Matcha Frappucinno

I am glad that spring time is finally here. It is getting hot and hotter here, but i cannot complain since we experienced a very long hot winter just now....we really need this sun, and we hope it stays.

And in the time like this, when the flowers are blooming, there is nothing better to do than trying to get a lot of inspiration of spring time love, flowers and drinking fresh tea. And green / white tea is so perfect to celebrate this moment because i feel that the arome difuses very well with the air... I feel like i am blending into the time also when smelling it... ah...l'air du printemps....

Anyway, here is the recipe of matcha frappucinno, which recipe is from my friend, Yunike, who just recently welcomed her dearest baby girl. Congratulations anyway!!!

Read More

Bloody Jackie

I am not a cocktail person, nor a beer person...well, bref, i am actually not into alcohol beverages that much. The only thing that i probably adore most from that departement is wine. And yeah, i can be chauvinistic to my sweet gorilla's country; i drink french wine most of the time, although i must admit that Portugal, Italy and Spain productions are not bad at all.

In a hot summer like this, i dream of something fruity (wine is fruitty to, to think about it again), but something new. So i peek into my fridge and found this cold watermelon and i took only 3 minutes to change it into fresh juice. And to add small explosion in the mouth, i peek into mr gorilla booze collections, i found Malibu (classic) and Soho. So .. in my glass, i add 1 tsp (or two) of each, and add several balls of melon inside (optional i used frozen melon, tout prêt, and very refreshing). Et Voilà, a very original cocktail drink for your summer apéro party. The water melon takes out more the taste of Soho and Malibu! Your coctail becomes fragrant!

Read More

Bajigur

Waktu kecil, saya sangat tergila-gila pada bajigur. Tapi Ibu melarang saya karena katanya minum kopi gak bagus untuk anak-anak, dan anehnya di Jakarta, cukup sulit mencari penjual bajigur pada kala itu, tidak banyak pedagang dorongan yang jualan bajigur. Udah gitu kan minuman traditional banyak digeser dengan jajanan khas Eropa (iyalah, ngafé kan lebih moderen daripada nongkrong di warung kopi pinggir jalan).

Sampai saya besar, saya tidak pernah lagi nemu bajigur, dan kalaupun nemu (waktu kuliah di Bandung), rasanya tidak sama dengan ingatan masa kecil saya. Hari ini saya membuatnya, tapi rasanya beda banget... sebel... Entah apa ramuannya yang gak pas...
Tapi bahan-bahan yang saya godog adalah:

• Santan
• Kopi
• Gula Jawa
• Vanilla bubuk
• Kolang Kaling (gak punya, jadi saya gak pakai)
• sedikit garam

Kayaknya, lain kali harus tambah daun pandan ya, biar harum sedep... vanilla aja gak cukup deh!

Read More