egg flan

 

I tried to make this just to keep myself busy.

Ingredients:
Flan:
Eggs
Evaporated milk
Sugar
Vanilla essence

Caramel:
Water
Sugar

Procedure:

Prepare for the double boiler.
For the flan:
• Mix in sugar and milk in a heavy sauce pan in a medium heat. Just until the sugar melts.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until light.
• When the sugar-milk mixture is done, pour in to the eggs. Stir until blended and mix in vanilla essence.
• Stir for the last time.
Prepare for the caramel.
• Melt sugar in water over low heat.
• Stir until the sugar melts until caramel in color.
• Pour into the molds.
Start cooking:
• Pour egg flan mixture into the prepared molds.
• Put them into double boiler until cooked.
• Test if the flans are done by inserting toothpick at the center of the flan, when it comes out clean then the flans are done.
• Cool at room temperature.
• Chill.
• Invert into serving plates before serving.

stir-fry chicken

 

There was some chicken left-over on the table and I thought somebody might throw it away. I made it with this one.

Ingredients:

Chicken left-over
Green peas
Carrots
Red bell pepper
Onion
Garlic
Black pepper
Soya sauce
Oil

Procedure:

• Sauté garlic and onion.
• Add the bell pepper when the onions are translucent.
• Add green peas and carrots.
• Stir.
• Add the chicken.
• Season with soy sauce and pepper.
• Serve.

kare-kare

 

I had a funny experienced when I made this.
My flat mate (Ate Sam), requested me to cook kare-kare for her. I said I don’t have any idea on how to cook it. I asked what would be the ingredients then she enumerated them and she happened to mention curry powder. Ate Amy was in the kitchen with us. We were arguing because, Ate Amy and I didn’t think that this recipe needs to have curry powder. Then, Ate Sam blurted “kaya nga tinawag na kare-kare kasi me curry”. LOL! Ate Amy and I laughed out loud. I cooked it for her without anything in my on how to make it. After I was done, I searched the internet for this recipe and voila, I did it right and Ate Amy was right. There’s no curry powder in this one.

So here’s how I did it, my own version. I didn’t put bagoong because I couldn’t fine one at that time.

Ingredients:

Beef cubes
Beef broth cubes
Onions
Garlic
Eggplant
String beans
Peanut butter
Black pepper
Salt
Oil for sautéing

Procedure:

• Put the beef cubes in a casserole, add water.
• When the temperature reaches at the boiling point, put the beef broth cubes.
• Simmer until the meat cubes are tender.
• On a frying pan, sauté garlic and onion.
• Add eggplants and string beans.
• Stir.
• Add the meat. Stir for a while and add the broth.
• Let stand for a minute, and then add the peanut butter.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Serve.

fish salad?

 

Is this your first time to hear this recipe? Well, in fact, I don’t know if this really exists in the real world, hehehe! This came up to my mind when I was done with this recipe. This is called “kinilaw” in my dialect. I didn’t know what to call it in English. I just named it with this as I could categorize it as a salad too.
Ingredients:

King fish (cubes)
Vinegar
Fresh yogurt
Tomatoes
Onion
Spring onions
Lemons
Pepper
Salt
Green chilies
Procedure:

• Clean the fish thoroughly with water.
• Soak in vinegar and salt.
• Stir in until the fish cubes are not slimy. You can test it by getting one fish cube.
• Strain the cubes thoroughly.
• Put them into a salad bowl. Set aside.
• Slice the tomatoes and green chilies in cubes.
• Minced the onion. You can also cut them into cubes.
• Slice the spring onions for about 1/4 “long.
• Mix the fish cubes and the spices.
• Pour some vinegar and lemon juice.
• Add the yogurt.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Good to serve with grilled milkfish and rice.

dates-choco muffin

banana muffins and banana steamed cake

choco trillion

I first saw this way back my university days. Our dormitory canteen was selling these and my friends and I got intrigued. We bought some and we liked the taste. So then on, I asked the lady in the canteen and she gave me the ingredients and taught me how to make one. This is so easy to make.

Ingredients:

Chocolate flavored biscuits (any flavor you desire will do)
Sweetened condensed milk
M n M’s chocolates
Desiccated coconut

Procedure:

• Grind the biscuits into a dry grinder of a blender.
• Put them into a mixing bowl and add the condensed milk.
• Mix well.
• Make small balls out of it and roll them into desiccated coconuts.
• Put the M n M’s chocolate at the center of the ball and press it gently.
• Enjoy!

buko pancake

 

I got bored when one day I had my day-off. I was thinking of making waffle but I don’t have waffle maker. So I turned it to pancake.

Ingredients:

All-purpose flour
Caster sugar
Eggs
Milk
Baking powder
Baking soda
Sweet buko strings

Procedure:

• Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add milk and sugar.
• Add dry ingredients and buko strings.
• Fold until the batter is smooth.
• Cook into a non-stick pan over low heat.
• Turn the pan cake when the side is dry.
• Top with butter and drizzle chocolate syrup or anything you prefer.
• Serve while still hot.

dates cake

Ingredients:

All-purpose flour
Butter (unsalted)
Evaporated milk
Eggs
Caster sugar
Baking powder
Baking soda
Dates

Procedure:

• Preheat oven into 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Greased a rectangular baking pan.
• Put dates and 2 cups of water into a saucepan. Bring to boil until the seeds separates from the pulp.
• Strain. Set aside liquid.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs one at time, beating mixture in each addition.
• Add the milk.
• In a separate mixing bowl, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Fold dry ingredients unto the liquid ingredients.
• Pour the dates liquid unto the flour mixture.
• Stir in chopped dates.
• Pour mixture into the greased pan.
• Bake for about 1 to 1 ½ hours or until the inserted skewer comes out clean.

chewy chocolate brownie

 

Just one of my experiments. I missed Goldilocks chocolate brownie. I made myself one but unfortunately not as chewy as my favorite brownie.

Ingredients:

All-purpose flour
Eggs
Caster sugar
Milk
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Chopped chocolate bar (bittersweet and milk chocolate)
Vanilla essence
Chopped nuts for garnish

Procedure:

• Beat the eggs and sugar until sugar dissolves.
• Add milk and vanilla essence.
• In a separate mixing bowl, sift flour.
• Add sifted flour unto the milk-sugar mixture. Stir until well combined.
• On a double boiler, melt chopped chocolate. Add the cocoa powder. Stir until it you attain a paste-like consistency.
• Add the chocolate mixture to flour mixture.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Stir until smooth. You have to have a heavy batter. (Do not beat.)
• Pour into a greased baking glass.
• Bake.

 Note: The other picture is another version of my choco brownie. I put some chocolate ganache on it (recipe posted previously).