Super Humid New York City

Lately, New York City has been super humid.

We were lucky that NYC's weather was very friendly during Ramadhan, which was the second week of June to July. 

blue clouds...

But afterwards, all sunshine is coming and boy, it's hot.
And humid.

around 30 degrees C

Don't ask me why.
Because I have no answers, although I know the combination of heat and humidity can be very lethal, physically and mentally :).

But it surely reminds me of Jakarta, my dearest Capital back home.

Ada rasa rindu yang anehnya menyelinap saat buliran keringat menghiasi kening. 
Saat mata menyipit menentang matahari, senyum saya terkembang. 
It feels like home :).
Well, NYC has been my home for the last 2 years indeed.

And after quite some times, we get some sweat sans exercise.
Good for my walking plan (sans chasing Pokémon :). 
With back-to-back meetings at the UN, a lot of walking is indeed involved. 
And I have to admit I am enjoying it.

In front of the UN

One thing I always remember is taking pictures of the NYC skies.
We can see some clouds are beautifully formed.

roses, tall buildings and skies

No two clouds look alike.
That's another reason why I never stop looking up and taking pictures of those floating cotton clouds. And during super humid days recently, clouds were building up differently.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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Check out these colorful Welling Court Mural Project, Astoria, New York.

I simply love 'em all!

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We are one..

fresh lime green

the elephant..

Manga-inspired one..

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The second week of July has been wonderful.
Now the kids are enjoying their summer break fully and we managed to visit New York Aquarium in Coney Island on the second day of Lebaran. Back home in Indonesia, the whole week of Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated by taking some days off, in addition to two holidays on the Day 1 and 2. No wonder my timeline is cheerfully filled by my friends and families' trips to many fun places like the beaches, islands, zoos, amusement parks and more.

Away from home doesn't stop us from doing the same thing :).
So, there we were, enjoying New York Aquarium in one sunny day.

It was surely a fun day and the kids got super excited to see the sharks and all those amazing sea creatures.

a lot to see behind those glasses :)

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Sayur Labu - Spicy Chayote Soup with Coconut Milk

Hello, everyone.

Back to the kitchen and let me introduce you to another delicious Indonesian food.

It's still a few mere days from Lebaran so it's only appropriate if I share some of our traditional lebaran day culinaries.

I know perhaps you're familiar with rendang, opor or sambal goreng ati. I shared some of those recipes here before. But one that we cannot miss is the soup. 

Sayur Labu for you :)

This time, I have sayur labu - or as I freely translated as spicy Chayote soup with coconut milk.

Chayote cut in half..

Have you tried chayote before?

By trying I mean trying to cook and eat it.

Chayote is one-of-a-kind veggie that belong to the gourd family. Its exquisite  cruncy taste makes it perfect for Indonesian typical spicy, heartie soup. Although I read that it's known as Mexican origin, but I have known it back home in Indobesia since I was a little. Be it sautéd with cruncy carrots, simply steamed, mixed with sweet and sour soup a la Indonesia or sayur asem, and sayur labu, the one that I am about to share with you, chayote has become a familiar sight  on our table.

some ingredients we will need :)

Here in the US, I can easily find chayote in oriental market. Perhaps not many of us know what to do with it as whenever I buy it, there will always be a question from a lady queuing up behind me asking what I can do with that vegetable! 

it's good to steam it as well.

For Lebaran day, we usually have sayur labu accompanying ketupat or rice cake. With or without ketupat, sayur labu is tasty. Wanna try?

Here are the ingredients for it:

Chayote - 1-2 pieces, clean and take out the core and cut into rectangular shape

Carrots - peel and cut into rectangular shape as well

Tomatoes - cut in halves

Shallots - thinly sliced

Fresh shrimps - clean and cut the tails

Chilies - hoarsely ground

Garlic - 2 cloves, minced

Coconut milk - 1 can

Lemongrass  - 1 piece, cut, slightly pressed

Galangal - clean and slightly pressed

Salt and sugar - as needed

Vegetable oil - 1 spoonful, for sautéing 

How to cook

Clean and take out the core of chayote,?then wash it with salty water. You will find that it might be a bit slimy but it washes off easily. Then prepare the cooking pot, put 1 spoonful vegetable oil and sauté chilies, shallots and garlic for a while until fragrant. Put the shrimps, cook it for a while, then add the clean and cut chayote and carrots as well as lemongrass and galangal, sauté it for  approximately 5 minutes. Add water, salt and sugar as well as tomatoes then bring it to boil. Add the coconut milk and bring it to boil while stirring the soup to ensure that coconut milk is well mixed. Once it's boiled and chayote as well as carrots are soft and well cooked, your sayur labu is ready.

hearty soup we got here :)

Eat it together with rice cake or a bowl of steamed rice, sprinkle with fried onion.

Hmmmm... 

Bon appetit!

Coney Island in One Lovely Afternoon

Before detailing our trip to Coney Island in one lovely afternoon, enjoy this colorful sky only for you.

How our eyes feast with all these bursting colors, wherever we set our eyes upon.

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clear blue sky..

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