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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:20:51 -0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:50:00 -0000 FoodnGarden http://images.foodngarden.multiply.com/logo http://foodngarden.multiply.com 100 100 Flirt di Dalam Rumah Tangga--Perlukah? <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SIPxRyvK6qI/AAAAAAAAC4I/b08rdoWapeA/s1600-h/flirt.jpg"><img style="display:block;margin:0px auto 10px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SIPxRyvK6qI/AAAAAAAAC4I/b08rdoWapeA/s320/flirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225285280659597986" /></a> Pertama kali mengenal kata 'flirt' saat liburan ke Jogja, bersimbah peluh di pelataran candi Borobudur. Di bawah pohon, dua orang turis bule duduk di sebelahku ditemani oleh dua orang siswa, yang sepertinya sedang belajar memandu wisatawan. Bahasa Inggris mereka tersendat-sendat ketika berusaha menerangkan tentang sejarah berdirinya candi Borobudur. Karena takut terjadinya silang informasi tentang sejarah budaya kita, akhirnya aku angkat bicara, menerangkan silsilah terjadinya salah satu keajaiban dunia ini. Salah satu dari dua turis itu memandangi aku, dan bilang, “Are you flirting with me?” “Flirt?” (Bloon soalnya baru dengar kata itu detik itu juga. Ga pernah lihat kamus soal itu—dasar ga pernah pacaran hehehe). “Yes. Flirt. When you like somebody or want to sleep with somebody, you try to seduce him with your body language or words.” Gubraks!! *Merah padam, darah mendidih nyampe ke kepala* “Look. I am just helping these students to explain to you how this temple had been built. It's all ... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/467/Flirt_di_Dalam_Rumah_Tangga--Perlukah Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:50:00 -0000 Meringues and Gorgie Porgie Story <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2675600921/" title="gorgie porgie by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2675600921_24a5492205.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="gorgie porgie" /></a> It's been 5 days now we're having Gorgie Porgie, that's what we named him, under our care. He was very weak after being born and could not suckle very well. We brought him back to our home and fed him regularly. Unfortunately, he's getting weaker and weaker within hours. He flopped down and could not go back up anymore. Since that very day, we're still feeding him and giving him a hand to try to lift himself up. The second till the fourth day, he could barely move his head up. We almost believe that he's going to die the next morning. Surprisingly enough, he's still alive. And this morning, he could cry 'baa baa' when I called his name, he could blink and put his head up. He could even flap his own ears. I think that was a progress, although he's still quite weak, I am hoping he'll be coping better than before. When he can stand up by himself, that is miracle! The other day, more twins were prematurely born. One is survived until today but the other one had to be brought home as well. S... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/466/Meringues_and_Gorgie_Porgie_Story Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:46:00 -0000 Click: Coffee & Tea <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SH7Nlog5p3I/AAAAAAAAC3o/hXzIfLAvpZs/s1600-h/click-coffeeandtea.jpg"><img style="display:block;margin:0px auto 10px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SH7Nlog5p3I/AAAAAAAAC3o/hXzIfLAvpZs/s200/click-coffeeandtea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223838664210622322" /></a> When I am writing this, the day has become gray again. It is drizzling and chilly. The fire is lit and hot food is prepared. It is really the opposite two beautiful days we've had the previous days. We even enjoyed morning tea outside and I could take a snapshot. The sun was glaring and I took it greedily to take photos for Coffee and Tea<a href="http://jugalbandi.info/2008/06/click-july-2008-the-theme-is/"></a> theme of Click Photo Event this month, created and hosted by Bee and Jai of Jugalbandi<a href="http://jugalbandi.info/"></a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2676418908/" title="breakfast2 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2676418908_039a53f4cb.jpg" width="308" height="500" alt="breakfast2" /></a> Started with breakfast with coffee and <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/07/taste-create-xii-home-made-danish.html">Danish pastry</a> (yes, I made them again!). I made this special for my love and I thought it was just another expression that I'm devoted. The message is well-received. I managed to work in the garden and made a new strawberry patch. The old one was very crowded with the mature clumps and needed to be trimmed. I chose the spot on the top of the old patch, because when these new plants are growing their vines, they are allowed to spill them down. I have step-by-step photos, but I think I will post them under a gardening theme. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2675607333/" title="get them in by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2675607333_6bd6dcfcd7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="get them in" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2675604481/" title="morning tea2 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2675604481_ac3949848e.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="morning tea2" /></a> Mornin... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/465/Click_Coffee_amp_Tea Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:13:00 -0000 Akhirnyo, Pecah Jugo! Whatever the reason behind this reason, pecah telok lah pecah nian sekarang. Seneng, soalnyo menjadi bagian dari komunitas awak dewek rasonyo dak katek tandingannyo. Milis WongKito sebagai bagian dari website Wong Kito<a href="http://wongkito.net/about"></a> merupakan sebuah perkumpulan wong Plembang yang bertebaran di mana-mana. Pertama kali melayangkan imel ke milis merupakan salam perkenalan yang kemudian dibantai habis-habisan oleh para penduduk karena sudah menyalahi aturan milis. Ngapo nyalahi? Soalnyo idak pake judul yang ditetapkan, dan keterangan idak kreatip (menurut barometer WK-ers). Sempat shocked karena aku tidak terbiasa dicaci-maki, tidak biasa menerima 'bad language', tapi menyadari kalau ini merupakan tradisi WK, so I am moving on. Sempat merenung, why should be using harsh words? Karena menurutku, sebuah cacian atau makian merupakan bentuk abusive, merupakan tindak kekerasan secara emosional. Harsh words seperti itu merupakan cikal bakal bullying, which I suppose it is not the intentional. Menilik kembali s... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/464/Akhirnyo_Pecah_Jugo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0000 Taste & Create XII: A Home-Made Danish Pastry <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2662135793/" title="the envelope by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2662135793_04df430d5c.jpg" alt="the envelope" height="500" width="329" /></a> I have Abby of <a href="http://eattherightstuff.squarespace.com/">Eat the Right Stuff</a> as my pair of <a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/?page_id=581">Taste and Create</a> this month. She has a good blog with various skills of baking performance. Recently she did a great job on danish pastry as a part of Daring Bakers assignment. I am not a member of Daring Bakers but I absolutely like to challenge myself with this puff pastry. It is my first attempt to make this feather-light pastry, and it is a rather time-consuming work but it is much worth the effort. It is not so difficult as I imagined once I started working on it. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2662136993/" title="with nutella by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2662136993_4845609da9.jpg" alt="with nutella" height="500" width="333" /></a> This is my entry for<a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/?p=658"> Taste and Create XII</a>, created and hosted by Nicole of <a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/">For the Love of Food</a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2662959906/" title="home-made danish pastry collage by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/2662959906_53999f4746_m.jpg" alt="home-made danish pastry collage" height="180" width="240" /></a> The interesting part of making this pastry is the process after chilling the mixed dough to roll and spread with the butter mixture before it is then folded into thirds to chill in the fridge. I could work on some things else in between the chilling of each time. In the end of the roll, fold, and chill process, I could not wait for 5 hours and was desperately wanting to know ... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/463/Taste_amp_Create_XII_A_Home-Made_Danish_Pastry Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:09:00 -0000 Pembayaran Buku Lelang Books for Love Untuk teman-teman yang masih belum membayar hasil lelangnya, mohon diselesaikan karena acara sudah selesai. Aku dan Vin sedang membereskan arsipnya sambil menunggu kabar dari teman-teman semua juga file pengiriman uangnya. Terima kasih, teman-teman. Hingga saat ini kita sudah mengumpulkan uang sekitar 5 juta lebih. Untuk perincian yang lebih detil, kami mengharapkan supaya pembayarannya diselesaikan selambatnya pada tanggal 18 Juli 2008. Untuk partisipasi dan sumbangannya kepada anak-anak penderita kanker di YKAKI, aku ucapkan terima kasih. Semoga Tuhan membalas semua budi baik teman-teman semua. Hugs. http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/462/Pembayaran_Buku_Lelang_Books_for_Love Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:36:24 -0000 Ngapo Nian Pecah Telok? Haaaaaaaa!! Ngapo laaaaah, cubo! Well. I am thinking it is one way of being exclusive. Not everyone can join in. Aku baru tahu kalo ado milis <a href="http://wongkito.net/about">Wong Kito</a>, akibat iseng browsing sini situ. Pengen nian nak melok, soalnyo aku kan wong Plembang jugo. Ado lah raso sense of belonging, raso memiliki kedaerahan. Lah apo buktinyo? Masih seneng oi aku samo pempek Plembang, bahkan lah sering nian bikin Pempek Panggang. Meskipun iwaknyo idak aseli iwak tenggiri, tapi lumayan lah buat ngobatin raso rindu. Di event-event tertentu di Selandia Baru aku lebih memilih berkebaya dan bersarung songket daripado pake gaun mini keliatan ketek. Aku lahir di Pendopo, sebuah desa, I would believe di kabupaten Muara Enim, 37 tahun yang lalu (tanggal 4 Juli kemaren baru ulang tahun yang ke 37--lah tuwo yo? hehehe). Aku satu-satunya anak perempuan di dalam keluargaku. Adik-adikku semua laki-laki. Meskipun satu-satunya anak perempuan, justru aku yang lebih banyak menerima ketatnya disiplin di dalam menempuh kehidupan. ... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/461/Ngapo_Nian_Pecah_Telok Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:46:00 -0000 Pear and Walnut Gingerbread Pudding We have beautiful weather in these past two days, although not so much heat to burn your skin, it is very appreciated. The morning could be really freezing with severe frost but they melt away during daytime. It is just so relief that we can see and feel the sun in this time of the year. I heard cold snaps happen in the South Island that brings me a thought of my other Kiwi blogger, Bron Marshall down in Christchurch. Cold snap can be really miserable for sheep during lambing time. We received our first twin lambs just 5 days ago. It was not a fine day but the lambs were survived. One of them looked weaker than the other which can be the result of not getting good latched on her mother's breast. Often, when a lamb is getting weaker and can't get on her feet, the mother will reject her (which is now our other task to do--bottle-feeding her!). I don't know why, it is just cruel sometimes. We just 'celebrate' my birthday last Sunday with a big family meal at lunch time. I cook, of course, s... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/460/Pear_and_Walnut_Gingerbread_Pudding Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:25:00 -0000 Tams Clafoutis I have some assignments to do this month before taking a short break early next month. Yes, we're going to Taranaki for skiing. If you're a fan of The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, then Taranaki perhaps will give you a ring. At this time of the year, this place will be crowded by those who love snow and snowy sports. So, I am going to prepare for this trip. After having back pain for weeks and weeks, it is time for me to get fit again. There's an event <a href="http://blog.keyingredient.com/2008/06/06/key-ingredient-cooks-kitchen-recipe-contest/">Key Ingredient Cook’s Kitchen</a> (KICK) recipe contest, created and hosted by Sophie of <a href="http://blog.keyingredient.com/">The Key Ingredient</a>. I was invited to join in. I was not sure about joining in because it is not berry season in New Zealand, but Sophie allows us to improvise with the seasonal fruit we're having here. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2623278831/" title="tamarillo tree by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2623278831_b188d4eccb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="tamarillo tree" /=""></a> Tamarillos are in season at the moment and I am using them as the key ingredient in the recipe. As I like clafoutis, so I go with it. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2643756735/" title="tam clafouti3-3 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2643756735_ddf72fc5ee.jpg" width="329" height="500" alt="tam clafouti3-3" /=""></a> Tamarillo Clafoutis <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2643768717/" title="tamarillos by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2643768717_0f10184c4d.jpg" width="298" height="500" alt="tamarillos" /=""></a> 6 tamarillos, poached in hot water, peeled with stem attached, set aside Vanilla Syrup 1/2 cup caster sugar 3/4 ... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/459/Tams_Clafoutis Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:36:00 -0000 Happy Birthday, July Friends! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/693968542/" title="July special birthday cake 2007 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/693968542_76548e1c00.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="July special birthday cake 2007" /=""></a> I am not making any cake for my own birthday yesterday but I did this cake last year for July birthday people. Besides mine (July 4th), my youngest daughter (July 25th), I am also sharing birthdays with other July bloggers, namely my dear friend in Queensland, Barbara of <a href="http://winosandfoodies.typepad.com/">Winos and Foodies</a> who is sharing birthday with husband Bryan and friend Mary; and you guess what, Bee and Jai of <a href="http://jugalbandi.com/">Jugalbandi</a> are also sharing birthday with us. In my family, there are many July people as my second brother, my cousin and my uncle are also sharing birthdays in the same month. Some of KBB members are also sharing birthday with me, namely <a href="http://widyahidayat.blogspot.com/">Widya Hidayat</a> and <a href="http://naylacantik.multiply.com/">Kartika</a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2292254807/" title="chrysanthemum by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2292254807_c3ce705983.jpg" width="500" height="444" alt="chrysanthemum" /=""></a> So, Happy birthday, July people! This is all for you! Have a good laugh, life, a lot of sunshine in your love, and be merry! Hugs to you all!<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Homemades" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle;border:0;" /=""></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Homemades" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/458/Happy_Birthday_July_Friends Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:39:00 -0000 Donna's Silverbeet and (Pumpkin) Gruyere Gratin <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGxSpszK7fI/AAAAAAAAC20/U5G1j-JEcOk/s1600-h/aaweekendherbblogging.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;display: block;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGxSpszK7fI/AAAAAAAAC20/U5G1j-JEcOk/s200/aaweekendherbblogging.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218636944569462258" border="0" /=""></a> It is chilly today and is quite miserable. It's been raining and it's been cold. The garden is bare and the branches on the trees are naked. The hint of Spring is still kept tightly in the buds, just not ready to share their secrets yet. Some tree branches covered in lichen, perhaps one out of ways to tell us the tree is dying. Yet, it is too cold to even bother get outside, let alone, get the chainsaw going and do something with it. Well, leave till Spring. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2617789324/" title="winter branch by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2617789324_58b848f970_m.jpg" alt="winter branch" height="240" width="160" /=""></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2616965857/" title="lichen by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2616965857_becb988e46_m.jpg" alt="lichen" height="240" width="160" /=""></a> The Summer leftover is still scattered in the garden. The beds that I cleaned up are now sprouting some little seedlings of both weeds and herbs seeds. Coriander seeds which were left from harvesting were now happily springing their heads up on the ground and opening their leaves. Cold Winter is yet to come, little ones, so beware! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2632323393/" title="Coriander Seedlings by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2632323393_6bcbe4d0c6.jpg" alt="Coriander Seedlings" height="500" width="333" /=""></a> We grow pumpkins with two varieties: Queensland crown and buttercup. I do love both as they have different characteristic of flavour, but my choice is this deep nutty taste of buttercup with crispy green ... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/456/Donnas_Silverbeet_and_Pumpkin_Gruyere_Gratin Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:28:00 -0000 Inspiring Food Photography - Ada yang mau nyoblos? aku udah lama tahu soal IFP tapi ga ngeh kalo dapet nominasi bareng2 sama Melissa dan Helen yang udah kampiun banget soal food photo bahkan lebih banyak udah ngedapetin awards segala macem. ga menang pun rasanya seneng aja dinominasiin sama mereka hehehe... kalo temen-temen merasa foto-fotoku layak dicoblos, silakan ya tanpa paksaan nih atau suap ini itu hehehe... feel free! dan trims udah rela nyoblos untukku :) ini linknya: http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/?p=2680 http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/457/Inspiring_Food_Photography_-_Ada_yang_mau_nyoblos Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:13:22 -0000 Home Photography #3: Studio <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGhp32kTpUI/AAAAAAAAC2k/MdPHjpHCw4s/s1600-h/logo-homput-studio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;display: block;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGhp32kTpUI/AAAAAAAAC2k/MdPHjpHCw4s/s200/logo-homput-studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217536576570238274" border="0" /=""></a> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://last-bite.blogspot.com/">Dita</a> has another task for us to do this month for home photographers to do Home-Photography with this month's theme: <a href="http://last-bite.blogspot.com/2008/06/home-food-photography-3-studio_19.html">Studio</a>, after <a href="http://last-bite.blogspot.com/2008/05/home-food-photography-1-round-up.html">HP #1</a> and <a href="http://last-bite.blogspot.com/2008/06/home-food-photography-2-round-up.html">HP#2-Property</a>. First thing when I saw her email, I said to myself 'nah, I won't do this' as my mind is whirling around to that flashy lights and sophisticated gears which a studio holds. I don't have such gadgets and I don't even have a tripod! Trust me, it's true. All the photos I produced are basically from my a desk and a home-made reflector with suitable amount of lights coming from the big window in the living room whose my own hands are as the 'tripod'. <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGho9SzHLMI/AAAAAAAAC2M/noUrAciPEX4/s1600-h/home+photo+studio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;display: block;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SGho9SzHLMI/AAAAAAAAC2M/noUrAciPEX4/s400/home+photo+studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217535570536246466" border="0" /=""></a>This is the place I always use for taking food photos. A desk, a simple desk. And here are some photos I've produced from this setting. Nothing fancy, isn't it! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2622857497/" title="coffee macarons2 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2622857497_a7031aac66.jpg" alt="coffee macarons2" height="500" width="333" /=""></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2623678666/" title="coffee macarons by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2623678666_e0637613cd.jpg" alt="coffee macarons" height="500" width="333" /=""></a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/455/Home_Photography_3_Studio Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:18:00 -0000 Mari Menyumbang untuk Annisa dan Teman-Temannya di Rumah Kita-YKAKI Untuk teman-teman yang ikhlas meluangkan beberapa peser uang dan rejekinya untuk anak-anak penderita kanker di Yayasan Kasih Anak Kanker Indonesia, silakan meninggalkan pesan berupa email di kotak reply event ini dengan demikian saya akan mengirimkan email balasan kepada anda dan memberikan no rekening dimana dana ini akan disalurkan kepada YKAKI sebagai bagian dari acara Lelang Buku Books for Love (<a href="http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/422/">http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/422/</a>). Terima kasih atas bantuan teman-teman semua. Semoga Tuhan membalas semua kebaikan anda. http://foodngarden.multiply.com/calendar/item/10027/Mari_Menyumbang_untuk_Annisa_dan_Teman-Temannya_di_Rumah_Kita-YKAKI Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:37:03 -0000 Salad for Fat Chefs or Skinny Gourmets I like salad. It is a non-guilty food I can eat and enjoy at any time, even as a snack in between meals. Nibbling a leaf or two in the making process is kind of a 'good' habit, I suppose, rather than nibbling on salty chips, don't you think? As I said on the <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/06/mixing-greens-to-crunchy.html">mixed green leaves salad</a> post that I like to add fruits in the salad for I do believe that they give more texture, flavour, and freshness to the whole package. I usually use New Zealand fruits, ranged from kiwifruit, grapes, nashi (the brown skinned pear which has round shape with juicy flesh), apples, and other pears. Sometimes I would include avocado, but not everyone can consume this lovely fruit, in that consent, I often serve slices of them separately with the mixture of fresh orange segments, sliced of Spanish onions, and tossed with whole-grain mustard dressings. This is my entry for <a href="http://whatscooking.us/2008/05/23/fat-chefs-or-skinny-gourmets/">Fat Chefs or Skinny Gourmets</a> hosted by duo <a href="http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/">Ivy</a> and <a href="http://whatscooking.us/author/admin/">Ben</a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2604052620/" title="mixed leaves with caramelized pears #2 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2604052620_05472cd5d1.jpg" alt="mixed leaves with caramelized pears #2" height="500" width="333" /=""></a> Mixed Leaves with Caramelized Pears Salad mixed salad leaves, your choice red radi... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/454/Salad_for_Fat_Chefs_or_Skinny_Gourmets Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:21:00 -0000 Taste & Create: German Chocolate Cake I have been becoming a fan of <a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/?page_id=581">Taste and Create</a> event which is created and hosted by Nicole of <a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/">For the Love of Food</a>. This is a fun event where all bloggers can test and true a recipe taken from the paired mate randomly picked by the host. T &amp; C last time I was <a href="http://supperinstereo.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/taste-and-create/">paired</a> with Hanne of <a href="http://supperinstereo.wordpress.com/">Supper in Stereo</a> and tried her <a href="http://supperinstereo.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/pumpkin-pie-ice-cream/">Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream</a> which was superb! The pumpkin ice cream was just <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/03/taste-great-recipe.html">new to my taste</a> but it was a pleasant trial. I love it with sweet ginger cubes. T &amp; C this time I am paired with Nicole and I was browsing through her wonderful recipes. Like I said, I am big on desserts, so first time browsing, you bet, is the items under <a href="http://forfood.rezimo.com/?cat=8">Desserts category</a>. There I was flipping over one page to the others, trying to escalate myself into something new, something I haven't made or something I don't dare to try. This is the fun of the event, as you're browsing through a blog you don't read a lot or perhaps one of the bloggers you've just been acquaintance with, the choice of re... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/453/Taste_amp_Create_German_Chocolate_Cake Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:57:00 -0000 Roti with Lentils and Spinach Curry <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SFmqhfQ1_nI/AAAAAAAAC2E/f2rPVWmIdZw/s1600-h/Roti%2BMela.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SFmqhfQ1_nI/AAAAAAAAC2E/f2rPVWmIdZw/s200/Roti%2BMela.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213385535962611314" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com/">Srivalli</a> is hosting <a href="http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com/2008/04/announcing-event-to-celebrate-indian.html">Roti Mela</a> and it is a chance for me to try out making Indian roti. I was so obsessed with naan bread and was not happy because they turned out as hard as rocks and did not have any black blotches. So I seek advice from <a href="http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/">Peter</a> how he made <a href="http://www.souvlakiforthesoul.com/index_files/naan_bread.html">his naan bread</a>, and I will surely try it again (thanks, mate!). On the chilly weather like ours these days, it feels really warm eating a bowl of lentils curry or soup with home-made bread. Roti is an Indian flat bread which is eaten with dhal. I choose to make curry with a little bit thicker mixture and mop up the juice with roti. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2590693023/" title="mild version of Indian lentils curry by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/2590693023_07bac48d61.jpg" alt="mild version of Indian lentils curry" height="500" width="333" /></a> I don't find it difficult to make this roti, but I am curious how to flatten it to make a coin-thickness bread, as flat as it should be. In the <a href="http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com/2008/06/coconut-masala-stuffed-puri-roti-mela.html">recipe</a> Srivalli did not mention how to flatten the bread, so I browsed my own cookbook and found one recipe to make roti. It is said I have to pull the bread balls on the edge, rotating along it until all flattened. I still can find some thick corners on some rotis t... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/452/Roti_with_Lentils_and_Spinach_Curry Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:18:00 -0000 Mixing the Greens to Crunchy! <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SFXSBDX6bUI/AAAAAAAAC18/lZCft6fdaiY/s1600-h/hotm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4dODHkS8nFw/SFXSBDX6bUI/AAAAAAAAC18/lZCft6fdaiY/s200/hotm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212303059278523714" border="0" /></a> While I am warming up updating my blog, I am so thrilled to find an email from Meeta of <a href="http://whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/">What's for Lunch, Honey?</a> that <a href="http://whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/2008/06/monthly-mingle-23-mango-mania-winner-of.html">I won Bulbul's cookbook</a> on <a href="http://whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/2008/04/monthly-mingle-20-bollywood-cooking.html">Bollywood Cooking</a> event which I submitted <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/04/bollywood-cooking-from-new-zealand.html">Bombay Lamb Curry and Rice Kheer</a>. I am surprised to be the winner because I am new to Indian cooking and was daring myself to cook Indian food and photographed it. There were a lot of good photos on the occasion as well, I've never thought I would win. So, thank you Meeta, thank you, Bulbul! Look forward to be using the book soon. We've just finished painting for the school project and here I am, listening to the rain and updating this blog. I've been enjoying photography so much and am too lazy to write a recipe. My back is still sore after digging that many vegetable beds in the garden, pruning the roses, pulling the weeds out, chasing the peacocks away, and all the house chores, to be an excuse away from the computer for a while. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2576799539/" title="naughty peacock by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2576799539_3bafa54895.jpg" alt="naughty peacock " height="309" width="500" /></a> Furthermore, I have been missing my mother and am heavily am homesick th... http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/450/Mixing_the_Greens_to_Crunchy Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:59:00 -0000 SnackShots#4: Salad! Oh, my! It is pretty challenging to shoot a pile of salad I've never ever thought before. I only usually snapshot it without even thinking that this salad has characteristics as well as tones, texture, and appetizing complex. If you don't consider your salad is beautiful, then look again! I have been taking hundreds of the same salad with different angles and I only came up with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2581709871/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2582540122/">2</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2582541566/">3</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2582543204/">4</a> options which one of them I am submitting for <a href="http://www.greedygourmet.com/2008/05/12/snackshots-4-salad/">SnackShots #4: Salad</a>, hosted by Michelle of <a href="http://www.greedygourmet.com/">Greedy Gourmet</a>. I'll submit the recipe of the salad with other photos for <a href="http://lucullian.blogspot.com/2008/06/lentil-and-potato-salad-with-tomato-and.html">The Heart of the Matter</a> hosted by Ilva of <a href="http://lucullian.blogspot.com/">Lucullian Delights</a>. This is my entry for SnackShot #4: Salad, at last. I am choosing this photo for a reason: I like it! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2581709871/" title="greens and apple3 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2581709871_401fcd871d.jpg" width="337" height="500" alt="greens and apple3" /></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Homemades" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle;border:0"/></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Homemades" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/451/SnackShots4_Salad Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:29:00 -0000 Perspective <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2576800073/" title="perspective #2 by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2576800073_083b64b29a.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="perspective #2" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2490462831/" title="perspective by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2490462831_13193b2d3e.jpg" width="337" height="500" alt="perspective" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homemades/2458104659/" title="calendula by Arfi Binsted of HomeMadeS, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2458104659_0326d18524.jpg" width="273" height="500" alt="calendula" /></a> Perspective. Only. http://foodngarden.multiply.com/journal/item/449/Perspective Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:56:00 -0000 The Great Indian Cookbook Size: 9" x 12" Pages: 96 Hard Cover Bahasa Inggris Kondisi 95% masih bagus. Description about book: For both the gourmand and gourmet, this book literally brings home the rich variety of flavours and tastes of Indian cooking, including many regional variations, vegetarian and non - vegetarian. Consisting of all-time favourites provided by the chefs of the restaurants of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, New Delhi, these sumptuous dishes can be easily made. Sumbangan dari Lintang untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/16/The_Great_Indian_Cookbook Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:58:35 -0000 Pintu Terlarang by Sekar Ayu Asmara Sumbangan dari Zara lagi. Untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/15/Pintu_Terlarang_by_Sekar_Ayu_Asmara Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:56:15 -0000 Imperia by Akmal Nasery Basral Sumbangan dari Zara juga. Untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/14/Imperia_by_Akmal_Nasery_Basral Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:55:11 -0000 DIGITARIUM by Baron Leonard Sumbangan dari Zara juga. Untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/13/DIGITARIUM_by_Baron_Leonard_ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:53:56 -0000 Every Silence Has A Story by Zara Zettira ZR Sumbangan dari Zara juga, un-edited. Untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/12/Every_Silence_Has_A_Story_by_Zara_Zettira_ZR Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:52:50 -0000 Believe in Love by Zara Zettira ZR (un-edited) Ini sumbangan dari Zara (masih inget si runner-up Gadis Sampul th 80'an kan? Masih inget Catatan Si Boy kan?) sendiri yang tidak diedit (berarti asli dong ya) dan beliau bersedia menandatangani. Untuk Books for Love: <a href="http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html">http://homemades.blogspot.com/2008/05/books-for-love.html</a> http://foodngarden.multiply.com/market/item/11/Believe_in_Love_by_Zara_Zettira_ZR_un-edited Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:50:14 -0000