kurniakasih's Profile

Display Name: kurniakasih
Personal URL: http://kurnia-kasih.blogspot.com
Member Since: 9/20/10

Latest Comments...

That 'before' looks like our current bathroom in the basement. I wish to change it to similar to yours!! :)


Before & After: Edgaroso's Brave Bathroom Renovation
11/23/10 4:23 PM

I've never seen such a pretty fridge before :)


Win This Green Tea Refrigerator from Amana!
Holiday Giveaway 2010
11/23/10 12:08 AM

My husband just about puked a little in his mouth when I showed him this :D LOL.


Have You Seen the Thanksgiving Turkey Cake Yet?
11/12/10 5:09 PM

How do you paint countertop?

Oh I'm so impressed by this. GREAT JOB. (I'm a working mom myself, so I can just imagine the mess, possibly stress and effort, energy put into this).

My kitchen is so similar to your before so now you've inspired me to invest in painting my cabinets and countertops. Small investment to make the kitchen 10x better until we can afford to completely redo everything (I do mean things like wiring, etc--we have an older house).

I'm bookmarking this to show my hub when he comes home from work tonight :D


Before & After: Melissa's Under $500 Kitchen Makeover
Good Questions Revisited
11/11/10 9:48 PM

I love her, and love Charlotte...

I'd love to see her home too!!


Jane Birkin: Style Icon
11/10/10 10:59 PM

I feel a little better now reading the comments :)

Money can be a problem at times. Our house is in the middle of reno (DIY) also and it's a never-ending project (it seems, it's going on 1 year).
Our furniture looks like crap (thanks to our toddler who managed to do everything possible to them since the day he's born) and we're not purchasing anything new yet because we're too stingy (ok, we need to money for bills and paying for reno) to buy anything new until we've painted the living room (another project that keeps getting postponed due to our schedule).

And there are other important factors: We overstress. Overplan. My husband ends up overcooks things too LOL (he always insists on cooking the maindish-turkey or ham) the maindish always ends somewhat..cooked a little too long in the oven. Then the cleaning up BEFORE and AFTER. UGH.

We keep the entertaining into 2 times a year (Thanksgiving and Christmas).


What Keeps You From Entertaining More Often?
11/4/10 7:05 PM

I'm of Chinese-Japanese descent, so I'm used to the shoes-off tradition (we actually have a 'landing spot' by the door for people to put their shoes on), BUT, my husband is American and for his family, shoes-on is the norm when you visit someone's house.

Basically these days, if my husband's family members are visiting = shoes on. I don't ask them to take them off because my husband insists on that (but in return, my husband promises to always take off his shoes at our house instead of walking through our house in his work boots).

If it's my family members/ Asian friends = shoes off (I don't have to encourage them to take 'em off, my friends and family members will do it without asked).


Shoes On or Off in the Home?
11/2/10 11:35 AM

I need to be on this .... scary but necessary to do in my kitchen...


Kitchen Cure Week 1: Clean Fridge, Freezer & Pantry
Fall 2010 Kitchen Cure
10/16/10 3:07 PM

Smitten kitchen has this lovely recipe of spinach and chickpeas. It's oh so good and even my son would gobble 'em up (and he's pretty picky eater).


Moroccan Spinach And Chickpeas
Good Eats! A Weekly Roundup from Serious Eats
10/14/10 12:29 PM

This is lovely and I definitely want this for my kitchen!


Kitchen Conversions Chart from Sweet Fine Day
10/14/10 12:28 PM

My kid is still in kindergarten (half-day-no cafeteria food yet), but he goes home learning 'fun' songs about 'McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken.'
Now he wants to go to all of those places because according to his teachers: yum yum.

But I agree, a French 3 yr old definitely eats better than me (then again, I only have coffee at lunch)...


Who Eats A Better Lunch: You Or A French 3-Year-Old?
9/29/10 10:54 AM

Oh I didn't know they call salak 'snakeskin fruit' here :D

Oh I miss 'em. I found some at Fubonn nearby where I live (in a plastic package at freezer section), but you can't beat eating the fresh one, the one you got to peel when you want to eat...


Japanese-Fusion Hot Dogs and Snakeskin Fruit
Delicious links for 9.24.10
9/24/10 3:32 PM

Another Chinese person here. Cleaver has definitely been the 'go to' knife growing up. :)

But I've been using chef's knife (beside cleaver) too ever since I moved out of my parents's house.

But if I have to have only 1, I'd go with the cleaver.


The Only Knife You Need? The Chinese Cleaver
9/24/10 12:23 PM

Cap Jempol sambal or Kokita's sambal terasi or Kokita sambal blacan. Indonesian's hot sauce.

I still like tabasco on my scrambled eggs though, it gives that necessary sour and lil' kick to the breakfast.


Sriracha to Tabasco: What's Your Favorite Hot Sauce?
9/24/10 3:24 AM

Yes :)


The World of Woks
9/21/10 4:52 PM