Breakfast Sorted for Three Days

Fixed a lunch with V and then realized I had clean forgotten about the technician coming to replace and fix the bathroom lights. Luckily it was V, and she didn't mind coming over to the flat for lunch instead, and we could just hang out on our respective laptops, and making random comments to each other in person instead of having to tediously text. It was a work day after all. And we would be technically 'working from home' and fulfilling all our salaried obligations. Heh.  

It was a crazy rainy day again. I was relieved that my lunch delivery arrived, with the expected delays. I was so kiasu as to order it at 10.45am. The estimated arrival was 11.50am, but it finally arrived at 12.20pm. Added a nice tip for the rider when I realized that he would be collecting and delivering my food in the storm. Accck. Lunch was easy noodles for us from Le Shrimp Ramen. The restaurant packs the takeout boxes well, and they separate the noodles from the soup. 

When V presented me the big bag from Tiong Bahru Bakery, it seemed like she bought out half of the counter's menu. There were croissants plain, with chocolate and with almonds. Then there were a chocolate tart, and a cheesecake with lime, vanilla, coconut and mango. 

As if those weren't enough, she also threw in a slab of semi-salted Bordier butter. Whuuuuuut. I lurrrrrrrve butter. I try not to stock up 'eating' butter at home that often. That would be the delicious semi-salted ones. (There'll always be a block of unsalted butter to use for cooking. I won't eat that.) I'll have to exercise strict discipline to not finish the slab of le beurre Bordier in a week. 🥐🧈

Croissants taste better when the 'grill' function on the microwave oven is used to heat them up for 3 minutes. You could go 3 minutes and 30 seconds for a crisp; 4 minutes if you really like it brown. Don't bother using the microwave — your croissants turn out warm, weirdly chewy and soggy.

V bought the breads and pastries during a period when the fridge ran out of bread, and there was nothing else for breakfast for the man besides cucumbers, sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes. Hurhurhur. I didn't even have frozen Chinese steamed bao or siew mai. What a timely gift! Nothing needed to be frozen. V effectively bought breakfast for the man and I to have over 2.5 days. Woah! 🤎