Maja Blanca with raisins

While I was munching some raisins it gives me an idea "what if I will put it in a maja blanca?" I tried, and this is the result, delicious maja blanca with raisins:-)

Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
8  cups coconut milk
1 3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup Nestle Cream
3 tablespoons raisins

Procedure:

1. In a pot mix all the ingredients ( except the raisisns) then bring to a boil over medium heat.
2. Stirring occasionally until it will become sticky, when it is already firm, it means its already cooked
3. In a tray where you are going to pour it, scattered the raisins
4. Then pour the maja blanca and refrigerate it.
5. When it is already chilled, turn the tray upside down and remove the maja.
6. Slice it to your desired serving size.

Chicken Adobo Sa Gata

Chicken Adobo Sa Gata ( chicken stewed in vinegar and coconut milk) is one of my top choices among chicken recipes. Most often we had it in family gatherings and I learned to cooked this dish from my sister -in-law from Bicol, Philippines. I like the blending of the vinegar and coconut milk plus the smell of the spices. It will really make your taste buds aexcited :-). Here is my way of cooking it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
6 cloves garlic
1 tablespoons ginger strips
1 cup pure coconut milk


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and the ginger then add the chicken and soy sauce, simmer until the color of the soy sauce penetrates the chicken meat, then add the ground pepper and vinegar, cover and simmer.
2. Stirring ocassionally until it is almost done, pour in the coconut milk simmer until done.
3. Serve it hot and with a smile of course :-).

Chicken With Hoisin Sauce

I saw the Hoisin Sauce when I am about to cook chicken adobo, so I changed my mind and just try it with hoisin sauce for a new taste. It is yummy and I like the texture of the sauce because it is firm and thick. Try it, you might like it.

Ingredients for 10 servings:

1 kilo chicken
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice or calamansi
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion, add the chicken, then increase the heat and braised the chicken just enough to be brownish.
2. Add the soy sauce, ground pepper and lemon juice then simmer until the chicken is done, stirring constantly.
3. Add the hoisin sauce and simmer for few minutes then turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot and with rice :-)

Strawberry Ice Cream Sundae

 Just trying this ice cream strawberry sundae, I am not really into eating it its just there are leftover ingredients from my previous ice cream post, so i just decided to take a pic of this.

Ingredients:

ice cream
strawberry syrup
whipped cream
 cherries ( for toppings)

Procedure:

1. Scoop the ice cream and put in a serving bowl
2. Put the whipped cream and add some stawberry syrup
3. Topped with cherry and serve it.

Fried Bean Curd

Bean curd or tofu is one of the most common ingredients in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines. It is made from soya beans that is why it is rich in protein.
 Tokwa as Filipinos called it. There are many ways that we can cook tofu, but I just wanna share what I ate for my supper. Just easy and simple way of  serving tofu and it is by frying it.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo bean curd/ tofu
1 big tomato ( diced)
1 small onion ( diced)
chilis ( chopped)
1 lime
1/4 cup soy sauce

Procedure:

1. Slice the tofu according to your desired size.
2. Deep fry it until golden brown.

3. Remove and set aside.
4. In a sauce bowl mix the tomato, onion, chopped chilis, lime and soy sauce.
5. Serve the tofu with the sauce and enjoy eating!

Special Pork Mami

When my friends and I gathered last week I made this special pork mami. Portugueses and Filipinos liked it, they said it is yummy.

Ingredients for 10 Servings:

1 kilo fresh noodles (wash properly and blanch it)
1 kilo ribs ( pork)
peppercorn ( pamintang buo)
2 pork cubes (knorr)
6 litres water
1 onion
salt to taste

For Garnishing:

1/4 kilo spring onion (minced)
1/4 cup ground pepper
1/2 cup toasted garlic
hard boiled eggs

Procedure:

1. In a big pot, put the water, ribs, peppercorn, onion, pork cubes and salt then bring to a boil.
2. Wait until the meat is tender then remove it from the bones to be included in the servings.
3. In a serving bowl arrange the noodles and all the garnishing ingredients then pour the soup.
4. Serve it hot.

Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Salad

Since I loved macaroni salad I made this version. But actually the ingredients that I bought is for American mac and cheese but I am not ready to do it, because my American friend ( Queen Edith) did not whisper to me her recipe lol. Well try this out, its yummy.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo elbow macaroni
250 ml nestle cream or light cream
2 cups cheese (diced)
1/2 cup condensed milk
1 pack mayonaise (200 or 250 grams)

Procedure:
1. Cook the elbow macaroni according to its packaging procedure. Drained and set aside.
2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Chill or put in the refrigerator before serving it.

Lugaw (Filipino Porridge)

Craving for a Filipino porridge ( lugaw)  because it's a cold day. I added lots of ground pepper for a hotter taste and its really a bomb in the mouth, really yummy! Simple meal but it satisfied my hunger.

Ingredients:

1 cup rice
6 hard boiled eggs
1 clove garlic ( minced)
3 stalks spring onions
salt and pepper to taste
fish sauce( patis=optional)
8 cups water (add if needed)

Procedure:

1.  Saute the garlic until golden brown then remove and set aside ( we will use it later for toppings)
2. Pour in the rice and saute for a minute, then add salt and pepper and simmer for another minute. You can add some fish sauce ( patis) if it is available.
3. Add the water, then cover ( stirring constantly so that the rice will not stick at the bottom of the pot).
4. When it is already done add the eggs.
5. Serve it hot with minced spring onion and toasted garlic.

Chicken Sinigang

Today is not so hot in my place because it rained in the morning , taht is why I cooked chicken sinigang for lunch. It was not planned to cook sinigang today so I just used what is available in the refrigerator. Anyway it is important that the soup of this dish will be very 100 % real sinigang :-) so for me no matter if the vegetables that you add are the original ingredients or not. I used only what is available too lazy to go to the market, but it is still yummy and I am satisfied. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo chicken
1 small radish
2 cups dandelion leaves (can be replaced with any green leafy vegetable for sinigang)
thumb size ginger
1 onion
1 litre water
1 small pack sinigang mix ( Tamarind powder)

 Procedure:

1.Saute the ginger then onion
2. Add the chicken and braise for a while then add the water.
3. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally until the chicken meat is cooked.
4. Add the radish and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add the dandelion leaves simmer for a minute then add the sinigang mix.
6. Simmer for another minute then serve.

Banana Galore

I copied this dish from an Italian restaurant, where I ate some few months ago, I like the idea of this because it is easy and simple to do, actually the original ingedients are just banana and cinnamon powder. It is a very good dessert, the smell of the cinnamon is very tempting. Try it.

Ingredients:

ripe bananas ( peeled)
cinnamon powder
chocolate syrup
whipped cream

Procedure:

1.  Slice the bananas into halves lengthwise.
2. Roll over on the cinnamon powder.

3. Arrange in a platter then put some chocolate syrup.
4. Decorate with whipped cream then serve.