Thursday, September 11, 2008

Saturday, June 7, 2008

How to make Pasta Mercedes

Violet Daisy

How to make Pasta Mercedes

Ingredients for pasta mercedes:

Maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons butter
1 macapuno, mashed
1 cup fresh milk
1/4 cup casuy nuts
1/4 cup egg yolks

Procedure for preparing pasta mercedes:

1. Add milk to mashed macapuno and cook over low heat until most of the milk has evaporated.
2. Add sugar to taste and casuy.
3. Remove from fire, add lightly beaten yolks and butter and mix well to avoid curdling.
4. Continue cooking over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture can be shaped into balls.
5. Remove from fire, cool shape into balls the size of a small calamsi.
6. Brush with beaten egg yolk, top with thin slices of cherries and bake on buttered cookie sheet in moderate oven until brown.



Saturday, May 24, 2008

Malaysian Mums

Malaysian Mums

Malaysian mums will surely light up your day. These flowers are beautiful and colorful and very lively. Available year round. Propagated now in La Trinidad Valley.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

I Love Food

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

It's A Beautiful Day!!!

It's a beautiful day!!!

Recipe for Corn Soup

Corn Soup

Corn Soup Recipe

Ingredients for corn soup:

1 cup young corn scraped from cob

1 onion (sliced thin)

1/4 cup shrimps (sliced)

1 tablespoon corn oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

4 cups shrimp stock

1 cup pepper leaves (siling labuyo)

Dash of pepper

Salt to taste

Procedure for making corn soup:

1. Saute garlic and onion; add shrimps.

2. Add shrimp stock and boil.

3. Add chopped corn, and simmer until the corn is tender.

4. Season with salt and pepper.

5. Add green pepper leaves three minutes before removing from fire.

6. Serve hot.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Josh Blue, Hilarious Josh Blue

Josh Blue, Hilarious Josh Blue

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Pancit Mami


Pancit Mami

Ingredients:

1 cup miki (fresh)
1/3 cup shredded pork
1/2 cup chicken meat
2 tablespoon chopped onion leaves
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoon corn oil
2 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper

Procedure:

1. Boil pork and chicken, adding little salt till tender.
2. Saute the garlic in the corn oil till brown.
3. Add the chicken and pork.
4. Add the chicken stock, cover.
5. Simmer for two minutes.
6. Seasonwith salt and pepper to taste.
7. Pour over miki in individual bowls.
8. Serve hot.
9. Top each serving with onion leaves.

What God Promises


What God Promises

He doesn't promise sunny days;
just a rainbow at the end of a storm.

He doesn't promise silver and gold,
but to provide for your needs.

He doesn't promise to make
your life trouble free,
just to give you the strength
to see things through.
He doesn't promise all the answer,
just that He'll direct your path.

He doesn't promise you understanding,
but faith that well see you through.

He doesn't promise freedom
from despair,
only enjoy and peace in believing.

He doesn't promise that
you'll never fail,
just that your strength and hope
will be renewed.

He doesn't promise
you'll have no fears,
but that He is always there.

Most of all, He promises
unconditional and everlasting love.


Barbara Cage

Pancit "LugLug"

Pancit "LugLug"

Ingredients for Pancit Luglug:


1/2 kilo dried rice noodles (bijon) (soak this in cold water) ten minutes,then drain
1/2 cup shelled shrimps
1/2 cup corn oil
1/2 cup finely sliced green onions
4 tablespoon flour in 1/2 cup cold water for thickening the sauce
2 quarts boiling water or meat stock
1/2 cup finely flakes smoked fish (tinapa) (pick small fish bone off)
1/2 cup powder crisp crackling (chitcharon)
1/2 cup sliced, boiled pork
1/2 cup soy bean cake (tokua), cut into small cubes
1 head garlic (minced)
1/2 cup chinese celery (kinchay), slice into half inch bits
2 cup shrimps juice
1/4 cup "achuete" water
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced lengthwise
12 calamansi
Celery leaves for garnish
Salt and pepper


Procedure for preparing pancit luglug:

1. Fry garlic until brown.
2. Drain and set aside.
3. Fry pork in the same corn oil until brown.
4. Add the tokua and shrimps.
5. Then add 1/2 cup shrimp juice, cover and boil.
6. Add the kenchay and garlic with salt and pepper.
7. Set this pork shrimps mixture aside.
8. Soak the achuete in water, squeeze out the color.
9. Add this to the rest shrimp juice and put the mixture in a sauce pan.
10 Add the flour mixture.
11. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly,.
12. Season with salt and pepper.
13. This is the red sauce for the pancit which is called "Palabok"
14. Boil 2 quarts of water in the large container.
15. Fill a small long handle bamboo or deed wire skimmer with a cup the rice noodles.
16. Dip the skimmer into the boil water for 1 minutes.
17. Drain well.
18. Pour the noodles into individual plates or into a large serving platter.
19. Cover with red sauce.
20.Top the sauce with the pork-and-shrimps mixture, then sprinkle finely flakes fish and crackling over this.
21. Garnish with slices or eggs, celery leaves, green onion and calamansi.
22. Serve hot with patis and calamasi juice.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Pancit Guisado


Pancit Guisado

Ingredients:


1/2 cup boiled chicken (flaked)
1/2 cup boiled shrimps (sliced in long narrow strips)
1/2 cup boiled pork (sliced in long narrow strips)
1/2 cup boiled ham (sliced in long narrow strips)
1 cup cabbage (shredded)
1-1/2 tablespoon toyo (soy sauce)
1 kilo miki
4 segments garlic
1 onion (sliced)
1 cup shrimp juice
Calamansi halves
Salt and pepper


Procedure:

1. Fry separately the garlic onion, shrimps, pork, chicken and ham.
2. Set aside a portion of each for garnishing the dish.
3. To the rest add the toyo, shrimp juice, salt and pepper.
4. Simmer for about 5 minutes, then add the cabbage mixing well, and simmer until almost dry.
5. Blanch miki in boiling water for about 2 minutes and fry in corn oil.
6. Then add to the mixture.
7. Arrange on a platter and garnish with the previously set aside fried garlic, pork, chicken, shrimps, ham and slices of lemon.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Catch Me Im Fallen


Catch Me I'm Fallin


Hmmm....

I.

I don't know why but when i look in your eyes

i feel something that seems so right

you've got yours i've got mine

i think i'm loosing my mind

'cause i shouldn't feel this way


Refrain:

catch me i'm fallin for you

and i don't know what to do


Chorus:

how can something so wrong?

feel so right all along

catch me i'm falling for you

how can time be so wrong?

for love to come along

catch me i'm falling for you

how can love let it go

when it has no place to go

and i can't go along pretending

that love isn't here to stay

catch me i'm falling for you


II.

If i could just walk away

without you floating today

i would die just thinking of you

i know we can't be more than friends you and me

but why do i feel this way?


***Repeat refrain then chorus***


catch me i'm falling for you

and it's wrong for me to feel this way

'cause i don't know what to do without you

i'm falling for you...

Catch me i'm falling for you

how can something so wrong?

feel so right all along catch me i'm falling for you........

Friday, April 25, 2008

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Stuffed Frogs

Stuffed Frogs

Ingredients;

6 edible frogs, skinned, whole
1 cup ground pork
1/4 head garlic, chopped fine
1/8 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
Salt and pepper

Procedure:

1. Mix pork with garlic, vinegar and seasonings.
2. Stuff the belly of well cleaned frogs.
3. Rub with seasoning and pat dry
4. Fry in deep hot fat until frogs are crisp and golden brown.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Dora the Explorer Doing Crank Dat


Dora the Explorer Doing Crank Dat

Monday, April 14, 2008

Adelaide, Australia Cheap Hotel Rooms

Cheap Hotel Rooms in Adelaide

Australia is the only country and continent at the same time. Adelaide is a modern city close to nature. When in Adelaide, Australia even transiently during a business travel or a vacation check in the Plaza Hotel located in the city center of Adelaide. This colonial-style hotel is only ten minutes away from Adelaide International Airport (AIA). The three-storey Plaza Hotel has 69 air-conditioned guestrooms with basic provisions such as Internet access, coffeemakers, and refrigerators. This is one of the few hotels that you can have a microwave on-request. All of this in a standard room priced less than 90 US dollars. The Plaza Hotel management sees to it that the housekeeping staff is neat and honest. They provide wake-up calls and 24 hours customer care service.

Tourist attractions are within reasonable travel times from the Plaza Hotel. The Art Gallery of South Australia where a visitor can appreciate one of the most comprehensive collections of Australian, European and Asian art, is nearby. Just a short walk and you are there. Sun worshippers and beach lovers can easily go to Adelaide’s most popular beach Glenelg and bask in the sun. It is just a tram ride from the city. A day trip will bring you to the oldest surviving German settlement in Australia, The Hahndorf. Enjoy the gift of nature by visiting the Mclaren Vale winery. Visit also the Victor Harbor and enjoy the ride on a horse-drawn double-decker tram. One can also watch the penguins coming home from fishing. Climb to the top of the hill and watch these tuxedoed birds as the foreground of a beautiful sunset.

Other activities enjoyable when you are in this area include a visit to Botanical Gardens showcasing lovely Australian flora. For physical activities, the Adelaide Oval is just a few minutes away. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will give you a night of refined auditory pleasure, a welcome part of a romantic date. And as always, shopping for souvenirs or just plain and simple shopping spree visitors always go to the Rundle Mall Shopping Center. In the Plaza Hotel there is always a chance to experience nature, historical sites, arts, and balance it with modern amenities.

Another hotel visitors can check in is the Comfort Inn On Marion, Plympton Park. The Comfort Inn On Marion is a 100 percent non-smoking hotel. This is surely an enjoyable hotel for the health conscious without shelling out too much. Room rates start at a low 96 US dollars. There are a variety of accommodation options from a single individual to a large family or a vacationing entourage. Guestrooms of the Comfort Inn On Marion all has spacious living areas. If the visitor prefers a room with large private spa he will not be disappointed. There are many rooms with such amenity. If the want is a full kitchen in a room, the Comfort Inn has it.

Activities are available without traveling too far. There is the Morphetville Racecourse, the Ica Indoor Sport Stadium, the Coorong National Park, Adelaide Himeji Garden and many more.

From the Adelaide International Airport getting to the Comfort Inn On Marion is just a short car ride.

Kalderetang Kambing (Goatmeat Stew)

Kalderetang Kambing (Goatmeat Stew)

Ingredients for Kalderetang Kambing:

1 kilo goat’s meat cut into pieces
1 cup salad oil
5 cloves of garlic, crushed
6 potatoes, quartered
1 large onion
slice hard-boiled eggs
meat stock
6 tomatoes sliced
Paprika
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup sweet peas
Sliced pimientos morrones
½ cup chopped ham
Liver mixture (ingredients and procedure below)

Procedure for Cooking Kalderetang Kambing:

1. Heat the oil and brown the garlic.
2. Remove the garlic and sauté the onion and tomatoes, then add the meat and seasonings.
3. Add stock to cover the mixture.
4. Cook until meat is almost tender.
5. Add potatoes and continue cooking.
6. When meat and vegetables are tender, add the liver mixture to thicken the gravy.
7. Add pimientos, peas and ham.
8. Serve hot and garnish top with slices of hard-cooked eggs and chopped ham.


Liver Mixture for Kalderetang Kambing Sauce

Ingredients for the liver mixture for Kalderetang Kambing Sauce:

¼ kilo cooked ox liver passed thru a food grinder
2 tbsp Bread crumbs
2 tbsp Vinegar
1 cup stock
sugar to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure for making Kalderetang Kambing Liver Sauce:

1. Mix the above and strain into the caldereta mixture.

Kalderetang Kambing (Goatmeat Stew) is good with rice or bread.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Faki

Faki

Red or puy lentils can be substituted for the green ones used in this soup.

Ingredients:
1 cup green lentils
5 tbsp olive oil
3 finely chopped onions
2 thinly sliced cloves of garlic
2 tsp crushed cumin seeds
¼ tsp ground tumeric
1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander for garnishing
warm bread, to serve

Procedure:
1. In a saucepan, put the lentils covered with cold water. Boil rapidly for 10 minutes. Drain.
2. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a pan and fry two of the onions with the garlic, cumin and turmeric. Stir for 3 minutes. Add the lentils, stock and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes, until the lentils are soft.
3. In the remaining oil, fry the third onion until golden. Lightly mash the lentils to make the soup pulpy.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir the fresh coriander into the fried onions and scatter over the soup. Serve (with bread or rice).

Serves 6

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Pancit Molo

Pancit Molo

Ingredients:

1 cup ground pork
½ cup cooked, flaked chicken
2 eggs
3 tbsp chopped green onion
½ cup shelled fresh shrimps (sliced)
¼ head medium-sized garlic (chopped)
½ medium-sized onion (chopped)
¼ cup chopped apulid (Chinese chestnut) either boiled or canned
Toyo (soy sauce) to taste
Pinch of pepper

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Divide the mixture into two and wrap one-half of the mixture by teaspoonfuls in pancit molo wrapper.
3. Set aside the remaining half for tine broth.
4. To make wrappers:
a. Sift together 2 cups flour and ¼ teaspoon salt.
b. Add the yolks of 3 eggs and knead with the fingers.
c. Add ¼ cup water and work until the dough becomes very smooth and fine.
d. Roll out on a floured board to about the thickness of paper.
e. Cut in small triangular pieces about 3”x 3”.


For the broth:

Ingredients:

20 cups chicken broth
½ head garlic (chopped)
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ medium-sized onion (chopped)
3 tbsps. Green onion (chopped)
Pinch of pepper
Salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onions.
2. When slightly brown add remaining half of the stuffing mixture and cook for about 5 minutes.
3. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
4. Drop stuffed wrappers in the broth.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Cover and boil for 15 minutes.

Makes 20 servings

Almondigas

Almondigas

Ingredients:

1 cup ground pork
1 egg
½ cup ground shrimp meat
1 tbsp. shortening
½ cup misua
2 cloves garlic
1 minced onion
Shrimp extract
Salt or patisto taste
1 tbsp. chopped green onion
Pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. To the pork and shrimp add green onion, egg and the desired seasoning and shape into small balls about the size of a small native lemon.
2. Saute the garlic and onion and add shrimp- extract with about 3 cups of water.
3. When the mixture boils, drop the meat balls one by one into boiling mixture.
4. When meat balls are cooked, add misua asnd immediately remove from fire.
5. Add salt or patis and pepper to taste.
6. Serve hot.

Angel


Thursday, April 10, 2008

Pasta with Cream and Parmesan

Pasta Alfredo
This is a classic pasta dish which originated in Rome.

Ingredients:
12 oz dried fettuccine
2 tbsp butter
1 1/4 cups double cream
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
salt
freshly ground black pepper

Procedure:
1. In salted water, cook the fettuccine until al dente.
2. In a large flameproof casserole, melt the butter. Add the cream and Parmesan with salt and pepper. Stir over a medium heat until the cheese has melted and the sauce has thickened.
3. Drain the fettuccine. Add it to the sauce with the parsley. Put the pasta and sauce together over a medium heat. Put more pepper over and garnish with extra parsley. Serve at once.

Serves 4

O-:

Wild Mushroom Soup

Zuppa di Porcini e Funghi Salvatici
Wild mushroom are expensive. Dried porcini have an intense flavour, so use only a small quantity. The beef stock may seem unusual in a vegetable soup, but helps to strengthen the earthy flavour of the mushrooms.

Ingredients:
2 cups dried porcini mushrooms
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
2 thinly sliced leeks
2 roughly chopped shallots
1 roughly chopped clove of garlic
3 cups fresh wild mushroom
5 cups beef stock
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2/3 cup double cream
salt
freshly ground black pepper
fresh thyme sprigs for garnishing

Procedure:
1. In 1 cup of warm water, soak the dried porcini for 20-30 minutes. Lift out of liquid. Squeeze over the bowl to remove as much of the soakong liquid as possible. Strain and reserve th liquid. Chop the porcini.
2. In a saucepan, heat the oil and butter until foaming. add the garlic, leeks, and shallots. Cook gently and stir frequently for about 5 minutes, until they are soft but not coloured.
3. Chop the fresh mushroom. Add to the pan. Stir over a medium heat until they begin to soften. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Add the liquid, porcini, dried thyme, salt, and pepper. Lower the heat. Simmer gently for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
4. Put 3/4 of the soup in a blender. Process until smooth. Add the cream and heat thoroughly in the pan. Check seasoning and consistency. Serve hot. Use thyme sprigs as garnish.

Serves 4

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Minestrone (Italian Recipe)

Minestrone con Pasta
An Italian recipe common in the Mediterranean coast line and Milan.

Ingredients:
2 cups dried haricot beans
2 tbsp olive oil
2 oz smoked diced pancetta or streaky bacon
2 sliced large onions
2 crushed cloves of garlic
2 diced medium carrots
3 sliced celery sticks
14 oz canned chopped tomatoes
10 cups beef stock
12 oz diced potatoes
1 1/2 cups small pasta shapes (macaroni, stars, shells, etc.)
8 oz thinly sliced green cabbage
6 oz finely sliced green beans
1 cup frozen peas
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
salt
freshly ground black pepper
freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve

Procedure:
1. Cover the beans with cold water. Soak overnight.
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the pancetta or bacon, onions and garlic. Cook gently while stirring occasionally for 5 minutes until soft.
3. Add carrots and celery. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until tender.
4. Drain the haricot beans. Add to the pan with the tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours until the beans are tender.
5. Add the potatoes.
6. Add the pasta shapes, sliced cabbage, green beans, peas and chopped parsley to the soup 15 minutes before it is ready. Season the soup to taste. The soup should have a fairly thick consistency. Top with generous amounts of grated Parmesan cheese when serving.

Serves 8

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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Faki

Faki

Red or puy lentils can be substituted for the green ones used in this soup.

Ingredients:
1 cup green lentils
5 tbsp olive oil
3 finely chopped onions
2 thinly sliced cloves of garlic
2 tsp crushed cumin seeds
¼ tsp ground tumeric
1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander for garnishing
warm bread, to serve

Procedure:
1. In a saucepan, put the lentils covered with cold water. Boil rapidly for 10 minutes. Drain.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a pan and fry two of the onions with the garlic, cumin and turmeric. Stir for 3 minutes. Add the lentils, stock and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes, until the lentils are soft.

3. In the remaining oil, fry the third onion until golden. Lightly mash the lentils to make the soup pulpy.

4. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir the fresh coriander into the fried onions and scatter over the soup. Serve (with bread or rice).

Serves 6

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Friday, April 4, 2008

Hot Halloumi with Roasted Peppers

Hot Halloumi with Roasted Peppers

(Halloumi could be replaced with other available cheese)
Halloumi is a hard and salty cheese. It is a Greek cheese. Halloumi is delicious served simply sliced or cubed. It also takes on a wonderful texture when grilled or fried.

Ingredients:
300g halloumi cheese, thickly sliced
6 pcs red, green or yellow peppers olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
small handful of raisins (optional)
freshly ground black pepper
flat leaf parsley, to garnish
olive and oregano bread (optional)

Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 220C. Cut the peppers into quarters. Discard the cores and seeds. Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Roast for 20 minutes until the skins start to blacken and blister.

2. Remove and keep warm with several layers of kitchen paper. Set aside for 30minutes. Peel off the skins. Slice the flesh into a bowl. Mix roasting juices with the peppers.

3. Pour a little olive oil over the roasted pepper. Add the vinegar and raisins. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss the salad lightly and leave to cool.

4. When serving, divide the pepper salad among four plates. Heat olive oil to a depth of about 1/4 inch in a large heavy-based frying pan. Fry the halloumi slice (or your preferred cheese) over a medium high heat for about 2-3 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking until golden brown on both sides.

5. Drain the fried halloumi (or your preffered cheese) thoroughly on kitchen paper and serve with the roasted pepper salad and a parsley garnish. Enjoy with chunks of olive and oregano bread to soak up the juices.

Serves 4

Cook’s Tips: For a crisp coating on the cheese, toss the slices in plain flour before frying them. Plain cheese can be grilled instead of fried. Simply preheat a grill or ridged grilling pan, add the cheese slices and cook until golden brown turning once. Also good grilled on a barbecue.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Flowery Egg Soup

FLOWERY EGG SOUP

INGERIDIENTS:

4 cups basic stock
3 tsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine
3 spring onions, sliced diagonally
½ tsp shredded root ginger
4 large lettuce leaves, shredded
1 tsp sesame oil
2 beaten eggs
salt and ground black pepper
toasted sesame seeds, to garnish

PROCEDURE:

1. In a saucepan with stock add all the ingredients except the eggs, seeds and seasoning. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
2. While boiling carefully pour the beaten eggs in a thin steady stream in the center of the boiling stock.
3. Stir the soup after pouring the eggs. The egg will begin to cook and form long threads. Season to taste, serve into warm bowls and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Seaweed with Flaked Almond

SEAWEED WITH FLAKED ALMOND

INGREDIENTS:

½ kilo spring greens
for deep frying, groundnut oil
¼ tsp fine salt
1 tsp caster sugar
½ cup toasted flaked almonds

PROCEDURE:

1. Under cold running water wash the spring greens then pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut and discard the thick white stems from the spring greens, leaving just the leaves.
2. Arrange several of the spring greens on top of one another, roll them tightly and using a very sharp knife, slice the leaves as fine strips as possible.
3. Fill the wok with groundnut oil halfway and heat to 180 C. Deep fry the spring greens, in batches, for about 1 minute, until they crisp. Remove each batch from the wok as soon as it is ready and drain on kitchen paper.
4. In a serving dish, sprinkle with the salt and sugar then mix well. Scatter over the top the toasted flaked almonds as garnishing.

Hot and Sour Soup

HOT AND SOUR SOUP

INGREDIENTS:

6 pcs. Dried mushroom, soaked
4 oz pork or chicken
1 cake tofu (beancurd)
2 oz sliced bamboo shoots, drained
2 ½ cup basic stock
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
½ tsp freshly ground white pepper
1 tbsp corn-flour paste
salt

PROCEDURE:

1. Thinly shred the mushroom, meat, tofu and bamboo shoots.
2. Bring the stock to a rolling boil and add the shredded ingredients. Let it boil for another 1 minute.
3. Add the corn-flour paste and stir until thickened, season to taste. Serve hot.

Crab and Corn Soup

CRAB AND CORN SOUP

INGREDIENTS:

150 g crabmeat
½ tsp finely chopped root ginger
2 egg whites
½ tbsp milk
1 tbsp cornpaste
2 ½ basic stock
1 small can creamed corn
salt and ground black pepper
finely chopped spring onions for garnish

PROCEDURE:

1. Flake and pick the crabmeat. When done, add the chopped fresh root ginger and stir well.
2. Beat the eggs for a few seconds then add the milk and corn-flour paste, beat again until smooth, blend with the flaked crabmeat.
3. Bring to a boil and then add the creamed sweet corn, let it simmer for a few more minutes.
4. While still boiling stir in the crabmeat and egg mixture, season to taste and stir gently until well blended. Garnish with finely chopped spring onions and serve hot.

Seafood Wantons With Coriander Dressing

SEAFOOD WANTONS WITH CORIANDER DRESSING

INGREDIENTS:

225 g raw prawns, peeled and deveined
115 g white crabmeat, picked over
4 small canned water chestnuts, finely diced
1 spring onion, finely chopped
1 small green chili, seeded and finely chopped
½ tsp. grated fresh ginger
1 egg, separated
24 wanton wrappers
Salt and ground black pepper
Coriander leaves for garnishing

FOR THE CORIANDER DRESSING

2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp chopped pickled ginger
6 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
2 tbsp finely diced red pepper

PROCEDURE:

1. In a bowl place the finely diced prawns and picked crabmeat. Add the water chestnuts, spring onion, chili, ginger and egg white. Season and stir the mixture well.
2. Put about 1 tsp of the filling just above the center of the wonton wrapper. Brush the edges of the wrapper with a little egg yolk. Bring the bottom of the wrapper up over the filling. Press gently to expel air, to seal in a triangle.
3. Bring the two side points up over the filling, overlap them and pinch the ends firmly together. On a large baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper, space the filled wontons.
4. Simmer water in a large saucepan. Put the filled wontons a few at a time and simmer for 2-3 minutes. The wrappers will be translucent when cooked. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain briefly. Keep warm while cooking the rest.
5. In making the coriander dressing, place all together the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
6. Put the wontons on serving dishes, drizzle with the coriander dressing and serve immediately, garnished with coriander leaves.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Fish Steak with Lemon Butter Sauce

Fish Steak with Lemon Butter Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. - oil - canola or veg.

1 bulb - garlic - thinly sliced

5 pcs. - lemon - juice and peeled

1/2 bar - butter - softened

10 slices - fish steak - tuna or tanigue

salt and pepper to taste


PROCEDURE;

1. SPRINKLE SALT AND PEPPER TO THE FISH STEAK. SET ASIDE.

2. IN A FRYING PAN, TOAST THE GARLIC UNTIL CRISPY GOLDEN BROWN. REMOVE FROM OIL AND DRAIN IN A PAPER TOWEL. SET ASIDE.
3. ON THE SAME FRYING PAN, FRY THE FISH STEAKS , 3 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE OF UNTIL COOKED ON THE INSIDE.
4. WHEN DONE, PUT THE BUTTER AND LEMON JUICE ON THE FISH. SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE.

BEFORE SERVING GARNISH WITH LEMON PEEL AND SPRINKLE WITH CRUNCHY GARLIC SLICES ON TOP.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Garage Sale - (items at)Frisco , Quezon city

Garage Sale!
Items located at Frisco, Quezon city
Contact: jun- 443 3459 (call only up to 8 pm)
Items for sale:
1 unit Carrier Airconditioner 1.5 Hp with case Php 15,000

1 unit Carrier Airconditioner 1.5 Hp with/out dase Php 13,500


1 pc. Full Length Old rose Sofa (Synthetic leather cover) Php 3,000
(5 to 6 seater)


1 pc. Yellow Victorian Sofa(linen cover) (4 to 5 seater) Php 2,000

1 set Green Sala set (linen cover) 1 sofa/2 singles Php 5,000


2 pcs. Executive table (Mahogany color) Php 3,500 each

3 pcs. Executive Swivel chair (Canvass Cover) Red/blue Php 1,000 each
1 set corner table with 2 chairs Php 2,800
1 pc. Oval glass center table 3 layers Php 1,800

1 unit Sharp Cinemaborg 21" Php 3,500