Egg in bread

Decided to make an egg in toast breakfast today. 

Here's the technique:

1) Use a circular thing (or glass) to punch a hole in the middle of the bread. 

2) Heat up some butter, olive oil in a pan.

3) Put bread on top of it.

4) Crack an egg in the hole. 

5) Once egg is kinda cooked at the bottom, flip the toast over to cook the other side. 

(use a flat spatula and swift movement)

6) Cook for another 30 seconds and tada!

Shepard's Pie Delivery

Went for a party and the host ordered in Shepard's Pie! I always loved this dish even though I know how fattily sinful it can be. The amount of cream, cheese and potatoes to make it taste this good. Well, I had 2 servings because the pie was just so good. So if you want to order in some Shepard's pie, why not try this company: http://www.theshepherdspie.com/

Food for Thought @ 8 Queen Street

Went to Food For Thought @ 8 Queen Street. I've always wanted to try it out but never had the opportunity to do so till now. We arrived at around noon on a saturday morning and it was already pretty filled up by then. Luckily there was still a table available and we were seated after 5 minute wait. The picture above was the table "placemat" (is that the right term to use?)

For 2 people, we ordered a salad, a pasta, a side and a dessert to share. This is one of the techniques that I use so that we can enjoy our food and desserts while ensuring that we do not overeat the calories. 

We ordered the Slow Cooked Broccoli with crispy tofu salad ($9) ...

Followed by the Chunky Sausage and Tomato Linguine ($14)

A mushrooms with bacon and onions side ($4)

And a red velvet cake ($10)

Food was lovely and absolutely delectable on the palate. The mushrooms with bacon was awfully good, a wonderful mix of bacon fat and onions. Yes I did feel a tad guilty eating it but I did try to remove the visible bits of fat to make myself feel better haha. The pasta was good, al dente and the sauce was not overwhelming. The real highlight is the red velvet cake. 

It was a marriage between layers of cream and cake. The proportions were done just right - good amount of cream and cake. Guilty pleasure. We would have loved to finish the entire thing but we felt very guilty doing so, and left 1/3 of the cake on the plate. Haha. 

We spent about $40 for 2 people. It was very nice and I will be back the next time to try out their breakfast/brunch menu. Yum yum!

Club Sandwich @NUSS Kent Ridge

I love club sandwiches and if I visit a cafe at a club (yacht club, golf club, etc club) I would check out their club sandwich. Today, I decided to try the club sandwich at the NUSS Kent Ridge. Not bad at all. Very generous with the bacon and ham. Came with a side of house salad and potato chips instead of fries. All in all, good value at <$9 if I didn't remember wrongly. 

Weightloss tip, remove one layer of the bread to cut off 90 calories from this portion ;)

Avocado banana smoothie @ breeks cafe

And so I went to Breeks Cafe at Changi Airport Terminal 2. Having just came back from Batam, I was still craving for their avocado chocolate smoothie thing and was hoping to find something similar in Singapore. Turns out that Breeks actually have this Avocado banana smoothie thing that looked really good so we decided to try. The marriage of bananas and avocado was heavenly. They have this cookie bits in between the layers that added the extra crunch and flavour to the drink. I was very very happy. I think this is good as a meal on its own but I would recommend you to just share it with a friend and enjoy it alongside with other food. 

Will definitely be back!

Carl's Junior @ Vivocity

Low Carb and Double Special for me

No carbs, no sauce. 

Went to Carl's Junior at Vivocity. Whenever I'm feeling fat, I would order the low carb burger. Today, I decided to up the ante and go without sauce. It was a low carb and low fat special. It doesn't taste as plain as it looks because the meat patty itself already has flavour in it. The lettuce were very fresh, crispy and juicy. Burger was really huge and I couldn't finish it, had to give half of it to my dinner date. He was a very happy boy today. 

Guilt free comfort food. 

PS: On non fat days, I go for the fatty guacamole burger. I'm a sucker for avocado :P

California Pizza Kitchen

Thin Crust Pesto Chicken Pizza

Chinese Chicken Salad

Hummus

Swung by California Pizza Kitchen at Forum for some good ol' American fare. Had my first taste of CPK in Philadelphia years ago. Fell in love with it. Maybe because I grew up eating asian food so pizza, american, anything angmoh type food is kinda like a treat to me. In any case, CPK was the first time I really tried a pizza that is not the standard Pizza Hut kinds that I grew up eating. I was blown away that pizza can actually taste good. :P

Hence when I came back to Singapore, I was really craving CPK and to my surprise they actually have a branch in Singapore! It has been my favorite go to place when I have those insatiable cravings for pizza and salads. 

Today we ordered hummus, chinese chicken salad and thin crust pesto chicken pizza. I am a big fan of thin crust pizzas, hence the fascination with Skinny Pizza where they have by far the thinnest crust ever. Love it whenever I hear the crunch of the crust and tasting savoury toppings at the same time. I think what I love about CPK is that every bite is full of flavor and the toppings aren't overly cheesy where you get sick after a certain point. Definitely will be back again. :)