Radish Flower ( Food Decoration)

Do you want to learn this simple food decoration? It is made from thinly sliced radish.
Here is how to do it.
1. We need 1 piece regular size radish, then thinly slice it.

2. Make a slit in each slice so that we can bend it easily.

3. Then get a toothpick and put each bended sliced radish like the picture below.

4. Put it alternately until you formed a lovely flower.

Brigadeiro

Brigadeiro is a  popular sweet treat in Brazil. According to my Brazilian friends birthday parties are not complete without serving this delicious chocolate treat. It is like yema of Philippines but chocolate and butter were added.

Ingredients:
1 can condensed milk
3 tablespoons chocolate powder ( any chocolate drink powder can be used)
1 tablespoon butter
chocolate sprinkles

Procedure:
1. In a pan mix the milk, chocolate powder and butter, then cook in a medium heat.
 Keep stirring until the mixture thickens.
2. Refrigerate for an hour before forming it into balls, (this method will make the rolling easier). After chilling form it into balls.

ready to form into balls

3. After forming it into balls, roll it over the chocolate sprinkles. Do not forget to put butter or oil in your hands so that it will not stick.

4. Put in a small cupcake cups then serve.

Simple Grilled Pork

Grilled Pork is always present every time we have a special celebration in our house. My brothers and sisters share different ideas on how to make it delicious, but I like to just cook it simple and make the dipping sauce ( sawsawan) really delicious.

Ingredients:
pork
lime or calamansi juice
soy  sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients and marinate it for  an hour before grilling. Grill until done.

2. When it is cooked, chop it and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

 

Nilagang Okra ( Steamed Gumbo)

Okra or gumbo is very low in calories and contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; but is a rich source of dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins; recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. Most of my foreign friends do not eat okra because of its slimey texture, to avoid too much of this texture just half cook the okra. For me this is delicious and Filipinos cooked it simply with water and we call it 'nilagang okra" or steamed okra. it is also used in different vegetable dishes and sinigang.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo okra
6 cups water
2 tablespoon fish paste (bagoong)
1 tablespoon lime or calamansi juice
chili

Okra

Procedure:
1. Wash the okra properly then set aside
2. Put the water in a pot and let it boil, make sure that it is already boiling when you put the okra to avoid discoloration. Boil it for  3 minutes over high heat.

3. After 3 minutes drain it and prepare the dipping sauce by mixing the fish paste with chili and lime juice.
4. Serve it with rice :-)

Sauted Mixed Vegetables with Pork

Fresh mixed vegetables which I sauted and I wanna say that it is 100% delicious :D

Ingredients:
200 grams pork ( sliced thinly and fried)
10 pieces okra
5 pieces scarlet eggplant
1 piece sweet potato ( camote)
2 cups sliced squash
1 onion
2 cups water
salt to taste

Sweet Potato, scarlet eggplants, okra

Procedure:
1. Saute the onion and fried pork then simmer for a minute

2. Add  water and let it boil.
3. Add the squash and sweet potato, simmer until half cooked.
4. Add the okra and scarlet eggplant then simmer until tender, add salt if necessary.
5. Serve it hot.

Banana and Grapes Salad with Yogurt

Grapes are on sale at the market, so I grab the opportunity and bought it. I just combined it with banana and yogurt for a change and it tastes good. That is why I am sharing it to all of you, just in case you wanna try. Have fun. :-).

Ingredients:
200 grams green grapes
200 grams purple grapes
2 pieces bananas
10 grams yogurt ( any flavor)

Procedure:
1. Wash all the grapes properly then put in a strainer and set aside to allow the water to dry.
2. Slice the banana then in a mixing bowl combine the banana and grapes then add the yogurt.
3. Mix evenly then serve.

Ampalaya na may Itlog

Isa sa pinakasimpleng potahe na mailuluto sa ampalaya ay lagyan lang ito ng itlog, kahit walang sahog na karne, masarap pa rin ang ganitong luto sa ampalaya. Mas madalas itong ihain kapag almusal, pero para sa akin kahit tanghalian at hapunan pwede ito :) . Ikaw kailan mo ito gustong kainin? Ngayon na? O ano pang hinihintay mo, simulan na nating lutuin.

Mga sangkap:
1/2 kilo ampalaya
3 itlog
1 sibuyas
asin


Paraan ng pagluluto:
1. Gisahin ang sibuyas at ilagay ang ampalaya, haluing maigi  sa loob isa o dalawang minuto.
2. Ilagay ang asin at itlog,  haluing maigi, hayaan ng mga ilang minuto pero haluin paminsan minsan hanggang sa maluto.
3. Ihain kasama ng kanin.