“Life is full of questions, cupcakes are the answers.” – Anonymous Bolu Kukus is Indonesia’s traditional dessert which is basically similar to cupcake, except the process of making it is by steaming instead of baking. During the Holidays while growing up in Bali, I saw Bolu Kukus everywhere. It…
“Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!” – Helen Keller My only reason to make this cake, was because I’m not a big fan of banana bread. I tried to make banana bread and I tried to like it, but it just wasn’t for me…
“The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of bread one has made, there always seems to be something new to learn.” – Julia Child When typing the word Bao online, you will come up with a…
“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.” — Richard Wright This was my very first bread that I made in the US way before I took my Bread Camp class, and it’s a moment that welcomed…
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz In searching of this recipe, I searched words like “chocolate chip cookie candy”, “caramel candy chocolate chip”, “chocolate chip oatmeal wrapped like candy”, and so on…
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” –Mahatma Gandhi When I read Challah at Wikipedia, it means a special bread in Jewish cuisine. It’s usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions…
“Time is money, money is power, power is pizza, pizza is knowledge.” – April Ludgate, Parks and Recreation Ok, I call this The Quarantine Pizza just because this pizza was made during the COVID19 quarantine. Yes, you are right, I was unemployed, a lot of time on my…
“Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnuts, the pessimist the hole.” – Oscar Wilde Why we have to talk about doughnuts? Why not? One of my happy memories when I was growing up in Bali was when I was eating…
“It takes a long time to become young.” – Pablo Picasso. This was a cake that had been planned for the summer. Kevin’s mom wanted to surprise her son, but Aldy suggested to wait for his birthday. I agree because time move fast, his birthday would…
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody” – Mark Twain. There was a pumpkin contest in my building, and for joining in I got a free pumpkin to carve. This was my first time participating in a contest like this…
“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Creating an edible summer flowers that will last beyond summer. For decorating cake or just for fun, whatever your heart desire. These are edible flowers bouquet that I created during the three days class I just took. How real…
“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” – Jane Austen. In the 19th century, apple pie became the symbol of American prosperity and national pride. My love for apple pie started since the first time I tasted it when I just arrived at this…