Our Favorite Carrot Cake

I always try to make healthy snack for my family, and this is one of our favorite.
Cake wortel, yang semula aku ga begitu ngefans, sekarang lumayanlah, mungkin karena tambahan nanas kalengan dan sour cream yang bikin fresh!


Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, at room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup loosely packed shredded carrots (about 2 medium)
1/2 cup chopped fresh or canned pineaple
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350 F, and lightly grease a 6-cup nonstick bundt pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and 1/4 tsp salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup sour cream, the oil, egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the carrots, pineapple and walnuts. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes, and let cool.

PS: if your bundt pan is for 12-cup (like mine..!), double the ingredients and bake for 10-15 minutes more.
recipe of Silvana Nardone from Rachael Ray Mag.

Bath Time Story

I have been private blogging for a couple months now. So far 'writing' or I should say being infront of our computer is become and escape from my routine and I declared that writing is part of my 'me' time beside reading, or watching TV, which right now the portion is reducing because my daughter needs to watch kid's show..(OMG..!, so this actually not my 'me' time then!.), many times I don't get to watch 'Rachael Ray Show' or 'Martha Stewart', or 'Ellen' or 'Dr. Oz'...pour me!..well it's my mommyhood, my commitment for my daughter to not watching TV too much didn't work.
Although I stick with the schedule to teach her everything appropriate for preschooler before she watchs TV..(that will be other blog).

Chicken Rice ala Hainan-Nasi Ayam Hainan

I love this dish especially the fragrance of the garlic and ginger when I'm cooking it. Sometimes my family eat this without the sauce and still taste great!!

Ingredients; Bahan
4 chicken thighs, skinless, bone in; paha atas ayam, bertulang, tanpa kulit
1 tbs lemon juice; 1 sdm perasan lemon
4 green onions, thinly sliced; daun bawang, iris tipis
1 small onion, chopped; bawang bombay ukuran kecil, cacah
about 1 inch of ginger, sliced; 2 cm jahe, iris
2 1/2 cup water; sekitar 750 ml air
2 tsp salt; garam
1/2 tsp pepper; merica bubuk
3 tbs soy sauce; kecap asin

For the Rice: Bahan untuk nasi
2 tbs canola oil; minyak goreng
1/2 tsp sesame oil; minyak wijen
3 clove garlic, chopped; bawang putih, cacah
1 cup uncooked rice; 500 g beras
1 3/4 cup chicken broth from cooked chicken above; 500 ml kaldu ayam atau secukupnya
2 tbs soy sauce; kecap asin
1 tsp salt; garam
1/2 tsp pepper; merica bubuk

Sauce (optional)
1 tsp grated ginger; jahe parut
1 tsp grated garlic; bawang putih parut
4 tbs soy sauce; kecap asin