Monggo with Hipon

An affordable viand for rainy days, delicious and keeps you warm.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo mung beans (monggo)
1/4 kilo shrimps
1 bunch camote tops (talbos ng camote)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 onion (minced)
5 cups water ( add if needed)
salt to taste

mung bean-monggo

Procedure:
1. Put the water and mung bean in a pot then boil the mung bean until tender and set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the shrimps and continue to saute until pinkish then add the cooked mung beans and simmer for 5 minutes, add salt to taste.
3. Add the camote tops and simmer for a minute then turn off the heat and serve with fried fish for extra flavor. :-).

American Style Spaghetti

My childhood bestfriend migrated to the US with her family 2 years ago. She had a short vacation in the Philippines last February-July 2014, and she cooked this recipe for our mini get-together. Everyone agreed that her American-style spaghetti is a winner. She taught me how to cook this amazing recipe and as expected, everybody in my family was impressed. This is very easy to prepare, and you can easily find the ingredients in your local grocery store. Experience the taste of expensive American restaurants at the comfort of your home with this easy-to-make spaghetti.


Ingredients:
1 kilo spaghetti Pasta
1 kilo Spaghetti Sauce
3/4 kilo Ground Beef
1 400g can Crushed Tomatoes (can be substituted by 250g Tomato Sauce)
1 400g can Sliced Mushroom
1 150g small jar Green Olives (pitted)
1 tbsp. Basil
1 tsp. Rosemary
1 tsp. Thyme
4 tbsp. Sugar
Garlic
Onion
Salt
Ground Pepper
1 block Cheddar Cheese
Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Procedure:
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Set aside.
2. In a deep casserole, heat oil and saute garlic and onion. Add the ground beef and cook until brown.
3. Pour the spaghetti sauce and crushed tomatoes (or tomato sauce if not available) and simmer for 5 minutes in medium heat.
4. Pour the mushroom and green olives (do not drain these two, include the water).
5. Add the sugar, basil, thyme, rosemary. Put some salt (about 2 teaspoons) and ground pepper to taste. You can add more sugar if you think it's too sour, or more salt if you think it's bland, but don't add too much.
6. Add the grated cheddar cheese (you can set aside some of the grated cheddar for toppings). Cover the casserole and simmer for another 5 minutes in medium heat.
7. Turn off the heat. Prepare pasta in a plate and pour some of the sauce on top. Top with the remaining grated cheddar and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


Contributed by: Maye Rianne Javier

Sago Delight

A delicious sago dish that you can serve anytime of the day for everybody. Simple and easy to prepare but the taste is priceless! Try it.

 Ingredients:
1/2 kilo white small sago ( cooked and drained)
1  can fruit cocktail ( 836 grams)
450ml condensed milk ( 1 1/2 big can)
1 (300 grams) can  Nestle cream or any all purpose cream
1 big can evaporated milk or add if needed

uncooked white sago (small)

Procedure :
1. Combine all the ingredients then mix well and refrigerate for few hours.
2. Serve when ready.

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 :-).

Ginataang Sigarilyas

I picked some winged beans or sigarilyas from my sister's garden today, it's so fresh that's why I was tempted to picked it but of course I asked her permission. I cooked it and gave her some and she said it's yummy. 
Carabansos in Visayan dialect.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo winged beans ( sliced and cleaned)
1 small onion
1 teaspoon ginger strips
1 1/2 cup thin coconut milk
3/4 cup pure coconut milk
1 tablespoon shrimp paste (bagoong alamang)
salt if needed

winged beans-sigarilyas

Procedure:
1. In a pan put the thin coconut milk, onion, ginger and shrimp paste then bring to a boil over medium heat.
2. When boiling add the winged beans (sigarilyas) then stir and simmer until half cooked. Add salt  if needed, then add the pure coconut milk and simmer until done.

3. Serve it hot with rice and enjoy.

Putong Puti with Cheese

My friend who has a catering services gave me her recipe for putong puti, this is my shortcut version of the recipe I will try the original procedure soon so that I can compare which one is whiter. I am not contented with the whiteness of the finished product but it is still delicious and whiter than puto cheese that I made for my previous posts.
To those who have problems where to use the egg whites after making leche flan , this is the solution. Enjoy cooking.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 cup white sugar
5 egg whites
1 1/2 cup fresh milk
1 teaspoon butter (soften)
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
slices of cheddar cheese ( I used Eden)

Procedure:
1.Combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder then sift it.
2. In a mixing bowl combine together the sifted ingredients, egg white, butter and milk then mix very well until the batter is smooth in texture.
3. Fill the puto molder with the batter around 3/4 full then top the cheese and steam for 8 minutes or until done.

Baked Macaroni Filipino Style

Baked macaroni is easy to prepare because the ingredients are easy to find, with elbow macaroni as its base ingredient. This is good for your special gatherings because it is affordable and delicious.

Ingredients for 20-25 servings:

1 kilo macaroni elbow ( cook according to its packaging procedure)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 onion (minced)

400 grams ground pork or beef

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 kilo tomato sauce

2 cups sweet banana ketchup

4 tablespoons sugar

salt and pepper to taste

250 ml all purpose cream ( Nestle or any brand)

2 cups quick melt cheese or Mozzarella Cheese

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Procedure:

1. Saute Garlic and onion then add the ground meat and saute until pinkish color of the meat is gone. Add soy sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for a minute.

2. Add the tomato sauce, banana ketchup and sugar then simmer for 10 minutes stirring every now and then over low fire.

3. Add the all purpose cream, cheddar cheese then check if it needs more salt and pepper to taste. simmer for a minute then remove from heat.

4. Add the cooked macaroni  into the meat sauce  then toss until it is mixed well. Then put in a baking dish then lastly put the quick melt or Mozarella cheese.

5.Pre-heat oven to 180C then bake the macaroni for 20 minutes or until done.

6. Remove from the oven, let cool before serving.

Sinugbang Baboy

Lami kaayo ang sinugba nga baboy maong pinakapaborito gyud ni nako ug sa akong mga igsoon, labi  na kung ang sawsawan lami pud kaayo unya halang halang.
Simple lang ang sinugba sa among lugar huluman lang ug limonsito, toyo, asin ug paminta ang karne sa baboy, dayon sugbahon hangtod maluto. Inig kaluto na, hiwaon ug ihaon dayon uban ang lami nga sawsawan. Kaon na ta!
Sa mga Bisaya nga nakasabot, itaas lang ang kamot :-). Malipayong pagpangaon mga kabayan.

To those who do not understand Visayan dialect, I am sorry.I need to write in Visayan because this is a challenge from some of my friends who are eager to learn my dialect, and they want me to write about this grilled pork or Sinugbang baboy in my dialect.

For the recipe:

Ingredients:
pork
lime or calamansi juice
soy  sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients and marinate it for an hour. Grill until cooked.
2. Chop it and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

How To Make Kutsinta Perfectly

I used medium size molder for this recipe and I was able to made around 30 pieces of delicious Kutsinta.  I used food coloring instead of annatto because it's not available. I made this as simple as it can be so that every body can try making kutsinta in a very easy way. I hope you will try this and let me know.

Ingredients for 2 dozens:
1  1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2  cup  sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange food coloring
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon lye water


Procedure:
1. Sift all the dry ingredients then combine everything until fully mixed. Pour into molders about 3/4 full and steam for 15 minutes or until done.

2. Remove from steamer then allow few minutes to cool before removing from the molders then serve with or without grated coconut.

Easy Vegetable Lumpia

An all time favorite of my college "barkadas" (close friends), sharing a good chat while eating vegetable lumpia during our snack time.We love this because it is affordable and will make you really full and most of all very delicious.

Ingredients:
1 kilo sprouted beans (togue)
1 head medium size cabbage (strips)
1/4 kilo ground beef ( or whatever meat you would like to use)
2 medium size carrots ( strips)
1 big sweet potato (camote) sliced into strips
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste
30 Spring roll wrapper

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the ground beef and simmer for few minutes then add the sweet potato and simmer until half cooked.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer until it is cooked. ( do not overcooked)
3. Drain and let it cool. 
4. Wrap in the spring roll wrapper and deep fry until golden brown.

5. Serve hot with your favorite sauce.

How To Make Halo-halo

 What is Halo-halo?

"Halo-halo (Tagalog: [haˈlo-haˈlo], "mixed together") is a popular Filipino dessert with mixtures of shaved ice and evaporated milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans, jello and fruits. It is served in a tall glass or bowl". Read more about halo-halo by clicking the link below.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo-halo

Halo-halo is very easy to prepare and you can make it as simple as you want or as special as you want it to be. You can use different ingredients for this, and this is mine.

Ingredients:
Shaved ice
Pinipig
Corn Kernel
Cooked Sago
Sweetened banana ( minatamis  na saging)
Sweetened red beans
Leche flan
ube jam
Ice Cream
Evaporated Milk
White sugar

How to prepare the halo-halo?
In the serving bowl or halo-halo glass arrange all the ingredients by filling it first with shaved ice then the rest of the ingredients according to your desired measurement. I put mine with at least a teaspoon of each ingredients then I put sugar and milk according to my taste. The Ube ice cream blended so well with the rest of the ingredients.
I really enjoyed it with my friends, so refreshing. 


We went out today ( September 7,2014) we ordered this at our favorite halo-halo place.

Pinangat na Saluyot

I prepared this to test and taste how good it is.

"What Is Saluyot
Scientific Name: Corchorus olitorius

Also knows as:
Saluyot (Tagalog), Jute, Jew’s mallow, Egyptian spinach,  jute mallow, bush okra, West African sorrel (En), Chang shouo huang ma (Ch). Krinkrin (Fr)
Saluyot (Corchorus olitorius) is an edible leafy vegetable that is a member of the  genus Corchorus, classified under the subfamily Grewioideae of the family Malvaceae. Saluyot is widely found in tropical and subtropical areas from Asia to Africa valued as food and for its strong fiber. Saluyot has long been used as food staple since ancient times by Jewish people and Egyptians hence derived its English names Jew’s mallow and Egyptian spinach".

Source: http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/articles/saluyot.htm


Ingredients:
3 cups saluyot leaves (washed and cleaned)
2 small tomatoes
1 small onion
salt to taste

Saluyot-Jute

Procedure:
1. In a pan put all the ingredients and cook over medium heat, when simmering mix well, add salt to taste then continue simmering until done.
2. Serve and enjoy.


Add a little water if necessary

Tuysilog

My common breakfast during my college days because it is very easy to prepare and ingredients are always available at a nearby "sari-sari store" :-).


To prepare tuysilog we need the  following:
oil for frying
 garlic
 tuyo (dried fish)
egg
1 cup cooked rice, if leftover rice is available the better. (mashed)

Crushed 1 clove of garlic then saute until brown, add the cooked rice and stir until done. Set aside.
Fry the egg and the dried fish, set aside.
Arrange in a serving plate the dried fish, fried rice and egg then serve and enjoy.

Tuyo---------> TUY
Sinangag----> SI
Itlog--------->LOG
TUY+SI+LOG=TUYSILOG

Tuna Lumpia

Simple yet yummy tuna spring roll. I cooked this for friends who will not eat pork and beef due to health reasons. They really loved it.

Ingredients:
2 cans tuna in oil
1 onion ( minced)
2 small size carrots ( Julienned)
salt and pepper to taste
spring roll wrappers

Procedure:
1. Combine the canned tuna, onion, salt and pepper until fully mixed.
2. Spoon a portion of the mixture, then put a slice of carrot and wrap well.

3. Deep fry until golden brown then serve.

Puto Medley

I made different flavored puto today for my sister-in-law's birthday then I came up with this idea when I saw the fruit cocktail for macaroni salad, I used some for my puto and my family loved it. I gained thumbs up for this recipe :-).

Hindi ko pinahihintulutan ang sinoman na kunin ang picture at recipe na ito at gamitin sa sarili nilang blog, maliban na lamang kung magpaalam at aking pahintulutan


Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 beaten egg
2 cup fresh milk
3/4 cup fruit cocktail



Procedure:
1.Combine the flour, sugar and baking powder then sift it.
2. In a mixing bowl combine together the sifted ingredients, egg and milk then mix very well until the batter is smooth in texture.
3. Fill 3/4 of the molder with the mixture then put a little fruit cocktail then steam for 7 minutes or until done.

 Note: To avoid sticking, add 1 tablespoon of oil in the mixture then mix well or add a soften butter.

Puto Flan

This is a requested recipe from few emails that I received lately, I tried to get the best recipe from few friends and incorporated it with my idea, the outcome is a superb puto flan. Try it.

Ingredients for puto:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter (soften) or oil
1 beaten egg
2 cup fresh milk or evaporated milk

Procedure:
1.Combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder then sift it.
2. In a mixing bowl combine together the sifted ingredients, egg, butter and milk then mix very well until the batter is smooth in texture. Set aside.

These are the ingredients for flan mixture:
1 cup condensed milk
4 eggyolks
1/2 cup fresh or evaporated milk

Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients for flan until fully blended.


To assemble the puto flan.

1. Put water in the steamer and bring to a boil.
2. Fill each molder with 1 tablespoon of the flan mixture then steam for 5 minutes or until done.
3. Put a tablespoon of puto mixture over the cooked flan and continue to steam for 7  minutes or until done.
4. Let cool before un-molding, then serve.

Roasted Cream Dory

Prepared carefully with love and cooked simply but still yummy.

Ingredients for 1 serving:
1 serving slice of cream dory
1/2 teaspoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes at 180C then roast the fish for 15 minutes  or until done according to your taste. Then remove and sprinkle with olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil is better.
2. Serve it  on a bed of green salad and garnish it . Happy eating.

Lumpiang Hubad

Lumpiang hubad is a vegetable dish for spring roll but it's not wrap with the spring roll wrappers that's why it is called hubad which means naked in English. Although I love spring roll, but at times where wrapper are not available, this one is always welcome in our dining table. Yummy!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo sprouted beans (togue)
1/4 kilo cabbage (strips)
1/4 kilo green beans ( sliced thinly )
1/4 kilo ground beef ( or whatever meat you would like to use)
2 medium size carrots ( strips)
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the ground beef and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, then give a good stir, add salt and pepper to taste then simmer until it is cooked. ( do not overcooked)
3. Serve and enjoy.

Bangus Adosiw

You must try this recipe so that you will not miss half of your life :-). This is a combination of Paksiw and Adobo that's why it is very delicious. I cooked this for our lunch.

Ingredients:
1 kilo milkfish (sliced and cleaned)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
thumb size ginger
1/2 cup water
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 onion
2 pieces laurel/bayleaf
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
chili finger (siling haba)
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pan or wok put the ginger, chili, onion and garlic then the fish, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, black pepper and laurel, cover and cook over medium heat, when boiling, lower the heat then simmer until half cooked.

2. Add the water and continue cooking until done.
3. Serve with rice and enjoy.

How To Make Homemade Tocino

Try this recipe and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 kilo either pork, beef or chicken ( just choose the part that you like to use)
2 cups sprite
1/2 cup ketchup ( to add color)
3 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup pineapple juice
3 tablespoons calamansi or lemon Juice
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins
3 teaspoon soy sauce
 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. Slice the pork and marinate with all the ingredients, overnight or at least 4 hours.

2. In a pan or wok put the meat and the marinating sauce then cook over medium heat, continue to simmer until the sauce dries out.
3. When the sauce dries out put an oil that is enough to fry the meat.

 4. After frying serve it with rice, or a combination of fried rice and fried egg for a delicious TOSILOG :-)