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Coconut Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats, Featured, Snacks & Appetizers | January 12th, 2010

It’s the easiest recipe on the face of the earth but still I’ve never bothered to bake one because it’s one of the things that’s always available on the buffet’s dessert section. I’ve had probably once or twice...

High Tea at Burj Al Arab

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats, Etcetera, Featured | December 17th, 2009

Some leftover photos from our last trip to Dubai a few weeks ago — most of the travelogue of this trip is posted on my other blog at Hopscotchbaby. Prior to the trip I’ve been looking up for places to visit and have prepared a full list...

Kidney Bean Soup with Pork Bone

CATEGORY: Beef Lamb & Pork, Curry Stew & Soup | November 16th, 2009

Back home in Indonesia, I only know two ways of cooking red kidney bean soup -  Angeun Kacang Bereum a typical West Javanese dish which I grew up eating lots, usually served with rice and sambel terasi as a condiment. This soup is quite light...

Hopscotch Breadsticks

CATEGORY: Bread & Breakfast, Snacks & Appetizers | November 13th, 2009

Something I baked for fun, because my baby, Bri, who has just learned to chew on her finger food, loves breadsticks. Instead of having her teething toys or dummy, she prefers to gum on this breadsticks. Cute little thing she is!  So simple to make...

Scrumptious Banana Chocolate Cobbler

CATEGORY: Bread & Breakfast, Desserts & Treats, Featured | November 11th, 2009

When I was a kid I wasn’t such a big fan of sweet food, well maybe except ice cream and candies. While hubby, on the other hand, is a big kid when it comes to sweets and desserts. He stashes M&M in his office drawers or jacket pocket...

Double Chocolate Pearl Cake

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats, Featured | October 23rd, 2009

A sweet craving that ends with a sweet ending.  I promised Mike to bake something decadent. It was a week ago and he’d probably been wondering what happened to the promise. A recipe that I had been keeping for a while from King Arthur...

Triple Mushrooms Chicken Noodle Soup

CATEGORY: Chicken & Poultry, Indonesian Cuisine, Rice Noodles & Pasta | October 22nd, 2009

Sudah hampir semingguan ini menu masakan nggak jauh-jauh dari mie, sup dan soto. Cuaca udah mulai dingin sih, di rumah juga sudah perlu pasang heater kalau menjelang malam. Kaus kaki & sweater juga sudah siap terlipat di sofa dekat tv. ...

Caramel & Butterscotch Cookies

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats | October 14th, 2009

I’ve made this cookie twice. Always been a favorite for morning coffee. I love how the caramel flavored cookie and butterscotch chip melts in the mouth after a sip of strong coffee. I’m thinking of making another jar of cookies again...

Mocha Macademia Cupcakes

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats, Featured | September 24th, 2009

Phew, finally another posting in my cooking blog. It’s just so much going on lately. Photo processing and uploading them seem to be the last thing on my mind. It’s such a relief that I finally get the help I need with the baby,...

Nasi Gandul

CATEGORY: Beef Lamb & Pork, Indonesian Cuisine, Rice Noodles & Pasta, Solo (Central Java) | September 2nd, 2009

Namanya lucu ya? Beneran loh baru kali ini aku denger judul makanan yang unik begini. Pas aja lagi browsing resep Femina Online, trus liat gambarnya… uuuhhh kayanya uenak banget. Bebumbuannya juga unik. Saking ga ada daging – cuma...

Donut Brownie

CATEGORY: Desserts & Treats, Featured | September 2nd, 2009

One particular thing that I never get tired of baking is brownie.  Last month when I was in Jakarta I was the official food taster for mom’s brownie experiment. Uhm, actually more like her baking experiment, all kinds of cookies and cakes. I...