Halal-friendly Australia

Today, to my surprise, the chicken salt shaker in Aldi is actually halal! Alhamdulillah. I've been looking so long for chicken seasoning outside Indonesian brand that is halal. I'm happy with my decision to trade down my grocery shopping to Aldi because they provide cheap products and halal cooking ingredients as well. For your information, Aldi...

Mango Platter

November is the season for mangoes in Australia! Yippie! Finally, a fruit that makes me feels at home. About two weeks ago I went to Sydney Paddy's Market on Saturday for the first time. It was a fruits & veggies heaven. They even have those Asian hard-to-find fruits & veggies! I ended up buying so many green and red chillies, very hot red chillies, and 15 sticks of lemongrass. Because mangoes...

My First Photo Competition

Last month, husband and I went to Canberra to see the Floriade and visit some of his friends. Floriade is Australian spring festival that is held in Canberra every year. As you know, spring festival is identical with flower festival. In Floriade you will find beds of tulips and poppies and many other exhibitions. The Commonwealth Park (where the Floriade is held), is not that big compared with Showa...

My First Photo Competition

Last month, husband and I went to Canberra to see the Floriade and visit some of his friends. Floriade is Australian spring festival that is held in Canberra every year. As you know, spring festival is identical with flower festival. In Floriade you will find beds of tulips and poppies and many other exhibitions. The Commonwealth Park (where the Floriade is held), is not that big compared with Showa...

Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

When I was about to wash dishes on the other day, I thought of making ice cream out of my frozen strawberries. Since the recipe was quick and easy to make, I decided to go on with it so I can wash the utensils right away. It's more efficient, hehe. Ingredients: 200gr strawberries 2 tbsp of sugar 50 ml thickened cream (or whipping cream) 1 tsp lemon juice How to make: Peel and cut the fruit...

Old-School Baked Potatoes

A while ago I was cooking chicken corn cream soup and was thinking of what carb dish would go great with it. Since I was bored with mashed potato already and thought that making another dish that contains milk would make the whole meal tastes so milky, I thought "why not make baked potato!?" I searched for a recipe in Allrecipes and made some additions to it. Ingredients: Potatoes Olive oil Salt Ground...

Fruit Creme

I had some leftover strawberries and thickened cream after making a strawberry shortcake as a gift for Honey's team leader while we're visiting her. And lots and lots of alhamdulillah, she gave us a lot of navel oranges to bring home! I was like, "No way, there are only 2 of us at home. How are we going to finish this!?!?." Sooo... yeah, as my attempt to finish all the strawberries and cream before...

Homemade Pizza

For the past month I've been craving for pizza several times. At least once in a week, I suppose. The price of eating out in Australia is quite expensive, so I am trying my very best to be able to cook (almost) anything at home to avoid spending. Alhamdulillah I bought a pizza pan a month ago, so I was very excited to make use of it as well! I used a (almost) 5 star recipe from Allrecipes for the...