LoLita's Kitchen

My dad and The Hair Dryer

2007-06-18T20:54:00.000+12:00

Bokap gua emang suka banget nyeletuk aneh2 yg tentang apa aja yg bersangkut paut dengan kerapihan.

Contohnya, klo dia liat handuk gua berkeliaran dimana2, dia bakalan bilang "En (alias Angie), gantung tu handuk lu diluar biar ngak bau!"

Kadang2, dia bilang "En, cuci piring lu habis makan! Jangan suru org lain melulu cuciin buat elu!"

Ataw - "En, bantu2 bersih2 rumah, jgn pergi melulu lu kerjanya"

This time, dia liat hair dryer tergeletak di kamar mandi abis gua pake. Dy bilang:

"En, itu rapihin TIUP RAMBUT sebelom lu pergi, jgn suruh si Irene yg betulin lagi"

L O L!

L O L!

L O L!

L O L!

L O L!!!!!!!

Kiwifrut monster

2007-06-13T20:29:00.000+12:00

How big can you get?

When I was younger :P

2007-05-27T12:02:00.000+12:00

Jajah.com

2007-05-24T08:26:00.000+12:00

hey'all..just quickly.. this postdoc from our lab was talking about calling about a website that allows you to ring locally and internationally for free. It's called www.jajah.com - I havent tried it, but she said it's really good. No Downloads, no headsets, and its free. But it's not free if you dont sign up but you can try it out for 5 minutes before they cut you off. If you sign up, you get 150 minutes/week and watch some scrolling ads.. hehe.. Every country is different tho..

OK, talk to u l8r, i gotta run.. got lab meeting. ciao

Nastar - Pineapple Tarts

2007-05-20T14:51:00.000+12:00

Ahh.. its weekends.. sorry for being on hiatus for almost a month, I just don't have the time to update as much as I used to. Basically, when I'm working, I have to wake up at 6 in the morning everyday right, and I have to leave the house by 7 to catch my bus at 7.15am. Then, I finish work at 4.30 and if I go home with GB, I'll have to wait till 9 o'clock because he's doing his masters thesis right now. If I go home by bus straight away, I'll get home by 6 o'clock. So when i get home, I take a shower and have dinner, then prepare lunch for the next day..and get ready to . SLEEP. XD. That explains why I haven't been able to update much in here. Anyway.. I love weekends. I just love weekends, the only time I get to hang out with friends or do whatever. Now that I'm working, I truly feel the need for weekends. Seriously, I just find it so relaxing to do household chores like cleaning and baking especially. Do you guys know that have not got the time to bake! I have not baked for 1 month!! This weekend, I wasnt going out anywher.. so I baked nastar (Pinapple Tarts) at 10 o'clock at night.. it took a long time, i finished baking by 2 o'clock in the morning! But it's all worth the efforts!! You know, this nastar melts in your mouth the moment you put it in your mouth! GYAA!!

Ok, for those who are keen to try.. here is the recipe:

For the pastry:

250 g anchor butter at room temperature
1 tablespoon of margarine
300 g of plain flour
1.5 tablespoon of cornflour
1.5 tablespoon of tapioca
3 egg yolks

sift flour, cornflour and tapioca together
whisk butter and margarine until light and creamy with the colour of light yellow at medium speed
add egg yolks one by one until incorporated again at medium speed.
Then, add the flour mixture by sifting again into the egg and butter mixture
It's really important that you avoid using your hands as much as possible because this will cause the dough to melt and the cookie will become very hard. So at this stage, use your spatula
Once the mixture is all incorporated, put it in the fridge for 30 minutes

For the pineapple filling: (prepare this first)

1 440g can of crushed pineapple in natural juices (Okay, normally ppl suggest using shredded pineapple, but honestly, I just don't give a flying donkey's ass about this. But this crushed pineapple works really well), Oh, drain the juice of course ^^
50 g sugar (can add more if you like sweet)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of clover

After draining the pinapple juice, put it in a pan with sugar, cinnamon and clover. Then, boil it until the rest of the juice thickens up and becomes a dry thick paste.
Put this in the fridge until cool
Take it out and then make small balls out of this for easy assembly of the tart
leave aside

For assembly:

Take 1 teaspoon full of chilled dough and form it into a ball using the tips of your teaspoon
Then, cut out a small plastic sheet and place your dough there. Quickly fill the dough with the pineapple filling that you've already formed into small balls.
Place onto baking sheets
Repeat until dough is finished
Brush with eggs (1 egg and whisk until incorporated)
Bake in preheated oven (170C) until golden brown (not burnt)

Hm.. I think I might end up giving them away..cuz.. I dont have the guts to eat them. hahahaha.. they're quite full of butter. >.> So, I think this is a good gift for someone. Okay, so I'm gonna get ready, I'm going out tonight! Catch you guys later.

Wisdom Teeth

2007-04-20T21:58:00.000+12:00

udah ada yg pernah operasi wisdom teeth ngak? (Anybody had their wisdom teeth taken out?)

Kaenya, guwa harus operasi nih..
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First day in my first job - mice glorious mice

2007-04-11T22:24:00.000+12:00

Hello guys, as I promised, I will write a small review of my first day experience in my first job. Honestly, although I was a little nervous, I was quite excited to start my life as an employee - you know, all the early mornings (which I am proud to admit I have not had for a while), getting ready and having proper breakfast instead of having brunch (and the list goes on - however, I know one day it'll get boring, but till then :) :) :) ).

Okay, so I slept at 10 pm last night after having dinner with GB at this Japanese Restaurant. I tried sleeping, but I had too much adrenalin to start the next day. I couldn't sleep at all! I kept on waking up every now and then and finally my alarm got off at 6 am. I jumped out of bed, took a nice warm shower in a chilly autumn morning, had breakfast and got dressed - I still had an unusual 30 minutes before the bus arrival at 7.15 am.

Okay, so I got on the bus, got off at 8 am - where I was suppose to commence my day at 8.30 am. I got a spare 30 minutes, so I walked around and exercised a little bit. By then, I was introduced straight away to the lab technician who was going to train me and get me up to scratch with my duties as a research assistant.

She and my boss went through the list and said that I would be mainly incharge of the mice colonies, mice breeding system, mice culling (a softer word for putting down) and mice blood collecting. (*shriekkk*) My hands were getting cold and I got goosebumps just imagining it. Then, they took me up to the animal house, where they keep the mice in boxes in a plastic tent - seriously, it looked lyk a quarantine place. Just to get in, we had to change our clothes to surgical type clothes and wear hair net and foot covers.

Next, I had to weigh the mice *SHRIEK*, I have never ever ever ever touched a mouse in my life before. We were supposed to hold it by the tail - I couldnt get my hands to touch it, but I did my best. The first time round I felt so scared I screamed when I touched one mouse. Oh, i forgot, these mice are imported from the US - some are genetically modified and they're BLACK some are BROWN and most are surprisingly very cute. I cant imagine putting them down one day - I'll be so sad. So yeah, I finally built up the courage to hold the tail of more than 20 mice today. There will be more mice handling to come. The rest of the day was basically just some paper work and administration.

So this is an interesting start. I better get to sleep, I gotta wake up early tomorrow - lets not dream about black mice *shriek*

Last day as a bum

2007-04-09T21:58:00.000+12:00

There are exactly 26 more official hours of me being a bum. I will start my new job this wednesday. I honestly feel a little daunted: what if I do the tasks wrong, what if I get in trouble with my boss, what if my boss is not nice, what if the colleagues aren't nice, what if I can't do the jobs that I said I could. Aaaa.. it's really scary >.<.. Anyway, I will inform you guys of my first day at my new job when the day comes, mean while, wish me luckk ^^.

GOOD NEWS!

2007-03-30T16:09:00.000+12:00

He'all!.. good news, I just got a job as a laboratory technician in one of the groups in the University that researches on Obesity!! Anyway... Thanks God gwa udah dapet kerja...Thanks to you guys for encouragement and support and words of wisdom. Aghh.. finally guwa dapet kerja!!!! YAY!

Guess, which one of these eyes belong to me?!

2007-03-29T16:12:00.000+12:00

Coffee Toffee Walnut Cake

2007-03-29T15:08:00.000+12:00

This is thee best, out of the best cake I've ever made in the history of my entire life. It's easy and it's goddamn pretty! So again, if you girls wanna make your bf some cake for some special occasians, try this!

Ingredients for cake:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
100 g walnut, toasted (can also microwave for 30 seconds)
125 ml milk
1 tablespoon dry instant coffee
185 g butter, extra
300 g caster sugar
3 eggs
1 c (150 g) self-raising flour
3/4 c (110 g) plain flour

Ingredients for toffee:
110 g caster sugar
2 tablespoon water
3 teaspoon cream or 1 tablesppon butter

Preheat oven to slow (170 or 150C fan-forced). Throughly grease your cake pan with butter and lightly flour the base and its side with flour, shake out the excess
Melt 30 g butter in small pan, add brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts, stir well cool
Combine milk and coffee in small bowl, stir until coffee dissolves
Beat 185 g of butter and caster sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy (use medium speed), beat in eggs one at a time, beating until just combined between additions. Fold in sifted flours, then add milk mixture
Spread half of the cake mixture in the base of the prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the walnut mixture, top with remaining cake mixture
Bake uncovered for 45 mins until cooked. Let stand for 5 mins before turning into a wire rack to cool
Make Toffee: combine sugar and water in small saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, simmer, uncovered until sugar browns slightly, add cream and stir for 1 minutes or until thickend slightly
Place cake on wire rack over oven tray. Drizzle some of the toffee on top of cake, press on remaining walnut mixture, drizzel with remaining toffee

Salmon Sushi

2007-03-29T11:08:00.000+12:00

Coffee and Cheese Creamy Cake

2007-03-29T10:12:00.000+12:00

Owiyah, gua hampir lupa.. waktu gua di jakarta, gua buat kue sama si wenny. Ueeeeeeenaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkk buangeettt gua ambil resepnya dari buku "sponge cake dan variasinya dari sedap sekejap. gampang bngt dan uenak banget. Ini lho hasilnya, manis banget kan? Btw, gua ada tips tips oke nih buat bikin bolu. Jadi klo ada cewe2 yg mo buatin co2nya kue buat hari2 special, dijamin deh - antigagal! ^^

Bahan:

7 kuning telur
3 putih telur
90 g gula pasir
90 g tepung terigu protein sedang (klo yg protein tinggi ntr kuenya keras)
15 g tepung maizena
10 g susu bubuk
2 sendokteh kopi instant
50 ml krim kental
50 g margarin
1/4 esens kopi (boleh ditiadakan klo ngak punya, soalnya gua gak pake)
50 g butter cream
keju parut secukupnya

Cara Membuat:

Kocok telur dan gula sampe mengembang (pake mixer yg kecepetannya sedeng ya - jgn cepet, ntr kuenya kasar, jadi kira2 20 menit deh)
Masukin terigu, maizena, susu bubuk, diayak dan diaduk rata
Tambahin krim kental, aduk rata
Tuang margarin leleh, kopi instant, aduk rata
Tuang ke loyang yg udah dioles margarin
Oven 20 menit dgn suhu 190 derajat
Oles atasnya dengan butter cream, taburin sama keju

Cara buat butter cream dasar:

50 : 50 perbandingan antara krim asli sama mentega
pake gula secukupnya - klo suka manis ya pake banyak - sesuai keinginan aja

Kocok krims ama mentega dan gula dikit2 sampe semuanya bener2 kecampur dan ngembang, klo mo rasa kopi, pakein kopi bubuk aja sedikit- kocok kecepatan sedeng, for about 20-25 minutes.

They're people

2007-03-28T23:52:00.000+12:00

There's no difference between you and them.
They're good people.
Just because they are different and don't have the same opinions from you,
doesn't mean you're any better than them.
I just dont understand why you wont let me play with them.
What makes you hate them?
They're just people,
They're my friends.

"umu marmut"

2007-03-28T18:07:00.000+12:00

Ayo, bingungkan lu org semua?
umu marmut tuh apaan?
wehehehe
ini... adalah yg diucapin dy kalo lg minta dikolokin
nah..ini artinya, minta dicium kecil2 banyak dengan endusan2
kae marmut/kelinci klo baru ketemu barang baru - diendus2 sambil bibirnya goyang-goyang.
wekekekekekeke
>D

Anniversary Day

2007-03-22T20:36:00.000+12:00

Y'all..please help me find a nice present for him. My anniversary day is in 2 weeks!!! And I dont know what to give him.... AAA..confusedd..help....

2007-03-21T10:08:00.000+12:00

Hey'all, this is something Feby forwarded from me to do :) I hope you guys wud do it too okay?

top 2 things found in your wallet:
Eftpos (ATM) card, bus card

top 2 songs you can listen to again
and again:
Put Your Records On (Connie Ray Bailey)
Corner of the earth (Jamaroquai)

top 2 reasons to watch television:
Boredom and if there's something I wanna watch

top 2 places I'd want to visit 10 yrs.
from now
America and Europe

top 2 obsessions:
My hair and My jeans

top 2 favorite nick name:
lolita, angie

top 2 favorite food:
me ayam, empek2

top 2 favorite snacks:
roti prata and martabak manis

top 2 favorite website:
this japanese fashion magazine, blogger (>D)

top 2 goals you want to accomplish:
hmm, get a job and be successful

top 2 favorite colors:
pink & white

top 2 favorite part of the house:
kitchen and bathroom

top 2 things i can't wait to happen
get a job and move out of nz

top 2 places where I love to shop
Singapore (sorry, no other btter place)

top 2 movies I could watch over and
over
charlie and the chocolate factory and Hot Chick

Bolu kukus

2007-03-16T23:40:00.000+13:00

Mirip bolu kukus ngak? ngak ya :(

Only 5 cakes opened up... :(

Flat bolu kukus :( banyak bangettttt :( yg bantet

Just count how many cakes are bantet.. lol..

PS: sorry for the ugly and unattractive pictures, it's because my digicam is still with my dad in Jakarta and so I have to take pics with my cell phone. :( Well i got another digicam, but I lost its cable :( - So I hope you dont mind with the picture quality. It's not gonna be long.

Kura-pao (bakpao kura-kura)

2007-03-16T23:24:00.000+13:00

Yes.. I end up making something today - Thank god for that! Do you lyk my turtle steamed buns? hihi, one of it was green - I tried using green food colouring so that it looks more lyk a turtle, but I'm pretty sure that it looks more munted than it looks lyk one.

Wierd

2007-03-13T13:26:00.000+13:00

Ada gossip hebat. Guwa udah kehilangan keinginan dan keterampilan gwa dalam memasak! Like after gwa pulang dari Jakarta, gwa belom ada baking ataw masak sama sekalih! Aneh banget kan?!
Dipikiran gwa cuma cari kerjaan doang - tapi koq rasanya malessssshhh bangetttt... hm... gwa harus dapet kerjaan soon.

creepy

2007-03-10T22:38:00.000+13:00

Hey, today I was told there is some "spirit" in my room and around the house. That really freaks the sh*t out of me man........ T.T T.T and somebody had said that there is something in the soft toys that GB gave me. and something in my room OMG.. i'm so scared right now...

Presents?

2007-03-08T10:15:00.000+13:00

Hmm..it's my 4th anniversary day soon and I have no idea what to give him. can you guys help? T.T - i dont want to buy anything again from the stores cuz it's so not special, i wanna make something - any idea what?

Little Bits and Pieces of Choco

2007-03-07T23:13:00.000+13:00

Iya nih... tadi pas gua lagi buka2 computer, ketemu foto2 choco yg dulu.. duh kangennn banget..padahal dia udah ngak barengan sama kita lagi... gua jatoh hati banget ama tu anjing >< hikx.. i want my own now :_( kebetulan fotonya gua abis potongin poni sama kumis dia - jadi agak botak. he..he..he..

Lantern Festival Report Special - Batavia Bintulu

2007-03-07T15:10:00.001+13:00

This is our little food stall called Batavia-Bintulu. Like I've said before, this stall was on for 3 days and we sold mainly satays. Hm.... a lot of Kiwis came and I think our stall was quite popular. We made some profit too - so that's always good. A little bit about the lantern festival, it's always held in Albert Park near the University and they have nice lantern where they hang in the park. Food stalls are always everywhere, and we were one of them. Hm.. we had a couple of other friends also come to help us, so it was a big bunch of people in a small tent - working hard and working well with each other. And thanks to all of them, the stall was always taken care of when it was busy. Thanks a lot guys!! Hm.. here are some pics - Enjoy!

This is our humble stall

Inside the stall - see how packed and smokey it was

Lanterns

Ellys preparing fish balls - sigh the mess hueheuehue

Evie and Aaron posing

HOT UFF!!! this lady came and asked "what does uff mean?" lol - really it was "HOT STUFF"

We're a satay griller factory

Everybody working hard to serve many of our returning customer

Busy Busy - working like a bee

About Job Hunting and the work force

2007-03-07T14:40:00.000+13:00

Hm.. as y'all know i've recently graduated, it's somewhat exhilirating and menyeramkan at the same time. Soalnya, now i'm so free and joining the work force is just one of those commitments that you have to hold. Like, if ur still in uni (or if ur especially like me) you can always wag a class or two and u can always catch up. Or never come to class and as long as u catch up ur still okay. Well with working, you can't wag it nor skip a day or two the way I normally would with my university life. LoL. -.-;

But thinking about the money, it makes you want to work more - cuz that's the point of working. I can buy the things that I never thought you could afford before. *kyaaaa, my mind's already spinning on wat i'll shop for - but i think it'll mostly be clothes* Just imagining it, my life would be so different, I mean I'm not a student anymore! - I'd never have to stock up on T-shirts, cuz I wont be needing them. I'd never have to stock up on sneakers, cuz I wont be wearing them. I'll proli stock up on high heals, nice feminine clothes, decent dresses. ah.. i'm going green eyed already!

I've applied for a couple of jobs, I got 3 interviews, i got respond from 2 saying that I've been rejected. Blahed. Oh well, I guess it's probably not for me. Still looking for a job now. Wish me luck ya!

Culinary Adventure in Singapore -(Wisata Boga di Singapur)

2007-03-06T15:01:00.000+13:00

Fish Taiyaki

More bread

Gelato of many weird flavors ranging from panna cota to black sesame seeds

Cakes Galore

Prawn noodles - super spicy and super hot! (in Bedok food arena)

More Bedok Shops -> Pig Organ Soup Shop (T.T) - not my kind of food..

Young Chaw Tofu (err..derno how to spell it) - gyah, i haven't seen so many fresh vegies in such a long time! Although I didn't end up eating it, but i thought it was colourful.

Hey y'all, apologies for the late update. I've just been extremely busy after my arrival back in Auckland. Well, me and a couple of friends decided to set up a food stall which was held in the Lantern Festival. It was an Indonesian and Malaysian food stall so we sold food like chicken, lamb and beef satay, popiah, fried mantao eaten with condensed milk, chargrilled corn and roti canai. It was sooo busy, and hectic - I didn't have time to update. So again, apologies yah! right now i'm free so I can update as much as I can.

Anyway, here are some pictures of the food that I tried while I was in Singapore. Seriously, through my holiday, I just realised that Asians eat or Snack so much! There were like so many different kinds, like bread, cakes, and also I think singaporeans are crazy about Japanese food! everywhere I go there are like Japanese food and Japanese styled everything around. Hm.. I bet Taiwan is like Singapore as well. Hmm.. one of the craziest is that this food stall that I went to in Bedok. They sell Pig Organ Soup! *Furk*, neva seen such thing before - and i think they were quite busy. Hm.. they surely know how to recycle and use every piece of food resources to the max. I didn't dare to try - it freaked me out. Oh, I also had heaps of sugar cane juice. Enakkk makk nyakk.. huehue.

Basically, I enjoyed going to Singapore a lot, may be because I went as a tourist so I had heaps of money to spend. I bought 8 pairs of shoes from far east. some nice little cardigan - and several bags. But most of my money went to food - *sigh, like you wouldn't guess otherwise..lol*. Hmm.. it's really lively - unlike New Zealand (T.T). Pokoke, I really like it there - I wish to one day move there. I also went to the Biopolis - with my own efforts, *not the uncle's* by MRT. Not too far away and was really easy to get there yay! Hm.. after a week we went home to Jakarta.. tanah airkuww

Lanjutan cerita...

2007-02-21T03:13:00.000+13:00

Hey all... setelah berapa lama gua ngak ada kabar.. sori yah soalnya disini tuh pas habis kebanjiran warnet terdekat dirumah guwa langsung K-O. Dan gua sampe sekarang tuh baru bisa pake internet lagi dan ini pun internetnya di kelapa gading - berhubung gua lagi nginep dirumah temen guwe.

Anyway, makasih yah semua udah pada tanyain gua gimana kabarnya :) Sorry yah kalo gua gak kasih kabar lama - pasti lu org udah bingung kan gua gimana. Kabar gua sekarang baik2 saja - kemarin sih sehabis gua sakit flu tulang itu, setelah gua kelar sakit flu gua sakit muntaber. selama 4 hari - ternyata itu penyebabnya masuk angin belaka (inget kan posting terakir gua yg tentang angin duduk). Ya gua kena itu - itupun gua kira keracunan makanan. gara2, pas kali itu gua makan pepaya malem2 sebelom gua makan nasi. pas gua makan nasi, lauknya tuh sayur daon kedondong sama daging. gua sih makan aja. tapi ngak tau kenapa malem2, gua tuh kae ngak enak banget perut gua rasanya. ya udah lah selama 4 harian gua muntah muntah dan diare. Nah dikala gua diaere itu, gua udah ngungsi ke karawaci gara2 di sunter banjir. bagusnya sih ternyata airnya cuma sampai ke teras depan rumah gua aja dan tidak masuk kerumah. Cuma, minusnya gua harus cuci bak air lagi, padahal 2 hari yg lalu gua baru cuci bak air yg segede2 apa itu. Tetapi setelah itu sih ngak apa2. Jadi intinya, selama 1 bulan gua di Jakarta, 2 minggu tuh gua di karawaci terus, ya ngak sakit la - ngak banjir la. baru pas semua banjir2 udah surut gua balik lagi ke sunter. dan bertemu teman2 SD gua yg berada di kelapa gading dulu. hahaha..teman lama yg tetap menjadi teman.

Hmm, bentar lagi balik ke NZ nih, hari minggu gua pulang - pas disini gua happy banget ketemu temen2 gua. Pokoke seneng banget deh, disini ketawa terus - malem2 kita semua wisata boga ditempat2 aneh, makan makanan aneh. Ntr gua kirim ya fotonya, berkat gua masih diwarnet gua ngak bawa sama kabelnya dan gua males loading2 gambar. ntr aja ya pas gua blik NZ gua tulisin semua wisata2 gua. Dan sayangnya, paling gampang pake hape jadi agak burem - tapi ngak papa yah, pasti lu org semua kepengen kan denger cerita gua?

Hmm.. ya udah, segini dulu yah, tungguin terus cerita gua pas ntr gua balik hari senen sampe di NZ :)

Cya all :)

kabar-kabari guwe di jakarta

2007-02-02T19:26:00.000+13:00

hey all, akirnya gua sampe juga di jakarta.. gua pas kemaren sorry yah ngak ada update, soalnya gua tinggal dikarawaci for the first few days - dan disana ngak ada internet. nah pas gua pindah kerumah gua yg di sunter, gua baru ketemu warnet deh - dsini murah lo, hanya 5000 rupiah per jam! woot - gua bisa tiap hari nih kesini.

Anyway, pokoke disini lagi hujan besar2an - gua sakit keras sodara2 pas pulang jakarta! nih ya, gua tuh kena flu. ceritanya begini, pas kemaren gua di karawaci, gua tuh sakit. mula2nya cuma puyeng sama kae pilek2 kecil - eh.. tiba2 subuh gitu badan gua panas semua dan otot dan tulang2 gua sakit satu badan! akhirnya gua pun meriang dan pake koyo satu badan! terus karna badan gua panas sampe 40C dan gak turun, bokap gua tuh bingung dan akhirnya ngajak gua pergi ke dokter. gua gak kuat buat bediri- akirnya ke dokter digotong bokap gua! gila kan. nyeri banget deh pokoke, seumur idup gua gak pernah kena penyakit aneh kayak begini, cuma klo pulang ke indo aja gua dapet penyakit aneh2. dulu ya 6 taon lalu pas gua pulang indo juga, gua sakit angin duduk - alias masuk angin yg mengakibatkan mencret dan lemas, terus kentut terus dan mulesnya ngak kira, ini bener2 diakibatkan oleh angin! ngak ada yg lain! (kalo ada yg tau maksud gua ataw ngak tau maksud gua, ntr gua jelasin lebih lanjut lagi *grin).

Intinya, sejujurnya gua agak gak betah sih disini, pengen balik aja ke NZ. gua kangen ama GB ><>< >< >< >< >< ><. Ya udah.. sekian dulu yah.

BTW, koq - stats counter gua ilang yah?

Oh iya, gua update soal si choco..
pas kemaren si choco pulang ke pemiliknya.. dia gonggongin pemiliknya lho!! gonggongnnya sampe bener2 marah gitu! gila ya!!! *mungkin dia ngambek kali gara2 ditinggalin*

Choco's last day

2007-01-26T15:23:00.000+13:00

Today is choco's last day in our home. since i've been gone, my mum said that she always follows her around and even sleeps with my mum! my mum said tht she even shares the same pillow - facing each other! lol. that's so cute. i'll definitely miss her :(

dinner with the 'uncle'

2007-01-24T22:30:00.001+13:00

hey'all.. pasti lo org inget kan cerita gua dengan 'the uncle' - kalo yg pada bingung kenapa gua gak pernah sebut nama lagi - itu karna beberapa minggu lalu ada yg meng-request guwa utk delete entry itu dengan paksa, karna gua udah gak bisa bilang apa2 lagi - guapun harus mendeletenya. tapi gua yakin lo org inget kan ceritanya gimana?

ok, gua akirnya kemaren malem pegi dinner sama dia. kata bokap gua sih, kita org mo makan dresto beken, tapi ternyata kita makan dipasar. untungnya dy bawa anaknya - namanya jo. umurnya 15 - anaknya mayan gaul. untung dia dibawa, klo ngak bisa garing. akhirnyapun, ps sampe dimobil, kita obrol soal belanja shopping and stuff. surprisingly, dinner went ok. considering everything that had happened before, i think dia udah ngerti where to draw the line kali ya? Kita pegi makan di kae macem pasar malem gitu deh, masakannya sederhana - cuma kayak campuran macem2, kari, kangkung, kacang tanah, ikan, lemon chicken. karna gua udah makan sebelom pegi, akhirnya gua makannya cuma sedikit aja koq. terus abis it diajak muter2 singapore city - beautiful. but as always, the conversation was about singaporeans and how the singaporean government always want to make more money - i guess the hot topic buat org yg berumur 50an kali ya? ya, begitu a ja sih nothing special happen - so i guess we got over it?

FORUM KEREN

2007-01-23T03:14:00.000+13:00

eh ada forum keren nih, bru buka:

http://nongkrong.us

Day 1-3 in Singapore

2007-01-23T02:51:00.000+13:00

Akhirnya kitapun sampai di singapur dengan selamat. gua sampe jam 5.30 pagi - dijemput cici gua dari Changi erport jam 6.30 pagi. Langsung kita makan Burger King. Gua parosan Double Whooper Burger sama Bokap guwa.. bayangin ya pagi2 dah makan burger sapi! i neva done that before. Nah disini gua tu amazed, lol.. duh kampungan banget deh pokoke - makan BK itu, kn pake hash brown - nah hasbrownnya bulet2 kecil, klo di NZ, hashbrownnya kotak. Terus disini bisa ganti Coke pake Green Tea. Sumpah ya - ini Green Tea merek apa gua kagak tau, tapi enak banget!!! Y.Y yg pasti bukan merek Pokka - klo itu gua tau. hehehehe

Terus, abis makan kita catch a taxi kerumah susun cici gua. Dia tinggal di rumah susun yg punya pemerintah. mirip banget deh sama rumah2 susun dijkarta. tapi untungnya ini rumah dia bersih banget. Nah, karna di pesawat gua gak bisa tidur dn gak bisa makan - akhirnya, gua pas sampe rumah cici gua jatuh sakit dan akirnya gua minum panadol 2 dan lgsg tidur. Pas udah bangun, gua kira udah jam 2 siang, ternyata baru jam 11 pagi! Akhirnya kita pergi makan *LAGI* ke suatu tempat yg namany BEDOK - itu kayak tempat makan gitu dah. GIla bo. makannya cuma 2 dollaran! cuma joroknya gak ada duanya. mungkin itu equivalent ke pasar raya git kali ya. Gua tuh pas sampe situ kebelet pipis , yg paling put me off itu the toilets man..... seriously.. klo mo pipis harus bayar, lalu, joroknya.. gua kebetulan juga pake sendal jepit.. ihhh..jijik >< >< >< >< >< >< >< ><><. Never the less, makanannya memang enak sekali - gua makan babi panggang satu piring pake nasi dengan harga cuma 3 dollar saja! Enak banget lage...

terus akhirnya kita pergi ke BUGIS mall. nah, disini gua ketemu banyak2 shop - hm.. mungkin ini tempat hang out anak2 muda kali ya. Tempatnya tuh jualannya barang2 buat anak muda semua, gak ada barang2 org tua sama skali. Disini tuh gua suka banget, food courtny segede2 gaban. barang yg dijual lucu2, tapi gua gak belanja apa2 hari itu... cuma beli gantungan handpon yg ada kucingnya. lucuuuu - terus gua gempor akirnya gua pulang, berhubung cici gua harus balik ke jakarta malem itu.

Nah, the Second day - gua pergi ke orchard's road. Gua ke gereja dan akhirny ajaibnya bertemu dengan mantan pacar gua. (Nothing happen okay? jgn mikir aneh2). Ya udh abis itu kita pergi makan deh, makan padang, jadi tuh kae nasi 1 mangkok dipakein kae sayuran lu pili aja - jadi kae nasi campur padang gitu. Right now makanan yg menurut gua paling enak cuma itu. kekekekekekeke, gua setiap hari cuma makan daging balado, kangkung balado sama kacang panjang dimasak pake cabe sama bakwan jagung. Yg laen gua males cobain. Nah ini tempatnya dibawah Takashimaya - banyak banget cemilan. Gua tiap kali ke Orchard, gua makan itu nasi padang, terus pas kelar gua minum jus DragonFruit terus abis itu beli Dorayaki. gilaa.. i love dorayakii itu enaknyaa amploppp - gua sellau beli yg bentuk ikan, actually itu namanya taiyaki. Terus abis itu,ada juga cemilan namanya "Old Chang Kee" ini jualan kae bakso2 goreng gitu2 deh, gua tuh paling suka makan sotong on a stick. Ahh.gilaa..mantappp gak ada duanya!!! Ada juga yg namanya Tori-Q. itu kaya Japanese Yakitori fast food chain, jadi tinggal pili mao yakitori model apa, terus dipaketin sama nasi sama saos bbq. anjrettzz..enak BO! Y.Y. Lalu hari itu bokap gua pegi ketemu "The UnCLE" masi inget kan itu - nah pas dia pegi, gua pergi jalan2 shopping deh.. akirna gua beli electric eyeslash curler, lipgloss, sepatu 2 pasang sama 1 tas sma OLAY whitening cream (kena sama advertising di majalah yg guwa beli shyit). Paling bete naik mRT - mRT itu gak kira2 banget, klo naik harus berjubel. selama 3 hari gu anaik itu gua gak pernah duduk tau ngak?@ kaki gua udah varisesan semua kaleee

Ok, hari ke3 - gua makan nasi padang lage.. lolz.. PAGI DAN MALAM. l o l, dengan menu yg sama seperti hari k2. Hari ini gua temenin bokap gua check up badan di Mt Elizabeth Hospital. Karna tunggunya lama, gua baca2 majalah lagi deh - bener2 ya di Singapur tuh, gua sampe merasa terkucilkan diri dan rendah diri tau gak. Semua org disini high achiever banget, yg dia omongin tiap hari cuma karir-karir-karir, duit-duit-duit. Gua sTress banget, pas didalem klinik itu bete aja bawaannya, jadi rendah dirii >< hikx.... Anyway, abis itu gua pergi jalan2 - dan gak beli apa2. Intinya, mungkin gua udah bosen kali ya, gak tau lagi mo shopping apa dan dimana. barangnya gak bagus2 ama t sih sejujurnya, dan mahalnya gak kira2. Untung gua dapet itu spatu klo gak gua nangis dah. Ya udah sampe malemnya gua balik - dan gua tulis ini. Sorri yah, picturesnya ntr gua baru upload soalnya computer ini kagak ada colokan buat USB, gua bingung sendiri gua gak bisa upload deh jadinya potonya. Simak aja oke, pasti ntr guwa upload.

Cai cieennn :3

On leaving Auckland to Singapore

2007-01-23T02:40:00.000+13:00

This is my first visit in 10 years back to Singapore... hari pertama, nyampe jam 5.30 pagi - after 9 hour flight from Auckland. Eh lucu deh, gua pengen cerita waktu guwa berpisah sama si GB di airport. Tau ngak, ini pertama kali in 4 years gua pisahan sama GB segini lama tanpa bertemu dia. Mind you gua mo pegi for 1 month. Lucu deh, si GB pas hari itu gua mo pegi - dia ajak gua pegi makan Jepang, dari pagi. tau gak kan gua berangkat dari AUckland jam 1 pagi hari Sabtu. Nah pas Fridaynya jam 12an gitu, gb dateng buat ngajakin si Choco pergi karna Choco kan bentar lagi harus balik ke ownerny. Jadi kita ajak dia pergi jalan2. Terus, gua mandi siap2, dan kita pegi makan ke Jepng, nah itu jam 6.30 pm. Terus pas kelar makan kita langsung ke erport.. terus di airport kita jalan2 muter2, liat2 barang, terus si GB sedih gitu gua pegi. DIa bilang katanya gua payah ninggalain dia sendiri while gua having fun di Singapur. hiks, gua kan jadi berbeban berat. Akhirnya.. pas itu. dia pulang deh.... jam 12 an kurang gitu dia pulang dari erport..karna gua harus boarding jam 12.25. Pas dia keluar airport dia langsung tilpun2 gua.. klo di NZ tau ya, ada yg namanya 'bestmate" - jadi bayar $6 dollar per bulan dan bisa telpon dan smsan sama 1 org aja. ya jadi GB telpon gua pake bestmate sampe gua masuk kedalam pesawat. Dia mungkin tiba2 merasa kehilangan gua kali ya.

Leaving

2007-01-19T10:23:00.000+13:00

Today, I'm leaving for Singapore at 1 am. As I've said about 3 times, I will be gone for 1 month and will be back, so dont leave this kitchen yahhh :), cuz I will write something while i'm there.

GB sebel sama guwa, karna guwa pegi sendirian tanpa dia dan meninggalkan dia sendiri. (><) Jadi berbeban berat nih (><).

Ya udah then, c u guys later :3

ciao bellas

Get a life

2007-01-15T11:11:00.000+13:00

"You sit around and watch the television
They call you lazy
You say your lookin for a job but nobody will pay me
You say you have a lot of time and your barely 23 years old
You live at home and you just need a little help
Put it off for a while but dont let it go

Get a get a get a life already make it on your own can you?
Get a get a get a life and maybe something better will come

You say your not the nine to five type you never could take it
You say you could have went to school but its too complicated
Now your runnin out of time and you're not 23 years old
You still at home and its too much anymore
Put it off for a while but your gettin old

Get a get a get a life already make it on your own can you?
Get a get a get a life and maybe something better will come
When you try"

Get a Life - Richie Kotzen (Mr Big Guitarist)
- unfortunately, Mr Big split up a few years ago
Gah.. why are all guitarists so sexy?

This song hits me right in the heart everytime I hear it (which happens to always be on in GB's car). Job hunting isn't going well.. only because I'm not trying hard enough to want a job. L O L. I'm off to Singapore then Jakarta this coming friday. Yeh, I have to meet up with the "uncle" (>.>). *watever* - Gua bakalan hiatus for about 1 month, may be I'll post something if I find internet. But don't abandon this kitchen my beloved friends, for I will be back - in a month's time that is.

Liat deh.. ada permen2 lutuu

2007-01-10T18:19:00.000+13:00

Lutu yaa permennya - bentuknya ikan2 gitu... lutuuu lutuuu lutuuuu

Sugesti

2007-01-08T20:39:00.000+13:00

Eh ada yg tau ngak bahasa inggris sugesti apa?

Day out at the Beach

2007-01-08T09:02:00.000+13:00

Ini posting harusnya gua masukin beberapa hari lalu tapi berhubung gua lupa, jadi skrg de.. btw, hari ini hari paling pagi gua bangun lho! skarang baru jam 8.00 pagi! biasa kali gua bangun tuh siang banget *kebo abis*. LoLz, mgkn ada perasaan berdosa juga kali ya, soalnya nyak guwa suka mara2 klo gua bangun siang2 >.<

Choco, anjing desa pegi ke kota. lol, sok cool

Anyway, ini cerita beberapa hari lalu gua pegi sama choco and gilbert ke beach di Missionbay (buat yg ngak di NZ, missionbay itu beach yg paling rame klo lagi summer buat hang out aja). Kebetulan hari itu lagi dingin banget, gak tau kenapa hari2 summer harusnya anget tapi mahalahan angin dinginnya dasyat banget. Si choco pas naik mobil itu excited banget, biasa kali kan dia duduk ditempat belakang deket speaker yg klo di indo buat tempat taro tissue gitu. Tapi karna mobil gilbert itu mobil sport, bagian situnya kecil banget. Lucu deh, si choco berusaha naik ke tempat itu tapi kejedut kaca mobil berkali2. Dia kae gak sadar gitu, jadi dia loncat2 terus berusaha naik ke tmpt deket loud speaker dan kejedut kaca... dasar anjing bodohh!

Terus, pas kita sampe ke beach, si choco lgsg boker gitu kan, nah disini tuh peraturannya klo anjing boker harus diambil pake kantong plastik terus buang ke tong sampah. Biar kae melestarikan lingkungan and keeping it clean sort of thing. Si gb malahan ngajak si choco lari2, kae org kampungan. Akhirnya guwa ngejer2 dia kae org bego. Eh ndut, km ngak pernah ngajak anjing lari ya? (>D). keke, btw, ini ada banyak foto 1 laki2 dan 1 anjing yg 2-2nya sama kampungannya lagi berkeliaran di pantai. >D (yg profil cewek itu exception - soale dy org keren >D)

Tadinya kita mau lamaan di sana sambil makan eskrim movenpick, tapi berhubung lagi dingin banget... gua males angin2an gitu, ntr pulang2 penuh gas perutnya. LoL, akhirnya kita bersepakat mau nyuci mobil ajahh - di "Rub a Dub, Vehicle Wash". Si choco ditinggalin didalam mobil kan pas kita diluar gosok2 mobil, si choco yg kae gonggong2 gak jelas, ketakutan gitu disemprotin aer mobilnya *Claustrophobic*?. Itu begituan mahal juga ya, self service car wash abis kae $NZ12. Belom ditambah Vaccuuming which is an additional $NZ2, padahal klo dirumah gratis lo. Akhirnya, itu mobil FTO yg tadinya dekil and the kumel jadi mengkilap kinclong abis. Ya uda, abis itu kita pulang dee.. soale ntr si choco klo kelamaan main pulang2 suka muntah.. dan karna dia cuma tidurnya sama guwa.. ntr dia muntah diranjang guwa.. T.T oh tidaakk...

Dreams

2007-01-07T11:58:00.000+13:00

As I got older, I realised that there are many things in this world that I would like to be which I've never thought about before entering university. I realised that in life you can't just stick to one thing, you have to develop your other talents and learn to enjoy your life. I also realised that once you finished university, everything can change - your relationships with your loved ones, your parents, your friends. They're not the same as they used to be at least 4 years ago when I just started university. I thought that friendships would last, lovers would last forever - but that's trully not the case. Things can change, friendships that you made during that period can fade away. lovers can suddenly want different things from each other and again can fade away. And we all thought that university was boring, but i guess working is even worse. Not to mention the fact that you have to learn to be able to support yourself.

Well, that's why I'm writing about dreams today - I think it's nice to have some sort of hobbies. It's nice to have something you enjoy doing and to fall back on to if your day had been bad. Anyway, I wanna learn how to play the guitar, I wanna take up violin again, I wanna learn the piano or may be write my own music. I wanna learn how to paint and cook.. everything that can make me happy even without the help of anyone else. You can rob a man of everything he has, but you can't rob the thing he loves doing the most.

Naughty Choco

2007-01-04T00:24:00.000+13:00

Apa yg guwa bisa ganyang ya hari ini?

Geeks Guide to Cooking Corned Beef Omelette (Alias Telor Goreng pake Kornet)

2007-01-03T11:53:00.000+13:00

Is your pantry empty? Are you hungry? Are you broke and can't afford to eat out? Why not try my simple recipe?

You just need 2 tablespoons full of corned beef, 2 eggs, 2 cloves of garlic and shallots (bawang merah) sliced.

add little amount of oil,heat up, sautee garlic and shallots until floppy and brown
add in the corned beef, sautee further for 3 minutes, add in pepper and salt
take a bowl, crack the eggs, lightly beat it, add in the corned beef back to the eggs
add a little bit more oil in the pan, let it heat up, pour in the egg and corned beef mixture
fry each side for 2 minutes for crispy coating :)
enjoy with bread or rice, i honestly prefer rice :P

The Geeks Guide to fast, simple and easy cooking

2007-01-03T11:46:00.000+13:00

Heyall! Hows it going? I've had this idea of writing recipes for people like me who cant cook. Well I'm a baker and because of that, I cant really cook proper food to eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Even if I do try, they dont taste as great cuz I end up mixing everything up. Anyway, I'm going to start this series of " The Geeks Guide to simple cooking" targeting young people especially students out there who can't be bothered or have the time to prepare complicated food. I hope y'all enjoy this and can make good use of it okay? ^^ (I know Elly will :P)

My New Years Resolution

2007-01-02T18:11:00.000+13:00

Hey all, well although my new years eve wasn't so enthusiastic, none the less I spent some time thinking about my new years resolution for 2007. To think back from 2006, I think I've managed to pull myself together and and achieve the things that I thought was impossible. Okay, to flash back, I don't think I have very many bad things that happened to me last year. Starting off 2006, I was able to get into Honours, which I never even thought I would be able to - since my marks weren't all that great. Then, honours year went off smoothly and I did very well at the end of the year. That's another big achievement. Then, I got my learners driving licence which I had procrastinated 4 years before getting it. I learnt how to drive, until I could run on the motorway and I got a job to support myself during the year (Although now i'm jobless). Finally, I got myself together and thought a lot about what I want in my life. That's the biggest accomplishment of all I think. So here are my new years resolution for 2007

get a fulltime day job
plan my financial plan sorted and stick to it
get a car
get my restricted licence
exercise more regularly: yoga, swimming and walking
eat properly
try to control my emotion more

Hm, okay.. moga2 tercapai yaaahh ^^. Anyway, for the others, gud luck and all the best for this year.. may this year be better than the previous years. Ganbatte!! Make the most of now! :)

Happy New Years!

2007-01-01T00:04:00.000+13:00

HaPpY New Years y'all from me who happens to experience the first of new years sunlight! Hope that you all have made your new years resolution!

Merry Christmas Everybody

2006-12-25T16:21:00.000+13:00

Holiday Greetings from Choco - who happens to be chewing on our christmas tree decorations

Our favorite time of the year has come!
I wish you all a wonderful holiday filled with laughter, blessings and most of all happiness
Merry Christmas

What's in your bag?

2006-12-25T16:08:00.000+13:00

hehe, this was practically just for fun. I visited some people's blogs and found they had posted the insides of their bags for the world to see. So this is mine :P. An aweful lot of lip related products. I dont really understand why I need that many. Hm.. so what's in your bag?

I was just thinking

2006-12-19T00:31:00.000+13:00

Sniff Sniff Sniff Smelly Slipper, Choco I love you

Since I have to return Choco in February to her owners, I feel really sad when I think about it. Cuz like, it's like imagining when someone or something that you love and has been a part of your life for some time loves somebody else who is not you. And at the end of the day, they dont end up being with you forever, but they end up being with someone else. May be almost similar to seeing your partner being in love with someone else and decides to be with that certain someone for the rest of their lives. Hmmm >.<>.<

Christmas Sugar Cookies

2006-12-13T23:13:00.000+13:00

Before Baking

Sugar cookies before decorations

Anpanman

Rudolph (without antlers) - can you guess which one?

Xmas decorations

It's 12 more days before Christmas, I've already started my cookies baking, so it doesnt go crazy when it's closer to the day. Anyway, my first creation was these sugar cookies! Hm.. to be quite honest, I don't like them so much cuz it's so sweet.. I used royal icing to decorate them.. again, i thought they were incredibly sweet so I dont like them very much, may be I'd use less sugar the next time I bake these cookies. Anyhow, baking and the decoration were the best, me and my sis made a complete mess in the kitchen! Waa..can't wait till christmas ^^, Oh btw, I uploaded my all time favorite christmas songs.. spend time in listening to them - cuz they can make you feel so happy ^^

Cookie Dough:

490 g flour
300 g sugar
227 g butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder

Beat butter and sugar till fluffy, add in eggs and beat until incorporated. Add in sifted flour,salt and baking powder. Mix until it forms a soft dough. Divide into two portions, wrap each in glad wrap and refrigerate until the dough is firm. THis will help with the cutting. Then, cut to your desired shapes - place them in parchment paper then bake at 175C for approximately 10 minutes.

Royal Icing

2 egg whites
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 cups of icing sugar

Beat egg white and lemon juice together till stiff, then mix in 3 cups of icing sugar (sifted). Then can put colouring of your choice. Pipe onto the cooled cookies. THe icing will get stiff and dry when exposed to air, so be sure to cover it at all times. And make sure the icing on the cookies are dry before storing them in an air tight container. ^^

Kacang Telor

2006-12-12T22:39:00.000+13:00

Hiyatt.. yg lagi pada ngidam makan kacang telor yg ada di Jakarta, tapi ngak ada diJakarta.. gua akhirnya coba2 ndiri buat kacang telor.. enaakk deeeeyyyy ^^.. sayangnya guwa gak bisa makan... gatel2... tapi yg lain yg makan.. ><>

campur semua bahan, kecuali minyak sama kacang

masukin kacangnya

panasin minyak

pas udah panas minyaknya, masukin 1 sendok gede adonan kacang ke minyak panas, terus diaduk2 pake centong biar kacangnya lepas2 klo ngak gumpal semua jadi satu

gorengnya ati2 ya jgn sampe gosong ^^

I'd rather..

2006-12-01T19:52:00.000+13:00

I'd rather be different and be myself than be a person who people expect me to be. I'd rather be rebellious than blindly follow people who forces me to believe a certain pathway in life is better than my own. I'd rather figure out things myself than be told what to do. I'd rather take risks and not know the future and believe in a dream that will one day come true than live life in the safe zone. I'd rather live the way I want to and be condemned than live the way you want me to and forever bare slow torment.

Spagetti with Vegetable Sauce

2006-12-01T19:34:00.000+13:00

This is just a picture of wat i had for dinner. Huehuehuehue :P

Hamburger Bun

2006-12-01T19:18:00.000+13:00

Hmpphh... I remembered a few months ago, I watched this Japanese Series called "Engine" featuring Takuya Kimura. Well to cut the story short, the series evolved around the life of 10 kids living in a small yet cozy orphanage. They always look after each other and at some stage they had to separate because the orphanage had no funding. Anyway,the only rule in that place was that everybody had to be there before they can have dinner. And their favorite dinner was "hamburger" which was just beef patty served with bull's eye fried eggs. Hmm.. i guess the idea of this hamburger bun came from that, bun in this case, the hamburger is well encased in the bread :)

1/2 x Sweet bread dough recipe (i used the other half for my cranberry bread)

Hamburger

150 g of minced meat (can use pork, beef or chicken)
2 cloves of garlic
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup of breadcrumbs
a pinch of pepper
a sprig of spring onion (preference)

mix everything in a bowl
make little patties
pan fry with medium heat until cooked
This will approximately make 5 patties
take some bread dough, and wrap it around the hamburgers
let stand for 5 minutes, brush with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds
bake at 175 C until cooked

Cranberry Bread

2006-12-01T18:54:00.000+13:00

With Christmas getting closer - I've decided to create something delicious, fat-free and simple. Basically, it's just the normal sweet bun recipe that I have been posting and before baking, I fold in some sweet dried craisins ^^

Pan Au Yoplait / Yogurt Bread

2006-12-01T01:08:00.001+13:00

Waahh.. Enaaakkkkkk!

Another day, another bread making experiment!! I tried substituting milk with yogurt! And the bread was so soft and fragrant! Also, with these new set of bread that I'm trying, I used less butter and less eggs - so basically, it's healthy: especially for my dad who is fat and sodium conscious. Must try, must try, must try, must try, must try, must try. Also, I kneaded the dough by hand, not by machine and somehow, I'm getting better results. Why the hell that is I'm not so sure, but it's Oishii (delicious in Japanese: see how these Jap is rubbing off to me after watching too much Jap series). Okay here goes

Mixture A
100 g high grade flour
1 sachet yeast
150 mL warm water

mix everything together, let it stand for 15-20 minutes

Mixture B
400 g high grade flour
50 g sugar
150 mL yogurt (I used a tub of natural yogurt by Yoplait)
1 egg yolk (keep the egg white to brush the buns before baking)
1 tablespoon of butter/margerine

mix flour and sugar together
Add in Mixture A, yogurt and egg yolk into the flour mixture, if dough is too runny can add 1 tablespoon of flour
knead for 10 minutes with your hand until everything is incorporated
add in the butter
knead for a further 10 minutes until the dough is elastic and shiny
preheat your oven to 30 C for 5 minutes, then turn off
place dough in an oiled bowl and let it ferment for 1 hour in the preheated oven
then, punch the gas down from these dough by dropping a fist into the dough. (careful not to knead by this stage)
shape dough to your preference
place back in the oven for 5 minutes
brush the dough with egg white
preheat the oven to 160C for 10 minutes before baking the bread

Will I end up an 'enci-enci' in 10 years time?

2006-11-29T21:44:00.000+13:00

"enci-enci" (tante-tante) is an Indonesian term used to describe chinese ladies above the age of 30 which seem to show several or all of the following characteristics:

loss of feminine curves due to fat deposition especially in the torso area
uncontrollable anger particularly towards their significant other and children
high pitched voice
short hair - almost like Demi More's from the movie "Ghost" or just plain boy cut
weird sense of fashion, colour co-ordination and make up.

I brought up this topic because I'm of chinese descendent and I (or you) may have a high probability of ending up as one in 10 years time. So, I've decided to start habits which I think will stop me evolving into an "enci-enci" over the next ten years. Some of them are:

Exercising

I find that if I take walks 30 minutes/day it will make me feel happier and healthier. "Mensana Incorpore Sano: a healthy mind is found in a healthy body"
may be weight training? (i've never done this before - if anybody knows can you tell me?)

Taking care of myself

I try to eat a lot of raw vegetables and fruits to give me antioxidants good for skin
I found my most suitable facial skin care
I try to avoid as much make up as possible, except: lipgloss and mascara
I try to have enough sleep

I try to wear coloured clothes with good fit

I think that wearing coloured clothes in a co-ordinated way can make me feel better. I like khaki and the more earthy colours in particular and I also like dresses ^^

I try to solve problems with people and keep a positive attitude

I know that I'm not particularly good in this, but I'm working on it

Ok, I really really really hope this will stop me from becoming an enci-enci, but if you have any other suggestions - please feel free to feedback because it may not only benefit me but also many people :)

Prawns Friend in Butter / Udang goreng mentega

2006-11-28T18:38:00.000+13:00

wahahaha.. ketawan ya gua lagi kebanjiran udang! kekekeke

500 g prawns, clean but don't shell
2 tablespoon butter
1 clove of garlic
1/4 cup of soysauce
1/4 cup of lea & perrin's sauce
2 tablespoon of sweet soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of powdered white pepper.

fry prawns in high heat, remove from pan
sautee garlic in butter
add in soysauce, L&P sauce and sweet soy sauce and pepper
cook until it bubbles
pour back prawns into pan
Serve immediately

Crumbed Prawns

2006-11-28T18:27:00.000+13:00

Yaapp.. you'd proli be drooling by now - so why not make it yourself?

500 g prawns, shelled
2 tblspoon plain flour
1 egg beaten + add 1 tspoon of chicken stock
bread crumbs

dip prawns in plain flour
then in egg mixture
then in bread crumbs
fry until golden brown

Soyamilk Buns with Dark Chocolate Custard Filling

2006-11-28T12:37:00.000+13:00

Hello.. it's been a while since I posted anything in here... anyway, I've been watching this Japanese anime series - called "Yakitate Japan". Basically, it's about a boy who has hands which are warmer than the usual hands and creating an environment which are good for the yeast to ferment and he's so good in baking so many different kinds of bread! Anyway, in the first episode, he made bread with soymilk for his grandad to eat his nattou (fermented beans) and miso soup for breakfast. So, i tried making it. I substituted the usual milk with soymilk and it tasted so good!!!! (I also added in dark chocolate custard, but feel free to discard it). This is also good for people who have intolerance to dairy milk! So, here is the recipe.

Mixture A:
100 g bread flour (high grade flour)
1 sachet of yeast (11 g)
150 mL warm soy milk (can always microwave it for 30 seconds in medium)

Mix all and let it stand for 20 minutes until you can see holes/perforation in the dough

Mixture B:
400 g bread flour (high grade flour)
50 g sugar
150 mL warm soy milk (preparation as above)
1 egg yolk (keep the white in a separate bowl)
50 mL canola oil

Mix flour and sugar in a big bowl
Mix warm soy milk and egg yolk in a small bowl
Pour (soymilk+egg yolk) into the big bowl containing (flour+sugar)
Knead with your hands until incorporated and no flour crumbs are found. If mixture is too wet, try adding 1 tablespoon of flour until the mixture is at the right consistancy.
Knead for 10 minutes using your hands on a clean surface
Pour in the canola oil all over the dough
Knead for a further 20 minutes, to form gluten
You will end up with an elastic and nonsticky dough
Heat up your oven till 30C for 10 minutes, then turn it off.
Place your kneaded dough in an oiled big bowl and cover it with cling wrap. Place it in the heated oven for 1 hour
(You can prepare the chocolate custard during this time)
Take it out and punch the dough down to let any gas out, do not knead the dough after this. Let it rest for 5 minutes
Heat up your oven again to 30 C for 10 minutes and turn it off.
Shape the dough as you like
Put it back in the oven for a further 15 minutes for further proofing
Take buns out, reheat the oven to 175C for 10 minutes
Brush buns with egg white
Bake for 15-20 minutes in the oven

Dark Chocolate Custard

200 mL milk
50 g dark chocolate (I used Whitakers dark ghana)
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of plain flour
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
1 tablespoon of cornflour
1 eggyolk

mix (sugar+plain flour+ cocoa powder+ cornflour+ eggyolk) in a bowl
heat up milk and dark chocolate in medium heat until the chocolate is melted (careful not to burn).
Pour it into the egg mixture, whisk carefully until no lump is found
Cook again under medium heat until custard thickens (make sure to continuously stir).

PS: this recipe is good for those who doesn't have a bread maker or a big mixer, cuz you can use ur hands!! ^^

Rest In Peace Elmo

2006-11-18T21:37:00.000+13:00

In memory of Elmo

The wind last night was ghastly... and so was it to take away the life of our beautiful Elmo. Elmo passed away peacefully last night while sleeping. In shock and horror, we found her stiff and cold this morning.. We saw the signs, something in her changed, she wasn't the lovely rabbit we once knew - may be she's tired.. it was afterall her time to go. Rest in peace Elmo.. we will always love you and we will always remember the time you had filled our lives with love and fun. Goodbye Elmo... I (L) U.. :_(

The end of university year - (at least for now)

2006-11-16T22:48:00.000+13:00

I finally finished my thesis. And I printed it.. and I bound it and now I'm free - Free as a bird. After 2 months gruelling work.. I am happy to say that I was the third person to hand in their thesis. A lot of my fellow students were still writing up (not editting!!), sigh - I'm glad that I've finished it. It was almost 100 pages.. and after printing, i kept on finding so many mistakes... T.T! But it all got sorted.. thank goodness!! so, I'm really happy! YAY!!! ^^ I'm very pleased ^^

Tips of the day : mengatasi kepegalan bekerja didepan computer

2006-11-12T01:15:00.000+13:00

Inilah posisi, situasi dan kondisi gua..setiap hari selama 2 bulan berturut2.. DUDUK didepan komputer. Pegel kan?! iya emang pegel.. pegel banget.. bukan hanya pegal tapi... lemakpun bertimbun didamana2! betapa menyeramkan.. Akhirnya.. gua menemukan suatu cara untuk menghilangkan itu semua... ya itu... duduk cara superman!! Gini ya caranya.. ambil 2 korsi.. lalu tiduranlah didua korsi tersebut, kalo punya korsi kantoran lebi enak lagi.. soalnya ketinggian bisa diadjust. Sangat menarik bukan? Nah.. buat kamu2 yg kerjanya duduk terus - cobain aja ini... bisa sambil stretching leher pundak dan kaki lho, mengetik didepan computerpun tidak menjadi masalah lagi! Ayo dicoba ya semua ^^

Sumpah ini posisi enak banget... pinggang semua distretching.. woot!!

Macha-Red Bean Spiral buns

2006-11-12T01:05:00.000+13:00

I finally baked last friday .. it's been a while after I posted anything that involved me making anything, but here I did... and I was sorta tired when I did this because I had stayed late to edit my thesis and in the morning I had to tutor Elizabeth (Irene's friend). But, I wanted to make something anyway... lol.. took me a while, i finished at 1/2 2 am! I dont know about the taste cuz I havent tasted it, but my dad said it was nice.. ( I knew I put in heaps and heaps of butter.. lol..) I won't post the recipe until I have perfected it.. Anyway.. Have a good weekend y'all..

Waiting

2006-11-12T00:07:00.000+13:00

As I wait tonight, i remember the nights that I always wait.. waited for you to come. You know that I hate waiting, even I know that you hate waiting. Then why make me wait? Like i'm less important than your TV series and today is Saturday night, wouldn't you want to come and see me? May be it's just another sign - a sign that the end is near.

1 week before due date - 1 last week in this lab

2006-11-10T15:20:00.000+13:00

Counting from today, it is exactly 1 week before the due date of my dissertation. I'm feeling far more confident than 2 days ago when I was feeling a great void of emptiness.. lol.. I got all my proofreads back today.. and I'm feeling good that I still have a week to do final edits before the big printing. I know it's a lot of work but it'll all be okay - I can see clearly now the rain is gone.. hehehehehe.. Anyway - I guess I wont be posting in any new recipes since I'll be extremely busy this last week. Also I'm really sad in leaving this department :(.. :( and it's my last week here :( :(

The essence of emptiness

2006-11-08T22:27:00.000+13:00

Today was the worst feeling of all. I dont know what it is, may be I was just mentally exhausted and zombified, but i feel so empty. Empty to the point of insanity. I dont even know what it is i'm writing here.. but then again.. my mind is vacuum, nothing i can do can make me in any position more motivated or any happier than anything. Kyaa.. then it all makes sense why famous people with heaps of money commit suicide.. cuz they feel empty - empty like me. I dont even understand the purpose of this post - well that's true, it has no meaning. I'm just trying to tell you that it's empty.. empty... just plain empty.

mood: empty

Updated*: Got my editted version of half of my thesis today, I don't feel so crazy anymore (^^). I guess it's just last minute thesis stress?

Klepon

2006-11-02T20:06:00.000+13:00

Little Round Swamp Things

I remember eating these little things back in Jakarta right after school. They used to be sold in a little cart where the man that sold it sold another green coloured cake called "kue putu" and I used to buy them as soon as I get back from school. It's been my absolute most favorite kueh eversince I was little and nothing could be better.. hehe.. Then when I went to Australia, my mum learnt how to make them from this Malaysian friend of hers and I was 8 back then. I still remember how it was made in a cold night in Canberra. Anyway, i've decided to share the recipe with y'all.. syapa tau pada kangen juga :P

You'll need:

200 g of glutinous rice flour (tepung ketan)
3/4 cup of water
Pandan Paste
75g Palm Sugar/Gula melaka/Gula Jawa = sliced thinly
dessicated coconuts

How to make it:

Mix glutinous rice flour with water and 2 drops of pandan paste, bit by bit using your hands. Stop adding water when you can form a non-sticky ball.
Heat up some water in a pan and make sure it's boiling
Meanwhile, take a teaspoonful of the rice flour mix, form it into a ball and fill it with the sugar. Take care to completely enclose the sugar with the flour mix. Do so until flour mixture is finished
Place it in boiling water, when it's cooked, it'll float to the top of the water level. When this happens, wait for another 1 minute before putting it into a strainer (saringan) to let off excess water (You can make your klepon and boil it at the same time to save time)
Roll it in coconut.

Procrastination is the Root of all evil

2006-10-31T00:10:00.000+13:00

I know i've ranted like a gazzilion times about the process of writing my thesis. Right now it's absolutely unbearable. U know that feeling like you know u gotta do something but you just can't seem to do it even if u know that you absolutely have to? And semua perasaan campur aduk because I've just realised that I dont know what to do at all in the following year (2007) and it's driving me nuts. One thing I know is that I'm not coming back to University to do the PhD that Trevor had assigned for me. Agh.. But if i told my parents that I dont want to do the PhD, they're get so pissed and gonna interogasi gua berjam2 tanya wat it is i want to do with my life and what's gonna happen to my career. Kyaaa... And then seeing other people are doing so well and so steady towards their life, it frustrates me even more. And the last thing is I hate having no motivation to do anything, I've never had any form of motivation. I dont know why. Trully, I'm really worried for the coming years..I feel like I'm stuck in this moment for as long as i know, but still I havent found a way out. Gr.. i hate this feeling...

Mood: Agitated

The Trip to the Vet

2006-10-28T11:40:00.000+13:00

"ELMO HALIM" - newest member of the family

So this was the last day that we took elmo for her daily antibiotic injection - today was the third. Since tomorrow is Sunday and Monday my mum is working till late, we dont can't take her to the vet to finish off her antibiotics treatment, so I came to learn how to inject the antibiotics myself. It wasn't that hard and I learnt pretty quickly. Elmo is healing up very well..she ain't peeing blood today but the vet said that if she still pees blood, we have to desex her. Anyway, when we were leaving the vetenary, the vet gave me this pack consisting of elmo's two last injections. And.. I looked at the packet... and it had elmo's name.. but they called her "ELMO HALIM". L O L! i was so shocked!!! now elmo took up our last name!! L O L!!!! L O L!!! it was so funny I couldn't stop laughing... LoL!!!!!! Why would a rabbit have a last name?!!! Aneh2 ajahhh!!!! L O L!!!

I hope you like it, auntie..

2006-10-27T20:31:00.000+13:00

Yesterday and the days before yesterday, I've been really really really pressurised in getting the draft of my thesis done since my supervisors are going away today to Buenos Aires for conference and my main supervisor is going on a cruise holiday with his wife and wont be back till the hand in time of my thesis. So lately I've been sleeping till 4 o'clock in the morning trying to finish off the draft and I was quite stressed. hehehe..so to unwind, i bought a small bottle of Coruba at a little liquor shop in Upper Queen St and i got it for a cheaper price than other places. Anyway, since i knew it was gb's mum's birthday, i decided to bake her the cake... it's chocolate sponge cake brushed with the coruba and filled with creamcheese and strawberries, then it's washed with white chocolate and Dark Chocolate gratings. For the sides.. I made marbled effect white chocolate which I learnt from this basic chocolate technique VCD (It's by Yonki Gunawan - if any of you are interested, there were 5 volumes). It took me the whole day to make - i mean, i had to buy the ingredients to the mall, walk around and look for the matching ingredients.. and so voila! I came out with this!! ^^ I'm pretty impressed myself... i hope it doesnt taste bad.

Elmo is sick...

2006-10-26T22:26:00.000+13:00

My rabbit is sick... :( I'm so sad... :( I feel so hopeless like there is nothing I can do to help her.. :( She's been peeing blood for a week now, but she's still as active and eating properly.. but she's just peeing blood.. :( I'm so saddd :( Huaaaaaaaaaaa elmo... :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

GoodBye..

2006-10-24T23:55:00.000+13:00

Hey, just recently heard that a good friend i knew from long ago.. is leaving NZ for good. We had our vacuum in friendship for quite sometime and it's just sad to know that someone is leaving. Even my other friend Leo is also thinking of an early goodbye - for he is reaching his dream job in Japan, teaching english - and also to find a beautiful japanese (or whatever nationality may she be) wife. It just reminds me that it's really sad to say goobye to a group of friends you've been close to for a good period of time, or say goodbye to the person you love the most which you spend 4 out of 7 days of your week with, or even to your parents (if you're still living with them)..even when you know you're leaving them for something that's gonna do your life some good, but it's still hard. It's like moving on to a different phase of your life - quite daunting i think. Anyway... I just want to say, you gotta cherish your friendships and your relationships.. b/c one day we'll realise it's the most important thing in our lives, the only thing that makes our lives beautiful. - *Sigh* I'm so bad in goodbyes... :(

The Triple C (Cheese Chiffone Cake)

2006-10-23T20:22:00.000+13:00

Two butterflies

2006-10-23T12:03:00.000+13:00

Sometimes I think we're like two butterflies.
Two trully unique and beautiful creatures yet similar in many ways.
Although it's hard, but one day we'll have to part to reach our dreams.
I hope it's not forever because I'll always wait for you in my heart.

Spiral Chocolate Buns

2006-10-21T22:43:00.000+13:00

Hmm Yumm Yummm

Hmm... when you're hungry.. and craving for something that can tickle your sweet tooth, you can try making this pretty and cute spiral chocolate buns :)

You'll need:

Mixture A
500 g of high grade flour
1 packet of active yeast
75g of sugar
220 of cold water
1 tablespoon of milk powder
2 eggs

Mixture B
60 g of butter
a pinch of salt

Mix everything to make mixture A and then when all well mixed, add mixture B. Keep mixing until everything is well incorporated and the dough becomes elastic and no longer sticky.

Then, divide the dough into 10 pieces and let them rest for 5 minutes

Flatten each dough lengthwise and fill with chocolate chips and sesame seeds. Then roll again to make a long tube with chocolate in the middle - then form a spiral which will then resemble the picture above. Let rest for 15 minutes - bake for 15 minutes at 175C

untitled

2006-10-19T15:31:00.000+13:00

paling sedih deh klo misalnya kita udah kerja keras buat sesuatu, udah peres keringet dan banyak tidur yg ngak tenang.. eh terus.. ternyata hasil itu mengecewakan. males banget yakh.. gua barusan kae gini nih... pokoknya singkat cerita gua mo ada presentation, terus gua udah work hard banget banget banget, latian setiap hari.. terus.. hasil yg gua dapet itu ngak sebanding sama usaha gua. hm.. bete juga! Hikx Hikx Hikx.. mgkn lain kali ngak usah usaha aja dah.. biar gak usah kecewa.

Tell me about yourself

2006-10-16T16:35:00.000+13:00

*TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey*
Name:	Angie
Birthday:	4th August 1986
Birthplace:	Jakarta
Current Location:	Auckland - NZ
Eye Color:	Dark Brown
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	170
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right handed
Your Heritage:	Chinese Indonesian
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Adidas
Your Weakness:	Getting emotional really quickly and thinking negatively all the time
Your Fears:	Not being able to be an independent and successful person
Your Perfect Pizza:	BBQ chicken, Supreme
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Get First Class Honours
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	mmm lol
Thoughts First Waking Up:	*"Fck, gotta do my thesis"**
Your Best Physical Feature:	Legs
Your Bedtime:	1.00 am usually
Your Most Missed Memory:	living in jakarta and being a kid
Pepsi or Coke:	Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	Burger King
Single or Group Dates:	Single of course
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Flat White
Do you Smoke:	hmmmmmm
Do you Swear:	yes
Do you Sing:	yes
Do you Shower Daily:	yes
Have you Been in Love:	yes
Do you want to go to College:	i am in college
Do you want to get Married:	yes
Do you belive in yourself:	when i'm not emotional, yes
Do you get Motion Sickness:	yes
Do you think you are Attractive:	yes
Are you a Health Freak:	used to be, not anymore
Do you get along with your Parents:	sometimes
Do you like Thunderstorms:	yes
Do you play an Instrument:	yes
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	yes
In the past month have you Smoked:	hmmmm
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	hmmmm
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	not yet
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	yes
In the past month have you been on Stage:	yes
In the past month have you been Dumped:	no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	no, never
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	hm... dont remember
Ever been Drunk:	not yet
Ever been called a Tease:	what's a tease?
Ever been Beaten up:	nope
Ever Shoplifted:	hm... dont remember
How do you want to Die:	lol, i'd like to die suddenly so i wouldnt know that i'm going to die
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	a millionaire
What country would you most like to Visit:	Japan, America and Europe
*In a Boy/Girl..*
Favourite Eye Color:	Hazel
Favourite Hair Color:	black
Short or Long Hair:	short
Height:	taller than me
Weight:	heavier than me
Best Clothing Style:	just not the south east asian style
Number of Drugs I have taken:	i dont think i've tried any
Number of CDs I own:	i dont own any CD
Number of Piercings:	1 pair
Number of Tattoos:	none
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	i havent regretted anything so far
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Fruit Tart (the second)

2006-10-15T23:00:00.000+13:00

Hey Hey Hey...Today we went over to Dian's bbq birthday, I got sick b/c of the wind - but it was cool ey! but Evi fell over.. and hurt her back bone.. *poor girl* I hope she gets better sooon... Well when she fell, she kinda cried a little bit - and I kind of felt bad that she fell and that I couldn't do anything. Like, I'm not the type of person that can show so much emotion towards other people in that way. You know like some people can be so openly showing their sympathy in public to someone who is physically or emotionally hurt - but I'm not capable of doing that. Is there something wrong with me? o.O?

Anyway, yesterday Gilburt's mum came over.. so today I made her my famous fruit cake. Since I promised in my previous entry that I would give a better picture once the strawberry season is here.. well.. strawberry season is here!! V^^V yayyy!!! I got this cooking magazine which i lurve and this mooncake thing and lapis legit spices.. yayy! i can make lapis legit! ^^ But i feel like this is just temporary happiness..since I havent started writing my thesis yet!!!! OMG! (>.<)"..... Hmm gonna be a long week this week! but I'll manage! - Have a good week y'all!! Mwah

MoonCake Galore - Part 2

2006-10-05T00:26:00.000+13:00

mature mooncake after 3 days "oiling"

minutes after leaving the oven

This time, I made traditional mooncakes which involved using the brown sugar pastry and egg washes.. Hm.. I think it's a pretty good recipe, so for you ladies out there wanting to make your own mooncakes.. please refer to my previous entry (September) to update on how to manage your wooden mooncake moulds. Anyway.. I really enjoyed making it.. ^^! so fUN!! ^^

To make 5 large mooncakes, you will need..

Syrup:
45g peanut oil (equivalent to 50 mL)
110g golden syrum (for NZ: use Chelsea)
1 teaspoon of lye water (air abu)

Stir under low heat until the golden syrup becomes runny (make sure not to boil!) and set aside to cool until WARM.

Pastry:
Cooled Syrup
150 g standard flour
1 tblspn cornflour
a pinch of salt

Mix all in one using a mixer or your spatula and make sure to knead thoroughly. Set aside for 1 hour under normal temperature
NOTE: It is important that you follow these steps, especially otherwise, the pastry will become brittle and you wouldnt be able to use it for making your pastry. If everything is done in the right proportion, you'll have a soft pastry dough.

Filling:
Lotus, Red Bean, Mung Bean Paste - whatever you like.

Divide everything into portions: for a large mooncake, Pastry = 80 g, Filling 100g (but you can have more filling and less pastry if you like). Roll into a ball with smooth surface
Take the Pastry, then flatten a little bit with your hand - then ball of filling and stick it into the middle of the pastry and in cupping motion - wrap the pastry around the filling
Then place into your moulds
Bang mould on each direction (: east, west, south, north) equally to dislodge the mooncake
Bake for 10 minutes in 175C
Take out of oven, let stand for 5 minutes
BRUSH sparingly WITH: (1 eggyolk, 2 tblspoon of water and 1 tspn oil = whisked together).
Let stand for 10 minutes
Bake again for 10-15 minutes until brown
Take it out of the oven and cool
DON'T EAT STRAIGHT AWAY: Leave it for 3 days for "oiling" before serving: this will give a nice shine to the cake.

Roti Boy: Coffee Bread

2006-09-30T13:57:00.000+12:00

hei hei hei.. finally i've baked!! ^^ Roti rasa kopi nih!! ^^ Cuma bentuknya beda aja!! hehe..klo ada yg pengen resepnya... bilang ya.. ntr gua upload!! ^^ terus hari ini dapet pesenan lapis legit.. hehe.. seneng nih!! ^^ moga2 aja ya suka... customer pertama!! ^^

*Updated.. berhubung pada banyak yg minta resep roti boi..gini lho buatnya:
butuh:

Bahan A:
500 gram tepung terigu protein tinggi
220 ml air putih
11 gram ragi instan
2 butir telur
25 gram susu bubuk

Bahan B:
75 salted butter
1 sdt garam

Bahan Topping :
75 gram unsalted butter
100 g tepung gula
1 sdm kopi instan
1 butir telur
75 gram tepung terigu protein rendah
20 gram susu bubuk
¼ sdt essence coffenoir

Cara membuat:
-Campurkan semua bahan A, ulenin hingga kalis. Masukkan bahan B, aduk dan ulenin hingga rata dan elastis.
- Bulatkan adonan, diamkan 30 menit.
- Kempiskan adonan, buat timbang @ 60 gram, pipihkan, isi dengan butter, bulatkan kembali. Diamkan 45 menit.
- Topping : Kocok mentega, tepung gula, dan kopi instant sampai lembut, masukkan telur, kocok merata. Masukkan tepung terigu dan susu bubuk dengan cara di
ayak. Terakhir masukkan essence coffenoir, kocok hingga rata.
- Semprotkan adonan topping ke atas adonan roti dengan plastik segitiga (tambahan : bentuk melingkar seperti obat nyamuk bakar dari puncak roti sampai 3/4 ke
bawahnya)
- Panggang dengan suhu 160 derajat celcius selama kurleb 10-15 menit.

Nah.. slamat mencoba yaa ^^

Update on this garlic face

2006-09-29T23:55:00.000+12:00

Finally - after 3 days of garlic injury, my face is starting to heal. I had been taking antibiotics and steroid lotion which is really awesome. I dont think there will be any scar. Thank goodness!!! :)

Celebrating Lolita's kitchen's 999th Hit

2006-09-27T22:34:00.000+12:00

Woot!! I want to celebrate the 999th Hit on this blog!! Makasih ya buat supportnya semua sampe sekarang :3.. hopefully this blog continues to become a nice place to chill in. V ^^ V

a little face mishap

2006-09-27T09:03:00.001+12:00

Hari kemaren pas gua graduation - i did something that's really really really really really stupid... yg benernya merusak hari graduation gua.. Hix :( the night before I found a big pimple on my face and I decided to take the advice that rubbing garlic on the infected area can the pimple. TAPI: gua taronya 1 slice of garlic (untung bukan satu bonggol) terus gua secure in place on top of the pimple pake tensoplas... gile abis.. :( pagi2 gua bangun.. pipi gua kayak kebakar gitu dan banyak blisternya.. wuih sakit lagi.. pas gua mandi terus gua liat dikaca.. itu blister udah gede banget..akirnya pecah.. gua sangking stresnya.... sampe blackout gitu pas lagi mandi - akirnya gua tiduran deh dilantai kamar mandi sampe gua regain consciousness. Sedih deh.. pas graduation.. cuma pink gitu warnanya.. pas gua kelar graduation - udah.. bernanah.. HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sedih banget :( :( :( i feel so hopeless.. like I cant do anything to fix it. pas keluar - gua langsung nangis2 gak jelas gitu, terus dianterin gilburt ke dokter, di dokternya.. gua nangis lagi... (LoL..jadi malu dah)... skrng belom sembuh juga.. doain yaaah.. biar kagak bertanda.. :( :( :( :( :(

Mojito: Bacardi

2006-09-24T18:05:00.000+12:00

Hmmm ... magnifico!

Woot.. wazzupp y'all!! Since.. I'm a little bit in some sort of cocktail frenzy... here's another recipe for an awesome drink.

6 - 8 cl white rum (I used Bacardi)
juice of 1 lime
soda water
mint
2 - 3 teaspoons of (brown) sugar

Put sugar on the bottom of the glass and muddle with mint leaves. Add lime juice and crushed ice. Stir. Add crushed ice to fill about half of the glass. Add rum. Stir some more. Add used lime hull for garnish. Add more ice and top with soda water.

Not much soda is needed, crushed ice will add water while it melts. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve with two straws.

Hirai Ken - Karawke Bareng yukkkKkk

2006-09-23T14:45:00.000+12:00

Bosen? Bete? Kesel? Sebel? Mending Karawke bareng2! ikutin gayanya ya, gak bole curang lho!

kangen

2006-09-23T14:28:00.000+12:00

karena waktu projek aku udah mo kelar, skripsi harus disubmit, aku ngak sempet baking dan masak-masak.. dan..aku kangen baking.. hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx hikx Seddiiihhhh :( :( :(

Relationships - taking friendship to a whole new level

2006-09-23T14:12:00.000+12:00

Yg pernah pacaran.. ataw lagi pacaran... pasti tau klo berhubungan ma orang lain tuh ngak gampang. Sumpah deh, kadang2 bisa bikin pusing 7 keliling. Gua ngak yakin klo ada really happy couple that are really just happy without any efforts - i think a couple is happy because they want to work their relationships. Especially klo pacarannya udah lama, kae gua ma gb - things can get really boring (for whatever reason) but if you have decided you want to work things out with a certain someone, semua problem yg elo hadapin does not mean you've reached the end of your relationship, malahan it's like taking the both of you and your relationship to a brand new level. The analogy is like buka kado ulang taun yg udah dibungkus pake kertas berlapis2 (lu tau kan, pasti ada deh temen2 lu yg suka kasih kado tapi dibungkusnya itu kae berpuluh2 kertas koran la, kertas putih la, trus luarnya kertas kado), setiap masalah tuh kayak ngupas 1 lembaran dari puluhan kertas lainnya before we get to the real present - bener deh... :) Gua belajar aja biar ngak cepet putus asa buat ngadepin masalah yg gede ataw yg kecil, karna dimana2 klo ada kemawan dikedua pihak dan komunikasi pasti bisa :) Ganbatte yah buat yg lain :)

Pengen NgeKossss!!!

2006-09-23T13:49:00.000+12:00

Happy Weekend People :3 remember to smile like garfield here!!

Hello Hello... abis nginep dirumah evi.. selama dua malem berturut2.. gua menyadari klo gua bener2 pengen idup mandiri en sendiri. Since this is my last year in university - it means that gua bisa kerja dan berpenghasilan...and artinya.. gua bisa pindahan dari rumah!! wooot senangnya.... even if i end up having to work two jobs.. i think i'd still love to live by myself - or at least flatting with my friends.. kyaa..menyenangkannyaaaaaa!!!! What do y'all think - yg udah pada ngak tinggal ma kuarga? Well..not to mention.. hubungan antara bonyok gua jg pasti jauh lebih mendingan - soalnya skrng gua sering ribut.. kekekeke.. besides, bokap gua udah tua - masak dia mo kerja terus.. dan gua skula terus.. yg bener aja! Y.Y he still has my sister to support.. So bottomline is, i'm moving out of my parent's house once i get a job. gua juga pengen sih bisa dapet overseas experience diluar New Zealand gitu before I do anything further in the heirarchy of Academic education.

Also, kemaren gua abis baca buku namanya "rich women" by Kim Kiyosaki - itu istrinya Robert Kiyosaki yg tulis "Rich dad, Poor Dad". Man... I am now really really motivated to open my own business and invest. Afterall, it's much nicer to work for yourself and you be the boss.. rather than working for someone else and letting them be the boss right? Well.. right now, I havent really decided what it is i want to do, but we all have to keep a positive attitude towards our life and our future and our career.. dont you reckon? Asal kita mau bayar harga dan serius nekunin bisnis kita ini. waa..gua excited banget nih!!! Y.Y anyway,i will talk more later.. skrng gua masih di laboratory.. experiment AGAIN and hari ini.. hari SABTU. Y.Y. Ciao then.. love you all!! Mwahh

5 Things To Eat Before You Die

2006-09-20T01:06:00.000+12:00

Mba Rhita had tagged me to list 5 top things i would want to eat before I die.. lol.. and as many people would agree with me - WHy Five?!!!!!!!! .. I have like a hundred metres list of all the food that can tickle my taste buddd.. but..This is actually a little project that's being done by many food bloggers around the world to make a global food guide for travelers :) Anyway.. so this is my list:

1. Nasi Padang:Sari Bundo - I would die to eat satu bungkus lagi of nasi padang yg isinya daon singkong, sambel ijo, rendang, ayam pop, dendeng balado dibungkus pake kertas, dikaretin, dimakan pas anget pake kerupuk putihhhhh.. wuiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhh sedeeepp abiisssssssss KYAAA.. Indonessiaaa.. I miss youuu :3

2. Ayam goreng Sukabumi pake lalap sama sambel cobek: Located in a little Restaurant in Cipanas. uhh seneng banget deh pokoke - reminds me of my beautiful childhood

3. Kue Jongkong: terdapat dipasar2 yg dijual mbo2.. ahh kangenn bangettttt gue suka itu banget banget banget

4. Sate manado yg super pedes, super segala macem, super duper yummy: I first had this in Ria's House when she celebrated her birthday.. oh dear god.. i've never eaten anything.. anybetter than.. that.. KYAAA.. I LOVE FOOODDD :3

5. Chinese Waffles: First ate this waffle cake thing in Lantern's Festival 2005 - Damn, it's nice man..

I wish there is more to just 5 things to say, but I'd be Happy to eat the 5 things before I die... :P Anyway, I've tagged this to the following people:

Strawberry and Peach Cocktail Drink

2006-09-19T23:04:00.000+12:00

On Saturday, me, GB, Evie and Ferry went out to town to a small cozy place called Corner Bar. Evie had margarita, Ferry and GB had a bottle of Heineken each and.. I.... was confused. So, I just sat there and wondered all along what it is I should be drinking since they didn't have a cocktail menu ( the bartender basically said - "we'll make whatever you can think of" and when he said that.. I was even more confused) So, finally.. Ferry went over to the bartender to ask for his recommendation for me, and so the bartender called me over to the bench with this really really loud voice until everybody in that bar laid their eyes on me!! - (yaaa ketawan deeeehh gua gak berpengalaman soal beginiannnn :( *malluuuaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh*. Then when he had everybody looking at me, he asked what it is I prefer more: sweet or sour tasting. I told him, i like it just right - not too sweet and not too sour and i told him no coconut flavoured liquor cuz i hate nothing but the taste of artifical coconut mixed with fruit.. eee yuckkk!!! Y.Y .. Then, he quickly whipped a drink.. that was beautiful! and i've never tasted anything like it, and i happened to just remember what it is he puts inside that little cocktail glass :P

1 ripe peach or nectarine (mashed with this wooden stick)

2 shots of bacardi

1 bottle of peach archers

strawberry sauce

ice

He first crushed the nectarine with this baseball-bat-only-smaller-thing, added the bacardi and topped it all off peach archers, added some ice into his shaking cocktail mixer and he shaked them all like mad and poured it into the cocktail glass that has been decorated with strawberry sauce.. aaaa enaaakknyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... cobain lho.. dijamin seneng :3

PS: sorry yah, ngak ada picture.. abisnya kemaren gua lupa poto.. udah keenakan minum sama ngobrol.. Life's good man :P

Snow Skin MoonCake Galore - Step by Step

2006-09-12T17:14:00.000+12:00

Snow Skin Mooncake is very very easy to make, even for a beginner like myself - I could get nice cakes at the end! If you just bought your mould, it is necessary for you to season this mould with canola oil for 5 days as shown below. I have blocked the air holes with Blue Tac so that the Oil dont leak out from the mould. Then wash it with warm water and soap and dry it in a cool dry place. Then before use, sprinkle with some flour. Then, after use, wash it again in cold water and clean the insides with a toothpic, making sure that nothing is left behind, once dried, wrap it in a piece of cloth and store in the cupboard ready for use in the next mooncake season.

Seasoning in Oil (5days)

Ingredients:

200 g cooked glutinous rice
100 g of icing sugar
50 g of shortening or margerine
200 mL of cold water
Pandan essense
Lotus Paste (you can buy this ready made in asian grocery stores)

Step By Step Moon Cakes

Add in all ingredients together and knead with hands until it forms a smooth and soft surface, then make it into 6 portions depending the size of your mould. THis recipe yields 5 large mooncakes. Then as pictured, place the ball of snow kin on a piece of plastic glad wrap.
Then, cover with another plastic wrap on top and flatten with a rolling pin
Open the plastic wrap on top and place a rounded portion of the lotus paste in the middle of the flattened skin
Wrap it all over
Make sure all is covered and rounded perfectly
Sprinkle some of the glutinous flour on the mould
Place the ball of cake into the mould and press with your thumb
Bang on the kitchen bench until the cake comes out of the mould

My Pretty Babies

Colour Me Pretty Cake

2006-09-10T18:47:00.000+12:00

Hmm.. ada yg inget bolu panggang ngak? Kalo diindo kuenya pasti warna warni, ngak ntr yg merah ngejreng, ijo highlight ataw biru.. Buat guwe yg jauh dari tanah air tercinta.. the closest I can get to that is this - bolu lapis panggang warna warni, enak deehh.. persis banget sama org2 yg jualan kue dipasar.

Dibutuhkan:

7 telur
120 g gula (klo pengen lebi manis tambain aja)
200 g tepung terigu (klo bisa protein rendah ataw standard plain flour)
100 mL santen + 50 mL minyak sayur
Pewarna: merah ama ijo

Kocok telur ama gula selama 30-40 menit sampe kaku dan warnanya putih
masukkan tepung terigu yg udah diayak lalu dicampur dengan "folding" - pengocokan adonan tidak cepat karna bisa membuat udara dari telur yg dikocok tadi utk escape
masukkan santen + minyak sayur dan "fold" lagi
Pisahkan jadi 3 bagian: 2 bagian dicampurkan masing2 merah dan ijo
Lalu panggang dalam cetakan yg udah diberikan mentega sedikit
Bagian putih dulu - panggang selama 7 menit dalam oven 150C
Masukkan bagian merah - panggang lagi selama 7 menit
Masukkan bagian hijau - panggang lagi selama 7 menit
Lalu, tutup atasnya dengan foil, panggang lagi semuanya selama 10 menit
Lalu keluarkan, dan dinginkan deh

Chicken Fried Rice Wrapped in Fried Eggs

2006-09-10T18:34:00.000+12:00

Since I'm currently crazy about Japanese dramas - I'm also currently crazy about Japanese food and food presentation - particularly bento boxes, cuz I always take lunch with me when I go to uni and sometimes.. the food i bring is not so appealing and I end up buying something. So this is something I made for my dad b/c he was sick of bringing curry for 3 consecutive days, and since he's really diet conscious, I made him a healthy lunch instead :). I got this recipe from this book that i snitched off GB's mum. LoL.. it's really pretty and colourful :3 This recipe will be enough for two people.

Chicken Fried Rice (time to make, less than 10 minutes)

half a chicken breast
1 c of peas
1/2 onion diced into small pieces
1 clove of garlic
1 1/2 plate of rice
salt and pepper to season

Sautee garlic and onion in 1 tblspoon of olive oil
add in chicken breast, and sautee further until it changes colour
add in rice
add in peas
and season
set aside

Egg wrap:

3 eggs - whisk in a bowl, add alittle bit of milk
pour half of the egg mixture into a wide pan that has been heated up with some oil
spread around the pan so it takes up a lot of area, and leave until cooked
place half of the rice into the fried egg and wrap it around, place it into your lunch box
do the same for the rest of the fried rice

Garnishing:

Green beans and Carrots: Boil it for 2 minutes in boiling water and alittle bit of sugar, salt and vinegar. Drain and blanch with cold water - dry it and place it in the lunch box
Put some tomato or bbq sauce ontop
sliced Fried Tofu pockets that is often used for inari sushi

Green Tea Pops

2006-09-10T18:10:00.000+12:00

PoP Star Pop Star

Hmm this is a very nice dessert if you're like Gilburt that really likes jelly and in addition to that, it's nice for those that don't really like sweet things - cuz you can alter the sugar levels just the way you like it - and they're especially nice when it comes to sweaty nights and thirsty throats. The jelly is poured ontop of the cake, so it's really beneficial if you have those muffin tins - if not, a big cake tin is fine as well...

Green Tea Cake:
(Please look at my chiffon cake recipe, also add 2 teaspoon of greentea powder into the milk)

then, place 1-2 tblspoon of the cake batter into ungreased muffin tins and bake in 150 for 15 minutes, take out from oven and flip the tin upside down and have it supported by two cups for about half an hour. Once all is cooled, remove the cakes from the muffin tins, wash the tins with soapy water and rinse thoroughly to remove any residual cake crumbs on the sides of the tins and also dry the tins thorougly. (This is necessary for this cake if you dont have a lot of muffin tins so that the jelly will be easily and cleanly removed from the tins once the jelly sets). Then, put back the cakes back into the muffin tins ready for the jelly mixture

Yolk Flavoured Jelly:
You can get these kind of jellies in asian supermarkets. I used half a packet of the egg yolk jelly for about 15 small cakes like this. Cook it as the instructions and let it cool for 10 minutes before putting it ontop of the cakes. Put it in the fridge and let the jelly set before eating :3.

ElmO-ness

2006-09-10T16:35:00.000+12:00

Konnichiwa! :) O genki desu ka?
Hmm.. it's been a while after I write in here - well.. I've been busy watching Japanese Dramas in the past few weeks.. It's like you're addicted to it and you cant stop!! If anybody knows good japanese or korean dramas - please let me know, so I can download more! (Mwahahahaah)

Nothing special really happened in my life - only to find that my supervisor kind of hinted that I should probably do PhD. Seriously, i'm in a major dilemma - cuz i dont know if science is really what i want to do. I've been doing serious soul searching and I have come to the conclusion that I want to try to be independent in the next year (i.e. live in a different country to them). Cuz, sometimes it feels like i'm living a life the way my parents want me to live. (i.e. graduate - and work work work and study in between and then work work again to have a great career) But i've realised that I'm not that type of person. hehehe.. and I don't want to live under their supervision anymore, I wanna do my own thing without being told off all the time. On the other hand, I still have my heart stuck on doing medicine - even when so many people try to put me off it, I always come back to it. I think it's because it's so interesting to meet so many different people and talk to them even if they come to see you with the flu. With the bachelor i'm doing right now - I dont talk to anybody!!! Cuz you just practically work with cells Y.Y oh dear lord.. I cant imagine a career in this.. The more I think of it, I think i just want to be a voluntary worker in a local orphanage or something, I think i'm happier doing that than doing the stuff that my current degree has to offer. I ask again, is this what they call with the quarter life crisis? (Y.Y)

Anyway, enough of me! :P here are some pictures of elmo eating my mum's cactus plant V(^^)V

Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake

2006-08-31T13:31:00.000+12:00

Basic Chiffon cake

6 eggs - separate (yolk and white)
1/2 tspn tartaric acid and 50 g of sugar
25 g corn flour (2 tblspoon)
100 g castor sugar
180 mL fresh milk
150 g pure plain flour
90 mL of cooking oil
a pinch of salt
vanilla essence

Mixture A: Whisk 6 egg whites until it forms soft peaks, then add in tartaric acid and sugar and whisk again until they become stiff
Mixture B: Mix 6 egg yolks+plainflour+cornflour+sugar+vanilla essense+milk+cooking oil+salt until all is incorporated, and the mixture is not lumpy
Fold Mixture A to Mixture B carefully so that the air bubbles don't escape
Pour into Ungreased or Un-Lined baking pan
Bake at 150 C for 1 hour (or until a skewer is dry when inserted at the middle of the cake)
Once cooked, take out from pan and invert it straight away (keep the edges supported like by using: glass or bottles)
Once cooled, slice horizontally into 3 pieces

Cream Cheese

250 g of philadelphia cream cheese
500 mL of cream
100 g of sugar (can vary depending on your taste, put less if you dont like it too sweet, put more if you like sweet)
rum (Corruba if you have some, if not: use rum essense)
1 tspn of vanilla essense

Mix everything together until all cheese and cream are well incorporated

Also need 1-2 punnets of strawberries and white chocolate

Assembly:

Take the bottom cake layer
Spread it with cream cheese
Layer with thinly sliced strawberries
layer with another cake
Spread it with cream cheese
Layer with thinly sliced strawberries
Sandwich with the top cake layer
Clean the sides of the cake
Spread Cream cheese on the outside of the cake
Grate white chocolate on top of the cake
Garnish with more strawberries

Jus Alpukat

2006-08-29T19:55:00.000+12:00

YuMmMmM

Hm.. it's been 9 friggin days after I had wrote an entry! whoa.. I've just been really busy with life (kyaa..haha). Anyway, during the weekends, Eviana stayed over at my house and as always -we're always eating.. and eating..and eating... and one thing that we did make (apart from sweet bread) was this Jus Alpukat (Avocado Smoothie). It tasted so reminescent of Indonesia.. and how i used to eat(/drink?) this when I was little.

2 very ripe avocadoes
sugar (however much you want)
2 teaspoon of coffee powder (dissolved in 15 mL of hot water)
chocolate syrup (optional - I dont like it being too sweet)
2 c of milk

Just put everything in a blender until smooth and serve.

Something to think about

2006-08-20T22:54:00.000+12:00

After careful thoughts and meditation, I've come to a conclusion... that everything in life is so tangled and every decision you make some what influence your future. If you're the type that like to play is safe, you'll always make your decision based on fear. If you're the type that likes risks, you'll always make your decision based on your unforseen opportunities - even if they may include failure.

As I had previously hinted, I was and still am confused about what the hell it is i have to live my life for, and god be damned it's the only thing in this world that I don't have a certain answer about. And - I hate uncertainties. For my entire highschool life - I had been majorly influenced by parentals who had taught me to lived my life in the safe zone. I prepared myself - years before I enter university, trying to be more advanced or a step forward then my fellow classmates - preparing to be that special somebody through my achievements. I worked hard and so dilligently; only to find I'm evermore insecure, unhappy and unwilling to try anything new. Afterall, I was only a kid (16 to be exact) when I finished highschool - It was OK for kids that age to be confused, angry and naive. As I entered university - my point of view started to change, and so did myself. At first I couldnt accept the change that I was going through - but in a way, I loved it. I loved rebelling against the most important thing I stood for - ("To work hard and be "somebody", that way - you'll earn all the respect and money you need in this life"). And with that, came rebellion against my parents, the terms "religion, being religious" (sigh - this is a long story, let's not get that involved) and rebellion against the "good girl" image that is stamped on my forehead. I hated everybody, I always wondered why I was never happy - even when I had a loving boyfriend and loving parents.

Then, I hit my 20th year of being alive and so my quarterlife crisis kept on. I was constantly stressed, tired and lacking in motivation. I wanted to always wag university cuz it doesn't carry any particular importance to my life and it's not like I really want to do honours. I felt like I was in a circle, in a tangled confusion and anger towards everybody that was close to me. So literally, nothing could excite me anymore - I thought I had no reason to stay alive. Until this morning, I had a little chat to my dad - something that doesn't happen too often, but will last forever. I can always connect to him and I knew I can trust and count on him - eventhough I had resented all the things he had implanted in me about "becoming somebody" eversince I could remember. We talked about life, about relationships, about career, about having a family, about problems we face each day, even about Israel and the Holy Temple. We shared our thoughts and he explained to me why he taught me to be the way I am now. And, i understood - I understood that he was just as insecure as I am, but in a different angle. He was feeling uneasy about things like, us being still young and how we'll still need him around to support us financially, eventhough he's tired and doesnt want to work anymore. He was also feeling worried what happens when he retires, like nothing to live for anymore - especially when his kids are gone to have their own life, he'll have no body to talk to him and take care of him. He's worried that he'll get frustrated because he has nothing to do. All these years, he felt that he never deserved a break from working so hard everyday because he's worried about us: me and my sister. And all these years, I've been so angry towards him for so many of my selfish reasons, when all he did was to support us, be there for us when we need him the most and wish us the best in life so we can live a better life than him. And I've been so selfish to realise it. :( I'm really sorry pi, please forgive me.

Anyway, I wrote this for all of you who had been in my situation or may not. Just think for a while about your parents - think about what your and their futures are going to be like and how you're gonna treat them. Take the time to talk to them because before you know it they may be gone forever. I hope this story can give a little input in the life of our parents, and give us a little more understanding why they do the things they do.

RoTi Manis

2006-08-19T22:56:00.000+12:00

Left (sprinkled with sesame seeds): Tausa/Red Bean Bun
Right (sprinkled with breadcrums): Ragout-bun

Dough Mixture
Mixture A:

1 sachet of yeast (fermipan/di NZ pake: elfin instant dry yeast for breadmakers)
150 mL warm water
100 g flour

Mixture B:

400 g flour
100 g white castor sugar
150 warm milk
2 eggs

Bahan C:

100 g margarine
1/2 tspn salt

How to make dough:

Mix everything in mixture A to form a paste, leave out for 15 minutes until they form bubbles
Add in mixture A to mixture B and mix together until it is not sticky anymore
Add in Mixture C
Keep on kneading the dough until the dough is stretchy and not sticky (if you use a mixer, it'll probably take 20 minutes to knead)
Heat up your oven to 50C for 10 minutes and turn it off
Cover the dough with wet towel and place it in the oven for 30 minutes
Mean while make your fillings
Take dough out of the oven and place on a greased surface
Part into pieces each weight 40 g
Then roll these dough portions on the greased surface in a rounded motion (to make sure that it produces a smooth and shiny surface of bread)
Fill in the dough with the fillings of your choice
Let it stand for 1o minutes
Brush with egg white
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs or sesame seeds
Bake in 170C oven for 15 minutes

Tausa:

Red bean paste bought from the asian supermarket

Ragout:

Look at previous entry

Food Science Food Festival: Risoles

2006-08-19T11:42:00.000+12:00

Risoles Isi Ragout

Pancake:

2 eggs
1 c of flour
1 c of milk
mix everything thorougly
fry in medium heat until cooked -> not browned

Ragout:

1 chicken breast (boil until cooked and dice into tiny pieces)
2 carrots (boil until softned and dice into tiny pieces)
2 sticks of celery (boil for 5 minutes until softend and dice into tiny pieces)
300 mL of milk
4 pieces of garlic
2 tblspoon flour
1/4 c water
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

once everything is diced, set it aside
sautee the garlic for 2 minutes
add in the diced chicken and vegies, sautee further for 5-7 minutes
add in milk, sautee further for 5-10 minutes in medium heat
put lal the seasoning
dissolve 2 tblspoon with flour in 1/4 c of water
pour into the milk mixture
Sauce will thicken over time, so stir continuously to avoid burning at the bottom of the pan
Once the sauce is thick and not so runny, take off from heat- set aside

Assembly:

Take a pancake
fill with ragout
Roll (like how you'd roll a spring roll)
secure the ends of the rolls with the flour paste

Cooking:

2 eggs, crack and whisk-> place in a flat bowl
bread crumbs -> place in a flat bowl
oil to deep dry
Take 1 filled pancake -> roll in eggs -> roll in bread crumbs -> deep fry

Food Science Food Festival: Winko Babat

2006-08-19T11:32:00.000+12:00

Sorry yaa.. gambarnya ngak menggiurkan, fotonya salah angle, kekekeke tp udah abis diserbu org sebelon bisa difoto lagi. Tp suwer deh.. ini winkonya enak benerr!!!!!

Last week was my friend's food festival, but I got so tired and I forgot to upload the pictures from there. Well anyway, I made several things and one of it is winko. Everybody seemed to like it and they asked me how to make it. Hmm...it seriously isnt all that hard! :) This recipe had been tried and tested for more than 4x, so i'm sure this recipe is the best.

Ingredients:

200 g glutinous rice flour
150 g sugar
450 mL of coconut milk (preferebly kara brand if you live outside Indonesia)
2 eggs (seperated) (white and yellow)
2 teaspoon of vanilla essense
1/2 tsp of salt
300 g of dessicated coconuts

How to make it:

Whisk egg white until it forms bubbles and still runny (berbuih) , not until its stiff
Add in sugar and whisk again until it is all dissolved
Add in glutinous rice flour+dessicated coconuts+coconut milk
Mix well until all is combined well
Turn on your oven to 180 C
Prepare your baking pan -> line with baking paper
Pour your mixture into the pan, and bake for about 20 minutes or until the top has become dry
Then, take it out and brush the all of the remaining egg yolks on top of the cake and bake for a further 20 minutes or until the yellow has turned golden brown
Take out from oven, let it to cool
Cut according to your preference

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Last day as a bum

GOOD NEWS!

Guess, which one of these eyes belong to me?!

Coffee Toffee Walnut Cake

Salmon Sushi

Coffee and Cheese Creamy Cake

They're people

"umu marmut"

Anniversary Day

Bolu kukus

Kura-pao (bakpao kura-kura)

Wierd

*creepy*

Presents?

Little Bits and Pieces of Choco

Lantern Festival Report Special - Batavia Bintulu

About Job Hunting and the work force

Culinary Adventure in Singapore -(Wisata Boga di Singapur)

Lanjutan cerita...

kabar-kabari guwe di jakarta

Choco's last day

dinner with the 'uncle'

FORUM KEREN

Day 1-3 in Singapore

On leaving Auckland to Singapore

Leaving

Get a life

Liat deh.. ada permen2 lutuu

Sugesti

Day out at the Beach

Dreams

Naughty Choco

Geeks Guide to Cooking Corned Beef Omelette (Alias Telor Goreng pake Kornet)

The Geeks Guide to fast, simple and easy cooking

My New Years Resolution

Happy New Years!

Merry Christmas Everybody

What's in your bag?

I was just thinking

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Kacang Telor

I'd rather..

Spagetti with Vegetable Sauce

Hamburger Bun

Cranberry Bread

Pan Au Yoplait / Yogurt Bread

Will I end up an 'enci-enci' in 10 years time?

Prawns Friend in Butter / Udang goreng mentega

Crumbed Prawns

Soyamilk Buns with Dark Chocolate Custard Filling

Rest In Peace Elmo

The end of university year - (at least for now)

Tips of the day : mengatasi kepegalan bekerja didepan computer

Macha-Red Bean Spiral buns

Waiting

1 week before due date - 1 last week in this lab

The essence of emptiness

Klepon

Procrastination is the Root of all evil

The Trip to the Vet

I hope you like it, auntie..

Elmo is sick...

GoodBye..

The Triple C (Cheese Chiffone Cake)

Two butterflies

Spiral Chocolate Buns

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Tell me about yourself

Fruit Tart (the second)

MoonCake Galore - Part 2

Roti Boy: Coffee Bread

Update on this garlic face

creepy