This recipe is by ochikeron in YouTube and it is definitely worth trying!
Ingredients
1. 200g cream cheese
2. 60g sugar
3. 2 beaten eggs
4. 200ml whipping cream
5. 1 tablespoon lemon juice
6. 20g melted butter
7. 3 tablespoon sifted flour
For the cookie base,
1. 100g of chocolate or strawberry wafer biscuits
2. 40g butter
3. Ziplock bag
Steps
1. Put the biscuits and butter into a ziplock bag and crush till fine (make sure butter is evenly spread)
2. Press it on a brownie tin covered with baking paper
3. Chill to set
4. Soften the cream cheese and whisk it
5. Add sugar and whisk
6. Add the beaten eggs, whisk
7. Add cream and lemon juice, whisk
8. Add melted butter, whisk
9. Add sifted flour, whisk
10. Pour batter onto chilled base
11. Put into preheated oven set to 180 degree celsius for 35minutes
12. Cool the cake before putting in the fridge for 2-3 hours
13. Enjoy!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Kimchi tofu soup
This is a really simple to do recipe and it tastes just as nice as those you eat outside at food courts. Still incomparable to authentic Korean kimchi soup but worth a try!
Ingredients:
Chicken chopped into small pieces
Spring onion
Vegetable
Onions
Garlic
Sesame oil
Kimchi
Korean chilli paste
Water
Light soya sauce
Tofu
Steps:
1. Heat the sesame oil and stir fry the garlics till scent is smelt
2. Add in the chicken and cook till almost white
3. Add the spring onion, onions, kimchi and Korean chilli paste (portions are to your own liking) and give a quick stir
4. Next pour water (not too much, probably 2 cups or lesser) and bring it to boil
5. Put the vegetable in and lastly the tofu
6. Let it simmer and add light soya sauce to taste and its done!
PS. To increase spicyness, add more Korean chilli paste and some fresh chopped chilli. When cooking soups, you should constantly taste it and add ingredients accordingly.
The Korean chilli paste can be found at NTUC Fairprice. There is currently on offer, selling at $4.70.
Ingredients:
Chicken chopped into small pieces
Spring onion
Vegetable
Onions
Garlic
Sesame oil
Kimchi
Korean chilli paste
Water
Light soya sauce
Tofu
Steps:
1. Heat the sesame oil and stir fry the garlics till scent is smelt
2. Add in the chicken and cook till almost white
3. Add the spring onion, onions, kimchi and Korean chilli paste (portions are to your own liking) and give a quick stir
4. Next pour water (not too much, probably 2 cups or lesser) and bring it to boil
5. Put the vegetable in and lastly the tofu
6. Let it simmer and add light soya sauce to taste and its done!
PS. To increase spicyness, add more Korean chilli paste and some fresh chopped chilli. When cooking soups, you should constantly taste it and add ingredients accordingly.
The Korean chilli paste can be found at NTUC Fairprice. There is currently on offer, selling at $4.70.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The real custard buns. Where to find them.
Check out my previous post - fried salted egg custard buns to know what I meant by the REAL custard buns.
As I said before, I was on the hunt for the real custard buns. So I have found them!
In Singapore, the only place so far to eat them is at Lao Beijing (please patronise the Plaza Singapura outlet, they serve better food than the one at Orchard Central). I ate them during their tea time buffet, but please note that they change the menu for their dim sums so these custard buns may not be served.
I recently went to Bangkok for a short holiday trip and to my delight, Bangkok is a custard bun paradise. The first time I tried the custard bun was at MK restaurant where they sell mainly steamboat and also dim sums (will give a review on MK restaurant soon). They called them cream buns instead and they taste sooooo well, definitely not the salted egg version.
For people staying in Baiyoke sky hotel, the tallest hotel in Thailand, you are in for a treat! Their buffet breakfast is really good with a wide variety of food available. Of course, they serve the hot steamy yummy custard buns. If you want to try the fried version of these custard buns, please have the dinner buffet at the 79th floor. They serve a wide range of dim sums and they have oh so good roasted pig, duck, meat and large large prawns. I would definitely recommend Baiyoke Sky's buffet breakfast and the dinner buffet at the 79th floor (Chinese restaurant).
As I said before, I was on the hunt for the real custard buns. So I have found them!
In Singapore, the only place so far to eat them is at Lao Beijing (please patronise the Plaza Singapura outlet, they serve better food than the one at Orchard Central). I ate them during their tea time buffet, but please note that they change the menu for their dim sums so these custard buns may not be served.
I recently went to Bangkok for a short holiday trip and to my delight, Bangkok is a custard bun paradise. The first time I tried the custard bun was at MK restaurant where they sell mainly steamboat and also dim sums (will give a review on MK restaurant soon). They called them cream buns instead and they taste sooooo well, definitely not the salted egg version.
For people staying in Baiyoke sky hotel, the tallest hotel in Thailand, you are in for a treat! Their buffet breakfast is really good with a wide variety of food available. Of course, they serve the hot steamy yummy custard buns. If you want to try the fried version of these custard buns, please have the dinner buffet at the 79th floor. They serve a wide range of dim sums and they have oh so good roasted pig, duck, meat and large large prawns. I would definitely recommend Baiyoke Sky's buffet breakfast and the dinner buffet at the 79th floor (Chinese restaurant).
Homemade waffles
Makes 5 waffles.
Ingredients:
125g plain flour
1.5 tsp corn flour (makes waffles crispy)
50g sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
100ml full cream unsweetened condensed milk
60ml pandan juice
20ml water
30ml vegetable oil
1 tsp lemon juice
Steps:
1. Mix all dry ingredients, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and corn flour.
2. Whisk milk, pandan water, water, oil and egg yolk till well combined.
3. Whisk in the wet ingredients into the flour mixtures till batter is slightly lump and thick (be careful not to over mix)
4. Whisk egg white with lemon juice till stiff peak formed.
5. Fold egg white into mixture
6. Preheat waffle maker and pour the batter in!
7. Time taken for waffles to be ready, 5-8minutes.
PS. I adapted this from cuisine paradise by Ellena and make changes to it. Please visit her blog, she has tons of recipes. The waffles turned out to be soft inside and crispy outside. I didn't taste any pandan smell. Despite this, it turned out to be delicious especially if you eat it with ice cream. I would try making vanilla waffles or cinnamon ones next time! Stay tune for the review!
Ingredients:
125g plain flour
1.5 tsp corn flour (makes waffles crispy)
50g sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
100ml full cream unsweetened condensed milk
60ml pandan juice
20ml water
30ml vegetable oil
1 tsp lemon juice
Steps:
1. Mix all dry ingredients, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and corn flour.
2. Whisk milk, pandan water, water, oil and egg yolk till well combined.
3. Whisk in the wet ingredients into the flour mixtures till batter is slightly lump and thick (be careful not to over mix)
4. Whisk egg white with lemon juice till stiff peak formed.
5. Fold egg white into mixture
6. Preheat waffle maker and pour the batter in!
7. Time taken for waffles to be ready, 5-8minutes.
PS. I adapted this from cuisine paradise by Ellena and make changes to it. Please visit her blog, she has tons of recipes. The waffles turned out to be soft inside and crispy outside. I didn't taste any pandan smell. Despite this, it turned out to be delicious especially if you eat it with ice cream. I would try making vanilla waffles or cinnamon ones next time! Stay tune for the review!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Thai Pineapple rice
Ingredients:
1. 3 shallots
2. garlic
3. carrots
4. marinated prawns
5. 2.5 cups of overnight rice (best used for cooking fried rice)
6. Pinapple rice paste as seen below (Promotion at NTUC now, 3 packs for $4.95)
7. Spring Onion
8. Chilli (For non chilli eaters, leave this out)
9. 400g pineapple cubes
10. Coriander for garnishing
Steps:
1. Heat the oil and fry 1 and 2.
2. Add 3. Fry a while.
3. Add 4. Fry until prawn almost cooked.
4. Add the rice and paste. Stir fry.
5. Add spring onion and chilli.
6. Lastly add the pineapples and mix well.
7. Garnish with coriander.
1. 3 shallots
2. garlic
3. carrots
4. marinated prawns
5. 2.5 cups of overnight rice (best used for cooking fried rice)
6. Pinapple rice paste as seen below (Promotion at NTUC now, 3 packs for $4.95)
7. Spring Onion
8. Chilli (For non chilli eaters, leave this out)
9. 400g pineapple cubes
10. Coriander for garnishing
Steps:
1. Heat the oil and fry 1 and 2.
2. Add 3. Fry a while.
3. Add 4. Fry until prawn almost cooked.
4. Add the rice and paste. Stir fry.
5. Add spring onion and chilli.
6. Lastly add the pineapples and mix well.
7. Garnish with coriander.
The Ultimate product:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Curry chicken pasta
What you need
Awesome curry and of course chicken
(I may do a curry post)
Some garlic
Pasta
Parsley and some sweet basil to garnish
To increase spicy meter, your favourite chilli paste
Steps:
1. Heat up oil and fry garlics till scent is smelt.
2. Add in your curry (your curry should be like a paste, not too liquid)
3. Stir fry and add in the pasta.
4. Mix till blend and you are done!
5. You can add parsley and basil for decorations. Don't forget your chicken!
You can add your chilli paste in step 2 along with the curry.
Awesome curry and of course chicken
(I may do a curry post)
Some garlic
Pasta
Parsley and some sweet basil to garnish
To increase spicy meter, your favourite chilli paste
Steps:
1. Heat up oil and fry garlics till scent is smelt.
2. Add in your curry (your curry should be like a paste, not too liquid)
3. Stir fry and add in the pasta.
4. Mix till blend and you are done!
5. You can add parsley and basil for decorations. Don't forget your chicken!
You can add your chilli paste in step 2 along with the curry.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Thai express
Here's a short review of some dishes at Thai Express. After this post, do look out for a Bangkok food post!
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Thai Express! They do serve good Thai food. |
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Tom Yam Seafood Clear soup Rating: 7/10 One of the best tom yam soup I have tasted (even better than Thailand's), what more do I need to say? |
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Chicken with cashew in sweet sour sauce Rating: 6/10 A good appetiser however it didn't possess the Oo-wow factor. |
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Chicken curry with prata Rating: 5/10 An average tasting curry and prata. |
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Seafood otah with condensed milk Rating: 8/10 A definite must try! Awesome otah. |
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Black pepper dong feng with soft shell crab Rating 7/10 You may try this dish out. Isn't fantastic but still worth a try. |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Foolproof home made fries
You will be surprised how easy it is and how cheap it is to make you own flavoured fries from scratch!
I used 3 potatoes, unskin them and cut them up into the thickness you like. Boil them for 3 minutes (be careful with this, you don't want to cook them). After boiling, pat them dry and heat the oil. Put the potatoes in when the oil has been heated (you will hear the sizzling sound). Then, add in the herbs you want. I chose rosemary and pepper and some grounded red chilli. Stir them along with the potatoes. I did add some salt but I felt I could do without it, so it really depends on yourself though. Fry till golden brown and its all ready to be eaten after cooling them. You don't have to add anything else after. Serve hot and sauces aren't needed! Enjoy! :D
I used 3 potatoes, unskin them and cut them up into the thickness you like. Boil them for 3 minutes (be careful with this, you don't want to cook them). After boiling, pat them dry and heat the oil. Put the potatoes in when the oil has been heated (you will hear the sizzling sound). Then, add in the herbs you want. I chose rosemary and pepper and some grounded red chilli. Stir them along with the potatoes. I did add some salt but I felt I could do without it, so it really depends on yourself though. Fry till golden brown and its all ready to be eaten after cooling them. You don't have to add anything else after. Serve hot and sauces aren't needed! Enjoy! :D
Friday, October 26, 2012
Sambal Chilli
Recipe:
Belachan
Spices
Chilli paste (grind from dried chilli)
Onion
Garlic
Lemongrass
Dried chestnut
Red chilli
Dried shrimp
Sugar
Above are the ingredients used, but I don't have the proportions used so I will just note down some things you have to follow to make nicer sambal.
Note
1. Do not put a lot of belachan. There will be a heavy taste.
2. Add less lemon grass. The smell will be quite strong and grind it.
Other than that, just add the ingredients slowly and taste until you are satisfied!
Char Kweh Teow using the chilli |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
The Handburger
Review
Visited the Handburger at 313 Somerset. FYI, they will be closing down on 25 nov. You can still visit their Raffles City Outlet.I did some research before heading down to try their burgers. The more common burgers that were recommended: The Works, Chicken Cajun, Stuffed Portobello and the Battered Dory.
I tried the Works and stuffed portobello because I am a huge fan of mushrooms. What I liked about the Works, the onion rings and the sauce. The beef patty was kind of normal. The portobello mushroom was huge and it's really healthy with spinach as stuffings. However, I found the mushroom taste too overwhelming even for me, a mushroom fan. My suggestion would be to order a meat patty burger and complement with the mushroom burger.
Overall, the food was nice and filling too. The burgers came along with a side, fries or mushroom soup or house salad. I didn't really like the mushroom soup. The fries were nice and the sauce that accompanied the fries was kind of special, being a little sour. I would definitely return to try out the other burgers!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Cinnamon puffs
Using puff pastry,
Just add 2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 2 tablespoon of sugar.
You can adjust according to your own preference.
Use a spoon and spread it over the pastry dough. Then roll it up and cut into small pieces.
Brush beaten egg on the rolls and bake in preheated oven at 200 Degree Celsius until golden brown.
Do not over bake it!
Just add 2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 2 tablespoon of sugar.
You can adjust according to your own preference.
Use a spoon and spread it over the pastry dough. Then roll it up and cut into small pieces.
Brush beaten egg on the rolls and bake in preheated oven at 200 Degree Celsius until golden brown.
Do not over bake it!
Mini sausage rolls
Chicken sausage rolls using puff pastry.
Puff pastry dough (you can always buy the ready made kinds)
Ingredients:
240g plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
250g cold unsalted butter
130ml cold water
Steps:
1. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and mix together. Add butter and rub in with your finger.
2. Make a well in the centre and pour in cold water. Mix them together and use your hands to shape the dough into a ball.
3. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it out.
4. Fold the dough and roll it out. Repeat.
5. Chill the pastry for 30 minutes before using.
So once you have gotten the pastry, just cut up the sausages and roll it up using your pastry dough. Brush beaten egg on it and send it to preheated oven at 200 Degree Celsius.
Puff pastry dough (you can always buy the ready made kinds)
Ingredients:
240g plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
250g cold unsalted butter
130ml cold water
Steps:
1. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and mix together. Add butter and rub in with your finger.
2. Make a well in the centre and pour in cold water. Mix them together and use your hands to shape the dough into a ball.
3. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it out.
4. Fold the dough and roll it out. Repeat.
5. Chill the pastry for 30 minutes before using.
So once you have gotten the pastry, just cut up the sausages and roll it up using your pastry dough. Brush beaten egg on it and send it to preheated oven at 200 Degree Celsius.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Almond Butter Biscuits
Ingredients:
225g butter
120g sugar (can use 100g of sugar if you prefer it to be less sweet)
1 yolk
180g flour
50g self raising flour
1/4 tsp salt
75g grounded almond
Step:
First mix the butter, sugar and yolk.
Next, mix everything together.
Bake in preheated oven at 180 Degree Celsius for 10mins or until golden brown.
Brush the cookies with sugar and milk mixture before putting into oven!
I made these some time ago. It turned out to be soft and crispy. It tastes like those goodies you eat during the Chinese New Year. I am considering to make them to give away as goodies during the festive season next year!
225g butter
120g sugar (can use 100g of sugar if you prefer it to be less sweet)
1 yolk
180g flour
50g self raising flour
1/4 tsp salt
75g grounded almond
Step:
First mix the butter, sugar and yolk.
Next, mix everything together.
Bake in preheated oven at 180 Degree Celsius for 10mins or until golden brown.
Brush the cookies with sugar and milk mixture before putting into oven!
I made these some time ago. It turned out to be soft and crispy. It tastes like those goodies you eat during the Chinese New Year. I am considering to make them to give away as goodies during the festive season next year!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Papaya Milkshake
A healthier lifestyle with just a blender! Use half a papaya and add Magnolia HL low fat milk according to your own liking.
Papayas nutrition information:
Contains vitamin C, calcium, potassium
Aids digestion because of the enzymes, chymopapain and papain that helps digest protein.
Low calories too!
Papayas nutrition information:
Contains vitamin C, calcium, potassium
Aids digestion because of the enzymes, chymopapain and papain that helps digest protein.
Low calories too!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Kimchi Fried Rice
In an attempt of following the kimchi fried rice we ate at Novena (will do a post on the Korean eatery), mummy requested me to try cooking it for her. Here is what I used but I left out a most important ingredient - the red pepper paste which didn't make it as authentic.
Ingredients
Kimchi
Bean sprouts
Onion
Garlic
Ham
Overnight cooked rice (best for making fried rice)
Soy sauce
Butter
Steps:
1. Heat a pan with oil
2. Sauté the onion and kimchi
3. Add bean sprouts ,garlic, soy sauce and some butter
4. Add the ham and rice and fry everything together!
Easy and nice! I will try out with red pepper paste next time! Feel free to comment on the above recipe!
Ingredients
Kimchi
Bean sprouts
Onion
Garlic
Ham
Overnight cooked rice (best for making fried rice)
Soy sauce
Butter
Steps:
1. Heat a pan with oil
2. Sauté the onion and kimchi
3. Add bean sprouts ,garlic, soy sauce and some butter
4. Add the ham and rice and fry everything together!
Easy and nice! I will try out with red pepper paste next time! Feel free to comment on the above recipe!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Homemade pizza
Recipe for pizza crust (thick crust)
Ingredients:
225g plain flour
1/4 tsp of salt
2.5 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp sugar
150ml of milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Simple one step move, just mix and knead until smooth and elastic. Then set aside for 10 mins.
I found this recipe in my own compiled recipe book and do not remember where I got it from. Anyway it was successful As I paired with the toppings I wanted and I baked it for 20 mins at 200degree Celsius. I will however add butter to the pizza crust the next time I try. Next pizza flavours to try: black pepper chicken and of course Hawaiian pizza!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Mini chiffon cream cheese cake
I tried making these cream cheese mini chiffon cakes. They turned out nice but I felt they lacked the cream cheese taste. Colour was nice though. Texture was soft even when I did not manage to separate the egg yolks and egg whites properly. (Daiso's egg separator did not work!) Anyway here is the recipe...
Ingredients:
2 egg yolks
1.5 tablespoon brown sugar
A little less than 1 tablespoon olive oil
A little more than 4 tablespoon of milk
2 tablespoon of cake flour
A little less than 3 tablespoon of cream cheese
One fifth of a teaspoon baking powder
2 egg whites
1.5 tablespoon brown sugar
Steps
1. Combine 1.5 tablespoon brown sugar and egg yolks with egg whisk
2. Heat cream cheese and milk and stir to mix well to get a smooth batter texture. Let cool a little.
3. Pour into egg yolk batter together with oil. Mix well.
4. Add sifted powdered ingredients. Mix well.
5. Whisk egg whites until foamy and add 1.5 tablespoon brown sugar little by little. Whisk until stiff. Scrape out 1/3 egg white with spatula and combine with egg yolk batter.
6. Pour egg yolk batter in 3 smaller portions into whisked egg whites. Mix swiftly with spatula. Pour into aluminium moulds until 80% full.
7. Gently tap a few times to release air within the batter. Bake in preheated oven at 170 degree celsius for 30 mins. (if surface of cakes have turned brown before 30 mins, put aluminium sheets on top to prevent burning.)
Rate: 5.5/10
It is worth a try but my chiffon cake making skills is not good so it is a low rating. Will do more research and improve!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Dining at TCC
TCC has made a major menu revamp since the last time I went there. The menu now is awesome. I had dinner with my friends at the Citylink branch beacuse my friend, being a member, had a special 50% discount for all ala carte items on the menu. So it was basically a buffet style dinner for us, at a really really cheap price.
Here are the snacks combined together in a plate! On top right and going in a clockwise direction, mozzy sticks, wedges that came with nacho cheese dip and mushroom puffs! I really enjoyed the mushroom puffs, they are definitely worth a try! The mozzarella sticks and wedges were nothing fantastic.
As mentioned, the menu was so awesome that the desserts all looked appetising to us. We finally settled on three after a long long time of decision making.
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Puffy triplets - Sink your sweet tooth into three profiteroles with rich chocolate ice cream atop a fine almond espresso financier, spectacularly indulgent! |
The puff and chocolate ice cream were good but the espresso financier was kind of bitter. Not recommended for someone who isn't a coffee fan. Rate: 7/10
Monday, September 17, 2012
Nutty cheesy Scones
Filled with crunchy walnuts and cheese to give that slightly salted taste, these scones are baked to perfection with the inside being soft and fluffy.
Recipe: (makes 9 scones)
150g plain flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
40g butter
25g brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
100 or lesser milk (depends on your mixture)
Chopped walnuts
Grated cheese
Steps:
1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2. Add butter and cut into small pieces in the flour. Use fingertips to rub in the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Add in sugar, walnuts and cheese and mix well.
4. Add in vanilla essence and milk just enough to knead into a smooth and soft dough.
5. Roll out dough with rolling pin and cut out scones using a cookie cutter.
6. Place on lined baking tin and brush scones with milk.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 220 Degree Celsius for 15 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
Note:
Butter must be chilled to ease rubbing and avoid melting too easily in the rubbing process.
Recipe: (makes 9 scones)
150g plain flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
40g butter
25g brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
100 or lesser milk (depends on your mixture)
Chopped walnuts
Grated cheese
Steps:
1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2. Add butter and cut into small pieces in the flour. Use fingertips to rub in the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Add in sugar, walnuts and cheese and mix well.
4. Add in vanilla essence and milk just enough to knead into a smooth and soft dough.
5. Roll out dough with rolling pin and cut out scones using a cookie cutter.
6. Place on lined baking tin and brush scones with milk.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 220 Degree Celsius for 15 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
Note:
Butter must be chilled to ease rubbing and avoid melting too easily in the rubbing process.
Please provide some other special scone flavours! :D
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cafe Swiss @ Raffles City
The Cafe Swiss is quite a nice place to sit down and dine. The buffet is priced at $40++ but there is a special promotion for DBS and POSB cardholders where a 50% discount applies. The variety of food is quite limited and the food tastes normal. There wasn't any dish that was well cooked, maybe except for the beef. The sashimi wasn't As fresh and the only sushi served, the California maki, wasn't nice at all. I felt the octopus salad was quite refreshing but mummy couldn't bite it. The side dishes like the prawn salad and achar (pineapple and cucumber) was nice. They had this garlic cheese that was very special and the soup, tomato and butter something was quite tasty too. Their desserts are worth a try and they even have a chocolate fondue. I wouldn't recommend this buffet for taste buds sensitive people but if you want an inexpensive buffet where you can just sit in and dine slowly with your friends, this buffet will be to your liking. Another note, the service is excellent.
Operation Hours
Breakfast
Monday - Sunday: 6.00am - 11.00am
Lunch
Monday - Friday (buffet): 12.00pm - 2.30pm
Saturday (buffet) & Sunday (Ă la carte): 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Dinner
Sunday - Wednesday (Ă la carte): 6.30pm - 10.30pm
Thursday - Saturday (buffet): 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Location
Level 2, SwissĂ´tel The Stamford
Breakfast
Monday - Sunday: 6.00am - 11.00am
Lunch
Monday - Friday (buffet): 12.00pm - 2.30pm
Saturday (buffet) & Sunday (Ă la carte): 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Dinner
Sunday - Wednesday (Ă la carte): 6.30pm - 10.30pm
Thursday - Saturday (buffet): 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Location
Level 2, SwissĂ´tel The Stamford
2 Stamford Road ▪ Singapore 178882 ▪ Singapore
Pasta salad
Get your herbs ready!
Pasta salad in olive oil and vinegar dressing:
Herbs of your choice
Vinegar
Olive oil
Tomatoes
Onions
Cucumbers
Cooked pasta
Pepper
I added a bit of mustard but I don't think it's necessary. It's easy to do and it tastes like Astons's. You can keep it overnight in the fridge.
Calories count: 250 per one cup serving
Saturday, September 8, 2012
EWF - everything with fries
I had ewf on Sundays for two consecutive weeks. My very first time I ate ewf was at its fast food outlet at Orchard Central 1F. Because I had my braces on, I couldn't eat hard food like chips so when I tried the curry fries at ewf, I was hooked. It was like eating potato chips plus the portion was huge and the price was cheap. We ordered the strawberry and nutella milkshakes at $4.90. Both the milkshakes were nice. This led to my craving for ewf so I visited the Bugis outlet a few weeks later, hoping to try out the other fries.
Ewf's Bugis outlet is the cafe style, the difference is that there are more main courses and you have the option of having thick fries. The only downside is the price for fries is $4.90 and the milkshakes, $5.90, excluding 7% GST and 10% service charge. Again, I bought the strawberry milkshake but it was not as nice as the one I tasted at OC. In addition, I ordered the grilled pork chop (which was quite good) along with sour cream and onion fries (not much taste), garlic fries (thumbs up for the taste and presentation), vanilla malt milkshake (was nice) and nutella tart (really nice!). Overall experience was good, except mummy and I hated the huge menu because we both made the fork drop.
The following week, we brought bro to ewf again because they had this Steak Tulang which we wanted him to try (my bro is a mega fan of steak). It was quite disappointing because they didn't have steak so we opted for the next dish on the special menu which I couldn't remember the name but it was some kind of fish reared in Singapore. The dish was quite normal though, it was not worth the price. Meanwhile, Daddy ordered the lamb burger which he found it not very nice because he preferred lamb chop to lamb patty.
The other sides we ordered were butterscotch (was too sweet), vanilla malt (wasn't as nice as the one we tried before) and of course, nutella milkshake. The milkshakes will differ in taste depending on who is making it. Just to be on the safe side, order nutella milkshake if you do not want to be disappointed. We tried the truffle fries (comes only only with certain main courses) and the salt and vinegar fries. I personally liked the salt and vinegar fries.
Lastly, we had desserts because they had a special 50% off desserts if you order a main course promotion for POSB or DBS cardholders. We ordered the pandan tart and lemon yoghurt cake which came along with a scoop of icecream. The lemon yoghurt cake was recommended by the waitress and it was huge! I would not recommend it though, because it is not really that nice. I was thinking maybe, the huge size had made it a best seller. The pandan tart was fine, tasting like kaya and a bit too sweet though.
Summarising, I would recommend the grilled pork chop, nutella milkshake, garlic/curry/salt and vinegar fries (I prefer thick fries) and nutella tart!
Note: If you want to eat the fries and milkshake only, go to their fast food outlet at Orchard Central! (No thick fries served though)
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$2.90 Curry Fries |
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Grilled Chicken Chop |
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Sinful Nutella Tart |
The following week, we brought bro to ewf again because they had this Steak Tulang which we wanted him to try (my bro is a mega fan of steak). It was quite disappointing because they didn't have steak so we opted for the next dish on the special menu which I couldn't remember the name but it was some kind of fish reared in Singapore. The dish was quite normal though, it was not worth the price. Meanwhile, Daddy ordered the lamb burger which he found it not very nice because he preferred lamb chop to lamb patty.
The other sides we ordered were butterscotch (was too sweet), vanilla malt (wasn't as nice as the one we tried before) and of course, nutella milkshake. The milkshakes will differ in taste depending on who is making it. Just to be on the safe side, order nutella milkshake if you do not want to be disappointed. We tried the truffle fries (comes only only with certain main courses) and the salt and vinegar fries. I personally liked the salt and vinegar fries.
Lastly, we had desserts because they had a special 50% off desserts if you order a main course promotion for POSB or DBS cardholders. We ordered the pandan tart and lemon yoghurt cake which came along with a scoop of icecream. The lemon yoghurt cake was recommended by the waitress and it was huge! I would not recommend it though, because it is not really that nice. I was thinking maybe, the huge size had made it a best seller. The pandan tart was fine, tasting like kaya and a bit too sweet though.
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Main courses and milkshakes |
Note: If you want to eat the fries and milkshake only, go to their fast food outlet at Orchard Central! (No thick fries served though)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Glutinous rice
Second attempt at making glutinous rice. Mummy bought the toshiba rice cooker a long time ago and it came with a mini recipe. I have been wanting to try out one of its recipe - glutinous chicken rice. I tried out the recipe but it didn't turn out fantastic so under mummy's advice, I tried to make glutinous rice again.
The toshiba recipe:
Ingredients
1 cup glutinous rice (soaked in water for about 30 mins)
Water to cook glutinous rice (up to water level marked "1" for glutinous rice
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp cooking oil
350g boneless chicken meat (marinated)
Method
1. Press 'COOK' and pour cooking oil into the rice pot.
2. Drain the glutinous rice and place it into the rice cooker, add water to suitable water level and add dark soy sauce and salt.
3. Cover the rice cooker and bring rice and water to boil.
4. Open the rice cooker, stir the rice and water and bring it to simmer. Stir again.
5. Add marinated chicken, placing them evenly over rice and cover the rice cooker.
6. Press 'CANCEL' and restart the cooking process by pressing 'COOK' again.
7. Once rice is cooked, serve immediately with fried shallots and spring onions.
Following mummy's advice,
New recipe:
1.5 cups glutinous rice (soaked in water too)
Water level till below 2 (I poured to 2 and the rice was a bit wet)
Dark soy sauce
Light soy sauce
Cooking oil
Little shrimps
Mushrooms
2 Chinese sausage
Method
1. Cook the chopped little shrimps and mushroom together until you smell fragrance
2. Press 'COOK' and pour cooking oil and the cooked shrimps and mushroom into the rice pot.
3. Drain the glutinous rice and place it into the rice cooker, add water to suitable water level and add dark soy sauce and light soy sauce. (amount depends on preference)
4. Cover the rice cooker and bring rice and water to boil.
5. Open the rice cooker, stir the rice and water and bring it to simmer. Stir again.
6. Add chinese sausage, placing them evenly over rice and cover the rice cooker.
7. Press 'CANCEL' and restart the cooking process by pressing 'COOK' again.
8. Once rice is cooked, serve immediately with fried shallots and spring onions
I would definitely make this again, adding lesser water the next time. It tastes just like the glutinous rice my family used to have from a particular dim sum stall near my house last time. But they have moved away. I remember them adding bits of fried eggs, maybe I will add some too next time.
Rate: 8/10
I would definitely make this again, adding lesser water the next time. It tastes just like the glutinous rice my family used to have from a particular dim sum stall near my house last time. But they have moved away. I remember them adding bits of fried eggs, maybe I will add some too next time.
Rate: 8/10
Monday, September 3, 2012
Pepper Lamb Chop
Recipe
3 Lamb chops
1/4 cup plain yoghurt (supposedly for the tenderness)
2 tablespoon black pepper sauce
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorn
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Pepper and salt
(I added a bit of roast lamb seasoning, some herbs, 1/2 tablespoon of black pepper sauce and more garlic.)
Just marinate it overnight for best flavour and use butter to grill it or if you want, you can bake it (200 Degree Celsius for 20 mins).
Fried salted egg custard buns
I have always been a fan of custard buns and the authentic custard buns are very hard to find! I am still on the search for these authentic custard buns. So what exactly is this authentic custard buns? Many (and I emphasize on this many), MANY people have this misunderstanding or misconception between custard buns and the salted egg custard buns (or more commonly known as liu sa bao) we see today.
Below is an attempt to differentiate the two
Below is an attempt to differentiate the two
- COLOUR. Custard bun's colour is a light yellow while liu sa bao's is a yellow-orange colour because of the salted egg yolk.
- TASTE. Custard bun's taste is much sweeter compared to liu sa bao's.
- TEXTURE OF THE FILLING. Custard bun's filling's texture is very smooth and nothing much like the little lumps you get in a liu sa bao.
Xin Wang Cafe had the real custard buns before (their steamed ones were bad but the fried ones were good). However, they had a change of menu and they removed the custard buns from their menu since then. I was so upset that I emailed them, asking for the reason and requesting them to use back their previous menu. Mega fan I was of them back then and now I am an anti xin wang person. Haha.
Anyway I tried googling for these custard buns and chanced upon a review, recommending Man Fu Yuan's custard buns. For the liu sa baos we normally don't have it fried so I was probably deceiving myself when I saw that they offered fried custard buns, thinking they weren't the liu sa kind. How wrong was I but I would give it a 6.5/10. 0.5 because it came in the fried version.
Man Fu Yuan is located at Bugis Junction, Intercontinental Hotel. The outside of the Restaurant has a small counter, looks like a place for a high class security guard. It totally didn't look like a restaurant to me. They are sold at $12 for 6 with a 7% GST for takeaways. You have to get a minimum of 6 pieces (not able to mix steam and fried). The bag and card was quite nice though.
PS. Would love to hear from people who know places with the real custard buns! Till then, the hunt continues!
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