Apr 6, 2009

Indonesian Chicken Salad

  I’m slightly addicted to the Indonesian kitchen but it’s pretty hard for me to actually post Indonesian recipes to my blog. Mainly because I want everyone—regardless of where on God’s green earth they reside—to be able to recreate my recipes without having to go on wild witch-hunts for special ingredients. When it comes to Indonesian cooking; that’s pretty darn hard to do. Lots of dishes require special spices, spice blends or…

Sep 6, 2008

Atjar Ketimun

A little taste of Indonesia. While most people use cucumbers (or cucumber salads) to diminish the heat of other dishes, I often use it the other way around – I spice things up with it. Atjar Ketimun is one of my favorite Indonesian side-dishes. Flaming hot cucumbers. So simple but so good. I like simple dishes because it’s the perfect way to really taste the pure flavors of food. When it…

Aug 16, 2008

Indonesian Steak Sandwich

Steak. It’s essentially great food that doesn’t need much, no matter how you prepare it. You can cook it with loads of butter, pop it on the BBQ, grill it on the stove top, stir-fry it with sesame oil and ginger syrup, it doesn’t matter because it’ll all taste good. But if you want to do something else -if you want to put a little bit more flavor in there…