Cakes Galore!

An afternoon at Red Ribbon with Nadine & Nestie!

Cakes... I've got my slice of s'mores chocolate cake, Nestie ordered the choco mocha crunch and Nadine with something like stawberry cake... which she didn't like. *big grin* 

Cool drinks! 

Here's what makes me so full... aside from that delicious s'mores, i also got my cheesy lasagna! *yumyum*

... and now I am craving for S'mores! I guess I'll have one slice tomorrow! *smiles*

Ginisang Gulay (Sauteed Vegetables)

I just noticed that I've been eating out alot lately, and wasn't able to share with you guys some recipes.  Well, here's what I've got for lunch just the other day... 

I love vegetables and I guess this is one simple yet very delicious dish. *wink*

the ingredients

1/2 kl ground pork

1/4 kl baguio beans, cut diagonally into half-inch lenghts

1 large sweet potato, diced

1 large carrot, diced

1 /2  head cabbage, finely chopped

1 large onion, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

salt and pepper

cooking oil

here's how

Heat oil on a large pan. 

Saute garlic and onion.

When the onion is already transparent, add the ground pork.

Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and cook until brown.

Add all the vegetables except the cabbage.

Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

Cook for about 3 minutes.

Stir in the cabbage and cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve hot!

You can also use this as a lumpia filling!

Minindal

Minindal as I remember, is how my late grandmother call our merienda. Just this afternoon this is what I had for my minindal...



I love the coco jam from Pan de Manila... it's not too sweet and not too oily, just right... *yummy*
...and not to forget my cup of coffee! A perfect minindal! *big smile*

what's for dinner?

This is the first time that I've tried cooking this dish... and my nephews and nieces love it! *big smile*

Tuna 'n Spag

the ingredients:

1 pack (450 grams) spaghetti noodles, cooked according to package directions
4 cans (180 grams) century tuna flakes in vegetable oil,separate the oil from the flakes
2 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
grated cheese
cooking oil
salt



here's how

Saute garlic and onion.
Add the diced red bell pepper, sprinkle some salt*.
Stir, cook for about a minute.
Add the tuna flakes. Mix until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
Pour the vegetable oil (from the tuna), simmer for 5 minutes.
Toss with the cooked spaghetti noodles.
Serve with grated cheese on top.



Happy eating!

Halo-Halo

A sweet way to end the love month and to welcome summer is to eat halo-halo (mix-mix? *big grin*)

Halo is the Filipino term for mix and this popular dessert/snack is a mixture of different sweets such as tapioca/sago pearls, gulaman (jellies), purple yam (ube), sweetened kamote (sweet potato), sweetened plantain banana and shredded melon. Well those are what's in the halo-halo that I've got this afternoon. *wink*

Top with shaved ice swirled with evaporated milk... *yummy*

My cousins enjoying Ate Mayeth's Halo-Halo, she usually sells barbeque's but during summer she also have Halo-Halo.

And for a halo-halo all year round... Chowking serves special halo-halo with various boiled sweet beans, sugar palm fruit (kaong), leche flan and rice crisp aside from the usual ingredients. You can also have it topped with ice cream.

Enjoy the summer guys!

chocolate shake!

Had this one last Valentine's Day... and now I'm craving for one!

Chocolate Shake @ Jenina's Place

My Parents' Golden Wedding Anniversary

There have been so many events last December and I've been to busy that I wasn't able to share it with you guys...That's why I will try to post some of the special occasions last year. *wink*

Last November 23,2008 was my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary. But we celebrated it last December 20,2008 because we have to wait for my siblings and other relatives who are out of the country.



The food was catered by N. Baustista Catering Services. We got their service for a couple of events in our family and we're still very much satisfied. They have wide array of dishes to choose from.

For my parents' anniversary we got: molo soup, beef caldereta, grilled tanigue (fish), chicken cordon bleu, pork pastel, baked macaroni and sliced fresh fruits for dessert.



We're very much thankful for these blessings...



...wish I will be able to celebrate my own golden wedding anniversary *wink*

Sinigang na Isda

After the holidays, I am craving for something different, something without pork, beef or chicken. *big grin*

So here's the answer for my craving! *wink*

Sinigang na Isda
(Fish in Sour Soup)

ingredients

1 kl Maya-Maya fish
4 medium tomatoes, cut into halves
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, sliced
10 pcs pechay leaves
4 pcs small eggplant
6 pcs small okra
tamarind base mix (any souring agent)
salt
10 cups rice washing (hugas bigas) or water

here's how

On a pot, bring rice washing, garlic, onion and tomatoes to a boil.
Lower down the heat before adding the eggplant and okra.
Season with salt and tamarind base mix.
Simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add the fish and simmer for another 15 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
Add the pechay leaves. Turn off heat.
Serve hot!

Tips! Tips! Tips!

* You can use other kinds of fish which has talakitok, tilapia, bangus (milkfish) or even tuna.
* Other vegetables can also be added. Like Gabi (taro), sigarillas (kalamismis here in Batangas), sitaw (long beans) and labanos (raddish)