Hello Saya mau Garage Sale dan Give Away barang-barang koleksi pribadi dalam rangka de-cluttering rumah. Banyak barang yang saya miliki tapi tidak saya gunakan. Sayang aja kalau disimpan lama, apalagi kalau tidak termanfaatkan dengan baik. Daripada rusak, lebih baik saya berikan ke pemilik berikutnya.
I’m back with easy recipe. As usual, I’m so lazy to cook and I made this instant Tuna Pancake.
Ingredients :
1 can Tuna Chunks in Oil
1 egg, beaten
A couple of Cellery leaves, finely chopped
Chopped green onions
1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
Cooking oil (optional)
How to cook :
1. Drain Tuna’s oil as much as possible using strainer to reduce saltiness. Set aside.
2. Mix all ingredient until blended.
3. Heat the frying pan and put Tuna mixture one by one in the pan. Fry until both side are slightly brown (I made small round-shape, instead of large).
4. Serve on a dish. It goes well with white rice đŸ™‚
This is my new favorite. Easy ingredient, Easy Cooking, Easy Preparation, Good Taste.
Ingredient
4 slice of white bread
200 ml Soymilk (or cow’s milk, whichever you like)
2 eggs, beaten
Pinch of Cinnamon powder (I grated Cinnamon Stick, though)
White or Brown Sugar 2 tsp (Optional)
Unsalted butter
Topping
Nutella
How to cook
Mix soy milk, beaten eggs, sugar and cinnamon powder. Soak bread in the mixture (both side). Heat butter in non-sticky pan or Happycall pan, fry until golden brown on both side. Serve Hot with generous amount of Nutella (or other jam if you like).
It’s been a while since I had last lunch-out \(^o^)/
This time, full team (Me, Husband and Baby) went to Bureau Gastro@Plaza Pondok Indah II. This restaurant is originally a night-pub –definitely not a family restaurant with baby-friendly environment -but at lunch time, said my friend Hasegawa-san, they serve delicious lunch package. Well, can’t miss this opportunity. and YES, they have Pretty Good Lunch Package for only IDR 59K++ (About IDR 70K inclusive Tax+Service Charge).
Arriving at 11:30 a.m, we were the first customer. The restaurant was quiet and peaceful, without any tobacco smoke (I concern a lot about tobacco smoke everytime I go to air-conditioned fancy restaurants). We were offered list of food that goes into lunch package. They had loads of combination and were included Free Drink of either Ice Tea or Mineral Water. Good enough. As my habit of eating out in fancy restaurant, I always order Pasta as main course. –Not very good reasoning but- Pasta is considered easier-recipe (compare to those Indonesian recipe that require too many ingredient) but it has some level difficulty a chef need to pass. So for me, Pasta should be good or I’m out.
Okay, let’s start to review the food one by one
1. My Lunch Package
Appetizer : Thai Chicken Salad
I underestimated the meaning of lunch package because sometimes the chef would reduce the portion, but this one was a treat. The salad wasn’t as small as I thought. It was enough! Yes it was enough for giant-filling stomach like me, as appetizer. Appearance was tempting, the sauce was delicious (sour, sweet, a bit spicy with good proportion) and the chicken was tender. For me, Appetizer should bejust good, not overwhelming the main course.
5 of 5
Main Course : Spaghetti A.O.P
I don’t know what P stands for, but this was Spaghetti Aglio Olio with generous amount of Beef Bacon. Love Bacon! The Spaghetti was cooked al dente with proper amount of olive oil. This Aglio Olio was sufficiently oily, but didn’t leave oily-fat traces in my mouth. Plus, Bacon was cooked first and I think they mixed into the pasta afterwards. It did taste bacon in the oily, but no bacon-fat in the trace. Well done, Chef! The only downhill was the amount. As in any lunch package, they would reduce portion in the main course and I think my spaghetti was less than 150gram. Otherwise, this is perfect.
4.8 of 5
Dessert : Cheese Cake
I don’t fancy sweet food in any way. This dessert was just good. Love the cheese cake but I would comment on other thing. While the appearance looked so delicious, they put unnecessary ingredient : Choco Sprinkle. I think a slice of cheese cake with blueberry sauce and a bit of whip cream on the side will do just great. Erase the Choco Sprinkle and I will say It was perfect.
3 of 5
2. My Husband’s Lunch Package
Appetizer : Mushroom Soup
I tried it and this, without a doubt, was one of the most delicious mushroom soup I’ve ever eaten. While it may sound exaggerating, This is mushroom soup where you will find no mushroom chunk in it. I was surprised because I was hoping to find large piece of champignon or Shiitake or any mushroom. This was like Mushroom Pureed, but tasted so good. Creamy with just enough saltiness and rich flavor of mushroom. A winner!
5 of 5
Main course : Chicken Teriyaki with Rice
I ate half of my husband’s portion because he was full (LOL am I big eater) and it tasted good. I ate Chicken teriyaki hundred times before, what I like about this teriyaki was the sauce. It wasn’t like chicken teriyaki sauce I know. I wouldn’t argue about the chicken itself, as it was well-properly-cooked with sufficient crunchiness. The teriyaki sauce usually has a bit of soyu taste, but this one wasn’t japanese-thingy. I would refer to -more-korean-style sauce but it wasn’t spicy either. Better taste it for yourself.
4.5 of 5
Dessert : Apple Strudel
All desserts had chocolate sprinkle, so I think this is restaurants policy. Apple Strudel tasted Good! I’m not very objective because I haven’t tasted many apple strudels before.. but this one was delicious. Proper sweetness to close our lunch that day.
4 of 5
3. Hasegawa-san’s Lunch Package
Appetizer : Same with my husband’s
Main Course : Wagyu Black Pepper
Wow Wagyu! Can you imagine Wagyu included in Lunch Package? I always thought Wagyu is forever-ala carte dish because it’s expensive. When my friend took the first bite, she commented, “Taste like Beef Black Pepper”. I joked, “Ofcourse it is, they are after all beef”. But… Definitely taste soooo much better. As you expected in Wagyu, the meat texture was soft, easy to chew and juicy. Juicy-ness is the winning factor here. The black pepper sauce was spicy enough and didn’t have burnt-flavor, Love it! Pity it’s only half the ala carte portion (my guess), maybe just about 50gr. Aww I’m too greedy.
4.5 of 5
Dessert : Banana Split
I didn’t try the Banana Split. I hoped Hasegawa-san would comment on the ice cream (because banana is banana, wherever you go).
One more thing..
I ordered ala carte menu : Margarita Pizza (IDR 55k)
Didn’t I say I was too greedy? HAHA…
In addition to being hungry, again I underestimated the content of lunch package. I thought the spaghetti was too small and my stomach was too big so I ordered Pizza. Waiting 15 minutes and Pizza came. Not long after I craved my 3rd slices, my baby started to cry and I realized it was time to wrap it up. I asked the waiter to bring dessert immediately and had the rest of pizza to take home. Guess what? I was utterly full (but still ate the cheese cake)
Margarita pizza –being the simplest form of pizza– was packed with generous amount of mozarella, cheddar cheese and tomatoes. I think they need to add more basil in this pizza. Pizza dough was crispy, so yummy.. and it still tasted good after I brought home (I ate it 3-4 hour after went back home).
Overall, RECOMMENDED!
Bureau Gastro
Pondok Indah Plaza 2, Bl BA Unit 27 Jl. Metro Pondok Indah, Jakarta
Phone number: +62-21 751 0412
Fax: +62-21 751 1895
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Email        : bureau.gastropub@yahoo.com Twitter     : @BureauGastroPub
Location : Parc 19 Jl. Taman Kemang no. 19, Kemang Jakarta
Phone : +622171794808 / +62217199988
Twitter :@parc19
Review : Not an extreme foodgasm but you can rely on the taste. Gambretti Pomodoro served with choice of pasta (gnocchi, spaghetti, fettucine, penne)and I chose spaghetti as basic of judgement. I wanted it on gnocchi but too bad gnocchi was out. Covered with a lot of oily spiced thin sauce, I’d say it’s good but slightly oily. If I could choose, I’d prefer drier texture. As any other pasta with prawn, I expected juicy-melt-in-the tongue kinda prawn, but this one wasn’t. Overcooked? Well, I should ask the chef. Overall, it’s good but not heavenly good. Price should be reduced to IDR 79k.
Saya sering bingung bila ditanya oleh seorang teman- “Res, lu punya resep makanan sehat ga? kayaknya makananlu sehat banget” -, karena saya tidak punya resep yang spesifik sehat.. (sehat dalam artian segala takarannya sesuai ahli gizi atau dokter). Makanan saya cenderung “membosankan”. Alasan saya hidup sehat juga bukan karena ikut trend dietnya artis hollywood…
karena..
ngirit
Yup.. karena saya dituntut harus belajar me-menej keuangan. Anggaran belanja saya tidak besar, oleh karena itu waktu awal-awal menikah, makan di luar (dine-out) atau beli makanan (take-away) frekuensinya sangat sedikit. Alhasil saya harus memasak sendiri.
Lalu, karena saya bekerja dan setiap hari harus mengejar kereta pagi tapi tetap ingin memasak.. saya putuskan saya harus selesai masak semuanya dalam kurang dari 1 jam (ini juga dengan terburu-buru dan hectic). Jadilah saya browsing resep-resep makanan yang proses masaknya kurang dari 15 menit.
Kebanyakan menu yang simple dan enak bukan menu lokal. Kadang chinese food kadang western, yang pasti menyiapkannya tidak susah. Mau lebih gampang lagi? Tinggal kukus atau rebus atau makan mentah ala salad. Saya lakukan ini kalau malas masak hehe..
Many people seemed to envy why I could live healthy life. To be honest, I’m not 100% healthy living, and still working on it . When they asked me about recipe, I was even more confused because I just copied from many websites and modified it to suit my taste. It was nothing special. These are my food policy :
Point #1 : CONSCIOUS COOKING
I cook most of my food (except when there are dine-outs), so I am aware of what I eat. I picked all veggies and meats/chicken by myself (needless to say, I don’t really trust other people for doing this). I consciously cut down salt/sugar amount when I did cooking, instead I use garlic/onion more than the recipe told, to get the savory. Most of time I cooked “boring-plain” food (that’s what some of my friends said when they tasted it)
Point #2 : BEING “PICKY” EATER
Basically I eat everything but I’m being picky eater to certain foods which are : cow’s organ, anything with coconuts milk, lamb (because I don’t like it) and any “ugly” food (such as cow’s brain, fish head, chicken’s intestines). They are known to increase bad cholesterol level and plague in our veins (I won’t explain it, just ask doctors, they know better). As for me, these food made my body heavier in movement, and I just hate it.
Point #3 : CUT DOWN SUGAR
I think this is one of basic advice any health tips would give you. but yeah, I do it most of the time. I tell waiter to bring me plain tea, instead of sweet tea. I don’t eat many sweet food in one day. I avoid cakes most of the time (it’s my least favourite snack).
Point #4 : Zero Soda Policy
I stopped drinking Soda (Cocacola, Sprite, Seven Up, bla bla bla) in Primary school. I never actually liked it from the start. Now I still don’t drink it.
Point #5 : Under 15-Minute Recipe
on par with #1, I always searched for recipe that can be done in less than 15 minute (in cooking time, not prep time). I love cooking but I don’t want to spend my entire day in the kitchen only to cook certain foods (this goes to Rendang, or similar indonesian food that require long period of cooking).
Point #6 : CONSCIOUS DINE-OUT
I wouldn’t lie that I love dine-out, but I dont make it a habit. and if I have to dine-out, I would choose “less complicated” recipe. I went to Pancake House, and ordered simple pancake (too many Oh-so delicious pancakes with long name in the menu). I went to Pizza hut, and ordered Salad + Tuscany Pizza (as far as I know,it’s the healthiest pizza in the restaurant). I try to avoid Soto with coconuts milk as much as possible (I ordered something with clear soup most of the time).
Point #7 : CHANGE SNACK TYPE
Recently, I fell in love with Edamame and Orange Juice. They are easily found in nearby supermarket and they don’t make me too guilty if I crave more. By the way, I still eat chocolates in moderate amount.
Point #8 : EAT GREENS MORE THAN MEAT
I like veggies. They are cheap and healthy. One of main reason to cut off meat is the price. Expensive! Besides, my bowel demands me to eat veggies more than normal, otherwise it gets stuck (you know what I mean)
Nothing special about my diet. I don’t go on weight-loss program either, but I like to stay in shape for my health.