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ABBOTTSBOOKS: Save 35% for Amerindo Cookbooks
Hurry, this promotion ends on Monday, August 23, 2013 at 11:59 PM! Write code SMILE35 when you checkout, then you will get 35% off; can not be combined with other offers.
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SAVE 25% FOR COOKBOOK: Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food
Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food
“Tumpeng” is a grand food, perfect for all kinds of celebrations such as birthday party or thanksgiving day. Surprise and impress your kids or your guests with the presentation of your cooking style in Tumpeng. You will find east meet west cuisines in exotic “Tumpeng” Amerindo Kitchen series. Fida R. Abbott explained HOW TO COOK in each food in details with simplicity, complete with pictures. She even gave tips on how to cook 3 side dishes by using the same gravy or sauce. I particularly like Chicken Roll. You can be creative by decorating “Tumpeng” with fresh vegetables and fresh fruits. “Tumpeng” is the food that your family and guests will enjoy. They will praise you and they will never forget the taste of Tumpeng. Amerindo Kitchen Series “Tumpeng” cookbook is designed beautifully. If you are looking for a gift, this cookbook can be a perfect gift.
To read an interview about "Tumpeng" between Fida Abbott (Author) and Viviana (RfMaK), visit this link.
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TUMPENG: Review from Viviana Widjaja
Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food
“Tumpeng” is a grand food, perfect for all kinds of celebrations such as birthday party or thanksgiving day. Surprise and impress your kids or your guests with the presentation of your cooking style in Tumpeng. You will find east meet west cuisines in exotic “Tumpeng” Amerindo Kitchen series. Fida R. Abbott explained HOW TO COOK in each food in details with simplicity, complete with pictures. She even gave tips on how to cook 3 side dishes by using the same gravy or sauce. I particularly like Chicken Roll. You can be creative by decorating “Tumpeng” with fresh vegetables and fresh fruits. “Tumpeng” is the food that your family and guests will enjoy. They will praise you and they will never forget the taste of Tumpeng. Amerindo Kitchen Series “Tumpeng” cookbook is designed beautifully. If you are looking for a gift, this cookbook can be a perfect gift.
To read an interview about "Tumpeng" between Fida Abbott (Author) and Viviana (RfMaK), visit this link.
Please, be free to write a review and rate this cookbook after you read it.
Thank you for your support.
TUMPENG: Review from Heni Kurniawati
Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food
It's very surprising to find out that something ordinary but "special" here in Indonesia can be a very interesting thing in the U.S. I am about happy and delighted to see Indonesian recipes go to the U.S. through an Indonesian writer. Congratulations Mbak Fida, you are a very creative writer. I wonder how you can find all the seasonings in the U.S. I suggest to add more Indonesian traditional recipes to your next cookbooks. We have so many delicious traditional cakes and menus to write in books, especially "Onde-onde". I believe many Americans will like it. Aside of less brighter photographs, I do not have other criticism for this book. Good job, Mbak Fida.
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THE SECOND AMERINDO BOOK: Interviewed by Resources for Moms and Kids
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We believe that cultures influence the way you live including the way you cook. What happen if you have your origin culture and you live in another country? Would you adopt a new culture or would you blend them together with your origin culture? A new fusion culture is possible to be created. Fida Abbott, originated from Java, Indonesia and is living in United States, is able to blend two cultures in her cook book in series. She has a catchy name for her cook book series, AMERINDO KITCHEN. She created fusion food, Amerindo Food in series. She said in her interview that Amerindo Food meant American Food with Indonesian Touch. What a smart idea! She wrote her first Amerindo Kitchen book FABULOUS LEFTOVER TURKEY which is about American food and she is now publishing her second Amerindo Kitchen book TUMPENG which is about Indonesian food. Below is the interview with Fida Abbott by Resources for Mom and Kids regarding to her second Amerindo Kitchen book in series, Tumpeng.
1. I see from the book cover, the food looks like something grand, the array of food for grand festival or celebration. What does Tumpeng mean?
Tumpeng is well known by Java, Bali, and Madura people as a cone-shaped rice dish like mountain with its side dishes. They can be vegetables and meat. It is traditionally featured in the slamatan ceremony. The rice itself could be plain steam rice, uduk rice (cooked with coconut milk), or yellow rice (uduk rice colored with turmeric).
The cone shaped rice used to stand in the middle of tampah. Tampah is rounded woven bamboo container, covered with banana leaves and surrounded by assorted Indonesian dishes, such as urap vegetables, fried chicken, empal (sweet and spicy fried beef), abon sapi (beef floss), teri kacang (anchovy with peanuts), telur pindang (boiled marble egg), shredded omelet, sambal goreng tempe (sweet and dry fried tempeh), perkedel kentang (mashed potato fritters), perkedel jagung (corn fritters), sambal goreng ati (liver in chilli sauce), and many other things with carved vegetables or carved fruits as its decoration.
People in Java, Bali, and Madura usually make Tumpeng to celebrate the important events. However, all Indonesians are familiar with Tumpeng. The philosophy of Tumpeng is related to the geographical condition of Indonesia, especially Java as a fertile island with numerous mountains and volcanoes. Tumpeng dated back to ancient Indonesian tradition that revered mountains as the abode of ancestors and gods. The cone-shaped rice meant to mimics the holy mountain. The feast served as some kind of thanksgiving for the abundance of harvest or any other blessings.
2. The word Amerindo is catchy. How did you get the idea to create this word?
I found this name unexpectedly and coincidentally. When my daughter was several months old, in a night in the living room when she was awoke, I had conversation with my husband about our baby girl. I told her that she had a half of Indonesian blood and American blood and I had an idea to call her: Amerindo Baby. It means American and Indonesian baby. That was the word Amerindo came from.
3. Is Tumpeng cookbook all about Indonesian food or do you include American food as well?
Tumpeng is all about Indonesian food and some of them I have modified the ingredients to match with what American used to use.
4. How did you learn to cook Tumpeng? Is it from your family tradition or do you get inspiration from other Indonesian cookbooks?
I have been familiar with Tumpeng since I was little child. My grandmother used to make Tumpeng for special Java celebration and I’ve learned from there. And of course I read many Tumpeng resources.
5. How do you overcome the obstacles of cooking Indonesian food such as Tumpeng if you are not in the country origin of the food itself? Some ingredients may not be available and some traditional cooking utensils are not found in US.
When I didn’t find any ingredients that I had to use, I substitute them with what American ingredients have. For example: they don’t have fresh turmeric so I have to use turmeric powder; they don’t have tampah, I use large plastic tray or a big platter; they don’ t have a cone shape made from bamboo, I make it with hard paper or b-day cone hat. Sometimes I use other shapes besides a cone, by using cake pans/mouldings.
6. Unlike other cook books that have pictures and recipe of the food, you have made a difference in your cookbook that every food has a story, what is the story about?
Some of them the story of how I used the substituted ingredients/ tools, etc.
7. Have you modified the way of cooking Tumpeng with your own way, make it more easy and more simple so every family is able to cook Tumpeng for a family celebration?
Yes, and some of them I blend them with American style. For example: It’s difficult to find young grated coconut to make Urap-urap (a name of food), so I substitute it with red and white cabbage salad. It means I don’t need the young grated coconut anymore.
8. Talking about your passion in cooking and culture. Your origin is from Java and now you live in States. How does your origin culture influence your way of cooking in States?
I almost cook rice twice-four times per week and the rest of the days in a week, I cook American food.
9. Amerindo Kitchen in series, how do you plan to write each cookbook? Does each book talk about specific different food? Are they all about Indonesian and American fusion food as its name Amerindo?
Yes, each book will talk about specific different food and all will be about Indonesian and American fusion food. My husband had an idea for me that Amerindo Food is American food with an Indonesian touch. I love that idea!!!
10. Who is your target market for this cookbook?
Everybody who has passion in cooking, everybody who loves to learn about Indonesian food, everybody who likes to try the new recipes, everybody who likes to collect cookbooks and/or give it as a gift.
Fida doesn’t only share her own cooking recipes, she shares her own stories, culture and creativity in her cookbook Tumpeng. She also helps unprivileged children from the sales of this book. Please note that the revenue of Amerindo Kitchen Series Tumpeng will be donated to Unreached Children Programme. ***
About Fida Abbott:
Fida Abbott is from Indonesia and now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and her little daughter. Her passion in writing has brought her to be an author for several books: What Does Mommy Teach Me? (e-book for Christian Children), Dancing in My World (e-book of Poem Anthology), Amerindo Kitchen in Series (cookbooks in series), and Enthusiasm, A Novel Based on the Author’s Own True Story, which it has won Pinnacle Book Achievement Award from North American Bookdealers Exchange (NABE). Now she is having a project to translate that novel from English to Indonesian—Enthusiasm will be published next year in Indonesia. More details about her profile, you may visit her website at Fida Abbott or her personal blog at Fida’s blog; and special details about her novel, Enthusiasm, you may visit her online media kit.
About Resources for Moms and Kids:
Resources for Moms and Kids is owned by Viviana Widjaja (Malaysia). She is a work at home mom of two kids, living in Malaysia with many interests. She runs an online toys store, Kidzpuzzle and shares her knowledge and experience in parenting at Resources for Moms and Kids as well as professional blogging at Guide to Pro Blogging. She is also one of the team leaders in The Million Dollar Mom besides running Internet Business Strategy Training Centre and coaching moms who want to build their internet network marketing home business. She passionately encourages every mom to build an online home business and embrace internet skills.
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COOKBOOK (2): Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food
The Second Book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series has been published and is available now at LULU.com. You can save 20%, valid through 10/08/2010. Max savings $50. Enter code FALLPHOTO when you checkout.
Tumpeng, An Authentic Indonesian Food is the second book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series. It presents 26 pages, full colors of author's own pictures, author's own recipes and author's own stories. It is great as a collection and a gift. Revenue will be donated to Unreached Children Program.
Print details: 9" x 7", perfect binding, white interior paper (80# weight), full-color interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink.
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25% Off for Cookbook Through March 31, 2010
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2010, Abbottsbooks.com is giving 25% OFF if you purchase Fabulous Leftover Turkey (First Book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series).
Visit this link to order and use code COOK25 when you checkout through March 31, 2010. Maximum savings: $50.00.
To read three reviews of this cookbook, visit this link.
Revenue will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and used to promote other Author’s own cookbooks to support Unreached Children Program and Cancer Research Program.
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25% Off Valentine Discount
To celebrate Valentine Day 2010, Abbottsbooks.com is giving 25% OFF if you purchase Fabulous Leftover Turkey (First Book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series).
Visit this link to order and use code PHOTO2511 when you checkout through February 14, 2010. Maximum savings: $100.
To read three reviews of this cookbook, visit this link.
Revenue will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and used to promote other Author’s own cookbooks to support Unreached Children Program and Cancer Research Program.
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New Year Special Discount
30% OFF for Amerindo Calender and Fabulous Leftover Turkey.
Use code AFTERXMAS when you checkout.
Valid through 1/2/2010
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Fabulous Leftover Turkey is Available in E-book
Fabulous Leftover Turkey is The First Book of Amerindo Kitchen in Series. Now, with only $ 10.00 (for US country) and $ 15 (for outsite US countries), you can read this fabulous cookbook in e-book version in CD sent via mail to your home address. All revenue will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and used to promote my other books to support Cancer Reasearch Program and Unreached Children Program.
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The Reviewers:
1. Cathy Mc Kittrick (MO)
Through the publishing of this book, Fida Abbott has shared her approach to American cooking through the eyes of someone fairly new to the United States. She brings forth fresh culinary ideas combined with personal tidbits that endear you to her and this ambitious effort.
2. Maria Coleman (TX)
A first look at this recipe book was a bit daunting. Maroon-brown hard cover with that crispy-but-juicy look of the turkey and all the trimmings will surely bring up your appetite. "Fabulous Leftover Turkey", really??
With so many turkey recipes out there what makes this one stand out? First, it's the creativity of the author, Fida Abbott, who smartly combine two great cultures: Indonesia, where she from, and America, where her husband from, into these recipes. The result? Ten great dishes that are easy to prepare. Second, not like others, the author also shares her story of how she came up with recipe ideas and it's background. This makes cooking more enjoyable. Third, pictures are nice. Even though they could be more attractive if they were more focussed and clearer. I personally like the setting and layout, even though in some pages margins are uneven. But it doesn't hurt much. Four, this book is for everyone. I'm vegetarian, but that doesn't mean I cannot use this recipe book. It gives me confidence to play around with non-meat ingredients.
That's what's fabulous! I definitely will recommend it to you. Can't wait for another series, Fida!
(This review can be read at Amazon.com)
3. Baikbear (PA)
Two words I can describe about this cookbook; attractive and creative. I enjoy the stories the author wrote. Photographs are great.
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10% Off untill August 31
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COOKBOOK (1): Fabulous Leftover Turkey
Fabulous Leftover Turkey is the first of Amerindo Kitchen Books in series. With full of bright and delightful photographs, taken by the Author herself as the presentations of her own cooking, you will be brought to her adventures of her nice stories behind the name of 'Amerindo' and her fabulous recipes in 26 beautiful and qualified pages.
She took seriously writing this book as her focus in creativity and made a difference with other cooking books. If you love and adore the creativity, you won’t be disappointed to collect this special book. You will feel the joy as if the Author felt when she cooked, took the photographs, wrote, arranged, published and made it happens. Enjoy her joyful in cooking, writing and creativity!!!
Printed in 26 pages, 9" x 7", casewrap-hardcover binding, white interior paper (80# weight), full-color interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink.
The revenue will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and used to promote other Author’s own books to support Unreached Children Program and Cancer Research Program.
Copyright Year @ 2009
Language: English
Price: USA $ 29.83
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