Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jan 30, 2012, 9:57 am
  In my confusion of whether or not Blogsome is ending its service, I found myself sitting by my kitchen table one afternoon. Tea with honey. And some sweet nibbles. I remembered wanting to post this but something always got in the way. Like my procrastination habit, that is.   Kenny, a senior wr...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 20, 2011, 11:04 am
Selpele girls. Selpele village, Raja Ampat. We stopped by this humble village for fuel, on our way from Wayag to Waisai. Look at that stunning natural backdrop! Sewaktu melayari Indonesia Timur pekan lalu, sejak hari pertama di Ternate, saya sudah ganti kartu GSM menjadi kartu ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 20, 2011, 8:18 am
Selpele girls. Selpele village, Raja Ampat. We stopped by this humble village for fuel, on our way from Wayag to Waisai. Look at that stunning natural backdrop! Sewaktu melayari Indonesia Timur pekan lalu, sejak hari pertama di Ternate, saya sudah ganti kartu GSM menjadi kartu ...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Dec 4, 2011, 6:01 pm
Dear everyone, sadly, Blogsome will be closing down their hosting service by December 7th, 2011. Consequently, this blog address will be no longer valid afterward. Right now I’m trying to steal time to move this blog to Wordpress and tidy up the new place as best as I could. So no worries,...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Dec 3, 2011, 9:48 pm
Lalampa, Kue Pisang Kenari, Ikan Bumbu Asam, Ikan Woku Belanga, Guraka, Bubur Manado Just got back from 2 weeks voyage across Ternate - Raja Ampat - Banda Neira - Ambon, where I went crazy for Kue Pisang Kenari, Guraka, Terong Saus Kenari, Cinnamon Tea and Nutmeg Jam!   Adventure-wise, I had an un...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 3, 2011, 6:58 am
Saonek island, Raja Ampat. First photo I uploaded just as is. Gini. Masalahnya adalah tiap kali pulang ngebolang saya dilanda merana merindu hebat yang merontokkan tulang-belulang. Bikin saya gak mampu ngapa-ngapain. Padahal catatan perjalanan harus ditulis, foto-foto harus disort...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Sep 12, 2011, 9:53 pm
Yang nemenin saya nulis pagi ini..
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Aug 29, 2011, 11:09 am
The moon above Karimun Jawa. Taken from our boat heading back from Menjangan Kecil island. July 12th, 2011. A surreal journey. Eid Mubarak, everyone. Pejaten, the night before Idul Fitr 1432 H
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Aug 17, 2011, 8:45 pm
  An entry for idfb challenge #1: Food By It’s Country of Indonesian Foodblogger group The Turkish delight! The one that keeps me craving night, after night, after night! After night! This is a middle eastern sweet nibble that comes not only in large variety of fillings, but also the cou...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jul 24, 2011, 11:04 am
09:51Air ngadat lagi. Mandi kucing, ngacir ke matraman. Karena eh karena, hari ini Kraft jadi santa claus bagi-bagiin keju 2kg utk tiap yg dateng :) 16:56Oh, kelas yg sangat berat today, pesertanya 44 orang!! Termasuk 3 singaporean yg gak ngerti bahasa melayu sehingga saya harus merangkap tugas jadi...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jul 4, 2011, 1:45 pm
Video by Pinot Ooh, yeah! Gak sabar mau ngumumin ini! Pada jaman dahulu kala, tapi bukan di jaman jahiliyah, 4 foodblogger perempuan Indonesia bertemu di ranah maya dan saling menggauli melalui blog dan imil. Dua orang tinggal di Kuwait, satu orang di New Zealand, satunya lagi menggapai harapan di J...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jul 4, 2011, 12:41 pm
Video by Pinot   Ooh, yeah! I can’t wait to announce this!   Ok, here we go. Once upon a time, 4 female foodbloggers, met online and got to know each other via blogs and emails. Two of them live in Kuwait, one lives in New Zealand, one in Jakarta, Indonesia. They were bonded by two things the...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jul 3, 2011, 10:28 am
  I made these 2 years ago Oh, well. Found the photo in my hard drive and suddenly realized I never published it except in my own head. You think I’m a little ‘cuckoo’, you might be right. Are you scared? *grin* What I love about these cookies is that, first, it was cinnamon and nothing bu...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jul 1, 2011, 11:58 pm
Picture by GettyImagesSebetulnya saya sangat sayaaaaang pada mahluk koloni yang rajin ini. Pekerja yang tangguh, giat dan ulet. Selama ini saya merasa mereka adalah sahabat-sahabat saya di dapur dan di mana-mana. Tiap kali mereka mengerumuni makanan di atas meja, saya cuma tersenyum maklum, lalu mem...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jun 13, 2011, 4:46 am
Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I always love Nigella right from the very beginning I saw her television program. I love everything about the show: the pictures, the photography, the flow, the concept, everything. The recipes are so...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jun 12, 2011, 3:01 am
Songs: "Free As A Bird" - The Beatles "Blackbird" - The Beatles "Falling Slowly" - Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox, written by Glen Hansard Free.. as a bird it's the next best thing to be like a homing bird I fly like a bird on wings.. "Free As A Bird" - The Beatles *Menulis ini ...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jun 11, 2011, 1:49 pm
  To masquerade my lack of food blogging lately, let me share some sneak preview from the upcoming recipe book by Fatmah Bahalwan and NCC Team that I happened to be the photographer of. It is the last instalment of the recipe book series of 60 Foolproof Recipes: Dessert and Drinks. As with the l...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jun 11, 2011, 12:16 pm
  I know, I know, most of you will frown. Especially those of you who live in Indonesia, where the cost of repairmen is fairly low. So convenient to just simply make a call and let them take care of the business while you’re sipping your ice tea and reading the latest Martha Stewart Living on the...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jun 9, 2011, 3:51 am
Ulang tahun saya bulan lalu sungguh hari ulang tahun yang amat sangat kelewat unik sepanjang hidup. Hari itu saya habiskan dengan.. menulis cerita pendek bersama Kef! *pingsan sebentar* Kurang lebih sebulan sebelumnya, di suatu malam tanpa bintang, SMS dari Kef saya terima. Itu aja udah bikin saya d...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jun 7, 2011, 2:17 am
Suatu hari di jaman dahulu kala, ketika Friendster adalah Facebooknya hari ini, saya terkejut melihat foto profil seorang sahabat. Halah, kok cakep? Gak mungkin! Hahaha. Sahabat saya hanya tertawa ketika saya tuduh dia operasi plastik bareng Krisdayanti, “It’s all about lighting and angle, Ri.�...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jun 5, 2011, 11:26 am
  We were in Yogyakarta end of January this year, me and my NCC fellows. We got to do a cake decorating demo promoting our books in Solo, then took the advantage of time and place by taking further trip to Yogyakarta. It was our last day, we drove to Alun-alun and spent the whole afternoon having W...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jun 5, 2011, 4:19 am
mungkin, udara Yogya wangi setanggi. atau, kubah langitnya meneduhi candi. bahkan kit 18-55 tunduk menghamba, memuja lumut hijau coklat tuasepanjang tembok pemandian permaisuri.duhai, mengapa segalanyaterasa lebih indah di Yogya? February 2nd, 2011
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Jun 1, 2011, 11:50 am
  These photos are from last year. I was at Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, waiting for my class to begin. I’d be teaching food photography class that very morning. I got to Sugarflours too early, obviously. The store was still closed, it was around 7. I found this old style cafe in the co...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - May 20, 2011, 1:59 pm
Rasanya, tak ada pagi sesempurna ini.Langit putih bersih, angin pagi dingin menerbangkan ujung kerudung.Terjebak suka rela di Bangi Kopitiam, ditemani secangkir Kopi Perempuan.Sungguh itu namanya :)Rempahnya tidak bisa saya tebak. Wangi enak apa itu? Misteri dan rahasia membuat perut saya hang...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - May 7, 2011, 3:24 am
Scrappers are a bunch of chaotic minds. when we manage to eventually organize them, we actually produce some nice things. When we don't, heck, we create pretty chaos anyway :) Another journey album. Lots of hidden tags containing lots of photos and real time journals. I kept an acid-free notebook wi...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - May 5, 2011, 1:12 am
Kelas Memasak Lilian by Erica Bauermeister My rating: 5 of 5 stars Beautiful, beautiful story and words. Even with the lousy Bahasa translation it couldn't help but shining, ..and deliciously dripping :) The plot was not uncommon, when it told you about the life of every student, how they co...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - May 1, 2011, 5:35 am
Kurnia Effendi:Akan Kucuri Lihat Apakah Ada Ending Cerita “Sepanjang Braga” di dalam Pikiranmu -puisi ulang tahun untuk Riana AmbarsariTak ada yang utuh dalam hidup, tentu tak ada yang utuh dalam cintaSeperti juga hari ini: kau hendak melengkapi sejarah dengan sebuah tanda, namun kekuatan ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Apr 30, 2011, 5:57 am
.: "Sajadah Panjang" - Bimbo :. "..pertanyaannya adalah, di manakah kita? Ada di mana kita dalam bangunan perjuangan menegakkan keadilan di bumi Allah? Apakah jadi tiangnya? Sekrupnya? Atau sekedar serpih debunya? Bahkan menjadi debunya masih jauh lebih baik ketimbang hanya diam dan menonton.." (Tan...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Apr 23, 2011, 8:11 am
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho Not my cup of tea. If I read the English version, would I feel different? I don't think so. Aside from the translation, I found the story-telling was boring I wanted to stop in the middle of the book. I am not talking about the substance or angle or anything r...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Mar 27, 2011, 5:50 am
Baiklah, kali ini saya sungguh-sungguh menantang angin. I'm 2 days behind my schedule and now i'm writing this. Kemarin sedianya saya sudah akan bisa mengejar 1 hari kalau saja saya gak nekat nonton Teater Koma malam harinya. Dan guess what, I never regretted it even one bit! Sie Jin Kwie jilid du...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Mar 27, 2011, 3:58 am
  I have been knowing this dessert for quite long and loving it for its simplicity and complexity at the same time. Simple in your hand, complex on your tastebud. Almost everybody will frown the first time: balsamic vinegar with strawberries? Ya-ha! Not me though. The first time I read about this, ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Mar 24, 2011, 2:18 pm
Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!! Seru sangaaaaat!! Saya udah woro-woro kan sebelumnya bahwa setelah Mizone Ur Flava launch party, bakalan ada kejutan Ur Flava Sudden Drop Box serempak di 10 spot di Jakarta. Hnah. Walopun MizoneID udah mulai ngetwit tentang sudden drop box di mana-mana, saya sendiri belum tau, 'ce...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Mar 22, 2011, 5:58 am
Saya memang udah nunggu-nunggu ketika paket itu akhirnya datang. Mizone Ur Flava. Ehm. Judulnya saya adalah salah satu dari 150 orang pertama on earth yang dikasih kesempatan nyicip rasa baru Mizone Ur Flava. Paketnya lengkap, gak cuma Mizone, tapi juga pernak-pernik celebration yang bikin otak sa...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Mar 9, 2011, 2:34 am
Hari ini, saya akan bekerja di teras di mana langit biru langsung terlihat dan ricik air kolam menyejuki pikiran yang sudah pasti akan keriting kribo. Saya datang bersama si ganteng ransel hijau khaki. Kali ini kompartemen kamera bukan berisi si Rebel SXi dan 50mm/1.4nya, tapi speedo dan perlengkapa...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Feb 25, 2011, 12:48 pm
An email came to my inbox the other day, leaking the news: Magnum Cafe will open next Thursday in Grand Indonesia. One eyebrow was raised, all my reckoning was one and one only thing: that joy on the stick i called adult chocolate lollipop ice cream :) I was right. The cafe is dedicated solely to ...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Feb 25, 2011, 12:46 pm
An email came to my inbox the other day, leaking the news: Magnum Cafe will open next Thursday in Grand Indonesia. One eyebrow was raised, all my reckoning was one and one only thing: that joy on the stick i called adult chocolate lollipop ice cream. I was right. The cafe is dedicated solely to t...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Feb 13, 2011, 4:08 am
  Got featured by Femina India Online, so cool. The reporter, Rajani Mani of “Eat Write Think“, she threw very interesting questions like: Your favourite cooking smells? 5 ingredients you just need to have? Other than the knife, name one kitchen tool that you can’t do without? They are ...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Feb 11, 2011, 12:54 pm
I baked these this afternoon. It was the easiest coffee cake I’ve ever made. But then again, I rarely whipped up a coffee cake Coffee cake is not a coffee flavored cake, mind you. It is a simple cake intended to be served in afternoon coffee time, or in my case, tea time. Therefore, it boasts ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jan 25, 2011, 4:37 am
Planner Nadrah: Planner Widya: Pertanyaan: kenapa jadi pada minta scrap-in plannernya ke gue???? Ciaaaat..!! Note: yg di belakang itu buku "Jazzology"nya Topaz *gak ada yang nanya*
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jan 13, 2011, 8:29 pm
Puisi Awal Tahun Kurnia Effendi Kepada cahaya yang pulang ke sangkarnya, kutitipkan rasa sedih terakhir. Ini lagu gugur tahun. Kubayangkan: seorang lelaki tua, mungkin diriku, tekun menghimpun reranting yang luruh di pengujung pikun. Ia akan membakarnya bersama kenangan yang ingin dihapus. Ini juga ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Jan 13, 2011, 8:15 pm
Mumpung secara ajaib saya mendadak punya waktu kosong pagi ini, saya mau nulis sedikit sebelum keinginan menulis itu lenyap lagi bagai asap ditelan udara. Saya juga gak tau sejak kapan selera menulis saya sering mendadak mati. Well, saya tau denk. Sejak saya menemukan bahwa ternyata beberapa tulisan...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 28, 2010, 4:18 am
Sore menjelang malam, ketika dewi fortuna *tanpa anwar* lagi baik hati ngumpulin tiga orang yang susaaaah banget dikumpulin, dan malah seharusnya empat. Atau bahkan enam. Atau sebelas kalau mau lengkap. Gak beranjak sampe Daily Breadnya tutup dan ngusir tamu-tamu (baca: tinggal kita bertiga do...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 10, 2010, 8:05 am
..is just perfect for cookies, fruitcake, and.. nancy drew!!!! *6 years had gone and what's changed is only the name of the game :)*
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Dec 9, 2010, 9:52 pm
The end of the year like this is the perfect time to slow things down a bit. Looking back to what we have done, instead of looking forward to what we want to do. Be grateful for how far we have...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 7, 2010, 6:08 pm
*If you're looking for a book review, move along, this is not one.* Ketika kucing saya, Kiki, meninggal sewaktu saya masih duduk di bangku SD, saya menangis tak berhenti. Kesedihan saya sangat sangat dalam. Begitu dalam, begitu kehilangan. Rasa kehilangan itu tidak berkurang dari hari ke hari hingga...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 7, 2010, 1:16 am
Haha. Everytime I tried to watch South Park, hubby warned, "You're gonna cry. I've warned you." Now that alone, is funny already :D Ok, folks! What up? What down? Turned out that Pond's Institute really does exist :D "Yang di iklan itu Pond's Institute di Shanghai, mbak." Gitu kata beautician yang m...
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Riana A. posted an article on For The Love Of Baking - Dec 4, 2010, 10:15 pm
The end of the year like this is the perfect time to slow things down a bit. Looking back to what we have done, instead of looking forward to what we want to do. Be grateful for how far we have gone, instead of worrying of how far more we can go. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and cuddle up on the sofa...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Dec 4, 2010, 1:16 am
Kronologger mengucapkan terima kasih atas dukungan dan partisipasinya selama ini. Terima kasih, p3nnylan3. dibawah ini adalah posting kron anda selama ini. 1. 2007-02-27 08:27:49 -p3nnylan3- Barusan daftar Kron, di-invite Kukuh. Asik. I love simplicity. - 1.1. kukuhtw-2007-02-27 12:21:02 : R...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Nov 30, 2010, 10:57 pm
Mengawali Desember yang penuh hujan dan liburan, marilah kita melotot sejenak untuk mahluk satu ini: Mengheningkan cipta, selesai. ...
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Riana A. posted an article on a day in a life - Nov 28, 2010, 11:42 am
Namanya Kerlung Pelangi. Saya menerjemahkannya demikian. Karena terdengar lebih indah daripada Pelangi Ikal, ataupun Pelangi Melingkar. Dia saya kenal beberapa tahun berselang, ketika ia menyapa saya di suatu siang berawan namun terik memanggang. Sejak itu, diam-diam, dia menjadi malaikat pelindung ...
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