haina jeefan at Ebisu

my cheese (& chocolate) consumption seems to be increasing crazily.

we had pumpkin double cheese toast (cream cheese & mozarella cheese) for breakfast, and pizzas for dinner. and this morning, having more cheese with my toast was perfectly fine to me!

spinach, ham & double cheese madam croque

i didnt notice i have been eating so much cheese until we passed by a roll cake shop today that had cream cheese roll cake, and i had a sample of it ans said, wow cream cheese tastes good in roll cake!

then i realised hey, i have been having cheese all day!

gosh, gotta cool down a bit. hopefully i feel like having rice for breakfast tomorrow.

but cheese and kaya would be good too!

ok talking about kaya, we had a mini date at Ebisu today.

walking out of the train station and into this high calss residential areas with a good number of good restaurants around, made me recall our dating days at robertson quay.

basically a residential area filled with big shots, tv stars and people with fat wallets, this was not really a shopping place, but rather a quiet classy neighbourhood with some interesting shops around which we wanted to check out.

quite foreign brand shops which excited me a bit, but most of all, we discovered a reasonably prices SINGAPORE cuisine restaurant! called hainan jeefan shokudo(shokudo = canteen)

which had chicken rice, hokkien mee, laksa, satay, fish head curry and plenty more.

gotta check that place out the next time we head on there!

and from the restaurant website, there is this link i followed that led to a singapore food blog written in nihongo & english by the owner, a japanese man who visits singapore frequently and blogs about the places he visits in singapore, and things he finds interesting in japan. interesting blog!

we had Japanese for lunch today

My salmon saikyo yaki (kyoto style miso marinated) set lunch

Juns was set too, but he chose oyakodon for main

the chicken was charcoal grilled before they dropped the egg in. yummy!

and after my legs gotta a bit tired from all that walking around Ebisu, we stopped by at shibuya at our favourite Cold Stone Creamery outlet for a sweet perkup before coming home

earl grey ice cream with chocolate fudge, sweet chestnut chunks, sponge cake pieces and whipped cream mixed on the cold stone, then topped on chocolate coated wafer bowl.

=) chocolate craving settled

dinner was chanko hotpot

with ground sesame to go with

chanko hotpot is basically chicken based soup with chicken pieces, and lots of vegetables.

we added lots of white cabbage which is in season now, and plenty of mushrooms.

needless to say, tofu in too. we have this tofu shop just outside our apartment so i toss in tofu in our meals quite often throughout the week. there are 3 tofu shops around this area, but i simply love this old lady. her smile ALWAYS brightens my day. she probably would have noticed my weird grammar, but her smile always sticks. and she so very very warm and gentle, i will have to miss her lots when the time comes for us to leave this neighbourhood.

well, in the meantime, i will be very thankful for the fresh and delicious tofu this strong old couple makes everyday. simple happiness =)