Beef and Potato Burritos

Me and my cousin we're having our 1 week holiday. And we both think that it's the best time to have our "me time". Today we went swimming, after that...of course we got hungry hehehe. So we're thingking to cook something simple but filling :p 

Burritos it is...and we got it from Martha Stewart's website. But we changed it a bit. It's easy :)

You'll need :

• 1 large baking potato
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as safflower
• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 can (14 ounces) chopped tomatoes with juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• salt
• 4 flour tortillas (10-inch)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 1/4 cup grated Monterey Jack
• 1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese
  
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional)

 How to make it:

1. Peel potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add potato, cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 6 minutes.
   
2. Add beef, onion, cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until beef is thoroughly browned, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes and juice, cumin, paprika, and 1 teaspoon salt (or more salt...it's up to you), cook about 6 minutes.
   
3. Heat tortillas, one at a time, you can use the oven, the pan or microwave...whatever suits you, het it until lightly browned, about 10 seconds.
   
4. Leaving space on bottom and sides, layer tortillas with sour cream, lettuce, beef mixture, cheese, and cilantro. Fold bottom upward, covering filling. Fold each side to overlap, leaving the top end open.
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   For me of course....extra sour cream and cheese please :p
   Try it! Enjoy :)

Smile by Charlie Chaplin :)

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French Toast with Asparagus, Egg & Orange Beurre Blanc

Today we tried this French Toast with asparagus, egg & orange beurre blanc recipe for lunch. Actually you can make this for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It's easy, we got this recipe from Martha Stewart's magazine.

They have it online too, from Martha Stewart's website. Check the recipe here. Or let me just copy paste it for you :)

For the asparagus : 

• 1 pound asparagus, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

 For the French Toast :

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 4 one-inch-thick brioche slices (we used brown bread)
• 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter 

 

For the Orange Beurre Blanc :

• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice (from 2 oranges)
• 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions :

1. Make the orange beurre blanc: Bring wine, 1/2 cup orange juice, and the shallots to a boil in a large skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 10 minutes. Whisk in cream, and cook until reduced by three-quarters, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, whisking after each addition. Strain into a heatproof bowl, and add remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice and the zest. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with water if too thick. Cover to keep warm.
   
2. Make the asparagus: Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Toss asparagus and oil on a rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Roast until golden, about 8 minutes.
   
3. Make the French toast: Whisk together eggs, cream, zest, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Pour mixture into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, add brioche, and soak, 2 minutes per side. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until sizzling. Add brioche, and cook on 1 side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip, and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Top each slice with asparagus, and drizzle with orange beurre blanc. Serve with remaining beurre blanc.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    I tried to add some poached egg too :p
   Sprinkle some parmigano chesse...and Voila! :)
   
   
   
   
   
   Enjoy! Try, it's easy :)

Live curious (National Geographic Channel)

If you are you breathe. If you breathe you talk. If you talk if you ask. If you ask you think. If you think you search. If you search you experience. If you experience you learn. If you learn you grow. If you grow you wish. If you wish you find. And if you find you doubt. If you doubt you question. If you question you understand and if you understand you know. If you know you want to know more. If you want to know more you are alive.

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Robot Balok :)

My student, especially the boys...loves to play with blocks. I love the way they used their imagination using the block to make something. These two are robots. Naoise and Sam called them "a robot & a person", they're awesome! :)

This is Naoise's Robot :)

This is Sam's Person

Again, simple things that made me smile :)

 Ps: blocks means "balok" in Indonesia, that's why I put "Robot Balok" as the title :)

Kaleidoscope ♥

I love kaleidoscope! My students loves to play with kaleidoscope too. Here are some of  the pics :)

A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors

the word "kaleidoscope" is derived from the Ancient Greek καλ(ός) (beauty, beautiful), είδο(ς) (form, shape) and -σκόπιο (tool for examination)—hence "observer of beautiful forms."

(from Wikipedia)

Don't you just love kaleidoscope? ♥

Gardening with kiddos :)

Children are natural gardeners. They like to learn by doing and love to play with dirt. Last wednesday, we asked the children to do some gardening. They were very curious :) We planted some seeds (tomato, sunflower, chilli, beans and watermelon) and we asked the children to take care some of the plants too (like watering plants). Gardening can teach the children about environmental awareness by exploring the workings of nature.

Here are some tips for gardening with children :

- Be sure to give each child his/her own separate plot. Keep it small, very small for young kids. Put their plots right in the middle of the action, with the best soil and light.

- Give them serious gardening tools (that's not too dangeraous for kids for sure).

- Engage them through the entire process, from seeds and all the preparations until finished.

Try it with your kids or students, it's simple and fun :)