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Singapore Curry Prima Taste

bochupu — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:41:25 +0000

Singapore Curry from Prima Taste – all the way from home – came last year from UK – from a fan of this blog – thank you very much – Sherry. I was craving bad for curry – awaiting for the laksa package from Jenn – in Toronto – she was so kind and sent me some – finally i went searching in my pantry and found this. Thank God!!! i said.. and PB must have been relieved hahahah!! when i crave for something from home – i get all crazy.

The thing about Prima Taste is – they have everything in the box for you – all the condiments and everything you need to cook – well, except for the meat. So i don’t have to worry if i don’t have coconut powder or extra chilli sauce – i just have to dump everything into the pot and cook – no need for chicken stock like the other packages – from another brand. In other words – expensive – but really easy to make.

So i started cooking – and it really took less than 20 mins – no prep time or anything – but i wished i had some tau pok and some bean sprouts but never mind lah – eggs and chicken also can.

So i had some beehoon and the curry and chicken and yums!! I cannot tell you how much blessing this blog has brought me – not only do i get to work online and anywheres i am – make money – but most importantly – i’ve met so many wonderful, wonderful selfless people. There are good people in this world – you just need to look out for them. Have you met any wonderful people of late? if you have – did you say thank you for being my friend and being there for you. So here – i take this opportunity to thank all my friends – online and offline – thank you for being such wonderful friends – for the last 7 years – yes! that’s how long i’ve been blogging and you know who you all are.

Thai Chicken Wrap

bochupu — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:54:02 +0000

So we had to order fish and chips for Chloe a few weeks ago – and since we no longer patronize the place we used to order fish and chips – we now go to Jungle Jims instead. The main reason why we didn’t order from Jungle Jim’s before was because they were at Starrs Road and we are at Main Street and as you know we are constantly busy at the store – or doing our online work – it makes it convenient to order it from the one downtown. But since a few months ago, we stop going to the usual place because we no longer choose to support this business – we are now at Jungle Jim’s every time we need fish and chips. Plus did I tell you, we’ve always like the decor of Jungle Jim’s and wonder where they had gotten their porch lights from – you see they recently re-decorated their patio because during the summer – the patio is open to the public and it does make good business sense – since we all love an outdoor dining once in a while especially with kids.

And since at Jungle Jim’s – they also have food that I would eat – i ordered the Thai Chicken Wrap as well a few weeks ago. While they advertise that 2 can eat for $12.99 – it is actually 3 can eat for $12.99 for us. As usual – Jungle Jim’s at Starrs Road has food for great value – the Thai Chicken Wrap had a tangy taste and the chicken was ALOTTTT!!! it was yummy .. unfortunately, i’m not a french fries gal – the next time I will ask for some greens instead – i’m sure they are gonna be ok with it. Ordering on the phone for take-outs with Jungle Jim’s is a breeze – the gals are swell – they are very kind and their fish and chips? excellente !

Herbal Jelly aka Guai Lin Gou

bochupu — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:48:18 +0000

I haven’t eaten Guai Lin Gou for a long, long time now – i remember eating them at least once or twice a month when i was home. Why? It is said that these herbal jelly has chinese herbs and medicine in it – and it is said to cleanse your body of toxin and relieve heatiness in your body. Meaning good stuff all the way for your body – those got lots of acne – they said that this will help. Oh ! people with no sense of humor can try this too – hahahahha!! i didn’t say that – it’s the Asian Grocery Store boss who told me so – hahahah!!

The Herbal Jelly is black in color and it had a strong chinese medicine smell as expected but it was really good and I had offered some to PB – but he wouldn’t eat it. But i do like it – and will buy some more of it – the next time I’m up in the city.

This is how it looks – you pour a little bit of syrup to go with it – to make it less bitter – but i rarely used it – it isn’t that bitter.

Williams-Sonoma Zoku Quick Pop Maker

bochupu — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:01:40 +0000

When you have a kid like I do – you want to give them the best – in terms of everything. Food is what we cannot go without and as parents, we want to feed our kids well – not just any kind of food but healthy ones. And every summer – we buy freezies and pops that are either premade with lots of sugar or ingredients that we are reluctant to let Chloe eat.

So I’ve decided to buy this Zoku Quick Pop Maker instead, it’s not only easy – it’s definitely something every parents would want. It’s so easy to make your own pop- your kids can even help with it. Use all the real and good ingredients and never have to worry about your kids having too much sugar in their body, plus it’s definitely good for diabetics like myself. A good investment at $49.95 – shipping was free too.

Spaghetti Supreme & Side Salad @ Pizza Delight Starrs Road

bochupu — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:05:59 +0000

Guess where I had lunch a few weeks ago – yes, yes..! i’m back logged .. and you know the reason why. Busy business and lots of work online. But anyhow – I took pictures to show you what a lovely meal i had. This was take out – and it only took 15mins for us to pick up our food – super fast and super efficient – the staff were . They were ready – even before PB came back from picking up some best prenatal multivitamin for his buddy’s wife. Why? our store near the pharmacy mah!

Remember the last time – we went for a sit down on a Sunday – and they didn’t have Tabasco sauce – therefore i didn’t order Spaghetti ? yes – i’m horrid in that sense – need the burning sensation. But yes I ordered a Spaghetti Supreme. What is a Spaghetti supreme..?? It’s oven-baked spaghetti with meat sauce, mushrooms, Italian meatballs and our signature cheese blend. Yummy or not..??

I ordered a side salad – a Caesar to go with my meal of course and it’s sinful – but absolutely hit the spot. The side salad was only $2.99 and they did come with a piece of garlic bread – but i prefer the ones from Jessy’s – rich ! The meal cost less than 15 bucks and chloe and I had the ghettis and there were leftovers for another meal – so definitely value for money – huge portion of food and really quick too.

Yums!!

Winter Melon Soup

bochupu — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:12:23 +0000

When we were up in the city – we found a new grocery store – Asian one of course - in Queen Street – so instead of going to the old one – we decided to check this one out. It is a pretty neat and clean store – and guess what we found – WINTER MELON!! woohoo!! so i bought a piece – in fact i should have bought a bigger piece – I’ll know the next time.

So came home from the city and slow cooked winter melon soup with chinese mushrooms, dried scallops, wolfberries, red dates – and of course pork, then slow cooked it for 4 hrs. Result – yummy yummy soup! ahhhh!! blisssssfulness! Chloe loves the soup too – and I wished we can get more winter melons here but alas as you all know – they only have it in the city.

Black & Decker Steamer

bochupu — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:35:16 +0000

PB bought this Black & Decker steamer for me like 2 0r 3 Christmases ago – and this was the first time I’ve used it. Why? too busy to steam things to eat lah – other times – i just use a bigger pot, put in water – and another bowl and steam away. Why in the world i did not use this – i cannot understand it myself – because this must be the best thing I’ve had - i kid you not – it’s cheap – it’s easy to use and easy to wash too.

What prompted me to use the steamer? it’s these paus – that we had bought from Halifax a few week – a month ago. You see normally i use the pot method and the pau always turned out like horrid – all soggy and wet – not edible – so with these paus – i suddenly thought – why not. And this i’ll have to say – was the best decision I’ve made with the kitchen.

The paos turned out awesome – and i’ve been using it for steaming dumplings and other stuff – I’ll attempt to do steam fish really soon. Wish me luck! Oh – those were “tau sa” paos – if you were wondering.

Burger King @ New Minas

bochupu — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:25:41 +0000

So a few weeks ago – we headed up to the city, bringing my colonix review with me and whenever we do – we try to stop at New Minas for our Burger King fix. Yes ! sad ! we don’t have a Burger King in this small town and truth be told – i prefer the burger at BK than Mac’s but I prefer the french fries at Mac’s and not BK. And i’ve gotta remember this burger king does not have an indoor playground but the Macdonald’s at New Minas do have one.

We arrived at 2.30pm and we were very hungry then – our meal came up to about $15 and it was a pretty good meal. PB had a junior whopper and Chloe had the chicken meal and the Iron Man 2 toy came with it. She loved her toy for that day.

I had a whopper because i wasn’t thinking straight – hahahah!! because the burger was huge!!! I couldn’t have finished it. But mannnn..!! it was so good..! i finished it.. every last morsel of it.

Yummy or what!!!! C’mon !!! someone open a burger king already in Yarmouth!!!

This was PB’s plain burger.. because he didn’t want anything with it.

How was the service..?? not bad at all – friendly and pretty young crew – but overall – not bad.

It was pretty crowded at Burger King – so i didn’t stay to look thru’ the menu but took a few pictures – and had forgotten to take one of the outside – next time I will remember. For those who are not aware of this .. I grew up eating Macdonald’s and Burger King and when Delifrance came to town – i ate Delifrance a lot.

Cooking & Cleaning With Your Kids

bochupu — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:24:48 +0000

I’m sure I told you – my mom never let us do anything in the kitchen – firstly, she was too busy and secondly, i secretly thinks, she was afraid we might break something in the kitchen. But having said that – she wouldn’t let us touch anything – from the phone to the tv and even the treadmill in the recreation room when we were kids. So I told myself – when i was very young, I would never do this to my kids.

But you see when you grow older and you have responsibilities you then know the real reason why your mothers didn’t want you to do anything in the kitchen. Why? because at times, i catch myself telling Chloe – that she should just let me cook or wash up quickly – so that i can go and finish my other tasks. I am very vigilant about this – and make sure I let Chloe cook and wash whenever she wants – so that we can bond – she doesn’t really clean or cook but she is always very happy when she thinks she is helping out and what better way to teach your kids responsibilities and to share your day with her then now.

As you can see – Chloe is darn serious about her “job” – she wants to be a real mama’s helper – and thanks to Auntie CY and Rachel Jeh Jeh from UK who made it possible by sending her a special kid’s apron and cook hat last Christmas. As you can see here – she just loved her outfit and never fails to put them on – when she is being mama’s helper for the day.

So moms and dads – make time for your kids – they don’t stay this young forever – you don’t want to miss these special moments with them. And you know what? when Chloe is older – she will learn how to build computers – man the store and do lots of other things with us.

French Toast & Turkey Bacon For Mother’s Day

bochupu — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:44:52 +0000

Yes! yes! I’m so backlogged – but i did tell you – i was up to my eyeball with work right – not only was the store busy – my online work was steady. And for Mother’s Day this year – PB made me some French toast with cinnamom and syrup – without me asking him to – he just did it. So sweeeettt right..??

And some turkey bacon of course – i haven’t eaten the regular bacon for years now – it’s easier on the health i think. I had a late breakfast and an early dinner – and we had dinner at PB’s parents – but that’s for another day and another story eh. So what did you have for breakfast on Mother’s day?