Baked Mashed Potato

A very delicious potato dish that you will surely love. Cheesy and creamy specially if you serve it hot. This is good for breakfast. Try it!

Ingredients
3 big potatoes
2 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Boiled the potato until tender.
2. Slice into halves, then remove the flesh and mash it properly with pepper, salt  and butter.

3. Put the mashed potato back into the skin then sprinkle with grated cheese and bake in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes or until done at 180 degrees celcius.
4. Serve it hot.

Champorado

Serve with tuyo

Noong bata pa ako karaniwang almusal namin ang champorado lalo na kung maulan ang panahon kaya naging paborito ko ito lalo na kapag maraming gatas at katamtaman lang ang tamis. Madali namang lutuin ang champorado at ito ang ibabahagi ko ngayon.

Mga Sangkap:
1/2  cup malagkit na bigas
1/2  cup ordinaryong bigas
8 cups water ( dagdagan kung kailangan)
1/2 cup chocolate powder
asukal ( depende sa iyong panlasa)
evaporated milk (depende sa iyong panlasa)

Paraan ng Pagluluto:
1. Paghaluin ang bigas at hugasang mabuti, ilagay sa kaldero kasama ng tubig at pakuluin ito. Kapag nagsimula ng kumulo, haluin paminsan minsan upang huwag dumikit, lutuin hanggang sa lumambot.
2. Kung luto na ihalo ang chocolate powder at haluing maigi at patuloy na pakuluan hanggang maabsorb ng kanin ang kulay ng chocolate.
3. Ilagay sa mga mangkok  lagyan ng gatas at asukal , haluing maigi saka ihain.

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Pwede ring ilagay ang chocolate powder habang pinapalambot ang kanin para maabsorb ng kanin ang kulay.


For English Version:
Ingredients: 
1/2 cup glutinous rice
1/2 cup ordinary rice
8 cups water
1/2 cup chocolate powder
sugar (according to your taste)
evaporated milk (according to your taste)

Procedure:
1. Mix the rice and wash it then put in a pot together wih the water and bring to a boil. When it is boiling, stir occasionally so that it will not stick at the bottom of the pot. Cook until the rice is very popped or tender.
2. Add the chocolate powder and mix thoroughly and continue to boil until the rice absorb the color of chocolate.
3. Put in the bowls put the milk and sugar, mix thoroughly then serve.


If glutinous rice is not available, it's ok to use the ordinary rice.

Beef with Mixed Veggies

A unique blend of taste from mixed vegetables, while cooking this I remember the movie “When East Meets West” because of the vegetable combination, bittermelon or ampalaya is always associated with oriental cooking and the carrots and mushrooms is the opposite. You must try this recipe and I am sure that you will like the result. This dish is really delicious!

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef ( cut into strips, boiled and tenderized)
1 piece bitter melon ( ampalaya)
2 medium size carrots ( sliced)
1 cup button mushrooms ( sliced)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the pre-cooked beef and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the carrots and simmer for 2 minutes then add the ampalaya and mushrooms and simmer again for another 2 minutes.
3. Add ground pepper and oyster sauce simmer until done, add salt if neccesary.
4. Serve hot.

Avocado and Macaroni Salad

A delicious salad treat for the whole family. The taste of avocado blends well with the rest of the ingredients, making this salad taste excellent.

Ingredients for 5 servings:
2 cups macaroni ( cooked according to its packaging procedure)
1 cup raisins
2 cups Nestle cream
1 big avocado ( diced)
1 cup condensed milk

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then mix thoroughly.

2. Refrigerate before serving.

Choco Yema

Something for our sweet tooth, with just two ingredients, Condensed milk and chocolate powder. Yema is always made with just condensed milk and some eggs. I added a twist with the original recipe, so here is the chocolate version of yema. Try it and let me know :-).

Ingredients:
2 cups condensed milk
4 tablespoons chocolate powder ( Milo or Ovaltine can be used) the darker the chocolate the better

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients then cook over medium heat, stirring until done.

 

 2. It is done when it is already sticky and dry, transfer in a platter then refrigerate to cool, in this way it is easier to form it into balls. Once chilled, spoon a portion and by using your palms form it into balls.

 

3. Wrap with water cellophane then serve anytime you want.

Sinigang na Tilapia

Tilapia is one of the common fishes that we can cook as sinigang. Sinigang is a cooking process in the Philippines which stewed the based ingredients then added with tamarind paste to make the soup sour or we can use the Sinigang mix which we can buy at the markets.


 Ingredients for 3-4 servings:
1/2 kilo Tilapia
2 tomatoes ( sliced)
1 onion ( sliced)
1 bunch of spinach
6 cups water
2 jalapeno or cayenne pepper ( siling haba)
1 small pack sinigang mix
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.  In a pot put the tomatoes, onion, fish, cayenne pepper and salt, cook over medium heat then wait until it boils, then allow to simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the water and bring to boil, simmer for few minutes then add the okra, simmer until half cooked.
3. Add the  spinach and simmer for a minute then add the Sinigang mix and turn off the heat.
4.Serve it hot.

You can add more vegetables for this recipe

Carrot Maja

A delicious and nutritious maja that you will surely love. I came up with this idea when I was at the kitchen and I saw cornstarch and carrots, my mind sparked with this recipe. Try it and let me know. I am still waiting for my camera, sorry if my pictures are not that good, its only taken from my cellphone :(.

Ingredients for 6 Servings
2 carrots
1/2 cup Nestle Cream
1 cup fresh or evaporated milk
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup corn starch
1/2 cup sugar

Procedure
1. If you have a juicer extract the juice and use the carrot juice and the residue( sapal) together. If Juicer is not available you can shred the carrots finely.

2. Combine all the ingredients and mix very well. Cook over medium heat.

3. Stirring until cooked.

4. Pour in a tray and refrigerate, then remove and slice into serving pieces.

You can sprinkle it with dessicated coconut.