SLF : The Beauty of Red and White

Time goes-by so fast... After a hectic Indonesian President Election and Jakarta (JW Marriot & Ritz Carlton Hotel) Bomb Terror on last July, finally we celebrated Indonesian's 64th Independence Day peacefully, last week. It was great to have a long weekend :D This is my second time celebrating the independence day with some foodie bloggers by presenting red and white food photos. Something that

Tuturuga style Chicken Satay

Oowh,... Friday Night, last day of July...I feel tired now, but I'm ready to enjoy my weekend with my family. Not to much story I'll write for now. (again) Today is the last day to submit the entry for 'Masak Bareng Yuk!' Event. It happens every month that I send my entry at the last minutes. Ck..ck..ck...The theme of this month is Aneka Sate Nusantara (~Indonesian Traditional Satay). For us,

Fermented Glutinous Rice Pudding

It's almost one month, I haven't updated this blog.We're still on the stage of 'adaptation' to our routine. Yeeah, we're back to our home town, to our own house (sounds easier), but for the last 2 weeks we have been busier than before. Our stuffs from Mumbai had arrived (there were more than 90 boxes!!), our children have started their new school (now we have 2 elementary students here, 4th and

[Masak Bareng Yuk!] Rujak Pengantin

Rujak/rojak is a fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (where here is called Rujak). source: wikipedia.For most of Indonesians, rujak is referred to fruit salad that is served with spicy peanut sauce.Meanwhile, Pengantin means bride/groom.It'll be pretty strange if I directly translate this name into English. The story behind the name according to a

[Click] Bowls Stacks

Hello from Jakarta!We've been in our hometown, Jakarta, Indonesia for about two weeks. Back to our home, spending time together with our family... So far, most of the time we're busy trying to find a new school for our children (ohh ...this is not an easy job for us!), clean the house, and also enjoying the food that we missed since some months ago; yes, Indonesian Food.Unbelieveable, many-many

Ontbijtkoek a.k.a Breakfast Cake

Ontbijtkoek is one of the popular old-fashioned cakes in Indonesia. This is one of the collonial Dutch's legacy in our country, same as croquette, poffertjes, oliebollen and some Dutch snack (by now, you can tell by judging from the name, right ?).My big family is actually familiar with this particular cake, eventhought my uncles & aunties call it 'kolomben', instead of ontbijtkoek. I have no

Sukriya India

Home is where the heart is.If someone asks me where my heart is, ohooo, it'll be hard to answer for now.We have been counting down hours to leave India: 20, 19, 18, 17, ... By today when this blog is being written, it'll be very soon, less than 24 hours! Happy and sad feelings are mixed in my heart, in my mind. Very happy to meet my big family, back to our own lovely house, enjoy my own private