Tag: dinner recipes

Pretend Cooking

Honey Garlic Salmon

I actually love salmon when it’s raw, I think they are so much better. More fatty and succulent. Cooking salmon can be tricky, too long it could dried up the entire dish and we don’t like dried salmon. I opted for smoked salmon most of the time, but it’s not easy or cheap to get […]

Pretend Cooking

Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Tonight is a vegetarian night! I cooked this for my sister because she loves carbohydrate, and her son loves mushroom. So this is perfect, and easy! It wasnt easy to find heavy cream here, and when I found one, it costs me a fortune, so I ended up making a roux and use milk instead. […]

Pretend Cooking

Easy Chicken Curry

I just bought spices containers, they are magnetic so I got to organize them on my fridge. They all very colorful with turmeric, paprika, cumin etc. I love looking at them and I got to cook something with them too. I usually make chicken curry using an instant paste cause they are just easier. But […]

Pretend Cooking

Creamy Lemon Garlic Salmon

I love cooking and eating Western inspired food. They don’t need that many ingredients, and lets face it, I always fail when I cook my own Indonesian food. Edible but not successful. This salmon with creamy sauce for example is so easy to make and you don’t need much to prepare. But, living in a […]

Pretend Cooking

Easy and Cheesy Baked Chicken

Looking back to this recipe actually made me miss New York so much. I’m currently in Indonesia where the lack of cheese (any types) is a constant struggle for me to create a new recipe. I love cooking with cheese and I love eating them too. Oh I only love cooked cheese, so no brie […]