tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:32:44 +0000SingaporeChineseHomeCookingIndianLocalItalianThaiGermanyJapaneseLAMexicanNew York CityParisfusionhttp://vegeats.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chow)Blogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-4390957400778535528Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:44:00 +00002012-03-18T18:44:44.941+08:00 This restaurant is at Blk 11 Jalan Bukit Merah (the corner restaurant). We recently visited it again, and here's a couple of dishes we got: Satay   Chilli Mock Fish http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-6959489052313241089Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:56:00 +00002012-03-10T06:56:39.239+08:00ChineseSingapore We have recently found a vegetarian food 煮炒 ("zi char") stall in Ang Mo Kio. When we first went there, it was in Blk 223F Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, but they have just moved to Blk 232 ~ not too far... This is one of the few places we can find vegetarian satay Dumpling soup My DD simply loves hor fun Mock fish with ginger and bean sauce. Really, the ginger made this dish - it was http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2012/03/yuan-xiang-vegetarian-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-6544661863207035075Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:25:00 +00002012-02-19T18:25:37.969+08:00ChineseSingaporeOne of my favorite quick lunches is at the market food centre at Holland Drive (near the junction of Buona Vista Road and Commonwealth Ave). This is a stall that is famous for its vegetarian bee hoon. Recently, I also tried the vegetarian chicken rice, and it was also very good! Vegetarian Bee Hoon Vegetarian Chicken Rice Where to find it:  Blk 44 Holland Drive  Hollandhttp://vegeats.blogspot.com/2012/02/zhen-ji-vegetarian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-4609873906152741242Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:32:00 +00002012-02-13T11:32:40.673+08:00 http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-day-dinner-at-annalakshmi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-1394042674562202001Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:06:00 +00002011-12-22T16:02:40.344+08:00HomeCookingHor fun is a flat rice noodle, looks sort of like linguine. The noodles can be bought fresh from the grocery stores here. I made hor fun for dinner last night, upon request of my DD. Ingredients 1 packet of fresh hor fun (500g) 2 cloves garlic, minced some chopped ginger 1 tablespoon oil (for frying) 1 cup of vegetable stock (or clear soup) 1 tablespoon of corn starch 1 piece of tau kwa (or http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2011/12/vegetarian-hor-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-3891419603387884424Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:36:00 +00002011-12-02T12:46:22.206+08:00IndianSingaporeHaving passed by the restaurant every day, it was only yesterday that we finally decided ot go in and give it a try. We were pleasantly surprised by the great food :-) We had the vegetarian set meal, which has briyani rice and a naan (choice of plain, garlic or butter), 3 side dishes (of which one is a dal) and a raita. The dishes were really good! Finally, there is dessert and coffee/tea ~ http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2011/12/daawat-tandoori.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-4463186151214813894Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:15:00 +00002011-12-06T16:22:10.288+08:00HomeCookingI started making soy pancakes because of a desire to reduce carbohydrate intake. They turn out really fluffy and tasty. I initially tried to make these using solely soy flour, but that didn't work at all ~ try it and you will see! I do not use eggs, and have also liked it with bananas and cinnamon. Dry ingredients: 1 1/2 cup soy flour 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 tsp sugar (to taste) dash of http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2011/03/soy-pancakes-no-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-7384080735534865837Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:15:00 +00002010-12-16T02:42:22.258+08:00ChineseSingaporeWe visited this restaurant for dinner last week, it is nice and simple.http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-vegetarian-restaurant-at-jalan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-8279315285136733201Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:04:00 +00002009-03-21T00:48:51.138+08:00IndianSingaporeA couple of days ago, we chanced upon SanSkruti while looking for a place for lunch. It is an Indian vegetarian restaurant on Race Course Lane, and what caught my eye was that it served Gujurati cuisine. After looking through the menu, we decied to have the buffet, as it would allow us to taste a variety of dishes. The dishes were pretty good, and prepared Gujurati style. There was kachori for http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2009/03/sanskruti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-102422532970478738Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:10:00 +00002010-12-16T02:42:22.258+08:00ChineseSingaporeDH and I were on the way home one evening last week when 7-month old DD decided she was going to cry and cry and cry... We pulled into the next parking lot so we can get her out of her car seat & soothe her. Turns out, we were right in front of a vegetarian restaurant!! We decided to get dinner there. Ordered two soups and two other dishes...Since the lady said each soup was one portion, we http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2008/10/forest-dew-vegetarian-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-7885591036973784348Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:08:00 +00002010-12-16T02:41:56.648+08:00HomeCookingLast weekend, my mom gave me a couple of century eggs, so I used one of them in my spinach dish. Here's how...Ingredients:1 1/3 cup stock1 century egg, diced1 egg, beatensome garlic, choppeda bundle of spinach, washeda handful of wolfberries (I forgot these in dish pictured)some oil for frying1. Heat oil, and fry the garlic.2. Add stock and wolfberries. Bring to a boil.3. Add century egg and http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2008/08/century-egg-and-spinach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-62955859916653908Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:58:00 +00002008-07-11T16:17:20.407+08:00fusionSingaporeLast week, my DH and I was at Beauty World Centre, and trying to find a place for dinner. I knew, from times past, that there was the food court on the 4th floor... So, up we went, and we found, to our delight, a new vegetarian cafe - ok, it is not so new anymore, as it is a year old, but given that the last time I have been to this building was almost 12 years ago, it is new.Green on earth cafe http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2008/07/greenonearth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-378257996141241252Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:06:00 +00002010-12-16T02:43:03.911+08:00LocalSingaporeWe came across a relatively new restaurant at Bukit Merah - Vegetarian Villas. The restaurant has an interesting concept of serving vegetarian Yong Tau Foo. Customers select items they want in their dish, and whether they want it in a soup or "dry". They may also add noodles or rice, or select a regular soup or laksa soup. The restaurant also serve a few other dishes like claypot rice/noodles, http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2008/02/vegetarian-villas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-7532571645898660885Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:33:00 +00002007-12-14T23:08:26.921+08:00ChineseSingaporeMy DH and I first went to this restaurant last week. We had heard about it from a friend, although I have also seen it while passing by on previous occasions, but never thought about giving it a try. The restaurant is not at all fancy, but is clean and brightly lit, with simple decoration.We ordered a vegetarian fish soup, Peking duck (mock duck, of course) and a sambal kangkong. The soup is a http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/12/eight-immortals-vegetarian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-752120573880357918Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:35:00 +00002007-11-17T14:38:28.687+08:00HomeCookingMy home-made fried rice:Well, it isn't really all that fancy, and I suppose pretty much anything can be fried with the rice. Here's how I did this particular one:Ingredients:1/2 a red onion1 chilli1pc Tau Kwa (the firm kind of tofu) 1/2 a yellow bell peppera handful of bean sprouts1 stalk of xiao bai cai (sometims called chinese mustard)1 bowl cooked rice1 egg2 tsp oil (or enough for frying)1/2 http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/11/home-made-fried-rice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-5984339849016385263Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:10:00 +00002007-11-15T14:12:17.080+08:00ChineseSingaporeLast weekend, my DH and I went to Ling Zhi Vegetarian Restaurant for dinner. There are two branches, one at Far East Square, the other at Liat Towers. We went to the Liat Towers branch, and above is the entrance to the restaurant.    We had the "special tea" - it was a water chestnut drink that day. (picture above left). To start, we ordered spinach soup (picture above right). The soup http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/11/ling-zhi-vegetarian-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-2202264744285720437Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:27:00 +00002007-10-21T08:53:28.820+08:00ItalianSingaporeLast night, my DH and I went out for dinner with a friend. Our friend had suggested an Italian place in Changi, and made a reservation for 7:30pm. Driving all the way to the other end of the island wasn't exactly pleasant. We set out - from the West side! - at 7pm, and traffic was stop-and-go most of the way. We had to call our friend to change the reservation to 8pm instead! The restaurant is http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/10/porta-porta-italian-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-306981992258235905Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:47:00 +00002007-10-17T18:19:26.727+08:00ChineseSingaporeA couple of days ago, we were at Silk Road at the Amara Hotel for a "food tasting". The 9-course vegetarian menu is as follows:Vegetarian Cold Cut Combination~*~*~Vegetarian Hot & Sour Szechuan Soup~*~*~Braised Vegetarian Chicken with Broccoli~*~*~Steamed Tofu with Mushroom~*~*~Steamed Winter Melon with Vegetarian Goose~*~*~Yam Ring with Seasonal Vegetables~*~*~Braised Mushrooms with Spinach~*~*~http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/10/food-tasting-at-silk-road-amara-hotel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-6239339719545704045Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:01:00 +00002007-10-09T20:19:05.620+08:00ThaiThailand observes the Vegetarian Festival, starting on the first day of the 9th month of the Lunar calendar, and lasting for 10 days. This year, that would be 10-19 Oct. The Bangkok Post reports the Vegetarian festival in full swing, ahead of the actual date!Here's an article about the festival: Festivals Southern ThailandHow interesting, it would be fun to go if I can go. Perhaps all countries http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/10/vegetarian-festival-in-thailand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-8383023664563786358Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:39:00 +00002007-10-09T20:18:55.733+08:00SingaporeThaiThis evening we had a dinner date with another couple and their baby. We went to Lemongrass at Pasir Panjang, and it was pleasantly good.The baby got her own chair and utensils, and she immediately busied herself playing with them. Overall the service was great. I also noticed that they now have a vegetarian section in the menu!We got the mango salad and spring rolls for starters. The mango saladhttp://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/10/lemongrass-thai-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-6914215279960076965Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:42:00 +00002007-09-21T06:34:22.383+08:00New York CityThaiPAM Real Thai is a little eat-in restaurant at the corner of West 49th Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. MM did not have too high expectations, but I was raving about it. Cheap, Tasty, and Fast. A triple play!They have an extensive meat and fish menu for the non-vegetarians and a separate veg menu for the vegetarians. Unlike many restaurants, vegetarians actually have a choice of items http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/09/pam-real-thai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kitkat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-1757716033804335228Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:33:00 +00002007-09-13T21:33:46.189+08:00SingaporeMy colleagues and I had lunch at Earle Swensen's at Vivo City today. I had originally thought it would be just like any other Swensen's, but no - it is supposed to be a "high class" Swensen's, and guess what, "high class" Swensen's doesn't have anything vegetarian on the menu! Oops, sorry, gotta take that back - forgot about the fries, and the ice cream... Check it out for yourself - Earle http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/09/earle-swensens-at-vivo-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-6577655052286581371Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:51:00 +00002007-10-12T08:56:49.988+08:00HomeCookingThis evening, I suddenly had the urge to try making char kuay teow. I had no recipe, just a packet of fresh kuay teow I bought from the Sheng Shiong supermarket, and some imagination. I sort of had to make do with whatever I had in my fridge, and here's how it turned out: In case anyone is interested, here's how I did it:Ingredients:    a handful of Kuay Teow    a handful of http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-first-attempt-at-char-kuay-teow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-1105037885706395266Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:53:00 +00002007-10-12T08:56:49.989+08:00HomeCookingI made Vegetarian Bak Kut Teh last night. "How do you make bak kut teh without the bak?", my sister asked. Well, I used mock meat, chinese mushrooms, tau kwa, and tau pok. Ok, I did not make the spices from scratch - I used the pre-packet spice, which made it easier.Today, I found a recipe in The Star Online - Kuali. I wish I had also thought of putting in beancurd sticks and cabbage! And of http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/09/vegetarian-bak-kut-teh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27896376.post-8315532772084458053Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:09:00 +00002007-09-25T17:52:58.270+08:00SingaporeMy friend first introduced me to Anatolia a few years ago. I have been returning to this restaurant many times since, and again this evening. The restaurant is a small and cozy place, in a quiet corner of Far East Plaza. They are quite vegetarian-friendly, and what I really love is their lentil soup, salad bar, sutlac (rice pudding dessert) and of course turkish tea! In terms of main courses, http://vegeats.blogspot.com/2007/08/anatolia-turkish-restaurant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chow)0