Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

happy spring, everyone..

Beautiful, warm days are indeed coming.
And I love NYC more when the weather is friendly like this.

It has been another wonderful week for us, even with tons of laundry and dirty clothes from our road trip :).

But the sunny day is too appealing to ignore so I've tried to catch some remaining cherry blossoms, and I successfully failed :)). Instead, we just went to New York International Auto Show with my hubby and the kids. It was quite entertaining in a way.

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Then on Monday, as I came back to the UN for more meetings, I just realized that the Rose Garden in the back of the UN Headquarters is beautifully blooming. 

Overlooking the Queensboro Bridge in the back..

The lines of cherry trees bring the beauty of spring to the UN, amidst the never-ending meetings we have inside the building. Glad I had the opportunity to enjoy a leisure, brief walk there.

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WW: Freedom Trail at Boston, Massachusetts

Last East Break, we visited Boston, Massachusetts,  and decided to follow the Freedom Trail, 16 historical spots in Boston related to the fight for Independence of the United States.

Freedom trail..

It's one of the subjects at Social Studies that Bo is very fond of.
And indeed it was a fun walk.
Here are a few snaps from our walk.

the Bunker Hill Monument

The coin we bought at the Bunker Hill monument..

the site of the Boston 

The Old State House

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Cumi Tumis Cabe - Spicy Sautéed Squid

It's cooking time...
Kita masak yuk!

It's been quite sometimes since I share some of our easy-to-make favorite dishes.
Just coming back from our spring break road trip, I just realized that I didn't have much on the fridge.
 
But I got dried squid, onion, garlic and jalapeño, plus some chili and a bit of asparagus.
Looks like I could use some of those.
And one of the easiest recipes that comes to mind is spicy sautéed squid or cumi tumis cabe ijo.

Berhubung baru selesai liburan hampir selama 2 minggu, kulkas pun isinya minimalis banget karena belum belanja.
Kali ini, saya punya cumi kering, bawang, cabe dan sedikit asparagus.
Daripada susah, mari kita buat cumi tumis cabe ijo. 
Sudah pernah coba?

cepat jadinya dan gampaaang :)

Setelah hampir dua minggu kami menikmati Spring break dengan anak-anak minggu lalu, saya jadi kangen masak.
Banget!
Buat saya, masak itu obat penghilang stress dan capek.
Bukan hanya sekedar pemuas perut lapar.
Pusing dengan laporan yang menggunung, negosiasi yang tough dan tidak selesai-selesai atau tumpukan dokumen yang menggapai-gapai minta dibaca dan diselesaikan, saya selingi dengan masak supaya pikiran bisa lebih fresh. 
Bahkan pulang dari trip ke 2 negara dan 7 kota yang notabene buat badan 'remuk redam' karena berjam-jam nyetir dan 'ngukur jalan' alias eksplorasi kota yang kami datangi, tidak menghalangi saya untuk bebongkaran kulkas dan masak!

Dan seringkali, I cook with a 'dumping style', alias masak pakai bahan apa aja yang ada di kulkas hehehe.
  
Ini asli cara masak paling gampang dan murah meriah, paling tidak buat saya.

So, are you ready to cook spicy sautéed squid or cumi tumis cabe ijo?

Here are the ingredients.


Dried squid, 1 pound. If you have fresh squid, you can definitely cook it the same way.
 Onion or shallots, thinly sliced. 
 Garlic, 2 cloves or more as desired, thinly sliced.
 Jalapeño and/or chili, as desired, chopped.
Asparagus, cut as desired.
Cooking oil, 1 spoonful.
Salt and sugar, as desired.

Here's how to cook:

Prepare a pan and put one spoonful of oil, then cook onion and garlic for around 2 minutes or until golden and fragrant. 

Then put the squid, cook  for a while and add a bit of water (approximately 3 spoonful) to make it softer 
Add salt and sweet soy sauce. 
Mix it well and cook until the squid is tender.
Finally add the asparagus, cook it for two extra minutes until it's tender.
And that's it! 
As easy as one, two, three and this Cumi Tumis Cabe Ijo or  Spicy Sautéed Squid is best to eat together with steam rice :).

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Sebelum makan, biasanya saya selalu foto-foto dulu :).
Bukan hanya tukang masaknya yang narsis, makanannya pun perlu eksis kan.

 Selamat makan!

Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

How is your spring break?

We have just come back from Boston and the surrounding cities last weekend, as we continue our spring break road trip during the Easter holiday.

the 'fake' John Harvard said hi :)

Tired? indeed.
But super excited as well!


We went to Boston, followed the Freedom trail (and again, this trip is inspired by Bo's Social Studies lesson at school :)), visited Harvard University as well as Salem, stopping at the famous Salem Witch Museum.

a brief stop at Salem Witch Museum, Massachusetts 

Of course, as always, we took tons of photos and I have intended to write all those strories of our trip in my blog. I hope you are patient enough to wait for that :).

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Kind hearts are the gardens. Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms. Kind deeds are the fruits. ~ Kirpal

 

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WW: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada

A sneak peak to our tour at the Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada

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We had a wonderful tour inside and it is truly one magnificent architecture.

the Peace tower..

the ceiling..

All of these are taken using my phone. For sure, I will post more so wait for more photos and complete story :)

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