Done with love!

1) BH bought dinner home on friday night as I needed a break!! yay! no need to cook! It was probably the FIRST time after sooooooo many mths that we bought food home to eat. I’m happy.. no need to cook. BH happy too .. no need to wash. Eat, throw, watch tv and sleep! We have been missing out for the past yr.. buying outside food home to eat… feels soooooo good!!!

2) On sat. , we had a long day running errands. When we got home, it was kinda late BUT BH suggested that he make dinner while i bathe. so… here’s what he did

YES he did this ( with minimal guidance from me) ! Iyah.. it’s easy la.. put everything in the oven can alr.. haha… and we don’t need to go to any fast food resturant anymore!

the 1 thing that drives me mad

BH coming home late and and NOT informing me

Besides that, he also makes himself uncontactable

SERIOUSLY, pissed the hell out of me.

I mean he could call me if he’s late or even email me. I was worried coz he didn’t come home at the time his ‘sch bus’ would reach. I had dinner all prepared. The hot and delicious soup sat on the table till it turned icy cold.. then the door cracked opened.

“Sorry.. I was player poker with my friends.. ” I was “WHAT??!!!” I thought he was bz with work!!! Imagine the hurt and anger? I don’t mind him playing poker or whatever BUT call me and let me know.. don’t let me wait in vain.

I hope that he’ll quit this bad habit 1 day… really 🙁

Review: Palisade

It was a bright and sunny day yesterday. I thought that I could just melt in the sun… i didn’t know the sun can be so strong in Seattle… haha.. then i quietly wondered how am I gonna ‘tahan’ SG weather when I go back man.. heh..

Oh well, BH and I went for our mthly eat good food date yesterday! yay!! It also happened to be the start of Seattle Resturant Week So we browse thru’ the list of promo and decided to try brunch at Palisade Still wanna thank Caryn deep deep for setting up opentable a/c for me.. reservations is only a click away! Fuss free! 🙂

Ok.. so the resturant is located at a kinda “ulu” place – we drove to a place which we have nv explored before. I hate going to new places coz I dunno what to expect and I need to be attentive to ‘guide’ BH as he drive. Geez…anyhow we missed a turn and had to be redirected. Luckily, we started early so we still reached there on time. I was surprised to see that there were many cars at the carpark, considering its location.. haha.. place reminded me of Marina , Keppel bay? Only nicer?

The beautiful place. Imagine how nice it it to live on top of the hill ( 1st pic).. hehe.. 3rd pic shows the mountains, not clouds behind the shore. beautiful! This is what I love to see on a clear day! 🙂

Reservation was at 11.15am but we still got to wait when we get there.. geeez… but when we were shown to our seats – it was worth it. Window seat ( we requested on our reservation) and the view… nice! Can you see the needle? haha.. it thrills me that I am now on the other side of the needle! 😀

we thought the Seattle Resturant Week promo was on ( 3 for $15 ) … BUT the server told it’s nt valid on weekends!! You can imagine the ” u r dead” look i gave BH as I have no intention of eating such ex food! BH was like nvm , let’s just enjoy the meal. Oh well, I guess BH is my better half as he’s soooooo much more generous than me

heh.. i eavesdropped and realised that we were nt the only ones who came for the Seattle Resturant Week promo.. haha… maybe coz it’s value for $ or it’s buffet? There’s a large number of asians in the resturant! haha.. did u get my hidden meaning?

So we ordered our food and ate to our hearts content. wanna noe why?? haha.. order 1 entree and you are entitled to free flow of food at the bar ( aka BUFFET) We seriously havent had buffet for the longest time!!! 😀 the variety of food at the buffet is superb.. okok.. unlimited amt of ALASKAN CRAB LEGS, FRESH PRAWNS.. the deserts which includes creme bulee and fondue is to die for!! haha.. and the made-on-the-spot pancakes with white chocolate and bananas! yums!

CRABS – havent eaten REAL CRABS for more than a yr man ( Crabcakes don’t count!) shld have brought our own chili.. haha.. then we’ll have chili crabs!

Total damage: US$85 with tips 

Last but not least… a pic of us and also the last of my perfect sabrina tan – I stained it accidentally with a drop of  hand sanitizer 🙁 that part of the leather ( at the front somemore)kinda decolourised!! Shocked, horror and anguish! The only solution to my pain – get a new bag… and the only bag i want is Chanel… oh well…. maybe the stain is not too obvious… 🙁

Happy day.. BUT delicious food also mean i need to gym like siao this week  🙁

So what’s after brunch? It’s the SIANEST time of the week…erm… grocery shopping or marketing, an unromantic essential weekly activity.. ” so what you wanna eat ah??”

madefreshtoday

Hi all, my food blog had been launched 🙂 Thank you BH for helping me with the layout..

Pardon some of my posts- the pictures are not quite right though.. anyway, I’ll be putting most of my food stuff there

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Happy Birthday BH!

On this day, many years ago.. a baby was born.. wahaha.. Do u belief that God paired you with your mate the moment you are born? heh… since BH is older than me.. he’s been waiting for me for so long… WOW!! ;p

So I am definitely his BEST present ( be it birthday, x’mas etc..) hehehe..

Along side with how bz I was ysterday, I made a cheesecake and it turned out good.. ( not sure how it taste) :X BH havent seen this yet!!!

I just deco the cake – very sloppily simply and in 10 mins… erm.. I’m busy!!

I know he will love it!!

ohh… y Birdnest Head??? Here’s the evidence

you see.. he’s asking for it… ” More please” > He wants ” More HELL!!” haha

Now… he’s no longer Birdnest Head la.. haha…  Handsome boy… peak of his life .. can’t get any better already 🙂

Thank God for giving me such a wonderful man to scold love, care and share my life with 🙂

Happy Birthday to my best friend, house mate, baking assistant and the list goes on……..and of course…. HUSBAND!!!

The element of surprise

This is a snapshot of my FB page

Haha.. BH proclaim to the ‘world’ that I’ll be having a surprise…. So… let me reveal… what’s the surprise……..

Cupcakes from Cupcake Royale.. erm.. i knda knew it.. that’s probably the only place he knows to get cupcakes.. or cakes that I like? I was kinda touched that he drove to the shop to get it – it wasn’t even on the way!

Then I was presented with the little blue box… and I was ‘AGAIN!!!!’ man… 1 shop fits ALL… all occasions…. it’s just a convenient place to get gifts lor… and he was like ” the sales lady already suggested what I can get for anniversary! ” haha… erm… ok..

anyway, I’m quite happy but thought that he shouldn’t have spent the $ then again… I wanna savour the moment… coz… 20 years down the road.. he might not even take the effort to shop for my present or even give me a pair of earrings…

or rather.. next year.. if my leave doesn’t go thru’ we might not even be spending my or our birthdays together..

Review: Nishino

Dinning out is a luxury for us ever since we began saving money in FULL force.. but we make it a point to try something really really good once a mth…

So we purposely dressed up. Here’s a pic  of  me in my new dress – erm.. do I look pregnant??? I am not!!

Anyway, this month is extra special.. haha.. it’s OUR birthday month! I seriosuly miss Japanese food…so BH and I decided to try Nishino. We were only able to make reservations for 8pm which is too late for us… so the next available timing was 5.15pm .. wah.. this place is popular man!

So we took the 5.15pm reservation and had a kinda early dinner ( wasn’t too early as I was hungry already? haha) Parking space was limited.. we parked along the road up a hill

Ambience was great! Shortly after we were seated, a group of Japanese ladies came.. they were wearing Kimonos! How interesting! 😀

Here’s what we ordered

There’s this ‘Dine around Seattle’ promo where you can choose 3 courses ( appetizers, entree, dessert) for $30! I tried the pronmo while BH ordered a grill squid.. man.. the squid was huge!!! and it’s delicious!!

My appetizer was crab cakes! I love crab cakes!! 😀 the crab meat was so juicy and tasted really good! My main course is a plate of sushi ( abt 11 rolls) and very filling. The wasabi is super powerful.. ate till my tears flowed down.. haha.. the sashimi were very fresh!! love it!! Dessert was abit disapting.. the Red Berry cake was soooooo sour!! and it’s supposed to be from Hiroki Maybe I shld have taken the Green tea tiramisu cake!

We also ordered a special seattle cocktail – not worth mentioning.. it tasted like medicine.. haha..

Service at Nishino was fantastic! BH requested for white rice and it was complimentary! I have complementary miso soup too! haha.. then again, BH gave more tips coz of the complimentary items

Total cost: US$80 w tips

We’ll probably go back there again 🙂

Last but not least……

BH forgot his age and thought he’s 30!! this shows how ridiculously forgetful he is!!!! geeeez…

Yang Chow Fried Rice

cooked this last night 🙂 v basic 1-dish meal, easy to prepare and pack for BH’s lunch

Here’s the ingredients*:

*Left out: soy sauce (to taste), oil ( to fry) , garlic ( to fry) 

I don’t usually take pics of my ingredients BUT I can’t resist taking them last night.. haha.. they are soooooo colourful and I love colourful food!

P.S: Hope I’m not boring you with food I cook :X BH bought a domain last year and it’s kinda food related.. so I am thinking of moving all my food entries over when the site is up? heh.. so this blog  is like a temp. holding place for these entries. Pls bear with me!

Best Laksa in Seattle

I love laksa and we had this last night.. wah.. sooooooooo shuang!

To YM: For your drooling pleasure! 😀

Not that I’m BHB but I seriously haven’t found a place here that cooks better laksa ( Singapore style) than me!

What’s in my Laksa?

1) Hard boiled eggs ( I don’t usually put this BUT I was afraid that BH will not gain weight so I cook MORE just for him)

2) Laksa noodles ( known as Rice Vermicelli here, comes in packet. It’s asian spaghetti. haha.. taste like the real thing)

3) Tau pau

4) Bean sprouts

5) Shredded chicken

6) Prawns

>> Lacks Laksa leaves… we don’t have this here 🙁

Beef Rendang

A few dinners back, I cooked this spicy dish… haha.. Not in a very good mood so I have “the spicier the better” mentality. BH was like ” sooooooooo spicy!!!” I’m like ” Don’t eat throw la.. waste my effort” In the end, he ate it all up with lots of water.. wahaha… how mean can I get!

Anyway, it’s my 1st time cooking this dish ( with the help of Rendang sauce which my mum brought over last yr) .. it taste great!!! BUT the beef isn’t as tender as I expected .. sobz.. think I shld cook Rendang Chicken with the remaining sauce I have 🙂