durian pancake and a little reunion

hello my dear readers, i'm so thankful for not forgetting today's post. i almost missed it. i spent too much of my time playing with my friend who's back in town again. she's completely insane and she's the one who shares almost all the same thoughts with me. well we have another best friend who knows us too well but she's a little wiser and not as crazy as we are. she brings balance to our friendship.

unfortunately, both of them don't eat durian, so none of them taste this durian pancake. but my mom is a durian fan and she enjoys this pancake. too bad i didn't really give it some justice because i made the crepes slightly thicker. my bad. the next time i make it, i hope i could make it thinner and more beautiful.

I got the recipe from Mbak Pepy on Indonesia Eats. If you love Indonesian food, you must love her food blog right away. Anyhow, back to me and my friends, it's nice to know that we are all completing each other with laughter and advices, hopefully til later even after we have had kids and family. I'm so happy and thrilled to be able to hang out again together at the same time in the same place with them. That's us below! And for those of you who are craving for this durian pancake, i have reposted the recipe from Indonesia Eats below.. :)

Happy Eid Mubarak with strawberry thumbprint cookies

hello everyone! first of all i would like to say Happy Eid Mubarak for all of my friends who celebrate this big day. :) well, we are in quite a long holiday because of Eid Mubarak here in Indonesia. Eid Mubarak is celebrated greatly here. we usually celebrate it with some cookies and rice patties with opor ayam, even if we don't celebrate Eid Mubarak, we would still crave for those rice patties. hahaha. but i could just present you this strawberry jam thumbprint cookies.

this strawberry thumbprint cookies was actually my modification of ananas tart or nastar. i was too lazy to make the pineapple jam by myself, so i tweaked it by using store-bought strawberry jam since i still have 2 jars of strawberry jam in my fridge. it really is a lot simpler to make it like this than make it with the pineapple version and let's be honest it really looks more beautiful right?! like a jewel, like ruby pendant. my mom said, it would be nicer if the dough was rolled in something crunchy like cornflakes or crushed nuts. i couldn't be more agree or at least i should give it some egg wash. we shall try it next time!

aside from this cookies, i was sooo happy to announce that my silliest high school best friend will be arriving in the city tomorrow! she's studying in Seattle and hasn't been going home for 2 years, so to see her again tomorrow will be terrific. i am so crazily excited! hahaha. i have planned to make her this and that but let's see what comes next. i bet she wants to go outside having some fun in fancy restaurant. but i will still make something for her :D okayy, now for you who has been waiting for the recipe of this thumbprint cookies, check it out!

strawberry and white chocolate mousse

hello everyone, i just looked at my blog's overviews and feel sad with the ongoing stats this week. hahaha. seems like i haven't been putting much attention and effort to this blog and its surroundings. but i'm here today, posting one lovely dessert i've made. it wasn't actually meant to be this thing. i got the original recipe from my favorite chocolate cookbook. it was at first written as white chocolate mousse. but the picture is so lovely because the clear white chocolate mousse was dotted with the red from raspberries, whole raspberry. then my mind went a little playful by thinking of making all of them turn pink. you may see the original picture from the book here, with my hands there, thinking of making some twist.

what i did to this white chocolate mousse is simple. in order to make it pink, i make strawberry sauce and just combined it with the chocolate mousse. tastewise, it tastes strawberry-ish, not completely strawberry. i think the flavor of the white chocolate still overpowers everything, yet it's quite scary to put more strawberry juice into it because i'm afraid too much juice wouldn't make the mousse set. however, this strawberry chocolate mousse still looks cute in my eyes, with those pink color and strawberry garnish. strawberry is just my favorite fruit. don't you think they're pretty as well?

well, this dessert is still refreshing and almost perfect to be eaten in a hot summer day, though some other twist might make it more delicious. next time i make it, i want to divide the mousse in layers, like one layer of white chocolate mousse then topped with strawberry mousse then topped with chocolate mousse and so on. also i think, making it with yellow-colored fruit such as mangoes or oranges might be yummy too. the color would be so summery. can't wait to make something yellow. anyhow, for you who curious with this dessert and its recipe, check the recipe and see if you can come up with another better twist! :D

June - July 2012 IFP Round Up

hello guys, this time we will see another IFP round up from June 2012 until July 2012.. we didn't receive as much entries as previous months this time. but it will still makes us crave for some! so, without taking too long, let's see those beautiful foods..