Candies from Japan!

Just imagine without the ‘Maneki-neko’ packaging, the white candy balls would have looked insipid!

 

Dear Readers,

Time seems to catapult and this month marks my second year of blogging. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your valuable support.

 

 

“Thank you so much!”

 

 

Coincidentally I have been invited to pledge my blog to Singapore Memory Project which I feel very honored to partake in. And I look forward to be of great contribution to SMP as a Unique Singaporean!

 

 

 

“Dua Gan”…

…Aka Korean Yellow Melon.* Sized like a Hawaii Papaya, smell like a pear, taste like honeydew but warrant the crunchy texture of sun melon.

 

 

Worth a try especially if you are a melon junkie!

 

 

 

*For more info on this exotic fruit, log on to http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Korean_Melon_294.php

Fruit Porn...

Oranges with teats that look like a crossbreed between lemon and orange. In fact, they are called ‘Minneola Tangelo’ which is produced by Sunkist…

 

“Minneola Tangelos are easily identified by the knob-like formation at the stem end. This fruit tends to grow large in size and will display a deep red-orange exterior color. They have a delicious tart-sweet flavor. Minneolas have a smooth to slightly pebbled texture, peel very easily, and have few if any seeds. Minneola Tangelos are available from mid Dec through April.” *

 

The intrinsic tartness puckers my lips and yet the beguiling zesty scent perks me up instantly!

 

* http://www.sunkist.com/products/seasonal_specialties.aspx

What I am having for Easter…

“Confiserie Heidel” Milk Chocolate Egg from Germany

http://en.confiserie-heidel.com/index.html

 

 

Happy Easter!

 

Watering Hole Designs

Check out this de rigueur website if you are sussing out designs for your watering-hole-to-be:

 

http://www.thecoolhunter.sg/bars

 

 

My Chinese Banquet in Church!

A loving team of church parents prepared a Chinese-banquet-styled luncheon to thank my friends and I for helping out at an event last year. They pushed the envelope by converting one of the church function rooms into a temporary Chinese Restaurant look-alike and came up with a 9-course banquet which knocked our socks off! Some of the parents and kids even doubled as wait staff to wait on us. And here's the astounding menu:

 

Fizzy Mocktails

 

 

Cold Dish

 

 

Salubrious Soup

 

 

Herbalised Chicken

 

 

Green Pak Choi & Mushrooms

 

 

Braised Pork Ribs in Vinegar

 

 

Garlicky Prawns

 

 

Steamy Fish

 

 

Fortune Fried Rice

 

 

Green Bean Paste

 

 

 

We are definitely encouraged and touched by their sincere hearts and efforts to greatly appreciate us in return!

 

 

The Amazing Kitchen Crew

 

 

"Blessed are those who give than to receive!"