The Chef In Me

Here's a look at the dishes I whipped up during the days when mom was staying at sister's house.
The pumpkin bee hoon was the toughest of all! I had to mash the pumpkin or as to get this nice even orange colour for the vermicelli. The ba kut teh was a cheat because I merely added the ingredients into the packed seasoning. Heh. Not that pro after all. It was still heartening because sister commented that the chicken was tender and asked how I managed to do it. Tip: use the knife n lightly tap on e chicken on both sides before cooking. It makes e chicken more tender. Havent achieved the melt in your mouth texture though. That's mom's standard. Haha. Alright. Shall cook again next time! 

The Noisy One

Stomach has been making noises for the past two hours. Discomfort again. Frowns. Turned to my best friend, the Yu Yee oil for help. As I rub the oil on my stomach, the more noise it creates. Feel like taking a toilet pump to suck out the air! Hmph. Gonna cook dinner tonight since mom isn't home. Hope all's well! Gonna try cooking these: Stir fry nai bai veg, chicken breast ba kut teh (my ba kut teh has no kut, only ba! Lol) and pumpkin vermicelli. Mom would be back tmr n will take over the cooking then! Will post pics here if the food look good :)

Instagram, NOT

Having not blogged for a while, my hands are itching for another entry. So here it is! This is really a random post and I am sure I gonna invite myself a whole lot of haters when I write this. Here's a confession. I ABHOR INSTAGRAM AND I SNEER AT THOSE WHO USE IT. Phew. A load off my chest. I always want to tell my fren that I really hate it, but cant bring myself to because most of my frens use it regularly and are fans of the application. Am I the only one who detests Instagram? I cant fathom the use of hashtags###. You can really tell a story by using the seemingly innocent symbol. It amuses me when I see people tagging themselves with hashtags. Alright that's all. I welcome you to laugh or poke fun or even deride at me if one day I ever succumb to instagram. I love taking photographs. But no way am I saying yes to hashtags even if it is the most in thing now, or for the next few years. Good night.

#anti-instagram#hatercomments#hashtagsarestupid#whointheworldstartedthishashtagthing
#personalconfession#saynotoinstagram 

Cousin's Bday Celebration

This is a really backdated post because cousin's birthday was on 22 August! Haha... too many photos to upload and edit, hence the delay. Dinner was at The Cafe Cartel, which had disastrous food, because there was no waiting time. Empty seats are all you see. Plus, there is a one for one pasta promotion for DBS cardholders, so a cheapo like me must seize the opportunity! This is my third time visting The Cafe Cartel and standards have dropped like crazy. Service was terrible and the food lacklustre. Hence, I will not talk much about the food in here, because there is nothing much to talk about.  Nonetheless, a food blogger wannabe will still show you what we ate. Anyway these werent all that we ate. We ate two more waffles! Not just two of us of course! My sis passed by the cafe and saw us and she ordered those waffles. My voracious appetite surfaces when I am dining with cousin, as always. Haha... that's why cant lose weight when we are out. Dieting thoughts are thrown far far away when we meet....
 

 We had Cheese Waffle Fries as a side dish. This was passable. Probably, I do not have much expectations for this since I love waffle fries. The portion was huge though! We couldnt finish and luckily my sis came and helped us polish the leftovers. 

 This was what cousin had, Pan Fried Macaroni. It reminded me of the macaroni that the malay stall sells at canteen B back in  my uni days.

My choice was Pan Fried Linguine. This was akin to aglio olio, but a substandard one that was too oily. Chicken chunks were too tough. I loved the shitake mushrooms though.

 

 Cousin with her present! Straw clutch with cute cherries! This bag is still kind of popular amongst blogshops and online stores these days. There are actually two designs, another is the banana one. But I figured that cherries are more cutesy. Heh.

  Can you guess what my favourite fruit is from this photo? The winner wins a smile from me. Hahaha.