It must be the weather. Of late I have an indescribable craving for juices - fruit juice as well as juicy fruits. Yesterday I bought a 750ml glass bottle of Why Not? biodynamic carrot juice (imported from Germany) from RFG. Poured it over [Superfood Greens spirulina/hemp granola + chia + protein powder] this morning. It was so carroty and fresh and you could almost feel the vit A/C coursing through your veins. + a juicy October sun plum on the side, with additional snackies like homemade butter, JEM caramelly maca almond butter & some nuts. Yum.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
0 Doughy, carby, chocolatey
Things have been busy lately, but it's the repetitive-kind-of-busy, which means not much progress made on the lab front. At least I've managed to clear 90% of confocal imaging, which was my target set for 31-12-12. I'm really quite sick of lab now; what's keeping me sane is knowing that it'll all be over in a matter of months time. It's so near yet so far. I know all this will pass in a whiz, yet during this period of time there's still the data to process, thesis to write, poster presentation. These very thoughts scare me.
On the food front, things could not have been better. I take every meal, especially breakfasts and Sunday dinners, as an opportunity to exercise creativity. From Christmassy oatmeal themes featuring s'nog (soy nogs) and homemade cranberry sauce (above) to pools of hot mole chocolate made with good quality dark chocolate like Godiva and Fauchon (below).
This week I also bought Rudi's cinnamon raisin bagels which I had for a quick lunch today before going off to Middle Earth. Mouthfuls of doughy carbs paired with mushy avocado and flakey salmon = pure satisfaction.
Dinner was aloo matar gajar, basic indian curry with potatoes, peas and carrots (translated in that order). I added carrots for extra bulk. Alongside I had a hunk of Curry Times' curry bun, which was filled with even more potatoey goodness, and I must admit, their filling was much tastier than mine. I loved the soft sweet white bread bun. Doughy carbs again!
It's yet another eventful year gone by. I'll be ruminating on the changes and challenges I'll like to take on for 2013 as I reflect on events of 2012. Maybe a dedicated post tomorrow, if I can fit the time in.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
0 Lovely Sunday
Sunday Dinner Menu [for 1]
Soup: Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix (green split peas, yellow split peas, barley, lentils and vegetable pasta)and baby carrots simmered in water for 40 mins, blended in soy milk and topped with roasted garlic and roasted red peppers.
Salad: Curly lettuce, iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and avocado massaged in a apple cider vinegar and hazelnut oil dressing.
Toast: SwissBake Abendbrot (evening bread) topped with avocado, canned tuna and the remainder of roasted red peppers.
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It's been a while since I posted. Basically my life is on repeat mode right now: sleep, wake, eat, lab, home. Every night I reach home so dead tired I don't feel like doing anything else. Not the most healthy of lifestyles, but when time and results are of the essence, what can I do? Fortunately, I've completed the time-point experiments so now the timing of heat shocks and dissections are more flexible. But unfortunately also, school resumes tomorrow. Is it really the final year 4 already?
Apart from lab, which is dominating 90% of my life right now, this week also saw some other memorable events. Unlike mainstream Singaporeans who chose to celebrate NDP with the televised show (or at Marina Bay for those lucky ticket holders) the fam (except daddy who is in Malaysia) had a lovely vegetarian dinner at Original Sin at Chip Bee Gardens on National Day. I think they revamped their menu since the last time I went there for my 20th birthday two years ago. Nevertheless, their food remains wholesomely Mediterranean. I loved my order of Capsicum Quinoa - roasted capsicums stuffed with crunchy quinoa and topped with a delightfully refreshing mint tzatziki. It also came with antipasti (cherry tomatoes, grapes and olives in a zesty vingerish dressing) and salad. However I think the portion of quinoa was rather small for a main course. The chef's special of the day, potato gnocchi, sounded interesting, but I didn't feel very carbish that ngiht. No cameras that day so I can only rely on visual memory.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
2 Medz about mediterranean
A lonesome Sunday lunch at the Medz, tucked in a far corner of Orchard Central B2. This has a dining concept similar to Marche where you get a card which captures your orders, except that the food has a Mediterranean focus. The various stalls were ordered by cuisines of Mediterranean countries such as Greek, French, Tunisian, Italian etc.
I had the vegetable tagine with couscous ($8+). I was hoping it would come in those cute tagine earthenware pots but sadly, it was served without the lid. The stew was hearty and mildly spicy, with chunks of tender braised broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, tomato, corn and peas. The couscous was topped with a simple but delicious sweet golden raisins. Overall a very heartwarming dish, although the gravy was a bit oily and salty.
A view of the restaurant from the corner where I was sitting. I wouldn't mind a return visit to check out the paellas and kebab station, which looked really tempting.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
2 Pre-Exam fuel
Year 3 Sem 2 Final Exams, here I come!
Status: rushing to complete a 3000 word essay due on Wed (which has currently morphed into 5000+ words and counting), and unrevised work for my other modules are mounting, but not feeling a tinge of stress. Now, I'm stressing over why I don't feel stress.
Gluttony got the better of me and after my 17th seed of durian over the span of just three days, I'm starting to feel the effects of heatiness, bloatedness and maybe, sore throat. That makes 6 durian seeds a day! If I'm ever going to gain weight, I think it would have to be through durians. However, I just weighed myself and the scale has not budged. This reinforces my growing suspicion of a metabolic enzyme dysfunction in my system.
Anyway, to relieve my symptoms of durian overdose, I had in mind a simple dinner: a salad made out of leftover carrots, patty pan squash (its name is just too cute!), and red peppers. But the plan derailed - for the better. Initially wanted to just roast the peppers. Then I thought roasting the carrots would be a good idea too (think sweet caramelized carrots!) Seeing some fresh (wilted) thyme in the fridge, I used it with olive oil to coat the veggies. At the last minute I threw in a cute patty pan squash. And then, to feed my latest obsession, roasted garlic, I drizzled olive oil into a head of garlic and that went into the oven too. Meanwhile, I had some leftover yellow onions from last week's bolognese and attempted to caramelize onions. I also spied a box of scallops in the freezer. And so, 45 minutes later, my "simple salad" had evolved into a plate of yumminess:
Roasted Medit Veggies with Intense Garlic Toast
Ingredients
2/3 carrot, chopped
1/2 red pepper
1 patty pan
1/2 tsp fresh thyme
1 head garlic
1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
1 tsp raspberry balsamic vinegar
2 frozen scallops
1 tsp sunflower seeds
Olive oil as needed
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 200 C.
2. Coat carrots with olive oil and thyme.
3. Cut away the top part of garlic and drizzle some olive oil. Wrap the garlic head with foil.
4. Place carrots, pepper, patty pan and wrapped garlic into baking tray and roast for 30-40 min.
5. Meanwhile, caramelize onions. Heat pan, drizzle some olive oil and pour in onions. Intermittently, add a teaspoon or so of water to prevent burning. Watch closely!
6. Once onions are done (~30 min), pan-fry scallops, then sunflower seeds.
7. Toast a hunk of bread (Cedele wholemeal ciabatta)
8. Squeeze out the roasted garlic cloves (as many as you want) and mash.
9. Spread generously on toast.
10. Assemble the veggies and toast and enjoy!
With the roasted root vegetables, it was a very Mediterranean meal and harked back to lovely days in Turkey. It was also my first time roasting patty pan (instead of steaming) and I say roasting does amazing things to intensity the fragile flavors of the mini-saucer-like squash! And finally, roasted garlic has got to be the most amazing thing I discovered this year. The easiest and simplest "recipe" (does it even warrant to be called a recipe?) but delivers potent and robust flavors. It's pure garlic without the butter. I showed that to mum, and she warned me not to eat too much because of blood pressure lowering properties. Haha.
Thursday will be arriving!
(Should I take MRT or bus to school tmr? In light of recent events, I think I'd better play safe and take bus.)
Status: rushing to complete a 3000 word essay due on Wed (which has currently morphed into 5000+ words and counting), and unrevised work for my other modules are mounting, but not feeling a tinge of stress. Now, I'm stressing over why I don't feel stress.
Gluttony got the better of me and after my 17th seed of durian over the span of just three days, I'm starting to feel the effects of heatiness, bloatedness and maybe, sore throat. That makes 6 durian seeds a day! If I'm ever going to gain weight, I think it would have to be through durians. However, I just weighed myself and the scale has not budged. This reinforces my growing suspicion of a metabolic enzyme dysfunction in my system.
Anyway, to relieve my symptoms of durian overdose, I had in mind a simple dinner: a salad made out of leftover carrots, patty pan squash (its name is just too cute!), and red peppers. But the plan derailed - for the better. Initially wanted to just roast the peppers. Then I thought roasting the carrots would be a good idea too (think sweet caramelized carrots!) Seeing some fresh (wilted) thyme in the fridge, I used it with olive oil to coat the veggies. At the last minute I threw in a cute patty pan squash. And then, to feed my latest obsession, roasted garlic, I drizzled olive oil into a head of garlic and that went into the oven too. Meanwhile, I had some leftover yellow onions from last week's bolognese and attempted to caramelize onions. I also spied a box of scallops in the freezer. And so, 45 minutes later, my "simple salad" had evolved into a plate of yumminess:
Roasted Medit Veggies with Intense Garlic Toast
Ingredients
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 200 C.
2. Coat carrots with olive oil and thyme.
3. Cut away the top part of garlic and drizzle some olive oil. Wrap the garlic head with foil.
4. Place carrots, pepper, patty pan and wrapped garlic into baking tray and roast for 30-40 min.
5. Meanwhile, caramelize onions. Heat pan, drizzle some olive oil and pour in onions. Intermittently, add a teaspoon or so of water to prevent burning. Watch closely!
6. Once onions are done (~30 min), pan-fry scallops, then sunflower seeds.
7. Toast a hunk of bread (Cedele wholemeal ciabatta)
8. Squeeze out the roasted garlic cloves (as many as you want) and mash.
9. Spread generously on toast.
10. Assemble the veggies and toast and enjoy!
With the roasted root vegetables, it was a very Mediterranean meal and harked back to lovely days in Turkey. It was also my first time roasting patty pan (instead of steaming) and I say roasting does amazing things to intensity the fragile flavors of the mini-saucer-like squash! And finally, roasted garlic has got to be the most amazing thing I discovered this year. The easiest and simplest "recipe" (does it even warrant to be called a recipe?) but delivers potent and robust flavors. It's pure garlic without the butter. I showed that to mum, and she warned me not to eat too much because of blood pressure lowering properties. Haha.
Thursday will be arriving!
(Should I take MRT or bus to school tmr? In light of recent events, I think I'd better play safe and take bus.)
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