(not) a kitchen princess: 2010

Nutella Hot Chocolate

HELLO WINTER SAVIOR!

This nutella hot chocolate milk is to die for! Super yummy and perfect to keep you warm in this winter time. Do not - I repeat- do not blame and come looking for me if you can't stop drinking it. My information is private. I think.

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk (you can use whatever milk you want, I use half and half)
3 tablespoon Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread
1 cinnamon stick (optional)
1 teaspoon high-quality cocoa powder (for the best taste! but of course, if your budget is limited, just use any cocoa powder)
Marshmallows (I use TONS of marshmallows, but it's all up to you)
Pinch of espresso powder (optional)

Directions:

In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan over a low flame, whisk together the milk, Nutella, cocoa powder, and espresso (if using).
Add cinnamon stick (optional)
Simmer about 5 minutes to allow flavors to meld.

That's it! Now you can sit by your window and watch the snow falls with a cup of hot Nutella hot chocolate with you.

PS. for guys, this is the perfect heart-stealer for girls!

Good luck trying, and I'm sure you won't burn the kitchen down with this recipe. ~~I hope.~~

xoxo

ConsB, the (not-so) kitchen princess

FYI:

For the Indonesian recipes that I posted, I also have the Indonesian translation.

It's funny that when I was still in Indonesia I adored foreign foods so much, and now that I'm abroad I can't stop thinking-cooking-eating Indo food. hmmm.. I guess the grass is always greener on the other side ;)

xoxo,

ConsB

Salmon with Dijon Sauce

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 (600gr) salmon steaks
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C)
In a small bowl, mix honey, mustard and lemon juice.
Spread the mixture over the salmon steaks then season with pepper.
Arrange the salmons in a medium baking dish
Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven until fish easily flakes with a fork.

P.S. Some microwaves also have oven settings, check it out if you don't have an oven.

Happy cooking, and please, don't burn down the kitchen!
xoxo

ConsB, the (not-so) kitchen princess.

Fried Chicken in Sweet Soya Sauce (Ayam Goreng Kecap)

Ingredients (bahan) :

8 pieces of chicken wings , cut the end (8 ptg sayap ayam, potong ujungnya)
100 gram of onion , cut it into big pieces (100 gr bawang bombay, dipotong kasar)
4 pieces garlic, crushed and cut it until soft (4 siung bawang putih, geprek, cincang halus)
2 cm ginger, crushed and cut it until soft (2 cm jahe, geprek, cincang halus)
1 piece of spring leaves, cut it roughly (1 btg daun bawang, potong kasar)
1 spoon of oyster sauce (1 sdm saus tiram)
1 spoon of salty soya sauce (1 sdm kecap asin)
1 spoon of sweet soya sauce (3 sdm kecap manis)
3 spoons of butter (3 sdm mentega)
adequate amount of lime water (air jeruk limo secukupnya)

Directions (cara membuat):

Submerge the chicken wings with lime water, salt and pepper and leave it until the seasoning is absorbed (rendam sayap ayam dengan air jeruk, garam dan merica dan biarkan hingga bumbu meresap).
Fry it until until well cooked and set it apart (goreng hingga matang lalu sisihkan).
Fry garlic and ginger together with 2 spoons of cooking oil and butter (tumis bawang putih dan jahe dengan 2 sdm minyak dan mentega).
Put in the oyster sauce, salty soya and sweet soya) (masukkan saus tiram, kecap asin dan kecap manis).
Add the onion, mix and cook it until half cooked (tambahkan bawang bombay, aduk hingga setengah layu).
Put in the chicken wings back into the fry pan, mix it until the seasoning is absorbed by the chicken wings (masukkan potongan ayam kedalamnya. Aduk hingga saus meresap ke dalam ayam).
Add the spring onion leaves into the frying pan, mix until well cooked, lift it up (tambahkan daun bawang, aduk sebentar kemudian angkat).
Serve the soya sauce fried chicken with lime water on the top of it. Serve while hot. (beri perasan air jeruk limo, aduk. Hidangkan panas).

Happy cooking, and please, don't burn down the kitchen!