Rice and Coconut

Mango is one of my favorite fruits since I was kid,back home in Indonesia we had varieties of mangoes,Good mango is when we cut and peeled there is no string in it,that what I like, I don't like stringy mango  because is too hard to slice it and if  too ripe is not good either,the good one is  ripe but still firm, anyway it's my personal opinion about mango :) Ingredients - 2 ripe mango - 3 tsp Kosher unflavored gelatin / small package - 1/2 cup water - 1/2 cup condensed milk - 2 tbs sugar - 3/4 cup coconut milk that 's a good one meaty without string :) Preparation : peeled mango and cut/sliced puree mango in food processor or blender and set aside on the sauce pan boil 1/2 cup water until hot (or microwave about a minute ) pour unflavored gelatin to the hot water stirring really well,make sure there is no lump add condensed milk and sugar stir really well until combine and mixing with mango puree  add coconut milk and sti...

Es campur / ice mixed with fruits in coconut water with simple syrup or use condensed milk for sweetness,  The main ingredients are coconut string or coconut gel ( nata the coco ) it is available in Asian grocery store, can be mix with any fruits you like such mango,strawberry,ripe jack fruit avocado etc. Ingredients : estimates - Coconut water/juice - 1 mango/ cut in cube - strawberries / slices - Coconut gel or coconut string - Condensed milk - ice cube For simple syrup ( mix 4 Tbsp sugar with 1/2 cup water and pandan leaf or substitute with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract simmer in few minutes until sugar are dissolved ) How to prepare: Basically  you can serve in individual bowl or cup All ingredients can be estimates use as much fruits as you like and adjust sweetness if use both simple syrup and condensed milk or use one of them. Put any slice fruits and ice cube in a small bowl or large cup, pour coconut water add symple syrup and condense...

I love fresh herbs combination on this tofu casserole it can be mix with any pepper, sweet or bell pepper and top with shredded cheddar cheese, mozzarella or event with goat cheese for a creamy taste. Ingredients : - 1 block extra firm tofu - handful basil - handful cilantro - 1/2 cup dice onion - bell pepper / sweet pepper/dice - 2 stalk green onion - 3 eggs - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1/2 teaspoon white pepper - 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder - 1/2 teaspoon garlic - 4 Tbsp goat cheese or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Preparation : Preheat oven on 350 F spray casserole dish with baking spray or grease with butter cut tofu in small cube,and mix it with diced pepper,chop basil and cilantro transfer into baking dish In a small bowl whisk 3 eggs,seasoning with salt,pepper,paprika and garlic powder,stir and pour into tofu mixture top with goat cheese or any shredded cheese you like bake about 40-45 minutes or until golden brown on top ...

We have new grocery store in our area in downtown Harrisonburg,VA  here is  the link bellow Friendly City Food Co-op , I found interesting  foods on vegetarian isle, they have tempeh/tempe and a lot of choices of tofu, I will recommend this store to  my vegetarian friends :) I found Italian herb tofu,extra firm, good for fry,grilled or just crumbled it, So I decide to grill it, Italian herb on tofu sound great to me as an ASIAN,I'm big with tofu and tempeh :) So I made grilled Italian herb tofu salad,with my imagination salad dressing ;) which is something what I had in my pantry and fridge and work with it, and of course you can use any kind tofu you like. Grilled Italian herb tofu salad Ingredients: 3 sliced of tofu about ( 6 oz ) 10 pcs of  asparagus (trimed and cut ) 1/2 of bell pepper 2 round slice red onion 1 cup cut cucumber 1/2 cup cut cherry tomato 1 tbs olive oil Preparation : on grilled pan skillet,heat 1 tbs olive oil gr...

Banana orange cookies crust with yogurt cream sauce Ingredients :estimates ingredients : 2 ripe banana 12 pcs orange flavored cookies ( any kinds ) 1 tsp orange zest ( from an orange ) 2 tbs butter Preparation : peel banana cut by two or three and set aside on food processor pulse cookies and orange zest until soft crumbled transfer to a plate coated banana with cookies crust heat butter on the skillet on medium high fry about 2 minutes each side or until golden brown I served this  this banana with  very simple yogurt cream sauce 2 tbs plan yogurt 2 tbs whipped cream 1 tbs honey pinc of orange zest/grated just mix it together E N J O Y

Ingredients : 2 roll up ( for  thin crust ) 4 tbs basil pesto sauce ( i have the recipe on previous post 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 12 sliced zucchini this  thin crust pizza need to layer ( otherwise is very thin ) Direction : set oven on 350 first layer 2 tbs basil pesto sauce,spread on the thin crust and topped with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese place/layer the second thin crust on top ( when the cheese melted the 2nd layer will be stick ) spread 2 tbs basil pesto sauce and half of  cheese top with sliced zucchini and top with  remaining cheese bake for about 18 minutes just slice it square

With brussel sprout I use Indonesian sweet soy sauce ( kecap manis )  in any Asian recipes for stir fry, sauces,slow cooker or soup. For this fried noodles I mix creamy peanut butter with grated ginger spicy sauce and sweet soy sauce creamy and slightly spicy. This  stir fry noodles good with any vegetables you like or you have on hand especially brussel sprout  or brocolli it was delicious. with broccoli Ingredients : 1 lb egg noodles  ( follow cooking direction on the package ) mix slices vegetables such a broccoli,cabbage,brussels sprout, /estimates 2 Tbsp sesame oil 2 shallots / chop 1 clove garlic / chop 2 Tbsp creamy peanut butter 2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 2 Tbsp soy sauce 2 Tbs sweet soy sauce/tsp brown sugar 1 teaspoon hot sauce / sri racha/ ABC ( Indonesian hot sauce ) Preparation: Cook egg noodles follow direction in the package,set aside meanwhile to make a sauce in a small bowl mix creamy peanut ...