Chopsuey

One dish that Filipino loved is Chopsuey. You can do so much on this dish because it is versatile dish.

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Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breast  ( boiled then shred)
1 can button mushroom
1 onion slice
3 cloves garlic minced
1 med size carrots (sliced in round)
1/4 lb cabbage cut
15 pcs beans cut in half
1 bell pepper diced
chicken broth (from the chicken breast)
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 med chayote
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp cornstarch mix into a little water

Procedures:
1. Saute the onion then garlic.
2. Add chicken meat and saute.
3. Add the mushroom, carrots, chayote and beans. Cover.
4. Add Chicken broth, salt, black pepper, oyster sauce, mix well, add bell pepper, stir. Cover the pot then simmer until vegetable is a bit tender.
5. Put in cabbage stir well.
6. Diluter the cornstarch to a water then pour into the vegetable. Mix well.
7. Time to test taste.

Note: I like my chopsuey a bit dry but if you like to have more sauce on your chopsuey put a little evaporated milk or water then seasoned it again.

Bacon and Peas Salad

I love peas and so is bacon. So when I found this recipe online I told to  myself why not make it a try so I did. It turn out really good and is one of my favorite side dis.

                                     
Ingredients:
4 slices of bacon
water for boiling
1 (16 ounces) frozen peas
chopped onion
ranch dressing
Shredded Cheddar cheese

Procedure:
1. Fry the bacon until brown. Drain, slice and crumble.
2. Boil the water in a pot. Boil the peas for a minute, until tender then drain. Transfer the peas to a ice cold water. Set aside.
3. In a bowl, toss together bacon, peas, onion, ranch dressing and cheddar cheese. Refrigerate then serve.

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Beef with snow peas

Last Sunday after church hubby and I went to the grocery store. I  like to look for meat on sale and it so happen that the meat in my favorite store is on sale so I bought sirloin beef and it is buy one take one, so cool huh! Here is my recipe my mother used to cook this and it is so good with hot rice.

Ingredients:

1 lb any lean beef ( cut thinly in length)
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp minced ginger root ( I bought ginger in a tube it will take a long time to consume)
3 cloves of garlic minced
snow peas ( I put a lot of snow peas)

Directions:
In a small bowl ,combine the soy sauce, rice wine, brown sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat. Saute ginger and garlic. Add the beef stir and let it browned. Add the snow peach and stir fry for a minute covered. Add the soy sauce mixture, bring to a little boil, stirring constantly lower the heat and summer until the sauce thickens. Serve with hot rice!

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Champorado

Champorado or Tsamporado is just rice with pure cocoa. Before making champorado you have to cook the rice and let it boil until tender. If you are going to tenderize the rice make it like a cup of rice and three cups of water. Stirring constantly makes the water a bit sticky and the rice more tender. Mix the grounded pure cocoa into the rice. When it is done (it has to be with water not dry) scoop it with a laddle and put it in a plate then mix with milk I like evaporated milk and with little sugar my Champorado is done!

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Camote Cue

When I first cook this hubby ask me what it is. I told him it is a sweet potato cook in oil and covered with caramel. He only knew about baking sweeto potato but not my way of cooking it. In the end he likes it and from time to time I cook the sweet potato this way especially if I crave for it.

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Squash and String beans in coconut milk

In the Philippiles mixing coconut milk is common or usual in our dishes. We even put coconut milk to our desserts much with the main dish. This one is with squash and beans, I chopped pork and saute them. I season it with a bit of fish sauce with everything is tender I put one coconut milk and voila my dish is ready to eat. 

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Bokchoy or Pechay with sardines

We call this vegetable in the Philippines petchay but here in US they call it bokchoy. Nevertheless, they are the same though some are big others are small. From time to time I crave for vegetable dish unlike in the Philippines I had to send somebody to go to the market and voila fresh vegetables, fruits and meat are there after several minutes. Every time hubby and  I went for grocery shopping (at Asian store) I bought plenty of vegetables and in order my vegetables not to rot I have to cook it  immediately. One of my bokchoy dish with a twist.

                                 Ingredients : olive oil, garlic, ginger, bokchoy, sardines and sesame seed.

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Binagoongan na Baboy with coconut milk

Have you tried cooking binagoongan na baboy with coconut milk? The main ingredients is the pork belly I chopped it then saute the garlic and onion in a wok. When it is a bit brown I separate the oil if there is too much oil. Then I put the bagoong (shrimp paste) stire then I mix the coconut milk. I put extra chili for a more taste.

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Yellow Mango

                                                       Here is my Sushi Bowl I made it!

Why this is not wrap because I choose not to. First I do know how to wrap it and I like the easy way lol! First I do not have a fresh tuna or salmon and I do not like to bet or gamble the fish I buy in the store so I choose to cook my shrimp. Then on a the bowl at the bottom I put rice, then I slice mango, avocado, imitation crab, some lettuce and radish. And in the middle is the sushi wrapper I crumble it and put in the middle. When I was done plating I am ready to eat what do you think of my concoction.

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Spring Roll ala Kim

I call this spring roll out from rice paper wrapper. To have some greens I put lettuce leaf, then a crab imitation meat, I slice mango for some yellow color, julienne some cucumber, bean threads. 

                          If you want something to much this one is healthy and easy to make.

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Craving

The other day I was craving for fish and coconut milk in one. I look at the pantry and here it is a can of mackerel, coconut milk in can and jackfruit in can. I look at the refrigerator and I found spinach and bell peppers as well as okra. When you are hungry you become imaginative I cooked it right away the food that is in my mind and voila here is my little concoction and I am very satisfied I end up having a very good day. I never thought a good food could lift your whole spirit make you happy hehehe. By the way I pair these dish with hot rice yummy!

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Ginisang Mungo

If you are a Filipino you are familiar to these dish. We call this ginisang mungo but I mixed sardinas or sardines to it with white squash. I happen to have malungay/kamungay so I put it too and voula a new dish from my kitchen is born. ^_^

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Chips Tortillas

I was at my SIL when I first tasted these chips tortillas. I thought of making it for me so when I get home I immediately made it. It was a long trial and error and even until now I still try to figure out the right temperature and time to make it crispy and not burnt. One time I made one batch and oh it was so good because the brown sugar was caramelized on it and it was crispy the bad part is hubby don't like it too sweet so had to adjust it again, lol!

I used whole wheat tortillas, cut it using a pizza cutter (you can use knife though)
I brush  it with butter
Drizzle some brown sugar and cinnamon
Put it in oven for at least 15 minutes to 330F. This part is crucial not everyone has the same oven so you must watch it often.
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Repetition

                                I burnt my asparagus lol! But the bacon turned out really good ^_^

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Herb Pork Roast

Hubby bought me a new slow cooker but this time it has more function than just slow cooking. I can put the pot over the stove, and the base where the pot is seated I can use it for frying very cool huh? Anyway, since I lost my slow cooker somewhere I have not cook any pork roast or beef. When I got the slow cooker I immediately cook the pork roast here is my recipe.

Ingredients:

4-5 lbs pork roast, boneless or bone-in
4 large cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tbsp water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp sage
 1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 pcs of potatoes peeled quartered ( or as many potatoes as you want)
carrots ( I used the already cut carrots)

Procedure:
1. In a small bowl combine the salt, thyme, sage, and cloves. Rub into pork roast.
2. Place pork roast in the slow cooker. Put the potatoes, garlic and water. Set the temperature to 4 to 5 hours (depending on how you like for the pork to be tender) . Put the carrots an hour or 33 minutes before you turn the cooker off.

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Fruit Salad Smoothie

          Here is my new concoction Peach Banana Strawberry smoothie. A very good breakfast smoothie.

  Ingredients:

1  ripe Peach (you can use fresh)
3/4 cup fresh strawberries
1/2 banana peeled
2 cups chilled skim milk
4 tsps fruit juice (I used Silk)
1 tsp vanilla
cinnamon (optional)

Directions:
1. In blender combine all ingredients except cinnamon.
2. Divide smoothie into chilled glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

                                                 One bagel cut in half and spread cream cheese.

                           I love to eat more fruits in the morning so throw those fruits in your plate!

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Breakfast Menu

This morning I prepare our breakfast. When I was done doing my  thing in the kitchen I called hubby and he was amazed how little the food was on the table hahahahaha, I told him this is only around 300 calories maybe and if we want to lose weight naturally we have to do this, lol! But then I told him do not worry  I am going to cook lunch too with just less than another 300 calories hehehe.  Here is my first breakfast that I think it is healthy.

                                                                     The ingredients

                                                                 The Breakfast

                                                           Banana/Strawberry shake

Menu:

*Berry/ Banana shake
*1 muffin cut in half
* 1 tbsp cream cheese
* 1 cup coffee or tea ( hubby drink it already)
* Banana (frozen or fresh)
*

Strawberry/ Banana smoothie
* 1 banana, peeled, cut up and frozen ( fresh)
* 1/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberry ( or any berries you have)
* 1 cup Silk mango/peach juice
* 3 tbsp low fat yogurt
sliced fresh strawberries (optional) for garnishing

     In a blender container combine the frozen banana pieces, desired berries, juice, and yogurt. Cover and blend till smooth. To serve, pour into tall glasses. If desired, garnish each drink with fresh strawberries. Makes 2. If you want more just double the ingredients you can't be wrong with smoothies! Have fun!!

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Spaghetti Squash and Pork Stir Fry

The other day we were talking about what we had from our garden. I told them that pumpkins are very expensive I am certain I would plant more pumpkins next year. Then the word spaghetti squash came out. I have never tasted nor cooked spaghetti squash I do not have any idea what it looks. My husband says he had it before and my SIL like it very much. I asked her how I am going to cooked the spaghetti squash after hearing everything I am destined to try it. The next day I went to a closest farm and there it was the spaghetti squash. I could not believe how much it is worth one piece is $2.00. So I thought another plant to plant next year, my list just add up every year to what to plant. Anyway, that day I cooked my very first spaghetti squash.

Spaghetti squash and pork stir fry

Still in the wok

Ingredients:

* 1 2-pound spaghetti squash

* 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut in length

* 2 tsp sesame oil

* 2 or 3 green onions (  I used our Egyptian onion the smaller leaves)

* 3 cloves of garlic, mashed and minced

* 1/2 tsp of ginger paste ( you can use fresh ginger)

* salt  to taste ( be careful with salt because you already have a soy sauce)

* 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

*  1 pinch of chili ( optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. I cut in halves the spaghetti squash. Use the big knife you have because it is a bit hard. Cut in halves, scooped the seeds ,discard. I then put the two halves in a baking sheet, cut side down, I drizzle some olive oil for a little bit of taste. Bake until the squash is tender, about 45 minutes but check it out often. Let cool then shred the flesh with a fork.

Note: This part  I was very impressed. Because it is my first time to cook spaghetti squash. When I shred the meat with fork it just fall like a spaghetti form ( see above) I do not have a hard time shredding it. They look like spaghetti!

3. Slice pork into thin lengthwise.

4. Heat a large wok over low-medium heat. Put the oil, then add onions, garlic, ginger and salt; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Do not let it burn. Add the pork, and stir, let it cooked for 3 minutes. Add the squash threads and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar and chili, stir, let it cook for a little bit. Do not cover just stir the squash until all the ingredients are mix. You can smell the aroma it does smell good.  And the taste it is so good! Try it!

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Avocado Ice Candy

I remember when I was a kid the first thing in mind if I got some money (cents) I got to buy an ice candy. Ice candy in the Philippines is most common "snack" specially if it is too hot. The flavor on making ice candy varies from what fruit is in season. You can also make an orange ice candy from orange juice. The other day I had three almost over ripe avocados  or guacamole. So I decided to make an ice candy. I get my ice candy wrapper (I bought in the Philippines), get the avocado meat and put in the blender, mix some sugar and water then I blend it. I then one by one open the ice cream wrapper and with the help of a funnel fill the wrapper with the avocado mixture. I fill half of the ice candy wrapper and the other half twis it and tie. This is how it looks. I put it in the freezer and when it is hard it is ready to eat!

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