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!

Princess Pinata

And now....for the Princess!

Blue Attack

Beeboop beeboopp boooo....the blue creature will attack the earth...surrender!

DIY Car Race

This is what happened when you have your kiddos beside you while preparing pinata. A handmade recycled box car race.

I think legacy had to be taught in its own way,.....continue your work, my son..momma's proud of u!

Frozen Olaf

And yes, this is my interpretation for the freezing OLAF in a sunny day!  Please welcome him, as the new member of my pinata family...

Ice Cream Cake

Yay....finally, the most messy ice cream cake i made for the B boy! U just topped the cake with ice cream and put free printable on it. 

Happy Birthday B boy, be wise and be handsome. Remember,....u'll always be our universe!

Bash Prep

I am preparing cake for the eldest birthday this week....He's a bit picky eater, will I pass?

Inspiration : Red Velvet Cookies

Flour Friendship

I am starting to build my friendship with flour, yeast, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk...and all that newbie baking ingredients now with the hope it will last long....

Like I said before,  reading and following recipe is one story and to make it works is another story. I am a self-proclaimed lazy baker, where I used to skip some recipe instructions judging yourself that if you use ur common sense, anything will work.

And after several baker's test, I was totally wrong.  If it said, you must preheat your oven, you switch on your oven before you start kneading...if it said you have to use instant yeast and let the dough rest for 1-2 hours...u let it rest else you have your bread rock!

Baking is my new toy, no matter no one will eat your bread...hahaha....until then, I will continue my search to build a long lasting friendship with baking...Hoo to the ray!

D Day.....Science Day

Gosh, I remember now that I'd been wanting to have Volcano project since I was teenager, inspired by The Cosby show era.  Oh yes, I am that old school girl! 

You've easily blown away when u saw 4th grade students were eager to make complicated school science project though I now realize that was not a rocket science anyway..

So when the school offered me to volunteer on Science day, I simply say yes to Volcano project.  Just put baking soda, vinegar, red food coloring, and you're done!  The kiddos enjoyed the process of deconstructing the mountain..aha!

The Prep Day

This was my latest project at the youngest school.  They organized a Science Day where parents volunteering to do a simple science experiment  for 1st grade.  

I've been wanting to do this for quite so long and the 1st thing come to mind was a volcano experiment with baking soda and vinegar.

For the mountain template, I'd printed out from www.mrprintables.com and build a mountain from play dough.  I also prepared 15 templates for the kiddos to try this at home complete with the drinking bottle for the volcano mixture.

Before the D day, I baked some choco coffee cookies for the goodies.  Hope the kiddos will love it......wish me luck!

Salted Caramello Popcorn

Who would not love with the salted caramel from The Candid Appetite?

Salted Caramel

Recreating the same, I sprinkle it on to popcorn.  Not a bad start!

English Muffin Day

Rainy days lately, best for resting and nesting at home...And to add up the joy? A cup of Starbuck Ristretto Bianco with homemade fried chicken English Muffin! tick tock tick tock tick tock....

 English Muffin Recipes

Cinnamon Breakfast

My kinda breakfast menu this morning...I brought my frozen pizza dough and cinnamon powder to the office with the hope to heat it up in the microwave.  What happened was the sugar is not melted and the pizza dough is as crispy as cookies....well, I would call this cinnamon cookies pizzeria brekkie!

Dough Dinner

 

In the spirit of introducing a slow food process, we were having pizza dinner last night from the scratch.  We prepared the pizza dough by ourselves and free to top on any topping we like. 

 

Mine was Korean style with the mix of gochujang paste, parsley and paprika...and the kiddos, as usual, were sausage and cheese combo, like nothing else matter!  you can do your experiment for the best recipe on Pizza Dough...

 

I used to prepare also for breakfast by having the dough to be baked for 10 minutes and put in the freezer. You could top it whenever wherever you like...easy,...happy!

 

Teaser

 

Another sneak peek for project I am working on...you go girl!  #selftalkingmode

NYE Menu

I would say this is the standard menu for NYE party at home...but this year was very special as the hubby managed to prepare the bbq fire by himself.. *with a littleeeee...littlleeee....help from us....Happiness is!

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Yes, new year.....it's time to Ctrl+Alt+Del+Enter our past and embrace the new days ahead.

 

I am preparing the new year dinner table for our lil' family feast.. Happy thought Happy life!

 

 

 

 

Science Project

A sneak peek for the project I am working on for the youngest Parent's Day...Gosh, I am totally nervous!

Love Note for Mom

Happiness is simple...

 

Is when your eldest put my picture as his blackberry profile on Mother's day with a note Happy Mother's Day and when your youngest prepared a love note from Avenger ...mom will not stop loving u both!

The Baker's Test

 

Being a baker is definitely not an easy job....to my experience.  Reading and following recipe is one story and to make it works is another story.   Making bread is purely science and about building a chemistry with your instant yeast and flour. 

 

Every experiment is like a test, a baker's test...sometimes you are a breadstar, sometimes you are a looser...Likewise, I always enjoy the process, regardless the taste :)  #selfdefensemode

 

The Bash

 

No matter how much I love to decorate for birthday, but I'm not into my own and same should go for my children. Birthday is just a day in your life, you should celebrate silently and peacefully.

 

But that was until last week when the youngest wanted a bash with a giant Superhero cake.  Hmmm....well....

 

Luckily, the school does not allow him to have a big celebration so I am eager to only prepare candy boxes and juice wrapping for his schoolmate.  I print and cut from Mr.printables.  It is not much honey, but I hope it is something.....Me heart u, baby boy!

 

 

 

Hasselback Cheesy

 

Bread...bread...bread...I feel like there is always a mistery behind the bread.  It's the combination between math, and science or whichever subject  I hate when I was in high school.  You add too much water, your dough will be slumpy..you minus the butter and milk, it will be hard rock....gosh!  Kneading the dough is another story..tiring yet frowning..haha...

 

Anyway, been inspired by this recipe Hasselback garlic cheesy bread. I am a happy little girl with two kiddos waiting for the bread from the oven!

 

 

Because....

............I love RAW, I'm a RAWkstar!

 

dragon fruit - watermelon - papaya - red spinach

The Joyful Editing

You know....pictures can sometime fool you...it could drag you to a non logical craving enthusiasm especially for mouthwatering food picture...at least for me.....I always feel hungry after surfing on  Foodgawker or Tastespotting and suddenly get an extra energy to cook and embrace it to the world ...*lebay* 

 

To my curiosity, I try to learn food photography now.  I bought Samsung Galaxy Camera and do a testing...It was far away from perfect and sometimes I feel like doing yoga as it made you sweating...to come into the best angle and best light, you have to twist here and there..you sit, you bend, you knee and you stand up! Afterwards, you need to sit nicely to do the photo editing and this part squeeze your creativity..such a joyful process I may say and I salute to all photographers!

 

Here were my test drive for the Shumay Story project, the original pictures....not so tempting ya?

 

 

to become this...

 

 

Or this...

 

 

Shumay Story

Like I said, I really love my chalkboard and found 1000-ways to make it useful.  I play around with my camera now to write simple recipe and love the result.....

 

 

 

 

Chalkboard

 

I just realized that having DIY Chalkboard is a very handy playground and tools for the children.  We could write anything we want or use as much as you like...creativity is the key! Let's race, honey.....you need not a fancy race line! 

 

Owl Pinata to the Max

 

An owl for my bestie's boy bday party....does it look alike?  Happy Bday, kakak Di, stay OWLsome and handsome!

 

DIY Thingy

 

Can you help to guess what it is?  I throw back the question to my sis' and bro' for their comments........and they proudly scream for Swan Lake Ballerina!

 

Ohh please, it is Starbucks coffee cup, everyone! Now, me wanted one light sweet Ristretto Bianco with extra shot....I am a failed designer, hiks!

 

 

 

Another Tortilla

 

Another Tortilla experiment, another failed attempt!  I don't feel like am a pro baker...This is not as soft and chewy as expected...sigh!  And oh, surprisingly, the youngest likes it as he felt like eating kerupuk..haha..

 

Lazy Cooking

Sometimes, you just need some mouthwatering food...sometimes, you need not to worry to count any calories...sometimes you just need to be yourself and laid back on weekend!

Wholewheat bread + generous cream cheese + flourless fried diced spicy chicken + mozarella cheese = #lazyweekendcooking #yummyfood #selfdefenseguiltybreakfast!

Taman Mataram

Yipee....our weekend gym started here!  This newly built park always caught my attention on my way to the office from kiddos school.  I thought it's gonna be fun to play around doing some muscles job.  Located in Jalan Sisingamangaraja, we managed to play around on weekend.

The youngest loved it so much only missing the big bro' and requested to come again next week.  Of course, my dear...any cheap yet fun weekend leisure, momma will definitely approve!

Chilled Tempe

I thought I m not a picky eater...especially when I travel. I am always proud to pronounce myself as a foodie explorer and have found my joy of travelling on food.  

I seem confused to see my friend busy to bring homemade sambal or rendang as travel-mate...food supposed to be frontliner to understand the local culture, agree?

But the later days, i feel like I can eat anything but yet fulfilling.  After couple days travelling, I will be craving and crying for my local food..I guess that's the beauty of getting old,isn't it?

Here is one of the craving, sambal tempe a.k.a. tempe penyet a.k.a. chilli tempe which ever you want to call it...I wish I could freeze it and be my oh-travel-food-to-go!

Mixing Boys

And...happy to see the boys working as my joyus mixing assistants for the choco chips...considered as an easy task though, but as long as they're happy, momma is happy too!

Coffee Choco Chips Cookies

Yes, after doing some extensive search on the best Choco cookies recipe *yes, I am that over the moon on the search part*........I finally found my soul!

Mocha Cookies

And yes of course, i was modifying a bit, well...lots, from the original recipe...and yes, for me, this is perfecto...The 3 in 1 coffee adds the perfect blend!