Sauted Pechay

 Red, white and green is the color of the day :-) I went to the market and chose these ingredients, simple and easy to make yet yummy and nutritious. I just saute this and here is how I cooked this.

Ingredients:

200 grams Chinese Bok Choy or pechay
3 cayenne pepper or siling haba ( sliced)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 cloves garlic ( crushed)

Chinese Bok choy

Procedure:

1. Brown the garlic then add the Chinese Bok choy and saute until soften, do not put water because it has its natural water.
2. Add the soy sauce and chili then simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot.

If you do not like it hot just remove the chili from the ingredients.

Special Eggplant Salad

Mmmmm this is one of my favorite vegetables, this one is extra yummy because I put  fish paste ( bagoong) in it. I partnered it with grilled tilapia and pork, perfect!

Ingredients:

1 Big eggplant

2 tomatoes

1 onion

1 lime

2 tablespoons fish paste-bagoong- (you can replace with salt)

chillis

Procedure:

1. Grilled the eggplant then remove the skin.
2. Dice the tomatoes and onion then mix all the ingredients.
3. Serve it.

Sauted Green Papaya and Bell Pepper

I cooked something new in our kitchen today, by using green papaya combined with green bell pepper and it turned it fine so here is the recipe for it. I hope all of you will like it. Have fun cooking:-)

Ingredients:

1 unripe papaya
1 onion
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 Tablespoons oil

Procedure:

1.  Peel the papaya and remove the seeds

2. Slice it into strips or batonnet.

3. Heat the oil then saute the onion.
4. Add the papaya and ground pepper, simmer for a minute, then add the soy sauce and simmer until the papaya soften.

5. Add the bell pepper and simmer until done.
6. Serve it hot.

Quickmelt Cheese Bread

I made this bread when I spent time with my friends in the church, while we were talking we are munching this cheesy and creamy bread which according to them is yummy. I think they are not bias in saying that :-).

Ingredients:
5 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup fresh milk or whole milk (warm)
3 teaspoons yeast
3 eggs 
1 quickmelt cheese ( Kraft Eden Cheese)

Procedure:

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk for 10 minutes ( put the yeast and leave it for 10 minutes then mix)
2. Mix all the dry ingredients, make a well in the middle, then crack the eggs and beat it there.
3. Add the butter and the milk with dissolved yeast.

4. Mix well, then knead until  the dough is formed, put it in the container or big bowl and let it rise for 2 hours by covering it with a damp cloth.

5. After 2 hours we are now ready to use the dough but we need to knead it again before using, then slice into 1 serving portions.

Cubed Cheese

6. Wrap each cheese with the sliced dough then after wrapping all the cheese let it rice for 45 minutes.

7. After 45 minutes bake it in a preheated oven for 15 or until done at 180 degrees celcius.

8. Serve it hot. :-)

Supreme Salad

This salad is for the whole family or during parties this can be a good table centerpiece. You can add more ingredients if you want. Make it as attractive as you can .:-)

Ingredients:

1 head iceberg lettuce ( 150 grams)
1 can corn kernel ( drained)
2 shredded carrots
1 cup blue berries

For salad dressing :

1 lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
salt to taste
 Combine all the dressing ingredients and set aside.

Procedure:

1. In a big serving dish arrange all the ingredients properly.
2. Garnish it with the salad dressing.

You can use your own salad dressing, there are ready to use that we can buy at the market.

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.