Pinakbet

A recipe that my sister and I hates when we were still young. I remember how we frown whenever we learned that my cooked another veggie dish. It was until right after High School when we found ourselves enjoying mom's Pinakbet. It's not your typical veggie / fish paste because when mom does the cooking, you wouldn't even think that there is actually a fish paste on it. So yummy! The last time my sister did some grocery shopping, she brought us this. Good for two to three persons Pinakbet pack. And yes, ask my mom how to do it in her own special way... Anyways, without further ado, here is my mom's Pinakbet recipe..

Ingredients:

• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 2 medium sized onion (chopped)
• 1 tomato (chopped)
• 1 eggplant (sliced)
• 2-3 pcs okra (sliced)
• 6 strings sitaw (cut into slices)
• 1 small ampalaya (sliced)
• 1/4 aquash (sliced)
• fish paste
• pork optional
  
• pepper, salt, water, oil
  

Procedure:

• saute' garlic until slightly brown, onion and tomato
• add on the pork cubes and fish paste, simmer for 5 minutes
• add 1/2 cup water, salt and pepper, let it boil for another 3-5 minutes
  
• now put the veggies, squash followed by the rest of the other ingredients.
• allow to simmer for another 1-2 minutes so not to over cook the vegetables.
• serve hot with rice :)
  

WW: Crispy Kangkong

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Ninja Wraps

Let me share to you my latest food find at Tokyo Tokyo... their Ninja Wraps, available in different variation, tried their Japanese sausage -sliced and filled the flour wrap in hefty amount, which surprises me because it is cheaply priced at $1 each (P49), it also has shredded cabbage, cheese and special yellow sauce (which I think is basically mustard with some other flavors added).

The verdict? it was really good! I'll definitely try the other variants the next time we visit the food store.

Sauted Upo

Just when you are in a hurry and you only have a few minutes left to prepare a healthy and delicious meal for you family, worry no more because you can do a yummy meal complete with all the nutrients needed. So now, here's the easy recipe for everyone:

Ingredients:

1/4 kilo ground pork
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 med onion (sliced)
1 large tomato (sliced)
1 medium sized Upo (cubes)
water, salt and pepper

Procedure:
Saute the garlic, onion and tomato
Add the ground pork and let it simmer
Put on the 1/2 cup water and let it boil for another 5 minutes
Add the salt and pepper to taste
Lastly put in the Upo and let it simmer for another 2 minutes.
Serve hot with rice! :)

Adobong Sitaw

Another simple comfort food recipe here... Super easy to do, in fact it is one of the few 'ulam' I learned to cook, simply because the needed items to be use are readily available in my moms kitchen, plus the fact that so fast to prepare!

Cornbeef with Cabbage

One of the staple canned goods we have here in our cupboard is corned beef. Because there are these few times mom is not in great shape to cook special-elaborated meals for us. Thus making her run to the shelf and get a can or two of our favorite corned beef and saute (stir fry) it with cabbage. Super delicious yet so easy to prepare. It's like you can make a small business opportunity by putting up an eatery. :)

Ingredients:

• 1 can corned beef (the chunkier/meatier the better)
• 4 pcs garlic (crushed/minced)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 small cabbage (sliced0
• 1/4 cup water
• salt
• pepper
• oil
  

Procedure:

• Saute garlic, onion in hot oil
• when the garlic has browned and the onion has cleared drop in the 1 can corned beef
• stir well for about 2 minutes
  
• add on the 1/4 cup water, salt and pepper to taste. simmer for about 3 minutes
• now put the cabbage in the simmering corned beef and stir well for about 1 minute and remove from heat.
• serve hot with rice.
  

Sonya's Garden Salad

Being a veggie lover here myself, I would like to share with you one of my favorite Salad... Sonya's fresh garden salad! complete with fresh mangoes, nuts, shredded papaya and rose petals! :) yep, edible rose petals! I was too conscious to eat those red thingy at first, but hey it was really good! You gotta try it yourself! :)