Merry Christmas dear readers! This is the second Christmas cookie I made with the help of my son. He actually picked it out about a month ago because it looked so cute. Making this type of cookies was like playing with playdough Snowball Trees Makes about 36 cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened [...]
I don’t have a bake-a-thon this Christmas but I managed to bake two extra cookies today. The first one is this Cream Cheese Shortbread with Toasted Kenari Nuts. The inspiration was from a book I borrowed from the library, One Girl Cookies by Dawn Casale and David Crofton. Their book has good reviews everywhere and [...]
I’ve always loved Italian plums ever since I ate a handful of them off of someone’s homegrown tree. They were ripe on the tree and that’s when it’s the best time to eat them. I plucked one and bit into it, instantly I love how firm and sweet was the flesh. Since then I’m [...]
I have stock photos of some recipes that I made this summer; one of the is this glutinous rice cake cooked in coconut milk with palm sugar or wajik. This diamond-shaped cake is known as “wajik” in Bahasa Indonesia because it refers to the shape of it, and it’s traditionally made with lots of palm [...]
Fettuccine with Sausage and Mushrooms
This was a dish that passed my family’s taste test. It was an easy enough and delicious dish, perfect for weeknight’s dinner. Fettuccine with Sausage and Mushrooms Serves 4 Kosher salt 12 ounces fettuccine 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed 1 small onion, chopped 1 stalk celery,...
Smoked Salmon Hash
Hello and Happy New Year! It was a beautiful morning when I woke up today. The sun shone bright and not a cloud could be found in the sky, but the air was cold and crisp. Last night we spent at home watching the ball drop at New York’s Times Square. Sounded boring, huh? We’re...
Parker House Rolls
Have to try this rolls whenever I see the recipe for Parker House rolls. I’m imagining soft and fluffy rolls, warm and buttery. And I’m not disappointed with this recipe. It’s a bit time-consuming forming this small pillows but of course, any shape will do. The addition of sea salt at the end is necessary...
Christmas Greeting
Merry Christmas dear readers! This is the second Christmas cookie I made with the help of my son. He actually picked it out about a month ago because it looked so cute. Making this type of cookies was like playing with playdough Snowball Trees Makes about 36 cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened...
Cream Cheese Shortbread with Toasted Kenari Nuts
I don’t have a bake-a-thon this Christmas but I managed to bake two extra cookies today. The first one is this Cream Cheese Shortbread with Toasted Kenari Nuts. The inspiration was from a book I borrowed from the library, One Girl Cookies by Dawn Casale and David Crofton. Their book...
Annoyed
To my readers: I just discovered yesterday that new & old post links from my food blog are being directed to adult content websites when seen on mobile devices. The same thing will happen if you’re to search my blog’s name using mobile devices, you’re going to be redirected to...
Holiday Indulge
This summer I once again had to do articles for Zupan’s Indulge magazine. The articles were for fall/winter edition of the magazine and let’s just say I had a lot to tackle I had to cover in-season produce and also an article about food and travel in Indonesia. Now, this...
Kabocha Squash Muffins
Entering a blustery first day of November, the rain was relentless today. But towards the late afternoon, the sun peeked for a few hours among the black clouds. The color of changing leaves looks so pretty. I’ve been observing the red, yellow, and brown of the scenery and I...
Caramelized Plum and Rosemary Polenta Pound Cake
I’ve always loved Italian plums ever since I ate a handful of them off of someone’s homegrown tree. They were ripe on the tree and that’s when it’s the best time to eat them. I plucked one and bit into it, instantly I love how firm and sweet was...
Lavender Scones
I read the other day about the summer days being over; what that meant was we’d say goodbye to barbecues, picnics, beach outings, tank tops, long vacation, and lazy days. The list is certainly long, isn’t it? But I get it and I’m certainly sad about leaving summer as well....
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This sanctuary is a means for me to express my creativity through food and photography. I am delighted in simple things in life so you will not see any pretentious in everything I write here.
My passion is in baking, whether it is Western-or Asian-style baking, I love them all. While baking doesn't always happen all the time, cooking is a must for me so what I cook is occasionally posted here too. I'm completely self-taught in both baking and cooking, everything you see here is all homemade.
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