beef strips

[ tongyang, megamall ]

seafood galore

gindara + squid + tuna + blue marlin + dory

[ tongyang, megamall ]

lechon kawali

lechon kawali {ala cebu} + japanese rice

food friday :: pudding

remember the stuffed bread?
the crusts removed from the bread?
well, i used it (and added few pieces of bread)...
...to make this yummy pudding!

How-To:
Combine/mix well 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1 & 1/3 cups evap milk. Pour 2 cups bread cubes. Mix. Place in a baking pan. Steam (i steamed mine) or bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until knife/fork inserted near center comes out clean.
 Optional ingredients : raisin, cinnamon, vanilla

happy food friday!
 

hopia piña

hopia piña - my favorite hopia from EngBeeTin.
plus of course the all time favorite hopia ube...























... and the yummy ube keso hopia (not in the picture).

stuffed bread

hotdog and cheese stuffed bread rolls.
kid friendly afternoon snack.

longsilog

yep, that's longganisa.
from baguio.
the medyo matamis kind - just the way i like it.
and that's how i cook my longganisa - slice and fry.

happy food friday!

arroz ala cubana

:: rice
:: ground beef sauteed with onions, garlic, tomato sauce, diced potatoes and diced carrots
:: native plantain (from our garden), sliced length-wise and fried
:: and fried egg... oopps! i forgot the egg!

arroz ala cubana, one of my favorite comfort foods.

binut-ong

craving caved in.
scooped 1 cup sticky rice.
soaked it in water for a few hours.
added kakang gata and salt.
wrapped 1/4 cup malagkit and 1/2 cup (or more) liquid mixture.
steamed for 30-45 minutes.
opened the banana leaf.
savored the taste of... heaven!

binut-ong.
a native kakanin from bicol.

[i forgot to take a picture when i opened it. i was too excited to gobble because i haven't eaten this treat in years.]

pink fat pig

cute and funny packaging.
lovett!

via

site says... "Fat Pig is a totally organic milk chocolate bar and is currently available in one flavor: delicious. It has none of the bitter aftertaste of regular milk chocolate nor is it cloyingly sweet: it’s just pure, creamy excess!"

whoa! "delicious" flavor? i'm already salivating! i like!

taco salad

homemade taco salad.
last sunday's dibidi night snack.
gone in a flash!

chicken mami

simple ingredients, easy to prepare.
comfort food, especially on a rainy day.

polvoron

i always make it a point to have polvoron in the house. it's the kids' and dad's favorite. most of the time, i don't wrap it. i just put it in a container inside the fridge. when a craving for something sweet attacks, just grab one or two from the container.

but when i have the time...

you know, to please the kiddos!

Le Ching Too

Simple chinese restaurant that serves affordable and good quality chinese food - thats Le Ching. I think, you've never really been to Greenhills if you haven't tried Le Ching. Never mind the ambiance though, it's the food that matters.

The hungry window shoppers gobbled on these for a little less than Php500.00.

:: house specialty spare ribs rice toppings ::

:: braised beef rice toppings ::

:: siomai ::

:: siopao ::

:: and the best chicken mami ive ever tasted! ::

:: iced tea was good too ::

:: their chili garlic sauce - the best!

Le Ching
1st Level, Unit 66/67, Shoppesville
Greenhills Shopping Complex
Ortigas Ave.
Greenhills
San Juan, Metro Manila

binitad na biya

The husband went to Tanauan, Batangas and brought home this dried fish. Quite expensive but worth it. Delicious. I'd say it is comparable to danggit. I think even better than danggit.

chicken pandan

Delicious dish inspired by the recipe I saw over at bahay-bahayan. My search is over for the best chicken pandan recipe. Thanks Rico for sharing. Though I was not able to use cilantro, and was not able to marinate it overnight, it still tasted goooood! Instead of wansuy, I used chopped ginger, and added pandan to the marinade and used it, with some water, to steam the chicken. My angel went to the corner store, several houses away from us, to buy something, and heard someone said "ang bango naman ng niluluto". :D Winner!

For the sauce, because i'm not fond of "maaanghang" I combined sugar, water, patis and seasoning. Great combination too, I tell you.

Tip: I had a hard time wrapping each piece, until finally, with 2 pieces left, I figured how to wrap it - wrap a piece of chicken in 2 pieces of inter-locking pandan leaves. If this fails, you can always use the handy toothpick to secure the leaves :D

pichi-pichi

My first time to do this. Turned out surprisingly good with the grated cheese on top instead of the usual coco.

what's that?!

sadness

EMPTINESS... is SADNESS!

boohoohoo - that's my favorite strawberry jam from japan.

love is...

... buying kuya his favorite fruit - mango.















... kuya saving a portion of his mango slice for mom.

Dad: kuya, you did not finish eating your mango.
Kuya: no, it's for mom.
Me: {looks at him and the mango}
Dad: e, ang liit na niyan tinira mo pa.
Kuya: it's mom's favorite part.
Me: {touched naman ako} thank you kuya. halika nga, pa-kiss!

which part nga ba ang favorite ko? i like the part na malapit sa tangkay. yung tipong prang may lasang dagta. weird ba? saraap yun!