KCW October 2014

Hi!

Been absent for a while. It doesn't mean that I did not make any craft things or sewing things. I did. But I did not have much time to post in this blog. Feel free to visit my instagram @MoiSitha. I regularly post my handmade things in that account.

Meanwhile, just want to inform (or remind) you all. The next Kids Clothes Week will be started in October 20, 2014. I have just signed up. Join me, okay? Cool!

See you there!

Spring 2014

Been ignoring this blog for months, today I update a lil bit especially for gardening part.

Spring is coming! I am so excited and at the same time, worried. I might not have enough time to take care of this year' plants. But the weather is nicer compared to last year. So? 

Bref, I already planted some herbs as follows:

- chives (the last year's plant was regrowing but then getting ill - dead! A new one bought at Parc Floral)

- basil (big green leaves, bought at Parc Floral; citron, sowed from seeds)

- cilantro (sowed from seeds)

- mint (regrowed by itself)

I am still observing some plants: the origan, the lavender and the thyme. They look miserable but I don't know for sure whether they're dead or not >_<

Adopted from Salon des arts du jardin at Parc Floral:

- the basil & the chives mentioned above

- the Kale bleu

- the Jiaogulan (a new thing for me!)

Adopted from Botanic Orléans:

- cocktail tomato plant

- yellow cherry tomato plant

* this year, trying new varieties of tomatoes!*

Last week I sowed some other seeds like spring onion, marigold, Asian spinach, and... I already forgot the rest :( This year I don't take a note for what I planted/sowed. Terrible. Considering my poor memory, I should take some notes like before. 

Anyway, I'm glad that our Charlotte strawberry plants are nicely regrowing & now giving some flowers. Keep healthy, girls! (Charlotte is a girl, right? :)

PS. Photos will be uploaded soon after I come back home.

Atelier Kimchi

I got an opportunity to learn how to make kimchi from one of my Korean friends. And she is an experienced cook, her speciality is Korean and Japanese food. So I am lucky :D I learned a lot from her. And since three of us (the chef, me and one japanese friend) are coming from different culture, we also shared habits and informations related to cooking. Cool!

Thank you, chef! And sorry for using much of your homemade chili powder!

Yoga Mat Bag

Actually, this project was on the top of my holidays sewing list but I have just finished it now. Using one tutorial from Sew4Home, as suggested by my friend, I found that this bag was quite easy to make. Basically, it was just an usual tote bag but the straps were using cotton webbing. I received my cotton webbing yesterday from Ma Petite Mercerie so I could finish the bag this morning.

Now, my yoga mat has a home... :D

IndiVoyazz

This in the individual version of Voyazz which consists of 2 pockets. This version is smaller, of course. It might be more interesting for some people who needs a smaller organizer for their travel papers. We can put 2 passports inside, but that's the maximum.

Butternut soup with Champignons

Resep ini diambil dari kelas masak yang saya ikuti tahun lalu. Nama dalam bahasa aslinya adalah velouté de butternut aux champignons. Velouté merupakan sup krim yang sering kita temukan di... mana-mana :D Dan dalam resep ini, sup krimnya menggunakan butternut squash dan jamur champignon.

Resep untuk 6 orang (porsi untuk starter)

Bahan:

• 1 butternut, kupas, buang bijinya, cuci bersih dan kemudian potong-potong sebesar dadu
• 1 bawang bombay, iris tipis
• 1 liter kaldu ayam
• Jamur champignon (sekitar 20 yang besar, atau sesuai selera), cuci bersih dan iris-iris
• 1 siung bawang putih, cuci bersih dan iris halus
• Parsley (kurang lebih 2 tangkai, kalau fresh), cuci bersih dan iris halus
• 1 sdm fresh cream
• Minyak olive
• Garam dan merica

Cara memasak:

1. Dalam panci, tumis bawang bombay dengan sedikit minyak olive
2. Masukkan potongan butternut dan masak selama kurang lebih satu-dua menit sambil sesekali diaduk
3. Masukkan kaldu ayam, masak sampai mendidih dan sampai empuk
4. Sambil menunggu butternut, ambil pan dan tumis jamur dengan sedikit minyak olive
5. Umumnya, jamur akan mengeluarkan sedikit cairan sewaktu ditumis. Setelah cairan tsb menghilang, masukkan irisan bawang putih dan parsley, masak selama kurang lebih 5 menit sambil sesekali diaduk. Tambahkan garam dan merica secukupnya
6. Kembali ke butternut. Setelah butternut matang, matikan kompor kemudian gunakan hand blender untuk menghancurkan butternut di dalam panci. Kl tidak ada hand blender, coba dgn blender biasa
7. Setelah sup halus, tambahkan satu sendok makan fresh cream dan aduk rata. Bumbui dengan garam secukupnya (terkadang orang lebih suka rasa asli butternut yang yummy tanpa tambahan garam)
8. Cicipi baik sup maupun tumisan jamur sebelum disajikan. Tambahkan garam bila kurang
9. Gunakan piring saji cekung (atau mangkok juga boleh) dan tuangkan sup di dalamnya. Bila ingin menghias sedikit, teteskan beberapa krim di atas sup secara acak. Kemudian, letakkan sekitar 2 sendok makan jamur di tengah-tengah sup
10. Sajikan. 

1. 

Happy New Year!

Again, we meet a new year. Time flies quite fast, right?

At the new year's eve, as usual we made a family dinner. Just for of us. But this time, not serving Indonesian food, but Japanese! We made sushis. Before the sushis were served, we had a simple wakame soup as a starter. And the dessert? Chocolate cupcakes... :)

And today, I could finish my first sewing project in 2014, a pinky dress for my daughter. The pattern was from a Japanese sewing book: Vêtements amples à superposer by Mayuko Murata. It's the same book that I used to make two others (at previous posts). It seemed that I started to enjoy more the process because I already understood the basic techniques (from the book). 

Et voilà! Happy new year! May 2014 give us more time to sew! *it's a big dream for me ^_^*

Des Bonbons en Tissu

We made these "candies" last week. My daughter really wanted to have candy accessories in her hair, so... :D

Trick or treat!

This tote bag was made from felt fabrics (purple & black). The sewing process was very quick. But at the beginning I needed to make an easy bat template so I could decorate both sides of the purple bag with black felt bats.

Trick or treat!

Laptop sleeve & Checkbook cover

Last week I could make one project. Cool... Considering my limited time now, yes, it was cool. But actually, I had to make that sewing project. A laptop sleeve. I tried to find the old one but I didn't find it. So, made another one!

Tutorial from Sew Mama Sew.

And this week, I made a checkbook cover. There's no urgent need but I just wanted to make something *ahaha... missing my sewing machine so much*