The Unofficial Cook

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The wonders of the modern world never cease to amaze….

Isn’t it  amazing how easily anyone - no matter how technologically handicapped they may be - can now go online and start polluting cyberspace with their own skewed, demented, twisted points of view?  Like me!

I’m a forty-something late bloomer who found her way from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and now Colorado - thru sheer dumb luck. I love travelling and I love food, but not as much as I love the life I have with my husband.  Few people can sincerely say they are truly blessed, I’m one of them.

This blog is not meant to be another of those rants raves and opinions blog.   I intend to have one of those too, but it’s a New Year and I want to maintain my holiday cheer. The Unofficial Cook is meant to be a showcase/self-incriminating record of my daily regular forays into the wifely domain known as the bedroom kitchen.

Okay, let’s get one thing straight - I’m not as bad a cook as I make it sound - honestly.   I mean, ask my husband, he’ll tell you.

I’m no gourmet nor do I have the funds to support a gourmet foods blog - but I’ll be honest.  You’ll see the disasters as well as the triumphs.  That I promise.

Thank you, WordPress -  I’m a-bloggin’ now!

Ahhh….the ubiquitous Sate of Indonesia.  Different regions in Indonesia have their different versions of sate.  Understandably, you will hardly ever get Sate Babi in the Muslim parts of Indonesia.  But you’ll get it in Bali, which is in the Hindu part of the country or in the Christian islands like Flores Island.

This Sate Ayam recipe is from the island of Madura, off the coast of the central island, Java.  It’s also very common to find this sate peddled on the streets as well as in five-star hotels in Jakarta.  You may try it with various meats: lamb, goat, beef or chicken.  The lovely combination of lime juice, ground peanuts, chilis, and the sweet soy sauce makes it perfect for goat meat.  You have to try that at least once.

The recipe I found on the internet was in Indonesian.  My Bahasa Indonesia is hardly passable now.  I want to apologize, if I made a mistake in the translation and messed up the recipe - the taste tells me I didn’t do so bad.

Still, my Indonesian readers, I hope you will forgive me…or better yet, please correct me if I made some mistake.  Boleh? Read the rest of this entry →