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This is one of my favourite home cook recipe, "m ie ayam" Indonesian style chicken noodles  specifically of  Chinese Indonesian way of cooking (Chinese Indonesian style chicken noodles), and to recall the history is that Chinese Indonesians are ethnically Chinese people living in Indonesia, where on centuries ago, overseas Chinese migration thus Chinese Indonesian cuisine that  characterised  by the mixture of Chinese with local Indonesian style. To make the homemade version of this dish is very easy, and my recipe definitely easy to follow I learned this dish from my girlfriend who ever open the noodles house restaurant back in 2002.  She made her own fresh homemade noodles everyday and the egg noodles recipe  has been passed down  to the family through  generations . Mie Ayam Chinese Indonesian style chicken noodles Serves 4 Ingredients for chicken toppings , Ready made fresh egg noodles ( here avai...

Initially, I was actually thinking of making kolak labu kuning flavour with jack fruit, like I ever posted here , but then I have changed my mind to make something which suitable for my 17 months sweetheart too, so the dessert do a simply satisfying guarantee to all of us. I’ve started to browse to look somewhat in my desire, what was come in my particular is pumpkin panna cotta with the depth character of  Indonesian flavour, imagining the velvety and the smooth texture of the pumpkin, I thought that panna cotta is perfect spot on decision, perhaps it needed just a slight modified. I found the recipe here , this is however I would called the beautiful inspirations, every ingredients that she build just the one I looking for, precise! Copying what was she wrote to be my motivations and it pretty nailed “ I love it when a mistake turns into such pretty, delicious, versatile – if accidental – invention “ To be honest I expected just deserving but the fact I...

One of the most brilliant thing is when we find our favorite seasonal fruit all around, it take place and makes everyone happy, rushing and have fun. It was happen to me on that day…honey dew melon on season now.... Seeing tons of Honey dew melon placed on the big truck as it just begin the time of year, who would missed them? I don’t think I would, either you do… The comfort ~ when I enjoying the pleasure of something I indulge in, something makes me feel better and doesn’t needs take time to prepare. I made this salad to suits my summer time, the season filled with sunshine offer soothing and cheerfulness, the preparations it self is effortless and it’s a staple at before mealtime. The main secret of this salad essentially lies in the used of mint leaves chopped together with sugar so it’s fairly creates it own intense character, furthermore the overall flavour are juicy and scrumptious Minty Honey Dew Melon Salad Ingredients   Whole honey dew me...

Nowadays, I really enjoy baking although it almost shaken my nervous every time I started, somehow it has been a new bliss to keep me inspired and motivated. My knowledge might be limited for baking as I believe that baking all about daring and engage some tricky method to discover a hidden delicacy. I keep telling my self not too worry when it come to make some afters which include oven to bake, it’s not a horror thing to do. It just needed some frequent practice to build a self-confident until really hang on to it and it is not that difficult if I have huge enthusiasm, there’s no impossible if you keep trying and believing that you can do it The fact that I have a long list of stuff to be bake hmmm… Well, this time I’ll go with double chocolate brownies issue, to me, brownie is one of seductive cake ever--simple and delicious. What would make a brownie seductive? It loaded with chocolate, oh I love it…   I was pretty puzzled when its time drool...

Among other Indonesian food this is one of my favourite “Pepes Tongkol” ( steamed-grilled spicy cob fish wrapped in banana leaves) I was extremely lucky when the first time I've got the recipe from my mom, listening over her explanations how to make a great Pepes Tongkol , it was truly exiting day In the first time making, it turned just fine, to be honest I didn’t quite satisfied with the result, the fact that my mom pepes tongkol was the best, no way I can beat her. After a view trial and more experiments until I find it as good as the one my mom made, perhaps its nearly close to a perfect one, I am very happy though... Noted what she said, grind the chilli using stone made mortar and pestle *cobek, unfortunately I don’t have one and I have not decide to get one yet, it should be very soon… I just process the chili through an electric grinder somehow it gaves almost to an ideal one. Making pepes tongkol commonly using pindang tongkol *evaporated processing ...

  I was fancy something sweetheart to combine our huge Love in chocolate and cheese, then I started to browse to get something quality that we are really deserving and here we are…. " Cheesecake Brownie from David lebovitz "  David’s chocolate "Cheesecake Brownies" are absolutely a rocket and its so highly addictive. The combination between deep dark chocolate and cream cheese are incredible delight, they are absolutely rocks ! David’s Cheesecake Brwonies recipe absolutely hooked me, I was blown away... I just follow his steps, preparing everything before hands and make sure nothing were missed, I just reducing the used amount of sugar as we are really cut down to it. To be honest as usually I was freaking out as my self is a amateur baker, but look at them…they are certainly looks appealing *eye-rolling  Stumble over His Blog here Cheesecake Brownies One 9-inch (23cm) or 8-inch (20cm) square pan Adap...

After a quite sometimes I finally manage to make acar, the preparations it self is just easy as turning your palm, but I must have to say that this stuff should always remain in my chiller, It’s a great to be a stand by complement   How would I enjoy a plateful of Mie Goreng (fried noodles ) without acar:)      Acar (pickles) is a way of preserving foods by using vinegar, seasons with salt and sugar, it sounds basic but its really shooting, the collaborations between the flavour and texture are on the button. Usually I made ​​ my pickles just a simple one, using cucumbers, carrot, shallot and green chilli, store in the jar and refrigerated, the taste infused perfectly. As acar served as a side dish, its goes well with such a nasi goreng ( fried rice) or mie goreng (fried noodles) ACAR Indonesian  vegetable   pickle Ingredients 1 big size kyuri cucumber--deseeds / diced ...

Since we moved to Bali, I have been spoiled by the heavenly Indonesian food and for some reason I get hold of advantage to be pamper, feel comfort and just unwind my self --buying favourite food which available in every corner on the island, having culinary journey which is fun and testify the eating places which has been review in the news paper, oh…its obviously feels to live without burden. However, home cook food is always the best, it takes to the fantastic roller coaster, carry out some bright ideas, get through all the trial and error to achieve the quality of our skill, I have a huge admiration and interest in the cooking home cook food. Well, i am cooking another manadonese (north sulawesi ) dish last week to complete our feast at home during Nyepi day “ Day of silence “ in Bali I’ve got the recipe from a good friend of mine, thank you Tina for the lovely recipe, it was an authentic treat to my family. Ayam rica-rica Menadonese style s...

The quick and easy dish for the appetizer to me is Vietnamese fresh spring rolls (gỏi cuốn ) even the satisfying its pretty much content with plenty of healthiness. These lovable spring rolls actually loaded with super fresh and flavorful vegetables and herbs, I would say, let the photo do the justice ;) Placing a wide range of greens over the rice pepper sheet and do the rolling to a good looking wraps are the fun part, very entertaining! It decided to have a fancy of greens and herbs to my gỏi cuốn/ Vietnamese fresh spring rolls this time, because I realized that last week i cook too much seafood and meat stuff--to redeem the guilt, its just dead right if the choice fall into this one. Dipping sauce , I found my personal favorite dipping sauce is quite delightful, it’s inspired from the queuing sauces bottles seating in my cupboard and I conjured to a very personal devoted :)            ...