Poached Egg

Having encounter this dish several time, it always left me wondering, how can one boil cracked egg, maintaining the egg white in one piece. And my wife, on her quest to someday cook egg benedict, showed me the poached egg over the last weekend.

It is vinegar who does the trick. And she does another trick to make it perfect. Put dash of salt and pepper, and it was a good breakfast for the weekend. The egg white then goes with the toast.

Well done, you're one step closer to your egg benedict :D

Traditional Bistik Ayam

Traditional Bistik Ayam
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A Traditional Holland Dishes, brought to Indonesia during the Colonial Era. Over time, the dishes was influenced by affluent Javanese, thus result to this traditional food. Now being served by peranakan restaurant across Jakarta, which bring back the old memory of affluent Javanese during colonial era.

Nasi Goreng: Looks Simple to Make....

I used to call it: Dishes for desperate people. Dine out several time with few people, when they have no idea on what to order, they will order this: Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice)

And if you watch the cooking process, you will see why it is a desperate choice.It is very easy to prepare, quick, and despite of come variations, the taste came from 2 key ingredients: rice and soy sauce. Some extra condiments served would be fried egg, diced beef/chicken/lamb, chillies and pickles

Until you make one yourself, then you see that making it is far from easy - at least if you aim for your different Nasi Goreng. Here is some requirement from Kiko:

• The perfect nasi goreng should not sticky. The rice should be in its sandy instead of sticky
• Different soy sauce yields different taste and final color. Yes, there are lots of brand out there, mass market one and specialized one

Don't believe it? Go ahead and make one for yourself

Servings from Moka Pot

The only moka pot I own yields 6 shot of espresso. When I'm staying at home, alone, it definitely too much for one drink. So, I come up with 4 drinks as the day progress

8:30 AM, right after brewing, the first drink is Americano, savoring the best of coffee of the stove. Besides, at this hour, we definitely need some boost to start the day.

10 AM, the brewed coffee is getting colder. It is best to be served with Ice. I was thinking to put in some sugar, but just plain coffee would be as good. And the quality only degraded slightly.

1 PM, after lunch, wondering for some dessert. Throw 2 scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream, and pour in some coffee... I enjoy the Affogato as my dessert. The colder coffee works better with the Ice Cream, without melting it.

3:30 PM, the heaviest hour in a day for work. I took a short break to make Ice Milk Coffee from whatever left from my Moka Pot. The Milk help to cover the degraded coffee

So, what else can you have from 6 servings of Moka Pot?

Tricolor Breakfast

One of the easy quick breakfast to have. The mashed potato and chili sauce can be prepared days in advance. . Grilling the sausage and caramelizing the onion should take less than 15 minutes.

Best served with Tabasco for the sausage, and melted gorgonzola cheese for the mashed potato