Ano ang Panko

Ang Panko ay isang uri ng Japanese breadcrumbs, binibigkas ito bilang "pangko" maputi at malalaki ang butil nito. Kapag ito ang ginamit na coating sa mga piniritong karne, lamang dagat at kahit gulay ay napapaganda nito ang  texture ng mga pinirito, mas maganda ito kaysa harina lang na coating. Malutong at hindi masyadong sumisipsip ng mantika.

How To Cook Pork Steak Easily

This recipe is enough for a big family :-) like mine. If Kikkoman soy sauce is not available just replace it with the common soy sauce in the kitchen but reduce it to 50ml. Start cooking now and let me know if your loved ones gave you thumbs up.

How To Make Nutella

While eating Nutella, I read the ingredients at the label then I became curious and tried making it. Here is the result of my curiosity.

Ingredients:
1 cup hazelnuts (toasted)
1/2 cup sweetened cocoa powder
1 cup skim milk powder
30 ml  vegetable oil
120 ml fresh milk
pinch of salt



Procedure:
1. Put the hazelnuts in a blender then blend until it is powder, add all the ingredients and continue blending until you reached the consistency of  a good spread texture, just like Nutella.
2. Now get a bread and taste the nutella that you make :-).


Frankly speaking I have a hard time making this it took me almost and hour, it's difficult because it stuck in the blade of the blender that's why I need to mix it a lot of time with a spoon. After making this I shouted whew!! I will just buy Nutella next time I will not do this again, it's not worth it then I grabbed a slice of bread and put some of the homemade nutella and it put a smile on my face :-). It tastes so good but still, the original Nutella is the best.

I will not do this again 

How To Make Crouton

A crouton is a piece of a sauteed or rebaked bread often cubed and seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavor to salads notably the Caesar salad, as an accompaniment to soups or as a snack food.
Source: Wikipedia

How To Make Farfalle Appetizer

Farfalle or bow tie pasta originated in Italy, date back 16th century in the region of  Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy. It comes in different sizes, the kids will surely love this cute bow-tie like pasta.

How To Cook Chicken Teriyaki

Wanna share this simple and easy way of making chicken teriyaki, since I had my teriyaki sauce (the one I posted yesterday). You will be surprised that it is very easy to make.

How To Make Teriyaki Sauce

This teriyaki sauce is very easy to make and I am sure that you will be happy with the result if you will try this :).

How to Prepare a Simple Appetizer

Surprise your loved ones with this simple appetizer that perfectly goes well with any dishes. It will surely boost your appetite.

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.

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.

How To Make Homemade Tocino

Try this recipe and let me know.

How to Cook Hotdog Perfectly

 I am not encouraging anybody to eat hotdog, ( we rarely have this.) I just wanna show how to cook it to reply to an email asking me how to cook it, because she said, everytime she fried hotdog it shrinks and hardened when its not hot anymore.Here are simple steps of cooking your hotdogs perfectly.

1. Put slits on hotdogs then add 1/4 cup water for 1/2 kilo hotdog then bring to a boil.

2. When boiling stir every now and then and simmer until water is almost dry then put 1 or 2 tablespoons oil.

3. Continue cooking until done.

4. Serve hot and enjoy.

How To make a Perfect Suman

Suman is a  delicious Filipino Dainty that is very popular in the Philippines, there are different types of suman and the ingredients varies from each type. When I met Ate Pabling and tasted her "Suman" I said "wow this is so yummy" that's why I let her teach me how to cook a perfet suman because I want to share it to everybody and here is her secret and the suman she made.

How To Cook Spam

 Here is my simple way of preparing a spam.

1.Slice the spam into your desired thickness.

2. Dip each slice in a beaten egg until well coated.

3. Fried until cooked. Rest in a paper towel to remove excess oil before serving.

How to cook Chicharong Bulaklak

Chicharong bulaklak is made from a part of pork's intestine that looked like a flower that's why it is called bulaklak a Filipino term for flower. It's just a small portion of the intestines that is why chicharong bulaklak is  valued high at the market. This dish goes well to dip in vinegar with lots of garlic and hot chili.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork's chitterlings or intestines (bitukang bulaklak)
2 cups water
1 cup oil
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Procedure:
1. In a pot put all the ingredients except the oil and allow to boil until the water evaporates.
2. Pour in the oil and fry the intestines until golden brown.
3. Slice and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

How to Make Cheesy Ensaimada

Delicious cheesy ensaimada for the whole family.

Ingredients:
3 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons yeast
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon salt
200 ml of warm milk
1 cup grated cheese

Procedure:
1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk for 10 minutes or until bubbly.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle, then crack the eggs and beat it there.Pour in the butter and milk with yeast, mix well and fold the mixture, then knead  until you form a dough. Roll it nicely into a ball. Be sure to knead it very well.

3. Let it rise for 2 hours by covering it with a damp cloth.After 2 hours knead the dough for a while then slice it, make sure each slice should be around 80 grams to make one serving of bread.

after letting it rise, the size doubled

4. Knead each portion and roll it into a long dough o that we can make  knot easily.

5. Twist it and form it into ensaimada bun, and let it rise for 45 minutes.

the bun after 45 minutes of rising

 8. After 45 minutes ( it should be double in size too, if not doubled or at least almost doubled let it rise more) bake it in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 180C.

9. When it is done brush it with butter or margarine then sprinkle with a little sugar, and top with grated cheese. Delicious cheesy ensaimada.

How to Make a Perfect Caramel for Leche Flan

This is the Mely's kitchen way of making a perfect caramel for leche flan, I always do like this and the result is always perfect!

Either you are using the oval leche flan molder or this one with a hole in the middle, do the same procedure.

1.Put the sugar in the molder.

2. Melt over medium heat. Sometimes the other side of the burner is too hot making that side of the sugar melt quickly while the other side is still not melted, if this happen, you can change the position of the molder, to melt the sugar evenly.

3. When it is melted, it is up to you if you want it light colored remove from the heat, or if you want darker caramel, let it continue to melt until the desired color of the caramel is reached. Let cool.

light colored

dark colored

The results:

Light caramel

Dark Caramel

Note: If you will caramelized with water, just put the water and sugar together then do the same procedure.

How To make Salted Eggs

Salted eggs are very easy to make, but you need to be patient for the best result, keeping the eggs longer in a brine solution gives that perfect texture and taste of the salted eggs. I used chicken eggs for this because there is no available duck eggs in my place, still the duck eggs are the best for this.

Ingredients:
6 chicken eggs
3 cups water
1 cup salt

Procedure:
1. Put the salt and water in a pot then bring to a boil, let boil until the salt is fully dissolved, turn off the heat and allow the brine to cool.
2. When the brine is already cool, transfer it in a container where you are going to keep the eggs for the process. Make sure the eggs will not float by putting a heavy object on top of it then cover.

3. Keep it in a dark  place for 30 days. After 30 days remove from the brine then cook it until it is hard boiled ( around 10 minutes). Refrigerate and use it anytime you want it.

Note: You can add food color if you want to make some for sale.

How to Make Banana Ice Cream

You will be surprised with this dessert, very simple to make and bingo! It tastes like soft ice cream, believe it or not this is really fantastic and the ingredient is only BANANA, yes! BANANA alone is what we need for this dessert. Try it.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
5 ripe bananas

Procedure:
1. Peel the banana and slice into small pieces and freeze until harden or frozen.

2. Divide into 2 and blend each batch until so smooth.

3. Put in a serving dish and serve or you can use some sprinkles and chocolate syrup, etc, for more fun with the kids. Enjoy.