[ENG] Classic Pancakes

I love pancakes. Who doesn't? And it's actually very simple to make, once you try it, you'll never buy those premade pancake mix again (unless you're super lazy lol).

I actually have 2 pancake recipes that i really like, I used to make pancakes with Nigella Lawson's recipe all the time, and it works great every time. But then i tried Chef John's (Foodwishes) recipe and it turned out i like the taste a little bit better since it contains more butter. Apperance-wise, Nigella's recipe produces more round & smooth edge pancakes while Chef John's recipe produces kinda "curly" edge pancakes.

the pancakes i made using Nigella's recipe

I also love to add vanilla extract to my pancake batter, i think it just makes everything taste even better :)

[Food Review] Pasar Santa Food Experience - Part 2

Another food review at pasar santa! :D Ini ketiga kalinya gw main ke pasar santa, gw udah sempet nulis review ttp kunjungan pertama gw, dan bisa lo liat disini. Kali ini gw pergi bareng 2 temen gw dan pas weekday jadi relatif sepi dan gak perlu ngantri2 ;) Tapi klo weekday si gak enaknya gak smua kios buka, ada beberapa yang tutup tapi cuman beberapa koq, rata2 yang rame pas weekend juga buka pas weekdays. Btw hampir semua foto credit to temen gw, Mona, krn gw terlalu (selalu) males bwt ngefoto2 makanan hahaha...

Oiya, btw lagi rating makanan yg tertera di review ini sifatnya subjektif yah, ya iya lah orang cuman gw yg ngasi ratingnya :P 

[ENG] Ebi Furai (Japanese Deep Fried Breaded Shrimp)

Ebi furai is basicly a japanese deep fried shrimp, and it's pretty popular both in japan and worldwide. It's a simple & tasty dish but it requires few techniques to make it right. I got a request from a friend to make this, but actually i had made it just once before, and it wasn't really that successful since i overcooked the shrimps lol

So, this time i watched many ebi furai recipe videos & decided to try 2 different recipe and see which one is better.  I'll refer it by #1 recipe and #2 recipe in the steps below. It's actually almost the same, the only difference is in step 4. 

And it turned out quite successful! :D I think the key is actually to not deep fry the ebi furai too long, cook it until it just turn golden (maybe about a minute) to get that soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside delicious ebi furai like the one you eat in a restaurant ;) It's a pretty simple recipe, you only need to be a bit patient when peeling and deveining the shrimps, especially if you're doing quite a large batch. I made about 20 shrimps and it took almost an hour to peel and devein them ~.~

[ENG] Macaron Failed. But It's Lemon!

I've been wanting to make macarons since last year, but there's something about it that makes me kinda  "scared" so that i've been postponing it for so long. I was excited but really nervous at the same time, because from what i read there are dozen things that could go wrong when making macarons. And even the only sad thing when i failed is, i can't eat proper macarons, it's major lol 

I decided to make the lemon one, even if i never had lemon macaron before, i really love lemon in my dessert, like lemon bars, lemon meringue pie, i already can i imagine how good it will turn out. 

First, i made the lemon curd for the filling. Well, it's actually a lemon pie filling recipe because most of lemon curd recipes use whole eggs instead of just yolks. I wanted to use only yolks since i will use the whites for the macarons. So, i decided on the recipe that only use yolks, and i've actually made before, so i know that it's a good one.

[ENG] Prawn Aglio Olio e Peperoncino with Italian Herbs

Aglio e Olio! Recently my mom made this a lot and i love it! It's not the classic aglio e olio since she add italian herb seasoning & shrimps, but it's even greater! I already love the classic aglio e olio but when you add shrimps, it just takes it to another level ;) We also use the italian herb seasoning instead of fresh parsley, and i actually like the italian herbs a little bit better .

And even though she use frozen peeled shrimps, it still works really well! Make sure though you use good quality one if you wanna use  frozen shrimps too. My mom also tried to make it with tuna flakes instead of shrimps, but i like it far better with shrimps. Btw i don't really know the different between prawn and shrimp, i just use "prawn" on the tittle because it sounds cooler lol

I'll give you the recipe for 2 servings, but actually i made it for about 3-4 servings so you may notice that the amount of pasta, etc in the pictures are too much for 2 servings ^^

[ENG] Basic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients (for 3-4 servings):
2 large potatoes
1/2 stick (60 g) of butter (or more)
few splash of milk
salt & pepper to taste
italian herb seasoning for garnish (optional)

[ENG] Lemon Key Lime Bars That Looks Like Orange Bars

Lemon bars! One of my all time favorite sweet :) I made this few times before and i love it! The combination of the buttery shortbread crust and sweet & tangy lemon filling is really addictive! I you haven't had one before, i really recommend you to try it out, coz it's really good! ;)

It's pretty easy to make, but ironically this time, i made a silly mistake that makes it looks like orange bar than a lemon bar -.- That's using omega 3-eggs instead of regular eggs, and the orange yolks make the filling orange instead of yellow. So it's still taste like lemon bars, but it's just causing a little bit of confusion in my brain, since it's looks like orange bar, so my brain 'expected' it to taste like orange, but when i eat it, it taste like lemon lol

I didn't usually add lemon zest before, but i added it this time just to see the different, but in my opinion, it tastes the same lol. I don't know if it's because i didn't use a zester, i was just using a knife to peel off the outer yellow layer of the lemon skin, and slice it finely. I also added a little bit of key lime juice this time, it wasn't intentional, it's just because i ran out of lemon, but it turns out as good as the usual lemon bars! Mainly, it's still taste like lemon bars, but with a bit of the "soda" sensation you get from a key lime pie. It think it's because i used 3 small eggs instead of 2 large eggs that 2 large lemons wasn't enough.