I've moved to a new website

Hi all,
its been a while i dont update my blog.
I've moved to a new blog, check them out here: www.kitchen-journal.com

i have abandoned that web for quite sometime, but i just uploaded some new recipe and pictures there like Kembang goyang, kue lumpur  (Indonesian traditional snack) and chawan mushi (japanese appetizer).
better picture, cuter blog design and more to come :)

Kindly drop by and check it out.

Happy tuesday !!

Quickie Sandwich

I don't really like cooking at night, so i've always try to make something simple :d

I call this "Quickie Sandwich" (hehe mau mau gue ya dinamain apaan aja )

Bahan:

Roti (terserah deh mau merk apa aja)
Telur dadar (tau dong gimana cara buat telur dadar)
Smoked Beef
Keju lembaran
Romaine Lettuce

Saus:

Mayonaise
setetes lemonade (ga setetes jugala ya , terserah sih, if you don't like lemonade then you can skip this)

Cara membuat:
Olesi roti dengan mentega lalu taruh panggang di wajan sampai agak kecoklatan, angkat
Campurkan mayonaise dan lemonade, oleskan pada roti
taruh telur dadar, keju lembaran dan smoked beef dan romaine lettuce
potong menjadi 2 bagian, hidangkan


Enjoy your quickie sandwich

Cupcakes

Who loves cupcakes? I do
Have I ever tried to make one? several times..and i gave up.
I don't think i'm made to bake I'm more into collecting stuffs


anyhow, this old book of mine is a lovely book with loads of cupcake picture, yippee!!
the title is Cupcakes by Women's Weekly.

No step by step in this book, but at least you can see the final cupcake.
To name several recipes, there are white chocolate and apricot mud cake, fig and toffee crowns, florentine cake and mochaccinos.

Want some of them? I do

Martha Stewart Hors D'oeuvres

If you like finger food, this martha stewart book really give you lots of nice bites and nibbles.

The title of the book is Martha Stewart Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook
by Martha Stewart (of course! Doh!)

With around 495 pages (including index), this is one of the 'must-have-book' for finger food lover and of course party lover
in case you need to present hot nibbles and finger food, all you have to do is take this book to the kitchen... and give it to your assistant to make it ..joking girls

From canape to eggnog, from fondue & cheese to savory biscotti..they have it all
cool huh?

Some pics from the book as seen below..

Cheers to Martha!

Cookie Craft Christmas

argghhh!! i've been typing lots of review and pfftt..it's gone. bloody delete button!

anyhow, what i was saying is:
The title of this book is Cookie Craft Christmas by Valerie Peterson & Janice Fryer.
Every pages consist of full colour decorated christmas cookies (it's really helpful for people like me, who got no inspiration and all ).

This book gives you few recipes and lots of technique on how to decorate your cookies.
The recipes are: Rolled Sugar Cookies, Rolled Chocolate Cookies and Rolled Gingerbread Cookies. Other explanation on this book are: with royal icing recipes and how to make it, prebaking decorating technique and all various decorated christmas cookies with "how to" decor technique.

owww..such a cutie cookies!

Christmas Cookies

I love books...any kind of books, really.
As long as it has lots of picture in it, then i mostly buy them
























This book is one of my fav book.
The tittle is Christmas Cookies by Kaye Hansen & Liv Hansen.
Honestly, I haven't tried all the recipes, specially after i moved in and it seems all my books are stuck somewhere in those books..
oh well, guess i really need some time to unpack and start baking (hmm..maybe some other time for baking, still have that baking blue )

Some of the recipes are:
Christmas Rainbow Cookies, Lemon Drop Cookies, Linzer Stars and Trees, Gingerbread fireplace, Espreso Balls...and many more (ok, you don't expect me to write all the recipes, do you? )

Cheesecake Cup

A very simple recipe yet delicious..

Cheese Cake Cup
by Yummy


(ini cake sebelum dipanggang, kelupaan motret versi matengnya hihi..maap yaa)













Bahan:
- 250 gr Yummy cream cheese Neufchatel
- 250 gr Yummy cream cheese light
- 150 gr gula halus
- 150 gr mentega tawar, cairkan
- 2 butir telur
-75 gr tepung terigu segitiga

Cara Membuat:
1. Siapkan cetakan muffin dan alasi dengan kertas tatakan muffin;
2. Kocok perlahan cream cheese light dan neufchatel sampai tercampur rata;
3. Masukkan telur kocok lagi, masukkan tepung dan aduk rata;
4. terakhir, masukkan mentega yang telah dicairkan;
5. Setelah semua bahan tercampur rata, tuang adonan ke dalam cetakan muffin yang sudah disiapkan;
6. Panggang dalam oven dengan suhu 180 C selama 20-25 menit sampai bagian pinggirnya kecoklatan;
5. Angkat, siapkan dingin atau panas.

Yummy Fruit Yoghurt Pudding

Buat pencinta pudding, resep fruit yoghurt pudding dari Yummy lumayan enak juga kok.
I don't really fancy pudding, jadi buat gw semua pudding enak enak aja rasanya hehe

Yummy Fruit Yoghurt Pudding
by Yummy















Bahan:
- 2 pak agar-agar
- 500 gr gula pasir
- 500 gr yoghurt plain yummy
- 200 gr mangga
- 200 gr strawberry
- 200 gr kiwi
- 1500 ml air

Cara Membuat:
1. Cuci bersih semua buah potong dadu kecil, sisihkan;

2. Siapkan dua panci, panci I: tuang 1 pak agar-agar dengan 1000 ml air; panci II: dengan air 500 ml. masak sampai mendidih;

3. masukkan di masing-masing panci 250gr gula, aduk sampai gula larut;

4. Susun strawberry yang sudah dipotong di bagian dasar cetakan pudding lalu siram dengan 1/3 bagian cairan pudding I, biarkan agak dingin;

5. Masukkan yoghurt plain ke dalam cairan pudding ke II, aduk rata;

6. Setelah bagian dasar kaku, tuiangkan 1/2 bagian yoghurt pudding, biarkan dingin lalu letakkan potongan buah mangga diatasnya, lalu siram dengan cairan pudding I seperti strawberry biarkan dingin;

7. Tuang 1/2 bagian yoghurt pudding, biarkan dingin;

8. Terakhir letakkan potongan buah kiwi dan siram dengan sisa pudding pertama, simpan dalam lemari es kira-kira 15 menit;

9. Keluarkan dan taruh pudding di atas piring dan siap disajikan.

Baked Potato and Cheese

Udah lama ga kursus-kursus cooking atau baking, eh kebetulan ada cooking demo nya yummy. Gw akuin sih gw bukan tipe orang yang suka mempraktekkan resep yang gw dapat dari kursus, tapi seneng aja bisa ketemu temen-temen baru, lingkungan baru..so refreshing!

Btw, sorry beberapa foto cuma diambil pake bb, pas males ngeluarin camera hehe

Baked Potato & Cheese
by Yummy















Bahan:
- 10 buah kentang kupas, iris tebal - rebus dan susun di atas wadah tahan panas

Untuk saus:
- 100 gr Mentega Tawar
- 50 gr Bawang bombay cincang halus
- 2 lembar Bay Leaves (atau bisa diganti dengan daun Salam)
- 100 gr tepung terigu
- 500 ml susu cair
- 250 gr Yummy Ricotta Cheese
- 100 gr Yummy Fetah Cheese Cow untuk taburan

Bumbu-bumbu:
Lada, garam dan bubuk pala secukupnya.

Cara membuat:
1. Tumis bawang bombay dan bay leaves dengan mentega sampai harum;
2. Masukkan tepung terigu, aduk sampai tepung matang;
3. Tambahkan susu, aduk sampai tidak ada gumpakan;
4. Masukkan Ricotta Cheese lalu tambahkan lada, garam dan bubuk pala secukupnya;
5. aduk rata semuanya lalu saring agar tidak terlalu banyak gumpalan;
6. Tuang ke atas susunan kentang dan taburi Fetah Cheese lalu panggang selama 10 menit dengan suhu 170 C.

blueberry cheesecake

for you who love cheese, you should try this blueberry cheesecake, one of my signature dessert.