Happy Holiday

Wishing you all 

happy holiday and a fabulous year!

May your days always be filled with 

peace, love, joy and prosperity

Cheers from Astoria :)

WW: Holiday Season continues

After last week's display of Macy's special holiday season, this week I have Bloomingdale's :).
Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with advertorial post but I just love to see all those festive and I-can-say-full-of-entertainment windows.

This year, let's welcome Bloomingdale's Lights Up a Young Mind program, which involves a group of dynamic visual artists for creating one-of-a-kind masterpiece related to the theme, lights. And all those chandeliers being displayed will auctioned and the proceeds will go to charity!

Let's check 'em out et  happy windows shopping :)

Sparkle by Allison Eden.. I just love the octopus!

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Luminescene...Love the colorful sparks..

Brilliant, by Sussane Bartsch..

up close with the sparkling mask..

Moon glow by Abby Modele

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Apa kabar semua?

Hope everyone is healthy and warm, especially those facing winter wherever you are.
NYC, as always, is beautifully (or annoyingly, to some) cold.
I mean, the weather can't get any weirder.

Last Saturday, we had snow coming and 2 days before that, the temperature dropped to minus 1010degree C, felt like minus 15 degree C! Or equal to 12 degree Farenheit felt like 2 degree.
Then after the snow, it was raining cats and digs and the temperature warmed up to 10 degree C or 52 degree degree farenheit!
Now I sound like a weather lady, lol >_<

My birthday boy :)

And..we also have Abang Bo's birthday last Sunday!

That completes the birthday saga in my family :)

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This is our 50th Oh My Heartsie Girls “Wonderful” Wednesday’ Linky Party in 2016 and it is our purpose to feature with you some great blogs that linked up with us from last week's party.

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Kroket Kentang - Potato Croquettes with Beef and Vegetables

Hello, everyone.. how's your holiday baking?
It surely is one of the busiest time during the year.
Although we don't celebrate Christmas, enjoying time together in our kitchen is always fascinating.

I was a bit unlucky as the oven at home was not functioning properly.
We don't know exactly what's going on as we use the oven and stove normally until it suddenly beeps repeatedly and show the error sign!
Well, well... while waiting for the technician coming and fixing it, I just have to pause my baking for a while. Hope it won't be that long!

So, now... I decided to try another favorite recipe in the house.
This time, let me introduce you to Kroket Kentang, or Potato Croquettes with beef and vegetables.
Perhaps, you would like to try this easy recipe to complete your holiday baking, especially if you want to add some savory dishes to your festive tables.

I love eating it with fresh chili :)

I have shared similar recipe, Perkedel Kentang, here before.
The ingredients and the cooking method are the same, the only difference is the filling.
With Kroket Kentang, we usually have ground beef and vegetables filling wrapped in delicious potato dough. The filling itself can be freely modifies. If you feel like adding vegetables only, you can have small dice-cute carrots and green peas inside.

So, ready to try it?
Here we go...

Ingredients:

4 pieces of big potatoes - I always use Idaho potatoes here because its texture is nice and perfect for kroket kentang. Sometimes, I mix mash potato powder to add some texture

Garlic - smashed, or if you prefer, you can use garlic powder

Shallot - ground

Salt - as desired

Pepper - as desired

Ground nutmeg - as desired. I love it so much because it gives you different, yet enticing aroma

For filling:
Ground beef  1-2 pounds, depending  
Carrots
Green peas
Shallot 
Sweet soy sauce

Egg - beaten, for dipping before deep frying
Bread crumbs

Oil - for deep frying
Fresh chili for garnish if desired

How to cook:

First, boil all the potatoes until they are soft enough. But not too long so it won't be too soft. 
Some people love to fry the potatoes and mash it instead, but I prefer boiling it. 
Using potato masher or like me, using my traditional mortar and  pestle, mash the potatoes all together with garlic, ground shallot, nutmeg powder, salt, and pepper. Mix them all together until in becomes a perfect potato dough.

Then let's prepare the filling. Saute the thinly sliced shallot until fragrant, add ground beef and cook it well. Don't forget to sprinkle salt, pepper, and sweet soy soy before adding carrots and green peas. Mix them well and cook it for about 5-7 minutes.

Shape the potato dough with beef and vegetables filling inside, make it oval or any shape you prefer.
Dip it in the beaten egg and roll it into bread crumbs.
Deep fry it until beautifully golden and cooked.
Garnish and eat it with fresh chili if you like.

Enjoy your Kroket kentang!

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12 Tahun...

Tuhan memang adil.
Dan penuh kejutan.

Tidak pernah terbersit sekali pun di pikiran, saya akan menjalani hidup nomaden yang kerap dipenuhi keseruan dan hal-hal baru dalam hidup. 
Mana tahu saya yang biasa banjir keringet dan pakai baju lepek karena kepanasan bisa meringkuk menggigil sambil melihat turunnya salju yang cantik tapi deadly cold. 
Jangan ditanya bagaimana noraknya saya dan Udi saat melihat salju untuk pertama kalinya :)).
Syahdu banget pokoknya.
Atau urusan makanan.
Tempe goreng dan ikan asing jambrong yang biasa menghiasi meja makan digantikan oleh keju gruyere yang wanginya tidak kalah dengan sedapnya aroma terasi dan nikmat banget dimakan dengan cabe rawit (lalu ditanya umat sedunia yang ngga pernah makan keju pakai cabe :)) !
Plus pengalaman melahirkan 2 anak lucu dan menggemaskan, komplit dengan bonus mules sedap karena melahirkan normal dengan intervensi minim, saat jauh dari orang tua dan cuma berdua suami.

Sweet life!
So full of wonderful surprises that never fail to bring smiles to our face.

Begitu pula untuk urusan pasangan.
Saya, yang super bawel, heboh dan ngga mau diam ini, 'kena batunya' dengan seorang bassist pendiam yang kalau ngga ditoel ngga ngomong.
Observer canggih yang penuh surprises saat bicara.
Sumpah..
He was the last person in my mind yang terpikir bakal jadi pendamping hidup saya.
Bukan hanya sekedar pendamping hidup, tapi juga separuh jiwa.
Saya yang (ngakunya) super romantis bertemu seseorang yang sering awkward dengan dirinya sendiri, boro-boro mau beromansa.
And I found that cute!
Ajaib kan :).

But I have to admit that my munchkin, Udi, is meant for me.
Kami dekat cukup lama, hampir 9 tahun, sebelum akhirnya memutuskan untuk menikah.
And he knows me so well, even better than myself sometimes.
Udi adalah satu dari sedikit orang yang tau aslinya diriku.
Sosok setia yang paling mengerti segala kegilaan dan kebodohan seorang Indah :).
Yang selalu sabar menghadapi segala kejutan hidup, baik manis maupun pahit.
Yang terbukti menjadi ayah terbaik untuk Bo et Obi (dan paling jago buat trmpe manis kesukaan anak-anak ;)).
Yang selalu memberi damai, meski hanya dengan melihatnya tertidur lelap di samping saya.
He's our greatest caretaker indeed!

Kadang saya berpikir, what can I do without you, Pak.
Dan saya percaya, I'm getting stronger because of you.

Betapa saya beruntung, diberi rezeki penggenap jiwa dan cinta-Nya lewatmu.

Sesuai janji-Nya.

Selalu Ia genapkan kekurangan dan kelebihan kita dengan si pasangan jiwa, soulmate, penyejuk jiwa, penggenap.

I am truly blessed.

Dan tanggal 12 Desember 2016 ini, 12 tahun saya menjalani hidup bersama my munchkin.

Mantap mengarungi keseruan hidup berdua.

Eh, berempat ding..dengan 2 buah hati kami yang bikin super gemes karena makin kritis.
Walaupun dunia (sering) serasa milik berdua, tapi gelak tawa dan lelucon polos anak-anak yang makin sering berubah jadi 'satpam' di rumah justru membuat hati kita selalu hangat.
Mereka berdua adalah salah satu anugrah paling indah di hidup kita ya, Pak.

Happy birthday ya, munch.
And happy anniversary, too.
You know very well that the love that now exists is the love I can never resist, so stay by my side.

And no, this is not a tribute.
I wish I could write those hearty notes :).
My words are cold and flat and you deserve more than that, kalau kata Michael Buble :)
But here's a thousand cheers for your long lived, blessed life.
To the deep kindness of your heart.
And unconditional love you shower us.

Bear hugs and kisses,

Mama, Bo et Obi