Special Spaghetti Carbonara (Filipino Style)

It's my friend's birthday that's why I cooked this dish, really yummy.

Pancit Canton with Ground Beef

My all time favorite dish, I can cook it with anything, and I can eat it anytime, that's how I love pancit specially pancit canton. I love all  kinds of pancit but the texture of pancit canton is what I liked the most.

How to Save Your Leftover Pancit

Sometimes leftover pancit is a lot to be eaten again for the next meal and sometimes your loved ones are not excited anymore to eat the leftover pancit, so to save it from going to the bin, make it into another special dish, something crispy by wrapping it into spring roll wrapper ( lumpiang pancit). It is yummy and your loved ones will definitely love it.

Leftover pancit

It is very simple to do it, in a lumpia wrapper put some pancit then wrapped  and sealed the wrapper with a water or beaten egg.
Deep fry until golden brown and serve it hot with your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy.

You have now a delicious new dish that's good for a meal or a snack.



Don't waste food!! It's a part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftover.

Lomi

Lomi is my  favorite thing to order at  a snack house near my school during college days with my classmates during break.  We always have a hard time before snack break in the afternoon because of the Math subject (laugh out loud) lomi is always there to give us comfort. The yummy noodles and its hot soup is so comforting, that's why I prepare it every now and then.

Pancit Sinabaw

The not so popular pancit sinabaw from Davao region of Philippines, I do not know if other provinces or regions in the Philippines also have this, let me know. The usual pancit is guisado which is dry, this one is sinabaw that's why it is soupy because sinabaw or sinabawan is a Visayan word for soup or something that is soupy. I like this way of cooking pancit specially during rainy days.

Macaroni Tapioca Salad

There were lots of kids in the church today practicing a dance, that's why I invented this so that they can have a snack after their practice, they were so excited when they have tasted it, they were surprised how yummy it is.

Almondigas

Almondigas simply means meatballs or bola-bola in Tagalog, but the almondigas dish in Philippine cuisine has a vermicilli rice noodles or misua in it, its the distinguishing characteristic of almondigas Filipino style from other countries. 

Pancit Molo

A comfort food that originated from Molo district of Iloilo city. I learned this dish from my parents who are both Ilonggos. This Filipino noodle dumpling soup is really delicious yet very easy to prepare and this is how I like this soup, with pancit, you can click the link at the bottom for molo soup, I wrote there on how to make the dumplings. The original recipe do not have noodles, but my family like it this way, because we love pancit ( noodles).

Ingredients for 5 servings:
10 pieces molo (cooked)
1/2 kilo pancit ( blanched)
10 cups chicken broth or water
1/2 cup minced carrots
salt and pepper to taste
spring onion for garnishing

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion then add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
2. Add carrots, salt and pepper to taste, just allow to simmer over very low heat so that when we pour the soup over the noodles it's really hot.
3. Divide the pancit into 5 serving bowls, put each bowl with molo and spring onion, then pour the soup.
4. Serve it hot.

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Molo Soup

Pancit Canton With Shrimps

I did not put soy sauce for this recipe for health reasons, but it is still yummy and just the same taste of my favorite pancit canton, only lighter in color. I used instant pancit canton for this because I do not have a choice :(.

Molo Soup ( Filipino Wanton Soup)

Molo soup is made of ground pork wrapped in a wanton wrapper then cooked in a broth or water. A delicious treat for the whole family specially during rainy days. Originated from Molo district of Iloilo city.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
12 pieces molo wrapper or siomai wrapper
1/4 kilo ground pork
1 carrot (minced)
1 onion (minced)
3 cloves garlic
6 cups chicken broth  or  water.
salt and pepper to taste
spring onion

Procedure:
1. Combine the ground pork, onion, salt and pepper then mix well ( reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture then set aside)  wrap the remaining with the molo wrapper, after wrapping set aside. If there is a leftover from the meat mixture you can add it to the one that we reserved.

2. Saute the garlic then add the 1/4 cup of the meat mixture and continue to saute for a minute.
3. Add the chicken broth or water and bring to a boil, add salt and pepper to taste.
4 When it is boiling, add the molo and carrots,  continue to simmer until cooked then turn off the heat.
5. Add the spring onion and serve it hot.

Fusilli with Tomato Sauce

If you love spaghetti with tomato sauce, you will definitely love this corkscrew shaped pasta, don't worry it is smooth to chew :-).

Shrimp Spaghetti

I considered this a healthier option, shrimps instead of ground beef or pork, I thought the taste will not be palatable, but I was wrong, that's my assumption because I have not tried this before, now I knew that it's delicious and lighter in my tummy. :-)

Fusilli with White Sauce

A light sauced pasta that is very palatable.

Mely's Kitchen Lasagna

 

It was fun when I made this lasagna. forgive me that I have not posted yet on how to make the long lasagna sheet. It's a very good alternative from the lasagna that we can buy at the market where we need to boil it, this one is like an instant lasagna sheet, because we can use it right after making it. Yes, no need to boil it, sounds great? I will be posting soon on how to make it, but for now I want to share this version from my kitchen.

Chicken Yakisoba

Ang Yakisoba ay isang uri ng pagkaing Hapones na unang lumitaw sa mga kainan ng Japan noong early 20th century ayon sa aking nabasa, bagamat  ito ay talagang nagmula sa China. Itong aking ginawa ay simple lang pero mas maganda sana kung mayroon itong carrots, nagkataon lang na nang lutuin ko ito wala sa plano, may dumating lang akong mga bisita at ito ang pwede kong maihanda sa kanila kaya kahit walng carrots niluto ko na.

Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

Have you tried this bitter melon soup before? This is a must try soup dish, healthy and yummy.

Yakisoba ( Pinoy Style)

I love any kind of noodles, regardless of shapes, textures and sizes, but one of my favorite noodle is Yakisoba, because it is firm and easy to prepare.

Ginisang Sotanghon at Ampalaya

This was my lunch yesterday without rice and it's so yummy and satisfying. I want to eat more :-).

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/4 kilo pork cut into strips
2 cups sliced bitter melon (ampalaya)
20 grams sotanghon ( Boiled, drained and cut)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and simmer until cooked.
2. Add the ampalaya and stir over high heat then add beaten egg and stir well then add the cooked sotanghon and mix well.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

Beef Spaghetti Carbonara

 Enjoy your holiday together with family and friends with this white sauce spaghetti, creamy and yummy.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1/2 (500g) kilo Spaghetti Pasta
3 tetra packs or 600g all purpose cream/Nestle cream
1/4 kilo ground beef
4 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
3/4 cup sliced button mushrooms
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.  Cook the spaghetti according to its packaging procedure, drain and set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the ground beef, cover and simmer until the beef is fully cooked.
3. Add the mushroom and simmer for 2 minutes then add the all purpose cream then mix it well then simmer for a minute.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste then serve it by mixing the pasta and the sauce or just top the sauce on the pasta.

Pancit a la Palabok

My friends and I were craving for palabok but we do not have ingredients for it, so I just made this pancit to at least satisfy our cravings, we enjoyed it with a squeezed lemon, since we do not have calamansi. I will cook this again because it is really yummy.

 Ingredients for 6 servings:
1/2 kilo pancit  ( egg noodles)
1/2 kilo pork sliced into bite size
1 carrot sliced into strips
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped spring onion
3 hard boiled eggs ( wedges)

Procedure:
1. Slice the pork by separating the fat and meat. Toast the fat until golden brown then add the lean meat and pan fried until brownish too, then make a space in the pan to saute the garlic and onion. Then stir in the toasted pork.

2. Add the salt and pepper then simmer for 2 minutes, remove some meat for toppings later.
3. Add the water and bring to a boil, once boiling add the carrots and pancit then stir well and simmer until cooked.
4. Put in a serving plate then top with some meat, hard boiled eggs and spring onion then serve it hot.