My 2013 Review

My 2013 End of the year! It's time to contemplate of what I have achieved this year and also time to make a list of resolutions for the upcoming new year 2014! As far as I can remember, I don't think I actually made a list of resolution for 2013 *oh how I wish I had*. So, I will just share on what I have achieved this year - with no planning: GOT MY AUSYTRALIAN PARTNER PROVISIONAL VISA (TR) Finally...

Don't Let Your Dreams be Dreams

Source: http://bazzerio.tumblr.com/ The sentence in the above picture is one of the powerful sentence for me, I have it up on my Twitter page. It gives the sense of refusal to give up and strong will. Sometimes I see people with goals and dreams, but seems like they didn't prepare or actually did something to achieve it. For me, every second counts. Once you fail to make a good use of your...

Keep Calm and Stay Positive

Uncertainty after uncertainty, that's what I've been going through in my journey in job seeking. At one point I was on fire and another point I was desperately pessimistic. Every time I was feeling down after I heard no news after an interview, I would lose the will to look for more opportunities. But I keep feeding my positive dog with positive thoughts. It's hard, I know, but I know I've got to...

Halal Spot: Billu's Indian Eatery

Sorry for having delayed this post for sometime! A couple of weeks ago when we were moving out, me and husband went to eat out at Billu's Indian Restaurant. It's my second visit there (the first was in January). As the name says, Billu's is an restaurant located in Harris Park which specialises in Indian cuisine. Billu's has been around for 23 years. The restaurant is quite fancy, but you don't need...

Black Forest Cake

On Eid Adha, my husband's pengajian held a family gathering. I was assigned to bring cake (as usual; I got a nickname "bakery" from my pengajian). And some of the wives requested something chocolatey like a blackforest cake or a mud cake. There's actually a mud cake that I've been really wanting to try from The Great Australian Bake-off book, but since a mud cake look too plain, I went for a blackforest...

Bubur Ayam (Chicken Porridge)

The bubur ayam (chicken porridge) idea came when I had leftover cakwe that I had bought from an Asian grocery. Turned out that cakwe from Asian grocery is not like what I had expected. The appearance is the same with cakwe Medan, but the taste is totally different, meh.  The bubur ayam recipe does look like a long list, but it's...

Crepes

Eating crepes always makes me happy. This recipe is often my go-to whenever I crave for some light snacks. It's very easy to make and so yummy as well! I found this recipe from Beth La Manach from "Entertaining with Beth" in Youtube. I definitely recommend you to try, as I have been making this over and over again. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp sugar Pinch of salt 2 eggs, beaten 2 cups...

Mexican Rice

OMG, I can't believe it has been more than two months since I last posted something here *shame on me*. When I was about to post this recipe, suddenly the card reader refused to read my SDHC *darn-all of the pretty pictures were in there*. It took me quite a while (too long) to get a new card reader. Also, I've been busy prepping for my store opening at Etsy, inshaaAllah, and taking some free...

A Good 5 Minute

The next morning after I was feeling really hopeless, desperate, you name it; hubby sent this to my Whatsapp: BACA 5 MENIT SAJA, INSYAALLAH BERMANFAAT   HUSNUDZON kepada ALLAH  Nabi NUH belum tahu banjir akan datang ketika ia membuat kapal besar &i ditertawai kaumnya.  Nabi IBRAHIM belum tahu akan tersedia domba ketika pisau nyaris memenggal buah hatinya.  Nabi...

Just A Little Bit More...

A couple months ago I was catching up a bit with an old friend who is also a "rantau". We were in the same boat when talking about how boring it was having to leave our jobs just to be with our husband and all we did at home was just housewife's jobs. I am at my most now. I am bored to death, despite that I know I can do other things (and have facilities to support). I needed something to distract...

How to Plan Your Ramadan Meals

Hello readers! How is your fasting going up to now? Can't believe that 1/3 of the Ramadhan month has passed us. So sad, isn't it? Since we only get to encounter it once a year. Anyhow, due to the month of Ramadhan, I might not be posting up recipes because I'm doing less cooking, but I will share with you some tips that I got from my halaqah to make the most time for your ibadah in Ramadhan. COOK...

My First IDFB Challenge Entry!: Mie Aceh

I'm so excited to be writing my first IDFB Challenge entry! Setelah beberapa bulan jadi anggota pasif IDFB (Indonesian Foodblogger) yang hanya bisa mupeng lihat kreasi mbak-mbak yang super duper mouthwatering, akhirnya saya memberanikan diri ikutan IDFB Challenge #11 yang bertemakan Mie/Noodles. Saya selalu suka makanan berbahan mie. Whether it's mie ayam gerobak, bakmi Gajah...

The Positive Dog

Last Sunday, hubby and I decided to have our own weekends. He went for rally for Syria around Hyde Park and I went to enjoy Hotaru sushi (my fave!). His rally went on for a couple of hours and I only spend 1 hour, at most, at Hotaru. So, while waiting for him to finish, I went to Kinokuniya, just on the upper floor of Hotaru. Reading is not my thing, but that time I just had to read something...

Happy Paper-versary!

As the title goes saying "Happy Paper-versary", indeed it is our first wedding anniversary. We went out to watch a movie. Had to skip Monday (1-Jul) because it is cheaper on Tuesdays. It didn't take long for us to realize that we're made for each other, inshaaAllah. And I am very much 100% sure that Allah put His magical hands into our matter. I never knew him, at all, yet after just a month...

Rosewater Meringue Kisses

This cute meringue kisses is definitely a less guilt snack. The ingredients are very simple as well. Kids will definitely love this, because it looks really cute, the color is just oh-so pretty, and it taste yummy melt-in-your-mouth. I had kept one jar full of this kisses and when my husband was having his halaqah at our place, two kids ate almost all of the meringue kisses that I have! In...

Salt & Chilli Prawns

This salt & chilli prawns recipe is very easy to prepare and make. Suitable for those busy working women or lazy housewife (like me, ahahaha). This dish is meant to be eaten with steamed rice, because  after all it's an Indo-kind-of-dish (even though it's heavily influenced by Chinese cooking as well). Ingredients: 500 gr prawns 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp white pepper 3-4 tbsp corn starch 1...

Silk Tofu Soup

Another heart warming soup recipe for winter! Yeay! The soup is very Chinese-influenced. It is very very easy to make and the taste is savoury and light. Anyway, just trust me, it is great to warm up your body in winter or if you are having fever ;) INGREDIENTS: 2 cylinders of silk tofu, diced 100 gr minced chicken 100 gr prawn 2 tbsp vegetable oil 3 garlic cloves 700 ml water Some...

Tomato Soup

For you who needs some veggie intake boost, this heart warming soup is a good option. This soup is packed with rich-in-vitamins tomatoes and is perfect to warm up a cold winter night. The recipe is actually adapted from BBC Good Food (with a few changes) and I just had to put this on my blog because it's such a pain reading it on the actual website whenever I want to make this again. Ingredients: 1...

Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes

Am so very sorry that I haven't put up anything for a month (?). I was kinda busy here and there, got flu for a while, needed to catch up with house work, and when I was ready to blog the Mac needed a repair. But anyway, finally now I'm catching up on my blog posts! A couple of weeks ago I was severely craving for a very moist red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. I wanted to try another recipe...

Sambal Pecel Ayam

Looking for a pecel ayam chilli condiments? Look no further because you just found a good recipe! I just sounded like a marketing gal :/. My Padang-nese friends loved it! But my husband still like the sambal ijo better (I don't know why). The pecel ayam recipe will follow yaaa... because I haven't made it again and I needed to make some changes to the recipes. Ingredients: 7 red chillies 10...

Mie Aceh

So sorry that I haven't posted in a while. I was quite busy, quite scared doing some "real" baking, and two days ago I just caught flu :(. Today I'm going to share with you my Mie Aceh recipe. Yes, it's MY recipe! Hehe.. I'm a big fan of Mie Aceh for it's spicy and flavorful taste. I used to buy it at Pidie 2000 near my campus in Depok.  My first attempt at Mie Aceh failed after I blindly...

Fried Enoki

Someone was craving for fried enoki!!! Bought enoki mushrooms at 3 packs (400 gr) for $5. And finally had the time to make them yesterday. It's not hard (at all) because it doesn't involve marinating for hours. I just used the leftover seasoned powder that I made for crispy chicken fingers. Fried enoki is great for snacking or eating with rice or porridge (my ultimate favorite at Ta'wan). Ingredients: 300...

Tea Tasting

Woolworths was having specials on Twining's Tea 10pk. Just out of curiosity, I bought one pack of Pure Peppermint and a Lady Grey variant. Turned out I loved the Lady Grey so much. It was a unique taste of tea to me, since all I had in my life was Teh Botol, Teh Poci vanilla, and Sariwangi. Afterwards, I went to Woolies again and bought almost every variant that they have. I'm not a big fan of tea,...