Food galore...ironically it's Ramadan.

It's Ramadan now...started 2 days ago. And yet it's all food galore in the Sjöberg flat with my mak and ayah around.

Feel a tinge of sorry for husband dear since he may not necessarily appreciate the food that we love and that I ask for but then again, how often am I gonna have my mother around to cook all my Singapore favourites? He totally understands and takes it all in stride. On days when we eat something spicy that he can't take like sambal tumis, poor husband has to content himself with eating white rice with fried fish. And when rice is not something he wants that day, I'll make him burgers or mashed potatoes and beef which my dad enjoys as much too.

So last night, mother dear made me mee siam, something I had been craving for for months now. She claims that she made a lot (looking at it, I seriously doubted) since it was just me and my dad who will be eating the bulk of it but come lunch time today, mee siam was gone and dad was asking, what else is there to eat? So here is the breakdown of what we have eaten or are going to eat today...and note, it's only 3pm now.

Fried rice with turkey salami followed by mee siam. Dear 'ol dad was drinking the mee siam gravy like it was soup. 10 minutes, dear 'ol dad came waddling by and shyly asked mother dearest, anything else to eat? Hee hee!

So now mother dear is frying some prata and making sambal ikan bilis and we have just discussed on what to cook for dinner tonight. It will be beef lemak, fried anchovies n eggs and fried vegetables...mmmm...so nice! Husband dear would certainly NOT agree but then again the man is working late tonight so we Singaporeans will be enjoying ourselves tonight! Woo hoo!

Right now, I'm trying to come up with a list of good, spicy foods to eat BEFORE baby arrives (which can be anytime, who knows) since it will be all bland, soupy food afterwards for at least 3 weeks postpartum. Unfortunately, for some reason my mind is all blank except for sambal tumis, asam pedas and mee siam. Hai...but thanks to facebook, friends have helped in suggesting good things to eat! And the list is growing! Woo hoo hoo!

Ooh! Prata is ready, time to go and makan!