Pizzas @ La Nonna, Holland Village and Pupella Pizza, Ion Orchard

La Nonna's Lunch Promotion - half off everything! Go before it ends.

Above: My fantastic Nera pizza. Squid ink is awesome. Fresh seafood too.

At the basement of Ion Orchard, you get loads of food choices ranging from Indian to Vietnamese. Today, we decided to go Italian for a change. Pizzas here are thin crust and made from scratch. Prices are from 7.50-9 for a large slice. A bit pricey but the quality is not bad.

Some four cheese pizza. Super cheesy. So only for cheese fanatics. (Not me, became a bit overpowering after the first few bites.)

Olive, ricotta and anchovies? I think. Hehe. This was better than the first one. Now if only I could remember the actual name.

Italiannies @ The Gardens Mall

Sorry for the grainy photos, used my camera phone this time.

Foccacia bread, complimentary, very fragrant and gone in 3 minutes.

They did it old school, with olive oil and vinegar to dip.

Shared a Classic Pizza with the sister. Classic = chicken sausage, capsicums, tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms. The verdict:  For a highly acclaimed Italian restaurant, I went in with pretty high expectations after hearing rave reviews about the place, and this thin-crusted beauty did not disappoint. 

Pasta Primavera

Mom decided to be a little adventurous one day and cooked this simple but very delizioso pasta dish. 

Taken off the Asian Food Channel's website. Chef Wan's recipe.

Ingredients:-

1 packet pasta (Rigatoni) cook ”Ala Dente”
4 tbsp olive oil
3 pieces of garlic minced
1 red chilly chopped
2 tbsp of pesto
2 anchovies chopped
2 tbsp of capers
A handful of asparagus
1/2 each of red and green bell peppers cut into a bite size
3 leaves spring onions sliced
8 button mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup chicken stock
Salt
Fresh cracked black pepper
 

Method:

1. Heat olive oil. Fry garlic and red chilly, add capers, anchovies before adding the vegetables.
2. Add the chicken stock, pesto and pasta stir for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add pepper and salt (Optional to serve with grates parmesan cheese).

You see, I told you it was easy.