08:15: checking out the dishes for the rest of the Christmas dinner. An Indonesian rijsttafel consists of many (11) small dishes. They all take 30-45 minutes to make, so we will spend the day cooking. Luckily, we can make the dishes a day in advance – so we are cooking today.
09:00: still a bit afraid the shower will be cold again
09:05: nope, it is nice and warm
11:00: early lunch/breakfast
11:30: fire up the stove, we start cooking!
11:45: blast, I first have to cut the onions
13:00: Perkedel Atjeh: done (meatballs wit cocos)
15:00: oops, the Sambal trassi has mold. Sending someone out on a mission to get more.
15:15: we continue with the next dish
15:20: damn, more Sambal trassi is needed
15:30: and for yet another dish it is also needed
15:45: oh well, doing some preparations for the dishes
16:15: Sambal trassi is in the house: let’s get cooking!