The day started somewhat cloudy. As I opened my bedroom windows, I doubted the sun would come out; but it did a little later. While I was busy working, the kitchen windows were opened slightly, letting the fresh air in. I suddenly thought of how close spring will be, it seemed like it’s already in [...]
Chinese New Year is today, Monday, January 23, 2012; and it will be the beginning of the year of the Dragon. I’m pretty excited this year because my parents are here and we get to celebrate it together for the first time after a long time being apart. This type of celebration is truly felt [...]
Eating sweetened tangyuan or onde-onde (in Bahasa Indonesia) during Chinese Winter Solstice Festival may become a yearly occurrence now. Before my parents moved close to me, I didn’t always remember to make onde-onde in the month of December; or sometimes I was too lazy to make some. But now, my mom is my motivation to [...]
I finally had a time to bake sweets for Christmas…ah, the joy of having two-week break from work. It gave me a motivation to bake, it prepared me to be ready for Christmas. Thus the sweet is aptly named Christmas almond truffle bars. I’ve made this actually years before, don’t remember anymore if I’ve ever [...]
Spinach Böreks
For a long time I’m curious of how böreks taste like because I have never eaten one before. I imagine it to be crispy on the outside and creamy and tangy from feta cheese. Layer upon layer of crispy phyllo enveloping lightly sauteed spinach and feta cheese. This doesn’t mean I know how to make...
Eggplant Parmesan
I vow to eat lighter meal from now on and pretend I don’t see three luggages still full of Indonesian snacks… Sigh, you don’t know how hard it is to resist the temptation of not eating those snacks, and my other half doesn’t help either. He insisted that we have to finish all of those...
Grilled London Broil with Rum Molasses Sauce
How’s your Mother’s day today? Mine was wonderfully full of children and good music throughout the afternoon. My son had his first recital since we switched him to a new teacher last summer. His teacher has a studio which holds recital in springtime. The recital was held at Sherman Clay Piano store in downtown Portland,...
Scalloped Potatoes with Crème Fraîche and Gruyère
Easy and tasty scalloped potatoes, served with Grilled London Broil with Rum Molasses Sauce. Scalloped Potatoes with Crème Fraîche and Gruyère Serves 6 Butter for greasing baking dish 2 pounds baking potatoes such as russet Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 cup crème fraîche 4 ounces Gruyère or sharp white Cheddar cheese, shredded Arrange an oven rack...
Green Beans with Balsamic Butter
A side dish that’s good with grilled meats. This is a accompaniment to the Grilled London Broil with Rum Molasses Sauce. Green Beans with Balsamic Butter Serves 8 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 6 tablespoons minced shallots (2 large shallots) 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature 2 pounds green beans, trimmed Kosher salt 1/4 cup...
Honey Citrus Chicken
Okay, even though it’s still raining, cloudy, and cold in Oregon, I wouldn’t let them stop me from grilling food outside. The weather was much better weeks before; this week is definitely wetter. I made this Honey Citrus Chicken at the end of February and was pleased with the recipes. The chicken was marinated with...
Steamed Chicken Soy-Ginger Sauce
My family loves to have chicken dishes so I have to constantly find recipes that are new and tasty. One of things I look when preparing a chicken dish is that it also needs to be unfussy, imagine going home from work and I still have to slave for a long hours in the kitchen...
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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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