Cinnamon Oat Pancakes

I got this recipe from Martha Stewart's web. Let's make some :)

All you need: 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

2 cups milk

2 large eggs

1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for skillet

How to make: 

In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and 1 cup oats and pulse a few times to coarsely grind oats. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and oil. Add dry ingredients and 1 cup oats and whisk just until moistened.

  

Heat a large skillet (nonstick or cast-iron) or griddle over medium. Lightly oil skillet. Using 2 to 3 tablespoons for each pancake, drop batter in skillet and cook until a few bubbles have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until browned on undersides, 1 to 2 minutes more. Repeat with more oil and batter.

Voila! 

With jam and butter

With Baked Apple and vanilla ice cream

I like it because it has a bit nutty, rough texture on it because of the oat. And it's not as heavy as the usual pancake. You can serve them with butter, jam, maple syrup, banana,  powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream and baked apple...or up to you.

And...here's the easy recipe for Baked Apple :)

Easy Baked Apple

I feel like making something quick and simple...and I don't want to get messy hehehe. So this was on my mind...Easy Baked Apple with vanilla ice cream :)

All you need:

4 or 5 medium apples

2 tbsp of butter

2 tsp of brown sugar

2 tsp of cinnamon

1/4 cup water

How to make:

- Preheat oven to 180-200C degrees.

- Wash your apples off. You can peel them or leave the peelings on, it's up to you. Cut your apples in half and then in half again (quartered). Now cut them into bite-size pieces.

- Put 1/4 cup of water in the bottom of the baking sheet. Add the apples, butter, cinnamon and 2 brown sugar.

Cover and bake for 30 minutes (or until apples are tender). Let cool for a few minutes then serve.

Enjoy it! A quick and simple recipe :)

Of course...for me....with vanilla ice cream and extra cinnamon :)

Why I love animals :)

Why I love animals? 

Thank's to my late "Eyang Putri" (grandma)...from my father...

and my late "Opa" (grandpa)...from my mother...

I miss them :)

DIY camera

Nicole (4.6 y.o) wanted to make camera from used cereal box and used toilet paper roll, with some plastic bottle. Which one and where to stick it...it's all her ideas. I just helped her with the sellotape.

And this is Kazuki (5 y.o). He's very creative with paper. I'm amazed by his capability to make something from paper. Only with cutting and tape. This one he cut it, drew a bit and fold it by himself. I just helped him with the sellotape.

They both have their own ideas, I just helped them with the sellotape. Simple things that made smile :)

Peekaboo

 Introducing "Peekabo" by Whatelse?!

My friend is making cute Tshirts for kiddos. I was very happy when she asked me to be apart of it. She asked me to make "boneka" (the dolls) for the Tshirts. It's a cute Tshirt, so she'll put my dolls into the pocket (as you can see just like in the picture here) with a button that sticks to the pocket (inside), and when they take the dolls out, it looks like the they're hanging from the pocket :)

This is my "boneka" :)

Peekabo has 4 kinds of Tshirt. All colors are white, but the stripes are in different colors. They have green, blue, red and gray. And the dolls are different too. Just like in the picture :)

They sell it for Rp.95.000,-

If you need more info, you can email my friend at infowhatelse@gmail.com

Shirataki stir-fry with tofu, enoki mushroom and bok choy :)

You girls should try this one if you want to eat noodles without gaining weight :p You can google it if you want too. Shirataki noodles, contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, no gluten -made of a healthy natural fiber called Glucomannan. This Shirataki noodle can be bought in supermarkerts, I bough these in Citos Foodhall at the Japanese food section. I made it with three of my favorite ingredients (just like my miso soup) tofu, enoki mushrooms and bok choy.

What you need:

1tsp minced garlic
1/2 package tofu
1 tbsp pure cornstarch
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 cups shirataki noodles
1 tbsp ginger root
Bok Choy
Enoki mushrooms
(you can use other vegetables/meat/chicken...it's up to you)


How to make:

- In a separate mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and garlic. When adding the constarch, mix it with a little water to avoid having lumps in your sauce. Mix in cornstarch mixture and keep sauce to the side until called for.

 - Add chopped bokchoys, and for the enoki mushrooms I like it just the way they are :p and  then...sautee over medium heat. I usually add the tofu midway through. Once bokchoys, enoki mushrroms and tofu are cooked add the sauce.

 - Rinse shirataki noodles and add those to the pan. The sauce should start bubbling and thickening up. Continue to stir contents of the pan so the sauce completely coats everything.

 Once the sauce is thick and well mixed in, serve :)

Try it and check this site :)

Z C L Y P A :)

Made cupcakes for these lovely people! "Rolling Like a Stupid Stone" EP release party :)

Zeke, Carlo, Ladya, Yudhi, Poppie and Aan.

Check this site and this site for their songs. And this one is one of my fave song! :)

DIY Pop Up Cards

I was thinking of making some DIY pop up card for my good friend's birthday. I love to make something with paper....and do some cutting and pasting with paper too...like this one and this one and the bear with red nose :) This time I wanted to make it a bit simple.

You just need colorfull paper, glue, double tape, small scissors, cutter and marker.

Start with a simple card and fold it in half. Then cut parallel lines (in pairs of the same length) into the middle fold as shown in the picture. The cuts should be max half the length of the card (otherwise they'll stand out when you close it). Push the flaps forward until your card looks like in the bottom picture.

Now start crafting the bits and pieces to display in your card. I made some balloons and tree. Stick these with paper glue or double tape onto the front (not top) part of the folded out flaps. Now when you close your card, it'll look like in the bottom left picture. Just take a 2nd card and glue it on to cover the outside.

...onto the flaps and voila...you're done :)

Mine (this one) was not finished yet when I took this pic. But now, on the other front part of the folded out flaps, I wrote my good friend's name on the other tree. I forgot to take picture of this card that's already finished. I already gave the card :p

You can do it with your kids too, of course they'll do the drawing and you'll do the cutting.
Make any cards for any occasion, I just love simple cards with simple words :)

I got the inspiration from Jordan Ferney's blog.