I remember the first caesar salad i had. From Dome's, ages ago. Sis brought it back for me in a plastic container, all covered with bacon bits and i was amazed that salad could actually taste good!!
Not a person who voluntarily eats salad, i usually order sparingly to share during family outings, and that's it. I must have forgotten about caesar salad, until i saw a caesar salad kit at Cold Storage. They have all types of salad "kits", just sealable bags with vege, dressing, and packet of toasted croutons. Intriguing, you know, coz i never knew they sold salad like this!
So after i saw caesar salad at Cold Storage, it kept popping up in my mind until!
After a particularly hellish session at the gym the other day, i was having lunch with Nico and gang and i saw caesar salad on the menu! And knowing that Dave's serves pork, and by that i mean REAL bacon, i ordered one instead of my usual pasta.
Y'know the ridiculous "beef bacon" or "turkey bacon" that crop up ever so often on Pizza Hut menus? It's RUBBISH! No such thing. Real bacon is prepared from pork belly, and no other types of meat can come close!
V. Good! Smoked bacon was heavenly aromatic and slightly crispy. Lettuce is fresh and crisp. I think it's lacking a hard boiled egg? And maybe a few more croutons? 5 measly cubes are pathetic! Overall, a fantastic salad and i would give it at least 8.5 - 9/10. Though, i suspect there are lots of delicious salads out there, just that i've consumed so little...
Not going on a health kick, trust me. Caesar salad isn't the best choice for calorie counters... All that cheese. And bacon. Then again, definitely less calories than fettuccine carbonara.
Am now searching for the best Caesar around town? Any recommendations? Sis told me to try the chicken caesar at Chilis...
I remember i had an overwhelming smoked salmon caesar salad at Tony Roma's and they must have sprinkled way too much parmesan to the extent that it reeked of... parmesan cheese, plus they gave us like two FILETs of smoked salmon. Not slices. Filets! Super salty and not enough lettuce to balance it out. Still, you don't find such generosity with ingredients everyday.. XD
***
Speaking of the hellish gym session.
it
was
hell...
All gym members are entitled to two free sessions with the rapid results trainer as an intro to the gym and all the torture machines there. Just tell the trainer what your goals are: lose weight (bingo!), gain weight, strength training, muscle toning, flexibility.. whatever. And they'll recommend exercises that can help you achieve them.
For some reason, in all my years at the gym, i have never claimed my two sessions. Which was why i met Ariffin on Friday. And after my little "consultation" with him, he led me to the treadmill for 15 minutes of hardcore uphill brisk power walk. Agonizing pain, man.
After 15 mins of huffing and puffing, quads / hamstring / glutes machines. And after that back / biceps + chest / triceps. 20 reps, medium weight, 2 sets each. Normally i would just go for 8-10 reps, slightly heavier weight, then 3 (2.5 sets usually coz am lazy).
It's the 20 reps that's the difficult part. Medium weight is fine, but having to do it many many times is no fun at all. Apparently this is to increase endurance or something. Or something else... For my size. Ah i wasn't paying attention.
Thing about these rapid results trainers... They won't let you off so easily. 20 means 20 reps. And they count. At one point my arms were just cramping up and refusing to push anymore, but he was like "come on, just 10 more!" Urgh.. But i guess that's just what i need, since i don't have much discipline.
So now, my body's aching like nuts. I nearly fell down the escalator the other day coz my thighs kept jellying-up and i couldn't control my step, especially when i'm going down the stairs. i have to clutch at the railings while making my way gingerly down like some cacat feller. Sigh... This is the "pain" component of the "no pain no gain" formula huh?
≠P≠G
XD
Not a person who voluntarily eats salad, i usually order sparingly to share during family outings, and that's it. I must have forgotten about caesar salad, until i saw a caesar salad kit at Cold Storage. They have all types of salad "kits", just sealable bags with vege, dressing, and packet of toasted croutons. Intriguing, you know, coz i never knew they sold salad like this!
So after i saw caesar salad at Cold Storage, it kept popping up in my mind until!
After a particularly hellish session at the gym the other day, i was having lunch with Nico and gang and i saw caesar salad on the menu! And knowing that Dave's serves pork, and by that i mean REAL bacon, i ordered one instead of my usual pasta.
Y'know the ridiculous "beef bacon" or "turkey bacon" that crop up ever so often on Pizza Hut menus? It's RUBBISH! No such thing. Real bacon is prepared from pork belly, and no other types of meat can come close!
V. Good! Smoked bacon was heavenly aromatic and slightly crispy. Lettuce is fresh and crisp. I think it's lacking a hard boiled egg? And maybe a few more croutons? 5 measly cubes are pathetic! Overall, a fantastic salad and i would give it at least 8.5 - 9/10. Though, i suspect there are lots of delicious salads out there, just that i've consumed so little...Not going on a health kick, trust me. Caesar salad isn't the best choice for calorie counters... All that cheese. And bacon. Then again, definitely less calories than fettuccine carbonara.
Am now searching for the best Caesar around town? Any recommendations? Sis told me to try the chicken caesar at Chilis...
I remember i had an overwhelming smoked salmon caesar salad at Tony Roma's and they must have sprinkled way too much parmesan to the extent that it reeked of... parmesan cheese, plus they gave us like two FILETs of smoked salmon. Not slices. Filets! Super salty and not enough lettuce to balance it out. Still, you don't find such generosity with ingredients everyday.. XD
***
Speaking of the hellish gym session.
it
was
hell...
All gym members are entitled to two free sessions with the rapid results trainer as an intro to the gym and all the torture machines there. Just tell the trainer what your goals are: lose weight (bingo!), gain weight, strength training, muscle toning, flexibility.. whatever. And they'll recommend exercises that can help you achieve them.
For some reason, in all my years at the gym, i have never claimed my two sessions. Which was why i met Ariffin on Friday. And after my little "consultation" with him, he led me to the treadmill for 15 minutes of hardcore uphill brisk power walk. Agonizing pain, man.
After 15 mins of huffing and puffing, quads / hamstring / glutes machines. And after that back / biceps + chest / triceps. 20 reps, medium weight, 2 sets each. Normally i would just go for 8-10 reps, slightly heavier weight, then 3 (2.5 sets usually coz am lazy).
It's the 20 reps that's the difficult part. Medium weight is fine, but having to do it many many times is no fun at all. Apparently this is to increase endurance or something. Or something else... For my size. Ah i wasn't paying attention.
Thing about these rapid results trainers... They won't let you off so easily. 20 means 20 reps. And they count. At one point my arms were just cramping up and refusing to push anymore, but he was like "come on, just 10 more!" Urgh.. But i guess that's just what i need, since i don't have much discipline.
So now, my body's aching like nuts. I nearly fell down the escalator the other day coz my thighs kept jellying-up and i couldn't control my step, especially when i'm going down the stairs. i have to clutch at the railings while making my way gingerly down like some cacat feller. Sigh... This is the "pain" component of the "no pain no gain" formula huh?
≠P≠G
XD
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