Thursday, March 6, 2014
I was recently at Orchard to collect some lucky draw gifts!
After collection, Darling and I were both loitering around trying to find a
place for dinner. We are so sick of eating outside that we are not sure what to
eat! And finally, we got tired of walking and thinking what to eat…. We went
straight in to the nearest restaurant….
Actually! YES, I have something to say! It is MY FIRST TIME
eating Tony Roma’s…. So bear with me!
First, we ordered some appetizer – TONY SAMPLER ($26.90)
In this dish, we get to sample 3 different types of finger
food, but the serving is huge. We didn’t manage to finish it!
Spicy BBQ Boneless Bites – The chicken is a bit spicy, but
after dipping it in the salsa sauce, it balance off the spiciness.
Spinach Artichoke Dip – This is my second favourite! Nacho
chips are served at the side to have it with this dipper. It is very flavorful
with cheese added in it, and yet it is not overwhelming, as the blended
vegetables fuses with the cheese perfectly.
Onion Loaf – My ULTIMATE favourite! It is onion rings, JUST
ONION RINGS! Simple and classic! It is not very oily, but contains the
sweetness of the onions! To me, it is a MUST TRY!
And Darling got himself The Original Baby Back Ribs (24.90)
It looks really good and appetizing! Overall, it tastes not
that bad lah, but I personally felt the meat is a bit dry. And Darling ordered
coleslaw and fries for his sides, which I find it pretty disappointing. Colesaw
is a bit too salty and the fries is a bit soggy, so you can try other sides
offered in the menu.
As for me, I ordered Sirloin Cheddar Grille Sandwich
($20.90)
Overall, it was a pretty decent meal! It is a WHY NOT kind,
but not the MUST EAT kind of place! So you decide if you wanna to give it a
shot!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Supposed to post this recipe last week, together with the
Radish Cake. BUT Ansley fall sick again! So no time to churn the recipe out!
- 1 can of Sprite or 7-Up
- 1 tablespoon of Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon of Dark Soy Sauce
- 1½ tablespoon of Oyster Sauce
- ½ tablespoon of Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon of Corn Starch
- A dash of Black Pepper
2) Marinate for at least 2 hours and toss it occasionally for the chicken to be evenly marinated
3) Preheat the oven at 200 degree Celsius before grilling the chicken
4) Line up the Chicken Wings on the tray and drizzle some marinade on the wings
5) Grill the Chicken Wings in the preheat oven at 200 degree Celsius for about 20 minutes
6) Flip the Chicken Wings after 10 minutes and drizzle some marinade on the wings
7) After 10 minutes, remove the Chicken Wings from the oven and serve it
This second dish that I managed to whip it out is Sprite
Chicken Wings, or you can also called it 7-Up Chicken Wings.
I have gotten this recipe from my Philippine helper when I
was young and she will cook this dish for the family quite frequently. It was
said that it is a very common home-cooked dish in the Philippines.
Ingredients:
- 1 packed of Chicken Mid Wings (about 800g)
Marinade:
- ½ of a Lemon - 1 can of Sprite or 7-Up
- 1 tablespoon of Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon of Dark Soy Sauce
- 1½ tablespoon of Oyster Sauce
- ½ tablespoon of Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon of Corn Starch
- A dash of Black Pepper
Method:
1) Wash the Chicken Mid Wings and mix in the
ingredients for marinade2) Marinate for at least 2 hours and toss it occasionally for the chicken to be evenly marinated
3) Preheat the oven at 200 degree Celsius before grilling the chicken
4) Line up the Chicken Wings on the tray and drizzle some marinade on the wings
5) Grill the Chicken Wings in the preheat oven at 200 degree Celsius for about 20 minutes
6) Flip the Chicken Wings after 10 minutes and drizzle some marinade on the wings
7) After 10 minutes, remove the Chicken Wings from the oven and serve it
As I have not attempted this dish ever since she left! Hmm….
Which is like almost 20 years go…. So couldn’t remember what the exact recipe
is J
So I gave it a little Singapore twist or Mabel twist :P
And thank goodness, the Wings turn out to be not that bad!
The guests like it and most importantly, ANSLEY LOVES IT!
And you will love this recipe too!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
We have organized a once a year Chinese New Year gathering
with Darling’s Secondary friends over at our place last weekend.
- 2 sticks of Chinese Sausage
- 30g of Dried Shrimps
- 30g of Dried Scallops
- 10 stalks of mushrooms
- 50g of Corn Starch (about 3 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- 1 teaspoon of Sugar
- 800ml of Water
- 1 tablespoon of Salt
- 1 teaspoon of Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Sesame Oil
2) Heat 2 tablespoon of Oil and add in the Chinese sausages
3) When fragrance, add in the shrimps, scallops and mushrooms
4) When turn golden, toss in the turnips and add in the seasoning
5) Turn to low heat when radish softened and juice exude
6) Slowly stir in the batter
7) When well incorporated, and batter is soft and sticky (not runny), then turn off the heat
8) Grease a 9” square pan
9) Filled the pan with the radish mixture and level the surface
10) Steam in a preheated steamer over high heat for 45 minutes
And this time round is a potluck session! Been thinking real
hard what to cook – not that time consuming… can throw into the oven or pan and
get it cooked without much monitoring…
Finally, I settled with two dishes – and one of it is Hong
Kong Style Radish Cake! Been wanting to try out this recipe for the longest
time ever, I guess is a very good occasion to do so too J
Ingredients:
- 500g of Radish, shredded- 2 sticks of Chinese Sausage
- 30g of Dried Shrimps
- 30g of Dried Scallops
- 10 stalks of mushrooms
Batter Ingredients:
-
300g of Rice Flour (about 2 ¼ cup)- 50g of Corn Starch (about 3 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- 1 teaspoon of Sugar
- 800ml of Water
Seasoning:
-
½ teaspoon of Pepper- 1 tablespoon of Salt
- 1 teaspoon of Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Sesame Oil
Method:
1) Incorporate all the batter ingredients and mixed
well (ensure that there’s no lumps in the mixture)2) Heat 2 tablespoon of Oil and add in the Chinese sausages
3) When fragrance, add in the shrimps, scallops and mushrooms
4) When turn golden, toss in the turnips and add in the seasoning
5) Turn to low heat when radish softened and juice exude
6) Slowly stir in the batter
7) When well incorporated, and batter is soft and sticky (not runny), then turn off the heat
8) Grease a 9” square pan
9) Filled the pan with the radish mixture and level the surface
10) Steam in a preheated steamer over high heat for 45 minutes
I love this dish since young, maybe because I’m a Cantonese
girl! BEST PART – I can cooked it the night before while Ansley is sleeping and
heat it out the very next day!
I pan fried the radish cake just like the dim sum restaurant
and it tastes superb (Feedbacks from friends, I’m not so thick skinned to
comment my own cooking!)
Too bad, I didn’t managed to take pictures of the final
result! But took a picture of the un-steamed radish cake :P
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Chinese New Year has come to closure to the TANG FAMILY
after our last House Visiting over the weekend!
Time to consolidate cute pictures of Ansley’s 拜年 endeavor!
J
One week before Chinese New Year, Ansley learn how to “Gong
Xi Gong Xi” in his class at Happy Train. From then onwards, whenever he heard
“Gong Xi Gong Xi”, he will put up his hands and give me the “Gong Xi Gong Xi”
action!
初一! Ansley in his handsome outfit bought by 姑姑! And
btw, “Ansley, you need two oranges to 拜年!”
As Ansley had fallen sick before the Chinese New Year, we
didn’t manage to go to a lot of places, but we manage to pop by Jojo’s place
coincidentally!
Jojo LOVES Ansley and Ansley LOVES Jojo! Jojo welcome Ansley
with his friendly barks and licking tongue! And surprisingly, Ansley is not
that afraid of Jojo! After Jojo lie down, Ansley’s hands are all over Jojo –
sayanging him!
And during weekdays, 拜年still continues! Grandma
also brought Ansley out to Grandauntie’s house to 拜年!
Grandauntie is so happy that she took out all of 表姑姑’s
toys for him to play and Ansley can’t stop having fun with all the toys!
表姑姑 got a lot of glasses! Show you a nerdy look!
TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
It was pretty crazy for the past two weeks! So many things
seems to be happening at the same time! Chinese New Year… Spring Cleaning…
House Visiting… Ansley’s sick… And I’m sick…
Look at him! So sick! Running a fever at 38.7 degree! Just a
BLUR FACE and not a sign of wanting to cry!
I almost find it torturous when there’s so much to complete
and yet so little time. Fortunately, I HAVE ANSLEY along this endless path of
cleaning up!
Ansley was sick ever since he starts school in January.
Suddenly on Wednesday… WEE HOURS… He starts to run a fever, but he DID NOT CRY
or even WHINE! I guess he knows that both Popi and Momi have been cleaning up
the house till very late, so he didn’t wanted to disturbed us. SUCH A FILIAL
BOY!
Thank goodness I woke up and shifted him a bit. If not, I
will never ever know that he is running a fever!
After meeting the PD, after dosage of medication, this
little sick boy is still as energetic as ever! Trying his little means and ways
to contribute to the family!
Isn’t Ansley an ANGEL? With a patch on his little head,
still putting in effort to learn how to zip up the sofa cover!
Still yet to recover fully, Ansley is still like a LITTLE
WARRIOR! All ready for all the challenging task on the very next day!
Ansley’s enthusiasm is SUPER INFLUENTIAL! Spring Cleaning is
no longer a CHORE, but a HAPPY THING to do with Ansley!
Thank you for all your encouragement, MY LITTLE WARRIOR!
Monday, January 20, 2014
We chanced upon DUKE BAKERY when we popped by United Square
over the weekend. The intention is just to buy a pair of shoes for Ansley, but
ended up we found some goodies too J
WHAT A CONTRAST! We decided to step in and check out the
very limited bread variety on the shelves – around 6 TYPES!
We also picked some really HARD TOAST! It’s one of the kind
of snack that we had during our childhood days, but with a few more punches of flavor!
A mixture of chocolate, raisins, sugar gives a nice blending of sweet taste. It
is only recommended for those who have strong teeth! It is really a TOUGH
TOAST!
Address:
United Square #01-02/03
101 Thomson Road
Singapore 307591
The first thing that caught our eyes is the interior deco of
the shop when we passed by it. At first glance, we thought it was Cartier or
Mont Blanc kind of shop. The entire shop is painted in black with wooden
shelving, which looks exactly like a boutique.
Unable to figure out what the shop is selling, as there is
literally nothing on the shelves. Only when we saw the signboard and it spells “面包达人”,
then we know it is a bread shop.
Gosh! So little option! Should buy one and try!? Oh! There’s
samplers for tasting! Great! (A little dialogue with my Darling...)
And we, including Ansley, started sampling all of the six
different types of bread. Oh my Goodness! Every piece that we consumes taste
pretty good! You can bet is good as Ansley is constantly pointing at his mouth
and say “Arh…”
Suddenly, we felt spoilt for choices! Not sure what to pick
even though there are only six options!
Hmm….. Er….. Eh….. (Drum rolls please!!!) Our Final Pick….
Looks like SHIT right? Me and Darling are like, “你要吃大便吗?”
But this piece of shit is really delicious! You can find chocolate chips
everywhere in the bread. When you start to feel it’s getting a bit sweet, the
cheese will suddenly popped out from nowhere to harmonize the flavor. It was a
great combination, but you need to eat it fresh!
Overall, I enjoy the breads from DUKE BAKERY! Can’t wait to
try other of their stuffs!
United Square #01-02/03
101 Thomson Road
Singapore 307591
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Been wanting to blog on Ansley’s First Day of School since
the very first day, but was down with a SUPER BAD FLU! Don’t have the energy to
talk about it at all!
Parents can only accompanied the toddler for three days, and
I’m with Ansley for 2 days. However, I tried to keep a distance and encourage
him to mingle with his classmates.
Okay! Back to the topic! I will consider Ansley to be a very
BRAVE BOY! Being at a totally new environment, he did not cry or show a sign of
fear.
On the second day, I would excused myself now and then, and
monitor him from afar. On my every disappearing act, Ansley will only start
crying at least half an hour later. I really think he is a very reasonable
baby!
On Ansley’s fourth day, we are no longer able to accompany
him in class. So starting from the day before, I kept telling him that we will
not be able to accompany him in class, so he have to be a brave boy.
When I send Ansley off to class on his first day of
independency, he waved GOODBYE to me and walk into the room very CALMLY and
COOLY! Even I peeped in from afar, he is not crying! And when I checked with
the teacher, they all praised him of being a BRAVE BOY!
In JUST THREE DAYS, Ansley is able to have his meal with minimal
assistance!
On the fourth day, when I asked where is his water bottle?
He is able to locate it and pass it to me to pack it into the bag! And the
teachers are very AMAZED!
Initially, Ansley is like a lone ranger roaming around the
classroom by himself!
Finally, towards the end of the day, he starts to stay
together with the rest of the kids.
I am having some mixed feelings with Ansley moving on to his
next phrase of life – HAPPY, but yet 舍不得!
No matter what’s the feeling is! I’m SUPER PROUD of my son’s
performance – He is not only BRAVE, but also very SWEET and CONSIDERATE!
MOMI LOVES YOU, ANSLEY!
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