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wine & dine & me
During our first Basics class Lynette introduced us to a few folks from Wine & Dine that she said were doing a story about Palate Sensations. This past Saturday Chef Francois said that the article had been included in the November issue which was already out on newsstands.
I had always hoped my first foray into the glossies would be me looking chic on the arm of some Hollywood up and coming star. Not so says the universe.
i saw the sign
This post has nothing to do with food. Good thing I am supreme ruler of this blog and can talk about whatever the heck I please. Today, we’re talking about signs. One particular sign actually. Sadly, this will not be about the hit song “The Sign” popularized by the very talented Ace of Base.
Singapore, as you might be aware, is a land of many rules. I love rules therefore I love Singapore.
mk trendy, bangkok
Hotpot, steamboat, shabu shabu. Different names, same thing – lazy restaurant that makes you do all the cooking.
MK Trendy is a hotpot chain in Bangkok known especially for their special dipping sauce. Sweet and salty and just a smidge spicy with sesame seed and cilantro for added smiles.
I wasn’t blown away by the food here but I’m sharing because MK Trendy has a few things that you really need to see to believe.
a map for the beaten path
I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile but never quite got around to it. I’ve started a custom Google map of all of the places featured on this blog. A link to the Singapore one is over yonder on the right. I’ll put up a Bay Area one as soon as I get around to it.
Blame it on WordPress that you can’t embed a real Google Map into your sidebar. I suppose that’s what I get for not using Blogger. Anyway, some of the Singapore locations aren’t so easy with the addresses so I hope this helps you track down those places.
Happy Eating!
easily amused
They are pretty serious about chilli here. What goes on a hot dog? Mustard, ketchup, tomato, relish, and onions. Oh and chilli. A LOT of chilli. Not THAT kind of chili with the beans and such. The other kind of chilli. These remind me of milking cows. (Keep your Hanford jokes to yourself.) Good ol’ Ikea.
flavor tripping?
Ever heard of the miracle fruit? Me neither up until about 20 minutes ago. My marathon kdrama watching (Hello, Miss! if you’re wondering) was interrupted by some internet perusing and this article by the NYT.
So here’s the summary:
- It’s small and red like a cranberry.
- You chew the sucker and rub the pulp all over your tongue.
- It makes everything you eat for the next 30 minutes to 2 hours sweet. Goat cheese turns into cheesecake, beer turns into a chocolate shake and cheapy tequila morphs into Patron.
- People are holding food tripping parties to partake in the craziness that ensues.
- No apparent side effects from consumption.
- More info at the Wikipedia entry here.
Okay so who’s with me? Let’s get some berries and cheap tequila.
fancy a biscuit?
It’s a lazy Sunday (my favorite kind). I’m sitting around watching the marathon of “Living with the Mek” on the Travel Channel. It’s pretty interesting actually. My fam just left a few hours ago and just like everytime we separate, I get uber bored when they leave.
So in addition to garlic peanut eating and TV watching, I figure this is as good a time as any to catch up on some blogging.
What’s up with the biscuit? Looks like a run of the mill graham cracker, huh? Actually….
It’s my iPod in disguise!
I ordered this back in January to cover the Christmas present that I got from my brothers. Like a dummy I had it sent to my parent’s address so I didn’t get to enjoy it for awhile. My iPod suffered a few scratches in the meantime. Anyway, they are $10 plus $2 for shipping and handling and come in a couple different flavors/colors. They come with a plastic cover for the screen (not a crappy sticker thing but an actual cover) and I haven’t had any trouble with the clickwheel covering. If you’re jealous, get your own here.
a rockband easter
I headed home to Hanford this weekend for the first time since the holidays. Since my middle brother started college, it’s been harder to get the whole family together. Whenever we are in the same place at the same time, fun and hilarity ensue. I have an awesome family. My mom feeds me until I burst and still lets me be a baby when I’m too lazy to take care of myself, my dad pretty much knows everything in the whole world and can fix/do/make anything, my three brothers are slightly crazy but in a good way.
The food portion of this post is about ginisang corned beef (ginisang = sauteed // corned beef = from the can). My mom asked me what I wanted to eat and I don’t know what possessed me but I picked this. It’s garlic, onions, and potatoes sauteed with canned corned beef. Comfort food for sure. It’s a dish that we had all the time growing up (very cost effective for a big family plus easy leftovers that can be made into torta).
the mystery of the butterfly carrots
Sounds like some whack Nancy Drew novel.
I’m sad to say that I missed our first few instances of this phenomena but once I caught on I started snapping pictures whenever these mysterious butterfly shaped carrots appeared. They are everywhere. The above example is even more weird because the 2nd butterfly has a strange green streak running through it. I thought it was something on top of the carrot but its not.
happy 100th post and 1000th visit!
I can’t believe this is my 100th post! According to WordPress it is so I guess I have to believe it. I’m pretty surprised with myself as I kinda thought that I would start this and then abandon it in a month or two. I think it helps that I’ve been doing a lot of traveling, I love eating, and I have friends that also love eating. I don’t have any fancy visitor tracking, but WordPress does tell me how people get to my blog. It looks like I get the most traffic from search results. It’s fun to see the random searches that made their way over. Stuff like ‘bean noodles witch yoo hee’ (which I have a perfect post about!), ‘plaza premium lounge airport’ (which I stayed at a few months ago), and ‘recipe for belly buttons dessert’ (wth is this?).
To celebrate this big milestone, a cupcake for me and a cupcake for you. 
I made this awhile back but have yet to post about it. It’s your regular, run of the mill chocolate cake mix with homemade peanut butter frosting/glaze. Decorated of course with chocolate sprinkles. I used this recipe from Baking Bites. The only change I made was that I only used 1 1/2 cups of confectioner’s sugar and I ended up using 1% milk since that’s what I have in my fridge. I also don’t have an electric mixer so I couldn’t get the frosting fluffy. It turned out more of a glaze than a frosting which is a-ok for me. You have to put the sprinkles on right after you put the frosting on. Otherwise they won’t stick.
Happy Eating!
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