DIY: Corsages for Entourage

Few weeks ago, we were supposed to select the bridal bouquet, car decor flowers and take a look at the entourage cars' ribbon plus the bridesmaids' corsages. And boy was it totally old school :(

They had only ONE colour for the entourage cars' ribbon, Yellow -.- and the bridal car decoration looks so sad that I couldn't even select on the spot. And when they showed me the photo gallery with the bridal bouquet, the flower arrangements didn't exactly look appealing either haha. 

Bridal car decoration

Left: Entourage cars' ribbon, Right: Bridesmaids' hand corsage

J and I immediately when online to see what we can buy or how can we DIY the corsages for the entourage and ta-dah, I found the ideal corsage idea on none other than Pinterest ^^ 

Image from Pinterest

I watched the video on how to stitch the hearts together via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYKnahi9Cw 

We decided to have the stitches along the hearts as we felt it will be more secured and looks more prominent.

 

And Ta-dah, the final outcome :D

P.S. J did most of the stitching haha

PetiteFreckles ♥

Another Soup Union Session

After my IPL session, I had cravings for the chicken noodles from Soup Broth so we headed to Soup Spoon Union @ Raffles City. We ordered a Dark Miso Charcoal Noodle Ramen and Happy Lamburger with Fries.

Super yums and the portion was huge- money well spent! The Lamburger did not have the strong unpleasant smell. ♥ much! 

PetiteFreckles ♥

Craving for Japanese Food

Celebrated our 6th year anniversary last week, and we decided to have my favourite Japanese food. Checked in at Sushi Tei (Tampines) at 8pm after queuing for half and hour. We ordered lots of salmon dishes :D

 

1. Salmon Sashimi (S$8.80)

Super fresh! How I wish it's a salmon sashimi buffet haha..

 

2. Salmon Oyako Roll (S$11.80)

Combination of melt-in-the-mouth salmon aburi and crispy soft shell crab, yummy!!

 

 

3. Garlic rice (S$8.80)

A common dish in all Japanese restaurant, can't go wrong with this dish :)

 

4. Hiyashi Chuka Soba (S$12.80)

First time trying this cold dish, I would give it a 7/10. The sauce is slightly too salty for me :p

 

 

5. Salmon Mentai Yaki (S$12.80)

Love this dish, the salmon was good to perfection and I love the mentaiko sauce (but a tad salty too). Recommended to eat with white rice instead of garlic rice to neutralize the salty flavor.  

Total Price: S$65.21 (inclusive of wet towels)

 

Sushi Tei has never fail to impress (food & service), worth every cent :D

PetiteFreckles ♥

River Safari: For the love of pandas

J managed to ballot for tickets to river safari last weekend, so we only brought my sis along since my parents were busy and couldn't make it. Since we reached only at 12pm, we decided to settle our lunch at KFC first. 

Info on River Safari

Opening Hours (Daily): 9am to 6pm

Note: Last panda viewing is at 5pm

River Safari Cruise Admission Fee: S$5/pax

Ride duration: 15 mins

Last ride: 5.30pm
 

Here are some of the eateries available:

• Main entrance: KFC, Wild Deli, Chawang Bistro, Ah Meng Kitchen and Inuka Cafe
• Inside the river safari: Mama Panda Kitchen (Open daily: 9.30am to 6pm) and River Safari Tea House (Open daily: 10am to 8pm)

Unlike the zoo, river safari is mainly sheltered and there's a couple of places which are air-conditioned. We started our journey at the Mississippi river: featuring the Alligator gar (my first photo), alligator snapping turtle and some other fishes.

 

Next up, the African dwarf crocodile at the Congo River.

 

The Indian Gharial, usually found in the Ganges river was seriously huge but sadly we didn't get to see it move.

Mekong river

 

After following the trail for about an hour, we finally reached the most popular and long-awaited Giant Panda Forest! Kai Kai and Jia Jia were super cute! We stayed there for a good 10 to 15 mins just looking at them. 

 

 

 

  

We really enjoyed our trip to the river safari and it was truly interesting and entertaining. We were there for about 4.5 hours, slowly strolling, reading each descriptions and closely looking at each species! Awesome edu-tainment :D

 

PetiteFreckles ♥

Sanum is the way to go!

I was first introduced to Llao Llao in January and I fell in love with it! And I brought J to try it too and he has been craving for it ever since hahaha.

 

Llao llao first started in Spain and it's pronounced as 'yao yao'. 

We loveee Sanum (one of their yoghurt series) because of the crunch, it is priced at S$6.50. Sanum consists of yoghurt with a choice of 3 different types of fruits, 1 choice of crunch and 1 sauce. The fruits will make you have the perception that you are eating something healthy :p

 

Here are the Sanum combinations that I have tried:

1. Banana, mango, kiwi, dessicated coconut and dark chocolate sauce

2. Mango, rockmelon, honeydew, granola and white chocolate sauce

3. Mango, blueberries, banana, granola and dark chocolate sauce

 

Do try yours today, no regrets!

 

They just open a branch in Parkway, J was so happy because it's so near our place! :D

Our 3rd time having Llao Llao

PetiteFreckles ♥

Celebrated My 28th Birthday @ Sufood

This year, I celebrated my birthday the vegetarian way :D

In the past year, my dad have been enthusiastically searching for vegetarian food to try. 

So I'm not surprise when Dad made reservation at Sufood, which serves Italian inspired-vegetarian set meals.

Address:
252 North Bridge Road
Raffles City
#02-19
Singapore 179103

Initially I thought it was going to be only the 4 of us but apparently my parents did invite J along and they wanted to surprise me haha my silly parents. So he came after his work and boy was I super happy! :D

 

Since mum and sis aren't big eaters, we decided to order 4 sets to share. Each set costs S$25++ per person for a 8-course meal! Super affordable right!

 

 Course 1 & 2: Sufood Appetizer and Vinegar Drink

The appetizer consists of japanese yuca root drizzled with blueberry sauce, some green onion thingy (not that sure) and a cherry tomato encased in jelly. 

 

Have a drink of the vinegar drink before starting on the next course- palate cleanser.

 

Course 3:  Starter

Rosemary breadsticks which comes with a choice of blueberry dip or mustard dip. The bread was very aromatic and I love the mustard dip :)

 

Course 4: Salads

We selected the following to try:

* Tropical Fruit Salad which came with strawberry yogurt sauce

* Summer Salad (veggie sticks with fruits) served with thousand island sauce and sesame dressing
* Mushroom Salad with vinegar dressing
* Classic Garden Salad with sesame dressing

 

 

Course 5: Soups

Clockwise direction:

* Cream of Pumpkin

* Mushroom and Pea Pottage

* Root Soup

* Cabbage and Sweet Potato Soup

 

All the soups were very flavourful, really tasted as though it was cooked with chicken or pork, very amazedddd with their culinary skills!

 

Course 6: Mains

* Macaroni Alfredo Casserole:

Baked macaroni with broccoli, tomatoes and mushrooms with alfredo sauce and parmesan cheese! A comfort food suitable for rainy seasons!

* Wild Mushroom Charcoal Tagliatelle:

My favourite mains of all! The king oyster mushroom tasted so good, resembling the texture of squid. Together with the chewy fragrant charcoal tagliatelle, O-M-G. That's what I call a matchmake in heaven ♥♥♥

* Homemade Vegetable Calazone:

Mushrooms, artichoke and broccoli cooked in pesto sauced encased in a thin crispy layer of pizza dough. Yums!!

* Star Pizza:

Toppings include oyster mushrooms (the texture was very similar to that of chicken!), cream cheese and seaweeds. Drizzled with mustard sauce.

We were super bloated by the end of the main couse hahaha.

 

Course 7 & 8: Desserts and Drinks

For Dessert we chose:

* Osmathus flower jelly

* Sesame panna cotta

* Vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate

* Banana cheesecake

 

And drinks we chose:

* The ashitaba

* Passion fruit calamansi tea

* Hot mint herbal tea

* Very berry

When I thought dinner was over, the restaurant staff surprised me with a complimentary banana cheesecake and a cute and funny birthday song! And..... J also surprised me with a cheesecake from Cedele in one of my favourite flavour- salted caramel! Super yums!

My tummy was so huge after dinner hahaha. Despite the cold rainy day, I felt super warm and fuzzy inside because I know I have such loving family and a future-husband. XOXO!

Photos credit: Sis

Review

• Food was truly awesome, you wouldn't even know that it's vegetarian. Will definitely be back for more. Have introduced a few friends to try :D
• Value-for money
• Generous food portion
• Prompt service
• Cheerful ambience

PetiteFreckles ♥