Rabu, 30 April 2008

[Click-Au Naturel] Mango Season

Today afternoon, I visited the Crawford Market (again !).This was my sixth visit since we have been living in Mumbai four months ago. Although the market is pretty far from our apartment, about 1-1.5hours by car, I must admit that I have become addicted visiting this stress relieving place. It's hard to express my happiness everytime I enter the wonderful old majestic British style building. A

Minggu, 30 Maret 2008

[Click-Metal] Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

This is my very first entry to the Click Monthly Event, which for this month the theme is "Show us your METAL".Like every years, March is a very special month for me personally. This is the time when I have to make my own birthday cake to be enjoyed by my beloved husband & children.This year, I made strawberry cup cakes completed with the strawberry frosting on top. I think the cup cake was very

Senin, 24 Maret 2008

Hot Cross Muffins

Menjelang Paskah, banyak banget hotel dan bakery di sini yg ngiklanin 'their best hot cross buns'. Cooking Magazine juga rame-rame nampilin berbagai masakan 'paskah' dari berbagai negara, temasuk si hot cross buns nan populer itu.Kalau tahun lalu saya sempetin bikin roti tsb, tahun ini sempet bingung dulu, mau bikin apa yah? Sampai akhirnya dapet ide 'curang' tapi 'cerdik' ini dari buku 'Muffin

Minggu, 23 Maret 2008

Cake Kentang Keju

'Potato is a vegetable that needs no introduction'. Itu kalimat yg sempet saya baca di salah satu buku resep di toko buku (saat nunggu jam masuk nonton '27 Dresses'). Dipikir2, bener juga. Rasa kita begitu familiar ama kentang. Kentang hampir selalu bisa kita dapetin di pasar/spm, nyaris gak mengenal musim. Cara nyimpannya mudah banget, krn sayuran ini gak pernah rewel. Masaknya pun gampang dan

Selasa, 18 Maret 2008

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Salah satu bahan utama brownies adalah cooking chocolate. Unfortunately, gak mudah nemuin barang satu itu di sini. Kalau di Indonesia, cooking chocolate gampang ditemuin di supermarket, di sini sampai ke hypermarket pun gak jual! TBK (toko bahan kue) adalah toko yg sangat jarang di Mumbai (yg merupakan kota terbesar di India), kalaupun ada...duh keciiil banget, gak kumplit sama sekali. Beda jauh

Selasa, 19 Februari 2008

Street Food in Mumbai (1)

Seperti halnya pasar tradisional, 'street food' tidak pernah berhenti menebarkan pesona. Warna-warni jajanan, rasa dan wangi makanan yg eksotik, kelihaian sang vendor mengolah makanan dagangannya, peralatan sederhana yg serba unik hingga penataan dagangan yg menarik menjadi magnet kuat untuk konsumen... selain harganya yg cukup terjangkau! :)Di Mumbai, street food ini jadi atraksi yg sangat

Senin, 24 Desember 2007

Merry Christmas everyone!

... no christmas baking,no christmas cooking in our kitchenand there is no christmas tree in our living room...From our clean and cold kitchen,We wish you A Sweet Christmasand A Savory New YearWe will be leaving Jakarta on Dec 27, 2007.The next recipes will be posted from our new kitchen in Mumbai, India.I'll see you again!