Thursday, July 17, 2008

Chicken Cordon Bleu


Saw this receipe on "Food 911" and was tempted to try something with my mom's underused oven. This one didn't turn out too well as the chicken breast wasn't large enough to wrap around the bacon and cheese, or perhaps i was too greedy in cramming too many stuff inside, haha. Resorted to using toothpicks to hold everything in place. But the toothpicks turned into a hassle as removing them later caused the insides to implode and spill.

Also, adding the cheese on top constitutes a total of 3 cheese slices used - making it too salty. Not to mention preserved bacon and some salt seasoning inside.

Anyways, my sis rated it 3.5 out of 5, which was quite encouraging. Perhaps I'll try the foie gras sauce and a proper salad in the future! (but i quite dislike liver in general, how?)

Monday, July 14, 2008

Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy



Was instantly attracted to the band for their jazz-funk groove.

Food for Thought




Inconspicuously located right opposite the National Library at North Bridge Centre, Food for Thought is a small cafe established by group of young people - not just for the joy of serving their food creations, or for profits alone - but also for good causes. Social entrepreneurship in action. You can check out their website at http://www.foodforthought.com.sg/

Went there with Seehwei and Jiahui, and first impressions was friendly greetings from the staff and a general exuberance. Customers were chatting freely with the staff, although that made the cramped place slightly noisy. Not so good for a quiet read, but great with friends! Sitting is also an issue as I feel that the kitchen space is overly large, hence have to reserve seats if its a large group gathering.



Ordered a iced latte while SH got the mushroom soup. My drink was alright, for $3.50 while the mushroom soup (served in a large bowl) for $5 was too strong for my taste. SH liked the authenticity of it though. Most reviews gave good scores for their desserts, especially the Red Velvet Carrot Cake, which i'll be going back to try, haha.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Chicken in a Biscuit

Named after the children tidbit, I used the actual crushed "Chicken in a Biscuit" as one of my ingredients. Firstly, powder your thin chicken fillet with corn flour, and lace them with egg to create a sticky platform for the crushed biscuits. Then, deep fry till golden brown. Rice was steamed with ginger for a little exotic twist. Salad was simply lettuce with sliced onions.



Joseph was the privileged first to try out my cooking, and fortunately it turned out well. (At least the oath of undertaking wasn't exercised!)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Cafe at Noon

There our hands almost touch, wondering
Those raindrops outside
Will they be reunited
Only after they fall?

I really thought then
That our hearts are like cappucino foam
Our lips stained with each other
Will we get too high on caffeine?

The heart's blade was thrust
Almost bleeding the mind
Can I just hug you?
And let the world end.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Pronto Espresso Bar



It is Youth Day today and Seehwei has the day off from her teaching attachment, so brought her out for lunch at a new place, since Coffee Bean was getting boring, haha.

This is my 2nd time at Pronto Espresso Bar, located at Paradiz. I initally felt that its very accessibility would render the cafe packed at lunctime, but it was surprisingly empty. We really liked the interior decor, with the creamy colours mixing well with the dark cherry wood furnishings, giving a cozy, chillout feel. The latin chillout music was refreshing, and we also caught Federer vs Nadal on a wall mounted flatscreen TV.


Besides the ambiance, the food was also good value for money. We ordered the Beef Stew and Cajun Chicken for $10.90 each and it comes with a drink! The coffee and cocca we had was delightfully decorated with a heart-shaped foam design, and we had lots of fun licking them off!
However, my only gripe was that the portions were a little small.

Service was perhaps average, as our orders took a while to be processed. But the option to have our drinks served later was good.

Overall, we had a good time talking and setting new directions for our relationship, so we'll definitely come back here in the future. Especially for me as its within walking distance to the School of Econs, haha.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Little Part 1


First came across this cafe review on a popular food review site, hungrygowhere.com (since i had no evening events this Saturday)
So i decided to take a trip down charming upper thomson road, in search of this little hideout. I'd expect it to be excruciatingly difficult to find given the "uluness" of upper thomson's private housing streets, but it is surprisingly accessable - just a 2 min walk from thomson plaza.

It is a small establishment, sitting space limited to about 15 in house, which is not a bad thing really, for i place a high value on coziness and the "hidden find" quality of cafes. On first impressions, the quaint "oldies" charm sets the ambiance of a delightfully detailed eating house, where the owner's personal pictures and collections are displayed. It feels as if i'm specially invited here, and of course to try the food.


I did my homework and ordered Buffalo Wings, acclaimed for their powerful spicy aroma.
True enough, i could smell them even before they're served from the kitchen. And they were good. Better still, it was 6 wings for $6.90, without GST or srvice charge. Great value for money.
Of course I was feeling paiseh for just ordering that and a free cup of water, haha.



Overall, it was a great experience at Little Part 1, good food, ambiance, great value, and service was personal - literally - as the waitress was the cousin of the owner. I'll definitely go for Part 2 and perhaps order something of at least 2 digits.