My dad's birthday and mine fall just 3 days apart
so each year we just sort of combine it into a single celebration
to me, effort is definitely more valuable than monetary means anytime
especially when it comes to birthday presents for your loved ones
to thank my dad for all the delicious meals he cooked for me each weekend I'm home from school
I too decided to cook him something nice on his birthday
TADAA
sort of burnt the first toast TOTALLY BLACK #fail
but the 2nd one turned perfect and crunchy!
used multi-grain bread, made 2 heart cutouts and cracked an egg to fill it up
with chopped tomatoes, ham and sauteed mushrooms with onions as accompaniment
trying to make it sound all fancy. but my dad said it was tasty nevertheless
hopefully he's being honest
made a beef stew that's been on the stove for 3 hours
a really soupy stew though
added paprika which gave it an amazing sourish sweet tangy taste
lots of onions and carrots for the sweetness
white wine and beef stock to get the umami-mmm
and used topside of beef because it is really lean
imho, it was really delicious and healthy at the same time
guilt-less pleasures
there was steamed crab specially flown from shanghai!
it was still alive and kicking when it arrived
but then it went into the steamer soon after oops sorry
ended this birthday week with a splendid meal at Carousel
one of the best buffet restaurants, located at Royal Plaza Hotel on Scotts Road
this place is totally hard to get seats so please reserve beforehand on their website WEEKS ahead
I reserved 2 months prior to this weekend. talk about kiasu-ness!
it was truly worth the wait! food was amazing and the service too!
plates were cleared and drinks refilled efficiently
this is what I came for..
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WHOLE BAKED SALMON. lovessssssssss |
okay not forgetting this as well..
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THICK SASHIMI GOODNESS. |
Carousel serves a wide variety of international cuisine
Japanese, Teppanyaki, Mediterranean, Indian curries, Local delicacies
ohhhh and their dessert counter!!
there was 3 chocolate fondues, milk chocolate, strawberry and green-tea flavours
and lots of pretty cakes too for the sweet lovers
some shots from that day.
There was quite a few birthday celebrations going around
and the restaurant gave complimentary birthday cupcakes to everyone
they even played a song and the staff stood in a row and danced!! :0
wow now that's called customer-dedication
It was truly an enjoyable meal for me and my family :)
Thank you Carousel Restaurant for the sponsored treat!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all the December babies!
may every year be better than the last.
L.O.L, Kylie Y.