Ginataang Langka - Jackfruit in Coconut milk

Ginataang Langka - Jack fruit in Coconut milk

March is almost over and I barely cooked anything. Working has taken it's toll on me, and I have been abusing my body with all the frozen prepared foods and eating out. I still am not there, but I am pulling my weight to get back on track. I want to get back on cooking all my meals.

Anyway, I wanted to share one of my favorite foods. We call this, ginataang langka (jack fruit), or jack fruit in coconut milk. I can remember my family gathering around the table, with this at the center, and we have our share of vinegar dips (white vinegar with a dash of salt) and plain rice. The fun and mess we made!

If you like coconut milk, an adventurous palate, I am pretty sure you will enjoy this one.

Okra Salad

Okra Salad

I am going to share with you a recipe that I have grown up eating with. I love the taste of this and how perfect it is to go with dry foods (grilled, fried, you name it).

There are many things that you can do with an okra, and I still have a long way to go in learning the other ways. BUT, this super easy recipe will keep you coming back for more (THAT is if you are fond of something SOUR).

This serves as an appetizer or side dish.

Vegetable Pork Oy-Stir Fry

Vegetable Pork Oy-Stir Fry

Welcome to my Stir-Fry December. I can't even begin to comprehend that December is almost over and I have been slacking off in updating posts and recipes that I have. I can't blame myself though. I have started a new job and before I can even think of typing my first word, my head is off to dreamland. I am that tired. Hence, the stir-fried foods. I need something quick and easy to prepare because right now I just don't have the luxury.

They may be stir-fried, but STILL they are healthy options. I just wanted to have more veggies in my plate lately, that;s why you are seeing lots of vegetable plates.

DO ENJOY!

The Noodle Garden

The Noodle Garden

I just made this recipe up, and it came out really, really good, especially if the commenter came from my sister who is really picky when it comes to food and she came to get a second helping.

If you are a fan of Asian noodles, then this is a recipe for you. A definite MUST try!

Pancit Canton Guisado - Sauteed Vegetable with Noodles

Pancit Canton Guisado

 
I can't believe that November is almost over. It's almost four months since I started experimenting in the kitchen. Not that I do not know how to cook, I do. Only when I came to America, my opportunity exploded into a thousand different proportion that I do not really know where to start, so I just have to deal with what I can and with what I have.

Tinolang Manok - Chicken soup in vegetables

Tinolang Manok

Another budget meal coming up! I guess now, you noticed that I am fond of soup. Mainly, it's because of my young boy whom needs to eat something that he can swallow easily . Might as well serve him a nutritious meal that everyone can benefit from this chilly weather that we are having.

A good chicken soup isn't only best served for the sickly and faint. It's a hearty meal, healthy and light. One serving is a meal in itself, well unless you want something added to it. Another good thing about this recipe is that it is under $ 10.00 and you still have plenty of left-overs for the next day.

This recipe is quite versatile in what greens you want to put in. There's a wide variety of vegetable to choose from

Ginisang talong sa alamang - Sauteed eggplant in shrimp paste

Ginisang talong sa alamang - Sauteed eggplant in shrimp paste

November became a budget month for me. Times are tough and so is my budget, but that doesn't stop me from serving healthy meals even on a tight budget. I still stay low carb and that's most important.

I am sharing this Filipino dish that I really liked, this is very good if you are fond of Asian recipes. I like the salty taste of this recipe.

Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Salt and Pepper Shrimp

I have not been able to post as much lately, as much as I want to. Things are getting crazy out there!

Okay now, I was hungry, I need a quick fix of quick food, and all I have in the fridge are jumbo shrimp and chicken? Now, what am I going to do with that? Salt and pepper shrimp!

The salt and spiciness drives the spike out of this recipe. It was just too good, my mouth waters as I type along the ingredients for this recipe. 

Bistek - Steak, Philippine Style

Bistek

This recipe is one of my childhood favorites. I am glad that I thought of making this because I didn't know how much I missed eating Bistek! You should try it, too. It is an easy recipe, and cooks in less than 30 minutes.

I prepared this tonight because I wanted to just re-heat it for tomorrow, I guess somebody just couldn't wait for tomorrow to come because it's almost halved now. Tsk.

The marinating time takes longer though. BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT! It's also low carb by the way.

Arroz Caldo Con Pollo - Rice Chicken Soup

Arroz Caldo Con Pollo

My mom is kind of sick the day I made this, so I thought that I would make her a chicken soup, chicken soup with rice. It is particularly known as lugaw in my country, Philippines.

This is a very hearty meal, and is really good for the sick, AND not to say, COLD WEATHER! The good thing about this kind of recipe is that, you only have to put everything inside the pot, stir, wait for it to get done and serve.

Twice-cooked pork with bean sprouts

Twice Cooked Pork with bean sprouts

Okay, another Asian inspired dish that I have here, the recipe I found was too 'pure meat' so, I incorporated it with a little vegetable mix to add variety, color and volume. It was really good! You should try it sometime.

Chile Chicken

Chili Chicken

This recipe is also popularly known in my country (Philippines) as "halang-halang" or spicy food. Mostly it is a cooked spiced chicken skin, similar to this one except that I didn't use any skin.

It tastes very good, with that little salt and sour spicy mix. Perfect for fall. You can adjust the spiciness of this recipe to your liking.

Pork Kilawin

Pork Kilawin

Okay, although it says 'Kilawin" - or raw food, It's not what it is. That is our left-over pork chops and I need to do something else about it because we just have too much meat. That is the only thing change in the recipe. Everything else, I got it.

This is good to have if you have a boys night 'in', or some gathering where drinks (beer) are being served.

Stir Fried Angel Hair Pasta Noodles

Stir Fried Angel Hair Pasta Noodles

One of those days where I just have to get 'crazy' over a recipe or something. I was looking for a vermicelli noodle but we don't have any, so I decided to use the angel hair pasta and tried to make it work. I am glad that I did just that because the flavor was just amazing.

Mung Bean Soup w/ Spinach - Munggo

Mung Bean Soup

By special request, I have to cook mung bean soup because of my son. He can't start eating low carb foods, he is still too small. So I just call this week, a cheat week because I can't cook too many food at once. *Sigh (there goes my hard work down the drain.)

Fried Rice Overload

Fried Rice Overload

Another one of those days when we had too much cold rice left-overs that I don't really want to end up throwing just because my sister doesn't want to do anything about it anymore. Come on! I don't want to eat rice anymore (but I love it, really!). Besides, I can't resist another opportunity to cook.

Sweet and Sour Fish - Escabeche

Escabeche

Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Chicken Stew - Kalderetang Manok

Chicken Stew

Chicken Adobo

Chicken Adobo