Kue Nastar

I just realized that when I had to take extra classes, I always prefer to take cooking class. In high school it made more sense to pick cooking class instead the others, since all ingredients for that class was fully paid by the school and we just had to show up at our cooking class and to cook/bake. When the foods was done, we ate them all and maybe share some with friends..hahahhahah Only at the end of the year that we had to bring our own ingredients to make what each of us was assigned for our final grade.

One of my final assignments was called "Putri Mandi". It is a Javanese traditional dessert that I had to make small balls filled with sweet brown sugar and shreded coconut. I flunk it! I had to redo it again and I still believe that I passed the test because I said I am not Javanese. The teacher let me go for my lack of ability to make smaller balls that would fit a princess as the name Putri is in Indonesian.

Eversince then I have been struggling to make anything small especially in the same size and looks. Until today!!!!!

Today is one of my proudest moments in cooking/baking..hahhahahahahha My biggest accomplishment yet!!! My best friend argued right away with my statement. But I said being a good friend, daughter, wife, and mother is not an accomplishment. IT IS A REQUIREMENT and has always been expected by my own standards.

Making same size, professional looking cookies are ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!! Hahahhaha...