Macaroni Soup

I am sure most of you already know of this soup. If you don’t, here is the recipe, I learned it from my mom. When I was pregnant with Andrew, I love this soup so much that I can eat it for two days.

Shrimp Potato

I used to cook this dish a lot when I was in San Francisco. But in the past, I usually cut the potatoes into small cubes. Today, I am experimenting this dish with thin slices potatoes. It was actually really good. If you like it spicy, then add more chilli sauce.

Al’s Devilled Eggs

My good friend in San Francisco, Al, likes to make this yummy Devilled Eggs. He brought them once to my Graduation BBQ Picnic at the Golden Gate Park and within a few minutes they were all gone. They are so good that I begged him to share me the recipe. Now, I don’t have to fly down to San Francisco to taste your famous Devilled Egg. Thank you, Al! I copied and pasted the instructions from Al’s email. See below:

Green Mung Bean Soup

I bet most of you knew of the green mung bean as a sweet dessert, cook in a syrup water or brown sugar. This time I am going to make a Green Bean Soup (tastes salty) to be eaten with rice. My mom used to make this dish using the pork bones with little meat to get a little bit of sweet taste, but I am replacing it with regular pork meat in this recipe.

Restaurant Review: Sushi King

Yesterday, after the church mass, we were starving and decided to try out a new restaurant nearby the church. We passed by this restaurant called Sushi King on Wilshire Boulevard and saw there was a parking on the street/ So we parked and entered the restaurant. It is not a big restaurant, they have perhaps 6-7 tables and the sushi bar. When we got there, the restaurant was half full. We sat down and asked for a booster seat for Andrew but the one and the only one that they have was being used by one of the customers.

House For Rent in Jakarta

Our house in Jakarta is now available for rent. This house was recently fully renovated and therefore is now ready for move-in. The house specifications are as below:

Tjandrawidjaja Look-alike Meter

Based on Limmy’s recommendation, I’ve decided to try the Look-alike Meter to find out who does Andrew look more alike to. The result is Andrew looks more like me by 8%. Yay………………………….

Stuffed Tofu (Bakso Tahu Isi)

When I was living in Jakarta, this is one of the dish that I love to make. I would used about 16 - 20 pieces of firm tofu, then make the rest as meatballs. You can also add some soy bean into the soup, but be sure to soak the bean over night and cook until tender. See my recipe below and picture above for instructions.

Chicken Noodle with Wonton (Mie Ayam Pangsit)

Every once in a while, my parents, especially my dad, likes to make the Chicken Noodle with Wonton. The noodle is also made from scratch. But here today, I will use ready fresh/dried noodle or rice stick, you can also use your favorite noodle (egg noodle, rice noodle, etc). See my recipe below:

Restaurant Review: Din Tai Fung

Finally, last Saturday, we were able to go to Din Tai Fung and tasted the famous Pork Dumpling (Xiao Lung Bao). We got there around 1.30PM and waited for about 10 minutes for our table. (Note that the restaurant closes at 2.30PM before the reopen at 5PM). As we were waiting, we were asked to select our orders first. We chose the Shrimp Noodle Soup $ 7.50, Pork Dumpling $7.25 and Pork Crab Dumpling $9. We spent a total of $29.56 including tax and tips.