How to Make a Glass of Watermelon and Lime Juice

This combination of watermelon and lime is perfect to quench your thirst. Both fruits are rich in vitamin C, the blending of the taste is also yummy. Try this!

Ingredients:

200 grams watermelon

2 limes or calamansi

Procedure:

1. Squeeze the limes into the glass then set aside at the juicer's spout.

2. Remove the flesh of the watermelon and slice it to fit in the rim of the juicer.

3. After cutting the watermelon start juicing it until you obtain a glass and serve it.

Braised Pork Belly

Easy to cook pork recipe, try it!
If soy sauce in your place is not that dark just add the measurement in the recipe but make sure it is not salty.

Ingredients:

300 grams pork belly
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 onion

Procedure:

1. Slice the pork belly into bite size then put an oil in the pan and braise it until golden brown.
2. Add the onion and stir until the onion soften and blend well in the meat.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

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.

Tom Yum Goong

TomYum  is a typical soup of Laos and Thailand , we can use different main ingredients for this recipe but the most popular one is shrimps which they called in Thailand as Tom Yum Goong. Hot and sour soup with shrimps that will surely make you have a runny nose :-) so make sure you have a hanky when you eat this delicious Thai dish. I used the ingredients that's available in my place so if my Tom Yum Goong is not really complete for your judgement, then this is just my version, maybe you can get an idea from it. Enjoy your cooking.

Ingredients:

1 cup Shrimps
1 cup button mushrooms
1 cup straw mushrooms
3 sups water
3/4 cup coconut milk
1 stalk lemon grass
some lemon leaves
2 tablespoons sliced ginger
1 small onion
some cayenne or jalapeno pepper ( siling haba)
1 small packet Tom Yum Paste
salt or fish sauce to taste

Procedure:

1. Clean the shrimps, remove the shell and slit at the back side or buttterflied.

2. In a pot put the water , onion and ginger then bring to boil, after boiling for a minute put the lemon grass, lemon leaves and mushrooms then simmer for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.

3. After 3 minutes put the Tom Yum Paste, chillis, salt  then simmer for few minutes.

4. Add the shrimps and simmer for another few minutes, then add the coconut milk and simmer until done.
5. Serve it hot

Leftover Fried chicken and sausage with Chayote

 

I have some left over fried chicken and sausage, and I want to save it from going into a waste can so I decided to use it immediately before it will be rotten. 

 I bought 2 pieces chayote (sayote) and sliced it.

chayote

 I saute the the garlic and onion then put the leftover fried chicken and sausage. I put some salt and pepper to taste then add the chayote and simmered it stirring occasionally until it is cooked.

 Then I served it with rice.

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

Chicken Adobo with Sprite

If you want a little sweet taste in your adobo you must try this recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup Sprite
1/2 teaspoon peppercorn (pamintang buo)
6 cloves garlic
salt  to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic then add the chicken and saute until brownish
2. Put the peppercorn, soy sauce and vinegar and bring to boil , then let it simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat stirring once in a while.
3. Add the Sprite then simmer and add salt to taste, when the adobo is almost dry ( or depends how much sauce you want in it.) Turn off the heat
4. Serve it hot.

Rice Noodles with Sprouted Beans

I love both rice noodles (bihon) and bean sprouts (toge) that is why I combined these 2, in one recipe. Superb! Try it!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo bihon ( rice noodles)
1/4 kilo chicken ( cut into bite size)
1/4 kilo sprouted beans
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 small carrot
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
4 cups water (add if needed)

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken, soy sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes
2. Add water and bring to boil then put the carrots and bihon, cover for a minute before stirring it.
3. When it is almost done add the sprouted beans and mix well, continue stirring until done.
4. Put the spring onion and serve it hot.

Leftover Fried Fish with Squash and Cabbage

I have a leftover fried tilapia so I decided to make it soupy with some vegetables.
First I boil 3 cups of water with one medium size tomato and onion, then I put the leftover fried fish. I let it simmer for few minutes allowing the flavor of the fish be extracted.Then I put the squash and salt to taste, when the squash is almost half cooked I put the cabbage and let it simmer until done. Serve it hot.

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

Chicken with Grapes

When I planned how to cook the chicken I came up with this idea, since wine is being used in cooking and it comes from grapes so I tried the fresh grapes and I found out that it is delicious because the flavor of the grapes blends well with the other ingredients. Try this recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 Kilo chicken
2 medium size potatoes (quartered)
1 Medium size carrots
1 cup grapes
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lime or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure
1.Saute the garlic and onion then add the chicken, lime juice and soy sauce and simmer for few minutes over medium heat.
2. add the grapes, potatoes and carrots, simmer for another few minutes until the vegetables are tender.

3. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot and top with some grapes.

Tuna Cracker Sandwich

I have unexpected guests and nothing that I can serve, I have crackers but it so plain so I quickly make the tuna spread since the ingredients for tuna sandwich spread are available in the cupboard.

Ingredients:

1 can tuna
half of an onion ( minced)
2 tablespoons mayonaise
crackers

1. Drain the tuna from the can then set aside.
2. Mince the onion then mix all the ingredients together.

 3. Put the tuna spread in the crackers.

4. After doing procedure#3 cover each with another cracker to make it a sandwich then serve it.