Tokwa't Baboy

The sauce is made of:

Apple cider vinegar
a lil bit of water
soysauce
chili flakes
green onion
red onion
minced garlic

Arroz Caldo

Cook sweet rice in a pot. Add chicken broth (chicken bouillon diluted in water). 1 cup of sweet rice makes 6-8 servings.

In a pan, sautee garlic, chicken, ginger and onion in oil/butter and a little patis. Transfer to the sweet rice pot and mix.

Chicken Macaroni Salad

Kraft Mayonnaise
Salad Macaroni
Condensed Milk
Pineapple chunks
Diced carrots and potatoes
Raisins
Pickle Relish
Minced Onions
Salt
Chicken Shreds

Mom taught me how to make this. I don't use any measurement, I just go by how I remember the taste.....

Lumpiang Shanghai

Ground pork
Garlic powder
Salt & pepper
Green onions
Onion
Carrots
Egg

Bistek/Tapa

1 lb beef top round
5 tbsp teriyaki sauce
2 tbsp apple cider
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp brown sugar
Water
Marinade overnight

Let the meat simmer in its own marinade til it reduces and then remove meat to fry in another pan (fry onions in same pan early on/ set aside). Put back fried meat in the same sauce, simmer again til sauce is almost gone...

Hubby likes this last bistek, but I don't. It looks like tapa king to me. I have to add more sauce next time...

Sinigang

Labanos
Kangkong
Onion
Tomatoes
Beans

Rol's Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Breasts (flattened)
Mixed Panko Bread crumbs and Italian Bread crumbs
Salt and pepper
Egg wash
Flour
Mozarella and Parmesan Cheese
Italian Parsley to garnish.

Tomato Sauce and Marinara Sauce (or whatever spaghetti sauce)
Spaghetti Noodles

Sprinkle some salt and pepper to the chicken on both sides. Dip in flour, then egg, then the bread crumbs. Fry til golden brown.

Put all the fried chicken breasts on a tray drizzled with some oil. Pour marinara sauce on top and put mozarella and parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 15mins at 400 degrees (?)

Fish Balls

Fish Balls
Soy sauce
Vinegar
Brown sugar
Minced garlic
Red Pepper flakes
Cornstarch
Water

Chicken Barbecue

3-4 leg quarters
1/2 cup or less banana catsup
1/4 tsp black pepper
SALT is optional
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 lemon or 4 calamansi or less?
1 tbsp brown sugar

Let it cook in marinade for 10-15 mins.
Grill 8 mins each side.
Bake 375deg for 20-30 mins to finish.

Chicken and Corn Soup (fr scratch)

1/2 chicken breast
1/2 cup cream style corn
Carrots
Green onion
Garlic
Onion
Water
Egg
Chicken bouillon half

Ginataang Mais

3/4 cup sweet rice
Water
1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
Tapioca Pearls 1/3 cup
1 can of whole kernel corn
1/2 cup of cream style corn

So this is how I cooked my last adobo...

My adobo has been very inconsistent, but the last one I made was close to how I like it to taste. I want to stick to it.

Fry garlic in olive oil, add pork, let it brown, add pepper corn and bay leaves, add 1/4 cup soy sauce, add 1/2 cup water, after simmering add 1/5 cup vinegar, 1 tbsp brown sugar, and let boil n simmer to reduce liquid. add cornstarch mixture in the end if you want the sauce to be a little thicker.

XS: There is also another adobo which I really love, and that's my mom's adobo! It's simmered and all the remaining sauce just evaporates and the meat was like fried in its own oil. the toasted garlic in the bottom of the pan is just heaven!

Leche Flan Disaster

People make mistakes... and wannabe chef (like me) makes mistakes too... :-(

I totally ruined a leche flan made of 7 eggs! I learned my lesson! Do not attempt to use a makeshift STEAMER!!

Baked Steelhead Fillet

Dust a bit of salt on the fish fillets. Pour (Mayonnaise, pepper, lemon juice, onion powder) mixture. Sprinkle with minced garlic and italian bread crumbs and drizzle with melted butter. Bake for 30 minutes 400 degrees f.

Spam and Broccoli Omelette

4 eggs, milk, broccoli, mozarella and cheddar cheese, garlic powder, onions, tomatoes, diced spam.

The dishes we made back in 2011!

Two months back in 2011, Rol and I discovered that we both enjoyed our tandem in the kitchen so much!

Fresh Lumpia. We were trying to eat healthy, so, there!

This is my treat from Rol if I'm behavin'. Medium well T-bone steak! ;-)

Panda Wings. This is the yummiest we've ever cooked!

Pansit Bihon!

Spinach Salad with Feta Cheese, Cranberries & Raspberry Vinaigrette (Thanks Auntie Bing for the recipe)

Kare-kare!

Chicken Curry

Steak. The works!! Caramelized Onions and Sauteed veggies.

Honey-glazed Baked Ribs

Hamburger! The works! Home-made Onion Rings and Grilled Corn...and there's a bonus strawberry smoothie!!

Atherosclerosis in the making! LOL! The yummy and sinful SISIG!