Cooking Pinoy atbp.

Ooh Yum. I love quiche. I also love my beef and potato empanada. This is like a hybrid of both. This pie contains ground turkey sausage (nitrate free), cubed potatoes, red peppers, onions with low fat sour cream, eggs and cheddar cheese. Can't wait to dive into this mouthwatering goodness. If you would like to get a hold of this recipe and all other healthy cooking that I've posted so far, purchase Sharon Broer's Healthy Country Cooking book at www.healthmasters.com . You won't be dissapointed!

I love Whole Foods and I love Emerill. So what a surprise for me to find Emerill cooking one of the classic Filipino dishes on Planet Green! Here is the recipe, and if you want to watch the video, go to www.planetgreen.com Yield: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients: 8 bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs, about 3 pounds 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/3 cup soy sauce 4 cloves crushed garlic 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup chicken stock, plus a bit for dissolving arrowroot 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 large bay leaf 2 tablespoons arrowroot or cornstarch 3 to 4 (6-ounce) Yukon gold potatoes, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces and blanched Salt, to taste Aromatic Jasmine Rice, for serving Method: Place the chicken, 1/4 cup of the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, the crushed garlic cloves and salt and pepper in a large glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, turning once or twice to ensure even marinating. Remove from the refrigerator and pat dry with paper tow...

(Picture above: We recently visited Jollibee in Queens, NY) This is what it looks like with their Chicken Joy . YUM!!! What is Jollibee (Popular fast food restaurant in the Philippines, now also certain parts in the USA) Spaghetti? It's the cheesy spaghetti with the sweet tomato sauce with meat and cut up sausage and hotdog pieces. Filipinos are known for their sweet tooth, thus this dish. Compared to the regular Italian spaghetti, this is Waaaay Sweeter. Here's my own version of the recipe. I've substituted ground dark turkey meat for the ground beef (to make it less fattening) and organic beef hotdog (without the nitrates). Fry in a sauce pan: 2-3T EVOO (olive oil) 1/2lb ground Turkey Meat (or hormone free beef) When meat is brown, add 1-2 pcs of sliced organic hotdogs (beef or pork). Add 1 bottle of Ragu (Gardenstyle) or your favorite brand of Spahetti tomato Sauce. Mix 1/8 C (organic cane preferred) white sugar & 1/2 bottle of banana ketchup (you can find this at a...

Ummmm. So delish! I baked Chocolate Chip (White and Semisweet)with Walnut gluten free cookies using Pamela's pancake and baking mix. They have a unique taste better than regular cookie mix. If you want to try it, pick Pamela's mix at your local Whole Food's Market or wherever they offer natural food items. Make sure you pick gluten free chocolate pcs too (not included in the mix). The recipe is on the box.

Preheat oven 375 deg. F Thaw 15 min, Mrs. Smith or Pilsbury homestyle frozen Pie crust (choose one that has no hydrogenated oils or transfat) this one I chose because it has vegetable oil and has flaky crust . Prick holes on bottom with fork. Bake for 11 min or according to directions. On a saucepan, low heat...combine 1/4 c unbleached Flour 3/4c sweetener: use either brown rice syrup or organic cane sugar 1 Can of evaporated milk (about 2 c) you can choose low fat or regular Add 4 oz (about 1 bar) of Dark Organic Chocolate or semisweet Godiva chocolate, grated 1 tsp organic vanilla and a dash of cinnamon Mix until mixture becomes thickened and chocolate has melted. In a small bowl beat 1 egg, Add chocolate sauce from pan (about 1/4 c) mix well Add egg mixture back to saucepan. Remove from heat as long as mixture is thick. Add 1/4 c butter, mix until melted and add to baked pie crust.

This yummy torta is native of Cebu. This yellow cake with anise seeds is full of egg yolks, to which original recipes can be as many as 20! It is then topped with melted butter and white sugar, and is oh so good. In this recipe, I've reduced the number of eggs as for health reasons... Ingredients: 2 1/2 c Unbleached Flour 3 t baking powder 1/2 t sea salt 2 eggs (or 4 egg yolks) 1 1/4 c organic cane sugar 3/4 c Milk or buttermilk 1/2 c softended butter 1/4 c olive oil (use only if adding only 2 eggs) 1/2 t anise seeds Directions: Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Sift. Beat eggs with sugar until sugar is melted. Put bowl on top of double boiler for 8 minutes and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. COOL. Blend 2/3 of the flour mix with milk and then the rest of the flour. Fold in softened butter, eggs and oil. Add the anise. If mixture is a bit thick, add 1 /8 c hot water. Bake in muffin cups at 35oF for 30 minutes until light brown. Let cool. When done, brush tops with melted b...

I got this recipe 15 years ago from my dear sister. This is a great recipe that has rice, meat and vegetable all in one dish. You can probably substitute or add mixed vegetables instead of just corn, provided you add some liquid or broth , otherwise the rice will not be cooked. Of course, what makes this dish tasty in my opinion is the bacon! In this blog, you will find I substituted the regular bacon with organic Turkey bacon form Applegate Farms. Who says you have to sacrifice eating healthy? Ingredients: 1 c uncooked white Jasmin rice 1 regular Can 15 oz Del Monte Sweet Corn (with juice) smallest can Tomato sauce (8 oz) 1/4 c sliced red peppers 1/4 c sliced Vidalia onions 1 lb Ground organic beef or turkey 5 slices of organic turkey bacon salt and pepper to taste 1/4 t cumin 1/4 t turmeric 1/8 t chili powder Using a square 9x9 inch Pyrex dish, layer the following: Spread the bottom with uncooked white rice just enough to cover. Top with 1 can of whole kernel corns with juice, spread...