Lunchbox today: rice with furikake seasoning, spinach tamagoyaki, chicken breast nuggets and fresh cherry tomatoes.
Cotton Soft Japanese Cheese Cake
Some time ago this cake was a hit on many baking blog sites and everyone seemed to agree this is a great recipe, it is lighter than the usual cheesecake, it is soft like sponge cake but smooth and creamy at the same time. This is also a perfect dessert for those who always say desserts are too sweet for them, I can assure you this is not too sweet. But beware you are not going to stop at just one slice.
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Banana Cake with Nutella Topping
What you do when you have some over-ripe bananas at hand? Make a banana bread or banana cake! đ my husband uses banana in his morning smoothies and sometimes, especially during the summer (I think), some of the bananas just went over-ripe too quickly. We try to reduce our food wastage at home, so usually we cut the bananas into chunks and place in a zip lock bag to be frozen before they gone too ripe.
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Indonesia Sweet Pancake aka Martabak Manis Challenge 1
Being one of the most popular Indonesia snack especially sold around night-time, you can find a lot of street vendors sell this dish practically everywhere. There are some variations of martabak manis in term of the texture, some are more chewy and others are softer. you could literally any fillings to your liking for martabak, some common fillings are chocolate rices, grated cheddar cheese, toasted sesame seeds, chopped roasted peanuts, and some more expensive options even have choices of kit kat, nutella, or toblerone chocolate bar.
Here in Sydney, there are a few good sellers of martabak manis nowadays but boy, there are not cheap! So, why not try to make it myself? đ
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DIY Caffeinated Soap Bar
On our Bali honeymoon trip where we had a walk around Monkey Forest Street and found this handmade soap shop has inspired me to make my own soap bar. I personally prefer soap bar to soap gel/liquid and I used to use Dove, I think it smells so good especially during winter time and it claims to leave the skin soft, which I can’t attest because I used body lotion after shower. Soap bar also lasts a lot longer that soap liquid, hence the savings that I can allocate to other stuffs on my shopping list đ It is also a good practice that is environmental friendly (still proud however small my contribution is). Since I started my research on handmade soap bar, I became more conscious of long list of chemical substances put into a store-bought soap bar and that I actually rub them on my skin. Although they have never irritated me so far or as I aware of, it still kind of puts me off buying them.
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