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Mid-autumn this year was hot hot hot! : O Mom & Lin are down with high fever. :( Hence, there wasn't any viewing of moon, lighting of lanterns or tea & mooncakes appreciation even though we received lots of mooncakes from friends this year. I didn't want to savour these yums without Lin or mom.
Thank goodness, Lin's appetite wasn't affected by her high temperature. :))) She asked for the Peninsular Hotel Hong Kong's mini egg custard mooncakes this afternoon! Yeah yeah yeah! Woohoo! ^.^
It's a take home version of lao sa nai wong bao (流沙奶黃包). :) Love it, love it. :D One mouth & it's gone. ^.* Even a sickly Lin couldn't resist it. :) She's in PJ so I didn't take any pic of her. *.*
Mid-autumn falls on 22 Sep, a Wednesday this year. So we did an early celebration last Saturday with friends & their cuties. :D Most of the goodness on the table were bought from our fav eateries. ;)
Only the kong bak bao (stewed pork buns) were lovingly made by mom! She shows us how to savour these sinful goodness. :))) Poor mom has fallen ill since Sat/Sun with persistent high fever... : ( Prayfully she will get better by tomorrow to celebrate mid-autumn with us...
No one could resist these juicy dumplings from No. 56 Boat Quay. Sandra asked for more! :D
We had beef balls vermicilli from a coffeeshop at Maude Road too! :) It's one of our comfort food.
It was female power on Sat as most of our guests were females. :)))
We also invited a long lost friend whom we reconnected with recently. She's Xinyan. :) She's so feminine now, dressing in floral printed tops. ^.^ Woohoo!
Sheau Wen brought her sunshine nieces over! They had so much fun playing with Zam, Koka, Sarah & Sonia. All girls are below 5 years old. ;) How cute!
Sonia's so into money counting now! She brought her money tin everywhere she goes! Wahahahha :))) She''ll probably be a banker like her dad! ^.* I like this candid family shot. :)
Somehow I did not capture any shots of Wendy & Edwin, Angie & Ck & Myself! How could I! I must make a mental note to capture everyone at our next gathering! *.* I must!
In recent weeks, we've been running to the hospital to visit Mrs Ang, our econs teacher from colleage. She's getting weaker by the day and her appetite has been really poor. She's on porridge diet but she could hardly manage two - three spoons. : ( If she takes an extra spoon, we're all very happy.
Lin and I headed to Old People's Park Complex for dinner after visiting Mrs Ang and ordered a chicken porridge with eggs from some random stall. It was pretty good with lots of tender chicken pieces. :) It warmed our tummy. As long as one is healthy, even a simple bowl of chicken porridge is heavenly.
I had cravings for black pepper beef baked rice and tried making one this evening. I thought it wasn't too bad for my first attempt, but Lin hated it. *.*
Doesn't it look good? : O Say yes? :)
Ingredient (serves 2):
Sliced beef
A packet of Prima Taste Premium Black Pepper Beef Sauce
Shredded Mozzarella & Red Cheddar
Cooked rice with chicken stock (I used 2 teaspoon of concentrated chicken stock mixed with water)
Method:
Stir fry the beef according to the instruction on the packet of black pepper beef paste
Line the ramkin or bakeware with slices of beef & gravy
Layer cooked rice over it
Top it with cheese
Off to the oven at 200 degree celsius for 15-20 mins until the cheese turns golden brown
N.B: The cooked rice has to be a little wetter than usual as it still has to be thrown into the oven.
Enjoy! :D
Koka turns three today! Beanie brought the whole family for fish head hotpot at Moonstone. :) As everyone had a long day at work, we were not in the mood for pics. Hence Koka's the only one being featured in this posting. It's her b'day so we just give her all the limelight she needs! ;)
I love her cherry & polka dots top. She looks so cute in green. ^.^ Can't wait to cut her hair tomorrow. Lin said she looks like a mop! Lol! :)))
The star dish for tonight has got to be fish head hotpot. ;) The fish was fresh and the soup was flavourful. It's filled with lots of veg, enoki mushrooms, tofus and pieces of yams.
We ordered some sides too! Salted egg prawns and champagne pork ribs. They were awesome! :)
Details of Moonstone Seafood:
Moonstone Coffee House
41 Opal Crescent
Tel: +65 9030 3383/ 6295 2838
We miss Waitrose's vegetable crisps and when we stumbled upon something similar in Sapporo, we just got to grab it! ;)
There's a greater variety of veg in this Japanese brand as compared to Waitrose's. There're slices of carrots, lotus roots, long beans, lady's fingers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, bitter gourds & pumpkins. :D I like the tinge of sweetness in these crisps & I think they are healtier alternatives to potatoes chips which have a much higher salt content. If you chance upon it at your next visit to a supermarket, do pick it up & have a try! ^.^ Crunch...
Koka's turning 3 on 1 Sep. From a timid little furry ball, she has grown to a confident, bossy and ultra spoilt lady. We threw her a b'day tea party on a sunny Sat afternoon. :)
Koka was kind of lethargic until her friends showed up! ;)
We didn't prepare any fancy stuff for tea. There were only fried bee hoon, otahs, crispy seaweed chicken & chin chows. The star dish was durians. They are Koka's fav! Lol! :)))
There was also a basket of goodies for Koka & her friends! ;)
It's ironic there wasn't interaction among the furry friends except for Mocha's persistant barking. An over friendly Mocha had to be carried as he drove Yogi to the corner; Koka didn't wanna play with them either. So each took its own area. It became a catching up session for their owners instead. :)))
An adorable En En was happy feeding herself & Koka. A pity she didn't really enjoyed herself cos we didn't get a b'day cake for Koka! :))) To 4 year olds, birthday cakes are a MUST for birthday parties! :))) Now we know...
Koka says a big thank you to all jie jies & uncle for the pressies. She was picking toys while the guests were leaving. :) She had a soft spot for the piggy's head. :D
We like the striped bag Serena got. It matches Koka's dress! ;) And the red apple with a yellow worm. :)
Our birthday wishes for Koka:
1) Stay healthy
2) Stay happy
3) Stay lovey dovey
4) Less spoilt? ^.* - Might be a little difficult cos of her mom & beanie's constant pampering.
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