Cooking Tackle

On the other night dinner we enjoyed speed-roasted chicken that my husband brought from his hotel occasion so called “Speed-Roasted Dinner”, as the side dishes I made some boiled sweet corn, Butter-garlic long beans and cauliflower in white sauce. What I like the most is the taste of the roasted bird, aromatic and flavorsome, it was no doubt delicious! The stuffing was mixture of bread crumbs and Italian herbs, oh I thought that was the most delicious roasted chicken I ever had. The overall flavour was just perfect to my taste. I am so being inspired, knowing that I still have sufficient portion left-over just perfect for the lunch so I was thinking to starts all the fun.   For some reason, I thought of Sambal Matah *Balinese spicy side dish , Im bringing all the idea and wanted the creation would present to it best! Turn the classic dish into a unique signature dish and I’m literally come up with the recipe of Balinese Chicken shallots/Sambal ...

My winning seafood dipping sauce and marinated always into Garlic chili lime, it’s more to the typical of Southeast Asia flavor. The sharp pungent flavor just representatives the region, appetizing at the same time refreshing! There is one thing that I absolutely love about Southeast Asian food, its the diversity of food which is create on its own magnetism. They are fascinated, unique taste and adventurous to people who try to discover interesting flavor in cooking. The rich culture of Southeast Asian food has become the tastiest food in the world! The very simple daily meals, elaborated feasts characterize all Southeast Asia culinary. The food of the Thais, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Indonesians are among the most famous exotic creations. However, Thai food is the most popular cuisine coming from Southeast Asia, the complex flavor mixing between spicy, sour, sweet and salty just phenomenal! My recipe today is more like an appetizer especially ...

I have been meaning to always make my own simple veggie as side dish, tasty, less prepping and the most essential thing to me is of course to have a taste of a truly Indonesia. Im sure that everyone would always keen to a simple home cooking especially on your busy day, nothing could beat and no doubt about it.  Home cooking would always offer you home and guaranteed satisfied, I couldn’t help if I ever leave it out as I like being in the kitchen, cooking, doing an experiment with most loved ingredients, create one of kind dish, if it perhaps as like you do. I have all the fun in the kitchen, chopping, slicing, stir frying and other thing like that. To tell you the truth, if you ever get intimidated by a recipe and have finally failure is a normal thing, we all learn from that stuff, it all makes us move forward and expert by the end. I came up with this recipe, a simple side dish  that could won  a meat eater up, Galangal Long B...

Tangerine (citrus tangerina) also known as Jeruk Peras ( Indonesian sweet orange squash) which is actually closely related to the Mandarin orange.  Tangerine/Jeruk Peras is a tropical and subtropical shrub, the fruit has green skin and bright orange flesh that contains a lots of juice. The freshly squeezed juice has become one of most wanted beverage among Indonesian Most of the restaurant even though a small eating place (warung/depot) in Indonesia would serve Jeruk Peras in their beverage list menu, it refreshing and enjoyable even though with no sugar added. For you to know, the juice that derived from freshly squeezed from the fruit is actually purely nicer, tastier and of course healthier. All the kind of fruit that minimized process such freshly squeezed would offer the best nutrition benefit to our body, five times greater than pulverized fruit juice. I would always go for freshly squeezed of my summer be...

It all started when I made saffron rice (Basmati rice cook in Balinese saffron) that I cooked up on the last weekend, honestly I was not sure what to cook to be the other side dish besides  Java style shredded chicken cook in coconut milk. I about to paused the work in the kitchen and about to decide looking up my recipe folder which I thought even makes the time gone totally wasted.  I was eventually have an idea to make something easy and tasty to be the other star of the plate, something humble yet gorgeous! Marble eggs.  But at the end, I must be willing to let go my time and facing the fact that the whole process was finish way too late in the evening. I have to admit, nowadays I feel like became unprepared being, let things flow unorganized and by the end I have realized that all things have been shockingly messed up. I use to listed and planning what to cook before hand, checking up everything that available in the fridge and wondered why ...

In the case to find a joy for the simple cooking and baking, I actually prefer the quick and easy, such roasting the very basic vegetables to be a nibble whenever needed. Since my son starts schooling, I need to create anything simple, not to say that I fetching less patience but the fact I tell you the truth, I am just human being and not a super woman, anything simple, quick and tasty, oh I would always go for it! :) I am not all about complaining after realized that I find out my day seems moving too quick and it isn’t fair if I wish a day to have 48hrs. After all, this is what I love the most, taking an important panel in a role as mother and a wife, I’m blessed and I cherish in these precious days. To me, it always easy to be inspired, making something satisfied nailed to your version and it would be lovely if it turns to be your favorite! Like this one for example, an easy peasy Rosemary garlic roasted potato and pumpkin , somehow they are always works best...

Coconut Rice Filling Wrapped In Banana Leaf, Arem-arem is one of unique dish from Indonesia , It is a filling coconut rice cake wrapped with banana leaves. The filling has several varieties that can be adapted to personal preferences, such chicken, meat and vegetable or combination meat and vegetables.    Arem arem is very popular as a substitute for breakfast or snacks, it usually made by a small portion that satisfied to start the day. According to a source, arem-arem is very popular among people especially in central Java, however as the time goes by it spread widely throughout java, Bali island and perhaps be famous all over Indonesia by now. Do not feel so intimidated by the look and the process, it really easy to make it at home. You can always have your own way to prepare, for an example, you can make the filling ahead, refrigerated and used in the next day.  One of interesting step in the method is roll up the rice wit...