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!

Surprising Beijing

Sadly, i only had two days to explore the festive Beijing which surprisingly filled up with tons of cultural heritage....i feel sorry to myself  but happy enough to be at Forbidden city imagining myself to be one of the Chinese princess and ate local food managed by the muslim community at Wanfujing.  Need not to worry with the language barrier, you could always juggle with your body language!

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Wanfujing Snack Street

Wanfujing Snack Street

Wangfujing Snack Street

Wanfujing Snack Street

Wanfujing Snack street

Mason Jar

Yeayyy...finally got this jar from Ace Hardware..happiness is easy yet simple yet cheap!

Fallen Tortilla

Yes, we grind the leftover muesli and attempted to cook wholewheat tortilla.   With the thought i will have a beautiful wholewheat flour.....it's not a success story, but I got a big big help from Hershey's...that choco syrup always be my lifetime saviour, at least no tortilla left now on the table...plus,  the grated cheddar cheese on top, of course.. 

and the irony continued,  we ended our weekend at Haagen Dasz cafe at Plaza Senayan, and the kiddos were much much happier there for the banana split and waffle ice cream...sigh!

Come over, Birdie!

Been inspired by the big bro homework.....

We are creating the bigger version for our DIY weekender project, plus a simple invitation notes! Cit cit cuit, birdie....do stop by to our house!

Weekend Experiment

We're doing a cooking experiment with some leftover....

Brotherhood Cooking : Oat Choco Chips

Been busy lately and away from blogging....*woooww, hellow excuses* this was a very berry late post from last last last weekend.

Starting with some leftover muesli, peanut butter at home, I found it must be cute to prepare some oat choco chips inspired by this one...

Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Can't tell much did I like my result....i think i put too much muesli and flour though the recipe is flourless....but at the end, always happy to rekindle simple romance and best-time-ever with the kiddos...sorry kids,momma could only share this at the moment....wish to share something fancier next time!

The Shumay Chronicles

It was started during Lebaran break when the mbaks were pulang kampung for two weeks.  It always be my dream project to introduce process to the kiddos...a non complicated one, of course.  I happened to find shumay recipes in one of my used newspaper pile and decided to make one..You could always browse around for the perfect recipe, your choice!

The 1st attempt was the most luxury as I used too much chicken to the flour, it's deliciously amazing but from the cost standpoint, I will be loosing some bucks..hahaha....no chance to become Shumay Millionaire, I would say.

The 2nd's better...i cut dumpling wrap into four and put a smaller shumay version....way to go, but...nom nom nom.   At least i don't have to buy now!

Looks pretty yummy? *proud shumay-wannabe businesswoman*

Frozen Weekender

Happiness is simple...

Is when you're preparing homemade frozen foods for the school-day lunch boxes.......of your cutie nephew and niece.... :)  #nofilter

False Kite

I felt like it ain't easy to be the big city kiddos...You have to juggle between malls, traffic, Ipad, thousand choices on Cartoon Network, and......nothing else!  To be freely independent  outdoor boys then you have to deal with your protective mom and dad who told you to wash your hands all the time, do not touch this and that, go home before 5 and all the scheduled drama continues....(yeap, that's me, the mom!)

And the result proven itself....Lebaran day, with all the cousins, and it's time to fly kite! 

They managed to fly low, but finally my brother asked help from the kampong boy who happened to pass by to fly it high......and  the boy said : u bought the wrong kite, it should not be this kite if you want to fly high.

OH lalalala, we are such a pro :)