Common ingredients I grew up eating you will also find in a lot of my cooking such as kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), coriander seeds and chili. I also love making things from scratch such as authentic Indonesian marinades and sambals that go with almost anything from Asian rice dishes to even Spaghetti aglio e olio!

During my university years I worked in hospitality as a team leader for a franchise restaurant and I loved it. I currently work a 9-5 corporate job as an in-house graduate lawyer. I like to think that I am equally a left-brain and right-brain person. I love the intellectually stimulating and challenging aspect of my corporate job but I absolutely love that food and cooking bring out my creative and artistic side – after all, I think cooking is an art and my love for food and love for those who enjoy my food is unparalleled.

These croquettes are a perfectly example of an acculturation between Dutch and Indonesian cuisine and culture. It is a recipe passed down from my grandmother who used to cook lots of Indo-Dutch dishes and passed these onto my mother.One of my motivations and passions for cooking is to create an increased awareness of the little-known but super delicious Indo-Dutch cuisine.