Thanksgiving
What a nice thanksgiving dinner we had on Thursday =)
It started on Wednesday night; Rico and I were on our way home from work and the traffic was pretty heavy due to people travelling back home to South. So, we decided to have dinner in Pleasanton and catch a movie right after.
We saw Casino Royale. I am not a hard core James Bond fan but this film is amazing. Totally mind-blowing. And I love it. I'm just gonna stop right here just in case some of you haven't seen it =P
So, we got home around 10.30-ish and I prepared a bit for the big cooking day. Fanny and I agreed to make traditional Indonesian food for the thanksgiving dinner.
She made Nasi Kuning (yellow coconut rice) with Rendang (spicy beef with coconut), Perkedel (fried mashed potatoes), Ayam bumbu rujak (spicy grilled chicken).
I made Gudeg (Green Jackfruit Stew with hardboiled Eggs), Sambal goreng Krecek (spicy pork rind), and Lontong Cap Gomeh but I only made Lontong (rice cake), Kare daging (beef curry), Sambel goreng rebung, tahu and udang ( spicy coconut soup with bamboo shoot, fried tofu and shrimp).
On Thursday morning, I woke up around 9am, had breakfast and started cooking until 4.30pm. It took me quite some time to make the food because I cook by myself and made everything from scratch. Plus, my kitchen is rather small, so I had to keep washing the bowls and pans I used to create more space. =P
The food definitely worth the effort and the time.
We had dinner around 7 pm. The food were great; fanny thought my sambel goreng krecek was too spicy for her taste...but I like it that way....=) her nasi kuning was yummy, plus she put telur asin (salted egg duck)...my fave ;P
After dinner, our friend Martin dropped by, along with his 4 friends who visited from L.A. Luckily we cooked in XXXL portions so there were enough food for everyone, plus more =D
While Martin and the gang had dinner, we already started with our yummy desserts. Fanny made sauteed banana brandy topped with vanilla almond ice cream. While I made Roti Prata Manis, which is very similar to Terang Bulan / Martabak Manis (grilled indian bread with condensed milk, sesame seeds, shredded cheese and chocolate).
At that point I was already too full and ready to sleep =P
But of course the night is not complete until we played poker for 1-2 hours before we went home. The end result? The ladies (fanny and I) had the most of the chips. Yeeha =P