Red Ramekins

We have been married for just slightly over three months. We went on a lovely honeymoon to Korea (although we were very sick the first few nights and had to sleep on separate beds. In fact we were so sick that we were too tired to even shower and just fell asleep in our germy clothes). 

We moved into our lovely house and held many house warmings. We have slowly started to add stuff to it. We just put up our Ikea hexagonal mirrors. Our house is still relatively neat and clean. Let’s see how long we keep this up.

I was tingling with excitement tonight as muffy led me to a secret dining destination for a special birthday dinner. The intrigue was mounting like an avalanche threatening to cascade in a powdery but dense-looking mass (if you look far away).

My taste buds and sensibilities have not yet experienced the fine nuance and exquisiteness of such intellectual cuisine in its many years. Now life demands to be measured by the experiences that engage the delectable playfulness of the senses. 

Each plate was delivered with the clarity of purpose befitting a wisened chessmaster or an elder statesman. Each ingredient well placed, each move well considered, each combination well balanced. We were treated to a fine performance in what food is and what food can be. The fattiness, meltiness, crispiness, tangy-ness, sweet and savoury all mingling and mixing and interacting in a carnival of . The pieces breaking down and reconstituting in the mouth to birth something far greater than its parts. Like when each of the Power Rangers robots combine to form the MegaZord. 

In order of the dishes served, we have:

Amuse bouche (its pronounced amuse boooooshhh http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=amuse-bouche): cauliflower custard with mushroom consomme and parma ham cubes and truffle

Appetiser: cured tasmanian ocean trout with caviar, burrata cheese and dried tomato vinaigrette. Absolutely delightful, cheese was surprisingly mild and complemented the trout which just all melted into puddles of happiness (in my mouth). 

Catch of the day: cod wrapped in ham with deep fried zucchini flowers and seaweed puree. 

Pasta: 5 cheese tortellini with kurobuta pork cheek in saffron sauce, beetroot puree and autumn truffle.

Battery ran out so we didn't take a picture. Found out there was a little bit of juice left in the battery only half way through while we were daintily eviscerating our food. Muahhaha.

Main: angus beef tenderloin with foie gras, more autumn truffle, rosemary potato puree

Dessert: coconut panna cotta with toasted coconut shreds, pineapple, passion fruit, raspberry and dark chocolate twig.

Dessert 2: sweet cherry pie. Saccharine personality served with honey melons, juicy tenderlips and dressed with hisbiscus flowers.

Small duckie

MOOOOD BOARRRDD

We went to Haji Lane tonight on a whim. We were a tad bit stressed over wedding plans but it was all better by dinner.

As we strode along the cultured, manicured paths of Haji Lane, the warm amber lights from the street lamps bathed the place with a tense serenity. The pulse of the city reverberated through these streets, not far from the hustle and bustle of town. It was energetic, hip, vibrant and young, but not lacking the charm of the old world Middle East mingling effortlessly with the cool sophistication of modern hipster culture.

We stumbled upon the unassuming restaurant Piedra Negra. Its coloured worn wooden facade belying the culinary riches hidden inside. We ordered some delightful dishes, including a side order of tortilla chips that came with freshly made guacamole. It was so fresh that I heard a Mexican man singing "alalala la bamba" as the creamy smooth avocado was pestled into a rich limey-tomatoey paste.

I ordered a grilled cheese chorizo soft taco. And took this amazing picture along with it.

Just look and admire the astute composition and depth of that picture. It really brings out the richness of colour and texture in the food doesn't it? Masterpiece of photography if I do say so myself.

Lydia ordered a deep fried cheese burrito.

Thai food for dinner at Golden Mile Complex :) 

Afterwards we went home, had beer and rum+coke, and went to Sentosa for a beach rave! Free tix to Illumination! 

Went to fish for prawns today at East Coast Park! Caught a little prawn that we named Prawnie.

Prawnie was a little prawn that just wriggled around when we tried to unhook it. 

We only caught Prawnie so it wasn't enough to make the bbq prawn feast we were hoping for. So we released Prawnie back into the wild (or is it captivity?).

Prawn fishing - wow, what a clever little date idea.

Had a busy long weekend!

Staycation at Dorsett Singapore (lucky draw win!)

Amazing loft room with automatic curtains.

Brunch at The Lokal, my new favourite cafe - good food, good service, nice vibe. I had the pork sausage burger with pineapple and caramelised onion. So good!! 

(C: i had some sauseeges)

Went shopping at Orchard Rd, had a good haul! I bought an outfit from Dorothy Perkins, and Clayton bought shoes from H&M. Then we went to look at diamonds at the Lee Hwa warehouse sale, though we didn’t buy anything :P 

Dinner at Kopitiam opp Cineleisure Orchard :) 

Went back to the hotel to gym (zomg! so healthy!). Next morning we had breakfast at Chinatown Market - bad decision! Super smelly and every stall had a long queue. I had a very unsatisfying meal of overly sweet fried black carrot cake >:( Came back to swim 16 laps, make full use of the pool before going home…

Had lunch at the new Sports Hub, took a nap, and cooked dinner. I cooked beef patties, Clayton made a yummy fried egg (C: “yummy”), and we also had a nice salad with luncheon meat. It was a good dinner, I had so much fun this weekend :)

Finally went for mini-golf! It was enjoyable and more fun than I expected. The most difficult hole was 'Fountain of Wealth'. 

After mini-golf, we went to the beach to eat sandwiches. They were on quick sale at cold storage.

1-for-1 frozen lobster at cold storage makes for a hearty pasta dinner (yes, we had a cold storage haul). Also made a simple mushroom salad.

Thank you baby for de-shelling the lobsters! 

Mini Golf (C)

Prawn Fishing (C)

Tennis

Horse Racing (C)

Places to Eat

Building our little nest! <3