Singapore wedding - Part III

And I wore:

Day

Night

Ok, ok, enough of this vanity and let's get back to the food, shall we?

Wedding Lunch - Part II

Going back to the recent wedding in Singapore, here's a picture of the beautiful bride taken during the tea ceremony/lunch.

If there are any brides to be reading this and looking for ideas for a stunning gown, here is one - but I think you have to be about 45kg to be able to carry this off.

Dinner at A & L's - Fri, 25th Jan 2008

Last night I had the pleasure of dining at A & L's house and also meeting A's lovely Mummy and Dad.

AB, P and I brought some food each; and by the end of the evening; drinking tea and eating desserts in the living room, the ladies were all comfortable enough to all end up sitting on the floor! A & L - thank you for a very nice evening - it was a pleasure to be invited to your home to share a lovely meal with your family and friends. (Thank you for the tea too).

Here's the food laden table with 2 huge platters of pasta made by A.

Please visit Pablo's & Reeda's blogs for more pics and words.

I brought some herb crusted roast beef. The crust is made up of some flour, homemade wholemeal breadcrumbs, mixed herbs, grainy mustard, salt & black pepper and olive oil. Pat firmly on surface of meat and put meat on onion wedges. Roast slowly (Oven mark 5/6) for approx 2 hours. Let the meat rest for 45 mins before slicing. Serve with pepper cream sauce and hot English mustard.

Here is Reeda's photo of me slicing the meat. Oooh - the meat is pretty rare in the middle.

And P's photo of the meat,

before being simply garnished with A's roast potatoes and a few sprigs of spring onion.

Reeda's roast shoulder of lamb.

A's seafood pasta with a most unusual orange sauce which complemented the prawns and mussels.

Garlic and Anchovy Dip with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

These fat little pillows of soft roasted garlic are very sweet; with anchovies (John West), black pepper, parsley and olive oil.

Bunny's dessert (no, this is not straight out of a cookbook although it well could be, but from here.

Photogs - P, Badi and Reeds.

Thurs, 24th Jan 2008

Was at a very important birthday dinner last night - Lobster Salad was one of the starters. And guess what I have in my freezer right now - I had the shells/heads packed (all 4 of them for 4 tables of guests) to make a lobster bisque.

I think there is still some meat left in the legs...... yumms....

The biggest question now is - Do I know how to make lobster bisque??

Wedding Lunch - Part I

After the traditional tea ceremony, the family organised a simple lunch in a function room located in the grounds of their condo for immediate family and close friends.

The lunch was catered by Purple Sage and consisted of an assortment of food which I did not pay much attention to:

Air-flown Mesclun with Shredded Tea Smoked Chicken in Tangy Orange Dressing

Crispy Golden Parcel with Thai Plum dip

Breaded Prawns with Japanese Wasabi Mayo dip

Wok Fried Broccoli with Tofu in Almond Butter Sauce

Oven Baked Boneless Coffee Chicken on a bed of crisp vermicelli
Baked Fish Fillet with Fiery Cayenne Pepper Sauce

Fried Rice

Bread and Butter Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Because of THIS!!!

A huge vat of LAKSA... (yes, I know I had laksa for dinner the night before)

And this also kept my mind off the food on the table - I've cropped most of the picture but this was a whole suckling pig, carefully chopped into bite sized pieces by the uncle of the bride.

He made sure the Auntie table which I was sitted at was constantly topped-up with all the choice parts. Auntie-hood has its privileges!

Here is a pic of the crispiness.

The Hotel

With some conference going on, I think I found the last room in Singapore within my budget. It was lovely!

First stop - bathroom - small bath, 3 of each of huge bath sheet, face & hand towels. 2 sets of La Source toiletries and a great hand held shower.

Ironing board/iron/bathrobes, slippers, shoe shapers, safe, extra pillows and blankets in wardrobe.

Well-stocked mini-bar with the usual paraphernalia, complimentary coffee/tea service.

My favourite feature - see that little tube like thing at the bottom of the lamp - it's actually a tiny reading light which you have move to have the bulb shine directly onto your book and with the rest of the lights switched off in the room, you can read without disturbing your sleeping companion; quite similar to the lights you find on aircrafts.

And a comfy king-sized bed.

A comfy TV chair, a fab TV and chocs, fruits and mints from the hotel

I didn't take a picture of the writing table, but it's all glass and chrome with no drawers, and a nice soft leather 'director's chair'. Nice location with great shops all around, I can quite happily stay here again.

Friday, 18th Jan 2008

I thought I will take a break from food to show you a pair of shoes I bought from GEOX (The shoe that breathes) at Takashimaya.

I always thought they only made shoes like these (sacrificing style for comfort) so I was very pleasantly surprised to find something which was so stylish (love the silver tone Gucci-uesque buckles), which fitted so well and most importantly it had heels! yeah. Here they are.

I hope they (and I) can withstand the 10 hours of standing daily I shall be doing for almost a week next month. I also bought some nice comfy insoles and some gel cushions to slip into the shoes for extra comfort; although on second thoughts will these block the holes which lets your feet breathe? I've also bought some spray which will help keep them clean and in pristine condition (I hope).

While we're on the subject of shopping, I also bought these. I was sold immediately when the SA said the magic words - "instant effect" about the Defining Eye Lift. The Face Treatment Oil claims to 'revitalise and promote radiant looking skin'. And the Shaping Facial Lift 'reshapes the oval of the face' and 'reduces heaviness of the features due to ageing'. This product is pretty new so it's not on their website yet but it's very similar to this.

How could you not help but quickly flash the good old credit card upon an onslaught of such a sales pitch?