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It’s Burger Time!

Ahhhh….burgers…two slices of bread sandwiching one piece of meat and complemented with loads of extras like lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, etc…..in a mathematical equation:

(Bread)/2 + Meat + {cheese, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, etc.} = YUMMY!

I really have no idea how or when I fell in love with burgers. It just happened, I guess!

Perhaps it was the influence of that Cheeseburger song from Veggie Tales..

Or perhaps it was my continued obsession with McDonalds…

Or perhaps I had been brought up with knowledge that eating bread is good for me..

Or perhaps the burger ads on TV were very enticing!

Or perhaps it’s considered fast food….like Lightning McQueen like that..:-p

Whatever it is, I simply love it….more the bread part than the meat though….Don’t ask me why I am attracted more to the bread whilst Caitlynn seems to be more addicted to the fillings or the meat. maybe it’s better this way so the both of us won’t fight over a burger…hehe..

Apart from McDonald’s, there is this other burger stall which we frequent quite often. Since it is located quite near our area, it is very convenient too for us to literally drive-thru to get our burger fix. The main specialty of this stall called ‘Joe Burger’ is the unique oblong burger, which is always a favourite of mine. Somehow, I feel round burgers will have less bread and meat…anyway, I haven’t really found out if the uncle’s name is really Joe or not. :-p

Do you have a favourite burger joint? Or shape?

 

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Mini Masterchef

Seeing and tasting all those yummy Chinese New Year foods have really ignited my interest to be more than a spectator, a food taster, an eater….I think I have what it takes to be like those Masterchefs I see on TV.

Let’s see, I’ve been practicing on most of my masak-masak toys regularly….

I’ve been steadily watching Mama at work in the kitchen…

I’ve been watching some bits of shoes on the food channels…

I enjoy the Kitchen Musical…

I pay attention in supermarkets when vegetables, fish and meat are bought…

Hmmmm…looks like I’m all set….

Now, if I could only coax Koko Collin to be my honored food-taster…hee!

A Cool Volcano

Although food is best served piping hot, most times, we would still try to cool it down a little unless we want a burnt tongue!

These are some ways to cool down your hot, hot food:

1. Blow…

2. Turn on the fan…

3. Open the windows…

4. Use hand fan, or any available book, paper…

5. Get Papa or Mama to blow…

6. Go play something or watch TV first…

7. Ice it!

8. Stir it!

9. Smell the food first, whilst waiting…

And my favourite method of all…

10. Make a food VOLCANO….

Do not believe all you see..

What people saw:

A bowl of delicious looking porridge is placed in front of me. Taking the spoon, I gently stir the porridge in an even, circular motion. And stir again. And stir again. And stir again… Once in a while, I would bring a spoonful closer to my mouth to blow the heat off. After several cycles, and when I have determined that the spoonful of porridge is of the right temperature, I gulp the spoon into my mouth, enjoying every little bit of the porridge..

What really happened:

A bowl of delicious looking porridge is placed in front of me. Taking the spoon, I gently stir the porridge in an even, circular motion. And stir again. And stir again. And stir again…

Where is the MEAT hidden in all these porridge? Sigh. Do they have to shred the chicken meat? Sigh. All this meat filteration process is sure gonna take a while…

Ahh…there’s some there. Stir. Stir. Some over there. Stir. Stir. Hmmmm…is that meat. Lemme bring it in for a closer look. Blow. Blow. Yup, meat. Yay.

OK. Gotta make sure the spoonful of porridge, er…meat, is not too hot. Blow. Blow. Great.

I gulp the spoon into my mouth, enjoying every little bit of the meat within the porridge….

Meat Located!!

Meatasaurous

The bird lay still. All alone.

Unguarded. Undefended. Unwanted.

But so inviting.

 

I circled it once. Twice.

Would it be too much to circle it thrice?

Still no movement from the bird.

It all felt a little too weird.

I was so sure it was calling out to me.

A desperate wail. A merciful plea.

Take me! Take me! I could hear.

It became louder as I drew near.

A whiff of its aroma then covered my senses.

Temptation. Attraction. Time for Action.

 

Nimbly I climbed up the chair.

Cornering the bird, it didn’t seem fair.

It didn’t see me coming

My hands and mouth, my everything

Mode was on Attack.

Definitely no turning back.

It stood no chance. The poor chicken.

I was swift. precise. efficient.

Almost zero on being lenient.

Yet another victim at the table.

Another encounter quite memorable.

That ended with a victory that tasted so delicious

In the hands of the one and only…

..Meatasaurous!!

Finger lickin' good!

 

 

 

Instant Waffles, Instant Addiction!

I’m quite sure you all have heard of instant noodles right?

Instant milk? Check. Instant soup? Check. Instant pizza? Check.

What about instant waffles? MMMmmmmmm.

When Gardenia introduced their new instant waffles, I was instantly addicted to it.

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It’s also sweet of them to market it as a two-on -one combo – I could enjoy it the moment I tear the plastic apart, or if I have the patience, I could toast it to get that crunchier taste. Either way, it is still insanely delicious and addictive!

Here’s me showing how to slowly savour every bit of this wonderful waffles…mmmmm. The best part of it is that it is instant! :-D

Ahhh....my prized waffles...(knife not included!)

spreading the love...:-D

Checking if any bits fell off...

bring it to the mouth...

...and swallow it whole! Mmmmmmm!

 

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Say Cheese!

It’s quite a mystery how something so plain looking, dull and almost completely colourless could taste so GOOD!

Yup, I’m talking about this healthy stuff called CHEESE!

Each slice brings a smile to my face, and keeps my tummy satisfied too. I think I finally understand why photographers like to use the cliched “Say Cheese!” during photo shoots!

It’s so good to eat on its own I seriously wonder why people like to hide it in between bread when they eat it. If no one is watching, I would sneakily eat up all the cheese first. Bread, unfortunately is second in priority here…..much like when they also use bread to hide the meat in burgers. I really pity the function of bread sometimes..:-P

The most worrying thing about cheese is that it usually comes in small small packs so usually one slice is never enough, and by the time I am done, I have no idea how much I have eaten!

I’m also not too sure if there are any side effects to eating too much cheese..

Will I become more cheesy?

Will rats be more attracted to me? (Yikes!)

Will I become more ‘holey’?

Will I smell like cheese?

Will I lose interest in milk?

Would I not need to put additional cheese when I eat pasta?

Gosh, I think I’m already beginning to sound cheesy already! :-P

Are you a CHEESY person too?

Family Foto Friday!

                                           Yeah, yeah…snicker all you want, but to me, the delicious, one and only Cornflakes,                                                                      will ALWAYS be a part of MY FAMILY! :-D

Yolkaphobia

For me, there is always going to be three parts of a chicken egg: The shell, the white and the yucky (aka the yellow).

It’s quite sad that the egg was created that way because I honestly didn’t mean to be some ‘food racist’! But when something delicious (the white part, that is) comes stuck with the yellow bit, there is just no two ways about it. I simply cannot stand the yellow bit! Sigh.

I know Papa and Mama has been constantly feeling me stories (or myths..:-p) about how eating eggs can help me grow more muscles. Quite an important fact too because muscles are just so important to superheroes like me, you know. Hee. Unfortunately, the sticky taste from the yellow bit is too much for me to swallow…

So, since growing muscles are still my priority, I try to cover up my yolk-a-phobia by eating more whites! On any normal day, I will gladly wolf down two whole hard boiled egg whites, supplemented with the ever-tasty soya sauce, of course.:-D

So, what sort of a egg-person are you?

The white-type, like me?

The yellow type?

Both?

Or worse…the shell type? (Gasp!)

A Walk in the Garden…

The other day Koko Collin and I were very excited when Papa and Mama said they wanted to take us to the garden. Little did we know that this was no ordinary garden!

Apparently, there was a cafe called Garden Lifestyle Store & Cafe in Alamanda, and this was no ordinary looking cafe either!

Were we in for a treat! The cafe was so stylishly decorated that it actually felt like we were dining in some countryside garden! There were so many swings all over the cafe that were just begging us to sit cosily in them and pose. Hee!

And then there were swing chairs that one could use to sit and dine. And if we leaned back and looked up, it felt like we were outdoors because the cafe even had nicely painted ceilings in sky blue colours! Pretty neat idea, huh?

Apart from the swings, the entire cafe was just sensationally decorated with home and garden articles like lamp posts, cabinets, clocks, etc.

And to top it off, there was a huge grand piano right in the center of the cafe and they even got the services of a nice lady to play some songs for the customers. Nice touch and great music! Makes me so wanna learn the piano too! :-P

Food-wise, I must say I was pretty happy that it was kid-friendly too. They had the standard pasta servings for kids like me, complete with plastic cutlery too. All the plates, saucers, cups, etc. used to serve were way huge. Unfortunately, the food portion is quite standard. Quality of food was only so-s0 according to Papa and Mama. As for Koko Collin and myself, I think we both enjoyed taking walks in the Garden more…hee!

Finally, check out the very pretty take-away bag! So eco-friendly too! :-D

Can’t wait for our next trip to the Garden! :-D

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