Culinary Bali

     I'm quite picky if its come to a food, my desire on food mostly for any spicy Asian dishes and i have very limited appetite for European dishes. Unless they're really good or it has to be something ricey and spicy !! How about that ??? Well ... in Bali I've been all around on my culinary journey though, been to any type of restaurants and cafes here tasting and discovering a new sinful experiences. And Bali is obviously well known for its culinary delights. Many 'Bule' as we call white skin foreigner here are racing over building up restaurants literary from Warung (local vendor) themes to a really fancy fine dining ....

     Thus i would like to share my restaurants and cafes hoping experiences :


*  Warung Mak Jo   ; Nestled in jl.uluwatu on the way to a very famous uluwatu temple this little warung has a variety of Indonesian and western menu that quite finger licking experienced, aside from it affordable price - the taste it self is never disappointing. From noddle to nasi goreng - and spicy grilled chicken to sandwiches, they are all very tempting but please bear in mind that is quite a local place though many tourist nor expatriates coming here but those uninvited guest always try to fly over your food ...  well yes make sure you ask for a candles to put on the table to get rid of those naughty fly...


*  Nyoman Beer Garden  ; It mostly has variety of a good western menu but their Chinese and local Indonesians nor Balinese dishes are worth to try, the only concern here is most of the food are coming in the big European size. Therefore if you are not a big eater maybe need to remind the waitress about having it in half civilize portion or the best if you can share with your mate !! Pricing are quite acceptable knowing this place is in the best tourist area all around Bali ( Nusa Dua ) ...


*  Cafe Degan  ;  Having to taste the best fusion Indonesia & Thai food with this Javanese atmosphere this beautiful cafe would gives you another unique experiences, not to mention it has a small cake shop inside which  will shower you with choices of a lots extravagant sweet for dessert. Another option when you go around seminyak area and having to expect to pay the 'seminyak price' off course ....


*  Ultimo  ;  Love Italian food such as pastas and pizza ?? this famous restaurant and bar is by far my favorite Italian restaurant, the ambiance is rather funky since it has the bar right in the middle of the dinning area. Tons of food to choose from, great salads,beautiful pastas, choices of outrageous grilled meats and seafood, to delicious thin pizzas ... with the affordable pricing for Italian food though. Serving for quite some years in seminyak area is one of many choices to spend your special dinner with friends or families.


*  Mamasan  ;  Newly open kitchen and bar lounge is serving numerous Asian dishes with a great taste but need to draw a bit more from the ATM near by although it is still worth the try. Beautiful place and decoration, great food, great ambiance, great peoples who hang out there and on top of all it has the best selection of wine on the island. This funky concept of the bar can be misinterpreted by some peoples concerning it name, but it has nothing to do with whatever you think this place might like. 


And that's all for now .... i might write more later then it gives me time to think about what other place that i've been to for my culinary journey in the island of Gods ....


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Little Poser

 My Little poser in action when we went to Orchard Road,Singapore ....she saw those artistic character outside Ion shopping mall and instantly pose next to it and had asked me to capture her...So natural isn't she ?? 




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Rocky Road Fudge

Friend of mine brought this super delish dessert at the Halloween party, out of curiosity i asked her how she makes that. To my surprise it actually very easy knowing how good the sweet was .... So i would like to share this sweet journey into this unique rocky road ....

Ingredients

• 50ml Baileys Irish Cream liqueur
• 200g good-quality milk chocolate, roughly chopped
• 20g unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup (100g) sweetened condensed milk
• 50g chopped unsalted pistachio kernels or any other peanuts ur choice
• 75g roughly crushed shortbread biscuits
• 200g mini marshmallows (or regular marshmallows, chopped)
• 150g white chocolate, roughly chopped

Method

1. Grease an 8cm x 20cm bar pan. Line with baking paper, leaving some overhanging. 
2. Place Baileys, dark chocolate, butter and milk in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water). Allow to melt, then stir gently until smooth. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in nuts, biscuit, marshmallow and 100g white chocolate. Spread mixture into pan, then chill for 2-3 hours until firm.
3. Melt remaining 50g white chocolate as before. Drizzle over fudge, leave for 3-4 minutes to set, then cut into squares. The fudge will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

# Recipe by Valli Little

Spicy Mango Salad

     This very easy and healthy salad is one of my favorite salad i could make with my eyes closed, this beautiful salad is filled with nothing than fresh ingredients. Its freshly delicious and its super easy especially for a busy moms like me rather than munchkins on those chips ....

     Alas here are the recipe : 

*  1 pc of mango(half ripe so its not to soft) 

*  2 pc of shallots(chopped into small pieces)

*  Salt  ( as needed )

*  2 teaspoon sugar

*  3 spoonful Fish sauce

*  Dried chili (i would put 4spoonful cos i love spicy)

How to make ??

Peeled mango and chop into a small pieces then put in a medium size bowl, then put the rest of them together whisk it until it blend nicely .... give a little try it might be to spicy but you can always give a little sugar ... Enjoy!! 

Well it taste better than it looks in the picture though :-) mind me as a busy mom .... 

The Little Princess

My 5years old little girl loooooove to pose, she would voluntarily posing for anybody anywhere .... It just such a blessed to followed her around with my pocket camera nor my gadget. Thus here are some of her pictures that i could captured .... :-p

This picture taken when we were walking down the hotel where we lived, she saw this beautiful statue and was forcing me to take her picture next to it 'but not to close mommy so i could see my legs on the picture too' !! Amazingly cute isn't it ??

And this .... how can i forget this when she tried really hard to look like her mom in the funniest version of me i might say,oh my mini me !!!

A little earlier when she was 3 ... those cheeks are still containing those baby fat and obviously still posing !! 

Aside from posing for a camera she also love music very much .... its the part of her and i could say its in her blood. But don't easily get tricked by what you see in this picture, she didn't really play that ukulele or her 'Little Guitar' (that what she name this instrument) then again its for the sake of posing eventhough she was really singing and tried hard to play this instrument ... haha 

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