Ricota Cheese Appetizer

An excellent combination for appetizer, the aroma of the oregano flakes and the creaminess of ricota cheese will really boost your appetite.

Ingredients:
1 cup cubed ricota cheese or kesong puti
3/4 cup seedless olives
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano flakes

Procedure:
1. Combine the tomatoes, cheese and olive in a big mixing bowl.
2. Sprinkle with olive oil and oregano flakes.
3. Serve.

Happy New Year

                                                       
Happy New Year everyone. 
I would like to thank you all for always visiting my blog and sharing my recipes throughout the year,  I know that they are not perfect but I hope that you can get ideas from my posts. 
More recipes in 2015 with God's help.
Again Happy New year to All.

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Green Beans Delight

Crunchy green beans loaded with my favorite chicken and shrimps, very rich in flavor, mmmmm :).

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo green beans/ Baguio beans
150 grams chicken breast (cut to your desired size)
150 grams shrimps ( de-shelled)
3 gloves garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic then add the chicken and saute until brownish then add the soy sauce and shrimps and stir for 30 seconds.
2. Increase the heat then add the green beans and stir until almost done, add salt and pepper to taste then continue to stir until done.
3. Serve with love :-).

Ham and Cheese Omelette

Simple and easy yet yummy.

Ingredients:
2 slices sweet ham
2 eggs
2 tablespoons grated melting cheese
salt and pepper to taste
oil or butter as needed

Procedure:
1. Beat the eggs then add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Heat the oil the pour the beaten eggs, add the ham slices and cheese evenly and fold each sides toward the center and continue to cook until done.

3. Serve and enjoy. I served mine with garlic and bacon pasta. Yummy!

topped with toasted garlic and diced tomato

Beef Guisantes

One of the yummiest yet simple to prepare beef dish.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef Sirloin ( sliced thinly)
1 (280can  green peas ( guisantes)
1 onion ( diced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
2 tomatoes (diced)
3/4 cup tomato sauce
3/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, tomato and onion then add the beef and simmer until the pinkish color is gone. Then add the water and simmer until the meat is tender.
2. Add the tomato sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper then give a good stir and simmer until the meat is tender then add the green peas and simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Serve with a smile :-).

Chicken Aloha

Will you try this recipe? It is very easy to cook but really yummy. 

Ingredients for 6 servings:
 Chicken ( I used 3 drumsticks  and 3 thighs)
1/2 cup soy sauce
6 cloves garlic ( minced)
1 1/2 cup pineapple juice from Pineapple slices can
1 can Pineapple slices
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the chicken simmer  until chicken is light toasted, then add the soy sauce and cover over low heat allowing the meat to absorb the soy sauce then add the pineapple juice
  then bring to a boil, when boiling decrease the heat to low then continue to simmer for 5 minutes. 
2. Add the pineapple slice, salt and pepper  then continue to simmer until done
3. Serve it hot.

Saging Nilupak

Nilupak is my favorite after school snack in the 80's where bananas were abundant at our farm, my Nana (mother) always prepare this for us and she made a very good one. 

Ingredients:
10 pieces unripe bananas (cooked and peeled)
3/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar

Procedure:
1. Put the bananas in a mortar and pestle then pound it, when bananas are broken into bits add the sugar and margarine then continue pounding until smooth and sticky.
2. Serve right away or by using the lid of a jar you can form it to be more presentable and top it with grated coconut. Enjoy.