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Favorit saya dulu itu yang tengah hihihihi (picture from here )  Do you know Westlife? Yes, a boyband that established on 1990ish from Ireland. Still remember their names? Let me try, haha! There are Shane, Brian, Mark, Nicky and... Keenan? (Okay, it's should be Kian--after Googled--sorry, Kian.) If you're an 90ish generation, you must be recognize them well. No matter you like them or not, LOL. Me, at that era, so keen on them. I bought every magazines that showed their photos on the cover. Or pin ups, posters, gossips,... everything touchable (remember, internet at the time only for MIRC-ing). You only can see their face only on magazines photos, no Instagram dude! Ah, or on MTV. On 2001, Westlife made a world tour and came to Jakarta. I remember the show started at night. A friend of mine (who afford enough to bought the ticket), changed her uniform into a casual one so quickly and went with her driver to the concert. I don't know what came into my mind tha...

"Don't treat your child as they are children of all time."

  (Picture from here ) My family had a plan to move to Jogja this year. My husband and I are trying (quite hard--LOL) to find a house to rent. Since his letter of acceptance is out, we're still haven't find the house yet--the house we desire most. Whereas, we just need a small house with a proper kitchen, a garage, fence (for the sake of toddler's security), and... not too expensive. Nor too cheap. We have some budgets that maybe not be as high as other families do. Somehow we optimist we can find a proper home we've been dreaming of. Since the properties rate in this small city is approach as expensive as Jakarta, we understand how much to put our standard. I have to say, Jogja is changing a lot. Some areas have become more populous. Hundreds of motorcycles are everywhere. Traffic jam makes you insane. I never find our self out of the parking lot until we visited campus last year. Thus, you can find hotels and apartments on every single main street. Compare t...

(picture from here ) My current favorite thing is bedtime with the kids (hellaw all the sleepy heads out there!). I love being on the bed with a clean and neat sheet, and of course laying-laughing with them. Yes, the bed should be clean and the sheet should be neat--with a little pull here and there.  I feel so peacefully that way. But this (sleeping with two kids beside me) won't happen if my husband is at home. Our bedtime formerly is separated and take much time longer because we have to wait for him arrived home (having his dinner and take a bath). If lucky, he could join us and have a little time together. Without their father, I can manage the bedtime earlier. But first, I have to make sure my daughter's homework has finished and ask her to brush her teeth quickly. Then make the bed and get some bottles of milk for the boy. So the bedtime is still around thirty past eight, or at nine on the weekend. When two kids sleeping aside, it takes some time to ...

  [Mau resep yang lain? S ila cek Cookpad saya , ya.] Udah lama penasaran sama resep "flourless brownies" yang katanya moist dan choco bangeettt. Trus penasaran juga sama crumble cake yang katanya ngehits di salah satu kafe kecil di Jakarta. Aish, karena saya amatir dan pemalas, saya gabung aja deh dua-duanya jadi: crumbled almond brownies. Wiiiww... Brownies ini cocok buat yang diet gluten karena sama sekali tidak pakai terigu. Cuma sayangnya si crumble pakai terigu meski hanya sedikit. Kalau mau, terigu di crumble-nya silakan skip dan diganti jenis tepung lain. Mungkin hasilnya bisa sama saja dengan terigu, CMIIW. Resep brownies saya modif dari resep asli di sini . Seperti biasa, saya bikin setengah resep dulu buat trial. Sementara resep crumble-nya saya modif dari hasil googling. Langsung aja, ya. Ini dia resepnya. RESEP CRUMBLED ALMOND BROWNIES Bahan brownies: - 70gr dark cooking chocolate - 62ml soya oil - 2 butir telur - 85gr gula pasir - 70gr cokelat bubuk - 1/2 s...

[Mau resep yang lain? S ila cek Cookpad saya , ya.] Bikin nugget (lagi) . Kali ini pakai daging ikan tuna. Berencana bikin dua versi: yang original dan spicy. Resepnya ambil dari mbak Ocha Chupid dengan modifikasi sana-sini. Sila kalau mau bikin dari resep asli atau ikut takaran saya. RESEP NUGGET TUNA (dua rasa) Bahan: - 125gr daging tuna, cacah kecil-kecil (bisa dihaluskan dengan food processor) - 125gr fillet ayam, cacah halus - 50gr wortel, serut lalu diblansir sebentar - Tepung tapioka - 2 butir telur ayam Bumbu: - 5 siung bawang putih, cincang lalu digoreng sampai cokelat dan harum, haluskan - Setengah siung bawang bombay, parut atau cacah halus - 1sdm kaldu bubuk (saya pakai merk Nafisa) - 1sdt pala bubuk - Lada bubuk, gula pasir, secukupnya - Minyak goreng untuk olesan loyang dan menggoreng Bumbu tambahan versi spicy (ditambahkan setelah adonan terbagi dua): - 3sdm mayonaise - 1sdt cabe bubuk (Bisa ada penambahan tapioka dan sedikit kaldu bubuk jika adonan dirasa terlalu ...

Postingan masak-masak lagi, nih! Sekarang temanya olahan roti. Etapi bukan bikin roti, lho! Ini mau bahas gimana bersiasat dengan roti tawar sisa. Kadang kan popularitas roti tawar di rumah berkurang drastis setelah hari kedua. Kalau tekstur rotinya kering, wah tambah gak ada yang mau makan, deh. Jangan dibuang, ya. Sisa roti tawar yang mulai kering itu bisa diolah jadi dua macam snack gurih. Yaitu, roti goreng dan garlic breadsticks. ROTI GORENG Bahas soal roti goreng, rasanya hampir semua orang tahu dan bisa bikinnya, ya. Kalau saya, roti tawarnya diisi pake bratwurst yang dipanggang sebentar pakai margarin. Bratwurstnya lalu ditemani mayonaise dan sedikit saus. Tutup roti, gulingkan berturut-turut di kocokan telur lalu tepung panir. Gampang kan? Tentang roti goreng: Menurut saya bagian sulitnya adalah ketika menutup roti. Ditekan-tekan pakai jari, gak menyatu. Waktu habis dicelup telur, tetap mangap. Akhirnya setelah selesai dipanir, saya tutup dengan tusuk gigi, hahaha. Ka...