Senin, 05 September 2011

BLACKPAPER SAUSAGE PASTA home made (bi-linguals)


There's spare time during holiday (the Eid Mubarak Holiday) so I decided to cook something I like...

I found a half pouch spiral pasta in the kitchen cupboard, why don't I cook some pasta for myself and the kids..I never cooked pasta before, so this is my trial error..and the result, it so tasty..yummy...


so, here is the recipe :


Ingredients :
1/2 pouch spiral pasta (2 fist of adult)
1/2 clove big onion, slice it
2 cloves shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil/butter (or olive oil)
1 teaspoon oregano, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon of red sherry (or you can use Ang Ciu)
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
2 sausages,
1 teaspoons of blackpaper
Salt


Directions :
Put some cold water into a boil over high heat, then salt it generously. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until al dente, tender but not mushy, about 8 minutes.Drain the pasta in a colander set in the sink, reserving about a 1/4 cup of the cooking water.

Saute the onin,garlic,shallot,sausages,salt and red pepper flakes in a large skillet with butter/oil and warm over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the garlic softens and turns golden, put 1 tablespoon of red sherry/ang ciu, oyster sauce, blackpapper and the pasta into the mixture. Mix well. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
Transfer to a plate. Serve topped with grated cheese, if desired.

Note : don't put too much red pepper flakes and blackpaper if you want to serve it for children.


"HAPPY EID MUBARAK TO ALL MOSLEMS"


xoxo,

Stephanie


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Selama liburan Lebaran saya punya banyak waktu senggang, jadi saya putuskan untuk mencoba memasak sesuatu yang saya suka,

Kebetulan saya menemukan 1/2 bungkus pasta spiral di lemari dapur, kenapa saya ga coba memasak pasta untuk saya dan anak-anak..saya belum pernah masak pasta sebelumnya maka ini kali pertama saya mencobanya, dan hasilnya cukup memuaskan, enak, yummy...

Ini resepnya;

Bahan-bahan :

1/2 bungkus Pasta spiral (kurang lebih 2 genggam orang dewasa)
1/2 bawang bombay, iris tipis
2 siung bawang putih, cincang
2 siung bawang merah, cincang
1 sdm minyak sayur/margarin/olive oil
1 sdt oregano, cincang
1 sdt bubuk paprika
1 sdt lada hitam bubuk
1 sdm red sherry (atau bisa diganti dengan Ang Ciu)
1 sdm saus tiram
2 sosis, iris melintang
garam

Cara membuat :

Rebus pasta dengan air dingin dan sedikit garam di dalam panci dengan panas tinggi sampai al dente, lembut tapi tidak lembek. Tiris dengan saringan, sisihkan.

Tumis bawang bombay, bawang merah, bawang putih, sosis, garam, bubuk paprika dengan minyak sayur/margarin/olive oil diatas api sedang. Aduk rata sampai bawangnya lembyt dan kuning keemasan, lalu masukkan red sherry/ang ciu, saus tiram, lada hitam bubuk dan pasta ke dalamnya, bumbui, lalu aduk rata sampai matang.

Sajikan dalam piring, anda bisa menambahkan parutan keju bila suka.

Catatan : Jangan masukkan terlalu banyak bubuk paprika dan lada hitam bila ingin disajikan untuk anak-anak.


"SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI BAGI YANG MERAYAKAN"


xoxo,

Stephanie

Selasa, 23 Agustus 2011

Jakarta Police Find Body in Hunt for Missing University Student (Livia P.S)

Jakarta Police on Monday were investigating whether a body discovered by goat farmers in Tangerang on Sunday was that of missing university student Livia Pavita Soelistio.

The girl, 21, a student of Bina Nusantara (Binus) University, was reported missing on Aug. 16.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Baharuddin Djafar said the body was in a poor condition.

DNA tests were being conducted to determine its identity and an autopsy was being undertaken to ascertain cause of death, he said.

Cisauk Police Chief Kemijo said Livia’s family had come to identify the body but had decided to wait for the DNA testing to be completed.

However, he said, the clothing and general characteristics matched those of Livia.

The body was discovered in a two-meter-deep ditch.


Source : JakartaGlobe

Kamis, 18 Agustus 2011

our trip to Cepu, Tuban and blora









Check out photos from our trip...




Vinno's sleeping when in train



Han-han



Daddy with son


daddy with kids



Vinno and Dad

Han-han and Mom


Mom and Kids



Me


Markus and Hansel (Han-han)


Vinno and soccer


Vinno @Tuban




Han-han








there's still other photos, i'll upload it ASAP...




XOXO

Stephanie PL





Dear all, since i've been busy lately, i decided to post in Indonesian, it's all becoz i'm too lazy to translate it ...lol


but once i have time i promise i'll post it in bilingual...


now, check my 1st post





Pengalaman kami diatas kereta menuju Cepu


Belum pernah terbayangkan sebelumnya saya harus membawa kedua anak saya berlibur ke Cepu,

apalagi dengan menggunakan kereta api, karena Cepu lumayan jauh dari Jakarta, kurang lebih bisa memakan waktu perjalanan selama 10 jam.


Sembrani | kereta yang kami gunakan


Bayangan situasi yang merepotkan mendadak melintas, karena yang namanya anak-anak pasti tidak akan bisa betah berlama-lama disuatu situasi dan akan cenderung menjadi rewel.

Belum lagi ditambah dengan barang-barang keperluan mereka yang harus dibawa pasti akan banyak sekali,

rasa malas pun mulai menghinggapi, akan tetapi langsung saya tepis jauh-jauh mengingat anak-anak akan sangat senang sekali karena bisa berlibur.


2 hari sebelum keberangkatan, saya sudah mempersiapkan barang-barang keperluan anak-anak yang akan dibawa,dengan membuat daftar kecil,

maka akan mengurangi kemungkinan barang tertinggal dan mempermudah saya dalam menyusun barang-barang si kecil.

Pakaian bersih untuk 5 hari, handuk, peralatan mandi, selimut, sandal cadangan,

kaos kaki saya masukkan semuanya ke dalam koper yang akan diletakkan dalam bagasi kereta api.

Diaper, sarung bali (jaga-jaga kalau dalam kereta api dingin), sapu tangan, pakaian tidur dalam kereta (karena kami akan menginap di dalam kereta),

tissue basah dan tissue kering serta beberapa mainan untuk menemani si kecil selama perjalanan saya masukkan ke dalam tas jinjing,

terpisah dengan botol-botol susu, susu bubuk, termos air panas dan air minum si kecil agar memudahkan saya jika ingin menyeduh susu selama perjalanan,

tak lupa beberapa makanan ringan untuk si kecil (tips, snack akan menenangkan si kecil selama perjalanan).

Barang bawaan memang setumpuk tetapi apabila kita cermat dalam menyusunnya maka tidak akan merepotkan.

Benar saja, kedua anak saya yang sebelumnya tidak pernah bepergian menggunakan kereta api (apalagi dengan perjalanan sejauh dan selama ini),

mereka mulai rewel ketika berada di dalam kereta. Saya dan suami serta mama saya (kebetulan mama ikut kami berlibur) tak habis akal,

setelah kami berada di dalam kereta, saya langsung mengganti pakaian anak-anak dengan pakaian yang lebih nyaman, agar mereka juga leluasa bergerak,

ditambah suhu di dalam kereta cukup dingin, lalu kami mengajak mereka bermain, bernyanyi, agar mereka tidak rewel lagi,

saya bahkan membujuk mereka dengan snack dan susu dan itu berhasil, Puji Tuhan!

Mereka cukup anteng dan bisa menikmati perjalanan mereka walau sempat beberapa kali mereka merasa bosan dan mulai rewel kembali,

apalagi anak saya yang paling besar, selalu ribut menanyakan kapan sampai, dan merengek ke papa-nya agar bisa berkeliling dalam kereta...haha..

Dan sang papa pun mengajak si Sulung berkeling kereta dari gerbong yang satu ke gerbong yang lain.

Hubby bercerita, katanya si Sulung selama berkeliling selalu menyapa penumpang-penumpang yang lain dan menawarkan snack miliknya ke orang lain.

Kami berusaha semaksimal mungkin bisa menyenangkan mereka sampai akhirnya mereka bisa terlelap juga, finally...

Saya, hubby dan mama saya pun akhirnya bisa beristirahat juga.

Lewat liburan kali ini, saya mendapatkan satu pengalaman serta pelajaran berharga,

anak-anak akan merasa asing dan ketakutan tatkala mereka memasukki suatu situasi atau berada di lingkungan yang mereka belum pernah rasakan,

wajar kalau mereka akan menjadi rewel, menangis bahkan mengamuk.

Akan tetapi Kita sebagai orang tua janganlah mudah emosi,

tetapi sebaliknya kita harus selalu sabar dan banyak akal dalam menghadapi anak-anak kita supaya mereka pun tidak lagi merasa asing dan ketakutan.


Saya dan kedua anak saya (Han-han & Vinno) di Cepu


Tips : apabila kita mulai merasa emosi, tarik nafas dalam-dalam sambil membayangkan wajah gembira anak kita, niscaya pasti emosi tersebut akan hilang..


Sabtu, 16 April 2011

i'm back :-*




hi fellas, i'm back to blogging world..i'm going to share lil' story 'bout my transformation...


Remember me?

a young mom with overweighted body?


before (50 kilos)



now check my present body...

now (45 kilos)

my transformation:


extra:








my hardwork and still going on...






Agnes M, my inspiration






me (in the middle) and my friends
look how slim i am now, yay...



all i've done are diet, cardio and body building and all i did it just at home, i wanted to go to gym but i really have no time for it...
once we have faith then we can do it no matter how hard it'll be...




ps: sorry for bad photos and bad english >.<"



LOVE,

Stephanie



Rabu, 20 Oktober 2010

my sorry for you all >.<''



I wanna say so sorry that i cant post anything for couple days,it's all becoz of my s*ck internet network, i cant upload any photos from my berry >.<"

but dont worry, soon if my internet is fixed i'll post ASAP, so i'm collecting photos and stories from now on as much as i can ^^

i'm gonna miss posting thingy so much..see you soon fellows..adioz..

my very last picture was taken 5days ago, since then i cant upload anything

XOXO

Stephanie


Rabu, 13 Oktober 2010

I'm in LOVE with Dubai




مساء الخير (Misa'a el-khair),



What are you thinking when you hear "Dubai"? Arabian things or Sex 'n The City 2 might be the first thing crossed you mind. But, let me introduce you Burj Khalifah or Khalifah Tower which previously called Burj Dubai, this skycraper tower, has 828 meters height and 160 floors. Burj Khalifah is the highest building in the world. It defeat Petronas Tower in Malaysia, Eiffel Tower in France or even Taipei highest building! imagine...





Palm Trilogy, an artificial island resembling a palm tree seen from above.The three of them are Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jabal Ali and Palm Deira. These artificial islands are the largest in the world. One of the famous hotel in Palm Jumeirah is the Atlantis Hotel, and it's the most expensive hotel cost, need USD233.7 million for staying overnight!!! There is a giant aquarium with 65000 fish and two dozens of dolphins which imported from Solomon Islands.


Meet The World, a mini world seen from above, it consist of 300 artificial islands built on coast of Dubai, just like Palm islands it built using sands dredged from seabed..



After that, there is Burj Al-Arab, one of the tallest and most luxurious hotel ever, built on an artificial island, not far from Jumeirah beach.



Then, Dubai foods report, i don't know much about this,but after i googled, i just found Shawarma. Shawarma is made with lamb or chicken. Generally they will mix tomatoes, pickle, garlic sauce and fries. Then they will wrap the mixture in a small Arabic roti.



Falafel, is the Arabic French fry. It looks like a cutlet. They are made out of mixing chickpeas and different spices. Then deep-fry and served as a side dish.



Arabic Breads, they freshly bake them in clay ovens and serve with different dishes. Arabic roti is very tasty with Indian curries. Arabic bread is a part of all Dubai food.

How about Mall? There is Mall of Dubai, they sell lots of branded stuffs..



Talk about Dubai, it's beauties, the foods, I can't forget that, Sex 'n The City 2 (one of my favourite movies) was filmed there too..Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda had their adventure there.



oohh I'm so in love with Dubai..Dubai has its beauty and delicious foods, that's why I love that country so much, even though I never been there before (wishing that someday I could be there *crossing fingers
>.<). So, what do you thing friends, about this beautiful yet futuristic country, Dubai?? Let me know it, girls. Oh, one more, don't forget to follow my blog if you like it, i'll try my very best to update it with more and more interesting infos ^^ LOVE,


Stephanie

*smooochh