Healthy Organic Food at Real Food

I haven't blogged for a super long time. I have instead either been lazing around too much at home or spending too much time shopping that i've somewhat neglected this blog. Oops. But i'll make a constant effort to keep posting from now onwards!

Also, i got myself a new camera!!!! Gabriel got the exact same model too so he could take photos of me and i could take him too. Hahaha. And we got matching new balance sneakers lately too! We're really converging aren't we? Everything we get also must be the same.

During one of the weeks last December, i headed to Real Food at Central and ever since, i've been visiting this place a lot! The interior looks so homely and cosy.

Stuffed Veggie ($13.80)

This was fantastic. The beetroot patty was really too good. And this salad is so healthy too! I've ordered it twice already thus far! The patty consisted of a grilled organic capsicum filled with grated beetroot, carrots, mashed potatoes, onions, millet and coriander. It was also served with greens, avocado, cherry tomatoes, radish. The dressing is vinaigrette. You have to have this on your order because the patty was so good. Healthy and good, and i absolutely love it!

Dumpling noodles dry ($8.80)

This consisted of their homemade dumplings (same as the one above) and wholegrain ramen. The ramen tasted a lot like fettuccine?  I guess there was nothing super fantastic about this dish, but if you are looking for a healthy option this would be a good bet. It's pretty affordable too and the serving size was just right.

Rise-n-Shine Breakfast ($8.80)

This wasn't as good as it sounded. It was really plain and simple. I've took many shots of it from different angles so you could see all the ingredients that goes into this. This is nothing fantastic though so i don't think it's worth ordering. This consisted of a sunny side egg, salad with balsamic vinegar and lemon, avocado, tomatoes, roasted mushrooms and a slice of bread.

Beetroot (millet) burger ($12.80)

This was so fantastic. It's so worth ordering and pretty much the star dish at Real Food! This beetroot patty is slightly different from the one in the stuffed veggie salad. This consisted of beetroot, carrots, onions, zucchini. This is also served with grilled onions, tomatoes, guacamole. It also came with a side dish of salad and sweet potato fries. You will not regret ordering this for sure!

Genovese Pesto Pasta ($11.80)

This consisted of spaghetti tossed in pesto sauce. This came with grilled cucumbers, potatoes and feta cheese and olives as well. I like how they also included that fresh basil leaf at the top! You can add mushrooms to this for an additional cost of $2 too! Taste wise, this really tasted healthy. It's not salty at all and the taste of the pesto sauce felt really home made. It can't be compared to those pesto pastas at Italian restaurants because this tasted like it was a different dish of its own. It's a really healthy yet tasty pasta.

I really love the food here. Everything is vegan and organic and especially for someone health conscious like me, this is a rare gem. I hardly find food that tastes so good and yet is so healthy at the same time. During my meal, i felt i was eating clean? I didn't feel so full and bloated after that too. What's more, the price is really affordable!

They have a few outlets! It's interesting that they have one outlet at Somerset. I rarely find such good food at such an affordable price in town because most of the restaurants price their food above $17.

Central

6 Eu Tong Sen St

The Central #B1-52/53

Tel: 62233392

Christmas day

Back with another post detailing what happened on Christmas day itself. We went to church for Christmas service and after that, we headed down to the new Orchard Gateway. Okay, maybe not new but it's one of our first few times there!

We walked around in Orchard central before that and decided to take a few photos with the Christmas decorations.

We decided to eat at Supply & Demand as we knew that the food there would not disappoint us! The place is just as pretty as the one at Esplanade! The decorations are pretty similar and gave a very rustic feel to it.

This is the interior of Supply & Demand! There are seats outside too and we were seated outside. It was a pretty good experience too because it was less crowded.

Well we ordered their house pour and it wasn't very satisfactory. But that's alright! Because for every a glass of wine ordered, we were entitled to a free flow buffet of turkey, artichoke, olives, cheese and breads. Such a good deal right? Of course, Gabriel ate a lot of turkey. Protein is always good for guys, right?

Some pictures of the view from where we were seated!

We both ordered chicken ($18). We just had to! Especially since it left such a good impression the last time we were at the Esplanade outlet. This came with grilled vegetables like tomato, cucumbers and capsicums. The tomato was so fresh and juicy i really wonder how they did it! The chicken was grilled, so it was really healthy! This came with some salad tossed in vinaigrette dressing. The potato mash wasn't just your ordinary potato mash. It was truffle mash and so delicious!

Supply & Demand is really one of our favourite places to go to. Considering that it was a public holiday, the service was pretty fast and efficient! We were seated quickly too and the staff were all very responsive.

For more details on the dining experience at Supply & Demand, do also vist my other post at: http://doriateo.blogspot.sg/2014/12/im-fan-of-supply-demand.html

Ending off this post with an outfit of the day. Till then!

On the eve of Christmas

Hi all! I know i haven't been updating this blog as frequently as it's the festive season. I've been going out a lot, eating a lot and shopping a lot that i hardly have the time to look through the photos and write a blog post. Thankfully, i have some spare time now to blog as i'm only meeting Gabriel in the evening.

So on 23rd of December, Gabriel and i decided to check out the Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay. Before that, we headed to Koh Grill & Sushi Bar for their Shiok Maki (1st generation). This sushi consisted of aburi salmon on the top and avocado and grilled eel on the inside. 

The place was very crowded that day and unfortunately, they missed out on our order. So we had to wait 30 minutes just for this plate of sushi. Well, i guess it wasn't too bad because we had a lot of time to spare but can you imagine if we were rushed for time? 

The service was really poor too and the Shiok Maki didn't meet our expectations. It was prepared poorly. The avocados were of different sizes; some big some small. The salmon sashimi was also of different sizes? Really disappointed considering that we went all the way to Wisma Atria just to have this. Perhaps the quality of the sushi would have been better on a less crowded day.

Shiok Maki ($18) 

We then headed to Gardens by the Bay and the lights were so pretty! The picture below shows the Supertree Grove at night! It's so beautiful and we actually wanted to go to the top of it but the queue was too crazily long.

Supertree Grove

We then headed to the Christmas Wonderland and the lights are so beautiful too!

The structure you see above is actually like a dome where you could go inside to take photos. We did go inside but it was way too muddy as it just rained. There was no grass inside too because everyone had trampled on it and all the grass had died. The worst part was that it smelt of fertilizer so it wasn't a very pleasant experience inside.

On the bridge connecting Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay

We headed back to Marina Bay Sands after our little expedition at Gardens by the Bay. We didn't know that there's actually a bridge connecting Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands! Initially while heading to Gardens by the Bay, we took this really long route by walking from Bayfront MRT to Gardens by the Bay. We didn't know we could cut through Marina Bay Sands!

Marina Bay Sands

We were feeling really sweaty after Gardens by the Bay so we decided to head to TWG Tea Salon and Boutique for a nice refreshing dessert and drink.

Passionfruit tea ($11)

Chocolate fudge ($12)

The passionfruit tea was really refreshing and good, but i wouldn't order it again as it is so expensive. The chocolate fudge was really normal too but it looks so pretty on the plate anyway.

Gabriel's family always celebrates Christmas during Christmas eve and they'll usually have catered food. Two years ago, Gab invited me to his Christmas party and that was where i actually started to get to know him better.

Two years ago at Gab's house with some of our favourite friends from law school

Putting this picture here just for memory's sake. :')

This year, we didn't invite anyone so it was just a family dinner with Gab's family. We had ordered most of the food from Putien, while the turkey was from Cedele.

Salad prepared by Gab's sister

Bee Hoon from Putien

Fried Tempura Prawns

Turkey from Cedele

Turkey stuffing and sauce

This stuffing is the bomb. It's seriously too good! It consists of potatoes, mushrooms and it's very well seasoned with herbs. This is my favourite and i could eat a whole tub of this! The cedele turkey is really good and definitely worth getting!

The food on Christmas eve was really so good, all thanks to Gabriel's mum who had prepared everything!

Happenings over the past week

Last Sunday, we had a steamboat session with some of our school mates. Before that, me and Gab headed to the newly revamped Eastpoint to try out their food. The food court was not bad!

We saw this really cute stall selling charms as well and we made a bracelet together. It only costs us $15 and it looks like a Pandora replica!

After the steamboat with our friends, we headed to our favourite place at Dzerts for some cake.

For the next few days of the week, i had been a little busy lately because my brother had recently come back to visit us for a week. I've been going out with my brother a lot and exploring new places in Singapore. 

On one of the days, we headed out as a family for ice skating. It's my first time ice skating and it wasn't easy at all! I had such a hard time balancing and i can only walk minimally. Gabriel was really good at it though and he didn't even have anyone teaching him.

My mum actually took a video of me learning to ice skate. It's so embarrassing. Hahah.

After that we decided to catch The Hobbit. We were very lucky as we got to catch The Hobbit on the first day that it was screening! It was really good and i definitely recommend this movie if you haven't yet watched it. It's so much better than the previous one which was a total cliffhanger.

Over the week we have been eating really healthily as well (because my brother is into organic food). We managed to find a place that serves all organic food!

Real Food @ Central

I really love this place and will be back for more! I'll update this blog on my experience at Real Food soon.

I'm so excited for Christmas. I haven't been to the Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay and am thinking of heading there today. So in the end, we really did head to Gardens by the Bay but it was disappointing.

Shall save my experience at Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay for another post!

Have a wonderful time this Christmas season with your friends and family everyone!

Cycling at East Coast Park

Last Friday, Gabriel and I went cycling at East Coast Park. There are many things to do at East Coast Park and i have blogged about it here: http://doriateo.blogspot.sg/2014/07/east-coast-park-memories.html

East Coast Park holds many wonderful memories for me. It's also the place where my relationship with Gabriel was finally official.

Along our way to East Coast Park, the weather was so good and we decided to take some photos.

We then headed to the rental shop to rent two bikes! It's my first time cycling after almost a decade and i'm very thankful that i have Gabriel to teach me how to cycle again! Thankfully, i managed to remember how to cycle quickly.

We took many photos along our cycling route. We cycled at about 5pm and the view was just gorgeous.

All these photos were taken at East Coast Park. It looks like a different place doesn't it?

The sun was starting to set and we just had to capture the beautiful sunset.

Psalm 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of His hands.