SF On Budget Part 2 - Scoopz Ice-cream!

Despite trying to save as much as we can, we still can't bear the thought of forgoing desserts totally. Where else to satisfy our sweet tooth, other than the ice-cream store we used to frequent so often back then during our secondary school days?

Scoopz had been around in Parkway Parade for many years and still standing strong. They have definitely won the hearts of both the old and young with their smooth, creamy handmade ice-cream. 

Sun With Moon - Japanese Dining & cafe

Privé Bakery Café - Brunch By The Harbour

We love eggs,
We love pancakes,
We simply love breakfast,
And we truly believe that such a blissful meal, or rather brunch should be enjoyed in a relaxed, quiet setting.
We were just like kids, smiling jubilantly upon seeing our favourite breakfast being dished out before us.

Everything With Fries - Shoestring or Straight Cut?

Hidden at a quiet corner of Joo Chiat Road, Everything With Fries (EWF) has attracted much crowd since their opening about a month ago. We are frequent visitors of East Coast Road area but we only came to know of EWF's existence last saturday. Clean and slick white decoration stood out among other restaurants. Chirpy young service staffs certainly added vibrancy and cheerfulness to atmosphere.

As expected from its name, every main comes with fries. You can either choose shoestring (Mcdonalds) or straight cut (MOS Burger) fries. There are 5 different flavours available- namely the original, curry, salt & vinegar, sour cream & onion and garlic & herbs. Fries for you?!

Bakerzin II - Yet another surprise!

(Photo credit to bakerzin.com)

The Blueberry Cheesecake ($3.50 promo price) did brighten up our day! The cheesecake was lusciously smooth and creamy. Complemented with the sweet blueberry toppings, we were rewarded with instant gratification upon the first bite!
If you enjoy light and creamy cheesecake, this will be the one for you.
Promotion is ending soon...so get yours now!

J & A's rating: 4.5/5

Visit http://www.bakerzin.com/ for more information.

Crystal Jade Dining In

We were craving for custard bun...
But little did we know, there was a better surprise awaiting us...

Introducing to you.....Small B!

Checkers Deli - Happy Birthday Angeline!

 Happy Birthday Angeline!

Cafe Hacienda - We want you...

"This post is dedicated to my beloved sister. May all the troubles be far away from you. You know I will always be by your side. 

Love you always,

Angeline"

Away from the bustling city,
Away from your troubles and thoughts,
Let your body & mind relax at this a serene landscape...

Look at you, you are so beautiful...

Udders - ieat EXTREME moOoO makan session!

Here we are, joining our very first ieat makan session at Udders!

Everybody were busy mingling with each other. It's really nice knowing new people
who enjoy eating as much as we do.

Don't you think Udders T-shirt looks cool & gorgeous? haha!

Our ice-cream menu for the day!

What's that extreme flavour?? hmmm...

The famous food blogger in Singapore, Dr Leslie Tay~!

Chief Milkman, Dave. Boss of Udders and the creator of the ice cream flavours. He used to be a secondary school teacher who taught eng, maths and science. After leaving the life as a teacher, he ventured into business and was contemplating btw opening an ice cream parlor or a burger joint. Ultimately, he settled for an ice cream cafe, Udders. He mentioned tt if he were to open a burger joint in future with his ice cream cafe, he would name it "Iceburg" lol! Anw, he spent 4 mths learning how to make ice cream and research. After much experimentation and samplings, he gained 5kg in 4mths and created over 30 ice cream flavours!

These were the flavours that we've tried!

Our fav of the lot: Strawberry~

Many of u may ask, how special can strawberry ice cream be when u can commonly find it everywhere? Sometimes, it is more difficult to make something ordinary extraordinary. This flavour stood out from the rest bcos u can actually taste and bite bits of strawberries embedded within the ice cream and the strawberry flavour is really intense. Dave has experimented using strawberry puree, frozen strawberries, fresh strawberries etc and the best ingredient in making this ultimate strawberry ice cream is of course, using fresh strawberries! Yes, strawberry is a seasonal fruit but he managed to find supplies all year round from different countries like USA, Korea etc.

Orange bitter choc was impressive at first due to the taste of the intense dark choc. But the alcohol was so overpowering tt we were over-satiated after a few mouthfuls. It's actually considered one of e mildest alcoholic flavour already.

Bailey's is ladies' best friend. Perhaps, we're just not lady-like enough to enjoy it =P 3 scoops of this is equivalent to a can of beer!

Hazelnut tasted like ferrero rocher.

If you are a durian lover, be sure not to miss out on Mao Shan Wang!

(A: It's as though u are eating frozen durian. Delicious~)

 

Initially when Dave just started out, he only had the classic and premium range of ice cream flavours. But he specially came up with the connoisseur range of ice cream just for this flavour which cost $5.30/scoop! Durian lovers should know tt Mao Shan Wang is akin to the king of durians and can easily cost up to $30/durian, so it shouldn't pain u tt much to satisfy ur durian cravings right?

The rest of the flavours were either ordinary or alcoholic contents were too strong for us to review.

While waiting for our extreme flavour to be served..

Wait a minute....our sharp noses picked up the fragrance of freshly baked waffles from the next table!!! We always have a soft spot for waffles and how can we resist its temptation?!

Gosh! We finally found a waffle that overtook our no. 1 waffle, Gelare, and its way better!

And for only..$2.50?! WHAT!!! 

The waffle looked very much as the Belgian liege waffle. It was crispy on the outside and super soft inside! Smell and tasted somewhat similar to a pancake, full of buttery goodness. oOooMpHH waHhhHH! Heavenly~!!

A's & J's ratings: 4.75/5

Here comes our EXTREME FLAVOUR

SUPER SOUR LEMON SORBET

*This ice-cream was created for ieat ice-cream degustation only. Not for sale and not to be eaten! *

We were made to sign an indemnity form before sampling this sorbet. Yes, it is sooo sour and acidic tt it actually burnt Dave's tongue during experimentation. Definitely not for the faint-hearted! Luckily, we have Dr Leslie Tay on the standby. It's really funny seeing everyone's facial expressions. All their faces cringed and they shut their eyes sooo tightly upon shoving the first spoonful into their mouths lol. We only had a nibble and couldn't take it already haha!

We just can't get enough of ice-cream

Hence...we got another flavour for ourselves!

Cookies & Cream

(J: I thought it was better than Island Creamery, which had soggy cookies chunks, even though the cookies were finely mashed. But every spoonful was generously filled with cookies goodness in the creamy ice cream.)

We also tried out many flavours such kopi-c, Chocomash etc.

We discovered the Pure Pistachio flavour & it definitely makes us happy!!

The alcoholic flavours were just too strong for us. A few more scoops will make our faces turn red!

We enjoyed the ice-cream degustation session a lot and will definitely be joining many more in future!

Read here for ieat review.

Check out Udders outlets at http://www.udders.com.sg/

Sweet Indulgence I- Bakerzin

Desserts are just like sunshine after the rain.

So elegant, dainty and graceful.

We fall in love with them just at one glance...

They are simply alluring...

Bakerzin’s desserts may not be the best of all but it always has a super attractive monthly promotion. 50% promotion for all its classic dessert in august! How can we ever miss that out??

Just 1 day before the promotion ended, we finally dragged our feet out of the house and made our way there. Unfortunately, the outlet ran out of vanilla ice-cream that day and we had to choose other flavours for our desserts.
Coupe Cheesecake $9.80++
Tart filled with cheesecake ice-cream drizzled with strawberry sauce. Cheesecake ice-cream was pleasant except that the tart was a little hard.

J's & A’s rating: 4/5

Baked Apple Tart $9.80++
This was the second time we ate this dessert. Thin crust of apple tart served warm with a scoop of ice-cream. Generous amount of baked apple was filling but somehow the dessert was not up to expectation that day. Ice-cream was a little tiny to our surprise.

J's & A’s rating: 4.25/5

Warm Chocolate Cake $9.80++
Warm chocolate cake is Bakerzin’s award winning dessert and this ought to be the highlight for the day. However, it lacks the "shiok" factor as the rich chocolate was more thick than molten. (Not warm enough)
A’s rating: 3.75/5, J's rating: 3.5/5

We must compliment Bakerzin for their effort in dressing up each individual dessert beautifully. However, we feel that the quality of their desserts is not consistent. There are times when we feel that their desserts are absolutely fantastic and other times it simply turns us off. But still, Bakerzin is not a bad place to hang out with friends or family on a lazy weekend afternoon.

Bakerzin
9 Raffles Boulevard

#01-23/24/25

Millenia Walk

Singapore 039596

Tel: +65 6837 2422

Operating Hours: Sun to Thur: 10:30 am - 10 pm Fri,

Sat & Eve of Public Holiday: 10:30 am - 11 pm

Swissbake II- Delectable Cakes @ Affordable Prices

Swissbake’s cakes had always captured our attention whenever we walked past their kiosk in Takashimaya. We can’t help wondering: “For $3.90 per slice, does it taste good?” We decided to give it a shot especially when all their cakes look so alluring and exquisite.

Walnut Cheesecake
The texture of this cake reminded us of the Apple & Nut Cheesecake from Cedele. The sweet aroma of slightly toasted walnut in combination with cream cheese was luscious. The cream cheese was smooth, soft & delicate, with a delightfully sweet taste of maple syrup.

J's & A’s rating: 4.25/5

We tried out 2 more cakes last Saturday when they’re having a promotion. 2 slice cakes for only $5! What a good deal!

Paradiso Di Nocciola
Being one of their signature cakes, this cake does not disappoint us. Hazelnut rocher sponge cake sandwich with rum soaked crunchy vanilla biscuit. It was divine! The rum was very mild which was quickly overpowered by the strong taste of hazelnut rocher.
(A: Hazelnut lovers would fall for this!)

J's & A’s rating: 4.5/5

Oreo Cheesecake
This oreo cheesecake was a little disappointing. The cookie chunks were soft & soggy unlike the one we had at Bakerzin. Cream cheese was a little sour to our displeasure prob due to the addition of lemon.

(J: The oreos were sooo finely mashed and stuck together tt there's no crisp to it at all. I love big oreos tt r chunky and crunchy.)
A’s rating: 3.5/5, J's rating: 3/5

Overall, we were surprised and pretty satisfied with Swissbake’s quality cakes, at reasonable prices! We will certainly patronise again to try out other signature cakes! 

Visit http://www.swiss-bake.com.sg/ for more info

Swissbake
Ngee Ann City
B2-04