I had read several good reviews of Grub Noodle Bar on the web, so I had to try it myself! Reserved a table on Chope, thinking that it would be crowded on a Friday night, but as it turned out, the place was rather quiet for a Friday night and no reservation was required. 

Of course, we had to try their signature dish: the beef noodles. You could choose between brisket, rump or chuck eye roll. We were initially apprehensive about the "chuck eye roll" as the name to us non-connoisseurs sounded like dodgy parts (they were out of rump that day), though the waitress indicated was actually somewhere along the back of the cow's neck. We needn't have worried. 

To put it colloquially, it's like "atas hock lam", but still value for money considering the quality of the food and the restaurant setting. 

221 Rangoon Rd, Singapore 218459

Tel: 6341 5631

Here's hoping that there is some discernible difference at the very least! The worst part of re-organising pantry shelves? The throwing away of expired food (not pictured). The needless wastage of food gets to me every time. 

Some handy tips on maintaining a tidy pantry (which would also assist in minimising food wastage) that I've learnt from this exercise, and will hopefully maintain as a matter of habit:

Apart from a morning walk, the rest of my day is spent planning for our upcoming trip to Greece and cooking up a storm in the kitchen for dinner (storm, not because the food's good, but more because it looks like a tornado has just ravaged through the kitchen after I'm done 'cooking').

Last week, I also had a mother-daughter lunch date for the first time in years at least, where I purchased a cheap mixer under my mother's sage advice. The practical penny-pincher in me pushed me towards the Tefal Handmixer which cost about S$69 before rebates, though the lust-worthy KMix (only S$499, a steal I know!) was just calling out my name.  Eventually Tefal won because I am not much of a baker, and it is unlikely that I will bake on a regular basis once this little break is over.

I have put the Tefal to a test, and must say it worked just like uhm, how you would expect a mixer to.

Recipe taken from here.  The texture is soft and pillowy just like banana cake, and it was really quick and easy to make, even for a noob baker like me. 

So far though, in terms of exercise routine, I have been doing a 1 hour brisk walk in the park for most mornings.  The park's relative emptiness on weekdays is most refreshing, though the weather these days has been intensely, almost unbearably hot.