Bread & butter pudding recipe

Baked bread & butter pudding for breakfast this morning, using my new Tefal 30L oven for the first time, and it was a SUCCESS!

The kids polished every bit on their bowls.

 

It's really easy and fail-proof, I promise!

 

 

 

 

R E C I P E :

Ingredients:

50gm soft butter
10 slices soft white bread, cut diagonally (I removed the skin on the edge)

50gm raisins

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

350ml fresh milk

50ml heavy cream

2 eggs

25gm white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

 

Method:

1) Grease a 2-pint baking dish with a little butter

2) Cover the base of the dish with bread, with buttered side up.

3) Sprinkle raisins on top of bread layer.
4) Repeat this layering until dish is 3/4 filled.

5) Heat milk and cream together in saucepan over low heat. Do NOT boil.

6) In a large bowl, lightly whisk eggs, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla essence.

7) Pour in heated milk into bowl and continue whisking until light coloured.

8) Pour this mixture over the bread and press gently until all bread is soaked.

9) Leave it aside for 30min.

10) Bake in pre-heated oven, at 180deg and for 45 min.

 

 

Another family dinner at W.

Not too long ago, on my department retreat, this little piggy went for a hike. From Hort Park to Henderson Waves, to Telok Blangah SAFRA back to Hort Park again (!!!!)

For someone who hasn't exercised since Secondary school, I nearly passed out and complained to Hubby that my body was falling apart.

Le Husband was so kind and promptly signed us up for W Membership that very afternoon.

 

So today, we decided to make use of the privileges to have a family meal at W.

Upon signing up for your W membership, you get to enjoy 50% off room rates, spa, and dining vouchers, all valid for a year.

 

The pork rib steamed rice was yummeh.

Black Pasta with seafood

My emo Adam refused to take proper photos. Hfft.

But it's Ok, because I still have my Ashton.

"Carry me Mummy!"

My baby looks like a girl.....

The Boston lobster claws so HUGE

Quite obsessed with Chanel craze these days, especially tweeds and pearls. 

Outfit for the evening
Tweed jacket: Love Bonito
Graphic tee: GAP
Orange pants: G2000 Women
Pearl earrings and necklace: Chanel
Bag: Hermes Lindy 34
Shoes: Christian Louboutin pigalle 85

"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world" - Marilyn Monroe.

 

Claypot frog leg porridge in cold weather.

We were with Adam at his swimming lesson when the skies suddenly became overcast and started raining. Looks like we'll be seeing less of Instructor Desmond for a while.

On a positive note, Adam can swim short distances without any aid now. I'm proud of him!

My weekly shuttling and waiting for an hour at the pool has paid off :)

 

Hubby suggested to have frog leg porridge on a whim so we drove to this porridge eating house in Hougang.

 

Sin Heng Kee PorridgeBlock 685 Hougang Street 61 (off Avenue 8) #01-150.
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 6AM - 9:30PM

My big baby is hungry after his swim and nap!

Our claypot frog leg porridge and raw fish slices are here!

Chunky, juicy frog legs.

I haven't had frog leg porridge in 2 years. #truestory
It was a good lunch, washed down with warm Milo. Perfect in wet weather.

Outfit of the day:
Orange blouse: Mango
Electric blue shorts: Cotton On
Bag: Chanel GST in Beige with GHW
Shoes: Ferragamo Bermuda jelly flats in Rose gold.
Accessories: Chanel pearl necklace, Rolex watch.

 

Our family Hong Kong trip: Michelin-star eateries.

Ming Court: 2 Michelin-star Chinese restaurant.

Level 6, Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok.

 

If you are looking for a nice sit-down restaurant to try contemporary Chinese food, you may consider going to Ming Court.

The items on the menu are special, and not arm-breaking expensive.

For our table of 5 adults, we ordered 5 dishes with some complimentary dim sum, which amounted to about SGD$200.

For a Michelin-star experience, I think it is still Ok.

Tim Ho Wan

Shop G72A & B, Ground floor, Olympian City 2, 18 Hoi Ting Road, Mong Kok.
+852 23322896

It is actually outside of the Olympian City building, so if you're at this main entrance, go into the mall, turn left (you will see G2000 and Mango), exit the door all the way straight, and turn right.

Only a short queue with fellow Singaporeans. We waited for only 20 minutes on a Sunday noon, compared to the 3-hour wait back in Singapore.
We never bothered queuing for Tim Ho Wan in Singapore, so I can't compare the food.



Tim Ho Wan is just a 10 minutes' walk away from our hotel.
If you're in HK, you have to stay at Langham Place! It is so convenient!

 

Leaf-wrapped glutinous rice with chicken.

Char siew bo lo pau. Soooooo nice that we ordered another serving.

Osmanthus jelly: a slightly sweet, light taste about it.

Other Tim Ho Wan branches:
Ground floor, 9-77 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po.
+852 27881226

Shop 12A, Level 1, Hong Kong Station, HK.
+852 23323078

Shop B, C, D, Ground floor, Sea View Building, No 2-8 Wharf Road, North Point, HK.
+852 29795608
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 Ok this is the final instalment of our HK trip.

Hope you enjoyed reading it and found our guide useful if you plan on visiting HK :)

 

 

Our family Hong Kong trip: the culture, and eat-shop-eat-shop..

Day 1:  Dinner after a tiring day at Disney and Lantau. We went back to hotel to get our much needed baths, changed into fresh clothes and headed out to dinner.

 

In HK, we did all the touristy things with my in-laws and tried to make full use of our time by walking / shopping/ eating the whole day. By night fall, we were famished with all the activity.

 

Time to eat again! We wanna eat roast goose!!

 

At a cosy little Cha chan teng in Mongkok which served superb roast goose.
The service is above average, being a rather small cha chan teng. The waiting time to get a table for 6 was not very long, and food arrived at the table fast.

Chan Kee Roast Goose.
427-427A Reclamation Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
+852 2381 6161

The roast goose was excellent. Oily and juicy and sinful with every bite. Roast goose is not available in Singapore, so if you're in HK, definitely must try this famous eatery recommended by fellow Singaporeans!




Day 2: Argyle Centre and more shopping at Tsim Sha Tsui.

We booked a day tour for my in-laws to visit Victoria Peak and all the other touristy activities with Ashton, while we brought Adam shopping with us. Poor kid walked for long distances and so many rounds of shopping with Mummy!

Argyle Centre, Mongkok! It's like a mega version of Bugis Village so expect many cheap fashion buys but don't expect a lot for the quality.
I bought a midi dress there for $8 and various T-shirts for a song. Most of the shops open after 12:30PM so don't waste your time by going too early (like we did).

Getting ready my re-useable shopping bag for bargain-battle.

After shopping, we headed for dessert.



Prince Dessert.
11-13, Prince Ritz, 448 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon City.
Tel: +852 3486 3194

Try their egg custard with bird's nest. Comes in a tray of 6.

Hubby had their hot dessert: Coconut with bean curd and tapioca balls. Also very nice!

Everything also nice to eat..... Fat die us.

Shop not enough at Mongkok, headed to TST for more shopping. By this time, Adam already KO into Andy's arms.

The shopping in TST is mostly for designer goods, but the outlets at Harbour City is always full of PRCs Q-ing outside. If you want to avoid these queues, and get better service without all those crowd squeezing with you as you browse, then go to Peninsula Arcade, opposite SOGO.

But frankly, it used to be that buying designer goods in HK was about 10-20% cheaper than buying in Singapore due to HK being tax-free, but the last I checked, their prices have gone up considerably and are now parallel with, or slightly more expensive than Singapore prices :(


Day 3: walking around the streets hunting for street hawker food.

 Since we did all the shopping in Day 2, we spent the rest of our trip simply exploring the streets and stopping for food whenever and wherever.

Like these grilled squid. So juicy!

and smelly toufu. I like! Tapao for my in-laws too :)

Hubby had this coconut milk drink which so many people were queuing for.

Yuen lai this is the reason lah. Don't know what's her name this HK actress helped to sell drinks here before.

Oh yah, this dim sum restaurant was recommended to us by my HK aunt.
She says the food here is cheap and good.
She didn't lie!! We ate so much and the bill came up to about SGD$100 only, for 6 pax. Ok what!

Shamrock Seafood Restaurant
223 Nathan Road, ground floor of Shamrock Hotel, Jordon.
+852 2735 6722 / 2730 3519
MTR station: Jordon.

Is yummy! Especially their braised pork with steam rice.
Makes me hungry just typing this post -__-



Day 4: Taking ferry at Victoria Harbour.

But first, gotta go to SOGO to buy lao po bing.

Bought the Lao po bing for our relatives, my colleagues and our own consumption.
What to do... Old people like us love to eat such tidbits.

At Victoria Harbour

Love my family photo at Victoria Harbour before boarding ferry. Ashton also wanna follow Adam & I make hand signal but don't know how to. Hehe..

My lovely boys in same outfits. Finally able to dress them alike because so hard to find the size difference.

The ferry trip ended with us at Harbour City. Decided to go walk around.

All the cosmetics so pretty! I can't bear to buy them because I know I won't bear to open and use...

 

 Thanks for dropping by.

 

We also went to two Michelin-star restaurants during this trip, they are posted here!