Ricota Cheese Appetizer

An excellent combination for appetizer, the aroma of the oregano flakes and the creaminess of ricota cheese will really boost your appetite.

Ingredients:
1 cup cubed ricota cheese or kesong puti
3/4 cup seedless olives
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano flakes

Procedure:
1. Combine the tomatoes, cheese and olive in a big mixing bowl.
2. Sprinkle with olive oil and oregano flakes.
3. Serve.

White Salad

I made this out of curiosity, my sisters said that it's yummy but it's better if it is colorful :D :D :D I said it's the taste that's matter and how I will call it white salad if it is colorful? They laughed :-). 

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo white small sago ( cook the sago then drain)
1 kilo white nata de coco (drained)
10 pieces young coconut ( buko) strips
1 big can condensed milk or according to your taste
2 big cans  Nestle cream (600 grams)
1 big can evaporated milk (add if needed)


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



2. Refrigerate for few hours before serving.

Topped with chocolate Ice cream 

Coconut Salad

My family was surprised when I served them this dish and even more surprised when they have tasted it, speechless because they do not have any idea that a dish like this is really good. Simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:
1 cup grated matured coconut
1 onion ( sliced thinly)
1/2 cup flaked fried fish
2 tablespoons calamansi or lime juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients until fully mixed then put some chili if you like.
2. Serve with fried or grilled meat or fish.

Ensaladang Talbos ng Camote at Itlog na Maalat

Perfectly yummy!!

Ingredients:
2 medium size tomato ( sliced)
2 salted egg
1 bunch potato tops ( talbos ng camote)
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
1 onion ( sliced thinly)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Blanch the camote tops, drain, put in a serving platter then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice salt and pepper.
2. Add the onion, tomato and salted egg on top then sprinkle with the rest of the lemon juice then salt and pepper to taste and serve.

Battered Broccoli

This is a very good side dish or appetizer.

Ingredients for 3-4 servings:
1 big head broccoli ( cleaned and florets separated)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 egg beaten
water ( enough to make a good batter)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Boil the broccoli until half cooked. Drain and set aside.
2. Combine the water, egg, salt, pepper and flour then mix well until batter is smooth.
3. Dip each broccoli floret into the batter and deep fry until done.
4. Serve with fried or grilled fish or meat.

Crispy Ham Bits

I made this for my "Pork Mami" it really gives a distinctive taste and I love the crispy bits while eating the mami. This is also  a good sprinkle for carbonara, sauteed vegetables and many more, you can also serve this an appetizer.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo Ham
1/2 cup oil

Procedure:
1. Dice the ham then heat the oil and put it.
2. Stir until crispy and remove from oil, put in the paper towel to remove excess oil.

3. Store in an air tight jar for future use, if you will make mami, carbonara and many more.


Click the link for the carbonara recipe
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2014/03/special-spaghetti-carbonara-filipino.html

Mami with Crispy ham bits

Cheesy Macaroni Salad

My family's all time favorite macaroni salad, but they like it more if it is loaded with cheese. :)
Do you also like a cheesy macaroni salad? Happy eating my friends.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo elbow macaroni (cook according to its packaging procedure)
836 grams fruit cocktail
500 ml All purpose cream ( Nestle or any brand)
1/2  cup Mayonaise
1 cup raisins
1 kilo nata de coco
1 ( 390 ml) can condensed milk ( add if you want the taste sweeter)
1 (370 ml) can evaporated milk
180 grams cheddar or quickmelt cheese ( diced)

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.
2. Serve with a smile :-).

Macaroni Sago Salad

I am spending time with my nephews and nieces for few weeks now and I am happy preparing their after school snacks, and since they loved colorful ingredients, I've decided to put colored sago in one of their favorite macaroni salad. Oh they loved it so much!

Ingredients for 18 servings:
1/2 kilo elbow macaroni (cook according to its packaging procedure)
1 cup colored sago ( cooked then drained)
836 grams fruit cocktail
300 grams All purpose cream ( Nestle or any brand)
220 ml Mayonaise
1 ( 390 ml) can condensed milk ( add if you want the taste sweeter)
1 (370 ml) can evaporated milk

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.
2. Serve with a smile :-).

Boiled Eggplant Salad

This is very easy to prepare by just boiling the eggplants and mix all the ingredients. I made this today because we will go to the river for a picnic, this is perfect with the grilled pork and fish that we have.

Ingredients:
4 eggplants
1 onion (diced)
2 tomatoes (diced)
3 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Boiled eggplants

Procedure:
1. Boil the eggplant and dice, then combine all the ingredients:
2. Serve and enjoy.

Tapioca Fruit Cocktail Salad

A refreshing salad that I made for a family friend that I visited recently. It's their first time to taste a tapioca pearl salad and they were all amazed how yummy it is.

Ingredients for 20 servings:
1/2 kilo Tapioca pearls ( cooked and drained)
1 can Fruit cocktail
500 ml Nestle All purpose cream (2 tetra packs)
1 1/2 cans big condensed milk
2 cups red nata de coco

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.

2. Serve with love and enjoy :-).

Shrimp Paste with Sprite

This may sound weird( shrimp paste with Sprite) but actually the blending of tastes for this combination is the best for my family, I know some friends also love this, the Sprite neutralized the salty taste of the shrimp paste making it perfect to pair with rice and green mangoes, mmmmmmm mouth watering.

Ingredients:
2 cups shrimp paste ( bagoong Alamang)
1 1/2 cup Sprite
1 onion ( minced)
6 cloves garlic

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the shrimp paste and saute for 2 minutes.
2. Add the Sprite and simmer over medium heat until almost dry, stirring every now and then.
3. Serve it as an appetizer or a dipping sauce.

Note: Meat can be added for this recipe.

Sauted Shrimp Paste and Tomato

 This is very easy to prepare but one of the yummiest appetizers or even viand.

Ingredients:
1 cup shrimp paste ( bagoong alamang)
3 tomatoes ( sliced)
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon sugar


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and tomatoes then add the shrimp paste and sugar.

2. Simmer until done and serve or keep in a jar and serve anytime you want it.

Buko Pandan Salad

Buko pandan is a popular sweet salad in the Philippines that is so creamy and yummy made with young coconut meat and added with pandan and gelatine.

Ingredients:
6  pieces young coconut ( scraped and well drained)
2 cups Nestle cream or All Purpose Cream
1 cup condensed milk (add if needed)
1 pack ( 10 grams) unflavored green gelatine powder
2 tablespoons pandan flavor


Procedure:
1. Cook the gelatine according to its packaging procedure then add the pandan flavor, mix well and pour in a molder and refrigerate until harden. Cut into dice or cube.
2.Mix all the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.
3. Serve with a smile and enjoy :-).

re-cooked June 4, 2014

Note: If using pandan leaves, boil 6 pandan leaves with 4 cups of water then use the pandan water when you cook the gelatine.

Pritong Danggit

A friend gave this to me. How she read my mind that I am craving for this? Well it put a big smile on my face and I did not wait for few minutes, I immediately fried some and munch on it, yummy! Just sharing this delicious dried Danggit. The best appetizer :-).

Tomato and Cucumber Appetizer

This appetizer is simple and easy to make yet so delicious. It will surely boost your appetite specially if you pair it with fried or grilled fish or meat.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
2 big tomatoes (diced)
1 big cucumber (diced)
1 onion (diced)
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil ( optional)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
chili


Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well until fully combined.
2. Serve with fried or grilled meat or fish.

Buko Maja

A friend requested this recipe. It's yummy and so creamy.

Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
5 cups coconut milk
1 cup Nestle cream or light cream
1.5 cups white sugar
2 cups evaporated or fresh milk
1 cup shredded young coconut ( buko)

Procedure:
1. In a pot mix all the ingredients,mix well until the cornstarch is fully dissolved then cook over medium heat stirring well to avoid it from settling at the bottom of the pot. Continue stirring until the mixture becomes firm and smooth, allow to simmer for a while before transferring to a molding tray.
2. Pour to your desired container or molding tray then allow few hour to cool. Unmold it then serve

Lettuce Salad

One of the salads the I like is lettuce salad because it is easy and simple to prepare yet yummy.

Ingredients:
1 bunch lettuce
2 tomatoes ( diced)
1 onion ( finely chopped)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
spring onion
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Arrange the lettuce, tomato and onion in a serving platter.
2.Combine the lime and olive oil then sprinkle on the vegetables, sprinkle with salt and add some spring onion then serve.

Lato Salad ( Grape Seaweed Salad)

Lato salad is one of the seaweeds salad that I like a lot, I love popping it inside my mouth, yummy! Adding the vinegar few minutes before you eat it, will spoil the freshness of the "lato" it will not be juicy anymore. This seaweed is abundant in Davao regions of  Philippines and the neighboring regions.

Ingredients for 6 servings:
1/2 kilo lato ( grape seaweed)
1 tomato
1 small onion
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt to taste

Procedure:
1.. Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Make sure that you do this when it's already time to eat because if not it is better to separate the vinegar to maintain the freshness of the seaweeds. Putting the vinegar more than 5 minutes before you eat it, will make the seaweeds sagged.
2. Serve with  grilled or fried fish or meat.

Mely's Kitchen Ensalada

This salad is a very good appetizer, the diverse flavors from all the ingredients blended well, making this salad so appealing to your taste buds. Try this and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 mango ( not too ripe) (sliced into strips)
1 cucumber (sliced into strips)
2 tomatoes ( sliced into strips)
1 small bitter melon (ampalaya)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons vinegar
pinch of sugar

Sliced ingredients

 Procedure:
1. In a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2 Serve with fried fish or meat and enjoy.

Sauteed Shrimp Paste

Shrimp paste is a fermented krill or baby shrimps. There are lots of Filipino dishes that calls for shrimp paste or bagoong alamang, but I love the pure sauteed shrimp paste, it's really a good appetizer, and putting a little Sprite in it makes me crave for more, try it.

Ingredients:
1 cup shrimp paste ( Bagoong alamang)
1/4 kilo pork's fat
6 cloves garlic
1/2 cup Sprite
some chili ( optional)

Procedure:
1. Put the fat in a pan the cook it until the oil comes out, then continue to cook it until brownish.
2. Add the garlic then saute until golden brown, add the shrimp paste and chili, then mix well. Simmer until cooked.
3.Add the Sprite then simmer for few minutes and turn off the heat. Let cool.
4. Keep in an air tight jar and use it anytime you want.