SuperSunday @ SuperNature

Yeah! It's Sunday again. Although the weather was kind of gloomy in the morning with little bit of drizzling now and then, it still did not put off our enthusiasm to today’s SuperSunday event that we have being looking forward too.

We arrived at the venue around 10.40am after our usual Sunday service, and was surprised to be greeted with a cute “walking carrot” that is so adorable, and as well as irresistible by most of the kids at the event.

I was there just in time to caught sight of how the chefs from One-Ninety's restaurant of Four Seasons Hotel serving their “Organic Roast Lamb” which is one of the item available at their Sunday Champagne Brunch.

This Rhug Estate's award-winning lamb comes from a 1,050-hectare organic farm in Wales that marries careful husbandry practices with animal welfare, to ensure delicious, healthy and safe meat. The roast lamb was marinated overnight with fresh rosemary herbs, olive oil, garlic and etc. It was roasted for 4 hours in 65°C of heat to keep the fat well distributed within the lamb and to ensure a tender, juicy roast.

The chefs filled each of the freshly baked pitta bread with some slices of roasted lamb meat, salad green, tomato and sauce that make it into a great snack and finger food. One thing that I would like to mention is, this roast lamb dish has indeed being very well prepared that even my mum whose dislike lamb meat due to it’s strong odor can’t even tell that she is eat lamb meat until I reveal the truth to her. So for those who don’t take lamb meat due to its strong odor, I can assure you this roast lamb is fantastic. If you are interested in roasting some perhaps you can try out the recipe HERE by courtesy of One-Ninety.

Other than enjoying the “Organic Roast Lamb, there is also another counter whereby you can sample some organic juices from the fresh fruits & vegetables available in store. Out of the 4 types of juices available, I have tried their “Super Antiox” which is a mixture of Apple, Carrot, Beetroots and Ginger. This is the 1st time I have tired adding “ginger” in fruit juice and I must admit it taste really wonderful, and with each proportion of the items being well mixed together the overall taste is not over power by the strong fragrance/taste from the ginger.

Another juice that I have tried their “Kale & Apple”, when I heard the word “kale” I was kind of like errrrrr…… but when I take a sip, I knew I was wrong about my conception. Surprisingly, the fragrance and sweetness of the apple in it has totally covered the vegetable taste and I am sure this will be a great juice for kids who dislike vegetables.

At the same counter where we get to sample the fruit juices, they also give out free milk to visitor whereby you can get a FREE pack of 1 litre pack Clover Organic Fresh Milk while stock last. In store, they also sell a few Clover products such as Organic Cream, Cottage Cheese and Yoghurt, which you might like to check them out too.

These are some of the Organic vegetable from Australia and Taiwan. Mum was surprised to find her favourite “White Bitter Gourd” that is imported from Taiwan. She has loved this “White Bitter Gourd” juice a lot during our recent trip to Taiwan and now she has found it here which cost about S$6.00 for 300g size. And from the photo, you can also notice that the Organic Fresh Lily Bulbs are different from the China type which is available in our local supermarket.

There are a lot of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs available for your pick and if you are lucky, you can also find some interested items that you might not find in the local supermarket too. As you can see, the organic rosemary shown in the above photo at the bottom right corner rather different from the common one that we have in the local supermarket as well.

By the look of it, do you know what is this? I was kind of puzzle when I first look at it because it seems to be like “Burdock - 牛蒡” that is commonly found in supermarket or wet market. But the colour and outer texture seems rather different. So after some clarification from the store assistance, they confirmed that these are organic Burdock from Taiwan. Burdock has been used for centuries as a blood purifier clearing the bloodstream of some toxins as well as helping the body to get rid of excess water by increasing urine output. It is also a topical remedy for skin problems such as acne, eczema, rosacea and psoriasis.

Chocolate! I believed most of us love to have a piece or two of this to cheer up our day. No matter which type of chocolate that ranges from Dark to Milk to Nuts I am sure there is one that captures your taste buds. At the SuperSunday event, I saw this very attractive Organic Dark 70% praline filled mini chocolate eggs from Green & Black that reminds me of the past Easter Sunday treat. And apart from the mini eggs there are also a lot of different varieties of chocolate bars and snacks that are available in the store too.

Thanks Patricia from Club21 for the goodies bag that consists of a bag of Organic Red Apple and a pack of Clover Fresh Milk. Do give their fresh fruit a try, you will find that it really taste different from the normal one that we get from the supermarket. It is definitely much more sweeter and tastier.

Furthermore during the event, customers are able to pick up some discount items such as Potatoes for S$2.00/kg pack or a bag of 10 Apples for S$5.00 which usual price is at S$16.00 a pack. So do stay till for the next Super Sunday event on 25 July 2010 for more discount items available.

SuperNature
21 Orchard Boulevard
#01-21/23 & 27 Park House
Singapore 248645
Tel:(65)6304 1338
Fax:(65)6735 0366
Email: sales@supernature.com.sg
Website: www.supernature.com.sg

Tea Time Bites @ Fish & Co

Em... talk about Fish & Co, most of us will relate it with their signature Fish & Chip or Seafood Platter that comes with seasonal fish, calamari, prawn and mussels in creamy garlic and butter sauce that served together with rice & chips.

Other than the wide varieties of items in their menu, have you ever thought of having some light savory/sweet tea-time treat at Fish & Co during afternoon shopping/leisure break? If having something light with a cup of coffee/tea together with friends while catching up some latest update with each other, then this Tea-Time Set at Fish & Co might be something that interests you.

Remember my food tasting post at “Sweet Spring - 糖水春” recently, I was also invited for one of their “Sweet & Savory Tea Time Sets” tasting as well. In their savory menu, you can choose any set out of the 4 sets together with a beverage of your of your choice for just S$7.90++.

For today’s food tasting, we will be having “Fried Calamari, Prawn Trellis, Mesclun & Chips” and “Mini Pizza & Mesclun”. For their Pizza base, it is not those usual pizza dough base but instead they used something flaky like puff pastry dough. This gives it a special texture to go with the tomato sauce and calamari topping. Great to be served as finger food during chatting session.

From the Beverage menu, you can choose either:- Coke, Sprite, Ice Tea, Coffee, Kola Tonic and Passion Fruit. For me I always like to have a cup of Ice Tea or Coffee for my afternoon Tea-Break whereby the Ice Tea will give me a refreshing taste whereas coffee will keep me awake for the rest of the day.

“Fried Calamari, Prawn Trellis, Mesclun & Chips” is another set of finger food where you to enjoy your some deep-fried snacks with chips and green salad. The calamari is nicely fried till crispy and tender which is neither chewy or tough. I love the Prawn Trellis that is quite similar to deep-fried Vietnamese nested spring roll. This set will be great for those who love Prawn & Calamari.

After the “Savory Treat”, here comes our “Sweet Treat”. Fish & Co “Sweet Tea-time Set” comes with a choice of your beverage and you can choose either “Hot Fudge Chocolate Cake” or any flavour of your choice of cake from their “US Cakes” menu for S$6.99++.

I love their “Hot Fudge Chocolate Cake” which is very soft and moist inside and it goes pretty well with the ice-cream. And when u cut open the chocolate cake, you will still see some “chocolate lava” oozing out.

But if you don’t fancy chocolate cake, you can always make your choice from their “US Cakes” menu where you can find a range of imported cakes such as Key Lime, Caramel Fudge Colossal, Banana Foster Cake, Carrot Cake Colossal, Strawberry Daiquiri and etc .......

The photo shown above is the "Caramel Fudge Colossal" where they used graham crackers as the based of the cake. It is then topped with a thick layer of rich chocolate fudge filling followed by creamy new york cheesecake and finished with golden caramel and loaded with pecan pieces. Although most of the ladies or non-cheesecake lover will avoid this choice but I can assure you that, this is indeed a very rich and delicious cheesecake to go with a cup of black coffee or tea to pamper yourself for an good afternoon tea-break.

Key Lime Cake is very refreshing tart custard resting on graham crust and topped with lime juice-laced whipped cream. Each bite will be leaving you with some citric taste that is suitable for those who prefer slightly sour dessert instead of sweet treat. For me, this might not be towards my liking because I am a sweet tooth person and sour food/drink/snacks are always a “NO” on my list. But for those who loves lemon, orange or lime this must be your choice of cake to order.

This Savory & Sweet Tea Time Sets are availabe from 3:00pm - 6:00pm at all the 16 Fish & Co Outlets in Singapore. Lastly thanks Sharon & Julynn from Fish & Co for inviting me on this food tasting session.


FISH & CO
53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
AMK Hub, #02-03
Singapore 569933
Telephone: 6555 6298 Fax: 6555 6098
Website: http://www.fish-co.com/

Operating Hours:
11.30am - 10:00pm Daily

PinkyBerry High-Tea

This will be a long post that consists of 3 short recipes that might come in handy for any teatime treat. Since recently there is a lot of fresh and nice strawberry available at the supermarket, I really cannot resist the temptation to get a box too. And moreover, I also wish to do a post of “PINKY” theme whereby I can include a few short and sweet recipes for my guests. So here you go…….. welcome to my “PinkBerry High-Tea”……

For starter, let's have a cup of Berry Smoothie to cool down from the summer heat. Smoothie is a blended beverage made from fresh fruit (fruit smoothie) or vegetables. In addition to fruit, some smoothies might include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey, yogurt or fresh milk. This "Berry Smoothie" here is pretty easy to whip up, what you require are:- fruit blender, some strawberries, honey(optional) and fresh milk.

Ingredients: (serves 2 - 3)
5 - 6 Medium Size of Strawberries
200ml of Strawberry Milk
50ml of Fresh Milk
1/2 Tablespoon Honey, optional

Method:
1. Rinse and trim the strawberries, cut it into halves then blend it together with fresh milk and honey till smooth and creamy.
2. Transfer it to serving cups and top with extra strawberry slices as garnish.

Note:
~ You can use mixture of strawberry & plain milk or either one type for this smoothie.

Chocolate usually goes pretty well with strawberry as it perfect it with an extraordinary flavour. It is not difficult to make this beautiful treats, but you may take a bit of practice on how to dip and yet not drop the strawberries in the melted chocolate.

After our Berry Smoothies, let's have some Chocoberry to start off this afternoon high-tea. These are some easy to make and yet presentable sweet treats whereby you can impress your guest with different kind of decoration design. I am sure this will help you to score more points no matter your guests are Kids or Adults, they will definitely loves these.

Ingredients: (serves 3 - 4)
8 Medium Strawberry
80g 70% Dark Chocolate
30g White Chocolate
Some toothpicks, optional

Method:
1. Gently rinse the berries with tap water then spread them out on a clean dish towel to dry
2. Dry completely before you start dipping and make sure not a drop of water should be left on the berries.
3. Chop/break the dark chocolate bar into small pieces, put the chocolate pieces in a small microwave safe dish.
4. Melt chocolate in the microwave, for about 1 minute at 20 minutes interval on medium power. (Give a quick stir at each interval to even out the melting process)
5. If it still did not melt, continue melting in 15 second increments in the microwave. Stir the chocolate. It should be smooth and have no lumps.(because sometime it depend on the voltage of your microwave)
6. Once the chocolate is melted, start dipping by cover about 2/3 of the strawberry with chocolate.(this looks prettier than covering the entire strawberry)
7. Put the dipped berries on some greaseproof paper and set them in the freezer for about 5 to 10 minutes before decorating it with the white chocolate.

Note:
~ If you are having difficulty holding the strawberry, skewer it just under the green bit with a toothpick just like what I have done in the photo shown above.
~ If you don't prefer white chocolate, you can used chopped nuts, shredded coconut, colour bits and etc to decorate your chocoberry.
~ These Chocoberry should be stored in the refrigerator and eaten at room temperature within 24 hours.


For snack, we will be having this “Strawberry Cupcake” which is made from Strawberry Milk and freshly diced Strawberry. The texture of the cupcake will be slightly moist due to adding of fresh strawberry and when put it near your mouth; you will be able to smell that sweet and fragrance strawberry milk aroma in it.

This simple recipe can bakes about 8 mini cupcakes within 30 minutes including the preparation and baking time. In this way, you can get everything ready and bake it just a few minutes before the guests arrive. I am sure they will be impressive by your little healthy “Strawberry Cupcake”.

Ingredients: (makes 8 mini cupcakes)
100g Cake Flour/Top Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
60g Caster Sugar
50g Butter, melted
1 Medium Egg
30ml Strawberry Milk
3 Medium Strawberry, diced
Extra Slices of Strawberry for topping, optional

Method:
1. Sieved the flour and baking powder together and set aside.
2. Use the electric beater, beat the egg and sugar till white and creamy.
3. Slowly add in the melted butter and continue to beat the mixture.
4. Next add in strawberry milk while the mixer still still beating, then gradually beat in the sieved flour mixture till well combined.
5. Use a spoon or spatula to stir in the diced strawberry and carefully not to over mixed it. (don't worry the mixture will be kind of gluey)
6. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake case till 3/4 full, top with a thin slice of strawberry and bake in a pre-heated 180 degree oven for about 15 minutes.
7. The surface of the cupcake will not be golden in colour so do not over baked it, test it with a skewer or toothpick check whether the center is cooked through.

Note:
~ You can replace Strawberry Milk with plain milk and 50g of butter with 50ml of corn/olive oil.
~ The texture of the cake will be slightly moist and the surface will be a bit sticky due to the adding of milk and fresh fruit.


Since today’s theme is “PinkyBerry High-Tea”, all the items we have will be based on Pink/Strawberry. So after some light refreshment and snack, we can relax and let go ourself in some heart to heart conversation with a pack or two of "Strawberry Flavour Pocky" to spice up the some discussion topics.