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Bubur menado is also known as Tinutuan is typical traditional cuisine dish of Manado-- North Sulawesi . This tasty porridge is actually a mixture of various kind of vegetable such a pumpkin, sweet corn, water spinach ( kangkung) and long bean. At the ancient time, Bubur menado is a food in the famine where the rice in the paddy fields hardly to produced so are the people should be frugally wise to cook rice. I found my self once again surprise at the look of this dish and the used of the ingredients, trust me, the taste won me as well convince my self to cook--since its easy to prepare, I would definitely have a comfort between home. Perhaps, it will happen to you too, because it gives you texture and deliciousness. The fact, that I would not able to resist It brought me to a vibrant memory few years back, when was my first time hearing of this dish “ Bubur manado “ and the same time I eat it for the first time. What a wow…it took me certainly up ...

The sun now days appear so shy--here in bali, everyday seem to be gloomy as the clouds take the wheel , then the rain gives its perfect shower. During the monsoon I remain at home with my Ryan, playing and have lots of fun together, but if the sun show up then I take him out--evening jog, then he’ll sit on his stroller while have fun with a toy, both are happy   Good thing about the rainy season is magical relax, nothing else--feels soothe and calm and the other good news that the dragon fruit ( Buah Naga ) are in season, this is what deserve to be called perfect ! They are  bright in color, exotic , fresh and healthy. I definitely would not pass on this one as it temptation just lighten up my day. It could be fruit platter snack as they are rich in fibre or else as fusion salad of the day Does it sound enticing? Well, I bet every one of you would agree with me that they are really inspired, charming and delicious 

I was filled with hectic but fabulous time, spent with family on Christmas and New year--the fact that I was so delighted welcoming the 2011, and I do hope that everyone of you filled with a lot of extraordinary things, Joy, happiness, hilarity and all that you hope for. The second thing I want to share here is I bought my own portable oven, i got it on sale during Christmas time, perhaps it sounds amusing but it’s nothing to compare for--the glad for the resolutions I have made for welcoming 2011, as well to my daily food variety to indulge our day To begin my excitement, then I bought the heart shape cookie cutter, those are looks special and gorgeous. To say, that this is my first post for 2011 and I complete with photo of the cutie

  This is a glimpse of beautiful hot drink, it brings rejuvenate warmth and comfort. The past few days, here was so cloudy and gloomy, sometimes the rains just pouring for few hours as monsoon seasons in Bali just approaching. The weather just right for something warm to find comfort, something which easy but magic Wedang Jahe “ Ginger honey drink flavoured with pandanus leaf “ I remembered what my mom do in every cold weather when I was a young girl, she made the best wedang jahe for the entire family, watched her making the magic drink in our humble kitchen--she was happy doing her part, creates some love drink for us--slowly boiled the drink along with ginger and pandanus leaves and she has memorable message to me which can not be forgotten… “ jangan lupa masukkan daun pandan, biar wangi “ which means “add-in the pandan leaf for your wedang jahe to let it sweet-scented” Oh, I adore her as a mother, her caring and her comfort to all of us in the ...

Since I have been living in Bali for exactly a year, it never crossed in mind to just discover and exploring an authentic Balinese food and typical Balinese restaurant. Yes I know, all of that are because of my little man still stealing the show of our life and he needed our full attentions--we are putting our full concern on him. We are almost skipping everything in our primary needs to be secondary needs, although we have remain grateful. And guess what, definitely we are so lucky that finally its time to come, perfect! our son starts walking exactly when he turns one--he is toddler now. Frankly its no needed to be worried when we have plan of having fun eating out just to get pleasure enjoyable as a family. A great place we were discover that night, called “ Bumbu Bali ” this restaurant offer you very full of drooling balinese food dishes on their menu, from the famous ayam betutu, sate lilit , bebek betutu, babi guling, lawar bali and many more. I bet y...

    Afternoon tea at Asam Garam-villa Balquisse Tea : homemade ginger tea Props : Jenggala keramik -Bali

Its hard not to like jagung bakar--it's grilled and greasy but its tasty, perhaps I would not go from the vendor push cart until I satisfied to eat again and again The flavour, oh just right to my liking, salted and spicy--classic ! To me jagung bakar is an intresting snack, the snack that always makes me appetizing and I can’t effort to just immediately turn a blind eye It was quite late evening when I photographed the vendor of jagung bakar at jimbaran beach area, there were quite number of people who keen for those yummy and scrumptious jagung bakar What grabbed me most about this treat, that the skilfulness of the vendor the lively and vigorous movement as he turns the corn from the fire while fanning using a traditional fan, it gives me totally tremendous performance   Street vendor grill Corn, Jimbaran beach, Bali