Tuna Steak with kinda niçoise salad

Kalau kamu suka ikan dan salad, mungkin bisa mencoba satu resepnya Jamie Oliver ini: Griddled Tuna kinda Niçoise Salad. This recipe is starting to be one of our favorites. Rasanya segar... Cocok untuk musim panas yang tidak kunjung datang.

Kami memasak dengan resep ini baru dua kali dengan menggunakan bahan yang ada di rumah. Berhubung kami tidak pernah membeli anchovy fillets, jadi kami skip di situ. Selain itu, kami juga tidak menggunakan griddle pan karena pan kami sangatlah tidak menyenangkan (lama sekali matangnya). Jadi kami memanggang tuna steak di dalam oven. Cara penyajiannya, tentu tidak sama dengan cara Jamie. Oleh karena itu hasil di foto ini tidaklah sama dengan yang ada di blog Jamie Oliver.

Bagi saya dan anak-anak yang awalnya tidak terlalu suka salad ber-dressing mustard, namun waktu kami merasakan salad dalam resep ini, kami sangat lahap menyantapnya. Red wine vinegar bisa diganti vinegar biasa. Tomatnya juga bisa menggunakan tomat ceri yg dipotong-potong menjadi dua. Baguette bisa diganti dengan roti cereal.

Jangan lupa, liquidizer maksudnya blender...

Toddler Friendly Backpack

I planned to make one backpack for my little one since a longgg time ago. I have 3 different tutorials for backpack making, from Lisa Lam's book, Oliver + S' book and Coudre C'est Facile. I almost made the Pinguin one from Oliver + S' book when my daughter fell in love with Pingu ;). But then she asked to make the one from Coudre C'est Facile's magazine. So I ordered the Oxford fabric, as advised on the magazine, to my sister-in-law. At that time she lived in Seoul and had an access to get cheaper Oxford fabric (compared with the price in France). After 2 months, I received the fabrics but then I got confused with the pattern *haishhh... complicated mind*. So, voilà, I finally made the one from Lisa Lam's book, A Bag for All Reasons.

I don't know why the side pocket position is not the same as pictured on the book. I might made a mistake because of my poor english...

Never mind... It still looks pretty and my lil princess loves it!

Note. Thick cotton fabric from Eurodif, print cotton from Jojo Fabric.

Talking about: Local Fabric Shops

My city has some fabric shops. Not many, but enough for making my wallet exhausted :D My favorite one is Mondial Tissus because it has so many options. But, they don't have USA or Japanese designer fabrics like Miller, Henry, Kokka, etc. So, other options are smaller shops like Au Fil d'Emma and Bleu de Toiles. They have designer fabrics.

I just visited Bleu de Toiles today and I am so happy *of course*. The owner was very nice and some fabrics were on sale! I finally could touch some France Duval Stalla & Frou Frou. And I saw some collection of Fleur de Soleil and Kokka (Echino).

I also had an opportunity to touch Odds & Ends collection by Cosmo Cricket for Moda. Already falling in love with them when I saw them online. Pretty, right? Soft, simple, modest but pretty. Hmm...

I hope Bleu de Toiles is always running well because I want to see that shop growing (with more pretty fabrics ;D).

PS. Other local fabric shops are Carefil, Tissus Jaurès and Eurodif (for deco). 

One Summer Hat

A late post, I forgot >_<

A summer hat for my little one. The tutorial is from this book.

Note. Fabrics: Japanese linen from Lemonz Craft Projects and polka dot cotton from Fab Fabrics (all Indonesian fabric sellers).

Talking about: Fabrics - France Duval Stalla

I have never seen or touched France Duval Stalla fabrics. Curious? Of course. Unfortunately I haven't bought any since their prints and colors are so classic (for me). However, the pink fuchsia one seems interesting...

Enough talking, go here to see more of the fabrics: France Duval Stalla

Voyazz Limited

For my two friends in Paris...

These passport organizers are made with Vera Bradley's fabric, Symphony in Hue. There will be other Voyazz organizers released within next week, also with VB fabrics but in different prints. Two of them are already reserved for my friends in Jakarta. So I will let you know which one that will be available.

Still the same with the previous Voyazz, these organizers can fit 4 passports and each of them has a big pocket for electronic (printed) ticket. If you do not use Voyazz for traveling, still you can use it at home to keep all family passports.

Burda Style 1st Webinar

Sebelum saya lupa, berikut ini ada info menarik bagi yang ingin atau baru belajar menjahit, khususnya untuk menjahit pakaian.

Burda Style membuat webinar pertamanya dengan topik: Before you Make the First Cut! Webinarnya berjalan Kamis lalu tapi rekamannya bisa diperoleh secara free bila kita mendaftar.

Eh, apakah itu webinar? Menurut Merriam Webster online, webinar adalah a live online educational presentation during which participating viewers can submit questions and comments

Kemarin saya baru sempat melihat rekamannya (tentu setelah mendaftar) dan saya bisa bilang bahwa isinya cocok sekali bagi sewing newbie. Informasi dasar yang kita biasa temui di dalam basic sewing  book bisa dipelajari dari webinar itu. Tentunya, karena Burda Style yang membuat webinar, jadi produk sewing pattern Burda pun dijadikan pembahasan dalam sub topik terkait membaca/mempelajari sewing pattern, baik yg dari majalah, pola individual yg dijual versi cetak maupun yang versi elektronik. Terus terang saya belum selesai menyaksikan webinar tersebut namun tetap saya merekomendasikannya bagi Anda yang ingin belajar menjahit pakaian. Jangan lupa, bahasa pengantarnya adalah bahasa Inggris.

Ini link ke blog Burda Style terkait webinar: sini

Happy sewing and happy learning!

Gloomy Weather

Passing midnight! It means we are already in June 2013. It's supposed to be warmer outside. But, no. It is still cold and raining. My plants are so pale. They need more sunlight. Some of them, the baby plants, are suffering from aphids. I tried to treat them as natural as possible. It worked for my cilantro plants. But I am not sure yet for others.

The good thing is, my strawberries are coming. Although I can not guarantee they are sweet (considering the lack of sunshine). But, the red color makes me happy. I am also surprised with my bitter mellon plant (pare, paria) which is growing nicely. Of course it is still indoor. The potato plants are also growing well. Mint and cilantro are fine, chives and basil are not fine. Well, I can not type more... Let's see the pictures.

I did not put all of my plants on the pictures above especially my plants that are ill, like spinach and lettuce (strange... I harvested some couple weeks ago and they were fine. Now they are ill *crying* ).

I hope sunshine will come soon... Please come... please...

Voyazz

Summer is coming soon... I hope :p It will be fun for most of people because of the holiday season. Ready for your holiday travel? This passport organizer is also ready for your holiday :D Nope, this will go to my husband's friend in Blois. A couple, actually. I hope they will like it and will use it for their holidays.

Voyazz with snap. Bubble party. It fits 4 passports (max.) but we can always use the pocket(s) for something else, like cards or boarding pass. It has a pen slot and a big pocket for the e-ticket.