Braised Squid

Braised squids is very easy to prepare in less than 10 minutes you will enjoy this dish. One of the secrets to make your squid tender s to cook it quickly. Try this recipe.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1/2 kilo squid ( cleaned and sliced)
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
2 cloves garlic
1/2 onion
1 teaspoon ginger strips
spring onion and red bell pepper for garnishing
salt and pepper to taste

Fresh squid

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and ginger until brownish then add the  onion and continue to saute until soften then increase the heat and add the squid and braise for 4 minutes.
2. Add the lemon juice, bell pepper, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for 1 mnute and turn off the heat.
3. Sprinkle with spring onion then serve.

Minatamis na Monggo

Rainy days obliged me to prepare this dish because when it's not raining and my friends want me to cook this, I told them that I only cook "minatams na Monggo" when t is raining (laughing). It's nice eating this warm on a rainy day while having a good chat on the table.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1 1/4 cup mung beans ( monggo)
3 cups water
1 cup pure coconut milk
sugar to taste

Monggo

Procedure:
1. Put the water and mung bean in a pot then bring to a boil, simmer until the beans are tender.
2. Add the sugar and coconut milk then simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot. You can add some milk for extra taste.

Pickled Eggs

"Fed up with your usual and normal routine of preparing eggs for family & guests?
Want something new to go in between:
sunny side up (or some call it red-up),
plain salted-scrambled, omelletes, over easy or poached?
Worry no more.
Get down and do this original simple innovation of mine...pickled eggs.
Kids will love its sweet bite-full aspect.
Once done ref them for months in its own pickling solution and withdraw as needed". Take this from the ingredients' specialist.

Sweet Fish Paksiw

 I love the natural taste of paksiw (not sweet) but my nephews love it sweet that's why there are times that I cook sweet paksiw and they love t so much, here is my recipe for it.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo fish (any kind  of your choice)
3/4 cup vinegar
4 cloves garlic ( crushed)
1/4 teaspoon peppercorn ( pamintang buo)
1 onion
2 tablespoons sugar
thumb size ginger( strips)
some chili
salt  to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put all the ingredients and let it boil then simmer until cooked.
2. If the taste of the vinegar is so strong, you can add a little water.
3. Simmer for few  minutes until done.
4. Serve it with rice.

Peppered Shrimps

This is very easy and quick to do, excellent to prepare if you are chasing the time :-).