Wawa's Ramblings

Went to Chinatown on Saturday to soak in the festivities of the coming Chinese New Year. Well, actually, we went there to try out this dessert shop on Temple street that was featured on the telly a couple of nights ago. Ji loves 'fa shang wu' (peanut cream) and all those traditional cantonese desserts so we had to check out this shop. The place was packed but we managed to get a seat within 10 minutes 'cos it's an eat-and-go kindda place. We had a bowl of peanut cream, walnut cream and bean curd with gingko nuts. Both the peanut and walnut cream were pretty good, smooth and creamy. (no pictures 'cos the place was just so crowded and we were sharing seats). Also tried the yam cake. It was pretty decent but nowhere as good as the one Ji makes.

After jostling with the crowd, we headed to Brewerkz at riverside point for an early dinner. We ordered the mussels ($17.99) for Ji, and chicken quesadillas ($16.99) and sauteed mushrooms ($7.99). The food as always did not disappoint and the cold beer was a perfect way to cool down on a very hot afternoon.

Labels: american food

We convinced C to give us a treat with her prize money and she finally agreed to part with $50. CK went to the market and bought 6 Sri Lankan crabs for $44. The crabs were pretty fierce as CK struggled to kill them. He was quite wary of handling the live crabs, remembering the freak accident a year ago when a grandfather died after being pierced by a crab which had some sort of deadly poison. I had the easier task of cleaning the crabs and cooking my signature black pepper crabs. The sauce is loaded with onions, garlic, pepper and a good dose of caramelized sugar, resulting in a lip smacking gooey mess. Absolutely delicious and for a fraction of the price of those served at the seafood restautants.

Labels: home cooking