Bacon and Eggs

Had a tiring day at work. Went home at around 7 in the evening, hungry and I thought why not make a very easy  meal? Bacon and eggs for dinner! (Just when you think bacon and eggs only happen in the morning...) :) I got the recipe from martha stewart. 

What food do like to eat when your tired from work? 

Lemon Chicken

My take on Lemon chicken. Get the recipe here.

What's Cookin'?

How cool and cute it would be if your recipe books look like this! I bet the dishes in them would be awesome!

Cool, right? :) Click here for more recipes. Enjoy!

Tuna Slider

Another great invention from Ms. J! Recipe here

Tuna Ala King

For our Saturday inuman at a friends house I decided to bring Tuna Ala King inspired by Jenni Epperson :) Instead of using Century Corned Tuna, I used 1 big Century Tuna in hot and spicy and 1 in brine. In her recipe she put frozen veggies and white onions-I added mushrooms topped with cheese and I got great reviews! :) Next to try on Tuna Sliders :)

Char Kway Teow :)

Grilled Chicken and Herbs

A Mother's Day special :)

I cooked grilled chicken and herbs. First I marinated the chicken with garlic, calamansi juice, salt, pepper, oregano, rosemary and thyme for 30 minutes. Then I drizzled it with olive oil to prevent it from sticking to the grill. I made sure to pre-heat the stove-top grill to capture the grill marks on my chicken. I cooked it for at least 15-20 minutes. Then for the onion sauce, I poured the oil (drippings) from the chicken. I sautèd the onions until translucent. Then I added 2 cloves of chopped garlic and cooked it until golden brown. Poured the remaining marinade and added a teaspoon of brown sugar and a pinch of pepper to taste. I then poured the sauce over the chicken and garnished it with fresh thyme.

P.S. Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there! :)

Spaghetti with Mozzarella Meatballs

Inspired by Giada De Laurentiis =)

Banana Fritters with Choco Dip

Dessert time! :) I made banana fritters for my nephews for merienda. I just opened a box of Maya Hotcake mix, followed the instructions (**note that I did not put oil in the hotcake mixture so that it would coat the banana evenly) then in a separate bowl I opened a bag of tempura breading and seasoned it with a pinch of salt and cinnamon.

Dip the banana in the hotcake mixture then coat it with the tempura breading. Make sure that your oil in the pan is hot before you put the banana. Remove when its already golden brown.

For the chocolate dip, I just melted a few tsokolate de cacao in a boiling water or you can use maple syrup instead. Try this one, it's great!

Cream Dory in herb and garlic butter

My sister and I have been experimenting different ways to cook cream dory. And I decided to top it with herb and garlic butter. First, I seasoned the cream dory with salt and pepper, drizzled some calamansi juice. Then set it aside for like 30 minutes or until the fish absorbs the flavor. While waiting for the fish to absorb all the flavors, finely chopped flat parsley, garlic, oregano and basil. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. In a small pan heat olive oil and saute the garlic and herb for 30 seconds. When done, remove the garlic and herb then add a small block of butter then add the fish until both side are cooked. When done, put the herb and garlic mixture on top of the cream dory, drizzled with the remaining oil in the pan and bake for 15 more minutes. Drizzled with more calamansi juice to taste.

Herb Potato and Chicken Salad

Yummy!!! :)

Ingredients:
Marble Potato
Chicken Breast
Onion
Flat Parsley
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Powder
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Mustard
Salt & Pepper

Cook on low for about 6-8 hours, or until the chicken is done and potatoes are tender. In a separate bowl, mix extra virgin olive oil, mustard, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour over marble potatoes and shredded chicken breast. Sprinkle with chopped flat parsley and onions.

Chicken and Cheese Pizza

Carbonara ala Figaro

But mine was a little bit creamy and yummy! :)

Sweet Chili Prawns :D

First Attempt: Spicy Pork Binagoongan

I was craving for pork binagoongan for 3 days now so I decided to make one. Unfortunately, mine needed a little bit more of the shrimp paste because I couldn't identify its taste. But the over all flavor is good. :)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo of Pork Kasim (menudo cut or adobo cut)
• 2 1/2 tbsp of shrimp paste
• 1/4 butter
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2 to 3 sili pansigang (sliced diagonally)
• 1 clove garlic (crushed and chopped)
• 1 onion sliced in pieces
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tomatoes sliced in pieces
• 1/2 cup of water

Procedure:

1. Saute garlic in butter until golden brown. Add onion and tomatoes. Add a pinch of pepper.
2. Add pork and water, cook until meat is tender and water is almost gone.
3. Add shrimp paste and sugar. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Then add sili pansigang and simmer for 10 minutes.

Served over hot rice.

Happy eating! :)

Beef Salpicao

I have been craving for beef salpicao these past few weeks. And I couldn't find the one resto that serves beef salpicao as I want it to..so I did my homework and research for the recipe. I have been trying to perfect my beef salpicao and I finally made it :) My sister told me that I got it already and I want to share it to you guys...enjoy and happy eating :P

Ingredients:

• 250 grams beef strips (bacon style)
  
• 2 tablespoons garlic (minced or more if you like)
• Pinch of salt & pepper
• 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons liquid seasoning
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small can of mushrooms (sliced in half)
  

Procedure:

1. In a bowl marinate beef in salt & pepper, garlic, oyster sauce, liquid seasoning and olive oil for a few minutes.
2. In a saute pan, heat oil in very high heat.
3. Put in beef and all marinade ingredients and toss very swiftly keeping the heat very high.
4. In a separate pan, saute minced garlic and mushroom until golden brown. Add a pinch of salt & pepper.
   
5. Add in the garlic and mushrooms while tossing. Finish with butter.
6. Serve with garlic rice.

**You can change the measurements of the ingredients according to your taste. :)

Source:http://www.kusinaatbp.com/recipes/salpicao_beef.htm (revised)