YUMMY - August 2009

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS to all foolish creatures :)

As we enter the month of April which is my favorite month of the year, my heart can't help but beats faster and faster. I wouldn't deny the reason and it's simply because it's my birthday month. Excitement ascends as the day gets near. But before I forget lemme share you guys an overdue post. I was featured in my favorite local food magazine in Manila which is YUMMY. Most likely it's about my cooking class stint in Sydney back in 2007. Thank you Ms. Mabekl Pilar David for the online interview. Would love the staff of this magazine to visit me one of these days here in Ho Chi Minh so I can share them the life The Artist Chef is living at the moment.

(Click to enlarge and read the article)

Can't wait 'til the egg hunting begins and the rabbit chasing thing. Looking forward cooking an Easter dinner feast to my Saigon friends and to my folk who is currently having his vacation here at my house.

Thanks for all the blessings our dear LORD!

hugs,
joanie xxx

double c

and this is for you,

u know, u gonna feel so bad when u can't make someone u love feel better when they're in a stressful situation.

still, u let him/her do whatever he/she wants to as long as they're happy, even they're doing the bad thing(s).

u might did ur mistake and, u've got ur weakness(es) as well, and so, u try to accept them the way they are.

but still it hurts so bad, when u did try ur very best to calm them down, but, to know u're failed to do so.

still, u're hoping he/she is gonna be all right, stay strong, and praying that god will guide them.

even when u're crying. still. u're hoping there's a hope on their face.

so that, at the end of d day, they gonna smile.

and that smile, gonna b ur smile as well.

cuz. deep inside ur heart. u know.

u're happy. if they're happy.

ily imy iny :)

always do.

Sup Daging Oci

Weitz.... kalo baca judulnya jangan dibayangin daging Ochi yang dimasak yak ! karena yang dipakai kan daging sapi...
Dalam rangka kebaktian seorang Ibu pada anaknya (ceritanya sih sebenernya lagi pengen masak doank) maka terciptalah sup ala mamaoci ini. tapi edisi masak amatiran loh yaa.
Korek2 isi kolkas, ada daging, sosis, bakso, jagung, wortel dan buncis. mau tau resepnya ? catet nih yaaa...

bumbu:
4 butir bawang putih digeprek
daun bawang diirisin
kemiri + garam diuleg
ketiga bumbu diatas ditumis dengan sedikit minyak sayur + sedikit mentega (mengurangi kolesterol sodara-sodaraaa)

cara masak:
Didihkan air+kaldu daging, cemplungkan bakso dan daging terlebih dahulu (soalnya baksoku beku). kemudian wortel dan sosis, lalu lanjut jagung dan buncis. masukkan bumbu yang sudah ditumis, tambahkan lada bubuk dan sedikit gula (gula berfungsi sebagai penyedap pengganti micin/MSG).
Rasakan kuahnya, kalau sudah sedep ya dimatikan kompornya. dan ini diaaa hasilnya ;) kali ini edisi flowers everywhere ! wortel dibentuk bunga, bakso dibelah jadi kaya bunga, mangkok bunga, alas bunga, dan hatiku berbunga-bunga kala mata anakku berbunga-bunga melihat sup wortel bunga :p

Nugget Tahu

Gak terasa, udah PR ke-6, resep nugget tahu ini
di pilih sama Felicia.
Ternyata enak juga, tahu dibuat nugget..

Resepnya gue catetin ya :
Bahan nya : 100 gr tahu putih
1/4 sdt garam
1/8 sdt merica bubuk
1/16 sdt pala bubuk
1 butir telur
2 sdm daging sapi giling
50 gr daun dan batang muda bayam (rebus, dan cincang)
25 gr keju cheddar, serut
minyak goreng secukupnya (gue pake mentega)

Pelapis : 3 sdm tepung protein rendah
1 butir telur, kocok rata
75 gr tepung panir

Cara buatnya :
1. Bungkus tahu dengan serbet bersih, remas2 sambil diperas hingga tahu lumat dan tiris.
Campur rata dengan garam, merica, pala bubuk, telur, daging, daun dan batang muda bayam,
serta keju.
2. Ratakan adonan tahu dalam loyang 20x20x4 cm yang diolesi mentega. Kukus hingga masak
(20 menit), sisihkan hingga dingin.
3. Potong nugget sesuai selera, gulingkan ke tepung terigu, lalu celupkan ke telur kocok.
Selanjutnya, gulingkan ke tepung panir hingga rata.
4. Goreng terendam minyak ke atas api sedang hingga kering dan kecoklatan. Angkat dan
tiriskan, sajikan hangat.

Gue nyobain pas selesai di kukus, enak.. ternyata Ashton juga mau makan pas pagi-pagi gue goreng, jadi menu makan pagi Ashton..

Spring has sprung...

Today I finally got my flower beds cleaned out and some pansies planted! The weather was beautiful, in the 60's and sunny! So I took advantage of the nice weather to get some things down outside! I got a few different colors of pansies: purple, white, lavender, yellow, and yellow/purple mix.

I also had to buy some fences to keep Cody from digging at the side beds. Hopefully these will help keep my poor little pansies alive instead of being trampled or dug up! :)