Dim Sum again

That's mum admiring the live seafood tanks.

Yes, they are for food.

Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings)

Siew Mai (Steamed Pork with crab meat wrapped in Wanton skin)

Pan fried Carrot Cake (but really, it's raddish)

Spring Rolls

Char Siew Bao (Steamed Roasted Pork Buns)

I forgot what's it was (I was in the moment & busy eating!)

Oh, I ate more than these on the plate.

Peking Duck. (not the loveliest face now but it's very tasty. We took the rest of the duck home, of course.)

Some crispy fat Peking duck skin, with a smirch of bbq sauce, freah cucumber wrapped in crepe.

Steamed custard buns

Lei Garden is a Hong Kong restaurant group that has 2 restaurants in Singapore.
They served great Cantonese food and yo! they have 2 Michelin Stars.
Yeah, their dim sum is awesome
but of course, it's more expensive.... my baby sister, the yuppy bought the check :)

Valentine Day

Not the best burger but it's decent enough.

I LOVE Banana Splits!!!

Technically, it wasn't Valentine's Day
but the day after, but that's not important.
Mon mari & I dated at Swensen's.
I was there for the banana split.
Let me break down to you what is great about a banana split:

1. 3 most basic ice cream flavors.
Vanilla- the classic, Strawberry- the fruit flavor, Chocolate- the rich taste

2. They are placed horizontally so it's easy to get to the flavor you want
and they don't melt too much into each other.
(unlike other sundaes where different flavors sit on top of each other)

3. Banana is awesome with chocolate and vanilla.

4. The warm chocolate fudge, the strawberry sauce, the banana, the toasted crunchy peanuts, the whipped cream- all these flavors and textures combined to stimulate the taste bud.

5. It is great to share with a girl pal, your lover or just having an entire one by yourself. 

The cherry and wafer, I don't care much for to eat but they are great for aesthetic reasons.
I hope you are a banana split convert now.

Soy Bean Snack

Jollibean is one of the chain stores that sell soybean drinks and pancakes.
We grew up drinking soy milk more than cow's milk so it's one of our favorite drinks.
These chinese pancakes are not like american pancakes.
They are thicker and chewier,
and traditionally come in peanut or red bean paste.
I don't think my sisters and I ever bought a red bean paste one.
We are peanut pancake aficionados.
 

Hardware Store Cafe

I met up with my friend, C.T. the other day.
C.T. brought me to a new cafe that is in an industrial area.
It's a cafe converted from a hardware store and maintains the former store front and name.
I don't fancy hanging out in cafes drinking special blend coffees or teas.
I'm more a food person.
It's good to check it out anyway.

Bread Talk

Snake shaped buns to celebrate the year of the snake 2013!

Panda shaped buns to welcome Kaikai & Jiajia, 2 pandas loaned to the Singapore Zoo.

Bread Talk is a popular chain bakery in Singapore.
It often comes up with new flavors of breads and buns.
These are 2 of their new buns.

Dim Sum at Peach Garden

My baby sista treated the family for some dim sum
during the weekend when I returned to Singapore.
Peach Garden doesn't have the best dim sum
but it's nearby home and we don't feel like venturing too far
during a lazy weekend afternoon. 

Qatar Airways Meals

This is what was served on Qatar Airways
during my flight from Brussels to Singapore.

Argh... I kept forgetting to take photos of flight food!
I'm glad I remembered this time. Finally....

Osyter Lunch at Les Halles

Papa treated mon mari & I at Maison Rousseau in Les Halles for some oysters.
1 dozen each person to be exact!
Whoa!

Christmas Beef Wellington

After seeing some beautiful Beef Wellington at Harrods in May,
I've been dreaming, thinking and googling it.
Gordon Ramsey has a great video demonstrating the making of a Beef Wellington
so this Christmas, we followed the recipe.

Papa bought some expensive fillet boeuf from the local butcher.
I was kind of nervous while making the Beef Wellington,
lest we messed up this piece of good meat.
But we did a good job and made our own beautiful Beef Wellington.