Cooking Tackle

Before The year of 2011 is getting very very old, I have another privilege to be a guest writer on My Cooking Hut, something delicate to share to an end of 2011. I was completely flattered by Leemei invitation to be a guest writer to reach all My Cooking Hut readers as it one of my favourite food blog since 2008. Leemei is one of a kind, her food blog is such an inspiration and her passion have spelled me ever since. She has recently launched her cookbook “ Lemongrass and Ginger Cookbook: Vibrant Asian Recipes” *anyway, I have prepare a space for her cookbook to be place in my book shelves, it just matter of time, hoping that my favourite bookstore in town would have it shortl y :) and Im sure I’ll holding it in my hand :)) I adore to all her beautiful photography, her simple styling yet eye catching and the lighting--oh I love it the most! She can deliver every detail on her food photos perfectly until I could not take my eyes away. Please have your pit-...

Another jar of my finery treats for the festive season is these lush green matcha cookies, the divine flavour is dominated by the deeper bitter flavour, incredibly rich and versatile. The aroma and the colour are such inspiration and I absolutely deeply in love with. A very good treats which make it suited for the festive season, snacking them and totally enjoy at every bite of it. I have to tell you, I always tempting to have anything that contains the touch of matcha, moreover beverage such a soya matcha latte, it’s a great company for the sundown and it makes the scene even fantastic! Later, the nightfall would be the peaceful night before hits the bed. I was sticking to my plan of baking some matcha cookies, looking something so dearly that could impress me to be pack in the jar and beautiful to look at. Without any hesitation, I decide to move forward with Martha Green tea Cookies recipe as I need to short the time of surfing, in intent to pin the de...

At this time of the year I always deeply feel in my heart a gift of joyful, incredible blessed and glowing. There’s something about Christmas, it’s the special season to give very special caring and special sharing. To me, “December “has forever called for Christmas, A very wonderful holiday season! Christmas is all about cooking and baking, having some pretty decorations to every corner of the house. I find it sensible and wise to do things that make the season shining through and celebrate with the joyful and cheerful Although the day today had completely gloomy, it all really doesn’t matter because I think that was kind of the sky painted and dimness which brings the mood of Christmas is just perfect, pleasing and calm as the season has it own way which should be. To celebrate the festive season, today I baked the Christmas chocolate biscuits and my favorite Christmas recipe that usually taken from none else other than NigellaLawason --the reasons, it because easy to make an...

It has been a very busy weeks though, preparing for the upcoming holiday season. I have been hectic working on Xmas baking, making jars of cookies, super slices, super bars, tiffin fridge cake and other sweets that sounds simple for sure, although it sounded so tiring but I’m happily through with it fun. I was looking something easy *the fact, I always keen on something simple for our special treat for the Xmas* which is does not required special trick, fussy tips or the longer timing of preparations and this recipe is a classified as all I want, easy peasy! I made my Xmas treats mostly taken from my cookery books collections and also some of them i got it within browsing around. I fancy a recipe that marked as five star delight and make sure it giving 100% convincing that the results would be the best!  When my holiday mood had turned groovy, I have decided to bake something easy but the same time it smells and tastes Christmasy.  I would be more ...

Suprisingly, tempe was purportedly indentical with poverty in Indonesia but nowadays, it no longer underestimated. It has become popular and well-liked worldwide and it takes special place into culinary star in many countries. I am proud to be an Indonesian for having tempe among my daily-life that often cook them in various way, moreover it inexpensive food which are pack of nutrients. Some time ago, when I was down to my my mom home town, I was learning how to make homemade spinach crakers (rempeyek bayam) and mungbeans mix with anchovies crackers (rempeyek kacang hijau dan ikan teri) through my mother. it was a great time, I and my mother had a chat within our memories, jokes and laughter adorned both. She shared tips, thought me how to do the trick and advised me with all her wise words of cooking. Because the time were not enough unfortunately, as well, there were so much plans going on until I forgotten to learn how to make tempe chips with h...

Basa (Bumbu) is Balinese word for spices, it is the mixture of spices that makes the whole dish delicious outcome. Balinese people believed that all spices which they have today are sincerely a gift from God, in fact that it specifically describes in the Hindu epic of “Pandawa Lima“ (Five Pandavas) I could imagine that the great sacred of Balinese belief to regards their spices is actually passing through a legend and a winding road which makes Balinese have more highly appreciated to their cooking. I was truly amazed after understanding all about Balinese spices, base spices and differences processing the spices traditionally—traditionally pounded spices, traditionally grounded spices and traditionally chopping spices. The best part is the classic rule that I ever discover since I passionate of Balinese cooking, there is a guideline of preparing the mixture of Balinese spices,  every spices has its own symbolic for example " Turmeric (kunyit) has representation ...