Hi blog readers! My name is Maura Esther Tanudjaja, but you can call me Esther.
I am the second daughter of four siblings. I have 1 older sister, 1 younger sister and 1 younger brother. I grew up with my fun siblings and raised by great parents.
Currently, I am happily married to my husband, Arman, and have a 3.5 year old son, Andrew. On November 2007, we all moved from Indonesia to the US to find better opportunity. And now, with the blessed of God, we reside in our sweet tiny condo in Los Angeles.
I love cooking and on this page, you will find free simple home cooking recipe from my kitchen that I like to share with you. Beside cooking, I also love to taste different kind of food at restaurants. On my site, you will also find some restaurant reviews and some postings on my daily life. In addition, I like to write stories of our family activities.
Feel free to look around my page, introduce yourself, make a comment (you don’t have to be a wordpress member to comment) or try out my recipes and let me know how you like it. Enjoy!
Ciao!
Esther, you’ve done marveously with your blog. I enjoyed browsing through it, and am loving the quesadilla recipe so much. I didn’t realize making it will not be big hassles and tousles at all. Keep writing!
Thanks a lot, Wind!
Have a nice day !
Wow esther bisa masak luhhh….
hehehe….
terusin yah ther, gw suka baca resep2 lu…
nanti abis gw merit, kita tuker2-an resep yah!
Cia-you!
Welcome, Bibomedia!
Welcome, Via! Kenapa musti nunggu merit dulu baru tukeran resep? Sekarang juga mau kok. Hehehehe.
say, loe kan jualan siomay di friendster. that’s how i found your blog.
anyway .. gue punya: http://inibetsy.blogspot.com. email me your email address at bbudijono@yahoo.com, then i can invite you in. because it’s for invitation only. hahaha … kayak orang penting aja yah.
see you soon!
betsy
Salam kenal yah.. Me and my hubby also live in LA, in San Fernando Valley.
Nice reading your blog.
Hello Mel, welcome to my blog. I went to your site as well. You are in florist business, right?
Glad to know another friend in LA.
Betsy, I read your blog. It was so interesting. Thanks for inviting me.
Hi Esther… lagi liat2 blog nya niy… emmm yummy banget niy resep2 nya… ;p
Boleh di link blog nya??
Welcome, Alvina! Umur panjang nih, baru kemarin ini tanya ama Arman, Alvina yang di Friendster itu siapa, Man. Trus Arman bilang itu loh Vinorange.
Boleh kok di link. Aku link juga yah.
yang baju merah cakep amat….. HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Jq, maksud elu mama kan. Ya iya lah, my mom gitu loh.
Maura, your blog is out of this world. I love it. You sure have enviable families, both the big and small. Gudluck.
@ Elvis: Hi Elvis, welcome to my blog. I am glad you like my blog, have fun browsing around. Thanks for the compliment.
Hi Esther how are you? Long time no talk …
how is everything in LA? I just took a test drive in your site …. very nice and you have a nice Kid too.. I am happy for you 
Tommy
Hi Tommy, welcome to my blog.
Thanks for the compliment. I saw your pics at Facebook. How different you have become now. Seemed like you lost lots of weight. Do you still stay at the same place in San Francisco? I hope things are great with you.
I came back home in Venezuela …. But will be going back to San Jose or San Francisco soon… Yeah I lost 42 Kilos due to an accident …
but I am ok now .. Will visit you soon 
Take care,
Tommy
@ Tommy: Hei, Tommy. I am sorry to hear that. I hope you there were nothing serious. I am in Santa Monica right now, but will go to San Francisco/San Jose sometimes in early August. Maybe we can meet by then. Take care!
Esther~
Thank you for all of the beautiful notes you left on my site today! It made my day to read such wonderful things. Your blog is wonderful….I’ve already started stealing some of your recipes.
Thank you for coming by, for posting and for starting a new friendship!
@ Extraordinarymommy: Hi Danielle, you are so welcome. Enjoy the recipes and let me know how you like it.
Hi Esther, salam kenal ya, blognya bagus, penuh inspirasi
@ Jenri: Hei Jenri, welcome to my blog. Salam kenal juga. Thanks yah. Moga2 have fun reading my blog.
Hi Esther salam kenal yah..
I stumbled upon your site, at the moment im drooling over your food pics
they are all look yummm..:)
Lisa, Sydney
@ Lisa: Hello Lisa, welcome to my blog. Salam kenal juga. Thanks for the compliment yah. Hope you are having fun browsing through my blog.
Hi Esther, gimana rasanya jadi sibling ya ?
oh ya, kok gak ada shoutboxnya sih blognya ini ? jadi mau ngasih komentar jg hrs masuk di artikel 
silahkan mampir deh di blogku ya, http://kemauan.blogspot.com , oh ya, blogmu tak link di blogku, soale asyik bisa buat referensi temen2 yang suka masak 
dan kalo boleh minta tukar link juga donk ke blogku jadi aku bisa numpang beken juga gitu hehehe
mestine kalo tanudjaja harusnya marganya tan ya ? kalo gitu mestine kita ada jalinan sodara nih, soalnya aku jg marga tan
@ Jenri: Hahaha, last name gua mah pasaran. Dulu pas jaman smp aja, ada 2-3 orang yang last namenya mirip ama gua, sampe dikirain sodara juga. Gua ngga suka pake shoutbox tuh. Silahkan dilink blog gua. Entar gua link juga blog elu, tapi yah ngga tau yah apa bisa numpang beken, soalnya gua bukan orang beken loh. Hehehehe.
hi Esther thanks ya, tp blognya diupdate donk, minta resep sop buntut ada gak ?
, Lomie terus udah bosen nih hehehe
@ Jenri: Hahahaha, sabar dong, Jen! Gua ngga sempet online dari Jumat malam kemarin. Entar hari ini ada postingan baru kok. Btw, ngga punya tuh resep sop buntut, coba google deh. Good luck!
hai mbak esther (nama mauranya bikin sounds exotic, mampir2 nih. suka masak ya….wow kerenn. big family too.
boleh nyuri2 resep2nya ya ??? tenkyuuu……..
@ Jingga: Hello Jingga, welcome to my blog. Thanks for the compliment. Nama Maura itu sebenarnya nama Santa, milih nama ini karena waktu itu mau dibaptis, trus cari2 nama and dapet nama ini. Jadi ceritanya Maura itu dari keluarga berada yang trus ninggalin keluarga nya untuk serve poor people. Sekilas info. Hehehehe. Silahkan dicuri resep2nya. You welcome!
Hi Esther, got here from Arman’s blog. Will link you at Indonesian Expatriates Forum if you don’t mind. Cheers
@ Finallywoken: Hi hi, welcome to my blog. Yes, please feel free to link my blog to the forum. Thanks!
hi, esther.
your blog… it makes me want to cook. like, right now. it’s 6.30am where i am
may i link you to my blog? so i have easy access to it for the i-have-no-idea-what’s-for-dinner-tonight moments
@ Fi: Hello Fi, welcome to my blog. Feel free to link to my blog. I will link yours too. Thanks!
I am presently making your “green mung bean” soup recipe on one of my patio burners. I will let you know how it turns out. I am using the pork bones instead of the plain pork. Anyone can reach me at: foxfire128hp@yahoo.com
@ Dr. Larry C. Beierle: Hi Larry, welcome to my blog. How was the soup turn out? Do you like it? Using pork bones is actually a smart choice, it gives the soup a natural slightly sweet taste. I hope you like it.
kayanya ada tampang yg gw kenal nih..
sodara lu nih si jacquiline anak there bkn yak?
Kynya ada tampang yg gw kenal nih..
salah satu sodara lu tuh jacquiline anak there bukan?
@ Lenny: Iya bener Len, anak there. Emang elu kenal?
alo lennnnn…what a small world!!!
hi jacq..
ya ampyun..
selama ini dirimu bersaudara dg esther toh!!
si jg ni sekelas gw dulu, ther, di sma..
-gw jd ragu2, hehe-
bener ga jacq?
sekelas apa nggak ya kita?
Hi Cie Esther…
Your website is awesome, i love it very much ^.^
I live in Australia by myself and my family still in Indonesia. After browsing your website, I do miss my mum’s dishes (kangen masakan rumah hehe…) :p
I will use your recipe Cie, hopefully I can make the dishes as nice as my mum:)
Nice to kn0w you Cie ^0^
@ Erika: Hi there Erika, welcome to my blog. Jangan panggil Cie deh, jadi berasa tua. Hahahaha, padahal emang udah tua. Nah loh. Hahahahaha. Anyway, I am glad that you found my blog and hopefully dengan mempraktekan sebagian dari resep2 yang ada bisa menghilangkan sedikit rasa kangen ama masakan your mom yah.
gw mampir jg ther
resepnya boleh gw coba yah hehe..
@ Vera: Hello Ver, welcome to my blog! Silahkan dicoba. Let me know if you like it or not, ok!
Salam kenal dari Wenatchee, Washington.. Aku di US baru 1 tahun, sejak april 2007 di Florida, lalu april 2008 pindah ke washington (3 jam dari seattle) salam kenal.. thanks untuk masakn ayam goreng menteganya, akan dicoba apalagi setelah mama kirim blue band dari indo!! nyuuuuuummmmy!!
@ Elaine: Hello Elaine, welcome to my blog. salam kenal juga. Good luck yah, silahkan dicoba resepnya.
haiii
salam kenal ci Ester
resep2nya asik2 tuh keliatannya
jd pengen nyobain entar ehehheheh
@ Albertusalvin: Hi Albert, salam kenal juga. Iya silahkan dicoba yah resep2nya. Let me know which one you like best.
Halo,
Met kenal ya, nemu web ini pas lagi browsing2 resep. Itu baso gorengnya gak melayani kirim jauh ya Ci? Aku tinggal di Rhode Island and lagi ngidam baso goreng nih.. hehe… Aku di US baru 2 tahun, tepatnya di kota Woonsocket, RI (kota kecil sih).
Itu cici punya restaurant ato gimana ya? Aku bacanya cuma sekilas. Kalo bener punya restaurant, boleh tahu nama and alamatnya? Siapa tahu one day maen ke LA bisa mampir2, kangen masakan Indo.
Thank you buat sharring resep2 ya… aku mo coba satu2 ah… slrrpp…. yummyy…
Engeline
@ Engeline: Hi Engeline, welcome to my blog. Wah kamu malah udah lebih dulu pindah ke US nya. Kita baru pada pindah November 2007 nih. Kalo pengen baso goreng, dicoba aja resepnya. Aku pengen sih melayani pesanan dari jauh, tapi takut rusak kan malah sayang.
Ngga punya restaurant nih, at least belum punya lah, masih cita2 jangka panjang. Hehehehe. Kalo main ke LA and mau pesen makanannya, let me know, jadi entar aku bisa bikin. Silahkan dicoba yah resep2nya. 
salam kenal dulu sebelumnya ya ther… gue kenal arman pas planning wedding
kynya it’s been a while gue ga mampir blog ini, tadi iseng2 pas buka fs nge link kesini, ternyata skr udah banyak banget isinya…. Good job ther! gue jg lagi belajar2 pake wordpress neh, tp asli masih bututtt banget hix… ok later yah!
@ Yunike: Hei Yunike, salam kenal juga. Welcome to my blog. Gua juga waktu itu belajar pake wordpress dari Arman. Hehehehe, selamat belajar yah. Gua liat blog elu, seru2 jalan2nya.
hi salam kenal ya, thanks for sharing all the recipe, I decided to try your meatball recipe, wish me luck hehehe!!
@ Gina: Hi Gina, welcome to my blog. Salam kenal juga. Good luck with my recipe, let me know how you like it, ok!
Thanks ter buat mampir2 at my blog yah!… aku jg baru aja bikinnya blm ada sebulan, tp masih ga gitu tau banyak gmn buat ini itunya…
kamu suka masak ya ther?
Hi Esther, salam kenal ya. Aku sering mampir di sini, tp ga pernah leave comment. ^^ Btw, suamiku suka bgt “Spam Cheese Egg Roll” ama “sup bakso brocoli”. Thank u banget ya u/ resep2nya.
@ Yunike: Iya nih emang hobby masak. Moga2 bisa lanjut terus deh. Blog elu bagus kok, gua suka, rapih and penataan foto nya bagus.
@ Noni: Hi Noni, welcome to my blog. Salam kenal juga. Wah senengnya kalo suaminya suka sama resep ku. You are so much welcome, silahkan dicoba yang lainnya.
Hi Esther,
i like reading your blog especially your recipes, can i add you as my friend and link your blog on mine? thank u
@ Shanni: Hello Shanni, welcome to my blog. Salam kenal juga. Please feel free to add me to your friend’s list and link my blog on yours.
I’ll do the same, ok!
thank you
Eh, coba ya.
Yang namanya berfoto di resepsi pernikahan itu, biasanya yang berdiri di sebelah pengantin posenya resmi dan sopan. Nggak kayak orang mo nari poco-poco kayak Arman dan Esther itu …
Jeng Esther,
Biar gampang bertamu, tadi barusan blognya aku link di Random Snippets, ya.
@ Vina ‘Random Snippets’: Huahahahaha, itu namanya bangga dengan tarian hasil karya bangsa. Hahahaha, apa coba……Silahkan dilink. Mbak punya udah aku link sejak dahulu.
salam kenal Esther, jago masak ya … bisa sering2 mampir nich… supaya isa ngicipin …hehehe
@ Eny: Hello juga En, salam kenal. Ngga jago masak lah, cuma masakan sehari2 kok.
Have fun at my blog.
Hi Esther,
Salam kenal. Saya mau order donk siomay sama baso gorengnya. Gimana caranya? email ke kamu dan paymentnya juga THX
Hii , hii
Esther .. really impressed read your Blog …Nice Blog , NIce recipes ..
Bole aku add Blog kamu ?
@ Veny: Hei Ven, sorry banget baru baca comment ini. Thanks for the compliment. Feel free to add my blog. I will add yours too, ok!
Ther, gw ganti blog ya jadi wp (akhirnya hihihi)
ini alamatnya ya say (http://somepathtoremember.blogspot.com)
tlg diupdate ya say link blog punya gw.
tq,
Im3th
@ somepathtoremember: Hello Meit, udah gua update nya yah link nya.
Ther maaf, alamat blognya gw salah, yg bener ini :
http://somepathtoremember.wordpress.com
yg blogspot udah gw tutup.
minta tlg lagi diupdate link-nya blog gw di blog lo ya say.
sorry banget atas kesalahan kemarin.
tq,
Im3th
hi esther, hmm kalo b oleh tanya, mother in law dr sby? ada beberapa resep yg dr mother in law, biasanya org sby atau jatim yg tau, kyk sup merah. soalnya aku bilang sup mearh ke temenku yg bukan dr sby, pada gak tau. terus sebutan tamie. selama ini kalo aku baca2 diblog, mie yg digoreng terus dikasih kuah capjay, pada bilangnya ifumie. padahal ifumie disby itu mie basah terus disiram kuah., kalo yg mie yg digoreng disiram kuah disebut tamie. ya dari situ aja nebak2 mungkin dr sby/jatim hehehe.
@ Lie: Boleh aja kok kalo mau tanya, gratis. Hihihihi. Iya betul mertua orang Surabaya tuh.
Hi Esther, I googled “macaroni schotel” and bumped into your blog. It’s one of my hubby’s fave food, but usually I put milk with the egg. Your recipe looks much enticing. Definitely will have a try
Btw, how’s Chinese new year celebration in LA? Here it’s quite a serious one, we only see and hear that since the beginning of the year
Gong Xi Fa Chai to you and your family.
@ somepathtoremember: Ok, Meit, udah diupdate lagi yah.
@ Ita: Hi Ita, salam kenal juga. Welcome to my blog. Disini CNY ngga berasa apa2, hehehehe. Kalo di Sing pasti rame banget yah. Gong Xi Fa Chai for your and your family to yah!
xie xie Ther
hai Esther.. blog lu slalu bikin gua lapaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yummy yummy yummy..
ga buka restoran aja tuh di sono ???
bole gua link kah blog lu ??
*thx*
@ Ernie: Hi Ernie, welcome to my blog. Kalo blog gua suka bikin lu laper, berarti pas elu liat blog gua, elu belum makan. Hehehehehehe. Pengen sih buka resto, tapi modalnya belum ada nih. Hehehehehehe. Silhkan dilink. Gua link balik yah.
Hi Esther, salam kenal. Passive reader nih, resepnya bikin laper euy…
Minta ijin link blog boleh kah?
Hello Len, salam kenal juga. Silahkan dilink. Gua link balik juga yah.
Is this Esther Tanudjaja that attended SFSU around 1998 to…?
Iya betul, ini Lucy siapa yah?
Ini Lucy Syamsu. Aku lupa kita ngambil kelas apa yah yg sama. IBUS 330 mungkin. Bareng2 Sanny Wongso kalo gak salah. Kamu dulu majornya IBUS?
Hi Luc, iya gua inget, elu rambut panjang kan yah. Gua dulu majornya sih bukan IBUS, but I have to take IBUS, I think it was with Nick Gurney bukan? How are you?
Bener, dulu panjang rambutnya. 330 kyknya ku ngambil sm yywong. I am doing well, still in SF. How do you like LA? very different from SF ya? kpn pindah balik ke Jkt dulu? I was looking up your name, looks like you were w/ GGU th 2002 yah.
Lucy, gua lanjut di email yah. Check your email, kemarin gua kirim.
Mbak.. boleh tukeran link ga?? Udah saya link blog ini.. Makasih banyak.. mohon jawabannya walaupun itu tidak..
Hello Soto Banjar….hehehe, sorry ngga tau namanya nih. Boleh aja kok mau tukeran link. So….the answer is…..yes.
hehe makasih mbak udah baik hati mau tukeran link.. nama saya waldi.. Salam kenal y…
hai ther..
gw bikin blog jg deh skrg, nyoba2, hehe..
gw link yak blog lu..
biar gampang kl mo liat2 resep lu..
sapa tau pas lg rajin, gw coba masak jg (jarang sih gw rajin masak, hehe)
thanks yak..
Hahaha, yah silahkan dong kalo mau dilink. Elu sih masih niat mau masak and nulis blog lagi, padahal baru punya baby gitu. Btw, baby elu lucu deh. Entar gua link juga yah.
Hi Esther,
My name is Christy and am from Dubai. Jadi anak rantau juga.
I smiled when I browsed ur blog..jadi pingin dimasak semuanya..
Keep up the good work!
Kalo ke Dubai email me ok, we’ll try some proper Arabic foods..
xx
Hi Christy, sorry baru liat nih message karena ternyata kok masuk ke SPAM. Salam kenal juga. Thanks for the nice words! Pengen sih ke Dubai, hopefully such chance will come yah.
Hi bu esther,
Seneng deh baca blog ini yang full banget dunia ‘ibu-ibu’. Hihihi. Maklum, gue baru aja jadi ibu-ibu. Baru mulai juga nih nulis resep-resep makanan yang simple. So, mampi-mampir ya jeung ke blog gue. Hehehehe.
Cheerz!
Salam kenal juga, Aci! Thanks yah udah mampir!
Thanks banget atas resep-resepnya. Blognya bagus baget lho ^^
Thank you, Chris!
Ter,
Gue lagi iseng liat2 blog loe nih…gila man! Recipe loe bikin gue laper n ngiler heheh
Hahaha, yah silahkan dicoba dong, San!
Hi Esther, love your blog, your recipes looks yummy and i’m adding you to by blogroll if you dont mind?
I’m indo too just moved to UK from Australia couple of months ago.. I’ve been out of indo for 10 years now..
Thank you
Hi Miamew, thanks for the compliment. Feel free to add me to your blog roll. Btw, blog nya apa yah, so I can add you to my blog roll as well. Thanks.