siomay

Siomay - that's how we called this dumpling in Jakarta. This
one is a non-pork version though.

Sorry, no "after" photo - they're gone too fast..

happy valentine

cake not by me, but from a friend ;)

calling for spring

It feels like spring the last days. It's still cold, but the sun
has come out (living near the lake has some bright sides,
but the dark side is certainly the abundance on gray - cloudy
or foggy - days not and those only in winter). So, I guess,
it's the light I have to blame for my action in the kitchen
today.

I was preparing our lunch (turning leftovers from a raclette
day last weekend into spicy, mixed rice vermicelli), when I
suddenly had to interfere my cutting action and play with
the leek slices instead.



The shape of the leek slices (don't they look like tulips?)
and my mood because of the weather was simply calling for
spring.



Hope, you're having a lovely weekend too...

bye 2011

I'm always looking for ways to wrap gifts without using any
plastic, adhesive tape. Washi tape is a great alternative,
but I'm even happier if I could do without it.

Here is one of my attempts (I used one tiny piece of washi
tape to keep the inner tissue paper together, but psst.. ;)).
I took some of my glass flowers, which were too small for my
necklaces to decorate it (yet, the person who'll get them,
could still use them to make a necklace or anything else :)).



Enjoy the last day in 2011 & the first day in 2012!
xo

season's greetings

Time flies and 2011 is coming to the end.
Although I'm not really here anymore, I don't want to miss
out sending you my seasons's greetings.



The ornament is one of the very few Christmas ornaments I
owned. I guess, the older I get, the lazier I become with
decorating. I grabbed them out only to take the photo (to
tell you the truth, I didn't even remember I own them! Geez..).
But hey, next year is a new chance, right? ;)

All my best wishes to you! xo