KBB #28 : TORTA PASQUALINA

Setiap bulan baru dengan tantangan baru dari KBB selalu gak berasa ya. Tau-tau sudah Maret, dan surcin sudah datang lagi. Kali ini tantangannya makanan gurih, yay! Berhubung lebih suka makanan gurih daripada manis, jadi cukup senang dapat tantangan ini. Pas baca resepnya, waduh.. banyak banget ya telurnya? Tapi ya karena pencinta telur, gak merasa ada masalah. Selain itu juga ada bayam & ricotta cheese. Nah, ini nih bahan favorit yang biasanya untuk mengisi ravioli.Resep apa sih sebenarnya? Jujur, baru pertama kali dengar jenis makanan ini, jadi benar-benar pengalaman baru. Makanan yang dimaksud adalah TORTA PASQUALINA.

 

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HAPPY PI DAY !

Today is March 14, jut a regular day to most of us, but for math geeks, it’s a special day to commemorate the number 3.14. Yup, it’s Pi day! I didn’t even know such day existed, but when Mr. Geek contacted me and asked if I could make cupcakes on the 14th with Pi symbol and the number 3,14, i was like, oooh.. there is such day.

So, early morning March 14, I made a batch of vanilla cupcakes, peanut butter frosting, and chocolate butter cream for his cupcakes. Just a simple set, with blue & pink butter cream decoration only.

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SOFT BAKED COOKIES

I have a very special relationship with chocolate chip cookies. My first love was Famous Amos double Chocolate Chip cookies. Those ugly black irregular buttons taste like heaven to me. When I grew older, I also love soft baked & chewy cookies, like Mrs. Fields. My journey of finding the recipe for both type of cookies mostly ends unsuccessful. Every recipe I found that says something like, “famous amos cookies clone” or “Mrs. Fields secret recipe!” turned out to be rubbish. None of them were good.

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