Apple Crumble Pie~

Namaste~ This is Longan rolling by, i finally managed to squeeze some time to do some baking.

Here it is, fresh from the oven this morning! Apple Crumble~~~

The APPLE CRUMBLE PIE recipe is from All recipe.com, a great website for great baking recipes! Enjoy!

Kim Gary Restaurant @ Vivocity (II)~

We've all been busy recently and hardly have any time to have a meal together. i'm really glad my family was able to take some time off to have lunch at Kim Gary's on this good friday public holiday... hurrr~

We opted for the set meals that came together with a drink and soup. The set meals are usually available on all day on sat, sun and public holidays and after 5pm for mondays to fridays. My parents and bro ordered the hotplate specialities whereas i had the stone grilled rice.

~*Iced Yuan Yang*~

A combination of tea and coffee, HK style~ my all time favourite~

~*Borsch Soup, Cream Soup & Garlic bread*~

The garlic bread was inclusive for every hotplate set ordered.

~*Combo hot plate meal*~

A combination of fish fillet, chicken chop and pork chop cutlet, perfect for those who can't decide which set to have :p

~*Pork Chop Cutlet Hot Plate Set Menu*~

An all time favourite~ Check-out the huge & delicious serving of golden pork cutlets~

~*Steak hot plate set meal*~

Sizzling grilled US sirloin steak. A super large beef serving...

~*Stone Grilled Seafood Rice in Jap Style*~

Unagi, fried egg, crabmeat, octopus, fishball, mangetous pea, enoki mushroom, kimchi and rice served in a pipping hot stone bowl.

~*Feedbacks, anyone?*~

Kim Gary Restaurant

1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-128 VivoCity
Tel: 6376 8183

Operating Hours:
Daily: 10am - 10pm

n.y.d.c. Cafe & Restaurant~

A quick dinner at n.y.d.c. (Heeren) before the movie....

With prompt and pleasant service and good company... well, what more can i ask for?

~*Oven-Baked Penne Pasta Mushroom Ham *~

Baked rice filled with tasty ham, juicy mushrooms in creamy sauce and sinful but yummie-licous cheese~

~*Spicy BB King Chicken Sandwich*~

Chunky chicken shreds with spicy tomato salsa, served with salad and crinkle cut golden fries. Yum! :p~

The Heeren Shops (Newly Opened)

#05-05/13 The Heeren Shops
260 Orchard Road
Singapore 238855

Tel: 6734 7351
Fax: 6734 7352

Daily 11.00am to 10.30pm

Bather's @ Sunset Way~

Simply marvellous! Cosy setting, nice decor, pleasant service, good food, great company = super enjoyable and satisfying dining experience.

~*Complimentary Appetizer*~

Bacon with noodles served with garlic bread. The noodles were springy and infused with the flavours from the bacon. The aromatic garlic bread was nice and crusty on the outside, fluffy and soft on the inside, yummie :p~

~*Green Garden Salad*~

Fresh crispy greens with diced fresh fruits and tomatoes with balsamic vinegar. It's so refreshing and delicious, i was tempted to have a second serving. :p

~*Chicken Noodle Vegetable Soup*~

Clear chicken soup with cubes of chicken, vegetables and mushrooms.

~*Chicken Corden Bleu*~

Awww... isn't it pretty? It's as delicious as it look :p~

~*Steamed Red Garupa with Vegetables*~

Fresh red garupa fillet,it's so so good :p~

Bather's Cafe & Restaurant

41 Sunset Way

#01-02/03 Clementi Arcade

Singapore 597071

Tel: 6463 1767

Operating Hours:

Mon-Fri: 11.30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10pm

Sat: 6pm-10pm

Closed Sundays

Charcoal Gourmet Deli & Bar~

A Valentine's day set special~

~*Complimentary Sparking Wine*~

~*Charcoal Appetizer Special for 2*~

Starting from top right hand corner (clockwise): Crab meat, tomato tofu, tuna tataki, blue corn chips, spicy watermelon salsa.

Refreshing, appetizing and innovative...

~*Mushroom Soup with Truffle Oil*~

Soup-erlicious~

~*Miso Basted Salmon with Wasabi Mashed Potatoes, Petite Legumes and Hotate Garnish*~

A playful fusion between western and jap.

~*Sliced Kalbi Beef Steak, Grilled King Oyster Mushroom with Potato Salad*~

~*Mango Pudding*~

Sour (mango cubes)- sweet (milk) mango pudding.
The food was good but the overall dining experience was dampened by their service standards...

Charcoal Gourmet Deli & Bar

100 High Street

#01-03 The Treasury

Singapore 179434

Tel: 63382798

Sakae Yu Sheng Set~

My 5th Yu Sheng session this CNY and i'm loving it! This is one of the best i've had, fresh Yu Sheng delivered right to your doorstep.

~*Sakae Yu Sheng Set*~
Thinly sliced carrots and cucumber, lettuce shreds, salmon sashimi, preserved veggies & fruit shreds, plum sauce, spices, ground peanuts... etc (incl. of a packet of golden crackers).

*Hugz* J & M~ Happy belated b'day, J!

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe @ Heartland Mall~

HK style dinner for 2 consecutive days~ I was at Kim Gary yesterday and Xin Wang tonight~

~*Glass Jelly Drink*~

A chilled refreshing chin chow drink, anyone?

~*Yin Yong*~

Can't decide between iced coffee or tea? How about a large cup of yin yong? :p~

~*Borsch Soup*~

A lighter version compared to Kim Gary's version of the Borsch soup. The soup is alittle diluted with lesser vegetables...

~*Spring Rolls*~

Tasty and crispy spring rolls. Delicious :) but greasy :(

~*Chicken Chop with Fries*~

Comfort food? A lovely plate of grilled chicken with generous amount of sauce served with golden crinkle cut fries, baked beans, fried egg and some veg.

~*Braised Cabbage with Mushrooms*~

A large plate of cabbage with shrooms, shrooms and more shrooms~

Heartland Mall

205 Heartland Mall

Hougang Street 21

#01-133/135

Singapore 530250

Tel: +65-6487 3481

Operating Hours:

Monday to Thursday – 11am to 2am

Sunday – 11am to 3am

Friday, Saturday and Eve of PH – 24hrs

Kim Gary Restaurant @ Vivocity~

A wonderful class reunion dinner with I, Y, B, P, W, L and A at Kim Gary Restaurant. They specializes in HK cafe snacks and some of their in house favourites that include baked cheese rice, toast, noodles, korean-style stone grilled rice...etc... They also offer set combos which include a soup, drink and a main course.

~*Borsch Soup*~

Yummie-licious tomato based vegetable soup :p~

~*Stone Grilled Rice in Korean Style*~

Rice with fried egg, enoiki mushrooms, chicken, kimchi, sausages and ham in piping hot stone bowl.

~*Sauce*~

The sauce to go with the rice. It has a mixture of sweet, savoury with alittle sourish flavour and went pretty well with the rice.

~*Combo Hotplate Meal*~

Mega scrumptious meal consisting of grilled chicken, fish fillet, veggies and golden crinkle cut fries.

~*Yin Yong*~

Sweet iced coffee + tea combo. It's refreshingly good~

Kim Gary Restaurant

1 Harbourfront Walk

#02-128 VivoCity

Tel: 6376 8183

Operating Hours:

Daily: 10am - 10pm

Swensen's @ Suntec~

How often do you get to walk around a shopping mall and see more shops close than open on a public holiday? ......... That'll be during the first 2 days of CNY! Well, it's quite an experience, being able to walk comfortably in a mall without having to bump onto strangers along the way. Like the shops, many of the eateries were also closed, hence, fewer dining options. Nevertheless, we managed to have dinner at Swensen's without having to wait in queue for too long.

~*Prawn & Fruit Salad*~

This salad was marked with the healthier choice label and was one of the Chef recommendations on the menu.
It's good serving of shrimps, canned peaches, longans, raisins, greens and served with creamy sweet and sour creamy yoghurt dressing.

~*Spaghetti Aglio Olio*~

The texture of the spaghetti was just nice, not over or under cook. However the mushrooms were not evenly cooked. Alittle more chilli to increase the spice would have been better.

~*Crispy Veggie Mix*~

Deep-fried veggies coated with nicely seasoned batter served with a creamy savoury-sweet sauce.

Swensen's @ Suntec City

3 Temasek Boulevard
#B1-060

Tel: 6339 5139

Opening Hours
11.30am-10pm (Weekday)
11.30am-11pm (Fri, Sat & Eve of PH)

Reunion Dinner 2009~

Wishing everyone a...

Happy & Prosperous New Year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Shen1 Ti3 Jian4 Kang1!
Wan4 Shi4 Ru2 Yi4!

Woah~ How time flies, in a few hours time, we'll be welcoming the year of the Ox!

It has always been a family tradition to have Yu Sheng and steamboat for reunion dinner on the eve of the lunar new year. Here's a look of what we had this evening.

~*Yu Sheng*~

Raw sliced salmon fish salad with abalone, sweet plum sauce, ground nuts, sesame seeds and an assortment of spices~

~*Cold Dish*~

Clockwise direction starting from the bottom left: Roast pork, seasoned scallop wings, jelly fish, century eggs with preserved ginger, bak kwa (bbq sliced pork) and prawn salad.

~*Sliced Abalone*~

~*Steamboat*~

The soup based was prepared a few hours in advance. It's really rich and filled with flavours from the prawns, scallops, wongbok, carrots, red dates...etc~

~*CNY Gift*~

Thanx P!

oops~ i didn't have time to d.i.y the CNY goodies this year, so no pics on pineapple tarts, or CNY cookies...

Shokudo Japanese Coffee House @ Parco Bugis~

Several Shokudo outlets and branches have been emerging in town. Some of which specializes in pasta and pizza, dessert or a large scale food bazaar.

The outlet at Parco Bugis offers some of their best sellers e.g. omu rice, pasta, pizza, dessert and drinks.

~*Condiments*~

~*Lychee Freeze*~

Refreshing cool lychee freeze to kick start the meal...

~*Grilled Chicken Omu Rice with Japanese Curry*~

Nice presentation but alittle too greasy for my liking. The omelette egg was slightly runny and went very well with the curry.

~*Waffle with Pistachio Ice cream*~

We waited quite some time for this to be served. The waffle & pistachio ice cream was just average.

Hmmm... when it comes to waffles and ice cream, Gelare's the place to be!