BABI RICA - RICA | SPICY CHILI PORK
One of Manado's classic. Rica literally means chili, or spicy (hot). This dish focuses only on the hotness. It will be also slightly acidic, from the lemongrass and the kaffir lime leaves.It takes a...
View ArticleBABI KECAP | SWEET SOY PORK
The same as babi rica, I'd call this meal one of my "lazy meals". I cook them in big batches, eat some of them for dinner, keep some in the fridge for the next 2 days dinner and freeze the rest for...
View ArticleSODA GEMBIRA | HAPPY SODA
Okay.. Summer has ended.. For internationals living in Holland, brace yourself, depressing weather is just around the corner. So I'll leave summer with a summer drink recipe. This drink may give you a...
View ArticleINDOMIE
It would be a crime to have Indonesian recipe blog and not include this specific dish! It's beloved nationwide! When I was younger, I had kind of a love/hate relationship with Indomie. Sometimes when I...
View ArticleKINDER PAELLA | PAELLA FOR KIDS
This dish is one my nephew's favorite. He is quite picky with his food, but he always love prawns. He calls them zwemband (= pool float donut). This recipe comes from the OPPERDEPOP cookbook. It's a...
View ArticleES DUREN | DURIAN ICE CREAM
Durian.. Oh durian.. I miss you so much!When I was a little kid, we have this birthday dinner parties at home and after dinnertime (around 10 - 11 PM) the adults would say "Hei, let's get some...
View ArticleBIRTHDAY CAKE
This was the cake that I made for my 25th birthday last February. The cake was a flourless chocolate cake with two types of filling, whipped chocolate ganache and cookies & cream. Love it! If I...
View ArticleMACARON PART I: THE ESSENTIALS
First time making macaron. It came out just okay, not perfect. The photos I'm showing you here are from different times I tried to make macarons. I think I deleted the original photos from my phone and...
View ArticleMIE AYAM JAMUR | MUSHROOM CHICKEN NOODLE
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View ArticlePISANG GORENG | INDONESIAN BANANA FRITTERS
It was such a struggle developing a concept for this post, I've tried several concept (5 - 6 to be exact) and this one is finally the one that I'm satisfied with. I am a newbie on food blogging, well,...
View ArticleBUBUR MANADO | MANADONESE VEGETABLE PORRIDGE
A few weeks ago when browsing the freezer section in the chinese winkel in Eindhoven, I saw dried salted anchovies! I don't know if I have missed it all these years or they just came in the store but...
View ArticleMACARON PART II : THE RECIPE
It's been a while since I posted my macarons essential tips until now to post the basic macaron recipe. I've drafted the post a while ago but I was having problem writing this intro paragraph. Like I...
View ArticleSTAMPPOT BOERENKOOL | MASHED POTATOES WITH SHREDDED KALE
What better way to debut a Dutch food recipe on my website than to show you my FAVOURITE Dutch food of all time?! This is ... Stamppot Boerenkool !!Stamppot literally translates to stamped pot, which...
View ArticleKLAPPERTAART | MANADONESE COCONUT CUSTARD PIE
The first time I made Klappertaart was in Jakarta a few years ago. I called my Oma and asked her for the recipe. She only gave me the ingredients, not the measurements. "Put in the coconut in the pan...
View ArticleHOW TO COOK RICE | CARA MASAK NASI
Nasi! Nasi! Nasi! That's rice in Indonesian :) I don't even remember the time when I didn't eat rice, my whole live I've always eaten rice. Mam told me when I was able to eat solid food, she prepares...
View ArticleRED VELVET CAKE & MASCARPONE CREAM CHEESE FILLING
I made this cake two or three years ago, when I did not have a food blog yet.. I wish I could find the link for this birthday cake recipe. I took it from one of those .au website, lists of best cake...
View ArticleBAWANG GORENG | FRIED SHALLOT
This is one of my favorite garnish, because the flavor is sharp, very defined, it's slightly spiced and it has a great aftertaste to it. It also add a texture to a dish because if its crispiness. You...
View ArticlePISTACHIO ICE CREAM
My nephew's naughty little hand helping me during the shoot :) I was inspired to make this ice cream after I went to the a gelateria in Eindhoven centrum with my sister and my nephew. My nephew always...
View ArticleMARIO BROS. BIRTHDAY CAKE
I've been MIA for a month now, busy with stuff in real life but I want to take a little moment to share something that warms my heart a little bit this weekend :)It was my nephew's birthday last week...
View ArticleSAMBAL DABU-DABU | MANADONESE SPICY SALSA
This is how I learnt how to eat spicy food! Sambal Dabu - dabu is a staple condiment in Manadonese household. In the next few posts I'll be posting recipes for food that you eat with dabu - dabu. If...
View ArticleSATE BABI RICA MANADO | SPICY MANADONESE PORK SATAY
This pork satay is a recipe to save for summer barbecue, it's different from your barbecue sauce which are usually sweet. This one is spicy! And pairs great with a cold beer :)For christmas holiday...
View ArticleES TELER | DRUNKEN ICE
Who doesn't love ice drinks for summer?! So easy to make and the main ingredients are only fruits and ice. Add a little syrup and condensed milk, it will freshen you up from the summer heat! He owns a...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY MAM!
It's 23rd of July and it's my Mam's birthday! She turned 69 this year. She's in Jakarta right now and I'm far away in Delft so I decided to write a little birthday post(card) to celebrate her birthday!...
View ArticleSAMBAL TERI TEMPE KACANG | SPICY ANCHOVIES WITH TEMPE AND NUTS
Ikan teri = dried salted anchovies. Ikan translates to fish. In Indonesian usually we say fish with the name of the fish. For example, ikan kakap merah = red snapper or ikan hiu = shark, etc. But...
View ArticleSOTO AYAM | SPICED INDONESIAN CHICKEN SOUP
Soto Ayam is a chicken soup with a flavorful Indonesian twist! One of the favorite Indonesian food, it is perfect for the fall weather. It's easy to make, but the ingredients are quiet elaborate....
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