Torta Delight

I need to cook for lots of people that is why I made this recipe, it is simple and economical and most of all delicious and nutritious. The blending of the taste for this dish is awesome! Try it and see it for yourself.


Ingredients:
1 can tuna flakes in oil
1 apple
3 potatoes
1 carrot
1 cup corn kernel
1 red onion
1 cup sliced spring onion
1 cup flour
3 eggs

Procedure:
1.  Shred the carrot, apple and potatoes then mix all the ingredients.

 

If mixture is too dry, you can add a little water.

2.  Fried until golden brown.

 3. Serve it with your favorite dipping sauce :-).

Sauted Mixed Vegetables with Pork

Fresh mixed vegetables which I sauted and I wanna say that it is 100% delicious :D

Ingredients:
200 grams pork ( sliced thinly and fried)
10 pieces okra
5 pieces scarlet eggplant
1 piece sweet potato ( camote)
2 cups sliced squash
1 onion
2 cups water
salt to taste

Sweet Potato, scarlet eggplants, okra

Procedure:
1. Saute the onion and fried pork then simmer for a minute

2. Add  water and let it boil.
3. Add the squash and sweet potato, simmer until half cooked.
4. Add the okra and scarlet eggplant then simmer until tender, add salt if necessary.
5. Serve it hot.

Fish Paksiw with Sesame Seeds

Fish Paksiw is one of my favorite dishes, but in this recipe I added toasted sesame seeds and the result is awesome! I loved the aroma of the sesame seeds that blended  well with the aroma of the vinegar and other spices. Try it!

Ingredients:

fish
ginger
garlic
sesame seeds
cayenne pepper ( siling haba)
vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. In a pot put the fish, ginger, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper then cover and let it boil.
2. Let simmer until done then put the cayenne pepper and sesame seeds then simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Serve it hot.

Lettuce Rolls

 Fresh from my kitchen tonight a delicious simple Romaine lettuce rolls, all the stuffed and sauce is my own idea. Yummy!! A must try recipe.

Ingredients:

Romaine lettuce ( can be replaced with Chinese cabbage)
slices of tomatoes
parsley
toasted garlic
spring onion
cashew nuts

Romaine Lettuce

Procedure:

1. Cut the lettuce into halves, vertically .

 2. Slice the tomatoes, then slice together he parsley and spring onion

3. Crushed the cashew nuts.

4. Then get the cut lettuce and fill in one by one with tomato, chashew, parsley and spring onion.

 5. Then put parsley stem with leaves and roll it properly.

 6. Make some rolls until you make enough servings for everybody.

7. When you finish the lettuce rolls insert slice tomatoes then top it with crush cashew nuts and garlic, then serve with a smile :-).

Note: For the dressing I combined, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Ensaladang Toge

I just tried what will be the taste if I make ensaladang toge or bean sprouts salad, wow I can not believe it, it is really really good. I just imagined it from what I saw in in the available ingredients at the kitchen and presto I have a delicious crispy bean sprouts salad. Try it!

Ingredients:

1 cup bean sprouts ( toge)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice or calamansi
1 big tomato
half of an onion
1/4 cup bell pepper strips
spring onion for garnishing

Procedure:

1. Wash the bean sprouts (toge) properly and set aside for 3minutes allowing the water to be drained.
2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Garnish it with spring onion and serve.

Fresh Mushrooms with Shrimps

Simple and easy to cook, I developed this recipe when I have an extra ingredients from my tom yum goong

Try this recipe you might like it, here is the ingredients and procedure for it.

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh button mushrooms

1/2 cup shrimps (  cleaned and shelled)

1 onion

3 tablespoons soy sauce

dash of ground pepper

Fresh Button Mushrooms

Procedure:

1. Saute the onion then add the shrimps and ground pepper , stir well then add the mushrooms.
2. Simmer for few minutes stirring occasionally.
3. Add the soy sauce and mix well, simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Kiddie Treat Supreme

I think this recipe is a good treat for your kids, that's why I called it Kiddie Treat Supreme. But of course this is also good for adults although I designed this recipe for kids :-). Get your kids involve in preparing this dish, I am sure that they will like it and eat a lot when you serve it. Have fun cooking.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo hotdog
1 dozen Quail's egg ( hard boiled and peeled)
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 Potatoes
2 Carrots
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 teaspoon chicken powder




Procedure:
1. Slice the hotdog, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers then mix together.
2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the mixed ingredients and chicken powder.

3. Mix well and simmer until it is done.
4. Serve it hot and top with quail's egg, parsley and spring onion :-)

Greeny Fried Rice

Greeny Fried Rice is a delicious fried rice full with green vegetables, and it is perfect for breakfast because it is loaded with energy giving veggies. This is my own version of fried rice which I cooked on March 13, 2012, I call it greeny because green is the principal color that I saw after cooking it. :D If you loved vegetable I am sure that you will enjoy this. Have a try:-).

Ingredients:
2 cups rice
1/4 cup ground beef
1/4 cup celery ( minced)
1/4 cup spring onion (minced)
1/4 cup parsley( minced)
1/4 cup green bell pepper (small diced)
3 cloves garlic
pepper and salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the ground beef, simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the rice and bell pepper, mix it well , dash with pepper and salt to taste.
3. Then add the rest of the ingredients and stir for a minute.
Serve it hot :-).

Beef Galore

I cooked this for lunch today. I used hotdog and eggs as an extender because there were lots of visitors.  After eating, they said it was yummy. :-)

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef ( tenderloin or sirloin)
1 small green bell pepper
1 small yellow bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper
5 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup water
1/2 kilo hotdog
hard boiled eggs ( depends how many number of persons)
1 pouch tomato sauce (250ml)
1/4 cup soy sauce

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the beef and simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the tomato sauce,soy sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally then add the water and simmer until the meat is tender.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for few minutes, turn off the heat.
5. Serve it with rice. :-)

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Hard boiled egg with Oyster sauce

I made this recipe randomly, because I just want to have a hard boiled egg ....not really hungry, but when I was about to cook the eggs, I saw the bottle of oyster sauce, so I started to think what I can do with it, and I came up with this recipe. The blending of the flavor is a very good appetizer. Try it.

Ingredients:

2 hard boiled eggs ( sliced)
1 small Onion
2 tablespoons oyster sauce

Procedure:

1. Saute the onion then arrange in a platter to be the base of the hard boiled eggs
2. Put the hard boiled eggs and top it with oyster sauce.
3. Serve it with a smile :-)

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Fruity corn flakes

Start your day right with this nutritious cereal breakfast.

Ingredients:

1 cup corn flakes
1 banana (sliced)
5 strawberries
6 grapes
milk

Procedure:

1. Arrange in a bowl all the dry ingredients.
2. Pour in the milk and serve it with love :)

Mely's Kitchen Appetizer

I made this Appetizer while I'm frying a fish for lunch. I look for something that I can partner with the fried fish so that it will not be so dry or plain. And I came up with this appetizer. It is delicious and the taste blends well.

Ingredients:

1 medium size tomato
2 tablespoons almonds
2 tablespoons cashew nuts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 spoon sunflower seeds
half of a small size green bell pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 stalks spring onion (minced)
salt to taste

Procedure:
1.Mix all the ingredients except for spring onion
2. Sprinkle with spring onion
3. Serve it with your main dish.

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Mely's Kitchen Sausage Delight

This is my own recipe, I created it in my mind while I was shopping at a frozen food section at the supermarket and I saw different sausages. Then I felt the tears want to come down my eyes, because I am missing my nieces and nephews, I remember how they love sausages. I said to myself when I will be with them again I will cook a dish of sausages for them, and I come up with this recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo hotdog sausage or pepperoni sausage
1 regular can  vienna sausage
1 dozen quails egg ( hard boiled and shelled)
3 cloves garlic
1/2 slice small onion
1/2 cup cashew nuts ( optional)
10 pcs. cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoon seasoning powder
1/2 glass water

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion
2. Add all the sausages together with the seasoning powder, simmer for a minute.
3. Add the water let it boil.
4. Add the quail's eggs and tomatoes, simmer for few minutes
5. Stir in the cashew nuts and simmer for 2 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat and serve it. :)

You can garnish it with spring onions or parsley.

I am 100% sure that young and adult will like this! What are you waiting for? Try it now. So easy, simple and affordable.

Mely's Kitchen three colored pasta with cream of mushroom

I have 3 unexpected guests today and I do not know what to prepare for them because the fridge just have some slices of ham and some vegetables, I can not think of a good mixture to cook. I looked at the cupboard and found the three colored pasta, hmmmmmp I think for a while what to do with it, and my eyes wandered around and I saw a can of cream of mushroom soup. I thought the mushroom cream will be a yummy sauce for the pasta, so I grab it and started to cook what I imagined:)

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo 3 colored pasta ( cooked according to packaging instruction)
spring onion for garnishing
1 cup diced ham
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup nestle cream
1/2 cup minced carrots for garnishing
2 cups cream of mushroom 
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1.Saute the garlic
2. Add the ham, stirring constantly
3. Pour in the cream of mushroom and Nestle cream then simmer for few minutes
4. add pepper and salt to taste, let it boil
5. In a big mixing bowl, put the pasta and pour in the sauce, mix it well and garnish it with spring onion and carrots.

Wow! the taste is really yummy..

Sweet Popcorn

I always want to treat my nephews and nieces with something new and delicious. So I decided to try a pop corn with a caramelized sugar. They loved it so much  more than the usual pop corn with salt. Since then , if pop corn is available they always want me to cook for them caramel popcorn.
Here is the recipe for it.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup popcorn
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil

Procedure:
1. Heat the oil, put the pop corn and wait until all popped (set aside)
2. Melt the sugar in a pan ( do not put water or oil)
3. When the sugar is totally melted or caramelized put the popcorn and mix it well. Presto! you have a caramel popcorn, sweet and yummy!

Stir Fried Vegetables with Beef

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef
1 dozen quail’s egg ( hard boiled)
2 med. size carrots
1 cup button mushrooms
2 tablespoons so sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion

Procedure:
1. Saute the onion and garlic.
2. Add the meat and soy sauce, simmer until tender.
3. add the mushrooms and simmer for 2 minutes.
4. add the carrots and simmer for another 2 minutes.
5. add the eggs and cover it for 1 minute and that’s it.