2 Minutes Carrot Cake

Did I ever mention that my husband love carrot cake? Hmm.. I think I did. That's why I make carrot cake pretty often for him. It is easy to make and delicious. But the problem is, I can make more than 48 mini carrot cup cake from half recipe only. It is too much for me. There are only 5 people who are staying...

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Pasta Casserole

Sometime, being a mom and a housewife needs some creativities to make something good for the family using limited resources. The best example is when you need to cook something good for dinner using leftover or limited ingredients because you were too busy to do some shopping. It happens to me almost all the...

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Apple Bread

This is one of my  family's favorite quick bread. Apple Bread. First time I made this bread was last January. I was trying to make something good for my daughter's teachers on her birthday. Many other parents will give them chocolate, cupcakes, or ice cream. Well... It was January. It was cold and snowy....

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Baked Eggplant Sandwiches

Last week, my friend came home and brought an eggplant. It is a really nice, beautiful, big, firm, purple eggplant. Well, to be honest, I'm not really a big fan of eggplant. My mother used to make a fried eggplant when I was a child. But she was using different type of eggplants. The skin was not as tough as...

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Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda

Few weeks ago, someone asked me what is the difference between baking soda and baking powder? Why does people need it to bake a cake and cookies? Why do some recipes need baking powder only, but the others need both of them? How does actually this thing work? Hmm... good question. Yeast, baking powder and baking...

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Mashed Potato

Today, I want to eat potato instead of rice for dinner. It is not because I get bored with rice, but because I still have plenty of potatoes from potatoes sale last week and i need to make something out of it before they grow their sprout. I'm not in mood to make french fries or baked potato or casserole dish....

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Stuffed Bell Pepper

There was a big discount of red bell peppers in grocery store nearby. I didn't need it or had a plan to make a dish out of it either. I don't even really like it. But I bought 2 of them anyway. I just couldn't resist the  price. 2 Bells peppers are definitely too many for me. I usually only buy 1 small...

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Red Velvet Cake

I've been curious about red velvet cake for a long time. But I'm also ignoring it because from what I've heard, it is just a chocolate cake with red food coloring agent so the cake become dark red and not chocolate. Even few recipes require a lot of red dye for this cake. Nothing special for me. Until one...

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Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Remember my carrot cake recipe from previous post? Or my red velvet cake? Carrot cake and red velvet cake go really well with butter cream cheese frosting. I like the sweetness and cheesy taste from the cream. Beside, the taste of the cream cheese can increase the taste of the cake itself and make...

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Homemade Crispy Chicken Steak

Finally! I'm able to finish this chicken steak recipe. I've been pretty busy lately with a lot of thing. About 2 weeks ago, I made crispy chicken steak for dinner. Actually, my first plan was to make chicken katsu. But i saw that i still have some buttermilk and a lot of potatoes that needed to be used as soon...

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Sambal Hijau (Green Sambal)

Sambal lado mudo or Sambal hijau or green sambal  is a very famous type of sambal originated from Minangkabau. It is usually used as a condiment for Minang dish and always available in all Padang or Minang restaurant. Hmm... its color is green. Is it spicy? Oh yeah. Of course. Do not get fooled by...

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Beef Rendang (Rendang Daging)

Rendang is one of the most popular Indonesian dish. It a spicy meat dish which is originated from Minangkabau, Sumatra. It is very popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, even in here in Netherlands. In 2011, based on a poll by 35.000 people, CNN established that  Rendang is the number one dish of "World's...

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Sapo Tofu

This is one of popular dish in Indonesia with Chinese influence. I and my friends used to order this this at the restaurant back then when We were still in University. Until one day, my mother taught me how to make it by myself. It turned out to be so simple to make. The ingredients are not hard to find as well....

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