Ban Mian Style

I remembered that I used to patronize this stall at Marina Square Food Court or Suntec City Food Court when I was working at MC and they served very delicious Ban Mian. I used to dash to queue during the busy lunch hours as this is one of my favourite soup noodles. Though I am not a fan of Ban Mian but were able to choose the types of noodles available.

 

I enjoy this dish especially when it is on rainy days. I usually take my time to finish this as it is so comforting to tummy and it is absolutely delicious. I have not eaten this for a long time, but I do miss the taste of it. I took up the courage to try cooking this dish to satisfy my own cravings and at the same time introducing this comforting food to my kids.

 

Well, this is something that is not that hard to prepare. We only make the soup with anchovies and the rest are ingredients like noodles, eggs, minced pork, and vegetables. You can also add mushrooms or other ingredients like salmon, white fish or you can have it just with vegetables. 

I would say that I did quite a decent job with this dish and now it has become a family’s favourite too. 😊 Woohoo!!! 

Visit To MC

During Covid, my previous office went through a major renovation, and they revamped the whole concept. It is now on hot desk system as most people began to work from home instead spending their 8 hours in the office.

I was informed by ex-colleagues that the office is ready and invited me to visit them.

I had lunch with some of my close friends and visited the new office thereafter. I noticed the difference instantly as the reception has changed into a place with which I am no longer familiar. As I entered the office by the side entrance, I noticed that there were many plants around and empty tables that are placed in a more relax position. There are many dividers in between tables and there were lounge chairs or a super private meeting room for one person. Strange but cool if you want to get away from the rest.

 

The whole office has become modern and super spacious which I am not sure if that is good or bad. There was also a ‘dance floor’ in the middle of nowhere and was told that they left it empty for other reasons. Hahaahahah… I can do yoga on that floor man!!!

 

As I strolled through the whole office, I realized that they have loads of plants in some corners to beautify the area and some plants works as dividers between departments. I thought they had gone too far as it looked more like a garden and looked out of place. 

I enjoyed the office tour as well as catching up with some colleagues whom I have not met for a long time. It’s good to be back but not to work… haahahahahaah

Super Delayed Birthday Celebration

I am truly blessed with many good friends and buddies in my life and these two ladies are one of those exceptional people in my life. We became friends when we were 7yrs and till date, we are still as close as ever. Though we have different commitments with family, work, and kids, we took time out to meet as much as we can.

 

Today, we celebrated Edelyn’s birthday though we are 2 months late. Yes, her birthday was in June, but we only managed to meet today due to Covid restrictions and other matters. We had a great lunch at Beauty In A Pot located at NEX and man, it was really delicious. This is the first time I am dining here, and I gave it a thumps up for its soup base – collagen soup. It was so yummy that I think I can drink up the whole pot!

 

As this is a steamboat joint, we ordered some dishes like vegetables, meat and seafood to compliment the soup. I really enjoyed having the soup with the noodles and it was just so comforting to the stomach. After our sumptuous lunch, we were greeted by the staff with a cute rainbow birthday cake for Ed.

 

She was so shy and wanted to hide away but we told her that we should celebrate as the restaurant was not too crowded and we should feel free to sing!! Ahahahahahaah… it is always nice to celebrate birthdays with friends for you are always allow to do silly things with them without being judged. 

Happy belated birthday Ed and may you continued to be bless with happiness and good health.

Yam Tart

I have always wanted to make tarts but did not get down with it till today. I chanced upon a recipe on FB and it looked easy and simple to make. I bought ingredients in advance especially took time to find the Thai Yam which is highly recommended in the recipe as they are soft and sweet.

 

I am new to tart making and took me quite a while to get it done and it was messy everywhere… well, after the pastry is done, and the yam paste is ready, it is time to put them together (that is the best part of the whole process).

After allowing the tart to cool for about 5 minutes, I tasted it, and it was pretty good but I think there are many rooms for improvement as the Yam paste is kind of blend (maybe more sugar should be added) and the pastry was not to my ideal texture. I will try to try this tart again after mastering the tart pastry. 😊

Salmon Rice

My family and I love salmon and I came up with this simple and easy recipe to cook salmon in a different way. I made this one pot salmon rice with rice cooker. 😊 Yes, it is so easy that everyone can make it. Just cook the rice and add in salmon and mix. Simple and delicious. 

My family loved it so much, especially the kiddos who had second servings. Now another dish is added to my menu. Woohoo!!!