Pal Food Lane

Salami Toasties by Chef Baker Johnlu Koa

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:05:00 +0000

I went to an event held at SM Annex Davao, "Easy Food Treats" sponsored by TEFAL and The French Baker, wherein Chef Baker Johnlu Koa showcase his talent in cooking through a Live Cooking Demo.

One of his recipes shared to us, Salami Toasties.

INGREDIENTS:

The French Baker half loaf
Tomato spread
sliced gouda cheese
sliced onion
sliced olives
siced tomato
salami
butter

PROCEDURE:

Spread tomato on one side of loaf.
Assemble salami, onion, olives, tomato and cheese.
Cover with another loaf with tomato spread, applied also to one side.
Brush lightly with butter the outer surface of the Tefal UltraCompact Cutting Plate Sandwich Maker.
Toast sandwich for few seconds.
Cut before serving.

Mika Macaroni Fruit Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 05:41:00 +0000

It's Christmas once again and the best part of Noche Buena(Christmas Eve) celebrations is always between gifts and food. Time to think of a good and decent gifts followed by a sumptuous food.

When it comes to tradition, the Noche Buena is the center of the celebration, a gathering of families, friends and love ones, that brings the family back together for another unforgettable, crazy, and nostalgic feast. Filipinos are fond of food. This is the most favorite part of the Filipino family, it is important that the special dishes are always present, aside from lechon, ham, steak, pasta, the simple salad with dressing are some of the signature menu and consider the ones who are coming over especially if there are any Balikbayans in the family.

Well, old and reliable menu handed down from generations to generations makes the whip in the kitchen, doing the splendorous magic in making the dishes, but for millennials the new stuff or the experimental dishes that we randomly saw on a food porn really attracts their palate.

Here's the Macaroni Fruit Salad prepared by my eldest daughter, Mikaela Francesca. According to her, this is the new way in preparing the salad.

Okey, let's try, right?

INGREDIENTS:

250 ml All-Purpose Cream
1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
300 ml Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
400g elbow macaroni noodles
100 grams raisins
1 can Fruit Cocktail (drain the syrup)
2 8oz Nata de Coco (red & green)
Cheese

PROCEDURE:

Cook macaroni noodles according to the package instructions. NOTE: Don't forget to put salt in a boiling water, just like we cook our pasta with our spaghetti. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together the drain fruit cocktail, all-purpose cream, nata de coco and sweetened condensed milk. Stir well to combine.
In a large bowl, add the remaining ingredients, including the elbow macaroni. Mix it all. Toss to combine.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
You can add dice cheese on top and raisins too!

Side dishes like this, Macaroni Fruit Salad easy to prepare and go with everything! Great recipes for parties and birthdays too. A wonderful sweet, creamy, a bit of a tangy crunch (if you add apples)...a perfect combination of flavors for this Holiday!

Pork Chop with Creamy Mushroom Sauce and Salad Bar Fine Dining Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0000

What do women think of men who can cook? I think this question need a good answer.

I have been blessed to have a man who loves to cook, that is because I love to eat! I am a big foodie person and my taste bud never satisfied in looking for a sumptuous dish that will content my cravings. Another thing is that I don't know how to cook, oh well, I know but simple dishes like that of an instant food.

I love to watch a man cooking. It's a big turn on to me when I see a man cooking in the kitchen. The way he handle delicate things by slicing and chopping, makes a petite dish that you will truly love.

Last Saturday night, we are supposed to watch movie together, but because he was so inspired with the food he eat at Claude's and Bigby's (a treat of one of his client), instead he went to a grocery store to buy the recipes.

PORK CHOP with CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE served with buttered vegetables and mashed potatoes

Ingredients:

2 cuts of pork chop (1/2-3/4 inch thick / about 2 pounds ), trimmed

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp powdered pepper

string beans or Baguio beans

3 tbsps virgin olive oil

3 potatoes

Knorr Cream of Mushroom Mix

butter

fresh milk

Procedure:

Sprinkle pork chops with 1/4 tsp salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium and add 2 pork chops.
Cook it well, medium rare is better, 5 to 7 minutes.
Remove to a plate. Set aside.
Blanch string beans or Baguio Beans

For Mashed Potatoes:

Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water for 15 to 20 minutes, until very tender.
Drain the potatoes.
In a small saucepan, heat the butter in half.
Place the potatoes in the bowl while still hot and mashed it with fork or use mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
If using fork, mashed it finely until get the desired texture and for the mixer use low speed. Slowly add the butter, fresh milk, 2 tsps salt and the pepper.
Mix until the potatoes are mashed but not completely smooth.

For the sauce:

Knorr Cream of Mushroom mix.
Just add 3 cup cold water and 1 cup fresh milk.
Whisk in and mix the cream of mushroom by stirring it constantly.
Reduced heat. Cover partially and simmer for 5 minutes until thickened.
Add the Cream of Mushroom to the pork chop and/or mashed potatoes, and to the blanch vegetable for more tasty dish.

SALAD BAR

Ingredients:

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Onion

Boiled Egg

Vinegar

Pickles

Salt

Fish (from a leftover food)

Directions:

Wash lettuce, tomatoes and onions.
Shred the leftover fish. Set aside.
Dice all the ingredients in small pieces and put in a different plates to avoid getting sour.
Mix everything in a bowl. But take note if is not to be consumed immediately do not mix the ingredients together yet in the absence of a refrigerator.
Arrange in a flat tray to allow air circulation.
Spread some minced pickles and boiled egg on top and then refrigerate.
You can add vinegar if you want to served it.

There you go Pork Chop with Creamy Mushrooms Sauce and Salad Bar Fine Dining recipe. A very healthy recipe with lots of protein, fiber and healthy carbs that help boost your metabolism and keeping yourself full all day. Good also with your digestive system.

Men that knows how to cook are amazing and a blessing. They often add new experiences to your life, just like my experience now, I'm so excited to see him and interested to witness his new dishes and I for myself happy to learn different cuisines that might never tasted before.

Calamari Negra (Squid Ink) Recipe #CalamariNegra #SquidInk #FoodRecipe #EasytoCook

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:54:00 +0000

Have you tried eating a black Calamari? Well, for you to know how it taste, I'll give you the recipe. This is from ZARAFISH called CALAMARI IN SQUID-INK BATTER with ROMESCO SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

1 pack of calamari ring
4 tbsp of tempura flour
2 sachets of squid ink
10 tbsp of water

For ROMESCO SAUCE:

1 bulb of garlic
2 ripe tomatoes
80g of fried almonds
1 tbsp of red pepper flakes (or pulp of 2 ñora peppers or dried peppers)
200g of olive oil
50g of vinegar
50g of water
2 slices of bread
sunflower oil for frying

Photo credit to ZARAFISH

PROCEDURE:

Sauce

Preheat the oven to 200°c.
Cut the skin of the tomatoes to stop from bursting and roast them in the oven along with the chopped garlic. This will take approximately 20mins for the tomatoes and 30mins for the garlic to cook and give that exact aroma and taste. Then keep it cool.
Fry the bread and almonds in the sunflower oil.
When tomatoes and garlic have cooled, peel and place them in a blender along with the rest of the solid ingredients.
Blend and add salt to taste.

CALAMARI

Mix the flour, water and squid ink in a bowl.
Coat the squid rings and fry in a plenty of oil.
Make sure that it is well cook.

All in all, this will give you 45 minutes to cook. Good for 4 serving.

Photo credit to ZARAFISH

Though it's not an easy sauce to make, but this is perfectly pair with the Calamari Negra.

For more tasty, healthy and easy to prepare dishes, visit ZaraFish!

Fresh Homemade NO-BAKE DARK CHOCOLATE ENERGY BITES #EnergyFood #HealthyFood

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:09:00 +0000

I'm not a pastry baker, but I loved to eat a lot, especially when it comes to healthy and energy giving food. I just receive an email from 101 CookBooks and give me this
4 o'clock No-Bake Energy Bites recipe.

1 cup lightly taosted old-fashioned rolled oats
3 tbsps chia seeds, ground in mortar and pestle
1/4 cup chopped chocolate (or chips)
3 tbsps good maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened, toasted coconut flakes
2/3 cup well-stirred natural peanut butter
sea salt, to taste

And looking at the ingredients, it really boost your energy starting with the natural peanut butter ingredient. Well, you can adjust as needed and you can also substitute it with honey or almond butter or any ground seeds available at your market.

Procedure:

Combine the oats, chia seeds, chocolate, maple syrup and coconut in a medium bowl. Toss until well combine.
Add the peanut butter, use your hands to really mix the ingredients well. Adjust a bit if necessary, adding more peanut butter if the mixture will not help you shape a ball. Or just alternately, add oats if the mixture is too sticky.
You can shape the balls by hand, or why not use a rounded spoon and press the mixture, make it more easier and less messy.
Arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet or plate, let refrigerate or freeze. Then for an hour, put it in a small jar, or any container.
Makes 2 dozens energy bites.
Make some add-ons like sprinkling it with healthy topping ideas.

Asparagus Bake Recipe by Bobbie Pearsall

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:42:00 +0000

Image: AllRecipes

I really love asparagus, but the only recipe I've known is to blanch asparagus and pair it with mayonnaise or vinegar for salad.

Thanks to Bobbie Pearsall recipe, my asparagus will have a different presentation.

ASPARAGUS BAKE

4 cups asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
12 dinner rolls
1 1/2 cups diced processed cheese
2 1/2 cooked ham, coarsely chopped
6 eggs
3 cups milk
3 tbsps minced onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Directions:

Prep. 15 mins
Cook 55 mins
Ready In 1hr 15mins

If using raw asparagus, place a steamer basket or insert a two cups of water into a small stock pot. Bring water to boil then add the asparagus. Cook until tender but still firm, about 5 mins. Drain and let it cool.
Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Split dinner rolls in half and set top half aside. Tear bottom half of rolls into pieces and spread evenly in pan. Layer asparagus, cheese and ham over bread pieces. Arrange the remaining half rolls on top of other ingredients.
Beat together eggs, milk, onion, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture into pan and refrigerate over night.
Remove pan from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking and preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C).
Bake uncovered until a knife inserted into center of pan comes out clean, about 55 mins. Lets stand about 10 mins before cutting.

***You can substitute asparagus with spinach. And if you don't have process cheese, you can substitute it with mozzarella cheese.

Source: AllRecipes

SINGTULONG RECIPE (Sinigang na Tuyo with Longanisa) #FilipinoRecipe #Food #Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Thu, 19 May 2016 07:13:00 +0000

I already have longganisa sausages, and was wondering if there are any Filipino recipes to mix in, the likes of mixing it with a sauce, casserole or a gourmet.

I watch GMA TV and for their segment "Good News", they introduced this recipe called - SINGTULONG (Sinigang na tuyo with longganisa).

Photo credit to GMA News Online

Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour and savoury taste, mostly associated with tamarind(sampalok). They are many variations of sinigang sourness, some use guava, calamansi, balimbing, and unripe mango. Oh well, another thing is by using bouillon cubes with tamarind base if they cannot find any substitution.

Right now, we have many variations of sinigang:

Sinigang sa miso
Sinigang sa Bayabas
Sinigang sa mangga
Sinigang sa kalamansi
Sinigang na isda
Sinigang na baboy
Sinigang na hipon
Sinigang na baka
Sinigang na manok

INGREDIENTS:

5pcs Longganisa
6pcs tuyo(dried fish)
3 pcs red tomatoes, chopped
1 pc onion. chopped
Sinigang Mix
Kamias (optional)
Vegetables (string beans, camote, radish, bataw, sigarilyas, kamote tops
salt, pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Boil the longganisa and fry.
Put the onions, tomatoes in the broth where you boiled the longganisa.
Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
You opt to use kamias if you already have Sinigang Mix for that sour taste.
Or you can use tamarind (sampalok) if available.
Good serve while its still hot.

FROM: GOURMET TUYO RECIPE
photo credit: 酸汤鱼 via photopin (license)

Avocado Brownies #HealthyBrownies #HealthyFood #FruitBrownies #AvocadoBrownies

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Wed, 18 May 2016 11:12:00 +0000

My family favorite is cupcakes, they are easy to eat than a cake. We also love fudge and brownies, especially when it is a CHOCOLATE! I just can't stop mindlessly eating the overloaded sweetness of chocolates. For me, it's much easier to scoff down a large bar of chocolates unthinkingly that it is to eat just a few.

Now, I need to lower down my cravings in eating pastries and cakes due to health reason. But I've solved my problem, by using AVOCADO instead of a butter.

One sunny afternoon, as I am resting while watching Food Network, I found this unusual AVOCADO BROWNIES RECIPE flashing below our TV monitor. And I said, this is a unique recipe, I've never try this kind of a brownies. This has opened my mind and taste buds to try something that is odd but definitely yummy and delicious.

So I try to search it via YUMMLY, and I am lucky to see the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Avocado (4 1/2 ounces)
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened process cocoa powder
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1 tbsp instant espresso powder
2 tsps pure vanilla extract
1 tsp coarse salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 tbsps confectioners sugar

Read FULL DIRECTIONS on COOKS&BOOKS&RECIPE

Sweet Sotanghon Mixed with Almonds and Pistachios #Food #HealthyFood #EatWell

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:33:00 +0000

I just love Chicken Sotanghon Soup mixed with vegetables, a hearty soup that warms your body and nourishes the soul. A Filipino style noodle soup that typically serve with shredded chicken meat or chicken wings sauteed with onions, garlic, kinchay, crisp vegetables and added with egg as delectable toppings ---so hearty and delicious indeed!

We always have a sotanghon noodles in our kitchen cabinet, that is why when I saw an article from Yummy Magazine, though it's about sotanghon recipe, but different style in presenting.

#EATWELL PLATE - SWEET SOTANGHON MIXED with ALMONDS and PISTACHIOS

Almonds are rich in energy and healthy mono-unsaturated fats.

Pistachios on the other hand are one of the oldest nuts that rich in vitamins. minerals, fats and protein.

Sotanghon or also known as the "cellophane noodles", made from starch and water.

If you combine all of these ingredients, you will come up with a healthy and nutritious meal, if taken moderately.

INGREDIENTS:

100g Vermicelli or Sotanghon or Cellophane Noodles
1 tbsp butter
2 cups milk
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
3 tbsps. sliced cashew nuts
Pistachios
1 tbsp raisins
1/2 cup cane sugar
Almonds
2-3 pcs. cherries

PROCEDURE:

Heat butter in a frying pan.
Fry Vermicelli or Sotanghon over medium heat until golden brown. Set aside.
In a large pan, add milk, cinnamon powder, sliced cashew nuts, pistachios, raisins and bring to boil.
Reduce heat and cook until the mixture becomes thick and creamy.
Add cane sugar and stir well. Add the fried sotanghon.
Refrigerate and served chilled.
Decorate with sliced almonds and cherries on top.

By the way, this recipe is good for hot summer days! So easy to prepare ... mouth-watering meal.

Steamboat Recipe #Hotpot #Stew #Recipe #ChineseFood

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:05:00 +0000

This is what I love about blogging, aside from meeting a lot of friends you will also get information from other co-bloggers.

In a syndication we have with one of my Facebook group --- Bloggers Worldwide I encounter this recipe and I was planning to have this in my meal planner.

STEAMBOAT or Hot Pot

Originated to several East Asian varieties of stew. A meal serve during dinner time. Consist of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of the dining table, where the pot is kept on simmering and ingredients like meat, vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings and/or seafood are being cooked.

The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce.

photo credit: KamJaTang via photopin (license)

To prepare a quick and healthy recipe for my family, I learn how to plan weekly and eating meals at home is the best solution for a stay-at-home budget mom like me. I prefer food that are less expensive but higher in nutrients.

photo credit: Sliced beef and rice noodle in soup via photopin (license)

To a plan a healthy and balanced family meal can be done also by a time saver and/or even the busiest people in the planet. So have it prepare, to conserve time and money.

Photo credit to Spring Tomorrow

So here are the COMMON INGREDIENTS <---- Click this.

Today in many modern homes, particularly in a big cities in China, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, or even here in the Philippines, the traditional way of cooking steamboat in a coal-heated hot pot has been replaced by electric, propane, butane gas, or induction cooker.

Photo credit to Spring Tomorrow

Fruit Bowl Salad with Honey Mint Dressing by Mahalo #Mahalo #Salad #FruitBowl #HealthyBreakfast

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:23:00 +0000

If you want to start your morning with a healthy breakfast, start it with the refreshing and easy to make Fruit Bowl Salad with Honey Mint Dressing.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp fresh mint, snipped
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp honey
1 small cantaloupe melon
1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled or halved or quartered
3/4 cup red seedless grapes
4 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

PROCEDURE:

How to make the dressing

Mix all the dressing. First the juices and the honey. Add the fresh mint.
Whisk all the mixes. And set aside.

Fruit Bowl Salad Mixture

First get the melon, cut into half, scoop out all the seeds.
Get an ice cream scoop or a spoon to scoop the flesh inside and put it in a bowl.
Add all the remaining fruits, like the strawberries, kiwi, and grapes then toss it.
Then add in our dressing with a lovely snipped part bits of mint.
Then toss again, to give a perfect taste of a Fruit Bowl Salad with a Honey Mint Dressing.

See video here >>> RECIPE

HASH BROWN POTATO CAKES RECIPE

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:26:00 +0000

In every occasions FOOD is the center of attraction. Crowds arriving to the table will have the opportunity to connect and savor great food to pick. Food is absolutely delicious, most especially if you have sumptuous appetizer on the table!

An appetizer, is a small dish that stimulate your appetite to go extra hungry, then followed by the main course.

HASH BROWN POTATO CAKES is fantastic for breakfast added with bacon and also a good appetizer served with a dry hay and sour cream.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kg round red potatoes
1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp fresh thyme, snipped
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper

PROCEDURE:

Peel and washed potatoes, then shredded it coarsely, rinsed and patted it dry.
In a bowl, put the coarse potatoes add the thinly slice onions.
Add the fresh thyme, this will make a great aroma and taste in our potato cake.
Mixed with the olive oil and salt & pepper to taste.
Prepare the skillet, medium high heat.
Get 1 tablespoon of the potato mixture and carefully put it on the preheated skillet.
Use spatula to flattened down the potato and flip them every 5 minutes until you achieve the golden nice brown potato cake.

Video here >>> HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWN

DIY S'more Recipe: A TREAT THAT YOU CAN'T RESIST #ChocolateIndulgent #S'MORE

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 07:51:00 +0000

I know summer here in the Philippines is over, but who can't resist this yummy goodness chocolate indulgent summer treat for kids?

S'more a traditional nighttime campfire treat that is popular in the United States. This is a combination of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of two-pieces chocolate sandwiches of graham cracker.

But you can make S'Mores, no need of a campfire, just by having it dip. Yes, a S'Mores DIP RECIPE.

S'MORE A TREAT THAT YOU CAN'T RESIST

Photo by BUZZFEED

Yields 1 (9-inch skillet)

2 cups dark chocolate or chocolate chips
1 cup jumbo Marshmallow
Graham crackers(for dipping)

A very quick and easy to prepare treat for kids that you will surely love!

Watch video here on how to make it.

Top 5 Drinks To Be Avoided #WorstDrinks #DietDisasters

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:16:00 +0000

I'm enrolled in a diet plan and after exercising and dieting, it is easy for us to grab a drink just to quench our thirst and tiredness. But after learning this from SHAPE, I guarantee--- you won't attempt to drink again.

FLAVORED WATER

There are a lot like this in the market, flavored and infused. Most of this, you can read at the back of the labels have added few extra vitamins but most of it are sugars.

So be careful in buying flavored waters that says it has a lot of vitamins,.good for the body. CHECK THE LABEL, if you see that it is more on water and sugar then leave it on the fridge. DO NOT BUY IT!

DIET SODA

How many of us were to believe about this drink, SUGAR FREE and LOW or ZERO CALORIES? Oh c'mon! Maybe all of us were hypnotized with this campaign.

I have a friend who is addicted with cola, she drinks diet coke all day, not thinking that for every drink she might damage her body.

Let us say its TRUE, that it has zero calories and indeed a diet cola, but we have also to discipline our self, that drinking too much of this can destroy our self too!

FRUIT SMOOTHIES

I'm sure everyone will be shock about this. Yes, fruits are healthy and it is good for us, especially those who are in to a diet.

Let us say, eating whole pineapple or the entire mango and a cup of strawberries and grapes in just one sitting. How many calories you have there? Too much consumption of sugar content but fewer intake of a fiber and proteins plus 700 calories??? My gosh!

Those calories will be stored in our fat cells, now you have to burn it again and again by exercising.

LEMONADE

Lemonade in an artificial flavoring pack.

Well you can buy this one in the market. Just add water then mix and there you have your lemonade drink. A cup of lemonade is composed of 100 calories, plus six teaspoon of sugar and zero nutrients--- you are just drinking a liquid candy. Not good, most especially if that pack is added with a magic sugar. Whew! Very bad!

ENERGY DRINK

If we're tired we need energy, and to give us that kind of boost we need "ENERGY DRINK".

Problem is that most energy drinks are loaded with too much caffeine and sugar. Even if they say, they have less caffeine and no sugar added but still they will give you short-term burst of energy.

For me, too much is not good. Limit your intake and if you need something to boost your energy and at the same time help you with your diet just drink 8 glasses of water per day, or sip a cup of a green tea and snacking a handful of a walnuts.

*Source: Shape

Black Rice Pudding #LentenMeal #GoodFriday #HolySaturday

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 07:47:00 +0000

Read a lots of shout-outs in Facebook about someone having BINIGNIT and BIKO for Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Each households are busy preparing and helping in dicing, grating, slicing of ingredients. Even the smell of our house and some of my neighborhood tells that their are also cooking BINIGNIT and BIKO.

These are some of the foods identified as food for the Holy Week. Why? Because no meat in observance of this religious occasion.

Last year we had also Binignit and Biko, and its like we had binignit and biko the whole week, ended up bloated. So, I tell my mom if she is going to cook again binignit and biko this time kindly give some to other neighbors who haven't nothing to eat at all.

Though it was indeed popular in my hometown, I prefer this BLACK RICE PUDDING for a change, as my #BLACKFRIDAY meal.

I saw this recipe from Veronica's Cornucopia Site, and I adore her pudding recipe.

(C) Black Rice Pudding

You can print recipe HERE

This is another healthy recipe that you can enjoy. A dessert that is full of antioxidants, more than a blueberries.

Mango Sago Dessert Recipe #Dessert #MangoSago

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:38:00 +0000

I had a great time celebrating a graduation party of my niece, led by people who really love her---her parents and relatives - and most importantly me, who entirely believe when I said she can do it all the way in college.

Usually, her parents love to make a party for every achievements she received in school. And most of their food was presented with some seafoods, pork lechon, pansit, rice, gruel's, caldereta, etc..food that makes a Filipino party tons of gustatory or the unmatchable thrill of food tasting.

In my sense, it's gets a little harder all the time to see this usual recipes in the table, but I was stop to see a bowl of mango custard full of chewy sago pearls.

Most of the time, I saw mango float, maja blanca or buko salad as a dessert serve in every party I attended.

And this is very easy to do recipe, and this is perfect for warm weather here in the Philippines.

MANGO SAGO RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/4 cup small sago pearls
3 to 4 tbsps sugar(brown sugar)
2 cups water
2/3 cups evaporated milk
6 tbsps coconut cream/milk(optional)
1 cup of mango puree or juice
2 mangoes, sliced in cube

PROCEDURE in cooking the sago pearls:

Soak the pearls in a bowl of water for 30 minutes.
Boil water in a saucepan in add the sago(medium heat), boil for 3-5 minutes, stirring consistently. Then open the lid and let it stand for 30 minutes(turn low heat) until sago is transparent.
Run cold running water on the sago to keep it cool and not to overcooked.
Drain the sago in a colander.

Making the Mango Sago

Dissolve the sugar with water in a saucepan.
Cool the sugar-water mixture before adding the evaporated milk and mango puree. Stir well.
For base consistency, just add water or milk, depending your taste.
Add the mango cubes.
Chill in the refrigerator and serve.
If you want, you can add ice cubes to make a cool and refreshing dessert.

In my cousins case, she did not use coconut cream/milk. For too much of coconut milk or a cream isn't healthy. Here's the sample of her recipe taken from MANGO SAGO DESSERT, where she copied the recipe.

(C) Mango Sago Dessert

Boneless Bangus Tocino Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:28:00 +0000

Fish Tocino is a healthy alternative way to provide for our kids instead of pork tocino.

Tocino dish is a popular meal for kids for their baon and love by most of the mother's because it is easy to prepare and cook.

Got so excited when I saw the Boneless Bangus Tocino recipe at Business Diary.

Ingredients:

2 pieces boneless bangus
2 tbsp. calamansi or lemon juice
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. iodized salt(sea salt)(to taste)
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. anisado wine(or you can use pernod)
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1/4 tsp. prague powder(pink salt) OPTIONAL

Procedure:

Just combine all the ingredients, marinate fish in the mixture for 24hrs or for at least one day.
Fry and served with salted egg and steamed rice, dip in vinegar.

I went to the market and buy boneless bangus(slice thinly). I hurried home and follow the procedures in marinating the Boneless Bangus Tocino, left it for a day.

The next day, I cook the marinated fish tocino and my kids love the taste so much.

You can do business with this recipe too!

Healthy way to eat tocino.

Friendly Rice Recipe For Diabetic

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 08:28:00 +0000

It doesn't mean that you are diabetic person you no longer allowed to eat rice or cut out rice to your diet. You can eat rice, but not the starchy one.

Most preferably, a diabetic person is advisable to eat whole grain rice such as BROWN RICE.

Brown rice is rich in Vitamin B and antioxidants. This Friendly Rice Recipe can help you maintain proper diet without altering the taste of the food.

SPANISH STYLE RICE

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So healthy to eat, and very quick to cook just add some chicken to make a low-calorie and low-fat recipe into a FULL MEAL.

SPICY VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

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Want to have a spicy hot meal? Try this spicy recipe, added with a little Sriracha sauce that gives a punch of peppery taste to your rice and vegetable meal.

ASIAN TURKEY RICE SOUP

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It is also called the easy and slow cook recipe. All you need is to: chop, stir, set, stir again and viola you will have a low-calorie rice soup.

RICE PUDDING with APRICOTS

and a CHERRY SWIRL

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I love this kind of a pudding("lugaw" in our local dialect here in the Philippines), because this dish is a yummy mixed with sweets. A fruity pudding for snack or it can be a guilt-free dessert.

CAULIFLOWER RICE CAKES

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Who loves munchies?! This is a crispy, low-calorie, low carb-snack dip in a creamy pesto sauce.

So healthy recipes, especially made for diabetic patient.

Make a healthy food choices that can help you prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes.

Source: DIABETIC LIVING ONLINE

How To Make a Classic Healthy Lasagna

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:52:00 +0000

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What can be more satisfying feeling and affable than lasagna? You can eat it anytime and anywhere, because it's easy to make or even easier to buy because it is available in the market or in a fast food chain.

Lasagna is a wide, flat-shaped pasta and one of the oldest types of pasta. It is composed of a sausage, ground beef and three types of cheese cooked into perfection. For some, this kind of food is not healthy, because its full of fat and calories not good for the body.

Be healthy and wise, that's the point I get from Eating Well. You can still eat your favorite lasagna but need to cut some of the ingredients that have a lot of FAT and CALORIES and by adding FIBER from lasagna without sacrificing its flavor.

(C) Sausage, Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna

Light Lasagna Pasta - use this to increase fiber
Italian full-flavored Sausage - instead of pork sausage to cut saturated fats.
Frozen spinach - to add more nutrients and add volume to a minimum amount of calories.
Add more Mushrooms - this is to replace meaty sausages, mushrooms have a "meaty" taste and flavor as satisfying, but have less calories and fat.
Shredded Part-skim cheese - instead of full fat cheese, this will reduce calories and saturated fat

INGREDIENTS

Meat Sauce

1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

4 ounces hot or sweet Italian turkey sausages, remove the casings

2 onions, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

12 ounces of mushrooms, clean and chopped

2 cloves minced garlic

1/8 tsp salt

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

1/4 cup dry red wine

2 28-ounce cans drained and chopped plum tomatoes

1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes(not packed in oil), silvered

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, to taste

PASTA & CHEESE FILLING

8 Light Lasagna Pasta, 8 ounces

2 cups nonfat ricotta cheese

1/8 tsp salt

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Ground nutmeg, to taste

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

2 tbsps chopped fresh parsley

PREPARATION

To prepare meat sauce: Heat oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and let it cook for 3-5 minutes, wait until browned. Then reduce the heat to medium add onions and carrot, cook to 2-3 minutes, by stirring frequently until softened. Add the mushrooms and garlic, saute and season with salt and pepper. For 4-6 minutes cook and stir frequently, until mushrooms liquid evaporates.
Stir in wine, plum tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, thyme and crushed red pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes. Leave it uncovered and cook for 30-45 minutes, by stirring frequently, until sauce is very thick. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
To prepare for the filling & assemble lasagna: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 by 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Cook noodles for about 10 minutes until just tender or according to package directions. Drain, then let it cool down by plunging noodles into a large bowl of ice cold water. Lay the noodles out on a kitchen towels.
Season ricotta with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Spread about 1 1/2 cups meat sauce in the prepared pan. Layer 3 noodles on top. Spread another 1 cup sauce over the noodles. And about 2/3 cup ricotta over the sauce, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella and 2 tbsps Parmesan. Continue layering the noodles, sauce and cheese, finishing with the sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. Sprinkle with parsley, cover with foil.
Bake the lasagna for about 35-45 minutes until the sauce is bubbling. Uncover the bake for 5-10 minutes, until golden. Let it cool down for another 10 minutes before cutting and serve.

TIPS & NOTES:

Prepare through STEP 5. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw before baking.

HEALTHY FACTS & NUTRITION

This lasagna recipe has lots of flavors but less fat and calories. As per serving: CALORIES: 357, FAT: 8 g or 3g sat, 2 g mono), CHOLESTEROL: 32 mg, CARBOHYDRATES: 46 g, PROTEIN: 22 g, FIBER: 9 g, SODIUM: 698 mg, POTASSIUM: 396 mg

It has a Nutritional Bonus of a FIBER(36% Daily Value), CALCIUM(30% dv)

CARBOHYDRATE SERVINGS: 2 1/2

source: EatingWell

Moringa (Malunggay) Milk Shake Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:16:00 +0000

A simple way to make a Malunggay Milk Shake. Have all the ingredients and follow the steps in making it.

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Ingredients:
1 cup fresh malunggay leaves, washed
2 to 3 tablespoons powdered filled milk
2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar (white/brown)
2 cups water

Steps:
Boil the water in the pan.
When the water came to a boil, add the malunggay leaves. Cover the pan and let it simmer for 1 minute. Do not overcook the leaves.
After that, remove the pan from the fire.
Transfer the contents of the pan into a bowl. Separate the cooked malunggay leaves and set aside to cool. Do not throw the water.
Prepare the blender. Once the cooked malunggay leaves and the water had cooled down, put them all in the blender together with the powdered milk and the sugar.
Blend until all ingredients are totally liquified. Transfer to a glass and consume at once. Do not store for more that 30 minutes after blending.

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Pomelo Noodles

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:24:00 +0000

Hello! It's been so long that I haven't updated my site here, because I am looking for a unique recipe that I can share, that will entice your taste.

Here's a dish that I've receive via email from 101 Cook Books.

POMELO NOODLES

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This is an interesting lunch meal good for those who are into a healthy diet. Simply noodles, salad greens, easing dressing(not oily), peanuts and pomelo. Just give it a toss and you are all set.

RECIPE

Southwestern Egg Rolls

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 02:47:00 +0000

I saw this recipe from Yummly and I found it right to share it with you for your simple Christmas recipe.

Southwestern Egg Rolls

Ingredients:

2 tbsps vegetable oil

1 boneless skinless chicken breasts(half)

2 tbsps green onions(minced)

2 tbsps red bell pepper(minced)

79ml frozen corn kernels

60 grams black beans(rinsed & drained)

2 tbsps frozen chopped spinach or kangkong(thawned and drained)

2 tbsps jalapeno chilies(diced)

1/2 tbsp fresh parsley(minced)

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/3 tsp salt

1 pinch ground cayenne powder

85 grams shredded cheese

5 flour tortillas (6 inch)

.95 liter oil (for deep frying)

For directions on how to cook the SOUTHWESTERN EGG ROLLS >>>> ALL RECIPES.

Water Cake or Mizu Shingen Mochi Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 06:37:00 +0000

At first it looks like a drop of water but it is a CAKE. A so called Japanese Water Cake or famous known as the MIZU SHINGEN MOCHI Cake.

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SHINGEN-MOCHI is one of Yamanashi prefecture in Japan. A small chewy mochi(rice cakes) covered with ground roasted soy bean and brown sugar syrup.

MIZU means water.

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A delicate at it looks but need to consumed in 30 minutes, after which it will simply turn into a puddle of water.

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From a brief history of the so called cake:

Shingen is actually a name of Japan's famous warlords, SHINGEN TAKEDA. It's an old tradition to put mochi covered with soy bean powder and brown sugar syrup on every household of a Buddhist altar during the BON FESTIVAL. Shingen-mochi was born from a local culture and use the name Shingen as their sign of respect as they marketed the product.

@rarapanpusu twitted this:

The sensation of eating water cake was a bit surprising, since it felt like the cake turned into water into your mouth, but it was delicious.

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Made by Kinseiken Seika Company, using the water from the Southern Japanese alps and can only be enjoyed in one of the Kinseiken's two Yamagata prefecture locations.

BANANA FLOAT SALAD

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:29:00 +0000

A mix recipe, a combination of a FLOAT and a SALAD ingredient.

I am supposed to make a Banana Float, problem arises when I forget to buy biscuit for my float. So I decided to make a salad out of my float ingredient.

BANANA FLOAT SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

2 Hand(tier) of Bananas
Condensed Milk
ALASKA All-Purpose Cream
Raisins
Cheese
CHOICE kaong

PROCEDURE:

PEEL THE BANANA. And slice it, not so thinly.
Add condensed milk and ALASKA All Purpose Cream then mix.
Put the kaong in a strainer. Separate the liquid from solid. Make sure only the KAONG is added to the salad. Do not include the liquid.
Add the raisins and cheese on top of your BANANA FLOAT SALAD.
Let it freeze and let it melt after. Then you can add here additional fruits like grapes or chop apples.

Hearts of Palm and Radish Coins with Shrimp

noreply@blogger.com (Raine Pal) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:24:00 +0000

My 3rd Christmas Recipe would be the Hearts of Palm and Radish Coins with Shrimp.

What is a Heart of Palm? It is the edible part of a palm tree. It is sometimes called the palm cabbage or swamp cabbage that is harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm.

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INGREDIENTS

3 to 4 hearts of palm(1 to 1 1/2 inches wide), rinsed and cut into 1/4 inch thick coins

2 tbsp plus 1/4 tsp fresh lime juice

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Pinched of granulated sugar

Salt

1 tbsp mayonnaise

1/4 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and coarsely ground in a mortar

1/4 tsp freshly grated lime zest

Pinched of cayenne

Freshly ground black pepper

48 small peeled, deveined, and cooked shrimp(71 to 90 or 100 to 150 per lb) or you can use bacon here if you are allergic with shrimp.

5 to 6 radishes(1 to 1 1/2 inches wide), sliced into 1/4 inch thick coins

24 fresh cillantro leaves for garnish (optional) or you can add mozzarella cheese

PROCEDURE

Lay the Palm Coins in a single layer in a nonreactive dish.
Drizzle with 2 tbsp of the lime juice, 3 tbsp water, and the olive oil.
Sprinkle evenly with sugar and a generous pinch of salt.
Shake the dish to coat the palm coins and let it sit while preparing the remaining ingredients.
In a medium bowl, mix the remaining 1/4 tsp lime juice with the mayonnaise, coriander seeds, lime zest, cayenne, a generous pinch of pepper.
Toss the shrimp with the mayonnaise and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Carefully drain the hearts of palm and pat dry with paper towels.
Top each radish coin with a palm coin of similar size, 2 shrimp, and a cilantro leaf(optional)

This appetizer is great if you cut the diameter of both hearts of palm and radish the same.

Source: Fine Cooking Appetizers