Mint Water

Gara-gara ngerjain tugas Kbb yg ke 8 pikiranku berputar-putar wildly cari ide buat bikin homemade mint flavor, alasan klo beli jadi ada alcohol contentnya, lagi pula pengen punya "pengalaman kerja" bikin langsung dari bahan fresh.

Dimulai dari segenggam daunt mint fresh yg pilihan... gak ilmiyah cekali pakek ukuran genggam. Abis gak nimbang-nimbang seh pas bikin, aku ambil half bunch, pilih yg daunnya bagus, sekalian ma batangnya. Blender dengan 1 cup air matang yg sudah didinginkan. Setelah itu saring, tambahkan perasan lemon juice kira-kira 1 sdm. Penampakannya jadi kayak dibawah ini, tutup botol, biarkan sampai 24 jam didalam kulkas. Air mint siap dipakek.

Cupcake VS Muffin

A friend emailed me with the question, what's different between cupcake and muffin? I promised that I have good answer for that, from the article that I kept somewhere. Bad luck ! I can't find the article. :(
Here is I'm trying to distinguish between the two delectable foods, of course, please correct me if I'm wrong... ^_^

Cupcake

• Little cake
• Eat as dessert or treats on celebration
• Full of sugar
• Well decorated with icing or frosting or other decorations
• Have both flat and dome shape top, before frosting

Muffin

• Cakey bread
• Eat on breakfast or as a meal
• Full of nuts, fruity, healthy grain and some nutrients foods, well.. sometimes choc chips too
• Don’t need icing
• Can be both sweet and savoury
• Mostly have a dome shape (except English muffin)
• From the technical, muffin has less effort in the kitchen

However, there is an excellent definition of the difference on the formula, courtesy of Diana's Desserts:

"A basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tablespoons sugar, 2½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 egg, ¼ cup oil, shortening or butter and 1 cup milk. When the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level."

Butter....buttermilk ?

Buttermilk is the liquid left over after producing butter from
full- cream milk during the churning process.
It has a slightly sour taste. Many breads are made with
buttermilk, and it is also used in creamy soups and sauces.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dan yah...didalamnya gak ada butter .

Rasanya asem-asem klo dicampur sama salad. Kalau dicampur dengan adonan cake ato cookie bisa menghasilkan texture yang lembut membelai lidah...

Pengganti buttermilk and konversinya

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup susu segar PLUS 1 sendok makan vinegar/cuka atau perasan lemon (aduk dan biarkan 10-15 menit )
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup susu segar PLUS 1-3/4 sendok teh cream of tartar
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup air PLUS 4 sendok makan buttermilk bubuk
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1/4 cup susu PLUS 3/4 cup yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 8.5 ounces
• 1 cup buttermilk = 242 grams

~dari berbagai sumber~

Ada Apa Dengan Almond ?

Almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus, atau Amygdalus communis) mengandung monosaturated fat yang bagus buat tubuh kita, seperti halnya buah alpukat dan minyak olive. Selain low cholesterol, juga mampu menurunkan kadar kolesterol dalam darah, asalkan pengolahannya dengan cara dioven, disangrai ataupun dimakan mentah.

Almond juga mengandung protein, calcium, vitamin B (biotin) yang berfungsi untuk membantu metabolisme tubuh, juga untuk memperkuat rambut dan kuku. Merupakan sumber vitamin E, Vitamin E adalah “a powerful antioxidant. Yang berarti dengan mengkonsumsi almond bisa melindungi sel-sel di dalam tubuh kita dari kerusakan. Juga menjaga kesehatan jantung dan aliran darah dalam tubuh. Siapa yang gak mau ????

~Dari berbagai sumber~

TBK di Melbourne

Sebenernya masih banyak lagi selain daftar dibawah ini,(seperti catering shop, William Anglise, dll... ) tapi paling gak ini list TBK yang sering aku satroni di Melben sini.

1. CAKE DECO
Shop 7, Port Phillip Arcade,
232 Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tel (+61 3) 9654 5335
Fax (+61 3) 9654 5818
http://www.cakedeco.com.au/

TBK yang ini letaknya strategis sekali, arcadenya pas di depan flinders station, gak heran klo harganya agak mahalan, tapi lumayan variatif untuk cake tin en cookie cutternya. Tapi semenjak tau ada tbk yang laen, aku lama gak kesini lagi.

2. Cuisine World
245 Elizabeth st, Melbourne.
Ph. 3 9606 0129

Klo nyari kitchen gadget, pisau-pisau kualitas (selaen myer), cake tin, cookie cutter n pernik-pernik dapur coba deh mampir kesini. Tapi klo bahan kue gak ada deh , jadi mustinya bukan kategory TBK, it's nice to have a browse though.

3.Greensborough Cake Decorating Centre
93 Grimshaw St. Greensborough
Victoria 3088
Ph. 3 94350515
http://www.susansnoveltycakes.com.au/

Yang ini lumayan lengkap, dari bahan kue, cetakan sampe kursus cake deco. Sayang jadwalnya gak pas ma jadwal aku yang sok sibuk ini.

4. Marg and Maree’s
Baking and Breadmaking
54 Bell Street, Heidelberg Heights,(corner off Bell and Dresden Streets)
Victoria 3081
Ph. 3 94551611
http://www.margandmarees.com.au/

Aku suka sama cara penataan toko ini, kayak toko-toko daerah country, yang jual barang antik. Penataannya menarik bagiku, it's so baking not just a shop.. *dikira-kira sendiri deh maksudnya...heheh*

Selain jual bahan en peralatan baking, dia juga jual wrapper ato pagar coklat. Si Maree nyediain kursus bread making en ngehias cake coklat....where I learned from. Lagian orangnya ramaaah... gak eman bagi ilmu, yang jaga toko juga appreciate sekali ma aku, (dalam artian buat org berjilban kyk aku). Setiap kesana anak-anakku dibilang well manner. Jadi aku promosiin tokonya... hiahahaha...

5. Susie Q
Shop 4
372 Keilor Road
North Essendon
Victoria 3042
Phone: 3 9379 2275
http://www.susie-qcake.com.au/

Lumayan ngetop namanya, cake designnya juga top. Bahan cake deco lumayan murah dibanding yang di philip arcade.Nyedian kursus juga, cake deco, gumpaste flower making, chocolate....