An Awesome Two Years Old
The moment Musa turned one year old was the beginning I got amazed and more amazed with a magical transformation from a just-baby into a real-human-being. Call it new parent syndrome or so, but it’s been one and a half year since then even I tear in joy more often when finding his new skill. Thus, here I’m trying to recall some memories of our blessed life with Musa the last year that I won’t forget when he’s growing up and hitting the next trillion milestones.
He grows so fast!
Tokyo Autumn Trip on Early November
We’re looking forward for our dream trip to Kansai area this end of November, but the nice weather last weekend was too good to be wasted and Musa also begged me for “park” in the morning (he’s forced to stay at home for two days due to cold) that I decided to go out and search for a spot around Tokyo which has already fall colors. I checked るるぶ (rurubu) website with “東京 紅葉 2017” (Tokyo kouyou 2017) keyword and it turned out only 2-3 parks with the leaves changing color view in the early November. One of them is Shinjuku Gyoen. There we went in the brunch time.
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Chesnut Mont Blanc
My son’s favorite song these days is “Ookina Kuri no Ki no Shita de” (Under the Big Chesnut Tree). He seemed bringing home a deep memory about this song since it was taught in jidokan (children hall) during the last month, which is like compulsory song for Japanese kids in the autumn. Haha. Meanwhile, in the Mom’s world, kuri (chestnut) itself started stealing my heart by showing up more often on Japanese patisserie, Japanese cooking programs, Japanese foodie accounts, etc. right after the summer season ends.. 🤤 Anddd as a nuts big fan, I can’t resist its charm that impulsively bought a basket of fresh chesnuts without idea how much effort I need to peel until I spent 1,5 hours just to separate the meats and the shells of (only) two dozens chesnuts 😑. Phew!
I read the recipe to make maron paste (マロンペースト) from scratch indeed, but it didn’t tell anything about peeling process, just boiling, and between the hectic moments in preparing dinner meal, I had no time to watch the video, so I kept going. After boiling in the covered pot for 20 minutes, I added a pinch of salt, boiled again for 5 minutes, drained the water, soaked the chesnuts in the cold water, then peeled it using small knife.
I think I’ll buy the ready-to-eat chesnuts next time. Thank you for the experience though! LOL
Tom Yum Soup (without Coconut Milk)
Posted from egadioniputri‘s Instagram on October 26, 2017 at 10:53AM
Tom Yum Soup (without coconut milk) in the rainy day is the best menu you could expect! ☔️
👨🍳 Original recipe from this page by @thespruceeats
🍳 Recooked and modified by #recipega(written below in 🇮🇩)
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Belakangan ini karena hujan terus, saya sering bikin bakso, sup, mie rebus, bakso lagi, sup lagi, dan seterusnya. Bosen juga lama-lama sama menu nusantara. Akhirnya semalam (hujan juga) saya yang lagi pengen makan seafood langsung kepikirannya sup udang ala Thailand yang asem-asem gurih pasti segeeerrr.. tapi awalnya cuma nemu resep-resep #tomyum pakai santan. Baru setelah spesifik cari, nemu juga yang bening, padahal aslinya tom yum tradisional emang #tanpasantan. Begitu jadi, duuuh.. cinta banget deh! Aromanya persis seperti yang saya bayangkan. Rasanya pun tak disangka autentik meski dengan bahan seadanya. Musa aja nambah berkali-kali dan mau nyeruput kuahnya.. .
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#reseptomyum utk 2 porsi
🍜 BAHAN
– 250ml atau lebih kaldu ayam homemade (WAJIB ada di freezer saya jadi saya selalu nyetok, saat masak ayam atau sapi, kulit/uratnya saya sisihkan untuk buat kaldu), tambah air secukupnya
– 1 btg serai, iris tipis
– 2 daun jeruk
– 3 siung bawah putih
– 1 ruas lengkuas
– 1/2 ~ 1 cabe merah gede (buang biji kalo buat anak)
– jus dari 1 buah jeruk (saya pakai jeruk buah biasa)
– 1/2 sdm shoyu
– 1 sdm minyak ikan Thailand
– 1/2 sdm gula
– 6 bh udang large size
– 1/2 kotak tahu (12×12 cm)
– sayuran (saya: sawi ijo 3 ikat daun aja, sawi putih 1 cup, jamur kuping 5 bh, tomat cherry 2 bh, dan daun seledri buat pemanis terakhir)
🥘 METODE
(1) Didihkan: kaldu ayam dan air, batang serai dan daun jeruk
(2) Kecilkan api, masukkan ulekan bawang putih dan lengkuas, potongan cabe, dan perasan jeruk
(3) Masukkan udang, shoyu dan minyak ikan, gula, lalu sayuran yang udah dipotongin
(4) Masukkan potongan tahu
(5) Sajikan (saya pakai nasi dan remukan pangsit goreng 😝)
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#tomyumkung #tomyumsoup#shrimptomyum #rainyday #homemade
EGA ♥ AISAR 