Jelantah Peda

Ini nenek saya, kami memanggilnya Maktok, dari Mak Datuk atau Mak Tuo saya tidak tau pasti. Maktok saya ini galak. Galak sama anak-anaknya jaman mereka kecil dulu, dan galak sama cucu-cucunya, jaman kami kecil dulu. Anaknya ada 9, cucunya ada 24, cicitnya ada 11, gak heran dia galak. Baik hati tentunya, tapi galak. 

Maktok usianya 88 tahun sekarang. Semakin tua tentunya galaknya berkurang, tapi gak hilang. Terutama ketika yang berkunjung ke rumahnya cicit-cicitnya yang gak bisa diem. Aidan salah satunya,  Maktok punya sebutan khusus untuk cicit-cicitnya yang jenis gak bisa diem ini. Jelantah peda.

Pertama kali dengar kata-kata ini, saya gak ngerti sama sekali. Waktu itu Aidan lari-larian di dalam rumah Maktok. Kursi beroda Maktok didorong-dorong keliling rumah jadi becak. Lalu Maktok bilang, "Idang! (Maktok kewalahan dengan nama-nama cicitnya yang 'kekinian', Aidan berakhir jadi Idang) Jelantah peda! Sini dulu kau, salam sama Maktok!" Tante saya yang dengar kata-kata ini langsung ketawa, saya bengong.

Jadi begini penjelasannya soal si jelantah peda tadi. Tau ikan peda kan? Nah, ikan peda ini, kalau digoreng kan minyaknya bermuncratan, habis digoreng, walaupun si peda udah diangkat dari minyaknya, sisa minyak di dalam wajan alias jelantahnya masih tetap muncrat-muncrat kemana-mana. Bandel nan pecicilan. Macam si Idang cicitnya ini, dimata Maktok. xD

Tapi Idang alias Aidan ini sayang sama Maktok. Maktok juga sayang sama si jelantah peda. Kalau berkunjung ke rumah Maktok, habis diteriakin jelantah peda, si Idang selalu dibagi makanan apa pun yang lagi ada di meja Maktok, juga dibagi Yakult yang gak pernah absen dari lemari es Maktok. Makanya Idang rajin main ke rumah Maktok. x)

Happy Birthday, Ayah!

Happy birthday dear Ayah, we heart you always. :)

Chicken Escalopes

Akhirnya hari ini kami sempat masak-masak lagi. Resepnya lagi-lagi dari buku resep Annabel Karmel yang dimodifikasi sedikit. Kami memasak chicken escalopes dengan pasta saus pomodoro. Caranya mudah sekali, dan tidak butuh waktu banyak. Hasil akhirnya pun memuaskan, dari dapur saya (dan Aira) yang masih menyiapkan bumbu pasta bisa mendengar Aidan yang sudah gak sabar (akhirnya makan pakai tangan) berseru, "Masya Allaaaah.. ini enak bangeeet!" x)

Kalau berencana membuat chicken escalopes dengan pasta seperti kami, sebaiknya pasta sudah disiapkan lebih dulu, berikut bumbunya. Sambil menunggu pasta dan bumbu matang, chicken escalopes bisa mulai dimasak. Selamat mencoba. :)

Bahan-bahan:

- Tepung roti

- Keju Parmesan

- Seledri, dicacah

- Potongan fillet dada ayam

- Garam, merica

- Telur, dikocok

- Minyak, untuk menggoreng

Cara membuat:

1. Campur tepung roti, keju Parmesan, seledri

2. Tutupi daging ayam dengan plastik cling wrap dan pukul-pukul dengan palu masak (atau ulekan, seperti kami.. hehe..) sampai agak tipis

3. Bumbui daging ayam dengan garam dan merica, lalu celup dalam telur

4. Taburi daging ayam dengan campuran tepung roti sampai tertutup menyeluruh

5. Panaskan minyak di wajan. Goreng daring ayam sampai kedua sisinya keemasan

Houdini

Houdini ~ Foster The People






Rise Above gonna start the war
What you want whatcha need whatcha come here for
Well an eye for an eye and an F for fight
Taking me down as the prisoners riot

Got shackles on, my words are tied
Fear can make you compromise
Fast enough it's hard to hide
Sometimes I want to disappear

When I feel kinda bad and I'm all distressed
Pass it off on a better day
Well you got whatcha want whatcha never knew
Perfect gift from me to you

Got shackles on my words are tied
Fear can make you compromise
Fast enough it's hard to hide
Sometimes I want to disappear

Raise up to your ability
You never knew that I could find
What could come when we realize
The sun won't stop with the compromise

Raise up to your ability
Can't stand while I disappear
Run around before I'm filled with fear
Like a glue cause my life is filled with red

Raise up to your ability
I know that you wanna
Throw me into the sea
For my ability

Raise up to your ability
Yeah you're undecided
Yeah I just want to leave it
Yeah I'm gonna wanna runaway

Focus on your ability
Now focus on your ability
Gain again what they want to steal
Gonna gain again what they want to steal

Never Lost

pics taken from here and here. :)

Going to Bandung for Gold

Shed Seven were having a concert in Bandung last week.  So obviously we, Syarin & I, go bought our selves 2 tickets to the gig, booked a decent hotel, and went there. Glad to have a hubby like mine, he didn't mind at all watching the kids for the weekend while I went doing things that I like.

It was a great gig. The band played every single songs on my 'Shed Seven favorite' playlist, including Ocean Pie, an old song that made me fell in love with Shed Seven in the first place. We sang our heart out all night long, through out Dolphin, She Left Me On Friday, Long Time Dead, Going For Gold, Speakeasy, and of course, Bully Boy. And then some more. :D

Everything here is above board, everything here is a closed door, there's something I'd like you for. You've got the key to the ocean, you've got the key to the ooooooceeaaan... 

There was a gig, and then there was a trip too. Spent with great friends & great food. So here's what we did, beside enjoying Shed Seven. Proudly using only the GPS on my phone for directions. Yes, not once did we asked hubby for directions of Bandung roads. And we didn't get lost, not once. Considering how bad Syarin & I were with directions, & how bad I was at reading maps, this was an achievement.

Had a great lunch at Dahapati, where the oxtail soup was oh-so-delicious. And then we spent the afternoon at Selasar Sunaryo, with Tania, Hans, & Onta. Nervously watching a caterpillar crawling in front of a lady's face, while running some scenario on why it took Hans so darn long in the toilet, including the possibility of him passed out on the stair on his way to the toilet. Absurd unimportant things.

The next day, we skipped breakfast & had another great lunch at Toko You. I almost always promised myself to try another dish at Toko You, to almost always ended up with the same dish, Nasi daging kepiting cah brokoli saus tiram. And never regret the decision.

Last but not least, we looked for something to be brought home. We decided to drop by Toko Roti Abadi, once again relaying on GPS. Then we went back to Jakarta. A short trip, but it was a great one. Enough to recharge our mood & energy to get through another round of hectic Jakarta days. :)

P.S. Thank you for my trip buddy & pilot. It was a great one. I heart youuu! :D

Happy Shed Seven Day!

pic taken from here.

Chocolate Fudge Popsicle

We love having popsicle on hot sunny day. We usually made our own popsicle, it was more fun & healthier than having the store bought one. Jakarta was super hot, so I went looking for a new popsicle recipe from the internet. Then I found this chocolate fudge popsicle from Smitten Kitchen. I didn't change any ingredients, I just doubled the measurement. 

The popsicles turned out great. All chocolaty, gooey, and of course, fudgy. Aira & Aidan loved it. I love it. This is the original source of fudge popsicles recipe, & these are other popsicles that we had made at home, strawberry yogurt popsicle and mango orange popsicle. :)

Ingredients:

4 tbs (45 gr) semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

140 gr sugar

2 tbs cornstarch

3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder

600 ml whole milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbs unsalted butter

How to:

Medium saucepan over very low heat, gently melt the chocolate chips, stirring constantly until smooth.

Stir in sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, milk & salt & raise heat to medium.

Cook mixture, stirring frequently until it thickens, between 5 and 10 minutes.

Remove from heat, add vanilla & butter & stir until combined

Set aside to cool slightly then pour into popsicle molds.

Freeze before serving.

Cold Strawberry Cream

It had been awhile since the last time we made this messy but super good dessert. But the weather been so so hot these past 2 days & we need something to cool us off. So we made our favorite cold strawberry cream. The original recipe was taken from Aira's fairy cookbook, but we changed some ingredients. So here it is, our recipe of cold strawberry cream. Make some, who knows maybe tomorrow will be as hot as today. :D

Ingredients:

150 gr strawberry

4 tbs castor sugar

4 tbs thick yogurt (I used strawberry flavored)

1 pack yogurt (I used raspberry flavored)

150 thick cream

50 gr marie regal biscuits (or to like)

How to make:

- Put the strawberries into a bowl, mashed

- Add the castor sugar into the bowl, stir well

- Add the yogurt, stir well

- Pour the cream into another bowl, shake well

- Pour the strawberry mix into the cream bowl, stir well

- Keep stirring until the color of the mixture become pink

- Put the biscuits into a plastic bag, mash it to crumb

- Put the strawberry cream into small bowls, pour the crumb on top of it

- Put them in the fridge to cool

Enjoy :)