Today's menu:

[Balifrog]

tw, since it didn’t go in the oven, I think the rice would be a riz au lait? Or even a pudding.

It goes in the oven, but "bain marie" style !

Riz au lait is a little bit different.
And yes, the Miss looked at me like I was crazy. But I'll have her try it.

Next try will be "gateau de semoule"
But I need to find very fine semolina. Will have a look at Grand lucky.

 

[Balifrog]

There is a certain mismatch in the mind of a lot of people here between rice and sweetened desserts. Unlike in the Arab world.

Yes, they don't really have a "creative" mind.
Only and always bland, boring, plain white rice.
The Miss is ok with paella, but not much with spicy Basmati or pilaff rice.

 

[jstar]

But I need to find very fine semolina. Will have a look at Grand lucky.

The GL in Jakarta doesn’t have it, I just checked when I was there. They sell it on Shopee etc. though. Or a mix of flour and panure / panir?

 

[harryopal1]

A story today that I thought the fine beef eaters might enjoy.

Wagyu heifer sells for $350,000 as Australian cattle market rises

Australian cattle prices are on the rise, producers are feeling confident, the US is hungry for beef, and now a Wagyu heifer has sold for $350,000.

www.abc.net.au

 

[merahputih]

Yes, they don't really have a "creative" mind.
Only and always bland, boring, plain white rice.
The Miss is ok with paella, but not much with spicy Basmati or pilaff rice.

Does rice flour count? Lupis & wajik is made from glutinous rice and they are sweet. Kue mangkok (Chinese: 發糕), putu bambu, serabi kinca are all from rice flour. Indonesian jajan are mostly made with rice flour/glutinous rice flour/tapioca flour.

 

[Balifrog]

Swiss apple cake.
This time I used 50/50 flour and almond ground.
Also 2 layers of apple, but one is too low.

Anyway you can taste the vanilla and the rum very well !
Purpose : dessert and breakfast !

 

[Shadrach]

Swiss apple cake.
This time I used 50/50 flour and almond ground.
Also 2 layers of apple, but one is too low.

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Anyway you can taste the vanilla and the rum very well !
Purpose : dessert and breakfast !

This looks absolutely Delicious! Another masterpiece!

 

[jstar]

My mother-in-law taught an asisten rumah tangga how to make Tuna Woku.

Now this is one of dishes I prefer over here; fresh, using a lot of local spices and herbs, thus a bit sour and it’s healthy (i.e. not fried).

Manadonese Restaurants practically all serve it, sometimes with chicken. This is one of those dishes that is never the same, a bit as rendang in all these Padang restaurants.

First stadium:

After cooking and adding more veggies, esp. tomatoes:

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Ar my request they use a bit more water and fresh tomatoes to create some more sauce. Smells good, now let’s see how it tastes.

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[jstar]

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And on my plate. Tastes good.

The kaffir lime (the double leaves) are abundantly growing in our yard. The more you cut off the more yield you have.

 

[Balifrog]

Breakfast (tea not yet served)
The table set is a nice reminder of home....

 

[Zimbo]

Just for fun & to stop derailing the thread that was nothing at all to do with food & because eating out is never quite the same as home cooked food...
Today's menu here at my place is:
Breakfast: Scot's porridge/ homemade berry yoghurt
Lunch: Jacket potatoes- various toppings: cheese & chive/spicy tuna /just good old salty butter.
Butternut squash roast in olive oil & seasoned with turmeric & paprika
Dinner: yet to be decided but likely pizza
edit- I forgot to mention the green beans- we have a bit of a glut in the garden, so nice, fresh organic beans too
What's on your menu ?

Biltong

 

[Balifrog]

A few from the recent days. Nothing special, the Missus is away so I don't do anything sophisticated.
Spicy chicken in the oven. Marinated with olive oil, garlic, parsley, rosemary, salt, pepper, paprika, tumerik, ginger, chili and harisa.

Served with mashed potatoes

Rice caramel "pudding" as dessert.

 

[Balifrog]

Yesterday lunch was Quiche Lorraine take away from Daily Baguette bakery.

Fruit salad as dessert.

Dinner at Hanoi, a Vietnamese restaurant. Very good, specially the beef broth which was really tasty.

Again we can see that many Asian dishes are similar between countries.
Pho Bo Vien in VN
Bakso in Indonesia
Kuay Teow in Thailand

 

[Shadrach]

A few from the recent days. Nothing special, the Missus is away so I don't do anything sophisticated.
Spicy chicken in the oven. Marinated with olive oil, garlic, parsley, rosemary, salt, pepper, paprika, tumerik, ginger, chili and harisa.
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Served with mashed potatoes
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Rice caramel "pudding" as dessert.
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Looks delicious!

 

[Shadrach]

My Dinner last Night!
A delicious meal, with nice Prawns, Pan Fried Potatoes, and some Stir fried vegetables! I add a little Butter on top of the Potatoes!

 

[Balifrog]

My Dinner last Night!
A delicious meal, with nice Prawns, Pan Fried Potatoes, and some Stir fried vegetables! I add a little Butter on top of the Potatoes!

And you eat with spoon and fork ?
Not knife and fork ?

Meal looks pretty correct. Delicious would be pushing it a bit.....

 

[Shadrach]

And you eat with spoon and fork ?
Not knife and fork ?

Meal looks pretty correct. Delicious would be pushing it a bit.....

There is nothing there big enough to use a knife!

 

[jstar]

Eh, a knife is not only used to cut…most Asian food I would eat that way; spoon in the right hand of course.

Anyway, you’re smart in frying the potato wedges* otherwise you would need a gravy if they’re only boiled/cooked. And then the shrimps -unless with a garlic sauce- make no sense since you would need meat.

That is the most traditional setup/dish from the area I come from btw. Potatoes, veggies and a piece of meat. Nothing wrong with that of course but if I want to use ingredients like Brussels Sprouts or so, it will become extremely expensive. Spinach, courgette and kale are doable but I wonder how many pollutants and pesticides those vegetables have been absorbing from the air and soil over here.

* If I make something like that they demand saos sambal over here. The sachets you get at fast food places

 

[Balifrog]

Treated myself for a bourgeois (and expensive) dessert today...

But the taste....Beats the traditional local stuff 10 x.

 

[Shadrach]

Eh, a knife is not only used to cut…most Asian food I would eat that way; spoon in the right hand of course.

Anyway, you’re smart in frying the potato wedges* otherwise you would need a gravy if they’re only boiled/cooked. And then the shrimps -unless with a garlic sauce- make no sense since you would need meat.

That is the most traditional setup/dish from the area I come from btw. Potatoes, veggies and a piece of meat. Nothing wrong with that of course but if I want to use ingredients like Brussels Sprouts or so, it will become extremely expensive. Spinach, courgette and kale are doable but I wonder how many pollutants and pesticides those vegetables have been absorbing from the air and soil over here.

* If I make something like that they demand saos sambal over here. The sachets you get at fast food places