Sunday, March 31, 2013

Bistek Rice toppings

Delicious and economical specially if you are living alone, try this popular Filipino beef dish.

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon calamansi juice
150 grams beef ( tenderloin)
1 medium size onion ( cut into rings)
ground pepper
cooked rice

Procedure:
1. Marinate the beef with lime juice, soy sauce and ground pepper, after an hour remove from marinating sauce and set aside the sauce, because we will still use it in cooking.
2.Saute the onion  then remove some for toppings later, add the beef and simmer for 3 minutes then add the marinating sauce and simmer until cooked.
3. Prepare the rice in a bowl, then put the cooked bistek and top it with ringed onions and other garnishing vegetables of your choice for a healthier food, enjoy eating. :-)

Ampalaya Con Carne


Simple and easy to cook, the first time I've tasted this dish, undoubtedly i loved it, since then it became a part of my list in my favorite food. Try this.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo  bitter melon ( ampalaya)
1/4 kilo ground beef or pork
2 tablespoons black beans ( without the sauce)
1 onion
2 cloves garlic

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground meat and simmer until almost cooked.
2. Add the black beans and simmer for a minute.
3. Increase the heat and add the ampalaya and stir until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Pancit - Single Serving


If you are Pinoy and  living alone then you  wanted  to eat "pancit" try this option. Filipinos ( Pinoy) loves pancit so much ( count me in ), I know that there are lots of Pinoy living alone outside the Philippines, so here is a recipe for all of you, my kababayan :-).

Ingredients:
1 pack Instant noodles
100 grams ground beef
50 grams cabbage strips
1/2 piece carrot
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cloves garlic
1/2 onion
1/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Boil the instant noodles but do not include the flavoring, when it is cook drain and set aside.

2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground beef and soy sauce then simmer until cooked.
3. Add the water and allow to boil , increase the heat and add the carrots and cabbage, stir frying until almost done.
4. Add the cooked noodles then mix well, add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve hot.





Special Macaroni Salad


This is an all time favorite of my whole family. This is very easy to prepare so do not be scared to try in making this delicious and special macaroni salad, all you have to do is prepare everything and mix all together and that's it! Enjoy your food.

Ingredients:
 1 kilo macaroni
1 bottle nata de coco/kaong ( any color 340grams)
1 cup diced cheese
1 cup diced canned peach
3 cans nestle cream or light cream
2.5 cups condensed milk
1 can fruit cocktail ( 450 grams)
1.5 cups pineapple tidbit

Procedure:
1. Cook the macaroni according to its packaging procedure, then drain and set aside.

2. Mix the macaroni, cream and milk. We do this procedure so that when we mix the rest of the ingredients it is easy to combine to avoid deformation.


3. Add the rest of the ingredients and refrigerate before serving.




Binignit


This is very related to the ginataang bilo-bilo of Luzon, but the Visayan version has "landang". Landang is a lumpy starch from palms, it gives the binignit a sticky texture and adds flavor. Have you used landang before? There are different colors of landang, I used the brown one.

Ingredients:
1 cup glutinous rice powder ( mixed with water and form into small balls)
1 cup landang ( washed thoroughly)
3 cups water
2 bananas (saba)
1 piece small cassava ( kamoteng kahoy)
1 purple sweet potato
sugar to taste
3 cups thin coconut milk ( hindi kakang gata)
1 cup thick coconut milk ( kakang gata)


Landang


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water and landang, bring to a boil then simmer until cooked do not forget to stir every now and then.
2. Add the thin coconut milk then bring to a boil, when boiling add the cassava and simmer until tender. Add the sweet potato, banana and sugar then simmer until cooked.
3. Add the thick coconut milk and simmer until done.
4. Serve with a smile :-)



You can add sago, young coconut meat, etc for this recipe

Sweetened Squash ( Minatamis na Kalabasa)


A sweet treat for this weekend, easy to cook and budget friendly.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo squash
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
extra water for boiling

Procedure:
1. Clean the squash, slice to your desired size, then boiled until cooked. When it is cooked remove from water and set aside.

2. In a pan put the 1/2 cup water and sugar and let boil then put the squash upside down, simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat, then increase the heat allowing the water to evaporate making the brine form a thick syrup.

3. Turn off the heat and serve :)


Friday, March 29, 2013

Squash Maja


A nutritious snack or dessert for the whole family. You can cook this in less than 30 minutes.
 Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
4 cups coconut milk
1 cup Nestle cream or light cream
2 cups white sugar
2 cups evaporated milk
1 cup cooked squash (mashed)
Toasted dessicated coconut ( optional)
Toasted dessicated coconut
Mashed Squash


Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.

2. Bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly until thickens. When it is already thick and firm it means it is cooked.

3.Pour in a molding tray then refrigerate before serving. Turn the try upside down for a smooth view of the maja, you can also sprinkle it with toasted dessicated coconut before serving.



Binangkal



Binangkal is a part of my childhood breakfasts, a neighbor is selling this at breakfast time and I always let my mom buy it for me, today I am missing it so I decided to make some. Here is the recipe for it.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp oil
1 whole egg
Sesame seeds

Preparations:
1. Sift all the dry ingredients. ( Salain)
2. Mix water, egg, oil and sugar, until blended well, then combine with the sifted dry ingredients. ( Just add the water and sugar mixture gradually.) Knead until the mixture is firm.

3. Spoon a portion of the mixture then roll into balls and roll over in sesame seeds.


4. Heat the oil then deep fry until golden brown

5. Serve with your favorite drinks.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pinya Maja




I love to cook maja blanca with different flavors, pineapple tastes good, here is the recipe for it.
Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
4 cups coconut milk
1 cup Nestle cream or light cream
2 cups white sugar
2 cups evaporated milk
1 cup pineapple tidbits
Toasted dessicated coconut ( optional)
Toasted dessicated coconut


Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well until the cornstarch is dissolved.


2. Bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly until thickens. When it is already thick and firm it means it is cooked.
3.Pour in a molding tray then refrigerate before serving . ( you can sprinkle it with toasted dessicated coconut)

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Four Seasons Fruit Salad


Perfect for the whole family, the flavors of the fruits are well blended with the cream and milk. Aside from it is very easy to make it is also economical and ingredients are just around the corner, so why don't you make some now?

Ingredients:
1 avocado
1/2 piece cantaloupe
3 bananas ( plantain)
1 papaya
1/2 cup nestle cream or light cream
1/2 cup condensed milk
Procedure:
1. Slice the fruits according to your desired size.

2. In a bog mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.

3. Mix well and refrigerate before serving.




Avocado puree ( Nilamaw nga avocado)


I love this so much, a part of my childhood memories, my older sis always make this for us, because there is always ripe avocado, since we have a tree in our backyard. Creamy and delicious. We call this "nilamaw nga avocado" in my dialect.

Ingredients:
1 avocado
condensed milk to taste
ice

Procedure:
1.Divide the avocado and scrape it with a spoon and mash until pureed.



2. Mix with condensed milk, refrigerate then serve, or you can put some ice then serve.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Fruit Cocktail Salad



I always love this fruit cocktail salad, every time my sister serve this when we have family gatherings, expect that I will be the frst one who will grab a bowl of it, so creamy and yummy, how can I resist? I just want to share the simple way of making it. You can add more ingredients if you want, but this is my way of doing it.

Ingredients:
450 grams fruit cocktail (1 can) drained and set aside
2 bottles nata de coco ( different colors of your choice)
1 apple ( diced)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 can Nestle cream (300 grams)
1 cup condensed milk or to taste

Procedure:
1.In a big mixing bowl, put all the ingredients and mix well until fully blended.
2. Refrigerate before serving.

Ginataang Bilo-bilo



Ginataang bilo-bilo or ginataang halo halo is one of the most common Filipino snacks specially during rainy days. Halo-halo means mixed, that is why this dish is a halo-halo (mixed) of many ingredients, and what's amazing in it, is they blended well.You can make this dish as colorful as you want it to be, so it's up to you what color of ingredients you want to choose, for example sweet potatoes can be in white, orange, purple and yellow, the color of you ingredients will affect the color of the soup, but whatever the color is, one thing is for sure, this is delicious! Here is my simple recipe for this.

Ingredients:
1 cup glutinous rice flour ( mix with water and formed into small balls or bilo-bilo)
1 cup cooked sago
2 bananas (saba)
1 big sweet potato cut into cubes (kamote)
1/4 kilo ube cut into cubes
sugar to taste
3 cups thin coconut milk ( hindi kakang gata)
1 cup thick coconut milk ( kakang gata)


Saba

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the thin coconut milk and let boil then add the ube and sweet potato then simmer over medium heat until half cooked.
2. Add the sugar, banana and rice balls (bilo-bilo), stir and continue cooking over medium heat.
3. Once everything is cooked, add the sago and thick coconut milk, simmer until done.
4. Serve with a smile :-)

If you will use coconut milk in a can, boil 3 cups of water and follow the same procedure by cooking everything in it , once it is cooked add the coconut milk.

You can also add some cassava (kamoteng kahoy), jackfruit, etc for this recipe.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Chicken Adobo Rice Topping


Starting today I will be sharing single serving recipes as suggested by my best friend for life Malley, he is a good cook and he has this single serving recipe idea but he is lazy to do it hahahahahaha, he told me to do it because there might be people somewhere, somehow needs this kind of recipe specially if they are living alone, I am not telling like him :D.

Single serving Chicken adobo
1 drumstick ( cleaned and cut )
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
 ground pepper ( according to your taste)
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup water

1 cup cooked rice

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the chicken and braised for a while until the pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the soy sauce and allow the chicken meat to absorbed the color by simmering for 2 minutes over medium heat.
3. Add vinegar and  dash of  ground pepper then simmer for another 2 minutes.
4. Add the water and continue simmering until the chicken is cooked. Once cooked increased the heat to allow the sauce to evaporate, making the adobo saucy and delicious.
5. Prepare the cup of rice and top your chicken adobo and enjoy eating.

Honey Glazed Chicken


Chicken dish with perfect blending of taste from honey and other condiments and spices, Perfect for your loved ones, try this recipe.

Ingredients
1 kilo chicken ( cut to your desired size)
1 lime or 3 calamansi
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 onion
5 cloves garlic
4 tablespoon soy sauce
spring onion for garnishing

Procedure:
1. Marinate the chicken with lime juice, soy sauce & ground pepper for an hour.
2. Saute the garlic and onion.
3. Remove the chicken from the marinating sauce ( set aside the marinating sauce) add the chicken to the sauteed spices and simmer until half cooked, then add the marinating sauce and simmer until cooked.
4. Pour in the honey and stir well to coat the chicken evenly, simmer until done.
5. Turn off the heat and garnish with spring onion then serve.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Simple Macaroni Salad






Macaroni salad is one of my favorites, even as simple as this one, just craving for it, that's why I made this even if the ingredients are not enough to make it special, but still it is yummy and satisfied my cravings.

Ingredients:
1 kilo macaroni
2 cans nestle cream
2 1/2 cups condensed milk
1 can fruit cocktail ( 450 grams)
1 cup mayonaise
1 small can evaporated milk
1 can Pineapple tidbits (234 grams)
1 bottle nata de coco/kaong ( any color 340grams)

Procedure:
1. Cook the macaroni according to its packaging procedure, then drain and set aside.

2. Drain the pineapple tidbits, nata and fruit cocktail.
3. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.




4. Refrigerate before serving.


Gelatine Salad





Perfect for the weekend with your loved ones, this is very economical and easy to prepare. Very yummy and the texture is firm and smooth making it very enjoyable to chew specially for your kids.

Ingredients:
2 sachets different colored unflavored  gelatine (35g each)
1 can nestle cream or light cream
1 cup condense milk
Cooked gelatine

Procedure:
1.Prepare the gelatine individually according to its packaging procedure, refrigerate then diced it all.  You can add sugar while cooking the gelatine to add flavor.

 2. Pour in the milk and all purpose cream

3. Refrigerate before serving.


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