Catering Gathering

Cooking is fun, supposed to...but when it comes to high volume, it's more than time management and a fit mind body and soul to keep you sane to maintain the deliciousness. Surely no itsy pitsy place to play around!

#its my personal  opinion after preparing nasi liwet, grilled fish, stir fried tempe, fried fish ball, chicken with coconut milk, and fried mushroom for 75 pax with only me and 2 helpful home assistants..some were suggesting me to open a restaurant, and I would say worthy happy but exhausted!

Fusion Lo Ma Gai

My youngest is somehow can eat anything.  In contrary, my eldest is a picky eater, and he's a big fan for any food with choco or cheese. 

I am not sure why, but I am more comfortable to bake anything sweet, choco-based cookies or cake.  It is just because the recipe is like everywhere and anything with choco or cheese is effortless!

This is a true challenge to prepare different snacking for two happy foodie youngsters.  With that high-creativity spirit to prepare, I eagerly to make fusion lo ma gai a.k.a. lemper. 

Did the youngsters eat them all? again, only the youngest, sigh..Should I not give up trying?

Wholewheat Carob Cookies

Healthier version for exam snacking...wholewheat flour, carob powder, brown sugar and white choco on top cookies.  Baking is all about experiment!

Marshmallow Mug Cake

The kiddos always find a reason for mom to prepare late night snacking to prevent exam-hunger.....and here is Mug Cake!

Banofee Pie

Been truly inspired by this recipe Chocolate Banana Custard Pie on the weekend, the kiddos were having fun a great time in filing the banana, choco and custard...and surprisingly, the layers were quite striking, at least for me!

Easy Saturday

Easy weekend, easy Saturday...trying to make out for a pencil skirt.  I am not Kim Kardashian nor Victoria Beckham , and yet, my skirty skirt not that body-hugging figure look-a-like! (sigh)

Sistahood

The discussion started two years back when my lil sis was still in Kuala Lumpur. We were dreaming to create kids event, be it drawing, coloring or singing..

We believe that  to make children happy does not require a rocket scientist knowledge. Children need not fancy toys, and they don't need luxurious playland.  We believe children only need a room to move, run and play.

I throw back again the idea for having a cooking class - it's my signature skill anyway, nothing else i can do....and think about who's gonna be our students.  Well, my sis in-law runs a Math & English tutoring classes...why don't I ask for students?

And the rest of the story was all about exciting moment.  I never thought it'd become a family project.  My lil sis tutoring kids yoga, my mom was a busy assistant making sure all runs well (plus cleaning all the messy things...you-know-mom-will-not-tolerate-anything messy, won't they?), my lil brother was taking a job as a handsome photographer and pinata care-taker, and my brother in-law donating tremendous door prizes.  Not to forget, I found new talents and devoted assistants which I will definitely ask their help again on our next project and they are my cute nephews and niece!  They were so adorable and able to run the event right in order!  

I could guarantee we all slept that night with happy feeling, including the students...Happiness is!

Nighttime DIY

And to continue the euphoria of nighttime DIY, the youngest was self-crayon coloring the guitar....you-go, boy! #proudmom

Let's Play!

 It doesn't need a million bucks to get the kiddos fully occupied and overwhelmed.....

Cooking class : $5.......

Pinata Project : $8.....

Volcano project : $4.......

And nighttime DIY : Guitar, $2....Happiness is!

Sushi Balado

It may sound strange..but I never thought to be so much easy to prepare breakfast.  You just need to store nori at home, and wrap any leftover with rice...Sushi balado ala me, done deal!

Summer Snacking!

It's really hot out there, burning...let's make some parfait!

MOVE

I would not say I am a proud mom when it comes to maintaining family's health.  I am a kinda person who tends to please everyone with food.  I bake choco cookies, choco crumble, red velvet cake without any guilt, sweet-tooth..I put lots of cheese on nuggets,chicken cordon bleu, and pizza....spread lots of butter and mozarella on is a MUST and the guilt continues...seeing the happy kiddos face makes me wanna bake and bake more..

soooo....i need to pay it off to stay healthy.  Introducing MOVE, our belated 2014 campaign as we need to stay awesomely healthy! We will move, walk, run, swim, dance from now on..whenever and wherever we can.  

Don't be lazy kiddos, LET'S MOVE......you will soon find out the benefit when you grow older!

Designer Mood Board

I started to use my chalkboard wall to draw something...it is very handy. Feels like a fashion designer wannabe drawing the patterns on what so-called the mood board..hahaha, I wish!

My handmade Batavia dress for my cutie niece...not bad for a newbie, eh!

Another Chalkboard

Yippppee..can't really get over with chalkboard wall.  I purposely painted my outdoor wall to become chalkboard wall.  One thing for sure, it would be very useful and handy for your DIY ideas as long as you're ok to get your hands dirty!

The Bazzaria

Such a new experience..a happy one, indeed..

Working on a small stall on a small bazaar and the ah-mazing moment was that being an entrepreneur was not easy, time consuming, demanding on a high energy level, not to count the fearness of being loss...

Still, i considered this as a countless blessed and a bunch of feeling grateful having such experience..Happiness is!

Label-O-Label

Yes, another gig for my weekend project from Chalkboard World Label.....cross finger!

Weekend Project

My next project...small project, happy weekend, happy tummy!

Keraton Kanoman

My view at Cirebon!

Yoghurt Banana Coffee Crumble

Have a blessed Tuesday morning by copying this recipe.Yogurt parfait almond crumble in my version!

Duck Turtle

Is it duck...is it turtle...is it duck...is it turtle...or is it duck turtle hybrid?

Anywayyyy...we were having so much fun doing Abang's DIY homework, happy weekend!

Little Mermaid

My sweet little mermaid costume for my sweetie niece....be a happy mermaid in the deep blue sea, Azkiya!

Turmeric Rice

Last week, was our wedding anniversary, for 15 years! Can't believe we had been together for years!

As the family tradition, we used to have a turmeric rice to celebrate.  Somehow, I'd stopped this for years before everyone's get bored.   But for this occasion, why not!

So honey, let's stay together to enjoy this turmeric rice again and again and again...forever! 

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!