Birthday Brunch at Green Door :)

Lin decided to celebrate our birthday at Green Door at the very last minute. :) It was way too sunny for al fresco but thanks to TG, we were seated at a cool corner & in front of a huge fan. :)))

The heat took a toil on Koka & we needed to feed her ice water before placing any order. :O

Green Door's brunch menu :) Being an egg bene fan, my choice was a fuss free one. :D

Heat coolers...

Can't wait to eat...bring it on...

The Green Door Breakfast - Eggs Royale, Eggs Benedict, grilled pork sausage, grilled tomato, baked beans & rocket leaves...perfect for the really hungry! :D

Our all time fav, Egg Benedicts - Lightly poached eggs, honey baked ham, streaky bacon, English muffins & gratinated hollandaise sauce. :)

Blue Swimmer Crab & Cheese Omelette - 3 eggs with Blue Swimmer crab claw meat, cheddar & hash brown was a wow. :)))

When Pancake Met Bacon with garlic maple syrup & parmesan butter. Fluffy on the inside, crispy on the edges. :) Likey. :)))

It's difficult to find a pet friendly establishment in Singapore & one that serves quality brunch. The Green Door is another avenue for us in addition to The Canopy. :) The happiest gal today has gotta be Koka. :)

Wanna thank TG for getting us here. We had wanted to give up due to the heat. But he managed to find us a cool spot. And also popping over with a birthday cake from one of my fav patisseries. :) We saved it for this evening. ;)

Details of The Green Door:
13A Dempsey Road
Singapore 247694
T: +65 6476 2922
W: http://www.theprivegroup.com.sg/thegreendoor.html

To Vietnam in Less than an Hour :)

Lin needed to right a dinner went wrong & we found ourselves at Wrap & Roll. Ha! Back in Vietnam in less than an hour! :))) Hoa had introduced this Vietnamese chain to us when we visited her in HCM & we liked it.

Grilled pork in steamed rice paper rolls was delightful.

It lifted our mood by quite a bit. :) We were more excited by every dish brought before us than our earlier dining at Magosaburou.

Rice noodles with grilled pork, chicken & deep fried spring rolls was gratifying. Wendy & I love the flavorful spring rolls.

The Vietnamese fish noodle soup was comforting too and we heart the broth.

I must admit we were awed by the size of the crispy crepe with prawns, pork, bean sprouts & mushrooms but it was too oily for my liking. 

A surprise from the gals. :)))

Being 3?

Well...not much of a big deal. :)))

Details of Wrap & Roll:
ION Orchard
#B3-19
2 Orchard Turn
Singapore 238801
T: +65 6509 1555
W: http://www.wrap-roll.com.sg/

Magosaburo at Its Worst *.*

I thought we would enjoy our dinner at Magosaburo tonite with Tina & Wendy. After all we did have an extremely awesome one during Mom's birthday last year and we tipped them for fabulous service. 

This evening, it was the complete opposite. :( The service staff wasn't up to standard at all. They weren't attentive and weren't able to recommend to us what to order for our dinner. It was a total disappointment.

We decided to adjourn after a few dishes.:

Rib Eye

Chicken & Berkshire Mangalican Pork Belly

Garlic Fried Rice

Wendy must be thinking...such lousy recommendation. *.*

I wonder why I even bother to post the following...

Details of Magosaburo:

ION Orchard

#04-11A - #05-01

2 Orchard Turn

Singapore 238801

T: +65 6634 1411

W: http://www.magosaburou.sg/

Comforting Food at Etna :)

Pauline & I were deliberating which Italian restaurant we should go & we finally decided on Etna at Duxton. :) The experience was a pleasant one. :) 

We started our lunch with a juicy, cheesy Calzone. :)

Lin & I really enjoyed this seafood linguine. It was a special of the day. The ingredients were o' so fresh! :D

We helped Pauline to polish off the Linguine al Granchio -
linguine with crabmeat and soft shell crab in lobster bisque 
:) It was a little heavy for my liking though.

I love the sweet surprises Pauline arranges us for us every year. :)

Millefoglie Etna - caramelized puff pastry layered with cream and chocolate custard was amazing, I think I would be going back for more. :)

A bit of this & a bit of homemade vanilla ice cream made this lunch perfect. :) 

Happy... :)))

Details of Etna:
50 Duxton Road
Singapore 089534
T: +65 6220 5513
W: http://etnaitalianrestaurant.com.sg/

Simple Thai Fare at Nara Thai :)

This evening, Yvonne & Tommy treated us to a simple but delectable dinner at Nara Thai. :)

Being newbies here, we selected assorted Nara’s Hors d’oeuvre just to try a bit of everything. :)

Thai Mango Salad for all but moi. :)



Tom Yum Kung - river prawns in spicy lemongrass and lime soup was titillating.

The Crab Meat Omlette looks plain but it's actually my fav. :)

There were two misses though. The Green Curry Chicken was a little disappointing as the chicken fillets were a little tough. *.*

The Stir-Fried Morning Glory was a little too salty. 

Still, I enjoyed my dinner on the whole. :)

I would love to have the lime juice with grass jelly Lin was having if I wasn't coughing. :( 

Sweet things need to be shared. :)

Mango glutinous rice (I heart sticky rice, not the mangoes)

Tapioca drizzled with coconut milk

Thank you Yvonne & Tommy for the b'day treat. :) 

Details of Nara Thai:

ION Orchard

#B3-21

2 Orchard Turn

Singapore 238801

T: +65 6634 5787

W: http://www.narathai.com.sg/

Our 2014 Lunar New Year in a Nutshell :)

Despite our busy schedules, Lin found time to beautify our house with CNY decor. :) Thumbs up for her efforts!

Our cherry blossom tree bloomed in time for the lunar new year too. I would love it even more if the flowers were in darker shades of pink. Pretty nonetheless. :)

We did managed to capture some pics with grandmom after all. ;) I heart the selfie with grandmom. She looked cute in her black framed glasses. I've something similar too btw. :)))



Two other highlights of our CNY

Annual affair 1: 
Sheau Wen, TG & Joanna came over for a steaming dinner. :)



Annual affair 2:
CNY luncheon with our gfs & their babies :)

I wish CNY could be longer...the holidays never seem enough. *.* I'm looking forward to the next lunar new year already! :D

All Our Fav Chinese New Year Yums :)

Self-discipline is difficult, especially more so during Chinese New Year. *.* A look at our all time Chinese New Year must-haves :) :

Stewed Veg

Prawns with Scallops & Chives and Cold Crabs



Fishballs & Cabbage Soup with Dried Conpoy

Dumplings Noodles Soup



Loi Hei from Imperial Treasure Restuarant. (Lin & I only go for the gold!)

Steamed Carrot Cake & Yam Cake from Imperial Treasure Restuarant



Hello to the extra weights! :)))