Cooking and Capturing

Happy Chinese New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:58:00 +0000

The latest Chef's Choice at Chowking

Sweet Glazed Banana

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Local produced Banana (Saba), usually used for cooking.

Ingredients:

5 pieces banana (saba), cut in quarters

2 cups water

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Let the water boil in the pan, add sugar and vanilla. Let it boil again, add the bananas and cooked.

Food Trip Friday

Welcome 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Dessert Before 2012 Countdown at

Kowloon, Shangri-la Hotel in Hongkong

Merry Christmas to All!

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The Making of Mango Bars for Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Some Mango Bars for Christmas Gift

The preparation

Time to seal

Ready to give them away

Ruby Tuesday

Rednesday

Special Snack/Dessert

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Known as Halo-Halo (Mix of Sweets)

Like ice cream, candied fruits, gelatin, fresh milk, sugar, and crashed ice.

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Rib Eye Steak with Mushroom and Onion

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:40:00 +0000

The steak drizzle with raspberry flavor wine.

The ingredients...

The preparation...

Let's eat :)

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Another Year is Added

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:59:00 +0000

I would like yo share this cake to everyone...

Especially baked by my sister,

and designed by 4th year students of Brood Culinary

Guest Heart Thursday

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Simple as Cooked Banana

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Sweet and healthy Snack\

Yummy Sunday

MYM

Sweet Glutinous Ricel Ball Soup

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:04:00 +0000

A very famous snack in Asia, particularly in the Philippines.

It's made of glutinous rice, banana (local~saba),

yam, jackfruit, coconut milk, sugar, and others.

Yummy Sunday

My First Maki "Sushi Roll"

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Living in the Philippines for three months, I'm missing so much Japanese Food. Although we can find some of the ingredients, but not much as in Taipei. The rice, sweet mayonaise, and nori I used here were still bought in Sushi Bar in Taipei. Let me called this ShiNoy (Sushi with the taste of Pinoy "Filipino").

For the filling I made tuna with sweet mayonaise, just mix all the ingredients:

1 can of tuna in water (drained)

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 stem celery, finely chopped

salt and pepper to taste.

I also made scramled egg, sliced cucumber and carrots, and dried vegetarian shredded meat.

For rolling, I followed the direction from Nori wrapper, put any filling combination I want, then cut into bite size.

For the rice, I cooked it in the rice cooker then added a tablespoon of Japanese Vinegar.

Good enough for Pinoy (Filipino) Taste:) Enyoy!

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Craving for Home Cook Taiwanese Food

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Missing the home cooking of my Taiwanese Family

Above are eggs boiled in tea

The last meal I had with them before I left Taipei

A very simple but so tasty meal ~

sauteed greens, shredded tofu, noodles, and fresh mushroom

The sweetness of watermelon,

only in Taiwan :)

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Lumpiang Shanghai for Today

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Presenting the Shanghai Lumpia (Spring Rolls) of the students of Brood Culinary.

The presentation of 4th Year High School

The presentation of Third Year High School

Fifth Grade Presentation

Fourth Grade Presentation

to be continued... 2nd year, 1st year, and 6th Grade

Come and grab a piece :)

Food Trip Friday

Home-made Chicken Nuggets

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Just came out from the deep fryer...

The fresh ingredients...

The preparation...

Ready to enjoy, and freeze the rest.

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Yummy Sunday

WFT: Claw Daddy in Shangrila

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0000

After trying the food in Claw Daddy two years ago in The Fort, this time my niece treated us here in Shangrila. For appetizer, we had the Baked Clam with Cheese, squeezed with lemon... perfect!

The highlights ~ crab...

Here's another one...

And shrimps fried with noodles...enjoy!

Yummy Sunday

Crunchy and Chewy Brownies

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The only difference about this brownies, the walnuts were place ominutesn top instead of mixing all the ingredients.

1 pouch of brownie mix (I used the triple chocolate kind)

1/3 cup of canola oil

3/4 cups water

1 egg

1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat the oven to 180 ̊C(350 ̊F). In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients (except the walnuts) until incorporated. Place the batter in a prepared pan. Add the walnuts on top and bake for 10-12 minutes.

Let it set for 10 minutes, cut in square and place in a paper cupcake. Ready to share :)

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Beef Tortilla

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I miss cooking :)

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Sweet Corn Mascaporne Ice Cream

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I made this one day before I left Taipei

1 cup mascaporne

1 cup all purpose cream

1 cup powdered sugar

1 can kernel corn

Combine all the ingredients in a plastic container.

Place in the freezer for an hours, mix the ice cream.

Place in the freezer overnight or until frozen. Serve.

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Simple Buttered Vegetables

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:52:00 +0000

It's almost a month since I moved back to the Philippines, but I haven't had the chance to cook seriously since my sister cooks and bakes a lot. I'm still re-adapting the lifestyle back here, I would say I'm living a comfortable life with family around.

Anyways, after my health check-up I have to avoid some food and to that I have to eat more vegetables. Tonight I made sauteed mix vegetables for dinner.

1 half cabbage, sliced

1 small cucumber, sliced

1 small carrot, sliced

1 small onion, sliced

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 egg

salt and pepper to taste

butter

Heat the pan, add the butter and saute garlic and onion. Add the vegetables and egg. Seasoned with salt and pepper. Serve as sidedish.

We only eat it as a meal, enjoy!

Simple Chocolate Mouse

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The preparation...

I also added some choco chips...

Ready to eat...

Yummy Sunday

Xia Italian Restaurant

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Xia is the name of the restaurant

Xia's restaurant serves good Italian Food

But Xia's crews need training,

they don't know what is customer service means :(

ABC Wednesday - X

Chocolaty Multi-grain Pancake

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000

It's not from scratch but I added chocolate powder and chips to the multi-grain pancake mix. It turned out like chocolate brownies or simply chocolate cake, and dding cream on top made it rich taste.

1 box multi-grain mix pancake

2 tablespoons chocolate powder (I used unsweetened)

1/4 cup chocolate chips (I used bitter sweet)

2 tablespoons (or more) cream

In a bowl, mix pancake mix as directed, add the chocolate powder. In a pizza pan, pour the batter and bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated 218°C (425°F). Place some chocolate chips on top, return to oven for another minute or two. Slice and top with cream before serving.

Powdered sugar or honey can be sprinkled to make the chocolate pancake sweeter.

Enjoy!

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Sweet Potato Fries

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000

A sweet and healthy fries for today! We used to add sugar to sweet potato and place in a stick for snack. But this time, the sweet potato itself is already sweet. So, let it be that way.

1 sweet potato

1/2 cup of canola oil

Wash the sweet potato, slice, and cook until soft and crispy.

You can also sprinkle with powder sugar (if using). Enjoy!

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Hot Pot Chocolate (Fondue)

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I'll be moving back to the Philippines for good, I'll be busy and while I'm away, here's a treat to everyone! I'll be back posting once I'm settled. See you guys when I get back. Cheers!

Time to dip the Pancake Muffin and Choco Coconut Balls in this small pot I bought in Dante Coffee. For those who love chocolate, never mind if it's summer, just let it cool first before eating :) The kids love it!

For the chocolate:

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup cream

1 cup chocolate chips

In a pan, bring the milk and cream to boil, add the chocolate and keep stirring until thicken. Pour the chocolate in a pot. Prepare any dippers you like.

I prepared Coconut Balls, Pancake Muffin, some candies, and dried fruits. Next time, I'll prepare fruits.

Enjoy!

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Chocolate Coconut Balls and Pancake Muffin

noreply@blogger.com (☺lani☺) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Nothing difference from the first Coconut Balls I made, I just added chocolate powder to the mixture. For the muffin, I used pancake mix, followed the procedure from the box, and just baked in muffin pan. I made these two for the hot chocolate pot (also known as chocolate fondue).

2 cups dessicated coconut

1/2 cup(I used brown)

2 eggs

2 tablespoons chocolate powder (unsweetened)

In a bowl, place the dessicated coconut, sugar, and eggs. Blend until well mixed. Cover and leave for at least an hour or overnight. Preheat the oven 190 ̊C(375 ̊F). Form the mixture into balls, place in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.

I didn't make these balls sweet, for us to dip in a chocolate later...

Enjoy!

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