Cilok (Chewy Tapioka Ball)

Recipe Source : http://indonesia-eats.blogspot.com/2011/04/cilokpentol-indonesian-chewy-balls.html

Ingredients:
350 grams unbleach all purpose flour
250 grams arrowroot starch (can be substituted for tapioca flour or sago flour)
3 cloves garlic, roasted*
2 tablespoons ground dried shrimp (ebi)**
1 tablespoon chopped Chinese celery
kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon minced Chinese chives (can be substituted for green onion)
400 milliliter hot water

Methods:
In a bowl, use a spoon and mash roasted garlic until smooth. I like using roasted garlic since I don't need to grate them.

Stir in all purpose flour, ground dried shrimp, salt, ground white pepper, Chinese celery and chives. Mix well.

Add hot water. Mix well. Add in arrowroot flour and knead the mixture with your another hand.

In a big pot, heat some water (don't let the water boil, about 80 degrees C)

Scoop about 1 teaspoons, make round balls. Drop the balls in hot water. Cook until the balls are floating and continue cooking for another 10 minutes

Serve with pecel sambal or your favourite peanut sauce.

Indonesian Fruit Cocktail

I got this recipe from Indonesian Beverage Recipe Book. It is very simple to make but instead of using fresh fruit, I just use fruit cocktail in a can. My husband is not really thrill with this but I think it is good especially in a hot summer weather like today

Ingredient

2  Cans (15,25oz) Dole Tropical Fruit in light syrup

2 (7oz) red Grapefruit or you can substitute with other fruit you like (I really like grape fruit)

1/4 Tsp ground cinnamon or you can use 5in cinnamon stick

100 Gr Sugar

1000 Ml water

100 Cc lemon juice from fresh lemon

1500Ml Soda (I use Lemon Lime Soda)

Direction

1. Drain fruits and set aside

2. Boil water, sugar and cinnamon. Let it cool, add fruit, lemon juice and soda. Let it chill in the refrigirator

Awsome Slow Cooker Pot Roast

I just want different kind of pot roast for tonight dinner and found this recipe from allrecipe.com. My husband said it is delicious!!

Ingredients

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

1 1/4 cups water

5 1/2 pounds pot roast

Directions

1.In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water. Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture.

2.Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

Strawberry Shortcake

This is very simple dessert that my mother in law told me when the first time I came here. My husband and my daughter love it and it only take a few minute to make it.

1 Bag Strawberry, quarter and add 2 or 3 Tbs sugar then cool in the refrigirator
Pound Cake
Cool Whip

Top the pound cake with strawberry, top with cool whip

Turkey Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

I tried this Paula Dean recipe for meatloaf, the original recipe is using bacon, but we don't eat pork so I change it with turkey bacon..It is delicious and I definetely will make it again!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 (8-ounce) package sharp Cheddar, grated
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs, toasted
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 (3-ounce) can French fried onions

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck and next 8 ingredients, mixing well.
In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard. Stir 1/4 cup ketchup mixture into meat mixture, reserving remaining ketchup mixture.
Press meat mixture into a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan, or shape into a loaf and place on a rack in a broiler pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture over loaf. Bake 40 minutes. Top with French fried onions; bake another 10 to 15 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.

Oatmeal Cookie

Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe adopted from myrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 1/4 cups oatmeal
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (I use spekulaas spices)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves (I use spekulaas spices)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (I omit it)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method :

Preheat oven to 375° F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter until well blended. Add the oatmeal, egg, and milk, stirring well. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Gradually add to the oatmeal mixture, stirring well. Stir in the walnuts, raisins, and vanilla. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls, spaced about 1 inch apart, onto the baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Indonesian Bread Pudding

To be honest I am not thrill with the result but I'm still gonna put the recipe here for my reference if next time I'm making it again..:)

Ingredients :

10 Slice of sandwich bread (next time I have to add more)

1 Can of Coconut milk + 1 cup of water (I add water cuz my coconut milk is very thick)

1 Cup of Sugar

1 Tsp Cinnamon

3 Little bag of raisins

4 Eggs

Directions

1. Soak the bread in coconut milk

2. Whisk the egg

3. Add the egg and other ingredients into the bread and using electric mixer, mix for about 2-5 min (I like the sof texture in my bread pudding)

4. Bake in 350F for about 40-45 min

5 Let in cool before you slice it

Note : I used 10 slice of bread, the pudding is little bit moist, I like it little bit hard and thick so I think next time I just have to add more bread