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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 ...

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 Sug...

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. 🤗 *** Artea SG...

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 incl...

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 MENU WILL:  We maximise the time left ...

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 extra...

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 ...

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 MENU 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 recomm...

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 colo...

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 end...

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 ...