We Love Jekarda!

Yes....we really do!  

It's started when I finished the Princess pinata for my bestie's daughter and started to think why don't I make something more Indonesia.  I think to have Wayang pinata just for my own pleasure.  It's gonna be fun to prepare a touch of Indonesia project with the kiddos.   

And then came the surprising request!  My cutie twin nephews are going to have Pekan Budaya Betawi at their school and me of course said yes to help!

At first, I wanted to have like a dance stage and put some Yapong dancer dolls performing look-alike. Arguably,  Ondel-ondel or Yapong dancers theme were forbidden.  

OK la, no worry...I changed the theme to Betawi House...well, sort of.  Who would not know Betawi house terrace, with the colorful fence and door? We also do not forget the bemo and the kerak telor push cart...hey, Betawi will be meaningless without those two!

We even had fun photo shot with the terrace!

So thanks to u, Zandra and Daffa....you guys made your auntie happy!

Chocav

Yes...it's CHOCAV, a failed choco avocado cake! Aha, i intended to save my forgotten coconut avocado ice cream.  I added all purpose flour, baking powder, choco chips...and....the kiddos hate it more!

Bemo

A hint of the project I am working on.....brmmm brmmmmm brmmmmm...

Banana Choco Ice cream

Well.....I am a bit hopeless after coconut avocado failure...but I have piled up frozen banana in the freezer and craving for something cold.  

Blend the frozen banana with cocoa powder and brown sugar, and surprisingly it works.  

Unlike avocado, the frozen banana gives you effortless creamy texture and the kiddos love it so much! 

Hmmm....there is something that you need to learn about surprise!

Coconut Avocado Ice Cream

Total confession...i just realized i never introduced avocado to the kiddos so when I blended coconut avocado which was meant to be my go-to ice cream, it was a total blast,...totally....a NAY than YAY!

I was feeling meh,but no worry ...me will finish this up!

Once Upon a time..

....there is a Princess blinking her eyes waiting for her Prince of Charming to come and rescue her...

Chicken Rice Paper

The simplest spring roll i've ever made.  You just need  Vietnamese rice paper sprinkle it with water,rice vermicelli seasoned with light soya sauce + fish sauce + vinegar, add coriander leave and topped with spicy chicken or shrimp or sukiyaki beef, that's it!

Red Smoothies

After all choco experiment and all carbo cooking, let's laid back for a while and do red smoothies!

Another Choco Choc

And here is the result of 36 hours chilled dough...I would say, the days frozen process made it perfect.  It's harden the dough a little  and easy to mold. It has a sweet smell sensation once you defrozen the dough.

What I was slightly off with the recipe is that the flour combo was a bit too much so it does not give you the oeey gooey crumb inside as my liking.  But hey, i do not blame the recipe, it could be just me whom again too lazy reading it thoroughly.

I was thinking to change the bread flour into whole wheat  or change the light brown sugar with the carob, cocoa powder substitute  to make it more perfect and healthy.   

 So kiddos, don't get bored with your momma baking experiment!

Minion Pinata

And the blue creature has its own name...M-I-N-I-O-N!

I hate when I failed to create a 3D pinata.  It's not about laziness, I would say...it's just 3D creature requires more time to do..and I don't have that!

Anyway, the 2D will at least have the similarity when it comes to cartoon character.  As long as the kiddos recognized it quickly, that works for me!

Divine Dough

This recipe calls for 36-hours dough frozen....so see you days after hey, dough!  Let's see if you're worth of waiting!