Tyhpoon Mario

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Good morning!


Where were you when typhoon Mario is in full swing?

I was stucked in the office for 33 hours while being worried for my family's safety at home.Good thing that we still have Wifi at home and despite my being at the office, I'm updated with the happenings. One week after that day, also involves a lot of cleaning too, I was able to post the damage of typhoon Mario. The photos will speak for me...

 

Ang magigiting na mga life-saver ng Cainta

Whew!

 

Cleaning after the typhoon

Thanks Dad for the photos!

Versions : Macaroni and Cheese

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Good morning!

I was looking for a pasta dish on the net and thinking of something fast and easy to make and found this easy macaroni and cheese recipe.I will tag this as versions since I did not used all the ingredients stated in the recipe and used what's available in my pantry.


Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp                        butter
• 3 cloves                    garlic (minced)
• 400 gms                    SM Bonus macaroni  
• 1 bar                         SM Bonus Cheese
• 1 pouch                     Del Monte Cheese Magic
• 1 pack                       King Sue spiced ham (cut into small pieces)
• pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Cook macaroni according to package instructions.
2. Melt butter over low fire, add garlic cooking until the color turns brownish.
3. Add the ham cooking for 2 minutes, then add the macaroni stir until well-blended.
4. Mix in Del Monte Cheese Magic and grated cheese cook until cheese is melted.
5. Add pepper to taste, top with grated cheese.
6. Serve and enjoy!

Macaroni and Cheese

Food Trip of the Week : Spicy Eggplant

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Good morning!


For the first time in months, naka-tiyempo din ako ng murang presyo ng talong!

Dahil sa sobrang pasok sa budget ko, I bought 1 kilo, (imagine na 3 lang kami kumakain 2 adult +1 baby) ang dami ko planong gawin na luto torta, isama sa pinakbet, ilaga lang tapos isawsaw sa bagoong.

Sa huli, ang ngyari eh naging spicy eggplant lang lahat. Actually, 2 batches ang nangyari. I originally planned to cook this with pork giniling kaso since wala ako fridge (yes, tama ang nabasa mo wala ako nyan kasi pinag-iipunan ko pa haha!) plain lang muna na spicy eggplant sa breakfast then nung gabi na I cooked it na may kasamang giniling.

Spicy Eggplant

Spicy Eggplant

Ingredients :

• 1/2 kg                  eggplant (cut into half, then sliced diagonally)
• 3 cloves               garlic (minced)
• 1 medium             onion (chopped)
• 2 tbsp                  Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce (add more if you want)
• 2 pcs                   siling haba, sliced diagonally (optional)
• 1 tsp                    oil 
• 1/2 tsp                 Lee Kum Kee Sesame oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Procedure :

1. Saute garlic until brown. Add onion and cook until soft
2. Add eggplant and cooked until soft.
3. Add Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce, season with salt and pepper according to taste.
4. Drizzle with sesame oil to add more flavor mixing once and then add the siling haba.
5. Serve with white rice.
6. Enjoy!

Product Review : Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce

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Good morning!

I am a Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce user for awhile now. We used this in most of our food, minsan kapag nga kinukulang na ang ulam yan na din ang nagiging pansapat. Hehe. Natutuwa talaga ako kapag nag sale ang item na ito sa local grocery, kahit na nga 5 pesos lang ang discount okay na sa akin, kasi bilang consumer malaking tipid na yun. I have experimented with this sauce with one of my ulam and I will be posting it on my next blog.

Try nyo din ito minsan, although hindi sya ganun ka-spicy but it sure add spice to your food.

Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce

Food Trip of the Week : Steamed Banana Bread

Hi there!

Good morning!

I've been asking myself, why have I not posted any dessert on my blog?

Answer? I don't know how to do them.

True.

When it comes to baking or something similar to that I have no idea at all. So whenever there is a get together in our family be sure to find something from the bakeshop or grocery for dessert. It takes time and effort to bake, and this is something that someone should really worked on given that person have the time and patience to learn. 

I bought the necessary ingredients in making a banana cake/bread except for...guess what?!! The banana! Shoot.

I have watched enough videos on Youtube and searched for the recipe in Google so I think I'm good to go. I will try making this recipe, hopefully it will turned well. (Fingers crossed!)

Banana cake first try :)

The above image is my first try in making banana cake.I used the same mold the 2nd time but you can see the difference in texture. Although the first try was good in terms of taste but it's not yet fluffy mukhang matigas sya pero masarap na, kailangan pala ng konting baking powder para umalsa.


Banana Cake

Ingredients:

• 6 pieces         overripe, lacatan banana (smashed)
• 2 cups           all-purpose flour
• 1 cup             brown sugar
• 1 tsp              baking soda
• 1 tsp              baking powder
• 1/4 tsp           salt
• 1 tsp              vanilla extract
• 1tsp               baking powder
• 1/2 bar           butter (melted)
• 2 medium       eggs 
• aluminum mold greased with oil.

 

Procedure:

1.  Prepare steamer with water.
2.  Greased individual molds and set aside.
3.  Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Use whisk to mix.
4.  In a separate bowl, add sugar to the melted butter and mix until well blended.
5.  In another bowl, mashed banana and add to the melted butter and sugar mixture. Then add to the flour mixture.
6.  Mix just to moisten and place in the grease pan.
7.  Steam for 45 minutes until inserted toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
8.  Set to cool for another 10 minutes.
9.  Serve and enjoy.

Banana Cake version 2