Second housewarming was done and no more. I am broke and tired of becoming a host.

Fiuhhh....

Here is the dessert I made. I was so lazy to cook main as usual so I ordered pizza for everyone.

Cos I still have some wonton skin leftover, I made them all to beef taco again.

Anyway, dessert is hazelnut chocolate cheesecake. I used nutella for the hazelnut and oreo for the base.

 I practically ate half of it and I couldn't finish it. Even my colleagues weren't surprised anymore, one of them said to another straight away 'You know her. She doesn't like sweet. She baked sweet stuff but doesn't eat it. Weirdo!'

Hahahhaa... I can't help but laughing. It's true but it's me. Or maybe because I have already made it, I have enough of it ;p

Recipe is from here.

It's pretty easy and simple and it is yummy.

Even I didn't finish mine, but I tasted it right?

And my colleagues had 2 each while another friend of mine came the day after and he ate 4. Yes, FOUR! Lol!

So, I decided to start selling pineapple tarts or cookies or nastar or whatever you call it.

It is an Indonesian or even Asian cookies that is really popular usually during Chinese New Year but people still like to eat it for daily snack accompanied with tea :)

Here in Melbourne or Australia, we barely can find good nastar.

As my passion is in baking and cooking, I am thinking to give it a go by starting with this pineapple tart. And maybe more to come?

Anyway, I am selling this for $10 (250gr). You can always order for bigger portion and with another filling (jam or cheese). It's basically just like cookies. I will make this regularly and will also make on orders. Contact me if you are interested :)

Thanks!!!

Time for recipe post. Finally.... after a while :)

I am happy to be back, cooking and baking.

I made this when I did my housewarming 2 weeks ago.

Some of them are old recipes but never fail people's tongues.

Here is the picture taken from one of my friends as I completely forgot about taking pics. Yes, I was so busy that day!

First pic in the top left corner is the wonton beef taco, but this time I nailed it. I put more cheese and salsa sauce for more flavour, also topped with a bit of sour cream when serving it.

Recipe is still the same, 500gr mince beef, mozzarella cheese, chunky salsa sauce, taco seasoning, and wonton skin. It's all gone in 10 minutes. Love it!

The second pic is the one next to it, it's roasted asparagus and prosciutto. I got the recipe from Seasons and Suppers.

The pic below is the raw version before I roasted it.

It's served it with a slice of bread and with a cheese sauce supposedly.

But as usual, trouble always comes at the wrong time, my sauce is not thickened and my guess is I used wrong type of cheese so it didn't blend with the other ingredients.

It should look like the pic below:

I am back to town.

As much as I love traveling, there is still no place better than home.

I was back on Friday night and had a me-time for the past 2 days. Fiuhhh.... So good to be home.

Time for the report...

New Zealand is okay, at least the north island is.

I am not sure about South, but people always say the South is better which I think it's true.

My friend from Indonesia also went to NZ at the same time as me but he went to the South one and his pictures look amazing, not like mine ;p

Dammit!

The north one... hmm... what can I say? It's kinda boring.

Only few attractions, mostly are outdoor activities in which if you won't do it there is nothing much to do left. Not that I am not an outdoor person, it's just not the time. We did not go there aiming for the outdoor things; besides I have done skydiving before in Melbourne.

First, Auckland is just another city. I would like to say metropolitan city but it's not that metro as well.

It's big but the city is small. If you don't rent a car, you're screwed.

It's quiet, not that a lot of people (even) compared to Melbourne.

We visited Sky Tower which I admit the city view is amazing especially in sunset. But that's all about it!

We also went to Bay of Islands to see Hole in the Rock and 'dolphin' supposedly.

In fact, no dolphin which I was really really disappointed. The hole in the rock? Well..... for me it's not attractive at all.

The Hobbiton in Matamata is the nicest one of all places we visited in NZ.

At least it's unique, special and beautiful.

Rotorua and Wellington are even worse. There is not many things there.

Polynesian Spa and OGO in Rotorua are the only one I like.

I am sure NZ is popular for the view and nature but I did not see this in North Island.

Ohh... by the way, the food sucks and it's expensive too.

The food I had that I considered good in NZ was only the steak from The Grill by Sean Connolly in Auckland.

So, if you are going to NZ, make sure you go to the South instead of North and hope that you are outdoor activities person (ski, bungee jumping, skydive, rafting, diving, etc).

*PS: more pics in my Instagram

I am going to New Zealand. Confirmed!

It's all so sudden and we just talked about it last week, plan the trip and destinations, arrange the time and finally book everything today.

Anw, after a long thought, we decided to just go to Auckland and Wellington for now, but we will also stop over in Rotorua.

Don't think it's cheap, it's expensive considered it's close to Melbourne.

Anyway, will be a tiring week but hope everything is going well and smooth.

"Just Give Me a Reason"

(feat. Nate Ruess)

Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them

Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, oh
Things you never say to me, oh, oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Yeah, but this is happenin')

You've been havin' real bad dreams, oh, oh
You used to lie so close to me, oh, oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh, tear ducts and rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, oh, that we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again