Bihon with Roasted Chicken

I cooked this because I have some leftover roasted chicken (lechong manok), I chopped it and used for this recipe, of course you can use a meat that's not leftover.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo rice noodles
1 cup chopped roasted chicken
1  carrot ( strips)
1  onion
3 cloves garlic
1 cup sliced cabbage
6 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion, then add the chopped roasted chicken, simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the water, cover until it boils then put the bihon, simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients simmer until it's cooked over medium heat.
4. Serve it hot.

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

Pininyahang Manok with Avocado

Something that I've experimented and it turned out ok, delicious pininyahangmanok with avocado, a very good twisted recipe. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken
2 cups  pineapple juice
1 cup nestle cream or light cream
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 cup sliced avocado
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic and onion then put the chicken and simmer until pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the pineapple juice and cover and allow to simmer for few minutes stirring occasionally until the chicken is fully cooked.

3. Add the avocado,  Nestle Cream, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for 1 to 2 minutes and turn off the heat.

4.Serve it hot with rice.

Mely's Kitchen Goto

Goto is a kind of porridge in the Philippines with ox tripe that is cooked tenderly, making this porridge very delicious.

Ingredients:
1 cup rice
1/4 kilo ox tripe ( tuwalya ng baka) (boiled and tender)
1/4 cup ginger strips
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
7 cups water (add if needed)

Toppings:
toasted garlic
hard boiled egg
chili flakes ( if you want it hot)
spring onion, etc.

cleaned and tender ox tripe- tuwalya ng baka

Procedure:
1.  Saute the garlic, then ginger and onion until brownish then add the pre-cooked ox tripe then simmer for few minutes.

2. Add the rice, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the water, then cover, stirring constantly so that the rice will not stick at the bottom of the pot.
4. Continue simmering until the rice is so tender making the porridge thick in texture. Add more water if necessary.
5. When it is done, serve it hot with your toppings.

The Dinner that I prepared for November 30

We have few guests tonight that's why I prepared these food for  20 persons.

Crispy pork belly

Vegetable salad

Baked Chili sausage

Fried Skipjack Tuna

Crispy Salmon

Quail Eggs coated with ground beef

Simple and easy to prepare, good for the kids specially during weekend you can spend time with them by cooking this together, let them participate and enjoy a good time with your family.

Ingredients: for 6 servings:
12 hard boiled quail's eggs (remove the shell)
1/2 kilo ground beef
2 tablespoons flour
1 beaten egg
1 cup bread crumbs
2 calamansi
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Combine the ground beef, flour, calamansi juice, salt and pepper. Mix it well.
2.Divide the meat into 12 portions, then wrap each egg well.
3.Dip it in beaten egg then roll over the bread crumbs and deep fry until golden  brown.
4. Serve it hot.

Strawberry Popsicles

This is very easy to make and the kids will enjoy this treat.

Ingredients for 8 -10 popsicles:
20 grams strawberry flavored gelatine
2 cups fresh or evaporated milk
3 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
Popsicle sticks
plastic disposable cups

Procedure:
1. In a pan put the water, sugar and gelatine, mix well until dissolved then turn on the stove over medium heat and bring to a  boil, then simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat. Let cool.
2. Add the milk and stir well then pour into the plastic cups the amount that you want to make then put the popsicle stick and refrigerate until hardened. J

3. Remove from the plastic cups then serve and enjoy.

Pork Liver Steak

 An 85 grams (3 oz.) pork liver is abundant in protein and other nutrients like phosphorous, vitamin B-6, zinc, vitamin C, thiamin, niacin and folate with 140 calories.
Take note that as little as 85 grams we can get  abundant nutrients, so do not eat too much of pork liver to maintain a healthy diet.
Here is a simple recipe to enjoy.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork liver ( sliced to your desired size)
2 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 piece bell pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Pan fried the liver until half cooked then set aside.

2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pan fried liver, bell pepper, lemon or calamansi juice, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until cooked.
3. Serve it hot with rice.

Simple Refrigerator Cake

If you love mango float, you will surely love this simple and easy to make refrigerator cake. This is also good for your children's party, you can make some of this in a transparent party cups.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1 pack graham crackers or any chocolate cracker
1 1/2 cup Nestle Cream
1 1/2 cup condensed milk

Procedure:
1.Powderize the crackers then set aside
2. Mix the Nestle cream and condensed milk.
3.Layer the powderize cracker, cream and milk mixture in a serving glasses then refrigerate for few hours before serving.
4. Serve it with decoration and enjoy.

Brussels Sprouts with Shrimp and Tomato

This is a perfect dish anytime of the day. I love the taste of this vegetable and admire its nutritional and medicinal value.

" Nutritional and medicinal value

Brussels sprouts, as with broccoli and other brassicas, contains sulforaphane, a chemical believed to have potent anticancer properties. Although boiling reduces the level of the anticancer compounds, steaming and stir frying do not result in significant loss.

Brussels sprouts and other brassicas are also a source of indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells.

Consuming Brussels sprouts in excess may not be suitable for heart patients taking anticoagulants since they contain vitamin K. In one such reported incident, doctors determined that the reason for a heart patient's worsening condition was eating too many Brussels sprouts."
Read more from:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout

Ingredients for 4 servings:
100 grams brussels sprouts
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/4 kilo shrimps ( remove the shell and clean well)
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil or any cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Brussels sprouts

Procedure:
1. Pan fried the brussels sprouts then set aside.

2. Saute the garlic then add the shrimps and saute for a minute then add the tomatoes and brussels sprouts and simmer for a minute over medium heat.
3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to toaste then simmer and turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot.

Tapioca Mango Salad

 An easy to prepare and budget friendly dessert for the whole family to enjoy. Made from tapioca pearl or sago added with some ingredients to make it more irresistible. You will not regret if you will try this :-).

Ingredients for 6 servings
3 cups cooked white sago or tapioca pearl
1 1/2 cup diced mango
3/4 cup condensed milk
1 cup Nestle cream

Cooked tapiocca

 Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients  then mix well.

 2. Refrigerate for few hours.

 3. Then serve it with a  smile :-).

Note: If this is too dry for you, just add fresh or evaporated milk and a little sugar.