Ciruas: Banten Kingdom´s Last Heritage
Juridically my house is locaed in the Province of Banten but I am ashamed to admit that I don´t know anything about the history of...
Growing Hay Mushroom
The rainy season has started here. It is the best time to grow mushrooms. I like to feed the mushrooms I grow with cardboard. This is how...
Ahi Sheared Tuna
If you can get any sushi grade tuna, you can make this in 5 minutes. Recipe: 1. Marinate the tuna in soy sauce and sesame oil. 2. Cover...
Pukis: Indonesian Poffertjes
Pukis is an Indonesian half moon shaped pancake which tastes similar to the Dutch Poffertjes. Unlike poffertjes though pukis has...
Pecel
Pecel is a Javanese vegetarian salad served in peanut sauce. When I was little, I remember, it was a lot of work to make the pecel...
Pelasan
Recipe: 1. Crush 6 big chilis, 2 small chilies, 1 tbs of tamarind, 3/4 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of shrimp paste, and 3 tbs of coconut sugar. 2....
Weedy Microgreens
Let´s face it. Once you plant amaranth or lemon basil in your garden, they will stay there for eternity. It´s because their seeds are...
Seed Independent
I think it is important for gardeners to be seed independent. Collecting seeds from existing vegetables to be replanted is challenging...
Raised Bed
The sunniest part of my front garden was covered in lawn. I needed more space toplant the veggies so I had to let the lawn go. I hired a...
Red Amaranth Pancake or Fritter?
Amaranth, green or red, is good for pancake and fritter because as soon as it is heated, amaranth turns really soft and melts in our...