One day trip to Dearborn, MI, USA


Friday’s escape to Dearborn, another largest city in Michigan where most residents are Middle Eastern ancestries and the world headquarters of Ford Motor Company is located. It was like a little nostalgia for #ea5512 trip to Saudi Arabia two years ago.

Dearborn-trip-EA5512

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Story January 15, 2015 at 09:34AM


#ea5512 story: The 3rd baby class I attended last night was the most interesting session! We usually joined the class together, but Aisar had a night lecture yesterday. I learned about “Baby Basics” (there will be other parts of this series in the next weeks) and got an infant doll plus its some gears to practice what the tutor was simulating. I’d never known for sure how to hold a baby from his bed or transfer him to another person correctly, but now.. I’m ready to do it, even for newborn! 😀 Thank you #BabiesRUs 🙂
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Story January 06, 2015 at 12:06AM


#ea5512 Di H-1, rayuan terakhir dilancarkan. E: “Eh, baby class buat expecting daddy itu besok lho. Ikut, ya?” A: “Haaa..aku ntar belajar dari YouTube aja, deh” E: “Yee, ya beda dong experience-nya antara duduk di kelas sama nonton video..demi anak pertama harus mau spare time dong ikut ginian, apalagi kita di sini ada banyak kesempatan dan fasilitas bagus buat belajar..kalo nggak dipaksa pasti nggak sempet terus, deh. Tuh, baca buku parenting dari library juga baru dikit, kan. Justru ikutan kelas itu ngehemat waktu, nggak perlu banyak baca buku udah disarikan materinya..bisa berinteraksi juga sama pematerinya, nanya-nanya, kalo baca buku atau nonton video kan cendeung pasif…bla bla bla…” *ceramah mode ON* A: “Iya..iya..ntar aku sempetin kok belajar online…masa aku sendiri, ntar nggak ada temennya (di kelas) gimana?” E: “Yaelah kalo prinsipnya apa-apa online ya kamu juga kuliahnya online aja, nggak usah jauh-jauh ke sini, kan bisa dapat sertifikat juga sekarang” A: “Tapi kan nggak dapat nilai” E: “Lha emang kamu kuliah demi nilai apa ilmunya???” *keluar tanduk* A: “Haaa..uhhh..huh..” *dilanjutkan cengar-cengir* E: “Udah kudaftarin pokoknya. Mau ya?” A: “Huhu..iya” Percakapan serupa kerap terjadi. Aslinya mau, tapi malu atau sengaja minta korting 😛 Sebelumnya udah beberapa kali diceritain soal fenomena “keberadaan ayah yang antara ada dan tiada” dalam pendidikan anak di Indonesia, dengan harapan doi bisa mulai siap-siap biar nggak jadi ayah “magabut” alias makan gaji buta >> mau ‘bikinnya’ aja, ogah ngurusnya :)) Dad is Having a Baby, Too! Happy 32th mensiversary, dear Aisar :v
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Baked Blackberry Cheesecake


Third time of baking #cheesecake in my entire life, #firsttrial with this western style (I have no idea how to name it, but if you take a look at Japanese cheesecake / cotton soft, you’ll see the different sort of cake with #creamcheese :D). My second cheesecake was pumpkin cheesecake based on @cookingwithdog Youtube channel, while the 1st attempt was done with kiwi by following @runnyrunny999 two years ago. Yeah I love this food yet too lazy to make it by myself. I only purchase cream cheese when the price is down :)) #recipega #blackberrycheesecake #bakedcheesecake Posted via @egadioniputri‘s Instagram http://ift.tt/1IiIWso

When making this cheesecake, I had neither sour cream nor heavy cream, two ingredients that I always see listed in the cheesecake recipes (both is substitute for each other). Uh.. looked for a recipe with use of milk instead, but got nothing. The only alternative I found was buttermilk, which wasn’t available in my fridge as well. Phew.. my craving soul just wanted me eating cheesecake soon! Now! No matter what! So, I went to an option to mix milk and butter for replacing heavy cream, even the low-fat milk worked well on my cheesecake.

Recipe (9 inch)

Crust

  • 1 package salty cracker (30 pcs) >> finely crushed till forming the crumb
  • 2-3 tablespoons granulated sugar >> depends on saltiness of the crackers 😛
  • butter >> melted (pardon me I forgot the dose, use in moderation to agglomerate the cracker crumb)

Filling

  • 2 packages cream cheese >> let it in room temperature before use
  • 3 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 – 1/2 cup milk (I used around 90 ml of low-fat milk)
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 package blackberry
  • blackberry jam

Method

  1. Preheat oven 375 F
  2. Place crackers in a sealed plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin or any other tools that work to turn it into crumb
  3. Combine the grounded cracker with melted butter and sugar, then arrange in the base of baking pan
  4. Bake the crust for 10 minutes, let it cool while you move to work with the filling
  5. Mix together all ingredients, except blackberry and the jam, whisk with medium – high speed mixer
  6. Place dough in step 5 on the crust in baking pan
  7. Bake for 40 minutes
  8. Let it cool and spread with the jam, then put the blackberry for topping

Story January 03, 2015 at 12:32AM


Being in doubt to try since moving here, #ea5512 finally went to #JapaneseRestaurant in #AnnArbor :)) This #Yotsuba isn’t bad, esp. if you have coupon, but don’t come there in the new year’s eve bcs the chefs might be too busy to finely prepare your sushi. Like ours, all that came out was just messy rolls :)) The taste of their meals absolutely can’t be as typical as it tastes in Japan, but again, not bad to try. We loved both their #tempura and #sushiroll.
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