Takumi Robata and Sushi, Senayan Jakarta

You know, after I moved to Jambi, often times I find myself craving for sushi over and over again, like constantly. I don’t think I can find it here. I mean, some vendors do sell sushi, but it’s more like a fusion one and I’m not really into fusion. And besides, the one I tried here turned out to be more fusion than what fusion sushi should looks like to me, if you know what I mean. So the thing is, they don’t look like a good choice to me. Period.

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Black Glutinous Rice Chiffon Cake

You know, lately, I don’t have the urge to explore new restaurants or new cafes in town. Those kind of experience sort of bored me out. Like, I’ve done that quite a lot and now I’m done with it (not permanently of course).

I’ve been eating more and more healthy food at home. I eat less red meat, more fruits, no processed or canned food, etc etc etc. And last week, I just did my 3 days Detox which allows me to eat fruits ONLY during the days. It just feels really good, you know, to be aware of what you put into your body. And how your body reacts to it.

Then I came across this phase of life when cooking healthy food becomes an obsession. Now I found myself bake occasionally since it’s way cheaper (and healthier) than buying you cakes outside. Plus, it’s fun too!

In this particular post, I want to share with you one of my favorite Chiffon Cake recipe which calls for BLACK GLUTINOUS RICE (or as the Indonesian said, Ketan Hitam) as the flavor.
 Black Glutinous Rice Chiffon Cake Recipe

To make this light spongy not-too-sweet black glutinous rice chiffon cake, you’ll need :

  • 75 gram of black glutinous rice flour
  • 25 gram of all purpose flour
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (I don’t use this in my experiment)
  • 75 gram white sugar
  • 35 gram white sugar
  • 75 gram thick coconut milk
  • 60 gram vegetable oil

Steps :

  1. In a bowl, put together egg yolks, sugar, and oil. Mix it well, then add coconut milk and salt. Stir until combined.
  2. In a separate bowl, sift your all-purpose flour, black glutinous rice flour and baking powder. Then, pour the dry ingredients onto the wet ingredients. Mix well.
  3. Now, just like any other chiffon cake, in another separate bowl, using your electric mixer, you want to beat your egg whites until they are stiff. They should be white, fluffy, but firm. Scrape the sides of your bowl frequently with your spatula.
  4. Then using a spatula, fold your beaten egg whites into the batter. You’re doing this to make the batter a lot lighter and fluffy by incorporating air into the mixture.
  5. Pour your batter into baking pan, bake it for about 45 – 50 mins in a preheated oven (180 C).
  6. Now, you want to turn your baking pan upside down while cooling process takes place. It prevents your cake to flatten quickly.

Now, a soft fluffy chiffon cake is ready to serve! My cake did not come out perfect. It still flattened a little bit, and I didn’t mix the egg whites well so the color of the cake was not even. But it tasted marvelous! I bet you want to try some? 😉

 

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[Hotel Review] Staycation at Ara Hotel Gading Serpong

Last month, I was fortunate enough to be invited by Ara Hotel Gading Serpong for a 2D1N stay together with the other bloggers (Yenny, Soya, Aline, and Icha). The event itself was called “Blogger Familiarization Trip at Ara Hotel Gading Serpong”.

It was my first time going to Gading Serpong and the pleasant stay made my first time in Gading Serpong memorable. It was a very nice escape from the busy over-populated Jakarta!

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Marche at Plaza Senayan Jakarta

It’s been ages since the last time I post something on the blog! Gosh, I’ve been busy (and lazy) lately. I found it SO HARD to put everything (effort, mood, etc etc etc) into one place and I just kept procrastinating on pretty much every thing. I HAD THE WORST WEEK, ever. And you know, the traffic in Jakarta really pisses me off, especially on Monday morning AND Friday evening. It’s just crazy. I don’t understand why people could live with this. Perhaps it’s time for me to go back to Bandung, eh? Or Jambi. Anywhere but here. There’s got to be another way.

ANYWAY, enough with the grumbling. So, for the sake of relieving my stressful mind, I went to Marche at Plaza Senayan for lunch during office hour.

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Bankara Ramen, Jakarta

So, I went to Lotte Shopping Avenue last night after work. The static work at the office suddenly stressed me out so I thought I need some good food and maybe, a nice movie after dinner. We ended up having Bankara Ramen for dinner. Honestly, I never heard about this place before. I don’t know if it’s just me, but, I didn’t notice anyone mentioning it in social media. So I was a bit hesitate : should we eat here, or just go straight to Sushi Tei? It’s the safest choice, that night. We ended up picking Bankara Ramen.

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Whitegram : White Instagram Photo + SNAPSEED TUTORIAL

You know, I’ve recently noticed that this kind of shot, the oh-my-table-is-so-white-it-looks-so-elegant-i-must-be-a-neat-person shot is kinda popular among Instagramers (or is it just among the people I follow?). There are even several popular tags for that. Let’s say, #whiteaddict. Or, #whitegram, #whyteworks, #whywhiteworks, and many many more. Ring the bell? I bet it does.

I know some people who find it boring, but I personally like this kind of shot. It gives this neat looking picture, with a clean effect without overdo it. So lately, I’ve been doing quite a few white shot and I must admit : IT IS NOT EASY (at the first time)! There are so much trouble like the lighting, your own shadows, your phone shadows, your camera shadows, and even the shadows from the object you’re trying to capture itself sometimes annoys me.

Now I want to share with you how I do my #whiteaddict shot and how I edit it. I use mainly Snapseed for editing my whitegram. I found it soooo easy to use and the most important thing is, it works like wonder! And I’m hoping I could get many many other tips from you! Please don’t be hesitate to hit the comment down below and share what you know about this stuff! 😉

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Pizza e Birra

“Happy birthday, Valerie!”

So this was actually my cousin’s birthday lunch. She decided to celebrate her veery special day at Pizza e Birra, Central Park Jakarta. She was actually thinking about another options like Kitchenette but then we ended up having our lunch here. It was a nice pick, really. Good job, cuz!

I’ve been to Pizza e Birra in Bandung before, but didn’t manage to take a good picture. So here we go!

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Kazan Ramen, Jakarta

You know, I never knew that there’s such thing as Volcano Ramen. Like, ramen itself is served hot, right? And how hot does it take to make a ramen hot enough that it’s called Volcano Ramen? #confused “Nah, never mind, I’ll just come over and see how they serve the Ramen.”, I thought. So I went to Kazan Ramen Jakarta with Fred last week.

Here, the ramen is served in a hot bowl with a cone-shaped red lid that looks like volcano. The word Kazan itself means volcano, by the way. Now you might be wondering if the broth is going to erupt or something. No no no. That might be too…. unpleasant, and dangerous, really.. Lanjutkan membaca “Kazan Ramen, Jakarta”