E A T H A R D

Monday, September 15, 2008

Gathering for Mid-Autumn Festival

For Mid-Autumn Festival this year, we gathered at Granny's new place.

New apartment, new furnishings,

and new member *JAIME* to all our future family gatherings!

For starters, we snacked on various brands of mooncakes... from Hong Kong to Singapore...

this is the infamous 伍仁月餅 (from 大中國)。

aka cashew nuts with sesame etc fillings.

Sorry。。。 mixed nuts flavor not for me!!

SKIPPED.

I had the egg custard mooncake from Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong .

No pictures of the packaging... was too busy savoring this little pastry!

好吃！

Luckily we took some snacks. The caterer came so late that most of us were famished.

I recommended Four Seasons Catering since I had used them for my BBQ party two years ago; they left a good enough impression on me and I really liked the way they co-ordinated all the dishes and display formations... ahaha, I dig visual presentations!

But this time, everything seemed to fall short of expectations.

Summer Set

minimum order: 25 pax

SG $13 per pax

1) Karapu Fried Mee Siam

very so so...only... I think you can tell from the looks of it.
At least the prawns were of decent size.

The spread and it's 'elevated' formation

Serviettes from Four Seasons

Even the cutlery also got formation, mai siao siao!

Left: 2) Mixed Shrimp Beancurd

Right: 3) Sambal Sotong

Both tasted normal... ok lah, the sotong not bad. Spicy enough.

Left: 4) Golden Scallops

.. golden, you mean fried huh??

Right: 5) Assorted Maki Sushi Platter (100 pcs)

Left: 6) Deluxe Lo Han Chye

Right: 7) Crispy Butter Prawn

Prawns were not 'buttered' enough..

Bottom row:

8) Sze Chuan Fish Fillet with Dried Chilli

Which part of the dish taste Sze Chuan? I think more sweet and sour..

9) Four Seasons Chicken

After one bite and you're hooked!

Obviously their signature dish, very good! The best dish among all.

Me alone had about 7pcs of it. I saw the boys ALL went back for at least 4 rounds of re-fills!

10) Dynasty Crispy Chicken

... unfortunately the chicken all turned soggy by the time they get to our place.

Dessert: Almond Beancurd with Longan & Jackfruit

The dessert rounded it up well. It was home-made! I had two rounds of it.

Cordial Drink: Fruit Punch

Maybe my expectations really too high. Haha!

Me EAT with my whole HEARTly... so I am really HARD to please.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

豬仔 Piglets, Mid-Autumn Festival

豬小妹 !!

Jaime & Reena

小屁屁！

Visit to 大中國餅家 Big China Bakery, Chinatown

Die die also must go chinatown and FEEEEL the mid-autumn festival 'mood'.

Aiyoh, damn hot lor! ... having to roam (alone) in the sheltered Sago street, but it was good fun.

Alot of uncles and aunties chat me up... they must be surprised seeing such a YOUNG lady shopping for mooncakes alone. hahaha... or was business THAT bad!?

Long queue at the old time favorite.

Dua Bao Suay Bao

literately means Big Bag Small Bag

I know this price list came a tad too late... heehee, but it will be a good reference for next year's planning.

... very ching chong lor !!! haa haa ...

ching chong = exaggerating

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Stiff Chilli Part iii

Friday Dinner Date

Seafood Soup

SG $9

Mussels, Clams, Prawns & Squids

Pizza Affumicata

SG $16

drizzled with chilli flakes

Fettucine Ciocara

SG $12

Basil, Bacon & Mushrooms

Tomato Linguine with Mud Crab

SG $26

... ran out of linguine?

Ferraro Rocher Gelato

SG $4

(Note: it is actually $4 for a single scoop instead of two)

Total Bill: SG $73.70

(including 10% Service Charge, no gst)

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Green Tea Mooncake, The Baker's Cottage

I shall annouce once and for all that ALL my mooncakes are supplied by Auntie Annie!!!

The family has received toooo many boxes of Mooncakes this year. So I brought some to the office to share with the colleagues. I reckoned this Green Tea Mooncake would be popular among the ladies --- and really is! Why? "Cuz not so sweet lor!"

The Baker's Cottage

The Baker's Cottage (TBC) was established in 1994, specialized in the production of buns, pastries, cakes, cookies, mooncakes and frozen dough. Its products are distributed through its retailing channel, Baker's Cottage Confectionery Sdn Bhd(BCC), which to date has 26 outlets in Malaysia.

Baker's Cottage is known for their distinctive quality and taste.

Using only the freshest natural ingredients concocted using traditional recipe and are not only wholesomely nutritious but also of consistent quality with value for money.

Hence, the tagline "Traditional Goodness You Can Taste".

If you like what you see, you can find The Baker's Cottage mooncakes at the

Raffles Exchange at Raffles Place MRT.

THE BAKER'S COTTAGE SDN BHD

3rd Floor, Wisma Westcourt

126 Jalan Kelang Lama

58000 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel : 03-79808086

Fax : 03-79803854

D/L : 03-79803828

Email : tbcsales@thebakerscottage.com.my

Web site: Http://www.thebakerscottage.com.my

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sri Bistari Famous Nasi Ayam Penyet, Changi Village

Known as the new Nasi king of Changi Village,
Nasi Ayam Penyet is a traditional kampong staple originating from Indonesia.

Nasi Ayam Penyet literally means flatten chicken rice.

Although still unknown to many,
Nasi Ayam Penyet is fast becoming Singaporean's new favorite dish.
It is batter-less fried chicken on rice with a killer sambal chilli sauce and a pretty cherry tomato salad served on a traditional wooden platter.

A $3.50 portion comes with a fried quartered chicken, done Indonesian style with spices and no batter, a plate of chicken flavored rice, a fat dollop of sambal, chicken soup,

a lettuce-cucumber and cherry tomato salad served on a thick wooden platter.

The Chicken Rice, kinda sticky texture. Not bad.

Chicken Soup

Address:
Blk 3, Changi Village Rd
01-40 Changi Village Market & Food Centre

Opening Hours:
10.30am-1am daily

Branch:
1 Tunku Aman Rd
Malay Village (Geylang Serai)
Sedapura Food City

Opening Hours:
10.30am-12.30am daily