An Afternoon tea with Freshly Baked Scones

Scones? Apakah itu scones? Scones merupakan roti kecil yang berasal dari Scotland. Scones populer di United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand dan Amerika Serikat. Bentuknya biasanya bulat dan flat sebesar piring kecil. Biasanya terbuat dari gandum, barley atau oatmeal.

Today, I tried to make some scones. Awalnya karena teman saya, Marda menanyakan soal scones untuk acara afternoon tea, jadinya penasaraan deh. Pembuatan scones gampang-gampang susah, intinya jangan sampai bahan-bahan jadi over-mix. Alhamdulillah my first scone lumayan OK lah, walaupuna agak kurang tebal ya dan mungkin kurang besar hehehehe...well, next time better :)  Scones ini sangat nikmat disantap sambil menikmati secangkir teh hangat disore hari. I put whipped cream and strawberry jam on my scones yuuumm..rasanya makin yummy. My brother tested my scones while having a warm tea this afternoon and he can't stop eating my little scones..yaayy I'm so happy and glad that he likes my scones.

hmm jadi kepikiran nih...lucu jg ya kalau bikin "mini scones" untuk acara afternoon tea bersama sahabat-sahabat :)  

Afternoon tea with freshly baked scones...yuuum :)

Festival Jajanan Bango 2010

Siapa yang tak kenal Festival Jajanan Bango? Festival Jajanan Bango (FJB) merupakan kegiatan yang digagas oleh Kecap Bango untuk mempopulerkan makanan tradisional Indonesia sehingga makanan warisan leluhur terus menjadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari semua keluarga di Indonesia. Festival ini nampaknya selalu menyedot perhatian masyarakat Indonesia.

Punya jajanan favorit? sekarang para ibu dapat memilih jajanan favorit keluarga yang ingin di hadirkan di FJB 2010 di Jakarta, Bandung dan Surabaya. Untuk Jakarta, pemilihan jajanan favorit keluarga ini akan berakhir pada tanggal 20 Juni 2010, sedangkan untuk Bandung dan Surabaya akan ada pengumuman selanjutnya. Waahh makin menarik ya Festival Jajanan Bango :) 

Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut mengenai Festival Jajanan Bango 2010, Anda dapat mengakses Facebook FJB 2010 or follow their twitter for more updates from FJB 2010. Yuukks kita ramaikan FJB 2010 ini!! :) 

a Short Trip to Bandung

Few months ago, I went to Bandung with my hubby and my bestfriend, Hening. It's not our first trip to Bandung of course but we always excited about going to Bandung. It seems everyone just love going to Bandung for shopping or eating. Me, myself prefer to go to Bandung on weekday, because it isn't very crowded just like in the weekend (especially long weekend).  My fave spot in Bandung is yogurt Cisangkuy, they are very famous in Bandung. I love the yogurt because it tastes so fresh. My fave there is the grape and strawberry flavor yuuummm :)

Yogurt Cisangkuy

After the refreshing yogurts, we go around Bandung, sightseeing..shopping..etc..then it came to lunch time woohooo! we choose Tomodachi cafe. They serve Asian and European food. I ordered Tom Yang Goong, Hening ordered soup and my hubby ordered steak with yummy mushroom sauce. Aarghh why I didn't the same thing as my hubby did *drooling* 

*drooling*

ohh yes,  if you are a pet lover, you have to visit Pet Distro across Tomodachi. It's like pet heaven, you can find many cute stuff for your pet, that's including many snack for your pet. Too bad I didn't take any photos of Pet Distro.

Ever heard of Nanny's Pavilion? it's one of the hip place in Bandung now. With adorable, cute and comfortable interiors, you'll fall in love with Nanny's Pavilion. Their specialty is the pancake and the waffle. My hubby ordered Cookies and cream waffle, I ordered their fries and Hening ordered mango smoothies..yuup the smoothies is very refreshing yuuum. I love Nanny's Pavilion, you have to try Nanny's Pavilion if you visit Bandung. You won't regret it..trust me :)

Cookies and Cream Waffle...it's the best!! yumm

Last stop is Giggle Box, it's a new place. Their interior concept "mirip" dengan Nanny's pavilion. Too bad we sit outside, I'm soo curious to see their inside and upstairs interior. I think it's very comfortable. The food is very cheap! for steak it's only IDR 19,000!! Sayangnya menunya kurang bervariasi ya...maybe because they are still new in town? But after all Giggle Box is a nice place to hang out with friends.

Giggle Box

I really suggest you to spend the night in Bandung. A short trip really makes us exhausted. Next time we will spend a night or two when visiting Bandung. 

xoxo

Green Tea cupcakes

New recipe from "With Love", Green tea cupcakes! :)

It's very yummy and you can tastes the freshness of the green tea in every bite. I love my new recipe, anyone wanna try??

If you're interested on my cupcakes, you can visit my flickr page to see my cupcakes. Or you can just send me a message if you have any question about my cupcakes/cakes :)

Fast Food Indonesia?

Kalau mendengar kata fast food, pasti kita teringat dengan makanan cepat saji seperti hamburger, ayam goreng ataupun kentang goreng. Kebanyakan dari fast food tersebut merupakan makanan cepat saji dari negeri Paman Sam alias Amerika. Sebut saja dari mulai KFC, McD hingga Fat Burger..hayoo siapa yang belum pernah coba?

Kita punya makanan cepat saji khas Indonesia ga sih? menurut saya jawabannya adalah : Makanan Padang yang biasa tersaji di restoran-restoran Padang. Why? Well..begitu masuk ke dalam resto, kita langsung disajikan berbagai makanan yang tertata rapi di piring-piring (biasanya juga termasuk teh hangat). Kita tinggal memilih salah satu dari makanan tersebut (semua juga boleh sih). Ini lebih hebat dari restoran cepat saji ala Amrik. Kalau di KFC, McD etc kita harus memesan dulu apa yang kita inginkan, kalau di restoran padang voilaa! makanan langsung tersaji di depan mata. Hebat kan? Jadi menurut saya ini adalah makanan cepat saji ala Indonesia.

Langsung tersedia...

Makanan di restoran Padang kebanyakan menggunakan santan, apakah sehat? Kalau sekali-sekali boleh lah, tapi jangan setiap hari ya makan santan. Kalau mau memilih yang tidak bersantan juga bisa. Coba pilih ayam pop dengan sayur daun singkong (kurang seru sih ya?) Menu favorit saya adalah gulai ayam dan sambal hijau yang banyaaakk hehehe...

My fave menu, gulai ayam+sambal hijau..yuummm

"Pop Art" Pizza e Birra

Nowadays people are talking about Pizza e Birra, I guess it has become one of the hip place in Jakarta. People said that the foods are great and also the ambience's there. Is it true? so I went there with my bestfriend Hening. We tried Pizza e Birra at Plaza Indonesia for lunch. When we got there, the first thing that pop out into my mind is, this place is sooo pop art. It's pretty cool!

Pop art at Pizza e Birra, guess what is this? ;)

What's on the menu? so many various pizza makes me confused to choose what to order hehe..they all sounds very yummy. I decided to order Margarita Pizza (tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil).  It's yummy and I ate almost all of it by myself hahaha...

My order, almost ate it all by myself hahaha

My friend, Mire suggested to try the flavored beer, because she said it's one of Pizza e Birra specialty. But I didn't try the flavored beer. Maybe next time I'll try the flavored beer :)Most of all Pizza e Birra is a nice place with yummy food to try. It's comfortable to hang out there with some friends. I'd like to go there again sometimes. anyone wanna join??

Cheesy Smoked Beef French Toast

The 1st person who taught me to make a simple french toast was my mom. I was a lil girl at that time when I saw my mom making french toast for our breakfast. And now my mom's french toast has became one of my fave recipe. It's very simple, yummy and healthy for breakfast. So If you're outa idea for your breakfast, maybe you could try this recipe. It's the collaboration of my mom french toast with my own modification, Cheesy Smoked Beef French toast *sounds weird* hahahaha....

you'll need :

• breads
• smoked beef
• sliced cheese
• eggs

how to?

• crack the eggs, whisk them
• put smoked beef & cheese into the bread (just like make sandwich)
• coat the bread with eggs batter
• grilled the bread with grilling pan, until it's done and has a grilling mark.
• serve the french toast with fresh milk & fruit..voila! you have one healthy breakfast :)

If you don't like something cheesy and beefy, just leave them and make a simple french toast. Then sprinkle it with icing sugar or pour honey or maple syrup on top of it (just like pancake).

Cheesy Smoked Beef French Toast :)