Fried Dilis with Egg Mixture --Tortang Dilis

Thanks to our neighbor, they gave us fresh "dilis", this is popular fish in the Philippines. These small fish that Filipinos call dilis has the scientific name Stolephorus Commersonii, and are usually caught in large groups that is called school of fish.

Dried dilis are a great snack, but others also make this as soup, broths and other dishes. What I make today for our lunch is fried dilis with egg mixture. This is just a 1-2-3 steps recipe. See my simple recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 cup Dilis
2 cloves garlic--chopped
1 whole onion--chopped
1 tomato-- chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 pc egg
oil for frying

Procedures:

1. I cut the heads of dilis, so that it will be easy for my kids to eat. Combine the ingredients except the oil. Beat until well combined.
2. Heat the frying pan with enough oil, and using a ladle, carefully put the mixture on the pan. Wait for the other side to golden brown before flipping them. Make this one by one so that it will not overcrowd the pan. It will make easy for you to flip them up. Cook the other side for 2-3 minutes.
3. Serve with steamed rice and soup. Vinegar with garlic is the best dipping sauce for this. Try this one.

Glazed Cinnamon Buns

Cinnamon

You'll love the wonderful aroma emanating from your kitchen when you bake these cinnamon buns. They're a delicious "merienda" treat and great for taking along to the picnic too. It's also best partner of coffee in the morning for breakfast.  Just like other bread, you have to make sure that the yeast is still active or the dough will not rise. The yeast should fizzle lightly and form bubbles on the sides. Do not use water that is too hot because this will make the yeast die. And to prevent the yeasty taste in bread, make sure that you mixed it well. Kneading and rolling are very important in this case. The glaze is made from butter, cream cheese, icing sugar  and vanilla flavor.

Dark Fruit Cake

fruitcake

How many days before Christmas?  Time really flies. And this fruitcake will gonna complete your Noche Buena. What I like about this fruitcake, you can bake it earlier and store it in long periods of time. Brushing rum and molasses will keep it fresh and moist. The fruity nutty taste and texture and the fragrance of spices will uplift your taste buds. Well, this is my second try of baking this kind of cake, and following the directions and techniques make this in success.

Weekend Treats

karekare

Maybe all moms like weekends. It's because during weekends we can have time to bond with our family, and of course we have more time to cook our specialties. Yesterday we went to supermarket, and I saw this beef stripes, which is very rare here. So, I bought 1 pack together with beef ribs to make karekare. This is a traditional beef stew with savory peanut sauce and serve with anchovy shrimp. It's one of my mother-in-law's specialty, I remember when we had our vacation in the Philippines, she always cook this recipe, because it's my husband's favorite.

Learn the Basic

butter cupcakes

chiffon cakes

There are so many cakes, yet so little time to bake them all. But trying sometime is really fun. When I started baking I tried first this simple recipes, no frosting, no other decorations, yet, so delicious.  In all the various cake recipes available, there are two basic types: foam or chiffon cakes and butter cakes. So, what is the difference between the two? Well, chiffon cakes and sponge cakes are delicate cakes, made with little or no fat like butter,oil or shortening, which makes them lighter than butter cakes. Most foam cakes recipes have no or little amount of baking powder or baking soda,

Chicken Pad Thai

When we go to malls, we always come to an end to have some lunch or dinner on our favorite restaurant. But usually food court in malls have variety of cuisines, you can choose from.  Thai cuisines are one of my husband's favorite. So I searched for some recipes and here it is. I also watched the video on how to cook this recipe, and I tried it, delicious!

What you will need are:
Dried rice noodles
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
2 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into strips
1/4 cup fish sauce or patis

SIOPAO

Siopao or steamed buns is the popular food in the Philippines and Thailand. It is called salapao in Thai cuisine.  It does not require any utensils to eat and can be consumed right after steaming. There are different varieties of siopao, depending on the stuff inside. It can also in baked variety. This is siopao asado in panlasangpinoy,

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Why don't you add some toppings on your common banana cake? This recipe is one of the best in Food Magazine. Using pistachio nuts turns an old recipe into a modern delight everyone will enjoy.


For sour milk:
1tbsp vinegar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
3tbsps water

My First Brownies

What is Baking? Baking is the way of cooking food in dry heat inside an oven. Since not all oven heat gauges are made the same, it is important to use an oven thermometer to keep track of how hot the oven is, so the dish won't be over or undercooked. Timer is also important. I learned how to bake three years ago, through my mother-in-law. She shared to me her recipes from her baking lessons. First, I tried brownies, I didn't get it perfectly, so I tried again, until I got it. It's nice to hear that they liked it.