Cooking Pinoy atbp.

For today, I thought I'd try Emerill's garlic shmeared baked chicken which I saw on Planet Green. I love garlic, and in the past I've often used garlic powder on my baked chicken. The recipe which uses rosemary and real roasted garlic was simple enough thanks to Chef Emerill...here's his recipe : 1 (3 1/2 pound) free-range chicken, quartered 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary (reserve stems) 1/3 cup roast garlic puree, recipe follows Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Rinse the chicken well and pat dry with paper towels. Rub chicken all over with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle rosemary all over chicken. Place stems under the chicken pieces and roast in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes until chicken is almost cooked through. Remove chicken from the oven and schmear with roast garlic puree. Return to the oven for 15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Roast Garlic P

I eat all kinds of pizza, but this french bread pizza I used to get the Stouffer's frozen version. Now that I'm more careful of what I eat, I'd replace this recipe with fresh organic ingredients, and used lean turkey sausage instead. Simply cut in half the french bread, toast side down for 2 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients: 1 green pepper chopped 1 white onion sliced thinly 2-3 chopped mushrooms Saute these ingredients in olive oil and add 1T cooking wine. Cook turkey sausage in olive oil (skin off) and crumble it. Add pizza sauce on top of french bread, add the vegetables. Add turkey sausage, and top with mozarella cheese. Bake at 450 F for 8-10 min or until cheese is bubbly.

These are my favorite Christmas cookies. The recipe once given to me by my co-worker Susan. I bake them every year..quite tedious yet this recipe yields about 4 batches. Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1/2 lb softened butter (room temperature) 3 egg yolks (separate egg whites for icing) 1 tsp Baking soda 1 lb of Ricotta cheese (15 oz) Maggiano brand 1 tsp vanilla 4-5 c flour until dough is not sticky Directions: Cream butter and sugar in large bowl, using an electric mixer about 5 minutes. Add egg yolks, baking soda,vanilla. Mix by hand or with electric mixer. Add ricotta cheese, mix. Gradually add flour until firm and not sticky to touch. Using a spoon  drop small drops of dough on cookie sheet, you may add more flour to make it less sticky and shape them into balls about 2 inches. Press flat. Bake in a preheated 35oF oven for 13 min or until light brown underneath. Having icing ready before cookies are done. Icing: Beat 3 egg whites Add 1 lb (box) of Confectioner'

No it's not the band called Menudo. This dish is what my mom cooks for the holidays (christmas and new years). This colorful dish makes the season more festive. The taste of the raisins brings some sweetness to the dish. In the picture I used chicken breast (boneless), but original recipe calls for beef cubes and beef liver. Ingredients: 1lb chicken, cubed 1 large red tomatoe, riped and chopped 4 pcs garlic minced 1 small white onion, chopped 1c chicken broth 1 small box (1/8 c) of raisins 1/2 c green peas 1 med potatoe, peeled and cubed 1/2 T tomatoe paste olive oil for frying salt to taste 1T organic butter 1 bay leaf optional Directions: Fry potatoes till tender, set aside Saute garlic, onions till tender. Add tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and simmer till tender. Add chicken, and mix thoroughly. Add 1 cup broth & tomato paste, bay leaf and let simmer until chicken is cooked. Add defrosted green peas, and potatoes, simmer for 3 min. Add raisins, simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off

This is my husband's favorite soup which is Filipino in origin. It is beef (pref with bone) simmered in tamarind broth and vegetables. You can also use pork, fish or shrimp in this recipe. Since tamarind juice is hard to find, you'd have to go to the Asian store and buy a package of tamarind mix. I bought the KNorr brand "Sinigang mix" . Ingredients: 1 lb of beef short ribs 1 tomato in chunks 1 small red onion water Sinigang mix 1c green beans, cut into 2 in pcs 1 gabi (white taro root crop) or substitute it with 1 red potatoe, peeled and cut in huge cubes sea salt to taste Directions: In a large pot, bring to boil beef and water (enough to cover) and tomatoes & onions. Season with salt. Reduce to simmer, until beef is tender (about 1 hour). Add peeled potatoes, boil for 10 min. Add 1/2 packet of Knorr tamarind mix or to taste. Add green beans. Simmer for 3 minutes. Serve with white rice.

Thought I'd try another immune boosting recipe by Andrea Beaman. This is a one pot meal, and all the ingredients listed are all rich in vitamin, minerals and fiber. Most of the ingredients can be purchased from your local Asian grocery store. Ingredients: 6 c water 1 inch ginger peeled into matchsticks 1 red onion peeled cut into large chunks 2 carrot cut in thick diagonals 1/4c winter squash diced 3-4 pcs lotus root, soaked in water 4-5 shitake mushrooms sliced thin 6-7 oz wild salmon or other fish 2c brocolli florets stem sliced into thin rounds 2-3 kale leaves ct into bite size pcs 4T white miso paste 2c left over grain or noodles 1 bunch watercress directions: Bring water, ginger,onion, carrots,squash,lotus root & shitake mushrooms to a boil. Reduce flame and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add salmon and cook for 5 minutes. Add broccoli, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add kale leaves and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Dlute miso in a small cup of water and add to soup. Add leftove

Andrea Beaman was nice enough to email me this recipe when my husband had a cold. She is a holistic health counselor, Top Chef season 1 and host of her own shows on Veria TV called Wise UP and Fed UP. For more of her immune boosting recipes, check out her book The whole truth in http://www.andreabeaman.com/ The recipe looked simple but when i followed ingredients and directions, the result was a delicious chicken soup to the soul. Whether it's the sea salt and stock or the way the chopped vegetables were combined with the parsley. I know I've cooked a winner when my son tommy (4) gives the thumbs up. 5 cups of chicken stock 1 onion, peeled and diced 1/2 celeriac root, diced 2 carrots, cut in thin rounds 1 small red potatoe, diced Organic, free range chicken pieces with bones (wings, drumsticks) 2 tsp. herbed sea salt 1/4 cup parsley 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced Bring water, onion, celeraic root, potato, carrots, chicken pieces and herbed sea salt to a boil. Reduce flame,