Category Archives: food
LoveEats: my Japanese ugly men pasta
For the life of me, I cannot remember how to spell the full name of this shop. Thus my fav nick name for it is ugly men pasta, since the logo is of a ugly looking samurai man in yellow.
This is my “must order!”
LoveEats : fluffy and melt in your mouth muffins at coffee n’ spice
Ever seen the light wisp cloud dancing in the clear blue sky?
That’s how I felt eating Chocolate n’ spice muffins!
Nestled in a neighborhood place- Shunfu Mart, this muffin shop is a sight to behold.
They sell lemon meringue and apple crumble etc, but for the purpose of today, we will be focusing on the MuFFIN Man!
Strengths:
Light and not too sweet
Be prepare for:
Long meandering queues
Must eats:
Double choc and banana walnut
Double Choc for the choc lovers!
Banana walnut for the brainy ones!
The banana is squishy and the walnut is in chunks!
Treasure Spot:
Blk 320, #02-12 & #02-13
Shunfu Mart (Shunfu Market)
Singapore 570320
Tel: +65 9383 0413
Opposite main road, can’t miss it.
LoveEats : the secret of bonding over meals?
Drawing from six narratives in the Gospel of Luke, Chester shows how meals can be opportunities for serving others.
Meals have always been important across societies and cultures, a time for friends and families to come together. An important part of relationships, meals are vital to our social health.
Author Tim Chester sums it up: “Food connects.”
Read more here
Chester argues that meals are also deeply theological–an important part of Christian fellowship and mission. He observes that the book of Luke is full of stories of Jesus at meals. These accounts lay out biblical principles.
Chester notes, “The meals of Jesus represent something bigger.” Six chapters in A Meal with Jesus show how they enact grace, community, hope, mission, salvation, and promise.
Moving from biblical times to the modern world, Chester applies biblical truth to challenge our contemporary understandings of hospitality.
He urges sacrificial giving and loving around the table, helping readers consider how meals can be about serving others and sharing the grace of Christ.
Praise be to God!
LoveEats : how does something so simple taste so good?
A simple bowl of mee sua (thin rice noodle), minced meat, liver and flavorful mushroom makes me 🙂
LoveEats : hear the king of fruits roar with might!
It’s the season of durians!
Look at its golden yellow tan, shimmering in the sun
Contrast this against its prickly green outer shell.
There’s more than meets the eye!
Let’s tuck in!
LoveInvest : do you know which credit card give you the best cash back rebate?
Excellent article from ST today. Time to rebook at cc options!
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Credit cardholders are spoilt for choice when it comes to signing up for a new card to enjoy cash rebates on their purchases.
But caveat emptor applies – it serves a cardholder well to comb through the fine print of the card application form as several banks have amended the terms and conditions pertaining to cash rebates recently.
Among them, Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has lowered the cash rebate level to 3 per cent for spending of at least $3,000 a month on its Manhattan World MasterCard, with rebates capped at $200 per quarter. This will take effect from this Tuesday.
Manhattan cardholders currently enjoy a cash rebate of 5 per cent for charging big-ticket items on their cards.
With the amendment, cardholders will need to spend more in order to hit the maximum rebate of $800 a year.
In addition, cardholders will no longer be able to use the Manhattan card to pay for insurance premiums to qualify for rebates – these now fall under the list of excluded transactions or purchases.
When contacted by The Sunday Times, Ms Sandhya Devanathan, head of unsecured lending, Singapore, at StanChart, said it was a “business decision” to revise the terms and conditions of the cash rebate offerings.
In comparison, the United Overseas Bank (UOB) One Card typically attracts customers who charge less each month to enjoy cash rebates.
One Card holders need only spend at least $300 per month to get a rebate of up to 3.33 per cent per quarter.
However, this rebate is subject to a cap of $600 annually, and a minimum of three purchases per month.
Despite the lower rebate compared to the Manhattan card, One Card can be used for insurance premiums, instalments and bill payments to qualify for rebates.
UOB sweetened the deal in March this year to allow cardholders travelling abroad to enjoy 2 per cent rebates on overseas transactions, with spending capped at $5,000 annually.
These features have enticed more customers to use the One Card as their main credit card, according to UOB.
Ms Gan Ai Im, managing director of cards and payments at UOB, said: “Because of its winning form and function, more than 20 per cent of our customers choose the UOB One Card as their primary card.”
Senior operations executive Ivan Lek, 28, is one such customer.
While Mr Lek holds both the Manhattan card and One Card, he uses the latter as his main credit card.
“I used the Manhattan card for online purchases, booking of hotels, flight tickets or sometimes bulk company purchases.
“Now that I have to spend more to hit the maximum cashback of $200 per quarter, it’s more difficult as I don’t always hit $3,000 (per month). But I will still use it for its benefits such as dining privileges.
“The One Card is still the best card as I don’t have to spend more than $3,000 in one month.”
The Citibank Dividend Card targets a different customer segment: car owners who use it to claim cash rebates for purchases such as petrol.
The Dividend Card gives a cash rebate of up to 5 per cent for petrol bought here and overseas for a minimum monthly spending of $50. But for non-petrol purchases, the rebate could be as low as 0.5 per cent.
Even SingPost has latched onto the cash rebate trend – it partnered StanChart to launch the Standard Chartered SingPost Platinum Visa credit card last month, whereby cardholders can get a 6 per cent cash rebate on purchases at all supermarkets in Singapore.
Other cards that offer cash rebates include the POSB Everyday Card, which targets customers who use the card to buy basic items such as groceries, and the CIMB World Mastercard, which targets big spenders and offers a 1 per cent cash rebate.
Not to be outdone, UOB will soon offer an alternative to its One Card and give credit cardholders more reason to zap their cards and chalk up rebates.
UOB’s Ms Gan said: “We will launch a new co-branded rebate card which offers exclusive rebates at a select group of stores by the last quarter of this year.”
But before you sign on the dotted line for your next credit card to enjoy cash rebates, you might want to do your sums to find out which card offers more bang for your buck.
LoveEats: Asian delights for breakfast
I would like to give a big shout out to our US friends who have been supporting this blog.
Allow me to introduce an Asian delight for breakfast.
It’s called soon kuey and Beng kweh.
The difference lies in the filling of each of them.
One is glutinous rice and mushroom with peanuts; while the other is turnip and mushroom, as well as small shrimps.
LoveEats : exquisite desert from Ritz Carlton
LoveEats : Super delicious KIMCHEE bread — must try!
When my mum saved 2 slices of KIMCHEE bread, I wanted to laugh at it. Who on earth would eat KIMCHEE bread?
For those who don’t know, KIMCHEE is a popular Korean appetizer. It is a must have on the table of Koreans.
For the rest of us, the idea of KIMCHEE bread just seems far fetch. However, after taking a bite at it, I take back my word.
Ignorant me…KIMCHEE bread was like the best thing on earth! My mum got it from some obscure bakery near aljunied.
If you are keen, let me know and I will ask my mum for the address.
KIMCHEE bread looks something like this.
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