Strangely Good Savory Pancakes

I look foward to lunch with gfs on a weekday because it's rarely they take time off. :) Wendy & I finally found time to try out Strictly Pancakes. :)

We're more of a sweet pancakes people than savory ones. However Strictly Pancakes' Garlic Butter Prawns Pancakes was strangely & surprisely yum! The garlic buttered sauce was thick but not too overwhelming. Couldn't help cleaning the plate of sauce with the fluffy pancakes & rocket leaves. The prawns were succulent. :) I'm giving savory pancakes a second chance. ;)

We weren't awed by The Druggie, which was basically three chocolate pancakes served with chocolate ice cream sprinkled with chocolate flakes and sliced strawberries topped off with their own homemade chocolate sauce.

The servings were too big. We didn't wanna waste food but 6 pancakes for just the two of us was just over.... *.*

Details of Strictly Pancakes:
44A Prinsep Street
Singapore 188674
T: +65 6333 4202
W: http://strictlypancakes.com.sg/index.html

Father's Day Treat at House of Seafood

Lin suggested we try out the best pepper crab in Singapore at House of Seafood. She chose the place instead of Beanie? We should be celebrating Daughter's Day instead! Lol! The weather was excellent for al fresco. :) There wasn't much of a wait, to our pleasant surprise. :)

The secondary dishes fared much better than the star dishes.

The stir fry spinach with garlic was very well done. :) Not over cooked and not too salty.

The crispy beancurd with chef's special sauce was worth a try. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. The pork floss complimented well with the beancurd too.

We like the fact the restuarant served the non-messy dishes first. :) Thumbs up for the mee goreng. Not too spicy yet flavourful enough.

The pork ribs with honey sauce would have scored if it's less chunky.

The prawns with fragrant butter was below average. :I It wasn't as fragrant as it was intended to be.

And may I introduce the star dish - black pepper crabs...disappointing. :( The crab meat wasn't firm at all.

The chilli crabs were underwhelming too. The flavour of the gravy wasn't intense; in fact it was diluted.

Lin was fascinated with the restuarant's name imprinted on the buns. :) You can't go wrong with these sweet buns. :)

Details of House of Seafood:

36 Yio Chu Kang Road

Singapore 545553

T: +65 6285 9711
W: http://www.houseofseafood.com.sg/index.html

Stir Fry Black Pepper Beef Cubes

I love to have my plain gruey congee with these tender & juicy stir fry beef cubes. :) So simple to create but amazingly delish. :)

Ingredient:

200 - 300g of beef cubes

Sliced garlic

Marinade:

1 tsp light sauce

1 tsp dark sauce

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

3-4 tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp water

1 tsp corn flour

Seasoning:

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp light sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp cornflour

1 tbsp water

Method:

Marinate the beef cubes

Heat up the pan, fry the garlic till it's fragrant

Add the beef cubes - High heat

Add seasonings and combine evenly

Sprinkle more ground pepper - optional

Serve!

It's up to you if you wanna the beef cubes to be well done, medium well, medium, medium rare or rare. :) We like ours medium well.

A slurp of congee and a bite of the beef cube...yum... :)



Crepe & Such at Saybons ;)

I'm in the mood for crepes. :) Where else but at Saybons. ;)

We chose our own fillings of ham, mushroom & cheese. A classic and ultra yum combination. :D Love.

And we shared a cup of Seafood bisque. Thick, creamy & flavourful... :) Monday can be this good! :)



Details of Saybons:

B2-32 Plaza Singapura

68 Orchard Road

T: +65 6884 9018

W: http://saybons.com/

Sunday Tea at Awfully Chocolate + Mooshi Bakes

Yahui asked us for lunch today. :) It's such a blessing to be lunching with closed ones.  We had some fishballs noodles at a neighbourhood food centre & headed to Awfully Chocolate + Mooshi Bakes at Greenvich for afternoon tea. :)

As usual, mom & Yahui needed their coffee fixes.

Yahui - Long flat
Li/n - Hei Gato (Coffee & Awfully Choc's signature ice cream) I chose it cos it's listed as the best seller on the menu board!
Mom - Cappuccino

An example of a simple bake at its best - Mooshi pandan tart. We heart it because:
- it's so local with a twist, in the form of a tart
- it's a plain Jane
- it's not too sweet

Lin's choice - Hazelnut crumble... kinda messy....it crumbled everywhere...

I love impromtu outings. :) So effortless yet fun! :) Glorious Sunday one & all! :D

Details of Awfully Chocolate + Mooshi Cafe at Greenvich:
#02-02
1 Seletar Road
Singapore 807011
W: http://www.awfullychocolate.com/

Saturday Afternoon Tea Affair at Foster

What do you do to make yourself feel better after weeks of duh & humph at work?

:( Well, we did tea with Pauline at Foster English Tea Cafe. :) We sipped, munched & chatted the afternoon away.

For an afternoon tea set of SGD11, you really shouldn't expect too much. It consisted of two raisins scones, fruit cakes (eeek...), cheese sandwich & cucumber sandwich and a pot of tea of your choice. Do not let your imagination run wild where the tea list is concerned. There isn't anything fanciful but good o peppermint, camomile, earl grey, English breakfast & lemon. :)

Lin & I have been craving for egg omelette and when we saw it on the Foster Times (menu), we opted for the mixed stuffing one.

We were pretty surprised when a bun looking omelette was served before us! Lol! :))) Verdict - average.

Hope your Sat was a relaxing one too! ;)

P.S: the place was packed so it's advisable to have a reservation.

 

Details of Foster English Tea:

277 Holland Avenue

Singapore 278994

T: +65 6466 8939

W: http://www.fosters-restaurant.com/

Joyeux Anniversaire Wendy!

Our quest to check out new brunch venues took us to Antoinette. :) We gave the birthday gal, Wendy a list of brunch places to choose from and Antoinette was her pick. :)

Wendy & Lin ordered Savory Blinis with mushroom ragouts, grilled bacon, grilled tomato & salad. Humph...the pancakes were fluffy but we still prefer our pancakes with good-o maple syrup. :)

It's really strange to drizzle mushrooms sauce over our pancakes...

Edwin always choose to have pasta for brunch & today he ordered wild mushrooms risotto. :)

Tina & I ordered a classic eggs florentine. We would have preferred muffin base.

The servings were rather big and we could only manage two pastries.

The Versailles, a rich dark chocolate cake was quite difficult to resist for choc lovers like us. :) 

This Charlotte was amazingly refreshing. Likey likey. :D We love berries.

Us and the b'day gal.

Tina & I spent some time brainstorming for gift ideas for our dear friend of 20 years. :) And here's what we came up with. ;) Pretty fuschia pink flower pots for Wendy's rooftop garden in her new home.

White Eustomas & pots by Blume Link. :)

Details of Antoinette:

30 Penhas Road

Singapore 208188

T: +65 6293 3121

W: http://www.antoinette.com.sg/