corn - a viand

watched chef at home at afc a couple of months ago and saw this guy cooking up a mean corn soup - a twist of what my mom used to make us when we were kids. having had time to cook lately (or because i was just craving it badly), i decided to pass by the grocery to buy the stuff i needed. the viand turned up well -- except that it didn't look like what my mom used to make. it tasted the same though! when i asked my mom why that is, it depended on the type of corn. so next time, i had to look for the sticky type of corn to make my corn viand.

(sticky) corn - scraped
malunggay leaves - others say spinach will do and/or beans
small dried shrimp and/or dried fish
sugar
salt
vetsin

put the corn to boil with dried shrimp and/or fish. when corn is soft, add malunggay or beans. to taste, add sugar, salt and vetsin. serve hot.

lemon squares

was craving for lemon squares last friday and decided to make one of my own. since i don't have an oven, i looked over the internet for some non-bake recipes and this is the simpliest that i've found. i actually tweaked the recipe a bit because i don't know what one of the ingredients were, and the other i found to be too much so i adjusted something else. finally, it all came out good and i'm happy about it... :)

1/2 cup butter (although 3/4 of the 1/2 is enough because when you look at the melted butter at the pan, it seems to be too much)
1/2 cup condensed milk
1 1/2 lemon -- juiced
1-2 tsp lemon zest
1 1/2 cup crushed broas (or tea biscuit as the original recipe indicates)

melt the butter in medium heat then add condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. after mixing well, add the crushed broas (or tea biscuit). again, mix well. this will only take a few minutes, just as long as when the wet mixture is incorporated with the dry ingredient. take the mixture off the pan and place in a pan or container. let it sit for a while (or refrigerate it) before serving.

:)

asian dressing

from my cousin --

2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
juice of 2 lemons

mix and serve :)

shrimp aubergine pasta

from my friend --

 "its basically shrimp, talong, dried basil, olives, garlic at onion lang.... :D tapos yung sauce hanap ka ng sauce na may three cheese... or kahit yung mga hunts tomato sauce with parmesan cheese oks na..."

ephem's cheesecake

want to try a simple, no-bake cheesecake? try this! my friend taught me this and can't wait to do this tomorrow evening! :) will post pic soon!

for the crust: oreo cookies w/out filling, butter (1/2 stick)+ sugar to taste

for the filling: oreo filling+1/2 bar cream cheese+ 1 pack nestle cream+ some oreo cookies

:)

12/01/10: i've already tried this and would comment that this recipe might work perfectly if you have the proper mixing tools. i only had my hands to mix the filling ingredients and it didn't come out right much. it tasted more like the cream than the cream cheese and the only way i was able to eat all of it (not at one sitting though) was to add a lot of blueberry jam on top of it. if you want to try this recipe but doesn't have the mixer, then i suggest that you use the following for the filling (i had no problem with the crust):


oreo filling + 1 bar cream cheese + 1/2 pack nestle cream + oreo cookies, chipped


happy eating!

mango float in pictures

just had to post these pictures! :)

 

1. Place graham crackers for base of the cake.

 

2. Put in the mango bits on top of the cracker.

 

3. Also prepare for the condensed milk/cream mixture (1:1 is okay). Place on top of the mango bits.

 

4. Place another layer of crackers.

 

5. On the last layer, top it with graham crushed crackers.

  

6. Final product. Refrigerate before serving.

potato salad

ingredients:

baby potatoes
mayonnaise
sugar
optional: cheese
optional: chicken strips

Boil baby potatoes. Peel. Place potatoes in a container, add mayonnaise and sugar (estimate how much mayonnaise you'd like to put in). Add cheese. If you add chicken strips, this becomes a chicken potato salad! :) Be sure to boil the chicken first.

tuna salsa

went to an officemate's housewarming party a few weeks ago and i very much liked his tuna salsa. here is his recipe:

For the mix:

1. Chop the following and mix ---

tomato
onion
chili (for pinoys, it's the one we use for sinigang)

2. Add calamansi juice (about 3 pcs,or 1 lemon)

3. Add pepper to taste


For the sauce:

1. Saute garlic in olive oil

2. Add tuna (preferably the spicy one)

3. Add spaghetti sauce (or tomato sauce)

4. Add soy sauce and pepper to taste

5. Optional: Add basil leaves

Most preferably, separate the mix and sauce before serving as to prevent spoiling of the whole thing. The mix contains tomato which easily spoils.