Crazieapple shares: How to poach an egg

I apologize (yet again.. bet you guys are already sick of my empty promises of more frequent updates by now) for the lack of reviews.. I'm just a student in Melbourne living with a budgeted allowance... Can't really expect me to be dining at posh restaurants all the time can you?? hehe

Anyway, here's another apology- for not reviewing, but attempting to run a cooking class on this blog.. Hope you guys enjoy something i'd like to share in the midst of my finals' study break:

I thought it'd be quite interesting and helpful as many of us Malaysians find it extremely rare to come across a good breakfast joint for the perfect runny poached egg. 

Lesson 101: How to poach an egg?

I know there's alot of versions of youtube video teaching you how to poach an egg.. As much as it looks/sounds like a rocket science project, it is NOT!!

p/s: if you watch the video, i think they accidentally crop off the part where Gordon mentioned that you have to put a few drops of vinegar into the boiling water as vinegar would help to congeal the eggwhites better.. It is a VERY IMPORTANT STEP!!

I took an attempt and it came out to be almost perfect!!

Who needs to go look for a perfect breakfast joint when you can do it yourself at home??
Middle bacon, honey flavoured sausage, hash brown and poached egg with chopped chives

My only problem with my poached egg was that it was too small in size.. I reckon it has something to do with the type of egg that i used. (*cough* homebrand.. ). Maybe i'll try it with an Extra-Large egg next time..

Also, i have yet to master the art of making my very own hollandaise.. which i will, in my spare time ahead.. And i shall return to you guys with good news?? =)


Hope you guys like what i just shared.. and Have a great week ahead!!

We all know how we feel about Mondays, don't we??

Crusader visits: Dreamcity Club, Nanjing

It's not everyday that a restaurant impresses you so much that it almost bowls you over. During my recent visit to Nanjing, one restaurant did exactly just that. Dreamcity Club, a restaurant located right within the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, was the venue where my host so graciously hosted a welcome lunch for my team and I. The food was all great, but it was the ambience that bowled me over.

The entrance into our 20 seater dining table:



Everyone taking some time to settle down. You have to be seated in accordance to your 'name tag'



The outer court of the dining area



The side 'living room' in the dining area - for pre dinner entertainment



Our chair - not a fan of it though - heavy and difficult to 'tuck' yourself



Notice the name signs - they take these events seriously - nice touch though



The food is top notch as usual. I didn't have time to photograph the whole lunch course - my host was beginning to think that I'm a little weird, photographing all my meals before eating



Dreamcity Club



Ah yes.. who can forget - they even prepare for you a little 'throne' when you visit the loo.

Dreamcity Club Restaurant

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre - Home of Jiangsu Sainty

Nanjing, China

Ms. Jazz Reviews: Barracks, Dempsey Hill (Singapore)

Good to be back from Singapore! As much as i love the food selections there, its time to hit back to reality. That is, work work work, *growls*

When it comes to Dempsey Hill, Singaporeans will filed up a list of complaints, one of them being the cost of reaching to the destination, return cab fare would go for an approx of S$20. Another would be how it's overrated, or overpriced.. blah blah blah..But hey, im a tourist, so i'm not complaining.

In fact, i must declare my love for this place, i just can't get enough of it. If i had more time, i would love to explore every single restaurant in that area. So far i have only tried 3, but i do enjoyed every single one of them.

One of the largest occupant of Dempsey Hill, HOUSE takes up 35,000 sq ft with mix components of beauty emporium, cafe, and bar. We went for a second brunch of the day @ Barracks Cafe, first being Jones the grocer and did i mention how much i love this place? Everything from the menu, food presentation, lightning, furnitures, glass house, and alfresco dining was well designed and well thought of. The cafe brought in many inspiration to be used on Silver Spoon Trattoria later (which we are looking to refurbish the whole thing- more coming up soon *winks*)

Barracks cafe served a good varieties of cuisine, but mainly focus on its "skinny" pizzas, and desserts. (both unfortunately, i did not try) instead we had something very light, having to filled our tummy with breakfast yummies from the previous makan stop

Herb crusted lamb rack (S$32), lean lamb baked with bread crumbs served with meditteranean ratatouille and kalamata olive jus. *THUMBS UP* the meat was tender with the right amount of fats, served medium just the way i like them.  

Lobster Linguine (S$29) is something that you probably need to lick your plates dry with.

Half lobster, with crab meat and prawn bolognese tossed in black pepper sauce. Top with gorgeous Salmon caviar. The main attraction is how the black pepper sauce mix so well with the whole combination.

*starts licking*

Seared foie Gras (S$37) comes in 2 generous pieces. Not much has been done with the foie gras, pan seared with aged balsamic and roasted shallots, it retains most of the original flavours.

Paired with the foie gras was smoked duck breast with truffle potato mousseline.

There's a pretty good drinking list promise to quense thirst. Among the favourite is the Mint Berry Fix (S$13.50) with fresh chunks of berries, it was refreshing without being too sweet. Just right to gurgle down under the hot weather.

It was an enjoyable brunch, the menu items were so interesting it was a pity of the limits our tummy can fill.

Perhaps on your visit there, you can order the skinny pizza, one-meter-long sausage, ahi taki salad, desserts which seemed to be quite popular. ALSO, try their pasta! i walked around and saw a couple of pasta that looked so tempting i was tempted to sit through dinner. Seriously.

Barracks Cafe

8D dempsey road

Dempsey Hill

Tell: +64757787