7.04.2010

choco fondue

CHOCOLATE FONDUE





Ingredient's:

1/2 dark or semisweet chocolate bars
1 1/2 evaporated milk
1 bark of cinnamon


-PROCEDURE-

Used double Broiler Pan
Mix all the ingredients and see if its consistency is sticky.
fondue consistency depends on your preference.


for all the choco-luvah here's a treat for u......

6.24.2010

Fish Fillet in sesame and superior soysauce



Ingredients :


  • Fillet Dory Fish
  • 3 Tablespoon Superior Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 1 Cup Julienne Carrots, Leeks and Ginger
  • Salt n' pepper


Let's Partee:


  • Steam Dory Fish 
  • When cooked, topped with Juliene Carrots, Leeks and Ginger
  • In a saucepan, mix soysauce and sesame oil, let it boil then seasoned with salt n' pepper 
  • Drizzle the sauce on top of the steamed Dory


Enjoy Chinese Cooking @ HOME :D

Beefy Lumpia



Ingriedients:

3/4 kl ground beef
30pcs lumpia wrapper
1 bunch wansuy
1 big red onion
1 clove chopped garlic
salt n' pepper
1/2 cup chopped kintchay
2 large eggs
veggie or corn oil for frying
1/2 teaspoon sugar


Let's Partee :


- Mix all the Ingredients and wrap with Lumpia wrapper then FRY...



HOOLAH! .. another sumptuous way of enjoying LUMPIA...

No cook creamy pastrami carbonara


Ingridients :

* 1/4 sliced Pastrami Ham
* Chopped Parsley
* Spaghetti Pasta
* 5 whole Egg
* 1/2 Lemon Juice
* Salt n' Pepper
* Melted Butter
* Parmesan Cheese



Let's Party:

- Whisk 5 whole Egg (set aside)
-  Cook Spachetti Noodles (set aside)
-  Put Pastrami Ham on a medium skillet, set aside when cooked
-  Mix beaten egg , pastrami , parsley, nestle all purpose cream, lemon juice and seasoned with salt n' pepper
-  Fold in  to cooked spaghetti noodles and Topped with Parmesan Cheese..


Bon Appetite !!!

4.14.2010

Ongpin's Finest


Since my camera was not in good condition the time that my Hubby and I visited DongBei, i made sure i'll go back to this place and so i can share it too,  to all those Foodie Addicts around the globe :D. This time it's Wheng my college bestfriend and her daugther Gabe whose with me during the second visit. We were busy playing games @ FB, when we talked about our ONGPIN visit's before, I was craving for FRIED SIOPAO that time while Wheng craves for her GOLD finds hahahahah, She was indeed into collecting jewelries. Until we agreed to  visit Ongpin and explore the magical world of GOOD FOOD, best jewelry finds and Authentic and Symbolic Ongpin offers .

yeah baby... see the smoke? that's mine :D


the working station



We left at 5 in the afternoon, we decided to leave the house late because, it was too hot outside. Traffic wise its tolerable since most of the students are on vacation already. We were at Ongpin around 6pm i guess...First  we headed to Dong Bei, a small kutchay dumpling store that serves fresh dumplings cooked on the spot... (cooked as you oder) we had it as takeout since we both love to have rice for dinner. We also bought fried siopao that Gabe munched while we were waiting for the dumplings. (mommy im hungry).


the not so new not so old menu card


piles of dimsum on the side


the not so star of the meal hahahhaha
*Chicken FeeT*


Next stop we headed to Salazar St., were Roast Meals are everywhere.....We choose WaiYing Fastfood among the roast chains along the street and had the most sumptuous meal ever.


My Roast Duck

Wheng and Gabe's Roast Soy Chicken


WaiYing Rotisserie Corner


Mom & Daugther Tandem outside Waiying

After the sumptuous meal we walked along Salazar and enjoyed its somewhat Hong Kong style ambiance. Until we passed by Masuki, one of old noodle house in Ongpin that offers real authentic noodles soup.  And since we were in the mood for nonstop eating and hopping we enter the noodle house w/out digesting all the fats we have from the duck and the chicken @ Waiying.  We ordered 1 order of their famous Noodle ( its huge and can serve even upto 3 people). 


I learned about Masuki, when it was featured in MYX (music channel), if I'm not mistaken and this local band Kamikazee tour and explore the streets of Escolta & Ongpin, were they dine and enjoyed Masuki's Noodle,that was far 2-3yrs. ago. I remember i kept on asking Wheng to go with me and try their noodles, but to no avail we would always reset the noodle tasting party :D



Salazar Street @ night 


HUGE Menu Card from Masuki
(u can't go wrong with this BIG Menu Card)

The Soup is clear and the noodle is freshly made ( i guess they have this little space upstairs where they knead and trimmed the noodles? typical Chinese resto does it) . It is served with 2 kinds of sauce that taste's like asado. Wheng say's it's good, for me it's just a so so... maybe because I'm full with our roast dinner that's why i wasn't able to enjoy it, (ill comeback and taste this authentic noodles again when my husband arrives and that's a promise hihihi:D). 



the star of the show
"Masuki's Authentic Pork Noodle Soup"


Serve with extra soup, 2 cups of sauce (taste like asado)
and chopped chives



For our last stop we dropped by to Baker's to have some goodies for our sweet endings! Wheng bought Leche Flan  (custard cake) for Pasalubong.


the Busy Food Hopper

Leche Flan (custard cake) are the best here 
@ Baker's  


All in all the unplanned Ongpin Tour aka Lakwatsa is a HIT... we ate what we wanted and we enjoy the company of each other, plus with the little one (Gabe).


Cheers!

Chicken Teriyaki with Mushroom and Packchoy






You will Need:


1/2 kl. Chicken Thigh (removed bones)
1/2 Cup Mirin (Japanese Cooking Wine)
5 Tablespoon Kikkoman Sauce (or any Fermented Dark Soy Sauce)
1 small can of Button Mushroom
1 clove Garlic chopped
1 whole Ginger chopped
Bunch of Pakchoy (Bakchoy)




Let's Partee:



  • Marinate Chicken thigh for 5-10mins with kikkoman,mirin, garlic and ginger.
  • On a non-stick Grill Pan, cook chicken , turning both sides to even out the color (some might burn if not monitored since all meats marinated with soy sauce tend to burn fast). Brush Marinade to Chicken if its dry.
  • When cooked put mushrooms on the grill pan and lower the heat, coat the mushroom with chicken drippings (it does add a wonderful taste to the dish). 
  • Boil Water and add Pakchoy, wait until its half-cooked then set aside.
  • Arranged Chicken Teriyaki on a Platter, Put pakchoy on the side and mushroom on top of the Chicken.
  • On the same pan add few drops of Mirin and kikkoman,wait until it boils and pour the sauce over the Chicken and Pak Choy.

Serves 3-4 Hungry Pax....





Who said you cannot enjoy Japanese Foodie @ 
HOME??? Not anymore Hanie ..... :D


weekend with Belen

Weekends will never be the same without hangging out with a Kumare (Girlfriend), We normally listen mass together and share dinner together too, one of the recent dinner we had together was in Karate Kid. 


I never get tired of eating Japanese food, its something i really crave on a weekly basis, some are sufficed but some are not since Japanese food as we all know are more expensive than the usual food we ate.But not this time, Belen, my ninang hahahahah and my kumare was the one who introduced me to this Japanese restaurant. She said eating japanese shouldn't be always expensive and now i agree.






Sashi  Maki - P69.00
* Sure deal *


With Belen After Hearing Mass







But it did taste good..it has cheese inside.

3.20.2010

My so NOYPI ala ILOCANA Sunday Lunch with Mommy and RJ

Another FREE day for me... Yep it's SUNDAY and i can do whatever i want bwhahahahahahahha! Kidding aside. 

One Sunday Morning, I woke up and feel like cooking and eating native ILOCANA dish which my late  Grand LOLA sa TUHOD used to cooked when she was still kickin inside the Kitchen.... 

Both of Aquino and Castro's are from the Northern REGION... Mommy's Parent's are from La Union while Daddy's Clan are from Pangasinan...kaya nman very ILOCANANG Tunay ang bet na bet na Foodams....


Here's what we Feast in last sunday..... (EXTRA RICE PLEASE)..................... 


"MANGGAN TAYEZ"


My all time Favorite  "WANSUY SALAD"



Homemade Daing na Bangus .... Lapafush!



Boiled Camote Leaves with Tomatoes and Anchovies (antaray! umaanchovy pa oh)







(bagoong isda fresh from Pangasinan and sili labuyo from the bicol region):hahahahah
*Farmville & Farmtown*
ahhahahhahahahah




Spending Time with your loveones, sharing good food is what this Sunday Lunch is all about. I will never get tired of eating the same food all over again with my MOM and Josh este RJ.... (nag ala kristeta pa daw .......award)hahahahhaha..

3.14.2010

Burritos con MAMA MIA

After my Esposo's Mideast Partee, we have leftovers pita wraps at home, so i decided to use it before it goes to waste. I end up making my very own chicken burritos....






You will Need:

  • Soft Pita Wraps
  • Sliced Avocado
  • Lettuce
  • Marinated Chicken Breast (Marinate in Cajun Spice, salt n' pepper)
  • Grated Cheddar Cheese

FOR THE SALSA:

  • 6 Large Tomatoes
  • 1 Cup Chopped Wansuy
  • Salt n' Pepper


Let's Parteeee:


  • Grilled Marinated Chicken , when coooked set aside.
  • Mix in Chopped Tomatoes and Wansuy together, seasoned with salt n' pepper and set aside
  • Assemble the Ingredients inside Pita warps, add strips of avocado and lettuce  to the marinated chicken then topped with salsa.
  • PRESTO .... one healthy BURRITOS in a SNAP :D

My Instant Ravioli



I was about to cook Basil and Cheese Pillows when i changed my mind and make it Ravioli instead.......I just found out that Dimsum Wrapper can be use for Italian recipes too..









You will Need:

  • 1/4 to 1/8 kl. of Fresh Basil
  • 1 1/2 cup softened cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon chopped Garlic
  • Half a Pound of Melted Butter
  • Fresh Dimsum Wrapper

Let's Parteee:

  • Mix and Basil, Cream Cheese and Garlic. Mix well
  • Fill in Dimsum Wrapper with Basil and Set Aside
  • Boil Water, add in Ravioli and cook until it turns into translucent in color.
  • Put melted Butter in a Saucepan, when it started to create lumps, toss the Ravioli until its fully cooked.

mixture


gud job!!!



saving my  last BITE for LAST :D





SERVE HOT !!! BON BON APPETITE.....

chicken char sui

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup catsup
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup sherry or sake
  • dash of Chinese five spice powder
  • 1~2 tbsp. Hoisin Sauce





Lets Parteeee:



- Boil for at least 30 minutes. Skim the foam: - 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless country-style pork spareribs

-Mix all the ingredients for marinade and marinate the spareribs for a few hours, turning them occasionally so that the meat is marinated evenly:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup sherry or sake
dash of Chinese five spice powder
1~2 tbsp. Hoisin Sauce  

- Grilled when ready... ENJOY:D
     

3.08.2010

Cheap Treats at Earl's

-condiments-


Been to Earle's a lot of times but this visit is something special, because, I'm having breakfast with my childhood  BESTFRIEND. Both of us were in a OWL Industry hahahhahahaha.. Literally because we are normally awake at night.




Well anyway, Foodies here at Earle's are very affordable... GOURMET Food is enjoyed in the most cheapest way. In less than a  PHP100  you get to enjoy Gourmet Sandwiches, Grilled or just  Plain Sausages serve with KMM.. (Ketchup-Mustard-Mayo).






For those  Gourmet Lover out there here is a heaven for you!




.... A lot of Yuppies, Nappies,Pappies and puppies (LOL) were patiently waiting for their turn to be serve, even students passes by just to have a bite of their favorite Gourmet Sandwich.


My Grilled Thuringer Bratwurst




My Bad.... Because of our Excitement to to munch this sausages, I forgot to take a photo of Bagirl's Bavarian Smokies..... (bilis kse kumain hahahahah)  I also ordered 2pcs.  Chicken Mushroom Pesto Stuffed Bread which i let Bug's to try... ... Two thumbs up according to Bagirl (a true blood PESTO lover).

The Breakfast was worth and we both really looking forward for more of our BREAKFAST Date's SOON!!!



Buttered Shrimpy




Yoy will need:

  • Half a kilo Shrimp
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Garlic,Chives & Ginger
  • 2pcs. sliced green chilli
  • Butter
  • Pinch of Salt


Lets Partee:

  1. Melt Butter,Saute Chopped Garlic and Garlic, when browned in color add in Chopped Chives
  2. Add Shrimp 
  3. Simmer for 3-4mins , add in Chilli and Serve :D

3.07.2010

Inside my Grocery Bag

Oh I love SUPERMARKET's....Doing my grocery is more fun since i have my husband with me doing the things i so love.I would love to spend long hours inside the grocery store, checking and comparing whats new, hot and budget friendly. Lately this are the common "A MUST" on my grocery lists. (an addittion to gastos hahahahha)!






korean noodles (shrimp-kimchi flavah)
prices ranges from PHP 28.00 - PHP 90.00


Pasta's & Paste
  • Ideal Pasta- very ideal ang price, flat noodles (fettuccine) 500grms. Less than PHP40.00 (great deal)
  • Curry Paste - Less than PHP30.00 o PHP 20.00 atah (can't remember :D)



Breads Breads and Bread (the one that i use for my HUGE BURGER)
Frozen Oat Large Burger Bun 


my favorite focaccia 
- since pasta is my Papa Un's comfort food nowadays
bread to compliment the pasta is a must-




 
my favorite, mommy's favorite & rj's favorite 
hahahahahhaha
 
* best with HOT RICE and a dash of fresh calamansi*







 

choco baby and BLACK tsokolate for MHIE
* i always love MEIJI chocolates*
(isama mo pa ang macademia & almond fanalofi)




More to come!!!