Our top-five favorite restaurants with names that are "not quite right" is as follows. We swear we are not making these up. 5. California Fried Chicken4. Texas Fried Chicken3. Black Steer (Famous Ribs)2. Starbooks1. Papa…
We had an interesting weekend. Nothing too exciting, but a couple of neat things to talk about. 1. Jean-Claude Van Damme’s fight sequences look more real than do most other fight sequences in C-list sequels to crappy movies (we…
This is a saga of corruption, bureaucracy, and annoyances on a scale that we have never experienced before. Before we begin, we must admit that we should shoulder some of the responsibility for these proceedings. But not that much. We…
We’ve been here for a solid two months now, and we’ve been thinking a lot about the things that living here has made us thankful for. To be honest, we do miss being home for Thanksgiving, but we’ve had so…
I’ve posted pictures from our weekend outing below (See ‘Boats and Ships, etc.’) so check them out if you are interested. For all of you heading somewhere for Thanksgiving, we hope you have happy and safe travel! (and don’t forget…
JM has added a couple of new pictures of Indonesian recipes that we have tried, including coconut chicken curry, sayur asem, and rendang daging (rich beef stew). You will notice in the rendang pictures a progression from a whole lot…
On Saturday, we had an interesting outing to the old harbor, Sunda Kelapa, in North Jakarta. This was the original port that was used by the Dutch, however the waterways are too shallow and narrow for today’s larger boats. So…
We made this traditional West Javanese soup recipe the other day, and it’s so easy and quick. The only trick is to find the ingredients. The name means "sour vegetables." (Please excuse the formatting. Typepad has changed its interface and…
Last night we went with some friends to the Marriott for their all-you-can-eat dinner buffet. Yes, that Marriott. However, you would not believe the level of security at this place now. You can’t even drive within 100 yards of the…
The other day (Sunday) we went to the grocery store and bought a whole bunch of food for a couple of nice dinners this week. We really broke the bank: $35! We came home, put everything away, got all of…
