Mee Hoon Kway Lunch

C invited Soo and I to her house for a mee hoon kway lunch today. I was quite looking forward because Ka mentioned to me once that the mee hoon kway was very good and it's true! I guess home made stuff is still different.. the texture of the mee hoon kway was chewy and good. The soup base was dried anchovies soup which I love. C said mee hoon kway is very easy to make, using just flour, egg and water. But I guess it's still a little troublesome for me, especially since M is not too keen on this and I hate kneading.


Soo also brought a Muji cake mix from Singapore. The pack came with chocolate, flour, and a cake paper mould. The preparation was quite fast and in 30 mins' time, we have a really yummy mini chocolate cake for dessert. I will definitely buy some of these when I go back to Singapore. :)


It's friends here who really make a difference to your otherwise boring afternoons.

My first Tau Suan...

I made my first bowl of tau suan today. Got this really simple recipe from Soo and couldn't help trying. It turned out fine though I must say it's not as good as those sold in Singapore due to lack of gula melaka and pandan leaves.

But I am happy to have something local for an afternoon snack on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Yummy Quiche Lunch

Y invited a few of us over for "quiche" lunch today. I had wanted to go over earlier and learn from her as she's a wonderful cook but by the time I arrived, it was 11.30am and most of the work was done. Still I managed to catch the final action of pouring the cream over the pastry sheet so I guess that was a nice "finishing touch". :)

Fresh from the oven!

I just couldn't wait!

K bought two baguettes from Press Club, recommended by Y, and they were very nice and cheap. While the local baguettes are nice, they lack the chewy texture so I have been on a "baguette search" for a while. Now I know where to get them. :p

Nicely sliced baguette from Press Club

Besides quiche and baguette, Y also made a plate of steamed vegetables. It sounds really simple but Y has the magical ability of making simple dishes look welcoming. She also made a dip mixing sour cream with mayonnaise. I never knew that this combination would taste so good! Now I have another idea when eating my boiled vegetables. :)

Steamed vegetables

Dessert was soft brownie with chocolate fudge. Y humbly said that there was not much effort put in as she bought the easy-to-bake pre-packed fudge mixture. But it's really not as easy and it tasted good too. I wasn't able to finish my serving coz' I was already too full from gobbling down all the vegetables earlier.

A simple yet delicious and satisfying meal, thanks to Y. Yumz.

Cooking Lesson

My friend, S, invited me to a cooking class today. It's actually a get-together for 5 culinary experts (excluding myself) to experiment on cooking recipes. While I was unable to help much in the preparation (except adding salt?), I contributed by helping to finish the end products. We had a home-cooked 3 course meal comprising of bread, pan fried fish with stewed zucchini and tiramisu. Can you believe this?

Here are the pictures to whet your appetite: Pan fried fish and stewed zucchini (on the bottom left), freshly baked bread out from the oven (on the right) and the bread dough after kneading (on top).

Fabulicious! :)