20120901 Baked Saba Bananas

Slice Saba bananas into 3 thin slices,
dip in beaten egg,
coat it with all purpose flour
then bread crumbs
and bake in 230 degrees C oven.

Hmmmm, not at all crispy.
Wonder why....
Oh, but it is still maruya,
my favorite.
What more can one ask for
on a rainy afternoon?

20120825 Fried Rice - Asparagus

Fried Rice

Make and egg omelette
with dried shrimps then
set aside.

In an iron skillet,
fry rice and garlic
then add the asparagus
or any vegetables you prefer.
Add your favorite seasoning.
In my case, it's just salt.
Put the egg omelette back
into the fold,
mix well
and
enjoy!

20120714 Seafood Creamy Avocado Pasta

In separate pans, sauteed shrimps and squid in garlic, ginger and olive.
Set aside sauteed shrimp and added cooked pasta, avocado and dried apricots
to the drippings.
Yum!
Try it and let me know if you think so too.

20120609 MacaWrong Cheesecake

I have finally found some good use for my
failed macaron cookies!
Thanks to  Sopapilla Cheesecake recipe
I found in Pinterest.
It sure lighted a bulb.

Can work at a better appearance next time.
There surely will be a lot of use for
this luxurious almond flour crust from now on.

Here it is, ready for the taste test.

Experimenting is such fun,
scroll down for more adventure.

My failed macaron cookies, crushed to pieces
before spreading the creamy cheese on top.

Can add some butter next time.

Since my macaron cookies won't integrate with the melted butter,
I decided to cover the whole thing with almond powder.
I only used up one 8oz cream cheese here
with two egg yolks, some lemon juice
and NO sugar, since the macaron cookie
is sweet enough.

and cinnamon!

How it looked just before it goes into the oven.
I must be over anxious at this point,
thus this shaky photo.

20120523 Milkfish

My fishmonger is so kind enough to divide my bangus (milkfish)
into several parts
He deboned the fish tummy which I baked with lots of garlic.
The back part, I can coat with flour for frying, (fish chips)
The head, tails and bones I used for soup.
Nobody wants the bony fish in the soup, right?
Well, I drained them and served clear soup
with milkfish balls
and baked the bony fish to easily rid them of more tiny bones
as you see above.

Fried bangus rice with vegetables and eggs

The Oh, so tasty and clear, jell like soup ready for another meal.
Ooops, somebody's dug a bangus meatball ..

20120519 For the Record

Chicken with American cucumber
and some green florets (not broccolli)

Chicken Salad

Fish

Spinach & Egg

Brocolli, cauliflower, onions, red & yellow bell peppers,
carrots, potatoes and ground meat.

Sausage, celery and lots of garlic slices.

Toasted bread with Chocolate Banana Jam

Celery, red & green bell pepper, garlic & lean pork.

eggplant omelette

Chocolate macarons

Hard cookies from failed macarons

Fried Rice

Fish Torte

Pork with dried shallot and potatoes.
sauteed lettuce

Onion soup from caramelized onions ( 2-hour-long )

20120310 Again, why not?

Never a great fan of  lo bok until this dish.

I used a peeler for each thin strip
instead of slicing them. 
Came out long and soft.
It went so well with
 the ground pork and diced potato.

I can have more lo bok
next time for a not so filling
dinner instead of pasta, rice or bread.

20120310 Something New

The green stuff is a new vegetable I found in the market today.
When asked about how it is cooked,
the lady was kind enough to
slice them for me with the instruction
to cook them with mushrooms.
I bought another one to take this photo with.

This is it,
parboiled and then sauteed with mushroom
and garlic in olive oil.
Tastes like mustard stalk,
bitter.

20120307 Precious Gift

My version of talong relleno
(eggplant omelette)
Over long distance call,
asked my sis how it is made.
I opted for the plain eggplant filling in the omelette
hoping to be reminded of my Mom's home cooked meals.

Nothing conspicuous with the outward appearance
but this variety is fibrous.
The stringy part is what I recalled of it.


I'll do the same thing with the second piece for son to try later tonight.
Hubby and I had finished  the one in the uppermost photo.
Actually, he just took a bite.
Knowing him, he would say:
"It means more to you."

For son, I shall fry half of it and make a salad of the other half.
We can  tell if he got my penchant for food
if he can tell the difference.
 It is not only fragrant,
but  sweet and juicy as well.

Thank you so much
Aleta, Socky and Willy.

20120304 Loafing Around

Bade a quarter of a loaf bread in the ref
 goodbye lest it staled.
Sliced the bread crust , diced the bread
baked in oven till crisp and brown.

Remember my home made Choco Banana Jam ?
Into it, dipped the sticks,
with it, coated the cubes.

With this handy bottle of jam at hand,
who is afraid of loafing around?

Oh, and this one too
Choco Banana Milkshake
Several spoonfuls of the jam
plus milk.

20120303 Shades of Green

Put these frozen parboiled chicken pieces into the pot,
Added a few pieces ginger and lots of garlic,
then
when it is partially cooked,
added an American cucumber.
The broccoli rabe were added
 right before serving time.
Quick and easy meal for a lazy Saturday.

20120302 Choco Banana/Blueberry Jam

My home made Jam
A bottle of Chocolate Banana Jam
and Choco Banana Blueberry Jelly.
The angel beside them is to tell you how heavenly they are!

Can you tell which is which from their color?
Hmmm, It should be fully packed with no spaces
but don't worry,
the whole thing will be gone in a week's time.

I am one banana short and
the sugar's all I have at home.
I don't know how it would matter
so just kept going.
 Also realized that the chocolate is sweetened
and the bottles one too many
but no big deal.

Did you notice that there are no blueberries in the photo?
Well, there happened to be a lot more chocolate mixture left
sticking on the sides of the pan
so I added some water
and blueberries to it,
let it boil and filled another empty bottle.

Next time I'll  be making my own
Mayonnaise.


For more this Choco Banana Jam

20120229 Lard (home made)

Previously cooked pork ribs in pressure cooker
for the stock.
Reheated them in the oven with
vegetables for a quick meal.

The lard( commercially retrieved pig fat )
or in this case,
the home made pig fat
 scooped up from the pork rib stock
after refrigerating it overnight.

This gets thrown away
but not before I got
2 tbsps for my
Fried Rice Vermicelli

20120229 Fried Rice Vermicelli

Cooked this rice vermicelli separetely
with pork rib stock
clams
and 2 tbsps home made lard


Topped it with whatever's- in- my -ref- vegetables:
celery, squash, brocolli rabe, cabbage,
red and yellow peppers, eggplant and onions
with garlic and olive oil.

20120228 Steamed Fish

Looks fishy?

The steamed fish is in there.

Before the garnish

The head and tail portion with clams for soup
as suggested by my fishmonger here.
and my daily musings,here.