Annual New Year Party at Home

It can be tiring as hell, but it can be fun as hell as well. I have never really helped my mum in the kitchen for any big family gathering at home years before. Well, this year, I did. And I just realized that preparing 9 or more types of dishes for 50 people at home can be really draining. We called in an excellent Sate Padang cart that we used to buy from. My family's always a big fan of that Sate Padang. I was so excited with eating it that...

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Happy (belated) New Year

First of all, happy belated new year! I've enjoyed myself too much during winter break (oh, the stress relief after final exam... that's really wonderful!). I went back to Indonesia for a couple of weeks. Good foods.. yum. There is something weird that I've noticed about my taste in foods. Indeed, a $30 3-way foie gras dish might drive me nuts, but for some reason, it can't beat the $0.30 cheap chocolate paste bread that I buy from a cheap family-run...

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