday & later time may need to wait even with reservation.
i had this complimentary imperial treasure silver membership that came with 2xS$50 welcome voucher to use. can only use one today.
i like the crispy char siew pao. but i think the recent charcoal char siew pao at paradise dynasty @ funan was better.
小笼包
小笼包here always good standard, tasty soup, light skin and sweet filling. 🙂
charcoal pork neck char siew
charcoal pork neck char siew 碳烧猪项肉our favourite.
carrot puff
carrot puf was excellent!
潮州粉果
潮州粉果 was good!
steamed pork ribs
and steamed pork rib was the best. we ordered a second helping, very tasty and very meaty, not all fat or all bones…
spicy dumplings
spicy dumplings here always good!
crispy prawn cheong fun
wife and daughter like the crispy prawn cheong fun…
fun cheong though hard to match hk standard – very smooth and tasty sauce…
xo fried carrot cake
had the xo carrot cake..very good!
pork chop ramen
pork chop ramen mediocre – very ex and not comparable to paradise dynasty @ funan!
was a great dimsum lunch, very pricey = S$140+ nett for 5pax, about 3x the price of timhowan at shamshuipo HK!
after S$50 voucher, about S$80+ nett so quite ok for 5pax.
w/o the free S$50 voucher, i would not usually come here for expensive dimsum..
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prawn 豆签soup
made 2mins dinner for myself 1pax on 31.8.2019. ^^
prawn 豆签 using leftover chicken stock.
just one bunch 豆签 bean noodles very light and hopefully lower carbs, anyway it was a tiny amount.
had very tasty thick chicken stock left over. just seasoned 4 prawns with fish sauce and white pepper, dropped them with the 豆签 about same time 2mins to cook.
garnised with cut chili and scallions..
and voila!
delicious dinner for one….
c.h.e.f andy
S$6 song kee noodles
HC bought excellent S$6 meepok tar @ song kee
excellent mee pok qq, tasty chilli and very good handmade fishball ingredients..,
HC and i met at WM’s place and walked over to tembeling..
CCG and NCL came together after walking at east coast park..
D24 durians
S$6 song kee noodles
very shiok!
really enjoy this noodles, and the great company of bros.
c.h.e.f andy
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小笼包
had 5pax 3pm tea with OPS buddies @ paradise dynasty funan on 21.8.2019.^^
50% off for dimsum and lamian 3pm-5.15pm …
Mabel organised and bought lunch about S$77..WT leaving for shanghai tomorrow..
spicy dumplings 抄手
生煎包
salted egg lava bun
kurobuta pork ramen
saliva chicken口水鸡
mala beef ramen
kurobuta pork ramen
bamboo durians
salted egg lava bun
小笼包was good..
radish puff was very good
charcoal salted egg lava bun 流沙包 was excellent
spicy dumpling 抄手 and 生煎包ok 一般and the 2 lamian were good..
水煮拉面very flavourful not so much beef
kurobuta pork lamian lots of pork and very tasty口水鸡 no discounts very good standard
afterwards to went mabel’s place and had durian WT brought bamboo quite good..& mabel took out one packet msw even better!👍
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adam road no 1 nasi lemak
S$4 adam road no 1 nasi lemak
after a good run, can afford to have S$4 adam road no.1 stall..don’t like queues so took from one less popular with almost no queue
quite ok..very flavourful rice..took about 1/3 the rice..reduce carbs…
chicken, ikan kuning, egg, peanuts, sambal all good.
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2pax lunch @ Tien Court 天厨
went with weng tong to tien court 天厨 at copthorn king havelock road
there is eatigo 50% discounts at 2pm..
unlike miramar peach garden the service staff here were excellent, very polite, friendly and professional..
and MOST IMPORTANT food was good!
crispy char siew pao
crispy char siew pao was good..crispy skin tasty filling..a tad too sweet..👍
crispy char siew pao
crispy char siew pao
i love this!
crispy fupeiquin
fupeiquin 腐皮卷 criispy not oily and good generous filling 🙂
tiger garoupa fillet 龙虎斑柳
garoupa
tiger garoupa fillet 龙虎斑柳 came with good serving of asparagus and excellent wokhae better than most zichar..
3 egg spinach
3 eggs spinach lots of eggs and very tasty..
mixed roast platter
mixed roast platter
3 combination roast 烧味三拼only one not so good..
char siew ok a bit sweet, siew yoke good standard not the best,
roast duck good flavour but old..roast duck always need to order 1/2 duck otherwise they serve you leftovers and our lunch at 2pm so leftovers a bit dry and old
2pax lunch @ Tien Court 天厨
2pax S$54 cheaper than food court or zichar, got complimentary 1st hour parking coupon some more.
will come again la!
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four seasons chendo @ amk central
called LKY who came with LKH ..
chwee kueh
chwee kueh
we went amk cheng san fc for 德发 kopi and chwee kueh..i tapao 8 home S$2.40
four seasons chendo @ amk central
four seasons chendol @ amk central
then we went amk central food centre four seasons for chendol..LKH took cheng tng..
this four seasons chendol really good, as good as typ lor 8…
after that went back sin ming to pick up my car.
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Four Seasons Chendol @ AMK Central
S$5.50 duck drumstick rice
had kopi & great chat with brother at clementi blk325 coffeeshop..
after that sent car for some repairs at sin ming autocity…need to wait till 3pm
had hup seng S$5.50 braised duck drumstick rice.
S$5.50 duck drumstick rice
S$5.50 duck drumstick rice
duck still good, but seems like not as good today.
for this time, i would say not as good as-
and certainly not as good as my own braised duck.
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Hup Seng Duck Rice
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S$28 sea whelk soup-chinese dobinmushi
went with wife to yan ting 宴庭 at st regis on 15.8.2019. ^^
first time here..find the food expensive just browsing yan ting’s online menu and it was!
yan ting 宴庭 at st regis
yan ting 宴庭 at st regis
yan ting 宴庭 at st regis
great ambience, and excellent superb service !!!
S$28 sea whelk soup-chinese dobinmushi
food very nice plating fine dining restaurant style, taste mediocre to above average…
best dishes were the sea whelk soup served in chinese dobinmushi (teapot soup) style and the aloe vera jelly dessert..
S$34 alaskan crab chawanmushi
alaskan crab chinese style chawanmushi looked beautiful tasted average..
S$28 roast duck
S$28 roast duck
roast duck NOT xin cuisine or tunglok standard or even dianxiaoer or JB standard..
S$48 chinese style beef tenderloin
chinese style beef tenderloin the usual good restaurant standard..like 50%-100% more than usual price!
S$38 sea perch
sea perch i think overcooked – just by looking & confirmed by texture..
S$12 aloe vera jelly
aloe vera jelly good standard, nice refreshing dessert.
2pax bill after 50% amex discounts – S$!20!
S$34 alaskan crab chawanmushi
we had amex love dining 50% discounts & bill for 2pax still came to S$120..ok i guess overall.
c/w xin cuisine, price here double & taste wise half as good!..xin cuisine food gave far better taste experience…& satisfaction!
only impressed with the outstanding service by every server, cheerful, polite and friendly, and the great ambience…
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12pax RI bro dinner
made RI bros 12pax 12-course (8 tapas, 3 pasta, tofu cheesecake) dinner this evening on 12.8.2019.^^
Menu
Tapas
1 pumpkin rocket salad
2 spanish omelette
3 miso teriyaki salmon belly
4 1/2 tea smoked kampung chicken
5 pangrilled sous vide pork chop
6 flamed red wine belly pork
7 chorizo prawns
8 grilled vegetablesPasta
9 seafood tagliatelle
10 funghi linguine
11 chicken paellaDessert
12 tofu cheesecake
copied from NCL-
“thanks KWL and LCM for the wine, SCG for his wife’s strawberry and earl gray tea ice cream and cones.Thanks all for the discussion and the banters. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻”
and of course thanks NCL for strawberries and blueberries and the nice photos. 🙂
LKH brought crisp and CCG brought tidbits…
#1 pumpkin salad
friends all loved and commented on the pumpkin salad.
#2 spanish omelette – tortilla
#2 spanish omelette – tortilla
the spanish omelette another simple and delightful dish.
#3 mustard belly pork and red wine belly pork
#3 mustard belly pork and red wine belly pork
some experimentation here. the red wine belly pork quite elaborate 3.5 hrs in 130degC oven.
the mustard belly pork just boiled 1.5hrs then seasoned with mustard, slat & pepper and flamed.
ccg and several friends said the mustard belly better texture. hck said the red wine belly had better after flavours.
i think i need to flame less…just colour a little will do so not overcook the pork and affect the texture…
#4 tea smoked chicken
#4 tea smoked chicken
tea smoked chicken was flavourful.
#4 tea smoked chicken with barley risotto
barley risotto this evening not so tasty..a bit low in stock as 3 pasta dishes and chorizo prawns all needed stock.
#5 slow braised pork chop
pork chop was sous vide 62degC for 2hrs.
it’s kind of sous vide experiment on pork chop..surprised that the texture not more tender..again pork chop too thin have to reduce flaming so not to overcook…
#6 grilled peppers and portobello
grilled peppers and portobello was pangrilled with just added seasalt, then added a bit extra virgin olive oil and a dash of balsamic and honey.
#6 grilled sweet corn
corn was good as usual.
#7 teriyaki miso salmon belly
teriyaki miso salmon belly a perennial favourite. wonderful colour, texture, taste. great combination of miso, ginger, garlc, light soy sauce and perfectly grilled 15mins in 250degC oven.
#8 chorizo prawns
and the chorizo prawns, quite perfect, succulent, sweet prawns and wonderful sauce.
#9 seafood tagliatelle
pastas were all good, very tasty and al dente. ^^
just right amount of sauce. i took out some for SCG before adding butter and tossed. an excellent pasta dish.
#10 funghi spaghetti
and likewise the fungi spaghetti. 2 packets 400g brown mushrooms, very intense, tasty mushroom flavours.
#11 chicken paella
and the chicken paella…i added the tender smoked chicken and paella itself very tasty with stock, vegetables and chorizo.
#12 tofu cheese cake
leng khiang birthday – my tofu cheesecake
we celebrating GLK august birthday so i made a tofu cheese cake, have not made for very long time.
still good, cake all finished.
SCG’s wife strawberry and earl grey ice cream
SCG brought 2 tubs of ice cream made by wife and ice cream cones. we finished all as well.^^
strawberries and blueberries
NCL brought strawberries and blueberries.
#8 chorizo prawns
had a wonderful evening with all my bros and close buddies, just like NCL said.
c.h.e.f andy
teochew chye por char kuay teow
made teochew char kuay teow this evening on 11.8.2019. ^^
add chopped garlic, chye por, fry till fragrant, add bean sprouts, julienned broccoli stems and few broccoli, cooked broccoli, then added kuay teow, followed by yellow noodles..then added a bit oil & cracked egg, let it formed then folded over the kuay teow..
good wokhae and taste, complete vegetarian no meat no prawns no sausage no fish cakes…poor man’s ckt?
teochew chye por char kuay teow
teochew chye por char kuay teow
teochew chye por char kuay teow
teochew chye por char kuay teow
anyway, a nice dish and too much carbs for me 1pax dinner.
will see how i can improve the dish.
c.h.e.f andy
pong’s laksa with chicken
wife traveling..i made 8pax family pong’s laksa hotpot dinner this evening..with aunty bes..on 8.8.2019.^^
pong’s laksa with chicken
pong’s laksa is just sedap, simply delicious! the best laksa for me…
i like it only second to curry chicken noodles.
pong’s laksa steamboat
today i made it as a steamboat, with additional ingredients including some yongtaufu.
白斩鸡
of course it works only with my poached chicken 白斩鸡, which is as good or better than ah heng’s chicken, but nothing compares with ah heng’s curry chicken gravy.
yongtaufu and prawn
sliced toman and fish cake
shimeji
so a few items to complement the main laksa and chicken and served as steamboat so always hot gravy.
pong’s laksa with chicken
pong’s laksa with chicken
simply wonderful chicken and laksa!
pong’s laksa steamboat
though pong’s laksa gravy sachet is very good, the key for me to make it a very tasty laksa is the chicken stock…i had very sweet, tasty, intense chicken stock from boiling whole chicken bones with all the aromatics, ginger, shallots, spring onions garlic, and also carrots.
a most delicious family dinner.
c.h.e.f andy
源记kueh chap
after 2hrs 10mins walk with wife, her friends J, H and YY, 2 of us decided to go TPY lor 8 to eat four seasons chendol on 1.9.2019. ^^
源记kueh chap
we decided to have some makan as well.
wife wanted kway chap.
源记kway chap S$6 ok
kway chap S$6 quite ok = S$5.50 for kway chap and S$0.50 for kueh.
nothing special and not really much for S$5.50. won’t take this next time.
i like the kueh especially, the soup gravy has nice intestine taste..i don’t eat kway chap much, quite enjoyed that.
pig hock $6 good
the braised trotters, actually it was the hock, the upper joint..was good!
not better than my own, but it was good and S$6 wasn’t expensive at all. a whole leg including the lower trotters would cost like S$9 at sheng shiong.
i can come here just to eat the trotters and kueh..
four seasons chendol
four seasons chendol
and fours seasons chendol, what is there to say, totally satisfying everytime!
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daughter wanted to have tapas dinner for her birthday so arranged 9pax dinner inc aunty bes at la taperia on 24.7.20197. ^^
food was really good. of course price very steep too. we ate a lot red many dishes anyway. 🙂
mushroom croquette
ham croquette
the croquettes were both very good, the mushroom better than the ham.
i was inspired to try out tasty app online recipe, but first attempt so so, need to see how to improve.
zucchini flowers
we all loved the zucchini flowers. excellent texture and taste.
poached egg dish
son ordered one poached egg dish to try. nt among the best dishes this evening.
gambas al ajillo
the gambas al ajillo or garlic prawns was excellent.
this one i can do easily. both my chorizo prawns and garlic prawns just as good.
galician octopus
galician octopus
the galician octopus very good standard here. tender and tasty.
fish soup
fish soup
the fish soup was good too. i guess a version of the french bouillabaile..
squid ink deepfried squid
the squidink deepfried baby squid was very good too. first time i had this dish. a very nice dish.
squidink paella
chicken paella
both paella were excellent!
the chicken paella surprises! very tender chicken and tasty paella…
lamb rack
the best dish had to be the lamb rack. even wife took some…this so tender and flavourful…i must try a variation like this one, so far i only do the pistachio and the herb crusted lamb rack.
daughter and family all had a great time. i guess we will be back here. set lunch is a bit more affordable. 🙂
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porridge, chicken, carrot cake
my RI bor NCL organised get together with TKF, KWL @ GLK’s empress porridge at galaxis on 29.7.2019
unfortunately NCL himself couldn’t make it..
had nice porridge (both chicken porridge and the usual brown rice porridge very good), fried chicken and fried carrot cake with chye por (nice too, a bit salty)
fried chicken
all the dishes were tasty! 🙂
the chicken a bit oily and heavy on flour. it’s tasty!
carrot cake
carrot cake also tasty. a bit salty.
porridge
porridge
the 2 porridge were delicious!
i think i will bring my OPS buddies to makan here.
porridge, chicken, carrot cake
had a great time with good friends.
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S$6 hoe nam bakut prawns noodles
my OPS bro HC bought bakut prawn noodles @ hoe nam (river south) at tai thong crescent on 24.7.2019. ^^
hoe nam prawns noodles
i not eaten here for eons. like 10yrs?
hoe nam prawns noodles
it’s a popular stall certainly.
hoe nam prawns noodles
S$6 hoe nam bakut prawns noodles
we ordered the S$6 soup with pork ribs.
it was nice still, but really nothing special. bakut was ok but many places have more tender tasty bakut. prawns quite standard.
soup was good, and that is very important. i would certainly eat here again, not something to crave.
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trotter jelly and liver roll 2xS$14
had 9pax dinner with brother, sil, wc, sister, bil, daghter & jh, wife @ chao shan cuisine 潮汕林 on 8jul2019. ^^
food was generally good not spectacular..only oyster omelette not good and braised goose (frozen from hungary) so so, basically not “pang” – tasty…
sharks head was special and tasty but too ex at S$75..
treadfin tail ok but maybe go for pomfret next time,
and we saw others taking the crab beehoon something to try here.
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trotter jelly quite good here. liver roll 肝花good too, S$14 each.
cold crab S$48
cold crab was good, i didn’t eat.
braised goose – S$30 (frozen goose from hungary)
braised goose so so not so tasty.
my own braised duck better. 🙂
oyster egg S$20
oyster egg not good too. not really teochew with crispy plus soft sweet potato starch.
prawns with yellow chives S$36
prawns with yellow chives S$36
this a tasty dish, quite good.
steamed shark’s head S$75
steamed shark’s head rather unique dish, not on menu.
this like 1.3kg and not much flesh (or gelatin), but of course very tasty and delicious.
steam shark’s head
bro and sis all impressed.
kind of expensive i think, maybe better to go eat the zhai soon one.
steam shark’s head
steam shark’s head
anyhow, we all enjoyed this dish.
steamed treadfin tail S$65
treadfin tail not cheap too, a lot more meat to share lol! 🙂
teochew kailan fried kuay teow
teochew kailan fried kuay teow
the teochew chye poh char kuay teow quite standard.
done well here, good wok hae!
dinner bill
orh nee
and the orh nee was good.
S$373 for 9pax, ok not too ex overall.
a delight dinner and family get together.
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