[ENG] Pancakes with Waffle Recipe

Do you like waffle or pancake better? For me, it's definitely waffle. One day i was really craving for waffle. I was home, and too lazy to go out, but i don't have a waffle iron to make the waffle myself. But then i thought, what if i make the waffle batter, and just cook it like pancake, how will it turn out? 
And it turned out really good! The texture is more like pancake, but taste better than any pancakes i ate. I think it's because this waffle recipe has more butter in it than some pancake recipes. And since then i've been using this recipe whenever i make pancakes. I still can't find a good, thick waffle iron though so i still can't make my own waffle but hey, i found a really good pancake recipe! :D

 

Original recipe from Laura Vitale - Homemade Waffles

Kue Cubit Green Tea

Ini dia nih jajanan yg lg nge-hits. Tadinya sih kayak, apaan sih semuanya aja pake green tea -.- Tapi lama2 penasaran juga liat foto2 temen di sosmed pada ngepost kue cubit greentea setengah mateng ini. Nah daripada gw mesti susah2 nyari kue cubit ini, mending gw ke toko bahan kue deket rumah, beli bahannya & coba bikin sendiri haha... 

Kebetulan bgt toko bahan kuenya jual bubuk green tea. Walau tdnya gak mau berharap terlalu tinggi sama kualitas green teanya, tapi ternyata lumayan "mahteh" jg! yeayy... Jadi, kalo bisa pake bubuk greenteanya yang high quality ya biar makin mahteh ;) Btw karna gw kagak punya loyang kue cubit, jadinya pake loyang yang nyokap punya aja yang dulu dipake buat bikin kue laklak (kue tradisional bali gitu deh).

Almost German-style Pretzels

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Gw pernah sekali bikin pretzel and i really loved it, jadi gw bikin lagi hehe! Tapi kali ini gw pake resep yang gak pake susu, soalnya kakak gw lactose intolerant jadi doi kagak bisa makan makanan yang mengandung susu, padahal dia suka banget jg sama pretzel. Gw bakal bicarain (nulis) lagi tentang resep yang ini di postingan gw selanjutnya biar postingan yang ini jadinya gak super duper panjang. Ini aja walau isinya cuman cara bikinnya tapi udah panjang banget hahaha.. Btw karna resepnya cuman buat 4 pretzel, gw dobel resepnya biar jadi 8 soalnya keluarga gw aja ada 6 orang, mana cukup 4 :P

[ENG] Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Base Stew)

Okay, i have a confession. The photo above was not the one i made :(( It was from 2 years ago when i went to a korean restaurant ^^ So, my friends & I had a samgyeopsal party at my place, and we also made this budae jjigae. It was really yummy! I would say the taste's not so different from what i ate in the restaurant, and maybe even better, since we added  a certain "secret ingredient" that i'll reveal in the end of this post kkk...

But i was too busy eating that i didn't any get pretty shots :( And the food was gone in a flash, so nope, there's no way i had time for taking pictures hahaha... These are also the photos at the korean restaurant, just to give you an idea of what budae jjigae is like..

[ENG] Korean BBQ - Samgyeopsal Party

Last Saturday, me & my friends had a samgyeopsal party at my house. Samgyeopsal is basicly a korean pork belly bbq. The pork belly is usually not marinated, but after grilling it, you dip it in a salt-sesame oil mixture and also a savory sauce called ssamjang that's made from hot pepper paste & soy bean paste. There are lots of kind of korean bbq but i particularly love this one since i love meat that has a good layer of fat in it. pork belly just perfect for this. yum. Korean always make their lettuce wrap when they have their bbq, it's a grilled  meat with some sauce and other things wrap with a fresh lettuce leaf. It's so good & you get to eat your veggie too, in a delicious way ;)

[ENG] Say Kimchi !! :D

How do you like your kimchi? I like it really ripe & sour since i usually just put them in when i make jjigae or even when i grill samgyeopsal. I do sometime eat fresh kimchi, and even though i really love spicy food, i prefer my fresh kimchi to be mild & slightly sweet. But i don't know what was going on in my mind, i always end up putting too much red pepper flakes. Like, i need the sauce to be really red lol

yes, like blood red *-*

I really recommend you to use the korean red pepper flakes to get that beautiful red color on your kimchi. It's also taste different from other red pepper flakes, it's not that spicy and "slightly sweet".

Midnight Scones

Ntah kenapa sering juga baru muncul niatnya buat bikin kue malem-malem, jam 10-11an, makanya judulnya jadi Midnight Scones hehe... Gw juga pernah bikin Apple Pie jam 11 malem, baru selesai jam 2 pagi... ~.~

Scones! Pertama kali makan yg dibeli di Tous les Jours, ternyata enak juga! Akhirnya nyoba buat bikin sendiri. Ternyata simple bgt bikinnya, gak nyampe 1 jam kayaknya. Tapi suka lupaa buat ngoles telurnya sebelum dipanggang. Biasanya udah masuk oven baru inget, akhirnya dikeluarin lagi deh, ngoles, baru dimasukin lagi ~.~ 

Buat scones ini, di resep aslinya sih pake kismis, tapi karna gw gak terlalu suka kismis, jadi gw ganti pake dried cranberry, yang gw cemilin ampe akhirnya tinggal dikit bgt yg dipake buat bikin scones ini hahahaa

Rasanya? Creamy susu bgt! Gak terlalu manis, katanya sih enak dimakan pake selai atau clotted cream. Bagian luarnya renyah kayak biskuit, tapi bagian dalemnya kayak moist cupcake! Yum! Tapi emank ini paling enak dimakan langsung, karna klo disimpen bagian luarnya jadi gak renyah lagi ^^ Oh ya, dried cranberrynya jangan dicemilin kayak gw ya!

Simply Pretzels! [Part 2]

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Manggangnya gw bagi jadi 3 ronde. Gw pake loyang ukuran 35x35 cm, 1 ronde 2 pretzel, tapi stelah dipikir2 lagi kyknya cukup deh buat 4 pretzel hahaha...

1st Batch: Original Salty Pretzels

Abis diolesin kuning telur, taburin coarse salt. Karna gw gak punya coarse salt jadi pake garem biasa ^^

Simply Pretzels! [Part 1]

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Semua berawal dr gw yang lagi kerja freelance bareng kakak gw, dan kebetulan kt lg kerjain project di kantor yg bersebelahan dgn Lotte Shopping Avenue. Jadi emank biasanya kita kalo istirahat siang makan di kantin karyawan di basementnya Lotte, dan selalu ngelewatin toko2 yang bikin tergoda buat beli "cemilan sore" hehehe... Disitulah kita nemu toko Auntie Anne's Pretzel.

Sebenernya dari penampakannya sih gak terlalu keliatan enak bgt yah, biasa aja gt, tapi kata temen kakak gw yang udah lama kerja disitu sih enak & dia sering beli juga. Akhirnya gw coba lah si pretzel ini, yang pake topping keju. Dan ternyata bener, enak! gak kyk roti lembut yang sering gw makan, dia lebih ke chewy, gurih & rasanya pun agak lebih "kompleks". Yes, it's more than just a bread. Teksturnya & rasanya ini bikin kita pengen makan lg, kali ini gw beli yang rasa cinnamon sugar. Yum! Tapi, agak mahal juga ya , buat 1 pretzel ini harganya 13-16 ribu rupiah. Kakak gw tiba2 bilang, yuk coba bikin ini! Waktu itu sih gw emank lagi penasaran bikin roti, jadilah gw cari2 resep di internet & coba bikin :D

The 1st Attempt on Key Lime Pie

Key lime pie... Another pie yang blom pernah gw makan krn gw blm perna nemu ini dijual di indo. Tapi kalo lo suka nonton acara kompetisi masak kyk Masterchef, atau sekedar nontonin food vlog di youtube, lo akan lumayan sering liat ni pie. dan pada bilang sih enak bgt! gw udah lumayan lama penasaran sm ni pie, apalagi gw emank suka asem.

Dan ternyata lumayan simpel, buat fillingnya sendiri cuman pake 3 bahan yaitu telur, jeruk nipis & susu kental manis. 

[ENG] Japanese Curry Bread - Kare Pan カレーパン Madness Part 2 : The Bread

Finally, i'm making a bread! :D So, i've been wanting to try making a bread since long, but just didn't have enough confidence to do it. I've looked to many different video recipes online, but most of them use stand mixer T_T which i dont have. 

please buy me one of these thing  :33

so, i searched for a really basic, hand knead recipe for my first trial. and i stumbled upon this video on youtube Ochikeron - Yaki Kare Pan. pretty interesting! i love curry and the good thing about this bread is you can just fry them, so u don't need an oven!

[ENG] Japanese Curry Bread - Kare Pan カレーパン Madness Part 1 : The Curry

this is the english version of my Japanese Curry Bread - Kare Pan Recipe

i loveee curry. indonesian curry, indian curry, japanese curry, you name it, i love them all. this japanese curry, also known as kare, is imo the most different from all other curry, it's thicker, sweeter, and not that much spice as you can taste in the indian or indonesian curry. you can eat it not only with rice, in japan there are kare udon & kare pan, the curry bread! ("pan" means bread in japanese) i also lovee this kare pan, it's a little bit different with the kare that you eat with rice, it's more spiced with the curry powder & thicker, but of course it's as delicious (if not better) as the usual kare =)

Japanese Curry Bread - Kare Pan カレーパン Madness Part 2 : The Bread

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Akhirnyaa kesampean jg bikin roti XD jadi gw emang udah penasaran bgt nih pgn bikin roti,, tapi koq kayaknya susah ya, trus klo liat resep2 di youtube kebanyakan pada bikin pake stand mixer T_T padahal gw gak punya stand mixer...

ada yg mau beliin? :33

jadi akhirnya cari2 resep yg bener2 basic & hand knead buat percobaan pertama. dan ketemulah gw sm resep di youtube Ochikeron - Yaki Kare Pan. wihh kyknya menarik bgt! and emang kebetulan gw sukaa bgt sm kare, dan enaknya ni roti bisa di goreng, jadi kagak butuh oven! yeayy

Japanese Curry Bread - Kare Pan カレーパン Madness Part 1 : The Curry

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Gw suka banget sama yg namanya kari. dari kari lokal, kari india, kari jepang, semua gw suka. nahh kari jepang ini yg biasa disebut kare,  bisa dibilang paling beda diantara kari2 lainnya. knp? krn rasanya yg cenderung ada manis2nya & lebih kentel. ni kare gak cuma cocok dimakan pake nasi, di jepang bahkan ada yg namanya kare udon & kare pan alias roti kare! gw juga sukaa bgt nih yg namanya kare pan ini. kalo dibanding kare biasa yg makannya pake nasi (kare rice), biasanya dia rasanya lebih karii alias bubuk karinya lebih banyak & juga lebih kentel. dan tentunya gak kalah enak sm kare rice =)

slama di jepang gw uda lumayan banyak nyobain kare pan ini di beberapa bakery disono, dr yg enakk bgt sampe yg biasa aja,, semua tergantung sm isi dalemnya, karenya! gw udah seringg bgt bikin kare rice, dan gw udah cukup pede lah sm rasa kare buatan gw, jd skrg wktnya buat nyoba bikin kare pan! yeayy

My First Apple Pie

Hari Kamis kmaren gw ke rumah temen gw buat bikin cheesecake & apple pie brg. Gw dah dr lamaa bgt pgn coba bikin pie dan baru skrg kesampean. so excited! ;-))

Gw pake resep dr Foodwishes, one of the best & my favorite cooking vlog on Youtube. Gw sering banget nontonin video2nya, dan beberapa jg udah gw praktekin. Hasilnya? ENAK or ENAK BGT! kebanyakan enak bgt. Karna yg bikin Foodwishes ini emang chef (namany Chef John) dgn pengalaman bertahun2 & skill yg gak usah diragukan lg. Resep2nya dia bisa gw bilang semuanya restaurant class. 

Pokoknya gw recommend bgt lo coba resep2nya dia. Four thumbs up for you Chef John! :DD