Ginisang Buko

A must try recipe!

Ingredients for 3 servings:
2 cups young coconut meat (buko)
12 pieces shrimps
2 cloves garlic
1/2 onion
salt and pepper to taste

buko/young coconut

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the shrimps and saute until the color is pinkish.
2 Add the coconut meat, salt and pepper then stir for 2 minutes or until done.
3. Serve it hot.

Ginisang Sayote at Carrots with Fishballs

Simple and budget friendly vegetable recipe, I hope you will try this.

Ingredients:
2 sayote ( cut into strips)
2 carrots ( cut into strips)
1 cup cooked fishballs
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.  Saute the garlic and onion then add the carrots, sayote, salt and pepper then stir every now and then until half cooked.
2. Stir in the fishballs and turn off the heat then serve it hot.

Ginisang talbos ng Camote at Kalabasa

A newly harvested camote tops plus  freshly sliced squash is equals to a delicious and nutritious vegetable dish.

Ingredients:

1 kilo squash

2 bunches of camote tops ( talbos ng camote)

1 cup water
1/4 kilo pork

1/4 cup soy sauce

3 cloves garlic

1/2 onion

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add pork and saute until pinkish color is gone, then add the squash and soy sauce, simmer for a minute then add the water, let it boil for 2 minutes.
2.Increase the heat then add the camote tops and stir for a minute or until done then turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot.

Kalingking

A really yummy sweet potato recipe from Nanay Linda of  Cavite.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo sweet potato (sliced into french)
1/4 kilo all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 kilo sugar
2 cups water ( add if needed)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Procedure:
1. Mix the sugar, water, salt, baking powder and flour, combine well until the batter is smooth then add the sliced sweet potatoes. Mix well until the batter is thick and firm, if it's too dry add water.
2. Scoop a portion then deep fry over medium heat until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot, if you want it sweeter, you can sprinkle some sugar.

Contributed by: Nanay Linda

Pandan Gulaman Drink

An aromatic refreshing drink that will really quench your thirst.

Ingredients for 5 litres:
1 sachet red unflavored gelatine
1 sachet green unflavored gelatine
15 pandan leaves
1/4 kilo sugar (add if needed)
4 litre water
Ice

Procedure:
1. Combine the 2 sachet of gelatine then cook according to its packaging procedure, refrigerate to harden then slice into dice or small cubes.
2. Put the water in a pot together with the pandan leaves and boil for 30 minutes or until the pandan essence will be extracted. Remove the pandan leaves. Let cool.
3. Caramelized the sugar then add 4 cups of pandan water (from the boiled pandan leaves) let boil until the sugar is fully dissolved. Let cool.
4. When everything has been cooled, combine together ( make sure it's not hot or else the gulaman/gelatine will be dissolved). Put ice as needed.

5 Serve and enjoy! :-)

Tomato and Cucumber Appetizer

This appetizer is simple and easy to make yet so delicious. It will surely boost your appetite specially if you pair it with fried or grilled fish or meat.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
2 big tomatoes (diced)
1 big cucumber (diced)
1 onion (diced)
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil ( optional)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
chili


Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well until fully combined.
2. Serve with fried or grilled meat or fish.

Buko Maja

A friend requested this recipe. It's yummy and so creamy.

Ingredients:
2 cups cornstarch
5 cups coconut milk
1 cup Nestle cream or light cream
1.5 cups white sugar
2 cups evaporated or fresh milk
1 cup shredded young coconut ( buko)

Procedure:
1. In a pot mix all the ingredients,mix well until the cornstarch is fully dissolved then 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.
2. Pour to your desired container or molding tray then allow few hour to cool. Unmold it then serve

Paksiw na Tilapia

My favorite fish dish, I can eat it anytime of the day :-). Sometime I want it a little sweet taste sometimes I want the sour taste strong, it is always goes well with fried rice or steamed rice.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo tilapia
3/4 cup vinegar
4 cloves garlic ( crushed)
thumb size ginger( strips)
some chili
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put all the ingredients and let it boil then simmer until cooked.
2. If the taste of the vinegar is so strong, you can add a little water.
3. Simmer for few  minutes until done.
4. Serve it with rice.

Special Spaghetti Carbonara (Filipino Style)

It's my friend's birthday that's why I cooked this dish, really yummy.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1/2 (500g) kilo Spaghetti Pasta (Cooked accprding to its packaging procedure)
3 tetra packs or 600g all purpose cream/Nestle cream
1/4 kilo ground beef
4 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
3/4 cup sliced button mushrooms
1/4 cup toasted bacon
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the ground beef, cover and simmer until the beef is fully cooked.
2. Add the mushroom and simmer for 2 minutes then add the all purpose cream, mix it well then simmer for a minute.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste then  simmer for a minute and turn off the heat, mix together the pasta and sauce then too with bacon.
4. Serve it with a smile

Vegetable Fritter

This is easy to cook and the ingredients are simple and easy to find, I cooked this for few friends who are craving for a Filipino dish called ukoy or okoy.  Since we do not have shrimps I made it like this.

Ingredients:
2 potatoes ( shredded)
1 carrot (shredded)
1 big sweet potato ( shredded)
2 eggs ( beaten)
1 onion ( minced)
1 cup flour ( add if needed)
1/4 cup water ( Add if needed)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.
2. Spoon a portion and deep fry it until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot with your favorite dipping sauce.