2000 Restaurant

My MIL is in town and we initially planned to go around the city and try all sorts of cuisine. On her first week we had dinner at a Ahl AlMandi Restaurant but the food well was not pleasing to her taste. Each time we ask her what food she want's her only reply - no local food :( we always end up eating at a Chinese restaurant.

 

Last year while waiting for Vierte's laboratory results and very hungry we managed to get a table at 2000 Restaurant which was packed with Chinese expats celebrating the Chinese New Year. We were sure glad to have accidentally dined here because we had one of the freshest and yummy dumplings.

 

[caption id="attachment_1079" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Seafood Steamed Dumpling - 2000 Restaurant[/caption]

 

You get to choose between chicken, beef or seafood filling and whether you want it steamed or fried. We had a  steamed seafood dumpling (DHS 18) each amazing bite with the hints of fish, shrimps, and spring onions that you need not dip it soy sauce.  Two ladies standing behind a clear glass manually roll each wrap, fill them with your choice of meat and cook them to your liking.

 

[caption id="attachment_1076" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Mixed Seafood Fried Rice - 2000 Restaurant[/caption]

 

My husband C can eat fried rice everyday in each of his meal, so whenever one is available in the menu we order it.  We also ordered Mixed Seafood Fried Rice (DHS 18) on our first visit and it was yummy, sadly this batch of rice was overcooked.

 

[caption id="attachment_1078" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Sizzling Seafood with Japanese Tofu - 2000 Restaurant[/caption]

 

Sizzling Seafood  with Japanese Tofu (DHS 45) seconds the dumpling for it's yumminess. It has the right amount of sweet and salty, seafood was not overcook and veggie had the right crunch.

 

[caption id="attachment_1077" align="aligncenter" width="488"] Salty Chicken - 2000 Restaurant[/caption]

 

"Chicken looks funny Mama!"

Vierte's comment when the chicken arrived on our table, I don't remember the actual dish name but it did have salty in it thus I shall name it Salty Chicken. It is not salty at all! Each bite had the right amount of salt that is quite addicting it would have been nicer though if it was accompanied with a side dish of fresh cucumber or something pickled.

 

We had a good dining experience as the food was yummy and price reasonable, it would have been more nicer if our lady server was not grumpy. We both had a hard time understanding each other since I don't speak Chinese and I was having a hard time understanding what she was asking. I think she speaks little English because when C asked for Coke Light she looked clueless that we had to act out drinking from a glass which she replied by pointing at the refreshment fridge.  I suggest that when you order point out at the pictures and or the choices at the menu to avoid confusion.

 

Total bill: 138 DHS (includes 2 Coke Light and 1 Big Water)

 

2000 Restaurant                                                                                                                                                                   Ground Floor, Al Rabaan Building                                                                                                                                                 Opposite Reef Mall, Deira

Ladybug Cake

Ma, how old is my baby sister? 

Vierte always ask me this question, after getting a reply he would get one of my cake books and start to plan a party for Chloe.

 

When I told him that Chloe is turning a month old he already had a cake in mind. Vierte grab my 50 Easy Party Cake by Debbie Brown book and showed me the design (and he does insist that it's a ladybug not ladybird) with instructions that it should be a chocolate cake with dark chocolate icing.

He also insisted that I make 2 cakes because Chloe's birthday means it's his birthday as well. I made a smaller Thank You bug cake for him.

   

I love you Kuya Vierte and Baby Chloe! Both of you make Mommy and Daddy happy.

Chloe Isabelle is 1 month

Chloe is a month old!

C and I have been talking about the night we went to the hospital and if it weren't for the 2 emergency CS who came after us Chloe should have been born on the 24th. All those seem just like it happened yesterday.

During our hospital stay we struggled with breastfeeding that I almost resorted to formula good thing the nurses around me was encouraging that I was feeding her just fine. Here we are a month after happy to say that I have established a good  breast milk supply.

Oh sleep..well I'm lucky if I get a good 3 hours and that only happens if she sleeps beside me in bed with her Kuya Vierte. The first week we came home I let her sleep in the crib but that didn't work for us, I kept checking if she was ok and by the time I'm sure that she is breathing well and I'm about to sleep Chloe wakes up hungry.

In the morning though she sleeps long hours in her crib and bouncer. Morning however is my time with Vierte who was a little jealous of the time I'm giving her sister. A week after he now understands that Chloe needs Mommy more.

This month we are going to introduce pacifier and bottle (with my breast milk) with Dad or Grandma having the task of doing this. I too have to prepare myself since we only have 2 months till my MIL goes back to Pinas.

To our little Princess,

Thank you for bringing more joy to our lives. Your Kuya loves you so much, singing lullabies when you cry and just can't stop giving you hugs and kisses.

I love you Chloe! and I love you Vierte!

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As parents we work hard to be able to provide our children with a safe and clean environment.

Safe and Clean! A community free of violence. A community with abundance of food. A community with access to electricity. A community with access to clean water. A community with proper sanitation.  A community knowledgeable of proper hygiene. Unfortunately this are also some of the things that we take for granted.

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This post is sponsored by Domestos, but all thoughts are my own.

 

 

 

Meet our lil princess

She decided to say hello a day before our scheduled operation. I think this lil princess loves surprises.

Delivered our princess Chloe Isabelle via CSection last June 25 at 12:58 am.