Sheperd's Pie

You need:

1 lb ground beef

small onion

1 carrot (cubed)

1 cup peas

1 cup beef broth

2 tbsp flour

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

6 potatoes

1 cup cream

1 egg

pepper

salt

cheese

parsley

You will:

1. Peel and cut potato, fill pot with water and salt, boil until soft. 

2.While boiling potato, brown beef in a pan and drain excess oil from meat. 

3. Drop in onions and carrot until soft. 

4. In a sauce pan, combine olive oil and flour and mix well, add in beef broth and worcestershire sauce mix until mixture form a thick gravy. 

5. Combine gravy to meat and stir well. 

6. Drop in peas and mix well. 

7. Drain water from potato, combine egg and cream. 

8. Mush potato until soft. In a dish, pour meat mixture and top with mash potato. 

9. Cover with cheese. Set oven to low broil until cheese melts and browned. 10. Chopped parsley and sprinkle on top. Enjoy!

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

You need:

2 ripe tomato

1 mozzarella cheese ball

olive oil

balsamic vinegar

salt

pepper

fresh sweet basil

You will:

1. Slice tomato and mozzarella, alternatively arrange on a plate. 
2. In a bowl, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and pepper. 
3. Chop basil and sprinkle over tomato and mozzarella. 
4. Pour olive oil and vinegar mixture over tomato and mozzarella.. Here you go a fresh and good way to eat tomato. Enjoy!

Mamon

Mamon

yellow cake mix

egg yolk

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup butter

1. Combine all ingredients and beat in a cake mixer. Using ice cream scoop to fill up a mini pan lined with cup cake liner and bake for 18 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

 This is perfect with slices of strawberries and whipped cream.

Chocolate Surprise Cup Cakes

duncan hines chocolate cake mix

hershey choc

 cream cheese

whipped cream

strawberries

1. Bake cake according to cake instruction. I replaced butter to apple sauce and it turned out as good as with butter. Each cup cakes had hershey chocolate inside - that's the surprise.

Biscuit Cinnamon Cake

 You need :

1 cup brown sugar

5 tbsp cinnamon

3 small tube biscuits

juice of 1 lemon

1 cup confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream

1. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

2. Unwrap and separate biscuits and roll coat with cinnamon mixture.

3. Line them up in a spring form pan. Sprinkle cinnamon mixture over top of lined biscuits and bake 300 degrees for 1 hour.

4. Squeeze lemon and combine with sugar and heavy cream. Let it simmer for 10 minutes and pour over cake. Continue baking for another 5 minutes.

Good when it's warm with coffee. Enjoy!

Freshly Cut Mix Fruits with Honey

mango

kiwi

strawberries

blueberries

honey

 Peel and cut mix fruits and drizzle with light honey.

Mangoes should be sweet when they are matured enough when picked. Buying mango in the market sometimes frustrating if you don't have any idea on how to pick one. Mango should be sweet if they are soft and golden yellow in color. 

These are Philippine mangoes.

Strawberry Vanilla Coconut Cream Tart

You need:

Freshly grated coconut (Bird's Eye Frozen Grated Coconut)

1 vanilla pudding mix

strawberries.

1/4 cup heavy cream

8 oz. cream cheese

2 tbsp strawberry glaze

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

Procedure: 

1. Empty coconut and vanilla pudding mix in a bowl and mix well. Pour mixture to a  tart pan. Spread evenly and press evenly using forks.

2. In a mixer, combine cream cheese, whipped cream, and confectioner's sugar until all ingredients are well incorporated. Pour mixture in to the shell and spread evenly.

3. Slice strawberries into half and line them up evenly over filling.  Scope glaze in a bowl and warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds or until runny. Brush strawberries with glaze and chill until ready to serve.

Broiled Chicken Livers Asparagus and Tofu

Ingredients

1 lb chicken livers

1 extra firm tofu

1 bundle asparagus

2 tbsp soy

1 tbsp oyster sauce

ground black pepper

4 tbsp olive oil

turmeric

fresh garlic

1. Wash and drain livers, season with olive 1 tbsp olive oil, pepper, oyster sauce, and  tbsp soy. Transfer to a baking pan and broil high in the oven for 15 minutes. Drain excess fluids from pan and return to the oven and continue broiling for another 5 minutes. Set aside.

2. Cut and use soft part of asparagus, season asparagus with olive oil and wrap with foil and in to the oven and broil for 5 minutes and set aside.Cubed and drained tofu, season with turmeric, pepper, and olive oil. Spread tofu in a foiled cookie sheet, broil separately for 10 minutes. Arrange livers, asparagus, and tofu in a platter.  In a bowl, combine  tbsp olive oil, 2 chopped fine garlic, and tbsp soy. Mix ingredients and pour over top and set aside. Serve with white rice. 

Protein Filled Salad

 Ingredients:

handful of arugula greens

1 hard boiled egg

1 strip cubed smoked salmon

cherry tomato

tofu

1. Cube tofu into bite pcs, season with turmeric, paprika, olive oil, salt and pepper. 

2. In to the oven and bake (350 degrees) for at least 20 minutes. 

 Dressing: 

1 tbsp mustard

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp rice vinegar

pinch of ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients and can keep left over in a glass jar for later use.

A freshly cup arugula greens from my garden. Healthy, good, and protein filled salad.

Glutinous Rice Pockets (Suman)

Ingredients:

(13 pcs)  6 inches wide cut banana leaves

2 lbs glutinous rice

1 can coconut milk

1 cup granulated sugar

strings to thigh

1. Empty coconut milk in to a big pan and let it simmer. Add sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool before wrapping.

2. Wash and cut banana leaves.

3. Trim off hard core of the banana leaves with scissor.

4. Wipe banana leaves clean with paper towel.

  6. Form a cone and fill cone with 2-3 spoonful of rice.

7. Fold banana leaves toward the middle and both sides to cover rice. Tighten securely to avoid opening while boiling. 

 8.  Fill up a big pasta pot, put them pockets in, and boil for 3-4 hours in med-low heat.

9. Unwrapped and dip in sugar. Enjoy!

Note: A famous and authentic Filipino dessert. This food can be kept in the fridge for days and good to eat with coffee. It's so sticky.