Rice and Coconut

Nastar cookies is traditional indonesian cookies with sweet pineapple filling, are typically made during holiday,I try made with different sweet filling like a peach preserves,raspberry,and dried cloves flavored, this time I try to make with natural  pandan flavored. with dried cloves just stick on cookies before  you bake them !! without pandan colour with dried cloves Ingredients : 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2  tsp salt 1 cup softened unsalted butter 1/4 cup confectionesrs' sugar 3 egg yolk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 3 drop pandan paste  1 cup pineapple jam/preserve 1 egg wash dried cloves ( optional ) Directions  - Sift flour and salt into a bowl and set aside.   - Using a stand mixer, cream butter and confectioners’ sugar on medium speed for several minutes until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time. Add the egg yolks, one at a time. Add the vanilla,pandan paste and mix until com

Strawberry pineapple smoothie Ingredients : 2 cup sliced fresh strawberry 2 cup sliced fresh pineapple 2 cup crushed ice 3 tbs strawberry syrup or sugar ( just blender all ingredients together ) serving for 2

Avocado salad with mango citrus dressing Ingredients: Avocado / cut by two take a seed and scoop with a spoon baby arugula watercress cherry tomato thinly sliced red onion strawberry ( estimates and you can use mix green salad or something else) Mango citrus dressing Ingredients 1 mango juice / 1 orange juice /1 lemon 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp plan yogurt 1 tsp honey pinch of salt 1/2 tsp hot sauce ( any kind/optional ) I used orange habanero sauce ( just blender all ingredients salad dressing until combine )  keep  leftover on the fridge for later,,,,,

Curry,,,,,article from wikipedia, Curry  (   / ˈ k ʌr i / ) is a generic description used throughout Western culture to describe a variety of dishes from  Indian ,  Bangladeshi ,  Pakistani ,  Sri Lankan ,  Thai  or other  South  and  Southeast Asian cuisines . Three spices found in most curry powders are  turmeric ,  coriander , and  cumin ; a wide range of additional spices may be included depending on the geographic region and the foods being included (meats, fish, lentils, rice, etc.). [1] Curry's popularity in recent decades has spread outward from the  Indian subcontinent  to figure prominently in international cuisine. Consequently, each culture has adopted spices in its indigenous cooking to suit its own unique tastes and cultural sensibilities. Curry can therefore be called a  pan-Asian  or  global  phenomenon with immense popularity in Thai,  British ,  Japanese  and Caribbean  cuisines Chicken curry is normally thick curry sauce,but this time i made curry chicken s

First of all  I would like to say Thank you to my best friend cindy and bridget for a pair of gorgeous plate and bowl, I like it so much,you will see what i create on the plate and i will use the bowl later for sure :) Calamari tempura in tomato spicy sauce Ingredients : 400 gr clean squid with tentacles about 8 pcs 6 oz tempura batter mix ( half package  a picture  bellow) 3/4 cup cold water vegetable oil for fry about 2-3 cups tomato spicy sauce ingredients : 1 tomato 1 shallot 1 clove garlic handful  cilantro 1 tbs olive oil ( chop all sauce ingredients into blender until combine ) no add salt,because tempura batter mix is already had salt in it simmer on the sauce pan for about 3 minutes or until hot preparation: On deep fry pan heat vegetable oil until temperature reach 350 degree F cut  squid into  1/3-1/2 inch  thick rings, use tentacles if you like mix tempura batter with cold water dip squid into tempura batter mix , drop into Hot oil about 8 ring

Baked banana roll Ingredients: 2 ripe banana 1 9" pie crusts  2 tbs cream cheese 3 tbs  decorating chocolate 1 tbs melted butter ( this recipe is for 4 banana roll ) for Icing : 1 tbs powder sugar 1 tbs condensed milk 1 tbs caramel sauce Preparation; pre heat oven to 450 F cut banana by two roll it in to  chocolate decoration  set aside roll a pie crusts by square or jut leave the way it is and cut by two,like a in the picture bellow. then,,,,on the pie crusts spread about  1 tsp cream cheese  ( room temperature )  put a cut banana in the top of cream cheese and roll it and fold it on both side,to cover a banana from melted chocolate and cream cheese, then brush with melted butter all around it, put on the bake pan with parchment paper and bake about 10-14 minutes until the crust is golden brown. sprinkles with caramel icing when is still warm,and ready to serve,hot,warm or cold serve with ice cream if you like. E

My little garden is growing :) i had a lot of tomatoes,Thai chili,cilantro and basil need to use them for sure,,,how about simple tomato salsa,,,dipping on the chips or side for nachos :) or topping on pita bread with humus and plan yogurt :)  Is nothing special just a simple garden tomato salsa. Garden Tomato salsa Ingredients 3 fresh tomato /dice 1 jalapeno/chopped 1/2 red onion/chopped 1/2 cup fresh cilantro/chopped 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tbs olive oil 1 tsp salt preparation : for chunky salsa  mix the first 4 ingredients on the mixing bowl,sprinkles with lemon juice,olive oil and salt and stir or you can use food processor  for a smooth salsa ( what u prefer ) from my little garden :) I freeze the chili's for all year round and shared with friends