Dinner at Plaza Market Cafe

Zane is just so natural in front of my camera ...


Such a sweet smile

Say "cheese"

Another wonderful experience dining out with Kah, my financial adviser friend & Jen, my ex-colleague at Plaza Market Cafe last week.
The buffet spread was superb. Its wide array of cuisine ranging from Japanese to European and Asian, ensured a fair share of cuisine was available to suit every taste bud. One of my favourites would be the sashimi selection which consists of air-flown items such as tuna and salmon, as well as scallops, prawns and lobsters, all served fresh and chilled at the buffet table. Oh yes, not forgetting to mention their fresh oysters. Though their Durian Pudding (also called Durian Pengat, a peranakan dessert), which is a lusciously thick durian puree made from fresh durians is a hot favourite with many of their patrons, I did not like it a bit at all. My opinion is that the brown sugar has overpowered the durian puree. I still prefer to go for the one at Goodwood Park.
It was indeed a hearty meal served in a cosy embience & with great company. Of course, I have Kah to thank for buying us dinner at such a fine place.


Zane's getting ready for another post. But I like it candid.

Eating spree

For the last three weeks since my sis-in-law is home on her vacation, we have been thinking of what sort of food she may have most missed & would like to help her satisfy that craving. Personally, as a good food lover, I can really sense how she feels, after not having eaten the things which she most hope to eat but are not available or are available but not authentic.

We really have too many local dishes here & is quite a task to finish every one of them in a short period of three weeks; and not to mention if we have to actually go for the authentic ones. I know there are at least two items in her wish list. Wanton noodle with chilli mixed not comprising any sambal. If anyone has tried the wanton noodle prepared by the old uncle from the coffee shop store along Lorong 39 in Geylang (in the 70s)will understand what I mean. Another item is the Vegetarian beehoon sold at a store in the Pek Kio Food Market. The beehoon was done in the right flavour & not dark in colour. The store owner did not add any corn & green peas in her beehoon. Her chilli is the best. It blended very well with the flavour of her beehoon when eaten with the vegetarian side items all mixed together.

Tomorrow night, she will be flying off. I know, surely we have not fully satify that craving in her but I am quite sure, it has somehow toned down the urge.

Re-dressing my garden

Healthy Food -for a break

Cannot let our tummies work too hard all the time. To let the digestive systems take a break, I will usually prepare a variety of fruits & root plants as our dinners for a few days; after having pampered ourselves continuously with too much rich food. For the children, I will include some slices of tuna sandwiches.
Alternatively, I will sometimes dish out this Korean salad.
I use the thick transparent vermicelli (boil & run with iced water), capsicum (any colour - short stripe),cherry tomatoes (half), Japanese cucumbers (slice) & yellow soya beansprout (light boil to get rid of the raw taste). Since I grow basil in my garden, I will also add some leaves into my salad (not a must but I find it enhances the flavour of my salad. Mix all the ingredients well with Korean fish sauce (portion according to taste) & sesame oil (sufficient but not too oily). When ready mixed, leave it in the fridge to chill till ready to be served. This goes very well with the fruits.
The main theme of this special diet is to eat lots of fresh fruits & vegetables. Unless need to be boiled, such as sweet potatoes & yellow soya beansprout, if not, the corns can also be eaten fresh without steaming or boiling them. They are presently sweet & crispy when chewed on.