I still had some Galbani fresh mozzarella and mascarpone in my fridge. Usually I made pizza or arancini when I have a mozzarella in hands but this time I want make something different. After browsing I found this Oven-Baked Chicken Parmesan, I have all the ingredients except marinara sauce. Do I have to give up because I don’t have marinara sauce? Of course not, I wouldn’t give up so easily. I decided to make my own marinara sauce using this Marinara Sauce recipe. Continue reading
Why don’t you turn off your television and just listening my story about caramel? I have lived through many ages. Through the eyes of salmon, deer and wolf. I have seen the northmen invading Ireland, destroying all in the search of caramel. I have seen suffering in the darkness. Yet, I have seen beauty thrive in the most fragile of places. I have seen the candy. The candy that turned the darkness into light. Continue reading
Pickled Cucumber
This acar usually eaten as a condiment for satay. fried rice, martabak and any other foods.
Ingredients:
-2 cucumber, cut into wide sticks
-1 tbsp salt
-3 shallots, thinly sliced
-2 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 7 bird eye chiles
- 1 carrot, optional
Method:
- Use only the white part of cucumber and discard the seeds, cut into a wide sticks and set aside.
- If you use carrot, peeled and cut into a dice or wide sticks but smaller than cucumber.
- Put carrot, cucumber and chillies in a big bowl. Stir in sugar, salt and vinegar. Stir to combine and let sit for 15 minutes.
This sambal has a strong lemony taste from lemon juice, lemon basil and jeruk limau.Lemon Basil is popular in Indonesia and it is known as kemangi. Indonesian people usually eat it raw with sambal and rice and it also use to season Indonesian steamed, soup and stew dishes Continue reading