Artichoke Casse Croute

Date:  Jul 27, 2015

My In-laws were in town last week.  So, I brought them downstairs for french food. 

These are the artichokes from France. 

And this is our dish.  Chef Patrick steam the artichoke.  And present it on the plate like this.

This is after steaming it for close to 1-hour I believe.  Of course, we called and ask him to steam it before we arrive. 

Of course, he showed us how to eat it.

So, you peel one leaf by one leaf out from the Artichoke.

And you only eat the bottom part.  It kind of taste like those sweet potato texture.  

So, what you do, is to put this in your mouth, use your teeth and push the “meat” into your mouth.

That is the the only part that is edible.

My father in law seems happy eating this.  He had never eaten this before.  Neither do us.

After you peeled, it looks like this at the bottom.

Patrick said call him when we finished all the leaf out side.  

“Patrick!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Patrick came out, bring this piece of left over artichoke into the kitchen.

Blink blink!

5-minutes later.

He brought this out.  He peeled the flowers, and decorate nicely onto the plate, and there are more stuff to eat.  This is the second course followed after we eaten the leaves.

You can lift up the top part.  And there you go.  More stuff to eat.

Now French chef also do like Chinese chefs, decorate their dish like a lotus flower.  hahahaha

Very nicely presented.

You can’t eat the flower thou...

Of course, we eat other food.  The smoke herrings is nice.

The kids always love his creamy mushroom pasta.

Teo Chew style cold dish - the pig head meat.

Mutton...

Rabbit.

Nice wine too… $48 wine.  Good value.

This is where I eat.  Just downstairs at the club house.

Sky Sky in Vet Hospital For 4 Days

Date:  Aug 8, 2015

The deworming medicine that the Pet Shop gave us is way too strong for Sky Sky.  

After applying it for a day, Sky Sky become ill.

He had high fever, no energy to move, and his eyes become very crooked.

So, we put Sky Sky in the Vet hospital for IV dripping.

My younger son is bond to this cat.

Sky Sky is skinny, 3 months old.  

He is very light.  Just like Kay Kay.

Sky will be in “hospital” for 4 days.  After the blood test, we can bring him back on National Day.

He is my cat look.

This is Sky Liew.  A locally breed Ragdoll.

 

Its Jay turn to carry him.

It is Kay Kay’s turn to carry Sky Sky.

Now is my turn.

Oh silly me.  Have I introduced the “Hospital” yet?

Pretty solid China made cage. 

Sky Sky stayed in this Isolation Ward.

This hospital is huge.

This is Blue & Sky’s official Vet.

The Joyous Vet is open by Dr. Heng.

Dr. Heng has been attending to our cats since 14 years ago.  

Yup, both Mel Mel and Molly were her patients.  

And she is very good.

That day, when we brought in both Blue Blue and Sky Sky for a Vet check when we first got them, it was her that told us, that Sky Sky is a male cat instead of a female which is labeled at the Pet Shop.  Hahahaha so funny indeed. 

The clinic is huge too.

Blue Blue stay at home, very lonely.  He was wondering where is his buddy, Sky Sky.

This are two video clips on how I trained Blue (just like the dinosaur in Jurassic World, also called Blue)… how to catch and play ball.  hahaha

Another video.

On Aug 9, 2015.  We went to fetch Sky Sky back.

And he is now perfectly healthy.

And he is still very playful.

RIP Molly

Date:  July 27, 2015

I was going to toilet the other day in the morning.  

And I saw the most terrifying things.

A cockroach.

A huge cockroach is moving inside my toilet.

And it suddenly struck me!

By the way, Molly passed away last Sunday (July 19).

For those who does not know, Molly is a pure breed ragdoll from Australia.

And she has been with us for 14 years.

This is what he looks like 14 years ago.

A fun, little cat.  

This was shot on July 19, 2001.  When we first got the cat across the street from a pet shop in Holland Village.

My home does not have cockroach problem for so many years.  The two cats has done a great job to make cockroach and lizards stay away from our home.

Mel Mel (a local Tonkinese cat) passed away 3 years ago.  And now, Molly follow him. 

Sometimes, they also play with the Ants.  (Sorry Antman!)  She actually squashed the ants on the floor.  

Very fun cat.  

So, after she has gone.

Last Tuesday, I saw a cockroach.

Last Saturday, the ants storms my sweet mangosteen.

And yesterday, an ugly lizard jumped onto our dining table.  

So, I think we need some help.  We need the cat power again to help us keep all these bad cockroach, lizards away.

At the mean time… R.I.P. Molly.  We will miss you. 

Casse Croute Park West Condo

Date:  May 24, 2015

This guy, Patrick Heuberger taught me in class how to cook Steaks - the french way, and how to make fabulous potato mash.  

He used to be the chef in Au Petite Salut, then, he open his restaurant Le Bristrot Du Sommelier.  Now, he came back to Singapore, and open a small restaurant Casse-Croute. 

Guess what.  This restaurant is in Park West, where I stay.  So, it is just going down and eat dinner here.  hahaha

Walk up the stair, is Casse-Croute.

So, Patrick prepared wonderful dinner for us yesterday.  Casse-Croute is going to be take away model, where you can ta-bao from here.

The place is small, can house only less than 20 people inside.   So you may need to book the seats if you decided to come down for a meal.

Italian tomatoes, celery roots, and the pork.  Fabulous.

White Asparagus.  With Organic pouch egg.

The wine is fantastic.  We order two bottle of this.

Pepper corn pork!  Yeap.  Pork.

The pork is really nice.

Very nice.  The pepper corn.

We also ordered the Pepper Corn Beef.  Tender and nice too.  

The Pepper Corn beef.  Very beefy taste.

Duck confit.

How I miss eating in Le Bristrot Du Sommelier.  Now I can just walk downstairs and ta-bao and eat.  hahaha

Lastly.  Very healthy saute Kayle.  Very healthy.  Nice.

Every one is happy.  And I think I will be eating here quite often from now on.  Fabulous french food.  hahaha