Cooking Pinoy atbp.

I received a new cookbook last year from a good friend. It is called the Steamy kitchen cookbook by Jaden Hair.  I must say it only took my a year to finally get a chance to try the dumpling recipe. Assembling this was pretty easy as long as you have all the ingredients before hand. Ingredients: 1/4 head of cabbage (or pre-shredded cabbage pkg) 2 tsp salt 2 green onions (scallions) 1/2 lb ground turkey lean 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp rice wine 2 tsp rice vinegar 1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 mango chopped 1 Tbsp cornstarch Cornstarch paste: 2 T cornstarch plus 1/4 c water 1 pck round dumpling wrappers defrosted High heat cooking oil 1/2 cup Chinese dipping sauce (dumpling sauce by Kikkoman) Directions: 1. Chop cabbage or put thru a food processor. Add salt and leave for 10 minutes.  Then wring using either a paper towel or cheese cloth to squeeze the water. Put in a mixing bowl. 2. Chop scallions finely and add to bowl. 3. Mix in the ground turkey, soy sauce, vin...

For video tutorial click here :  https://youtu.be/LGt_MVezhJg This is one of my favorite type of alternatives to a fried eggroll. This is made with 80% vegetables and a bit of meat. I cooked this during Christmas 11, as a healthy option to eating Ham or Pork. I garnished the finished product with ground peanuts and garlic. If you want it spicy you can add some black pepper or chili powder. Filling 2 cups potato, cubed ( or get the frozen shoestring french fries ) 2 tbsp fish sauce (patis) 1 pkg  10 oz coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage 1 ½ cup carrots, julienned ( or get the precut packaged shredded carrots) ½ cup msg free chicken broth ½ cup peanuts, crushed 6 pieces Romaine Lettuce leaves 10 oz shredded chicken or get the canned chicken chunks premium  meat 1 pack extra firm tofu, sliced in strips (organic)==optional 1 cup shrimp, shelled and deveined 2 cups frozen green beans french style, thawed 1 medium sized onions, chopped ( or get the p...

I first tasted this home made brownie bars from my niece who made it. I've tried making it a couple times and the most succesful recipe I got from the Eagle brand website (Magic Cookie bar). I brought some samples to the office one day and my two officemates have been hooked on it ever since. For our Christmas party, I had to bake this again as a special request. This is my shortcut version: 1 Graham Cracker pie crust pre made from the supermarket Cover the crust with your favorite brand of milk chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelhi or Hershey's) Drizzle 1/2 can of Eagle brand condensed milk Bake in a preheated 375 F oven I baked it for 20 minutes or until the milk turns light brown and bubbly.

This was a picture from Thanksgiving 11. I posted the recipe in one of my earlier blog posts... For this recipe, I used semi sweet chocolate chips instead of grating unsweetened chocolate , and I lessened the sugar content to maybe 1/2 c or to taste. Also instead of 1 egg I used 3 beaten egg yolks for this recipe.

Photo: Typorama  On this year's birthday I made a trip to Lansdale to Arnold's Way cafe. I tried their famous green smoothie. People travel all over to get a hold of Arnold's Way smoothies and their only vegan menu such as their banana ice cream (no dairy)... I got this recipe from Arnold's website, so if you want to start a green smoothie revolution...pass this on to your friends especially those battling with cancer or chronic diseases. Chop and peel: 1 apple 1 ripe pear 2 ripe bananas 1 handful of greens (no stems) like spinach 16 oz water mixed with ice Mix everything in a blender until smooth. Serves 2.

Preheat oven to 400 F. Peel 1 big Sweet potato and cut into cubes. Pour melted butter in a square pyrex pan 9x9. Add sweet potatoes. Top with 1/4 cup brown sugar (dark). Bake for 30 minutes, then stir. Top with minature marshmallows, bake additional 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Ingredients: 2 pcs of Salisbury steak 1-2 T olive oil for frying sea salt & Pepper for seasoning Sauce: 1 T butter 1 c vegetable broth msg free 2 pcs shitake mushroom sliced 1 T cornstarch (added to cold broth) 1/4 c green peas frozen, thawed Directions: Fry the salisbury steak on a cast iron pan. Season with salt and pepper until brown. Place steaks in a pyrex 9x9 square baking pan. Set aside. Using the same pan, add butter to the drippings. When melted add shitake mushrooms and cook until tender under medium low heat. Add the broth (dissolved the cornstarch) and green peas. Let boil for 3 min until thickened. Pour Sauce over the steaks. Put in a preheated oven 350 F, cook for 30 minutes.