Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Ham and cheese sandwich is a common type of sandwich that's why I decided to make it for my blog, I served these to my friends :-). Instead of loaf bread I used sesame buns to add flavor and aroma.

Ingredients:
buns
cheese
sweet ham slices
lettuce
butter

ingredients

Procedure:
1. Assemble the ingredients by slicing the bun and spread a butter on it.

2 Put the lettuce, ham and cheese.

3. Serve with a smile :-).

Classic Leche Flan

The classic leche flan is simple and easy to make, this is the common measurement for leche flan, since I have not tried this yet, I decided to make one and here it is.

Ingredients:
10 egg yolks
1 big can condensed milk
1 big can evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water

Procedure:
1. Mix together the evaporated milk, condensed milk and egg yolks until fully combined.
2. In a molder put the sugar and water then melt until caramelized, let cool.

3. Pour the milk egg mixture then steam for 1 hour or until done. It took an hour to cook because I used only 1 big molder and the flan is thicker, but if you will use the regular oval molder or llanera steam it for at least 20 minutes or until done.
4. Refrigerate  before serving.

Oven Baked Bibingka

Bibingka is one of the most popular dainties ( kakanin) in the Philippines and there are various ways of cooking it. Since It is my first time to cook this, I used the simple way and that is baking it. It is yummy.
Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 eggs ( beaten)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup fresh milk
1/4 cup grated cheese
wilted banana leaves

Procedure:
1. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, set aside.
2.Pour the milk to the sifted ingredients then mix well, then add the beaten eggs and mix well until fully combined and smooth.
3. Put a wilted banana leaves in the baking pan that you are going to use, and bake for 45 minutes or until done in a pre-heated oven at 180C.
4. When it is done, sprinkle with grated cheese or coconut then serve.

                                         I re-cooked this today using muffin molder.

Pineapple Fried Rice

An appealing dish not only to the sight but also to the taste buds, really yummy.Well blended flavors from all the ingredients. Try this.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
2 1/2 cup cooked rice
1 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits ( flesh from the pineapple that we will use as a rice basket)
1/4 kilo shrimps ( de-shelled and cleaned)
1/4 cup green beans ( Sliced into small pieces)
3 slices sweet ham ( sliced into small pieces)
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic then add the shrimps, pineapple, beans and ham then stir for a minute over medium heat.
2. Add the rice then stir well until all the ingredients are well combined, add salt and pepper to taste, then stir every now and then until done.

3. Serve it hot on a platter or you can use the empty pineapple rind.

How to Cook Pilau Rice

Simple and easy to prepare.
The taste is very nice and spicy, perfect for curries.
Cooked by my best friend, Vince.


Ingredients:
300 grams rice
8 cloves
8 green cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
4 star of anise
1 tablespoon butter
a little saffron
4 bay leaf ( laurel)
water

Procedure:
1. Heat the butter and saute the cinnamon stick, saffron, star of anise, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf for few minutes.

2. Add the rice then mix until covered with butter and spices.
3.  Add water that is enough to cook the rice ( like the normal way of cooking white rice)
4.  Cover and mix occasionally until it is cooked.
5. Serve hot with your favorite meat, seafood or vegetable dish.

Contributed by: Mr. Vince O'Malley

How To Fry Fish Perfectly

Simple to cook but, some do not know how to fry fish perfectly, that is why  I wanna share this simple dish specially how to cook it perfectly. There's one time that I let my friend fry a fish for our lunch, when she called us to eat,  it can’t be pictured if it is the tail, belly or head :-)  So broken! I said what happened? She said nothing lol this is my style, so let us eat! :D

Ingredients:
1 kilo fish (cleaned and cut)
2 lemon or 8 calamansi
salt

Procedure:
1.  Squeeze the lemon or calamansi juice into the fish then sprinkle with salt.
2. Heat the oil in a pan ( wait for the oil until its very hot so that the fish will not stick in the bottom of the frying pan) then deep fry the fish adjust the heat to medium so that the inner part will be cooked evenly then when it is almost done, increase the heat to high to make the fish crispy and golden brown.
3. Serve it with your favorite side dish or sauce.

Pepperoni with Onions

Isa sa mga kumon na sangkap ng mga pizza ay ang pepperoni, pero sa dako ng Brasil ang pepperoni ay isang sikat na ulam na may kasamang maraming sibuyas, masarap ito kaya ito ang ibabahagi ko sa inyo dahil madali lang ito lutuin at simple lang ang mga sangkap.

Mga Sangkap:
2 pieces regular size pepperoni
4 onion sliced into rings
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Paraan ng Pagluluto:
1. Hiwain ng pabilog ang pepperoni
2. Igisa ang sibuyas, saka ilagay ang pepperoni lakasan ang apoy para maging tostado kaunti, saka patayin ang apoy kapag luto na.
3. . Ihain habang mainit pa.

Sayote with Egg

This is a quick and easy to prepare sayote dish, just perfect to eat with or without rice. Light in taste but satisfying.

Ingredients:
2 sayote
250 grams shrimps (de-shelled and cleaned)
2 eggs beaten
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1/2 cup fish sauce ( patis)
pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then shrimps and stir for a minute. Add the sayote and stir it very well then simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the fish sauce and pepper then simmer until half cooked, add salt if necessary.
3. Stir in the beaten eggs then simmer until done.
4. Serve with a smile. :-)

Mini Veggie Burger

I made this mini burgers for my friends who spent their weekend over my place, they are health conscious that's why I made the patty from shredded vegetables, this is delicious and even taste better than meat patties. They loved it.

Ingredients:
1 apple ( shredded)
1 carrot (shredded)
2 potatoes ( shredded)
1 onion ( shredded)
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
some mini buns
some cheese
some lettuce

Procedure:
1. Combine all the carrot, apple, potatoes, onion, egg, flour, salt and pepper then mix well.
2. Spoon a portion then flatten and fry until golden brown or cooked, let cool.
3. Slice the bun, put lettuce, the fried vegetable patty, and cheese.
4. Serve with a smile.

Mely's Kitchen Ensalada

This salad is a very good appetizer, the diverse flavors from all the ingredients blended well, making this salad so appealing to your taste buds. Try this and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 mango ( not too ripe) (sliced into strips)
1 cucumber (sliced into strips)
2 tomatoes ( sliced into strips)
1 small bitter melon (ampalaya)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons vinegar
pinch of sugar

Sliced ingredients

 Procedure:
1. In a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2 Serve with fried fish or meat and enjoy.