+WONDERMILK

Went on a 4 day food spree in Kuala Lumpur and I regret NOTHING. Most of the places I ate at were places that can be found in Singapore but aren't halal, places like Carls Jr, Subway, TGI.Fridays.. Had a blast stuffing my face in food in Malaysia.

I came across a little cafe in a shopping mall that I fell in love with was +WONDERMILK. I've always loved cafes so I dragged my family in. It had an adorable exterior and the decor is wonderful.

*taken from +WONDERMILK's homepage. Link at the bottom of post

They had a pretty extensive menu and I really couldn't decide what to get. And since the family had a huge lunch, we settled with the SUPER BEEF FRIES and a box of super cute cupcakes.

Since we had it to go, it came in the cutest packaging. The cupcakes were so-so, nothing special, but the fries.. BEST EVER. Fries smothered in sauteed mushrooms, onions, beef and gravy. It was a real treat.

  

All in all, really loved this cafe and I wish they opened one in Singapore. So if you happen to be in Kuala Lumpur, do stop by +WONDERMILK :)

Visit their homepage : ilovewondermilk.com 

NASILEMAKKUKUS.COM

When my mum told me we were going to have nasi lemak for dinner today, I wasn't too excited about it. But when we got to the place, I was like, WHOA. The place was pretty rad. They had chalkboard walls covered with doodles by customers and their announcements and menus. I fell in love with the decor.

So what separates their nasi lemak to the ones at every other hawker centre? Here they serve nasi lemak KUKUS. Nasi lemak kukus basically means that the rice has been steamed the traditional way, over water rather than in the water with a rice cooker. This was my first time trying nasi kukus so I got pretty excited when it was my turn to get my serving of rice. I opened the pot and the smell of the coconut rice is HEAVENLY. My mouth literally started to water when I took a whiff of the fresh batch rice.

They have a self-service concept where customers get their own serving of rice from a pot and dishes as well, much like nasi padang, but the best part about this place is that.. THEY OFFER FREE FLOW OF RICE (which is only $1) AND SAMBAL.

Another item on the menu to try here is the Vietnamese Coffee. My dad is in love with it and is very popular amongst the regular customers. I got my shot of the Vietnamese Coffee ( and two cups of bandung) on the house from the über friendly owner of the restaurant, Lester Ching.

Overall, NASILEMAKKUKUS.com is a great place to unwind and enjoy great food. They take into account the entire customer experience, and I sure had a great time here. So when you're craving for some nasi lemak, head down to upper thomson road, you won't regret it.

Nasi Lemak Kukus
908 Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 787111
11AM - 11PM - Tues, Wed, Thur, Sun
11AM - 2AM - Fri & Sat

CHURROS

If you follow me on twitter, you should know that I have been attempting to make churros. Ever since the churros stand at Far East Plaza shut down, I've been looking all over Singapore for the best churros and then I thought.. Why not make my own?

My first attempt was an epic fail. The dough literally turned out like rubber. And when I fried it, it was rock hard. Turns out I forgot to add in the eggs *badum tss* 

Anyway, here's the recipe. It is pretty simple. Mine turned out a little to light and fluffy because I whisked the eggs it too much and too much air got it. And also to my churros turned out pretty ugly cause, I'm just not good at piping. 

You will need:

1 cup of Water
1 cup of All Purpose Flour
3 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter
1 Tbsp of Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
1 Tbsp of Granulated Sugar
½ tsp of Salt
1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
Canola Oil for frying
½ cup of Granulated Sugar for dipping
1 Tsp of Ground Cinnamon

1) Fill in a large pot with cooking oil. Fill it on till about half full and heat it over medium heat. You could also use a deep fryer if you have one

2) In a large saucepan, add water, butter, vegetable oil, 1 tbsp of sugar, vanilla and salt, bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and add the flour, stirring until the mixture turns into a ball, cook this mixture for about 1 minute. Make sure there aren't any balls of flour left and then leave to cool.

(while waiting for it to cool you can go make your cinnamon sugar for dipping - just mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a bowl and you're done)

3) Once the dough is cooled, add in one egg at a time and mix well after each addition to make sure the egg is well combined.

4) Spoon the dough into a piping bag, best fitted with a large star tip. Now you can pipe the dough into the hot oil, a few at a time, till golden brown.

6) Drain them on paper towels to remove excess oil and then dip them in the cinnamon sugar.

I read somewhere that churros are great when served with hot chocolate sauce, so do try that! If you do try my recipe please comment or tweet to me at @ChefNora . 

Till next time!