Lady M at Marina Square

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Dont you wonder what the m stands for ...

In short:

1. ALWAYS GET THE MATCHA MILLE CREPE

2. ALWAYS GET THE MATCHA MILLE CREPE

3. The vanilla mille crepe was really REALLY sweet beause of the glazing on the top, but it gets a bit much after a while

4. Theres the strawberry puff cake and also a banana version...nice though nothing special? but still nice :-) i suppose strawberry can only get as special as this

5. Checkered chocolate cake is rich! Dont be fooled like me, i was skeptical because i believed it would be prettier than it tastes but well i was wrong the chocolate is good :))

Havent had the rest yet but I WILL SOON when i go back there to repeat Steps 1-2 hehe 

cya

Lady M 
Marina Square Shopping Mall
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-103

ALWAYS GET THE MATCHA MILLE CREPE  

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Baked these for Jac's birthday :-)

Was really surprised by how light they turned out! Even the sis approved so it was all good :-)

The cream cheese frosting was a massive improvisation project though! (Adding things and tasting) Ended up utilising an entire bottle of lemon essence (on top of lemon juice and rind!) 

Only thing to note is that most sites recommend using shortening instead of only butter to help the frosting retain its shape better :-)

hehe really glad they turned out quite well! :-)

Wanted to fill these with lemon curd but didn't in the end because of time and also felt like it'd be such a waste of cupcake to spoon out and throw bits away just to fill it!

maybe in future, we'll see :)

Lemon-Blueberry Cake (Adapted from Sweetapolita)

Ingredients: 2 cups plus 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt3 cups fresh blueberries1/2 cup sour cream1/2 cup whole milk2 teaspoons vanilla extract3/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract1 teaspoon lemon zest1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature1 1/2 cups white sugar4 large eggs

Method:Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare muffin tin with cupcake papers.  Sift dry ingredients into medium bowl. Transfer 1 tablespoon flour mixture to larger bowl. Add fresh blueberries and toss to coat them with flour. Set remaining flour mixture and blueberries aside.Stir whole milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon zest in small bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar, until pale yellow and very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, until well combined. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Gently fold in blueberries. Divide batter equally among cupcake cups.Bake cakes until toothpick inserted into center of a couple cupcakes comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pans on racks for about 10 minutes, then put onto racks until completely cool. Makes 24-26 cupcakes.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup shortening
8 oz. cream cheese, at room temp
3 lbs powdered sugar
1 Tbs vanilla extract
Lemon juice
Lemon Extract
Lemon Zest
2-3 tbs milk 

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The Breakfast Club

hi from the city of london! this is our first post of the year (happy 2014!)

on wed it was kay hian's birthday so i had brunch with him i asked the birthday boy to pick and he said the breakfast club in soho so that was where we headed to

i googled it before heading there and it seemed promising with over 300+ reviews and 4/5 stars skimmed through reviews and things on there that were mentioned repeatedly include long queues and must-try smoothies

felt a little worried about the queues since we arranged to meet at noon aka lunch hour (apparently queuing for 1/2h is typical? maybe on a weekend)  i reached on the dot he arrived a little earlier but probably not much earlier what i mean to say is he was already at the front of the queue and i didn't have to wait!

we were seated at the corner it was a big rectangular table and we shared it with 2 other groups of 2 kh said this place reminds me of island creamery definitely because the walls were plastered with polaroids and i replied yeah i get why i like how it was done in the cafe more though it felt done up as if it were a wall in someone's bedroom this is a pic of kh smiling : ) but it's also the only pic i have with the wall inside

kh had the all american £10 (pancakes, eggs, sausage, home-style fried potatoes, streaky bacon and maple syrup) and a latte £2.50 while i had reggie the veggie £9.20 (veggie sausage, home-style fried potatoes, eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomato, beans and toasted multigrain bloomer) and a blue monday £4.30 (blueberry, strawberry and apple smoothie)

mine's on the left and kh's on the right both portions were very decent for one although not to the point of being sufficient to share imo mine: the eggs were poached nicely and i liked how the fried potatoes were done but nothing else was particularly fantastic? i enjoyed it a lot and it was a good brunch no doubt but thinking about it now i could probably replicate it at home easily enough for less for the smoothie the reviews drove my expectations up i felt let down and could have done without it good things about it: (relatively) healthy drink, not overly sweeten kh's: i didn't try anything besides the pancakes well i like my pancake fluffy and this wasn't fluffy it was overcooked too rmbr kh saying that they were really generous with the bacon! tldr; not bad not great

anyhow it was a good brunch experience! despite a queue forming outside i never felt rushed service was gd the waitress came over several times to ask if everything was alright also made small talk with her when i paid the bill (heads up: she said the other branches are bigger and less crowded!) surprised that there wasn't an additional service charge in total: £26 a little pricey but would revisit with a friend to catch up over a meal

The Breakfast Club

33 D Arblay Street 

W1F 8EU

Antoinette, Palais Renaissance

Birthday celebration dinner at Antoinette :-)

Really pretty interior. :-) 

Had two salads to start! Both of which were really good! Loved the dressing and croutons on the Lyonnaise, and the well-seasoned & tender crab meat and pine nuts on the Antoinette! 

Salad Lyonnaise with poached egg, hot smoked pork belly, crouton and mustard vinaigrette. 

Salad Antoinette with crab meat, boiled egg, yuzu dressing, pine nuts and toasted brioche. 

Beef Bourguignon- braised Wagyu brisket in red wine served with pomme puree and seasonal vegetables. Was r l y tender! 

Marinara- Spaghetti sautéed with mussels, scallops, squids, prawns cooked in white wine tomato sauce with chilli and italian parsley. The white wine tomato sauce was particularly tasty with generous amounts of seafood :-) 

Confit de Poitrine de Porc- traditional French style Pork belly confit served with garlic mash, seasonal vegetables and mustard sauce. !! Not a fan of pork in general but this was really good with tender meat and a crispy skin (and a thick layer of fat in between). :-) 

Florentine Crepe served with serrano ham, emmental cheese and a sunny side up. Cant go wrong with a runny yolk :-) Wish there was more cheese though! 

Didn't snap pics of desserts but we had two of their top sellers! The Strawberry Shortcake which had a rly light Chantilly cream (would recommend if you like s'berry shortcakes!) and the Le Royale which had a dark chocolate mousse, almond meringue, hazelnut almond feulletine, chocolate genoise and dark rum :-) 

Amazing food overall and not too pricey + lovely ambience and super nice staff who helped with birthday surprise plans! 

390 Orchard Road, Palais Rennaisance

B1-08/09/10C S238871

Daily 11am-10pm

Canele- Plaza Singapura

Met with the cousins before Esther flew back to NZ! Cannot believe its been so long since she's been back. One of my fave cousins of all time :-)

Headed to Plaza Sing's Canele for dessert/dinner!

                            

(pic that doesn't belong to me heh)

Really wanna come back and try the breakfasts here! Wayyy less pricey than many cafes in SG, which is super (pleasantly) surprising :-)

 Salmon with Pink Sauce was really really good! They were generous with the smoked salmon, and the cream sauce wasn't too heavy at all, which I really liked. :) 

 Crabmeat Pasta (Bolognese)

Canele Salad that came with crabmeat and hardboiled egg. Liked that the crabmeat was really flavourful, with a nice dressing that made for a light meal. :-) (also pine nuts in salads make them winners!!)

 Crabmeat Pasta (Aglio Olio) definitely looked less appetising than the bolognese version, but it was cool that they let you choose how you want the base of your pasta to be :)

 Nutella Crepe!! This was amazing- the crepe was slathered with thick thick layers of Nutella in between- even though it isn't visible in this picture. Really crispy crepe with dark chocolate shards. I really enjoyed the dark chocolate ice-cream as well. :-) A super decadent dessert but really hit the spot! 

Another pic just because :)

Canele

Plaza Singapura

68 Orchard Road #01-55 Plaza Singapura

Singapore 238839

Telephone (65) 6837 2252 Facsimile (65) 6837 2234

Opening Hours:

Mondays to Sundays : 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.