Cashew is a native to Northeastern Brazil and we made this juice when I stayed in Salvador (Bahia State of Brazil). Amazingly delicious and very refreshing.
Ingredients:
1 litre water
4 cashew apple
honey or sugar to sweetened
ice cubes
Procedure:
1. Slice the cashew apple then put in the blender together with the water, blend well.
2. To remove all the residue, use a strainer then drain the juice, add the sugar and mix well.
3. Put some ice then serve and enjoy.
A simple salad combination that's really delicious.
Ingredients for 6 servings:
1 cup corn
1 cup green peas
1 cup seedless olives
1 cup cherry tomato
2 tablespoons olive oil ( Extra Virgin)
salt to taste
Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well then serve.
Quinoa is a crop grain originated in the Andes region of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. It has been called a superfood due to its nutritional value. High in protein, essential amino acids and a good source of other vitamins and minerals. The time when I learned how nutritious Quinoa is, I fell in love with it and made it a part of my nutritious food list, a little expensive but its worth it :-). Try it.
Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 cup white Quinoa
1 1/4 cup water
1 cup cherry or grape tomato
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup corn
2 tablespoons olive oil (Extra Virgin)
salt to taste
Procedure:
1. In a pot, put the quinoa and the water then cook the same way as rice over medium heat. When it is done set aside to cool.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine everything then serve and enjoy.
Nutritional Value of uncooked Quinoa
Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa
This vegetable dish is a perfect side dish for your meat or seafood dishes, it is very easy to prepare and tastes really good. So I hope that your next meal you will prepare this to your loved ones :-) .
Ingredients:
5 Potatoes (sliced to your desired size)
3 carrots (sliced to your desired size)
1 head broccoli
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Boil separately the potatoes, carrots and broccoli until tender. ( I did mine for potatoes 12 minutes, for carrots 8 minutes for broccoli 2 minutes) the doneness of the vegetables depend upon your taste.
2. In a pan melt the butter, when it's hot put the vegetables ( if it's a lot you can cook it in 2 batches) increase the heat to attain a nice brown color and toss the veggies every now and then to cook evenly, sprinkle with salt and pepper according to your taste and continue cooking until done.
3. Now you have a delicious buttered veggies, serve it and enjoy.
Ingredients for 6 servings:
1/2 kilo tulingan
3 cloves garlic ( crushed)
thumb size ginger ( sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
1 onion ( sliced)
2 cups coconut milk
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
3 finger chili (siling haba)
salt to taste
Procedure:
1. Sauté the ginger, garlic and onion, then add 1 cup coconut milk, salt, ground pepper then
bring to a boil and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the fish then simmer until cooked, add the rest of the coconut milk and chili, simmer for a
minute then turn off the heat.
3. Serve hot with rice and enjoy.
Simply cooked with herbs.
Ingredients for 2 servings:
1/4 kilo shrimps ( de-shelled )
1/2 teaspoon oregano flakes
1 bay leaf /laurel
3 basil leaves
3 mint leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Chop finely or Pound together the oregano, mint, basil and laurel, then sprinkle the de-shelled shrimps with the herbs and add salt and pepper both sides until done then serve on a bed of salad.
This easy to prepare and budget friendly recipe will surely make your loved ones satisfied.A perfect appetizer. Try it.
Ingredients 6-8 servings:
1 kilo potato (diced)
1/4 kilo carrots (diced)
3 hard boiled eggs ( diced)
1/4 cup parsley ( chopped)
1 cup mayonaise
1 cup all purpose cream
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Boil the carrots and potatoes until soft (around 8-10 minutes) drain after boiling and set aside until cool.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients, then chill and serve.
I think everybody loves fried chicken (that's my opinion). I belong to a big family and fried
chicken is one of the favorites, buying it from KFC, McDonalds or Jollibee, will be too expensive if we will order 50 pieces for family gatherings. The cheapest way is to buy chicken meat and cook it. Here is my family's traditional way of cooking it.
Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken
1 lemon or 5 calamansi
2 tablespoons Nestle Cream
1 egg ( beaten)
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Mix the chicken, lemon, salt and pepper. Marinate for 15 minutes.
2. Put the all purpose cream, mix well
3. Add the beaten egg, mix well
4. Roll over the breading.
5. Deep fry it until golden brown.
6. Serve it hot.
For Breading:
Mix the flour and cornstarch.
Pechay can be grown easily in the backyard. My friends harvested their pechay today and shared some to me so I cooked it for our lunch, it's very yummy.
Ingredients for 3 servings:
1/2 kilo pechay
2 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 piece onion
salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then increase the heat and add the pechay and soy sauce, give a good stir to mix evenly.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste then stir until done and serve it hot.
Ang kangkong ay masustansya at masarap, madali pang lutuin, kaya sabayan ninyo akong lutuin ito.
Mga Sangkap
2 tali kangkong ( himayin at hugasang maigi)
2 kutsarang patis or toyo
1 sibuyas (hiniwa)
5 butil ng bawang ( pinitpit at hiniwa)
1 kamatis ( hiniwa)
asin at paminta ayon sa iyong panlasa
Paraan ng pagluto:
1. Gisahin ang bawang hanggang maging brown at kumuha ng kaunti para ilagay sa ibabaw pagnaluto n aang kangkong.
2. Idagdag sa pagisa ang sibuyas at kamatis hanggang sa lumambot, lakasan ang apoy saka ilagay ang kangkong, haluing maigi at ilagay ang patis o toyo, timplahan ng asin at paminta, haluin hanggang sa maluto.
3. Ihain kasama ang kanin.
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