Xi Bo Ba

About a week ago, I was so thirsty and really need a cold drink because it was a bright sunny day and the weather was very hot. I saw the Xi Bo Ba store and decided to buy it. The store was empty. No customer at all. Maybe because of the Covid19, so mostly people buy Xi Bo Ba through online service.

Brown Sugar Boba Fresh Milk - Rp. 19.000

The milk on the top is creamy and the flavor of brown sugar is nice but the boba (tapioca pearls) are too sweet and soft. This drink is quite cloying for me.

Current rate:

1 USD = Rp. 14.900

Location:

Xi Bo Ba

Tanjung Duren Raya No.359A

West Jakarta

Phone: 0822-1053-3344

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Pesto - Basil Leaves

One of my favorite pasta sauces is Pesto. I just love the aroma from the Basil leaves mixed with fresh garlic. It's so difficult for me to find fresh Basil leaves here in Jakarta and since the Covid-19 pandemic, I cannot visit any restaurants serving pasta with Pesto sauce. Thus, at the end, I decided to find Basil seeds, so I could plant it by myself. 

So, about a month ago, I bought Basil seeds at an online shop in East Java. I was so excited and directly plant the Basil seeds in a small pot on my roof garden.

The Basil plants.

Age: about 1.5 week.

Age: about 2.5 weeks

Age: about 3.5 weeks.

The color of the leaves is not as dark as the usual Basil leaves that I know. I have no idea why it is so light, but anyway, the aroma of the Basil leaves is like the normal Basil leaves. I'm just so happy that finally, I can have fresh Basil leaves from my garden and make my own Pesto sauce. Yay! 

My Cooking and Baking during WFH in July

 July is a busy month. School already started from the beginning of July. I don't have much time now to cook and bake like the previous months. By the way, the working from home, most probably will be still going on until the end of December this year until further notice. 

My Cooking and Baking during School Holidays 2020

It is School Holidays right now. It started two weeks ago and school will start again on the 13th of June 2020, but the students will still do the "Home Learning" because of the Covid-19 pandemic. I have no idea whether the teachers will "Work From Home" or teach online from the school because there's no announcement until now. I still cook and bake almost everyday. Here are some of the pictures of my cooking and baking.

My Cooking & Baking during Working From Home

I have been working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic. It was quite stressful in the beginning but now, I'm already getting use to stay at home. So far, I heard that people will go back to work again as usual in June 2020. I'm crossing my fingers that the Covid-19 pandemic will stop soon. Anyway, below are my cooking and baking during the Work From Home: