Kokki Bitja: A Book About The Oldest Indonesian Cookbook
In 1843, the first printed Indonesian cookbook appeared in Batavia, in what was then known as Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta, Indonesia. A small book, …
Perkedel Kol Bunga – Indonesian Cauliflower Fritters
Most Dutch-Indonesians I know mainly eat perkedel jagung (corn fritters) but I’ve always got perkedel kol bunga (cauliflower fritters) growing up.
Gado Gado: Classic Indonesian Salad
I used to dislike gado gado until I realised I can just omit the veggies I dislike. Now I make a combo of the veggies …
Indonesian Fried Chicken Recipe
I guess everybody’s favorite fried chicken is the fried chicken they grew up on, so this is mine. I could eat buckets of this even …
Indonesian Chicken and Waffles
A few years ago I was daydreaming about having a food truck and what my menu might be. If you’re a home cook wanting to …
Favorite Cookbooks & Other Food-Reads of 2025
I’m posting this a little later than planned because life is LIFING right now. I still wanted to do my annual round-up of my favorite …
Avoid Starbucks, Make Your Own Chai Latte
Because I am a virtual child that can’t drink coffee, I’ve always felt like I also deserve a nice hot beverage every day, like the …
Filling Easy Fennel & Lentil Soup
It’s been a while for various reasons but I finally threw something together that I felt was shareable and then I also felt inspired enough …
Dorothy Porker’s Best Food Reads 2024
I’m renegotiating how I approach what I’m doing here, but I will always love sharing great books to read and cook from and giving other …