Carbonara Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo fettuccine pasta or spaghetti
1/4 block of butter
6-8 strips of bacon chopped
1/4 cup mushroom (optional)
3-4 cloves of garlic minced
1 cup cream or 1 cup milk(evaporated milk will do) and 1 egg yolk
1/8 kilo grated Parmesan cheese (or quick melt cheese would do)
Fresh-ground pepper and Salt, to taste


Procedure:
1. Cook noodles as package directs. Drain. Place in a dry pan. Add oil (para hindi magdikitdikit at madry;) )

2. Put chopped bacon on a nonstick pan(that would do the trick, ordinary pan would do but prepared or the clean up). Cook the bacon til its crispy :naughty: set a side.

3. Using the same pan (take out the oil) melt the butter and saute the garlic and mushroom

4. Then add the cream let it simmer for 2-3 minutes then add half of the cheese :naughty: Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat once the cheese melted.
(if you'll be using milk and egg yolk instead, add the milk first in the sauce pan making it simmer for a minute or 2 while beating egg yolk lightly then add 2-3 talbespoon of the simmered milk mixture on your egg yolk this would temper the egg for it not to curdle when added to the hot mixture :naughty:. after tempering the egg add it to the mixture then half of the cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn of the heat once the cheese melted.)

5. Toss in the pasta and cooked bacon on the pan(dun sa sauce). Add the remaining cheese on top then serve.

Chicken & Cheese Mac

I love cooking this week.I want to share my recipe to all of you guys and gals.Cooking is fun.





Ingredients:
150 g elbow macaroni
2 cloves garlic,crushed
1 pc small onion,sliced
150 g chicken breast fillet,cut into strips
1 pouch spaghetti sauce
2-3 tbsp cheese spread


Procedure:

1.Saute garlic,onion and chicken.
2.Cook for 5 minutes.
3.Add 1/8 tsp iodized fine salt,1/8 tsp pepper
4.Add spaghetti sauce.Allow to simmer.
5.Cook elbow macaroni.Add cheese while pasta is hot.
6.Mix well.Top with sauteed sauce.

Home Burger Steak

Since, I could not do to update my blog daily I will share you something to remember me.
This is a Home Burger Steak recipe.If you love to cook after blogging this post is good for you.

Ingredients:
2 pc sliced bread,diced
1 tbsp evaporated milk
200g ground pork
1 pc(150 g) tokwa,chopped
1 pc small egg
1pc small onion,chopped
3 cloves garlic,minced
3 tbsp canned button mushrooms,sliced
1 pouch tomato sauce
2 tbsp frozen/cooked green peas

Procedure:
1.Combine bread and milk.Mix until bread is soggy or squashy
2.Combine with pork,tokwa,egg,onion and half of garlic
Season with 1/2 tsp iodized salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.Mix well.
3.Divide into 10 portions (about 1 1/2 tbsp each )and form into patties.
4.Pan-grill in 2 tbsp oil until brown on both sides.
Set aside
5.Saute remaining garlic and mushrooms .Add tomato sauce ,1/4 cup water ,3/4 tsp brown sugar,patis and pepper to taste.
6.Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
7.Add green peas and patties.Allow to simmer or boil.

Corn Scramble

I am a good cook this week.I try another recipe to have a very good desert.

Ingredients:
Scrambled Egg with ham and corn kernels
1 cup cubed cooked ham
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup corn kernel
1/4 cup red bell pepper diced
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground white pepper
2 pcs eggs slightly beaten combined with
1/2 cup All Purpose Cream

Steps:
1.Stir -fry ham in a butter and olive oil
2.Add corn, bell pepper and salt
3.Cook over a low heat,stirring frequently
4.Pour in egg mixture and stir until eggs are firm throughout

Serve immediately

Chocolate Truffle Loaf

This is a no bake chocolate dessert recipe

Ingredients:
18 pieces graham crackers
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup butter melted
3/4 cup condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate
1/2 cup cashew nuts coarsely chopped
chocolate syrup
All purpose Cream

Steps :

1.Crush crackers until fine
2.Stir in cocoa and sugar
3.Pour in butter,condensed milk and chopped chocolate and nuts
4.Mix until well blended
5.Transfer into a 6 inches x 3 inches loaf pan.
6.Refrigerate to set.Drizzled melted chocolate on it.
Pipe all purpose cream


Serve..

Easy Baon

Try to prepare your Baon easily.I will share one recipe to prepare baon

Stir-Fried TOFU with Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:
250g. tofu,sliced into bite pieces
2 tbsp. oil
1 clove garlic,crushed
1 tsp. ginger,cut into small strips
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1tsp sugar
4 pcs oyster,mushroom,quartered
1 stalk spring onion,cut into pieces
1 baby bok choy ( or pechay ),quartered
cilantro leaves

Steps :
1.Heat a wok over a medium heat
2.Once wok is hot,add oil and saute the tofu until they are golden brown on all sides
3.Make sure you move them around gently to keep them from sticking to the pan or breaking
4.Add the garlic , ginger ,oyster sauce ,soy sauce and sugar.
5.Toss until well combined
6.Put in the oyster mushroom,spring onion and bok choy
7.Simmer until the sauce has reduced a little and the spring onions have slightly softened
8.Garnish with cilantro leaves

Serve!

How to Make a Pie Crust

This is just a follow up recipe of "Apple Pie "

Basic Pie Crust Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter,chilled and chopped
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar


Procedure:
1.Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit
2.Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
3.Mix until the dough starts to come together ( use electric mixer with paddle attachment)
4.Lay plastic wrap on a flat surface and dust it with flour.
5.Gather the dough into a ball with your hands.
6.Transfer the dough to the center of the plastic wrap.
7.Flatten dough with the palm of your hand,shaping it into a disc large enough to fill the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
NOTE: work quickly so that the butter doesn't melt while you do this.
8.Gently place your pie plate over the flattened dough,face down with one hand under the plastic wrap turn the dough over the pie plate.
9.Peel off plastic wrap.
10.Refrigerate for 20minutes.

Apple Pie

This is my first time to cook apple pie.I keep my recipe and share to you guys/gals.





Filling
5 apples,peeled and sliced
1 cup sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons flour

Topping
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup brown sugar

Procedure
1. Pre heat oven to 350 Fahrenheit
2.Prepare pie crust.
3.Mix all ingredients for the filling in a large mixing bowl.
4.Pour into pie plate.
5.Place all ingredients for crumb topping in a food processor
6.Mix until topping resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
7.Pour over filling
8.Bake for 1 hour

Healthy Option Recipe

Gals, try to do this in your home.I am sure your husband and kids would love the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2 cup sliced young corn
1/2 cup sliced fresh button mushrooms
1 cup sliced asparagus / broth cube
1 250 ml all purpose cream

salt and pepper to taste



Procedure:
1.Heat butter.
2.Saute onion with garlic until limp.
3.Stir in corn,mushroom and asparagus.Allow for 1 min. between each addition.
4.Season with broth cube.Pour the all purpose cream.
5.Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6.Simmer for another 5 minutes.

Serve Hot!

Tuna Fish Salad

Tuna Fish Salad is tata favorite.He always want me to make tuna salad during day off.
I will share my basic method how to make tuna salad.




Ingredients:
1/2 kilo white meat tuna ( cut into small strips)
1 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 onion ( big,chopped)
1 ginger ( grated )
1 tablespoon calamansi juice
2 pcs. hot chili ( chopped)


Procedure:

1.Mix the tuna meat and vinegar.
2.Let it stand for 2 minutes.
3.After 2 minutes,squeeze off the liquid.
4.Mix the ginger,onion,salt,chili and tune meat.
5.After mixing them thoroughly after 10 minutes it is ready to eat.

SERVE..Easy!

Vegetable Broth

How to prepare a vegetable broth?

Here are some steps:

1.Cut 1 pound of different fresh vegetable like broccoli,leek,potatoes,tomatoes,onions,beans,turnip cabbage,spinach,bell pepper ..in a small pieces.
2.Saute lightly.
3.Cook until soft in approx.4 pints( 2liters) of water in pressure cooker or
4.Regular pot just increased cooking time
5.Pour the cooked vegetable broth through a strainer.
6.Filter out the solid pieces .
7.Drink the liquid only!

Beef Steak

Beef steak has different style of cooking.Here is a Filipino style of cooking a beef steak!



Ingredients:
(Marinade) :Mix All

3 tablespoons calamansi juice
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 kilo beef tenderloin
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 onion ( big cut into rings )

Procedure:
1.Slice the beef thinly with 3" x 3" size and marinate for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
2.Saute the garlic and beef then cover the lid and cook at low fire.
3.Turn the meat once in a while to prevent burnt smell.
4.When done add the marinade and onion rings.
5.Cover once more for a while or until the onion becomes wilted.

Serve.

Fish Balls

Do you want an extra income? Why don't you try cooking business? Like fish ball or siomai?
well, for me fish ball is best for Pinoy's especially in the market where people need to visit.
I will teach you how to make fish ball.


Ingredients:
1 kilo fish ( any white meat fish,cleaned up)
2 pcs. carrots
2 eggs
2 potatoes
Ginger (sliced 1 inch )
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon MSG or vetsin
1 head garlic
1 1/2 cup cornstarch
4 cups water

Procedure:
1.Cook the fish in water and ginger for 5 minutes.
2.Remove the fish bones and chop the fish finely.
3.Chop finely the carrots,potatoes,garlic and onions.
4.Mix all the ingredients and form into 1 diameter ball.
5.Bring to boil the liquid used in boiling the fish and drop 3 or more fish balls at a time.
6.Remove the fish balls when it floats.
7.Put the cooked fish balls in a drainer and let them cool.

EASY! Try at home now!

MixMo

During my college days,I can't escape to my friend's party.Oh,well ..I am not a drinker for tequila and vodka one shot is already enough for me.How about if I try to make a vodka cookies and cream? One glass will not be enough for me.

Here is how:

1.Mix 6 pcs. of chocolate cookies
2.7 table spoons of sugar
3.180ml evaporated milk
4.150ml vodka
5.Add ice cubes and Blend

To serve :
Top with chocolate chip cookie.

Try!

Holiday Menu

This is my first time to cook an afritada.I had afritada mix for quick and easy cooking.But, next time I will try a real afritada recipe.
This is our menu in lunch plus spaghetti and my favorite cake :-)



















Ingredients:
3/4 pork
1 pack afritada mix
2 cups water
bell pepper
potato

Here is what I did ;
1.Heat the oil in the frying fan.Place the pork until slightly brown
2.Remove the excess oil
3.Add the two cups water
4.Add afritada mix until it dissolve.
5.Cook until the meat tender
6.Add the slice potato and Bell pepper
7.when all is nice and soft.Place a chopped onion

Serve

How to Cook Sticky Kamote Wedges ?

In the province we have a farm planted with cassava,kamote and banana while the half area was coconut and fruit tree.We harvest the camote crops every six months.We don't sell our harvest because it was enough for us .But sometimes we give some to our neighbor.I usually cook boiled camote or sticky kamote wedges for snacktime in the afternoon.Boiled camote is easy so I will share the "sticky camote wedges".here is how :


Ingredients:

3 medium -sized kamote ( whole,peeled and slice into wedges )
1/4 cup, brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon


Steps:

1.Place the kamote wedgeson a foil-lined baking sheet,keeping them in one layer
2.Sprinkle the wedges with about 3 to 5 tbps of water.
3.Sprinkle the moistened wedges evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon.
4.Bake in a pre heated 350F oven for 20 - 25 minutes,until the kamote wedges are tender and the sugar-cinnamon mixture has turned into a gooey glaze.
5.Let them cool before serving

easy steps..Just try this at home