Arrggghhh!!!
Our blog met with a bit of a disaster this afternoon. The entire blog database was lost from a terrific crash caused (apparently) by plug-in compatibility issues. I’m right now in the midst of piecing together what used to be
Breakfast at LJS
Breakfast @ Long John Silver’s Even though the both of us are big fans of the Hotcake breakfast sets at Mcdonald’s, we decided a change was in order after morning service at Wesley last Sunday. So, we stopped by Rivervall
Updates on the Herb Garden
Eh…the laksa plant was gone, and so did the pandan and sweet basil. Sighs…All is not dismal though for the cinnamon basil blossomed recently! What lovely pink sprays of small and dainty flowers! I have 2 options whenever my basil
More Pasta
Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil @ Home It’s been a while since I tried out new recipes at home. What with Ling going full bore on trying out new Peranakan and Asian cuisine at home, I figured it was time
Pining for Mee Goreng
Punggol Mee Goreng @ Hougang Mall foodcourt Now that I’ve more or less completed my survey of great chicken-rice stalls around Sengkang, I’ve decided on my next fixation: find out the best plate of Mee Goreng around these parts! It’s
Everybody Loves Pineapple Tarts
That’s right, it is one of our local festive delicacies which has a strong following, besides bak kwa (sliced BBQ pork).A colleague has formulated an improved recipe for making the skin of pineapple tarts creamy and moist. A few of
Two of Four
Ling had to work late on VD several evenings ago, so I got off the hook from having to plan for another madly expensive and exorbitant dinner as it’s often the case for days like these. We instead had dinner
Bombs Away!
One of those things that Singaporeans have to live with is the large amount of bombs that land on us everyday. Serious; and these bombs explode, cause anguish, trauma, tons of cleanup – even if they’ve yet to kill a
New Eateries
Katsu set @ Shi Fu We were delighted to find that a new coffee shop, Shi Fu, had just opened across the road from The Rivervale. It’s about the same size as Vari Nice, and offers the same variety of
Bad Bird!
Hotplate Black Pepper Chicken @ Kopitiam (Rivervale Plaza) Ling needed to look for nearly a dozen water pistols for a lesson on the new week. She insisted adamantly that the pistols would be used for a “science experiment” in school,
The Herb ‘Garden’ – Part II
Recently, I discovered that I got company in my interest for growing herbs. At least 3 other colleagues were also herb enthusiasts. We making branch cuttings of our herb ‘collection’ for one another – what a wonderful way of sharing
More Pasta
Spaghetti with bacon and eggs @ Home In my continuing foray into home Italian cooking, the next recipe I tried was spaghetti served with bacon and eggs. This one is sans pre-prepared sauce again, and thus the component and condiment
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