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Sayur asem / various vegetables in tamarind soup

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Last week we were going to "Dapur Pasundan" restaurant to have dinner (Dapur  is Kitchen and Pasundan is Sundanese), it was without a plan, our curiosity was because at every time we have passing by the place, there are always packed with people, having either lunch or dinner. For that reason we have been thought that it must be nice food, without further thinking we have just give it a try and decided on the feast that they might wonderfully have. I ordered a set of nasi timbel komplit (Typical Sundanese combo with companion of fluffier rice wrapped in banana leaves so that the aroma of wilted banana leaf gives fragrant to the rice) with compliment of sayur asem.  I immediately realized that has quite timed I did not make my sayur asem until I had the compliment on that night, it just good remainder as call to mind, then I listed my sayur asem afterwards before it forgotten.  There are few variation of sayur asem, the well-known refreshing vegetable dish...

Lontong Lodeh Recipe (vegetables in coconut milk serve with rice cakes)

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Sayur lodeh is belongs within Javanese people and has widen throughout Indonesia . Its coconut milk-based soup contained of variant vegetable and then stewed together, it would absolutely great to be serves either as starter as it i might serves in a small clay pot or main course along with lontong (rice cakes) or steam rice. I purposely made Sayur Lodeh as vegetarian style otherwise you may cooked instead of vegetarian style for your desire by adding such ribs, meat, chicken or eggs. My favourite Sayur Lodeh would always vegetarian style, prefer not too creamy and then serves with pan-fried cob fish (pindang ikan tongkol) or tuna, oh yum…. Since ready made lontong (rice cakes) are easy to get and available at the traditional market at my place so I never make them from scratched, but to relieve your curiosity of rice cakes recipe, I was browsing and I found it here in Bahasa Indonesia I simply Translate accordingly, the reason that I choose the link for the st...

Brownie Cupcakes

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This is what I came up of the serial tea time for the love one, Brownie Cupcakes either with or without frosting--they are the new star within our day now, easy and delectable as we fond to chocolate. I sat down and spend my time to find the recipe in particular on the nail, which I able to make it fast before tea time. To be honest it always fun to do a thing unforced and able to manage in purpose of presenting the most tempting nibble for the dear one. I like using couverture chocolate to all my chocolate dessert or snack, beside it gives intense chocolaty-- it smooth , creamy and it isn’t greasy at all and when it process and eaten does not feel gritty or as contained a layer of wax alike. My point would always making everyone happy and even glued to our speciality therefore I never failed to impressed when I engage chocolate as the superstar. I relay on it recipe here and I adapt the frosting here Brownie Cupcakes Ingredients     6 tablesp...

Indonesian spicy Tempe-Botok tempe

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I had gone through a moment which I count the Tempe as a precious food to consume, driving miles to get the most wanted one and as an Indonesian living abroad of course its a craved food which exotic to have...and I had gone through the worst either, after the long run, regretted knowing that I have finally found out those Tempe unfortunately all sold out and taken by nearby neighbourhood, it such having a very bad day :( however, at the end of the day I have been relived the missing of the home country popular food which mainly source of protein, extraordinary humble and practically down-to-earth to most Indonesia people. But today, I am at where those Tempe easily can be found, at every corner store in this island, every side of the local market or even the roaming-peddler by a motorbike it some kind of recompense the were circumstances. As you would probably know that Tempe is derived from soybeans, it turns out into a cake form through a controlled ...

3 Cheese mini quiche

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It was a great early evening at Bali collections, a great place for me when it’s time walking my active 2 year old kid, he could possibly run around freely and enjoy. The place offered wonderful atmosphere to mood, it sophisticated surroundings, setting and cozy. There are Available shops, restaurants and Sturbucks too! It really a good place for both, mommy and baby. Well, the background of my recipe “Single three cheese quiche” today is inspired from cheese quiche at Sturbucks Bali collections which honestly makes my lil man hooked :) it simply scrumptious! The 3 cheese quiche recipe i have made is the kind of easy and simple, perfect snack during Ryan tea time, he loves cheese and everything taste cheesy he would go for it. For sure! I decided to go for the crust from Nigella cheesy quiche crust because i feel that its perfect to make my Lil man gone fanatical of mommy homemade cheese quiche. The three cheese filling are adapted from few links *sorry to say that I completel...