Teochew fried porridge 潮州炒粥 at DVictory Bistro Kuantan

It's always comforting to have piping hot porridge during this cold rainy season. To warm the hands and the stomach. But it's not easy to find good porridge.

DVictory offers pretty interesting options for porridge lovers.

This is their menu.

My favorite is mantis prawn porridge. Besides the prawn, lots of dried chilli flakes are also added. But the overall taste is fragrant chilli flavor, not too overpowering or strong for the sensitive stomach.

This is another interesting porridge- salted fish fried porridge. Bite sized salted fish, fried with prawn, dried shrimps and dried squid, as well as the porridge. All of these give the porridge a harmonious seafood taste, surprisingly not fishy at all.

Fish cake porridge. Made of saury. The fish cake is very smooth and fresh. The porridge overall taste light and is a great comfort food. Good for those who doesn't like heavily flavored food.

Have this with a few pieces of braised tofu and eggs-yum yum.

So our verdict is 7/10! Great porridge to try!

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Makan makan at Orchard Road- Marche Movenpick 313 (part 3)

After teatime, we headed straight to  Marche 313- a Swiss themed restaurant for dinner. 

313 Orchard Rd, Level 1, Discovery Walk, Singapore 238895
Opens daily 11am to 11pm
Website https://www.marche-movenpick.de/de (in German)

Really like the concept of open kitchen and the ability to order straight from the counter. But it's also dangerous because one is tempted to over order.

The pasta station.

Fresh pasta churned out from the machine continuously.

The crepe station.

Seafood Paella station.

Sausage and BBQ station.

Delectable desserts on display with very Christmassy gingerbread house.

Scan this card at each counter that we ordered.

Chicken crepe- soft and fluffy crepe, juicy chicken breast in chunks, parmesan cheese and a generous amount of salad.

Roast pork- very crunchy skin but soft and tender meat. Side-mash potato.

The all-time favorite rusti (basically sliced potatoes latticed and fried with a generous amount of mozzarella cheese and sour cream) To die for!

A single pizza is more than enough to fill 2 persons stomach.

We partly chose this place for its children playground as well. But their wooden playhouse is more suitable for older children.

Despite having to queue for food, the place is generally great and staff amicable. Just the price is slightly expensive (if I convert to MYR, easily spend RM50 per person). Our verdict 7.5/10!

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Celebrate Christmas the German way featuring La Casa Kuantan

Authentic western cuisine is hard to come by in Kuantan. La Casa is proudly owned by this German chef Thomas who's also the head chef 6 years ago. Frequented by Caucasians and locals, it's well liked.

La Casa Kuantan
A-1820, Jalan Telok Cempedak, 25050 Kuantan, Pahang
Opens daily 6pm to 12am
09-568 9921

The restaurant is converted and renovated from a single storey house into a fully functional commercial kitchen with a cosy indoor and outdoor (smoking) dining area, as well as a bar. It's family friendly. At the same time, one can also choose to enjoy a pint of beer at their bar near the entrance.

We were welcomed by the staff at the door. Much to our delight, the familiar fresh bread greeted us at the entrance with a festive Christmas tree.

La Casa special menu of the day

The same bread served to our table with a dollop of garlic dip. This has always been my favorite. So fresh and soft in the middle with a nice crust around it. Goes very well with olive oil and balsamic vinegar too.

Entrée- crumbed calamari with fresh salad. Very cripsy coating but calamari was just cooked and very fresh. Harmonious combination with the dip.

Entree- bruschetta. This is the most generous portion of bruschetta I have ever had. So much cherry tomatoes till it just spills everywhere after a bite. The acidity of the tomatoes with the tanginess of balsamic vinegar becomes a great appetiser.

Main- Roast turkey. A dish befitting the Christmas season. Served the whole drumstick which was gigantic! It's roasted for a long period because the meat just came off the bone so easily and so tender until it just melted in the mouth. Sides- German red cabbage, mashed potatoes, blanched purple and baby carrots.

Main- Duck pasta. Linguine made in house- definitely fresh and taste nothing like store bought dehydrated pasta. The pasta is generously wrapped in lots of olive oil, tomato based cream sauce. Savor this with a few slices of pan seared smoked duck breast (La Casa cooks it slightly caramelized and cripsy)

Enjoy all these with freshly pressed fruit juice- green apple and orange here. Or if you fancy, a beer or a glass of wine.

Dessert- chocolate brownies. Brownies here are less dense but nevertheless chocolatey. Have this with their homemade vanilla icecream which is so smooth and light. Perfect combination.

Dessert- creme brulee. It's hard to resist the temptation not to lick the dish clean because the custard is just so thick, creamy and full of flavors. The caramel layer is also nicely done and not overpoweringly sweet.

Thomas emphasised that the huge Christmas tree at the corner is a real fir tree.

We had a wonderful pre Christmas dinner at La Casa. Therefore, Our verdict is 8/10!

So folks, don't forget to join Thomas and his crew for a wonderful Christmas and New Year! La Casa will open for business as usual during the period except 26 to 29 Dec 2017 (closed for renovation)

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Makan makan at Orchard Road- the Marmalade Pantry (part 2)

After enjoying a few musical performance at the Great Christmas village, it's teatime!

The Marmalade Pantry.
ION Orchard 2 Orchard Turn, #03-22, Singapore 238801
Opens daily 10am to 10pm
Website http://themarmaladepantry.com.sg

As with everywhere else, when there's a queue, it immediately spells good food. We waited for about half an hour to get a table and another half an hour for the food. But this was fine because we were too absorbed catching up.

Lala clams vorgole. Lala, anchovies, chilli and garlic all in harmonious combination.

Arrabiata. Penne with grilled aubergine, feta cheese in a spicy tomato sauce.

Egg white omelette. Topped with feta cheese, spinach and tomato concasse, mixed mushrooms.

Truffle fries with shavings of parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Always taste amazing when there's truffle.

Chocolate mudslide with gooey orange marmalade filling, hazelnut feulettine, vanilla with chocolate butter cream.

Red velvet cupcake with hazelnut spread filling and cream cheese frosting. Both are just the right amount of sweetness. Even baby Bing couldn't stop eating.

Fairly impressed with the quality of food but just slighty disappointed by the poor attitude of a certain waiter. Therefore, the verdict is 7/10.

Makan makan at Orchard Road-Real Food (part 1)

Our mission visiting Singapore during this short weekend is to meet up with friends. Therefore, we organised a nonstop eating marathon.

First stop at Real Food.
181 Orchard Road, #02-16 to 19 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
Opens daily 10am to 8.45pm
Website http://www.realfoodgrocer.com

One of my childhood friends is an avid vegetarian. I love fresh fruits and vegetables as well. 

Real Food serves fresh produce cooked in traditional ways to nourish the body and soul. Low salt, low sugar and no MSG even in their sauce.

Totally love the lifestyle decoration. One can easily spend the whole afternoon sipping coffee and reading books.

Besides serving hot food, they also sell vegetarian products. One can choose total vegan options, that's without garlic and eggs. We prefer to order their usual menu. 

Spaghetti bolognaise with vegetarian balls. Love how strong the garlic smell is. Balls are crunchy yet moist inside and well seasoned.

Mushroom burger. Patty so well done that a non vegetarian like me took an instant liking to it. Pineapple slice used to replace cheese. Sides- baked beans and salad dressed with sesame sauce.

Vegetarian burger with patty made from a variety of barley and grains-goes really well with the mustard. Sides- potato wedges, baked vegetables.

Enjoy all these vegetarian goodness with a strong cuppa of cappuccino.

Will definitely revisit if I crave for vegetarian food. Our verdict 8/10!

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Day trip at Orchard Road Singapore- logistics and sights

It's that time of the year again! The festive season is just around the corner. Despite living in/next to Singapore for a third of my life, I have never visited Orchard Road during Christmas. It's definitely worth the visit.

We drove down from kuantan to jb, parked our car at my Aunty's house. Grabbed causeway link to Tuas second link from Giant Nusa Bestari. Check their website for route timetable and stops. Service is frequent and cheap at RM5 per person.

We cleared the Malaysian immigration in a jiffy. One can then catch any causeway link buses (which are plenty) to the Singapore second link arrival hall. It's extremely crowded as we happened to arrive together with buses of tourists. Instead of giving out arrival cards, they were hidden in a corner and only given upon request. 

Waited for slightly more than an hour to clear the custom. Equally horrendous traffic going into the CIQ building but exiting to Jurong East MRT was smooth. One can choose to board any causeway link buses depending on your desired destination and fee paid.

From Jurong East MRT, we hopped onto the green line all the way to Bedok where we will be staying over at our aunt's place. That's about an hour of training. Because of the delay during immigration clearance, we bumped into the after work traffic. Ended up sitting on the MRT floor with baby Bing fast asleep. After a simple dinner, we called it a day.

This is the SMRT map. Very well planned and easily accessible. Remember to get an ‌Ezlink card cost SGD5 each. It expires after 5 years but can be exchanged and renewed at SGD3.

Convenient- for the stretch of Orchard Road itself, one can get off the Somerset station to reach 313 Somerset/orchard central.Get off at Orchard road if you want to get to Ion Orchard. Easy peasy.

Christmas decoration outside Orchard Central.

Learn how to Love by Post. Get some freebies and a chance to dine for free after some serious Christmas shopping.

We walked from somerset station to orchard station to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. Will talk about food outing at Orchard in the next post.

The whole stretch of Christmas lights along the road.

White themed Christmas village at Ngee Ann city. Lots of food booths to celebrate this Christmas while enjoying the performance on stage from 3pm onwards everyday.

Baby Bing loves the reindeer hat- crafted by daddy and mommy at the kids play station.

Get on the sleigh to join Santa in this season of gifting just outside Orchard Gateway.

Not sure about what to buy? Don't worry, Orchard Road has this covered. Ultimate tips about gifts for him or her.

Counting down to Christmas!

Wishing tree. May your wish comes true this Christmas.

Just can't get enough taking photos of the Christmas deco.

Our trip back to Malaysia was much smoother and faster even though we could not go through the Autogate because baby Bing was with us. The only change was taking causeway link at Queens Street instead and getting off at JB central due to scheduled train service on Sunday.

Stay tuned to read about our foodie adventure at Orchard Road!