Recipe # 3 Ginataang Kalabasa for Peace

May 31, 2011


Its been 5 days since we last traded thoughts. Enough silence, for this day I'll offer you my pride.
From the root of my family tree, please accept my heart-made recipe.

Ingredients:


1/4 Ground Pork
1/2 minced Onion
1/2 crushed Garlic
2 sliced Tomatoes
1 cup of Coconut Milk
1/2 diced Squash

5 pcs Lady's Fingers
2 sliced Eggplant
1 pile of String BEans
1/2 cup. Shrimp Paste

Procedure:

Saute the Garlic until golden brown. Add the Onion and Tomatoes.
Add the Ground Pork and Shrimp Paste. Cook until meat is tender.

Add 1 cup of Coconut Milk. Stir constantly and boil for 10 minutes or until the "Gata" has settled down.

Add the Vegetables on top. Remember the correct timing and arrangement.,
 Lay the Squash first, next after 5 minutes scatter the String beans , then past 5 minutes add the Lady's Fingers and finally 5 minutes later drop the Eggplant.

Add small amounts of water until your satisfied with the salty taste.
 Lower the heat, cover and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Do not overcook or the vegetables will be mushy.
Serve while hot. Best with Fried Fish or Alimasag. (nyam nyam)

Sa pagpapatuloy ...

I lost my phone and so I thought that was the end of this.
I still had 5 cooking sessions unpublished from that thing..  :C (so sad)
Well, moving on... I moved to a new house and settled without a phone.

Anyways, let's get back to business ...

Recipe # 2 Tinolang Manok with Broccoli

January 25, 2011

After a long busy Monday shift, I opted to prepare a simpledish with something out of the blue.
Classic Tinola with broccoli -> how does that sound?  errr, how did that taste?

Ingredients

1/2 Chicken
1 pc Onion diced
1/2 clover of crushed Garlic
1 medium minced Ginger
1 big Broccoli flowerlet, chopped
2 pcs Chayotes sliced

2 tblspoon of Fish Sauce and a pinch of Pepper

Procedure:

Boil Chicken for 15 minutes

Set Aside broth, slice chicken into smaller parts

Saute Garlic, Onion and Ginger

Add chicken when the garlic turns golden brown. Add fish sauce. *Do not fry

Add broth and chayotes. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add pepper.

Add the broccoli once the chayotes are soft. Lower the heat, let them stay on top for 5 minutes.

*Do not over cook the vegetable. 

*Best serve while its hot.

 

And there you have it, fresh, healthy and something out of the ordinary: Tinolang Manok with Broccoli,

Don't be afraid to experiment, this may not be perfect but you'll be delighted you've tried it.

funshine makes my day brighter again and again and again...

Recipe # 1: Sinigang na Bangus

January 10, 2011

It was 5 in the morning and I'm walking out of the office, heading home when my partner asked me to cook something sour for our breakfast as she will head out an hour later than me. I asked my fellow commuters if they know a wet market where I can buy some fish and vegetables to prepare for breakfast. Luckily, there was one near our area and its my first time buying on this place. It was too early so I had the chance to pick the freshest among the varieties.

I chose the Pangasinan natives over the Batangeno's for the sake of my beloved Memen's locality.

Time to practice my haggling skills.

Ingredients:

1 big Bangus Pangasinan sliced into 4 parts
3 ripe Tomatos
2 Onions
1 small piece of Ginger
2 Spanish Pepper
1 Radish
1 bundle of Water Spinach
1 pack  Sinigang sa Miso Mix

Salt and Pepper to Taste
Water

Procedure:

Slice the vegetables in small parts. Equal size makes the texture perfect in our tongue.
Saute the onion, tomato, ginger and pepper in a medium heat pan.

 Stir until tender but do not make it crispy.
With every stroke, think of the joy and happiness you'll bring to the one who requested the dish.

Add fish and water and sinigang sa miso mix then let it boil for 15 mintues. See and behold the bubbling sight.

Add the radish and water spinach and let it stay for 5 minutes under low heat.
Add some pepper and salt to taste. Do not over cook.

And there you have it. Uberly fresh Sinigang sa Bangus.

 

Having the ingredients fresh makes a big difference into the taste of whatever you are cooking.

But the secret lies within the feelings you are sharing with whom you are dedicating your masterpiece.

funshine makes my day brighter again and again and again...

Battle for Habitat

I'll start my story at the time I was looking for a place to call "home"; let me correct that: insect free home.

Things happened so quickly. I was living with my partner on a suburb area near our office when allergy struck both of us. First it was itchy, then red spots appeared on our skin. We tolerated a couple of days under that condition until our house succumbed to the forces of creepy crawling insects. "Simuchang/Timutchang/Higad" were the names I remembered as soon as I saw a vast amount of silk strings hanging on our ceiling up to the bedroom, and to the bathroom, windows up to the kitchen sink. Fire was no use, we can't afford to burn the roof so the next morning, we surrendered our peaceful abode to the fluffy horde.

 

After weeks of scouting, we found the perfect shelter abundant in fresh air, clean water and close to establishments we need in our daily lives. Finally, we settled on our new fortress.

And in this place, my cooking and laundry stories will be told.

funshine makes my day brighter again and again and again...

Patalastas

Hi,

This blog may contain scenes not suitable for all ages.
Read at your own risk.

Thanks,

Dedicated to the following :

Dad - I'll see you when we get there (we're not in a hurry so please be patient).
Mom -Keep jogging and dancing everyday but please, do not break a leg...
Dicks,She and Baby - Grow older, at least look older than me.
Memen - Labandera le Grande, all the credits for your laundry tips and tricks.
Iggy, Miggy and Muffy ->  Requiscat In Pace (Iggy, sorry my bad)

Pics taken from SE k800i


~funshine just made my day brighter again and again and again~