Recipe to try this weekend!

I think I'll try making fresh pesto this weekend!
Going to use this recipe~
Maybe I'll make pasta or lamb with it, or just mozzarella with baguette and pesto!

Rainbow!

We were on our way to San Francisco on a rainy weekend and saw this huge rainbow!

Bento!

I made my own bento today! (I bought all the ingredients from the supermarket though.) There is pickled radish, pickled plum, masago, tamago with soy sauce and wasabi and seaweed atop rice.
Itadakimasu!!

Just chillin'

I know I haven't written in a while, and this post isn't going to be about food either.
Lately I've noticed a change in my attitude toward people and encounters, from a particular, impatient attitude to one that is more 'zen'. I don't get as frustrated when I have to wait long in line, when the driver in front is being an asshole, when people are being rude.  I just take out my book and read, shake my head, laugh it off and change lane, or just ignore and shrug them off.
I wonder if it's got to do with having lived in London and California, losing some of that mad-rush I-don't-care-I-have-somewhere-to-go / i-must-have-an-issue-with-everyone mentality from Asia, or just a process of growing up? Nevertheless, acquiring the ability to choose what I should be truly expending my energy on has made me a happier, more carefree person. And I think everyone should do that too -- after all, getting angry with the random person who bumped into you and didn't say sorry will only bring you grief, while they just move on with their lives unconcerned.

Little (not) pig little pig

We went hiking at the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Reserve on Sunday, and saw some interesting stuff!
First, there was a model airplane flying area with lots of cool airplanes doing tricks.
Second, there was a farm in the middle of the reserve with goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc.! It was the first time the boyfriend has seen a live pig, so it was quite an experience. One would have thought that pigs were small and cute like in the Babe movie, but they are actually quite huge, most probably bigger than I am. There was a pink pig and a black one. The black one reminded us of black pig pork. Yum.

New oven is here!

Spanking new oven set, now with 4 ventilation fan settings, self-timing oven and a shiny ceramic top stove, whee!

Indo Cafe (Saratoga)

This is a small Indonesian family restaurant/caterer tucked away in a back alley of Saratoga downtown. Despite all, it is surprisingly delicious! The food isn't too expensive too. We've only been there twice but were impressed on both trips. The Nasi Goreng was ridiculously and yummyliciously spicy, as is their Nasi Kuning and Nasi Uduk. My favorite is the fried whole egg with sweet chili, yum yum yum!!
The Nasi -- plates taste like nasi lemak when added with chili! The rendang is Indonesian-style,  different from Malay-style, so we weren't used to the taste. But the chicken and potato patty is yummy!
We tried the curry puffs and otah-otah, but weren't super duper impressed. So we'll just go there for main courses!

Disclaimer: beware of post-meal food coma

14443 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070

To go to the restaurant, turn right upon entering Saratoga downtown into the public carpark. The restaurant is close to the second set of lots, next to the UPS store.