Green Iron Booster Smoothie

Ingredients: for 2 pax

1 medium cucumber

1 bunch of spinach

3 kiwis

1 cup of grapes

Water

Mix all the ingredients and enjoy.

Don’t be intimidated by the green color of juice. Though green is not the usual color of drinks, the taste is good.

The flavors of grapes and kiwi will mask the taste of spinach.

I can’t believe I’m able to try this. Haha.

Green Iron Booster Smoothie

VERDICT
WILL:  Abbey showed me the next concoction of our juice and his eyes glimmer! Haha! 

What are the ingredients? Kiwi, green grapes, cucumber, and spinach. Cucumber and spinach were bland, kiwi and grapes gave it’s sweet flavour in the juice! It is green and it will make you feel healthy. 

Go! Go! Boost your Iron! 

Cornbread Recipe

Ingredients:

1 box of corn bread mix (this is a cheat as I haven’t found the corn mill nor the corn muffin mix on the stores that I visited)

1 can of whole kernel corn

1 can of cream-style corn

1 egg

1/3 cup oil

1 cup milk

Sugar (optional)

Preheat the oven to 204 C.

Grease a baking pan.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until well incorporated and transfer to the pan.

Bake for 25-28 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Serve with coffee or tea.

Cornbread

VERDICT
WILL: The menu is in Abbey’s hands from 2017 and non-availability of some ingredients hinders him in baking it. But once it was written in our calendar, he can’t do anything but cook it! Haha! So, he looked north, south, east and west just to find the main ingredient. The corn mill! Haha! 

The bread is moist, and the aroma unleashes everytime it is in front of you. The corn kernels bids the taste like it was corn muffin of Kenny Rogers! Winner! 

Wondering what will be the next product on Abbey’s baking session! 

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Pasta Recipe

5 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

1 lime juice extracted 

1 tbsp cumin seeds

10 pcs shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/4 kg cooked pasta  

4 tbsp. butter

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. red pepper flakes

1 bunch of fresh cilantro

Lime slices 

Marinate the shrimp for 30minutes in olive oil, 1/2 lime juice and cumin. Cooked the shrimp with butter, set aside. Toss in garlic, and red pepper flakes and cook about 1 minute. Add your cooked pasta and return shrimp to skillet. Add cilantro and serve with lime slices.

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Pasta

VERDICT
ABBEY : Every now and then Wilma is reinventing our pasta flavors. Now she made it with shrimp, cilantro and lime. The flavor is bursting on each bite. I really like the “zesty-ness” of lime. It went well with shrimp and complements the cilantro. Try it on your next pasta dinner.

Tiger Sugar Singapore - Brown Sugar Boba Milk with Cream Mousse

ABBEY: Two months passed from the first time we bought Tiger Milk Tea but the queue is still long when we came back.

Don’t be calorie-conscious when you want to buy their signature drink for less than 6SGD; Brown Sugar Boba Milk with Cream Mousse. I’m telling you, you don’t want to know.

The drink is Instagram-able. It looks like the tiger stripes. And you need mix it well before drinking for ultimate flavor. It is sweet, creamy and smooth. Not an everyday drink but can indulge to it from time to time.

WILL: Months ago when we first taste the Tiger Sugar Milk Tea. Well, it hit us hard! But because of it’s location we can’t get it often. 

So what is the difference? Tiger Sugar’s Brown Sugar Boba Milk with Cream Mousse is definitely a star! Your brain will alarm you that this milk tea is too sweet but fulfilling! Haha. The texture is thick and you can’t stop yourself into sipping after another. All I can say that is worth the queue. 

Hey Tiger Sugar, where will you open more branches please? 😉

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Tiger Sugar Singapore - Popular Brown Sugar Milk

(F)https://www.facebook.com/tigersugarSGofficial/ 

(H) 11am - 10pm

(A) Capitol Piazza, B2-32 ( City Hall MRT station Exit D)

Artea SG - Tea and Pancake

ABBEY: Artea’s mango milkshake has the closest taste of Philippine mango. It has the right ratio of mango ang milkshake thus they are not overpowering each other. Not too sweet as well. 

Unfortunately they ran out of their famous soufflé. Anyway we got the drink one for one. 

Artea SG - Tea and Pancake
Passion Mango and Fresh Mango Milkshake 

WILL: Totally recommended by my foodie ex-Boss, Ma’am Ivy and we really did make way just to taste it before the buy-one-take-one promotion ends. 

Abbey tried the Fresh Mango Milkshake and I dared myself for a cup of Passion Mango. If! Yes if! If you are not fond of sour taste, do not waste your money in this drink, but if you are like me, who recharges itself on sour food, go for it! It’s sour taste is refreshing and feels like packed with Vitamin C. Mango tidbits gives a hint of sweetness. 

I will definitely go back in here, a good alternative for any other cafes. 🤗

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Artea SG 

(F)https://www.facebook.com/arteasg/

(H)11AM - 10PM

(A)1 Harbourfont Walk Vivo City #01-100

(T) 8305 2712

Mercure Singapore On Stevens

ABBEY: We booked a night’s stay at Mercure Hotel on Christmas Eve. Good to hear when the staff told me that our room was ready for early check-in. Yey. The room was not that big as well as the toilet but the sheets and bed are clean. It has a gym with most of the basic equipments and two pools (lap and infinity).

We had our dinner at one of the hotel restaurants, Winestone. I enjoyed ham, chorizo, olives, a glass of red wine while listening to their live band.

The buffet breakfast is on that same restaurant and I had a couple of plates of bacon, eggs, bread, prata, idli and vada.The hotel is nowhere near a shopping mall or convenience store but 

they have shuttle service. Just hop on.

WILL: Abbey chose to celebrate the festivities in a hotel staycation. To get a satisfying rate, I browse booking.com and I hooked it up with Abbey’s Shopback Account. Discount + shopback is truly glorious! Haha! We booked Mercure Singapore On Stevens for 2D1N $221 inclusive of breakfast, from 24th - 25th December. 

The room is small for my expectation there is no desk for your laptop, only a small dresser, not advisable for business travellers. The bed looks, smells, and feels clean but I found four (yes counted it) big black ants on it. You can have an access on their lap pool, infinity pool and gym.

For dinner we went for Winestone. Ordered Plant Base Burger (S$19) and it made my eyes glistening. Their vegan burger is a winner. The taste and texture is totally different. It totally taste like meat! My brain can’t fathom how they do that specially the “fibre” of it. Oh darn! That night, there’s a band playing. Magical night. Got a discount by buying a FAVE voucher. Wink-wink. 

On our breakfast, it is still in Winestone! I indulge on their crispy pork bacon! Soaked prata in curry sauce and mix it with mint is heavenly! Yum! They offer a hot noodle soup too! Not a huge array of choices but all in there is enough for me. 

Another experience to be grateful and remembered.

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Mercure Singapore on Stevens

(W) https://www.novotel-singapore-stevens.com

(A) 28 Stevens Road, #01-01, Singapore 257878 

(T)+65 6491 6100

Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant

ABBEY: We happened to pass by this restaurant when we jog and wonder when we will dine in there. It was on New Year’s Eve. I felt the festive spirit upon going in. A live band plays their repertoire, kids playing “water” pong, and each guest is with their loved ones. 

I had Smoky BBQ Pork ribs. It was indicated in the menu that it was a half slab but it look like a whole one when served and it also came with fries and greens. The ribs are peeling off the meat and the meat is tender. I like it to dip in the truffle mayo sauce. I also have some of pork sausage which taste really good. 

Oh, did I mention that 20SGD was taken out of our bill? That’s how Starker celebrate the holidays.

Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant
My Favourites
 

Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant
Smoky BBQ Pork Ribs

IT'S A DATE! :) 

Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant
MENU

Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant
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WILL: We maximise the time left on 2018 and we decided not to cook and just go out and celebrate the New Year’s eve at Starker. 

It will be a year of the pig and we indulged in pork varieties in Starker Punggol. Haha! Abbey ordered (B01) My Favourites and I attended my pork sausage cravings! 

It is not the ordinary sausage from your grocery stores. The meat and fat was perfectly packed. The pepper is not overpowering and the Truffle Mayonnaise dip make it more special. One is enough to fill my appetite. 

Figured out that Starker Punggol have a S$20 promotion, we availed it. Do not fret, they have new promotions now and then. 

Punggol/Sengkang residents, this is a hidden gem at WaterwayPoint! Live band, drinks and be merry! 

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Stärker Concept Punggol Restaurant 

(W) http://www.starkergroup.com

(H) Monday to Friday & Eve of PH/PH – 12:00pm to 12:00am

Saturday and Sunday – 10:00am to 12:00am

(A) 85 Punggol Central #01-01 ~ 04

(T) +65 6925 9381

Frozen Brazo de Mercedes Recipe

This is a twist to the classic Brazo de Mercedes that you will surely love.

INGREDIENTS:

Meringue
10 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Confectioners sugar

Custard:
10 egg yolks
14 ounces condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Crust:
1 200g-pack or graham crackers (preferably crushed)
1/2 block of butter (melted)

Vanilla ice cream

Procedure:

Meringue:
Put the egg whites and cream of tartar in a mixer. Beat them until the mixture bubbles. Make the meringue by gradually adding the granulated sugar. Mix until soft peaks are formed.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place wax paper in a cookie sheet and grease it. Put the meringue and flatten it to 1/2-inch thickness. Bake it in the oven for the 22 minutes. When time is up, let the meringue cool.

Dust it with confectioners sugar to easily remove it from the wax paper.

Custard:
While baking the meringue, whisk the yolks and mix it with the condensed milk and vanilla extract. Put it in a pot and set the heat to low while mixing it thoroughly.  Once done, set it aside.


Crust:

In a bowl, mix butter and graham crackers until the texture is like a wet sand. This will serve as your base. Put the mixture in a serving dish and compress it with the bottom of a glass. Place it on a freezer to harden. 

Assembly:

Spread the custard on top of the crust.

Layer it vanilla ice cream.

Put the meringue on top.

Frozen Brazo de Mercedes

VERDICT
WILL: Can’t sleep and I kept on browsing the internet and there’s a recipe that blew my mind. So...without hesitation I sent the link to Abbey. Another challenge for him! 

Tell you! This dessert makes me happy! I am not sure but my brain releases happy hormones! Wohooo! The taste is totally amazing. The merengue gives a soft texture, custard is chewy and vanilla ice cream blends perfectly. The crumbly crust balances the all in all sweetness. It is addicting! 

This is real! Another dessert on Abbey’s sleeves! Blessed to have this kind of hubby! 

GrabFood – Order Food Online To Your Doorstep

ABBEY: Grabfood’s promotion was too good to be true but it is true. If you’re a new user of the app you can get a free meal capped at 20SGD. Yes, 100% off. 

I don’t know the end date for this but we tried it to order our lunch. I got a big serving of mutton set meal. We went 4 SGD over but still a good price to keep me and Wilma’s tummy full.

GrabFood – Order Food Online To Your Doorstep
Royal Pratas and Curries Corner

WILL: We supposedly go out for a lunch but there’s no enough time for us to do it. And to take advantage on the GrabFood’s promotion (code: FREEMEAL) for $18 off for new users and free delivery we decided to just lay and tap the grabfood app. Hehe. 

Grabfood ot the rescue! 

Abbey advised me to download the app and choose whatever food that may please me. Haha. Tadaaan! From Royal Pratas & Curries Corner I ordered Fish Briyani and a Mutton Set Meal for hubby! Total $4 payment inclusive of delivery. Yey! Indeed it is a gift of GrabFood for the holiday season. 

That is for lunch. 

After 2 hours, Abbey and I craved for McD. Lazy to go out from Mercure Singapore On Stevens, we hit the GrabFood app again and used the promo code for delivery. Shockingly, it was delivered earlier than expected. Love it. 

I felt the easiness of using a delivery app. And love it because of the promotional codes. Will I use it again, yes of course. Hope they will cater Jollibee delivery soon too.  

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GrabFood

(W)https://www.grab.com/sg/food/

Singapore Zam Zam - Famous Murtabak in Singapore

ABBEY: Singapore Zam Zam is a famous restaurant in Arab Street. You won’t miss it if you go there; it’s always packed and some staff are outside the place just to invite diners to come in. I ordered one of the item they were known for: murtabak. I got chicken and sardine. 

They are full of flavor and not that spicy. One serving is for sharing so bring a friend.

Singapore Zam Zam - Famous Murtabak in Singapore
Kway Teow Goreng 

Singapore Zam Zam - Famous Murtabak in Singapore
Sardine Mutabak

Singapore Zam Zam - Famous Murtabak in Singapore
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WILL: Looking for a luscious Indian meal? Be practical and head to the one and only Singapore ZamZam. Oh, you won’t spend too much in here! You do not need to. 

I ordered a vegetarian mee goreng and sardine murtabak. The sardine murtabak injected joy in me. The bread is thin, bit crispy and suits with fish curry sauce. Mee goreng filled up my tummy. Spiciness is delicate. 

Definitely recommended! A 10-min walk from Bugis MRT. 

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Singapore Zam Zam 

(W) https://zamzamsingapore.com/

(H) Monday – Sunday : 07:00 – 23:00

(A) 697-699 N Bridge Rd, Singapore 198675

(T) +65 6298 6320

SilkAir Asia's Most Awarded Regional Airline - Singapore - Siem Reap - Singapore

ABBEY: Silk Air flew us from Singapore to Cambodia and back. We landed safely after a 2-hour flight. I feel comfortable in my seat specially my legs. :) 

There are less passengers in the return trip thus we have more room for ourselves. Food is good and the staff attended to us to their best.

SilkAir: Asia's Most Awarded Regional Airline
Singapore - Siem Reap - Singapore

WILL: SilkAir is a subsidiary of Singapore Air, and because they are related, as usual, sometimes they are way cheaper than the budget airlines if you hit a promotion or you booked 60 days early. 

We booked our roundtrip plane from Singapore to Siem Reap. 30kgs baggage and food is included. A very reasonable price of SGD294.40 per pax 

The plane do not have its own tv per seat but they do have an app that you can connect while in plane and watch a movie or tv series. Food serving is small and not that tasty. I do not complain, better to have one than nothing at all. Hehe. Seat color looks untidy. Hope they will change their color theme. 

Great flight. ❤️

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SilkAir

(W) https://www.silkair.com/

Where to Eat in Siem Reap, Cambodia

ABBEY:

New Leaf Eatery

After a whole day walk during the temple tour, we had a late lunch at New Leaf. It is a social enterprise restaurant where they are donating part of their profits to charity.

I ordered Vegetable curry. It has pumpkin, long beans, cauliflower, and broccoli. The curry is on the sweet side but I liked it, and it is creamy as well.

High Tea buffet in the Living Room at Park Hyatt Siem Reap

We decided to splurge a little and we booked a reservation at Park Hyatt to have high tea. It was presented very well; looks like pieces of jewelry.

It has sliders, cookies, panettone, macarons, and cakes. Teas, coffees, and juices are on free flow. I like the sliders and macarons the most. Make sure to put no sugar on your coffee, the icing on the cookies will complement the taste.

Temple Design Restaurant

For out dinner after a day of temple tour, we happened to eat at a bar and restaurant with the name Temple. I was attracted by their grilled dishes but ended up ordering “adobo”-like dish. At first spoonful it really was adobo but on the sweeter side. The pork meat as well as the fat melts in your mouth. Enough to fill me up and give me satisfaction and comfort after a day’s walk. They also serve local and Western dishes.

Festive High Tea buffet in the Living Room at Park Hyatt Siem Reap

New Leaf Eatery Siem Reap Menu

Temple Design Restuarant Siem Reap Menu

WILL: We visited once the PUB Night Market but Abbey and I are too old for all those noise and too crowded place. 

To get some good local food we chose to dine at: 

New Leaf Eatery - we had our late lunch here. It is indeed an award after all the long walk and battle against  sunrays. Once you are seated, you will be welcomed by a drink and a cold towel! Wohhoooo! A quencher! I ordered the famous fish amok. Everything is awesome. From the way of serving up to its taste. The sauce is creamy and doesn’t lack any flavour. Super! 

A nap after the temple tour, we decided to walk (500m) to Temple Design Restaurant. It is located at the corner of Ring Boutique Street. What funny is, the alcoholic drinks have the same price as sodas. Haha. I went for the Nom Banh Chock. And it only costs USD2.50 on their promotion. The noodles were perfectly firm and the sauce complemented it well. While dining, we got a chance to watch a UFC fightthrough  their huge tv screen. This is way lot cheaper than eating at their PUB street. 

Saturday is layback time for us. Before going to our hot air balloon ride, we took a high tea at The Living Room of Park Hyatt Siem Reap. I keep wondering how this 3-tier small bite bread/desserts can fill my stomach? On their Festive High Tea menu, some of the bread selection reminds us of what we are eating in the Philippines on our childhood days. For me, the price (US$35)is pretty steep, you may look for an alternative when you visit Siem Reap. 

That’s the three restaurants that marked on our Siem Reap visit. Hope this list will help you. 

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New Leaf Eatery 

(W)https://newleafeatery.com

(A)Group 10, Phum Mondul 1 Svay Dungkum, No. 306 Street 9 Siem Reap Kingdom of Cambodia

(T)+855 (0) 78 942 931

Temple Design Restaurant

(F)https://www.facebook.com/TempleDesignRestaurant/

(H)6AM - 2AM

(A)Sok San Road , Svay Dangkhom (834.28 mi)Siem Reap, Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey, Cambodia 17251

The Living Room of Park Hyatt Siem Reap

(W)https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/cambodia/park-hyatt-siem-reap/repph/dining

(A) Sivutha Blvd, Krong Siem Reap 17259, Cambodia

(T)+85563211234

Plaza Premium Lounge Siem Reap

ABBEY: As our Cambodia trip is coming to an end and our Citibank Priority Pass is about to expire, we used it to access Plaza Premium Lounge and the USD35++(per pax) was waived. 

The lounge was quiet and I feel comfortable. My first drink was 7Up. I don’t know but the drink has more fizz and more refreshing. Haha. I indulged in chicken and fried rice, but they also have noodles, sandwiches and salad. 

You can also get wines and beer from the bar.

Plaza Premium Lounge Siem Reap

WILL: We are forever grateful for Citibank for giving us free membership of Priority Pass. For this year, we went for Plaza Premium Lounge at Siem Reap International Airport. 

The overall design is modern but a hint of local traditions. It is quiet which gives a relaxing aura that is totally opposite inside the airport. Well lit not only by lighting fixtures but the rays of the sun. 

Food is okay. Nothing extraordinary. The comfort room is clean and really do gives comfort. 

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Plaza Premium Lounge Siem Reap

(W) https://www.plazapremiumlounge.com/

(H) 0500 - 0100 daily

(A) Siem Reap International Airport (Departure)