Puto Flan

This is a requested recipe from few emails that I received lately, I tried to get the best recipe from few friends and incorporated it with my idea, the outcome is a superb puto flan. Try it.

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Ingredients for puto:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 beaten yolk
1 1/2 cup fresh milk or evaporated milk

Procedure:
1.Combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder then sift it.
2. In a mixing bowl combine together the sifted ingredients, egg and milk then mix very well until the batter is smooth in texture. Set aside.

These are the ingredients for flan mixture:
1 cup condensed milk
4 eggyolks
1/2 cup fresh or evaporated milk

Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients for flan until fully blended.


To assemble the puto flan.

1. Put water in the steamer and bring to a boil.
2. Fill each molder with 1 tablespoon of the flan mixture then steam for 5 minutes or until done.
3. Put a tablespoon of puto mixture over the cooked flan and continue to steam for 7  minutes or until done.
4. Let cool before un-molding, then serve.

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Hot and Spicy Lasagna

A few years ago, and I mean quite a few years ago, my daughter was still about 2 or 3 years old, and we had gone to Oklahoma to visit my mother in law.

One of the things she made for us to eat, was her Hot and Spicy Lasagna.  I remember that I loved it so much and asked her for the recipe.  Instead of scribbling it down on a piece of paper, she actually bought me her church cookbook, which included this recipe plus a few others from her mother, sister and niece.  A real treasure for me.

I love this little book, I think that church cookbooks tend to hold some of the best homemade recipes.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.

Hot and Spicy Lasagna

Credit: Pat Bourland

1 lb. hot sausage
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp basil flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chiles
2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
10 oz. lasagna noodles
24 oz. creamy cottage cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan
2 beaten eggs
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. parsley flakes
1 lb. Mozzarella cheese, sliced

Brown sausage slowly;  spoon off excess fat.  Add garlic, basil, flakes, salt, tomatoes and green chilies and tomato paste;  simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Cook noodles in large amount of boiling water until tender;  drain.  Rinse;  drain again.

Combine remaining ingredients except Mozzarella cheese.  Place 1/2 of the noodles in 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish;  spread 1/2 of the cottage cheese filling over noodles.  Add 1/2 of the Mozzarella cheese and 1/2 of the meat sauce.  Repeat layers.  Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

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Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake

It has been such a long time since I've last had this coffee cake.  I always wonder why I stop making something, or tend to forget about it, when it's something that I know I love.

This Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake is a Pampered Chef Recipe.  I can actually remember the very first time I tried it.  I was hosting a Pampered Chef Party at my house, when we still lived on base in Idaho.  The hostess had asked me to pick a few things for her to prepare and I honestly didn't know what to pick because I hadn't tried anything at all, so this was her suggestion.

I remember that I kept thinking that it was so easy to make, and obviously wondered if it would taste good.

One bite and I was hooked.  Since then it has become one of our favorites and I have tried it with apple, strawberry, lemon, blueberry and raspberry fillings, each one just as good as the other.

Last weekend I went to a barbecue at my brother's house, it was sort of a last minute thing and I didn't know what to take.  I don't even know how I remembered this dessert, but I'm glad I did because I happened to have everything on hand.

Give it a try if you haven't before, I can almost guarantee that you will love it just as much as I do.

Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake

Cake & filling
2 (8 oz. each) pkgs. refrigerated crescent rolls
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
21 oz. can cherry pie filling

Glaze
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2-3 teaspoons milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent dough and arrange 12 of the triangles in a circle with wide ends toward the outside edge of the Large Round Stone - the points will not meet in the center. Lightly flour and roll out the seams making a 14" circle with a 3" hole in the center. Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg & vanilla and spread over dough. Top with pie filling. Cut each of the 4 remaining triangles into thirds (starting at the wide end opposite the point and cutting lengthwise to the point). Arrange over filling evenly in spoke-like pattern. Press ends to seal at center and outer edges. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly. Mix powdered sugar and milk until glaze consistency and drizzle over coffee cake.

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Macaroni Salad ( For Sale Version)

An economical version of salad but still yummy. This is from my sister's eatery because she is selling it. I copied to give my readers an idea on how to make macaroni salad by volume but in an economical way to increase earnings without  jeopardizing the taste. To those who wants to sell macaroni salad in their neighborhood, try this and good luck to your business :-).


Ingredients:
1 kilo elbow macaroni
1 can fruit cocktail (3.033 KG)
1 kilo Nata de coco ( any color of your choice)
1 can Nestle Cream ( 300G)
1 can Angel Kremdensada (410 ml)
3 cans condensed Milk ( 300ml each can)
150 grams raisins
1 can corn kernel (280 grams) optional
2 cups mayonaise


Procedure:
1. Cook the macaroni according to its packaging procedure then set aside.
2. Drain the fruit cocktail and set aside.
3. Combine all the ingredients and mix well, then refrigerate for few hours.

4. It is now ready to be sold or just enjoy it with your loved ones.

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Lumpiang Hubad

Lumpiang hubad is a vegetable dish for spring roll but it's not wrap with the spring roll wrappers that's why it is called hubad which means naked in English. Although I love spring roll, but at times where wrapper are not available, this one is always welcome in our dining table. Yummy!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo sprouted beans (togue)
1/4 kilo cabbage (strips)
1/4 kilo green beans ( sliced thinly )
1/4 kilo ground beef ( or whatever meat you would like to use)
2 medium size carrots ( strips)
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the ground beef and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, then give a good stir, add salt and pepper to taste then simmer until it is cooked. ( do not overcooked)
3. Serve and enjoy.

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Bangus Adosiw

You must try this recipe so that you will not miss half of your life :-). This is a combination of Paksiw and Adobo that's why it is very delicious. I cooked this for our lunch.

Ingredients:
1 kilo milkfish (sliced and cleaned)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
thumb size ginger
1/2 cup water
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 onion
2 pieces laurel/bayleaf
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
chili finger (siling haba)
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pan or wok put the ginger, chili, onion and garlic then the fish, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, black pepper and laurel, cover and cook over medium heat, when boiling, lower the heat then simmer until half cooked.

2. Add the water and continue cooking until done.
3. Serve with rice and enjoy.

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How To Make Homemade Tocino

Try this recipe and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 kilo either pork, beef or chicken ( just choose the part that you like to use)
2 cups sprite
1/2 cup ketchup ( to add color)
3 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup pineapple juice
3 tablespoons calamansi or lemon Juice
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins
3 teaspoon soy sauce
 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. Slice the pork and marinate with all the ingredients, overnight or at least 4 hours.

2. In a pan or wok put the meat and the marinating sauce then cook over medium heat, continue to simmer until the sauce dries out.
3. When the sauce dries out put an oil that is enough to fry the meat.

 4. After frying serve it with rice, or a combination of fried rice and fried egg for a delicious TOSILOG :-)

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Sarciadong Dalagang Bukid

Yellow tail fusilier or dalagang bukid is a kind of fish known for its tangy and delicious taste. This dish made the dalagang bukid even yummier. My mom and sisters who ate this gave me thumbs up. I hope you will try this recipe.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo dalagang bukid
2 med. size tomatoes (sliced)
1 med. size onion (sliced)
3 cloves garlic ( minced)
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs( beaten)
2 cups water (add if needed)
Spring onion
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes until soften.
2. Add the water and bring to a boil when boiling, add the fried fish, salt and pepper to taste, then simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the beaten eggs, stirring constantly so that it will be distributed evenly, then add the spring onion and simmer until done.
4. Serve it hot.

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Sinabawang Danggit

Rabbitfish (Danggit) is a nice fish for, soup, paksiw, fried and many more, smaller rabbitfish are best for drying. The regular size like the one that I cooked today is good for soup, this is my father's favorite and I learned to cook it from him. Very tasty, a bit of sweet and creamy taste is the soup will surely boost your appetite. Try it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo Danggit
3 cups water
1 cup malunggay
1 tomato
1 onion
chili finger ( siling haba)
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, onion and tomato then bring to a boil, when boiling add the danggit and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add chili finger, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Add the malunggay, stir and leave for a minute then serve it hot.

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Fried Frog

Rainy days are here again, edible frogs are everywhere :-). My brother (Edward) caught frogs last night and he gave me some. I fried it, yummy! Lami!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo cleaned frog
4 calamansi or 1 big lime
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and marinate for an hour.
2. Deep fry until golden brown.
3. Serve with a smile :-)

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Pork Liver Afritada

Liver provides macronutrients you need for energy and tissue maintenance, including protein and fat. It also comes loaded with vitamins and minerals, with a single serving providing your entire recommended daily intake of some nutrients. While it can boost your health and fight nutrient deficiencies, consuming large servings of pork liver might increase your risk of an accidental nutrient overdose, so you should consume it in moderation.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork liver
3 medium size potatoes ( sliced to your desired size)
2 carrots (sliced to your desired size)
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the liver and continue to saute for a minute.
2. Add the carrots, potatoes, tomato paste and  soy sauce, give a good stir and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring once in  a while.

3. Add water, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until fully cooked, then thicken with cornstarch.
4. Serve it hot.

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Sinabawang Ulo ng Tuna

I was tempted to cook this because while I am at the market this morning, the vendor of this is a very good one and was able to convinced me to buy this. I'm glad that I bought it, the soup is yummy, I am the one who ate the eye, that's extra yummy for me. Have you eaten tuna's eye before?

Ingredients:
1 kilo sliced Tuna head
3 cups water ( add if needed)
2 tablespoons fish sauce (optional)
1 onion
1 teaspoon ginger strips
1/4 kilo Chinese cabbage or any green leafy vegetables for soup
some chili fingers
salt to taste

Sliced Tuna Head

Procedure:
1. Saute the ginger and onion then put the tuna head and fish sauce then simmer for 2 minutes then add the water and bring to a boil, when boiling reduce the heat and simmer until the fish is fully cooked.
2. Increase the heat to high then add the Chinese cabbage, chili and salt to taste then simmer for a minute, turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot and enjoy.

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Easy Pork Sisig

A recipe shared by a loving father of 2 kids, Mr. Orville Pañares. What I liked about this recipe, is the simple and easy way of doing it, good for all the beginners in cooking to follow. Thank you Mr. Pañares for sharing this.

Ingredients: 

1/4 kl. pork face (maskara) 

1/4 kl. pork ears 

6 cloves garlic (chopped) 

2 med. size red onion (chopped) 

3 pcs. thumb size ginger (crushed)

 1 small can liver spread
1 litre water ( add if needed)

mayonaise

 kalamansi

Procedure:

1. Saute half of the onion and garlic, together with all the ginger. 

2. Add the pork face and ears. lightly brown to extract flavors. 

3. Add the water, bring to boil then simmer till the meat is tender. 

4. Remove meat from water, then cut into small pieces. 

5. Heat ample amount of oil in a pan, pan fry sliced meats to add crisp to the meat. drain excess oil after frying. 

6. Saute remaining garlic and onions together with the meat. (optional: add chopped chili finger if desired) 

7. Add in the liver spread, mix well then serve while hot. (option: may use sizzling plate if available). 

8. Drizzle mayonaise on top and kalamansi on the side then serve.


Contributed by: Mr. Orville Pañares

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Boiled Eggplant Salad

This is very easy to prepare by just boiling the eggplants and mix all the ingredients. I made this today because we will go to the river for a picnic, this is perfect with the grilled pork and fish that we have.

Ingredients:
4 eggplants
1 onion (diced)
2 tomatoes (diced)
3 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Boiled eggplants

Procedure:
1. Boil the eggplant and dice, then combine all the ingredients:
2. Serve and enjoy.

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Sago and Gelatine Salad

Enjoy this affordable yet delicious salad. Both kids and adults will surely enjoy this treat.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo white small sago ( cook the sago then drain)
10 grams red gelatine powder (cooked and diced)
10 grams white gelatine powder (cooked and diced)
1 1/2 cup condensed milk
250 ml Nestle cream
1 small can evaporated milk

Procedure :
1. Combine all the ingredients then refrigerate.
2. Refrigerate before serving.

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Maja with Fruit Cocktail

Superb!

Ingredients:
200 grams corn starch
1 small can fruit cocktail (432 grams) drained
4 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
250 ml All purpose Cream ( Nestle or Alaska Crema)
1 small can evaporated milk


Procedure:
1. In a pan put the coconut milk and cornstarch then mix will until corn starch is fully dissolved.
2. Add the evaporated milk, sugar and cream then mix well then add the fruit cocktail, cook over medium heat stirring well to avoid it from settling at the bottom of the pot. Continue stirring until the mixture becomes firm and smooth, allow to simmer for a while before transferring to a molding tray.
3. Pour to your desired container or molding tray then allow few hour to cool. Unmold it then serve.

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Pork Medley

Simple and economical way of cooking your pork, tomato sauce and creams are not needed but still, this recipe will surely capture your taste buds. "Lami!" :-) Yummy!

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1/2 kilo pork (sliced into bite size)
1/4 kilo green beans ( sliced into bite size)
2 medium size carrots ( sliced into bite size)
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion then add the ground pepper and pork, continue to saute until the pinkish color of the meat is gone.
2. Add the water and simmer until the meat is fully cooked, increase the heat to high then add the carrots and green beans, give a good stir until fully mixed, add salt to taste.
3. Simmer until done then serve it hot with rice.

You can add more vegetables for this recipe like broccoli and cauliflower.

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Nilat-ang Baboy

Nilat-an is a cooking process in Mindanao and Visayas regions of Philippines, I think this is related to Luzon's "nilaga". My mother loves to cook nilat-an specially if the meat is tough, using this process, it makes the meat tender by simmering the meat over low heat, that brings out the delicious flavor of the meat. Try this recipe.

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork buto-buto
1 piece banana heart ( slice into wedges)
thumb size ginger
1 onion
4 chili fingers ( siling haba)
6 cups water ( add if needed)
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. In a pot put the water, onion, ginger and pork buto-buto, bring to a boil, when boiling reduce the heat then simmer until the meat is tender.
2. Add the banana heart and simmer until tender then add chili fingers, salt and pepper to taste then simmer until done.
3. Garnish with spring onion then serve it hot and do not forget to smile.

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{ Cheesy Pork and Veggie Rice }

You know when you buy a pack of pork chops and you think there are more in there than there really are?  But you don't notice it until you go to cook them for dinner?

It's not the first time I've done this, either because I forget that there are not enough in there when I buy them, or because I have a pack of pork tenderloin chops sitting in the freezer that need to be cooked, and are just not enough to feed everyone.

I came up with this recipe last night as I sat there staring at 6 small chops and wondering how I would feed 4 of us.

The result was a delicious, filling meal that everyone enjoyed.  I paired this rice with some corn on the cob and dinner was a success.

Please keep in mind that I don't measure, I learned how to cook at a very young age with my great grandmother and she never measured.

Cheesy Pork and Veggie Rice

Pork tenderloin chops (I had 6 small ones), diced into small cubes
1 small onion, thinly sliced
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
1 bay leaf
paprika to taste
Turmeric to taste
Small bag of mixed veggies
1 and a half cups of rice
3 cups of water
shredded cheese

In a large skillet, add a tablespoon or two of olive oil, the onions and the bay leaf.  Season with the salt and pepper, garlic powder and paprika to taste, stir well and cook on medium/high until onion is translucent.

Add the pork and cook until brown making sure it is cooked all the way through, then add in the mixed veggies.  Stir and simmer for about 5 minutes. 

Add the rice, stir well and pour in the water.  At this point, sprinkle on some turmeric, I like my rice to look nice and yellow so I added about a teaspoon, stir.  Turn the heat down to medium and cook for about 20 minutes or until the rice is to your taste.  Some people like it very well done, others prefer their rice with a bit of a bite to it. 

When the rice is cooked to your liking, sprinkle on some cheese, stir, place a lid on the skillet and let it sit for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and gooey.  Enjoy!!!

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Pocherong Bangus

Enjoy the delicious taste of pochero with this milkfish (bangus) dish. It is simple and easy to prepare, try it.

Ingredients:
1 piece bangus ( slice into your desired size)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
1/4 kilo pechay
2 cups water
6 slices of fried banana
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Fried the fish until golden brown, set aside.
2. Sauté the garlic and onion then add the tomato paste and the fried fish then simmer for 2 minutes and add the water and bring to a boil.
3. Continue simmering then add the pechay and the fried banana and simmer  for 3 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste then simmer until done, turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot and enjoy.

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Ginisang Sitaw with Giniling

String beans are one of the most common vegetable in the market and available all year round. Today the selling prices are lower compared last week that's why I bought some for our dinner.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo String Beans ( cut into an inch and a half long)
1/4 kilo ground pork or beef
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground meat and continue to saute until the pinkish color is gone.
2. Increase the heat to high ( to avoid discoloration of the beans) add the string beans and soy sauce then  combine well and do not cover, add salt and pepper to taste, stir every now and then until cooked then turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot.

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Tortang Sapal ng Niyog

I bought freshly grated coconut to squeeze it and get the coconut milk that I needed for my Maja blanca. After squeezing it I didn't throw away the coconut residue "sapal" and I made it into delicious 'torta'. My nieces and nephews were amazed they said it doesn't taste like "sapal" at all. Try it.

Ingredients for 6 servings:
1 cup coconut residue ( sapal ng niyog)
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup water
1 onion (minced)
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients until fully mixed.

2. Spoon a portion then fry until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot.

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My Breakfast Today ( August 9, 2014)

 A delicious breakfast that I prepared for my loved ones today, Vienna sausage, fried egg, fried rice  and fried dried squid served with love.

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