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How To Make Your Own Dessert Special in 5 Easy Steps

step 1: start with some buttery almond fruitcake
start with buttery almond fruitcake

step 2: add freshly grated lemon + lime zest
freshly grated lemon & lime zest

step 3: lots of rum + kahlua between layers
lots of rum & kahlua between layers

step 4: lots of dense vanilla gelato between layers (keyword here being: lots)
and lots of dense vanilla gelato

step 5: Ta-dah!
Ta-dah!

Ok, we lied. It’s six steps, not five. Sorry.

step 6: slice into manageable portions, drizzle w/ Earl Grey orange glaze. Serve.
slice cake loaf into manageable chunks to serve

And, but… just in case you don’t quite feel like making this at home, we have it as a dessert special this weekend. Available from today until Sunday.

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Posted by The Garden Slug on March 19th, 2010

In another episode of “Never From A Can”…

… we bring you a step-by-step on today’s soup: oven roasted herbed veges in a rich tomato stew.

step 1: prepare herbed veges for oven-roasting
step 1: prepare herbed veges for oven-roasting

step 2: tomato velouté
step 2: tomato velouté

step 3: (for this step, you need fingers made of asbestos) squeeze the roasted garlic, which is by now very tender & sweet & very the piping hot.
step 3: squeeze the roasted garlic.. so tender but so hot
those are Joseph Slug’s asbestos fingers by the way.

step 4: Incorporate.
step 4: Incorporate.

step 5: allow roasted herbs & veges to infuse w/ the velouté. Finito!
step 5: allow roasted herbs & veges to infuse w/ the velouté

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Posted by sharon on March 4th, 2010

What friends & lovers eat

Photos from our Valentine’s Day dinner last month. Thank you for celebrating what you cherish most with your friends, lovers & partners at our humble li’l diner.

Strawberry & Feta Salad
Strawberry and Feta salad

Greek Lamb steak w/ a parsley & green chilli herb mince
Greek Lamb steak with a parsley and green chilli herb mince

Grilled Thai Lime chicken breast stuffed w/ seared bacon, topped w/ a home-made lightly chilli’ed cream sauce
Grilled Thai Lime chicken breast stuffed with seared bacon. topped with a home-made lightly chilli'ed cream sauce

Grilled Wagyu Steak w/ olive oil & sea salt, topped w/ tender button mushrooms + baked spring vegetables by side
Grilled Wagyu Steak with olive oil and sea salt. Topped with tender button mushrooms. Baked spring vegetables by side

Sweet Trio of heart-shaped Brownie Popsicles, grilled fruit kebabs & deep dark chocolate fudge cake topped w/ a fresh grapefruit citrus creme
Sweet Trio of heart-shaped Brownie Popsicle, grilled fruit kebabs and deep dark chocolate fudge cake topped with a fresh grapefruit citrus creme

And now for a mid-afternoon unfunny joke break!

Sophia Slug walks into a bar… OK I jest. Sophia Slug was at a candy shop getting 3kg of licorice from the self-pick counter for an upcoming event. So many people came by to ask, “Is this very nice?”
Sophia Slug: Ya, very nice.
Many people: How does it taste?
Sophia Slug: Slightly bitter and with spices.
Most of them didn’t buy the licorice.

Joseph Slug was at a hypermart getting tonnes of mayonnaise for another upcoming event.
Cashier Auntie: Ah Boy, what’s this arh?
Joseph Slug: Mayo.
Cashier Auntie: Nice ah?
Joseph Slug: Ya, nice.
Cashier Auntie: Use for what?
Joseph Slug: Anything you like lor.

Ba-dum-ching.

Ok, back to work everyone.

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Posted by sharon on March 4th, 2010

Introduction to Photography @ The Garden Slug

Update: Classes are full. Thank you very much for signing up.

DSLR class at TGS for web

Yup, just like that, no catch. (We’re not the catchy type of ppl anyway, for as long as you’ve known us, right?)

Just another fun-fun event for our slugphiles, brought to you by yours truly. We’ve engaged veteran tutor, self-taught photography enthusiast & fellow slugphile Hansel Tan to conduct the classes. Come learn how to shoot photos like these:



(source)

There will be none of that frou-frou “O, it’s all about having the EYE for it” kind of talk. Hansel takes a systematic, perhaps almost scientific, approach in learning the fundamentals of photography.

Classes will be over 4 hours (2hrs weekday + 2hrs weekend) and there will be 2 runs of the class.

Shooting Like the Pros! – Fundamentals of dSLR Photography
Venue: The Garden Slug
Dates:
Run 1 — 15 Mar 7-9pm | 20 Mar 3-5pm Full.
Run 2 — 22 Mar 7-9pm | 27 Mar 3-5pm Full.
Cost: FOC
Light refreshments provided.

This is what you can expect to gain from the class:
dSLR Course Outline

Each run/class size will be a maximum of 12pax while seats last.
Sign up by e-mailing us at justask@thegardenslug.com, quicksmart!

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Posted by sharon on March 3rd, 2010

We love you just the way you are

VDay 2010 ecard

p/s:
We are closed today for Lunar New Year celebrations with our families.

On Monday 15th Feb, we are open only for special Valentine’s Day reservations.

We are closed again on Tuesday 16th Feb.

Business as usual from 10am Wednesday 17th Feb.

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Posted by The Garden Slug on February 14th, 2010

May We All Live Long And Prosper!

CNY 2010 ecard

p/s:
Pls note we are closed today 13th Feb and tomorrow 14th Feb for Lunar New Year celebrations with our families.

On Monday 15th Feb, we are open only for special Valentine’s Day reservations.

We are closed again on Tuesday 16th Feb.

Business as usual from 10am Wednesday 17th Feb.

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Posted by The Garden Slug on February 13th, 2010

The Garden Slug custom-made Ang Pow!

OK here’s the deal. You order one tub of Hearty Tarts, we give you a pack of TGS custom-made can’t-find-it-anywhere-else Ang Pows. Deal?

The Garden Slug Ang Pow!

OK lah, you know what, just come up to us and ask if you want some. (Ang Pows, I mean.)

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Posted by sharon on February 2nd, 2010

Valentine’s Day Menu 2010

Valentine's Day Menu 2010

Our theme this year will be a Spring menu, as Valentine’s day falls on the same day as the lunar new year which happens to be symbolic for renewal and as the returning of spring.

Typically Spring menus are bright, zesty, light and colourful. Fruits and herbs are also used in abundance. The focus is on quality produce with minimal rich sauces.

This year we will have smooth & light entertainment with Nathan on vocals & guitar 8pm-8.45pm

The dining area will be kept private, lights romantically dimmed & you will dine with your loved one by candlelight.

Reservations:
Friday Night 12th February 2010
6pm/ 7pm/ 8pm/ 9pm
call 6346-0504 or e-mail justask@thegardenslug.com

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Posted by The Garden Slug on January 24th, 2010

Give me those Krispy Kremes!!

Last night at The Garden Slug… Shaun slug walks into the kitchen with a box of Krispy Kreme donuts.  Seeing the familiar polka-dotted box, Joe and Sophia let out a collective 100 decibel , ” WAHHHHHHHHH!!! ” In response to that, Shaun said, ” Nicholina left this for Sharon, I’ll keep it in the chiller for her..”  Joe and Sophia then let out a collective sigh, ” Ohhhhhhhhhh…” But we’re meeting Sharon Slug this afternoon to do the R&D for the new Hearty Pineapple Tarts..  Hehe, will convince Sharon Slug to share her donut stash. :-0  Thank You Nicholina for lugging these precious babies all the way from K.L. !

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Posted by sophia on January 20th, 2010

A Sluggy Christmas Story

Gosh, this blog post is oh-so-belated….  Remember our Xmas Kits 2009? ( I know, I know..that was sooo last year.. haha) The kitchen slugs were working close to 20 hours per day watching Turkey TV and stirring stew pots…So, imagine how touched we were when 4 slug fans friends actually came with gifts of love to thank us for our effort. We’re truly floored!

First, Nicholinabrought her dad’s famous roast pork! And gave us Royce Champagne chocolates on Boxing Day… She obviously found our weak spot(s)!

Nicholina's Dad's Famous Pork Roast!
Royce Chocolates from Nicholina!

And then, Yvonne came with MANY Xmas stockings of Yuletide sweets :-) [thanks for the pics, Kenny!]

Santa Yvonne came bearing gifts of socks!
Xmas Socks from Yvonne

As if that isn”t enough big love, Good ol’ Nicholas and Clare came to cook us Wagyu steaks for dinner!!! Those steaks were delish! I’m sure Sharon slug will second that opinion. Sorry Nick & Clare, that I was running all over the store with steak in my mouth.. Haha.. :-0

Nicholas getting ready to WAGA-WAGA-WAGYUUUU!!
Nicholas' melt-in-your-mouth air-flown Wagyu

Thank You everybody for making us feel like we have made a teeny tiny difference to your holidays. You sure did make a difference to OURS ! May 2010 be a fabulous year for everybody :-)

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Posted by sophia on January 20th, 2010