Chunky Pineapple Chicken (Pininyahang Manok)

Pininyahang Manok

Ingredients:

1 kilo Chicken Breast

1 small can Dole Pineapple Chunks

1 small can evaporated milk
1 medium bell pepper
2 medium potatoes quartered
1 cloves garlic

1 medium onion

salt to taste

seasoning mix

Procedure:

1. In a pan, heat the oil, saute garlic and onions then add potatoes. Mix the chicken and cook for about 3 mnutes.

2. Add the pineapple chunks then pour the evaporated milk. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.

3. Stir then season with salt and seasoning mix.

4. Serve hot and Enjoy ^_^

Hmmmmmmm.. So yummy...



This recipe costs P180.00

Ginisang Munggo

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo pork
2 cups dried munggo
2 cloves garlic
1 medium size onion
 salt and peper to taste
1 tablespoon cooking oil

Directions:

1. Put 2 cups of dried munggo in a pot with 4 cups of water.
2. Bring to a boil and add water if necessary. Keep on cooking until the beans soften.
3. In another pan, heat the oil and sauté garlic and onions.
4. Then add pork and saute for about 3-5 minutes.
5. Add the cooked munggo, season with salt and pepper and simmer for another 3 - 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Hmmmmm... Yummy!


This recipe costs P45.00 only

Sweet Potato Pancake

When my uncle came here in Manila from the province, he brought a lot of sweet potato. I gave some to my relatives and shared it to my neighbors but still much left. So, what i did was invented a recipe out of sweet potato. And this is one of my inventions ^_^

SWEET POTATO PANCAKE
Ingredients: 

5pcs medium size sweet potato
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small can evaporated milk
margarine
3 large eggs


Directions:

1. Steam the sweet potatoes. Then peel and mashed. Sift together with sugar and all-purpose flour.
2. Add all the remaining ingredients except margarine. Mix lightly to blend.
3. Cook on a hot, greased pan using margarine. When the bottom is already browned, turn and brown the other side. Serve hot..


Hmmmm.. Yummy!

Pinoy Chicken Steak

Chicken Steak

 Ingredients: 

1/2 kilo chicken breast

2 pcs medium size calamansi, juiced

3 gloves garlic

1 onion, cut into rings
2 tbsp. Kikkoman soy sauce

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

3 tbsp. oil

Procedures:

1. Marinate chicken in calamansi, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. In a pan, fry onion rings in hot oil. Cook until onions are soft. Set aside.
3. In the same pan, put the marinated chicken mix and cook until tender. Add onions and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Hmmmmmmmm.. So yummy!

Creamy Papaya with Hot Sardines

I cooked this one to try the new Nestle Cream D'Lite and joined their Recipe Challenge. I used Nestle Cream D'Lite as substitute for coco cream. I also used sardines instead of steamed fish and dried fish. Indeed, it is quite delicious and creamy than ordinary ginataang papaya. Hmmm, there are so many innovative recipe entries, i'm not expecting to win i'm just trying my luck hehe.. If you want to join, visit their page and join now because tomorrow is the last day for submitting entries.

Creamy Papaya with Hot Sardines

Ingredients:

    1 medium papaya, peeled and cut into serving pieces.
    250ml Nestle Cream D'Lite
    3 cloves minced garlic
    1 medium chopped onions
    salt and pepper to taste
    a dash of Magic Sarap
    1 can hot sardines in tomato sauce.

Instructions:

1. Heat cooking oil in a pan. Saute onion and garlic.

2. Pour Nestle Cream D'Lite in and bring to a boil; place in papaya. Season with salt, pepper and a dash of magic sarap. Simmer over low heat until papaya is half cooked.

3. Add in hot sardines and stir. Simmer for few more minutes until papaya is totally soft and sauce thickens.

4. Serve hot with plain rice.

Hmmmmmm.. So yuuummmmmmmy!

LEMON BERRY JUICE

Almost 1 week nang inuubo ang hubby at kapatid ko kaya naman naisipan ko silang gawan ng kalamansi juice pero dinagdagan ko ng strawberry flavor instant juice drink mix para naman maiba. Di ko inaasahan na masarap pala sabi ng kapatid at hubby ko.. Kahit ako di makapaniwala na masarap nga! Try nyo to.. Mura na masarap pa.. 35.00 pesos lang ang nagastos ko dito.. Promise =)

INGREDIENTS:
30 pcs. medium size kalamansi
35 grams strawberry flavor instant juice drink mix
1 liter cold water
5 tbsp. sugar

PROCEDURE:
1. Squeeze 30 pcs. kalamansi in 1 liter cold water.
2. add 35 grams strawberry flavor instant juice drink mix and 5 tbsp. sugar.
3. Serve with cube ice.

Busy lang =)

makakapag post na rin ako sa wakas.. obrang busy nitong nakarang month =)

Bound for Baguio City

Bound for Baguio City today with my brother, sister in-law, uncle and his girlfriend. Blogging will resume as long as i can =)

Squash and String Bean in Coconut Milk

Today is Maundy Thursday. My aunt didn't want to eat pork today. So, i cooked this dish for lunch.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo squash cut into cubes
8 pcs. String Bean
1 medium onion
10 pcs. herring dried fish
1 pack Knorr gata (coconut milk) recipe mix
1 pack magic sarap
salt to taste


Procedure:

1. Cook knorr gata recipe mix according to procedure.
2. While coconut milk is boiling, put chopped onion, squash and string bean.
3. Let boil then simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add salt and magic sarap.
5. Add herring dried fish and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot.

Knorr Gata Recipe Mix

Ginataang Kalabasa

Marinated Milkfish

Marinated Milkfish

Since its holy week, i bought marinated milkfish for dinner. I think this milkfish was marinated in vinegar and garlic only because it's tasteless. I have not tasted the salt. Haha.. Next time, i will make my own version of this one. Watch it =)

Cost: P35.00 each

Paksiw na Galunggong

Paksiw na Galunggong

Sardines with Misua and Tea Juice

Recently, i did experiment with cooking. Instead of water i'm using juice in my menu. Here's my latest recipe.

Sardines with Misua and Tea Juice

Ingredients:

1 small can sardines
2 packs of misua
1 glass tea juice
1 small onion
2 gloves garlic
1 pack magic sarap
salt to taste
1 tablespoon cooking oil


Procedure:

1. Saute garlic and onion.
2. Add sardines and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Add iced tea juice and let boil. Put salt to taste.
4. Put misua and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Serve hot.


Warning: It looks delicious in the photo but in real its not. You can taste the sweetness of tea juice which is not good for this kind of menu. Better not to try this one.. Haha.. Maybe replace tea juice with water to make it yummy.

Food Cost: P35.00 to 40.00 pesos only

Sardines with Misua and Tea Juice

Sauteed Mussels with Orange Juice

Here's my version of Sauteed Mussels. It's so simple yet delicious. Hmmmm...

Ingredients:

1 kilo mussels
3 pcs. chopped tomatoes
2 gloves garlic
1 medium onion
1 tsp. crushed ginger
magic marap and salt to taste
1 glass of tang orange juice

Procedure:

1. Saute onion, garlic and ginger.
2. Add mussel and saute over until the mussels open.
3. Season with magic sarap and salt.
4. Add orange juice and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Serve hot.

Food Cost: P50.00 to 60.00 pesos only

Sauteed Mussels with Orange Juice

Lechon Paksiw with Iced Tea

My uncle gave us a lot of lechon because my cousin graduated from High School. I cooked the leftovers. It's Lechon Paksiw of course hehe.. Here's the procedure:

1. Heat cooking oil. Sauté garlic and onion.
2. Stir in left-over lechon and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Add Magic Sarap.
5. Pour in vinegar. Do not stir until boiling.
6. Add Mang Tomas all around sarsa.
7. Cover and bring to a boil. Add water.
8. Add the mixed sugar with Nestea Iced Tea.
9. Simmer for another 5 minutes or until sauce slightly thickens.

Hmmm... Yummy.. Yummy...

Food Cost: lechon is free. the money i spent for other ingredients is only 32.00 pesos.

Lechon Paksiw with Iced Tea

Brunei's ABC

Brunei's ABC

Since it's summer, I'd like to share the dessert that I tasted in Brunei. ABC is Brunei's version of Pinoy Halo-halo. The mix of there ABC is corn, beans, gelatin, sugar syrup, evaporated milk and ice. It is like a halo-halo but the difference is the ice. Halo-halo here in the Philippines is crushed while in Brunei is in blocks, see the photo? This was taken when i was in Brunei particularly in Seria last November 2010.

Food Cost: B$1.00 Brunei Dollar

Marty's Cracklin' from Oishi

I have no appetite today because i'm alone at home. I just ate this junk food for lunch haha.. Marty's Cracklin' is healthy. It's a vegetarian chicharon and 0 gram trans fat. I like the spicy flavor, not too spicy and kids can eat it too.. it taste good.. Two thumbs up to Oishi!

Food Cost: 5.00 pesos

Chicken Bread from Julie's Bakeshop

Chicken bread is a bread from a popular bakeshop named Julie's Bakeshop. The bread is like the famous pandesal and the stuff is seems like chicken asado. It is tasty, yummy and soft. It costs 7.00 pesos each. Sulit!

Chicken Bread

Steamed Mussel

Steamed Mussel

If you're lazy to cook, this one is very easy. In just 3 minutes, you can have your dish. But be sure that the mussel is fresh. Hmmm.. Yummy! Food cost is only 20.00 pesos.. Yeah!

Alee Fish Hotdog

One month ago before hubby went abroad, we went to Dampa Farmers for lunch. While walking going there, i spotted a stall in farmers market that sells processed food that should be made of meat but to my surprised, the processed food is made of fish. I bought 1 pack of fish hotdog. They also sell fish longanisa, fish tocino, fish siomai, fish shanghai and many more. When we arrived home that day i was excited to taste the fish hotdog, so i cooked it immediately. The taste is the same as the branded hotdog like Tender Juicy and you cannot distinguish the difference. Food cost is only 36.00 pesos.

Fish Hotdog

Blue Marlin Sinigang

Sauteed Crabs

My husband wanted to eat the seafood again, we went to the market and bought 1/2 kilo of crabs. I want to eat crab with coco milk but hubby told me that sauteed crab is better, cheaper and easy to cook. So, we just bought onion leaves, garlic and margarine for the recipe. The procedure is simple. In a skillet, hubby melted the butter and added the garlic and onion leaves. When the garlic is already toasted, he added the cleaned crabs, salt and magic sarap. After simmered for 8 minutes here it is:

Sauteed  Crabs

Hmmmm.. Yummy... Yummy... 


Food Cost: P47.00 to 57.00 pesos

Fried Pork Belly (Liempo)

Pork belly is a boneless cut of fatty meat derived from the belly of a pig. It is good to cook because it is boneless. My hubby bought 1/4 kilo of it, marinated in salt and pepper and fried. Here it is:

Fried Pork Belly

Hmmmm... Yummy.. Yummy...

Food Cost: P45.00 to 55.00 pesos only

Pork Stew with String Beans

Do you remember clam stew cooked by my hubby last night? My hubby cooked again early this afternoon. The ingredients and the procedure is the same, the difference is instead of clam my hubby used pork and he replaced the petchay with string beans. He also lessen the water and added another piece of tomato. Here it is:

Pork Stew with String Beans

Hmmm.. Yummy.. Yummy..


Food Cost: P60.00 to 70.00 pesos only

Clam Stew

Hubby bought clam in the market to cook clam stew. He wants to eat seafood for a change. Usually, we eat fish and meat as a viand. Since I started this food blog, just now we do a seafood dish:


Ingredients:
1/2 kilo washed little neck clams
3 sliced tomatoes
1 diced onion
6 cloves garlic
1 whole pechay
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1/2 cup water
1 pack magic sarap
1 red chili
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Procedure:
1. In a skillet, saute garlic and onion in cooking oil for about 2 minutes.  
2. Add tomatoes, red chili, salt and pepper and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Add clams and water, mix well and cover. Cook about 5 minutes or until all the clams open. 
4. Add petchay and magic sarap and cook an additional 2 minutes or until it is completely cooked.
5. Serve hot.

Food Cost: P58.00 to 68.00 pesos only

Hmmmm.. Yummy.. Yummy...

Clam Stew

Andok's Porkcharap

Andok's Porkcharap is very delicious, crispy and tasty. The gravy is also yummy.We bought a couple of it for 38.00 pesos each. It was our viand last night since we already had our valentine lunch date yesterday.

Salami

I just saw this in the market, i never tried this one before so i bought one pack. I fried it and made a viand for breakfast. It taste like meat loaf but meat loaf is more salty than this one. Meat loaf is soft and salami is not.

salami

Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one of a variety of animals. It has been popular among Southern European peasants. The word salami, as currently used in English, is actually the plural form of the Italian salame. The word originates from the word Sale (salt) with a termination -ame used in Italian as an indicator of collective nouns.

A traditional salame is made from pork, chopped beef, venison, poultry, and horse.

Additional ingredients may include: salt, spices (usually white pepper) garlic minced, fat wine, various herbs, and vinegar.

Food Cost: 30.00 pesos only

Master's Shawarma

shawarma

Chicken Embutido

I'm alone at home and so lazy to prepare food for lunch. So i just bought Chicken Embutido at nearby store. I sliced it and fried. It's my first time to eat chicken embutido, it's delicious but pork embutido is more yummy. Chicken embutido is tasteless and dry unlike pork embutido is oily and tasty. So, next time i'll buy pork embutido na lang.. haha.. Embutido costs 10.00 pesos each.

Chicken Embutido

Pork Igado

My viand for today is Pork Igado. Here's the procedure:

• Saute onions, garlic and red chili in about 1 1/2 tbsp of cooking oil.
• Add tomatoes just before the garlic and onions turn very light brown.
• Add the pork strips, and stir fry until pork is light brown.
• Add the liver and stir until liver is half-cooked.
• Add ampalaya (bitter gourd) and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the vinegar, soy sauce and the sugar.
• Simmer until the meat is cooked.

Here's the result:

Hmmm... Yummy... Yummy...

Food Cost: P65.00 to 75.00 pesos only

Pork Nilaga

I woke up this morning with a neck pain. We went to the clinic for blood pressure. The medical assistant said that I have low blood pressure. They prescribed me vitamins. Since, i have low blood pressure my husband decided to cook Pork Stew with a lots of pork fat. Look oh.. This costs P70.00 to 80.00 pesos only.

Pork Nilaga

Moud Halal Restaurant

Yesterday, we went to Quiapo to buy projector for my uncle. But before that, we ate in a Restaurant that serve muslim food. Last week, my hubby really wanted to eat there but unfortunately we have not found it. Yesterday we try to look it again and we found it! Yehey! It's our second time to eat there and the last time we dine there was two years ago that's why we already forgot the location and the name of the restaurant.

And now, the name of the restaurant is..... (drum roll) MOUD HALAL RESTAURANT
located at 887 Globo de Oro St., Quiapo, Manila near Muslim Mosque.

We ordered their famous yummy roasted chicken and kabsa rice.

roasted chicken and kabsa rice

Their roasted chicken is juicy and delicious. Not salty and not too sweet. Kabsa rice (saudi rice) is also good. Plus, it's very cheap. This one is only 70.00 pesos.

They also serve other viand and snacks like chicken curry, samosa, hamburger, spaghetti, pizza, french fries, siopao, pita bread & etc.

I love their samosa. It's so yummy. It's my first time to eat samosa. We ordered two pieces just to try it. And it taste good. really really good! This one is 10.00 pesos each.

samosa

Ma Ling Luncheon Meat Dipped with Egg

When it comes to luncheon meat, my favorite is MaLing. When I was a kid, my mother always prepared this meal for us. I ate much when we have this dish. My mother usually dipped the luncheon meat with eggs and fried. I prepared one this morning and here it is: tadaaaaaannnnnn!

Luncheon Meat

Ma Ling

This one has a total cost of 35.00 pesos. Ma Ling is P25.00. Egg is P5.00 and cooking oil P5.00.

Second Blog Award

 I just want to thank Mel of A Dream Come True for giving me the STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD and i want to share this award to:

1. Lhuloy - for the black and white theme of her blog

2. Biboy - for the beautiful photos included in his blog

3. Dalisay - for her cute blogspot address

4. Supladong Office Boy - for his realistic stories

5. Rhyanne - for her newly dressed up blog.

6. Ladymishel - blog full of love

7. Mommy Jem - for being a super mom

8. Vernz - for sharing the beauty of Davao

9. gracesongbird - for his winning blog post about minute maid

10. Patricia - for the vector design of her blog

11. Emmanuel - for a match title and header design of his blog.

12. The Backpackman - for showing us the beauty of the Philippines

13. Kurdapya - for the color of her blog

14. Dorothy - for the thinkable thought

15. Sherwin - para sa kanyang magagandang tula

Congrats! Guys and Gals.. Share your award and follow these rules:

RULES FOR RECEIVING THE AWARD

•Thank and link back the person who gave you this award.
•Share 7 things about yourself.
•Award 15 great bloggers you know.
•Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.

Seven Interesting Facts About Me

1. I fond of reading books.

2. I was once a sunday school teacher.

3. I'm good in math but not in English.

4. I am an introvert type of perspn

5. I love arts so much.

6. I am a wife but not yet a mother.

7. I went to Brunei two times.

First Blog Award

 This food blog got an award! Wow! As young as 18 days, this blog already received two award. The first one is BLOG STAR AWARD from addyourblog.com

Thanks to Ms. Alessandra for this award. The second one is from Mel. I will tell you the details on my next post. Got to go..

Hotdog and Scrambled Egg with Tomatoes

Last night during blog hopping i read one post of Rhyheanne in one of her blog (It's not Just A Blog). It is about a dish she ate for late lunch or early dinner. When i saw the photo, i craved for it. So, i decided to try it. This morning, I bought 2 pcs. foot long hotdog, 3 eggs and 2 tomatoes. I divided the hotdog into 3 and fried. What about the eggs? I cooked it the Bicolana way. This is i did:

1. Sliced the tomato and marinate it in salt for 3 minutes.
2. In a pan, i saute the crushed siling labuyo and add the tomatoes.
3. Add the scrambled egg and stir gently.
4. Serve hot.

Hmmm.. Yummy.. Yummy..

Thanks to Rhyheanne. This is the first time i cooked the egg this way.. Haha.. I usually scrambled the egg and fried. Thanks for the ideas Rhyheanne. The total cost of these? 45.00 pesos. Footlong is 10.00 pesos each. 5.00 per egg and 2.00 per tomato.

Chicken Adobo with Saba

Adobo is a prominent Filipino food. Since our visitor is always out of the country, we prepare chicken adobo for him. How we cooked it? Here it is:

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken
3 pcs. saba
4 tbsp. soy sauce
4 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. sugar
2 gloves garlic
1 pc. medium onion
1 pc. siling labuyo
3 tbsp. cooking oil
2 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. In a skillet, saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken and water then bring to a boil.
3. Add vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper and simmer until the chicken is tender.
4. Add saba and siling labuyo then simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Serve hot.

Food Cost: P72.00 to 82.00 pesos only

Hmmmm... Yummy... Yummy....

Chicken Adobo with Saba