Friday dinner was a much- needed treat for the weary and tired.

Dinner at Garibaldi was fabulous.
It's still our favourite Italian restaurant. We headed there after work and ordered the pan-seared foie gras to share. It's served with apricot chutney and balsamic vinegar.

After the first bite, the table was silenced because we were busy finishing the foie gras. It was a perfect balance of taste and textures- Just how a good foie gras should be.

For the mains, I contemplated ordering the spaghetti with sea urchin and grey mullet roe but decided that I wasn't quite in the mood for a surprise so I opted for one of my favourites- the angel hair lobster pasta served in tomato sauce.

J ordered the saffron risotto with tiger prawn. The risotto was really good and the tiger prawn was fresh, sweet and succulent. A pity the lighting did not allow for photo-taking. The photo of the saffron risotto is about the only decent one of the evening.

After dinner, we met Grace and Zhiwen for desserts at Canele, another one of my favourite food places. We shared Jupiter and Cafe Noix- not like there were many choices left. Jupiter was still as good with its contrast of chocolate and passionfruit. As for cafe noix, my first impression of it did not change- I still did not like it because there was too much coffee cream.


J's saffron risotto


Desserts from Canele

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My New Toy

A latest addition to my kitchen- Milky( it's a timer).
I swear I did not come up with such a silly name. It was on the box that came with it. J bought it in an attempt to cheer me up.

I LOVE it because it's just so adorable; I put it into good use today while baking apple, plum and almond crumble.

The last time I baked the apple crumble, I omitted using plums. Today, I decided to throw in a few plums and the results are more interesting. You'll get the sour flavour from the plum as well, not just sweetness from the apples.

I really do dig warm desserts like this especially on a rainy and gloomy day.
It certainly does much to chase those blues away.

O' comfort food!