Mango Float

Mango float is  a delicious dessert that uses mango as the basic ingredient. Very easy to make I even have a 5 year old nephew who knows how to make this. This is my family's all time favorite dessert.

Ingredients:
3 pieces ripe mangoes
1 big can Condensed milk
1 big can Nestle Cream
any chocolate biscuits (Graham is the best )

Procedure:

1.  Mix the condensed milk and all purpose cream. Whisk together.
2. Slice the mangoes thinly.
3. Powderized the biscuits then sift it to remove the lumps.

4. In a dish that you are going to use, arrange in layer alternately the cream and milk mixture, mangoes and powdered biscuits until all the ingredients are consumed. Refrigerate before serving.

Shredded Carrots and Cabbage Salad

A delicious shredded carrots and cabbage salad with yoghurt. Perfect to serve in the morning. I like the blending of the flavor in this salad. Try it. I am sure that you will love it!

Ingredients:

Shredded Carrots
Shredded Cabbage
Diced green bell pepper
Yoghurt ( any flavor that you want)

Procedure:

1.In a serving platter arrange all the vegetable ingredients properly.
2. Pour in the yoghurt then serve.:-)

Ukoy ( Squash and Shrimp Fritters)

Ukoy is a delicious Filipino dish that is serve as a snack, appetizer and even as a viand. Easy to make and budget friendly this recipe usually uses sweet potato, but I used squash, since squash is abundant and cheaper in my place. Here is my way of cooking it.

Ingredients:

400 grams squash
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 onion ( finely chopped)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Shred or grate the squash then in a mixing bowl , mix all the ingredients

 

If the mixture is too dry just add 1 egg

2. Spoon the mixture and fry it with shrimp on top.

3.When it's already golden brown it is ready to be served.

 Enjoy your food :-)

Papaya Adobo

Today when I was at the market I saw unripe papaya and my childhood memory of papaya adobo flashed back. I bought one and I cooked it the way my mom prepared it for us. Delicious!

Ingredients:

1 unripe papaya
1 onion
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons vinegar

Procedure:

1.  Peel the papaya and remove the seeds

2. Slice it into strips.

3. Saute the onion then add the papaya and ground pepper, simmer for a minute.

4. Add the soy sauce and vinegar, stir ocassionally until it is done! Serve it hot and do not forget to smile :-)

Guacamole

A Mexican dish that will surely boost your appetite. Guacamole is an avocado dip and popular not only in Mexico where it originated but in many countries all over the globe. Creamy and yummy. I make this one a little chunky because that's how I like it, I do it also in a very simple and easy way. Have fun doing your guacamole!

Ingredients:

1 Ripe avocado
1 tomato
1 small onion ( finely chopped)
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons lime juice or calamansi

Procedure:

1. Mash the avocado in a bowl and stir in the rest of the ingredients then mix well.
2. Serve it with tortillas or as a dip  for fried meat or fish.( You can add chopped chilli and coriander)

Bicol Express With Patis

Mmmmmmmmm Spicy! The tongue biting flavor of the chilli makes you run expressly to look for a water to drink, originated in Bicol ( a region in the Philippines) that's where it got its name Bicol Express!. I postd bicol express before but this time I didn't use salt, instead I used fish sauce, one of Filipinos favorite condiments. The fish sauce makes the dish yummier. Try it!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork or beef
1 onion
5 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup fish sauce (patis)
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1/4 kilo chilli (jalapeno or cayenne remove the seeds) Siling haba
1/2 Teaspoon ground pepper

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion.
2. Add the meat, simmer then add the fish sauce (patis) and ground pepper simmer and stir ocassionally.
3.If the meat is already tender add the chili, simmer for 4 minutes
4.Add the coconut milk and if its already boiling turn off the heat, then serve it.

Yema Balls

I loved this dessert when I was younger but, I still love it until now. I make this popular dessert in the Philippines in a very simple and economical way. I omitted egg and sugar. Instead of rolling it over the sugar I used the toasted flour. So here is my way of making yema balls, have fun!

Ingredients:

1 big can condensed milk (395 grams)
1/4 cup flour ( toasted and set aside)

Procedure:

1. In a pan put the condensed milk, over medium heat, and bring it to boil.

2. Stirring constantly until the milk becomes mushy  like the picture below. If this is already the texture of the milk, turn off the heat, then transfer in a container and allow to cool.

3. Form into balls and roll over the toasted flour. ( Sorry I tasted the other half of it:D really yummy!)

4. Serve it  in your own style. To make it stay longer you can wrap it in water cellophane or keep it in a jar.

Simple Beef Mechado

Mechado can be cooked with fats or marinating sauce or both, this is different from menudo and caldereta because mechado's sauce is lighter compare to the other 2 dishes. This is just a simple beef mechado.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef ( marinate with 1/4 cup soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or calamnsi)
2 potatoes ( diced or cubed)
2 carrots ( diced or cubed)
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 small onion
4 cloves garlic
Spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute garlic and onion, add the beef without the marinating sauce, saute for 2 minutes then cover and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the marinating sauce and tomato sauce, simmer until the beef is tender. ( Add water if necessary)
3. Add the carrots and the potatoes, simmer for few minutes, check the taste then add salt and pepper if necessary. Cover until the vegetables are cooked.
4. Increase the heat then add the spring onion. After 30 seconds remove from heat. Do not cover to prevent the vegetable from discoloraion.
5. Serve it hot and with a smile :-).

Avocado Ice Cream

I am still trying to make different flavors of ice cream using natural fruits as a flavoring, and today the avocado ice cream is a big success!  Here is my recipe for it.

Ingredients:

500 grams all purpose cream ( Nestle, Alaska Crema, etc)
370 grams condensed milk 
1 cup evaporated milk
1 small avocado ( less half a kilo)

Procedure:

1. Put all the ingredients in a blender, blend well.
2. Pour in a container and put in a freezer.  Mixing every 3 hours for 3 times then freeze until frozen.
3. Serve it with a smile :-).

Radish Salad

Just plain and simple radish salad but the taste is satisfying. I love this salad ever since I was young, my sister always wants me to make this for her specially if our viand is fried fish, really yummy!
 I have posted radish and tomato salad from my previous blog and that combination is also yummy. :-)

Ingredients:

1 medium size radish
1 onion (minced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 lime or 2 tablespoons vinegar
spring onion for garninshing

Procedure:

1. Slice the radish thinly then squeeze with salt until the juice will come out, remove it then set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
3. Serve it with a piece of meat or fish.