Simple Espasol

 This is a very basic espasol just to make the recipe simple and easy to follow for the beginners, but I assure you that this is really yummy. You can improve this with additional scraped coconut or sesame seeds it's up to you.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups glutinous rice powder
2 1/4 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Procedure:
1. Toast the powdered glutinous rice until brownish or the aroma comes out over low heat. When it is done set aside and sift it to remove the lumps. Remove 1/2 cup because we will use it for dusting later.

2. In  pan combine coconut milk and sugar then bring to a boil. Continue stirring in medium heat for 5 minutes then add the vanilla.continue to stir for 3 minutes.
3.Add the toasted glutinous rice powder and stir continuously over low heat. Cook until the mixture becomes thick and dry, then refrigerate for an hour so that it will be easy to roll.
4. Spoon a portion from the mixture and dust it with toasted rice flour and roll it until form into cylinder then roll over the toasted rice powder.

5. Serve it, or you can wrap it with paper before serving. Enjoy chewing. :-)

Beef Salpicao

A succulent beef dish with a perfect blending of all the spices being used, making the flavor so tangy so make sure that the rice is enough. :-).


Ingredients for 2 servings:
1/4 kilo beef tenderloin (Sliced into cubes)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 cloves garlic ( Sliced and toasted)
1 tablespoons lemon juice or calamansi
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon sugar
oil

Toasted garlic

Procedure:
1. Marinate the beef with soy sauce, lemon juice, ground pepper and sugar for at least 30 minutes, remove from the marinade but set aside the marinade, then fry the beef until golden brown.
2.In a pan heat an oil then put the fried beef and the toasted garlic ( leave some garlic for toppings) then add the ,marinade and allow to simmer for few 3 minutes stirring occasionally.  If marinade is not enough to give a sauce just add some soy sauce and lemon jauce according to your taste.
3. Top with toasted garlic before serving.

Chicken Yakisoba

Ang Yakisoba ay isang uri ng pagkaing Hapones na unang lumitaw sa mga kainan ng Japan noong early 20th century ayon sa aking nabasa, bagamat  ito ay talagang nagmula sa China. Itong aking ginawa ay simple lang pero mas maganda sana kung mayroon itong carrots, nagkataon lang na nang lutuin ko ito wala sa plano, may dumating lang akong mga bisita at ito ang pwede kong maihanda sa kanila kaya kahit walng carrots niluto ko na.

Mga Sangkap:
200 grams soba noodles ( pre cooked) drained and set aside
200 grams chicken breast
2 cups sliced cabbage
1 red bell pepper
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic
3/4 cup water
3 tablesoons soy sauce
1 cup yakisoba sauce
spring onion for garnishing

Paraan ng Pagluto:
1. Igisa ang bawang at sibuyas  pagkatapos ay ilagay ang  hiniwang manok saka sangkutsahin ng mga tatlong minuto.
2. Ilagay ang tubig at soy sauce pakuluing maigi.
3. Ilagay ang mga gulay at kung malambot na saka ihalo ang soba noodles
4. Ilagay ang Yakisoba sauce at haluing maigi, lagyan ng salt and pepper kung kailangan.
5. Ilagay sa plato at lagyan ng hiniwang dahon ng sibuyas saka ihain

Ginisang Alugbati

Isa sa mga karaniwang gulay sa Pilipinas,  ay ang alugbati kaya isa ito sa mga paborito kong gulay na madahon. Masarap ito ilagay sa monggo, igisa kasama ng kalabasa, etc, pero natuklasan ko na masarap din pala sya igisa na may sahog na tuna, kaya ito po ang paraan paano ito lutuin.

Mga Sangkap:
2 tali ng alugbati
1 lata ng tuna flakes in oil
1 sibuyas
asin

Paraan ng Pagluto:
1. Alisin ang dahon ng alugbati sa tangkay at husgasang mabuti, patuluin ang tubig para di masyadong masabaw at wag mawala ang lasa.
2. Igisa ang sibuyas, ilagay ang tuna at asin,  pakuluin ng mga ilang minuto.
3. Lakasan ang apoy saka  ilagay ang alugbati, haluing maigi hanggang sa maluto.
4. Kung luto na, pwede na itong ihain sa mga mahal sa buhay :-).

Mely's Kitchen Arroz Valenciana

Today we will make a simple and easy way of cooking arroz Valenciana, and I hope that you will try this dish from my kitchen. :-). I like a Valenciana that is not too sticky that's why I combined the white rice and glutinous rice I designed this recipe specially to those who are just beginning to cook, I will make a very special one soon, God willing. Enjoy cooking.

Ingredients for 6 servings
2 cups cooked glutinous rice ( malagkit)
2 cups cooked  white rice ( the normal rice that we eat during meals)
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
 2 tomatoes
2 pieces chicken hotdog
1/4 kilo pork lean meat( boiled and sliced)
2 chicken drumsticks ( chopped)
2 tablespoon atsuete seeds ( annatto)
3/4 cup water
 1 bell pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1 hard boiled egg 

Optional ingredients
2 chicken liver (optional)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup green peas

Some of the ingredients

Procedure:
1.In a pan boil the atsuete with 3/4 cup water, let boil for 2 minutes then mix it well ( the darker the color the better) drain and set aside. ( we need 1/2 cup of this)

2. Saute the garlic then the onion and tomato add the chicken meat and liver, salt and pepper then simmer for few minutes. Then add the pork and hot dog then simmer for few minutes, then add the 1/2 cup atsuete water mixture and bell pepper, then simmer until all the ingredients were incorporated with the atsuete color, add salt and pepper if needed.

3. Add the rice and mix well then simmer for few minutes until fully combined. Turn off the heat and add some green peas and raisins if you want.

4. Serve with hard boiled egg slices. Happy eating!

Cookies N' Cream Polvoron

 It is yummier munching the polvoron with bigger bits of cookies and cream. 

Ingredients for 24 pieces polvoron:
2 cups flour ( sifted)
2 cups powdered milk
1/2 cup sugar
4 pieces cookies and cream biscuit ( crushed) 
3/4 cup margarine or butter ( melted)

Procedure:
1. In a pan put the flour and cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until the aroma of the flour comes out, then add the milk and sugar, then continue to stir until done then turn off the heat.
2. Pour in the melted butter and mix well.
3. Let cool and mix in the crushed cookies then by using a molder, start molding the mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes before packing in a water cellophane or just keep it in an airtight jar to munch anytime.

Sarciadong Manok

My grandma is a good cook for this using the fresh tomatoes from our garden, so good and delicious.
Today I tried remembering her recipe but I added tomato sauce. It is delicious and creamier.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo Chicken legs or any chicken part yo want to use
1 onion
2 tomatoes
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup tomato sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

 Procedure:
1. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper then deep fry it until brownish. Set aside
2. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until soften, then add the chicken and simmer for a minute over medium heat then add the tomato sauce and stir.

3. Add the water, salt and pepper then simmer for l5 minutes or until cooked stirring ocassionally, then add the beaten egg and give a good stir and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot with rice.

Salad na Puso ng Saging

 This is the salad that has a special place in my heart because I grew up with this at our farm, we always have it every weekend together with fried fish or meat. Yummy.

Ingredients:
1 banana blossom ( puso ng saging)
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup pure coconut milk
1/2 piece onion
thumb size ginger ( cut into strips)
1 red bell pepper ( strips)
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon sugar or to taste

Procedure:
1.Clean the banana blossom and remove the hard part, then slice in to wedges and boil until tender, once tender remove from water then slice into your desired size and squeeze.

2. Bring the coconut milk to boil then put all the ingredients and simmer until well incorporated then turn off the heat.
3. Serve with love :-).

Bacon wrapped Asparagus with Mushroom Gravy

 The gravy adds a life to the usual bacon wrapped asparagus, making it extra delicious and satisfying.

Ingredients for 2 servings:
6 stalks of asparagus
12 strips of bacon
Mushroom gravy ( click on how to learn to make mushroom gravy)


Procedure:
1. Wrap each asparagus with the bacon ( use 2 strips of bacon for each asparagus)
2. Deep fry until golden brown then top it with mushroom gravy and serve, oh so delicious!

Scrambled Egg Sandwich

Tonight is a survival night for me, do you know why? Because it's  raining, therefore the stores were closed now, and I do not have a lighter or anything I could use to on the stove, after almost 20 minutes of searching something to light the stove I gave up, then I turned on the oven to 200C, beat an egg, grease the baking pan, poured in the beaten egg, sprinkled it with salt and pepper, then put in the oven after 2 minutes it's cooked, I sliced a burger bun and heat it in the oven too after a minute or two I removed it and assembled my sandwich with some  cream cottage cheese, lettuce and apple slices, presto! I survived! I enjoyed my sandwich, yummy!