Monggo with Fried Fish

Mung bean or monggo is one of my favorite kind of beans, I really like its natural taste that blends well with other vegetables. This beans is high in protein and is good for digestion. I did not saute this, to avoid oil. Here is my ingredients and how I cooked this.

Ingredients:

2 cups monggo

2 cups squash

2 cups talbos ng camote ( or any green leafy vegetables)

1 cup sliced eggplant

1 onion

2 slice fried fish

water ( enough to cook the monggo)

salt to taste

Monggo

Procedure:

1. Boil the Monggo until tender, then add the onion, salt and fried fish let simmer for 3 minutes over medium heat. ( I did not saute to avoid too much oil)
2. Add the squash and simmer for 3 minutes, then add the eggplant and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add the talbos ng camote and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

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.